and coming up on bbc news. another shock at the french open as fourth seed elena rybakina is knocked out byjasmine paolini. the italian s through to her first grand slam semifinal. of the d day landings. i m at the bayeux war cemetery, where more than 4,000 commonwealth servicemen who lost their lives in the normandy campaign are buried. june 6, 191m was the day that british, american, canadian and french troops landed on sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches just miles away from here, taking the germans by surprise in what was the largest ever amphibious invasion. it changed the course of world war two. throughout the day, commemorative events have been taking place both here in france and in the uk. 0n the south coast in portsmouth, the king, the queen and prince william paid tribute to the last remaining d day veterans. more than a0 british veterans have travelled here to normandy, the youngest 98 years old. it comes ahead of the main event tomorrow at the british norm
manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak says the club want to be judged by the facts and not by claims and counter claims, after allegations of breaching financial regulations. hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the king and queen, and the prince of wales havejoined second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of d day. the normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 191m battle laying the foundation for an allied victory. the special ceremony was narrated by dame helen mirren and included a flypast by the red arrows. jon kay is at the commemorations on southsea common. good afternoon from portsmouth where in brilliant sunshine a crowd of thousands has just been treated to a spectacular, noisy and deeply poignant event to honour those who served on d day. part commemoration part celebration. yes, there was a vip box where members of the royalfamily sat alongside political leaders and mil
northern parts. mostly dry further south and i think you will notice the temperatures creep up. thanks, sarah. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. let s ta ke let s take you back down to normandy where events have been taking place throughout the day to mark the 80 years since the normandy landings. you can see there are events taking place there. that is the french president on the left of the screen and his wife just arriving. they are meeting veterans from 80 years ago. anniversary events taking place throughout the day today. we have seen also soup the events here in portsmouth, the uk and also there you can see the french president and his wife also there in france we are expecting a thanksgiving ceremony, a joint uk ceremony at the cathedral later this evening and there will also be a vigil at the cemetery that will light up in honour of those who fought on the beaches. we ve seen earlier today, the king and queen officially starting events
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the focus of events to start things off in france this week. it is the city, the first city to be liberated by british troops after d day, so it is a hugely significant location for france to begin its d day commemorations. have you seen pictures from the cathedral, i have come back from the service of remembrance been held there, a service designed to reflect the shared history between the uk and france. there are also prayers and said for peace and to honour the heroism and courage of the d day veterans attending that service at bayeux cathedral. this evening, events shift by care to the extraordinary bayeux memorial ceremony, and when you come into 70 like this, you cannot be helped but be moved by what you re seen, the perfection of the graves, the way they are set out here, it is quite something, particularly when you know the loss of life here was so brutal and difficult. events will switch here this evening once that cathedral service is complete. there will be a vigil