challenges for customers to earn bonus points could be pushing people to spend more than they can afford. that s the warning from consumer groups. i ll be taking a look. in sport it s the start of a new adventure for emma hayes. we hear how she s settling in to her new manager role in the united states as she prepares to lead them into the olympics this summer. to lead them into the quite to lead them into the a cloudy start this morning. some quite a cloudy start this morning. some outbreaks of rain out there, but things should brighten up. a bit of sunshine developing in the afternoon. all of the details shortly. it s thursday 30th may. our main story. the conservatives and labour have both ruled out increasing vat if they are elected in five weeks time. the promises have raised questions about how the parties will fund their spending plans, and deliver on their commitments if they win the elction. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. midnight
the regional governor vadym filashkin said the situation there continued to deteriorate. greek police are searching for the bbc presenter and author michael mosley, who s gone missing on the island of symi. doctor mosley was last seen early on wednesday afternoon, when he went for a walk alone. he presents a range of programmes on health that often see him experiment on himself. the first crewed flight of the boeing starliner spacecraft has developed two small leaks of helium, but is due to dock with the international space station today as planned. nasa said the affected helium valves were shut off, and the spacecraft remains stable. a very warm welcome to the programme. on the 6th ofjune, 1944, aid the chaos of battle and the shouts, and screams of those soldiers ascending the beaches of normandy, was the sound of bagpipes. amid the chaos. as there was this morning, to mark the beginning of the 80th commemoration of dday. in 1944, the piper was bill millin, from glasgow
As there was this morning, to mark the beginning of the 80th commemoration of dday. in 1944, the piper was bill millin, from glasgow just 21 years old, dressed in his farther kilt, and armed only with a dagger. he was part of the first commando brigade that landed on sword beach. in the years after the war, the german snipers said they had spared bill because they thought he had gone mad. and so the legend was born. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea to liberate an occupied country. the significance of that moment, to our shared history, was reflected in the roll call of world leaders who attended in france today. with the exception of course, of the russian president vladimir putin. president macron, said his country would always remember the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought.
The sounds of Bill Millin's bagpipes rang out along the Normandy coast, raising the morale of the soldiers around him. His son, grandson and great-grandson carry on the legacy.
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