onjune 6th, 191m along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany s eventual defeat the following year. today president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach; us president, joe 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. 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
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
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the centre of the memorial signifying the invasion by land, sea and air here at gold beach on the north coast of france. and i m naga munchetty in the studio. also in the news this morning. the first minister of wales, vaughan gething, faces an uncertain future after losing a vote of no confidence he insists he ll carry on. premier league clubs will vote on whether to scrap the use of the video assistant referee, after a season of notable errors and mounting scrutiny. good morning from hms belfast, one of the first warships to arrive at the normandy beaches. it is a cold start to the day, across the board, sunshine and blustery showers, most of which will be in the north. all the details later. it s thursday the 6th ofjune welcome to normandy where 80 years ago today, more than 156,000 allied troops launched an attack on german forces which would change the course of the second world war. it would forever be known as d day. it was just before 6.30 in the morning onjune 6t