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BIZARRE: Normandy - What They Never Told You

Pressure: Andrew Scott excels in D-day drama that gets caught between history and Hollywood

Secretary of state for the treasury, Scott Bessent, recently declared that the US is readying a comprehensive package of sanctions targeting Iran that in size and scale amounted to an “economic D-day”. Although a problematic analogy that does disservice to the memory of those Allied soldiers who landed in Normandy,…

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Portsmouth Standoff as Hundreds Block Road in 'Stop the Boats' Protest After 140 Migrants Brought Ashore

Hundreds of masked protesters blocked Port of Dover approach roads during a 'Stop the Boats' demonstration, causing delays before traffic resumed.

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Around 140 Rescued From Normandy Dinghy After Burnham and Macron Announce Mega-Boat Crackdown

Around 140 migrants were rescued from an overcrowded dinghy in the English Channel, highlighting the growing risks and changing tactics of smugglers using larger vessels for longer journeys.

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War drama Pressure depicts D-day’s weather forecast – what we found when we recreated the challenge using modern systems

Meteorologist James Stagg gave what many regard as the most important weather forecast in history in June 1944. The fate of more than 150,000 allied troops preparing to invade the Normandy beaches on D-day and the future of the war in Europe depended on Stagg and his forecast teams. Get…

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In France's north, winegrowers bet on a warmer future

This year, successive heatwaves, wildfires and drought, disrupted life for France's winegrowers, leading to historically early harvests, lower yields, and an increased risk of smoke taint.

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Climate crisis pushes French winemakers to bet on warmer future in Brittany and Normandy

As rising temperatures reshape France's vineyards, winemakers are turning to Normandy and Brittany, regions once known for cider, not grapes. Those fleeing harsher conditions in traditional areas like the Loire Valley see opportunity up north, though some warn the same climate volatility disrupting southern vineyards is starting to follow them…

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WWII veteran who lied about his age to fight in Normandy dies aged 101

Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents

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Veteran who lied about his age before fighting in Normandy dies aged 101

Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents.

Evening Standard

The Bayeux tapestry’s lesser-known tale of bromance: William and Harold were friends before they were enemies

They weren’t always enemies. Before William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson were deadly adversaries on the battlefield at Hastings in 1066, vying for the throne of England, they were comrades and brothers in arms.

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‘A better tomorrow’: UK schoolchildren get the chance to rewrite the ending of the Bayeux Tapestry

Nearly 1,000 years after it was made, the Bayeux Tapestry is back in England – and UK schoolchildren are being asked to imagine its missing final scene.

Euronews

Forget the ferry: Hop aboard a high-speed sailing boat from England to France this September

A week of trial crossings in the English Channel will link Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex and Fécamp in Normandy.

Euronews

New wind-powered UK to France ferry service to begin trial runs

The 12-person catamaran will cross between Shoreham in West Sussex and Fécamp in Normandy

The Independent UK

A family tour de France: cycling and camping in Normandy with two toddlers

Ebikes with child seats – plus idyllic campsites and pit stops en route – turn a five-day ride on the car-free Véloscénic into a wonderful family holiday

The Guardian - UK

‘Very moving’ farewell for Scots D-Day veteran on funeral day

Jim Glennie was just 18 when he landed on Sword Beach as part of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944.

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Funeral of Scottish D-Day veteran and former POW to take place

Jim Glennie was just 18 when he landed on Sword Beach as part of the Normandy landings on June 6 1944.

The Guardian - UK

Joy in Greece as Mount Olympus joins Unesco list of world heritage sites

Mythical home of the ancient Greek gods designated alongside the D-day landing beaches in Normandy

Euronews

Mount Olympus and D-Day beaches added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Greece's mythical mountain, Normandy's D-Day beaches and Japan's ancient capitals are among the latest sites recognised by UNESCO for their outstanding universal value.

France 24

UNESCO adds Normandy's D-Day landing beaches to World Heritage List

The D-Day landing beaches in Normandy were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List Sunday. The 80-kilometre stretch of coastline in northwest France served as the site for Allied forces' landing in Europe in June 1944, marking a decisive moment in the war against Nazi Germany and its fascist allies in…

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D-Day nears for UNESCO listing of France's Normandy landing beaches

The bid to have the D-Day landing beaches listed as UNESCO World Heritage site has entered a decisive phase, with a decision due between 24 and 27 July. Beyond its symbolic value, the status could boost tourism while helping to protect this endangered heritage.

Evening Standard

Scottish D-Day veteran and POW that Germans called ‘Scottie’ dies aged 100

Jim Glennie was just 18 when he took part in the Normandy landings on June 6 1944.

Evening Standard

Russian frigate fires warning shot at yacht in the Channel

The maritime clash at around 11.40am on Tuesday is understood to have involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich in waters between the Isle of Wight and Normandy

The Guardian - UK

‘His last kiss to the world’: David Hockney’s return to Yorkshire triggered a glorious reawakening

When the artist came home from LA, it seemed like a retirement. But it heralded an astonishing new chapter. Our critic remembers their thrilling dinners together – and the dazzling new works that arrived in his inbox every morning

France 24

‘I worked every day’: How David Hockney fell in love with France during the Covid lockdown

British artist David Hockney, who died at the age of 88 on Thursday, fell in love with the French countryside in the last few years of his life. He settled in Normandy in 2019, where he lived during the Covid-19 lockdown and was able to rededicate himself to nature over…

France 24

Farewell to David Hockney and Marilyn Monroe at 100

His career spanned London's swinging '60s, the counter-culture of 1970s Los Angeles and the bucolic calm of springtime in Normandy. David Hockney was a master painter of portraits and landscapes, injecting riotous colour into canvases that hang in collections from New York to Tokyo. We take a look back at…

France 24

Celebrated British contemporary artist David Hockney dies at 88

British artist David Hockney has died at 88, his publicist said on Friday. Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, worked in a range of mediums but is best known for his vivid use of colour in paintings depicting scenes from California, Normandy and…

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