of manslaughter over the death of ice hockey player adam johnson. whose neck was cut during a match. the nottingham panthers player was injured by a skate in a match against sheffield steelers last month. and was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital. fans and mourners paid tribute to the 29 year old at the nottingham arena a week on from his death which south yorkshire police said a postmortem confirmed happened as a result of a fatal neck injury. the force said the suspect remained in custody. in a statement this afternoon. police said. england will be without jude bellingham and levi colwill for their euro 2024 qualifiers against malta and north macedonia. both withdrawing from the squad because of shoulder injuries. there won t be any replacements named for the two players with gareth southgate already forced to call up three other players this week. chelsea s cole palmer has been training with the senior squad for the first time whilst aston villa s ezri konsa
overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore onjune 6th, 1944. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea to liberate an occupied country. the british, american, canadian, and french troops landed on five beaches sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah as the airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines to secure the roads and bridges. 156,000 troops overwhelming the germans they had taken by surprise. the main event this afternoon was at omaha beach, where heads of state stood alongside the veterans to pay tribute and remember. more on that in a moment but first, our correspondent daniela relph takes a look back at all the day s events in the company of some of the british veterans who were there to see it. 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 t
Body image. Also this hour another Royal Wedding in windsor. Buckingham palace announces the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank theyll get married this autumn. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In a rare public intervention, the head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets extra money. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russias growing battlefield capabilities, including the threat posed by its long range missiles and cyber warfare skills. Simon clemison reports. Images showing what russia said was a strike on syria. But the rockets come not from the mediterranean sea, but the caspian sea, more than 900 miles away. The head of the army says russia is building an increasingly aggressive military, which the uk is struggling to match. Russia has also been simulating attacks closer to home, conducting large scale exercise
All of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. I was born in 1948, just after the end of world war ii, in which my parentss generation had fought and died in a battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism and an inhuman attempt to exterminate Thejewish Population of europe. That, nearly 70 years later, we should still see such evil persecution is, to me, beyond all belief. The world was witnessing what the prince called insidious forms of extremism, seeking to eliminate really adversity. He ended his broadcast with a plea for tolerance. Religious diversity. He ended his broadcast with a plea for tolerance. Whichever religious path we follow, the destination is the same. To value and respect the other person, accepting their right to live out their peaceful response to the love of god. In due course, when he is king and supreme governor of the church of england, charles knows that his freedom to speak out will be constrained but for now, and on subjects like
Tonight could be called when the skies are clear and there could be some ground frost. Tomorrow, not as much sunshine first thing but it should be dry and bright for most of us, apart from the north west. When the sun comes through it will feel warmer. 11 13 is the general top temperature. This weekend it should be dry with sunshine. In the westminster attack two weeks ago. The duke and Duchess Of Cambridge and prince harryjoined relatives of the victims and members of the Emergency Services here at Westminster Abbey. We weep for the violence and for the hatred and for the loss of life, for all that divides and spoils our world. Also this lunchtime more than 70 people are now known to have died in the suspected Chemical Attack in syria. Germany says russia bears some responsibility. The European Parliament votes on its position for brexit talks as its Chief Negotiator describes britains decision to leave the eu as a stupidity. A bbc investigation finds thousands of families affected by