the 80th anniversary of d-day landings at omaha beach. on this day in 1944 more than 160,000 troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of french shoreline. they took the fight to germany s nazi forces. to this day it remains the largest seaborne invasion in history widely regarded as the moment allied forces began turning the tide in world war ii. many heads of state and world leaders are now attending this ceremony. that s what is playing out on the left side of your screen. today, including president biden, you will see others who you recognize and, of course, the president of the republic of france is there along with his wife, the macrons, we ll take you there when the ceremony begins. there is a lot to get to today and with this in the forefront, so much history, so much forged in the name of freedom and our fighters at the forefront, too. we honor them, we thank them, we keep them in our minds this hour and we will cover this the moment it begins. there is a reenactment of
lam upset, i am upset, when not playing good i am upset, when not playing good. we re better than that in the bowling. we re not in texas, the bowling. we re not in texas, six overs that s good. not texas, six overs that s good. not taking wickets, that s on us. not taking wickets, that s on us after not taking wickets, that s on us. after ten overs we will come us. after ten overs we will come back. but i think the way they come back. but i think the way they finished the game on the super they finished the game on the super overs,.. in thursday s late match scotland beat namibia by 5 wickets. brad wheal took three wickets as the scots restricted the african side to 155 for 9. scotland knocked off the runs with 9 balls to spare. captain richie berrington won the match with a six and finished unbeaten on a7. onto tennis and it s familiar territory for french open defending champion iga swiatek who is once again through to the women s final. she ll play jasmine pa
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
Promise in their manifesto to cut Net Migration to the Tens Of Thousands. Labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle Childhood Obesity. And Facebook Places advertisements in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run up to the General Election. Good morning from paris, where Emmanuel Macron has been attending his First Official function as frances President Elect. Hejoined commemorations here in the capital, marking the end of the Second World War in europe, along with the man hell replace by the end of the week, Francois Hollande. The two men stood side by side for the annual ceremony at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier to commemorate victory in europe day and the surrender of nazi forces on may eight, 1916. Mr macron wholl be frances youngest leader since napoleon is working on forming a new government. Hes admitted he faces daunting challenges and he promised to heal divisions and restore confidence in the European Union
Himself of south korea is not in any way suggesting that trump should just accept. Be cautious, first engage at a lower level and trump is like no, i want to do it, lets announce it now. The south koreans end up making the announcement in the driveway in front of the white house. On every level, this is unprecedented, and yet on every level, this is par for the course and what we should expect with President Trump. Normally presumably you would have had the president say, lets think about it. Sure. Lets convene a National Security council meeting. Even president moon jaein, the south korean president all for engagement and negotiation, offered to meet with kim jongun he said if the continues are right, let me think about this. Ill get back to you. President trump normal situation should have done convene a meeting and talk about pros and cons of having such a Summit Meeting with kim jongun, and then coordinate the policy and
then announce it. So stanley, whats wrong with trying this .