a hearse carrying pele s coffin makes the journey from sao paulo to santos where the brazilian football legend will lie in state when i was 15, i wasjust discovering the joys of hip hop and dreaming of playing cricket for england. at the same age, greta thunberg launched an international movement by skipping school. she s not a politician or a scientist, nor is she the first to campaign against climate change. at school, she was bullied for years, before being diagnosed with asperger s syndrome. but in 2018, this swedish schoolgirl found herself hailed as the unlikely voice of global youth. she s become the symbol of a generation, which, as she puts it, is not being listened to by older people, who won t suffer the consequences of not listening. whether you admire her or despair of her, greta thunberg s influence has already been profound. and she s still a teenager. in 2015, the eu and nearly 200 countries signed the paris agreement, attempting to limit the global temperatur
the world. exactly 80 years ago, tens of thousands of allied troops mounted the greatest seaborne invasion in military history. one that would change the course of the second world war. today, d day veterans and world leaders are taking part in major commemorations in northern france. at a new memorial above gold beach, where british troops landed, the king has laying a wreath. close to where american forces encountered the fiercest german resistance, presidentjoe biden has given a speech warning that democracy in europe and around the world remains fragile. this is in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of walesjoined russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of wales joined the prime minister of canada. and alongside the solemn ceremony, it has also been a chance for attendees, including the king, to meet and speak to the guests of honour, the veterans themselves, each of whom played such a crucial part in one of the defining days of european history. as you