Stirling Castle and the Kelpies are among the sites around the UK set to be lit up on Friday evening to commemorate the end of the Second World War.

Flights at Manchester Airport were disrupted after the wings of two outbound easyJet planes clipped wings while on the ground. Airport officials briefly closed the runway while the aircraft were ...

British artist Emily Powell, known for her colourful canvases, has spoken of the importance of plein air painting as she undertakes a residency of the Isles of Scilly.

Charles reflected on the horrors experienced by prisoners of war and the impact of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Japan is paying tribute to more than three million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending the ...

The monarch released an audio message on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in which he vowed those who fought for the allies will never be forgotten.

A Peebles man who plagued his former partner with offensive messages of a sexual nature has been placed on supervision for the next two years ...

Parts of England will swelter through temperatures of up to 30C on Friday as firefighters grapple with a lack of resources amid the heatwave. The Met Office forecast patchy cloud across the north with ...

Dame Vera Lynn’s audition records are to be released for the first time, 90 years after they were first recorded.

Take Five to Stop Fraud has partnered with BBC Gardeners’ World’s Rachel de Thame and the National Allotment Society to launch a new awareness drive called “protect your patch”.

A boy with a rare skin condition which can cause damage with even the smallest amount of friction has been given hope after ...

A 99-year-old Second World War veteran has said ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) that there are “not many of us left”. Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17 ...