branwen jeffreys, bbc news.y landings in northern france to honour the thousands of british soldiers and sailors who died during the operation in 19114. the government has donated £20 million towards the cost of the monument, which will be unveiled on the 75th anniversary of d—day in 2019, as robert hall explains. newsreel: this is it. they are on the beach. it was the largest operation of its kind ever mounted. injune, 19114, an estimated 21,000 members of the british armed forces and merchant navy lost their lives as they fought alongside their allies to gain a foothold in occupied europe. in the 70 years since the landings, veterans have returned to the normandy beaches to remember the fallen, but there is no permanent memorial to the friends they lost. injune, 2014, the normandy veterans association gathered to watch their standard lowered for the last time on the seafront. as their numbers dwindled, the decision has been taken to disband. but individuals continue to make the journey. george was 18 when he l

branwen jeffreys, bbc news.he tone for this week's budget by dismissing calls to increase government borrowing president trump has been urged to back up his allegation that his predecessor, barack obama, ordered his phones to be tapped during the election campaign. china's premier says his country's growth target will be reduced to 6.5% and that policy makers will focus on reducing pollution. the president said he would make him the sky is blue again. chairman mao would still recognise china's parliament. but every summer delegates turn up to hear the leaders warn of the challenges are regularly faced by our modern commonest economy. the chinese premier set the growth forecast this year at around six and a half percent, a slight softening of last year ‘s target. potential risks cannot be overlooked, he said. he warned that reforming china's economy was a process filled with promise that also accompanied by great pain. he spoke of the need to combat industrial overcapacity and reform body called zombie enterprise

branwen jeffreys, bbc news. set the tone for this week's budget by dismissing calls to increase government borrowing. president trump has been urged to back up his allegation that his predecessor, barack obama, ordered his phones to be tapped during the election campaign. china has cut its growth target to 6.5%. the chinese premier told the opening session of parliament in beijing that the country was facing grave challenges in transforming its economy. nowhere after the sports centre. we will start with boxing. tony bellew has told the bbc he asked david haye and his corner to stop the fight on his way to an 11th round stoppage at the 02 arena last night. haye damaged his achilles, and was knocked down in the 6th round, but carried on despite the injury. haye was the firm favourite coming into the fight, but after the injury he could only really throw a left. bellew punched haye through the ropes in the 11th, and his corner decided enough was enough. this morning bellew has said he broke his right hand in the t

branwen jeffreys, bra nwen jeffreys, bbc branwen jeffreys, bbc news.robe, the interim general secretary of the association of school and college leaders. thank you forjoining us. it's good to see you. grammar schools, lots of pa rents to see you. grammar schools, lots of pa re nts wa nt to see you. grammar schools, lots of parents want them. they seem to be popular and their results are usually good. it's all a good thing, isn't it? what we are saying very clearly is that we want every school to bea clearly is that we want every school to be a good school. the introduction of more selective schools will actually lead merely to an educated elite. going forward as an educated elite. going forward as a country what we need is the whole workforce, which is highly educated, computer literate, numerate etc, with a high degree of skills if we wa nt to ta ke with a high degree of skills if we want to take the country forward in terms of its own economic future. so we need a whole host of schools, we need all of our schools to be good. selection won't, in fact,

branwen jeffreys, bbc news.ismissed accusations by president trump that he ordered phones at trump tower in new york to be tapped during last year's us election. in a series of messages on social media, donald trump compared the alleged bugging to the watergate scandal, as our north america correspondent, nick byra nt reports. it was warm handshakes and friendly bon ami on inauguration day, as donald trump peacefully took power from barack obama. two men, fiercely hostile during the election campaign, coming together in a show of presidential and personal civility. but only this morning, donald trump launched the kind of public an attack on a predecessor that in modern times is completely without precedent. "terrible", he wrote, in a twitter tirade: a pro trump a pro trump rally outside his tower in new york, a skyscraper that donald trump claims was a crime scene. but he made these explosive accusations without offering any proof or saying whether they came from intelligence briefings orfrom reading reports on

our education editor branwen jeffreys has the details.ed about the economic uncertainty ahead so from the chancellor, a promise of investment to close the skills gap. employers say they need more highly—skilled people. for decades the uk has lagged behind other big economies. countries like germany train more young people in higher technical skills. some companies fear it will be harder to plug skills‘ gaps once we leave the eu. the money promised in the budget will support big changes in england. under these plans, technical education will get £500 million extra a year by 2022. now that's to support 15 vocational training routes for students from the age of 16. each one targeted to a different industry or type of work. but all of this is against a background of a decade of falling spending. roughly a 13% cut per student in further education between 2010 and 2020. so, in terms of public spending, this new money isn't a lot. but it's being welcomed by further education colleges and here's why. funding for 16—19—year—olds in education has b