Normandy

British WW2 bomb weighing half a tonne defused in Normandy port

A 400-metre exclusion zone put in place for experts to defuse the explosive

Niece's moving D-Day journey for her UK veteran uncle Bill

Kaye travels to Normandy as part of commemorations of invasion that began the liberation of France. Her uncle, who turned 100 earlier this year, had planned to make the trip but died a few weeks ago

Last Native American US veteran of D-Day landings marks Memorial Day

The 99-year-old tribal elder made Normandy his home in 2018

D-Day commemorations: What events are happening around France?

Update: France’s A13 motorway closed for days, huge traffic jams

Crack in road has already damaged drainage apparatus of motorway

British D-Day veteran Bill: I want to honour fallen comrades in France

The centenarian planned to return to Normandy this June - driven over by a London cab charity. He was just 20 at the time of the invasion and shared his memories of the day with Connexion during one of his interviews

Thanks! Volunteers found to help D-Day knitted soldiers reach France

However donations of plywood and mini sandbags still needed for the 80m display in Normandy

Port workers strike in Le Havre: How are ferries affected?

A union has announced three days of action to protest the pensions reform and bonus pay

French property watch: farmhouses and ferry links in Manche, Normandy

The department is home to ferry port Cherbourg and property bargains can still be found if you want a renovation project

French attraction moves to tackle problem over overtourism

Mont-Saint-Michel will offer discounts to entice people to come earlier or later in the day

Rising tides and sand dune erosion threaten French D-Day museum

The building on the Normandy landings site is at risk if local authorities are refused permission to keep adding sand to the dunes

American D-Day pilot buried with honours in France - 78 years on

Lt. William McGowan was shot down and declared missing - research by family and organisations means he now rests at the Normandy American Cemetery

Normandy fisherman films orca whale 30kms off Channel coastline

The rare sight comes just weeks after a humpback whale was also spotted in the sea off Normandy

Holiday-maker dies after falling from Étretat cliff in Normandy

The 24-year-old was taking photographs with friends when she fell

Netflix’s Lupin and Covid have made our Normandy tourist town ‘hell’

15,000 people have signed a petition calling for better management of the 1.2 million plus tourists who flock to see Etretat’s cliffs every year. The mayor says the cliffs may have to be shut off to protect them

David Hockney’s ‘Normandy period’ to be exhibited in Paris

Gallery owner and friend, Jean Frémon, is showcasing some of David Hockney's first paintings from settling in the Pays d’Auge two years ago

French company makes cassette player for 21st century

Analogue music fans will soon have a new way to listen to cassette tapes on-the-go, as a French company is to start selling a modern range of “new generation” portable analogue cassette players.

Bayeux Tapestry definitely French, professor claims

The Bayeux Tapestry - the 68-metre, 11th century account of the 1066 Battle of Hastings - was always intended to be hung in France and not England, new research by a British professor has claimed.