months before the guns fell silent at the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month, sergeant david kerr the war, the french government awarded him the cred creditair with palm for his courage. at the day of the attack sergeant kerr sent a letter to his mom. he wrote, and i quote -- "tomorrow the first totally american drive commences, and it gives me an expressible joy and pride to know that i shall be present to do my share. should i go under, i want you to know that i went without any terror of death, and that my chief worst my grief might bring to those so dear to me ". then he ended saying "i feel wonderful strong to do my share well for my sake. you must try and drown your sorrow in pride and sanction that i died well in so clean a cause as ours." he ended "god bless and keep you, my dear heart. be kind to little elizabeth. i love you so well. david." today we remember the service and sacrifice of sergeant david kerr. william robinson evans jr. was born in indiana in 1918. he was an eagle scout. after grade watting from college in connecticut he enlisted in the navy reserve officer

today, we remember the service and sacrifice of sergeant david kerr. was born in indiana in 1918. he was an eagle scout. after graduating from college in connecticut, he enlisted in the navy's reserve officer pilot program. he earned his wings of gold and was commissioned in may of 1941. in september, he was assigned to a torpedo squadron. and at 23, he was one of the youngest pilots. on the fourth of june of 1932, 15 torpedo planes from the squadron went into battle from -- into battle against overwhelming numbers of enemy fighters. they were all shot down. but their sacrifice in their current that day helped to -- but their sacrifice and kurds courageer rich -- and that day helped to change the course of world history. evans received this posthumously. two months before it was lost, he wrote these words to a friend. many of my friends are now dead. to a man, each died within nonchalance that each would have denied his courage. if anything greater good is born of this work, it should not be valued in the colonies we may win or the pages historians wil

months before the guns fell silent at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, sergeant david kerrageous service. but a day before the attack, sergeant kerr sent a letter to his mom. he wrote, and i quote, "tomorrow the first totally american drive commences and it gives me inexpressible joy and pride to know that i shall be present to do my share. should i go under, i want you to know that i went without any terror of death and that my chief worry is the grief my death will bring to those so dear to me. and in the end saying i feel wonderfully strong to do my share well for my sake. you must try and drown your sorrow and the pride and satisfaction that i died well and so clean it because as ours. be kind to little elizabeth. i love you so well, david." today, we remember the service and sacrifice of sergeant david kerr. william robinson evans jr. was born in indiana in 1918. he was an eagle scout. after graduating from college in connecticut, he enlisted in the navy's reserve pilot program for it he earned his wings of gold and was commissioned as an ensign in 1941. in september,

today we remember the service and sacrifice of sergeant david kerr. william robinson evans jr.n eagle scout. after graduating from college in connecticut he enlisted in the navy's reserve officer pilot program. he earned his wings of gold and was commissioned as an ensign in may of 1941. in september, he was assigned to a torpedo squadron on the "uss hornet" and at 23 he was one of the squadron's youngest pilots. on the 4th of june, 1942, 15 torpedo planes from his squadron went into battle against overwhelming numbers of enemy fighters and they were all shot down. but their sacrifice and their courage that day helped change the course of world history. ensign evans received the navy cross posthumously for his heroism during the air battle of midway. two months before he was lost, he wrote to a friend these words. many of our friends are now dead. to a man, each died with a nonchalance that each would have denied was courage. if anything greater good is born of this war, it should not be valued in the colonies we may win or the pages historians attempt to write but rather in th

david wood with lovely memories of judith kerr. now it‘s time for a look at the weather.ay, a very warm evening here certainly. 0vernight tonight, most of the rain in northern scotla nd most of the rain in northern scotland pushes away, but we will see the cloud getting drawn further southin see the cloud getting drawn further south in the breeze. a lot of cloud for northern ireland, some cloud for wales and the south—west of england, with clear skies further east. temperatures in rural areas for — five. tomorrow, likely to find some more rain into the highlands, and there will be more cloud for southern parts of scotland on friday. cloudy skies in northern ireland, the odd shower here. sunshine in england and wales, but the cloud will increase and some showers are possible. on the whole, it is dry, still warm in the sunshine in the south—east, not quite so one further north with more cloud. 0ver quite so one further north with more cloud. over the bank holiday weekend, there will be some sunshine at times, there will be some rain, too, mainly in the north and west of the

judith kerr, the much—loved children's author who created the classic books ‘the tiger who came to tea' and the mog series, has died at the age of 95. davidexcuse me, do you think i could have tea with you...?" the tiger who came to tea. forjudith kerr, it was the beginning of a 50—year career, and it all began when she and her daughter were feeling in need of a bit of excitement. it got really very boring, i mean, you would go for a walk and have tea, and then that was it, really. and we wished somebody would come. and so, i thought, well, why not have a tiger come? and then came forgetful, accident—prone mog. it was, for her friend and fellow children's author lauren child, trademarkjudith kerr. her work is beautiful because there's a lovely stillness to it, it never preaches, never tells you what to think. she's an extremely kind person, very thoughtful. but she's funny, really, really funny. but to understand judith kerr's own life story, you need to read when hitler stole pink rabbit. it was based on her own family. her father was a jewish theatre critic and they fled nazi germany in the 1930s. talking to the author michael rosen, th

david sillito looks back at her life. "excuse me, do you think i could have tea with you...?" the tiger who came to tea. forjudith kerrll began when she and her daughter were feeling in need of a bit of excitement. it got really very boring, i mean, you would go for a walk and have tea, and then that was it, really. and we wished somebody would come. and so, i thought, well, why not have a tiger come? and then came forgetful, accident—prone mog. it was, for her friend and fellow children's author lauren child, trademarkjudith kerr. her work is beautiful because there's a lovely stillness to it, it never preaches, never tells you what to think. she's an extremely kind person, very thoughtful. but she's funny, really, really funny. but to understand judith kerr's own life story, you need to read when hitler stole pink rabbit. it was based on her own family. her father was a jewish theatre critic and they fled nazi germany in the 1930s. talking to the author michael rosen, that refugee experience was the source of many stories. she was a wonderful, lively, witty, clever woman. she always had a new story and there was alw

kerr. en elmer, there is a reference to a tee time being very important, thatis to a tee time being very important, that is a straight tribute. david's become the new conservative leader and prime minister. the latest contender to enter the running is health secretary matt hancock. delivering brexit is absolutely mission critical and it must be done and done as soon as possible and it has to be done in this parliament. president trump arrives injapan for the start of a historic four—day state visit. universities in england are told not to "scaremonger" over finances as a review is expected to call for them to reduce their tuition fees by nearly £2,000 per year. rules allowing homeowners to build extensions in england without planning permission have been made permanent. a special edition of the bbc‘s brexitcast, from the day theresa may

david sillito has been looking back at her life. "excuse me, do you think i could have tea with you?" the tiger who came to tea. forjudith kerrvery boring. i mean you would go for a walk and have tea and that was it really. we wish somebody would come and so i thought well, why not have a tiger come? and then came forgetful, accident—prone mog. it was for her friend and fellow children's author lauren child, trademarkjudith kerr. her work is beautiful because there is a lovely stillness to it, it never preaches, never tells you what to think. she is an extremely kind person, very thoughtful. but, she is funny, really, really funny. but to understand judith kerr's own life story, you need to read when hitler stole pink rabbit. it was based on her own family, her father was a jewish theatre critic and they fled nazi germany in the 1930s. talking to the author michael rosen, that refugee experience was the source of many stories. she was a wonderful, lively, witty, clever woman. she always had a new story and there was always another surprising story, whether it was from her childhood when the nazis first came, or how it was som