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The Latest Breaking News from Normandy

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

International Business Times

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…

Radio France Internationale

‘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 Guardian - 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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France bars Osama bin Laden’s son from returning ‘for any reason’

France is barring Osama bin Laden’s son, Omar, from returning to the country “for any reason whatsoever”, the French interior minister said on Tuesday. Omar lived in France with his British wife for several years, working as an artist in Normandy. He was ordered to leave the country last year…

France 24

A cycling, walking and running break in France’s best area for trails

Bagnoles de l’Orne in Normandy is a traditional spa town reinventing itself with new hiking and cycling routes – and a focus on sustainable tourism

The Guardian - UK

Weatherwatch: how winds of war kept England from going Viking

William of Normandy was so desperate for a favourable breeze in 1066 he had saintly relics presented to his troops

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong Diary Shows China's Little-known Naval D-Day Role

The night before June 6, 1944, fleets of warships moved in darkness towards the beaches of Normandy, France, for a massive strike, with Chinese naval officer Lam Ping-yu on one of the vessels.

International Business Times

Deauville celebrates golden anniversary of American cinema

FRANCE 24’s Genie Godula brings us the latest from the 50th edition of the American Festival in Deauville, as Hollywood stars flock to the beach resort on the Normandy coast. As Michael Douglas receives a special award for his career in cinema, we take a look back at the actor…

France 24

France's Flamanville nuclear reactor gears up for production, but energy roll-out delayed

The long awaited Flamanville III EPR nuclear reactor in Normandy is finally entering service after 12 years of delays and setbacks, with the process leading to the first nuclear fission chain reaction finally underway at the plant. However, France's EDF energy company said Monday that the flagship facility would have…

Radio France Internationale

The Other D-Day: France Remembers WWII Provence Landings

France on Thursday remembers the 1944 Allied landings in Provence, an event overshadowed by the Normandy landings two months earlier, but still key to the World War II endgame in Europe.

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France honours overlooked heroes of 1944 Provence landings, 80 years on

France on Thursday remembers the 1944 Allied landings in Provence, an event overshadowed by the Normandy landings two months prior but that was key to the World War II endgame in Europe.

The Independent UK

Fire breaks out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in the French city of Rouen

French authorities say a fire has broken out on the spire of the medieval cathedral in the Normandy city of Rouen

Radio France Internationale

Ex-mayor of Normandy village acquitted of complicity in drug trafficking

A criminal court in the Paris suburb of Bobigny has acquitted Mélanie Boulanger, a former Socialist mayor of the small town of Canteleu in Normandy, of complicity in drug trafficking.

Autosport

Alpine retains Gasly on new multi-year F1 deal

Pierre Gasly has signed a contract extension to remain with the Alpine Formula 1 team on a multi-year basis. The Frenchman's signing for another season ensures that Alpine retains continuity into 2025, as it announced previously that it was parting ways with Esteban Ocon at the end of the current…

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Cycling News

Paul Lapeira caps breakout season with French road race title

Decathlon-AG2R man outsprints Julien Bernard and Thomas Gachignard in Normandy

The Guardian - UK

From D-day events to the Deauville film festival: seven great reasons to visit Normandy this summer

With new museums and experiences to mark major historical landmarks, it’s a memorable time to visit this region of France

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak blames D-Day events 'running over' for turning up late to ITV interview

RISHI Sunak is facing continued pressure over his decision to skip a D-Day event in Normandy after a clip showed him blaming the event running over…

The Independent UK

Doctors give King and Queen green light to visit Channel Islands as monarch continues treatment

Charles keeps up busy schedule following return to public duties

Evening Standard

UK general election poll: Farage more popular than Sunak with 2019 Tory voters after D-Day blunder, poll shows

The Prime Minister's approval rating dropped 12 percentage points in a week after he opted to swap a world leaders’ event in Normandy for an ITV interview, a survey shows

The Guardian - UK

Sunak will ‘absolutely’ remain Tory leader despite D-day blunder, ally says

Cabinet minister Mel Stride says PM ‘deeply regrets’ early exit from 80th-anniversary commemoration in Normandy

Al Jazeera

World War II veteran, 100, weds 96-year-old bride near D-Day beach

Harold Terens and Jeanne Swelin were later guests at a state dinner with French President Macron and US President Biden.

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