Southern england, sunny spells developing but still some heavy showers later in the day. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its monday the 1st of april. Our main story. Energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgems new quarterly price cap Comes Into Force. A household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall to £1,690 the lowest its been for two years. Charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers in unpaid bills. With more, heres our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. Spring has arrived in the gardens of this east Kent Community centre, promising warmer months ahead. I love the daffodils. But locals are still feeling the chilling Impact Winter Bills had on their finances and lifestyle. Its been quite a harsh winter and i havent been able to afford to have the Central Heating on. So its been rather challenging. And so ive been using hot water
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
Im oliver north and this is war stories. How do you fight an enemy so dangerous, so desperate hes literally willing to kill himself in order to destroy you . You fight to the death, thats how. On the island of okinawa, thats exactly what the soldiers, sailors, around marines did in a gut wrenching final showdown with Japanese Forces in the spring of 1945. This is the story of what was to be the last battle of world war ii. The bloodiest conflict of the pacific theater, with over 600 wounded and more than 100,000 japanese soldiers and equal number of civilians died. This would become japans brutal last stand against overwhelming american force. At sea, ferocious fighting between american ships an sued seed a kamikaze pilots killed more sailors than any other battle, including pearl harbor. And on land, one soldier called the battleground the most ghastly corner of hell he had ever witnessed. Spring, 1945. The tide of war had turned, but it wasnt over yet. One year earlier at normandy, a
Im oliver north and this is war stories. How do you fight an enemy so dangerous, so desperate hes literally willing to kill himself in order to destroy you . You fight to the death, thats how. On the island of okinawa, thats exactly what the soldiers, sailors, around marines did in a gut wrenching final showdown with Japanese Forces in the spring of 1945. This is the story of what was to be the last battle of world war ii. The bloodiest conflict of the pacific theater, with over 600 wounded and more than 100,000 japanese soldiers and equal number of civilians died. This would become japans brutal last stand against overwhelming american force. At sea, ferocious fighting between american ships an sued seed a kamikaze pilots killed more sailors than any other battle, including pearl harbor. And on land, one soldier called the battleground the most ghastly corner of hell he had ever witnessed. Spring, 1945. The tide of war had turned, but it wasnt over yet. One year earlier at normandy, a
Masked. So they finally decided to send a professional killer after me, huh . The friendly west. Well, what are you waiting for, lets get it over with. Go ahead and shoot. I have no intention of shooting. What . Whats your name, young fellow . Jim sage. A moment ago, you were ready to believe i was a professional killer. Id like to know why. Mister, i dont know what your game is, and i dont much care. All i want is to be left alone. Theres no reason why you should be interested in me. Maybe. You see, ive always been interested in order and justice in the west. Justice . ive almost forgotten there was such a word. Why do you say that . Because its been a long time since ive seen it practiced, at least in this part of the country. Look out there, mister. Thats my piece of property. I settled here six months ago. It looks like good land. Good . Its better than that. Its black as night under the plow, new and fresh. But the cattlemen say its reserved for grazing. They say they dont want an