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
Among them was percy chaferfrom london. he s been sharing his memories with our reporterjayne mccubbin. are you ready? yes. i am percival frank edward chafer, age 104, and still going strong. that all right? that was good. percy chafer was there, one of 156,000 allied troops who landed on the beaches of normandy 80 years ago and decided the fate of the world. soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied expeditionary force, you are about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. eisenhower gave the word go, and we went. it was the most amazing sight. all these boats heading for normandy, you know. what could we expect? the worst, i suppose, really. you know?
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.
Percy has been reflecting on his memories of the operation, at his home in london, with our reporterjayne mccubbin. are you ready? yes. i am percival frank edward chafer, age 104. and still going strong. was that all right? that was good. percy chafer was there one of 156,000 allied troops who landed who landed on the beaches of normandy 80 years ago and decided the fate of the world. soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied expeditionary force. you are about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. eisenhower gave the word go, and we went. it was the most amazing sight, all these boats heading for normandy, you know. what could we expect? the worst, i suppose, really, you know. you told me, percy, you prayed.