tim gray of the world were to foundation will have an interview and we will have a question and answer after that. rick, we are incredibly honored to have you here tonight sharing your d-day insights with us. we know you are in tour with another book so hopefully this is a nice intermezzo for you. rick is a prize-winning author for history in journalism. he is the author of seven books including narratives of five different american wars. all of these are known for their extensive research and histories. they include the liberation trilogy, the first volume of this trilogy won the pulitzer prize in 2003 for history. all three copies are available so, available for sale in the back. he will also be signing copies later tonight of his latest book, the british are coming: the war for america. lexington to princeton. again, multiple copies are available in the back. rick and tim we are extremely privileged to have you here with us tonight and we are looking forward to a wonderf
for history in journalism. he is the author of seven books including narratives of five different american wars. all of these are known for their extensive research and histories. they include the liberation trilogy, the first volume of this trilogy won the pulitzer prize in 2003 for history. all three copies are available so, available for sale in the back. he will also be signing copies later tonight of his latest book, the british are coming: the war for america. lexington to princeton. again, multiple copies are available in the back. rick and tim we are extremely privileged to have you here with us tonight and we are looking forward to a wonderful evening. it is all yours. [ applause ] thank you so much. when i walk into a room like this, i always thought the, seek out the first world war ii veterans. we have these guys in the front row here. i am always drawn to them and want to know what their story was, where they were, what theater they served in and their own pe
we ll be live all morning we ll be on board a specially from portsmouth where the queen, prince charles and president trump chartered ship to see families willjoin veterans to commemorate relive the journey of those the bravery of those who helped to liberate europe. who took part in d day. we cannot comprehend what these but for now let s go to ben, in the breakfast studio, for the rest of the day s news. ladies and gentlemen did to us to in other news, it s the last day give us ourfreedom. of the us president donald trump s state visit to the uk. following this morning s d day commemorations, he will travel to ireland inaudible. for a bilateral meeting with irish premier, leo varadkar. last night the president and first lady, melania trump, elsewhere this morning, in sport, hosted a dinnerfor the prince history forjohanna konta. she s through to the semi of wales and the duchess of cornwall finals of the french open, the furthest any british woman has at the american amba
should be part of a trade deal between the us and uk after brexit. i don t see it being on the table. somebody asked me a question today, and i say everything s up for negotiation, because everything is, but i don t see that being, that s something that i would not consider part of trade. that s not trade. conservative leadership candidate, borisjohnson, says the party faces extinction if it fails to deliver brexit by the end of october. police raid the headquarters of the australian broadcasting corporation over concerns about an investigation into alleged misconduct by australian special forces in afghanistan. sir philip green s retail group, arcadia, faces a crucial meeting as it tries to avoid administration. good morning from southsea common in portsmouth where in the next half an hour, commemorations will take place to mark the 75th anniversary of d day. the queen will be attending, accompanied by the prince of wales, alongside more than 300 d day veterans, heads of s
the sacrifices of the thousands of men and women who fought to liberate europe. the invasion was the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history and one of the most decisive battles of the second world war. iam i am honoured to be stood here today in front of so many other veterans. you will never forget your comrades. we were all there together. it is right that the sacrifice of so many is being honoured 75 years on. we must never forget. seniorfigures from every country that fought alongside the uk are attending they ve agreed a commitment to uphold democracy, tolerance and the rule of law. the other headlines at two o clock. social workers are severely criticised over the brutal murders of two toddlers in northamptonshire. creditors vote on whether to accept a rescue deal for sir philip green s retail group, arcadia. and women born in the 1950s take the government to court, over the way their pension ages were increased. good afternoon we re live in ports