it honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending the country. here is a quick history lesson. in 185 the civil war came to an end. but not without devastating american families. over 00,000 men killed in the bloodbath. grieving mothers and wives decorated the fields with wreets and flags. decoration day was established in 188 which would later become memorial day. it wasn t associated with the anniversary of any particular battle. it was for all of them. at the first ceremony at arlington national cemetery. they were encouraged to decorate with spring time flowers. in the late 180s, towns and cities coast to coast were hosting parades and reciting prayers for the fallen. lyndon john be on. after world war i the dave remembrance extended to memorialized soldiers who died in all wars. 100 years after decoration day was be the. memorial day was declared the last monday in may, creating a three-day weekend. confederate memorial day in the south is held on a s
kick off for what could be one of the great champions league finals. people are facing huge disruption to their travel plans as the half term break gets under way. dozens of flights have been cancelled, and there have been long delays at ports and on the roads, and for cross channel services. and there are warnings that the disruption is likely to continue for more than a week.let s take you through the latest developments. easyjet is cancelling more than 200 flights over the next 10 days from gatwick airport insisting it needs to in order to provide reliable services over this busy period . there have been long queues at london s st pancras station for eurostar services across the channel as families head to disneyland paris and football fans try to get to the french capital ahead of the champions league final. and people are being urged to check the latest advice before travelling to the port of dover where there are huge tailbacks as hundreds of lorries queue to get thr
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after a majorfire on board. us presidentjoe biden confirms he will visit uvalde tomorrow to meet with the families of the 19 children and two teachers killed by a teenage gunman in texas. more conservative mps publicly declare they have no confidence in the prime minister after sue gray s report into lockdown parties in downing street. good evening. thousands of liverpool fans have arrived in paris for tonight s champions league final, which is due to kick off in around an hour. liverpool will take on real madrid for what they hope will become their seventh european cup victory. they ve already won the fa cup and league cup this season. our correspondent olly foster is in paris and hejoins me now outside the stadium. what is it like there? there are thousands what is it like there? there are thousands of what is it like there? there are thousands of fans what is it like there? there are thousands of fans pouring - what is it like there? there are thousands of fans pouri
the pull and real madrid fans to set down paris. dramatic pictures from torquay marina where an 85 foot superyacht has sunk after a major fire on board. people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term gateway begins. us presidentjoe biden confirms he will visit uvalde tomorrow to meet with the families of the 19 children and two teachers killed by a teenage gunman in texas. more conservative mps publicly declare they have no confidence in the prime minister after sue gray s report into lockdown parties in downing street. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. we allow ahead of the champions league final. we are live. liverpool fans have already been loving paris in the springtime, convinced it will be the seventh time that they are crowned kings of europe. but real madrid are the greatest in this competition, and are looking to complete their own english treble after knocking out chel