here, in the tranquillity of the national memorial arboretum, we are surrounded by memorials to the britishnd overall. allies from across the world, including india, nepal, east and west africa, china and america fought as one, side by side, and one of them was my father. we are extremely honoured to be joined by veterans from both the british and indian armies here today. britain and the commonwealth's principal fighting force, the fourteenth army, was one of the most diverse in history — over a0 languages were spoken, and all the world's major religions were represented. today, 75 years on from the moment of japanese surrender, we give thanks for the bravery, service and sacrifices made. james fenton of 178 field regiment wrote home in 19aa from burma, to his family in lancashire. we are with the fourteenth army living a solitary life. it is very warm here within the burma border. aircraft are droning overhead, leaving no space in time when their engines cannot be heard. we are in the middle of a jungle into which your eyes penetrate no more than a couple of yards, and some places ankle d

prince charles joined veterans and military personnel for a service at the national memorial arboretumn staffordshire. he paid tribute to the courage of those who fought, saying their service and sacrifice would "echo through the ages" and he remembered all those who lives were blighted by the conflict. nicholas witchell reports. a piperat a piper at dawn aboard hms belfast marking the fact that 75 years ago this morning, the world of work, finally, to peace. in the open spaces finally, to peace. in the open s pa ces of finally, to peace. in the open spaces of the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, a carefully choreographed commemoration attended by a0 vetera ns, commemoration attended by a0 veterans, who fought in the fourteenth army, sometimes the forgotten army, against a voracious enemy in some of the most challenging of conditions. many tens of thousands of allied troops from many different nations lost their lives in the jungles of southeast asia and tens of thousands more died in japanese prisoner of war camps. they shall grow not old, as we that are they shall grow n

coldstream guards. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire was following those events at the uk's national memorial arboretumay's planning here at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire is to ensure that the veterans, the few remaining veterans, from the burma campaign were very much front and centre of today's events. we can talk now tojim. jim, stillsmiling, which is good to see. what did you make of the service? today? hm. excellent. i hadn't a clue what to expect of this really and it is living up to expectations. and when there were the quiet moments, the two—minute silence, the moments of reflection, what were your thoughts? well, i had to think obviously of our colleagues that were lost... more so in the ve celebrations, but in fact we only lost one marine in the far east and that was because he was swept overboard while we were in the bay of biscay. right. 0n the way down? yes. we made three landings and they were all unopposed. we were unaware that there was no opposition when we were actually going on. we were taking the gurkhas... and we got so far in. i hit a sand bank. and it stopped.

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the prince of wales and veterans lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretum, as part of a service of remembrance. we'll have the latest from events in the uk and around the world, as we remember the day world war ii ended. also, thousands of holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory 2—week quarantine, which came into effect at 4am this morning. the government has said it will cover the cost of appeals against a—level results in england, after nearly 40% were downgraded. one student told the schools minister, he had ruined her life. minimumi minimum i needed abb, i only needed three c to get into the foundation course which was the back—up but on thursday i discovered i had been awarded three ds. and coming up, click looks at the tech rivalry between china and the west. good afternoon. the prince of wales has led commemorations for the 75th anniversary of vj day, when japan's surrender ended the second world war. prince charles joined veterans and military personnel for a service at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. he

music: the last post the prince of wales and veterans, lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretumrt of a service of remembrance. music: the last post we'll have the latest from events in the uk and around the world — as we remember the day as we remember the day world war 2 ended. also thousands of holidaymakers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory two—week quarantine. and the world snooker championship final is under way in sheffield — it's being played in front of spectators — as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the exams regulator quual has set out the criteria for how appeals of gcse, a.s. and a levels in england has can be made on the basis of mock assessment results. because of mock assessment results. because of coronavirus no exams took place this year and grades are being awarded using a controversial modelling system. schools and colleges will now be able to appeal on behalf of students from monday. i have been getting more details from oui’ have been getting more details from our poli

the prince of wales lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretum is part ofa national memorial arboretum of a service of remembrance. also, thousands of holiday—makers arrived backin thousands of holiday—makers arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid mandatory two week quarantine. well the film review is coming up, but before that, it's time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. exeter chiefs in charge — the premiership leaders resume the season with a dominant display over leicester tigers. who can stop mercedes? hamilton and bottas lock out the front of the grid, ahead of the spanish grand prix. and anything can happen. pep guardiola prepares his manchester city side for lyon, as they hope to make the final four of the champions league. hello and welcome to sportsday. rugby union's premiership has returned this weekend after a 5 month coronavirus enforced break. but there was no let up from league leaders exeter this afternoon. the chiefs dominated leicester tigers, who fielded a largely new look side under their new head coach, former engl

yes, the commemoration at the national memorial arboretum there it is not your usual memorial day inwith ranks of people lined up cenotaph with ranks of people lined up everybody is spaced out amongst the trees with lots of different memorials there and deviate that you just saw the prince of wales laying was at the burma railway move memorial, an incredible memorial as well in its own right actually made up well in its own right actually made up of sleepers and tracks from the railway that we know 16,000 prisoners of war died during the construction of. we want to have a quick chat to lynch helen commander... from the royal navy. —— lieutenant commander. you volunteer to be here today. why did you decide to be here today. why did you decide to come? it is an absolute honour and privilege to be here and i would like to thank the royal british legion for organising this event and to the veterans and their family for attending. it has been a lovely ceremony. attending. it has been a lovely ceremony. i wanted to volunteer this event. my grandfather served in the south china sea at the v

the prince of wales and veterans lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretum, as part of a servicembrance. we'll have the latest from events in the uk and around the world, as we remember the day world war ii ended. also, thousands of holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory 2—week quarantine, which came into effect at 4am this morning. and coming up...in a special edition, talking movies and coming up... in a special edition, talking movies reports on the impact of the pandemic on cinema. in the past hour, the exams regulator quual has set out the criteria for how appeals of gcse, as and a—levels in england can be made. because of coronavirus, no exams took place and grades are being awarded using a controversial modelling system. schools and colleges will be able to appeal on behalf of students from monday. our political correspondent jonathan blake is here. take jonathan blake is here. us through exactly what ha been take us through exactly what has been announced. you will member earlier this week the education secretary this week

we are here at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. lly a section of the burma thailand railway known as the railway of death stop it says on the park 16,000 prisoners of war that built this railway actually died in its construction —— on the park, and some of the truck sleepers have been brought here to make a really poignant memorial. i am joined by two current serving military personnel, both of whom had grandfathers who fought in the campaign. firstly, captain, good morning to you, and we will speak to corporal reed in a moment. we were talking before we came on air about your grandfather. he received the victoria cross for his bravery. that's right. tell us about what he did? on the fifth of march, 1945, a company from the second worker arrival attacked the position and my grandfather was part of that company. and he was actually out the front with the lead section, and they came under the effective enemy fire that includes motor fire, grenades and machine—gun. at the same time, my granddad's section was pinned down by the enemy's

the prince of wales and veterans of the burma campaign lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretum as part of a service of remembrance. we'll have the latest from events in the uk and around the world, as we remember the day world war two ended. more anger at a—level results in england. we'll speak to the student who told the schools minister he ruined her life, after her a—level results were downgraded and she was rejected by her chosen university. and coming up, philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid—19 has changed their lives. good afternoon. the prince of wales has led commemorations for the 75th anniversary of vj day, when japan's surrender ended the second world war. prince charles joined veterans and military personnel for a service at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. he paid tribute to the courage of those who fought, saying their service and sacrifice would "echo through the ages" and remembered all those who lives were blighted by the conflict. nicholas witchell reports. a

he joined veterans and military personnel at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire.te to those who fought in the far east, saying their service and sacrifice would echo through the ages and he remembered all of those whose lives were blighted by the conflict. he was a reporter. a lone piper at dawn, aboard hms belfast, marking the fact that 75 years ago this morning, the world awoke, finally, to peace. in the open spaces of the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, a carefully choreographed commemoration attended by a0 veterans who fought in the fourteenth — sometimes forgotten — army against a ferocious enemy in some of the most challenging of conditions. many tens of thousands of allied troops from many different nations lost their lives in the jungles of southeast asia and tens of thousands more died injapanese prisoner of war camps. they shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. music: the last post after the sounding of the las

the prince of wales and veterans of the burma campaign lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretumrance. more anger at a—level results in england. we have been hearing from a student who said her life has been ruined. thousands of holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory two week quarantine that came into effect at 4am this morning. now on bbc news, philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid—19 has changed their lives. welcome to coronavirus: your stories, a programme about how covid—19 is changing the lives of people around the world. i'm philippa thomas and this week we are talking about relationships and the way we think about them, what the pandemic has done to change the way that we look at each other. later, i'll ask you to imagine that you'vejust met someone, you've been on a few dates, it's looking good and suddenly it's lockdown and you have to spend every minute of every day together. that's what happened to katie and ryan, a canadian and a brit

well, some of their relatives joined surviving veterans at britain's national memorial arboretum for holas witchell has the full story. in the open spaces of the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, a carefully choreographed commemoration, attended by a0 veterans who served in the 14th, sometimes forgotten, army. many thousands lost their lives in the jungles of south—east asia and in japanese prisoner of war camps. they shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. last post plays after the sounding of the last post by a royal marine bugler, a two—minute silence was led by the prince of wales. silence and in remembrance of lives lost from so many nations, from british, pre—partition indian, and other allied armies, wreaths were placed at memorials here and in many of the nations which were involved in the conflict. today, in this hallowed place, and in the presence of all those gathered here, or in their homes, wherever they may be, let us affirm that t

prince charles leads commemorations at the national memorial arboretum to mark the 75th anniversary of vj day — the day world war ii ended with victory over japan. we will remember them... the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, thanked those who fought for restoring "peace and prosperity". in tokyo, a solemn ceremony — japan's emperor naruhito expresses deep remorse for his country's past military actions. in other news, new quarantine rules come into effect in the uk — as countries across europe continue to fight the spread of covid—19. more protests take place in belarus over last weekend's disputed election — despite president lukashenko warning people not to take to the streets again. now on bbc news. as wales begins to emerge from lockdown, bbc wales investigates looks at why people from ethnic minority backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus. speaks own language. health... her family are well aware that black and asian health... her family are well aware that black and asian people health... her family are well aware that black and asian people in health...

with a sunday express, and a photograph, nigel, of prince charles laying a wreath at the national memorial arboretumordshire for the 75th anniversary of vj day. yeah, i find all of this really rather heart—warming today, that at the moment, we are in a world war against coronavirus, and i did feel great that we could actually spend some time remembering the end of another world war. and one of the things about the japanese theatre of war, was that the troops in the armed forces who went out there, always felt they were the forgotten army, and events like today actually prove that they haven't been forgotten, and so, you know, it was great that the nation stopped for two minutes, great to see the battle of britain memorial flight over, the whole ceremony brought home to us that in the midst of all that is going on, we can actually spare some time to remember things like this and the sacrifices other people made. joe, ve day has always eclipsed vj day but they tried to put that right today? yes, they have come and i think the organisers of today's events absolutely deserve hats off, particularly camil

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the prince of wales and veterans lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretum is part of a servicef remembrance. the exams regulator has set out advice about the downgraded results after nearly 40% were marked lower than predictions. thousands of holiday—makers arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory two week quarantine. the world snooker championship finals are under way world snooker championship finals are underway in world snooker championship finals are under way in sheffield in front of spectators as part of the easing of spectators as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions. that and the rest of the day's sport is coming up injust under 15 minutes. now on bbc news, it's time for click. welcome. this week we will bring you up—to—date with one of the most important parts of the technology world, a place which is a long way from silicon valley both geographically and culturally, a place that is now challenging the west's tech dominance. i am talking about china. this is tiananmen square in beijing. when i first went to china nearly 15 years ago,

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the prince of wales and veterans lay wreaths at the national memorial arboretum, as part of a servicemembrance. last post plays we'll have the latest from events in the uk and around the world, as we remember the day world war ii ended. thousands of holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory two—week quarantine — which came into effect at 4am this morning. now on bbc news, in a special edition, talking movies reports on the impact of the pandemic on cinema. hello from new york. i'm tom brook. sitting on a bench in central park not far from my home. in today's programme, a special edition of talking movies, we will be looking at how some of the tumultuous events of recent weeks and massive protests over racism may shape the future of cinema. let's start with film production, which came to a halt earlier this year in china, and then much of the west as the pandemic arrived. but the cameras are beginning to roll once again. to get some idea of what film production in the age of coronavirus will look like, this studio in icelandic may serve as

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some of their relatives joined surviving veterans at britain's national memorial arboretum for a ceremonyremember them. sian lloyd was there. 96—year—old joan burfield, known as ‘johnny‘ since her navy days, one of the remaining few who remember vj day because they were there. she was then a wren, aged 21, stationed in the far east and tasked with decoding signals, one of a group of young women who'd joined the navy to serve their country. 75 years on, she hasn't forgotten the most important message she came across. we were receiving signals, you know, from all over the place. and, well, somebody just shouted, "it's over! it's over! "the war‘s finished!" but we still had to carry on. for sergeant francis raley, the japanese surrender signalled the first steps towards freedom. like thousands of others, he had endured years of suffering in prisoner of war camps. his daughters proud to be here today. he was taken captive by the japanese and taken to sumatra and he was there for 3.5 years, where he saw the most horrendous torture of people. he was lucky that he didn't receive, you know, too m

some of their relatives joined surviving veterans at britain's national memorial arboretum for a ceremonymember them. our correspondent, sian lloyd was there. 96—year—old joan burfield, known asjohnny since her navy days, one of the remaining few who remember vj day because they were there. she was then a wren, aged 21, stationed in the far east and tasked with decoding signals, one of a group of young women who'd joined the navy to serve their country. 75 years on, she hasn't forgotten the most important message she came across. we were receiving signals, you know, from all over the place. and, well, somebodyjust shouted, "it's over!" "it's over! the war‘s finished!" but we still had to carry on. for sergeant francis raley, the japanese surrender signalled the first steps towards freedom. like thousands of others, he had endured years of suffering in prisoner of war camps. his daughters proud to be here today. he was taken captive by the japanese and taken to sumatra and he was there for three and a half years, where he saw the most horrendous torture of people. he was lucky that he didn

at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshi re national memorial arboretum in staffordshire onbbc. the duke of cambridge will take part in a programme, vj day 75, the nation's tribute, to be broadcast on bbc one. among the veterans who will feature will be the duke of edinburgh. as a young royal navy officer he was on board a british warship in tokyo bay for the signing by the japanese of their surrender. and captain sir tom moore, another veteran who served in the burma campaign, has voiced the hope of all of his comrades. i respectfully ask britain to stop whatever it is doing and take some time to remember, he said. we must all take the time to stop, think and be thankful. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now we can speak to the historian dan snow who will be taking part in the bbc‘s vj day commemorations and to roy moore who served on active duty in the far east for three years during the second world war on hms indomitable. he joins us from croydon this morning with his granddaughter alice nokes. a very good morning to you, roy and alice. so lovely to speak to you. first of al

their contribution will be remembered in a special service here at the national memorial arboretum tomorrowieutenant general sir peter royson duffell, who led gurkhas in clandestine operations against indonesia in the 1960s and who is a former commander of british forces in hong kong. is a former commander thank is a former commander you forjoining us here on news. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. hello. why do you think it is important that v—j day is marked and remembered? welll important that v—j day is marked and remembered? well i think victory over the japanese during the second world war was very significant. and it was significant for a number of reasons. first, if you go back to the beginning in december 1941, a rampant japanese army overcame the beginning in december 1941, a rampantjapanese army overcame and occupied almost the entire occupation. significantly they had also bombed and destroyed the united states pacific fleet at pearl harbour. in the significance of that was that it brought the americans into the war into the pacific, as well as africa and north europe. a

their contribution will be remembered in a special service here at the national memorial arboretum tomorrowtruder. giant insect known as the murder hornet is being seen in the area usually native to asia, hornet is a danger to local insects and on occasion to humans. tell him almond reports. jenny is a woman on a mission. she works with the local department of agriculture. she is on the hunt for a giant insect. they call it the murder hornet. we do have a reproducing population. it is critical. if it is successful and does not overwhelm it can produce more queens that could create more nest the following year. his real name is the asian giant hornet. it is known for its orange markings and its sheer size. reaching around five cm in length. their stain can be fatal to humans. in japan, cm in length. their stain can be fatal to humans. injapan, they kill around 30 to 50 people each year. with the real threat is to honeybees. living up to his gruesome name, the murder hornet will bite off the heads of the bees and devour the contents of the hives. so if we have a chance of keeping it out of no

but at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire on saturday august 15, the 75th anniversary ofe global conflict that was the second world war finally came to an end. the service, which will include a national two minutes' silence, will be attended by a number of veterans who fought in the far east, and it will be broadcast by the bbc. the duke of cambridge will take part ina programme, vj day 75, the nation's tribute to be broadcast on bbc one. among the veterans who will feature in the programme will be the duke of edinburgh. as a young royal navy officer, he was on board a british warship in tokyo bay for the signing by the japanese of their surrender. and captain sir tom moore, another veteran who served at the burma campaign, has voiced the hope of all of his comrades. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the latest pictures now from beirut where the ongoing search continues for survivors after that huge blast yesterday, in which around 80 people have died, with more than 4000 others injured. we have been hearing from the governor that up to three health —— 3000 people are homeless

but at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire on saturday august 15, the 75th anniversary ofho fought in the far east, and it will be broadcast by the bbc. the duke of cambridge will take part in a programme, vj day 75, the nation‘s tribute to be broadcast on bbc one. among the veterans who will feature in the programme will be the duke of edinburgh. as a young royal navy officer, he was on board a british warship in tokyo bay for the signing by the japanese of their surrender. and captain sir tom moore, another veteran who served in the burma campaign, has voiced the hope of all of his comrades. nicholas witchell, bbc news. good news about penguins. satellite observations have found a raft of new emperor penguin breeding sites in the antarctic. the locations were identified from the way the birds‘ poo, or guano, had stained large patches of sea—ice. the discovery increases the known number of emperor penguins by between five and 10% to more than half a million birds. victoria gill has more. they‘re the biggest and possibly the toughest of antarctica‘s penguins. when they are