VE Day 80th anniversary: How the M.E.N reported the end of war in Europe This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War - deadliest conflict in human history Crowds celebrating VE Day in Manchester, 1945 This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, bringing to a close the deadliest war in human history. It's estimated that some 70 million civilians and combatants died during the Second World War. Late on May 7, 1945, the BBC interrupted its scheduled radio programme, announcing that the war in Europe had ended...