News

Engineers and artillery: Who were the soldiers in Fort Bragg's first Black units?
The orders also announced the formation of several new artillery and engineer units to be composed of Black soldiers, ...
Beacon lightings, remembrance services and singalongs will mark VE Day in the Black Country and surrounding areas on Thursday
Libraries will be marking the anniversary too with VE-Day related events and activities in the seven libraries in the borough ...
VE Day: What is happening in Scotland for VE Day anniversary? Historic landmarks lit up, concerts
Commemorations in Perth. At 9am, the VE Day 80 flag will be raised before laying of wreaths at the Veterans Memorial, St John ...
Northern Ireland marks 80th anniversary of VE Day
Northern Ireland has marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a series of events to commemorate the end of fighting in ...
Full list of VE Day events in Northumberland, Newcastle, County Durham and Sunderland
The 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe has the whole country up celebrating peacetime, with many events ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN3d
VE Day celebrations large and small under way - and here's a list of upcoming Northern Irish events on Wednesday and Thursday
Jane Watterson plays the flute onstage during a street party marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and in honour of those ...
King Charles III, royal family, kick off VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations
King Charles III and other senior members of the royal family kicked off four days of national celebration to mark the 80th ...
The Church Times20h
VE Day 80: ‘The brave and the true’ honoured in Westminster Abbey service of thanksgiving
As the Choir of Westminster Abbey sang For the Fallen by Douglas Guest, the King laid a wreath of poppies on behalf of the ...
Tattoo boss admits flypasts over Edinburgh Castle 'at the mercy of' council as ban demands grow
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has spoken about opposition to flypasts over Edinburgh Castle. The head of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has admitted the future of the event’s iconic ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN2d
Ve Day 80 Northern Ireland: A 21 gun salute fired in Belfast as part of this week's 80th anniversary commemorations
A 21 gun salute took place in Belfast today as part of this week's 80th anniversary commemorations of VE Day. Victory in ...
Lancashire Telegraph1d
VE Day: Hickey’s and Friends, Barnoldswick, selling 80p pints
A pub in Barnoldswick is celebrating VE Day with a cracking deal on pints – but only while stocks last. Hickey’s and Friends, on Albert Road, is set to sell 80p pints, in honour of it being the 80th ...