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US Veteran Kirt Robbins pays his respects at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer

Commemorations mark 75 years since 'The Longest Day'

World leaders and military veterans have attended ceremonies along the Normandy coast to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

World • 06 Jun 19

Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump attending a D-Day commemoration

Macron thanks US D-Day veterans for 'freedom'

French President Emmanuel Macron thanked US veterans for France's "freedom" as he spoke at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings attended by US President Donald Trump.

World • 06 Jun 19

Eugeniusz Nead, 94, from the Polish army arrives at commemoration grounds in Southsea Common

Veterans join world leaders to mark D-Day landings

Hundreds of veterans have joined world leaders and royalty to honour those who fought in the D-Day landings 75 years ago at a commemoration ceremony in the UK.

World • 05 Jun 19

The tapestry, which is nearly 70 metres long, dates from 1077

France set to loan Bayeux Tapestry to UK

The Bayeux Tapestry could be put on display in Britain following reports French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to allow the artwork to leave France for the first time in 950 years.

Bayeux Tapestry • 17 Jan 18

Pallbearers carry the coffin of the priest Jacques Hamel as they enter in Rouen's cathedral

Funeral held for murdered priest in France

The funeral has been held in France for the priest who was murdered in an attack on his church in a Normandy town last Tuesday.

News • 02 Aug 16

The two men are under investigation for 'terrorist association' and for allegedly trying to travel to Syria with one of the men behind the attack

Two arrested over French priest killing

Two men have been placed under formal investigation in France in connection with the murder of a priest while he said mass in a Normandy church last week.

News • 02 Aug 16

Adel Kermiche (L) and Abdel-Malik Nabil Petitjean carried out the attack in Normandy

Second French church attacker identified

Police in France have identified the second assailant who attacked a church in northern France this week as a 19-year-old known to security services as suspected of having Islamist militant links, sources said.

News • 28 Jul 16

One of the attackers has been named as Adel Kermiche (L), the second man is unidentified

Video shows church attackers pledge IS allegiance

The so-called Islamic State group has released video footage it said showed two men who killed a priest in a French church pledging allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

News • 28 Jul 16

Police and emergency services cordoned off the scene

EU vows to help France fight IS 'barbarity'

The head of the European Commission has pledged "Europe's solidarity and co-operation in the fight against barbarity", in a letter to French President Francois Hollande.

News • 26 Jul 16