we leave you that, and a previously unheard tape of the final recollections of field marshall lord bramall, the former head of the british armed forces, who passed away in 2019. as a 20—year—old lieutenant, he led a mechanised infantry platoon into normandy. goodnight. last post plays i was with a group waiting to go forward in battle around the headquarter vehicle where there was the company commander, the sergeant major, the driver, a signaller, myself, and one other platoon commander. shells started to fall. we dived under the vehicle to get some sort of cover and the shells came nearer and nearer. i remember at one time, one of us,

quite calm, funnily enough, saying, "do you think we've had it?" suddenly, there was an almighty crash and a shell came and it plum hit the vehicle, went right through to the bottom. when the dust cleared, i turned round and the man laying where you are to me, he was dead and black from head to foot, cos he must have taken the whole force of the blast. and all the others, the company commander, sergeant major, the driver — they were all killed except me. i remember when i got myself up and found out they were all dead and ifelt this burning, i thought, "i must be on fire." i remember going on the ground and rolling and that didn't do much good. so that was a nasty experience, being the only person of seven who survived. live from london. this is bbc news. d—day veterans are at the heart of commemorations in normandy on the 80th anniversary of the allied landings

on the beaches of normandy. our obligation to remember them, what they stood for and what they achieved for us all can never diminish. the tv presenter, michael mosley, has gone missing while on holiday in greece. a search and rescue operation is underway. at least 35 die in an air strike on a school sheltering palestinians in gaza. israel says it was targeting fighters. hamas calls it a massacre. coming up later this hour on bbc news you will be able to see the episode of the bbc�*s daily show of newscast we just recorded wrapping up newscast we just recorded wrapping up all of the drama from the campaign trail today. hello, and a very good evning to you. welcome to the programme

with me frankie mccamley. world leaders — and some of the last surviving veterans — joined in france, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d—day. onjune 6th, 191m — along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches — tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france — ahead of germany's eventual defeat the following year. today president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach. us president, joe biden, warned that democracy in europe was once again under threat, in the wake of russia's invasion of ukraine. earlier, at the new british national memorial at gold beach — a service of commemoration. the king laid a wreath for the fallen. and alongside the solemn ceremonies, it's also been a chance for attendees — to meet and speak with the guests of honour —

the veterans themselves — each of whom played such an important part in one of the defining days in european history. our correspondent daniella relph looks back now at the day's events. 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 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 honoured lost friends. 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 we'll 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. 0ur gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a then a final flourish

from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans moved on to a reception. some needed a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cross—party support, as they also spent time with the labour leader sir keir starmer. it was, though, with the king and the queen 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're not forgotten. daniela relph, bbc news, ver—sur—mer, in normandy.

0ne address today was from the us presidentjoe biden who drew comparisons between the war in ukraine and the fight for freedom on the beaches in normandy during world war ii. he was speaking at an international event attended by world leaders including ukraine's president zelensky. but unlike 10 years ago — at the 70th commemorations — russian president vladimir putin was not invited. 0ur europe editor katya adler has been watching as world leaders remember. the proud anthem of the french resistance. sung in normandy today by the students who could be the great, even great—great grandchildren of those who fought and died here forfreedom. 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: they were afraid. but they knew that they were fighting a just war. and that every step they took, brought them closer to restoring freedom to the world. but a new war in europe hung heavy over today's commemorations. russia was crucial in the defeat of nazi germany. but while ukraine's president was invited here... you're a saviour of the people! ..vladimir putin was not. this is the us military cemetery in normandy. final resting place for well over 9,400 us soldiers. earlier today, joe biden made it clear why russia's president wasn't welcome. to surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable! applause. were we to do that, it means we'd forgetting what happened

here on these hallowed beaches. us veterans were presented by president macron with the legion d'honneur, 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 danielle boucherie was five years old on d—day. her village amongst the first to be liberated in the early hours the morning. translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke _ up with the americans. danielle's mum made her a star—spangled dress out of us service men's parachutes found

in a field. she became a symbol in pigtails of their everlasting gratitude. translation: if it hadn't been for the americans, l what would have become of us? since the second world 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. let's take a quick look at some of tomorrow's front pages. veterans and world leaders attending emotional d—day events in normandy feature prominently on many of them — on the 80th anniversary of the landings... lets start with

the telegraph which has an image of d—day commemorations in normandy, with the headline �*in the footsteps of heroes�*. it also draws attention to keir starmer�*s pledge to recognise the state of palestine in his manifesto. and the same image spans the sun's front and back pages, highlighting the king and prince william's tributes to veterans involved in the landings. the mirror also leads on d—day events, choosing to focus on rishi sunak�*s depature before other world leaders. next to the times which also leads with d—day, focussing on biden�*s comments drawing parallels between the fight for freedom on the beaches of normandy and the current war in ukraine. it also touches on allegations of anti—semitism in the green party the guardian front page focusses on political news, leading with the claims that the conservative party accepted a further donation from frank hester, after he had been accused of making racist comments about labour's diane abbott. and finally, the daily mail leads

on the missing tv presenter, michael moslely, who has dissappeared on the greek island of symi. they also commemorate d—day veterans attending events on both sides of the channel. lets get the latest on the disappearance of the tv presenter, michael mosley — known for the 5:2 diet. he has gone missing whilst on holiday after setting off for a walk at lunchtime yesterday, on the greek island of symi, but failed to return. joe inwood has more from greece. as news filtered through the greek island of symi, locals shared this recent picture of michael mosley, appealing for help to find him. yesterday, the well—known broadcaster disappeared while walking on this idyllic island. it is now the focus of a search and rescue operation. firefighters, police and volunteers on the ground, a helicopter from athens from above. greek police say michael mosley

left his wife on st nicholas beach, setting off on a walk to the centre of the island. he failed to make it back to where they were staying and his phone was found. the 67—year—old broadcaster has appeared on popular programmes across tv and radio. he is an advocate for intermittent fasting... coughs. it's not what happens in the movies. ..and it 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 is now more than 2a hours since he vanished. for the family and friends of michael mosley, the wait for news must be unbearable.

we are on the neighbouring island of rhodes and it's from here the search and rescue teams have been based before heading to symi. we landed half an hour ago and even at this time in the evening you could feel the heat and our phones flashed an extreme heat warning and it's expected to get as hot as 48 degrees on the island of symi tomorrow, it's a beautiful but unforgiving place and that's going to make it even more difficult for the people trying to search for michael mosley and even more desperate for his family, waiting for news. the white house is calling on israel, to publicly release the names of the 20 to 30 hamas fighters, it says it was targeting, in an air strike on a united nations school being used as a shelter in gaza. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees, says the attack was "horrific," and more than 35 people are thought to have died. israel says it was a "precision strike," aimed at the fighters operating from inside the school, in the refugee camp.

while israel does frequently release names of those it's targeting, it's rare for america to push for such transparency. lucy williamson, has the latest from jerusalem. torchlight barely reveals the bodies. who they were, why they were here, can take even longer to expose. israel says this strike hit a hamas compound inside a un shelter. but an israeli human rights group said if that were true, the harm to civilians could still make it a war crime. a hamas official said women and children were among the dead. in daylight, survivors mined the rubble for scraps of security. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees said 6,000 people were sheltering here and that there had been no warning of the strike. ibrahim's cousin, mohammed, was killed.

translation: i was sitting here with my brothers - and friends when, suddenly, there was an explosion. the mattress protected me because i was sitting against the wall. but all the bodies here are dismembered and torn. israel said it had targeted a group of 20 to 30 fighters. tonight, it named nine it said it had killed. we stopped a ticking time bomb. 0ur intelligence indicated that the terrorists were operating from inside these three classrooms, three classrooms. we delayed our strike twice because we identified civilians in the area. israel began a new offensive in central areas of gaza this week. medics say more than 100 people there have been killed. the rapid surge in activity, a sign that pressure to end this war isn't working, or a sign that before too long, it might.

lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's have a look at what's been happening in the general election he says not racist. the conservatives said he had apologised for such contractions of the matter was resolved. in a surprise move the leader of the scottish conservatives douglas ross is put 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." the green party co—leader, adrian ramsay, has been outlining its plans for the nhs — including an extra 30—billion pounds of funding each year in england. he says the health service is in a desperate situation, and that he's outlined a fully costed proposal for the very richest to pay more tax. a full breakdown of costings will be in the party manifesto. 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, and being honest that we're going to need to ask the richest in society, 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. and a reminder that we'll be building up

to the bbc�*s election debate — featuring representatives from the seven biggest parties in great britain — all day tomorrow on bbc news. and then of course the main event is on bbc one, bbc iplayer and with signing here on the bbc news channel, from 7.30 tomorrow evening. 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 the uk. the home office decided in february 2020 he would not automatically receivepersonal police security. the level of protection would be decided on a case by case basis. boeing's starliner capsule has arrived at the international space

station, delivering two astronauts to the iss. the operation went smoothly, despite earlier helium leaks affecting the craft�*s propulsion system, the mission is long delayed and has experienced several technical problems on the way. and elon musk�*s spacex rocket has completed its fourth test flight. it made it to space and then splashed down in the indian ocean — although it was partly burnt as it re—entered the earths atmosphere. let's return to our top story. events have taken place in the uk as well including a service of remembrance at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy was there. a lament at the end of a day of reflection. a prelude of sound before the vision of fiery symbolism. the cricket pitch in the village

of hound in hampshire, lit up byjust one of the 800 beacons across the country set ablaze tonight. this final act of d—day commemoration laying down flickering light on the faces of those who came to remember. how moving have you found the lighting of the beacon tonight? it really makes you stop and think about what happened all the years ago. people sacrificed their lives and the war was very hard for a lot of people. the day had begun at the place set aside for britain's collective acts of wartime contemplation — the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. veterans and families came to honour the fallen and pay homage to sacrifice. at the going down in the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

the long arc of time could not diminish for some the emotional grip of d—day. tonight, the acts of remembrance moved to britain's villages and towns, beacons of hope and peace. d—day 80 years on, an enduring power to conjure memories of loss and images of sacrifice in the pursuit of victory. duncan kennedy, bbc news. gareth southgate has the england manager gareth southgate announced his 26—man squad for the euros, which start in germany next week. jack greelish, harry maguire and james maddison are among those who haven't made the squad. england face iceland tomorrow at wembley in their final

pre—tournament warm up game. it's hard to imagine a time previously in english football when they found that there disposable technically gifted players and left them out of the squad for a major tournament that is what has happened. tournament that is what has happened-— tournament that is what has happened. tournament that is what has ha ened. ., .,, happened. gareth southgate has said this is been one _ happened. gareth southgate has said this is been one of _ happened. gareth southgate has said this is been one of his _ happened. gareth southgate has said this is been one of his most - this is been one of his most difficult days in the job to leave those two out in particular. the fact is england have a surplus of those and those attacking positions and sockets of players like others have just had better seasons. havejust had better seasons. in defence, options are more limited. harry maguire has been a stalwart under socket has not recovered from injury. luke shaw has recovered to be in the squad. adam mortonjust injury. luke shaw has recovered to be in the squad. adam morton just 20 only played half a season in the premier league finds himself in the squad. many people say england had never had more options for their national men's team, but a socket as acknowledged, in many ways, that just mixes more difficult. let’s

just mixes more difficult. let's head over _ just mixes more difficult. let's head over to — just mixes more difficult. let's head over to the _ just mixes more difficult. let's head over to the us _ just mixes more difficult. let's head over to the us were - just mixes more difficult. let's head over to the us were donald trump is speaking at a campaign appearance. in the swing state of arizona. his first since his criminal conviction or fraud addressing a dream crowd in phoenix trumps that his recent court case in new york was raked in the charges against him were fabricated. let's go live now to our north america correspondent. it looks pretty busy where you are. what has he been saying? what is the reaction been? absolutely impacts. people have came out and extreme temperatures to come in. we'll have been relishing the opportunity to say what they think of his criminal conviction. saying

donald trump not much time hitting owl before people's trial in the autumn heading up a judge who presided over it. arizona is an important in a key battleground state. democrats both campaigns will be campaigning here hard he everyone i spoke to today saying they had some apathy about the rematch ofjoe biden and donald trump saying it would not be rematch between these two candidates have already been president some more evidence the enthusiasm here campaign isn't getting out to vote good to see you. now it is time for

newscast — good to see you. now it is time for newscast. laura _ good to see you. now it is time for newscast. laura and _ good to see you. now it is time for newscast. laura and chris, - good to see you. now it is time for newscast. laura and chris, a - newscast. laura and chris, a misleading number has been put out into the public domain and it needs to be corrected. i'm going to write to the office for national statistics immediately. yes. and then maybe they'll write a quite wussy letter back because they didn't want to rock the boat too much. anyway, that's a discussion for another day. anyway, we're going to do episodes of newscast live on radio four on saturday mornings for the duration of the election campaign. and i made this big announcement about it yesterday on newscast, on our podcast episode on bbc sounds. but i got the time wrong. oh, for goodness' sake. and i got the time wrong in the worst possible way, because it was in a way i'd miss it and be late because it's actually at 1030 this saturday. normally for like the rest of the campaign, it's going to be 11am on radio for ourfirst inaugural premier episode is at 1030.

so turn your radio dials to radio four at 1029. i'm very glad that you corrected that because hopefully it means that i won't be late. but you said it's a premier. are you going to dress up because i haven't got a cocktail dress? i don't think. i'm not feeling like red carpet ready. that doesn't happen in an election campaign. 0h, laura, i can tell you're a tv person, because the thing is, with radio, it doesn't matter what you're wearing. you can say you're wearing a ball gown and people like, all right. but you know, what is an innovation, chris mason, because he's not dashing around the country for once, he's got aftershave on and it hasn't worn off because of a day of sweating. well, also, more to the point i have got, because it's because of the d—day commemorations, i've had a quieter day, which means and this is dangerous. i have come in to do newscasts and something other than a suit and tie. and therefore, the sort of, you know, the wardrobe that hasn't been sort of signed off and okay for tv actually features certainly on the tv version of newscast, which is yeah, dangerous territory. i could just come

round to your house. let's get on the tape. somebody is obviously going to resign in a while. all right, let's get on with this episode of newscast. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it's adam in the studio. and it's chris in the studio. and it's laura not in the studio. so we're going to be honest, there's not been a massive big political story in the election campaign today. so we thought we'd just run through some of the many stories that have been floating around kind of under the surface of the news today. and the reason, i mean, it's quite understandable why the politicians haven't been out in the battle buses is because lots of them were in northern france for the commemoration of d—day. and then actually, when you look at the pictures, obviously the main thing is it's like it's very moving and you're just reminded of the sacrifice and all that, the weight of history in the pictures. and it's been very well choreographed by the french.

but also one of the things you notice that one of the key moments when all the big world leaders were there, rishi sunak, chris, wasn't there. david cameron the foreign secretary was the sort of the pretend pm today. yeah. so rishi sunak has been involved in the various commemorations for much of the last couple of days, but wasn't there at that exact point when there were plenty of leaders sort of doing their thing and wandering about and saying saying a few things and meeting some of the veterans. and so, yeah, lord cameron, the foreign secretary, mingling with the french president and the german chancellor and the us president and all the rest of it. and yeah, rishi sunak at that point no longer there. i suppose, laura, with prime minister's duty calls all the time, and sometimes the duty isn't the kind of the world leader stuff. well, that's right. i mean, we should say he did make a speech today, so it's not like he sat there for 5 minutes and then disappeared. but you're right, at some of the crucial sort of maximum moments of potent choreography, it was david cameron who was actually there in his place. it's one of the things actually that paddy is completely obsessed with this.

we've talked about this a lot on the weekend newscast