2 h. ago How did London celebrate VE Day and the end of the Second World War in 1945?

Today will see military parades, tea parties, and church services, but how did Londoners celebrate VE Day in 1945?

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6 h. ago Relive VE Day as it happened 80 years ago when Britain threw epic party to celebrate Germany's surrender in WWII

LIVE UPDATES: Follow minute by minute details of Britain's VE Day celebrations on May 8, 1945 as the nation celebrated victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War.

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7 h. ago 'As a whole, it was thank God it's over': War veteran aged 101 recalls VE Day 1945

'I think there was a feeling of relief, no doubt about it, because you were thinking that the killing, the dying, is stopping'

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8 h. ago From apathy to celebration – how four people lived VE Day in 1945

While some were relishing their first hot meal after five years as PoW, others struggled to rejoice in celebrationsAfter nearly six years of hardship, people poured out on the streets in celebration 80 years ago as the second world war in Europe came to an end. However, for many who lost family and friends, the rejoicing was muted.Here, four people recall their memories and those of their families. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago VE Day LIVE as it happened in 1945 when Brits celebrated end of WW2 in Europe

As the country marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, follow our unique live blog to relive the key events and images from the day as it happened hour-by-hour

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30 h. ago Hitler conquered British territory then made families live in unimaginable hell

The Channel Islands were the only British territory occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War, and were finally liberated on May 9 1945 - one day after VE Day

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3 d. ago George, Charlotte and Louis join royal family for VE Day commemorations

VE Day was declared on May 8 1945.

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3 d. ago Timothy Spall begins VE Day celebrations with Winston Churchill speech

The 68-year-old actor read extracts from Churchill’s speech from VE Day in 1945, standing in front of a statue of the wartime leader.

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3 d. ago Manchester's VE Day celebrations in May 1945 captured in incredible photos

Thousands gathered in Albert Square to listen to the Prime Minister's address to the nation, while elsewhere in the city, bunting was hung from house to house across the terraces

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4 d. ago Peggy lived in fear nightly as German bombers roared overhead. Then, on the day she turned ten in 1945, peace in Europe was declared, giving her the best birthday EVER

Celebrations and parties were almost unheard of for the youngster, born in 1935, who had little memory of anything other than the daily trials of living through the Second World War.

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2 w. ago The Greater Manchester area partying like it's 1945 with 20 VE Day street parties

It's an important milestone

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