Top News Stories Of 2014: UKIP, D-Day & Trolls

Top News Stories Of 2014: UKIP, D-Day & Trolls
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The news never stops, that’s a given. But what we’re interested in is what makes you tick – what have you enjoyed reading the most?

Well the figures are in and we can reveal UKIP, the Scottish Independence vote and Dapper Laughs were all up there in the most read topics of 2014, all ranked by external traffic.

Tragedy – including the remarkable life and sad death of cancer teen Stephen Sutton and the plight of children in Gaza also made the grade.

Somewhat surprisingly, a tale about a woman checking her boyfriend’s phone only to find footage of him having sex with her dog, was also up there.

Readers, you have some explaining to do.

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The sun rises over flood water in fields on the Somerset Levels near Langport on January 20 - a clear cut result of gay marriage - according to UKIP councillor David Silvester

David Silvester, who resigned from the Conservative Party over David Cameron’s same-sex marriage policy, claimed gay marriage was to blame for Britain's recent spell of bad weather in a letter to The Henley Standard in January.

He wrote: "Since the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, the nation has been beset by serious storms and floods."

Our report, which was ‘liked’ 32,000 times on Facebook also saw Silvester ponder: "Is this just global warming or is there something more serious at work?"

Expanding on this rather doom-laden suggestion, he launched into an eyebrow-raising tirade, quoting The Bible, and explaining that acts like gay marriage are to blame for storms, disease, pestilence and war.

"The scriptures make it abundantly clear that a Christian nation that abandons its faith and acts contrary to the Gospel (and in naked breach of a coronation oath) will be beset by natural disasters."

UKIP reacted to the councillor's comments by telling HuffPost UK: "If the media are expecting UKIP to either condemn or condone someone's personal religious views they will get absolutely no response."

No word as to what he made of the storms which followed...

Our most popular story of February was one which presumably served as a cautionary tale for those of us who check our partner’s phones.

Her dog, to be precise.

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Wayne Bryson admitted having sex with his girlfriend's Staffordshire Bull Terrier (not THIS one)

Wayne Bryson of Louth, Lincolnshire, admitted one sexual offence with an animal and one charge of possession of class B drugs.

The 19-year-old received a four month sentence suspended for two years. He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for seven years and banned from owning animals for two years.

Bryson’s girlfriend ended their relationship. And 21,000 of you ‘liked’ the sordid tale on Facebook, you mucky pups.

The video went viral after Crimea's annexation to Russia appeared inevitable after 97% voted to leave Ukraine to join Russia.

Though controversial, the changing of borders in Europe has rarely been more peaceful.

The time-lapse video of Europe's maps showed the rise and fall of powers on the continent that no longer exist, from the Holy Roman Empire, to the Ottoman Empire, Bohemia, the Nazi occupation and the Soviet Union.

Teenager Stephen Sutton captured the hearts of much of the public after deciding to use his fatal colorectal cancer diagnosis as a vehicle to raise funds for a charity.

Raising the money was number one on his bucket list of 46 wishes including hugging an elephant and his campaign was boosted by the backing of a number of celebrities including comedian Jason Manford.

Stephen Sutton #StephensStory
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19 year old teenager with incurable cancer just trying to enjoy life as much as possible, while raising funds for charity to help others!!Click HERE to donate (credit:https://www.facebook.com/StephensStory?fref=photo)
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19 year old teenager with incurable cancer just trying to enjoy life as much as possible, while raising funds for charity to help others!!Click HERE to donate (credit:https://www.facebook.com/StephensStory?fref=photo)
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Sadly the respite was short-lived, though Sutton had raised more than £3m for the Teenage Cancer Trust when he died in May, aged 19.

Thought the hashtag was intended to promote the party, the move backfired spectacularly and swiftly descended into merciless piss-taking, like this:

In a mission described by wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill as "undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever taken place", D-Day was the beginning of an 80-day campaign to liberate the region which involved three million troops and cost 250,000 lives.

D-Day Landing Sites Then And Now
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Tourists walk by where the body of a dead German soldier once lay in the main square of Place Du Marche in Trevieres after the town was taken by US troops who landed at nearby Omaha Beach in 1944. (credit:Reuters)
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Beach goers walk past a captured German bunker overlooking Omaha Beach near Saint Laurent sur Mer. (credit:Reuters)
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Farmer Raymond Bertot, who was 19 when allied troops came ashore in 1944, stands where US Army troops once made battle plans on his property near the former D-Day landing zone of Utah Beach in Les Dunes de Varreville. (credit:Reuters)
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Children walk over the remains of a concrete wall on the former Utah Beach D-Day landing zone, once a vital means of defence for US Army soldiers. (credit:Reuters)
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A farm field remains where German prisoners of war, captured after the D-Day landings in Normandy were once guarded by US troops at a camp in Nonant-le-Pin, France. (credit:Reuters)
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In 2014, tourists stroll by where the 2nd Battalion US Army Rangers once marched to their landing craft in Weymouth, England June 5, 1944. (credit:Reuters)
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The former Juno Beach D-Day landing zone, where Canadian forces once came ashore, in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France. Once a scene of death and destruction, now a tourist's paradise. (credit:Reuters)
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Where Canadian troops once patrolled in 1944 after German forces were dislodged from Caen, shoppers now walk along the rebuilt Rue Saint-Pierre in Caen, which was destroyed following the D-Day landings. (credit:Reuters)
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Where US Army reinforcements once marched on June 18, 1944, tourists now tread the same path to the beach near Colleville sur Mer, France. (credit:Reuters)
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Tourists top up their tans where the members of an American landing party once assisted troops whose landing craft was sunk by enemy fire off Omaha beach in 1944. (credit:Reuters)
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Holidaymakers enjoy the sunshine, while on June 6, 1944 US reinforcements landed on Omaha beach during the Normandy D-Day landings near Vierville sur Mer, France. (credit:Reuters)
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NEXT: Vintage Photos Of Canadians On D-Day
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View from landing craft 306 of the 2nd Canadian Flotilla showing ships of Force 'J' en route to France on D-Day. Photographer: Gilbert Alexander Milne (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Infantrymen in a Landing Craft Assault (LCA) going ashore from H.M.C.S. PRINCE HENRY off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Dennis Sullivan (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Lieutenant Leslie Herbert Browne, Royal Canadian Engineers, playing his David Glen bagpipes aboard a ship en route to France on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Donald I. Grant (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Personnel of I Troop, 94 Battery, 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (R.C.A.), riding an M-10 armoured vehicle aboard a Rhino ferry, Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Canadian troops land in France.
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Canadian soldiers land on Courseulles Beach in Normandy, on June 6, 1944 as Allied forces storm the Normandy beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944. (credit:Getty)
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A wounded Canadian soldier being given adrenalin on the deck of a Landing Craft Tank (LCT) alongside H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Donovan J. Thorndick (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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A wounded Royal Navy Beach Commando being taken aboard H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Donovan Thorndick (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Wounded Canadian soldiers awaiting transfer to a Casualty Clearing Station of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (R.C.A.M.C.) on D-Day, Courseulles-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Survivors of a capsized Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) being helped aboard H.M.C.S. PRINCE HENRY off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Dennis Sullivan (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Troops of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade (Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Highlanders) going ashore from LCI (L) 299 [Landing Craft Infantry], Bernières-sur-mer, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Gilbert Alexander Milne (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Invasion craft en route to France on D-Day. Photographer: Gilbert A. Milne (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Canadian troops in landing crafts approach a stretch of coastline code-named Juno Beach, near Bernieres-sur-mer, as the Allied Normandy invasion gets under way on June 6, 1944. (credit:AP)
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Personnel of Royal Canadian Navy Beach Commando "W" landing on Mike Beach, Juno sector of the Normandy beachhead. Photographer: Richard Graham Arless (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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A member of the Canadian Provost Corps (C.P.C.) guarding the first German prisoners to be captured by Canadian soldiers in the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Sergeant R. Gagnon of Le Régiment de la Chaudière with a German prisoner on Nan White Beach, Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Corporal Victor Deblois of Le Régiment de la Chaudière guarding German prisoners on Juno Beach, Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Soldiers of the 2nd Canadian Flotilla establish a beachhead code-named Juno Beach, near Bernieres-sur-mer on June 6, 1944. (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Troops of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division land at Juno Beach on the outskirts of Bernieres-sur-Mer on D-Day. (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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The Saskatchewan Regiment of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division lands at Juno Beach on the outskirts of Bernieres-sur-Mer June 6, 1944. (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division set up a mortar on Juno Beach on the outskirts of Bernieres-sur-Mer on June 6, 1944. (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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A Canadian soldier directs traffic in Bernieres-sur-Mer on June 6, 1944. (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Infantrymen of Le Régiment de la Chaudière moving through Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Frank Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Private Jack Roy of Le Régiment de la Chaudière preparing to disembark from H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID off Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Donovan J. Thorndick (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Canadian infantrymen from various units, including The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.), eating a meal aboard ship en route to the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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An unidentified infantryman of Le Régiment de la Chaudière preparing to disembark from H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Donovan J. Thorndick (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Soldiers of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade eating aboard a landing craft en route to France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Infantrymen of Le Régiment de la Chaudière in a Landing Craft Assault (LCA) alongside H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID off Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Donovan J. Thorndick (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Infantrymen of The Highland Light Infantry of Canada cooking a meal aboard LCI(L) 306 of the 2nd Canadian (262nd RN) Flotilla en route to France on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Gilbert Alexander Milne (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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The first nursing sisters of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (R.C.A.M.C.) to land in France after D-Day. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Rifleman R.A. Marshall, Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, pointing out a hole in his helmet made by a German sniper's bullet on D-Day. Bretteville-Orgueilleuse, France, 20 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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A second section of infantrymen preparing to go ashore from H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID off Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Donovan J. Thorndick (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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A Landing Craft Tank (LCT) bringing casualties out to H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID from the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Donovan J. Thorndick (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Canadian soldiers studying a German plan of the beach during D-Day landing operations. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Unidentified personnel of the Canadian Armoured Corps (C.A.C.) using wireless signal information to plot enemy movements in the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Sapper E.F. Dombrowski, 6th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers (R.C.E.), strips a steel beam from a damaged building to be used in constructing temporary bridges, Bretteville, France, 23 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Infantrymen of Le Régiment de la Chaudière talking with French civilians, Bernières-sur-Mer, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Wounded Canadian soldiers awaiting evacuation to a Casualty Clearing Station of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (R.C.A.M.C.) in the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Infantrymen of the 1st Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment, embarking in a Landing Craft Assault (LCA) alongside H.M.C.S. PRINCE HENRY off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Dennis Sullivan (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Personnel of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade landing from LCI(L) 125 of the 3rd Canadian (264th RN) Flotilla on 'Nan White' Beach on D-Day. Photographer: Gilbert Alexander Milne (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Infantrymen of The Highland Light Infantry of Canada aboard LCI(L) 306 of the 2nd Canadian (262nd RN) Flotilla en route to France on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Photographer: Gilbert Alexander Milne (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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"D" Day preparations. Overhead shot showing part of the huge invasion fleet: Landing Craft, Tanks (LCTs) fully loaded and camouflaged. Photographer:Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Landing craft from H.M.C.S. PRINCE DAVID and S.S. MONOWAI going ashore at Bernières-sur-Mer on D-Day, 6 June 1944. L.C.I. of the Canadian Landing Craft Infantry (Large) Flotilla, of either the 260th, 262nd, or 264th. Photographer: Donovan B. Thorndick (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Canadian LCI(L)s going ashore on D-Day. Photographer: Gilbert Alexander Milne (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Private C.L. Jewell of The North Nova Scotia Highlanders, who wears a "D-Day" beard, Normandy, France, 22 June 1944. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Sherbrooke Fusiliers crew with a Sherman tank, which landed in France on D-Day, Zutphen, Netherlands, 8 June 1945. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Personnel with the Sherman tank "Bomb" of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, which landed in France on D-Day and continued in action through to VE-Day. Zutphen, Netherlands, 8 June 1945. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Lance-Bombardier Walter Cooper, 14th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (R.C.A.), aboard a Landing Ship Tank counting out 105mm. shells which will be fired on D-Day. Southampton, England, 4 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Lieutenant L.L. Smith of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade resting by a slit trench during heavy shelling in the Normandy bridgehead, France, ca. 8-9 June 1944. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Captain S. Mendelsohn of the Royal Canadian Artillery (R.C.A.) briefing Canadian soldiers aboard a Landing Ship Tank (LST) en route to the Normandy beachhead, France, June 1944. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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An unidentified infantryman of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade writing a letter home from the Normandy beachhead, France, ca. 8-9 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Stretcher bearer of an unidentified regiment of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade in the Normandy bridgehead, ca. 8-9 June 1944. Photographer: Frank L. Dubervill (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Canadian tanks firing tracers into advancing Germans. Normandy, France, 8-9 June 1944. Photographer: Ken Bell (credit:DND/Library and Archives Canada)
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Canadian crew of a Sherman-tank during the battle of Normandy in June 1944. (credit:Wikimedia)

Images created by our picture editor Elliot Wagland marked 70 years since the launch of the mission and show pictures of tourists soaking up the sun on Normandy’s beaches, standing in stark contrast to haunting images taken around the time of the crucial invasion.

Looking visibly moved, the veteran journalist said: "We cannot let it go on. if our reporting is worth anything, if your preparedness to listen and watch and read is anything to go by, then together we can make a difference.

Snow visited the Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip where two floors are dedicated to treating children.

He said: "I can't get those images out of my mind. They are the essence of what is happening in Gaza."

Snow's video sparked a huge reaction online, with most thinking it was a moving and honest, must-see piece of journalism. Our report was shared from our Facebook page alone more than 25,000 times.

Better Together's campaign video, called 'The Woman Who Made Up Her Mind’, rapidly earned it's very own hashtag - #PatronisingBTLady - which remained trending for days, albeit for the wrong reasons.

After it aired on the BBC and STV the ad sparked outrage for it's "sexist" approach to women, with many querying if the video is actually a parody of a 1950s infomercial.

The advert was a bid to win the support of undecided women voters and in just two minutes and forty seconds the 'busy mother' dismisses an independent Scotland as "one big gamble," that has "not been thought through."

Better Together urged women to vote No not only for "the love of our country" but for "the love of our families".

Palmira Silva was found dead outside a house in Edmonton after police received calls that a man was attacking an animal and car with a knife. The "sweet" 82-year-old widow was found "collapsed" at the scene.

The suspect was Tasered and arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene in Nightingale Road by armed officers, some of whom were injured in a struggle.

Scotland Yard have not yet confirmed the motive, but emphasised that the incident did not appear to be terror-related, following the beheading of two American journalists by Islamic State militants in recent months.

The Sun story quoted sources who described the man as a "Muslim convert" who had "recently grown a beard."

The tabloid's article was described as "fear-mongering" by some, with many accusing the paper of inciting hatred against Muslims.

Harris, who is serving a five-year, nine month sentence for convictions over a string of indecent assaults, was said to be inundated by inmates queuing outside his cell requesting him to "capture their likeness."

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Rolf Harris performs at the Queen's Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, June 4, 2012. The concert is a part of four days of celebrations to mark the 60 year reign of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, left, accompanied by his niece Jenny, right, arrive at Southwark Crown Court, in London, Friday, July 4, 2014. Australian-born Harris, 84, is due to be sentenced after he was found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault on four victims aged 19 or under between 1968 and 1986. Harris denied the charges. (AP Photo/Bogdan Maran) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, center, accompanied by his niece Jenny, center right, and daughter Bindi, centre left, arrives at Southwark Crown Court to be sentenced, in London, Friday, July 4, 2014. Australian-born Harris has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for a string of abuses against young girls. (AP Photo/Bogdan Maran) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, centre, accompanied by his wife Alwen, left, and daughter Bindi, right, leave the Southwark Crown Court in London, Monday, June 30, 2014. A jury Monday found Australian-born Harris guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault. The 84-year-old was convicted of indecent assault on four victims aged 19 or under between 1968 and 1986. Harris was a prominent British broadcaster for decades and once performed with the Beatles. He had denied the charges. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Bindi Harris, daughter of veteran Australian entertainer Rolf Harris, arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Tuesday, June, 3, 2014. Rolf Harris is charged with indecently assaulting four girls between 1968 and 1986. Harris denies the charges. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Entertainer Rolf Harris Sentenced After Indecent Assault Trial(06 of14)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 04: Artist and television personality Rolf Harris arrives at Southwark Crown Court to face sentencing on 12 counts of indecent assault on July 4, 2014 in London, England. 84 -year-old entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls between 1968 and 1986, he was arrested in March 2013 by police officers working on Operation Yewtree. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images) (credit:Tristan Fewings via Getty Images)
Rolf Harris' Hometown Reacts Strongly To Guilty Verdict(07 of14)
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 02: A pedestrian walks past a footpath plaque commemorating Rolf Harris on St Georges Terrace on July 2, 2014 in Perth, Australia. Harris has been found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault on girls and women. Harris' photo was removed from Bassendean Council chambers as soon as he was charged. A plaque honouring him in Perth's CBD will be removed and his paintings are being taken down from his former school. Rolf Harris has also been stripped of the honour of being a Freeman for the town of Bassendean following his conviction. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Kane via Getty Images)
Rolf Harris' Hometown Reacts Strongly To Guilty Verdict(08 of14)
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 02: Bassendean signage is pictured near Rolf Harris' family's former residence on July 2, 2014 in Bassendean, Australia. Harris has been found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault on girls and women. Harris' photo was removed from Bassendean Council chambers as soon as he was charged. A plaque honouring him in Perth's CBD will be removed and his paintings are being taken down from his former school. Rolf Harris has also been stripped of the honour of being a Freeman for the town of Bassendean following his conviction. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Kane via Getty Images)
Rolf Harris' Hometown Reacts Strongly To Guilty Verdict(09 of14)
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 02: A footpath plaque commemorating Rolf Harris is pictured near the family's former residence on Bassendean Parade on July 2, 2014 in Bassendean, Australia. Harris has been found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault on girls and women. Harris' photo was removed from Bassendean Council chambers as soon as he was charged. A plaque honouring him in Perth's CBD will be removed and his paintings are being taken down from his former school. Rolf Harris has also been stripped of the honour of being a Freeman for the town of Bassendean following his conviction. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Kane via Getty Images)
Rolf Harris' Hometown Reacts Strongly To Guilty Verdict(10 of14)
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 02: A footpath plaque commemorating Rolf Harris is pictured on St Georges Terrace on July 2, 2014 in Perth, Australia. Harris has been found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault on girls and women. Harris' photo was removed from Bassendean Council chambers as soon as he was charged. A plaque honouring him in Perth's CBD will be removed and his paintings are being taken down from his former school. Rolf Harris has also been stripped of the honour of being a Freeman for the town of Bassendean following his conviction. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Kane via Getty Images)
Rolf Harris Found Guilty Of 12 Indecent Assault Charges(11 of14)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor Jenny Hopkins speaks to media at Southwark Crown Court before artist and television personality Rolf Harris leaves court after being found guilty of 12 indecent assault charges at Southwark Crown Court after a seven week trial on June 30 2014 in London, England. 84-year-old Rolf Harris who has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls between 1968 and 1986, was arrested in March 2013 by police officers working for Operation Yewtree. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben A. Pruchnie via Getty Images)
Britain Television Awards(12 of14)
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Australian entertainer Rolf Harris holds up the Fellowship Award after winning it at the British Academy Television Awards in London, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Television Awards(13 of14)
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Australian entertainer Rolf Harris and his wife Alwen arrive for the British Academy Television Awards in London, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Glastonbury Festival(14 of14)
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Australian musician Rolf Harris performs on the main stage of Glastonbury Festival, in Glastonbury, England, Friday, June 25, 2010. The Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

But the 84-year-old has since “had to resort to pencils” because they pose less of a risk to health and safety.

ITV announced they would not continue to air the controversial show after a petition to cancel it was signed by over 50,000 people and a further list of high-profile comedians condemned misogynistic comments made by him.

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Daniel O'Reilly's character Dapper Laughs is no more

The character, famous for his dubious “dating advice” to men, including the material “Just show her your penis. If she cries, she’s just playing hard to get” and “remember, it’s only sexual harassment if she’s more attractive than you.”

O’Reilly was also criticised after footage emerged of him telling a female audience member she is “gagging for a rape”.

It is an about turn for the broadcaster who had previously defended O'Reilly's divisive take on comedy, and as our highest performing story in November it’s clear our readers supported the move.

Squaring up to one of the protesters, the woman vehemently defends the right to choice, informing them: "You don't know why people's are doing what they're doing.

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'Making women feel guilty is so wrong, so fucking wrong'

"Many people have been abused, you don't know what their reasons [are]. This is just so wrong on so many levels.

Turning on her heel, she adds: "Making women feel guilty is so wrong, so fucking wrong."

More than 23,000 people on our Facebook feed agreed with her. Here, here.