�*those who normandy. but for those who survived, commemorating what happened today 80 years on is an important event, something about these men and women have travelled many miles to be able to do. the us president and his wife arrived earlier on air force one. they greeted veterans individually later, presenting them with a commemorative coin. before making their way to meet president emmanuel macron, the flyby, and then here to the commemoration event. it's a cross—party event, there are members of both parties, democrats and republicans. at this event today. representing both sides of the

house. we are going to stay here. there we go, let's have a listen to resident biden. —— president biden. mundy during the fifth 1944, the evil third reich was devastating the world, nancy germany had subjugated the once free nations of europe through brute force. lies, and twisted ideology of racial

superiority. millions ofjew, in the holocaust, millions of others killed by bombs, bullets, bloody warfare. hitler and those with him fought —— thought democracy was weak and the future belong to dictators. here, on the coast of normandy, the battle between freedom and tyranny would be joined, here, on that morning in june, president emmanuel macron, secretary antony blinken, distinguished guests, most of all, our honoured veterans who met that test, the test of aegis in that moment 80 years ago. 80 years ago today. on behalf of the american

people, as commander—in—chief, the highest honour to salute you in normandy once more. all of you, god love you. applause winston churchill called what happened here the greatest most complicated operation ever. after years of planning, 0peration 0verlord was ready to launch just as soon as the weather turned. crossing the english channel, the seat supreme commander of the allies waited, the largest force ever of its kind, 12 nations, men, guns, aeroplanes, naval craft, of every description, we teach. the world,

captive and free, waited. finally, eisenhower's forecaster said there was a window in the weather. it would open briefly on tuesday the 6th ofjune. the general weighed up the options and give the order, at dawn, the allies would strike. the great crusade to free europe from cherny would begin. that night, general eisenhower drove to the english town to visit paratroopers, 301st airborne, from all over america, it was estimated that 80% of them would be killed within hours, that was the estimate. but they were brief, they were resolute, they were brief, they were resolute, they were brief, they were resolute, they were ready, one soldier told

general eisenhower, don't worry, the ioist general eisenhower, don't worry, the 101st is on the job. everything will be taken care of. that is what he said. and because of the courage and the resolve, the courage and resolve of our allies, it was taken care of. from the sea and the sky, 160,000 allied troops descended on normandy. many to state the obvious never came home. many survived, kept on fighting for a month until victory was won. a few, a noble band of brothers, heroes today, kenneth smith is here, on that day under heavy artillery fire, he operated a rangefinder radar on the first american ship to arrive at

normandy�*s coast, direct gunfire support for the rangers scaling the cliffs on the daring mission to take out the german batteries. bob gibson is here. he landed on utah beach ten hours after the invasion began. bullets flying everywhere. tracer is “p bullets flying everywhere. tracer is up the sky. bob drove an m4 tractor, with an anti—aircraft gun mounted on top, providing critical protection against the german air force. 0n against the german air force. on that day, and for many days after, he continued, ben miller this year, a medic with the 82nd airborne, at 3am onjena six, he and 13 other medics crossed the channel on a glider, its wings were ripped off by giant polls that the german buried halfway in the ground to stop them

from landing. they crashed. but they survived. and they did their duty. dragging injured soldiers to safety, treating wounds, saving lives. while the battle raged. every soldier stormed the beach, who dropped by parachute landed a glider, every sailor, who manned thousands of ships and landing craft, every aviator who destroyed german —controlled airfield, bridges and rail routes, all backed by other brief americans, including hundreds of thousands of people of colour, and women who courageously served despite unjust limitations of what we could do for the nation. part of the red ball express, the truck convoyis the red ball express, the truck convoy is made up of afro—american drivers. they landed in normandy. in the wake of dd. the rushed supply to

the wake of dd. the rushed supply to the rapidly advancing front lines. we do wood houses here, who flew over 15,000 sorties during the war. marjorie stone is here, she enlisted in the women's branch of the naval reserve, became an aircraft mechanic, spent the war keeping american planes and pilots in the air. there has those in story of america. walk the roads of the cemeteries, nearly10,000 heroes site by site, officers, immigrants and native born, different races, different face, all americans, all served with honour when america and the world needed them most. many back home to their part as well.

from coast—to—coast, america's found ways to pitch in. they understood our democracy is only as strong as all of us make it together. the men who fought here became heroes, not because they were the strongest or toughest fiercest, although they were, but because they were given an audacious mission knowing everyone that knew the probability of dying was real. but they did it anyway. the new beyond any doubt there are things that are worth fighting and dying for. freedom is worth it. democracy is worth it. america is worth it. the world is worth it. then, now and always. the war in europe didn't end for another 11

months. but the tide turned in her favour. here, we prove the forces of liberty are stronger than the forces of conquest. here, we proved that the ideals of our democracy are stronger than any other army or a combination of armies in the entire world. we prove something here as well. the unbreakable unity of the allies. here with us are men who served alongside the americans that day. we are in different flags on their arms, day. we are in different flags on theirarms, but day. we are in different flags on their arms, but fighting with the same courage for the same purpose. what the allies did together 80 years ago far surpassed anything we could have done on our own. it was a powerful illustration of how alliances, real alliances make us stronger, ill lesson that i pre—we

americans neverforget. together we americans never forget. together we won americans neverforget. together we won the war. we rebuilt europe, including ourformal won the war. we rebuilt europe, including our formal enemies. won the war. we rebuilt europe, including ourformal enemies. it was an investment that became shared in her future. an investment that became shared in herfuture. we an investment that became shared in her future. we established an investment that became shared in herfuture. we established nato, the greatest military alliance in the history of the world. and over time, we brought more nations into the nato alliance, including the newest members, finland and sweden. applause today, natal stands at 32 countries strong. nato is more united than ever and were prepared to keep the peace, to deter aggression, to defend freedom,

all around the world. america has invested in our alliances and forge new ones, possibly out of altruism and out of self—interest as well. america's unique ability to bring countries together is an undeniable source of strength and power. isolationism was not the answer eight years ago, and it is not the answer today. applause we know the dark forces those heroes fought against 80 years ago, they neverfade, aggression fought against 80 years ago, they never fade, aggression and fought against 80 years ago, they neverfade, aggression and greed, the desire to dominate and control, to change borders by force, these are perennial, the struggle between are perennial, the struggle between a dictatorship and freedom never ends. here in europe, we see one stark

example, ukraine, it has been invaded by a tyrant, bent on domination. ukrainians are fighting with extraordinary courage, suffering great loss, but never backing down. applause the russian aggression, this offer tremendous loss in russia, the numbers are staggering, 350,000 russian troops are dead or wounded. nearly1 million people have left russia because they can no longer see a future in russia. united states and nato and a coalition of more than 50 countries standing strong with ukraine. we will not walk away. applause if we do, ukraine will be subjugated

and it will not end there. ukraine's neighbours will be threatened. all of europe will be threatened. all of europe will be threatened. make no mistake, the autocrats of the world are watching closely to see what happens in ukraine. to see if we let this illegal aggression go unchecked. we cannot let that happen! to surrender to bullies, to dictators, is unthinkable. where we to do that, we would be forgetting what happened here on these hallowed beaches. make no mistake, we will not bow down, we will not forget. let me end with this, history tells us freedom is not free. you want to know the price of freedom, come here to normandy, come and look. go to the other

cemeteries in europe where our fallen heroes rest. go back home, tomorrow, i will pay respects, go there as well? remember, the price of unchecked territory as the blood of unchecked territory as the blood of the young and the brief. their generation, in their hour of trial, the allied forces on d—day did their duty. now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will be two hours? we are living in a time when democracy is at risk across the world, since the end of world war ii since the beaches were stunned in 1944, since the beaches were stunned in 19114, we have to ask ourselves, do we stand against tyranny? against evil? against crushing brutality of the iron fist? we stand for freedom. we defend democracy. we spent together. my answer is, yes, and it

can only be guessed. —— can only be yes. we are not far from the time where the last living voices will no longer be with us, we have a special obligation, we cannot allow what happened here to be lost in the silence of the years to come. we must remember, we must owner, we must remember, we must owner, we must live, we must remember the fact that they were heroes that date does not absolve us from what we have to do today. democracy is never guaranteed. every generation must preserve it. defend it and fight for it. that is the test of the ages. in memory of those who fought here, died here, literally save the world here, let us be worthy of their sacrifice. let us be the generation that when history is written about our time,

that when history is written about ourtime, in that when history is written about our time, in turn, that when history is written about ourtime, in turn, 20, 50, 80 years from now, it will be said, when the moment came, we make the moment. we stood strong, we saved democracy in our time too. thank you very much, may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. thank you. applause distinguished guest, in honour of the veterans gathered today, the tenant commander will now read. speaks french

attention! when a sail that retires, is traditional that a younger servicemember read the watch. today we want to read it for all world war ii veterans here today, both behind us and all around us. 80 years ago, these sailors stood the watch. while some of us were in our bunks at night, the soldiers stood the watch. while some of us were in school

learning a trade, marines, airmen, stood the watch. yes, even before some of us were born into this world, the men behind me and their brothers and sisters who lay before me stood the watch. in those years, when the storm clouds of war were brewing on the horizon of history, the stood the watch. many times, they would cast and see family, standing there, needing guidance, and help. needing the hand to hold

in those difficult times. but, still, the stood the watch. they stood the watch 80 years ago, they stood the watch 80 years ago, they stood the watch so that we, our families, and ourfellow countrymen and women can sleep soundly in safety each and every night. knowing that these veterans stood the watch. today, we are here to see, world war ii veterans, the watch stands relieved. relieved by those who have trained, guided and led, american world war ii veterans, you stand

relieved. we have the watch. applause 0rder, arms, centre, face. distinguished guests, please rise if you are able as we salute those at the american cemetery and remain standing for playing and the

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there is the gun salute which ends that part of the ceremony. and there is president biden and president emmanuel macron, just to remind you what president biden said in his address to those at the ceremony. he paid tribute to every soldier, to every sailor, to every aviator, including people of colour and women who in his words, served despite unjust limitations on what they could do for the nation. he also

said walking amongst the headstones in the cemetery of nearly 10,000 heroes hurried side by side, he talked about the different races, faiths and backgrounds. he is there, fist pumping the fly—past. applause president biden said the d—day veterans met the test of the ages 80 years ago today. he said on behalf of the american people, it is the highest honour to salute you in normandy once more. but love you. as presidentjoe biden leaves the stage, shaking hands with those veterans once again, let us

bring in our europe editor, as we watch these pictures, and we talk about what we heard from president biden, he talked, did he not, about ukraine, he bought brought it back to what is happening in the present day and said the struggles of ukrainians in the face of russian aggression captures the spirit of d—day. aggression captures the spirit of d-da . , ., aggression captures the spirit of d-da . , . , , . aggression captures the spirit of d-da. , . ,, . d-day. yes, i mean, the speech was very much — d-day. yes, i mean, the speech was very much about _ d-day. yes, i mean, the speech was very much about respecting - d-day. yes, i mean, the speech was very much about respecting the - d-day. yes, i mean, the speech was| very much about respecting the past, i am talking to you from 0maha beach where you had two us infantry battalions landing on the morning of the 6th ofjune. and of the around 5000 allied soldiers who lost their lives on d—day. more than half of those were us soldiers. there was a big respect for the past and a huge warning for the present and the future. president biden and general said that freedom and democracy had to be protected. he said that remembering what happened does not

absolve us of what we have to do today. no bowing down to tyranny, he said, no more isolationism, he said that did not work for the united states, but what he also said was mention ukraine and said we will not abandon ukraine. that will be a very welcome message for ukrainians at home and also president zelensky who is going to be at an international ceremony alongsidejoe biden injust a couple of hours' time. again, as everybody there, more than 25 heads of state, heads of government, members of european royal families will be respecting the sacrifice of those soldiers 80 years ago, hearts and minds will be thinking of the war raging on european soil, the biggest war in europe since 1945, since russia's invasion of ukraine. it will be a show, a show of

solidarity amongst the allies here today, those who have said that they stand behind ukraine. behind closed doors in the last weeks and months, there have been arguments about how many weapons are to be delivered, and how quickly. and this will be a chance to stand shoulder to shoulder, not only with the veterans of d—day but with the president of ukraine, and president biden grab that opportunityjust now. i ukraine, and president biden grab that opportunityjust now.- that opportunity 'ust now. i know ou sent that opportunity 'ust now. i know you spent many — that opportunityjust now. i know you spent many days _ that opportunityjust now. i know you spent many days in - that opportunityjust now. i know. you spent many days in normandy, talk us through the reception that has been brought forward by those people living in normandy, by locals. for the people of normandy, it's not just a day of remembrance, when all of those allied soldiers poured onto these beaches and with so many lives lost, reached a turning point in the second world war, it also affected

the civilians of normandy, 20,000 of them lost their lives in the battle for normandy, and i have been speaking to people who were children at the time, one lady danielle said to me, i went to sleep under german control and woke up with the americans walking down main street. what would have happened to us if they had not been here? as the veterans, the youngest of whom are in the 90s, make it here to normandy, the outpouring of love and gratitude from locals, it is impossible not to be affected by it. tears are streaming down people's faces, young mother i spoke to, she asked one of the american veterans, because they liberated her village, to sign cap for her child. i asked why it was so important and she said because of liberty, they gaze us —— gave us our liberty. streets are

lined with us, uk and canadian flags. it has not been forgotten. schoolchildren have been brought to meet the elections as well. this promise of never forgetting, we have made this promise in europe for 80 years now and despite all of that, we do have war raging on this continent once again.- we do have war raging on this continent once again. thank you very much. continent once again. thank you very much- earlier — continent once again. thank you very much. earlier today _ continent once again. thank you very much. earlier today the _ continent once again. thank you very much. earlier today the king, - continent once again. thank you very much. earlier today the king, queen | much. earlier today the king, queen and prince of wales were also presidents for commemorations which began with a low paper shortly after sunrise. remembering the dawn on the 6th ofjune 1944 that changed the second world war and with it the entire world forever. with the rising sun on the 80th anniversary of d—day, came fly—past. and a loan

payback marked the moment when tens of thousands of british, american and canadian troops stormed the beachesin and canadian troops stormed the beaches in northern france. to free europe from the grip of the nazis. —— a loan payback. it was the largest combined land air and naval operation world had seen, when many lost their lives to give us our futures, a liberty that cost so much. king charles and queen camilla joined the prime minister and the few surviving british veterans who made the journey, the youngest now in their late 90s. in a service at ver—sur—mer, at the new memorial built especially for the occasion. we will strive to live by their example. let us pray such sacrifice

need never be made again. our gratitude is ourfaith need never be made again. our gratitude is our faith and need never be made again. our gratitude is ourfaith and our admiration returned. applause some of the veterans' memories were read out. i some of the veterans' memories were read out. . , some of the veterans' memories were read out. " read out. i was 19 when i was landed- -- _ read out. i was 19 when i was landed... martin _ read out. i was 19 when i was landed... martin freeman - read out. i was 19 when i was - landed... martin freeman recounted the memories _ landed... martin freeman recounted the memories of— landed... martin freeman recounted the memories of joe _ landed... martin freeman recounted the memories of joe mines - landed... martin freeman recounted the memories of joe mines on - landed... martin freeman recounted the memories ofjoe mines on his i the memories ofjoe mines on his first return to normandy. so the memories ofjoe mines on his first return to normandy.- first return to normandy. so why would i come _ first return to normandy. so why would i come back? _ first return to normandy. so why would i come back? this - first return to normandy. so why would i come back? this is - first return to normandy. so why would i come back? this is the i first return to normandy. so why l would i come back? this is the last and only opportunity for me, the last there will ever be, and it is because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it, may they rest in peace. six. it, may they rest in peace. six miles away — it, may they rest in peace. six miles away on _ it, may they rest in peace. six miles away onjuno it, may they rest in peace. six miles away on juno beach, prince miles away onjuno beach, prince william joined canadian veterans. standing here today, in peaceful

silence, it is almost impossible to grasp the courage it will have taken to run into the fury of battle that very day. thank you for our freedom and thank you for your service. services will continue to be held throughout the day, the memory of what was fought for never forgotten. forever remembered here by ken hay, who landed on the beaches alongside his brother 80 years ago. timer;r who landed on the beaches alongside his brother 80 years ago.— his brother 80 years ago. they shall crow not his brother 80 years ago. they shall grow not old — his brother 80 years ago. they shall grow not old as _ his brother 80 years ago. they shall grow not old as we _ his brother 80 years ago. they shall grow not old as we who _ his brother 80 years ago. they shall grow not old as we who are - his brother 80 years ago. they shall grow not old as we who are left - his brother 80 years ago. they shall grow not old as we who are left will| grow not old as we who are left will grow not old as we who are left will grow old, age will not weary them, nor the years condemn, as the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. that

down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.— we will remember them. that was lauren we will remember them. that was lauren moss. _ we will remember them. that was lauren moss. my _ we will remember them. that was lauren moss, my colleague - we will remember them. that was j lauren moss, my colleague there. let's just sum lauren moss, my colleague there. let'sjust sum up lauren moss, my colleague there. let's just sum up what we have seen so far today. events are taking place in france and the uk to mark the 80th anniversary of the allied invasion of france. we saw in normandy the us presidentjoe biden, rishi sunak, king charles, queen camilla, we saw prince william, we saw camilla, we saw prince william, we sanustin trudeau, the canadian prime minister, a number of world leaders including volodymyr zelenskyy of ukraine coming together to commemorate those who lost their lives and those who are still here with us 80 years after that fateful day on the morning ofjune the 61944, when tens of thousands of soldiers landed on five beaches in normandy northern france. the landings were of course the start of the campaign to liberate nazi occupied northwestern europe. we will be covering this throughout the

day here on bbc news. stay with us wherever you are. hello there and welcome to sports day. coming up on the programme. with wimbledonjust over three weeks away, is novak djokovic set to miss out after having knee surgery? premier league clubs are voting to scrap or keep the ar ads today's annual meeting. an curtisjones and james madison miss out on the final euro 2024 squad. novak djokovic is a huge doubt for wimbledon after having knee surgey. the 24—time grand slam champion withdrew from the french open on wednesday and says he will do his best to return to the court in his words

"as soon as possible". let's speak to our tennis correspondent russell fuller, who's at roland garros. russell, how big a blow is this in terms of djokovic adding to that tally of 24 this summer? it does look very unlikely that he will be able to compete at wimbledon. the instagram and twitter post he put up today doesn't give any specific details, but says the operation went well. certainly there is a feeling within serbian media that it was a success and that it was a very minor operation and he may not be missing for too long. they talk about a three week recovery time but it starts in three and a half week's time so it seems unlikely he will be ready to play wimbledon. it's much more optimistic for the olympics. number one goal this summer, really hoping to win an elusive 0lympic

hoping to win an elusive olympic gold medal before he retires. and gold medal before he retires. and ou are at gold medal before he retires. and you are at the _ gold medal before he retires. and you are at the french open now, what about the action today? . britain's neal skupski in the mixed doubles final and the it's the women's semis as well? yes, they have failed to win the mixed doubles final, losing in straight sets. that means they have beenin straight sets. that means they have been in two mixed doubles finals this year, in australia and paris, and have come upjust this year, in australia and paris, and have come up just short on both occasions. as for the women's semifinals, iga swiatek trying to win against coco gauff. the worry for coco gauff is iga swiatek has won 11 of their medians and this surprise semifinal, mirra andreeva, the younger since hingis, against jasmine paolini of italy who has been consistent in the last year or so. one of those two will be a grand

slam finalist in a few hours' time. thank you very much indeed, russell. premier league clubs are voting on whether to scrap var at their annual meeting today. the vote was triggered by wolves who say the technology has led to "unintended negative consequences". the proposal needs support from 14 clubs to be accepted. members of the football supporters association are also against var as it currently stands. whilst there was a lot of support for the introduction of var originally, that has really collapsed and 80% of the match going fans and two thirds of television watching fans now say that the experience is poor or very poor. so our view is we cannot go on with this as we are. as a referee, there was no worse feeling pre—var when you made an error and a camera angle from behind the goal would have helped you out and arrived at the correct decision. having used var, been a var and helped with the

training of it, i think it's a really useful tool. do i think it's the finished product? no, but it will be, eventually, it'sjust a journey that we're on at the moment. england's final squad for euro 2024 won't be revealed until saturday but one man who will not be heading to germany this summer is james maddison. the tottenham midfielder was part of gareth southgate's provisional 33—man selection and featured in england's friendly win over bosnia—herzegovina on monday. maddisonjoined spurs from leicester for £40 million last summer but had an inconsistent season, disrupted by injury. liverpool midfielder curtisjones will also miss out, both have left the england camp that's preparing to face iceland at wembley tomorrow in their last warm—up game before the euros get under way. the icc say they have no plans in place to move any t20 world cup fixtures out of new york despite growing fears over sub—standard pitches. bbc sport understands that india have privately voiced their concerns with the unpredictable bounce and two—paced nature of the strips, suggesting it could present a danger to their batters. on monday, sri lanka were bowled out

by south africa for 77 — their lowest score in t20s — while india here, dismissed ireland for 96 yesterday at the nassau county international cricket stadium. rishabh pant sealed victory for india in their opening t20 fixture with a trademark six. they face pakistan on sunday at the same venue in new york. ireland take on canada next. you've got to take into account that when you play the game, you need a really good surface or as good a surface as you can get. unfortunately, what we've seen over the last couple of games doesn't necessarily live up to that. so, hopefully, over the next day or so, it can hopefully flatten out a little bit and we can see some good cricket come friday. i think we just want to see good cricket, don't we? it's the pinnacle of our event and it doesn't have to be 200 play 200 all the time, itjust needs to be an equal contest and i think if you look at today, it is debatable whether it was. i'm sure it has been challenging for the creators of the icc to creat something here in the past six,

seven months or whatever time they have taken. so it was never going to be easy, but it's exciting to be at a place like us, you know? we can see there's a lot of excitement. meeting a lot of people who are really excited because the cricket has come to the us and new york for the first time. so it's good to be here and we are looking to play good cricket and give our best, basically. england forward rosie galligan believes breast reduction surgery has enhanced her career rugby. six years ago, aged 20, the saracens lock decided to go under the knife, a huge decision for such a young athlete but one she says made her international career possible. losing two kilograms off your chest does make a difference, i have to say. i've got two six nations grand slam titles, a world cup finalist, and my aim is to be part of the world cup 2025 squad in england next year. and six years ago, i had a breast reduction. one of the main reasons why i had a breast reduction is simply because of the backache and neck ache i was getting.

i was preparing for exams and that feeling of being at a desk, looking over your paper and actually just feeling really uncomfortable is never a nice feeling. so for me that was one of the biggest things. but then also in terms of sport, i was playing hockey, netball, cricket, i was having to wear two sports bras and ijust felt really u nco mforta ble. i think the main reason was for my sporting career. just that feeling of being uncomfortable in your own body is never nice. and i was really fortunate that i was in a position where i could speak openly with my parents about it. my mum had a breast reduction when she was younger and for her, she knew exactly the feeling that i felt. losing two kilograms off your chest does make a difference, i have to say. my first run after surgery, six weeks later with my mum, i genuinely felt like i was a new person. not only did i feel like i could stand taller, i also just felt as light as a feather and i definitely don't feel that now. i think i'm used to my new my new boob weight, but it definitely has made a difference. if i didn't have my breast reduction, i genuinely don't think

i would be where i am today. i think both on a confidence level and a physical level, i think it would have caused me some issues further on down the line, potentially with my back. it's hard to say because i think i'm a motivated person. so if i put my mind to something, i do want to achieve it. so i could potentially be here. but, for me, it has definitely made a massive difference. i think it's just really important that now we're seen as role models to young girls and to other adults as well, i think it's just really important to share where you've come from and what you're doing. if i can go on and play for my country and represent england at the highest level and my breast journey and also my other stories of adversity have helped me get there, like, why would i not try and do my bit and share that with other people? they could be like me one day. emily campbell will be great britain's only weightlifter at paris 2024 after being named in the team gb squad for this summer's olympic games. campbell made history at tokyo 2020 where she claimed silver in the over 87kg category.

it saw her become the first british woman to win a medal in weightlifting at the olympics. since then she's gone on to claim commonwealth gold and three european titles. she'll be among the favourites for another podium finish in paris. and some news breaking in the last few minutes. we've had a statement from the premier league which confirms that var will remain from next season. clubs have voted to continue using the video referee system, saying, "while var produces more accurate decision making, it was agreed that improvements should be made for the benefit of the game and supporters." there are six ways they suggest that can happen, as agreed at their agm in harrogate today. wolves had brought the vote, but that has proved unsuccessful by 19 votes to 1. that's all the sport for now. you can get all the latest on the bbc sport website and app and we'll have more for you throughout the day. from me and the rest of the team it

is goodbye for now. we'd like to correct an error made earlier regarding donations to the conservative party by frank hester, who was accused of making racist comments about the veteran labour mp diane abbott. we said his donation of £5 million was made after the row erupted. the correct sum accepted after the comments became public was £150,000. the full effect of avian flu on the seabird colonies of the farne islands is coming to light, as national trust rangers carry out the first full count there for five years. one species that has been severely hit is the puffin, and wardens say it could take years for numbers to fully recover. alison freeman reports. challenging times for these seabirds on the farnes. and whilst the islands off the northumberland coast remain clear of avian flu so far this year, the long—term effect the disease has

had on a number of the species is becoming apparent to the rangers who monitor and help the birds here. the rock base over there, there would normally be double the guillemots over there. you know, you wouldn't won't actually see the the rock because there'd be so many. despite the good news that there's no sign of the bird flu, we have had some quite catastrophic declines in some of our other seabirds. many of them were late in arriving because of a cold early start to the season. our shags in particular, they've done really badly. we'll be down 85% on last year. we found only 31 shag nests and last year, it was over 200. guillemots also, we reckon we're probably down by 46% as well. more than 9,000 birds were lost to avian flu on the farne islands, and the disease, combined with the pandemic, means a full census of the breeding birds here hasn't been carried out in five years. so, this year's count means they can hopefully now work out a fuller picture of the impact on species like the puffins.

it's a difficultjob! it does test you. we do cliff counts on our little boat with our binoculars and a clicker. you've got ground counts, and then at the same time as that, you have the puffin census. go around in a circle and count the burrows that are occupied. so, that puffin has lined their nest with lovely campion, so that one is occupied as well. so it's a lot, but it's... ..it�*s good, we're excited to get the numbers. can you estimate how long it is going to take to get the numbers back up to what they were? it'll be a while. so a lot of the birds here, the chicks won't breed for four years. climate change and increased storms, like, it is concerning. but as long as we're protecting the birds here and doing what we can while they're breeding, we know that we're doing the best we can to help them. so with avian flu at bay for now, the birds' biggest challenge is beating the elements. alison freeman, bbc news. now let's return to our coverage

of the 80th anniversary of d—day. charlie stayt is live in normandy today. the king and queen word joined by veterans to remember the fallen. charlie stayt is life there today. yes, royalty, world leaders, but at the centre of the event the d—day veterans. roy harrison was among them, aged 18, on board a royal navy ship. he was on one of the vessels protecting those going into shore. roy took some time to meet with me. and here he is. hello, roy. how are you doing? what a pleasure to meet you. slowly. nice cushion. so, roy, here comes the tea. thank you, phoeb. cheers.

love you. immediately before d—day, you were in portsmouth — is that right? and what were you told? what were you told just before? nothing. we weren't told where we were going. we knew something was happening because we came down off the convoy and we ended up in portsmouth. and yourjob was to clear a path for the troops that were landing? yes, that's what the... yes. clearing a path almost for the troops, yeah, going ashore. and what was yourjob on the ship? what were you doing? ourjob was, well, they called it a nice name, an ado, an air defence officer. i was on the bridge and i was passing messages from gun positions and other positions on board the boat.

what could you see from that position? what do you remember of what you could see? we could see everything. too much to describe. spitfires and hurricanes chasing the messerschmitts. and seeing the men going ashore, wading through the water with their packs on their backs. some getting killed and... yeah, just floating there as well. those poor men in the water. i was up on the bridge and i could see it all, but i couldn't do anything.

ijust carried out myjob, what i was doing, but i couldn't get in the water to help them or save them. they will always be in my memory. everyone, roy, watching this right now, will know that you did everything that you could and you were asked to do. and i appreciate this is upsetting for you, and i hope you understand that anyone listening to you tell your story, which is so important, will only make them understand more the significance of what you did in those days. do you want a sip of your tea? good idea, perhaps. feel like it's getting cold. cheers, phoebe.

i've got one... that's your granddaughter who's listening in over there. let's have a sip of tea. i still wake up sometimes, get what you call a flashback of different things, yes. we try... we try to forget but then people like charlie stayt comes in... comes in and stirs it all up, and it's... all right, 0k, charlie? well, roy, i hope you understand, the reason we ask these questions is precisely so people don't forget. yes. and you are of a generation who can tell these stories

because you know it, because you saw it with your own eyes. i should have put my unionjack ones on, shouldn't i? these are but... you've got better ones than that? brighter. 0k! roy, your family is all here while we're chatting, and they tell me that you are 98, but you think you're 58. would that be right? could be. is that about right? i still act that way. roy was here today, and if i share this one thing, my last vision of roy was in the tent over there and after the main event royalty, king charles and the prime minister were in the tent and i could see roy deep

in the tent and i could see roy deep in conversation with king charles and then the prime minister, a very, very special moment for him and it has been for so many people here in normandy. anna, back to you. a special day, thank you for sharing it with us, charlie. now the weather forecast. we have showers affecting the north of england and scotland but the further south you are, the drier and brighter it is. we have wet weather fronts coming in from the north and that's going to be the pattern over the coming days, so cooler air streaming in from the northern climes and if you look at the colours here on what we call the air mass, so where the air is coming from, you can see the blue colours indicating that really chilly air which is cold enough to produce a bit of winteriness across the

scottish mountains. here are the showers across the northern half of the uk. temperatures are struggling a bit in the north of the uk, perhaps no higher than around 11 or 12 celsius, should be closer to the mid—teens really in the south of the country around 16—18. this evening showers probably most frequent across scotland, so around the north west of england but for most of us it's a case of clear skies at least across england, wales and northern ireland. in towns and cities, 9—7 degrees per outside of town it will be a little bit colder than that. we have a weather front crossing northern parts of the uk tomorrow. that's going to bring a spell of maybe an hour or two of perhaps some steady rain. initially across central and southern scotland and then probably reach the lake district, may be the north of england, so that eventually will clear again to sunshine and showers. to the south of that i think it's going to be generally dry and temperatures are not changing an awful lot, certainly no different

tomorrow, because the air keeps on streaming in from the northern climes all the way from broadly speaking iceland and even the norwegian sea and if you see that low—pressure here follows the arrows around, you get the sense of the cool air which is going be quite gusty, i think by the time we get to saturday across northern parts of scotland, so a real nip in the air but elsewhere it should be generally dry and bright once again and the temperatures, you guessed it, with the northerly breeze barely making double figures in the north, around 18 degrees at the south. the outlook into next week, little change, cool and a few showers thrown in. back to you, anna. and commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings continue. we'll leave you with some of those powerful images from this morning — memories of a remarkable day we should never forget. goodbye.

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