hamas calls it a massacre. and who s in and who s out of england s squad for the euros? on bbc london the cyberattack which affected hospitals we hearfrom nhs london. good evening from normandy, where some of the last remaining veterans have joined world leaders on the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. more than a0 british veterans, all around 100 years old, were here at the british normandy memorial this morning, overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore. 6thjune 191m was the day british, american, canadian and french troops landed on sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches in what was the largest ever seaborne invasion taking the germans by surprise. around 150,000 men took part in the d day landings by sea and air. events have taken place along this stretch of coast all day, including an international event that saw world leaders gather with veterans to reflect together. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has been following the day
quite calm, funnily enough, saying, do you think we ve had it? suddenly, there was an almighty crash and a shell came and it plum hit the vehicle, went right through to the bottom. when the dust cleared, i turned round and the man laying where you are to me, he was dead and black from head to foot, cos he must have taken the whole force of the blast. and all the others, the company commander, sergeant major, the driver they were all killed except me. i remember when i got myself up and found out they were all dead and ifelt this burning, i thought, i must be on fire. i remember going on the ground and rolling and that didn t do much good. so that was a nasty experience, being the only person of seven who survived. live from london. this is bbc news. d day veterans are at the heart of commemorations in normandy on the 80th anniversary of the allied landings on the beaches of normandy. our obligation to remember them, what they stood for and what they achieved for us all
26 man squad for germany. good evening from normandy where world leaders havejoined some of the last remaining veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. at the british normandy memorial this morning, a service of commemoration attended by more than a0 british veterans overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore on 6thjune 191m british, american, canadian and french troops landed along this coastline on beaches that were named sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah more than 150,000 men fought in the d day landings. it was the largest ever seaborne invasion. there ve been events right along this coastline and this afternoon at omaha beach an international event attended by the us president and ukraine s president zelensky. our first report comes from our correspondent daniela relph. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary n
today, president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach. us presidentjoe 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. our correspondent daniela relph looks back now at the day s events. 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 those before them had done in 1944. but these are now peaceful waters, thanks to the sacrifices made on d day. archive: this is it, | they re
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