the visit comes as ukraine struggles to hold back russian activity near its second—largest city. debating assisted dying — the isle of man may take a step closer to being the first part of the british isles to legalise it. could anti—obesity injections reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes? new data could be a gamechanger, say researchers. and recognised for her bravery — the woman who saved her twin sister from a crocodile attack will receive the king's gallantry medal. i thought that one of us was going to die, ijust didn't know who it would be. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: will the title race take another twist at tottenham? it's in manchester city's hands, but will spurs fans actually mind if they win?

hello. welcome to the bbc news at one. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has made a surprise visit to ukraine, where's he met president zelensky, as more western weapons start to get through to the battlefield. the area in red there is russian controlled, and on the frontlines, mr zelensky says it's been a tough period for his troops. in particular, they are struggling to hold back moscow's forces near the second—largest city, kharkiv. and a new front has opened up nearby, with russian forces starting to surround the border town of vovcha nsk. our correspondent james waterhouse reports from ukraine. good morning, state secretary. nice to meet you again. thank you so much... a nine—hour sleeper train is still the best way to kyiv, even if you're america's top diplomat.

a quick switch to a more familiar motorcade, before a long day of meetings. first up for antony blinken, president zelensky. it's not a simple period for ukraine. and a tough period for the east of our country, for our warriors. thank you that you came especially these days to support ukraine. this is the first high—level us visit since the unblocking of a $61 billion military package for kyiv. welcomed, yes, but delayed by political disagreements and, now, slow deliveries. we know this is a challenging time, but we also know that in the near term, the assistance is now on the way. some of it's already arrived. more of it will be arriving. and that's going to make a real difference against the ongoing russian aggression on the battlefield. and this is what it looks like now.

a year and a half of stalemate has suddenly turned into a significant russian offensive in a week. thousands are fleeing their homes in the north—eastern kharkiv region. russian bombs have rained down for five days and invading troops are getting closer. "keep talking to us," says this police officer to 71—year—old olga. she was injured in an explosion, and their car is now an ambulance. they meet paramedics. we're told she's in a serious condition. the newly homeless end up here, in ukraine's second city, kharkiv. people are terrified. they are stressed. they take, they keep their animals with them. so everyone is in a huge stress because of the constant shelling and of the shock of the russian offensive. for now, kharkiv city

is a place of relative safety, but for how long? while few think the russians are capable of taking it, they could soon be in artillery range. missiles routinely hit kharkiv. if this offensive isn't contained, the destruction will be even greater. ukraine is struggling to hold what is a new front line. antony blinken has just been for a working lunch with his ukrainian counterpart dmytro kuleba at a nearby pizzeria, not a bad place to take an american visitor. but the problems for ukraine are notjust in the delay to this $61 billion military aid package to arrive and all of that ammunition. there are problems far closer to the front line. you have the country's security chief talking about moving what few reserve troops they have to this north—eastern region. this new

front line. but you also have evacuations planned in more than 100 settlements in the sumy region further north. in areas which are constantly shelled. and it is there that an attack is anticipated as well. russia is throwing more and more at its border with ukraine, and the dimensions of this invasion are changing dramatically in moscow's favour. and if this direction of travel continues, the political pressure that mounts on president zelensky will only increase. james, thank you. james waterhouse in kyiv. the isle of man may take a step closer to being the first part of the british isles to legalise assisted dying, when its parliament votes on the details of a new bill later today. the proposed law would give some terminally ill people the right to end their life, but it has been controversial. our medical editor fergus walsh

is on the isle of man, fergus. this is tynwald, thejoint this is tynwald, the joint chamber of the isle of man parliament, and it is here that the assisted dying bill legislation will come if it clears all its earlier stages. but there is now a proposal that the whole issue should be put to a referendum.— whole issue should be put to a referendum. , ., ., referendum. outside the parliament buildin: in referendum. outside the parliament building in douglas, _ referendum. outside the parliament building in douglas, a _ referendum. outside the parliament building in douglas, a quiet, - building in douglas, a quiet, dignified protest from groups who hold fundamentally different views on this key issue for society. first, a flavour of the opposition to assisted dying. i first, a flavour of the opposition to assisted dying.— first, a flavour of the opposition to assisted dying. i think there is not the protection _ to assisted dying. i think there is not the protection for _ to assisted dying. i think there is not the protection for the - not the protection for the vulnerable. i think the risk to people who are elderly, who are disabled, people who don't have a voice is huge. this disabled, people who don't have a voice is huge-— voice is huge. this bill should be binned because _ voice is huge. this bill should be binned because it _ voice is huge. this bill should be binned because it is _ voice is huge. this bill should be i binned because it is undemocratic, unnecessary and puts fuel on the

fire of— unnecessary and puts fuel on the fire of the — unnecessary and puts fuel on the fire of the highest suicide rate in the united kingdom which we have here on_ the united kingdom which we have here on the isle of man. people will die. here on the isle of man. people will die not _ here on the isle of man. people will die. notjust the terminally ill, but those _ die. notjust the terminally ill, but those who see that suicide is now 0k~ — but those who see that suicide is now ok. �* ., ., .,, ., ., now ok. and now from those who want a riaht now ok. and now from those who want a ri . ht to now ok. and now from those who want a right to die — now ok. and now from those who want a right to die enshrined _ now ok. and now from those who want a right to die enshrined in _ now ok. and now from those who want a right to die enshrined in law. - now ok. and now from those who want a right to die enshrined in law. i- a right to die enshrined in law. i am a funeral celebrant here on the isle am a funeral celebrant here on the isle of— am a funeral celebrant here on the isle of man — am a funeral celebrant here on the isle of man and _ am a funeral celebrant here on the isle of man and we _ am a funeral celebrant here on the isle of man and we have _ am a funeral celebrant here on the isle of man and we have an - am a funeral celebrant here on the . isle of man and we have an excellent palliative _ isle of man and we have an excellent palliative care — isle of man and we have an excellent palliative care system, _ isle of man and we have an excellent palliative care system, but _ isle of man and we have an excellent palliative care system, but i - isle of man and we have an excellent palliative care system, but i have - palliative care system, but i have to meet — palliative care system, but i have to meet the — palliative care system, but i have to meet the families _ palliative care system, but i have to meet the families of _ palliative care system, but i have to meet the families of people i palliative care system, but i havel to meet the families of people for whom _ to meet the families of people for whom it _ to meet the families of people for whom it has — to meet the families of people for whom it has not _ to meet the families of people for whom it has not worked _ to meet the families of people for whom it has not worked and - to meet the families of people for whom it has not worked and theyl to meet the families of people for- whom it has not worked and they have suffered _ whom it has not worked and they have suffered intolerably _ whom it has not worked and they have suffered intolerably before _ whom it has not worked and they have suffered intolerably before they- suffered intolerably before they have died~ _ suffered intolerably before they have died. , ,., , suffered intolerably before they have died. , , ., ., have died. everybody should have the riaht have died. everybody should have the ri . ht to have died. everybody should have the right to choose. _ have died. everybody should have the right to choose, nobody _ have died. everybody should have the right to choose, nobody should - have died. everybody should have the right to choose, nobody should have i right to choose, nobody should have the right _ right to choose, nobody should have the right to — right to choose, nobody should have the right to say howl right to choose, nobody should have the right to say how i have to die or how— the right to say how i have to die or how anybody has today. we should all have _ or how anybody has today. we should all have that choice.— all have that choice. honourable members. _ all have that choice. honourable members, please _ all have that choice. honourable members, please be _ all have that choice. honourable members, please be upstanding all have that choice. honourable . members, please be upstanding for all have that choice. honourable - members, please be upstanding for mr speakeh _ members, please be upstanding for mr seaker. ., members, please be upstanding for mr seaker. . . ., , ., speaker. there are echoes of the ceremony seen — speaker. there are echoes of the ceremony seen at _ speaker. there are echoes of the ceremony seen at westminster, l ceremony seen at westminster, although this parliament is older. members of the house of keys are voting on the detail of an assisted dying bill and how it would work in practice. assisted dying... alex

allinson, politician and doctor, is the driving force the legislation. ourjob here in this chamber is to word i will legislation right so it does exactly what it is meant to do, which is to give the choice for terminally ill people who are competent and adult and to have an intention to end their own life. this is not about shortening life, this is about shorting death for those people who have a terminal illness. �* ., , ., ~ illness. but there was a stark warnin: illness. but there was a stark warning from _ illness. but there was a stark warning from another- illness. but there was a stark warning from another doctor| illness. but there was a stark . warning from another doctor and campaigner opposed to assisted dying he was invited to give evidence. you onl need he was invited to give evidence. you only need one _ he was invited to give evidence. you only need one and someone has been killed _ only need one and someone has been killed unlawfully. so returning to your question of whether you can make _ your question of whether you can make this — your question of whether you can make this safe, i think you can make it safer, _ make this safe, i think you can make it safer, hy— make this safe, i think you can make it safer, by moving the assessment from _ it safer, by moving the assessment from the _ it safer, by moving the assessment from the treating doctor to someone who is— from the treating doctor to someone who is more — from the treating doctor to someone who is more independent and can ask questions _ who is more independent and can ask questions. about finance and so on. ithink—

questions. about finance and so on. i think you _ questions. about finance and so on. i think you can make it safer. i am not convinced in my conscience that you can _ not convinced in my conscience that you can make it safe.— you can make it safe. now, the decision on _ you can make it safe. now, the decision on whether _ you can make it safe. now, the decision on whether there - you can make it safe. now, the l decision on whether there should you can make it safe. now, the - decision on whether there should be an island—wide referendum probably won't be taken until next month. the bill itself could get royal assent early next year and if it goes through, the first assisted death could happen in 2027. next week, the focus of attention and protest will turn tojersey, another crown dependency which is also considering similar proposals. fergus, thank you. fergus walsh. anti—obesity injections could reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, regardless of how much weight people lose, according to new data. researchers who looked at three brands of appetite suppressing drugs have described their results as a major breakthrough, saying it could be similar

to when statins were introduced in the 1990s to fight cholesterol. the study followed more than 17,500 people, from 41 countries, with an average age of 62. all were either overweight or obese and didn't have type 2 diabetes, but did have a history of cardiovascular problems. 0ur health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, is with me. there is a lot of nuance here, how significant is all of this?— significant is all of this? there is a ureat significant is all of this? there is a great deal _ significant is all of this? there is a great deal of _ significant is all of this? there is a great deal of excitement - significant is all of this? there is a great deal of excitement and l significant is all of this? there is - a great deal of excitement and hope around this weight loss drug semi—glue tied for a possible range of benefits. it was originally a diabetes drug and then it was marketed later on as wegovy and you might know the name of ozempic for weight loss and it has proved very successful. it is really well—known because of the celebrities who have taken it. and we have known since last summer there are these cardiovascular benefits from taking it. but it was just assumed that if you lose weight, you are less likely to have a stroke or heart attack or

go into heart failure. but what is now being hinted at and it is a hint is that even if you take it and you don't lose weight, you may still get that cardiovascular benefit. at this stage, it is only a hint because the numbers are really quite small in this analysis. it has not been peer reviewed and it is not published in a journal and it is sponsored by the job —— the drugs manufacturer. but the lead researcher on the trail professorjohn dean at ucl in london has described his finding as exciting and said there are important clinical discoveries and he likens it to the discovery of statins, but he also says more research is needed.— statins, but he also says more research is needed. thank you, so - hie. the court of appeal has ruled that the sentence given to the man who stabbed three people to death in nottingham was not unduly lenient. valdo calocane was given an indefinite hospital order, after prosecutors accepted a plea of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

rejecting an appeal against the sentence by the attorney general, a judge said calocane was in the grips of a severe psychotic episode at the time of the attacks. calocane killed ian coates, barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar injune last year. grace's father spoke outside the court. missed multiple opportunities to prevent the nottingham attacks and the murder of our children, and ian coates, is what has led us here today. we will continue to pursue agencies that failed us and hold them responsible for the nottingham attacks, so that no other family is made to suffer like ours. the father of grace 0'malley—kumar. uk unemployment rose to 4.3% between january and march, its highest level for nearly a year. that's according to new estimates from the office

for national statistics, although some economists had feared a bigger rise. today's figures may reflect a rise in the number of people deemed "inactive" — in particular, due to long—term sickness. 0ur chief economics correspondent dharshini david visited one carmaker to find out how they're keeping staff healthy. the smallest details matter atjlr's test centre near coventry, and notjust for its cars. across the site, this centre aims at stopping injuries and illnesses in their tracks. you're going to drive your knee to your chest and you're - going to come into a crunch. a weekly fitness class led ange to treatment for an earlier ankle problem. that's made a massive difference, actually, to how i can walk, how i can run on it, whereas previously, i was having a lot of issues sometimes doing that. simon came here ahead of an amputation last year. arranging workplace adaptation and support early really helped. when i talk to lots of people and they say,

"back at work within four weeks?" "yeah, yeah. " i think of it as, "of course i am." but i have to remember all the support i've had to enable that, and many people wouldn't have had that support in another industry maybe, in otherjobs, they may not have had that support. the goal is to keep workers in place and businesses on track. we cover a whole range of conditions. we do have physiotherapists, and they're very traditional. we also have mental health practitioners, so they will look after people for their mental health. then we have our physiologists, offering a whole range of programmes. the state spends tens of billions of pounds on benefits linked to illness. of those assessed, almost half had the likes of bad backs orjoint issues. musculoskeletal problems. 0nly mental health disorders were mentioned by more. we'll be making use of the 400,000 additional talking therapies within the nhs to help resolve mental health issues that's one of the key barriers to work. so, huge amount of

investment going on. when you're aiming to build the leading vehicles of the future, having a workforce that's fighting fit makes commercial sense. and notjust here, because the uk is the only major economy with fewer people in employment than prior to the pandemic because of our problem with long—term sickness. now, the government's measures — including welfare reform and, also, more occupational health support — should help milder cases, but how do we stop this chronic issue ballooning? medical experts say intervention from an overstretched nhs can come too late. half of those not working due to illness have been signed off for more than three years. more schemes like this may be needed to keep us on the road. dharshini david, bbc news. the time is 13:15. our top story this afternoon: the us secretary of state antony blinken pays a surprise visit to ukraine and says military aid is on its way. still to come... a teammate of the ice hockey player who died

after being struck with a blade tells us about the impact on the sport. arsenal say there has been an extraordinary growth in support for the women's team and say from next season the emirates stadium will become their main home. a woman who saved her twin sister from a crocodile attack by punching it is to be awarded the king's gallantry medal. melissa and georgia laurie were on a holiday in mexico in 2021 when their trip of a lifetime became the stuff of nightmares. judith moritz�*s report starts with some pictures of the bite marks. a crocodile's calling card. this is how melissa laurie's legs worked after she was attacked. her injuries

were extensive but could have been so much worse if it wasn't for her sister georgia. the twins were travelling in mexico, keen adventurers they went for a swim in this lagoon, having been told it was safe, but then they saw a terrifying sight. his safe, but then they saw a terrifying si . ht. , ., safe, but then they saw a terrifying siiht, , ., safe, but then they saw a terrifying siht. , . , sight. his little head booking up with the two _ sight. his little head booking up with the two eyes _ sight. his little head booking up with the two eyes looking - sight. his little head booking up with the two eyes looking at - sight. his little head booking up| with the two eyes looking at me, sight. his little head booking up i with the two eyes looking at me, a crocodile. i thought one of us was going to die. ijust didn't know who it would be. it is going to get one of us, right? you don't want it to be anyone but you definitely don't want it to be your sister. the crocodile _ want it to be your sister. the crocodile reached _ want it to be your sister. the crocodile reached melissa first and grabbed her but george wasn't going to let it win. what did you do? i just punched it a lot. i had heard that you — just punched it a lot. i had heard that you should punch a shark in the nose _ that you should punch a shark in the nose if— that you should punch a shark in the nose if it— that you should punch a shark in the nose if it attacks you, and so i just _ nose if it attacks you, and so i just tried _ nose if it attacks you, and so i just tried that.— just tried that. the crocodile attacked three _ just tried that. the crocodile attacked three times. - just tried that. the crocodile i attacked three times. georgia managed to fight it off and get your

sister onto a boat, determined to keep her conscious. i sister onto a boat, determined to keep her conscious.— keep her conscious. i song to melissa stand _ keep her conscious. i song to melissa stand by _ keep her conscious. i song to melissa stand by me - keep her conscious. i song to melissa stand by me and - keep her conscious. i song to melissa stand by me and i i keep her conscious. i song to l melissa stand by me and i kept singing the chorus on repeat, i won't be afraid as long as you stand by me, and that song just means so much to us, as well as bob marley, three little birds, don't worry about a thing because every little thing will be all right. the experience _ thing will be all right. the experience has _ thing will be all right. the experience has been - thing will be all right. the experience has been tough to recover from but the sisters are all right and now the bravery of georgia is being recognised by the powers of. it is an honour and privilege to receive — it is an honour and privilege to receive the first kings gallantry award — receive the first kings gallantry award. 50 receive the first kings gallantry award, , ., ., receive the first kings gallantry award. , ., ., receive the first kings gallantry award-_ iout i receive the first kings gallantry award-_ iout ll receive the first kings gallantry i award._ but i owe award. so proud of you. but i owe everything — award. so proud of you. but i owe everything to _ award. so proud of you. but i owe everything to melissa. _ award. so proud of you. but i owe everything to melissa. she - award. so proud of you. but i owe everything to melissa. she is - award. so proud of you. but i owe everything to melissa. she is so i everything to melissa. she is so brave _ everything to melissa. she is so brave and — everything to melissa. she is so brave and courageous. i have got her to thank— brave and courageous. i have got her to thank for— brave and courageous. i have got her to thank for my life. if it wasn't for her— to thank for my life. if it wasn't for her taking that risk... the sisters have _ for her taking that risk... the sisters have been _ for her taking that risk... iie: sisters have been left for her taking that risk... tie: sisters have been left with a perhaps surprising affection for crocodiles and a determination to

give thanks for their survival with plans for a sponsored swim to raise money for charity. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. a teammate of the ice hockey player adam johnson, who died during a match last year when his neck was cut by a blade, has been talking about the impact of adam's death on him and the sport. victor bjorkung was playing in the match between the nottingham panthers and sheffield steelers whenjohnson was struck. he's been speaking to our sports correspondent laura scott. i do get a lot of flashbacks and they're not very pleasant flashbacks. but he was an unbelievable guy. last 0ctober, victor bjorkung had just played a pass to his nottingham panthers teammate adam johnson when he saw tragedy unfold on the ice. johnson's neck was struck by a blade and he died later in hospital. back in his native sweden, bjorkung has tried to block out a lot of what he witnessed, but his memory is painfully clear. it feels unreal, like it feels like it couldn't have happened,

but obviously it did. a lot of the trauma that i've been dealing with and all my teammates that i've been speaking to after i left. so it's not easy. something you still think about a lot? i do think about it every day. that something's going to stick with me for the rest of my life. a man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter last november had his bail extended today. it's rare for events in professional sport to end up in criminal investigations. and victor said he found it crazy when he learned the police were involved in this case. the people that were on the ice and the people in the stands, they know that there is... no one wants to do something like this. and it's such a freak accident and it's so fast. like, you can watch the video, you can zoom in and you can slow it down and you can do all these things. and it's so easy to sit in the stands and say, "well, he did that and he did this,"

but if you rewatch it in real time, you know, it's too fast to judge. what happened tojohnson was a big enough wake—up call to bjorkung of the dangers of ice hockey. and yet he was to have his own potentially catastrophic injury from a blade just a few months later. i got my own laceration wound to my groin area where a skate cut through my pants, my undergear, my skin like butter. so it was only like a centimetre or two from my artery. so i was very fortunate it wasn't anything worse than a few stitches. as well as calling for neck guards to be made mandatory in all of ice in all of ice hockey, he'd like to see full slash—proof undergear, determined lessons should be learnt from a life lost too soon. laura scott, bbc news, stockholm. at the post office inquiry, the business's former communications director mark davies has been asked about email exchanges regarding the faulty horizon computer system.

he accepted mistakes had been made but said he and his team were acting in good faith with the information they had at the time. our business correspondent emma simpson is following the inquiry, in central london. yes, mark davies was the big pr boss as the post office went into full crisis mode, in charge of an aggressive media strategy, especially when it came to the bbc. he was shown several of his internal e—mails, where he described journalists as campaigning, having an agenda, publishing garbage, some of them he admitted looks ludicrous, with the benefit of hindsight today. had you ever asked yourself, "might we be in fact the baddies?" i've asked myself that question, i've asked myself many, - many questions over this issue many, many, many times over the course i of the last few months, - over the course of the last few years, and throughout the whole period thatl i was dealing with these issues,

we really believed we were - doing the right things. mr davies told the inquiry he never sought to mislead, never sought not to tell the truth. "i was saying what i believed to be the situation in good faith at all times." he also said he had a huge amount of regret, but it is clear trolling narrative was a key part of the strategy of the post office, even though the evidence internally about the problems was mounting. the new co—op live arena in manchester is due to officially open this evening — at the fourth attempt. it's uk's biggest indoor venue, but has been hit by technical problems and setbacks that have seen a number of high profile shows postponed, including by the comedian peter kay. but tonight, the band elbow should be performing.

let's head there now — our entertainment correspondent colin patterson is there. is it going to happen tonight? the boss was is it going to happen tonight? tie: boss was very, very confident when i spoke to him earlier. he described it as the safest building in the world. but he gave me the full details for the first time of an incident which happened two weeks ago when she said could have been a disaster. following a send check by the us hip—hop act a birdie with a hoodie, part of the ventilation system fell on the ceiling and crashed onto the floor where the audience would have been. here he is explaining what happened. if that was 15 minutes later, something catastrophic could have happened. to have that, and not be in a position where it happened during an event, is god's blessing, but it meant we had to take two more weeks. and so i get people were like, "can you open here? "can you open for this event?" no. and we spent about four days

in the roof checking every bolt. how safe are people coming to shows here? safest building in the world. he is totally confident it will open tonight with a performance by manchester band elbow, and tickled their most famous song 0ne manchester band elbow, and tickled their most famous song one day like this it could be finally time to throw those curtains wide. thank ou. there's nothing worse than opening your windows on a hot day, but having to immediately close them because of a bad smell outside. and imagine having to live with that for months. that's been the situation for people who live near a landfill site in pembrokeshire — they say the foul odour has become unbearable — and today is the deadline for the problem to be fixed. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. chanting: stop the stink! stop the stink! they call it the "stink bomb on steroids". a foul odour which,

since last autumn, has really been getting up the noses of people in pembrokeshire. some are worried about the impact on their families. gives you a headache. it really makes you nauseous. it's gassy. at the centre of the row is the withyhedge landfill site. it's been here for decades, but really started to smell last autumn. this is what it looked like in december. the authorities have been in to try and ensure emissions are reduced. a deadline in april came and went. today marks another one. this stinkjust isn't going to be stopped. the deadline will come and go. the authorities don't seem to be maintaining our human right to breathe fresh air. the smell can carry for miles. but what's happened here has also caused a bit of a stink far further afield. the landfill is linked to a company which donated £200,000 to vaughan gething,

the new first minister of wales, as he was running to be the leader of welsh labour. today we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. it's two months since he won the race, but the questions have continued. mr gething has repeatedly said no rules were broken. he's accepted the donation's caused concern and anxiety, but didn't want to talk to us about the issue. his political opponents say he's been found wanting. we want this stench to end - at withyhedge, we want this stench to end in welsh politics. and i think the first minister has got some serious - questions to answer. back in pembrokeshire, the landfill company says it's on track to end the odour and will stop putting in more waste from tomorrow. whether that's enough to stop the stink is a question that hangs in the air. hywel griffiths, bbc news, pembrokeshire. a torch of commemoration

is on its way from the uk to normandy to mark the 80th anniversary next month of d—day. the beacon was lit in central london this morning. tim muffettjoins us from hms belfast in london. yes, not long now until commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of d—day take place under in the six. this ship hms belfast played a very, very important role. shells fired from its guns towards german positions in normandy helped provide cover for the allied forces as they landed. earlier this morning a very special ceremony took place. the lighting of the commonwealth war graves commission's a member of the torch. rishi sunak the premise was there along with d—day veterans, service men and women of different ages and the idea is that the memories and lessons from d—day are literally and metaphorically passed from one generation to another. within the last hour that torch came here to hitch a mess belfast and amongst

those holding it and passing it on, dame kelly holmes, 0lympic those holding it and passing it on, dame kelly holmes, olympic gold medallist, and before that she previously served in the army and was made an honorary colonel in 2018 and here's what she had to say about taking part. this and here's what she had to say about takin: art. �* , ., and here's what she had to say about takin: art. a. , . and here's what she had to say about takin. art. �* , ., , . ., ., taking part. as a service woman better in myself, _ taking part. as a service woman better in myself, it _ taking part. as a service woman better in myself, it is _ taking part. as a service woman better in myself, it is so - taking part. as a service woman i better in myself, it is so important ithink— better in myself, it is so important i think to _ better in myself, it is so important i think to keep the legacy alive and i think to keep the legacy alive and i love _ i think to keep the legacy alive and i love the _ i think to keep the legacy alive and i love the fact that we are using the youth — i love the fact that we are using the youth to help that. the torch will be travelling _ the youth to help that. the torch will be travelling across - the youth to help that. the torch will be travelling across the - the youth to help that. the torch will be travelling across the uk l will be travelling across the uk over the next few weeks, edinburgh castle, imperialwar over the next few weeks, edinburgh castle, imperial war museum north, cites enforcement and elsewhere before heading across the channel with d—day veterans to normandy to take part in preparations there on june the 6th. take part in preparations there on june the 6th— time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. the satellite picture tells the story very nicely of the day. just this curtain of cloud and rain draped right across the united kingdom. this is where we have the

best of the sunshine, caithness and southern parts of aberdeenshire, another swirl of low pressure affecting the south—west of england boast a very pretty in the satellite map. still some showers here and it is still quite breezy as well. some of the heaviest of the rain has been across the midlands, yorkshire, the south—east of england. it is slowly pushing northwards and eastwards. compare that photo to this one where we have got the warmest of the weather, the best of the sunshine across parts of the highlands. very little will change through the next few days. it does stay very unsettled and it is always more cloudy and cool towards eastern coast with plenty of moving in from the north sea. here is the area of low pressure. it is putting us weather front very slowly northwards and eastwards but it is practically installing, and it is more or less stationary. through the rest of the afternoon still some rain on it but the rain is gradually weakening. here is that sunshine. watch out for a few showers for the aberdeenshire

coast and further west of northern ireland, wales,