Residents at a care home have created a touching Spitfire tribute out of poppies to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Sunnybank House Care Home in Fair Oak launched "Operation ...

A Devon landlord has unveiled his own special tribute to wartime Britain - a full-size replica RAF Spitfire. Simon Powell of the Oxenham Arms on Dartmoor has constructed the WW2 fighter with two ...

A full-size Spitfire will be on display in Southampton city centre this month. The aircraft will be part of the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. On Sunday, May 11, ...

The most obvious way was through a Spitfire Fund. The cost of a plane to bear the name Darlington was £5,000 – about £240,000 today. Workers at various companies began giving up a few pennies ...

A rare Second World War-era Spitfire was forced to crash-land in a field in West Hythe on Saturday evening, just hours before VE Day commemorations were set to begin across the UK. The vintage ...

On 8 May 1945, the Spitfire pilot was in Germany, preparing his aircraft for a patrol, when he was given the news by an air marshal. "Sir, I'm ready to receive orders," he said. "He just smiled at ...

Stunning footage captured the military flypast that formed part of the first VE Day 80 commemorations. A Lancaster Bomber flanked by two Spitfires led the flyover, before the Red Arrows spread ...

Visitors to Stormont were met with a striking sight on Tuesday afternoon as a full-scale replica of a Second World War Spitfire took pride of place to commemorate Victory in Europe. The fighter ...

A Chinese takeaway plagued with black mould and “greasy cobwebs” has been slapped with a one-star food hygiene rating. ‘New live music venue opposite our flats will make every day a ...

A Spitfire has crash-landed in a field after apparently losing power. Emergency services were called to the scene in West Hythe, near Folkestone, Kent, on Saturday at around 7.30pm. Kent Fire and ...