good morning. today is the 75th anniversary of d—day. this is normandy where commemoration events are taking place all day to thank and remember all those who took part in 1944. right now, the us president donald trump, the first lady melania trump and the french president emmanuel macron are at the us war cemetery at omaha beach in colleville—sur—mer. first thing this morning at 6.26, a lone piper played to mark the exact moment when the first uk soldiers landed on the beaches.

theresa may and the french president attended a ceremony to see the first stone laid for a memorial to honour the 20,000 british troops who died there in the summer of 1944. if one day can be said to have determined the fate of generations to come — in france, in britain, in europe, and the world — that day was 6thjune, 1944. during the programme, we will be paying tribute to those who changed the course of history injune19li4. we're bringing some of our viewers together to share stories of relatives who took part or were affected

by the events of 75 years ago. also today, two and half years on from this interview in which ex—footballers talked about being sexually abused by their coach as children led to thousands of other victims coming forward. i can't thank the media and the lads and everyone enough for being there. we'll talk again to andy woodward, about how he reflects on speaking out. and two weeks ago we broadcast this shocking footage of a teenager only allowed to greet their parent through a hatch in a mental health hospital. today that unit in northamptonshire has been put into special measures following a damning report. we'll bring you the story.

hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. we are every weekday. we'll have the latest from the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of d—day from normandy. and we want your stories again, for the second day running, if your relatives were involved in the d—day landings, or took part somehow in the operations back here. do let us know. send us an email. theresa may and french president emmanuel macron have joined d—day veterans in northern france for a second day of events to mark the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion. a lone piper played to mark the moment when the first uk soldiers went ashore.

at an inauguration ceremony, mrs may told veterans "thank you", while mr macron said we owe them our freedom. president trump has just arrived at the us war cemetery at omaha beach, where he's being joined by president macron. hundreds of veterans have gathered in normandy for the anniversary of the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history. stay with bbc news for full coverage of all the d—day anniversary events from nothern france throughout the day. in other news: a mental health hospital in northamptonshire that cares for teenagers has been put into special measures following a damning report by the care quality commission. two weeks ago, this programme broadcast footage of a teenager in st andrews healthcare adolescent service locked in seclusion, able to touch their parent only through a door hatch. the report found that staff did not always treat patients with dignity, compassion or respect.

st andrews healthcare say: "we deeply regret that we have fallen below the standards we aim to uphold, and those expected by the cqc". they go on to say, "we are confident that when the cqc returns in the next six months, they will see significant improvement that will be reflected in an improved rating." the bbc understands that ford will announce the closure of its engine plant in bridgend, after the company called union leaders to a meeting at its headquarters later this morning. the plant has been under threat because of falling demand for the two engines it makes. it employs 1700 people, with many more jobs in the supply chain in south wales. voting is under way in the peterborough by—election. the election was triggered when the former labour mp fiona 0nasanya was removed from office. 15 candidates are standing. the result is expected

in the early hours of tomorrow. passengers at heathrow airport will be able to keep their liquids and laptops inside their bags, once new security equipment is installed. the airport is investing £50 million in new scanners to be rolled out over the next few years. the technology, similar to ct scanners used in hospitals, provides a much clearer picture of a bag's contents, and is already being used at a handful of airports in the united states young people are less likely to move away from home in search of better—paid jobs because potential salary gains are outweighed by the high cost of rent. that's according to a report by the think tank the resolution foundation, which says young people can no longer afford to move to cities where wages are higher. the number of people aged 25 to sa starting a newjob and moving home has nearly halved over the last two decades. and a video of a dad and his toddler making small talk while watching tv has been viewed online nearly 3 million times.

i was wondering what they are going to do next season. exactly what i was thinking. right! deztin prior from tennessee was filmed talking to his son at the end of a tv programme. the man who originally posted the video on twitter says "i love how muchjoy this video is bringing." i spotted that one on social media last night. absolutely adorable! and i think we have some breaking news to come for you. yes, justin. we told you in the summary about the future of ford's engine plant in bridgend being discussed at a meeting today. and now union sources, according to one report, saying that the plant will close in september 2020. that is according to

union sources, saying that ford's engine plant in bridgend will close in september. in september, 2020. 1700 people are employed at that plant and many jobs 1700 people are employed at that plant and manyjobs in the supply chain will be affected by that as well. we will bring you more on that breaking news as we get it. back to you, victoria. thank you. we will try to talk to a representative of the relevant unions in the next hour of the programme. good morning. d—day was the largest ever military operation in history. 10,000 troops were mobilised, by air, sea and land, to the beaches of normandy. it marked the beginning of the liberation of nazi—occupied north—west europe. today thousands of veterans are in northern france, together with the french president, theresa may and prince charles, to take part in commemorative events on this significant and poignant anniversary to say thank you to all those who took part and to all those who lost their lives to make sure

you, we, remained free. and it's why we're devoting much of today's programme to hearing the stories of your relatives who took part or were affected by d—day. we've brought together some of our viewers on this momentous anniversary and they‘ re going to share with you stories of their dads, mums, grandads, uncles, and brothers. they are stories of courage and endurance. here's what happened all those years ago and it is absolutely extraordinary. first, allied forces bombed german targets in northern france, destroying many towns in the process. then just after midnight, over 20,000 troopers parachuted into the area. later, at around 6.30am, infantry and armoured troops began landing on the normandy coast. nearly 160,000 troops crossed the channel that day, and almost 900,000 landed by the end ofjune.

the majority of troops who landed on the d—day beaches were from the us, uk and canada. they landed on this 80km stretch of the normandy coastline code—named utah, 0maha, gold, juno, and sword. the men came under heavy fire from the germans overlooking the land. the shore was mined and covered with barbed wire, wooden stakes and metal tripods. it made the work of the beach—clearing teams really difficult and very dangerous. it was called 0peration 0verlord. in the first 2a hours it's estimated that 10,000 allied personnel lost their lives. between 4,000 and 9,000 german soldiers were also killed. it was one of the key moments in the second world war. from normandy the allies advanced and in under a year the conflict in europe had been won. around 300 british veterans who were in normandy 75 years ago have been travelling on the cruise

ship mv boudicca to the commemorations yesterday in portsmouth and today in northern france. alfred "ben" fuzzard, who joined the navy in 1937 aged just 15, is one of the veterans on board. i'm alfred fuzzard. i live at bexhill—on—sea. my age is 97. 23 years old on d—day. i was a coxswain of a landing craft called lcf 30. we sailed from portsmouth. and playing colonel bogey on the loud hailer all over the harbour. and all the dockyard workers and the civilians were giving us a wave, which gave us a good chuckle. and we were very proud of that.

newsreel announcer: from south of england ports go monty's invasion men to spring their surprise on von rundstedt's nazis. it was a bit loppy going over but once we got nearer the french coast it seemed to calm down. things began to pop when we got closer as we went in with the assault craft. you had rocket ships behind us firing rockets. and bigger ships firing shells over the top of us. the raf was carpet bombing the beach before we got there and we felt the warm air as we got close. we felt the warm air coming at us. which enabled the soldiers to get to the top before the germans had woke up to the fact that we were landing. they were protecting themselves

from the raf bombing. it was so finely balanced that the troops were there. directly the planes had gone, the troops were there. and the germans really didn't put up a lot of opposition. there were more injuries i think from mines than anything. we probably lost about 1000 men. the thing i remember most to this day which upsets me is that the first day we started picking up bodies floating in the water. so i went through his pockets and he had a picture of his lovely wife. she was a lovely girl, with his two nice children. i cried. voice breaks: and i even get upset now, after all those years. it sticks in my mind now that i was sewing up their dead in a sack and she was at home not knowing what was happening to him.

and that made me very sad. i was quite proud of being on it. i always wanted to be on d—day because i knew it was going to be very important. i'm so pleased now because i can see the men that were fighting alongside me, ahead of me, behind me. the sort of men they were and their experiences. it's been an eye opener — all the jobs and the things that they done. i feel very proud and humble to be part of d—day. that was alfred fuzzard. that was very moving.

let's talk to a group of our viewers who we brought together to share stories of their relatives who took part in or were affected by d—day 75 years ago. it is good to get you all together and to meet you. i want to ask you first of all what d—day means to you. alice? d-day means everything to me. my grandfather was on hms glasgow off 0maha beach, and he never spoke about it, and we made him sit down and write about it on the 50th anniversary. and it was amazing, all of the intricacies, the little things that he had observed about the day. he was an engineering officer, so he went back down to the engine room and he got on with his job, that he did manage to see what was going on outside and look at the harbour. we are going to read some of what he wrote down later on in the programme. what does today mean to you? a celebration of the day, to

say what my father did during the war. what about yourself? it is a similar feeling of pride, but also asa similar feeling of pride, but also as a historian, slightly overawed by the fact that my father had such a leading role in such an important date in british history. bell, good morning. i remember my father, my biologicalfather, morning. i remember my father, my biological father, who morning. i remember my father, my biologicalfather, who died on d—day, before, in the early morning, andi d—day, before, in the early morning, and i was born six months later on christmas day 19114. and i was born six months later on christmas day 1944. so what does today mean to you? it is a day of discovery, i think. today mean to you? it is a day of discovery, ithink. i today mean to you? it is a day of discovery, i think. i am still trying to discover the circumstances and how i feel about the fact that he died. i survived six months later. and i didn't find out any other circumstances of his death until 15 years ago because they were

all hidden in secret files. goodness me. we will come back to that. ruth, hello. what does today mean to you? it means a lot. it is a time to be proud of what my dad and his brother, bill and joe vernon, proud of what my dad and his brother, billandjoe vernon, did proud of what my dad and his brother, bill and joe vernon, did on d—day, and it is time to remember the veterans, as they are getting older. we will see less of them and it isjust nice to see these guys and hearthem it isjust nice to see these guys and hear them talk about their escapades. a bit of remembrance and a bit of sadness and a time to rememberfamily and a bit of sadness and a time to remember family and other veterans. the ones that didn't make it. sam, hello from a salford studio. what does it mean to you? well, it is a mixture of sadness and emotion and relief, really, that in 1944, 11 days before d—day, my mother and her family were deported to auschwitz. they arrived there 11 days before

d—day. tragically my mother's family we re d—day. tragically my mother's family were all sent to the gas chambers on that day. they didn't know what was happening in normandy but to me looking back the start of the liberation of europe seems to me now very, very dramatic and very moving. had the allies not done what they did on that day, i don't think that i would be here and certainly lots of my extended family would not be here either. goodness me. kevin, hello. you are in our studios in cardiff. welcome to the programme and thank you for talking to us and joining the rest of our viewers here. what does it mean to you?m means a reflection of what my dad we nt means a reflection of what my dad went through, not only my dad but lots of other men and women. they

we re lots of other men and women. they were catapulted into a different type of life. my dad was on lct 1001, one of the few british witnesses to see the carnage on omaha beach. he was taking the american ranges and tanks onto the beach and what he saw was horrific and it lived with him and it is something that we should reflect on and rememberso that something that we should reflect on and remember so that we never ever have to go through this again. john, your dad was driving one of the landing craft to omaha beach. sword. ido landing craft to omaha beach. sword. i do apologise. he was 18 and he had been married to the previous december and he lied about his age to enlist in the marines. yes, he was 18, and unfortunately for of his

collea g u es was 18, and unfortunately for of his colleagues on other landing craft, also aged 18, all died. —— four of his colleagues. we all reflect on what we were doing aged 18. could you have done that? i was still at school at 18, so no. i can see that it really... it is going to be an emotional day for so many people. a significant day and so special in that sense. alice, your grandad was an engineering officer in the navy on that day. you now work for the armed forces charity. what do you know what happened on that day? on the 50th anniversary, it was very wonderful and old—fashioned, my father wrote to his grandfather and asked him to write an account of his

observations. and what came back, we only found it a couple of weeks ago, the letter. and what came back was exactly the way he spoke. he was a wonderful man, and it was his account of the day and his observations. and it wasjust lovely. but it is a recurring theme. a lot of people never ever spoke about their experiences and found it very, very difficult. it is something that we deal with all the time at ssafa, people find it very difficult to ask for help when they have been through experiences like that. a number of you share that in that. a number of you share that in that your relatives did not talk about what happened and there are many reasons for that, some more obvious than others. sam, from your point of view, your mum and family we re point of view, your mum and family were in auschwitz. you had no idea what was going on. whatever was happening in that concentration camp

on this day 75 years ago, it was just another grim, grim day. yes, there was hardly any information feeding through to those camps and i don't think anybody really knew what was going on. i think all they were concerned about was how to survive. had they known what was going on, i think there would have been just a little bit of a morale booster which would have given just that tiny bit more of an element of that would have allowed them to carry on just a bit longer. it was unknown, and unknown cavalry to the charge, so to speak. kevin, tell me about your dad charles and his age and what he did on this day 75 years ago. he was 19 years of age. he didn't tell me too much about it. like a lot of the other people that we are talking to, he had written it down. dad had a stroke at the age of 49 which left him paralysed down his left hand

side, so he had a bit more time for reflection. he picked up the landing craft lct in chepstow, so he was pa rt of craft lct in chepstow, so he was part of combined operations, said they were always trained as soldiers to fight. that might come back in a bit later in the story. they left the normandy on the fifth but they had to return because of the bad weather. they subsequently went out the next day and they headed for omaha beach. just to give this story as quickly as i can, they went onto the beach, they landed. he was part of what they called damage control. he had to make necessary repairs to the landing craft. they're one thing that sticks in my mind more than anything is when he said the ramp of the landing craft went down. the american troops, the american ranges just kept going into a hail of

machine—gun fire. rounds going everywhere. he said they still kept going. and the words he used was our brave american cousins. and just as you are speaking we are seeing pictures of donald trump and the first lady meeting the french president, emmanuel macron. brigitte macron is there as well. while they are meeting, there are veterans marching from bayeux cathedral to the cemetery and we will bring you those pictures of events in northern france as we speak. i willjust bring in ruth sitting alongside me, ifi bring in ruth sitting alongside me, if i may. you talked about your uncle joe and your dad, if i may. you talked about your unclejoe and your dad, bill. if i may. you talked about your uncle joe and your dad, bill. what did they do? bill vernon, my dad, was 20 years of age and he was a radio operator on board a monitor whose role was to bombard coastal batteries to make it safe for the quys batteries to make it safe for the guys to get on the beaches. he was attached to an american deployment.

his ship went to utah beach. at the same time, further along the coast, his 19—year—old brotherjoe, a private number three commando, he landed safely on sword beach and fight its way inland and there was a rendezvous of the troops further inland. his section were walking through a field which had been waterlogged by the germans. and the germans started to shell the guys who are trying to take cover. and u nfortu nately a who are trying to take cover. and unfortunately a mortar fell quite nearjoe and a piece of shrapnel went into his neck and he more or less died straightaway. he is buried ina less died straightaway. he is buried in a british cemetery not far from where he died. amazing to think of two very young guys, a 19—year—old and a 20—year—old, doing what they did. you see the footage on tv and

you think that can't have been my uncle. you can't get your head round it. it is too horrific. so young. it is cruel, really. karen is listening to you and you want to tell us about her dad. my father was bombing the enemy to protect our soldiers and he left a diary which is on the bbc website. i think the coverage is fantastic. respect to our loved ones is wonderful. barry, tell us about your dad, george. he was a soldier. he came off the boats, clear to the beach perfectly, not a scratch on him. he stood around talking for a little while. they said take three men, get a drink, go to the village and check it out for germans. they go down the road and they hit a landmine. when they come to the side

of the road, thejeep was on fire and the three mates had been blown to pieces and my dad survived. he came out of the war with shell shock. extraordinary that he survived anti—lost three good friends. —— and he lost three good friends. —— and he lost three good friends. we say this in almost a matter of fact terms but what they went into, what they witnessed, was a very fierce and bloody, horrific battle. i think the horrors of an opposed assault, amphibious and airborne, we have not seen in that scale ever before. it was horrendous. you can't train for that. you can train people to try and survive that but it is not something you would ever want to go through again. particularly as they had already endured five years of war. they knew this was the only alternative. i heard that eisenhower

had two different press releases ready. one was it was a success and the other was it was a tragedy and i ta ke the other was it was a tragedy and i take full responsibility. can you imagine what he must have felt as well as everybody else? it was the la st well as everybody else? it was the last stance. you say five years of war proceeding and there was no alternative, but they could not have known what they were approaching on the beaches that day. would you ee, the beaches that day. would you agree, john? yes. i only got details from my father on the 40th anniversary of d—day, i think, when i managed to persuade him to make a tape for a school that i was teaching and and the full horror really only came across them. what do you say about this, kevin?” totally agree with a lot of what has

been set. i believe that a lot of the troops going over didn't know until they were more or less ready to disembark from the craft that it wasn't an exercise, it was the real thing. as! wasn't an exercise, it was the real thing. as i said, with my dad, it is my dad's story, but it is thousands and thousands of other men and women who took part in these landings. butchers, bakers, ordinary people. suddenly thrust into this world. and many became heroes. and my dad is my hero. i am going to pause for a moment because i am going to bring our view is a bit of news about what is going on with the ford factory in bridgend. union sources, as we reported at the beginning of the programme, say that ford is to close the engine plant in bridgend. let's talk to thomas morgan, who is there. has this been confirmed? at the moment it is union sources telling us moment it is union sources telling us that the plant behind me will be closed by the end of next year. ford

has been in bridgend for nearly 40 yea rs, has been in bridgend for nearly 40 years, producing notjust engines for their cars, but also highly skilled well—paid jobs for the community here in south wales. just four years ago there was a big new investment here to create almost a quarter of a million new engines, pa rt quarter of a million new engines, part of the dragon project. just a year later that figure was just half and then there were questions already about the viability of keeping the plant open, which has almost 2000 workers. just earlier this year, we had the announcement that 1000 jobs would be going soon and now today it appears that after the meeting to date unions seem to be suggesting that it could be the worst case scenario for the workers here in bridgend. —— the meeting today. tomos, thank you very much for the moment, that is on sources saying the ford engine plant in bridgend is

to close later this year. thank you very much for your messages telling stories of your relatives involved or affected by d—day. we will be talking to sam, kevin, ruth, bill, alice, barry and john before the end of the programme. do keep your m essa 9 es of the programme. do keep your messages coming in. next... in november 2016, former footballer andy woodward waived his right to anonymity to talk on this programme about the years of sexual abuse he suffered as a boy at the hands of his coach barry bennell. his revelation led to hundreds of other victims coming forward to talk about the abuse they also suffered as young footballers — many at the hands of bennell. here's a clip from that. andy, you have done a quite remarkable thing, you know? i'mjust totally overwhelmed, you know? last week i was on my own and i was so

scared, but i knew they were here... honest to god, victoria, i can't... i can't thank the public enough, and the media, and more importantly the lads for backing me up, you know? i'm just totally overwhelmed. yeah. that was november 2016. to cope with the number of alleged victims coming forwards after that interview, the nspcc set up a special helpline. they received over 2,500 phone callsjust in the first few months, and operation hydrant — the specialist police unit investigating the sexual abuse of children in football — had received 2,807 referrals. early last year barry bennell was convicted for a third time of abusing boys — that time 12 boys between 1979 and 1991. after going public with his story, it hasn't always been easy for andy. at times he has found himself in, to use his words, "a very, very dark place."

he's written a book documenting everthing and it's out today, and he's here in an exclusuive broadcast interview. hello, thank you for coming on our programme again. your book documents the scale of what happened to you as a boy, what you enjoyed between the ages of ten and 16, and i'm not sure people are aware of that, and i know you want to tell them which is why you want to tell them which is why you have written the book? the book is about my life, infill, for first time. -- in full. —— in full. it took a long time to do this but i have achieved it now and it covers my childhood, where i was groomed, used and controlled. it also covers the whistle—blowing and me speaking out for the first time and also the multiple victims at the

hands of that evil man, and him being convicted of what he did, and obviously thejudge said being convicted of what he did, and obviously the judge said he is the devil incarnate, and i think that is an underestimation of what he was. and, yes matt, also to know what happened in my life —— yeah, and also it is about saying what happened in my life and sense, and i think that is important. people who have read it have already said it is shocking but it is educational as well. and also, you know, people have said they are now starting to stop and think, just reading the book. that is what it is for, victoria, and it is to show the power of evil, yeah, that it can have, that you can have in a position of trust, hence the name of the book. yes. for six years effectively, while this man, you described as a god, you thought was amazing, between those, you know, the ages of ten and he abused you on

a regular basis, effectively every weekend, through summer holidays, sometimes christmas holidays. can you tell our viewers the impact on you, as a young boy, and the enduring impact through your life? yeah, i mean, when i spoke about what had happened obviously people are aware of abuse and, you know, offences he committed against me, but in the book i have been able to explain how deep that was, and how many times... the magnitude of what that man did to me over a number of yea rs, that man did to me over a number of years, and the devastating effect that has had on my life, and i want people to understand that, because throughout my life i've had failed relationships, marriages, you know, i've had drink problems, you know, i have had bulimia, all of this... this is a mental illness now i have

got i will have to carry for the rest of my life. and you considered taking your life on more than one... on numerous occasions, and ifeel blessed and lucky i am still here obviously to be able to write this book, but it is about the future now. and my whole life has been devastated by this. you talk about other boys who were being abused by at that time, and you are close to some, less to others, but you're in the same team, being coached at the same time, some a little older, some a little younger —— being abused by bennell at that time. can you explain why? yes, that is really key in the book, well people can read and understand why you don't speak out about this, and the manipulation and the control over not only yourself as a child, but the

families, and families also get groomed. including your parents, your siblings? yes, that's right, correct. and these individuals are that manipulative that i really wa nted that manipulative that i really wanted to express this in the book. honestly and truthfully, about exactly what happens when you are a victim of abuse, and it doesn't have to be just victim of abuse, and it doesn't have to bejust in victim of abuse, and it doesn't have to be just in football. it's in life. yes, absolutely. your mum and dad were taken in by bennell, which is why they let you stay at his house. sometimes he abused you in their house. your mum and dad were obviously around when bennell started to go out with your sister, and many of our viewers won't know that in the end he married your sister. you are at the wedding of your sister as she married your abuser? absolutely. that isjust extraordinary. and thatjust goes abuser? absolutely. that isjust extraordinary. and that just goes to show that amount of trust. i was so protected as a young child. my pa rents were protected as a young child. my parents were the most loving parents in the world and protective of both

of us yet my sister was also a victim, exactly the same. she was groomed, and this is the understanding in the book, that people will see what that man did, not only to me and my family, but to all the others as well. and this goes on, notjust about me, but it is about other people as well. what you also reveal is a horrifying secret that you discovered years later. your mum's sister had been murdered as a teenager, and you discovered who it was who had killed her, which had never been spoken about in your family. tell our audience about that. this has been a very difficult thing to obviously put into the book, but the book is all about honesty and truth. and what i needed to do, you know, god bless, for my mum as well, this was real. this is something that was

shocking case might us and something asafamily shocking case might us and something as a family we have had to live through for many, many years —— was shocking to us. i wanted people to understand how evil that man was and also the relation of it. it has been devastating case might us but is something i have kept very quiet but i felt was important that was put —— it has been devastating for us. i wa nted it has been devastating for us. i wanted to say this is real, it is what happened. it was to do with barry bennell‘s cousin. what did he do? it was in the book, but he murdered my mum's sister and the details are all in their terms of what actually happened. how does yourfamily... kind of get what actually happened. how does your family... kind of get their head round what the bennells have done to your family? us as a family, we believe our family has been

cursed by the name bennell, and my mum is the bravest woman in the world, and she gives me inspiration. so we have come through it, and we are still here and we are still going, and that's what my focus is now. that is testament to you and your mum and the family actually considering what you have endured over the years. you include in the book a text message we got to our programme well you are on your talking for the first time this is what it said. "i was sexually abused bya what it said. "i was sexually abused by a male relative of my birth family, and this has made me realise... " this is during your interview when we were talking to you. "i don't have to pretend anymore. i can cry and not feel ashamed. i would like to thank you so, so much. " with this viewer's permission and your consent, we put you in touch with each other. we are obviously not going to mention this

person's name, but tell us what this person's name, but tell us what this person was going through as he watched you live on this programme. yeah, and, you knowjust for this one person it was worth doing. he was ina one person it was worth doing. he was in a dark room and he had ta blets was in a dark room and he had tablets ready to commit suicide. and he was a young teenager. that's right. i didn't know that at the time, but when i spoke to him... he stopped himself after watching me on victoria derbyshire. really so you are also part of that and now he is doing so well, he has therapy, he got the help, he is in college and has a girlfriend, and i am so proud of him to do that. absolutely. what do you think of the way the fa have approached historic abuse in football? again, that is in the book. i don't want to point fingers at organisations. i feel a "but"

coming. there is a but. it is about reading what happened to me, what they said to me, and what i have said now, on my own, have written a book but i am still on my own. you feel the words and actions didn't match up? no, absolutely not. what do you think about that? it is for the organisation is to sort of speak about that, if they want to, which they probably won't. bennell was attached at different points to crewe football club, and also manchester city who have launched their own inquiry. crewe haven't. we ask them for a statement and they said they had no comment. what do you think about the way those two nightclubs have dealt with this? i have spoken to city on several occasions. —— those two clu bs several occasions. —— those two clubs have dealt with this. i think

they are in the process of dealing with it and i don't know the ins and outs. in terms of crewe, i have never heard from them and i don't think i ever will, to be honest. what do you think of that?” think i ever will, to be honest. what do you think of that? i have to get better, i can't get better, victoria. yesterday was yesterday andi victoria. yesterday was yesterday and i want to make tomorrow brighter future. it is down to them —— i can't get bitter. it is for those individuals to live with this and it is only then that no. i mention some figures in the introduction. at the last count, 2807 referrals to the police, 300 suspect identified, 340 clu bs police, 300 suspect identified, 340 clubs named. at least 97 others reported bennell after your interview. hundreds contacting the nspcc special helpline which they set up as a result of you speaking out. i mean, the effect from what you did is enormous, isn't it? how do you reflect on what you change,

how you helped people?” do you reflect on what you change, how you helped people? i am really proud of that. it is something that, you know, iwill take proud of that. it is something that, you know, i will take that to my grave, to know that people have spoken out and got a voice out of it, and some of them will still be suffering now. iam it, and some of them will still be suffering now. i am really proud of that, victoria. but it's not been easy. you know, ithink that, victoria. but it's not been easy. you know, i think people think, oh, andy spoke out for the first time. how amazing you are, but it has been a really tough time, victoria. i have been in some really dark places, very lonely. but do you know something? i have two real close friends, one who lives in dublin, unfortunately, fashion designer, and there is also colin, which i will talk about shortly, but those two people ring me every day to check on my welfare, and that is special to have that. tell us about the app, briefly. it is more than an

app. "— the app, briefly. it is more than an app. —— more than an app to stop me and colin have been working tirelessly over the last years, could probably write a book that. it is more than an app, it is about making a difference for the future, giving people a voice, letting people talk to each other, and also we are working with an organisation in manchester and we are going to build a bigger, betterfuture, because that is what it is about, tomorrow, or the future for children and families, and helping about mental health, and that is something else i am proud of. the mental health, everybody is talking about it, and! health, everybody is talking about it, and i am proud of that. since i spoke out it has become a big taboo and that is because people are now not afraid to speak about mental health like i have and i will take this for the rest of my life. i've got to. you know, it is how you deal with that. thank you very much for coming on, and andy woodward and his

book, position of trust, is out today. if you need any help there area today. if you need any help there are a range of organisations that can give up and support and the details are on the screen. the action line helpline by the bbc, and the nspcc helpline also offers help and support to anyone who has experienced sexual abuse as a young footballer, and those details are on your screen, i am told. we will come back to the d—day commemorations in normandy in a moment. two weeks ago we broadcast this shocking footage of a teenager locked in seclusion in a mental health hospital, able to touch their parent only through a door hatch. today that unit in northamptonshire has been put into special measures following a damning report by the care quality commission, which says aspects of the care there are uncaring and unsafe.

we've also reported on the case of ayla haines, who is being cared for in a different part of st andrew's healthcare, who swallowed a toothbrush a year ago which is still inside her. noel phillips has been covering this story for our programme for months and he is with me now. so why has the coc placed this particular unit in special measures? firstly, victoria, this morning's report will come as no surprise to the many families we have been speaking to over the last months who have been raising concerns about the way their relatives and loved ones have been cared for at st andrew's. the footage we saw there with a teenager treated in the adolescent ca re teenager treated in the adolescent care at st andrew's was passed on to us care at st andrew's was passed on to us bya care at st andrew's was passed on to us by a concerned parent and they say the only contact with their child when they visited the unit over a period of many months was through a hatch in that door. the footage which we are hoping to show inafew footage which we are hoping to show in a few moments was filmed inside

the charity's northamptonshire hospital, an adolescent ward, focus of the health regulator's inspection report, and they visited the ward backin report, and they visited the ward back in april and march of this year and have this morning, as you mention, published their report, and it is quite a worrying picture for children and teenagers being held in this ward. it found of the 15 seclusion rooms, and these are rooms which should only be used when a patient is in extreme distress or for example a patient is a risk perhaps to themselves or members of staff, they would be placed in these rooms, and 11 of these rooms were found to be unsafe and lacked basic furniture is such as bed, pillows and blankets, meaning patients had to sleep on the floor. the way in which patients treated —— staff treated patients was uncaring, undignified and disrespectful. they point to one example where a female patient had to have her clothes changed whilst a male member of staff was present and it said staff did not follow best practice when using segregation and long—term separation. as we mentioned on this programme, seclusion has been a big

concern to the government. they ordered a review which the coc is currently looking into, and they have ordered that the way in which seclusion and long—term segregation are used in mental health hospitals across the country needs to be looked at because it is not appropriate. i was able to visit the seclusion room, as you mention, at st andrew's hospitaljust seclusion room, as you mention, at st andrew's hospital just a seclusion room, as you mention, at st andrew's hospitaljust a month ago and! st andrew's hospitaljust a month ago and i spoke to the chief executive about the way in which seclusion is used mainly on the adolescent ward and obviously put concerns to her about allegations of patients being kept in these isolation rooms for long periods of time, and this is what she had to say... some seclusion rooms for certain types of patients. there is the opportunity for food or other things that patients might need to be given to them through an opening in the door, which means that the door itself doesn't have to be opened. the use of seclusion rooms is only ever used st andrews —— st andrew's said in a

statement this morning they regret they have fallen behind the standards they hope to uphold. it is worth pointing out that 90% of st andrew's referrals from the nhs, where they make the bulk of their money. the nhs have commented, and england, saying if st andrew's are going to continue looking after nhs funded patients they will have to improve their services quickly. ok, thank you very much, noel, noel phillips reporting. let's return to talking about the d—day commemorations in normandy and speaking to reviewers who have been telling us incredible... i beg your pardon, our viewers with incredible tales to do with their relatives. president macron in france is talking... and we are also expecting donald trump to speak in just and we are also expecting donald trump to speak injust a and we are also expecting donald trump to speak in just a few moments' time so we will cross to that. right, let me reintroduce you

to bill and alice, and ruth, kevin, john, barry and sam, who were all telling us about their dads, grandads, and mums as well. we have mentioned, alice, that most of the relatives, i think you would all ee, relatives, i think you would all agree, did not want to speak about what they had experienced 75 years ago, for some obvious reasons, clearly, but i want you to tell me what effect it had on you, because some of you managed to get some information from your relatives? yes, idid. i information from your relatives? yes, i did. i used to work on navy news in the 1990s and a bit like your dad, news in the 1990s and a bit like yourdad, i news in the 1990s and a bit like your dad, i got my dad to sit down and write a short article for us, and write a short article for us, and it was the first time i had noticed any kind of emotion attached to what had happened to him. he was a very quiet, reserved man, and so he had compartmentalised it, this is

what happened on d—day, this is the war, i will now get on, raise a family. it was later in his life when he started to talk about it more, and in writing that article for navy news. your father died and you were born six months later. you spent years, decades, trying to find out the circumstances of his death. why has it been so difficult?m took me 50 years and it wasn't until 2004 that papers were released which identified the circumstances under which my father died, and notjust my father, it was seven... there we re seven my father, it was seven... there were seven airborne royal engineers who had parachuted or where to parachute into normandy to clear the gliders, the landing zones. their aircraft was hit by flak, it caught on fire, it crashed. half the occupants of the aircraft survived. my father was one of them. they were

captured by a group of german grenadiersjust captured by a group of german grenadiers just outside... just across the river. they were disarmed, they were laid on the ground, and they were seen by the owner of the chateau. by six o'clock the morning the officer in charge of the morning the officer in charge of the grenadiers reported to the owner of the chateau that he had shot them because supposedly they had tried to escape from that position with no weapons. when you discovered that, how did that make you feel?” weapons. when you discovered that, how did that make you feel? i was shocked. i found out through a court of inquiry, and there was a war crimes commission which accused and committed the german officer for murder seven, well, actually eight times, because there was a glider

pilot also murdered in the same group. i was shocked because up until then all i had known was that my father was missing in action, june 1944, as my mother received. she had her notice in 45 to say he was assumed killed in action. i knew that he had died. clearly, i had visited my grandparents in scotland, which was where he came from. and they talked about him, but not in detail. it wasjust they talked about him, but not in detail. it was just a general family stuff. my mother never talked about him because she married his best friend who was also a parachute royal engineer, and it was only... i discovered through doing the research, through the national archives, the circumstances, and i found it difficult. i didn't talk to my mother or my father, the father who brought me up, about it at all.

i couldn't expose them to it. and i can feel even as you are talking now your voice is wavering, because it is very hard. it is hard. i had gone through the emotional bit, when i first visited where he was buried, andl first visited where he was buried, and i collapsed in a heap. did you? but since then i have gone through this voyage of discovery and it is the discovery which i find it interesting, and it is that that... i want to find out more about the circumstances. we haven't got a great deal of time left. did your dad talk about what he witnessed? yes and no matter, because all i got out of my old man when he was alive, —— out of my mam when she was alive, what did he do in the war? all she said, he came out with shell shock. he loved a good war film. one day i sat him down and said, dad, what did you do in the war? he said, before

you do in the war? he said, before you start, there is a new film coming out, i saw that on the telly, it is fantastic, where they are trying to save the soldier...” said, saving private ryan? he said, that... i was shocked. that was his way of telling you? he sat me down, he said... you know, it was a hot summer day, he said... you know, it was a hot summerday, remember it he said... you know, it was a hot summer day, remember it well, he took me to london —— talked me through landing on the beach, all of that, and! through landing on the beach, all of that, and i thought it was amazing. we will pause you there briefly because these are live, this is live footage from bayeux as the veterans moved from bayeux cathedral to the cemetery.

there will be a ceremony at quarter past 11 you will be able to see on bbc one and bbc news with prince charles and the duchess of cornwall and theresa may. i will thank you all for coming on the programme today. thank you so much. it is lovely to meet you. thank you for sharing your memories. you have ten seconds to show us the medals, really quickly. it wasn't until many years later i realised, my late father, we knew nothing about him. and these medals. on these this momentous day, let's leave you with some of the images of this, marking the 75th anniversary of d—day.

good morning. currently looking dry across good morning. currently looking dry a cross m ost good morning. currently looking dry across most parts of the uk. some clear skies and some lovely weather at the moment around the channel and enormity as well. further out a few showers developing through wales,

northern england, the midlands, some heavy and perhaps thundery. some thundery rain affecting the far north of scotland, more persistent in the far north—east. maximum temperatures up to about 16—19 celsius. largely dry down in the south—east of england. through tonight those showers will drift northward eventually clearing away, and that rain also clearing away from the far north of scotland but it is toward the south. early hours of friday, we will see this area of low pressure moving in from france. that is going to be giving some really heavy rain during friday. as it spreads north and east. some fairly strong winds associated with that and it will feel pretty cool through tomorrow as well. maximum temperatures 15—16. as that rain clears from the south it will be replaced by heavy and thundery showers which could well give a lot of rainfall in a short space of time. bye—bye.

this is bbc news i'm anna foster, here in northern france where a series of events are being held to commemorate the start of the normandy landings 75 years ago. the headlines at eleven. dignitaries and veterans attend a service at the cathedral in bayeux, the first city to be liberated by the invasion. theresa may and emmanuel macron lay a wreath at an inauguration ceremony for a new memorial at ver—sur—mer. if one day can be said to have determined the fate of generations to come, in france, in britain, in europe and the world, that day was