Veterans5 hrs agoMeet the apprentices restoring the Tyne BridgeThe workers restoring the Tyne Bridge include two generations following in grandad's footsteps.5 hrs agoTyne21 hrs agoSurprise party for veteran, 90, hosted by cadetsThe Evesham-based troop organises a celebration for Korean War veteran Ken Ricketts.21 hrs agoHereford & Worcester23 hrs ago'I had a criminal record for 56 years for being a lesbian - nobody told me' She was thrown out of the RAF in 1969 when bosses discovered a love letter from her then-girlfriend.23 hrs agoUK6 days ago'Proud day' as veteran's new memorial unveiledA memorial to people who have lost their lives since World War Two has been unveiled.6 days agoBristol8 days agoWW2's oldest veteran attends VE Day memorial eventAbout 46 veterans and families attend to remember 8 May 1945, the day the war ended in Europe.8 days agoStoke & Staffordshire8 days ago'I come back to France to say hello to comrades who didn't make it home'Ken Cooke, now aged 99, was part of D-Day operations in 1944 - he is back in Normandy for VE Day.8 days agoNorth Yorkshire8 May 2025'I woke up in a bath two days after VE Day'Douglas Cracknell says he was serving in Belgium in 1945 and the drink flowed.8 May 2025Suffolk8 May 2025'No one gave their lives - they had them taken'Ken Foster, part of the fleet that liberated Norway, marks VE Day with pride but also sadness.8 May 2025Wiltshire8 May 2025'I still think about friends who never made it home' - 106-year-old veteranNorman Irwin, from Coleraine, speaks as events are held to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.8 May 2025Northern Ireland...