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In the most poignant D-Day tributes ever staged, there's a sense of a final farewell:

Yesterday was a moment for reflecting on the enormity of what lay ahead for all those young men packed into their ships and aircraft this time 80 years before. Speaking at last night's D-Day vigil at the Commonwealth cemetery in Bayeux, the Princess quoted the memoirs of Sub-Lieutenant Keith Symons, the uncle of her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence. At the age of just 20, his job was to lead three landing craft in the first assault on Gold Beach come dawn. 'Everyone was quite subdued, but it was all very matter-of-fact,' he had written. 'After supper we sat around making light conversation and listening to the chaplain playing his violin.

Prince Harry pulled out of the society wedding of the year - which William is going to -

Sources close to the ex-royal briefed People magazine in the US following weeks of speculation, claiming he had spoken personally to the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, to discuss the awkward situation. Both Harry, 39, and his estranged brother, Prince William , are long-standing friends of Hugh, one of the richest men in Britain, who will be marrying Olivia Henson at Chester Cathedral tomorrow (Friday). Indeed, William is set to be an usher at the event, which is also set to be attended by dozens of mutual friends, some of whom are no longer on speaking terms with the Duke of Sussex .

A motorist has been caught on camera scuffling with another driver and smashing him over the head with a rock during a terrifying road rage attack, in Hillfields, Coventry, last Wednesday.

Toyin Odumala was abandoned when she was just hours old - discarded in a stairwell, umbilical cord still attached, by her mother.

Rabbi Zecharia Deutsch, who spent three years working at Leeds University with his wife Nava, said they will be moving back to Israel .

Jason Toten, his fiancé and their daughter, Paisley, were getting a close-up look at the hungry wildlife. Video shows a giraffe taking a liking to Paisley - and within an instant, the girl is lifted into the air.

This summer's most covetable accessory can be found on your feet and, luckily, the High Street has taken note - you'll find an array of polished, lookalike styles that don't require the wallet of an A-lister.

XL Bully owner killed by the dog had just come in from a night out celebrating her birthday when she was set upon - as heartbreaking video emerges of her with animal

An XL Bully owner who was killed by her dog had just come in from celebrating her birthday when she was set upon, it has emerged. Nicole Morey, 23, died after she was attacked by her dog in the Fedamore area of Limerick on Tuesday. Ms Morey had been on a night out with family and friends before the dog attack happened. Investigators believe that Ms Morey was returning from celebrating her birthday and had just opened her front door when she was mauled by the dog. Another dog, understood to be a Staffordshire Terrier, also joined in attacking Ms Morey. It comes as heartbreaking videos emerged of her with her pets in happier times. One TikTok video captioned 'my boy' shows the owner dancing in her kitchen with her dog and laughing. The overlaying audio hauntingly plays: 'This is my son, and I don't give a f*** if you think he looks aggressive.' Posted in December, the footage with the audio continues: 'I don't give a f*** if you don't like the look of him, and I certainly don't give a f*** if you think the breed should be banned.'

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When Kyle Walker took his heartbroken wife Annie on holiday last week to try to patch up their relationship, he chose a caravan park in North Wales

In 2010, Fergie's fatal greed led to her offering 'access' to her former ­husband in exchange for half a million pounds to an undercover reporter known as 'the Fake Sheikh'.

Emetic Alec Baldwin and his fake-Spaniard baby-factory Hilaria are selling out their family of nine in a last greedy grasp for cash with a new reality show, 'The Baldwins'.

Experienced bartenders and mixologists from across the US have revealed the ten drinks you should never order in a crowded bar.

What's REALLY happening to people who suddenly travel 'back in time': The time slip

When I was a Masters ­student in ­Liverpool in 1996, I deliberately walked the long way into the city ­centre from university every day. It wasn't superstition or ­paranoia. It was because I longed to experience the infamous Bold Street Time Slip

The girls, aged between 11 and 16 at the time, were groomed and often plied with alcohol or cannabis before being raped or sexually assaulted, the National Crime Agency said.

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Doctors are calling on Biden to take a cognitive test amid reignited concerns over his mental faculties. An eye-brow raising report published yesterday suggested he had memory troubles.

A woman has claimed that she is Cherrie Mahan, a Butler County, Pennsylvania girl who went missing when she was eight in 1985. State police are investigating her claim.

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Annie Kilner, 30, is instead planning to hire a private jet and fly in and out for each of England's games in Germany with the four children she shares with Kyle Walker.

D-DAY 80th ANNIVERSARY
 

What do young people really know about D-Day? MailOnline takes to streets of Britain to quiz Gen Z on the anniversary of the Normandy landings

Alongside the Battle of Britain and Dunkirk, D-Day holds a shrine in British history as a moment where the country's heroism came to the forefront to defeat the Nazi regime. And as we mark its 80th anniversary today, the bravery and sacrifice of our Second World War soldiers is deservedly at the forefront of our public consciousness. Politicians have taken a step back from campaigning, the royal family are out in force to pay tribute at remembrance events and Britons up and down the UK are recalling the fateful day. Or so you might think - as MailOnline took to the streets to quiz Gen Z on the anniversary of the Normandy landings to see just how much they know about the Allied invasion of France .

Princess Anne, 73, in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regina Rifles, a Canadian military unit, hailed the 'bravery' of the regiment as she unveiled a statue to honour them.

Former codebreaker Bernard Morgan, from Crewe in Cheshire, signed up to join the war effort on his 18th birthday in February 1942.

Events continued well into the evening in the French seaside town as soldiers, veterans, officials and members of the public gathered for remembrance events in England and France .

Queen Camilla's father, Bruce Shand, was taken as a prisoner of war in Germany - and earned a Military Cross for valour.

Extraordinary D-Day 80th anniversary drone display above Portsmouth thrills crowds as giant Spitfire and battleship appear in the skies - as fireworks wow veterans over in Normandy

Last night's extraordinary D-Day 80th anniversary drone display above Portsmouth thrilled crowds as a giant Spitfire and battleship appeared in the skies. Commemorations took place in the Hampshire city and Normandy for the landings on June 6. The spectacular displays were broadcast on a BBC special programme which left viewers emotional as it marked 80 years since the Allied forced began the liberation of Europe.A tribute to the fallen took place in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Bayeux War Cemetery in Normandy and Southsea Common in Portsmouth featuring stunning light displays, readings and music to mark the significant moment.

Are we drugging ourselves out of our right minds? Our age has seen many miracle drugs turn out to be flops at best and disasters at worst.

The presenter, 64, has been taking an extended break from Loose Women and made the most of her time off by paying a trip to celebrity hairstylist Josh Wood's hair salon.

Giovanni Pernice is hit with another blow in Strictly bullying row as 'male celebrity

A male celebrity has joined the group of women making complaints about Giovanni Pernice's behaviour during their time on Strictly Come Dancing, according to reports. Last month, it was confirmed three women, including Amanda Abbington, had hired £700-an-hour lawyers at leading London law firm Carter Ruck to pursue claims against Giovanni and the BBC. The BBC have launched an investigation after the dancer, 33, was accused of 'threatening and abusive behaviour' while working with Amanda, 52, Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh [top inset], 46, and former Love Island host Laura Whitmore [bottom inset], 39, on the show - something which he vehemently denies. 

Rishi Sunak may have won the debate on Tuesday evening but, let's face it, these ­gladiatorial battles are unlikely to boost Tory fortunes.

Jennifer Lopez addressed 'negativity' in the world in her new subscriber email on Thursday - amid Ben Affleck split rumors.

The shock revelation is the first time an official working on the case has claimed to have evidence connecting Brueckner to the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann

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Papers filed this week at the Superior Court of California state that a 'mandatory settlement conference' has been pulled from the calendar as both parties have signed a 'stipulation.'

'Sex scenes? I had to get really plastered beforehand!' In a blisteringly candid

How complicated sex scenes are these days. They are, rightly, all about consent and comfort for the actors but must still fulfil the vision of the director - hence the presence of the 'intimacy co-ordinator' on set. It makes you wonder how movie stars got through them back in the day. Step forward Dame Joan Collins , no less, to clear that one up. 'It's hard to work that up, you know. I mean I did it in The Stud, but I had to get so drunk! We all did,' she says. 'There was an orgy scene and Oliver Tobias, Sue Lloyd, Mark Burns and I got really plastered beforehand.

As travellers and gypsies drive horses and carts through the streets ahead of the Appleby Horse Fair, police have made a number of arrests for stolen caravans (pictured).

OSCAR CAINER: The New Moon converges with kind Venus, and links to strict Saturn and powerful Pluto. As Roosevelt said, it's about 'speaking softly but carrying a big stick'. Not literally of course.

Joseph Leedy, 40, stands accused of four counts of aggravated assault on an officer and one count of criminal mischief resulting in damage of more than $1,000 as a result.

Aniston has been close to Cecile's daughter Aleen for many years. Aleen has also worked with Selena Gomez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Laura Linney. Cecile died at age 90 in late May from Pneumonia.

EXCLUSIVE'We'll get drunk no matter what': Boozy British tourists cause havoc in Magaluf as drunken brawls and bad behaviour are the norm in notorious party town - and despite Spanish authorities' desperate attempts to ban it, they say they will never stop

EXCLUSIVE: Boozy British ravers have stuck two fingers up at the Mallorcan authorities who are desperately trying to clamp down on binge drinking and all-night benders in the party town of Magaluf. After 10,000 locals marched through Palma, telling tourists to 'go home', the government of the Balearic Islands introduced a slew of restrictions in a bold attempt to stop alcohol and drug-fuelled partying. However, when MailOnline visited Magaluf this week, Brits cackled with laughter at the thought they would stop bingeing because of the new rules and said the Spanish government should just 'f*** off' and they were going to 'get p***ed' no matter what.

Ground-breaking gene therapy, given as an infusion into the ear, works by replacing faulty DNA which causes a type of inherited deafness known as DFNB9.

Most brides proudly slip on a wedding band with the glowing certainty it will be a fixture on their left hand till death do us part. But when a marriage ends, must the ring inevitably go for a burton too?

The £13.6billion claim, brought by a group called Ad Tech Collective Action LLP, alleges that Google has abused its dominant position in the sector.

There are plenty of celebrities that have fallen foul of shoplifting over the years - landing themselves in hot water with the petty crime.

BRITAIN GOES TO THE POLLS
 

Blow for Starmer as poll finds majority of public oppose lowering the voting age to 16 -

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to grant 16 and 17-year-olds the vote, saying people old enough to work and pay tax should be allowed to 'have a say'. But the policy is 'strongly' or 'somewhat' opposed by 52 per cent of voters with just 38 per cent supporting it, according to the research shared exclusively with the Mail. More than half (57 per cent) of 18 to 24-year-olds back the proposal to lower the voting age, compared to only one in five over-65s. While the polling is damning on one of Labour's flagship policies, overall it gives Sir Keir a comfortable 24-point lead - up one on last week.

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LORD ASHCROFT: My surveys differ from those of most pollsters in that I ask people how likely they think they are to vote for each party on a 100-point scale.

JASON GROVES: Sir Keir Starmer allowed the PM to land his first big blow by failing to challenge his claim Labour's plans will cost the average family £2,000 in extra tax.

The new analysis from YouGov also reduce puts the Conservatives on 19 per cent and Reform on 17 per cent, the latter's highest polling to date.

Keir Starmer made the blunt allegation as Labour desperately tries to limit damage from the head-to-head on ITV.

Footage of French police standing by while migrants head to Britain proves Keir Starmer's

The Daily Mail observed how officers from the French Police Nationale did nothing to prevent migrants catching a 'taxi boat' to Dover. The troubling scenes on Gravelines beach, near Calais, highlighted shortcomings in Sir Keir Starmer's proposals to seek closer co-operation with France and other European countries. Labour has pledged to tackle the migrant crisis by pursuing 'new agreements with France and other countries on returns and family reunion' and 'deeper security co-operation with Europe'. It has also proposed creating a new 'Border Security Command' - which Tory ministers say already exists.

Milton Hurlington, 42, was dropped off at a park in Wembley, north London , on the evening of July 17 2023, by police, in the hope that he would stay out of trouble.

Taylor Swift has defended Lady Gaga amid rumors she was pregnant - following images of Gaga at her sister's wedding showing a curvy midsection in a skintight black dress.

House Republicans referred Hunter and James Biden to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution, alleging they lied under oath during testimony on Capitol Hill.

'Thine arms so warm, so tender, were thine the kiss divine, were thine the love for me,' he throbs away in his pungent tenor, striding across the stage of London 's Barbican Theatre.

How I breached Wembley's £5m 'ring of steel' to get into the Champions League final

AADAM PATEL AT WEMBLEY: It was the hottest ticket in town. The face value of an official Uefa Champions League final ticket last weekend ranged from £60 to £610 but online and on the black market, they were selling for thousands of pounds. A quick scroll through Live Football Tickets - a popular secondary ticket website - in the hours before kick-off showed a going rate of around £4,000 and these were for upper-tier seats. Some of the lower-tier seats were selling for close to £10,000. Throughout the day in central London, I met numerous fans who had paid four figure sums for a ticket. With thousands of Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid supporters in town, the threat of ticketless fans trying to get into the stadium was a genuine concern and as such, the FA announced in the days leading up to the clash that they had taken relevant extra security measures in the hope of avoiding the scenes that marred the Euro 2020 final when 2,000 ticketless fans gained entry into Wembley.

While many people use the cheap and easy hack to help identify baggage in a busy luggage hall it could end up causing chaos according to one bag handler.

The way we decorate our home is often a broad reflection of our personality. But the way we display our bookshelves provides a far more intimate portrait of who we are.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Does King Charles really want to force Andrew out of Royal Lodge by cutting off his £4million security and personal allowances?

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RICHARD EDEN: I can disclose that a controversial bid to carpet picturesque Gloucestershire fields with solar panelling has been quashed.

D-DAY 80th ANNIVERSARY
 

How D-Day veteran who brought Queen to tears with story of losing his childhood pal in the

Since the end of hostilities Eric Bateman has rarely spoken about the terrible events of June 1944 and his part in the historic D-Day landings in Normandy. But his family have given an insight into the bravery that inspired Eric to stand up in Portsmouth today and remember the fallen heroes of the Allied invasion of Europe 80 years ago. 'Eric was in the Home Guard as a teenager and he was determined to do his bit for King and Country as soon as he was old enough,' his daughter-in-law Sylvia Bateman told MailOnline.

I was always close to my father James. But like so many of his fellow servicemen and women - however much we asked - he never really talked about the war.

Mr Macron arrived in Plumelec, Brittany, yesterday, at the start of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy beach landings.

How D-Day unfolded, hour by hour: On the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, MailOnline's scintillating visualisations recount the daring mission to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe in forensic detail

Eighty years ago, almost 160,000 British, US and Canadian forces embarked on the largest amphibious invasion in history. On June 6, Allied troops crossed the English Channel by boat, aircraft and glider to attack and secure beaches in Normandy as part of Operation Overlord, with the end goal of liberating Nazi-occupied Europe and defeating Adolf Hitler's German regime. Supreme Commander General Dwight D Eisenhower, in charge of the extraordinary offensive, looked at the cards he had been dealt and decided to go all in. What happened next has gone down in history as D-Day...

Weymouth in Dorset is where American forces arrived and prepared for their departure to Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Keith Whiting, 98, explained that he was on board the same battleship as the late Duke of Edinburgh , which he was able to discuss with the royal.

William says Kate 'would have loved' to attend D-Day anniversary event as he tells veteran she 'is better' - and speaks affectionately of her codebreaker grandmother

Prince William (left) spoke affectionately of the Princess of Wales' codebreaker grandmother as he revealed his wife 'would have loved' to attend a D-Day anniversary event with him today. The Prince of Wales, 41, joined King Charles and Queen Camilla at the event in Portsmouth this afternoon. After delivering a moving speech to veterans and leading politicians, William met with members of the public - including war hero who asked after his wife (right) amid her ongoing cancer treatment. The Prince told him: 'She is better, thanks. She would've loved to be here today.' The royal went on to reveal how he had been speaking with women who worked at Bletchley Park as codebreakers along with Kate's grandmother Valerie Middleton (inset).

Vaughan Gething was dealt the shattering blow after just 81 days in office following the collapse of a co-operation deal between Labour and Plaid Cymru.

Last year, I was driving along a country road in Cheshire at around noon on a sunny day, to visit my grandparents, when I accidentally hit a cat.

The wife of a former MP has expressed fears that the Baby Reindeer stalker 'wants to harm' her and is 'frightened' that she might buy a house near her home.

The former Britain's Next Top Model host, 52, brushed aside the cities anti-tourist protests admitting that she was 'saving up all our pennies to live here one day.'

Russian-Ukrainian 'terrorist' arrested in Paris following blast at Charles de Gaulle

A suspected Russian-Ukrainian terrorist, 26, has been arrested in Paris after causing an explosion close to Charles de Gaulle, the city's biggest airport. The man has not been named, but he originally comes from the war-torn Donbas region of Ukraine. The airport suspect suffered serious burns to the face and an arm, but was afterwards able to communicate with officers from the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) - France's domestic security service.

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The man Amanda Knox slandered by accusing him of murdering British student Meredith Kercher back in 2007 rejoiced Wednesday.

Some years ago, when my family and I had a small farm in the Peak District, I was sitting on my swing seat when... two ramblers appeared at the stile which led from the field to my garden.

Coronation Street fans are convinced that Helen Worth's character will be killed off from the show after spotting a clue in a statement released by the ITV soap. 

Coronation Street legend Helen Worth has announced she is leaving the soap.

Rod Stewart, 79, makes the rare move of posing with his HUGE blended family and proves

Rod Stewart shared a rare snap with his huge blended family as he celebrated the wedding of his son Liam in Croatia.  Liam, who is a hockey player, married Nicole Artukovich in the romantic ceremony which saw them exchange their vows at the church on Jesuits in the Old Town, followed by a lavish wedding reception at Lovrjenac. And Rod looked every inch the proud father as he took to Instagram to share a photo with his six of his eight children, wife Penny Lancaster and ex Rachel Hunter, who is Liam's mother. 

McDonald's no longer has the exclusive right to use 'Big Mac' on chicken burgers sold in the EU, following a ruling in a trademark dispute brought by Irish rival chain Supermac's.

Doctors are sounding the alarm over the spread of a highly contagious rare fungal infection that spreads through sex - after treating a New York man who developed a rash.

What have Joe Biden and Keir Starmer got against each other? I ask because the pair appear to have snubbed the usual meeting between the US President and UK opposition leader.

TikTok personality Chris Olsen decided to give ChatGPT's AI feature a whirl, but with a pointedly flirtatious approach. The 26-year-old content creator detailed what happened in six parts.

BRITAIN GOES TO THE POLLS
 

QUENTIN LETTS: When I asked the old lentil-munching Corbyn about his blue suede shoes, he

QUENTIN LETTS: What a change in Jeremy Corbyn. Finally free of the Labour Party, the man who nearly became prime minister in 2017 yesterday submitted his election-candidacy papers at Islington town hall. A hundred or so supporters gathered while this mysterious process was completed. Heaven knows what it entailed but at midday, with the air of a man who had just had his undercarriage given a spit and polish by the district nurse, a beaming Mr Corbyn, 75, emerged. There he stood on its neo-classical steps, proudly holding a large piece of paper saying 'Jeremy Corbyn, Independent', which is how he will contest the Islington North seat. In 2019 he had a majority of 26,000. Now that he has been manoeuvred out of his old party by Sir Keir 'Agreement With Me Is Compulsory' Starmer, Mr Corbyn aims to increase that majority as a lone groover. In one week of campaigning he said his team had already leafletted every house in the constituency.

There was 'clearly bad blood' between the Prime Minister and Keir Starmer in last night's TV debate, Andrew Pierce has told the Mail's talk show The Reaction.

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Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce react to the ITV debate between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.