The King and Queen are said to be looking forward to this week’s events to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and to remember the “selfless devotion, duty and service” of the wartime generation.

Police in Brazil said that two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. The free event on Saturday was the biggest ...

John Hajdu, 88, said it was ‘absolutely vital’ that future generations remember the Holocaust as he attended the interfaith VE Day gathering.