cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used at one of the locations that troops used to at one of the locations that troops used to board landing craft that would used to board landing craft that would take them to modern normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the west. all the details laten it s wednesday, the 5th ofjune. our main story. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed on taxes, the nhs, immigration and the cost of living in theirfirst
Cancer diagnosis but today was important. he is the patron of the normandy trust. he has been meeting veterans. they have been sharing memories with him. he has shared memories with him. he has shared memories of his grandfather, who was king at the time, of d day. we expect him to meet more veterans in portsmouth. then he will travel to normandy. it will be his first overseas trip since his cancer diagnosis so a full schedule for the king but obviously this was incredibly important to commemorate those achievements eight decades ago and importantly remember the sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans will sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans will be sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans will be here. - sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans will be here. a - sacrifices eight years ago. some of| the veterans will be here. a special day for them. thank you. let me run through what you need t
Back to jon in that is all the sport. let s head back tojon in portsmouth ahead of the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. you are talking about rain in barbados and here on the south coast of england it is a beautiful morning. the sun is out, the sky is blue and it is shining down on this arena, which has been built to commemorate d day, 80 years on, and to celebrate those d day heroes. some of those veterans will be here in person for this very special moment today. carol will have the weather in a moment. the weather was crucial on d day but we will run you through some of the events over the next few days because it is notjust today. the bbc marking d day landings right across tv on bbc tv, iplayer, radio and bbc sounds. later this morning, the ministry of defence will host the uk s national commemorative event here at southsea common in portsmouth. veterans, the king and queen and thousands of members of the public will be among the guests. you can watch the event live on bbc
National commemorative event here in portsmouth. veterans, king and queen and members of the public will be among the guests. you can watch the event live on bbc one from quarter past ten this morning. and tonight at 8.30 you can watch a special vigil, live at the bayeux war cemetery in normandy. and bbc breakfast will be live not just this morning from portsmouth, but from france. charlie will be in normandy this time tomorrow. crucial events timed perfectly for the programme. it s time for news, travel and weather where you are. hello, and a very good morning from bbc london. i m alice salfield. some of london s biggest hospitals are dealing with the consequences of a cyber attack which led to thousands of operations and blood transfusions being cancelled.