3 h. ago 'It was all men. It got a bit boisterous': Britain's oldest female WWII veteran, 107, reveals how war ravaged nation celebrated VE Day

Joan Harrison, 107, is deaf and nearly blind, yet she clearly recalls the moment that the war came to an end, as she sat at the wheel of her ambulance.

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4 h. ago VE day UPDATES: Britain marks 80th anniversary of WW2's end in Europe

At 3pm eighty years ago on May 8, 1945, then Prime Minister Winston Churchill took to the airwaves to announce that Nazi Germany had unconditionally surrendered - and that the cruelty of World War II was finally at an end

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4 h. ago VE Day latest: Britain marks 80 years since allied victory in Europe with celebrations across the country

VE day marks 80 years since Germany officially surrendered to the Allied powers, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe

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7 h. ago Britain marks VE Day as nation celebrates 80 years since the end of World War Two

Millions are expected to attend street parties and celebrations across the country as four days of celebrations come to an end as today marks the VE Day anniversary

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13 h. ago NHS staff to be given special training in PTSD and combat wounds to treat Britain's war veterans as nation marks 80th anniversary of VE Day

The £1.8 million programme, designed to target the unique needs of former service personnel, was announced as the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

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3 d. ago Weather map reveals where temperatures will plunge as Britain marks VE Day bringing balmy heatwave to an abrupt end

The Met Office forecasts that temperatures will reach a maximum of 15C on the south coast of England on bank holiday Monday.

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5 d. ago How Britain will mark VE Day 80: Red Arrows flypast and events across the country

The country will commemorate VE Day’s momentous anniversary next week with a display of characteristic pageantry as a procession and flypast takes place in London

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