at an international event — president biden compares the fight for ukraine to the struggle for freedom on the normandy beaches. and the other main stories on today's programme... the tv doctor michael mosley goes missing on holiday in greece — a search and rescue operation is under way. who's in — and who's out — as england name their 26—man squad for euro 202a. here in north london, manager gareth southgate is expending those selections right now. harry maguire are not fit but madison and grealish not wanted. and lift—off for elon musk�*s starship rocket system — but its soft—landing back on earth is what's causing waves and coming up on bbc news, harry maguire isn't fit enough for the euros. he's one of seven players left out as gareth southgate names his final

26—man squad for germany. good evening from normandy where world leaders havejoined some of the last remaining veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings. at the british normandy memorial this morning, a service of commemoration attended by more than a0 british veterans overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore on 6thjune 191m — british, american, canadian and french troops landed along this coastline on beaches that were named sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah more than 150,000 men fought in the d—day landings. it was the largest ever

seaborne invasion. there've been events right along this coastline and this afternoon at omaha beach an international event attended by the us president and ukraine's president zelensky. our first report comes from our correspondent daniela relph. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as those before them had done in 1944. but these are now peaceful waters, thanks to the sacrifices made on d—day. archive: this is it, | they're on the beach. few truly understood the onslaught they'd face. young men, thrust into the brutality of war. 80 years on, those who survived

and grew old, on and lost friends. ——honoured. it is all because of gummy�*s quick thinking, his desire to help those around him, that i can stand before you today. i wish i could tell him i have never taken his sacrifice for granted. and will always remember him and ourfriends. so, gummy, thank you, my old friend. a tribute, from the one who made it home. at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage. relegated to the back rows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed,

but he never returned, until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it's because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. may they rest in peace. applause honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom, tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others, for the benefit of younger generations, our gratitude

is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans were then taken to a reception. some, with a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cross—party support, as they also spent time with the labour leader keir starmer. it was, though, with the king and the queen with whom they seem to share the most. it was intimate and emotional, knowing that this small group of d—day veterans is unlikely to be back here for a major commemoration. their stories have been told. it is now down to us to make sure they are not forgotten. daniela relph, bbc news, ver—sur—mer, normandy. the us presidentjoe biden has said the war in ukraine echoed the fight for freedom on the beaches here in normandy during world war two.

he was joined by world leaders including president zelensky at an international event this afternoon as our europe editor katya adler reports. the proud anthem of the french resistance, sung in normandy today by students who could be the great, even great great grandchildren of those who fought and died here for freedom. at this international d—day ceremony, heads of state and government, representatives of europe's royal families stood shoulder to shoulder, hearts full of gratitude. translation: , ., ., , translation: they were afraid but the knew translation: they were afraid but they knew that _ translation: they were afraid but they knew that they _ translation: they were afraid but they knew that they were _ translation: they were afraid but they knew that they were fighting i translation: they were afraid but they knew that they were fighting a | they knew that they were fighting a just war and that every step they took brought them closer to restoring freedom to the world.

applause but a new war in europe hung heavy over today's commemorations. you will notice one conspicuous absence amongst leaders here, russia was crucial in the defeat of nazi germany. ukraine's president was here, but vladimir putin was not. saviour of the people! this here, but vladimir putin was not. saviour of the people!— saviour of the people! this is the us military _ saviour of the people! this is the us military cemetery _ saviour of the people! this is the us military cemetery in - saviour of the people! this is the l us military cemetery in normandy, final resting place for well over 9400 us soldiers. earlier today, joe biden made it clear why russia's president wasn't welcome. surrender to olice, president wasn't welcome. surrender to police. to — president wasn't welcome. surrender to police. to bow— president wasn't welcome. surrender to police, to bow down _ president wasn't welcome. surrender to police, to bow down to _ president wasn't welcome. surrender to police, to bow down to dictators i to police, to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable. applause —— bullies. god might well be to do that would be forgetting what happened here on these hallowed

us u s vete ra ns us veterans were presented with france's highest honour. modern day geopolitics loom really large over these d—day commemorations but the world leaders gathered here don't mean any disrespect. those valiant veterans who have managed to come here to normandy know all too well the dangers of aggressive nationalism and the politics of hate. the freedom and peace they fought so hard for is fracturing. normandy resident was young on d—day, hervillage normandy resident was young on d—day, her village amongst the first to be liberated translation: i to be liberated translation: ., , , translation: i went to sleep under german rule — translation: i went to sleep under german rule and _ translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke _ translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke up _ translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke up with - translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke up with the i german rule and woke up with the americans. her german rule and woke up with the american— americans. her mum made her a star-spangled — americans. her mum made her a star-spangled dress _ americans. her mum made her a star-spangled dress of _ americans. her mum made her a star-spangled dress of the - americans. her mum made her a star-spangled dress of the us . star—spangled dress of the us parachutes found in a field. she became a symbol in pigtails of their everlasting gratitude. translation: iii everlasting gratitude. tuna/mom- everlasting gratitude. translation: ., �* , ., translation: if it hadn't been for the americans, _ translation: if it hadn't been for the americans, which _

translation: if it hadn't been for the americans, which would - translation: if it hadn't been for the americans, which would have i the americans, which would have become of us?— the americans, which would have become of us? ,, . ,, u, ~ ., become of us? since the second world war, become of us? since the second world war. eumpe — become of us? since the second world war. eumpe has _ become of us? since the second world war, europe has relied _ become of us? since the second world war, europe has relied on _ become of us? since the second world war, europe has relied on the - become of us? since the second world war, europe has relied on the us - become of us? since the second world war, europe has relied on the us to i war, europe has relied on the us to have its back in terms of security. these brave men helped forge the transatlantic alliance, their president today said it was stronger than ever. but with us elections around the corner, europe knows it can't take anything for granted. katya adler, bbc news, normandy. events have taken place in the uk as well including a service of remembrance at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. fanfare. it's the place set aside for national reflection, where the country gathers to remember. today, it was where veterans and families came to honour the fallen, recognise service and pay homage to sacrifice. at the going down in the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

no tally of passing decades can erase the traumas of d—day, some of the veterans comforted instead by senior members of the royal family. the service ended with a fly—past, soaring above the gathering of those reflecting below. # we'll meet again... # tonight, the final acts of remembrance are moving to britain's villages and towns, places like hound in hampshire, symbolising the day by lighting beacons. in fact, more than 800 of these beacons will be lit tonight at 9:15pm — one final nationwide expression of hope and peace. the embers of fires drawing down on a day recalling loss, bravery and accomplishment. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in hampshire.

later, i'll be talking to a 103—year—old veteran — a woman who mapped this coast line for allied troops from a basement in london's whitehall — the french president told her today she was a hero in the shadows. right now, back to reeta. studio:, sophie, thank you. tv presenter michael mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet, has gone missing while on holiday. he had set off on a walk at lunchtime yesterday on the greek island of syri but the alarm was raised when he failed to return. helena wilkinson reports. as news filtered through the greek island of symi, locas shared this recent picture of michael mosley, appealing for help to find him. the well—known broadcaster disappeared while walking on this idyllic island yesterday. the island is now the focus of a search and rescue operation. a helicopter from athens has

a helicopterfrom athens has been deployed to search from above. firefighters, police and volunteers are looking for him on the ground. greek police say that michael mosley left his wife on st nicholas beach and set off on a walk to the centre of the island. he failed to make it back to where they were staying, where his phone was found. the 67—year—old broadcaster has appeared on popular programmes across tv and radio. he's an advocate for fasting diets. it's not like what happens in the movies. and is known for immersing himself in the topics he covers. i just feel quite buzzy at the moment. so i get it. i think i finally get why people smoke. this was michael mosley a couple of months ago, appearing alongside his wife on the bbc�*s morning live programme. it's now more than 24—hour since michael mosley vanished. for his family and friends, the wait for news must be unbearable. helena wilkinson, bbc news.

it's emerged the conservative party accepted a further £150,000 from the businessman, frank hester, days after he was accused of making racist and misogynist comments about labour's diane abbott. rishi sunak came under intense pressure from other parties to return mr hester�*s donations — which included one of £5 million made injanuary — when the row erupted in march. mr hester allegedly said that ms abbott "should be shot" and that she made him "want to hate all black women". the conservatives said he had "apologised and shown contrition" so the matter was resolved. the green party has launched its plans for the nhs. it wants to deliver an extra £30 billion a yearfor the health service in england by 2030, as well as an extra £20 billion for social care. they say they will raise the money by asking the "very richest" to pay more tax and extending the windfall tax on oil and gas companies. we all value our nhs, - and the green party is the only party being honest in this election

about the level of funding - that's going to be needed, i and being honest that we're going to need to askl the richest in society, i including the multimillionaires,| the billionaires, to pay modestly more in tax in a way that - could raise the funding that's needed to protect our nhs. in a surprise move, the leader of the scottish conservatives, douglas ross, has put his name forward for a westminster seat in the general election. mr ross had previously said he would stand down from westminster at this election to concentrate on his job as a member of the scottish parliament ahead of the 2026 holyrood election. but today, as he announced his intention to stand in aberdeenshire north and moray east, he said he had to "lead from the front". and here's a list of all the candidates currently on the ballot. douglas ross is expected to be confirmed within the next hour or so. a full list will be on the bbc news website after nominations close tomorrow. in the past hour, england manager gareth southgate announced his 26—man squad for the euros,

which start in germany next week. jack grealish, harry maguire and james maddison are among those who haven't made the squad. let's go live tojoe wilson, for more on this — joe. yes, it is hard to imagine a time previously in english football when they have had at their disposal, technically gifted players like jack grealish and james maddison and left them out for a major tournament, but thatis them out for a major tournament, but that is what has happened. gareth southgate said this has been one of his most difficult days in the job, to leave those two out in particular. england have a surplus of options in attacking positions and southgate said players like cole palmer have just had better seasons. in defence, options are more limited. harry maguire, a stalwart under southgate, has not recovered from injury. luke shaw at least has recovered to be in the squad. here is a name, adam wharton, 20, only played half a season in the premier league, finds himself in the squad.

many people say that england have never had more options for the national men's team. as southgate has acknowledged, in many ways, it just makes his job has acknowledged, in many ways, it just makes hisjob more difficult. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening... some of the surviving veterans of the d—day landings gathering normandy to mark the 80th anniversary. and over 100 cases of illness across the uk due to the bacteria e. coli. coming up on sportsday on bbc news at 6:30pm, another step towards three in a row. iga swiatek makes the final of the french open, beating coco gauff to extend her winning run at roland garros to 20 matches. 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. in a moment, we'll hear from lucy ashton who's in rotherham, but first let's join susana mendonsa, who in chipping barnet, in north london.

i have been speaking to people here about the issues affecting them, in particular the cost of living and the cost of housing. because a lot of people he has struggled to get on the housing ladder. they struggle to be able to afford rent. chipping barnet constituency is where the former minister theresa villiers managed to hold on against the odds last time round, but this time it could be a much tougher fight for her. the labour party have tasted success in this part of london because they took control over the council two years ago. we have seen the labour leader coming here and supporting the local candidate, dan tomlinson. labouralso supporting the local candidate, dan tomlinson. labour also have their eyes on some surrounding constituencies where conservative mps have stood down. chipping barnet reflects the wider battle we are seeing across london. there are

around a dozen or so conservative seats at risk. if the tories can't hold onto them, they could be down to single digits here in london. but the labour on tory tussle is not the only one we are seeing in london. also the liberal democrats are hoping to pick off some conservative seats in south—west london. and here is the list of candidates we know about so far standing in the chipping barnet constituency. the bbc news website will have a complete list, once they're all confirmed, tomorrow. thanks, susana, now let's go to south yorkshire, and our political reporter lucy ashton is in rotherham for us, lucy. i'm standing on the border of rotherham and sheffield, at the university of sheffield's advanced manufacturing research centre. south yorkshire used to be full of steelworks and coal mines. but now it is home to companies such as mclaren, boeing and rolls—royce. the government wanted to capitalise on this site and named it the uk's

first investment zone. but there are problems with this location. only 1% of people can get to the investment zonein of people can get to the investment zone in 30 minutes by public transport. that is according to the south yorkshire mayoral combined authority. bus services in south yorkshire have declined faster than anywhere else in the country. in doncaster, the airport is closed. south yorkshire is a classic red wall area. south yorkshire is a classic red wallarea. rathervalley south yorkshire is a classic red wall area. rather valley was labour for over 100 years, until the conservatives won it in 2019. over in sheffield hallam, it is labour want the lib dems who have been going head to head in recent years, and the greens have a strong presence in sheffield as well. as for reform, they will be keeping the south yorkshire seats on their site. question time will be aired live tonight on bbc one at 8pm —

fiona is here with the details. tonight, we'll be talking about what our audience wants to discuss. the politicians may be less keen. how will they pay for all those election promises? how will they fix social care? are we seeing the benefits of brexit? we're in chester on bbc one at 8pm. more than 35 people are reported to have been killed in an israeli air strike on a un school in gaza that was sheltering displaced palestinians. israel says it was a precision strike targeting 20 to 30 hamas fighters operating from inside the school in the nuseirat refugee camp. yesterday, israel announced a new military campaign in central gaza as ceasefire talks continue. a body has been found in the search for a two—year—old boy who fell into a river in leicester. xielo maruziva entered the river soar while he was with his family in february, prompting a major search operation of more than 200 police officers. leicestershire police said a body was recovered this morning and formal identification will now take place.

113 people have become ill with the bacteria e.coli in recent weeks — and experts believe it is most likely linked to a nationally distributed food. the uk health security agency says testing of samples suggests all of the cases in the past couple of weeks are "part of a single outbreak". our health editor hugh pym joins me — there are serious concerns. yes, officials are concerned. they say this strain of e. coli is clinically severe. of those cases, 18 are in wales, 13 in scotland, one in northern ireland, but somebody who recently visited england, the rest are in england, which nearly 40 were people who went to hospital or are in hospital needing treatment. it's been difficult for officials, because normally they can isolate the source of an outbreak to a stretch of contaminated water or one site, but these are very

geographically spread, so they have concluded it is likely to be linked to a nationally distributed food item or multiple items. they haven't said what that might be. they are still investigating that with food standards agency officials. the symptoms are severe diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach cramps, and sometimes fever. the advice is if you have those symptoms to steer clear of anyone who might be vulnerable, just stop the risk of infection, and more generally the advice is to practice regular handwashing and food hygiene measures. ., ~' handwashing and food hygiene measures— handwashing and food hygiene measures. ., ~ , ., y . prince harry has been given permission to appeal against the rejection of his legal challenge to the government's decision to take away his police protection when he is in britain. the home office decided in february 2020 he would not automatically receivepersonal police security, but would decide on the level of protection on a case by case basis. premier league clubs have voted in favour of keeping video assistant referees in place for next season.

after the vote, the premier league identified six ways of improving var, including reducing delays by bringing in new, semi—automated technology for spotting offsides. wolves were the only club to back the motion to scrap the process entirely. spacex's starship rocket has launched successfully at the fourth attempt in texas in the us after three failed test flights. but it's the return of the booster that's making waves — it was brought back down to earth to hoverjust above the water in the gulf of mexico. the team wanted to show that the spacecraft could return to earth, meaning it can be used again. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. three, two, one... we have lift—off. the latest test of starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. we're seeeing 32 out of 33 engines lit on the super heavy right now. the bottom part, its booster, separates — achieving its first ever soft landing in the ocean.

and you can see - in the water below... this is the starship launch system. it stands 120 metres. that's nearly 400 feet tall. it has two main parts. at the bottom is the super heavy booster, which has a huge number of engines, 33 of them. above this is the starship spacecraft. this can carry cargo or crew, spacex says up to 100 people. what's unique is both of these components will be fully reusable. the top part of the rocket makes it to space, before hitting extreme temperatures as it reenters through the earth's atmosphere. this is wild to see this. some parts start burning up. it'sjust incredible to see. how far can it go? that is the question. the answer, though, is all the way for a soft splashdown in the indian ocean. it's their most successful test to date. but standby for the next one. rebecca morelle, bbc news.

that's all from me here, let's go back to sophie now in normandy. there was a wonderful moment here. at the end of the service here this morning, the french president awarded one of the veterans france's highest honour — the legion d'honneur. he called her one of the heroes of the shadows. christian lamb worked in whitehall — herjob was to map the coastline right here so that allied troops would know where they were when they came ashore. she's almost 104 and didn't think she would make it today — but as she told me this morning that changed at the last minute. christian lamb, congratulations on your brand new award, the legion d'honneur. that must have been quite a moment. you were presented it by president macron. well, it's very nice of you to say so. i'm very proud of it. it's a very unusual and unexpected treat.

and, of course, i don't know mr macron, but i was able to thank him in french, i think. i hope it worked all right. you weren't expecting to be here today, were you? somebody said that i wouldn't come unless they found a helicopter. i never thought for a moment they would. they did! extraordinary. what was that like? what's it like coming over in a helicopter? thrilling. absolutely thrilling. you are very nearly 104, aren't you? next month. exactly. and your role during world war ii was to map the french coastline, the normandy coastline. but they wanted to be able to identify something like the church or any sort of building which was recognisable, because that was what they needed for landing on the right bit of coast. it was a very exciting job, really. not many people knew where they were going to land.

so i was very glad i did. what does it mean to you to be here today? well, it's really very moving because it's such an amazing, big memorial. so i had no idea what it was going to be like. and it's so enormous. and all these names down on the pillars, and all these little statues, really, each representing so many of our own men who died. aged 18, i9, 20, 21, all that sort of age when they were so valuable as soldiers and everything else. we have to remember them for always. now on her way home again. we have had the most wonderful weather here in normandy today. louise lear can tell us more about the weather prospects everywhere else.

it's been perfect, hasn't it? at 9.15 tonight, 1500 torches are going to be lit, beacons, cross the country. and it's pretty much perfect weather for that as well, aside from the far north—west, we will see some showers here. elsewhere, we've got clearing skies and light wind. hopefully it really will be perfect. if you look at the satellite picture for the last few hours, you can see the cloud starting to melt away a little. still some showers into the far north—west, and those showers could turn to longer spells of rain a little bit later on. that's because we have an area of low pressure still sitting up to the north, and still sitting up to the north, and still that weather front will bring some rain through the night tonight. clear skies elsewhere, could be a chilly start for some. but there will be some wet weather drifting its way south out of scotland and showers tucking in behind once again. elsewhere, chilly start, lots of sunshine. but there will be more cloud into the afternoon. a few isolated showers. but with some sunshine and in some shelter 19 degrees is pleasant enough. the

weather front producing a rash of showers to northern ireland and north wales. behind it, a bright and breezy affairfor north wales. behind it, a bright and breezy affair for northern ireland and scotland, disappointingly chilly for this time of year, 11 or 14 degrees. as we move into the weekend, we still have that front, a weak affair, but it will still be there first thing on saturday morning. we could have a line of nuisance showers potentially across the midlands, over into south wales, as we go to the day. ahead of it, some sunny spells. behind it, bright and breezy. again, a few scattered showers and a brisk north—westerly wind, unfortunately. top temperatures, 14 or 18 degrees. sunday will be drier for most, and still temperatures disappointing. well, that's it from us on a deeply moving and humbling day here in normandy. the news where you are in a moment — but we leave you with some of the images from d—day 80th commemorations.

slow march! music: i vow to thee, my country our gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. music: last post at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. music: nimrod by elgar