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
Tim moffatt can explain what we will be seeing in the next couple of days. i thought you might like to see one or two things that we have from my grandfather, king george vi. first hand accounts of d day are precious and increasingly rare. tonight, the king and queen will be seen hosting d day veterans at buckingham palace, listening to their stories. yes, i spoke to montgomery when i was in normandy. did you? and to churchill. newsreel: d-day has come. early this morning, the allies began the assault on the northwestern. did you? and to churchill. newsreel: d-day has come. early this morning, the allies began the assault on the northwestern. this is the day and this is the hour. the sky is lightening. in whitsand bay in cornwall, royal marine commandos have been practising amphibious landings. tomorrow morning, they ll be landing on beaches in normandy to mark the moment when, 80 years before, the first of the more than 150,000 allied troops went ashore on d day. this morning, at 11am
Imaginable operation overlord, or d day. the normandy landings are still the largest seaborne invasion we ve ever seen a turning point of the second world war. last night, i was here as the final rehearsals took place for the very special ceremony youlll be able to watch on bbc one later this morning. tim explains about the next couple of days. i thought you might like to see one or two things that we have from my grandfather, king george vi. first hand accounts of d day are precious and increasingly rare. tonight, the king and queen will be seen hosting d day veterans at buckingham palace, listening to their stories. yes, i spoke to montgomery when i was in normandy. did you? and to churchill. newsreel: d-day has come. early this morning, the allies began the assault on the northwestern. this is the day and this is the hour. the sky is lightening. in whitsand bay in cornwall, royal marine commandos have been
What i can tell you, though, is that cash centres up and down the country have got the new notes in, and so they should start to be seen nationwide as of today, but over the next few weeks, people will start to see them coming into their wallets. but while the king s now appearing on notes and coins, is cash disappearing from our lives? here in the harbour town of looe in cornwall a county with rich links to the monarch and where the ferry only takes cash they ve witnessed a sea change. well, i can tell you that, because i m a local window cleaner. so most people pay straight into the bank account, the company bank account. you see people pay with their phones, these days. i don t do that. usually, card or my phone, to be honest just tap. just got so used to it. everywhere you go, it s got card readers. even the toilet down there, they re preparing to put a little card readerfor 20p. surveys suggest most people still rely to some extent on cash, but with fewer banks around, it s