Taking in the view as we left Portsmouth, Steve Melnikoff from Baltimore, a D Day veteran. Everyone wants a picture with Steve. 1/5

On D Day he was on a tank landing ship just offshore from Omaha Beach waiting his turn to storm ashore - shells screaming overhead - fired by allied battleships behind him & taking fire from German bunkers on the beach in front..

He landed at Omaha Beach on D Day +1 - taking up the fight after so many of his comrades had been killed storming Bloody Omaha - but as he told me, “Every day was D Day in Normandy”. 3/5

His units objective - to capture St Lo. Fighting was intense, the Normandy hedgerows giving deadly cover to German machine guns & artillery. On the day his best friend was killed right next to him and his company captain also killed, he himself was shot in the neck. 4/5

Steve recovered at a hospital in England…and went back to war; was injured again just before capturing Brest; recovered; went back; finished the war; and was in Berlin for VE Day. He’s now 104. 5/5

The German gun battery at Longues-sur-Mer. Its guns fired at British & American ships off Omaha & Gold beaches during D Day. Was captured the following day by the Devonshire Regiment.

‘The world is a rather dangerous place, and it shouldn’t be …  after what we've all experienced.’ A D-Day veteran urges the world to learn from the experiences of soldiers like him, as they return to Normandy 80 years after the pivotal World War 2 battle.

A great spirit all along the D-Day coast today…

V moving scenes in Normandy this evening as world leaders salute the last few veterans of the D-Day landings From Arromanches 🇫🇷 , our final #c4news report on #Dday80 - with brilliant team Marcus Edwards dai baker Stuart Webb channel4.com/news/biden-tel…

Many of the houses on Sword Beach today are still recognisable from the film footage captured 80 years ago as British soldiers stormed ashore here on D-Day…

German gun batteries faced the invasion fleet on D-Day. These at Longues-sur-Mer fired on British & American ships supporting the landings at Omaha & Gold Beaches…

#OTD in 1944, Trooper Edward "Digger" James was killed in action while serving with 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. A talented artist, he was able to record some of the war he saw. Here is an insight into tank warfare in the #Normandy bridgehead... 🧵 1/7 #WarArt #History #WW2

So sad to hear the passing of consummate journalist Kim Sengupta. A war zone original - always the best of company in the hardest of places. A friend to so many on the road - his chuckle, smile and wonderful presence will remain fondly in our memories. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Rescue teams in Gaza City say up to 100 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school building in Gaza City where thousands of people had been sheltering. Warning: Distressing content

“Andy Bell, 5News” with the story!

During the women’s 1500m medal ceremony tonight, I was next to a couple wearing “Team Georgia Bell” T-shirts. After the ceremony, I asked the woman how she was connected to Georgia. “I’m her mother.” The two of them soft-spoken, but obviously bursting with pride.

Violence has surged in the occupied West Bank since the October 7 attacks, at the same time there has been an acceleration of Israeli settlement expansion – illegal under international law, but a key aim of the current Israeli government.

As scenic traffic jams go the approach to the Mt Blanc tunnel has to be up there… 🏔️

We were in Beita, filming at the weekly protest, a few weeks ago Shortly after we left the area an American activist was shot and injured in the leg by Israeli forces Now - reports today another American activist has been shot and this time killed

West Bank violence increases: 13-year-old girl and American protester shot dead channel4.com/news/west-bank…