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“I’d love to play the battlefields where the song actually happened”: Sabaton’s singer wants to do a gig on the beaches of Normandy, on the anniversary of D-Day

The events of Operation Overlord inspired the Swedish power metal battalion’s 2005 fan-favourite single, Primo Victoria

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100-year-old veteran of Normandy landings receives honorary degree

Jim Glennie also became the last living Gordon Highlander veteran of the Second World War to lay a wreath at the University of Aberdeen.

The Independent UK

Gaza, Syria, Ukraine: Bayeux press awards hail courage under fire

The annual Bayeux Awards for war correspondents were announced at an emotional ceremony in Normandy on Saturday evening. The Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra won first prize for photography, while journalists from RFI and France 24 received accolades for their work on Syria. Reports on Ukraine and Sudan were also among…

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Global press freedom at 'tipping point', media watchdog RSF warns

The world is at a “tipping point” for press freedom, the French NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned as it marked its 40th anniversary ahead of unveiling a memorial stone in Bayeux, Normandy, in honour of journalists killed in the line of duty.

Radio France Internationale

‘Hop on the boat and wake up in Spain’: readers’ favourite ferry breaks from the UK

From Rotterdam to Bilbao, our tipsters recommend the best trips by ferry

The Guardian - UK

Normandy cheese knights seek Unesco status for camembert

The Brotherhood of the Knights of Camembert have launched a cultural crusade to protect the famed French fromage

The Independent UK

‘Immortalised by Monet’: the enduring seaside charm of Trouville, Normandy

The impressionist painter was much taken by the stylish villas and unique light of the French port, which 150 years on still refuses to be outshone by glitzy big sister Deauville

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Fireball Over France Explained: Alien Invasion Or Is There Something Wrong With Our Airspace?

Fireball over France lit up skies and fuelled alien rumours. Astronomers confirm asteroid 2023 CX1 exploded, scattering meteorites in Normandy.

International Business Times UK

‘No borders in the sky’ as kites from 30 countries fly over Dieppe

People from more than 30 countries are taking part in the 2025 edition of the Dieppe International Kite Festival, which opened this week on the Normandy coast.

Radio France Internationale

The false story of the 'Nurse who wrote the names of the fallen' in Normandy

An AI-generated image of a WWII nurse is circulating widely online.

Euronews

David Hockney’s 90-metre Normandy nature frieze to be shown in London

A Year in Normandy features iPad works with which British artist brought people comfort during Covid crisis

The Guardian - UK

Car rams into crowd outside bar in northern France, killing one

Police launch investigation into escalation of dispute in bar in Évreux, Normandy, after five others injured

The Guardian - UK

King and Conqueror cast: who's who in the medieval drama

The King and Conqueror cast will bring the story of the Norman conquest to life.

WhatToWatch

Even if Trump succeeds in bringing Putin and Zelenskyy together, don’t expect wonders − their only previous face-to-face encounter ended in failure

Donald Trump has raised the prospect of directs talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, in what would be the first such encounter in more than three years of war between the two countries.

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The Independent UK

With the Bayeux Tapestry that tells of their long rivalry, France and Britain are making nice

The Bayeux Tapestry, a medieval masterpiece depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England, is set for a new chapter

Cycling News

Ben Healy wins Tour de France criterium twice after finish line celebration blunder – Video

EF Education-EasyPost rider makes amends for late mistake in Normandy criterium

The Guardian - UK

Hikes, motorbikes and beekeeping: Julia Bradbury on the outdoor wonders of Normandy

TV presenter and bestselling author Julia Bradbury goes off the beaten track in Normandy and experiences the majesty of one of France’s great outdoor regions

Cycling Weekly

'Tomorrow we'll wake up and no one will even know I was second' - Quinn Simmons comes close to Tour de France victory on stage six

US national champion shows strong breakaway form in Normandy

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Tour de France challenger Kévin Vauquelin rumoured to be Ineos Grenadiers-bound in 2026

Arkéa-B&B Hotels racer expected to shine on home roads on stage 6 through Normandy

Euronews

The Bayeux Tapestry to be displayed in UK for first time in nearly 1,000 years

The treasured 11th-century artwork will be on loan from France - a move that has been described by the UK Culture Secretary as "a symbol of our shared history with our friends in France, a relationship built over centuries and one that continues to endure."

Cycling News

Tour de France 2025 stage 5 preview - Caen time trial brings GC battle between Pogačar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel into the spotlight

A flat 33km race against the clock in Normandy is set to shake up the overall standings, with world and Olympic champion Evenepoel the heavy favourite

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

Euronews

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.

The Independent UK

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

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