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Tour de France 2025 LIVE: Stage 4 result and reaction as Pogacar seals 100th career victory in Rouen

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar outsprinted his biggest GC rivals in a nail-biting finish in Rouen

The Independent UK

D-Day veterans mark anniversary to ‘remember our friends who never came home’

The Rev Simon d’Albertanson, a Royal Navy chaplain, led a service at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, France.

Evening Standard

D-Day veterans gather in Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of historic landing

Thousands of people joined army veterans in Normandy on Friday to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, in which over 4,000 Allied troops were killed.

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Churchill documents reveal D-Day landings boosted by import of ‘wonder drug’ from America

The documents were released ahead of the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944

The Independent UK

D-Day landings boosted by import of ‘wonder drug’ to Britain, archives reveal

Sir Winston Churchill became increasingly frustrated Britain had not been able to produce enough penicillin in preparation for the Normandy landings.

Evening Standard

D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary

Veterans are gathering on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment during World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime

The Independent UK

What Putin and Zelensky’s meeting in 2019 tells us about the fate of peace talks

Even though neither leader met in the Istanbul summits, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky have met before

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Even if Putin and Zelenskyy do go face-to-face, don’t expect wonders − their one meeting in 2019 ended in failure

Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met for a second time in Istanbul in a month on June 2, 2025. Missing, again, were the country’s two leaders.

The Conversation

In their words: How recent presidents have honored America's fallen on Memorial Day

From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation's capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents customarily commemorate Memorial Day on hallowed ground

The Independent UK

D-Day veteran, 100, shares wartime memories at VE Day service

Peter Kent reflects on the horrors of Normandy as leaders and young people share tributes outside Westminster Abbey.

Evening Standard

VE Day veteran recalls bumping into his father during Normandy invasion

Mr Kennett, from Lichfield, was 18 years old when he joined the RAF in 1942.

Evening Standard

Europe will mark V-E Day's 80th anniversary as once-unbreakable bonds with the US are under pressure

Europe will mark Victory in Europe Day’s 80th anniversary as once unbreakable bonds with the US are under pressure

The Independent UK

Michelin stars, cider brunches and the real camembert: a culinary guide to coastal northern France

Brittany, Normandy and the Pays de la Loire are renowned for their seafood, as well as being home to some of France’s most loved ingredients and produce – discover where to go for the best of it in these rich gastronomic regions

The Guardian - UK

From the Tour de France to the Caen Millennium: six reasons to visit Normandy this year

Whether you want to marvel at a medieval masterpiece or educate yourself at a second world war memorial, set sail for an adventure in this region and you’ll be spoiled for choice

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Frail David Hockney Celebrated In Vast Paris Retrospective

Increasingly frail but with undimmed passion, Britain's David Hockney has put aside his health worries to shape what he describes as the biggest exhibition of his vast career.

Radio France Internationale

Sebastião Salgado's 40-year journey in photographs celebrated in Deauville exhibition

Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado's 40-year career, over the course of which he has travelled to more than 130 countries, is being celebrated with an exhibition in Deauville, Normandy.

Radio France Internationale

From Rwanda to the Gulf War, retrospective captures a photographer's journey

Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado's 40-year career, over the course of which he has travelled to more than 130 countries, is being celebrated with an exhibition in Deauville, Normandy.

Radio France Internationale

France pushes for Unesco status for D-Day beaches and Carcassonne fortresses

France's Ministry of Culture on Monday filed an application to have the beaches in Normandy that were the site of the D-Day landings during the Second World War and the medieval fortresses of Carcassonne added to Unesco's list of World Heritage Sites.

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Evening Standard

Woman arrested after car crashes into British WWII memorial at Normandy's Sword Beach

The monument, a Churchill AVRE Mark IV tank, was not damaged in the crash

The Independent UK

Residents rescued from flooded homes by boat as Storm Herminia batters France

Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain are in place across England and Wales

Radio France Internationale

France's most powerful nuclear reactor joins grid after €13bn holdup

France's flagship Flamanville nuclear reactor in Normandy was to start supplying electricity to homes on Friday when it's reconnected to the power grid after a dozen costly years of technical setbacks.

International Business Times

After Long Delay, French Nuclear Plant Coming On Stream

France's flagship nuclear reactor at Flamanville in Normandy will finally enter service on Friday after a dozen years of delay, operator EDF said Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

On the trail of France’s first female World War II correspondent

When General de Gaulle arrived in Paris on 25 August, 1944 to mark the French capital’s liberation from Nazi occupation, his official reporter was by his side to document the historic moment. That reporter was France's first female WWII correspondent, but her name was lost to history – until a…

The Guardian - UK

‘Defend the product!’ How the French keep their artisan food culture alive

Medieval-style producer guilds, a glut of festivals and strict controls on quality and origin all combine to make sure that traditional gastronomie is honoured and protected

The Independent UK

UK D-Day veteran George Chandler, who escorted American troops to Normandy beaches, dies at 99

D-Day veteran George Chandler, who sought to counter sometimes glamorous depictions of the landings by recalling the horrors he witnessed escorting U.S. troops to the beaches of northern France as a young Royal Navy gunner, has died, his family said

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