Eighty years on, the UK remembered VE Day with a gathering in the same streets where the defeat of Nazi Germany was greeted with delight and relief in 1945. Senior members of the royal family ...

Commemorations and thanksgiving services have been held across the country to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. On May 8 1945, the nation celebrated Victory in Europe (VE) Day with ...

as pictures from our gallery show. The 75th anniversary of VE Day comes on a poignant year for our city. The war itself finally came to an end on September 2 following the surrender of Japan.

The Coventry Cathedral also lit up in the evening in blue, white and red colours to honour VE Day. Take a look at the pictures in our gallery below of Coventry's VE Day Street Party celebrations ...