but at the heart of your question, tam, is this crucial issue — what happens next? what happens next? and what i will never let happen is a repeat of what happened in coal mining, where an industry came to an end and nobody planned for the future and we're still living with the consequences. we cannot allow that to happen. and i think there is an opportunity now to seize the next generation ofjobs in nuclear, in new nuclear, in renewables across the country. and there's a race on. look at the inflation reduction act in america. look at the eu's response. there's a race on for the next generation ofjobs and we need to be in that race. the wind turbines in whitelee were not built in britain because we didn't get ahead of the game. we cannot let that happen again. so we've got to seize that opportunity to get those jobs in renewables. i have estimated there's hundreds of thousands ofjobs to be had. futurejobs.

50,000 in scotland. 50,000 jobs in scotland. and we can use the skills that we've got. we can deploy those skills and we can make sure, through gb energy, through procurement, that those jobs are in the places that need them because we don't want to repeat the error of saying, you've got to move, you've got to go, we don't need to come to you, to your community, we can let you wither. we will never repeat that. but if we don't seize that opportunity, if we just sit back and wait without acting now on our green prosperity plan, then i genuinely think, congress, that future generations will never forgive us for repeating the mistake was made when the coal mines were closed down. the former senior civil servant sue gray could take up a job as sir keir starmer�*s chief of staff in the autumn. ms gray quit the civil service in march, prompting fury in government and claims rules had been broken. the government wanted to stop ms gray working for labourfor a year, with a further six months

of restrictions, but reports suggest the advisory appointments committee is recommending she could start the job six months after leaving the civil service. the confederation of british industry is facing a crunch vote today which will decide its future after a series of scandals. dozens of companies suspended or terminated their membership of the business lobbying group after allegations of serious sexual misconduct emerged earlier this year. members are now being asked to back proposed changes to the way the cbi is governed and run. our business reporter ben king has more on this. so the cbi was one of the most influential lobby groups in the country. its purpose was to represent the interests of government to business, which it did, in many people's view, very effectively. it was one of the groups, for example, that helped to design the furlough scheme, which paid a portion of people's wages during the pandemic. as you say, since march, it's been mired in a series of scandals which have made it impossible for it to continue itsjob.

it's now recruited a new director general, rain newton—smith, who was formerly the group's chief economist, with a mandate to reform the organisation, turn it around, effectively rescue an organisation whose whose future was in very serious doubt. they have put together a plan which they have presented to members in an extraordinary general meeting and asked them to express their confidence that this plan will be sufficient to ensure the cbi's future by reforming its leadership, its culture and its governance. we're expecting a verdict as a result of that vote at ii.00pm today. the cbi has been sounding confident about the result. rain newton—smith was on the radio this morning pointing out that the majority of cbi members, although some have left, as you say, have remained with the organisation despite its travails. so it would certainly be surprising if there wasn't a vote in favour, but the cbi will certainly be wanting a large vote in favour to give it a strong

mandate to reform itself and ensure its future. 79 years ago today, more than 150,000 allied soldiers stormed the beaches of normandy in an operation which later became known as d—day. later today, an international service will be held at the british normandy memorial for the first time, but with each passing year there are fewer living veterans able to attend. tim muffett has this report. �*d—day has come. �*early this morning, the allies began the assault...�* 'this is the day and this is the hour. the sky is lightning.�* june 6, 1944, and along the normandy coastline, today noted for its beautiful sandy beaches and pebble coves, there was chaos and carnage as the tide of history turned. as we got on board, we heard eisenhower's message. 'to the people of france, there comes the voice of the supreme commander, general eisenhower.�*

great battles lie ahead. i call upon all who love freedom to stand with us now. _ keep your faith staunch. 0ur arms are resolute. together we shall achieve victory. alan mcquillan celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday. he was an armourer with the raf servicing commandos. 0n the 6th ofjune, his boat left gosport in hampshire and headed towards france. �*heading out to sea after a 2k hour delay because of the weather.�* along with thousands of others. i mean, the sea was full of boats. and all these aircraft going over as well. oh, it was absolutely packed. you could almost touch the boat in front of you. or the boat on that side of you. and that was why it was so slow. the fishies are the wonderful time, because everybody was seasick. the next day, his landing

craft was finally able to off—load its passengers, but did so on the wrong beach, one designated for canadian troops. he came ashore onjuno and he should have been gold. first thing we saw, i said, "where the bloody hell is...? look over there." seven or eight pairs of boots, what... ..sticking out of... ..these monkeys. and then we realised they were dead soldiers. and then we got up and we were sent out the way and that was it. and when we were sent out the way, we didn�*t really know what the bloody hell was going to happen to it. allied forces suffered heavy losses, but eventually established a foothold in normandy. alan�*s unit then played a vital role. go down to the beaches and get more stuff for tomorrow. petrol and water and food and everything else, ammunition and bombs,

and god knows what else. it�*s important that people know about it. in 2021, following years of fundraising, the british normandy memorial was unveiled. it honours the more than 22,000 servicemen and women who died under british command on d—day and during the battle of normandy. today, for the first time, it will host the international ceremony commemorating d—day. we haven't done that before at our british memorial. that means all the allied countries and germany will send high level vips for a collective ceremony, as well as the british ones. so it's now at the centre of remembering those events of 1944, and that's very satisfying for all of us at the normandy trust. with each passing year, there are fewer and fewer living d—day veterans. last summer, joe cattini was thrilled to visit the british normandy memorial on d—day.

he landed on gold beach as an army bombardier. in those days, it was carnage and death. but now it is so peaceful and calm. joe died in april, aged 100. we�*re going to be scattering his ashes there, and a bench is going to be built for him. and it means that we can always go back, sit there, reflect as well, and remember him. because we miss him. joe always acknowledged how lucky he was to live a long life when so many others died young. on this d—day anniversary, he�*ll be remembered alongside them. the hit 90s show gladiators is making a comeback. you may rememberjust a few weeks ago when two of their new contenders burst,

literally, into our studio. much of the original format of the former saturday night staple will remain the same, including the all important lycra suits, and our reporter pam caulfield has been to see how the designers are getting on. gladiators theme tune. jet! warrior! if you were a fan of the �*90s itv show, you might recognise some of your favourite gladiators. but for the bbc�*s reboot, there�*s a whole new cast, with brand—new costumes. they�*ve been designed and created in bristol, by burnt soul clothing. it means so much to land this contract. as a small business, we�*ve just been through covid, and the cost—of—living crisis. it has been a really tough couple of years, so this came just at the perfect time, really. it�*s enabled us to employ more staff and just get our name back out there, just before festival season, as well. the brand�*s well known for its figure—hugging fashion,

which it sells online. this catsuit�*s one of the most popular designs. well, what do you think? their designs are popular among celebrities, too. they�*ve dressed the likes of miley cyrus, paris hilton and even some of the spice girls. it was after buying a catsuit for herself that the creative director of the new gladiators series decided to get in touch with the company. the team were given a month to come up with 16 different designs, and then sew multiple costumes for each gladiator. they�*re expecting a lot of wear and tear. i don�*t know how i�*m going to feel about seeing them ripped apart. hopefully they will withstand some of the rough and tumble, but we shall see! robyn and the team are off to sheffield this weekend to watch the show, which is currently being filmed. so it won�*t be long before you�*ll see electro, giant, dynamite and the rest of the gladiators cast sporting their bristol creations on prime—time tv. pam caulfield, bbc news.

a restored and rare aston martin bulldog achieved a top speed of 205.4 mph on its attempt to break 200 mph. the one—of—a kind prototype was originally built in 1979. it was designed to be the fastest—ever production car on the road. it achieved its top speed on two of its four runs at a former nato airbase in argyll. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. the pause button is held firmly down on our weather across the uk at the moment. many of us have seen no significant rain so far this month and before the end of the week there�*s none to come. why is it so dry? the area of high pressure being held down across the uk currently. you can see it wobbles about a little bit in the next few days. that affects the wind direction somewhat and potentially where we�*ll see some of the thickest cloud,

but it�*s not until we start to see this low, that�*s close to portugal at the moment, coming up from the south—west that we�*re likely to see any rain, and that is late on on friday. some big differences in the temperature, though, across the uk, despite us all being under that big area of high pressure. that�*s because of where we have the sun towards the west and where we have the thicker cloud in the east and the breeze off the north sea. through the evening, very little changes in that picture, but once the sun sets we�*ll tend to see our temperatures coming down and then the cloud builds back westwards as any moisture condenses back out. clearer skies towards the west closest to the center of the high. quite a chilly night to come — lows of five or six degrees. through wednesday daytime, we see the sun getting to work as it comes up, burning that cloud back again towards the east coast and it�*ll look a very similar picture for wednesday afternoon to this afternoon. temperatures 15 or 16 adjacent to the north sea, warmest spots in the west where we could see highs of 23, maybe 24 or even 25. thursday, very little difference to speak of.

we start off with a bit more cloud spread out across the uk and it burns back to the east coast as we go. wind direction perhaps just a shade different, a little bit more northerly than easterly could mean we see the odd degree added to our temperatures thanks to a bit more sunshine along the north sea coast. it�*s friday into saturday, though, that things start to get moving. friday night and particularly into saturday, the remnants of that storm 0scar, this band of rain pushing up towards the uk and ahead of it hooking in some much warmer, more humid air. so for the weekend ahead, temperatures are going to come up, potentially even into the high 20s, but when we inject that moisture and that instability, thanks to the remnants of oscar moving in, it looks like we could see it as a pay—off for us getting that warmer weather certainly much higher humidity, but also the threat of some really meaty thunderstorms. for some areas, there�*s the potential of those storms bringing up to a month�*s worth of rain in a matter of hours.