astronauts on board. hello, i'm sally bundock. very one welcome to the programme. let's go live to normandy and see the pictures we are receiving from the beaches where world leaders and veterans will gather later today to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings on the 6th ofjune i944, when more than 150,000 allied soldiers invaded france in a major turning point of world war ii. us presidentjoe biden, who's on a state visit to france, will be among the 4,500 guests expected.

as well as king charles. there will be about 200 veterans mostly from the us, britain, canada and france. this 80th anniversary is focusing minds on the need for unity in the face of new conflicts. 0ur europe editor katya adler reports. les america... 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 i is 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. 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.

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.

these are live pictures we are receiving this morning from normandy, where of course all of these events took place. 80 years ago. now, let's cross live to normandy to speak to alex fitzgerald—black — executive director of the juno beach centre association. thejuno beach centre in normandy is where the canadian military landed on d—day. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau will be there today among other world leaders. talk us through the canadian element to today. us through the canadian element totoda. , to today. absolutely, the canadians _ to today. absolutely, the canadians landed - to today. absolutely, the canadians landed on - to today. absolutely, the i canadians landed on juno to today. absolutely, the - canadians landed on juno beach canadians landed onjuno beach 14,000 canadians landed onjuno beach 1a,000 strong and alongside some british troops, one third of the troops landing onjuno beach were british. the forces were closely integrated. we also had a parachute battalion, just over 500 paratroopers landing on the eastern flank and the canadians and royal canadian navy serving alongside

the royal navy as well as the royal air force, as well. it was a totally integrated effort and canadians are very proud that canada took the lead at least on one of the five main beaches alongside two great powers at the time, great britain and the us. [30 powers at the time, great britain and the us. do you know if there will _ britain and the us. do you know if there will be _ britain and the us. do you know if there will be some _ britain and the us. do you know if there will be some veterans i if there will be some veterans from canada at these events today, as well, some survivors? absolutely, there is going to be a delegation, about 13 veterans they are bringing. a good friend of thejuno beach centre who landed on d—day, actually landed very close to our museum, he is backing and it with his family this week so that has been a series of precious moments. we actually had an event where he went out on an amphibious truck into the channel and came back to shore on his landing beach earlier this week so that was a very

touching moment. it this week so that was a very touching moment.— touching moment. it is incredible _ touching moment. it is incredible when - touching moment. it is incredible when you i touching moment. it is l incredible when you hear touching moment. it is incredible when you hear their stories, teenagers arriving on these beaches on this day 80 years ago. many of whom did not return. ~ , , ~ ., return. absolutely. we are here to honour _ return. absolutely. we are here to honour in _ return. absolutely. we are here to honour in particular- return. absolutely. we are here to honour in particular their - to honour in particular their friends who did not return, and yesterday there was a large ceremony at one of our two large canadian war cemeteries here in normandy and veterans whether to honour their fallen comrades who, unlike them, did not make it home. find comrades who, unlike them, did not make it home.— comrades who, unlike them, did not make it home. and the scale of this operation _ not make it home. and the scale of this operation and _ not make it home. and the scale of this operation and not - not make it home. and the scale of this operation and not be - of this operation and not be overstated, and also the fact that all these countries working together, very symbolic in the age we are in now, to be truly commemorating this effort against what was happening in the second world war. absolutely. i think eisenhower many times referred to it as the united nations and the

second world war fighting against nazi germany. it is very unfortunate that one of the forces that was fighting against nazi germany is now being the aggressor in ukraine and that isjust being the aggressor in ukraine and that is just terrible to see, terrible to see europe flame again and we wish it wasn't happening.- flame again and we wish it wasn't happening. alex, lovely to talk to you _ wasn't happening. alex, lovely to talk to you on _ wasn't happening. alex, lovely to talk to you on such - wasn't happening. alex, lovely to talk to you on such an - to talk to you on such an important day, thank you for being up so early and with us on bbc news. as you can see, preparations are well under way as this extremely important anniversary takes centre stage. we will be live with the events throughout the day and bbc news for you so that you can take in all the moments as they happen. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has called for a global ban on fossil fuel advertising to help protect the world from climate change. he said just as tobacco advertising was banned because of the threat to health,

the same should now apply to fossil fuels. in a speech to delegates at climate talks, he called the heads of oil and gas corporations the "godfathers of climate chaos", and accused them of distorting the truth and deceiving the public for decades. 0ur climate editor has this report. temperatures in the indian capital, delhi, hitjust shy of 50 degrees celsius in recent days, the highest ever recorded. meanwhile, parts of brazil are still recovering from extensive floods caused by a deluge made twice as likely by climate change, say scientists. it is evidence, said the head of the un today, that the world is playing russian roulette with the climate. climate change is the mother of all stealth taxes, paid by everyday people and vulnerable countries and communities. meanwhile, the godfathers of climate chaos, the fossil fuel industry, rake in record profits and feast off trillions in taxpayer—funded subsidies.

that's the area we've shaded under the line. the main reason — human—caused climate change. let's take a look at average global monthly temperatures over the last 12 months. each of the lines here is a year and shows how high temperatures were compared to before the industrial revolution, when the world started producing lots of greenhouse gases. this line shows the last 12 months. and, look, every single month has set a new monthly temperature records, and often by a significant margin. that's the area we've shaded under the line. the main reason — human—caused climate change. and don't expect these records to stand for long. a new report from the un's weather body says there is an almost nine in ten chance there'll be an even hotter year within the next five years. the extreme heat in india means water is being rationed in some places. but we should not lose hope, the un chief said today. we have the technology to replace the fossil fuels driving climate change but, he says, we must act quickly.

justin rowlatt, bbc news. for more on this, i'm joined by geoffrey supran. he's a professor of environmental science and policy at the university of miami, and an expert on the history of climate change disinformation and propaganda by fossil fuel interests. good to have you on today's programme. what do you make of anthony gutierrez —— antonio guterres�*s cole to try and stop the sector who are very powerful from advertising? thanks for having me. i think this is a landmark moment. the climate crisis, as your correspondent referred to, is no longer fundamentally scientific or technological.

it's a political problem. that's what makes the un secretary—general�*s speech so significant. we finally have a call to action that focuses attention notjust on energy policy, but also on political power. balances the need for rolling out clean energy technologies with the imperative of overthrowing the political power. to imperative of overthrowing the political power.— political power. to be fair, the head _ political power. to be fair, the head of— political power. to be fair, the head of the _ political power. to be fair, the head of the un - political power. to be fair, the head of the un has - political power. to be fair, l the head of the un has been making these very strong statements and calls for years. we've been covering it here on bbc news. the question is what will happen this time was mike will happen this time was mike will the oil giants say, yeah, sure, we will stop advertising? 0bviously, sure, we will stop advertising? obviously, it's above my pay grade to speculate about this. also, certainly to speculate as to how companies will respond. but i think the bottom line is that pr farms and media companies have been aiding and

abetting fossilfuel companies have been aiding and abetting fossil fuel companies for decades. the speech put on never before today and and i think in principle, this action, if it were to be effective, would really hit oil companies where it hurts. removing one of the key cogs in the climate chain. whether they take up this call to action, based on the fossil fuel industry's track records of malfeasance on climate change, my speculate shall be no. that doesn't mean there isn't importance in calling for was needed. ~ , ,., , importance in calling for was needed. ~ , , ., importance in calling for was needed. ~ , ., �* ., needed. absolutely, and i'm not lookinu needed. absolutely, and i'm not lookin: at needed. absolutely, and i'm not looking at like _ needed. absolutely, and i'm not looking at like that _ needed. absolutely, and i'm not looking at like that at _ needed. absolutely, and i'm not looking at like that at all, - looking at like that at all, but do you think it will come down to laws being passed by governments?— down to laws being passed by governments? you may certainly do so. governments? you may certainly do so- big _ governments? you may certainly do so- big oil _ governments? you may certainly do so. big oil is _ governments? you may certainly do so. big oil is very— governments? you may certainly do so. big oil is very much - governments? you may certainly do so. big oil is very much the i do so. big oil is very much the big tobacco, and the secretary—general speech alluded to that. it took action

by the united states congress in 1971 to ban cigarette ads on tv and radio. it of lawsuits by almost every state against the major tobacco companies in the late 1990s. there are numerous lawsuits and grassroots activist campaigns ongoing to accomplish this. do activist campaigns ongoing to accomplish this.— accomplish this. do you think that because _ accomplish this. do you think that because of _ accomplish this. do you think that because of extreme - accomplish this. do you think- that because of extreme weather events happening more frequently and all over the world — we covered this on bbc news — do think that is undermining the disinformation that talks about the fact that the climate crisis isn't real? certainly, oil companies have pivoted their message. they have gradually shifted from outright denial, which is basically impossible to ignore, to a much more subtle and insidious form of what we call discourse of delay. things like

greenwashing. 0ther discourse of delay. things like greenwashing. other more subtle narratives that essentially position the oil industry is a trustworthy innovator who society must rely on to help solve the problem. at a slightly different recordable start of drink, but with the same end goal to delay action on climate crisis.— on climate crisis. well, jeffrey. _ on climate crisis. well, jeffrey, thank - on climate crisis. well, jeffrey, thank you - on climate crisis. well, jeffrey, thank you for l on climate crisis. well, - jeffrey, thank you for talking jeffrey, thank you for talking to us. from the university of miami. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's update you. to the war in gaza now, where there have been developments both on the ground and in ceasefire negotiations. the israel defense forces say it carried out a deadly airstrike early on thursday on a un school in the central part of the strip. they say it housed a hamas compound. the hamas—run media office says at least 27 people were killed,

and dozens who were sheltering there were injured. on wednesday, israel launched a new assault in central gaza near deir al—balah — the last city in the strip that israeli tanks had not entered. at least 70 people are said to have been killed, including several children. on wednesday, the uk election campaign saw a bitter row breaking out — with the labour leader sir keir starmer accusing rishi sunak of "lying" about labour's tax plans during tuesday's tv debate. here's our political editor chris mason. 0n last night's tv debate, rishi sunak said this... highertaxes, £2,000 worth of higher taxes under the labour party. ..and again... by saddling them with £2,000 worth of higher taxes. ..and over, and over again. independent treasury officials have costed labour's policies,

and they amount to a £2,000 tax rise for every working family. keir starmer did eventually say it was false. this £2,000 he keeps saying it's going to cost is absolute garbage. 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 out . 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 1a 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. narendra modi has been chosen as the head of the new coalition government in india. his bjp remains the biggest party in parliament but fell short of an absolute majority for the first time in ten years, leaving it dependent on support from smaller regional allies. likely means for mr modi's third term.

there's been a very unexpected turn of events with the election result here in india, the bjp finding itself in a position that it never thought it would have to be in. all of its allies have agreed to back narendra modi as prime minister, but because they need the allies for that full majority, the bjp will have to make concessions on things like cabinet and parliamentary positions. as far as the parliament is concerned — the building behind me — even with its allies, the bjp does not have the numbers to pass through a law, so to pass any bills, it will need to get at least some members of the opposition to agree with it. over the past five years, what we've seen a lot of is a number of laws being passed without debate or discussion or questioning — just by brute majority. that cannot happen any more. but the biggest setback of this election result has come for narendra modi, for brand modi — it was a brand that was everywhere in india — on welfare programmes,

on vaccine certificates, you would see it on banners by the sides of the street. and although this is not a presidential contest — it's a parliamentary election — it's because of that image being almost everywhere that it was very much about him and his personality. and it's this larger—than—life personality, this cult of personality that has grown around him — that has been damaged, it doesn't seem invincible any more. nevertheless, the opposition has conceded defeat, he is going to be a third—time prime minister, and because broadly, there will be continuity of government as far as policy is concerned — so whether it's on economic reforms or whether it's about india's engagement with the rest of the world, it's not expected that there will be any major changes. after what's been quite a

tumultuous week for india so far. two nasa astronauts have set off to the international space station in a new spacecraft. starliner, built by boeing, blasted off from cape canaveral in florida on its first crewed test flight. the mission has been delayed for several years because of setbacks in the development of the spacecraft — as our science correspondent, pallab ghosh reports. five, four, three, two, one. ignition. and liftoff of starliner| and atlas five carrying two american heroes. boeing's starliner spacecraft makes it up into the sky and on its way to the international space station. looking good with i speeds and altitude increasing as expected. on board, two of nasa's most experienced astronauts on the spacecraft�*s first test flight with a crew. you got a good throttle up. a view from the rocket, and we see one of the solid

rocket boosters fall away. the solid rocket boostersj have now beenjettisoned after seeing starliner through its first 90 seconds of flight. i and then the main engine separates... got a good throttle up. i've got one. ..the spacecraft now safely in orbit. of course, you're seeing lots of happy faces - and cheers here in florida. it was third time lucky for the launch aborted twice in the past four weeks because of technical issues with the rocket, and this test flight has been delayed by almost a decade because of other technical problems in starliner�*s development. so, in the post—launch debrief, the man in charge of the mission at boeing said today's success came as a relief. you know, a lot of people say, i need to smile more, and i'm smiling, believe me. laughter. but it's a little bit of controlled emotion because there's a lot of phases

of this mission, and wejust completed the first one. you know, pre—launch and launch is just the first part of this. we now have to get to iss, we have to dock, we have to do docking ops, we have to undock, we have to do reentry and we have to land. starliner is a brand new spacecraft that sits on top of the rocket, and this is its first test flight with a crew on board. it's been built to transport crew and cargo to and from the international space station. it'll take around a day to get there and the mission will lastjust over a week. and when it gets back to earth, it'll be with a bump in what's going to be the first hard capsule landing for a us mission. along with space x, they'll now be two private sector firms taking astronauts to the space station. firms taking astronauts to the space station — if boeing's test flight goes well.

having competition with two providers, providing nasa with a way to and from the space station should bring down costs. and that's really important for nasa and other space agencies like the european space agency and indeed the uk space agency, because we're spending taxpayers money on these because we're spending taxpayers' money on these flights to get our astronauts to the space station and we want to get the best value for money. but regular missions to the space station will depend on there being no further serious technical issues. with so much at stake, it'll be a big week for boeing. pallab ghosh, bbc news. back to the beaches in normandy. as we continue our coverage of what's being described as one of the most important international anniversaries of this year. 80 years since the allied landings in normandy on the beaches you are looking at right now, which marked the beginning of the end of the nazi occupation of northwest europe. the second world war was a significant...

—— it was a significant day that turned the tide. the 6th ofjune is the date action the memories of generations as the day, and he on bbc news, we will keep you updated —— attached. joe biden will be arriving, as well as prime minister rishi sunak, king charles and many other world leaders. i will be back with business today in just a moment. hello there. having just had one of the wettest and dullest springs on record, i'm sure if you got 12 hours of sunshine, you'd take it. that's exactly what we had on wednesday through the isle of man. a chilly day, but a beautiful day in terms of sunshine. slightly different story further north and west —

temperatures struggled in parts of scotland to get up into double figures, and there was a rash of sharp showers, as well. that's because scotland and northern ireland, you're closest to this area of low pressure, and a brisk northwesterly wind continues to feed showers in around that low. so, we start off on a chilly note first thing on thursday morning. sunny spells and scattered showers through scotland and northern ireland — fairly widespread throughout the day. further south, after a cloudy start, the cloud should break up, some sunshine come through. there's always a risk of one or two isolated showers across england and wales, but hopefully they'll be few and far between. and with a little more shelter in the south east, we could see temperatures peaking at 18 degrees. fresher on those exposed north west coasts. 0nly14 degrees in northern ireland — cooler perhaps on the exposed north coast — and in scotland, we're looking at 10—14 degrees with those showers continuing on and off throughout the day. now, as we move out of thursday into friday, we see more of an organised line of rain developing, but that is where that cooler air is going to sit into the far northwest. temperatures just below par for the time of year further south, but there are indications of some warmer weather arriving over the next few days. but to start with, we're looking at single figures first thing on friday morning

in rural parts of scotland — low single figures not out of the question once again. and there will be some rain moving its way south and east out of scotland, down into the north of england and north wales. sunny spells and a few scattered showers ahead of it. still a rash of showers — particularly to the northwest of the great glen — where here temperatures will sit around 10 or 11 degrees. further south, we're going to see highs of 18 celsius once again, so the temperatures pretty much stuck in a rut. weak weather front bringing some cloud to begin with across the south for the weekend. that low pressure is gradually pulling away, so hopefully high pressure will tend to build, but we keep the risk of showers once again across scotland and northern ireland. somewhat drier and brighter, but not necessarily warmer further south.

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poised to take the top spot? chip making giant nvidia overtakes apple to become the second—most—valuable public us company. will they or won't they? all eyes on the european central bank as its widely expected to cut the cost of borrowing across the eurozone today. flying high — russia's economy remains buoyant despite western sanctions —

we go to a major trade fair to find out why. and adapting to change — howjapan's biggest brewer aims to attract a more sober gen z. welcome to business today, i'm sally bundock. we start in the us, where it's been another record—breaking day on wall street — with big tech very much leading the charge. both the s&p 500 and the nasdaq hit record closes on wednesday as the chip—making giant nvidia broke the $3 trillion valuation mark. 0vertaking apple and becoming the second most valuable public company in the us — behind microsoft. the meteoric rise of nvidia is driven by the artificial intelligence boom as investors bet big on its ability to provide the nuts and bolts behind the latest tech. to gauge just how far and how fast they've come it's worth looking at their share price, which started the year at under