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
that person sat below and listened, sometimes in tears, before giving his own defence. it does hurt deeply when my intentions are questioned. i have never, ever made a decision in more than a decade as a minister for personal or financial gain. never. but spot the empty seats. a minister sacked after messages were leaked was absent. alongside a labour member who had criticised him. consigning vaughan gething to defeat. the first minister has already said he ll carry on regardless of the vote, but the route ahead looks increasingly difficult and may eventually usher him towards the exit.
that person sat below and listened, sometimes in tears, before giving his own defence. it does hurt deeply when my intentions are questioned. . | i have never, ever made a decisionj in more than a decade as a minister for personal or financial gain. never. but spot the empty seats. they too tell a story. a minister sacked by mr gething, and a labour member who d criticised him both missing due to illness, consigning him to defeat. vaughan gething says the opposition parties are guilty of electioneering. but it s his own party he needs to size up and work out whether they are really going to stick with him. what now for vaughan gething? right
we could see more industrial action well into next year. anyone whose train is cancelled today can reschedule or get a refund and possibly compensation. small consolation, though, for yet another day of disruption on britain s rails. marta newman, bbc news. the former uk trade minister, conor burns, says he will fully cooperate with the conservative party s enquiry, after he was sacked from government following a complaint of serious misconduct. mr burns has also had the tory whip removed while allegations of inappropriate behaviour during the party conference are investigated. zoe conway reports. an allegation of serious misconduct. a minister sacked, a government, yet again, facing damaging headlines. conor burns had only been a minister in liz truss s government for a month. it s understood the sacking relates to his behaviour at conservative party conference earlier this week.
of inappropriate behaviour during the party conference are investigated. an allegation of serious misconduct, a minister sacked, a government yet again facing damaging headlines conor burns had only been a minister in government for a month. it is understood the sacking relates to his behaviour at the conservative party conference earlier this week. soon after the news broke, he took to twitter to say he was looking forward to clearing his name. an investigation into the complaint is now under way. in a statement, number ten said: