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.

A minute’s silence to mark Remembrance Sunday before the Scottish champions’ match at Kilmarnock in November was cut short by the referee after their fans chanted in protest at Britain’s ...