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hello, good evening. the queen has paid tribute to the heroism, courage and sacrifice of those who fought and sacrifice of those who fought and died in the d—day landings. she wasjoined by 16 world leaders, including us president donald trump, in portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of history's largest combined land, air and naval operation. the day's events culminated with the departure from portsmouth this evening of a cruise ship, the boudicca, with 255 vetera ns ship, the boudicca, with 255 vete ra ns o n ship, the boudicca, with 255 veterans on board. they are heading to france where some of those vetera ns to france where some of those veterans will be revisiting the beaches of normandy, some for the first time since the events of six june 19114, when the entire course of the second world war was changed

decisively. 0ur correspondent has oui’ decisively. 0ur correspondent has our first report. pomp and pageantry were on full display in portsmouth to mark 75 yea rs since one of the most audacious military invasions in history. some of those who fought were also here. grandfathers or great—grandfathers now reliving their part in the mission of supreme daring and bravery. we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds... over 30,000 men were at work... they watched the retelling of that story, the largest assault by land, air, and sea in history. when british and commonwealth troops, along with their american allies, crossed in the dark to the shores of normandy to begin the liberation of german—occupied france. the free men of the world

are marching together to victory. it was an act of international cooperation that led ultimately to the allied victory against the nazis in europe. among the world leaders in attendance was president trump, on the final day of his state visit. he read the words of his wartime predecessor, franklin d roosevelt. 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. swing band plays. it wasn't all solemnity. there was a foot—tapping boogie boogie, part of a celebration of the cultures of the countries which fought and won.

boogie woogie bugle boy. but the focus of the day was the veterans, men like john jenkins, portsmouth resident and former platoon sergeant. he is now 99, and brought everyone, including the queen, to their feet. 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. europe is vastly changed too, with the german chancellor, angela merkel, looking on, part of the face of a modern—day peacetime continent. she watched her british counterpart, theresa may, in one of her last public engagements as leader of her party, read a letter from a british captain written to his wife, days before being killed in normandy. 3 june, 19114.

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. please give my fondest love to my anne and myjamie. god bless and keep you all safe for me. # we'll meet again. # 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 the ceremony to a close. 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. for the veterans, a chance later to meet the queen and president trump.

while members of the public who had watched the event from outside the arena gave it their warm approval. i thought it was amazing. i thought it was a really good turnout from portsmouth, and a really good, quality service. and what did this mean to you, watching this today? i'm very proud — very proud. this was their day, a moving tribute to the men who fought with such courage, and to their fallen comrades, who fought at such cost. reeta chakra barti, bbc news, portsmouth. well, the d—day landings were the biggest combined land, air and naval operation in history. up to 7000 ships delivering more than 150,000 allied troops to five beaches along the coast of normandy, which was heavily defended at the time by the occupying nazi forces. so how did the events of that momentous day

unfold? hugh the events of that momentous day unfold 7 hugh edwards the events of that momentous day unfold? hugh edwards has been examining. the invasion was conducted in two main phases. first an airborne assault, and, then the amphibious landings. shortly after midnight, over 18,000 allied paratroopers were dropped to disrupt the main german land forces and to capture important positions inland. then, after an intense naval and air bombardment of german coastal defences, the first landing started at about 6:30am. over 130,000 troops, mainly from the uk, the us, and canada, began landing on five beaches code—named utah, 0maha, gold, juno, and sword. for most of that day, this wave of troops, tanks and artillery continued to flow onto the beaches, in the face of fierce resistance from the german defences. air support was crucial, with over 111,000 missions carried out by allied forces. not all of the ambitions to take

territory on that first day were met, with us forces facing particularly 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 was under way. well, as we have heard, more than 250 of the veterans attending the events today here in portsmouth arrived with the royal british legion on board the mv boudicca, especially chartered cruise ship. they will set sail for france for tomorrow's service in normandy and oui’ tomorrow's service in normandy and our correspondent robert hall is travelling on board, hearing the recollections of those who took part in the normandy landings 75 years ago. casting off in a port that was central to the d—day operation, the boudicca's decks packed with veterans still taking in a tribute which had exceeded

all their expectations. jack mortimer was part of a team whose mission was to clear a path across the landing beaches. as we got on the beach, it was noisy. there was a lot of fire, a lot of gunfire going on from whatever. big ones, there were rocket ships out in the bay, out in the channel, that were firing. and as soon as we hit the sand, it was get off the beach and get on your way. give them a wave, jack. jack and the 300 veterans have had an eventful few days, defying their age to make the most of what might be a one—off experience. i don't know how to describe it all, it's absolutely beautiful. from now on, the mood will change. 0n southsea common, the veterans gazed across the huge arena which retold the did a story

to a worldwide audience. it's important to remember this, because if we hadn't, hitler might have took us us over, but thank goodness he didn't. something we won't see again. the last real commemoration there will be for this sort of thing. everybody is getting old. soon they will disappear. we've both got children, and now grandchildren as well, and they're very interested. and i think it should be remembered. i think a lot of people died for where we are today. archive: this is it - they are on the beach. d—day was the largest seaborne landing ever attempted. 7,000 ships, 130,000 troops from 13 countries. casualties were high. around 11,500 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 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 every one of those is someone‘s father or somebody‘s 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. union leaders have been called to the ford plant in bridgend. 0ur correspondent reports. four years ago, the future looked bright in bridgend. a new order — 250,000 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 1,000 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 around 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 is a decision that could 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. let's ta ke let's take a look at the headlines: the queen has beenjoined by other heads of state and government for the 75th anniversary of d—day, to pay tribute to those who changed the course of the second world war back injune 19114. course of the second world war back in june 19114. the murders course of the second world war back injune 19114. the murders of two toddlers and the accused. unions called in for a crunch meeting with management at bridgend ford. let's return to one of the stories in the headlines. an official review in at the brutal murders of two toddlers have criticised social workers. evelyn—rose muggleton died at the

hands of her mother, the other dylan tiffin—brown was killed by his father in 2017. the case is paint a picture of chaos in the services department with high stuff turnover and heavy workload. 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. 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. police in australia have raided the offices of the national broadcaster, abc, over allegations that publish classified material. two years ago, reports of misconduct by australian troops in afghanistan. to reporters and the news director have been reported. the managing director says it is an attack on the freedom of the press. the former wife of the

london bridge attacker has broken down in tears as she recalled the shock of the violent acts he committed. she says she had no clue ofa committed. she says she had no clue of a former husband being capable of committing such horrifying acts. the government has said it will continue to fund a police investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann until march next year. madeline mccann disappeared in portugal 12 years ago. the home 0ffice portugal 12 years ago. the home office says it will finance the funding later this year. more than £11 million have been spent on the enquiry since it began in 2011. the conservative leadership candidate michael gove said he would be prepared to extend the deadline for britain leaving the eu until the end of october if the deal was close to be finalised. the issue is splitting

the leadership. this is a clear defining a line at the heart. whether the uk should leave the european union on time at the end of october under any circumstances or not. last night, borisjohnson, the circumstances or not. last night, boris johnson, the former circumstances or not. last night, borisjohnson, the former foreign secretary, said the conservatives rest being extended if they failed to deliver brexit on time. a very different tone from michael gove denied. he says there are circumstances in which a delay might be justified, if a circumstances in which a delay might bejustified, if a deal was circumstances in which a delay might be justified, if a deal was very nearly there. one of his supporters suggesting it could be up to a few months delay. this could be pragmatic. his critics will say he is going soft. let's return to d—day. some of the aircraft have recreated their flight. aircraft have recreated their flight. the very planes that dropped

the first troops in normandy. two vetera ns the first troops in normandy. two veterans who parachuted today repeated their jumps. 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. lucy williamson, bbc news, normandy. earlier we saw the ship followed by

a flotilla of vessels. the mv boudicca. we got some thoughts about what it would have been like for the men who served on that day. at the high level there was worried it might not succeed. we learned many lessons to previous disasters. you can see the minister waving. there was concern that this could be a failure. eisenhower and montgomery wrote out a report assuming they had been a failure, that is how worried they were. when you go down the ranks, the operational command level, people were concerned when you get to junior officers and ncos

the concern was whether they performed properly, looked after the men. the men felt relate fight that because people generally fight for the chaps alongside them that and it was a worry. having been involved in fighting, i know that you have butterflies in your stomach make fear is a natural human feeling. these are all warriors people had. people were seasick, they were obviously scared as well, but you have got this unknown ahead of you and you do not know what is going to happen. when you hear about vetera ns, happen. when you hear about veterans, first world war and the second world war, a terrible mix of emotions when you go to events like this. 0bviously, acute pride, humbleness as well, slight embarrassment that people are paying

attention to you because very few people seek this out but also a residual sense of guilt that you have had the life, the 70 years, and the people to remember who have not. absolutely. last week was the 70th anniversary of my sheep been sunk in the falklands. they got through it. some died. —— 17th. another emotion is guilt. looking at the picture again, you are about continuity. just to the right, you see hms victory, this is what i mean about victory. it is the same in all the services, the continuum and that is where ceremony and remembrance are so important. and you were struck by how the people in portsmouth and the people of the city in particular,

haven't wanted to be part of this commemoration. absolutely. portsmouth is a naval town. under the people in and they feel a bit, why is it all in portsmouth because we we re why is it all in portsmouth because we were important as well, and all these other places but it had to be somewhere and if there is a d—day museum in portsmouth. it made sense to do that. a final thought on the importance of d—day and why we should still be commemorating it? importance of d—day and why we should still be commemorating mm did actually mark the end for hitler and what was an absolutely loathsome regime. if you think of the holocaust and the horrors he calls in europe and it might as well the pulling together of so many nations. yes, the big nations, america, the uk, canada, the big invasion forces but poland, czechoslovakia, free french fighting there. you can see

from the number of heads of states who have come to this thing. that pulling together in the face of a really common, ghastly freight is an important thing and we got to do things like that in peacetime. if we're going to have a globe that is a stable, and there are a lot of problems to resolve, we need to do that together. i look at the weather soon first the reminder of the events today, in a sense a preparation for the commemorations tomorrow. the d—day landing. 75 years ago.|j commemorations tomorrow. the d—day landing. 75 years ago. i was terrified. i think everyone was. you don't show it but it is there. i look back on it as a big part of my life. it changed me, in a way. the tide has turned. the free men of the

world a re tide has turned. the free men of the world are marching together to victory. that morning, they said, we're going to give you live ammunition and this is the real thing. it was an horrendous inferno. december 17 but we were in trouble and like every other service, we we re and like every other service, we were just doing a job. 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.

weather conditions changeable in the next few days. the weather stuck in a rut. it almost forms a big area of low pressure and that, like an old washing machine, it revolves around each other. gaps in between the low pressure system and that is where we get the dry spots. pushing towards the east of shetland, pushing rain back to northern scotland. elsewhere sunny spells. heavy rain south—west of northern ireland and western parts of england and wales and parts of scotland. little in the way of when, with sunshine, it could fill

pleasant. and thus the one here pushing across france, storm across spain. we will avoid the worst of the winter. if you start the day with sunshine, do not get used to it. rain and thundery showers. southern parts of scotland, macy rain in the afternoon. largely dry for the rest. the overall pressure works its way into scotland and northern ireland. 0n the southern flank, thinks brightening up for england and wales but a bit of a fresh day. blustery. not as much potency as it moves across france but still bringing showers to west and east. some will