Day was observed in Nepal on Friday with solemn ceremonies at the British Embassy in Kathmandu and British Gurkhas Nepal ...

A military parade to honour the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day took place on Saturday, and here are the best pictures from the day.  The event, marking the end of the Second World War, was ...

Nantwich paid tribute to the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) with a moving ceremony held beside the War ...

A 100-year-old World War Two veteran said VJ Day did not seem to be of any "great consequence" at the time, even though he was serving in the Pacific. Richard Clegg, from Bozeat, near Wellingborough, ...

Cpl Eric Jackson from Bolton was just 22 years old when he served in the Reconnaissance Corps of the 5th Loyals, serving in the Far East. However, on February 12, 1942, he was reported missing, ...

The 80th anniversary of the Victory over Japan has been marked in Salisbury. Victory over Japan Day, on Friday, August 15, marks the date when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces, bringing an end ...

A BEACON was lit at a beauty spot in St Helens to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. Yesterday, Friday, marked Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day, and the end of World War Two everywhere in ...

King Willem-Alexander had paid a touching tribute to VJ Day heroesOn Friday, August 15, the monarch stepped out to mark the ...

The Isle of Man has fallen silent to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. Victory over Japan Day is commemorated on 15 August ...

A flag was raised in Northallerton to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. The ceremony took place at County Hall on Friday, August 15, with a two-minute silence held at the remembrance memorial.

A VJ Day 80th anniversary service was held in Ottery St Mary. The service was attended by 30 people in the churchyard. It started with a two-minute silence and the hymn I Vow to Thee, My Country.