mr harry billinge, | for the memorial. mr harry billinge, for the memorial.ices to charitable fundraising. _ for services to charitable fundraising.— for services to charitable fundraisina. . . , ., ., ., for services to charitable fundraisina. . . ., ., ,~ fundraising. and was awarded an mbe b the fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen — fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen for— fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen for his _ fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen for his efforts. - fundraising. and was awarded an mbe by the queen for his efforts. with - by the queen for his efforts. with covid restrictions lifted, along with other veterans, he was able to travel back to normandy last october and for the first time see his dream become a reality. set in stone. i become a reality. set in stone. i never thought i would be here. it is wonderful. ifeel very wonderful. i feel very humble, today. and i am deeply moved. there is a secial today. and i am deeply moved. there is a special inscription _ today. and i am deeply

one of the d—day heroes — harry billinge — who's died at the age of 96.rst leg ties of the champions�* league quarter—finals. 0ur correspondent andy swiss tells us what happened. this year, perhaps? for all their recent success, manchester city have never won the champions league, and atletico madrid were out to frustrate them again. for the first half, their defence smothered city�*s attack, leaving pep with a puzzle. could his team crack the code? well, with time running out, phil foden found kevin de bruyne and at last... leaves it for de bruyne! from stalemate to celebration, how city were made to work for it, but that was enough for a 1—0 win and a crucial lead heading into the second leg. liverpool, meanwhile, were in lisbon to face benfica, and they get off to a thumping start.

thank you, emma simpson- _ the funeral of d—day veteran harry billinge — one of the first british soldiersn he died earlier this month. our correspondentjon kay reports. "it's not about me," he always said, "it's about the boys who didn't come home." but today, it was about harry billinge — d—day veteran, fundraiser, family man and friend. the church so full that extra space had to be found in a nearby hall. for harry, it was never about him, it was always about them. we've got to say thank you for all that he did. normandy, of course, comes to the fore. but his christian faith, his love of his family, his skills as a barber. so all sorts of things that perhaps a lot of people didn't know he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my darling. god bless. in his chair at the local market, he raised tens of thousands of pounds to build a memorial in normandy for the british service personnel who lost their lives. six months ago today, he finally saw the completed monument. don't deserve that. we did it. he needed people to know- and to understand that war's

harry billinge, who died yesterday. sire good morning. what a legacy indeed. a man with a 1— and very generous spirit, part of that remarkable generation which step forward went national_ generation which step forward went national survival was at stake, freedom — national survival was at stake, freedom was threatened. to face such awful scenes as one of the first to land on _ awful scenes as one of the first to land on gold beach on d—day as a commando — land on gold beach on d—day as a commando engineer, he saw many of his colleagues cut down, he fought on through— his colleagues cut down, he fought on through the battle of normandy, and it— on through the battle of normandy, and it had _ on through the battle of normandy, and it had a profound effect upon him _ and it had a profound effect upon him he — and it had a profound effect upon him. he wasjust a wisp of a man physically, — him. he wasjust a wisp of a man physically, but he had this huge personality and this absolute commitment to remembrance, and to brin- com

harry billinge's funeral later today. beer named after him. they do love him down there. time to get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. a group of londoners are donating ambulances to ukraine to provide urgent care for those injured in the conflict. around 28 have been delivered to the front line to replace those destroyed in russian attacks. it's been organised by a group who've been fundraising for medical supplies and have filled the vehicles with some of the items most in need. some other things that only paramedics could use, so it is special bags, with blood clots, turn a case, bandages, orantiseptics. so truly anything that could be needed on the battlefield, paramedics who are providing first aid. some fertility services at homerton hospital in east london are being suspended because of staff shortages. the hospital says it hopes to resume operations within the next six months, but in the mean time, patients will be transferred to fertility units at imperial college london

but today, it was about harry billinge. d—day veteran, fundraiser, family man and friend. in god, the giver of life, who raised the lord jesus from the dead. the church so full that extra space had to be found in a nearby hall. for harry, it was never about him, it was always about them. we've got to say thank you for all that he did. normandy, of course, comes to the fore, but his christian faith, his love of his family, his skills as a barber. they're all things that perhaps a lot of people didn't he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my love. god bless. in his chair at the local market he raised tens of thousands of pounds to build a memorial in normandy for the british service personnel who lost their lives. six months ago today, he finally saw the completed monument. they deserve it. we did it. he needed people to know and - understand that war is not a game. war is not fun. war leaves you with i some real memories. and that was harry's passion. today, harry's chair at par market was left empty, with tributes from around the worl

the funeral of harry billinge, one of the first british soldiers to storm gold beach during the normandyd earlier this month after a short illness. john maguire has been to st austell to speak to some jenny kumah is in st austell. it isa it is a gloriously sunny day here in the home village of harry billinge. he had a special place in people's hearts, he was well known here, and across the country. admired for his dedication, his service, his incredible fundraising which helped to create the british normandy memorial. hundreds of people are expected here at the church to say their final goodbye and my colleague john maguire has been talking to those people who knew him best. we know about harry billinge as the young soldier who was one of the first ashore on d—day, and as the old soldier, who campaigned tirelessly to see a memorial built in normandy for his fallen comrades. but during the decades in between, he lived a very full life of faith and of family. what has been the response from people? 0utpouring of love. amazing. cards every day. got to feel the love, you know. yeah. the love

and remembering harry billinge.od bill in the uk could increase by £271 this year, the biggest increase in a decade. and remembering harry billinge. the funeral is held in cornwall for the d—day veteran who raised tens of thousands of pounds for a normandy memorial. i'm ben brown, in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. as the war here rages on into its third month, the united nations secretary general antonio guterres is trying to end it with a peace mission to moscow today. he's meeting the russian leader vladimir putin, before travelling here to kyiv later this week. hopes of any kind of breakthough are not high. russia's foreign minister has accused nato of fighting a �*proxy war�* in ukraine and risking a third world war. this is what today's talks are trying to end, russian missiles launched into ukraine amid fears of where this conflict might go next. this morning, russia's foreign minister welcomed the un secretary—general as he arrived in moscow, as critics question antonio guterres�*s decision to visit russia's

but today, it was about harry billinge. d—day veteran, fundraiser, family man and friend. full that extra space had to be found in a nearby hall. for harry, it was never about him, it was always about them. we've got to say thank you for all that he did. normandy, of course, comes to the fore, but his christian faith, his love of his family, his skills as a barber. all sorts of things that perhaps a lot of people didn't know he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my love. god bless. in his chair at the local market, he raised tens of thousands of pounds to build a memorial in normandy for the british service personnel who lost their lives. six months ago today, he finally saw the completed monument. they deserve it. we did it. what does it mean to you? it means the world to me. among the mourners in cornwall, rob, who gave harry a poem he'd written about d—day. "do not call me hero, when you see the medals that i wear." harry took that poem to heart and used it to promote the british normandy memorial. one minute, he would be hanging

the funeral of d—day veteran harry billinge, one of the first british soldiers to storm gold beach duringts. "it's not about me," he always said. "it's about the boys who didn't come home." but today, it was about harry billinge — d—day veteran, fundraiser, family man and friend. the church so full that extra space had to be found in a nearby hall. for harry, it was never about him, it was always about them. we've got to say thank you for all that he did. normandy, of course, comes to the fore. but his christian faith, his love of his family, his skills as a barber. so all sorts of things that perhaps a lot of people didn't know he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my darling. god bless. in his chair at the local market, he raised tens of thousands of pounds to build a memorial in normandy for the british service personnel who lost their lives. six months ago today, he finally saw the completed monument. don't deserve that. we did it. he needed people to know- and to understand that war's not a game, war's not fun, a war leaves you with i some real

remembering harry billinge. the funeral of the d—day veteran and fundraiser takes place today.e board of twitter has accepted a takeover offer from the world's richest man, elon musk. he'll pay around £34 billion for control of the social media network and plans to relax some of the restrictions on what its 300—million users can post. if you're on twitter, let me know what you think. it's @vicderbyshire. here's our us technology correspondent james clayton. elon musk usually tweets cryptic messages but there was nothing cryptic about his reaction to the news that twitter had accepted his offer. but people here in silicon valley are rubbing their eyes with disbelief. the world's richest man now the owner of one of the most influential social media platforms. twitter isn't the most used social media site in the world but it is hugely influential. world leaders likejoe biden, narendra modi, emmanuel macron, and borisjohnson are all on it. when it comes to news generation, twitter has no comparison. but for years, people, particularly on the right, have said that twitter stifles fr

a remarkable man, remembering harry billinge. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. we are continuing the dry story, thatis we are continuing the dry story, that is the story of the weather for the rest of the month, the rest of this week i was going to say, we do have some sunshine. that's on a picture an hour ago was taken in llandudno, but it is dry even where we have largely cloudy skies, well, mostly dry. as you can see here in east lothian, it is a little cloudier. in april we have only had 40 to 50% of the normal rain while working we would see, but it follows on from a dry march, and there is little sign of any rain for the rest of the week and month because high pressure is with us. we mayjust buy that we can start to see some rain creeping into the north and west. it is not totally dry, we do have cloud and with that cloud a you like drizzly showers. nuisance value more than anything else, not providing a great deal of rain but clouding up the skies for some of those. that is drifting southwards, brighter skies returning further north

one of the d—day heroes — harry billinge — who's died at the age of 96.all, manchester city and liverpool have both been playing tonight in their first leg ties of the champions�* league quarter—finals. our correspondent andy swiss tells us what happened. this year, perhaps? for all their recent success, manchester city have never won the champions league, and atletico madrid were out to frustrate them again. for the first half, their defence smothered city's attack, leaving pep with a puzzle. could his team crack the code? well, with time running out, phil foden found kevin de bruyne and at last... leaves it for de bruyne! from stalemate to celebration, how city were made to work for it, but that was enough for a 1—0 win and a crucial lead heading into the second leg. liverpool, meanwhile, were in lisbon to face benfica, and they get off to a thumping start. kanate! ibrahima kanate made the most of some charitable defending to power the visitors ahead, and it soon got even better for them as liverpool's class was once again clear. sadio mane tapping them

good morning from cornwall where the sun is about to rise and people gather to remember harry billinge, but he fired in a maximum 1a7 break — only the 12th in crucible history.

harry billinge revisited normandy many times during his 96 years.l very humble today, and i'm deeply moved, because i didn't realise what a wonderful place it is now. still today, the town of arromanches is defined by the events of 1944. the remains of the mulberry harbour, built by the allies, are visible at low tide. the veterans, the liberators, as they're called, are held in the highest regard. and harry enjoys a special place among people's affections. harry was part of our lives here in arromanches, and he was a very, very important person for us. his thoughts were always with the comrades who died fighting for normandy, and he was adamant they should never be forgotten. the young generation should learn and know about this, this little man that was just full of life, and that fought so much to actually get this enormous memorial created. a photograph with harry is a highly prized possession here. yes, yes, always smiling, and always laughing also. guillaume dormy runs the d—day museum in arromanches, and says harry had an innate ability to co

harry village was 96 when he died earlier this month after a short illness —— billinge. to be found in a nearby hall. for harry, it was never about him, it was always about them. we've got to say thank you for all that he did. normandy, of course, comes to the fore, but his christian faith, his love of his family, his skills as a barber. they're all things that perhaps a lot of people didn't he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my love. god bless. in his chair at the local market, he raised tens of thousands of pounds to build a memorial in normandy for the british service personnel who lost their lives. six months ago today, he finally saw the completed monument. they deserve it. we did it. he needed people to know and - understand that war is not a game. war is not fun. war leaves you with i some real memories. and that was harry's passion. today, harry's chair at par market was left empty, with tributes from around the world. what does it mean to you? it means the world to me. among the mourners in cornwall, rob, who gave harry

yesterday, we had a really special programme saying goodbye to harry billinge, the d—day veteran andok this to normandy, and harry sat right here. take care, my darling. god bless. congregation sing abide with me plays last post so so many of you reacted to that piece on our programme yesterday. we're joined now by nicholas witchell, who is the founder of the normandy memorial trust, and read the eulogy at harry's funeral. thank you for being with us. it must been a special event. 0bviously sadness, but the main theme is celebration an amazing life. yes. celebration an amazing life. yes, aood celebration an amazing life. yes, good morning- — celebration an amazing life. yes, good morning. it _ celebration an amazing life. yes, good morning. it really _ celebration an amazing life. yes, good morning. it really was. i celebration an amazing life. ye: good morning. it really was. you got a sense of the affection there was for harrier from the local community in saint all —— st austell, charlestown and the market. he captured so many hearts. he reminded us of the vanishing generation, se