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
manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak says the club want to be judged by the facts and not by claims and counter claims, after allegations of breaching financial regulations. hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the king and queen, and the prince of wales havejoined second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of d day. the normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 191m battle laying the foundation for an allied victory. the special ceremony was narrated by dame helen mirren and included a flypast by the red arrows. jon kay is at the commemorations on southsea common. good afternoon from portsmouth where in brilliant sunshine a crowd of thousands has just been treated to a spectacular, noisy and deeply poignant event to honour those who served on d day. part commemoration part celebration. yes, there was a vip box where members of the royalfamily sat alongside political leaders and mil
cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used at one of the locations that troops used to at one of the locations that troops used to board landing craft that would used to board landing craft that would take them to modern normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the west. all the details laten it s wednesday, the 5th ofjune. our main story. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed on taxes, the nhs, immigration and the cost of living in theirfirst
the comparisons between then and now, the comparisons between then and now. and the comparisons between then and now. and if the comparisons between then and now, and if we take a look at the weather now, and if we take a look at the weather chart from d day 80 years a-o, weather chart from d day 80 years ago. we weather chart from d day 80 years ago. we are weather chart from d day 80 years ago, we are looking at the time being ago, we are looking at the time being seven o clock in the morning, eight being seven o clock in the morning, eight o clock bst and captainjames stagg eight o clock bst and captainjames stagg noticed there was a ridge of hi-h stagg noticed there was a ridge of high pressure likely to be building in from high pressure likely to be building in from the atlantic which is why he recommended that the day was changed to the 6th recommended that the day was changed to the 6th ofjune for the d day landings to the 6th ofjune for the d day landings.
discuss terms. amanda knox who was convicted and then cleared of murdering her british roomamate has been sentenced to three years in prison for slander. ms knox has been convicted of falsely implicating a man in the murder of meredith kercher in italy, 17 years ago. despite today s sentencing, ms knox will not go to prison for the conviction as she served four years for murder before being aquitted. the first minister of wales, labour s vaughan gething, looks set to lose a vote of no confidence in his leadership in the senedd this evening. opposition parties have raised a number of concerns including why he accepted a donation from a millionaire who had convictions for illegally dumping waste. our wales correspondent tomos morganjoins us now. what could this mean for the first minister? the first minister was due to be in portsmouth today for d day commemorations representing wales but instead will be here in cardiff bay to face a vote of no confidence.