onjune 6th, 191m along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany s eventual defeat the following year. today president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach; us president, joe biden, warned that democracy in europe was once again under threat, in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. earlier, at the new british national memorial at gold beach a service of commemoration. the king laid a wreath for the fallen. and alongside the solemn ceremonies, it s also been a chance for attendees to meet and speak with the guests of honour the veterans themselves each of whom played such an important part in one of the defining days in european history. 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
donald trump s former top adviser, steve bannon, has been ordered to report to prison by the first ofjuly, to serve a four month sentence for contempt of congress. mr bannon was convicted in 2022 for failing to testify before the congressional panel that investigated the 2021 insurrection at the capitol building by the former president s supporters. and the former us president has been speaking at a campaign appearance in the swing state of arizona his first since his criminal conviction forfraud. addressing the cheering crowd inside the dream city megachurch donald trump said his recent court case in new york was rigged and the charges against him were fabricated. our correspondent emma vardy was at that rally in phoenix. there were several thousand people queuing outside this building in extreme temperatures. and infact, over1000 people didn t get in. some people were taken to hospital