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UK scientists pinpoint a major cause of inflammatory bowel disease that is present in 95% of peoples' DNA. [480] 5–6 June – Events take place in the UK and France to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The King pays tribute to veterans in Portsmouth, while the Prime Minister speaks at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur ...
Normandy landings. The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it is the largest seaborne invasion in history.
King Charles and royal family to join veterans for D-day celebrations 08:01 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain King Charles III will join veterans for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in the UK and France today ...
Two dozen D-Day veterans were the star passengers of a flotilla which set sail from Portsmouth, England, on Tuesday, bound for the beaches of Normandy where 80 years ago this week they fought to ...
Next time. 15 September 2024. (2024-09) Frequency. annual. First time. September 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09) In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracy —with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy —and invited all member states and ...
A pair of D-Day veterans from Scotland passed a torch of commemoration to an army cadet at a memorial event in Edinburgh ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
2024 election. MPs. The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024 to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The opposition Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, defeated the governing Conservative Party, led by Rishi Sunak, in a landslide victory.
A D-Day veteran from Northern Ireland passed a torch of commemoration to primary school pupils at an event at Stormont ahead of the 80th anniversary of the landings.