Elephant & Castle is named after a coaching inn at a major crossroads, with the first recorded reference in 1765. By the ...

Black heroes of VE Day: their untold stories of service, sacrifice and strength in the face of war and racism is the subject ...

Beacons are being lit across the UK to commemorate 80 years since VE Day. You can watch the scenes from Bishops Waltham in ...

The Echo captured the monumental moment with a headline that would be etched in memory: on Monday, May 7, 1945, its front ...

The concert’s location is close to Piccadilly Circus, which is where Ray used to busk while launching his music career. Victor Ray is performing at a VE Day party (Carsten Windhorst/PA ...

BBC correspondents, including Richard Dimbleby, capture the scenes of joy across the city - from the East End to Piccadilly Circus. This programme was produced by Simon Watts using material from ...

The concert’s location is close to Piccadilly Circus, which is where Ray used to busk while launching his music career. Ray said: “I mean, when you think about it, it’s crazy. I used to sing ...

The atmosphere in London is electric: hundreds of thousands of beaming revellers are spilling into the streets around Piccadilly Circus and cabs and buses have been brought to a halt. In nearby ...

BBC programming on the day also included on-the-spot commentary from reporters among the crowds outside Buckingham Palace and in Piccadilly Circus in London. Reading Library has shared pictures of ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The Piccadilly line is one of the best-used Tube lines, stretching from the suburbs of north London to Heathrow airport. Born from the Great ...