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
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When the moment came, they did not flinch. Step by sodden step, they landed on the beaches of Normandy and into the unimaginable horror, securing our freedom as their friends fell around them.
History when the very beginning of this land invasion began. given the scale of this moment, the everyone understands now that this is when the invasion began. pipe major trevor macey is on the landing vehicle, he is playing a tune called highland laddie.