here in bayeux military cemetery, a service to remember the fallen. and a chance for tea with a princess, as the veterans retell their stories. and our other main stories here tonight: our other menus tonight, sir keir starmer accuses rishi sunak of lying about the labour party tax plans in last nights tv election debates. whales first minister, vaughan gething, looses a confidence motion after nearly two months in the job. and a major cause of inflammatory bowel disease is discovered by uk scientists, we will find out what it means for people living with conditions like crohn�*s and colitis.

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 normandy memorial at ver—sur—mer. the service for commemoration is taking place at bayeux cathedral, where princess anne is in attendance.— where princess anne is in attendance. , . attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where ou attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where you and _ attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where you and i _

attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where you and i are _ attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where you and i are this _ attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where you and i are this evening . attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where you and i are this evening is | where you and i are this evening is very much at the forefront of commemorations here in france to mark the anniversary of d—day. bayeux was the first city to be liberated by the british after d—day. right now, i am liberated by the british after d—day. right now, iam inside liberated by the british after d—day. right now, i am inside the beautiful bayeux cathedral behind me, and there is a service of remembrance going on, attended by d—day veterans, french dignitaries, and by, as you say, princess and, the princess royal, who is representing the royal family. the princess royal, who is representing the royalfamily. it the princess royal, who is representing the royal family. it is a service designed to reflect the shared history between the uk and france over d—day. later this evening at the cemetery, once the sun has set, thousands of graves there will be lit up in the darkness to remember those second world war personnel who are buried there, and over the next couple of days here in france, we will see plenty of pomp and ceremony. kings and queens, prime ministers and presidents. but at the heart of every single event here will be the veterans and the friends that they left behind here

in normandy 80 years ago. thank you, daniela. there are events and ceremonies taking place right along this stretch of normandy coast. thousands of french civilians also lost their lives during the normandy campaign. tomorrow, the us president will be here alongside many world leaders, including ukraine's president zelensky, as this 80th anniversary focuses minds on the need for unity in the face of new conflicts. 0ur europe editor katya adler reports. les americains... the americans are back in town. and it's feeling like the 1940s. from all over europe, the young and a little less young, clad in world war two allied military uniforms, celebrating and commemorating soldiers who landed here on d—day to liberate nazi—occupied france. these men changed

the course of history. 99—year—old donald cobb's modesty is humbling. i don't feel like a hero. i mean, wejust did what we were told. i'm happy that we were able to help. 80 years on, they are still huge heroes here. it is really a lot of emotion for me. brave french men and women played their part in d—day too. katharine's father and brother were members of the resistance. this street now named after them. translation: the allies| needed details on german military positions. my younger brother gathered intelligence for them. betrayed by a neighbour, katherine's brother and father were then sent to nazi concentration camps. they survived, but she missed her

father desperately. the patrie? his country. his country is more important that his family. i think it's why. but you're proud of him? yes. a lot. i'm very proud, yes. amongst the celebrations and solemnity of the d—day commemorations, there are also painful memories of nazi occupation here, some collaboration, and so many lives lost. and also a realisation that despite decades now of pledging never again, war has come back here to europe on a scale not seen since world war two with russia's invasion of ukraine. ahead of tomorrow's formal d—day ceremonies... a moment of liberty for us... ..we found this international youth group rehearsing for the world leaders expected here. as a german, i wanted to send a message, a message of peace. not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

and a plea from ukraine. freedom to all of us. a heartfelt d—day message for leaders everywhere. katya adler, bbc news, normandy. at the heart of today's events, of course, the d—day veterans, the youngest being 98 years old, some of them over 100. youngest being 98 years old, some of them over100. dan youngest being 98 years old, some of them over 100. danjohnson reports now and what has been happening today. yes, this was a day of polished national pride and shining service medals, but it was a chance to speak of one of history's turning points with those who fought to secure it. we fired the first shot on d—day. the very first? we fired the first shot on d-day. the very first?— the very first? on the battleship, es, the the very first? on the battleship, yes. the very _ the very first? on the battleship, yes, the very first _ the very first? on the battleship, yes, the very first shot. _ yes, the very first shot. we all did our bit. if we didn't fit in our— we all did our bit. if we didn't fit in our slot, — we all did our bit. if we didn't fit in our slot, things wouldn't have worked — in our slot, things wouldn't have worked out, would they? this_ worked out, would they? this was_ worked out, would they? this was a life lesson in the

audacious invasion of normandy�*s beaches. its detailed planning, and its bravery. this mission for freedom was breathtaking in scale and overwhelming in complexity. quite simply, the future of the world was at stake. it was also a show of thanks and praise, a celebration of service, and a commemoration of sacrifice in recognition of those who lost life and limb. i landed on the evening of d—day, and three — i landed on the evening of d—day, and three weeks later, i was so badly— and three weeks later, i was so badly damaged that they had to amputate both my legs below the knee _ amputate both my legs below the knee i_ amputate both my legs below the knee. i always considered myself one of the _ knee. i always considered myself one of the lucky— knee. i always considered myself one of the lucky ones that survived, because — of the lucky ones that survived, because so_ of the lucky ones that survived, because so many of us didn't. top _ because so many of us didn't. top hrese— because so many of us didn't. top brass came from all walks of life in remembrance and respect.

field marshall montgomery, commander—in—chief of the allied ground forces, wrote in his message to all soldiers on the eve of d—day, "to us is given the honour of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history, and in the better days that lie ahead, men will speak with pride of our doings." schoolchildren were welcome to forge links with d—day�*s last survivors, a dwindling number who are handing down guardianship of a legacy. younger generations alongside heroes. we were with the american fleet on the way— we were with the american fleet on the way to— we were with the american fleet on the way to utah beach, where their worships— the way to utah beach, where their worships as — the way to utah beach, where their worships as far as you could see. we want — worships as far as you could see. we want to— worships as far as you could see. we want to thank our great grandfather and all the veterans of d—day and the normandy landings. we will never forget. thank you. d—day started with battleships bombarding the french coast, then

paratroopers dropping to take out german defences, something recreated today in normandy. there were commemorations here too for the a400 commemorations here too for the 4400 troops killed in forcing back the nazis. at the heart of our remembrance lies the sacrifice, valour, bravery and heroism of the sailors, soldiers, airmen and civilians who gave all they had. backin they had. back in portsmouth, more royal recognition. it is good to see you. i recognition. it is aood to see ou. , it is good to see you. i will see ou in it is good to see you. i will see you in five _ it is good to see you. i will see you in five years' _ it is good to see you. i will see you in five years' time. - you in five years' time. these men now carry celebrity status. joe wasn't going to let me delay his vip lunch. tell me about today's event, joe. how has it been? today has been absolutely wonderful. apart from my old knees, it's been absolutely beautiful! we have had a

couple of lovely singsongs. this was an upbeat embrace of these veterans and the glory of their hard—won victory, because their bravery on those beaches change the course of the war. they reshape the future of our world. danjohnson, bbc news, portsmouth. dan is right, they really do have celebrity status. they were clapped and cheered wherever they go here in normandy at the moment. i have been speaking to one, and we will hear from have been speaking to one, and we will hearfrom him later in the programme. but right now, back to jane. thank you, sophie. the labour leader sir keir starmer has accused rishi sunak of lying after the prime minister made misleading claims in last night's tv debate about labour's tax plans. rishi sunak told the audience that according to "independent treasury officials", labour's policies would result in a £2,000 tax rise for every working family. in a moment, nick eardley from our bbc verify team

will unpack that figure, but first, here's our political editor chris mason. 0n last night's tv debate, rishi sunak said this. higher taxes, sunak said this. highertaxes, £2000 sunak said this. higher taxes, £2000 worth of higher taxes under the labour party. and again. by and again. by saddling them with £2000 worth of higher taxes. and over and over again. independent treasury officials have costed labours policies, and they amount to a £2000 tax rise for every working family. keir starmer did eventually say it was false, but that wasn't the end of it. here was one of the prime minister's closest allies in the breakfasts over this morning. i have worked in the treasury, and i can tell— i have worked in the treasury, and i can tell you — i have worked in the treasury, and i can tell you these are brilliant independent civil servants, and they would _ independent civil servants, and they would not _ independent civil servants, and they would not be putting anything dodgy in there _ would not be putting anything dodgy in there. these are all the policies that have — in there. these are all the policies that have been set up by the labour party. _ that have been set up by the labour party. and _ that have been set up by the labour party, and actually, if anything, they— party, and actually, if anything, they are — party, and actually, if anything, they are underestimating the cost to families _ families. and look at what she said families. — and look at what she said next. it has been signed off by the permanent

secretary— has been signed off by the permanent secretary of _ has been signed off by the permanent secretary of the — has been signed off by the permanent secretary of the treasury... _ secretary of the treasury... yes, _ secretary of the treasury... yes. the _ secretary of the treasury... yes, the most _ secretary of the treasury... yes, the most senior- secretary of the treasury... yes, the most senior civil. secretary of the treasury... - yes, the most senior civil servant here at the treasury, but in a letter written to labour at the other day and published by the party today, that very same senior civil servant says politely that claim is "rubbish". he writes that it includes costs beyond those provided by the civil service and published online by hm treasury. any costings derived from other sources should not be presented as having been produced by the civil service. i have reminded ministers and advisers that this should be the case. a prime minister with his back against the wall, desperately trying to defend 1a against the wall, desperately trying to defend 14 years of failure, resorting, and it was a flash of his character, an insight into his character, an insight into his character, to lies. i don't say that lightly. the political aftershocks of last night's debate, as the arguments get angrier. more from chris and just a moment.

but as i say, first, let's hearfrom bbc verify and nick to explain those figures. let's have a look at how the conservatives reached their figures. it was this, 38 5p black hole, and they have basically claimed divided that by the number of working families in the country. —— a £38.5 billion gap. the conservatives have divided that by the number of working households and come up with their £2,000 figure. note: this is over a four—year period, so about £500 a year. the prime minister said last night this was the work of independent treasury officials. it is true that treasury did most of the the sums, but political advisors who work for the chancellor were the ones who set the terms of the calculations by making assumptions about labour's policies. this is the policy list the conservative party produced and how much

it would allegedly cost. but not all of it has been costed by the treasury. these ones here come from other documents. for this one, labour's green prosperity fund, the conservatives rely on a labour policy document, but that document says the funding would come through a windfall tax on energy companies and borrowing. let's look at this one — in—sourcing, to use the jargon. that's bringing contracts back into the public sector from the private sector. the claim in the dossier is that labour's plan would always be a lot more expensive, costing £6 billion. the sums are based on a figure from the think tank the institute for government, but they told the bbc that using their research to partially justify this figure was highly misleading. so the £2,000 tax claim risks misleading voters. labour say they won't increase income tax, national insurance or vat. they will publish their manifesto soon, and at that point, we'll be able to fully

scrutinise their commitments and how they plan to pay for them. thank you. chris it has been quite the the 2a thank you. chris it has been quite the the 24 hours. where are we tonight? do the the 24 hours. where are we toniaht? ~ , , ., , the the 24 hours. where are we toniaht? ~ , , ., ., tonight? do key questions around this. how memorable _ tonight? do key questions around this. how memorable does - tonight? do key questions around this. how memorable does this i this. how memorable does this dubious claim become? and how believable is it? and labour have also made some contentious claims about the conservatives' spending plans. this is the nature of a general election scam pain where we have to —— campaign, where we have to tease out the facts. it is like the eu referendum and the claim on the eu referendum and the claim on the side of the vote leave bus about an extra £350 million a week that the uk was sending to the eu, so the claim went. that was wrong. but, there was a row about it and that row gave the number prominence. there is a dilemma for us as reporters, because by reporting it,

we are giving it prominence. but to ignore it would be an active decision too. so what we are trying to do on the programme tonight is unpack it, reflect it, try and break down the various numbers as nick was doing so, that people can come to their own view as to who to believe and how it informs their outlook. thank you. in the last hour, wales's first minister vaughan gething has lost a confidence vote in the welsh parliament the senedd, barely two months after he took office. the motion was brought by the conservatives. he'd faced questions about a campaign donation he received from a millionaire who had convictions for illegally dumping waste. the parliamentary vote is non—binding, so it doesn't mean the first minister has to resign. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith has the latest. sunshine on the campaign trail, but a cloud has been hanging over labour's leader in wales, vaughan gething, ever since he got thejob in march.

vaughan gething. the celebrations didn't stop questions within the party over a £200,000 donation he'd accepted from a company whose owner had convictions for illegally dumping waste. mr gething insists everything was done by the book, but his opponents sensed an opportunity, leading to today's vote. it is aboutjudgment, transparency and honesty. those are the three points before us. it is not general electioneering. it is about what the first minister has undertaken, and the calls that he has made. this isn't tribal party politics. this is about the good name of government, and more importantly, the person at the top of that government that rightly is expected to set the tone for that government.

that person sat below and listened, sometimes in tears, before giving his own defence. it does hurt deeply when my intentions are questioned. i have never, ever made a decision in more than a decade as a minister for personal or financial gain. never. but spot the empty seats. a minister sacked after messages were leaked was absent. alongside a labour member who had criticised him. consigning vaughan gething to defeat. the first minister has already said he'll carry on regardless of the vote, but the route ahead looks increasingly difficult and may eventually usher him towards the exit.

so where next for vaughan gething? the immediate answer is to france, where he is due to be part of the d—day commemorations tomorrow. but as he sits in the back of that ministerial car he will have to work out his next move. today's result doesn't force him to resign, but if there is a confidence vote on his whole government, well, the stakes will become higher. will the opposition want to push that button? it could unite labour or see vaughan gething forced from office. after just 77 days as first minister, it is hard to predict how long he has left in the post. the time is 6.21. our top story this evening: the king has paid tribute to the men and women who took part in d—day, as ceremonies began to mark the 80th anniversary of the normandy landings. still to come:

helen worth is leaving coming up on bbc news. ireland slump to 96 all out in their first match of the t20 world cup. they were playing india in new york. in the run up to the election, we're getting the latest from our reporters across the uk, finding out about the key issues concerning local people. this evening, we'll hear from gemma dillon who is in batley in west yorkshire. first, let'sjoin ben schofield in st neots in cambridgeshire. welcome to st neot�*s marina. 0ne corner of this new constituency. st

neot�*s is cambridgeshire's largest town. it used to be part of former prime ministerjohn major's huntingdon constituency. but, because the population around here has grown so much, a new seat was carved out. as well as the town, it also takes in a swathe of villages and new towns, stretching as far as the fringes of cambridge city. population growth, new housing and infrastructure is a big issue round here. thousands of new homes have been built recently. thousands more are planned. and, along with growth come growing pains. at the other end of the constituency is northstowe. where people living in new houses have voiced concerns about a lack of facilities. no shops, cafes or a gp surgery. another new town cambourne has also suffered. and i'm told new estates here in st neots which are welcome for those looking for housing, have put pressure on public services. soothing those growing pains could be big task for this seat�*s first mp.

thank you. let's hearfrom gemma in batley. is in newly formed constituency takes in dewsbury, a seat that was won by the conservatives in 2019 and parts of old batley and spen constituency. a traditional labour stronghold. it was jo cox's traditional labour stronghold. it wasjo cox's seat, the mp who was murdered during the brexit referendum campaign in 2016. these grand buildings behind me are a sign of batley�*s wealthy industrial past—more recently the town's fallen on tougher times with high levels of poverty and unemployment. there's anger with labour

at local government level, because it proposed closing leisure centres and care homes it said down to cuts in government funding over the last decade — which prompted hundreds of people to take to the street to save them last year. campaigners took to the streets to save the facilities. it's also a diverse community — 18% of the population here are muslim and, like other parts of the country, labour's seen support fall partly because of the national party's stance over the gaza conflict. it meant last month labour lost control of kirklees council. so a lot going on here question is how it will play out at a general election. thank you. a major cause of inflammatory bowel disease has been discovered by british scientists. they've found a weak spot in our dna that's present in 95% of people

who have the condition. about half a million people in the uk are estimated to have the most common forms, crohn�*s disease and ulcerative colitis. 0ur health correspondent james gallagher is with me. what could this mean for people living with this? well this is getting to what is happening in the majority of people with inflammatory bowel disease, the biology of what is going on. we kind of knew part of the immune system gets into the linings of bowels and releases chemicals. but why? this study has uncovered what is called the master regulator. it is like the conductor of an orchestrator. it causes the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease. having cracked what is actually going on in the vast majority of people, can you do anything about it? in the laboratory the answer is yes, so what they did is took samples from people with

inflammatory bowel disease and tested known and approved drugs on the samples. they can calm it down. if you can achieve that in a patient you would talk about a treatment there. while it is a great leap for science, there is a question of whether they can make the leap from taking the findings in the laboratory to a treatment for patients. but that is the hope. thank you so much. the actress helen worth has announced she is to leave coronation street after five decades in the soap. i liked you better when you were in love with david bowie. she will celebrates her golden anniversary on the programme next month, having played gail rodwell, formerly gail platt, since 1974. in a statement, the 73—year—old said: "the past 50 years have flown by, "and i don't think the fact that i'm leaving has quite sunk in yet." that's all from me here. let's go back to sophie now in normandy.

jane, thank you. more than 40 veterans have crossed the channel to be here in france to mark the 80th anniversary of the normandy landings. some of them were here in bayeux cemeteryjust an hour ago for a service for the fallen. before it started, i spoke to 98—year—old roy harrison, who served with the royal navy. i met him yesterday on the ferry here. roy, you east been here, what, a day now? what does it mean to you to be back here now? just brings back emotional memories. it's really, really raw still, isn't it? really raw? well, it'sjust all these memories of d—day and all of the men in the water... ..swimming, sinking... ..scrambling ashore in the sands

atjuno beach and all... ..all we could do was watch. and that was... ..my regret anyway. i couldn't help them. you came here, didn't you, for the first time five years ago? yes. and you didn't really talk about d—day, did you? i never talked about anything, no. why not? because ijust get too emotional. and i didn't want to see my family... ..i never spoke to them about it. we're here at a service for the fallen, aren't we? what is that like for you? proud to think i was here. yes. yes, it's an honour. but ijust wish... ..especially those in middle east, if they'll think twice, talk peace and not war. roy harrison, thank you. very lovely to meet you here.

thank you. there are 4,200 gravestones in this cemetery. each one is going to be lit up tonight as part of a special event, which you can watch here on bbc one with kirsty young, starting at 8.30pm. time for a look at the weather now, and here's sarah keith—lucas. thank you. we have had some sunshine around out there today and we have had some showers as well. so the cloud has been building. in the sunshine it hasn't felt too bad. temperatures up in the high teens. but we have a bit of a chilly breeze. this is where the showers have been falling over recent hours and some very heavy and thundery, particularly in scotland, even some wintriness over higher ground. things will change, with high pressure building in and low pressure building in and low pressure to the north and that is

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

northern parts. mostly