gerry marsden struck a chord with his beloved aid fans at anfield. his band may have broke up in 1966 but at the 25th anniversary of the hillsborough disaster, musically and emotionally, he will always be a pa rt emotionally, he will always be a part of the heart and soul of the club. gerry marsden who has died at the age of 78. and that is it, i will be back with the late news at ten o clock. now time for the news where you are.
further north and west, more sunshine under that area of high pressure, but equally a hard frost, some patchy fog. as i say, that set up stays with us through monday and tuesday. that strong east, north easterly wind with us. in fact, something a little more prolonged, potentially, rain and sleet wise across southern and eastern areas, the channel islands as well on monday. again, with the intensity, it could bring the snow down to relatively low levels. there will be a scattering of snow showers or wintry showers elsewhere coming in off the north sea. so, the better, drier, brighter weather will be further north and west, but it is going to feel cold even in that sunshine and notably so with that brisk wind in eastern and southern areas. but perhaps something a little bit more unsettled wednesday and thursday. that is one we are watching. as ever, the warnings are on the website.
of britain, which was vital to this country s survival. the calculations carried out by hazel and her father resulted in both spitfires and hurricanes being armed with eight rather than four guns. over the next six years, as britain headed towards war with nazi germany, the planes were tested and put into production. each gun carried just 300 rounds. it took around 15 seconds for them all to be fired. it meant that every bullet had to count. the spitfire was a nimble aircraft, perfect for dog fights, and their pilots loved them. so you d got three german fighters that day? 98 year old squadron leader allan scott flew both spitfires and hurricanes. i went straight in and was catapulted out. and 109 bombers came in.
there we go. it s a low floor! it s snug, isn t it? amazing! wow! engine roars. wow. wow! absolutely sensational! being up here, the speed, the agility, the way the plane just the pilot says you re almost flying it with your fingertips. ijust cannot imagine being up here in a dogfight. oh, my stomach! woo! wow!
churchill: we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. we shall never surrender. newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels or dorniers that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. in july 1940, the fate of the world hung in the balance. britain was facing the threat of invasion from nazi germany. adolf hitler knew that to win the war, he would need to invade britain. that summer, he made the decision to attack from the air, using the mighty german air force the luftwaffe. the raf was outnumbered three to one.