overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore onjune 6th, 1944. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea to liberate an occupied country. the british, american, canadian, and french troops landed on five beaches sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah as the airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines to secure the roads and bridges. 156,000 troops overwhelming the germans they had taken by surprise. the main event this afternoon was at omaha beach, where heads of state stood alongside the veterans to pay tribute and remember. more on that in a moment but first, our correspondent daniela relph takes a look back at all the day s events in the company of some of the british veterans who were there to see it. bagpipes memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as t
all of those heads of state, heads of government and representatives of royal families from across europe at that international commemoration today as well. thinking back to the past, saying a big thank you to those who bravely fought for freedom, and clearly also worried about the new war that rages in europe. plenty more to come on the dd commemorations. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the day. let s look at some of the other stories making headlines today. the uk health security agency says an outbreak of ecoli is thought to be linked to a food that s been distributed nationally. 113 cases have been reported since the 25th of may. the ukhsa says in england, at least 37 people have been admitted to hospital. leicestershire police say a body was discovered on thursday morning near the river soar. a search had been launched to find xielo maruziva after the force received reports that the child,