a year ago theatres in england closed their doors because of the pandemic. in that time the theatre world has lost income of around 200 million pounds. many theatre workers are freelancers and a quarter of them have gone out of business. our arts editor will gompertz has spoken to four performers who ve had to change jobs to make ends meet. music: there s no business like showbusiness theatre, one of the great success stories of britain s creative industries but this time last year the bright lights of the west end went dark. theatreland s professionals suddenly found themselves unemployed and needing a plan b. i am a freelance and as well as the show, i also do a range of other kinds of playing such as concerts and recording sessions and tourism things like that. as well as the show closing, all of that went up in smoke. so all of your income has disappeared? yes, exactly. these guys here were looking for an extra pair of hands and they kindly agreed to take me on. in fact
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 british norm
northern parts. mostly dry further south and i think you will notice the temperatures creep up. thanks, sarah. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. let s ta ke let s take you back down to normandy where events have been taking place throughout the day to mark the 80 years since the normandy landings. you can see there are events taking place there. that is the french president on the left of the screen and his wife just arriving. they are meeting veterans from 80 years ago. anniversary events taking place throughout the day today. we have seen also soup the events here in portsmouth, the uk and also there you can see the french president and his wife also there in france we are expecting a thanksgiving ceremony, a joint uk ceremony at the cathedral later this evening and there will also be a vigil at the cemetery that will light up in honour of those who fought on the beaches. we ve seen earlier today, the king and queen officially starting events
driving in showers. we will continue to see more rain tonight. fading back to the north west coasts. but also down across the midlands and wales and into cheshire, the cloud will thicken, bringing rain. mild for most of us. where we see the clear spells in northern england and eastern scotland, the temperatures may be a few degrees above freezing. tomorrow, the cloud in the south breaking up. the rain clearing from here. sunny spells and a scatters of showers. fewershowers. most in here. sunny spells and a scatters of showers. fewer showers. most in the north west. fewer further south. top temperatures between 14 to 17, but cooler across the northern half of scotland. and looking ahead, to friday and saturday, low pressure still to the north, high pressure trying to move in, but this system easing away as it heads south. still a few showers around for friday and into the weekend. mainly across