VE Day 80 celebrations ended with beacons lit across the UK, including at Portland, overlooking Chesil Beach and the Jurassic Coast. VE Day celebrations came to a close across Dorset on Thursday with beacon lighting ceremonies across the county.

Taiwan marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on Thursday by making broad comparisons between threats to European peace and aggression from China, whose leader Xi Jinping was in Russia for commemorations as Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine.