hamas calls it a massacre. and who s in and who s out of england s squad for the euros? on bbc london the cyberattack which affected hospitals we hearfrom nhs london. good evening from normandy, where some of the last remaining veterans have joined world leaders on the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. more than a0 british veterans, all around 100 years old, were here at the british normandy memorial this morning, overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore. 6thjune 191m was the day british, american, canadian and french troops landed on sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches in what was the largest ever seaborne invasion taking the germans by surprise. around 150,000 men took part in the d day landings by sea and air. events have taken place along this stretch of coast all day, including an international event that saw world leaders gather with veterans to reflect together. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has been following the day
26 man squad for germany. good evening from normandy where world leaders havejoined some of the last remaining veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. at the british normandy memorial this morning, a service of commemoration attended by more than a0 british veterans overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore on 6thjune 191m british, american, canadian and french troops landed along this coastline on beaches that were named sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah more than 150,000 men fought in the d day landings. it was the largest ever seaborne invasion. there ve been events right along this coastline and this afternoon at omaha beach an international event attended by the us president and ukraine s president zelensky. our first report comes from our correspondent daniela relph. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary n
so i was very glad i did. what does it mean to you to be here today? well, it s really very moving because it s such an amazing, big memorial. so i had no idea what it was going to be like. and it s so enormous. and all these names down on the pillars, and all these little statues, really, each representing so many of our own men who died. aged 18, i9, 20, 21, all that sort of age when they were so valuable as soldiers and everything else. we have to remember them for always. now on her way home again. we have had the most wonderful weather here in normandy today. louise lear can tell us more about the weather prospects everywhere else.
they wanted to be able to identify something like a church or any sort of building which was recognisable because that was what they needed for landing on the right bit of coast. it was a very exciting job really. not many people knew where they were going to land, so i was very glad i did. what does it mean to you to be here today? well, it s really very moving because it s such an amazing, big memorial. i had no idea what it was going to be like and it s so enormous, and all these names down the pillars and all these little statues really, each representing so many of our own men who died aged 18, 19, 20, 21, all that sort of age when they were so valuable as soldiers and everything else.
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