this is albert keogh we are looking at, 98. he is a royal navy veteran. do i hear applause? applause look at his face as who takes it all in. he hails from scotland and the smile on his face, because the thing is, he survived, james. he understands what the loss is because he had a life. ~ . , , , life. what must they be feeling, thou~h? life. what must they be feeling, though? the life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, - life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, for| life. what must they be feeling, - though? the fact that they, for some reason, they have cheated, they cheated death in 1944 and had cheated death in 1944 and had cheated it ever since and here they still are. cheated it ever since and here they stillare. how cheated it ever since and here they still are. how wonderful cheated it ever since and here they stillar
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
Reading white lives matter burnley was flown over the Etihad Stadium during last nights match against Manchester City. True gentlemen the three men stabbed to death in a reading park are remembered by at a vigil. Good morning. Today the heat starts to build, notjust by day but also by night, especially across england and wales, briefly across scotland, and wales, briefly across scotland, and Northern Ireland, you may well miss out on this miniature heatwave. But i will have all the details at 6 27am. Its tuesday, 23rd june. Our top story trips to cinemas, restaurants and pubs could soon be possible again in england as part of the governments easing of the lockdown for the leisure industry. Borisjohnson is expected to announce that the two metre social distancing requirement will be reduced to allow venues to reopen next month. There are currently no plans for similar changes in scotland and wales, while in Northern Ireland the distance has already been cut for schoolchildren. Our Polit
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When the moment came, they did not flinch. Step by sodden step, they landed on the beaches of Normandy and into the unimaginable horror, securing our freedom as their friends fell around them.