PM Sunak says sorry for leaving D-day 80 commemorations early for TV interview
The Prime Minister has said 'it was a mistake not to stay in France longer – and I apologise'.
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Hockey RAF Aces upset British Army Blades to win Inter Services Ice Hockey title
The Royal Air Force Aces have won the 2024 Inter Services Ice Hockey Championships after a 7-9 victory at Ice Sheffield.
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D-Day Tom Hanks appears to fight back the tears at D-Day event honouring US veterans
The Hollywood actor appeared to fight back tears at a ceremony marking 80 years since D-Day at the American cemetery above Omaha Beach.
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Royals Princess Anne praises inspirational Chelsea Pensioners at this year's Founder's Day
The hospital was founded over 330 years ago by King Charles II to provide a home for veterans "broken by age or war"
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D-Day I had a job to do, says 98-year-old D-Day veteran on battling through 'hell' 80 years ago
The veteran's role was to map out the beach of Normandy, so the soldiers knew where to go.
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D-Day In pictures: A round-up of images from the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations
Events marking 80 years since the invasion of occupied France took place in France and the UK.
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RAF Inquest hears cause of death of Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pilot in Spitfire crash
Squadron Leader Mark Long died from head and neck injuries suffered when his aircraft crashed, an inquest has been told.
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D-Day Biden salutes D-Day veterans at 80-year anniversary ceremony near Omaha Beach
"The Allied forces of D-Day did their duty. Now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will we do ours?" he asked, referring to Putin
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D-Day Guardsman brings his D-Day veteran grandfather's bagpipes back to the beaches
Lance Sergeant Dougie Warren played his grandfather's bagpipes during the wreath-laying ceremony in Ver-sur-Mer, near Gold Beach.
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D-Day In pictures: Dazzling drone display tells the story of D-Day in the sky over Portsmouth
The show brought D-Day commemorations to an end on Southsea Common in Portsmouth.
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D-Day Prince William joins veterans at Juno Beach to commemorate Canada's role in D-Day
Addressing the veterans directly, William said: 'Thank you for our freedom and thank you for your service.'
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D-Day King Charles: Our obligation to remember D-Day veterans can never diminish
Veterans could be seen wiping their eyes with tissues as the King spoke at the national commemorative event in France.
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D-Day Soldiers march over Pegasus Bridge to mark 80 years since Allies seized key crossing
Members of the Army Air Corps and The Rifles cross the bridge which their forebears captured from the Germans after being landed by glider.
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Opinion Quantity not quality tipped to be the winning factor in modern conflict, not just WW2
Is there a future where Britain prioritises quality over quantity?
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D-Day Operation Neptune: Take a look at the Allies' five invasion beaches on D-Day
D-Day saw nearly 160,000 servicemen, 7,000 ships and 11,000 aircraft take part in the assault on Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches.
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D-Day Gold, Sword and Jelly? How the Normandy invasion beaches got their codenames
Did you know that one of the D-Day beaches was originally codenamed Jellyfish? And there was a sixth beach called Band?