Chinese leader xi jinping starts a three day state visit to russia on wednesday, at the invitation of president vladimir putin. Its the second meeting between xi and putin since april and shows the two countries are becoming increasingly close. President putin has expressed support for chinas ambitious belt and Road Initiative the huge Infrastructure Project costing more than 1 trillion and connecting 65 countries. But the two sides have more than that in common. The chinese economy is under pressure after washington raised tariffs on 200 billion worth of chinese exports in the continuing tade war between beijing and washington, and russia is also under pressure because of western sanctions over its actions in ukraine. So, with both leaders keen to escape these pressures, trade between china and russia hit a record high last year of nearly 108 billion. Energy is especially important with russia now chinas Biggest Energy supplier. The power of siberia is a 4,000km pipeline project that
Well be live all morning well be on board a specially from portsmouth where the queen, Prince Charles and President Trump chartered ship to see families willjoin veterans to commemorate relive the journey of those the bravery of those who helped to liberate europe. Who took part in d day. We cannot comprehend what these but for now lets go to ben, in the breakfast studio, for the rest of the days news. Ladies and gentlemen did to us to in other news, its the last day give us ourfreedom. Of the us president Donald Trumps state visit to the uk. Following this mornings d day commemorations, he will travel to ireland inaudible. For a bilateral meeting with irish premier, leo varadkar. Last night the president and first lady, melania trump, elsewhere this morning, in sport, hosted a dinnerfor the prince history forJohanna Konta. Shes through to the semi of wales and the duchess of cornwall finals of the french open, the furthest any british woman has at the american ambassadors reached at R
Head into thursday, another bright start, plenty of sunshine around tomorrow, temperatures similar, but all change for friday, feeling that little bit cooler, the wind will strengthen and we will see heavy rain arriving and that continues overnight friday and into saturday morning. We are back with the lunchtime news just after 1 30pm. We are bringing to you a special programme to mark the 75th anniversary of the d day invasion. We will be back in portsmouth looking at the events taking place to commemorate the beginning. Let me bring you up to date with a summary of what is happening today and the queen will bejoined of what is happening today and the queen will be joined by the Prime Minister and President Trump, queen will be joined by the Prime Ministerand President Trump, in portsmouth this morning, to commemorate the d day anniversary, the invasion which involved thousands of allied boats and planes, the Largest Military operation ever attempted. Senior figures from every country
That i would shirk nothing. I wouldnt surrender. If i had to have my little fight with the germans on my own, i would do it and die. That i would be true to the traditions that had grown up around our kind of unit, and i would pay the price if necessary. D day was a low leveljump from a dakota plane. Today, harry will exit the same aircraft type, but will freefall attached to one of the red devils display team. He has done one before, last autumn, but was 94 then. Now he is 95, but still young at heart. Its going to be cool to see his reactions, jumping out of a plane, out of the same area that he jumped. All these stories that we hear about about guysjumping in in world war ii, its going to be amazing to see his reaction. Its amazing with all that time, as long ago as it was, the amount of detail that he still remembered. And that was that was quite amazing. Airborne troops talk of a brotherhood, a unique bond the same for these young men today as it was for the tens of thousands of y
Would make the pension age the same for men and women as a long overdue move towards gender equality and this has been clearly communicated. But she believes she has lost £49,000 and she wants the money back. Simon complex, bbc news. Simon gompertz. Robert hall has spent the last few days with vetera ns, spent the last few days with veterans, seeing the faces of men in their 90s lighting up. Since i got onto the boudicca at the weekend, we saw it on the boat, men who do not talk about d day experiences, do not tell theirfamilies, one talk about d day experiences, do not tell their families, one man talk about d day experiences, do not tell theirfamilies, one man told me he only told his brother a month ago, suddenly sharing experiences and gaining confidence to talk about stuff that nowadays people would say they have post traumatic stress, it did not happen at the time, now they are dealing with that and telling stories and it helps them. Thank you. Of course, the weather playing suc