# don't know where # don't know when... as the wartime anthem we'll meet again resounded across the arena, it was left to the queen to bring tonight at ten, we're in portsmouth the ceremony to a close. it is with humility and pleasure, for the latest stage on behalf of the entire country... of the commemoration of the 75th indeed, the whole free world, anniversary of d—day. that i say to you all thank you. for the veterans, a translator to meet the queen and president trump. earlier this evening, while members of the public could watch the event hundreds of normandy veterans from outside the arena gave it their warm approval. set sail for france, i thought it was amazing. ready to mark the anniversary of one i thought it was a really good of the most decisive operations turnout from portsmouth and a really of the second world war. good quality service. what did this mean to you, watching this today? i'm very proud. very proud. this was their day. during the morning, the queen has a moving tribute to the men who fought with such courage been joined by other heads of state and to their fallen comrades and government to pay tribute who fought at such cost. to those who changed the course reeta chakra barti, of history in june 1944. bbc news, portsmouth. that was reeta chakrabarti reporting there. 0ur north america editor it is with humility and pleasure jon sopel is with me now. on behalf of the entire country, indeed the whole free world, 0ne one of the prime themes today was of that i say to you all, thank you. collaboration and cooperation especially between the uk and usa,

and all of this on the final day of more than 300 veterans the final visit of president trump, so the final visit of president trump, so what lessons can we draw about of d—day were there, most of them in their 90s, the state of that relationship now? to remember the great 0bviously the state of that relationship now? obviously the relationship today doesn't have the same existential military achievement in liberating europe from nazi occupation. importance of 75 years ago when all i was terrified. i think everyone was. those brave, young soldiers were you don't show it but it's there. crossing the channel to fight on the i'm honoured to be stood here today normandy beaches. you wouldn't say in front of so many other veterans. the relationship between theresa may we must never forget. and donald trump has the same historical significance as that of franklin d roosevelt and winston churchill. but for all of that the the allied invasion of the normandy beaches was the biggest relationship between the us and uk combined land, airand naval is absolutely critical. it is operation ever seen. and, in another show of courage, britain's biggest export market. the one of those who parachuted intelligence sharing is into normandy 75 years ago, unparalleled, our two armed forces has taken to the skies again. have close integration. and, so come course on the british side there was also, on tonight's programme... enormous keenness this state visit should be a success, it should pass dylan was murdered by his father and off without a hitch. there is a huge evelyn by her mother's boyfriend. relief on the british side, more now a report says the local council than more than relief, maybe they missed opportunities to save them. are delighted. 0n the american side,

from the white house people i've and fears for 1,500 jobs at the ford engine plant in south wales, spoken to, they've loved the visit as unions are called and they were touched by the warmth of the reception they got from the for a crunch meeting. royal family. with this president, coming up on sports town bbc news, atmospherics matter. that said, going back 75 years ago when raheem sterling is in line for his churchill desperately was trying to persuade roosevelt to join the war 50th england cap, could he be in line for the captaincy, too, with effort, britain became thejunior partner. that was true 75 years ago. their clash with their netherlands? it is true today. if you're going to be negotiating a trade deal in the future oppose brexit, whoever succeeds theresa may would be wise to remember that. john sobel, thank you very much. 0ur north america editor. at the end of that state visit from president trump to the good evening from portsmouth, uk. as we've been hearing, the home of the royal navy, the d—day landings were the biggest on the eve of the 75th combined land, airand naval operation in history. up to 7,000 ships delivering more anniversary of d—day. than 150,000 allied troops to five earlier this evening, beaches along the coast of normandy, which was heavily defended the mv boudicca set sail from this by the occupying nazi forces. so, how did the events of that busy port heading for france, with 255 veterans on board. momentous day unfold ? some of them will be revisiting

the beaches of normandy the invasion was conducted for the first time since the events in two main phases. ofjune1941i when the entire course first, an airborne assault, and, of the second world war was changed. then, the amphibious landings. shortly after midnight, tens of thousands of allied troops were sent across the channel that over 18,000 allied paratroopers day to help liberate france and the rest of europe were dropped to disrupt the main from the tyranny of the nazis. german land forces and capture important positions inland. today, in the presence of the queen and other world leaders, veterans and families gathered then after an intense at a special commemorative event here in portsmouth, naval and air bombardment of german coastal defences, the first landing as reeta chakrabarti reports. started at about 6:30am. over 130,000 troops — mainly from the uk, the us, and canada — began landing on five beaches pomp and pageantry on full display code—named utah, 0maha, in portsmouth to mark 75 years gold, juno, and sword. for most of that day, since one of the most audacious this wave of troops, tanks, and artillery continued to flow onto the beaches in the face military operations in history. of fierce resistance from the german defences. some of those who fought were also here, air support was crucial, grandfathers or great—grandfathers now reliving their part with over 111,000 missions can in the mission of supreme carried out by allied forces. daring and bravery. we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds. not all of the ambitions to take over 30,000 men were at work... they watched the retelling of that territory on the first day were met,

story, the largest assault by land, with us forces facing particularly air, and sea in history. difficult opposition from elite german troops in the west. but a foothold had been achieved, and the battle to liberate northern europe from nazi occupation when british and commonwealth troops, along with their american allies, crossed in the dark was under way. to the shores of normandy to begin the liberation of german—occupied france. the free men of the world some of the sequence of events from d—day itself. are marching together to victory! as we've heard, more than 250 it was an act of international of the veterans attending cooperation that led ultimately to the allied victory the events today here arrived with the royal british legion, onboard the mv boudicca, against the nazis in europe. a specially—chartered cruise. among the world leaders this evening it set sail for france, for tomorrow's memorial in attendance was president service in normandy. trump on the final day 0ur correspondent robert hall has of his state visit. been travelling on board, he read the words of his wartime hearing the recollections of those predecessor, franklin d roosevelt. who took part in the normandy almighty god, our sons, landings 75 years ago. pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavour. a struggle to preserve our public, casting off on a port that was our religion, and our central to the d—day operation, the mv boudicca's tx packed with veteran civilisation and to set free still taking in a tribute which had a suffering humanity.

exceeded all their expectations. jack mortimer was part of a team whose mission was to clear a path across the landing beaches. swing band plays it wasn't all solemnity. whose mission was to clear a path across the landing beachesli whose mission was to clear a path across the landing beaches. i was on the beach, and it was noisy. there there was a foot tapping boogie boogie, part of a celebration was a lot of fire, a lot of gunfire of the cultures of the countries which fought and won. going on from whatever. there were rocket ships out in the bay, out in the channel that were firing. and it but the focus of the day was the veterans, men was get off the beach and get on like john jenkins, portsmouth resident and former platoon sergeant. your way. give them a wave, jack. he is now 99 and brought everyone, jack and the 300 veterans have had including the queen, to their feet. i was terrified. an eventful few days defying the i think everyone was. edge to make the most of what might you don't show it but it's there. bea edge to make the most of what might be a one—off experience.” edge to make the most of what might be a one-off experience. i don't know how to describe it all! it's i look back on it as a big part of my life. absolutely beautiful! from now on, it changed me, in a way. the mood will change. on southsea europe is vastly changed, too, common in the veterans gazed across with the german chancellor, the huge arena which retold the did angela merkel, looking on, part of the face of a modern a story to a worldwide audience.

day peacetime continent. the huge arena which retold the did a story to a worldwide audiencem is important to remember this she watched her british counterpart because if to be at my kids i might theresa may in one of her last public engagements as leader of her party read a letter have taken us over but thank from a british captain written goodness he didn't. something we to his wife days before being killed in normandy. won't see again. the last real 3rd june, 1944. commemoration there will be for this my darling, this is a very difficult sort of thing. everybody is getting letter for me to write. old. soon they will disappear. we've as you know, something may both got children and now grandchildren and they are very happen at any moment. interested. and i think it should be and i cannot tell when remembered. ithink you will receive this. interested. and i think it should be remembered. i think a lot of people died for where we are today. this is please give my fondest love it! they are on the beach! d-day was to my anne and myjamie. god bless and keep the largest seaborne landing ever you all safe for me. 00:06:43,531 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 # we'll meet again attempted, 7000 ships, 130,000 troops from 13 countries, casualties we re troops from 13 countries, casualties were high, around a500 among allied forces, significantly more for the german defenders. as the ceremony ended and the survivors of d—day mingled with vip guests, jack found himself telling his story to the

prince of wales. today has been great. lovely. beautiful. now it was the navy‘s turn to bid these pilgrims farewell. the prime minister joining pilgrims farewell. the prime ministerjoining crew pilgrims farewell. the prime minister joining crew members pilgrims farewell. the prime ministerjoining crew members from the aircraft carrier queen elizabeth. then out through portsmouth‘s pier cheers and farewells carried on the breeze from the crowds lining the seafront. a last salute from another veteran before thoughts turn to the sombre mood is at the cemeteries in normandy. name after name after name, you don't know them but you realise everyone of those is someone's father or son. and it goes a little bit... sorry. it makes you emotional. it'll be hard but no one on this ship will flinch from what they see as a duty.

following on from what jack said, the mood has changed. below me, vetera ns the mood has changed. below me, veterans stood in silence to think ahead to a day of remembrance in normandy. for some of them, that will be very difficult reliving those memories, can be extremely painful. but if you asked most of them, they would tell you, they wouldn't have it any other way. back to you. robert hall, thank you very much. later on in the programme, we will have more from portsmouth on the 75th anniversary of d—day. but now it's back to, clive. there are fears tonight for the future of the ford engine plant in bridgend in south wales. union leaders have been called to a meeting at the company's headquarters tomorrow. the site employs 1,500 workers, with many more in the supply chain. 0ur correspondent tomos morgan is in bridgend for us tonight. tomos.

the shift change has just finished in the factory in south wales. no doubt the workers will be going home with some trepidation about the meeting between trade union leaders and ford bosses in the head in essex tomorrow. 0ne trade union tonight has said if their worst fears are realised, it will be a disaster, not just for the employees, but for the wider community of bridgend. but for some time now, there have been fears that the writing could be on the wall. four years ago, the future looked bright in bridgend. a new order, a quarter of a million engines were scheduled to be built here. yet, just a year later, that production number was halved. fast forward then to january this year and the company announced that they were cutting 1000 of the welsh workforce.

and now there are fears that tomorrow, an announcement may come that could signal the end of ford in south wales. i understand there will be an announcement round about midday tomorrow. i don't anticipate that the news will be good news, but i don't know what that news is yet. there's lots of rumours going round at the moment, but obviously this is a very worrying time for all those who work in the plant. in a statement tonight, the gmb union that has workers here in bridgend has said that if their worst fears are realised, it would be disaster for the workforce and the local community. ironically, also pointing out that it was just earlier this week that donald trump met with the prime minister, promising future trade deals and that special relationship. it's a decision that could have a wider impact on this time. have a wider impact on this town. i think the whole economy in bridgend is going to suffer. all the local businesses, we've got a lot of independent businesses in this town who rely on the custom of everybody that works in the plants. we've had this saying for so long now that it's going to be 2020, 2021.

but everybody expected it. people expect it'll come along and now it's happened, it's a bit of a shock. for a0 years, ford has been one of the bedrocks of the community's economy, but has its time in south wales come to an end? tomos morgan, bbc news, bridgend. our business editor, simon jack is here. inevitably simon, i am going to raise brexit. could this be the reason it is happening, is it fair? it would be a mistake to say it is entirely brexit. there are massive restructuring going on in this industry. you have jaguar land rover and bmw and they announced they will join forces to produce electric engines. there is a lot going on. but there is less going on here in the uk and it would be a mistake also to say it's got nothing to do

with it. for themselves said we rely on the seamless movement of components and parts across borders. we cannot guarantee that in some brexit outcomes, so it does have a factor. in a way, it is a perfect storm we are looking at for global and domestic factors and of course thatis and domestic factors and of course that is a big worry. we have seen honda closing down their plant in swindon, investment cut in the north—east in sunderland. so a global and domestic issues creating this perfect storm of great worry to the car industry in the uk and to those 1700 workers in bridgend who are expecting the more formal announcement tomorrow. simon thank you very much, simonjack. 0fficial reviews into the brutal murders of two toddlers, have severely criticised social workers at northamptonshire county council. evelyn—rose muggleton, who was one, died at the hands of her mother's partner last year, while dylan tiffin—brown, who was two years old, was killed by his father in 2017. the case reviews paint a picture of chaos in the children's services department, with a high staff turnover,

and heavy caseloads. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. see his little smile and that would be it. he was the most adoring, loving, typical little boy you could possibly meet. dylan tiffin—brown was brutally murdered by his father in 2017. he had 39 separate injuries, as well as heroin and crack cocaine in his system. his father, a drug dealer, cared for dylan alone for two days a week. in the two months before he killed his son, children's social services received eight separate reports that raphael kennedy was an unsuitable parent. they didn't act. dylan's grandfather says the family are furious. if there was reasons to believe that there was concerns to do with the father then why wasn't my daughter informed, why wasn't there and knock at the door? nothing at all, or my daughter would have phoned up and he wouldn't have been with his father. it's as simple as that. so i feel let down basically by social services. northampton children's services have

had significant problems since 2013. today's serious case review says excessive workloads and problems recruiting and retaining staff and poor management contributed to the failure to protect dylan tiffin—brown. a new leadership team today accepted mistakes had been made. we had failings in our system and in the way that we delivered our services, which did not help to protect these children. and that is in part, why they're dead? we played a part in not being able to protect them. social workers were also criticised over their failure to protect evelyn—rose muggleton. herfather had a long history with children's services herfamily had a long history with children's services but they failed to spot she was being neglected. or that her mum had a new partner, ryan coleman, who had a history of violence. he inflicted 31 injuries on the one—year—old in the process of killing her. 0fficials insist social services are slowly improving, but they are trying to do so under extreme pressure.

despite the problems in children services, £10 million is due to be taken from its budget in this financial year because the council is virtually bankrupt. dylan and evelyn—rose were killed by two violent men, but today's reports made clear they were also failed by a child protection system that had effectively broken. michael buchanan, bbc news, northampton. michael gove said as prime minister he would be prepared to extend the deadline from the 31st of october for leaving the european union. how will this go down with fellow mps? this is a dividing line opening up at the heart of this race over the security shall question over whether the uk should leave the european union on time at the end of october under any circumstances or not. last

night, boris johnson, under any circumstances or not. last night, borisjohnson, the front runner, said the conservatives risked being extinct if they fail to deliver brexit on time. a very different tone for michael gove tonight. he said brexit should be something that is got on with and there shouldn't be did that but there shouldn't be did that but there are circumstances in which a delay might be justified if a deal was very nearly there as the deadline approached. 0ne was very nearly there as the deadline approached. one of his supporters said it could be a delay of up toa supporters said it could be a delay of up to a few months. his supporters will say it could be pragmatic but his critics will say he is going soft. and there is controversy surrounding matt hancock? yes, he has accused jeremy corbyn of anti—semitism. it is a specific allegation against an individual. it is something jeremy corbyn has always denied. this is what matt hancock has said. we could end up with the first anti—semitic

leader of a western nation since the second world war. labour says there a disgrace and there are some conservative candidates who have been accused of racism, islamophobia and misogyny. it is the language being used by the main parties in westminster against its most senior individuals. chris mason at westminster, thank you. doctors linked to the opposition in sudan say a0 bodies have been pulled from the river nile, bringing the number of pro—democracy activists killed this week to 100. residents in the capital, khartoum, have told the bbc they're living in fear, as members of a paramilitary group loyal to the government, roam the streets. tonight, the united nations announced that they were pulling out some of their staff from the country. reporting from khartoum, here's catherine byaru hanga. 0n on most days, there is gridlock in khartoum. now it is eerily quiet. apart from the rapid support forces who are everywhere, they are accused of committing a massacre against

protesters. their alleged victims lie in hospitals like this one, many with similar stories to tell. translation: they shall be from close range. from the distance you are to me now. the bullet entered here and they carried out an operation and they took it out from here. and the violence has not stopped there. doctors, nurses and even patients are apparently still being targeted. many doctors are too scared to come to work. so some medical students like this man have stepped in to volunteer.

he passed, he died. hospitals across khartoum are dealing with an influx of injured patients. most of them shot. and now the disturbing news that some of the victims could have been thrown into the river nile. this is the site of the sitting where the worst of the killing took place. dozens of bodies have pulled out of the river nile after protests we re out of the river nile after protests were crushed by the militia. the commander said it was not his men who carried out the violence, but vowed to crack down on any demonstrations. translation: we will not allow them and we must impose respect in the country by rule. there were demonstrations after eid prayers. the opposition have rejected further

talks and say they will oppose the country's rulers until they get justice for those killed, as they called for civilian rule. catherine byaruhanga, called for civilian rule. catherine byaru hanga, bbc called for civilian rule. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, khartoum. now, let's return to our top story, the commemorations marking the 75th anniversary, of the d—day landings, and huw is in portsmouth. thank you very much forjoining us again ona thank you very much forjoining us again on a busy night in portsmouth. some of the aircraft used on d—day have recreated their flights across the channel, 75 years ago. it is all part of this commemorative event. 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 19aa have today repeated their jumps. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson has this report. just after midnight 75 years ago tonight, a dark constellation appeared in the night

sky above normandy. thousands of allied troops dropped quietly into nazi occupied france. among them was harry reid, a 20—year—old signaller with the sixth airborne division. told to complete his mission whatever the cost. we had a conviction that we had to fight, we had the most evil things happening in the world. that were it not for the channel, we would have been caught up with it as well. it was a case of national survival. today, he parachuted into france again at the age of 95, to mark the d—day anniversary. that one up there has got a crown on it. at the landing site, crowds watched for him among the paratroop displays. this time, harry made the jump with a member of the parachute regiment. landing, not to enemy gunfire, but to applause and a hug from his daughter.

memories of the men hejumped here with 75 years ago brought tears to his eyes. what would be your message for them today? that their sacrifice was worthwhile, though tragic. like me, they were willing to die for what we knew to be necessary. fall out! paras, harry told one interviewer, learn to keep going when other people stop. 75 years after he first dropped into france, he's proved that again today. it was about this time 75 years ago that men like harry were making their way across the channel to parachute down into france. those landings marked the start of the d—day invasion and commemorations will be held here tomorrow to mark the anniversary. theresa may and

emmanuel macron will lay a foundation stone for a new memorial and prince charles will take part in and prince charles will take part in a memorial service to honour those who died. lucy williamson there. in a moment, we'll have the news where you are, but we'll leave you here in portsmouth with a reminder of today's memorable events, when we paid tribute to all those who took part in the d—day landings three—quarters of a century ago. good night. i was terrified, i think everyone was. you don't