veterans are gathering to mark the largest military operation ever attempted — and the start of the campaign to liberate europe from the nazis. so many men and women, including my dearfriend fred, whojoined up but unfortunately never made it. the ceremony marks the start of two days of events on both sides of the channel. also on the programme... a new twist in the row between sir keir starmer and rishi sunak — a letter from a top civil servant casts doubt on the consersatives�* claims of £2,000 tax rises under labour. the post office inquiry hears the former chair alice perkins didn't follow up concerns raised over the horizon it system. coming up on bbc news...

manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak says the club want to be judged by the facts and not by claims and counter claims, after allegations of breaching financial regulations. hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the king and queen, and the prince of wales havejoined second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of d—day. the normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 191m battle laying the foundation for an allied victory. the special ceremony was narrated by dame helen mirren — and included a flypast by the red arrows. jon kay is at the commemorations on southsea common.

good afternoon from portsmouth where — in brilliant sunshine — a crowd of thousands has just been treated to a spectacular, noisy and deeply poignant event to honour those who served on d—day. part commemoration — part celebration. yes, there was a vip box — where members of the royalfamily sat — alongside political leaders and military top brass — but the real focus of this event was the veterans themselves. those who are still with us. and those who never came home. as frank gardner reports. more planes from another time, memories from 80 years ago. today a chance to honour those men and women who took part in the day. the operation that helped end the second world war. service chiefs, prime minister past and present, royal family, and of course the veterans.

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-- -- over150,000 british. let us alwa s -- -- over150,000 british. let us always remember, _ -- -- over150,000 british. let us always remember, cherish - -- -- over150,000 british. let us always remember, cherish and - -- -- over150,000 british. let us- always remember, cherish and honour those who served that day and to live up from the freedom they died for. ., ., ~ . ., ,, for. honouring america. the us participation — for. honouring america. the us participation in _ for. honouring america. the us participation in the _ for. honouring america. the us participation in the d-day - for. honouring america. the us i participation in the d-day landings participation in the d—day landings was key. 0ver participation in the d—day landings was key. over one and a half million americans crossed the atlantic to help save europe from nazi occupation. eric bateman, a royal navy veteran, is here today with his great granddaughters. irate navy veteran, is here today with his great granddaughters.— navy veteran, is here today with his great granddaughters. we were with our american _ great granddaughters. we were with our american fleet _ great granddaughters. we were with our american fleet on _ great granddaughters. we were with our american fleet on the _ great granddaughters. we were with our american fleet on the way - great granddaughters. we were with our american fleet on the way to - our american fleet on the way to utah beach where there were ships as far as you could see. irate utah beach where there were ships as far as you could see.— far as you could see. we want to thank our _ far as you could see. we want to thank our great-grandfather - far as you could see. we want to thank our great-grandfather and i far as you could see. we want to i thank our great-grandfather and all thank our great—grandfather and all of the _ thank our great—grandfather and all of the veterans of d—day and the normandy— of the veterans of d—day and the normandy landings. of the veterans of d-day and the normandy landings.— of the veterans of d-day and the normandy landings. without them we would not have _ normandy landings. without them we would not have the _ normandy landings. without them we would not have the freedom - normandy landings. without them we would not have the freedom we - normandy landings. without them we would not have the freedom we enjoy| would not have the freedom we enjoy today _ would not have the freedom we enjoy today hie _ would not have the freedom we en'oy toda . ~ ., today. we will never forget. thank ou. amid

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we shall fight in the hills. we shall never surrender.- shall never surrender. frank gardner. — shall never surrender. frank gardner, bbc _ shall never surrender. frank gardner, bbc news. - as well as commemorating — and celebrating d—day 80 years ago — the events here in portsmouth are also devised to educate and inspire. passing on real—life stories to today's young people. bringing history to life. 0ur correspondent danjohnson has been speaking to some of the veterans and schoolchildren marking the anniversary here in portsmouth. todayis today is about polished pride and shining service medals. 0f today is about polished pride and shining service medals. of national praise, remembrance, and the dwindling chance to hear of history from those who fought for it. i was cororal from those who fought for it. i was corporal on — from those who fought for it. i was corporal on the _ from those who fought for it. i was corporal on the royal _ from those who fought for it. i —" corporal on the royal marines, on d—day, we fired the first shot on d—day. 0n the battleship. fin d-day, we fired the first shot on d-day. on the battleship. on the day we were in a —

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proud to be part of this event. - experienced. i am definitely really proud to be part of this event. it i proud to be part of this event. it is a huge — proud to be part of this event. it is a huge honour and proud to be part of this event. it is a huge honourand i am proud to be part of this event. it is a huge honour and i am really excited — is a huge honour and i am really excited to— is a huge honour and i am really excited to see it especially because it is the _ excited to see it especially because it is the 80th anniversary because it is the 80th anniversary because it is the 80th anniversary because it is really— it is the 80th anniversary because it is really important we remember it is really important we remember it and _ it is really important we remember it and don't— it is really important we remember it and don't forget.— it and don't forget. schoolkids are here in force, _ it and don't forget. schoolkids are here in force, making _ it and don't forget. schoolkids are here in force, making the - it and don't forget. schoolkids are here in force, making the most i it and don't forget. schoolkids are here in force, making the most of| here in force, making the most of the direct links to d—day. for these men and women all around 100 now foot to change the course of the war and shaped our world thereafter. dan johnson, bbc news, portsmouth. that is a situation here on the south coast of england today. dozens of d—day veterans have also crossed the channel — to be in normandy itself — for this 80th anniversary. they have a packed schedule. over the next couple of days there will be a series of major events in france. our correspondentjohn maguire has travelled with them — and this morning the veterans attended a special service of remembrance — close to sword beach, where they received a rapturous welcome. speaks in french

some phrases don't need a translation. the veterans were guests of honour this morning at a special commemorative service at what was known as sword beach on d—day. age shall not weary them or the years condemn. at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. i get too emotional when i think of the lads left behind. and i know i said it before, but people must also remember that they left behind those that were married, their wives, their children, perhaps. i do, in fact tend to get a teeny bit overemotional about it. the allied commander of the ground forces onjune the 6th was field marshal bernard montgomery. battle plans in hand, he looked over the service

at the town that now bears his name, colleville—montgomery. it's a great honour to be especially in front of the statue of montgomery. and he was a great man in his time. and as i said, to be here with these hundreds of people is something not to be missed. and me at my age of 99, i can't afford to waste time. veterans, we owe you and your friends who did not return so much. the service was addressed by monty's grandson, here with the spirit of normandy trust, the group that brings veterans back to northern france every year. it's a very special occasion. and the french, the people of normandy, give us such an incredible welcome. and they were the ones who knew what it was to be occupied, what the impact on their lives of occupation was, and therefore really appreciate the freedom that they've enjoyed.

# long live our noble king...# their stamina is incredible. they're determined to see as many places meet as many people as possible. last night, they were invited to a special reception. every year it breaks our heart because they are very happy to be here. and sometimes their memories come back and you can see the emotions. they all tell the children that we have very vivid memories from what happened 80 years ago. they are relishing every waking moment. as one veteran told me, they feel it's their duty because they are the ones who were lucky enough to survive. john maguire, bbc news, normandy. tributes have also been taking place on the beaches of normandy, where hundreds of allied troops

are recreating the original parachute jump to commemorate the airborne invasion. our correspondent hugh schofield joins us now. it sounds like another spectacular moment. it it sounds like another spectacular moment. . it sounds like another spectacular moment. , ., , moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes _ moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here _ moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here in _ moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here in the - moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here in the field i moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here in the field in i few minutes here in the field in centerville some way from the beaches we have been treated to a glorious spectacle of members of the 16 air assault brigade dropping into the field behind me here now on account of tribute, a re—enactment, to their forebears from sixth airborne division who landed here in their hundreds and thousands on the night of jana their hundreds and thousands on the night ofjana fett and their hundreds and thousands on the night of jana fett and jena their hundreds and thousands on the night ofjana fett and jena six. d—day was notjust night ofjana fett and jena six. d—day was not just the seaborne landings but also this airborne landings but also this airborne landing by parachute and glider and for the british it meant here at the eastern end of the fighting sector where the job was to secure the

perimeter of the beach edge which was being established by the soldiers arriving by sea, so what we have seen here today is modern day paratroopers doing just that. into a drop zone, drop zone k, an actual drop zone, drop zone k, an actual drop zone, drop zone k, an actual drop zone on the night of d—day itself. it has been a wonderful site, seeing them coming down, british troops, also american, belgian and canadian troops and we can expected to continue for the next hour and a half or so as i come round in waves. the a130s are coming round, six of them, dropping five or ten paratroopers each, and they are landing right in front of us and the ground, about 2000 behind me watching. us and the ground, about 2000 behind me watching-— the bbc will be following the d—day commemorations throughout the day. tonight at 8.30 on bbc one you can watch a special vigil, live from

the bayeux war cemetery in normandy. more again tomorrow from bbc breakfast onwards. full coverage across the bbc, but from cell c for now, back to sally. a letter from a top civil servant has cast doubt on the conservatives' claims of tax rises under labour if it wins power. labour says rishi sunak�*s claim, that the party would increase taxes on every household by £2,000 overfour years is a desperate lie. the prime minister used the figure repeatedly in last night's televised debate, and claimed the costing came from treasury officials, but that is disputed by the most senior civil servant at the treasury. the conservatives are standing by the figure, as our political correspondent jessica parker reports. it was the first live tv showdown of this election between the two men who could be your next prime minister.

the nhs, the cost of living and tax took centre stage, including a repeated conservative claim... mark my words, labour will raise your taxes. it's in their dna. ..that labour's plans would mean a £2,000 tax rise per working household. a figure arrived at, rishi sunak suggested, through independent treasury officials. this £2,000 you keep saying it's going to cost is absolute garbage. we won't go into the details of it. it became clearer that the supposed hike would be over four years as the tories stuck to a treasury based attack line. i've worked in the treasury and i can tell you that these are brilliant independent civil servants and they will not be putting anything dodgy in there. these are all policies that have been set up by the labour party. and actually, if anything, they are underestimating the cost to families. but look at this. it's a letter from the treasury's top civil servant obtained exclusively by the bbc. it says the civil service wasn't involved in the production or presentation of the conservative

party's tax claims, that the calculations go beyond what the treasury's provided and shouldn't be presented as having been produced by the civil service. well, as rishi sunak, who lied 12 times in the debate last night about labour's tax plans, the truth is, it's the conservatives that have taken the tax burden to the highest it's been in 70 years. that is the conservatives' record and their legacy. so what's going on here? well, the conservatives asked the treasury to cost policies they claim labour will pursue. those calculations have then been included in a tory party dossier to reach the £2,000 figure. so it's not a treasury number, it's an extrapolation that is soaked in the politics of this election. a cloudy picture, but rishi sunak appears to be doubling down, releasing this video on social media. he may hope all you'll

hear is scary numbers, but now doubt has been cast on the claim, he risks something else — public trust. jessica parker, bbc news in westminster. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is here — henry, how will labour and the conservatives be feeling about their leaders' performances now? in the immediate aftermath of the debate i think the conservatives were pleased because they had put these questions about the labour tax plans right into the mix of this general election campaign. but this morning i think it has become clear that in the process they've unleashed a separate row about rishi sunak and his honesty and character and that will be harder for them to control. i was sitting here this morning when i got hold of that letter from the chief civil servant at the treasury which did seem to shake up this particular issue. the fightback is now beginning from the conservative party, the chief secretary of the treasury laura trott insisting even if not the entire figure is from treasury

analysis she says it is underpinning overwhelmed by independent calculations. and in the last few months the office for statistics regulation the uk independent statistics regulators says they are investigating these claims by the conservatives. i do not know how long the investigation will take but they will reach a conclusion and public conclusion so i think it's pretty clear that these issues both of tax and also of the honesty of rishi sunak are not going away any time soon. , ., ,, , ., scotland's deputy first minister kate forbes has criticised both rishi sunak and sir keir starmer for not mentioning scotland during last night's debate. she told voters the omission demonstrates that the snp needs to be at westminster to — as she put it — "hold labour or the tories' feet to the fire". she also criticised the austerity policies of uk governments for putting pressure on small businesses. the liberal democrats have pledged to fund mental health checks in england for the most vulnerable — to reduce levels of

long—term sickness. the party wants to make talking therapies available to 100,00 extra people during the next parliament, funded by a clampdown on tax evasion. the time is 13.20. our top story this afternoon. the king and queen havejoined veterans in portsmouth to remember d—day as the 80th anniversary approaches. a russian group of cyber criminals, known as chillin, are thought to be behind a ransomware attack on hospitals in london, delaying treatment and surgeries. coming up on bbc news... jonnie peacock wants his title back. the two time paralympic champion heading to paris to try and reclaim the 100 metres gold he won in london and rio four years later. the inquiry into a faulty it system used by the post office — which caused hundreds

of sub—postmasters to be wrongly accused of theft and false accounting — has heard evidence that a chair of the board was told about concerns within weeks of her appointment but didn't follow it up. our business correspondent emma simpson is at the inquiry. emma, this evidence relates to alice perkins? that is right. alice perkinsjoined as a new post office chair in 2011 staying on until 2015. she spent much of her career as a civil servant and she is married to the former home secretaryjack servant and she is married to the former home secretary jack straw. she started at a crucial time because the post office was being split off from the royal mail and also concerns were growing about her, about growing horizon problems. this morning there was a hand written note linked to one of her first meetings with someone from

ernst & young the independent auditors for the post office. he told her that they horizon was a real risk for us. we questioned if data was being recorded accurately and suggested data problems. now council to the inquiry said this piece of information so early in her tenure was very significant and that alice perkins failed to act on it. is it the case that you know that this note — is it the case that you know that this note is _ is it the case that you know that this note is deeply problematic for you? _ this note is deeply problematic for you? because you did nothing with the information given to you. as soon the information given to you. soon as i the information given to you. as soon as i saw this i realised that this was. — soon as i saw this i realised that this was, looks _ soon as i saw this i realised that this was, looks very— soon as i saw this i realised that this was, looks very different i soon as i saw this i realised that this was, looks very different to| soon as i saw this i realised that i this was, looks very different to me today— this was, looks very different to me today compared _ this was, looks very different to me today compared with _ this was, looks very different to me today compared with how— this was, looks very different to me today compared with how it - this was, looks very different to me today compared with how it looked i this was, looks very different to me i today compared with how it looked to me at _ today compared with how it looked to me at the _ today compared with how it looked to me at the time — today compared with how it looked to me at the time. i _ today compared with how it looked to me at the time.— me at the time. i am a human being, she went on — me at the time. i am a human being, she went on to _ me at the time. i am a human being, she went on to say _ me at the time. i am a human being, she went on to say and _

me at the time. i am a human being, she went on to say and said - me at the time. i am a human being, she went on to say and said she i she went on to say and said she should have asked more questions on a number of occasions. we are now getting onto the publication of the interim report by in the reds, by independent investigator second site independent investigator second site in 2013 who played a crucial role in exposing the scandal. but she told the inquiry it was not her intention to influence the findings and she did not think that post office executives were trying to do so either. ., ,, , ,., ., ,, , ., an international team of climate scientists has warned that the rate at which human activity is warming the world is at an all—time high. researchers at the university of leeds say the threshold of one point five degrees celsius, which is crucial for avoiding catastrophic impacts of climate change, could be breached in just five years. india's prime minister, narendra modi has resigned to pave the way for the dissolution of parliament and formation of a new government. his party were not able to secure an outright lead in the election and he will meet coalition partners to

discuss terms. amanda knox — who was convicted and then cleared of murdering her british roomamate — has been sentenced to three years in prison for slander. ms knox has been convicted of falsely implicating a man in the murder of meredith kercher in italy, 17 years ago. despite today's sentencing, ms knox will not go to prison for the conviction as she served four years for murder before being aquitted. the first minister of wales, labour's vaughan gething, looks set to lose a vote of no confidence in his leadership in the senedd this evening. opposition parties have raised a number of concerns — including why he accepted a donation from a millionaire who had convictions for illegally dumping waste. our wales correspondent tomos morganjoins us now. what could this mean for the first minister? the first minister was due to be in portsmouth today for d—day commemorations representing wales but instead will be here in cardiff bay to face a vote of no—confidence.

it is not legally binding as you say, the legislation for devolved government means when there is a of no confidence in the first minister he does not have to stand down if they lose. but it is significant and is the first time since 2000 there has been about a no confidence in the first minister. and there are signs it is having an effect on public opinion of the first minister. the latest opinion poll suggests that he is in negative territory now. and pressure has been building ever since his leadership campaign to become the welsh labour leader and first minister back in march. pressure around messages he sent during the pandemic and around the sacking of a minister from sent during the pandemic and around the sacking of a ministerfrom his government a few weeks ago. and also pressure around certain donations towards his leadership campaign. back in march, it was all smiles when vaughan gething became welsh labour leader and the first minister of wales. but during the campaign and ever since, the pressure has continued on him around the £200,000 donation given towards his leadership fight from a company run by this man,

david neal, who has twice been convicted of environmental offences. on monday it emerged that another of mr neal's companies, resources management ltd, was linked to a criminal investigation at the time of the donation. and yesterday, the issue was raised by both opposition party leaders at first minister's questions. there's a vote of confidence in you tomorrow here, first minister. are you going to win? again, i go back to reminding the member that on all occasions i've answered truthfully and honestly about what happened, the due diligence that was necessary and indeed the fact that no rules have been broken. with the senedd evenly split between the opposition and his party, the first minister needs the whole labour group to back him. however, two labour mss are off sick. it's possible for senedd members to vote remotely as the welsh parliament operates on a hybrid basis, but it's unclear whether these two will be able to vote remotely. if the result does go against the first minister, it's non—binding, meaning he wouldn't have to stand down and mr gething has already said

he wouldn't resign if he loses, but it would put him in a difficult position, especially during a uk general election campaign. mr gething maintains he's not broken any rules and didn't know anything about the criminal investigation until it was reported by the bbc. now those labour mentioned sacked by vaughan gething and lee waters were not in parliament yesterday and do not in parliament yesterday and do not have a proxy vote granted for long—term absence. so it looks as things stand that he will still lose the vote and if he does so the opposition parties would call for him to step down less than three months into thejob. it him to step down less than three months into the job. it does him to step down less than three months into thejob. it does not seem to be going to plan for vaughan gething. a russian group of cyber criminals, known as chillin, are thought to be behind the ransomware attack on hospitals in london. a critical incident was declared following the hack on monday — which affected computer systems

and delayed treatment and surgeries. our health editor hugh pym joins us from st thomas'. hugh — how widespread is the disruption for patients? no change really from yesterday, still disruption at some london hospitals. because of this ransomware attack. blood supplies for example for transfusions are affected meaning the postponement of some operations. blood tests carried out in one area for south—east london and at gp practices for example not been carried out and results from previous tests not coming back. so that is affecting quite a few patients and we heard from one who said his lung cancer operation yesterday was postponed at very short notice. a mother got in touch saying her daughter was on dialysis at home and was concerned now because of needing to get a

blood test done. nhs leaders are saying that emergency care is not affected and they urged patience to carry on coming and if they need urgent attention. and if you have an appointment and i had not heard then do come on in but cyber experts are concerned in consultation with nhs leaders with speculation about this russian group chillin, a criminal gang who attacked other organisations globally being behind this latest attack. coronation street stalwart helen worth has announed she is to leave the itv soap after starring as gail platt for 50 years. she'll celebrate her golden anniversary on the show and then step down at the end of the year, following a major storyline for the platt family. the actor said this was the perfect time to leave the most wonderfuljob in the world. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the king and queen havejoined veterans in portsmouth to remember d—day as the 80th anniversary

approaches. and we catch up with the issues in the election that matter to you with �*your voice, your vote'. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's ben rich. good afternoon. have a look at this photo and you can see some snow on the mountain tops and on the north of scotland. it has been cold enough for that today, some winter winners in the showers over the highest ground not so unusual forjune. in the showers over the highest ground not so unusualforjune. but for many more we are seeing sunshine and despite what on the face of it are fairly low temperature is actually in the sunshine it does not feel too bad. but further north and west quite a few showers and still some wintry showers over the highest mountains in scotland. quite breezy as well. no oil change heading to the rest of the week, staying cool with a mix of sunshine and showers. more details later in the programme.

lots of claims and counter claims were made during the televised leaders debate between rishi sunak and sir keir starmer — including a heavily disputed conservative claim that labour's policies would mean a £2,000 tax rise for every household. ben chu from bbc verifyjoins us now. ben, you've been fact checking the numbers? we have. was that claim from rishi sunak in the debate last night that labour would put up household taxes by £2000 produced by the treasury? that is what the conservative leader implied. here is what he actually said. independent treasury officials have costed labour policies and they amount to £2000 tax rise for every working family. let's explain how that £2000 figure is generated. the choice added up what they say are the net cost of labour spending commitments in the next four years and come to a keenness of some of

£385 and come to a keenness of some of £38.5 billion. they divided that by the number of households in the uk with at least one person working them 18 million and that produces a figure of £2000. but this morning a letter emerged from the chief civil servant at the treasury from the 3rd ofjune casting further doubt on the basis of that figure. it says this, £38 billion figure used by the conservative party publication includes cost beyond those produced by the civil service and published online by hm treasury. any costings derived from other sources or produced by other organisations should not be presented as having been produced by the civil service. and finally i have reminded ministers and advisers that they should be the case. now this is important because the treasury is saying it did produce some costings of labour policies but it did not produce that £38.5 billion figure. that is because other figures were used by the tories to get that overall total. therefore the £2000 figure of supposed rises a future

labour government, a figure derived from the overall total also cannot be attributed to the treasury. so what happens if you take out the non—treasury costed element of the tory dossier? bbc verify has calculated it is these items at the bottom, the green prosperity plan, fair play agreement and social care and support for ukraine adding up to £23 billion. a very large proportion of the extract labour spending claimed by the conservatives. by the way the assumption has fed in to the cost of living projections and some of these assumptions are questionable cerebral host of reasons to be dubious about this £2000 per household tax claim which so dominated the leaders debate last night. as the general election campaign continues we want your help in how we cover it. this week, the bbc launched �*your voice, your vote' so you can tell us about the issues that matter to you. throughout the campaign, our analysis editor, ros atkins, will be looking through the comments

and questions you send in — and doing his best to answer them. through the election campaign, bbc news is asking you to let us know which issues you'd like us to explain, and you're keeping us on our toes. already we've received thousands of questions. some are about party manifestos. a number of you — including luke in dartford — have asked, "do you know when the manifestos will be released ? " well, luke, not yet. the manifestos could be launched next week, but aside from the 13th ofjune for plaid cymru, we don't have the dates confirmed yet. for context, at the last general election, in 2019, the labour manifesto was launched three weeks before polling day, the conservatives' followed three days later. right now, we're just over four weeks away from polling day. now, francisco in tyne & wear highlights the unexpected timing of this election and asked, "are parties ready to publish their manifestos? " now, of course, rishi sunak knew about this election before everyone else, and already several conservative manifesto

announcements have been made. labour has also unveiled a pledge card with six key policies that will be in its manifesto. and the liberal democrats, the snp and other parties have made policy announcements, too. so work on the manifestos is well under way. now, this next question is coming up a lot, too. oliver asks, "how can we trust the 2024 manifesto promises?" well, those promises won't be legally binding — we can't be sure they'll happen — but politically they do matter. as the institute for government points out... "parties will frequently refer to their manifesto commitments or mandate while working to deliver policy." there's also a convention that policies based on manifestos are not blocked by the house of lords, giving further weight to these promises. and failing to keep manifesto commitments can bring political risk. as the conservatives campaign, critics are highlighting that several key promises from the conservatives' manifesto in 2019 haven't happened. responding to this, the government

points to unexpected events such as covid, and the war in ukraine. and here's one further question from carly — who asks, "is there a place where someone can easily read the pa rties' manifestos? " well, carly, the answer to that is yes — not least here at bbc news. once the manifestos are published, our website will have summaries of them, and links if you want to read them in full. thanks very much indeed to all of you who've sent questions — do keep them coming. if there's an election issue you'd like us to explain, you can reach us on the bbc news app or via bbc.co.uk/news. still to come on today's programme... how the weather played its part in the preparations for d—day, as thousands of troops and vessels waited for the right conditions to move. but first it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday —

i'm hugh ferris. our top stories this lunchtime. manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak says the club want to be �*judged by the facts' after allegations they breached financial regulations. out of the french open, now potentially wimbledon too. novak djokovic could need knee surgery and would likely not be back in time. and from the buildings to the new cricket stadium in new york... ireland and india are preparing for plenty of support in their opening t20 world cup match. manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak has claimed he �*feels for the club's fans'. .. and is �*frustrated' by city's achievements being accompanied by reminders of the 115 premier league charges lodged against them. he wants the club to be judged by facts and not claims and counter—claims.

with a hearing due this autumn, khaldoon's annual interview, given only to club media, is timely, as it's been released just a day after news emerged about the club's legal challenge against the premier league's commercial regulations, but we understand was recorded before, as our chief football news reporter simon stone explained. the interesting thing is that manchester city have an issue in terms of the way that sponsorship deals, commercial deals are assessed by the premier league. they don't think that the premier league should be getting involved in situations like this. and as you say, the interview was done before the information about the the legal challenge came to light. however, khaldoon does in a way reference the regulation around football by basically referring to the player welfare issue that will see his team playing matches from august untiljuly 2025 because they're in

the club world cup. and he basically says that the regulators should spend more time looking at player welfare than other issues around the game. and there is a significant issue as well that remains manchester city unresolved at this stage. that isn't what we've just been talking about and that is the future of pep guardiola, has he said anything about that? well, it's interesting because guardiola has won six titles at manchester city in seven years. he references guardiola's outstanding contribution not only to manchester city but to the english game. but he doesn't have an answer on guardiola's future. and in fact, he says, he knows that guardiola is fully committed to every contract he has ever signed. so that is to the end of next season. and he said the decision on his future will be taken together and the right solution will be found for both pep guardiola

and manchester city. so watch this space. former chelsea and tottenham manager antonio conte has been appointed as the new coach of napoli. the italian has been out of work since leaving spurs in march of last year, and for his latestjob has returned home, where he's managed a number of clubs and the italian national team. conte has signed a three—year deal with the 2023 serie a champions. the french open continues today without novak djokovic, whose knee injury could have also put his place at wimbledon injeopardy. reports suggest the 24—time grand slam winner needs surgery and that would rule him out of the championships. russell fuller is our tennis correspondent and joins us from roland garros. what do we know about djokovic's short future? what do we know about d'okovic's short futureafi what do we know about d'okovic's short futuroafi what do we know about d'okovic's short future? there is not yet been any official — short future? there is not yet been any official confirmation _ short future? there is not yet been any official confirmation from i short future? there is not yet been any official confirmation from his i any official confirmation from his management team but reports in

france and serbia suggest djokovic is having an operation today in paris having been diagnosed with a tear, a right knee problem, and it isn't possible but the state to say how long he will be out but it is a pretty safe bet he won't be able to play at wimbledon in three and a half weeks. his main priority for the season, he said it along, is to try and win an olympic gold medal back here in paris at the end of july. he has never won an olympic gold medal. it is the only slight blemish if you like on an extraordinary cv. that must remain in the balance as well. but with the decision to have an operation swiftly i am sure was taken with the olympic games in mind. the semifinal fine-u- olympic games in mind. the semifinal line-u- in olympic games in mind. the semifinal line-up in the — olympic games in mind. the semifinal line-up in the french _ olympic games in mind. the semifinal line-up in the french open _ olympic games in mind. the semifinal line-up in the french open would i olympic games in mind. the semifinal line-up in the french open would be i line—up in the french open would be completed later with fewer matches than normal. completed later with fewer matches than normal-— completed later with fewer matches than normal. . ,, , ., ., ~ than normal. casper ruud gets a walk over to the semifinals _ than normal. casper ruud gets a walk over to the semifinals and _ than normal. casper ruud gets a walk over to the semifinals and we - than normal. casper ruud gets a walk over to the semifinals and we will- over to the semifinals and we will have to wait until late tonight in paris to find out who he will play

in the semifinals on friday. alex is furtive of germany or alex de minaur of australia will provide his opposition and a pen that i'd much. the women's quarterfinals are in the right moment. jasmin paolini the underdog from italy is a 3—2 and a break of serve up against elena rybakina, the 2022 wimbledon champion, followed by aryna sabalenka the second seed who has already got the italian open title this year old mirra andreeva, and of the 17—year—old when she will be the youngest grand slam quarterfinalist in the women's draw at any grand slam since martina hingis in 1997. thank you. ireland are hoping their opening match of the t20 world cup feels like a home game. it's in new york at the stadium built for this tournament, but while local irish fans will play their part, there'll likely be plenty supporting india as well, especially given ireland's opponents are one of the favourites to win the trophy. the luck of the irish has always been with us.

and look, playing in a country which we don't know a lot about. it is what it is. we don't really focus too much on it. we've had a nice opportunity to prepare and try to control some of the areas we feel like we can control. and part of that is making sure we do our preparation and are planning. as you have mentioned india is an experienced side which means there is a lot of information out there so hopefully we can find a couple of areas we can try and exploit. hosting the tournament partly in the united states is an attempt to grow cricket in a country that has a history with the sport and has launched a new t20 league to try and have a place in the future too. india's captain is hoping his team can play their part. we are all very excited. we never thought, you know, cricket in america would be played at any given stage. but now that we are here, you know, it is a different feeling. right from the time we arrived in new york, you know, spending only ten minutes at immigration which is very rare, doesn't happen! so you can make out

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by 38 points to ten. this is the standout event on australia's rugby league calendar, and queensland are looking to defend the title they've won for the last two years running. this was their biggest ever victory in sydney. and they now look to seal the series in match two in melbourne in three weeks' time. don't forget, you can stay across all today's sport on the bbc. there's live commentary on bbc sounds from the french open in paris right now and, later this afternoon, commentary from the start of ireland and india's t20 world cup. there's video highlights from that as well on the bbc sport website and app. but now it's time to hand you back to sally and the news at one. bank notes with a portrait

of king charles officially go into circulation today. the king is only the second monarch to appear on the notes. those featuring the late queen elizabeth will still be accepted as legal tender. here's our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. cash may no longer be king, but finally, the king is on our cash. printed months ago, preparations are complete for these banknotes to enter circulation from today. and if it's your portrait on them... i wondered how it would come out. ..you'll be curious about how they look. these are the first issues. the rest will be introduced steadily. the new king charles banknotes are only going to enter circulation very gradually. that's because we're only printing enough to replace worn—out notes and to meet any new demand. 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, its getting harder to find. with more than 6,000 branches across the uk having closed in the last nine years, hundreds of places like this have been left with none at all. and for those who want or need banking services and cash, one possible alternative

stands right here. behind a cafe and heritage centre, underneath an award—winning restaurant... through this magic door. ..and next to a disused climbing wall, there's a new hub — premises shared by the major banks and run by the post office. so they can come and take money out. they can come and put money in. they can deposit cheques. we do change—giving for our businesses. people come and pay their bills. you can top up your gas and electric — with a friendly service and a smile. the cafe manager says the hub — one of 50 around the country — is a lifeline. obviously, for all the businesses in the town, they need to use it, you know, because if they don't, you know that old saying — if you don't use it, you're going to lose it. so whether or not you think cash still counts, it'll be with us — with a new look — for a while yet. kevin peachey, bbc news.

two days of co—ordinated events in the uk and france are taking place to mark 80 years since the d—day landings. tributes are being paid on the beaches of normandy and there will be a special service of thanksgiving later our royal correspondent daniela relphjoins us now. being here in the bayeux war cemetery during a week of such significance is a very moving experience and you cannot help be struck by the perfection and precision of the graves here knowing that the loss of life was in the most brutal of circumstances 80 years ago. later on here this afternoon at this war cemetery there will be a service of commemoration attended by british d—day veterans and by the princess royal princess anne. it marks a shift of events from the uk to france in the next couple of days marking that 80th

anniversary of d—day. this evening there will be a service of remembrance at bayeux cathedral with a lot of local people from normandy there for a service designed to remember that d—day was very much shared experience and there is a shared experience and there is a shared history. and then this evening when the sun has set back here at this war cemetery thousands of graves will be lit in the darkness, the graves of second world war personnel for a series of events here in normandy that have experiences and memories of d—day veterans very much at the heart. 80—years—ago the weather forecast played a vital role in d—day, as thousands of aircraft and vessels gathered in portsmouth waiting for the right conditions to head to nazi—occupied france. matt taylor reports. newsreel: heading out to sea after a 24-hour delay - because of the weather. it was one of the most crucial weather forecasts of all time. the lives of more than 160,000

troops relied on it and it could determine the outcome of the war. months and years of waiting were over. in 1944, three forecast units — two british and one american — fed information back to southwick house, near portsmouth. and it was this man, group captainjames stagg, responsible for advising the military. it was really difficult to go into that room and see poor general eisenhower with his head on one side and he's just staring, waiting to hear what the forecast would be. because, normally, we had got accustomed to him being such a bright and a spritely man, going about with a broad grin as if he were almost a gymnastic instructor. 80 years ago, unlike today, there was very little technology available to help. our supercomputer today does 14,000 trillion calculations every second, and we feed millions upon millions of bits of data

into that supercomputer every day, as well. back in stagg's day, a handful of observations across the atlantic. the pressure of forecasting even one day ahead, whereas now, these current circumstances, with the advances of technology, we can forecast several days ahead. so, catherine, what are these? so these are the original weather maps from the d—day period. and these take us through the 4th ofjune, where they were making the decision on whether they could invade on the 5th, and then the 5th ofjune, when they were finding the weather window to invade on the 6th. now we know the american forecasters and eisenhower wanted to go in the 5th. this is from the british met office, isn't it? yes. what did they spot that made them decide that, no, we shouldn't go on the 5th? so if we have a look at the chart for the 5th, you'll see they got the forecast absolutely right because there's a weather front sitting smack in the english channel there, which brought all of those conditions that they were talking about. and quite tight isobars, as well,

so it would have been very, very unpleasant conditions for trying to cross the channel. but, also, this weather chart, one o'clock in the morning on the 5th ofjune... yes. ..was the one that they used to try to identify the weather window, which would enable them to invade on the 6th. it was very marginal. it was just about good enough to go. stagg, the forecaster, always knew it would be marginal, but it was really very marginal. but in the end, that marginal forecast helped with the element of surprise and a tactical success. absolutely, yes. now, the germans had their own weather team. did they not spot that, as well? they hadn't broken the allied codes. so they've got literally half the amount of data that the allied forecasters had. so they didn't have the same information. they didn't think we were going to do it, did they? they didn't think we were going to invade, no, because they didn't have that extra information. the element of surprise crucial. so, in the end, it was the right decision. i would say so, yes. as it turned out, weather conditions on the 6th were worse than expected. winds were stronger, tides higher.

but at the next window for invasion, two weeks later, the english channel experienced its worst storms in 20 years, which could have cost even more lives and more time. matt taylor, bbc news. now with today's weather, here's ben rich. thank you for the blue skies across much of the english channel this was the scene in the channel islands. but not quite like that everywhere with some showers around and cold enough across scotland that some of those showers have fallen as snow across the tops of the mountains. this was the scene at ben nevis. and you can see this chilly north westerly winds and unusually chilly conditions for the time of year with lots of showers across scotland. some of those above 800 metres continuing to be a little wintry

through this afternoon with some thunder and lightning mixing in as well. showers in northern ireland and quite windy across some northern areas. furthersouth and quite windy across some northern areas. further south not so windy or not as many showers. 17 degrees in london a little below the seasonal average but not feeling too bad. but it is getting chilly again tonight with a fairamount it is getting chilly again tonight with a fair amount of cloud for england and wales but clearer skies further north along temperatures to dip quite close to freezing for some parts out in the countryside in northern england and up into scotland. but for tomorrow another sunshine and showers day, cloud moving across central, south—eastern parts of england with the odd shower and then some sunny skies developing. showers are most plentiful across the northern half of uk once again, the tops of the mountains could still see some snow. temperature is 10 degrees in lyric so temperature is not moving very much. so low pressure is still with

us on friday and this frontal system sinking south could bring more persistent rain for a time across scotland and down into northern ireland, northern england and turning increasingly shower. and further south more cloud in the mix this time, still with one or two showers and a few brighter glimpses. temperatures nudging up a little perhaps at 14, 19 degrees. into the weekend high—pressure, this is what is trying to build in from the west but not making much progress. so our area of low pressure can still be close by on saturday. the closer to the centre of the loquat quite a few showers and further south and west coast of the high—pressure little bit drier with some spells of sunshine and may be just a touch warmer but no sign of anything resembling a heatwave. and a similar forecast for the second half of the weekend on sunday. as commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings continue this afternoon — we'll leave you with some of the incredible images from this

mornings event in portsmouth. goodbye. i'm here to honour their memory and their legacy and to ensure that their legacy and to ensure that their story is never forgotten. their legacy and to ensure that their story is neverforgotten. it their story is never forgotten. it is our duty to ensure that we and future _ is our duty to ensure that we and future generations do not forget their— future generations do not forget their service and their sacrifice in replacing — their service and their sacrifice in replacing tyranny with freedom.

live from london. this is bbc news. two days of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings, they have begun in portsmouth. as a mass parachutejump from world war two era planes takes place over normandy. vetera ns veterans arrive there to mark the anniversary of the landings. controversy following last night's leader's debate —

as a top civil servant's letter casts doubt on the prime minister's claims on labour's tax plans. campaigning continues across the country — we'll focus on two battleground constituencies. welcome to bbc news. the king and queen, and the prince of wales, have joined second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth to mark this week's 80th anniversary of d—day. the normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 1944 battle laying the foundation for an allied victory. the special ceremony was narrated by dame helen mirren — and included a fly—past by the red arrows. 0n the french side of the channel a spectacular recreation has been taking place of the airborne assault that accompanied the beach landings.

as frank gardner reports.