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so there were three crew members aboard the merlin at the time.those were rescued and taken to hospital , rescued and taken to hospital, but it's understood they did not suffer serious injuries and another merlin helicopter was involved in that night flying exercise with coastguard, later becoming involved in the rescue operation. no other fatalities or serious injuries, but one member of the royal navy has sadly died after this accident last night in the channel. >> okay, charlie peters, our national reporter. thank you. awful news. our thoughts go out to that. the person who died , to that. the person who died, his his colleagues, the royal navy, everybody involved. really tragic news this afternoon . tragic news this afternoon. okay, we move on. water bosses have been threatened with jail time if their firms fail to meet environmental targets. the government's new legislation will give regulators more powers to bring criminal charges against executives and enforce harsher, harsher fines for those pumping excess sewage into our rivers. and we ca

three people were on board the merlin mklr people were on board the merlin mk4 during a night exercise when it ditched off the dorset coastline, killing the 31 year old. a statement from rodger's family described him as talented, passionate , strong and talented, passionate, strong and loyal. it said we will always have him in our hearts. our wonderful boy . the snp has wonderful boy. the snp has called on the prime minister to u—turn on plans to cut winter fuel payments. research has shown that close to a million pensioners in scotland received the payments between 2022 and 2023, but under new plans by the labour government, 87% of those would lose that financial support . more heavy rain is support. more heavy rain is expected across the uk today, with many still at risk of flooding. the met office has said a new band of heavy and thundery rain will arrive on the south coast today, and it will make its way north overnight . make its way north overnight. britains jack draper has crashed out of the us open after being sick four times during his semi—final. the british number one had ho

we know there were two merlin helicopters low—flying out at sea off the coast here in conjunction withe of those helicopters was forced to ditch into the water. two crew members were rescued and taken to hospital. they didn't suffer serious injuries, but sadly a third, his body was recovered. and the prime minister, the defence secretary and the head of the navy, the first sea lord, all expressed their sympathies. that serviceman hasn't been named, but we understand he was based at the royal naval station yeovilton at somerset. we know that there will be a full investigation into the circumstances of this incident, but the weather last night here was much better than it is now. we understand it was clear and dry, so that investigation will explore exactly what went wrong with this helicopter, why it was forced to come down and why that crew member lost his life. that investigation could take many months. danjohnson dan johnson therefore us. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. this is the world today. a warning that this next report is distressing fr

the ministry of defence says a member of the royal navy has died after a merlin helicopter ditched inth the hms queen elizabeth aircraft carrier. our defence corresponded is following the story and has the latest. this happened last night but we have her only now been told that one of the crew, that there were three crew on boards, has died as a result of this incident. the other two were rescued matter but they are safe, taken to hospital. it happened around 7:a5pm local time, so would have been getting dark. it is normalfor royal navy helicopters to carry out exercises, this was an exercise at night time to keep their hours up, because that is how they have to operate often in combat situations, so to make sure they are qualified to do that. their adjustment helicopters involved, one of them came down, one of the merlins, and we don't know why it came down. we don't know if this was a mechanical problem, human effort or the weather. we don't have a clear idea and will not until the have completed an investigation, which has now started. three people on boards, all crew. it is a troo

three people were on board the merlin mklr people were on board the merlin mk4 during a night exercisewhen it ditched off the dorset coastline, killing the 31 year old. a statement from rhodri's family described him as talented, passionate, strong and loyal . it said talented, passionate, strong and loyal. it said we'll talented, passionate, strong and loyal . it said we'll always have loyal. it said we'll always have him in our hearts, our wonderful boy . the snp him in our hearts, our wonderful boy. the snp has called on the prime minister to u—turn on plans to cut winter fuel payments. research has shown that close to a million pensioners in scotland received the payments between 2022 and last year, but under new labour plans, 87% of those would lose that financial support. now more heavy rain is expected across the uk today, with many still at risk of flooding. the met office has said a new band of heavy and thundery rain will arrive on the south coast today and will make its way north overnight . its way north overnight. britains jack draper has crashed out of the us open after be

leftenant rhodri leyshon died when his merlin helicopter came down on wednesday off the coast of dorsetother servicemen survived. his family says he was immeasurably loved by his parents, siblings, partner, and friends. the number of endangered puffins on the farne islands has increased by 15% despite worries about the impact of bird flu. the national trust has declared that the population is "stable" after rangers counted more than 50,000 breeding pairs on the site, which is off the northumberland coast. a national memorial is going to be placed in st james park next to the mall in honour of her majesty queen elizabeth the second. sunday is the second anniversary of her death at balmoral at the age of 96 sport — and at the paralympic games, great britain has now won 42 gold medals — surpassing their haul from tokyo 2020 with two days of competition at the paris games left to go. wheelchair fencer dimitri coutya won gold in the men's individual epee category. his achievement followed successes for cyclist dame sarah storey, who won her second gold of the games in the women's c4—5 road r

in other news, the royal navy serviceman who died when a merlin helicopter ditched in the engush merlin helicopter ditched in the english channel during a training exercise, has been named as lieutenant rhodri leyshon. the helicopter crashed off the coast of dorset on wednesday night during the training exercise with hms queen elizabeth. an investigation into what caused the aircraft to ditch is ongoing now. the home secretary has chaired a summit addressing the escalating crisis of people smuggling across the engush of people smuggling across the english channel. the meeting followed a tragic incident this week where 12 people lost their lives when a boat capsized. the deadliest crossing this year so far , yvette cooper has been far, yvette cooper has been joined by key cabinet ministers intelligence officials and law enforcement agencies to target criminal smuggling networks. she says there's a moral imperative to act and wants to see tighter collaboration with european partners . the government says it partners. the government says it has no plans to send prisoners to estonia. addres

three people were on board the merlin mk4 dunng were on board the merlin mk4 during a night exercise when it ditched off the dorset coastline, killing the 31 year old. a statement from rodger's family described him as talented , family described him as talented, passionate, strong and loyal. it said we will always have him in our hearts. our wonderful boy . a our hearts. our wonderful boy. a pro—uk rally is scheduled to take place in glasgow later today, organised by edl founder tommy robinson, who has been warned that anyone engaging in disorder will be arrested and could face prosecution with scotland's first ministerjohn scotland's first minister john swinney stating there is no place for what he called right wing thuggery in scotland. meanwhile, a counter—protest has been organised by stand up to racism. a source for the royal family has said that the king's health is improving , stating health is improving, stating that it's heading in a very positive trajectory. britain's monarch was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and has since been undergoing treatment. queen camilla

and then we'll separate from one another then that's single merlin vacuum and jen august 2 stage willcontinue to carry crew-9 to orbit while the first stage begins its journey back to earth crew is now tried very important, very dramatic development. indeed, the spacecraft heading to the international space station right now for five-month michigan, kristin fisher is joining us on the phone right now. kristen clearly one of the major objectives in addition to whatever else they're doing is to eventually bring home these two astronauts, butch wilmore and suni williams, right that's right. >> i mean, wolf, this is essentially a rescue mission of sorts, although don't tell boeing that they certainly don't like to look at this mission. crew-9, a mission like that inside the dragon capsule that you can screen right now. there's only two astronauts one nasa astronaut, the commander of this mission can nick hague and a russian cosmonaut. there are two empty seats. >> there were two other crew members could have been training with those other two people inside for over a year-and-a-half, but

get merlin the dog out little bit early for his wallet because it's gonna get toasted even merlin.initely. i that's first and foremost. get the dogs walked early because there. >> their paws, you know, bowl normal to the hot pavement. yeah. later on today for those of us that maybe don't agree with the air quality that we've got have that spare the air alert in effect that you mentioned so that's going a lot going on for your last day of september. for sure. it feels like the middle summer. but hey, that's how fall can be in the bay area. and we've got a warm up all the way out to the coastline. >> you can see here half moon bay on the other side of san mateo county looking crystal clear this morning, a little bit of notable haze there on the horizon. we have unhealthy for sensitive groups. conditions in the inland east bay and south bay in particular and those areas you will be seeing the worst of air quality compounded with some of our warmest of temperatures today. all of us are going to be on the warm side with this high-pressure ridge that's built in firmly to the west. winds

prime minister has said he is deeply saddened by the death of a member of the royal navy after a merlinelicopter ditched in the engush helicopter ditched in the english channel. the incident occurred during operations with hms queen elizabeth. no other fatalities or serious injuries have been reported. the ministry of defence has confirmed the family has been informed and a full investigation is underway . full investigation is underway. the home office has confirmed it will not use raf scampton to house asylum seekers. labour has scrapped the former conservative government's plans to house asylum seekers at the former raf base in lincolnshire. home office minister dame angela eagle said the plan, which has already cost £60 million, fails to deliver value for money for the taxpayer . meanwhile, it's the taxpayer. meanwhile, it's being reported that germany is considering their own rwanda migrant scheme using uk facilities. germany's special representative for migration agreements, joachim stamp, said the eu could use facilities set up the eu could use facilities set ”p by the eu could u

saddened by the death is deeply saddened by the death of a member of the royal navy after a merlin helicopter ditched in the english channel. the incident occurred during operations with hms queen elizabeth. no other fatalities or serious injuries have been reported , the ministry of reported, the ministry of defence has confirmed. the family has been informed and a full investigation is now underway. the home office has confirmed it will not use raf scampton to house asylum seekers. labour has scrapped the former conservative government's plans to house asylum seekers at the former raf base in lincolnshire. home office minister dame angela eagle said the plan, which has already cost £60 million, fails to deliver value for money for the taxpayer . value for money for the taxpayer. meanwhile, it's being reported that germany is considering their own rwanda migrant scheme using uk facilities. germany's special representative for migration agreements, joachim stamp, said the eu could use facilities set up by the last uk government. labour cancelled the rwanda scheme, which was intended to deter

and it involved a merlin mk four helicopter.the mk four helicopter is for the commando helicopter force, so it supports the royal marines. the mk two is for primarily anti—submarine patrols at sea. now it's understood that there were three crew members aboard this particular helicopter at the time of the incident. two of those were rescued and were taken to hospital. it's understood they didn't suffer serious injuries. but the third crew member, whose body was recovered did die at the scene. but their name has not been released. there was another merlin helicopter of a similar variant in the air at the time, taking part in the same night flying exercise. we've also been told that the coastguard assisted in the rescue operation. no further injuries or fatalities and some really sad news from the channel. >> these incidents are incredibly rare, aren't they? which is why we're talking about it as live breaking news, because it very rarely happens. >> yeah, and there are people who are living in somerset, particularly near yeovil, w

in other news, the royal navy serviceman who died when a merlin helicopter ditched in the channel has been named as lieutenant rhodri leyshon. the helicopter crashed off the coast of dorset on wednesday night during a training exercise with the hms queen elizabeth. an investigation into what caused the aircraft to ditch is ongoing. now the home secretary has chaired a summit addressing the escalating crisis of people smuggling across the english channel. the meeting followed a tragic incident this week where 12 lost their lives when a boat capsized. the deadliest crossing this year , yvette cooper has this year, yvette cooper has been joined by key cabinet ministers, intelligence officials and law enforcement agencies to target criminal smuggling networks. she says there's a moral imperative to act and wants to see tighter collaboration with european partners. meanwhile, boris johnson has suggested sir keir starmer and yvette cooper are to blame for the most recent deaths in the channel after the government scrapped the rwanda plan. it comes as germany is considering using british fun

in other news, the royal navy serviceman who died when a merlin helicopter ditched in the engush merlinchannel during a training exercise, has been named as lieutenant rhodri leyshon. the helicopter crashed off the coast of dorset on wednesday night during the training exercise with hms queen elizabeth. an investigation into what caused the aircraft to ditch is ongoing now. the home secretary has chaired a summit addressing the escalating crisis of people smuggling across the engush of people smuggling across the english channel. the meeting followed a tragic incident this week where 12 people lost their lives when a boat capsized. the deadliest crossing this year so far , yvette cooper has been far, yvette cooper has been joined by key cabinet ministers intelligence officials and law enforcement agencies to target criminal smuggling networks. she

the prime minister said he is deeply saddened by the death of a member of the royal navy after a merlinhelicopter ditched in the english channel. the incident occurred during operations with hms queen elizabeth. no other fatalities or serious injuries have been reported. the ministry of defence has confirmed the family has been informed and a full investigation is now underway in the us. police have released the first picture of a teenager suspected of shooting dead four people in the us state of georgia. the 14 year old boy, described by police as pure evil, killed two students and two teachers at his high school in georgia. colt grey also injured nine others with a semi—automatic rifle before surrendering to police , and surrendering to police, and hunter biden has pleaded guilty in a tax evasion case. in a last minute turnaround. the son of us president joe biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges today in a surprise surprise move that avoids a potentially embarrassing trial week before the us presidential election . the us presidential election. and presenter jeremy kyle has and

there were two helicopters in the air at the time, one of them came down, one of the merlins.wn. we don't know whether this was a mechanical problem, human error or the weather, we don't have a clear idea and won't have a clear idea and won't have a clear idea and won't have a clear idea until they do an investigation, which obviously they have started. do we know how many people on board? this is a trip carry out. it can carry trips or heavy loads. this was the one that can carry trips. there were not marines on board, it wasjust trips. there were not marines on board, it was just the crew, along with the other helicopter when it ditched into the english channel. other helicopters from air sea rescue nearby came to help in the recovery, they rescued two of the crew and the third they recovered the body. we don't know whether it is a man or a woman. we don't know which of the crew, whether it was a navigator, the pilot... survived or didn't survive. who carries out _ survived or didn't survive. who carries out the _ survived or didn't survive. who carries out the investigation

lieutenant rhodri leyshon died when his merlin helicopter came down in the channel.e was immeasurably loved by his parents, siblings, partner and friends. the cost of a first class stamp will rise for the second time this year to £1.65 from next month. that's up by another 30 pence. royal mail says it is facing "urgent" financial pressure caused by inflation and declining demand. our business correspondent marc ashdown is in central london. explain more about it, mark? i'm glad you are sitting down, sophie, because these price rises are truly eye watering. if you cast your mind back to march 2022, it cost 95p to post a first—class letter, so that is a 74% increase in price in just two and a half years, and of course, the devil is in the detail. yes, second—class stamps will remain at 85p, but a raft of other services will be going up, things like large letters, parcels, tracked and signed for deliveries. and it's no secret royal mail has been losing money hand over fist. and it's no secret royal mail has been losing money hand overfist. a day, it lost the last financ

that is after a merlin helicopter ditched in the endless channel during a night—time operation with there on time with the survivors taken to hospital, facing no serious injuries. uk prosecutors have dropped a sexual assault case against a convicted rapist harvey weinstein. police say a woman now aged in a 50s was assaulted in london in august 1996. the crown prosecution service said the case had been dropped because there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. harvey weinstein was jailed for 23 years in 2020 for rape and sexual assault. and the indie band english teacher have won the 2024 mu mercury prize for the debut album. this could be taxes. the quartet, formed in leeds, the first act from outside london to win the prize since 2014. it is awarded every year to the best album released by music artist in the uk and ireland. you are live with bbc news. the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has told the bbcjustice must be seen to be done after seeking an arrest warrant in may for israel's by minister and defence minister as well as three hamas leaders, two

powered by the rolls-royce liquid called merlin engine, 1325 horsepower, the spitfire was armed withr wing mounted 303 british machine guns and 220 millimeter cannon's. joining us today from the fighter factory museum in virginia beach, sponsored by the lynchburg are regional airshow, the super marine spitfire mark ix . [planes flyi] >> number three commander. the order on which the greatest stress has been laid was get off the beach, so we just moved up. in peter masters, number three commander, sword beach. the order on which the greatest have been laid just off the beach. we just moved up to june. i saw the skipper hilton jones. my commanding officer who had landed next to us on the right. i could not think of anything better to do, so i saluted him. it must've been the only salute on the beach on d-day. more bombs exploded continuously, like balls of fire sailing through the sky, burning. that's what recalled the sobbing sister. rocket motors that fired a whole frame at a time. when they hit, they ignited. they were walking about the area urging people on. there seemed to be a ma

his merlin helicopter came down off the coast of dorset. two other servicemen survived.ty queen elizabeth the second. sunday is the sendon anniversary of her death at balmoral at the age of 96. the co—leader of the green party of england and wales has accused labour of "knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing". addressing the party's annual conference in manchester, adrian ramsay attacked the government's approach on taxation, housing, the nhs, and water pollution. the greens enjoyed their most successful general election ever back injuly, winning four seats. ?here's hannah miller. full of hope and promising change. this is a green party with more power and influence than ever, and its message is clear. because in so many areas, ones that matter deeply to so many of us, labour is getting it wrong. like denying winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners, giving the green light to new climate—destroying airport expansion and to sticking with the cruelty of the two—child benefit cap. the green party has plenty of reasons to cheer, with more mps, council

a member of the royal navy has died after a merlin helicopter ditched in the channel.e operation with the hms queen elizabeth aircraft carrier. our defence correspondent is following the story and have the latest. this ha--ened the story and have the latest. this happened last _ the story and have the latest. ti 3 happened last night but we've only now been told that one of the crew, there were three on board, has died as a result of this incident. the other two were rescued and are safe as we understand and were taken to hospital. it happened in about 7:45pm local time, so it would have been getting dark. it is normalfor royal navy helicopters to carry out exercises. this was an exercise it not time to keep their hours up because that is how they have to operate often in combat situations, so to ensure they are qualified to do that. there were two helicopters in the air at the time. one of them came down. one of the marlins and we don't know why it came down. so we don't know why it came down. so we don't know why it came down. so we don't know whether this was a mech

the merlin helicopter was training with the hms queen elizabeth aircraft carrier near dorset. the man who died has been informed and an investigation has begun. a court in france has heard shocking testimony from a woman whose husband is accused of enlisting dozens of strangers to rape her — after having her drugged. the abuse is said to have gone on for over a decade — with the husband filming what happened. today, gisele pelicot — who has waived her right to anonymity — told the court of her horror at discovering what had been done to her. 0ur paris correspondent andrew harding has the story, and his report contains distressing detail. in a courthouse in the city of avignon, one woman's voice shook france to the core today. this is gisele pelicot, walking tall, choosing to face the cameras as she came to tell her bone—chilling story. 0n trial here are these 51 frenchmen, all accused of raping pelicot as she lay unconscious in her own bed, drugged by her own husband. in the courtroom, facing that husband, pictured standing here, pelicot described the moment her happy marriage

the merlin helicopter was training with the hms queen elizabeth aircraft carrier near dorset.ormed and an investigation has begun. a court in france has heard shocking testimony from a woman whose husband is accused of enlisting dozens of strangers to rape her — after having her drugged. the abuse is said to have gone on for over a decade, with the husband filming what happened. today the woman, gisele pelicot — who has abandoned her right to anonymity — told the court of her horror at discovering what had been done to her. 0ur paris correspondent andrew harding has the story, and his report contains distressing detail. in a courthouse in the city of avignon, one woman's voice shook france to the core today. this is gisele pelicot, walking tall, choosing to face the cameras as she came to tell her bone—chilling story. 0n trial here are these 51 frenchmen, all accused of raping pelicot as she lay unconscious in her own bed, drugged by her own husband. in the courtroom, facing that husband, pictured standing here, pelicot described the moment her happy marriage collapsed, when a

in other news, the royal navy serviceman who died when a merlin helicopter ditched in the channel hasant rhodri leyshon. the helicopter crashed off the coast of dorset on wednesday night dunng of dorset on wednesday night during the training exercise with hms queen elizabeth. an investigation into what caused the aircraft to ditch is ongoing . the aircraft to ditch is ongoing. now the home secretary has chaired a summit addressing the escalating crisis of people smuggling across the english channel. the meeting followed a tragic incident this week where 12 lives were lost when a boat capsized. the deadliest crossing this year. yvette cooper has been joined by key cabinet ministers, intelligence officials and law enforcement agencies to target criminal smuggling networks. she says there's a moral imperative to act and wants to see tighter collaboration with european partners. >> command to go after the criminal gangs. they should not be able to get away with making profit in this way and we need to build on some of the progress that's been made , increasing the that's been made, increa

on wednesday, a merlin mk four helicopter crashed off the coast of dorset with three crew members on, including lieutenant lawson. his family have described him as immeasurably loved by his parents, siblings, partner , friends and family. partner, friends and family. >> did you get to the edinburgh tattoo? >> i did, i was asked, have you been?i >> i did, i was asked, have you been? i have been there. i think it's amazing. and i watched it on telly. and you think it's one of those things that you think, well, i'm not going to watch it, but actually you get sucked into it. it's great. i really loved it. >> it's a long time since i've actually been and watched it. i was very young, but i'd love to go back. we should go team outing. >> well. brace yourself. >> well. brace yourself. >> edinburgh? yeah. honestly, it's just such a wonderful thing anyway. it's not just edinburgh that has a tattoo, because the celtic nations have been celebrating their rich musical heritage . this time it was heritage. this time it was belfast turn to shine . belfast turn to shine. >> a dress rehearsal for a

the royal navy serviceman who died when a merlin helicopter ditched in the channel during a training exercise, has been named as lieutenant rhodri leyshon. the helicopter crashed off the coast of dorset on wednesday night dunng of dorset on wednesday night during the training exercise with the hms queen elizabeth aircraft carrier. in an investigation into what caused the aircraft to ditch is ongoing . the aircraft to ditch is ongoing. in other news, a 27 year old painter and decorator has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a violent riot outside a rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers. sheffield crown court heard thomas birley engaged in what the judge described as grotesque acts of violence, fuelled by malicious and ignorant social media posts. the judge called it one of the most serious cases of the rioting , imposing an the rioting, imposing an extended five year licence because of what he called burley's ongoing dangerousness. now the home secretary has chaired a summit addressing the escalating crisis of people smuggling across the english channel. the meeti

prime minister has said he is deeply saddened by the death of a member of the royal navy after a merlin helicopter ditched in the english channel. the incident occurred during operations with hms queen elizabeth. no other fatalities or serious injuries have been reported , the ministry of reported, the ministry of defence has confirmed. the family has been informed and a full investigation is now underway. the home office has confirmed it will not use raf scampton to house asylum seekers. labour has scrapped the former conservative government's plan to house asylum seekers at the former raf raf base in lincolnshire. home office minister dame angela eagle said the plan, which has already cost £60 million, fails to deliver value for money for the taxpayer . value for money for the taxpayer. meanwhile, it's being reported that germany is considering their own rwanda scheme using uk facilities. germany's special representative for migration agreements, joachim stamp, said the eu could use facilities set up the eu could use facilities set ”p by the eu could use facilities set up by the last

helicopter crash on wednesday night was caused by a double engine failure. >> the merlin mk4 helicopterwhen it plummeted into the channel three crew members on board at the time of the incident, two navy personnel were taken to hospital and survived. tragically, the third died and their body was recovered from the scene. >> and we've got a new chief scout. it's dwayne fields. he's succeeding bear grylls, who held the position since 2009. he's been chosen for his values commitment to youth and developing life skills and exceptional leadership. and we're going to talk to him later in the show. we'll . in the show. we'll. >> i'm really looking forward to that. that'd be great. be inspirational. absolutely inspirational. >> i'd love to get involved with the scouting movement again. why don't you? well, it's the time. i haven't really got the time. no, that's true, but it was. i mean, it was just such a great thing. and i'm still in touch with akela musa qala. yeah. >> oh that's lovely. yeah, i still. yeah i still remember the brown owl that we had and that's going back decades, obviously a

in other news, the royal navy serviceman who died when a merlin helicopter ditched in the channel hasn named as lieutenant rhodri leyshon. the helicopter crashed off the coast of dorset on wednesday night during a training exercise with the hms queen elizabeth. an investigation into what caused the aircraft to ditch is ongoing. now the home secretary has chaired a summit addressing the escalating crisis of people smuggling across the english channel. the meeting followed a tragic incident this week where 12 lost their lives when a boat capsized. the deadliest crossing this year , yvette cooper has this year, yvette cooper has been joined by key cabinet ministers, intelligence officials and law enforcement agencies to target criminal smuggling networks. she says there's a moral imperative to act and wants to see tighter collaboration with european partners. meanwhile, boris johnson has suggested sir keir starmer and yvette cooper are to blame for the most recent deaths in the channel after the government scrapped the rwanda plan. it comes as germany is considering using british funded

powered by the rolls-royce liquid cooled merlin engine 1300 25 horsepower, the spitfire was armed with 4 wing-mounted british machine guns and two 20 millimeters cannons. joining us today from the fighter factory museum in virginia beach and sponsored by the lynchburg regional airshow, the super marine spitfire mark nine. [applause] [planes flying overhead] >> number three commander. the order on which the greatest stress has been laid was get off the beach, so we just moved up. in passing, i saw the skipper, my commanding officer, who had landed next to us on the ride to hq. i cannot think of anything better to do, so i saluted him. it must have been the only salute on the beach on d-day. there were mortar bombs exploding continuously. they were like balls of fire sailing through the sky, burning globes in formation. that's what we called the sobbing sister. rocket fired mortars fired on our frame at the time. when they hit, they ignited. our brigadier was walking about the area urging people on. he seems to be a man perfectly at ease and shouts and noise and general did not seem to b

the ministry of defence said the merlin helicopter, like the one pictured here, had been carrying outsion with the aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth. welcome to the programme. tomorrow it all begins. north carolina, the first state in america to mail out the 2024 ballots. pennsylvania, minnesota and virginia also gearing up for early voting. a reminder that while election day is still two months away. tens of millions of voters will be deciding in the next few weeks. which is why, this hour, presidentjoe biden is in westby, wisconsin. not officially a campaign event, but of course everything from this point on, is about the vote. the president's focus though would be thousands of miles away in california, where his son was in court facing nine counts of tax evasion. hunter biden was accused of ducking over a million dollars in back taxes, while spending huge sums of money on, drugs, escorts and girlfriends. at the last minute, the presidents son changed his plea. meanwhile, lawyers for the former president donald trump have also been in court today. a federaljudge in washington dc

whiskers were broken poor thing kitten so sorry for myself so why is she behaving so badly such a merlin oh-oh-oh how beautiful dissatisfied? well in general from the nearest settlement 30 kilometers probably was this well this is a miracle in fact it is in this place to stop and hear woh well let's talk about cats now about the fact that they have already taken her out for sure. do you have experience with animals before or yes we love animals very much, but before this i had a cat my husband had a cat, how did you prepare for the chucha to live with you, i am a person who must prepare for everything, i read how to raise, how to bathe, what to drip, how to eat, i turned to a person who deals with cats, cat psychology. she told me, well, i was on the phone 24/7 while you were arriving, no, that was when i had already arrived, that was when we had already decided that she would get along with us, what kind of character she turned out to be, well, when i brought her, i thought - she would be grateful that she was taken, she would be such an affectionate cat, well here it's the opposite, sh

the prime minister said he is deeply saddened by the death of a member of the royal navy after a merlin

the three people were on board the merlin mk4 during a night exercise when it ditched off the dorset coastline, killing the 31 year old. a statement from rhodri's family described him as talented, passionate, strong and loyal . in other news, the snp loyal. in other news, the snp has called on the prime minister to u—turn on plans to cut winter fuel payments. research has shown that close to a million pensioners in scotland received those payments between 2022 and last year, but under new plans by the labour government, 87% of those would lose that financial support . more heavy rain is support. more heavy rain is expected across the uk today, with many still at risk of flooding, the met office has said. a new band of heavy and thundery rain will arrive on the south coast today, and will make its way north overnight. it says some places could see up to 100mm of rain, and there was a risk of some power cuts and flooding and cause different, difficult driving conditions . difficult driving conditions. the prime minister has paid tribute to the legacy and devotion of the late queen eliz

the prime minister said he is deeply saddened by the death of a member of the royal navy after a merlinen elizabeth. no other fatalities or serious injuries have been

well, the merlin mk4 helicopter is used by the royal marines globally and experts will now be assessing any technical issues. the uk is sending 650 missiles to ukraine in a £160 million boost to its defence against russia. john healey, making his first, excuse me, his first appearance as defence secretary, will make the announcement at a summit in germany later. the missiles are part of a larger £3 billion aid package and will be delivered by the end of the year. it's reported that vladimir putin has said he is open to peace talks with ukraine, but with conditions. after more than two years of conflict, the russian president suggested he's ready to renegotiate a previously failed deal from talks in istanbul earlier in the war. at the eastern economic forum, putin has suggested that china, india and brazil could be mediators for negotiations. it comes just weeks after ukraine's surprise attack on russian soil, which kyiv has claimed shifts the balance in their favour . the balance in their favour. scotland is setting new boundanes scotland is setting new boundaries to give women unobstru

and before long, that famous merlin engine started up.land back at compton abbas. a smile and a fist bump for his watching family. but was it everything he dreamt it would be? exhilarating. unforgettable. wonderful. and to see all these places that i'm so familiar with on the ground from the air. it'll always be with me. he looked blown away. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. a month on since a fire at a block of flats in dagenham that saw more than 80 people evacuated, the local council are calling on the company that manage the block to do more to support residents. barking & dagenham council says it's continuing to fund temporary accomodation despite no council tenants living in the block and says that block management uk have a moral duty to support the residents. block management uk says it's hired by the building owner to manage the common parts of the property, and not the individualflats. the met police has announced what it's called a "child—first" appr

this, of course, recalls the image of merlin. for soviet women, cotton bullet bras are sewn after thee model in three sizes. we are indebted to ekaterina furtseva, who said that every soviet woman deserves to have beautiful underwear, and it was in the sixties and seventies that the bra designs that we know to this day were created. then push-ups, balconettes, and another fifty models appeared, now the main trend is comfort, an emphasis on technology, 3d space cups that let air through, soft fabric that is as close to the body as possible, gives care and comfort, as if you were without underwear, memory cups that remember the size of the breast, dozens of values, now in the size grid to choose the perfect one is a whole profession of a bra fitter, 98% of women simply wear the wrong size bra, from this we get problems, headaches, blocked lymph flow, excess load, it goes to the neck, to the shoulders, and the posture suffers. most often, as here, a smaller belt volume and a larger cup size are needed. for comparison, here is a correctly selected option. the difference is obvious. bra in

and they replaced them with four rolls—royce merlin.it was the most significant bomber of all of the second world war. all they were all manufactured by avro, mainly here at woodford, but at other sites as well. then after the war, of course, they continued their bomber work and they developed the avro vulcan, which was a big delta wing bomber. >> now you've got a vulcan here, haven't you? so we'll be seeing that a little bit later on. but talk to our viewers about what we can expect. i know that there's the that's always very exciting, what we're going to be seeing in the flyover. >> well, we've got four aeroplanes. we've got a tiger moth, which is significant of the very early era of aviation. it's a biplane aeroplane in static. we've actually got the very first aeroplane that landed at woodford. it was a cirrus moth and that will be on display in the car park. following that, we've got a bristol blenheim, which, although it's a bristol aeroplane, they were actually manufactured here at woodford. so we've made a thousand of them. that