if you, or someone you know, would like to share stories and experiences like bernard, please get in touch. more details are on our website bbc.co.uk/wewerethere. in the last few moments train drivers at 12 operators have voted for strike action on november the 26. the news comes as about 100,000 civil servants have also voted to strike about pay and conditions. that s all coming from the public and commercial services union. the pcs is calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security, and no cuts to redundancy terms. the union says details of the strike will be agreed at a later meeting if there are no substantial proposals from the government.
0ur correspondentjohn maguire has been to meet him. almost 80 years since he stormed the beaches on d day, and bernard morgan not only still has the battle dress he wore that day it still fits him. as a young sergeant in the raf he was a code and cipher operative, translating secret orders, and was ashore in normandy as part of a small signals team. when we landed it was sad to see all the dead soldiers lying on the beach. of course whilst we were there the enemy were coming over in low flying aircraft, so what we did, we jumped in a ditch at the side. when they d gone, we got out. there were blankets in this stitch. in this ditch. we lifted the blankets up, dead germans there. he s been back to normandy for anniversaries and memorials. and i always go to the graves where
these three wireless ops are buried, and i like to think that local youngsters today remember the sailors, soldiers, airmen and civilians who gave their lives for the freedom that we enjoy today. his memory is phenomenal, helped by the diaries and mementos he kept, including this, a soldier s guide to the french. french women both young and old are far from shy! and you will, if you are a man of sense, make them your friends. do not mistake friendship for willingness to give you their favours! they laugh. and among his extraordinary collection, a message sent to troops announcing the end of the war in europe. bernard received the order two days before he was allowed to pass it on. all hostilities on second army front ceases at 0800 hours tomorrow, may the 5th.
economy. constraining the growth of the econom . . ~ constraining the growth of the econom . ., ~ , ., constraining the growth of the economy- constraining the growth of the econom. ., ,, ., the time is 1.15pm. our top story this lunchtime. the number of cancer patients waiting longer than the target time for their treatment has doubled in four years. and in four years. we will find out who will make the and we will find out who will make the england man s squad for the football world cup. and on the bbc news channel. england storage the final of the world cup with a demolition of india at the adelaide oval. they will face pakistan on sunday. and as each year passes, fewer of the men and women who helped to win the second world war are alive to tell their stories veterans like bernard morgan, who was the youngest raf sergeant to storm the beaches of normandy during the d day landings.