yes, i was scared for the people of carentan.andings, we were very scared of the germans. they will, they say, always remember the young men who appeared from the sky, left on foot, and changed their destiny. how to explain it? there's always this gratitude in our hearts. when i go to utah beach, every time i imagine it, ialways feel compassion for those young people. d—day was a lifetime away, but remains part of life here every day. we've been talking about it for 80 years now, and there's not a day goes by when we don't talk to each other about it. that's true. 0h, not me. i don't think about that any more. there are wars everywhere today. next week, they will join family, friends and foreigners to pay tribute and to remember those who fought for their freedom. but most of all, to say merci — thank you. john maguire, bbc news, normandy. we will have special coverage of the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings — 80th anniversary of the d—day landings on the 6th ofjune across across the bbc. festival season is almost here in t

terens, who is 100 years old, married his 96—year—old fiancee, jeanne swerlin, in the small town of carentan—les—maraisndy and called their wedding day the best one of his life. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. if you are hoping for some properly warm weather over the next few days, i suspect this forecast pa rt part two of the weekend doesn't look quite as good and will start chilly but some weather fronts pushing down from this weather front approaching the north—west. showers merging together. unsettled and breezy shower in the north turning claudia for northern ireland but clear skies of a large pot of england and wales and will turn chilly for most. we start off with quite a bit of sunshine. scotland, england and wales, cloudy skies for northern ireland, southwest scotland, in towards north—west england, north wales. and that cloud, with splashes of rain, will spill south—eastwards through the day. so it will turn cloudy across much of england and wales, probably the best of the sunshine across the far southwest, and the northern half of scotland doing pretty well, with sunny spells. but ther

terens, who is 100 years old, married his 96—year—old fiancee, jeanne swerlin, in the small town of carentan—les—maraisndy and called their wedding day the best one of his life. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. it's been a pretty decent start to the weekend. there was a good deal of sunshine around across most of the country. a bit of cloud here and there, a few showers mostly in the north. part two of the weekend doesn't look quite as good. it will start certainly quite chilly. but we've got a couple of weather fronts pushing down from the north—west that will increase cloud through the day with some splashes of rain. and we've got this weather front approaching the north—west of the country to move through this evening. showers merging together to produce longer spells of rain for the north and west of scotland. so unsettled, breezy, showery in the north, turning cloudier for northern ireland, but clearer skies for large parts of england and wales with lighter winds here. so it will turn chilly for most, single digits, i think, for the majority of the country. but with more cloud across norther

terens, who is 100 years old, married his 96—year—old fiancee, jeanne swerlin, in the small town of carentan—les—maraishuge congratulations to them. now on bbc news — it's time for newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello. it's adam in the newscast studio. and it's laura, also in the studio. and it's henry, also in the newscast studio. i'm trying to work out, which one of you is orwell, which one of you is kafka? that's a big question. or which one of you is jilly cooper or...? anyway, so just before we dive into this episode of newscast, just a little moment to explain what we actually do. we and some of our other kind of bestjournalistic pals in the bbc get together every night, chew over what's happened in the election that day and then publish it as a podcast, which is newscast. and you can get that every night wherever you get your podcasts. and it'sjust, for me, as a journalist, it's a really kind of fun, but also kind of in—depth way ofjust processing what's happened in this big, crazy news event, which is the general election of 2024. that's right. and i think what we also try to do is open up ou

terens, who is 100 years old, married his 96—year—old fiancee, jeanne swerlin, in the small town of carentan—les—maraisick reminder that you can catch up with all the stories we are covering by checking out our website. there's also plenty on the election on the and a live page about the return of the hostages who have been rescued from gaza. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it looks like the weather is stuck in a rut. we are going to hold onto fairly cold weather for the time of year, with temperatures around orjust below the seasonal average. part two of the weekend doesn't look better. if anything the clouds will thicken and we will see some rain for some of us pushing down from the north. there will still be a little bit of sunshine here and there. saturday low—pressure to the north—east of the country and higher pressures to the south—west. that brings winds. a good deal of showers across the north and west of scotland. the odd one elsewhere. areas of cloud also spreading southwards. plenty of sunshine in between. not a bad afternoon to come for many of us. temperatures reaching high

our aircraft comes into view, leading the way in the skies above carentan in the heart of the d-day drop was much more violent than the small plane i had tried on. >> 2,000, 3,000. >> reporter: grateful to see an open parachute. >> got to go toward the t. where are these guys going? >> reporter: grateful for the opportunity to take part. okay. i'm parachuting into france. grateful to those who gave their lives in the name of liberating this hallowed ground. >> okay. not too fast, not too fast! >> reporter: finally grateful for a safe landing. >> i did it. >> reporter: even if it wasn't exactly textbook. >> i just landed in france. that was the moment of a lifetime, to having the privilege of landing here in normandy as you can see the dakotas overhead, my fellow parachuters coming in. >> reporter: we were all able to walk away. not everybody walked away 80 years ago. it is here where they fell and here where they will always be remembered. it took three days of heavy fighting to take over that territory, partly because so many troops landed off target. the american cemetery behind me con

the self-governance carentan july 4th will turn to 48 years old as a nation and we don't know how longs grand experiment can last but one thing that must be maintained as equal justice under law, affairs system. we're not politicizing it, we're trying to return to the core principle because it is necessary for us to meeting our system of governance, there is nothing less than that at stake here, that is why it is a serious. i don't disagree with the fact that we are hopelessly divided right now but i do think we can get back to some sanity if we adhere to the constitution and these core principles because that is what we are trying to advance here. it's on politics, it's the opposite. >> neil: >> neil: but larry hogan's remarks that he doesn't deserve the respective anybody,, said that publicly, other in your party, if you're not in lockstep with donald trump, not in lockstep with the party, would you make of that? >> laura is hoping to run the rnc right now, and i'm trying to ship this -- steer the ship and a steady manner. >> neil: i'm sure you are but i'm assuming you would like a r

terens, who is 100 years old, married his 96—year—old fiancee, jeanne swerlin, in the small town of carentan—les—maraise weekend doesn't look quite as good. it will start certainly quite chilly. but we've got a couple of weather fronts pushing down from the northwest that will increase cloud through the day with some splashes of rain. and we've got this weather front approaching the northwest of the country to move through this evening. showers merging together to produce longer spells of rain for the north and west of scotland. so unsettled, breezy, showery in the north, turning cloudier for northern ireland, but clearer skies for large parts of england and wales with lighter winds here. so it will turn chilly for most, single digits, i think, for the majority of the country. but with more cloud across northern ireland, we will fall to around ten degrees in belfast. so sunday, then, we've got low pressure still towards the norwegian sea there, bringing northern westerly winds into the country. we start to have quite a bit of sunshine. scotland, england and wales, cloudy skies for northern ireland, sou

and to be married in carentan...ung people, love, you know? - we get butterflies and we get a little action also! _ just a reminder of our breaking news this hour. police are searching for the tv presenter doctor michael mosley on the greek island of symi have found a body. this is bbc news. hello. for some of you, it's been a lovely sunny start to sunday, but we're seeing cloud become more extensive now, and will continue to do so through the rest today, bringing some outbreaks of rain. but there will be a few areas — as i'll show you — sticking with the sunshine. the cloud has been streaming out to the north atlantic, a weather system just the south of iceland pushing its way southwards and eastwards. the further away you are from that on either side is where you've got the best chance of seeing some sunshine — some of that continuing, southern counties of england — especially towards the southwest — and also the channel islands. north of central belt of scotland, some sunny spells, too, but a few showers and quite

and to be married in carentan...ill be looking with envy. they certainly will. lighting the smile _ they certainly will. lighting the smile across many in southern and centrai— smile across many in southern and central areas. a few in eastbourne a short— central areas. a few in eastbourne a short while — central areas. a few in eastbourne a short while ago, looking mediterranean but let me take you north— mediterranean but let me take you north towards anglesey and close to hotyhead _ north towards anglesey and close to holyhead. different colour of sky. the cloud — holyhead. different colour of sky. the cloud has rolled in and it is that— the cloud has rolled in and it is that which— the cloud has rolled in and it is that which will become a bit more dominant— that which will become a bit more dominant overhead for many as we go through— dominant overhead for many as we go through the _ dominant overhead for many as we go through the coming hours and into the afternoon. a lot of it has been streaming — the afternoon