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Fatality in Ouistreham results in Normandy Beach Race cancellation

The fatality occurred at about 11 am this Sunday, 21st September

Local News

Ouistreham, France

21 September 2025

The 5th edition of the Normandy Beach race was brought to a sudden stop earlier today (Sunday, 21st September 2025) following a fatal accident involving the passenger of one of the vehicles. The gendarmerie has ordered the beach's evacuation whilst they attempt to determine the cause of the crash.

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“One In, One Out”: Can this new deal solve the post-Brexit deportation crisis?

A deal struck between Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron

Immigration

English Channel

11 September 2025

London and Paris formalise their joint efforts to tackle illegal Channel crossings by agreeing on a new bilateral deal called “One In, One Out”. The recently introduced deal sets a new legal framework to exchange migrants between the two countries with the objective of preventing illegal migration.

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A Very British Prohibition: The 18th Century Gin Craze

Gin Lane by William Hogarth (1759)

History

London, UK

9 September 2025

Picture yourself in 18th-century London, where gin costs less than bread. Reformers rage, politicians argue. Workers slump in the streets, alleys reek of cheap spirits and signs boast “Drunk for a penny!” But how did a simple drink become the city’s most notorious vice?

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Caen's administrative tribunal orders the evacuation of the homeless camp located in the city's "Presqu'île" neighbourhood

The camp's occupants have been ordered by the court to leave

Local News

Cours Caffarelli, Caen, France

22 August 2025

If you've ever walked or driven along the cours Cafarelli, in Caen, you may have noticed a line of tents which has appeared over recent years; around 70 of them line the Orne waterfront. The people and families occupying these tents have been ordered to vacate the area.

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When will Caen's new tramlines begin construction and where will they go?

The new lines are set to open in the summer of 2029

Local News

Caen, France

8 August 2025

You may remember discussions about the new tramlines being at the forefront of local news in September 2022, but what does this 288 million euro project have in store?

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Fire in the centre of Caen burns local restaurant to the ground

The fire left the restaurant utterly destroyed

Local News

Place Saint-Sauveur, Caen, France

6 August 2025

It happened in the night between Tuesday, 5th August and Wednesday, 6th August in the city centre. At around 3 o'clock in the morning, the restaurant was engulfed in flames. People were evacuated from neighbouring buildings.

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A City in Trance: Strasbourg’s 1518 Dancing Plague

Saint John’s Dancers in Molenbeeck (1592) by Pieter Brueghel II

History

Strasbourg, France

27 July 2025

No music was playing, yet Strasbourg danced. In July 1518, amid the scorching heat, dozens of people began moving involuntarily, continuously day and night, as if possessed. Within weeks, the frenzy spread to hundreds, with some even losing their lives.

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Bayeux Tapestry set to leave Normandy in 2026

The tapestry is a Norman interpretation of the conquest of 1066

Arts & Culture

Bayeux, France

26 July 2025

The historic monument that is the Bayeux Tapestry has never left France in its history; but in 2026 the 70 metre-long embroidered cloth will make its way to London.

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The people who danced themselves to death, the start of a new series on WRNC

"WHY IS THAT?" will broadcast its first episode on WRNC tomorrow

WRNC News

Normandy, France

23 July 2025

Historical stories that sound too crazy to be true, yet are. People dancing to their own deaths in the city of Strasbourg in 1518; it may sound like a fairytale, but believe us when we tell you: it's not!

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Aérolive: The festival on tour around Normandy's beaches this summer

This year will be Aérolive's first ever appearance in Ouistreham

Concerts & Festivals

Normandy, France

15 July 2025

One of the main promoters of local talent in the region, the Aérolive music festival has been taking artists on the road around Normandy for the past 9 years.

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