"It was the beginning of a different life, now in peacetime." When Mrs Stockdale came home from school that day she remembers ...

"When people talk about those who 'gave their lives' - it really upsets me to hear that expression. No one gave their lives, ...

As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, here is a flavour of some of them: Bernard Morgan, now 101, from Crewe, ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Second World War ending in Europe, a number of special commemorative events will be ...

The declaration of victory over Hitler brought rare and unrestrained joy for Britons. But as Europe once more searches for ...

A thread of history connects our wartime photo of personnel at a Shropshire air base with today's commemorations of the 80th ...

As a child growing up in west Belfast, Tom Hartley remembers hearing the story of Leading Seaman James Magennis, the only ...