Ms Mordaunt said it was right that Rishi Sunak apologised as senior figures from the other six parties criticised the PM in BBC election debate.

Actors from TV series take part in the jumps to raise money for military veterans.

Joe Biden spoke at the iconic site of Pointe Du Hoc near Normandy, where Ronald Reagan did the same in 1984.

The memorial lists the names of those who survived the landings and returned to the UK.

We're now bringing our live coverage to a close, but there is plenty more to read about D-Day elsewhere on the BBC News website:

• For the past two years, the BBC has been gathering the memories of people who served in World War Two. You can hear their stories here
• The weather on D-Day was crucial to the operation. Read about forecast that changed history here
• King Charles spent today paying tribute to veterans in France, which you can read more about here
• US President Joe Biden drew a link between the war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine in his D-Day address. Read about that here
• For a quick history lesson, you can find a list 10 things you might not know about the Normandy invasion right here

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It's been a day of reflection and commemoration in Normandy as veterans joined leaders to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Here's a look back at the most memorable moments:

• Prince William and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were among more than 25 leaders and heads of state to attend the final international event to mark the landings

• US President Joe Biden said the "dark forces" veterans fought against are still evident in the world today, offering Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an example
• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak missed the international ceremony, but attended an earlier event where he told veterans "we owe you everything"
• President Emmanuel Macron awarded France's highest honour to several veterans, including Christian Lamb, 103, a Wren. There's more on her story here
• At an earlier event, King Charles spoke of his "profound sense of gratitude" to those who served
• He appeared emotional during the service, alongside Queen Camilla who wiped her eye as the memories of one D-Day veteran were read out
• Five years ago, 225 British veterans travelled to Normandy for commemorations – this year there were 23
• The day began with the arrival of a military piper at Gold Beach in Arromanches, who played a lament at sea at the exact time the invasion began, 80 years ago

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France's President Macron is speaking now at the international ceremony on Omaha beach.

He commends the efforts of the Allied forces and international co-operation during World War Two, while noting the sounds of the D-Day landings that now echo on Normandy's beaches.

Macron says the soldiers were fighting against the spread of hatred, referencing those who were killed by the Nazis.

He goes on to address the war in Ukraine and thanks Ukrainians for their bravery and love of freedom, adding: "We are here and will not weaken."

Macron says for people living in the hope of "liberty, equality, fraternity" - citing the official French motto - the D-Day landings on the 6 June 1944 will go on forever.

Chris Andrews
BBC News NI, reporting from Normandy

Army Cadets from Northern Ireland have collected sand from Sword Beach to present to one of the last surviving Royal Ulster Rifles soldiers from D-Day.

Sergeant George Horner was part of the regiment’s 2nd Battalion, which landed at the Queen Red sector of Sword and moved inland towards a battle for Caen.

The Carrickfergus-born veteran tells BBC News NI about his difficult landing and the fighting which took place during the advance towards Berlin.

Owen, 16, and Daniel, 17, say they promised Horner they would bring him back sand to pay tribute to his service.

We've been watching the international ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, hosted on Omaha beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy.

France's President Macron has just awarded Légion d'honneur medals - France's highest award for military action - to some veterans.

"We thank all the veterans being present here. I just want to express the gratitude of the French people," he says.

Earlier today, Macron presented medals to some veterans at a US ceremony marking the anniversary.

Wren officer Christian Lamb was among those honoured, for her involvement in planning the D-Day landings.

You can watch her story, in her own words, as told to the BBC below:

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American actor Tom Hanks has been at some of the D-Day events in Normandy today.

He has told CNN, external that he believes Western societies "cannot help but turn towards what is right".

Hanks references the aim for a "perfect union" mentioned in the US Constitution, adding that he thinks over the long term we make progress towards it.

"It comes about not because of somebody's narrative of who is right or who is a victim. It comes out of the slow melding of the truth to the actual practical life that we end up living," he explained to CNN.

Throughout today's commemorations, much of the focus has understandably been on the men who were involved in the 1944 invasion of Normandy.

But their heroics wouldn't have been possible without the crucial input of women.

Our colleagues at BBC Ideas have taken a look at some of the unsung heroines of D-Day:

Iain Macinnes
Reporting from Scotland

Villages like Findhorn in northern Scotland seem a long way from the coasts of northern France, but they played a little-known role in the build-up to the Normandy landings.

Large parts of the Moray coast were cleared in the winter of 1943 to make way for huge exercises.

The military drills, which meant people had to leave their homes, were kept secret for many years.

Today, a special service of remembrance was held in Findhorn to mark the secret role this area played in the preparations for D-Day.

You can read more on rural Scotland's role in the D-Day landings here.

Chris Andrews
Reporting from Ranville, Normandy

To the sound of Highland Cathedral and church bells, a service at Ranville ends after a row of World War Two veterans paid tribute to their fallen comrades.

RAF man Bill Lawson laid a wreath and local schoolchildren sang the British and French national anthems during a moving ceremony near the landing site for many airborne troops on 6 June 1944.

There are more than 2,400 graves in this war cemetery, each marked with candles bearing the words "D-Day 80".

Neil Prior
Reporting from Wales

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Sydney Bennett was precisely the sort of man you'd have wanted to have alongside you during the D-Day landings.

Practical by nature, he worked as a builder, electrician, mechanic - and like most men his age of that era, was called upon to fight.

He took part in the D-Day landings as a tank engineer. When he died aged 69 in 1981, he left behind a valuable historical document recording the battles in northern France.

His diaries vary from concern for his children Gloria and Paul, to chillingly matter-of-fact descriptions of the horror surrounding him in France in 1944.

Sydney wrote in one entry: “Snipers put a bullet past my ear as we were going along, kept head down after that."

He never spoke of the war to his grandchildren but they have allowed us to share some of his accounts. You can read them here.

Victoria Bourne
Reporting from Arromanches-les-Bains

Around a dozen British and US D-Day veterans are attending a service held in their honour in Arromanches-les-Bains.

The group, who are all in their late nineties or over 100, have received a heroes welcome.

Hundreds of people are surrounding the square here to pay their respects.

The former Army chief Lord Dannatt is among those in attendance here.

Speaking directly to the veterans, he thanks them for their actions 80 years ago today.

He says: “What you did on that campaign opened the path to the end of the Second World War.”

Heads of state have arrived at Omaha beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer for the international memorial ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day - here are some of the pictures:

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There have been powerful scenes on both sides of the Channel during today's D-Day anniversary.

World leaders and some who witnessed the fighting first-hand have come together to honour the sacrifice of those who died on the beaches.

Press play below to watch some of the most poignant moments from today.

Katya Adler
Europe editor

“I went to sleep being ordered about by Germans. I woke up freed by Americans,” Danielle Boucherie tells me.

She was five years old on D-Day and had only known life under Nazi occupation.

She became a much-photographed symbol (in pigtails) of the love and gratitude most French felt for their liberators after her mum made her a star-spangled dress from parachutes US soldiers had left in the fields around her village.

That dress is now on display in the local museum.

Danielle is from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, a postcard Normandy village so close to the beach some believe it was the first to be liberated.

We sit together in the cafe her parents opened after the war. They named it Bar du 6 Juin (6 of June bar) after the D-Day landings.

Paintings of allied soldiers parachuting onto the beaches of Normandy cover the walls and a poster-sized photo of young Danielle in her dress hangs in pride of place.

Danielle shows me an album filled with evocative photos from the 1940s, breaking off from our conversation occasionally to smile and pose for pictures with people who have travelled here for the memorial events.

The pictures include her in the arms of her "favourite American", a young allied soldier she befriended and who her parents liked to invite for homecooked meals. They would hug him and tell him "thank you".

“We are lucky to be at peace, to live in a beautiful country,” Danielle tells me.

"Where would we be right now if the Americans had not come and liberated us?

"So we must not forget, because there are too many young people, on all sides, who died for a cause.”

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Along the coast of Normandy, ceremonies have been taking place to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Here's what has happened so far today.

• Events began at dawn, with re-enactments, military flyovers and memorial services in several locations
• King Charles and Queen Camilla paid tribute to fallen soldiers during the UK's commemoration event at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer
• The King recalled his grandfather George VI's description of the war as the "supreme test" as he paid tribute to those who lost their lives.
• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the cause the Allied forces fought for would never be taken for granted
• The Prince of Wales attended the Canadian memorial event at Juno Beach alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
• French President Emmanuel Macron handed out a number of Légion d’honneur medals, France's highest military honour, to veterans - including British woman Christian Lamb, who helped plan the landings while serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service
• US President Joe Biden spoke of sacrifice in the name of freedom and democracy, and said Ukrainians facing Russian aggression today embody the same struggle against tyranny

This afternoon, veterans and more than 25 heads of state are gathering for an international memorial ceremony on Omaha Beach.

We'll be covering that, as well as bringing you more stories from the people who witnessed that day with their own eyes.