hello and welcome to the programme. world leaders — and some of the last surviving veterans — have taken part in ceremonies 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. unlike 10 years ago at the 70th commemorations, russian president vladimir putin was not invited. our 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 be 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 l 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. president emmanuel macron says paris will transfer mirage 2005 fighterjets to ukraine, and provide training for their pilots and maintenance crews in france. mr macron didn't specify how many planes kyiv would get, but said the training would be finished by the end of the year and involve 4,500 people. 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 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 nuseirat 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. our 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. to sudan next. where a united nations agency says that 35 children were killed in wednesday's attack on a village in the central state of gezira. unicef said the scenes in wad al noura were a grim reminder that children were paying the price for sudan's brutal civil war. more than 100 civilians are feared dead in the attack, which has been blamed on the paramilitary rapid support forces. the rsf has only said that it attacked a sudanese army post in the area. thousands of children have been killed and injured since the war began 1a months ago. in myanmar, where the military seized power three years ago, there have been frequent accounts of torture and murder. in the latest atrocity, at least 50 people are said to have been killed. and the details, denied by military leaders, are disturbing.

the bbc has also seen evidence of brutal violence against young protesters, specifically in chin state, and yogita limaye, along with camera journalist, sanjay ganguly, and producer aakriti thapar, gained rare access to the region. their report does contain distressing descriptions, of torture. a land where a fragile democracy was crushed by a coup. now the militaryjunta has been pushed out of parts of myanmar by an armed resistance. we're driving into the western chin state to see how the military has tried to suppress a people's uprising. it's accused of burning and bombing tens of thousands of homes. in this village, we saw evidence of it. fighting here — farmers, students, truck drivers, labourers. this isn't a professional, well—equipped army. it's propelled by the courage of ordinary people in the face of a savage conflict. how does your family feel about

you being on a front line? sometimes they are so worried about me, but i must do thisjob, for my son, my family, for our people, for our country. this 17—year—old convinced her parents to let herjoin the armed movement. in an essay at school, she explained why. "myanmar is broken now. "the soldier of burma are enemy for me because they have no mercy. "my future is people's defence force." the teenager loved dancing and tiktok. captured during a military ambush in august 2022, her body was found two days later. tortured, raped, bludgeoned to death. also killed,

her brother, just 15. described as a gentle, obedient boy. he had signs of torture on his chest and genitals, his face disfigured. their family has shown us evidence of the torture. translation: it's hard to think of what my children went - through, but we will not be discouraged by their death. people in the coming generations do need freedom. it is a fight worth sacrificing one's life for. i'm very proud of them. thousands who worked for the burmese state have switched sides. this woman told us her son, a policeman, chose to join the resistance. his wife was pregnant with their child when he was killed. "my son was stabbed

here and here. "he was brutally assaulted and even his leg was cut off. "it's hard to talk about it," she said. for all the lives that have been lost, a few miles away we find a sign of what has been gained. this used to be a base of the myanmar military up until november 2023. we are a few miles from my myanmar�*s western border in its chin state and the rebel group, the resistance forces that pushed the military out, are called the chin national army. you can see behind me there the flag that's been hoisted that belongs to the chin national army, and the nearest myanmar military base is about 30 or a0 miles from here, so that's how far back the junta has been pushed from here. it took multiple offensives by resistance forces to take this camp and it won't be easy going forward. i met this man, of the chin national army. the groups and the tribes that

are fighting together right now, traditionally have had infighting between each other. are you going to be able to keep it together? translation: yes, there are | numerous tribes within the chin people and we expect there to be disagreements, but we are fighting as one. our success is because we know every corner of this intimately. from new front lines every day, more people arrive at shelters. millions are displaced across the country. this baby's family fled from their home two weeks after she was born. many here have endured decades of military persecution before. this time, what's evident among them is a strong belief they can win. yogita limaye, bbc news, western myanmar. around the world

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you're live with bbc news. now let's talk about climate change — and how cities across the world need to adapt to the new realities. currently, one in two people across the world lives in an urban area, a number that will increase significantly by 2050. it leaves us with a question — how do we build cities that are sustainable and resilient to climate change? from march to may, in india, a sustain heat wave claim the lives of more than 50 people from heat stroke, as temperatures were reaching 50 degrees celsius in delhi. for more i'm joined by winston chow, professor of urban climate at singapore management university. he is also co—chair of the cities working group for the un's intergovernmental panel on climate change. great to have you with us to talk about this topic. the

summit has taken place in singapore this week with a lot of discussions around climate change and its impact, so what are the key takeaway is from the summit?— are the key takeaway is from the summit? ,., ., ., ., the summit? good morning and thank ou the summit? good morning and thank you for— the summit? good morning and thank you for having _ the summit? good morning and thank you for having me. - the summit? good morning and thank you for having me. i've i thank you for having me. i've taken away from the climate resilience perspective on the city summit is that yesterday's climate is no more and it was pointed out that cities would be facing more frequent and intense climate hazards in the future and it's notjust india but most of southeast asia in the months of april and early may faced a significantly higher temperatures at about five celsius more than normal exposing a lot of very vulnerable people and the heat infrastructure to more heat. and it's notjust the heat we are looking forward to full with future flooding events and tropical cyclones and storms.

the other key takeaway is there are solutions in place to try and heighten the sustainability angle and improve resilience to the climate hazards in these solutions are not new but the question is how to enable them in terms of finance that exposed the climate hazards. one thing that was discussed in the climate city summit was the role of green infrastructure, nature —based solutions in terms of green spaces in urban cities and rooftop gardens and trees that can reduce heat exposure significantly in a lot of asian and southeast asian cities. ., . ~' , of asian and southeast asian cities. ., . ~ , ., cities. how quickly are we seeinu cities. how quickly are we seeing the _ cities. how quickly are we seeing the adaptation - seeing the adaptation strategies? we know in singapore it is something baked into the system of how singapore is doing things which are there other good examples in the region around that kind of progress?—

of progress? yes, there is an increasing — of progress? yes, there is an increasing push _ of progress? yes, there is an increasing push by _ of progress? yes, there is an increasing push by urban - of progress? yes, there is an l increasing push by urban state borders and local governments to realise the importance of green spaces. you mention singapore and one thing that does work in showcasing the usefulness of green spaces is increased research into the benefits of green spaces, together with colleagues from the singapore centre we have noticed that green spaces can be used —— reduce temperatures, large green spaces can reduce temperatures in residential areas by 3.5 celsius over the course of a day and provides spaces for residents and residential areas to have indoor areas as a space area and those green spaces significantly reduce flood risk when heavy rainfall effects, with flash flooding affecting suburban areas and lastly research shows that residential

areas are adjacent to large green spaces and they tend to have high economic value that shows up in the resale prices. i think a lot of southeast asian cities and if you look at examples in bangkok, have realised the importance of green spaces in having other benefits towards the other parts of life in southeast asia. ~ . ~ parts of life in southeast asia. ~ ., ~ ., asia. we talk about extreme weather and _ asia. we talk about extreme weather and heat _ asia. we talk about extreme weather and heat is - asia. we talk about extreme weather and heat is a - asia. we talk about extreme weather and heat is a key i weather and heat is a key consideration and we know it means that the green transition will be important because the hotter it gets, the more people want to hide in their homes and turn on aircon and depending on how that generated of the electricity from fossil fuels, cyclical e—commerce that exacerbates the problem. cyclical e-commerce that exacerbates the problem. yes, it does that _ exacerbates the problem. yes, it does that is _ exacerbates the problem. yes, it does that is one _ exacerbates the problem. yes, it does that is one of— exacerbates the problem. yes, it does that is one of the - it does that is one of the problems we face in trying to reduce the use and there is the temptation to hideaway in indoor climate —controlled rooms but as you noted, most of

these aircon systems are powered by fossil fuels these aircon systems are powered by fossilfuels in these aircon systems are powered by fossil fuels in asia and there is a great need for a transition to more efficient air—conditioning use or moving towards renewable energies and transitions are phasing out fossil fuel use transitions are phasing out fossilfuel use in transitions are phasing out fossil fuel use in asia and basically electrifying the grid so you don'tjust transfer the heat problem indoors to outdoors and add on to greenhouse gas emissions, and we know that is the key driver for climate change that causes the extreme heat we've recently seen. ~ , ., ., ~' seen. winston, thank you so much for _ seen. winston, thank you so much for your _ seen. winston, thank you so much for your insight. - let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a french adviserfor a conflict mediation group has been arrested in russia. moscow accused laurent viantier of espionage, but it often detains western nationals for political reasons. the mediation group, the centre for humanitarian dialogue, said it was working to have the adviser released. hunter biden's ex—girlfriend has testified that she

"panicked" when she searched his car and found a gun at the centre of his firearms trial. hallie biden said she discovered the revolver in the console of his vehicle along with ammunition, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia. he's pleaded not guilty to three charges related to possession of a firearm. exit polls from the european parliament elections in the netherlands suggest an alliance of the greens and the labour party will emerge as the largest group. the far— right pvv — which was expected to be the biggest winner — is running second, one seat behind the alliance. somalia has become a member of the un security council for the first time in more than half a century. somalia willjoin14 other countries — five of which are permanent members with veto powers. diplomats hope that country's past will allow it to make a positive contribution. let's head to the us now — donald trump has been speaking at a campaign appearance in the swing state of arizona.

it's his first since his criminal conviction for fraud. addressing the cheering crowd inside a megachurch in phoenix, mr trump said his recent court case in new york was "rigged" and the charges against him were "fabricated". here's our correspondent emma vardy. this is donald trump getting back to what he is most comfortable doing, hitting the campaign trail after being largely confined to a courtroom for much of the past seven weeks. arizona is a key battleground state, won by donald trump back in 2016, taken byjoe biden narrowly in 2020 and the trump campaign note in this toss—up state it will be really important to get the vote out. this, arizona, is being seen as key for anybody who wants to the key to the white house. arizona is also an extremely important state in the national talking points in the national talking points in the election which is where they merge, a border state with immigration a hot topic so everything donald trump says on

that topic is going extremely well with his supporters here. but the big question, what do people make of his criminal conviction? an unprecedented situation. if you asked supporters fear they will tell you it was a sham trial and they saw it as a politically motivated trial, and when you look around the room, people are holding up placards showing donald trump's police mug shot and they see it as a badge of honour, some people worry donald trump's police mug shots on t—shirts, but in the campaign trail like this it's the undecided swing voters in arizona who might have the greatest effect on this election. some i was speaking to this morning were feeling apathy about a joe biden or donald trump remax and they do not feel enthused but a lot of people told me they have voted elections all their lives and this might be the first one they don't feel excited to get out and vote in, more evidence that whichever side is more successful in getting its vote

out, that could decide the eventual presidential election in november. speaking of spacex — their powerful starship rocket earlier made its first successful test flight, after three previous attempts ended in failure. the 65—minute flight wasn't without drama, however, as an on—board camera showed many protective tiles peeled off the spacex rocket before it splashed down in the indian ocean. 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. 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. it's billed as china's tallest "uninterrupted" waterfall and attracts millions of visitors a year. but tourism officials in henan province have been forced to admit that the 300 metre high yuntai falls actually gets a helping hand from pipes built into the rockface.

it comes after a hiker posted a video on chinese social media showing the pipes, unleashing a torrent of online criticism online. it received more than 1a million views on weibo and nearly 10 million views on douyin. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. all week the weather story has been stuck in repeat. it's been cool and showery to the far north—west — further south we've seen some sunshine and we had that on thursday, a maximum of 20 degrees with some sunny spells and lighter winds in london. but further north and shetland, a brisk west to north—westerly wind at times, sharp showers, just a maximum of ten celsius, 50 fahrenheit. now we're going to see more widespread rain to start the day on friday with this weather front sinking its way south and east.

it'll be clearing scotland during the morning rush hour, leaving a trail of sharp showers following on behind. there's our weather front moving out of aberdeenshire, across the scottish borders, leaving northern ireland as well. so there will be a little more in the way of drier, brighter weather for northern ireland as we go through the day. starting off fine and sunny once again across england and wales. the cloud will develop as we go into the afternoon. there'll be a few isolated showers ahead of that front, but the front will think its way steadily south and weaken as it moves into northern england and north wales. sunny spells blustery showers accompanied by that brisk west wind in scotland, making it feel once again disappointingly cool forjune — 11 to 1a degrees at the very best. highest values in the south and east once again, 19 or 20 degrees. so is this where the front continues to sink its way steadily south, the cooler air will always sit in place across scotland and perhaps

northern fringes of northern ireland. with clouds sinking south to begin with on saturday morning we mightjust start off with double digits, but that means it is going to be a cloudy start across the midlands, stretching down into south wales with outbreaks of light showery rain. that will push its way into the south and east during the afternoon. sunny spells blustery showers, particularly across north and west facing coasts. so we were stuck in a rut. and again, those temperatures, similar values to what we've seen all week, 11 to 1a degrees in the north, perhaps 17 or 18 in the south and east. don't expect that much in the way of significant change as we move into sunday. again, the wind direction, in fact, strengthening more showers to come. high pressure is desperately trying to build, but it is going to keep us waiting. so no significant change for the second half of the weekend either. best of the sunshine likely for england and wales.

a british tech tycoon is cleared of fraud charges in the us over the $11 billion sale of his company to hewlett packard. any british women says network links seeing one of its shows make the biggest claim was caught lying it claims in television history —— netflix.

british tech tycoon mike lynch has been cleared of fraud charges he faced in the united states. the charges related to the $11 billion sale of his software firm to hewlett—packard in 2011. erin delmore has the story. when autonomy was sold to hewlett—packard 13 years ago for $11.1 billion, it was one of the top 100 public companies in the uk. the sale marked the largest ever takeover of a british technology business. but hewlett—packard later wrote down the company's value by more than $8 billion, leading to criminal charges that mike lynch had defrauded hewlett—packard by inflating the value of autonomy. the businessman was extradited from britain to the united states to stand trial on the charges, which could have put him in prison for 25 years. now, after two days of deliberations by a jury in san francisco, he's been found not guilty on all counts. mr lynch said he is elated with today's verdict and grateful to the jury for their attention to the facts.

he thanked his legal team and he said he was looking