A service will feature 400 members of the armed forces, the Red Arrows and historic aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

The nation is set to fall silent for two minutes to honour the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. The day marks the victory over Imperial Japan that heralded the end of the Second World War.

FIFA, criticised for not allowing England to wear the poppy emblem on their shirts in a friendly against Spain next week, will permit a minute's silence before the match to be played on the eve of ...