hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. 33 has become 26 harry maguire and jack grealish among those who miss out on england s squad for euro 202a. in the end it wasn t as close as some of the decisions it helps to give. var will stay in the premier league, whose clubs vote overwhelmingly to back it. another step towards three in a row. iga swiatek makes the final of the french open, where she ll playjasmine paolini. also coming up on sportsday. britain s best weightlifter will be team gb s only weightlifter in paris, but emily campbell wants another olympic medal. and we hearfrom the england rugby player who claims her career wouldn t have been the same without breast reduction surgery. losing two kilograms off of your chest does make a difference, i have to say. my first round after surgery six weeks after i felt like a new person. and then there were 26. gareth southgate had until the end of tomorrow to name his final squad for the
today, president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach. us presidentjoe biden warned that democracy in europe was once again under threat, in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. earlier, at the new british national memorial at gold beach, a service of commemoration. the king laid a wreath for the fallen. and alongside the solemn ceremonies, it s also been a chance for attendees to meet and speak with the guests of honour, the veterans themselves, each of whom played such an important part in one of the defining days in european history. our correspondent daniela relph looks back now at the day s events. bagpipes memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as those before them had done in 1944. but these are now peaceful waters, thanks to the sacrifices made on d day. archive: this is it, | they re
has gone missing while on holiday on the greek island of symi. and it s lift off as spacex launches its latest rocket, the biggest in the world. hello and a warm welcome. you are watching bbc news with me, frankie mccamley. world leaders and some of the last surviving veterans havejoined in france, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d day. on 6june 1944, along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches, tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany s eventual defeat the following year.
and our admiration eternal. more than 35 people are reported to have been killed in an israeli air strike on a un school in gaza that was sheltering displaced palestinians. tv presenter michael mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet, has gone missing while on holiday on the greek island of symi. world leaders and some of the last surviving veterans havejoined in france, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d day. onjune 6th,1944 along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches tens of thousands of troops took part in largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany s eventual defeat the following year. today president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha
tv presenter michael mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet, has gone missing while on holiday on the greek island of symi. and it s lift off as spacex launches its latest rocket, the biggest in the world. hello and a warm welcome. you are watching bbc news with me, frankie mccamley. world leaders and some of the last surviving veterans havejoined in france, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d day. 0n 6june i9aa, along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches, tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany s eventual defeat the following year.