making signs and making a difference. good morning from britain s bravest manufacturing company in kent, where i will find out the work they do and the support they give to military veterans and their families. one of the oldest surviving d day veterans shares his memories ahead of the 80th anniversary of the normandy landings. after a bit of sunshine and warmth for many at the weekend, the week ahead turns cooler, cloudier and a bit wet of awesome of you. a bit wetterfor bit wet of awesome of you. a bit wetter for somebody. it s monday 3rd june. a beacon of hope and inspiration . kevin sinfield has paid tribute to his friend and former team mate rob burrow who s died at the age 41, describing him as the bravest man he s ever met. after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease nearly five years ago, rob became a prominent campaigner for research into the condition and was awarded a cbe for his work. his former club leeds rhinos has described him as a true inspirat
and herzegovina at stjames park, with the tournament just 11 days away. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one, live from salford. the conservative party is promising to tackle what it calls the confusion over the legal definition of a person s sex, if it wins the general election. equalities minister kemi badenoch said her party wants to crack down on what she described as predatory men who claim to identify as female to gain access to women only spaces. with more details, here s our political correspondent ione wells. should only biologically female be able to use women s services? just people who are biologically female, also those who have change their legal sex on a birth certificate? conservatives say that women s services should be able to refuse any one of is biologically male without facing legal challenges. it is quite clear that the intentions in the law are being misinterpreted just because of changes, social changes, and what we are trying to do is reemphasise
Gunner chafer s life. we could have been the targets. i don t know. they may have seen us and decided we were the four blokes they may have seen us and decided we were the poor blokes who were going to cop it. but we didn t. hello, my friend. how are you? percy has a lot to be thankful for. later this year, he ll turn 105. it is thought he is the uk s oldest living d day veteran. that might be the end. who knows? 0h, get out of it. you ll be 150 before you know it. he is an absolute legend. he is definitely a legend here. everybody knows percy. he still does his own shopping. he still does his own laundry. he still lives independently in the town where everyone knows his name. whatever needs doing, i do. play bingo. and he still thanks god for every day he has lived
They might have seen us and decided we were the four blokes that were going to cop it. but we didn t. percy has a lot to be thankful for. later this year, he ll turn 105. that might be the end, who knows? oh, get out of it, you ll be 150 before you know it. he s an absolute legend. he s definitely a legend here. everybody knows percy. he still does his own shopping, he still does his own laundry, he still lives independently in the town where everyone knows his name. whatever needs doing, i do. play bingo! and he still thanks god for every day he has lived when so many of his peers fell. most of my mates think he looks better than me. a couple of them call him warren beatty because of his hollywood smile.
Know yet because they have - hoping to see, phil? won, they don t know yet because they have not - hoping to see, phil? won, they don t| know yet because they have not been told the fine details. they know they will get some money, probably millions of pounds to invest. the more money the better, i think. people in woolhampton would say it really does need a lot of investment to bring it back up to its heydays, really, back in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. since then it has been a slow and steady decline and the pandemic has not made things any better. even during the pandemic, even during lockdown there were more shops and businesses open that there are now. they have spent £5 million on this new market. there is a lot of investment going on from transport investment going on from transport in the city, the minister for housing and local communities is actually going to move its headquarters here in a couple of years time, so there are things in the pipeline, but a lot more needs doing. i