into the ‘uiiifif it-‘ufie: ‘uf ‘ul‘e‘. into the higher teams. “nit-fl up into the higher teams. showers fade into the evening and looking beyond, it'll be wet and windy in england and wales on friday. that tra nsfers england and wales on friday. that transfers into northern ireland and scotla nd transfers into northern ireland and scotland for saturday. we're in portsmouth for the latest stage of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of d—day. the queen was joined by other heads of state and government to pay tribute to to those who changed the course of the second world war, in june 1944. 75 years ago, hundreds of thousands of young soldiers, sailors, and airmen left these shores in the cause of freedom. more than 300 veterans of the normandy landings gathered — most of them in their 90s — to remember the great military achievement in liberating europe from nazi tyranny. this is it, they're on the beach...

the allied invasion was the biggest combined land, air, and naval operation in history, and one of the decisive events of the second world war. i'm honoured to be stood here today in front of so many other veterans. you never forget your comrades because we were all in it together. it's right that the courage and sacrifice of so many is being honoured 75 years on. we must never forget. in normandy, nato paratroopers honoured the d—day airborne operations by taking part in parachute drops. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm... donald trump's three—day state visit to the uk ends. he is now in ireland for a meeting with the irish prime minister. social workers are severely criticised over the murders of two toddlers in northamptonshire. and creditors vote on whether to accept a rescue deal for sir philip green's retail group, arcadia.

it's 5pm — we're in portsmouth, where more than 250 veterans of d—day will soon be setting sail on this vessel, the boudicca, bound for normandy, as part of the major commemoration of the 75th anniversary of d—day. earlier today, they attended a special event to commemorate the events ofjune 191m in the presence of her majesty, the queen, and other other world leaders, including donad trump and president macron of france. the invasion, which took place of the 6june, was the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history.

our correspondent duncan kennedy has our first report on today's events, paying tribute to those men and women who helped liberate europe from nazi occupation. 75 years ago, portsmouth was a waiting room for war. today, that place of fear—filled departure became a space for memory—laden recollection. we all had a part to play... among them, able seaman bert edwards. you could see things going, moving around — puff of smoke, etc. but at the time, i had no idea it was as vicious as it was. from thousands, to hundreds, the numbers of veterans may be dwindling, but the pride they take and the respect they are given is undiminished. applause.

# all over the world... 16 world leaders are here to absorb the nostalgia and pay tribute to sacrfice. 2,500 americans were to die on d—day — the second worst single day of losses for the united states in world war ii. almighty god, our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavour, a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion, and our civilisation, and to set free a suffering humanity. while the great armada of ships bears down... the scale of d—day was as breathtaking as its ambition. there comes the grinding

of keels on shingle. and our troops spill ashore across that open stretch menaced by enemy gunfire... 4,000 landing craft 12,000 aircraft, 156,000 troops, including the royal marines. when we threw smoke bombs through the slits, they were coming out in long johns. they'd been asleep. eric carter landed at dawn — 18 years old, an unknown enemy ahead, an undaunting belief in the mission. how frightening a day was d—day? i don't know. as i said, most of us were youngsters. it was like cowboys and indians to us. and i can't say i was really scared, because how can you be scared when you don't know what is going to happen? the troop landing craft was packed to full capacity. there was no cover for the army. just standing or sitting.

britain lost around 1,500 men on d—day. the prime minister reflected on that human cost by recalling a letter found on the body of a captain norman skinner, written to his wife, gladys. "my darling, this is a very difficult letter for me to write. as you know, something may happen at any moment. and i cannot tell when you will receive this. i had hoped to be able to see you during last weekend, but it was impossible to get away. and all the things i intended to say, must be written. i am sure that anyone with imagination must dislike the thought of what is coming. but my fears will be more of being afraid, than of what can happen to me. you and i have had some lovely years..." those who survived the horrors

of the normandy beaches, have twilighted into their tenth decade. but today, that vast arc of time was bridged with vivid memories. it is with humility and pleasure, on behalf of the entire country, indeed, the entire free world, that i say to you all, "thank you". # we'll meet again # don't know where, don't know when. .. tributes and reflections. a moment to recall that d—day depended on numbers, planning, luck, subterfuge, and courage. a brittle collective of resolve, timimg, and the momentum of history. a great enterprise of liberation that helped bring the evil domination of nazism to an end. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in portsmouth.

so here in portsmouth on board the boudicca — a specially—chartered cruise trip — there are 255 veterans marking the anniversary with a voyage to france. for men who are now in their 90s, it's a chance for them to reflect on theirjourney to the normandy beaches 75 years ago, and to remember the thousands of comrades who never returned. 0ur correspondent robert hall has been speaking to them as they gathered. jim grant's d—day began on board a landing craft, lumbering through the surf towards the normandy beaches. 75 years older, he was afloat again, guest of the royal marines on a windswept ride across poole harbour. a lot better than i thought it would be. it would have taken us four times as long to get round the old way. the boudicca arrival in poole

gave the 300 veterans and their companions a taste of what was to come on both sides of the channel. it makes you feel so proud and yet humble at the same time. you feel humble, can you imagine how i feel? i do not deserve to be here. they are the heroes of d—day. it is everything that we are celebrating now, really, really excited to be part of this and to be with my grandad and have memories that i can keep forever. 0n the quayside, men who had stumbled ashore weighed down with weapons and equipment, men who help supply the bridgehead examined the tools of modern warfare. my goodness! i could not have ran with that! the excitement among veterans was infectious. men in their 90s are scrambling to get in on the action.

some could not quite believe they were here. i thought i had got past it and that i could not do it. yes, he did not think he could make another voyage to normandy. we cannot comprehend what these ladies and gentlemen did for us, to give us about freedom, we cannot comprehend it. not far away, curiosity of different kind. how did you win all of your medals? it is a humbling experience to hear what they remember so clearly and to remember what that did for all of our lives there afterwards. they are amazing people and it was a privilege to meet them today. today, the veterans disembarked in the port where many of them boarded ships in 19114. they believe these commemorations will help them pass on the pattern of remembrance. it is very important to remember this, because otherwise hitler might have taken us over but thankfully

that did not happen. it is something you will never see again, will you? i suppose this will be the real last commemoration for the sort of thing. everybody is getting so old we will soon disappear! we have children and grandchildren and they are very interested and i think it should be remembered. i think a lot of people died for where we are today. they may be dwindling in number, but the survivors of the day will tell you it is their duty to be here. robert hall, bbc news, southsea. robert there, telling us some of the vetera ns's robert there, telling us some of the veterans's stories. as much as eve ryo ne veterans's stories. as much as everyone enjoyed the event, what happened after the event was rather special. look at these images. after the hour—long ceremon, the queen, prince charles, and donald trump met veterans

here in portsmouth. this is where on such a special occasion, where for 6—7 veterans who had been selected, they had their chance to have a very nice conversation with the queen, first of all, and in the prince of wales. they were peppered with questions about the experience of 75 years ago, and they were very proud to tell their stories. and of course, donald trump also enjoyed his conversations with the first lady, enjoyed their conversations there with six veterans, including one notable lady. we can see her chatting to the queen they are just a few seconds ago, about her role on one of the code breaking teams, which of course played such a vital pa rt which of course played such a vital part not just which of course played such a vital part notjust in the run up to d—day, but after d—day as well in terms of lots of the operations that took place. that was a very nice and took place. that was a very nice and to the event itself and portsmouth. i'm joined now by rear admiraljim higham, the assistant chief of naval staff.

thank you very much forjoining us. i was just trying to give a sense there of how much people enjoyed the day, not just the formal part there of how much people enjoyed the day, notjust the formal part but also the less formal parts as well. what has the day meant to you? it's perfect for us. we are here in portsmouth, the home of the royal navy. d—day itself is still so resident for the armed forces — not only the scale in the intensity, but the veterans and the way in which they conducted themselves then as they conducted themselves then as they do now. and they really are the start of the show, i think. interesting as well to see lots of the veterans cared for by members of today's armed forces. there is a big age gap there, which kind of invites the question of how relevant is d—day and the stuff that happened 75 yea rs d—day and the stuff that happened 75 years ago to today's serving members of the armed forces?|j years ago to today's serving members of the armed forces? i think so much of the armed forces? i think so much of what happened on d—day is releva nt for of what happened on d—day is relevant for us today. but i'm struck by the young men and women, sailors and airmen that i had a

broom with today — take can't help but be touched by this sort of humble heroism of those veterans. it absolutely falls them every time. you are representing such a rich heritage, naval heritage. in portsmouth, there is no more appropriate setting for that. and yet today's event of course was a tri- yet today's event of course was a tri— service commemoration, paying tribute to all members of the armed forces. because d—day really was a massive combined effort, wasn't it? tri- massive combined effort, wasn't it? tri— service and international. we will go to the sale pass in a moment where ships from america, the netherlands and canada are joining us. netherlands and canada are joining us. and just as we operate now so closely with the allies, defenders at st albans who just come back from operating with the canadians in the french up in the west coast of scotland. again that's where d—day was such a important forerunner for

us, all those nations coming together to such important combined effect. i'm bound to ask you about this vessel. this is especially targeted vessel, the boudicca. 255 vetera ns targeted vessel, the boudicca. 255 veterans have been on board for quite a few days now. what must it be like for them? they are doing this crossing tonight, they will be in normandy tomorrow morning. this is 75 years to the night when lots of them would have set off. what will be going through their minds, do you think? you know, it's difficult — i've had the great privilege of talking to some of them today, some of them had been before. this is the first time they've summoned up the emotional courage to do so. it's wonderful to see their family with them, and for the first time often their family are hearing about what their relatives did that day. and i think it's touching them in the way it's touched all of us. as you say, i think we've all been affected by this. meeting veterans

who are making the journey for the first time 75 years on, which is a remarkable thing to think about. and as you say, families who are hearing for the first time about what their relatives may have achieved, and in some cases, great acts of heroism, which they have never spoken about. what does that speak about the values of that generation? it says everything you need to know about the values of that generation. their sense of service, their pride and what they've achieved. the story i heard unfolding this morning was of a mind sweep account who woke up on d—day three miles off the french coast at 3:30am and explained to his ship's company of what they were going to do, the fourth ship in line to clear the channel for those ships. it's incredible, and i think it's resident to every mariner to imagine waking up on board and

anchor, that close to danger — quite something to hold the back of a hold. what kind of conditions will they get for the crossing tonight? they'll be fine. they'll enjoy themselves! there's a bar, there's entertainment on board, some dancing, and scrabble — there's a big scrabble cup going on board. good to talk to you, thank you very much for your company. our coverage continues on bbc news. some of the aircraft used on d—day have recreated their flights across the channel 75 years ago. the dakota "daks" are the very planes that dropped the first airborne assault troops in normandy as the invasion got under way. two veterans who parachuted from the daks in 19114 have been preparing to repeat their jumps today. 0ur correspondent sarah campbell has this report recreating the sights and sounds of 75 years ago. above the fields of

normandy, paratroopers spill from da kota normandy, paratroopers spill from dakota aircraft, just as thousands of men did in 19114. with them back then was 20—year—old harry reid — a wi reless then was 20—year—old harry reid — a wireless operator with a real signal. he's one of the veterans planning to return, jumping allowed site paratroopers from the us in the uk. you had to push hard enough to miss the back of it, so your parachute didn't push you forward. because you'd banged her nose on the other side — which they called ringing the bell, by the way. as a young man, harry knew all too well what he was being asked to do.|j what he was being asked to do.” wouldn't surrender. if i had to have a fight with a german on my own, i would do it and die. and i would be true to the traditions that i had grown up true to the traditions that i had grown up around, true to the traditions that i had grown up around, are true to the traditions that i had grown up around, are kind of unit.

and i would pay the price if necessary. as we get closer to our exit, i'll let you know when we get closer to the beaches of normandy. we will tighten everything up, make sure we are ready to go. a preflight briefing by the red devils. harry reid will bejoined on briefing by the red devils. harry reid will be joined on the tandem jump by reid will be joined on the tandem jump by 94—year—old jock hudson, who served on the 13th lancaster parachute debacle paratroopers battalion. my main objective is to pay my respects to the people underground who never came back, you know? safely landing earlier today, 97—year—old us world war ii veteran tom rice dropped into the fields around sunnyvale. the echoes from 75 yea rs around sunnyvale. the echoes from 75 years ago couldn't be more poignant for those watching and those taking part. we have a moment of tranquility where it's quite peaceful and quiet after all the noise has been going on. it really gives you the opportunity to enjoy and reflect on what they've done 75

yea rs and reflect on what they've done 75 years ago. it would've been externally different to what we did today, and i can't even begin to imagine what they actually did on that day 75 years ago. taking off from ducks 0xford it in cambridgeshire, 30 dakotas. injune 1940 cambridgeshire, 30 dakotas. injune 19110 four, 800 of these aircraft we re 19110 four, 800 of these aircraft were used to fly the troops across in normandy. a spectacularflight past to remind today's generations of the bravery and sacrifice of so many. sarah campbell, bbc news. it was spectacular and it still is, because let's look at the live images where this drop will take place. just to remind you because it's worth underlining, harry reid is 95, john hudsons is 94. they'll be parachuting into normandy in honour of comrades who didn't return 75 years ago. it's a remarkable thing to reflect on. they will be happening in the next hour or so, and we will be with the images — we have been with the people right

away, because it's quite interesting. so we will be there when the drop takes place. today's commemorations were attended by royalty and world leaders, many of whom spoke at the event. but it was, of course, primarily about the veterans. and one of them, jothenkins mbe, spoke at the ceremony about his part in the d—day landings. i was 12 years old when i landed on gold beach. sorry, 23 years old. laughter. i put my age back a bit. i was terrified — i think everyone was. you don't show it, but it's there. i look back on it as a big part of my life. it changed me, in a way. but i was just a small part in a very big machine. i'm honoured to be stood here today in front of so many other veterans. you never forget your comrades because we were all in it together. it's right that the courage and sacrifice of so many is being honoured at 75 years on.

we must never forget. thank you. applause. of of many moving contributions to the event that took place in portsmouth earlier. i'm joined now by bob gamble — he's head of commemorative events at royal british legion. bobbitt, of course you've had a key pa rt bobbitt, of course you've had a key part in sorting out some of the biggest events in terms of remembrance over the last decade —— bob. but this is something else — how did this come about? in 2017 we realised that there would be a shortage of accommodation in france. we called in favours, we made contact with people, and we ended with the boudicca that's behind us now. from fred alston lines, they we re very now. from fred alston lines, they were very supportive of the idea from the start. we managed to contact about 350 veterans of the normandy campaign. we visited them

in their homes, we've identified who was fit enough and those who are not, we found other things they might like to do. we got about 250 audit on the boat together with their carers, coming from all over their carers, coming from all over the country. and in the spirit and camaraderie of the stories, and the humour — just wonderful. camaraderie of the stories, and the humour - just wonderful. there is a report earlier this week that they have been on board a day. but they we re have been on board a day. but they were clearly in party spirit. of course they are reflecting on what happened 75 years ago and desperately challenging circumstances. but also celebrating what they achieved, because what they've achieved was something remarkably close desk was yellow i think it is the nation's response ability as we saw today to acknowledge and respect them. but together they are not a generation that stands there and tells tall stories. they are just happy in the company of each other, rewarding of

each other‘s humour and company as much as anything else. and as i said earlier, it really is our responsibility as the wider community to recognise who they are and what they did. talk to us about tonight's voyage, because it's going overnight and arriving in normandy tomorrow. give us a sense of timing and what they can expect? sure, this evening they will sail out, and the crowds will giving them a cheer. we have what i think is a pretty unique, where that boudicca will sail by eight ships in line at the royal navy at the procedure alpha in salute and recognition of these vetera ns. salute and recognition of these veterans. we then go into a moment of reflection once we are wide of the solent, just to say 75 years ago tonight, you are in different vessels eight, you felt differently and were surrounded by people you would never see that again. the only reason we are doing that is to take the bunting out of the story for a

little while. because the next thing they say that i can see in daylight will be the beaches of normandy, where they will do the commemorative events in buyer, and they will meet other veterans for a bit of a knees up. what we are trying to do is give them a light and dark, but this is for them to have an experience that they will feel fulfilled and enjoy. that's remarkable, really. you do wonder what they will think when they see the french coast in the early hours of tomorrow morning. because that will be quite a moment. and for many of these, i'm sure lots of people have the benefit of their families taking them — many of these have never been back and never been able to afford to go back. so it will be incredibly emotional, which is why we have a huge welfare team on board. because one has to manage that, and we also have to be careful of their frailty that, and we also have to be careful of theirfrailty — that, and we also have to be careful of their frailty — their enthusiasm outdoes the robustness, frankly. we have tried over the period of the seven days to give periods of calm

and plenty of entertainment and other things on board. but yeah, i wa nt other things on board. but yeah, i want them to get on this boat, get on the coaches to take them home, and they will be visited after that to make sure they haven't dipped a little. but the truth is i want them to look back and say, "this was special". do they come back on the vessel or not? they come back on eightjune, we have a shindig going on with some fireworks. the next day they go to dover, then they go in about 18—19 coaches all over the country. then we have to do a follow—up welfare peace because there will be a dip in morale, because that's how we all are. we will do all those things, but if we can't do a remembrance for veterans and commemorate these kinds of men and commemorate these kinds of men and women, then what's the point in anything? we hope it goes well. but so far so good. they're in for a

good time, i think. they want to have a good time. nice to you, thanks very much — thanks to bob and his team at the royal british legion. attempts to predict the weather played a crucial part in the preparations for d—day. military planners wanted to ensure calm seas, tidal patterns, and the light from the moon would all work in the allies' favour. 0ur weather presenter, carol kirkwood has spent the morning at southwick house, around ten miles north of here, to see how meteorologists plotted the best time to attack. i'm inside southwick house near portsmouth in the actual d—day map room with the actual d—day map used for the launch. now, the weather played an important role in deciding when to invade, so let's find out why. months and years of waiting were over... planning an operation as important as d—day took months, but despite the greatest military

precision, it was one thing they couldn't predict — the weather. the requirements were strict. a combination of clear skies, a full moon, calm seas, and a low tide were all needed to make d—day a success. this put enormous pressure on meteorologists to identify a suitable weather window, at a time when predicting just 24 hours ahead was a challenge. the man responsible for advising general eisenhower on the best day to launch the invasion was group captainjames stagg. i had long had at the back of my mind the tactical use of weather, just to be able to take out some little interlude which would be unknown to the enemy forces that would allow us to make use of it and catch people on the other side unawares. heading out to sea after a 24—hour delay because of the weather. the invasion was originally planned for 5th june, but after stagg predicted bad weather in the channel,

it was postponed by 24—hours. in the end, the weather on d—day wasn't ideal. strong winds and rough seas made for a difficult landing, but if the troops had waited for the next window, the fleet would have been battered by one of the worst summer storms to hit the english channel in decades. as it was, the success of stagg's forecast allowed the troops to land on the french beaches and the tide of world war ii began to turn. that was carol kirkwood with the secrets of trying to predict those weather patterns back in 1944. but weather patterns back in 1944. but we heard from the rear admiral earlier who thinks at the crossing tonight will be rather smoother than that. but i'm going to ask our own expert about how the weather is doing. we welcome a break from the wet

weather. most of that will come through tonight. still some damp conditions tonight here and there, but some of the wettest weather tonight willjust but some of the wettest weather tonight will just be but some of the wettest weather tonight willjust be close to eastern counties of england pushing its way northward. if few heavy showers in land, but most with a fine evening with clear skies through the night. a bit on the fresh side through southern england, wales and into northwest england. temperatures down into the low single figures. dry start for many with some rain pushing its way close to eastern coast of scotland. turning wet leader. not as wet a day in northern ireland but showers breaking out here and there. >> farah: of sunshine through tomorrow afternoon with 1—200 and heavy downpours, particularly north and west you are. also some strong sunshine overhead keeping things quite pleasant. showers fade into the evening, looking wet and windy for glen and wells on wednesday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the queen was joined by other heads of state and government for the 75th anniversary of d—day, to pay tribute to to those who changed the course of the second world war injune1944. more than 300 veterans of the normandy landings gathered — most of them in their 90s — to remember the great military achievement in liberating europe from nazi tyranny. in normandy, nato paratroopers honoured the d—day airborne operations by taking part in parachute drops. in other news, president trump's three—day state visit to the uk ends and he arrives in ireland for a meeting with the irish prime minister. social workers are severely criticised over the murders of two toddlers in northamptonshire. and creditors vote on whether to accept a rescue deal for sir philip green's retail group, arcadia.

time for a look at all the sports news now. joanna konta will have to wait until friday to play her semifinal at the french open. that is after today's schedule was abandoned without any play due to rain in paris. the likes of novak djokovic were kept from entertaining the crowd at roland garros earlier due to that poor weather. when she does play, joanna konta will play the world number 13 next and displaying the best tennis of her career according to sue barker, the last british woman to win the competition. it is wonderful to see her playing like this. i always felt she could two years ago when she got to the semis in australia and wimbledon and doing so well, thinking that she is really going up and end the dip happened, but for me she is now playing even better and it looks like she really believes in herself. i hope she can continue in

that way. but it is one thing to get there and it is another thing to stay there. i think that is what affected her last time. the pressure that comes with being at the top of the game and everyone expecting you to get to the last stages of the tournaments really can affect you mentally and she let it affect her and she dipped. but having been there and suffered it once hopefully shall know how to deal with it this time. there are two games currently going on at the cricket world cup. new zealand and bangladesh are playing at the oval well india and south africa face off in southampton. south africa had an up—and—down innings before setting a target of 228 to win. so far india have only lost a fewer wickets and are edging towards victory. you can follow both of those matches within play highlights on the bbc sport website and app. england are in portugal ahead of their nation's league semifinal against the netherlands tomorrow. they could have a new captain. raheem sterling

is being tipped to lead the side out with harry kane the regular captain easing back from injury. stirling will win his 50th cap against the dutch. scotland have arrived in france ahead of the women's world cup. they will play england on sunday. it is their first world cup appearance. and a member of scotland's squad has been on the —— has been on the move today. she joins... she won seven major honours with city showing her first spell at the club. england's woman will play germany in a friendly at wembley towards the end of the year. they will play the two—time national champion is on the 9th of november. five years after the lionesses played at wembley against the same opponents. great britain's hockey

goalkeeper has returned to training with england after taking a ten month break from the sport. the 30—year—old has not featured since last summer's world cup when england lost the netherlands in the quarterfinals. she hopes the break will help her enjoy the board once again. i tried so hard to personally live up to the expectations that rio put in front of me, that superhuman performance. i went from being someone performance. i went from being someone who loved playing in someone who did it for the team to someone who did it for the team to someone who just perform to the outside world and that is something that's really to do. i needed some time to work out how i would carry this expectation and how i'm going to deal with that and this time it's allowed me to work that out. that is allowed me to work that out. that is all the sport for now but you can follow all the latest at the cricket world cup where india need 57 runs from the final 60 balls to beat south africa. it is! we will have

more few throughout the evening. in the last hour, president trump landed in ireland at shannon airport. it's his first visit to the republic of ireland as us president. he's heading to his golf resort in doonbeg, county clare. the president will also hold talks with the irish taoiseach leo varadkar. in the last few minutes, the two leaders spoke briefly to the press at shannon airport. the prime minister has done a fantasticjob. we the prime minister has done a fantastic job. we have the prime minister has done a fantasticjob. we have a great relationship and it is as good as it's ever been, may be better. we do a lot of business together, a lot of great business together. most importantly you are certainly one of the leading countries in terms of people going to the united states. i

think i know most of them because they are my friends! i love the irish. we will talk about brexit because i just met irish. we will talk about brexit because ijust met some very good people who are very much involved in that. we have a border situation in the united states and you have one here. i hope it's going to work out very well. i think they will both work out very well. at the end military and trade are a big factor and we will be assessing that. it's and we will be assessing that. it's an honour to be hit with my friend. he is doing a greatjob as your prime minister. our correspondent nuala mcgovern is in doonbeg in county clare for us. the president mentioned that the talks will probably range around brexit and the broader issues concerning that. why wait the

chinese company that the americans have effectively blacklisted will come up have effectively blacklisted will come up as have effectively blacklisted will come up as well. —— huawei. there are several american companies in ireland and they are wondering whether they should be using huawei in its roll—out. whether they should be using huawei in its roll-out. that is right. there is an awful lot of differences in opinion on all of those issues. america and ireland have so many reciprocal business arrangements and trade that it is, it would be interesting to be a fly on the wall for those 30 minutes between mr trump and leo radtke. anything that happens in the united states has a huge effect on this island. they have a huge tax rate and that is why so have a huge tax rate and that is why so many multinationals want to be in mrtrump mr trump doesn't like that because

he feels like a 12.5 to corporate tax rate is unfair to americans and feels he would like to have those multinationals back home. where i am here, the people here love mr trump. they have the flags out and they are getting ready to have a party behind me. his golf course that he owns, trump international, it isjust a kilometre down the road. he is making his way here and this town is really hoping that he is going to come through. just in case they have mowed the lawns, put up the flags, painted the walls and they are getting ready to welcome him because they fear what he has done for this pa rt they fear what he has done for this part of ireland and the 300 people who live here is that he has provided a living for them and they wa nt to provided a living for them and they want to offer him the most warm welcome, so something very different to what is happening in other parts of the country. president trump's state visit

to britain is now over, culminating in the d—day commemorations in portsmouth today. he enjoyed a formal banquet in his honour hosted by the queen, he held talks with theresa may as well as speaking to a number of leading brexiteers including nigel farage, so what did it all add up to? will we see a fantastic and phenomenal trade deal as he suggested? let's take a look back at mr trump's visit with dr leslie vinjamuri, head of the us and americas programme, at chatham house. he talks about a phenomenal trade deal. what do you think the chances are if that coming to pass? he did tweet about it. he clearly left the uk and london feeling had about the relationship in the trade deal. we know this is nothing that will

happen any time soon. the major reason being that the uk needs to execute on brexit before that is even possible. of course, the president can't deliver that trade deal on his own. he has to work with congress. there are a large number of negotiations that will need to ta ke of negotiations that will need to take place. it is not entirely clear whether the president, whether trump will still be in office by the time we get to that point so there are all sorts of things that are open but it has been important nevertheless for the uk government and theresa may and whoever her successor is, as well as donald to keep that conversation going. we saw some backtracking. his ambassador said on sunday that the nhs and every other sector of the british economy would be open. trump walked back to back a bit. he agreed with it first of all, didn't he? who got to him? was it potentially the brexiteers that he ended up meeting yesterday afternoon before he made

the announcement today or made those comments today? that may be the nhs perhaps isn't on the table. it is possible. we don't know. i think it's also possible that he just felt very good on this visit despite the fa ct very good on this visit despite the fact that their protesters, he was largely shielded from that. the protest weren't as large as people imagine they might be. he had a lovely visit meeting the queen. so he might have just left feeling like he might have just left feeling like he understood. and he wanted, if you watch that press conference, he dialled down the conflict on any number of issues that would be deeply contentious between the us and europe and especially the us in the uk, whether trade, huawei. and europe and especially the us in the uk, whethertrade, huawei. so and europe and especially the us in the uk, whether trade, huawei. so he was conciliatory but as we have seen what happens on the day and on the visit doesn't track what comes in the days and weeks ahead. one

suspects that there wasn't really any progress made on huawei or the iran nuclear dealfor any progress made on huawei or the iran nuclear deal for instance, any progress made on huawei or the iran nuclear dealfor instance, that britain still backs along with much of the european union and the americans do not, and climate change. 0ne suspects that his mind has not been changed even though it was a very nice formal dinner that he had with the queen. so perhaps the british will get out of it a trade deal down the line. one wonders what he gets out of it beyond the personal of being in front of the queen and so forth. will these images help as he goes into what will be a bruising election campaign? it will be a tough election campaign. it it certainly allows him to send a message back home which is that he isa message back home which is that he is a president that the uk respects and that partnership despite difficulties right now remains fully

intact. not everyone will buy that but i think it matters a lot for his base. the optics are quite magnificent. it also allows him to say something very specific which is that he can drive a hard deal and be really tough even on america's most important partners and they will still give me this kind of visit. that is quite something to say. not a message that everybody is very happy about, not only in the uk but in the us, there has been a lot of calls prior to the visit saying, "why is this going forward especially right now? " "why is this going forward especially right now?" but yes, the optics are surrounding it were largely positive. many people were going through the paces knowing that the images one tracking with what is really going on between the us in the uk and the us and europe. it is a really trouble —— a really troubled time. given the state of

the economy, he is going all guns blazing at the moment. his approval ratings are historically low. is he in the position with that good economy to turn things around and when that next election? a couple of things. the imf have come out saying that growth will likely slow in 2020 and the world bank was sceptical today. things look good right now in terms ofjob today. things look good right now in terms of job creation today. things look good right now in terms ofjob creation and unemployment in the united states but it is very unclear whether the economy can sustain itself at this rate through the ongoing pressure from the trade was. i think business is starting to be very concerned. there is pushback from the republican party in the united states on the mexico tariffs. so a lot of uncertainty about that first assumption which is that the economy will remain intact. to change the approval ratings? i don't think so.

the funny thing about this president is that he is always seen a very strong economy and he hasn't been nearly as popular as you would expect him to be. i don't see that changing but of course the thing that we don't know, the known unknown is who will be the contender. it will be fascinating. thank you for talking with us. breaking news concerning ford europe. they have called trade union leaders to its essex headquarters. that is tomorrow morning. a crucial meeting taking place there tomorrow morning, just five months after the company announced it would cut its welsh workforce by thousands. the plant one investment for the new petrol engine a few years ago and it would initially make thousands of engines a year, because of a million

engines a year, because of a million engines a year, because of a million engines a year. but that was halved in 2016. there are 1700 workers making engines there and it is not looking particularly good. one suspects the news won't be great. ford europe has called for trade union leaders from its bridgend plant to meet with them. any more information on that when we get it. serious case reviews into the brutal murder of two children, have severely criticised social workers with northamptonshire council council. 0ne—year—old evelyn—rose muggleton, was killed by her mother's partner last year, and two—year—old dylan tiffin brown died at the hands of his father, in 2017. the case reviews paint a picture of chaos in the childrens services department, with a high turnover of staff, high sickness rates, and heavy caseloads. here's caroline davies. two young children, both killed at the hands of violent men. what more could have been done to save them? today, two reviews were published

about how different agencies in northampton were involved before the toddlers died. dylan tiffin—brown was two years old when he was murdered by his father, raphael kennedy, a drug dealer. he was given a sentence of a minimum of 24 years. the report shows that two months before dylan's death, police discovered the toddler in his father's care in a property with access to drugs, and that he was left on his own for periods of time. the family was given a social worker, but up until his death, no observation was made of dylan. evelyn—rose muggleton was one—year—old when she was admitted to hospital with bleeding on the brain. she died a few days later. her mother's then boyfriend, ryan coleman, was convicted of murder and given a sentence of 17 years. coleman also had a history of drugs abuse and dealing. the review found that there had been several missed opportunities where information could have been

shared between different agencies, including by the police. northamptonshire council has struggled with its finances. this is not the first time that the children's services have been under pressure. last month, an independent report described it as very fragile. the new director says there's still a long way to go. since i have been in northampton, i have found that there are things that need to be put right, and that the organisation has been endeavouring to put right for some time, and is working very hard on putting things right. but there is a way to go, there are improvements, undoubtedly, but there is still a way to go with a number of the issues. today's reviews say that there are lessons that must be learned, so that services do what they can to stop tragic deaths like these happening again. caroline davies, bbc news.

sir philip green's retail group, arcadia, has been holding a crucial meeting with its creditors, to try to avoid going into administration. the company — which owns topshop, burton and miss selfridge — plans to close dozens of stores, and wants to agree big rent cuts at nearly 200 others. last night, sir philip agreed to put an extra £25 million into the group's pension fund. 0ur economics correspondent is dharshini david. so the meeting has been adjourned. that is not good news for the 18,000 or so that is not good news for the 18,000 or so workers who are going to have a horrible weekend thinking about this? a horrible time for them. we shouldn't forget the suppliers that supply the chains, those supplies have thousands more jobs as well. this meeting has been adjourned until next week because sir philip has been busy on the phone ringing the landlord saying please can you agree to the new terms. some said yes but we understand that some of the major ones are still holding out. so they are saying and the company says it believes it has a decent chance of getting an agreement in a week's time. that is

why they are postponing this decision. we have seen this all before with house of fraser and debenhams going to their landlord saying they want to renegotiate rents. these things called cvas. given the way the high street is looking at the moment we are seeing a different situation here. some landlords are clearly thinking we can hold out and maybe we will get some sweeteners and maybe we will teach sir philip a lesson here. we will wait and see. he says he is confident but as you say these are nail—biting times indeed. in a wea k‘s nail—biting times indeed. in a weak‘s time we could see a very different picture indeed. is he going to shell out more cash or is there a chance that arcadia is going to collapse? my word. just to sum up why arcadia is in this mess. is it the traditional message and long—standing message from the high

street that people online and they are not going into fixed premises any more? if you cast your mind back toa any more? if you cast your mind back to a decade or 15 years ago arcadia and particularly topshop were at the top of the high street. kate moss and all those photos of her. is that not happening now? is it not in fashion? is a keen follower of fashion? is a keen follower of fashion i would expect you to know! frankly people go to other places because there are other players out there. you don't have to walk very far before you see the likes of primark, for example. all these new players have come in. h&m has got even bigger. zara is there. it is very ha rd even bigger. zara is there. it is very hard for chains to compete in bricks and mortar with all the online companies coming on as well. lots of criticisms as well about how philip green has managed his empire over recent years. that has accrued a huge amount of debt. so people are

saying that the right kind of brains that we could see a different situation but sadly this is what we are now. we will probably speak to you next week. thank you. three in five mps say their constituents are suffering, because of cuts to the care system that supports older, or disabled people in england. a poll carried out for a coalition of health organisations, says services provided by local authorities are under enormous strain. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. your transport is here to take you to lavender with 0wen. all right? jean chapman is 88, and her husband 0wen is 96. we first met them as their care home was closing because it was outdated and council fees did cover costs. i won't forget you! that's ok, i won't forget you. for theirfamily it is a worrying time. we thought we had found the care home from heaven, with support here, the carers here, and we understand the situation, that they have to shut the care home.

ijust hope and pray that this is going to be the last change for them. like many, the couple are in a confusing system. not only are they having to move care home, theirflat is also being sold to pay for their care. they spent seven years bouncing between being state funded and funding themselves. this is your new home. it is a caring roller—coaster, a financial roller—coaster and it does take it out of you. families need to know what to expect when they care for their relatives in the future. how to access the care and funds and everything, and it is a worry and it won't go away. when we next saw the couple they had settled well. but 0wen has since died. the government says it has put extra money into the care system and it will publish plans for reforming social care at the earliest opportunity. alison holt, bbc news.

the weather is coming up. but we will end with the commemorations for the d—day landings. here are some of the d—day landings. here are some of the images from the day. when we were in the aircraft, we quietened up a little bit. thejokes stopped, and people got in their own minds, got quite serious. that morning they said we are going to give you live ammunition and this is the real thing. at the time i had no idea it was as vicious as it was. it is with humility and pleasure in behalf of the entire country, indeed the whole free world,

that i say to you all thank you. # don't know where. # don't know when. # but i know we'll meet again. # some sunny day.# hello. 0ur weather is in changeable mood. no one day is exactly the same as the day preceding it. a big contrast today. what seems like this in northern ireland after a month's worth of rain. sunny scenes like this over parts of finland and wales. that is because we have seen low pressure and this front dominant in northern ireland. —— england and wales. we have this weather system pushing out of france into east anglia. 0ne pushing out of france into east anglia. one or two showers in the south. lots of sunshine as well for many. still some rain in western

scotla nd many. still some rain in western scotland and northern ireland but know near as heavy as it has been today. heavy rain very close to the eastern coast of england and one or two showers inland too. southern parts of england and into wales and north—west england. for most single figures and a fresh start to your thursday morning commute. a lot of sunshine for many on thursday to begin with with more cloud in it turns wetter here during the day. not as wet in northern ireland but some showers coming in. showers in england and wales and in the west some of those will be heavy and thundery. fair amount of sunshine as well though and brightening up in scotla nd well though and brightening up in scotland after a cloudy morning. temperatures into the teens. thursday night and into friday all eyes on this area of low pressure. it will be stormy across france with wind touching 70 to 80 miles an hour here. but it will reach us with wet

and windy weather spreading northwards across england and wales. don't be fooled by the morning sunshine where you have it. the rain will head its way northwards brightening up to sunshine and showers later. northern ireland and northern parts of scotland will have the better day of the week then with some sunshine. we could see temperatures close to 20 degrees in the highlands of scotland later. 0n the highlands of scotland later. 0n the weekend low pressure brings wet weather to start with before easing the way into sunday. what that means is that for many we will see rain across scotland and ireland on saturday. dry and brighter after that but more showers again next week.

today at six, we're in portsmouth, for the latest stage of the commemoration, of the 75th anniversary of d—day. the queen has beenjoined by other heads of state and government, to pay tribute to to those who changed the course of the second world war, injune1944. it is with humility and pleasure, on behalf of the entire country — indeed, the whole free world, that i say to you all, "thank you". more than 300 veterans of the normandy landings gathered — most of them in their 90s, to remember the great military achievement, in liberating europoe from nazi occupation.