earlier today — on the south coast in portsmouth the king, the queen and prince william paid tribute to the last remaining d day veterans in portsmouth. it was the 6th ofjune, tomorrow, the day where people from seven —— several countries, the uk, france, the united states, there's been a region earlier on in meeting veterans earlier today. let's cross to our correspondent daniela relph who is at bayeux cathedral. took us through what has been going on today. there's been so much happening here in the uk and in france. . �* , , ., france. that's right, in terms of the french _ france. that's right, in terms of the french and _ france. that's right, in terms of the french and of— france. that's right, in terms of the french and of the _ france. that's right, in terms of. the french and of the commissions where i have been, bayeux has been

the focus of events to start things off in france this week. it is the city, the first city to be liberated by british troops after d—day, so it is a hugely significant location for france to begin its d—day commemorations. have you seen pictures from the cathedral, i have come back from the service of remembrance been held there, a service designed to reflect the shared history between the uk and france. there are also prayers and said for peace and to honour the heroism and courage of the d—day veterans attending that service at bayeux cathedral. this evening, events shift by care to the extraordinary bayeux memorial ceremony, and when you come into 70 like this, you cannot be helped but be moved by what you're seen, the perfection of the graves, the way they are set out here, it is quite something, particularly when you know the loss of life here was so

brutal and difficult. events will switch here this evening once that cathedral service is complete. there will be a vigil here at bayeux war cemetery, and then once the sun has set here over normandy, thousands of graves here will be lit up in the darkness to honour the thousands of troops lost during the second world war and who were buried here. and it is going to be a couple of days here in france where the billets of pomp and ceremony marking that anniversary of d—day was that we would seek kings and queens and presidents and prime ministers but at the heart of every event here as we have seen this afternoon are the veterans, hearing about their experiences and their memories, this small group of men who have travelled from the uk in particular to normandy to share their stories. we hear what they have to say and what their member of the past few days, and also honour theirfriends who they left behind here in

normandy 80 years ago. that group of veterans aet normandy 80 years ago. that group of veterans get smaller _ normandy 80 years ago. that group of veterans get smaller every _ normandy 80 years ago. that group of veterans get smaller every year, - veterans get smaller every year, doesn't it? but thank you daniela ralph in bayeux. we were here now from danjohnson who was in 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.

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striking — day, to us is given the honour of striking a blow for freedom which will live _ striking a blow for freedom which will live in— striking a blow for freedom which will live in history. and in the better— will live in history. and in the better days that lie ahead, men will speak— better days that lie ahead, men will speak with — better days that lie ahead, men will speak with pride of our doings. schoolchildren were welcomed to forge links with d—day�*s last survivors. the dwindling number were handed down guardianship of a legacy. younger generations alongside heroes. irate legacy. younger generations alongside heroes.— legacy. younger generations alongside heroes. legacy. younger generations alonrside heroes. ~ alongside heroes. we were with the american fleet _ alongside heroes. we were with the american fleet on _ alongside heroes. we were with the american fleet on the _ alongside heroes. we were with the american fleet on the way - alongside heroes. we were with the american fleet on the way to - alongside heroes. we were with the american fleet on the way to utah l american fleet on the way to utah beach where there were ships as far as you could see. irate beach where there were ships as far as you could see.— as you could see. we want to thank our ureat as you could see. we want to thank our great grandfather _ as you could see. we want to thank our great grandfather and - as you could see. we want to thank our great grandfather and all - as you could see. we want to thank our great grandfather and all of - as you could see. we want to thank our great grandfather and all of the i our great grandfather and all of the veterans _ our great grandfather and all of the veterans of— our great grandfather and all of the veterans of the _ our great grandfather and all of the veterans of the day _ our great grandfather and all of the veterans of the day and _ our great grandfather and all of the veterans of the day and the - veterans of the day and the normandy landings _ veterans of the day and the normandy landings hlhe— veterans of the day and the normandy landinus. ~ ., landings. we will never forget, thank yon _ landings. we will never forget, thank you. the _ landings. we will never forget, thank you. the day _ landings. we will never forget, thank you. the day started - landings. we will never forget, | thank you. the day started with battleships. _ thank you. the day started with battleships, bombarding - thank you. the day started with battleships, bombarding the i thank you. the day started with - battleships, bombarding the french coast. then paratroopers dropping to take out german defences. something recreated today in normandie. their work commemorations here as well. for the a400 troops work commemorations here as well. for the 4400 troops killed and

forcing back the nazis. that for the 4400 troops killed and forcing back the nazis.- for the 4400 troops killed and forcing back the nazis. at the heart of our remembrance _ forcing back the nazis. at the heart of our remembrance lies _ forcing back the nazis. at the heart of our remembrance lies the - of our remembrance lies the sacrifice, valour, bravery and heroism of the sailors, soldiers, airmen and civilians who gave all they had. airmen and civilians who gave all the had. a . ~ airmen and civilians who gave all the had. 1, . ,, ., , ., ., they had. back in portsmouth, more ro al they had. back in portsmouth, more royal recognitions. _ they had. back in portsmouth, more royal recognitions. but _ they had. back in portsmouth, more royal recognitions. but to _ they had. back in portsmouth, more royal recognitions. but to see - they had. back in portsmouth, more royal recognitions. but to see you. l royal recognitions. but to see you. we will see — royal recognitions. but to see you. we will see you — royal recognitions. but to see you. we will see you in _ royal recognitions. but to see you. we will see you in five's _ royal recognitions. but to see you. we will see you in five's years' - we will see you in five's years' time — we will see you in five's years' time. , ., .. , we will see you in five's years' time. , ., ,~ , , time. these men now carry celebrity status. time. these men now carry celebrity statue joe — time. these men now carry celebrity status- joe was _ time. these men now carry celebrity status. joe was not _ time. these men now carry celebrity status. joe was not going _ time. these men now carry celebrity status. joe was not going to - time. these men now carry celebrity status. joe was not going to let - time. these men now carry celebrity status. joe was not going to let me | status. joe was not going to let me delay his vip lunch. tell me about the event today.— the event today. how's it been? it has been absolutely _ the event today. how's it been? it has been absolutely wonderful- the event today. how's it been? it l has been absolutely wonderful apart from old knees. it has been absolutely beautiful. a couple of lovely songs. absolutely beautiful. a couple of lovely songs-— absolutely beautiful. a couple of lovely songs. this was an upbeat embrace of— lovely songs. this was an upbeat embrace of these _ lovely songs. this was an upbeat embrace of these veterans - lovely songs. this was an upbeat embrace of these veterans and l lovely songs. this was an upbeat l embrace of these veterans and the glory of their hard—won victory because there bravery on the speeches change the course of the

war, they reshape the future of our world. later leverage secure storm has accused keir starmer of lying after the prime minister made misleading claims of the tv debate of labour tax lands rishi sunak told the audience that according to independent treasury officials labour�*s policies would result in a £2000 tax rise for every working family. at the moment the conservatives to leave i will go through how we arrived at the figure but first, chris mason. 0n last night's tv debate, rishi sunak said this. higher taxes, £2000 worth of higher taxes under the labour party. and again. by saddling them with £2000 worth of higher taxes. and over and over again. independent treasury officials have costed labour's 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 on the breakfast sofa this morning. i have worked in the treasury, and i can tell you these are brilliant independent civil servants, and they would not be putting anything dodgy in there. these are all the policies that have been set up by the labour party, and actually, if anything, they are underestimating the cost to families. and look at what she said next. it has been signed off by the permanent secretary of the treasury... yes, the most senior civil servant here at the treasury, except 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 14 years of failure, resorting, and it was a flash of his character, an insight into his character, to lies. and i don't say that lightly. the political aftershocks of last night's debate, as the arguments get angrier. bbc verify�*s nick eardley has been looking into the figures — and is here to explain more about them. let's have a look at how the conservatives reached their number, how they reached their calculations. it was this, £38.5 billion black hole is what they claim, and they have basically divided that by the number of working families in the country and come up

with this figure, £2094. now, that is over a four—year period, so about £500 a year. the prime minister said last night that this was the work of independent treasury officials. it is true to say that treasury did most of 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. now over here, we can show you, 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 three at the bottom that have been highlighted there, they come from other documents. for example, this one, the green prosperity plan, comes from a labour policy document, but labour insist this evening

the funding would come through a windfall tax on energy companies and through borrowing. let's look at this one — in—sourcing, 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 is misleading. 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. let's speak now... 0ur political correspondent alicia mccarthy at westminster. the premix succeeded in a weight and getting people to talk about this £2000 claim about labour. i suppose the question is whether people will remember it for the claims that he lied about it or whether they will remember the figure.— lied about it or whether they will remember the figure. that's right. it is a crucial _ remember the figure. that's right. it is a crucial point _ remember the figure. that's right. it is a crucial point here. _ remember the figure. that's right. it is a crucial point here. just - remember the figure. that's right. it is a crucial point here. just howl it is a crucial point here. just how much of this is going to stick and what bit of it will stick. so is it,

as you say, that people will remember what rishi sunak wants them to remember, this £2000 claim or are they going to take on board what labour have been saying, that this is a lie. this figure is wrong and it is nothing to do with their policy and all of their policies are fully funded. 0bviously policy and all of their policies are fully funded. obviously we have no way of knowing how that is going to play out over time, but it has caused the most of the enormous round here at westminster today. despite everything we have been hearing about this letter and what labour have said the conservatives have been continuing to said that they were right with their figure. that is absolutely correct. they have been to defending the number that they have been using in whether spokesmen have been out today saying, that if you are sick that this trigger was drawn up by a special advisers in the treasury rather than civil servants, then i think that is pretty close to nit—picking. so as you can see, the tories very much sticking to their guns on this one. you heard that clip earlierfrom keir guns on this one. you heard that clip earlier from keir starmer, guns on this one. you heard that clip earlierfrom keir starmer, not mincing his words all saying, this

is a lie, this was a prime minister with his back against the wall will stop a man who cannot defend his record for 14 years and more importantly, keir starmer saying that he thought this was a real show of something essential about rishi sunak�*s character and that he was prepared what he later called a deliberate lie about all of this. lib dems, did not take part in the debate last night, it was between the two men who would be prime minister, one or the other, but they have had reaction to this. leader at dv said that people are pretty much turned off by it and if the prime minister was essentially lying, then he said he did not really think it was good enough. —— leader at dv. the fact is we don't know what definitely they will do until we see it in the manifesto in print and we have four weeks to go. haifa it in the manifesto in print and we have four weeks to go.- it in the manifesto in print and we have four weeks to go. how long is it until we actually _ have four weeks to go. how long is it until we actually see _ have four weeks to go. how long is it until we actually see the - it until we actually see the manifestos. that may be an impossible question to answer. it is impossible question to answer. it is a very good — impossible question to answer. it 3 a very good question and a really good point. of course we don't know

exactly what labour wants to do and we don't know exactly what the conservatives want to do because we have not got those manifestos or documents in our hands so we cannot look at their programmes and no one could therefore really work out what they will cost. we honestly don't know when we will get them, may be in the next few days, maybe some point next week, it is a tricky one for them. point next week, it is a tricky one forthem. because point next week, it is a tricky one for them. because of its what they want to do is get their ideas out there so that people can look at them but what you possibly don't want to do is have them out there for so long that the opposition can take them all to pieces. so we don't know when we will get them, but my guess would be at some point in the next ten days. we guess would be at some point in the next ten days-—

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 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. they, too, tell a story. a minister sacked after messages by mr gething were leaked was absent. alongside a labour member who had criticised him. consigning vaughan gething to defeat. it is now for the first minister to reflect on the will the senedd hasjust expressed. 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. the former chair of the post office, alice perkins, has admitted failing to realise the significance of a meeting in which she was reportedly told about the "real risk" from the horizon it system. ms perkins has been giving evidence to the inquiry into the scandal and apologised for not getting to bottom of what went wrong while she was at the organisation. emma simpson reports. alice perkins, former civil servant, married to former home secretary jack straw and appointed post office chair in 2011 as concerns about horizon were mounting. i want to apologise to all the subpostmasters and mistresses and their families. the inquiry was shown this handwritten note from one

of her first meetings as chair. it was with a partner from ernst and young — the post office's independent auditors. and she records them as saying "horizon is a real risk for us". "does it capture data accurately"? "cases of fraud, suspects suggest it's a systems problem". aren't those things linked together? well, clearly now they are absolutely linked together. clearly, on the face of the page, they're linked together. 0ne follows the next. they were not, they weren't linked in that way, in my mind at that time. that's a very significant piece of information to receive, isn't it? yes. but there was also plenty of crucial information that she says she didn't know about, and neither did her board. like bombshell legal advice about prosecutions not shared by post office executives. why do you think they did it? i don't know. i really don't know. i mean, i am a believer if i can use

this phrase in the cock up rather than the conspiracy theory of life. was this done to prevent an emerging scandal from surfacing? i wish i knew. ijust don't understand it. we can all speculate, but i don't know the answer to that. but ijust... i see this as one of a number of failed turning points in this very sorry story. she says she should have asked more questions. she'll be back here again tomorrow. emma simpson, bbc news at the post office inquiry. the king now appears on banknotes. queens have been out for a while but unless you very

lucky, it may be some time until you get your hands on one of them. in the meantime some 4.7 billion. it comes at a time when we are using less cash in general. 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. we are only printing enough to replace worn out notes and to be helping you demand. but cash centres up and down the country have new notes in and so they should start to be seen nationwide as of today but over the next few weeks and then people will start seeing them come 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 the 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. it's just... i've just got so used to it. yeah, everywhere you go, it's got card readers. - even the toilet down there, . they're preparing to put a little card reader for 20p. surveys suggest most people still rely to some extent on cash, but with fewer banks around, it's 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. they can... we do change giving for 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 will be with us with a new look for a while yet. kevin peachey, bbc news.

let's ta ke let's take you live to normandie where procession is walking from the cathedral in bayeux where there has been a thanksgiving service taking place to honour those who fought on the normandy beaches 80 years ago. they are walking from the cathedral to the cemetery there in bayeux where they will have a vigil in a few moments time. you can see princes and their who is representing the royal family along with many dignitaries. she's been meeting to veterans there today and also gave a reading earlier there in bayeux. so they are making their way, that procession has been making its way led by bagpipes from the cathedral and they are walking across to the bayeux war ceremony in normandy which will be lit up and those who fought. he could see princes and their talking to many of the people gathered and she was giving a reading of one of the

commemorations earlier —— princess and and spent time at the war cemetery there. let's have a little listen and as the bagpipes have been playing as they march along towards the cemetery. let's have a listen. bagpiges.. bagpipes. the king and queen camilla and prince william started the events off in fort smith earlier on today because portsmouth is where 160,000 allied troops set sail for the french coast 80 years ago. tomorrow course is the day come the 6th ofjune is the day where troops in the uk, the us canada and france

landed in normandy and attacked the german forces there. we will of course be having another full day of ceremonies tomorrow for the 80th anniversary. they will be starting tomorrow at around 725 local time there in france which is the exact time of those beach landings back in 1944. there will be an official british commemoration taking place at the british normandy memorial where king charles is going to be joining prime minister rishi sunak in the french president emmanuel macron. canadians also going to be hosting a ceremony onjuno beach and the french are going to have a ceremony at omaha beach later in the day. and they are going to be 25 heads of state including us presidentjoe biden who will also be there. so there has been a full day of offence today and of course, the remaining veterans have been at the heart of everything today and of

course will be tomorrow when they have 25 heads of state in attendance. climate scientists say they are just five years left to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 celsius above preindustrial levels. the threshold agreed in paris in 2015 is considered crucial to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change coming as the un chief and ten yokum terrace is expected to tell the latest round of un climate negotiations in germany that the world is not doing enough to switch away from coal, oil and gas. 0ur environmental correspondent reports. this report is filling in the gaps, if you like, in the overall science that the un puts out every number of years. this is a new report this year and it says essentially that the level of warming that we're seeing now has never been higher, where warming is going up by 0.25 degrees or 0.26 degrees every decade,

that's a faster rate of increase than was between 1970 and 2010. and overall, the picture is that last year the world warmed by one and a half degrees, 1.4 degrees, of which 90% of that, 92% was caused by humans and about 8% caused by the el nino climate and weather phenomenon. the bigger picture, as you say, is that we're continuing to produce emissions. we're continuing to produce those warming gases that drive up temperatures. and the report highlights the fact that we are burning through our budget, if you like, very, very rapidly. and on their calculations, we would have five years to 2029 and we would have used up enough carbon to push us over that 1.5 degree threshold that was agreed in paris. a court in italy has been convicted in american woman amanda knox for slander. years after she was acquitted of murdering her roommate in 2007. she will not go to prison as she is already served four years for the murder of which she was

convicted. her lawyers have said that they expect a appeal against the latest verdict. two nasa astronauts have set off to the international space station in a new spacecraft. starliner built by boeing blasted off from cape in florida on its first test flight. the mission delayed for several years because of setbacks in the deployment of the spacecraft as our science correspondent reports. five, four, three, correspondent reports. five, four, three. two. _ correspondent reports. five, four, three. two. two. _ correspondent reports. five, four, three, two, two, ignition. - correspondent reports. five, four, three, two, two, ignition. lift - correspondent reports. five, four, three, two, two, ignition. lift offi three, two, two, ignition. lift off of starliner and atlas five here are two american heroes.— two american heroes. boeing's starliner spacecraft _ two american heroes. boeing's starliner spacecraft makes - two american heroes. boeing's starliner spacecraft makes its i two american heroes. boeing's i starliner spacecraft makes its way up starliner spacecraft makes its way up the sky end it on its way to the international space station. looking aood with international space station. looking good with speeds — international space station. looking good with speeds and _ international space station. looking good with speeds and altitudes - good with speeds and altitudes increasing as expected. fin good with speeds and altitudes

increasing as expected. on board, two of nasa's _ increasing as expected. on board, two of nasa's must _ increasing as expected. on board, two of nasa's must experience - increasing as expected. on board, | two of nasa's must experience ash knots. 0n the spacecraft�*s first test flight with a crew. you knots. on the spacecraft's first test flight with a crew. you have a aood test flight with a crew. you have a good throttle- _ test flight with a crew. you have a good throttle. a _ test flight with a crew. you have a good throttle. a view _ test flight with a crew. you have a good throttle. a view from - test flight with a crew. you have a good throttle. a view from the - good throttle. a view from the rocket, good throttle. a view from the rocket. we _ good throttle. a view from the rocket, we see _ good throttle. a view from the rocket, we see one _ good throttle. a view from the rocket, we see one of - good throttle. a view from the rocket, we see one of the - good throttle. a view from the | rocket, we see one of the solid rocket, we see one of the solid rocket boosters fall away. solid rocket boosters fall away. solid rocket boosters _ rocket boosters fall away. solid rocket boosters have _ rocket boosters fall away. solid rocket boosters have been - rocket boosters fall away. sri c rocket boosters have beenjettisoned rocket boosters have been jettisoned after seeing starliner through its after seeing sta rliner through its first after seeing starliner through its first 90 seconds of flight.- first 90 seconds of flight. then, the main engines _ first 90 seconds of flight. then, the main engines separates. - first 90 seconds of flight. then, | the main engines separates. the spacecraft now safely in orbit. seeing lots of happy faces and cheers here in florida. it seeing lots of happy faces and cheers here in florida.- seeing lots of happy faces and cheers here in florida. it was third time lucky — cheers here in florida. it was third time lucky for _ cheers here in florida. it was third time lucky for the _ cheers here in florida. it was third time lucky for the launch. - cheers here in florida. it was third l time lucky for the launch. reported twice in the past few weeks because of technical issues with the rocket. this test flight has been delayed by almost a decade because of other technical problems in starliner�*s development. in the post launch debrief, the man in charge of the mission i boeing said today's success came as a relief. by,

mission i boeing said today's success came as a relief. a lot of eo - le success came as a relief. a lot of people say _ success came as a relief. a lot of people say i _ success came as a relief. a lot of people say i need _ success came as a relief. a lot of people say i need to _ success came as a relief. a lot of people say i need to smile - success came as a relief. a lot of. people say i need to smile more and i'm smiling, believe me. it is little bit of controlled emotion because there are a lot of phases of this mission when we just completed the first one. prelaunch and launch is just the first part of this. we now have to get to iss and doc and do docking operations and undock into reentry and then re—land. starliner is a brand—new spacecraft that sits on top of the rocket. this is its first test flight with a crew on board. it has been built to transport crew, cargo to and from the international space station. it will take around one day to get there and the mission will lastjust over one week. when it gets back to earth, it will be with a bump in what is going to be the first hard capsule landing for a us mission. along with space acts, there will

not be two private—sector firms taking astronauts to the