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Charles PELLEGRIN

Normandy surfs on 'memorial tourism' wave for 80th anniversary of D-Day

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As hundreds of thousands of people flock to the French region of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, local businesses there are capitalising on tourists' passion for World War II history. FRANCE 24's Leo McGuinn and our colleagues from France 2 report on this business of souvenir sales and historical re-enactments. Also in this edition, we look at the UK's fiscal debate and at one think tank's warning of a looming £33 billion deficit.

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