For the third night in a row, the pubs were overflowing, with Piccadilly Circus the hub of London’s revelries. My grandfather must have been the subject of countless millions of toasts.

News of the German surrender was eagerly anticipated across the UK in the days leading up to VE Day. Many had already draped their houses with bunting and bought Union flags for the coming ...

In the streets people began dancing and lighting bonfires, with pubs packed full of revellers ... An estimated 50,000 people were packed into Piccadilly Circus by midnight, singing songs like ...

bonfires were lit and the pubs stayed open late. In and around Piccadilly Circus, there were scenes of mass drunkenness and the Daily Mirror reported that there had been 'a steady process of ...

Victory in Europe Day is remembered in the public imagination as a singular event marking the end of World War II in Europe — ...

Having served Londoners for four decades on routes including the 15, 165 and 159, the bus passed notable landmarks like the Tower of London and Piccadilly Circus before being decommissioned in 2004.

Psst! Did you know London has its own biscuit museum? The McVitie's Chocolate Digestives Experience is in town from 2-5 May. McVitie's invented the chocolate digestive biscuit in 1925, meaning we ...