SHOCKING: Normandy - What They Never Told You

UK authorities prepare as migrant dinghy heads for south coast from Normandy

Departures from as far west as Normandy have been rare in recent years

The Independent UK · Oct 4

French Unrest: Are we witnessing a new 'Yellow Vests' movement?

It's been 18 days since we first reported on isolated cases of schools protests at a high school in Rennes in Brittany, in Caen in Normandy and Villeneueve d'Asque on the suburbs of Lille. The complaints were similar in theme, overloaded timetables, staffing problems, poor facilities. It spread to Saint…

France 24 · Oct 2

Pope Leo XIV to trace back French ancestry, spiritual roots on visit to France

Pope Leo’s four-day visit to France, which kicks off on Friday, is something of a homecoming for the Chicago-born pontiff, a grandson of European immigrants with family roots in Normandy. His spiritual roots in French Catholicism run deeper still.

France 24 · Sep 23

French police investigate possible sabotage after train derailment injures 44 people

The train, carrying 186 passengers, derailed on Friday evening in Normandy

The Independent UK · Sep 12

Sabotage investigation underway after Normandy train derailment injures dozens

Investigators are examining possible sabotage after a passenger train derailed in Normandy on Friday evening, injuring 44 people – one of them seriously – after a piece of rail was reportedly found on the track.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12

44 injured, 18-year-old critically hurt after train derails in northern France

At least 44 people were injured, including one seriously, after a passenger train derailed in northern France on Friday evening, officials said. The train, carrying around 180 passengers, was travelling between Rouen and Caen when it went off the tracks near Cléon in Normandy, shortly before 20:00 local time.

The Times of India · Sep 12

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,…

The Conversation · Sep 10

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.

International Business Times UK · Sep 6

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.

International Business Times UK · Sep 6

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…

The Conversation · Sep 4