lone piper plays. tonight at 10:00, a vigil in normandy here at the bayeux war cemetery to remember the fallen on the eve of the 80th anniversary of d day. more than 4,000 gravestones are lit up one by one a tribute to those who never returned. in portsmouth, the king tells the last surviving d day veterans, we are eternally in your debt. more than a0 british veterans have travelled here to normandy i ve been speaking to one of them. all these memories of d day and all the men in the water, swimming, sinking, scrambling ashore in the sands and the other main stories on tonight s programme. wales s first minister, vaughan gething, gets emotional and loses a confidence motion after barely two months in the job. scientists say may was the hottest on record globally, as the un chief warns the world is playing russian roulette with the climate. and how president putin s war economy is funded by the countries buying russia s oil. and join us later for bbc london, when we l
immediately step back into the relationship- immediately step back into the relationshi -. , ., ~ relationship. do you think we will re oin the relationship. do you think we will rejoin the eu relationship. do you think we will rejoin the eu in relationship. do you think we will rejoin the eu in your relationship. do you think we will rejoin the eu in your lifetime? it| rejoin the eu in your lifetime? it is hard to say, it will take time, we cannot do it overnight. thanks for oinin: we cannot do it overnight. thanks forioining us- let s take a quick look at a few of the stories on the front pages. the financial times, rishi sunak is accused of resorting to lies over the £2000 tax rise claim, by keir starmer. we will be commemorating the anniversary of d day in just a second. i plan to save the rivers in the uk second. i plan to save the rivers in the uk a plan. the guardian, rishi sunak lied to the country over labour tax and spend plans, says keir starmer. on
the focus of events to start things off in france this week. it is the city, the first city to be liberated by british troops after d day, so it is a hugely significant location for france to begin its d day commemorations. have you seen pictures from the cathedral, i have come back from the service of remembrance been held there, a service designed to reflect the shared history between the uk and france. there are also prayers and said for peace and to honour the heroism and courage of the d day veterans attending that service at bayeux cathedral. this evening, events shift by care to the extraordinary bayeux memorial ceremony, and when you come into 70 like this, you cannot be helped but be moved by what you re seen, the perfection of the graves, the way they are set out here, it is quite something, particularly when you know the loss of life here was so brutal and difficult. events will switch here this evening once that cathedral service is complete. there will be a vigil
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For brexit negotiations, arguing for a phased approach to the talks. The president of the European Council, donald tusk, insisted the first stage would concentrate on the uks divorce from the union and only when there was sufficient progress would the talks move on. The government had said it wants to discuss its separation and a Future Trade Deal at the same time. Donald tusk appeared to concede that Talks On Trade could begin before the divorce settlement was agreed and said that the European Council will monitor progress closely and determine when sufficient progress has been achieved to allow negotiations to proceed to the next phase. There was a warm tone on a possible future relationship with the document stating that although the uks relationship with the eu. Cannot offer the same benefits as union membership, strong and constructive ties will remain in both sides interest and should encompass more than just trade. But one phrase in the document is likely to cause considerable c