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and coming up on bbc news. another shock at the french open as fourth seed elena rybakina is knocked out byjasmine paolini. the italian s through to her first grand slam semifinal. of the d day landings. i m at the bayeux war cemetery, where more than 4,000 commonwealth servicemen who lost their lives in the normandy campaign are buried. june 6, 191m was the day that british, american, canadian and french troops landed on sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches just miles away from here, taking the germans by surprise in what was the largest ever amphibious invasion. it changed the course of world war two. throughout the day, commemorative events have been taking place both here in france and in the uk. 0n the south coast in portsmouth, the king, the queen and prince william paid tribute to the last remaining d day veterans. more than a0 british veterans have travelled here to normandy, the youngest 98 years old. it comes ahead of the main event tomorrow at the britis ....
Neot s is cambridgeshire s largest town. it used to be part of former prime ministerjohn major s huntingdon constituency. but, because the population around here has grown so much, a new seat was carved out. as well as the town, it also takes in a swathe of villages and new towns, stretching as far as the fringes of cambridge city. population growth, new housing and infrastructure is a big issue round here. thousands of new homes have been built recently. thousands more are planned. and, along with growth come growing pains. at the other end of the constituency is northstowe. where people living in new houses have voiced concerns about a lack of facilities. no shops, cafes or a gp surgery. another new town cambourne has also suffered. and i m told new estates here in st neots which are welcome for those looking for housing, have put pressure on public services. soothing those growing pains could be big task for this seat s first mp. ....
It's the biggest new town in Britain, but Northstowe still doesn't have any of the basic facilities that developers promised - and residents are furious about it ....