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Former codebreaker Bernard Morgan, from Crewe in Cheshire, captured the nation's tragedy yesterday as he was pictured poignantly saluting the silent graves of Britain's soldiers in Bayeux, France. And following a week where the 100-year-old has been personally wheeled around by Rishi Sunak and has met King Charles, Queen Camilla and Princess Anne , he received the deserved applause of every-day people as they packed the streets of Arromanches-les-Bains - returning a smiling salute of his own. It comes after a day filled with commemoration, where royals , world leaders and veterans gathered in Normandy for a series of ceremonies and events, paying tribute to those who served during the 1944 beach invasion.

Prince William has stepped in to represent Britain on the world stage in his father's place as he attends a moving ceremony to honour the heroes of D-Day. The Prince of Wales has joined world leaders including US president Joe Biden , France 's Emmanuel Macron and Canada 's Justin Trudeau at Omaha Beach, to mark the historic event on its 80th anniversary. The 41-year-old is deputising for his father King Charles at the major event while His Majesty continues to recover after undergoing treatment for cancer earlier this year. The monarch had been present at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer earlier in the day, with the monarch paying tribute to the 'remarkable wartime generation' who put their lives on the line to end the Nazi occupation of Europe.

Martin Freeman moved the crowd to tears as he read out a letter from a veteran who had to watch his friend die in Normandy. As part of the commemoration ceremony letters from the war heroes were read out, including one from Joe Mines, 99, from Hornchurch who was also at the event in Ver-sur-Mer. Mr Mines landed on Gold Beach 80 years ago today, his letter read: 'I was 19 when I landed, but I was still a boy...and I didn't have any idea of war and killing.' Mr Freeman read to the weeping crowd how Mr Mines had been forced to watch his friends leg get blown straight off while they were trying to clear the mines on the beaches.

With sky-high mortgage rates and average UK house prices reaching £282,000, home ownership may seem out of reach for many. But it is still possible to nab a lovely property in the UK for a bargain. Here's a selection of attractive homes across the country that are currently for sale with an asking price of £150,000 or under - including one for just £25,000.

The wife of a former Premier League star has revealed how he converted to Islam and married another woman to 'live another life' with her in Iran. A documentary that landed on Netflix this week tells the story of Jlloyd Samuel, who died at the age of 37 in 2018 when his Range Rover collided with a van after he had dropped his children off at school. The ITV programme, released in 2022 and entitled 'The Footballer, His Wife and the Crash', tells the story of the incident and how Samuel allegedly lived a double life.

Keir Johnston, 39, violently assaulted Grace Johnston at their isolated home on the Isle of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, in March 2022. She desperately sent messages to friends begging for help because she knew it would take police too long to reach them, before eventually dialling 999 and yelling down the phone: 'My husband is trying to kill me.' He's seen on the right with Grace Johnson (in white) and her mother, who is wearing the famous dress (left).

Her iconic short shorts have been traded in for yoga pants, but would you recognize this legendary TV star today? Shoppers in Pacific Palisades didn't seem to know this actress who became a global sex symbol.

This heartwarming clip shows the moment Shay Harvey, who was 11 years old at the time, was left in tears as she found out she had been officially adopted. After three years of fostering her, Caitlin Harvey and Paul Harvey, who are in their thirties, from Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, knew it was time to make their family official.

In our national pantheon of hypocrites, few figures loom so large as Stephen Fry. During his presidency of the Marylebone Cricket Club, Fry was regularly pictured in the club's iconic 'bacon and eggs' colours, enjoying all the privileged trappings of the post. So how unexpected then, that at the Hay Literature Festival last week, Fry should have felt the need to launch a rant against the club.

The Traitors star Charlotte Chilton has revealed Conor Maynard is the father of her unborn baby.      Back in April, Charlotte announced she is pregnant with a 'miracle' baby after having seven heartbreaking miscarriages. The BBC star, 32, who starred on the second series on the hit show, shared a gallery of sweet snaps revealing the happy news by showcasing her bump.

Tributes have been paid to EastEnders actor Nicholas Ball, after his agent revealed he's died at the age of 78. The actor 'passed away following a short illness' following a 'successful acting career on stage and screen spanned an impressive six decades'. Terry played gang lord Terry Bates in BBC soap EastEnders, who attacked Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) while smashing up the Queen Victoria pub, and in the drama Footballers' Wives took on the role of the chairman of the club and ex-rock star Garry Ryan.

Lauren Murray made the shocking discovery after ordering three different meals from the restaurant's Woodstock Road branch in Belfast on Monday, May 27. The 21-year-old ordered the sandwiches for herself, her boyfriend and his brother using the Deliveroo app but was horrified when she found a surprise ingredient in her meal. While tucking into the sub, Lauren said she felt a 'small, hard item' in her mouth and immediately decided to spit it out, thinking it was a piece of onion. But after a closer look she claims that the mysterious object was in fact a tooth, with pictures showing her pointing to a small white object sitting on top of the Subway packaging.

Anthony Stocks (pictured), 54, has been found guilty of trying to murder a ten-year-old boy after he groomed his young sister and made her dependent on him while he was working as an extra on several films. A panel of 12 jurors at Oxford Crown Court today unanimously found Stocks, of Goring, Reading, guilty on all eight counts, including attempted murder, rape, and sexual assaults. Footage shows the moment he was arrested by police at his home, where he is read by an officer the long list of offences he committed. The video then goes on to show Stocks being interviewed by police after the boy fell, where he says slipped of his own accord. He can also be seen telling police that he did not want the boy to fall off the cliff.

D-Day veterans have been left in tears as the memories of decades past came flooding back while they were honoured for their service by world leaders and royals. Soldiers who took part in the Normandy landings 80 years ago wept as they remembered their fallen comrades and were given standing ovations by the grateful younger generations at a series of touching commemorative events in northern France. At the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, tribute was paid to the 'remarkable wartime generation', before wreaths of poppies were laid in memory of the more than 25,000 soldiers who lost their lives in the first stages of the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.

An 104-year-old British 'hero in the shadows' has been awarded the highest honour France can bestow. At the UK's commemoration event in Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy, French President Emmanuel Macron bent down to pin the Legion d'honneur medal on Christian Lamb, before kissing the Second World War hero on both cheeks. Mrs Lamb was posted in secret to Whitehall in London at the start of 1944, and created detailed maps that guided the crews of landing craft on D-Day. At the ceremony, Mr Macron then said: 'You were, in your own way, among those figures in the shadow of D-Day. 'You were not there in person but you guided each step they took.'

The French penchant for bureaucracy has been roundly mocked after British paratroopers were met by clipboard-carrying officials as they landed in Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Footage shows troops being forced to join a Kafkaesque queue in a farmer's field to show passports and documents to waiting customs officers as soon as they touched down. Politicians and the public pointed out the absurdity of British soldiers being made to show their papers on the 80th anniversary of the day they launched the liberation of France from the Nazis.

Around 80 migrants including a baby and two other children were rescued this morning after a dinghy capsized in the Channel. The boat is believed to have set off from Calais, before getting into difficulty and sending out a mayday to the Coastguard. A huge rescue operation was launched, with helicopters and lifeboats scrambled to pull people out of the water. The group were then seen being brought to shore before lunch time in Dover, where they are now being processed.

Coronation Street is officially the longest running TV soap in the world - despite the fact that it was only supposed to air for 13 weeks. So it's no wonder that the ITV drama boasts seven of the ten longest-serving British soap stars - including Helen Worth, who announced on Wednesday she would be leaving the show after playing Gail Platt for 50 years. Half a century after she first walked onto the cobbles, viewers will reportedly see Helen, 73, bid farewell to the street in a major storyline for the her family. She's one of the top three longest-serving soap stars, after William Roache, 92, who debuted on Corrie as Ken Barlow in the very first episode, and the street's Rita Tanner, who's been played by Barbara Knox continuously since 1972. Here, FEMAIL reveals the ten longest-serving British soap stars...

The inquest, opened by senior coroner Paul Smith in Lincoln, heard how Bronson went to live with his father after his parents separated in the summer of 2022, while his two siblings lived with his mother. Detective Inspector Claire Rimmer of Lincolnshire Police told the coroner's court how police were called by a "concerned" neighbour who hadn't seen Kenneth for a while and reported a smell coming from the flat. Kenneth's body was found behind the living room door and Bronson was found dead between his father's legs. The court also heard from coroner's officer Tracy Cox, who confirmed that Bronson's post-mortem examination took place at Leicestershire Royal Infirmary on January 11. The report confirmed Bronson died because of dehydration. Mr Smith adjourned the inquest to a provisional date of December 10, 2024, noting that a "thorough and sensitive investigation" is taking place into the two deaths. The Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership is undertaking an in-depth, independent review of the case, which began in February and is expected to take six months.

Ms Sara Phipps (pictured) had just completed a 30-mile bike ride and was on her way home when an Audi suddenly pulled out at the crossroads where she claims to have had right of way on. She was rushed to hospital where doctors treated her for injuries including a broken right shoulder, broken right femur and bruising and cuts to her hands. Three years on from her accident in March 2021, Ms Phipps, who used to regularly run 40 miles, now relies heavily on her partner and daughter to do things for her.

While scientists haven't invented a time machine just yet, there is now a way for you to get some much-needed advice from your older self. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created Future You: an AI-powered chatbot which simulates a version of the user at 60 years old. The researchers say that a quick chat with your future self is just what people need to start thinking more about their decisions in the present. With an aged-up profile picture and a full life's worth of synthetic memories, the chatbot delivers plausible stories about the user's life alongside sage wisdom from the future.

Speaking at a rare press conference with Western news outlets yesterday, the dictator denied having 'imperial ambitions'. He ranted to journalists: 'They've come up with this idea that Russia wants to attack NATO. Have you lost your mind? Are you as thick as two short planks? Who made this up? It's nonsense.' But at the same meeting, the dictator threatened to supply his advanced weapons to enemies of Britain and other Western countries who are providing long range arms to Kyiv (above). These Russian weapons could then be used to harm NATO countries. While many NATO members have provided weapons to Kyiv to support its fight against the Russian invaders, the military alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg today emphasised that it has no plans to deploy forces to Ukraine.

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

A luxury seven-bed home once owned by champion golfer Colin Montgomerie and boasting its own swimming pool, private cinema and dancefloor has hit the market for £16.5million. Queen Anne House has everything a top sportsman or celebrity could want - a including a bespoke party room with its own bar and bathrooms with chandeliers. The mansion is nestled in the prestigious Crown Estate, Oxshott, Surrey, close to Chelsea FC's training ground at Cobham. The area has been home to former footballers Jamie Redknapp , Didier Drogba and John Terry as well as tennis star Andy Murray , leisure club founder David Lloyd and Muse bass player Chris Wolstenholme. Photos give a glimpse inside the luxurious home where no expense has been spared.

The photo of Arsenal fan Scott Law (left), 43, showing a large bruise on his forehead was released by police after he found guilty today of headbutting the Sky News pundit at an Emirates match on September 3 last year. The fracas began when Mr Keane and fellow Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards were walking to do the final match analysis after Arsenal's 3-1 victory over Manchester United, the trial at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court heard. The ex-Ireland international, who jointly holds the record for the most red cards received in English football (13), was headbutted through doors at the Emirates Stadium by Law, of Waltham Abbey, Essex. But Law denied the charge, arguing to the court that he was 'terrified' of the 52-year-old former player who has a long history of physical clashes on the pitch. Law also claimed he suffered injuries to his face from Keane's elbow.

A hero shopper fended off two suspected crooks who allegedly stole champagne from a Sainsbury's in London. One of the men - in a cap and facemask - had a bottle of bubbly stuffed in his jacket while the other was clutching two bottles in his hands and a green bag over his shoulder. The Met Police are now investigating the incident, with the support of the supermarket, but no arrests have been made at this stage.

The party of the century, hosted at London institution Claridge's Hotel, went down in history after tales of debauchery and wild antics emerged from the celebration, which went on until dawn. The glamorous shindig saw some of the world's most famous faces descend on London's West End to celebrate with the birthday girl; all dressed to the nines in stunning outfits in line with the theme, The Beautiful and The Damned. Among the guests were huge names including Gwyneth Paltrow, Ronnie Wood, Naomi Campbell, Sadie Frost, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Grace Jones.

The jet was snapped landing in the Scottish capital (right) as 220,000 Swifties prepare to descend on the cities Murrayfield Stadium for the megastar's sold-out performances this weekend. The rumours have been fuelled after BMW X5 security cars with bulletproof glass were spotted near the jet - a car that the superstar has used to get around in before. But there has been no sighting of Swift so far, and no confirmation if she was on the plane. Her first performance in Edinburgh is due to begin on Friday evening. However several other theories have also been swirling around the internet with some fans believing she has arrived in Inverness on Wednesday, while others say she has arrived in Glasgow today. The star has previously been filmed inside her private plane for a Netflix documentary (pictured inset).

Around 30,000 visitors from all over Europe have descended on t he small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, after arriving in trains of caravans, cars, and carts for the annual festival. Rows of shops around the town, which is usually home to around 3000 residents, have been closed as well as cafes and even the local library. There has been a steady build up of groups in the town, with some lads, donning designer and expensive outdoor clothing, spotted enjoying a pint, while groups of girls have take to the streets sporting full make up and glamorous hair does. Travellers are congregating on the blockaded The Sands road which runs parallel to the River Eden, where a steady stream of riders have been taking their horses into the water.

Nicole Morey was set on by two of her four dogs - all understood to be restricted breeds - who a relative said she treated 'like her babies' but were 'bred to kill'. Investigators have said the lethal attack happened just before midnight on Tuesday, when Ms Morey opened the door to her pets at the home she was renting in the rural Fedamore area of Limerick. The harrowing incident was captured on CCTV, with a man Nicole knew reportedly having access to the footage on his phone and sending the 18-second clip to the victim's horrified family. Pictured left: Footage shows Nicole with her pet in happier times.

The Swedish royal family donned traditional dress to celebrate the country's National Day in the capital of Stockholm on Thursday. A beaming Crown Princess Victoria, 46, who is the heir to the throne, waved to the crowds as she rode in a horse-drawn carriage with her husband Prince Daniel, 50, and their children (inset). While she and her daughter wore traditional folk dress in the colours of the Swedish flag (right), her younger brother Prince Carl Philip (left with wife Princess Sofia) opted for a smart suit with a blue tie.

The very glamorous new woman in football star Jude Bellingham 's life is model and businesswoman Laura Celia Valk. The Dutch beauty, 25, is a model, TikTok star, clothing designer and even a media consultant. With more than half a million followers on Instagram , the star often treats followers to a glimpse of her glamorous lifestyle which more recently has include photos of sunny Madris where her new flame Bellingham happens to have an apartment. Bellingham is set to be a key player on the England team during the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany. Although the star midfielder has drawn attention on the football pitch, Bellingham has always maintained the utmost privacy when it comes to his relationships - but not this time around.

SpaceX's Starship launched from Boca Chica, Texas at 8:50 a.m. ET on Thursday. This marks the fourth test flight SpaceX has conducted, with all previous tests exploding. The last launch was conducted in March and the rocket exploded upon reentry, causing people to question if it will make it to the Red Planet.

The mother of a two-year-old girl who got plucked from their family truck by a giraffe during a visit to a Texas wildlife park has hit back at the critics who are calling her a 'bad mom'. Sierra Robert, 23, took to Facebook to defend herself against the trolls. She says she 'refuses' to teach her child to be 'afraid of her own shadow' as 'anything can happen anytime and anywhere'.

Marjorie Fiterman and Bernie Littman, from Philadelphia, met nine years ago after they locked eyes during a party - and had their first date that very same day. The lovebirds have not looked back since and officially tied the knot on May 19. The couple, who have a combined age of 202, are thought to be the oldest living, married couple in the world and their families recently contacted the Guinness World Records to confirm.

The head-to-head test is courtesy of The Points Guy, with the first-class experience taking place on a Boeing 777 and the business-class trip on an Airbus A350. Both reviewers film their experiences - and the resulting video is spellbinding...

The social media user, who uses the handle @fijibishh, caught the moment when the creature wandered down the stairs of a double-decker London bus, seemingly en route during a commute. Taking a gander at its moving surroundings, the little fox took a few cautious sniffs before hopping down to the lower floor and moving towards the door. However, it's unclear if it ever left the bus or not. The animal looked very small and slim - which viewers suggested mean it might be a young cub that lost its family.

At first glance, it may appear that this brainteaser is simply too difficult to solve. The puzzle, created by travel insurance brand Paying Too Much, challenges you to find three broken suitcases. This fiendishly tricky problem has an added layer of difficulty, with the time limit being set at just 30 seconds. Just above the puzzle, you will see an image of the three suitcases you are looking for. Carefully look at them, and note the difference between these cases and the rest in the image. Now, put yourself to the test, and see if you are able to solve this tricky optical challenge.

This is the hilarious moment a cheeky monkey snatched a tourist's phone and started filming a selfie video of its tour through the Indonesian jungle. Ashley Hoak, 26, was filming some of the local monkeys in Uluwatu, Bali when one managed to snatch her phone from her hand. After desperate attempts to barter for it back with peanuts, Ashley and her friend Sabrina Weibel, 27, chased the primate through the woods for 45 minutes using her a tracker before finding the phone abandoned on the ground.

A British couple who quit their 'corporate' life for a 'grown-up gap year' travelling Europe in a motorhome, are still going almost a decade and 90,000 miles later. Karen, 56 (together, left) aka The Motoroamers - have visited 27 countries in their vehicle which is affectionately called 'Scoobie'. The two set off in 2016 and have been able to sustain their on-the-road lifestyle by working alongside their travels. Inset: The sleeping space in their van. Right: Running into a spot of bother in the desert.