More than 100 SS troops appeared out of the woods that morning. Despite the state of the German military, they had plenty of ...

Recap as as the UK celebrates the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a military procession and flypast in London.

Events are taking place over the next four days, with Monday seeing a procession and flypast over Buckingham Palace in the capital.

The countess, born Mary Pamela McCorquodale, in 1932, was directly related to Queen Elizabeth II as she was the niece of the ...

King Charles joined the Prince of Wales and Queen Camilla at a Windsor Castle reception in honour of the nation's war heroes ...

Featuring everything from ancient stone circles to world-class museums and mighty castles, these photographs show the UK's ...

The 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe marks the first major VE Day commemorations to be held in ...

The pope died at his residence at Casa Santa Marta ... led a Catholic mission in PNG during the Japanese occupation in World War II and continued to practice his faith in secret, even as other ...

This was the fifth firebombing on a home linked with the escalating turf war across Edinburgh and Glasgow. But other than some scorch marks in the entrance of Mr McMillan's house ...

Paddy Mackie, who has died aged 93, was a noted conservationist in Northern Ireland who created the wildlife refuge of Castle ...

The raid was carried out following an escalation in violence linked to a gang war in Edinburgh and Glasgow. An investigation is still ongoing. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers executed a ...

It comes as a suspected turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers in Edinburgh and Glasgow continues to rage, with several reports of shootings, assaults and homes and businesses being set on ...