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hms hawke was one of nine royal navy edgar—class cruisers.st world war, britain and germany considered control of the north sea as vital in securing victory. away from the trenches, some of the deadliest battles and events happened just out there. official records say the warship caught fire and, after an explosion, sank in less than eight minutes. and how do we know that the shipwreck is hms hawke? the shipwreck can�*t be anything else. it has a big, big gun on the bow. a nine—inch—wide gun. it�*s a great big thing. and it has one on the stern. so this can only be a royal navy cruiser. there are other guns along the side. there is an admiral�*s walkway around the back of the stern. you know, these are pretty unique features. it�*s hoped the wreckage can be formally identified by the royal navy in the coming weeks. beneath the waves, a snapshot in history, and a resting place for so many who went to war and never came home. ben philip, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here�*s stav da naos. how is that we can look in? pretty good. a m
hms hawke was one of nine royal navy edgar—class cruisers.st world war, britain and germany considered control of the north sea as vital in securing victory. away from the trenches, some of the deadliest battles and events happened just out there. official records say the warship caught fire and, after an explosion, sank in less than eight minutes. and how do we know that the shipwreck is hms hawke? the shipwreck can�*t be anything else. it has a big, big gun on the bow. a...
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i am joining i the royal navy. that would be next year. _ the royal navy. a year out to go travel southeast asia. | year, but i am taking a year out to go travel southeast asia. i assume ou not go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what _ go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what you _ go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what you wanted _ go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what you wanted to - go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what you wanted to be i go travel southeast asia. i assume | you got what you wanted to be able to do that? , .,. to do that? yes, i achieved distinction, _ to do that? yes, i achieved distinction, so _ to do that? yes, i achieved distinction, so hopefully. to do that? yes, i achieved distinction, so hopefully in| to do that? yes, i achieved i distinction, so hopefully in the future — distinction, so hopefully in the future that is good steps to becoming an officer. i have always loved _ becoming an officer. i have always loved travelling, two years ago i went _ loved travelling, two years ago i went
i am joining i the royal navy. that would be next year. _ the royal navy. a year out to go travel southeast asia. | year, but i am taking a year out to go travel southeast asia. i assume ou not go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what _ go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what you _ go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what you wanted _ go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what you wanted to - go travel southeast asia. i assume you got what you wanted to be i go travel...
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navy in particular but royal navy ships as who pretty much did save the day at least i'm going to argue that on omaha beach. before i do that, let me make a couple general observations that almost everybody, this audience and probably everybody in audience is very sensitive to. but i to to reiterate to them, to remind us all of the broader context of this. first of all, the invasion of nazi europe was an amphibious operation. it's an old aphorism in war that amphibious operations are most difficult to carry in war. it's often attributed to basil little heart, but i've actually found antecedents to that, in part because this was a joint operation as has been emphasized. my friend john susan mentioned it as well. it required a ground. the army, of course, a sea force. the navy and in this case an air coordinating three services in a and complicated timetable is difficult. but in d-day, it was not only a joint operation. it was a combined operation involving countries. again emphasized earlier. britain the united states and canada france is often mentioned but also norway, poland, belgium,
navy in particular but royal navy ships as who pretty much did save the day at least i'm going to argue that on omaha beach. before i do that, let me make a couple general observations that almost everybody, this audience and probably everybody in audience is very sensitive to. but i to to reiterate to them, to remind us all of the broader context of this. first of all, the invasion of nazi europe was an amphibious operation. it's an old aphorism in war that amphibious operations are most...
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a royal navy warship situation.value of more than £4,040 million, has been seized and three alleged smugglers have been handed over to us authorities so far this year. hms trent has seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million, taken from traffickers . caribbean culture traffickers. caribbean culture is being celebrated for the next two days in london, europe's biggest street festival, the notting hill carnival, of course, is underway. more than 7000 police officers are on duty on the streets, with around a million people expected to attend. and finally, quite possibly my favourite story of the day. hopefully yours too. a world war ii veteran celebrating her 102nd birthday has become britain's oldest parachutist. here's the moment she took that leap . well, you can see there leap. well, you can see there monette bale marked the milestone with that skydive, raising over £10,000 for charity. despite admitting the jump charity. despite admitting the jump was a bit scary, she encouraged others in t
a royal navy warship situation.value of more than £4,040 million, has been seized and three alleged smugglers have been handed over to us authorities so far this year. hms trent has seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million, taken from traffickers . caribbean culture traffickers. caribbean culture is being celebrated for the next two days in london, europe's biggest street festival, the notting hill carnival, of course, is underway. more than 7000 police officers are...
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one of the things i love about captain cook, the royal navy, most people who got to that level were people with connections, people with money, people who knew the right people. captain did it by ferocious work ethic and incredible skill and he worked his way up from, you know, from literally nothing. this is the town where he grew up in. he climbed this c place called roseberry topping and he climb today the top of very small mountain or very high hill which i didh with my wife anne and o, by the way, anne is here. shout-out to anne, my wonderful wife. [applause] top of it andhe the reason i show this is because at least according to the story captain cook at 7 years old first saw the ocean 1u know, what's that, i want to go there apparently from the very beginning he's just like i have to get out of here. he saw a life as a farmer. he goes to town, you know, just on the coast, on the north sea and he apprentices to some quacker shipping interest there and learns the shipping trade, he learns how the navigate the shoals, complicated coastline of england, new castle to landon, he masters t
one of the things i love about captain cook, the royal navy, most people who got to that level were people with connections, people with money, people who knew the right people. captain did it by ferocious work ethic and incredible skill and he worked his way up from, you know, from literally nothing. this is the town where he grew up in. he climbed this c place called roseberry topping and he climb today the top of very small mountain or very high hill which i didh with my wife anne and o, by...
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oneca of the things i love about captain cook is the royal navy at that time most people who got to that level for people with connections in people with money rightople who knew the people to captain cook did it by sheer ferocious work ethic's and by an incredible skill for astronomy and mapmaking and he worked his way up from literally nothing. this is the town where he grew up in kind of in yorkshire and he lived in this beautiful area that he was bored out of his mind. see young kid of seven years old and so goes the legend that he climbed this place called roseberry topping a climb to the top of the small mountain were very small high hill which i did with my wife and co. and oh by the way anne is here. a shout-out to ancop.. [applause] my wonderful wife. we got to the top of the end the reason i show this is because these according to destroy captain cook is sevenev years od and first saw the ocean 12 miles away and you said you know what's that i want to go there. apparently from theve very beginning he was like i've got to get out of here. he saw a very circumscribed life for him
oneca of the things i love about captain cook is the royal navy at that time most people who got to that level for people with connections in people with money rightople who knew the people to captain cook did it by sheer ferocious work ethic's and by an incredible skill for astronomy and mapmaking and he worked his way up from literally nothing. this is the town where he grew up in kind of in yorkshire and he lived in this beautiful area that he was bored out of his mind. see young kid of...
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one of the things i love about captain cook is that the royal navy of that time, most who got to that level were people with connections with money, people who knew the right people? captain cook did it by sheer work ethic, by by an skill for astronomy and mapmaking. he worked his up from from, you know, from literally. this is ayton, the town where he grew up in the it's kind of the the moors, the the moors of yorkshire and he lived in this beautiful but you know, he was out of his mind. he was a young kid. he was about seven years old. and he at least so goes the the legend that he climbed this place called rosebery. and he climbed to the top of this small mountain, a very high hill, which i did with my wife and and oh, by the and is here shout out to and my wonderful wife wife. we got to the top of it and reason i show this is because at least according to the story, captain cook at seven years old, first saw the ocean. 12 miles away. and he said, you know, what's that like? want to go there? apparently from very beginning, he just like i got to get out of here. i got you know, he
one of the things i love about captain cook is that the royal navy of that time, most who got to that level were people with connections with money, people who knew the right people? captain cook did it by sheer work ethic, by by an skill for astronomy and mapmaking. he worked his up from from, you know, from literally. this is ayton, the town where he grew up in the it's kind of the the moors, the the moors of yorkshire and he lived in this beautiful but you know, he was out of his mind. he...
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that was surrounded by an ocean that had the royal navy. it so it was much more secure than the king's warehouse in town. and it stayed there for the next several for the next year and a half. and for the longest time, i could not figure out what happened to it. no one had figured out. i think most people assumed disappeared because the british blew up the castle when they evacuated in march of 1776. and so if the tea if the tea were still there, then it would have been blown up. and so there was there was a real possibility of that. and i kept on digging, trying to find out what happened. i thought, oh, i just if i can't find anything, the best guess is it boom so. but then eventually, after checking everything, after military records and checking private correspondence and this and that on a lark looking for something else was looking through, of course, the east india company records and they're not for 74 wherever in looks but from 1775 where no one bothered to check there was record of receiving payment for the tea from the william aft
that was surrounded by an ocean that had the royal navy. it so it was much more secure than the king's warehouse in town. and it stayed there for the next several for the next year and a half. and for the longest time, i could not figure out what happened to it. no one had figured out. i think most people assumed disappeared because the british blew up the castle when they evacuated in march of 1776. and so if the tea if the tea were still there, then it would have been blown up. and so there...
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the royal navy will come help. so, delancy and his supporters like james johnson, jake walton and others are really seen as popular political figures, sort of out of doors at this time. they're not holding elected office. so for the time between, 65 and 68 people look toward the differences and in particular, james to lancey for leadership. and when it comes to 1768, they mount a concerted campaign to, secure people's votes. they not only announce their candidacies, they publish essays in the press, they release broadsides that can be, you know, stuck on tavern windows or coffee windows so people walking by can see essays that are published in. these will be left and tyrants tables and coffee house tables so people can read. they commissioned pamphlets which are longer so people can study them a little bit more and. they what manhunt with election materials not only this they start hold events they hold events in taverns. so on a monday in the lead up to the election, on a monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, ther
the royal navy will come help. so, delancy and his supporters like james johnson, jake walton and others are really seen as popular political figures, sort of out of doors at this time. they're not holding elected office. so for the time between, 65 and 68 people look toward the differences and in particular, james to lancey for leadership. and when it comes to 1768, they mount a concerted campaign to, secure people's votes. they not only announce their candidacies, they publish essays in the...
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earlier, we werejoined by tom sharpe, a former royal navy commander who was captain of hms endurancethe ship sprang a catastrophic leak in the atlantic. we talked about hopes for airpockets onboard. i think those hopes are vanishingly small now, sadly. but then, if you'd asked me what the likelihood of a yacht this size being taken down by extreme weather in the way it was, i would also say the likelihood of that was vanishingly small. so we are still in the search and rescue phase and while that continues, fingers crossed. and we do know that the captain, as our correspondent mentioned there, has been questioned for several hours. what are some of the issues that you think investigators are going to want to explore when it comes to this superyacht, this luxury yacht sinking? they will be looking at a number of issues. dating back quite often before the actual event itself, they will be looking at safety culture and processes and procedures and training and tests and all the sort of things that ships at sea are generally expected to do. i've worked closely enough with the superyacht
earlier, we werejoined by tom sharpe, a former royal navy commander who was captain of hms endurancethe ship sprang a catastrophic leak in the atlantic. we talked about hopes for airpockets onboard. i think those hopes are vanishingly small now, sadly. but then, if you'd asked me what the likelihood of a yacht this size being taken down by extreme weather in the way it was, i would also say the likelihood of that was vanishingly small. so we are still in the search and rescue phase and while...
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one of the things i love about captain cookat is that the royal navy of that a time, most people who got to that level were people with connections, people with money, people who knew the right people. captain cook didn it by sheer ferocious work ethic, by an incredible skill for if astronomy and map making, and he worked his way up from, you know, from literally nothing. this is eatonon -- eaton, the town where he grew up, the moors of yorkshire. and he lives in this beautiful area, but, you know, he was bored out of his mind. he was a young kid, he was about 7 years old -- at least so goes the legend, that he climbed this place called roseberry topping, and he climbed to the top of this very small mountain or very high hill, which i did with my wife ann, and -- oh, by the way, ann is here. [laughter] shout-out to ann. [applause] my wonderful wife. we got to the top of it, and the reason i show this is because at least according to story captain cook at 7 years old first saw the ocean. twelve miles away with. and he said, you know, what's that? if like, i want to go there. apparentl
one of the things i love about captain cookat is that the royal navy of that a time, most people who got to that level were people with connections, people with money, people who knew the right people. captain cook didn it by sheer ferocious work ethic, by an incredible skill for if astronomy and map making, and he worked his way up from, you know, from literally nothing. this is eatonon -- eaton, the town where he grew up, the moors of yorkshire. and he lives in this beautiful area, but, you...
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a royal navy against civilians. a royal navy warship has conducted major drug busts in the caribbean . cocaine busts in the caribbean. cocaine worth a street value of more than £40 million, was seized and three alleged smugglers have also been handed over to us authorities so far this year, hms trent has seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million. and we'll just bring you an update on some breaking news from the metropolitan police regarding the notting hill carnival this weekend. we now know that 90 arrests have been made so far. on the first day of that carnival , 15 officers, they say, carnival, 15 officers, they say, have been assaulted. fortunately, at this stage, the metropolitan police say that none have suffered any serious injuries. but there were three stabbings. a 32 year old woman in hospital with a life threatening conditions. a 29 year old man also in hospital along with a 24 year old man. so along with a 24 year old man. so a significant number of arrests made and three stabbin
a royal navy against civilians. a royal navy warship has conducted major drug busts in the caribbean . cocaine busts in the caribbean. cocaine worth a street value of more than £40 million, was seized and three alleged smugglers have also been handed over to us authorities so far this year, hms trent has seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million. and we'll just bring you an update on some breaking news from the metropolitan police regarding the notting hill carnival...
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the royal navy says that they were watched closely by a british frigate as they travelled to and from a quick update for you from the paris games. great britain's noah williams has won bronze in just the last few minutes. that's in the men's ten metre platform diving at the paris games. he only squeezed through qualifying in 12th, but of course saved his best dives for the final, claiming that bronze medal china taking gold and with the silver medal going to japan, congratulations to him. well, those are the latest gb news headlines for now i'm sam francis back with you at four for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward >> well, there's always something going on in the royal household, and this week has been no different than every saturday. as ever, i love to give you a rundown. who better to do so than royal biographer angela levin, right? angela what's on the menu? what do we got? well, the starter on the menu or the most important thing really , is the king who has really, is the king who has m
the royal navy says that they were watched closely by a british frigate as they travelled to and from a quick update for you from the paris games. great britain's noah williams has won bronze in just the last few minutes. that's in the men's ten metre platform diving at the paris games. he only squeezed through qualifying in 12th, but of course saved his best dives for the final, claiming that bronze medal china taking gold and with the silver medal going to japan, congratulations to him. well,...
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earlier, we werejoined by tom sharpe, a former royal navy commander who was captain of hms endurancen the ship sprang a catastrophic leak in the atlantic and was awarded an obe for his quick—thinking. we talked about hopes for air pockets on board. i we talked about hopes for air pockets on board.— we talked about hopes for air pockets on board. i think those ho es pockets on board. i think those hepes have _ pockets on board. i think those hopes have vanishingly - pockets on board. i think those hopes have vanishingly small l pockets on board. i think those - hopes have vanishingly small now. if you asked me what the likelihood of a yacht this size being taken down in the way it was, i would say the likelihood of that is small. we are still in the search and rescue stage and while that continues, fingers crossed. we and while that continues, fingers crossed. ~ ~ ., ., crossed. we know the captain has been questioned _ crossed. we know the captain has been questioned for— crossed. we know the captain has been questioned for several- crossed. we know the captain has| been questioned f
earlier, we werejoined by tom sharpe, a former royal navy commander who was captain of hms endurancen the ship sprang a catastrophic leak in the atlantic and was awarded an obe for his quick—thinking. we talked about hopes for air pockets on board. i we talked about hopes for air pockets on board.— we talked about hopes for air pockets on board. i think those ho es pockets on board. i think those hepes have _ pockets on board. i think those hopes have vanishingly - pockets on board. i think...
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a royal navy against civilians. in the caribbean . cocaine busts in the caribbean. cocaine worth a street value of more than £40 million, was seized and three alleged smugglers have also been handed over to us authorities so far this year, hms trent has seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million. and we'll just bring you an update on some breaking news from the metropolitan police regarding the notting hill carnival this weekend. we now know that 90 arrests have been made so far. on the first day of that carnival , 15 officers, they say, carnival, 15 officers, they say, have been assaulted. fortunately, at this stage, the metropolitan police say that none have suffered any serious
a royal navy against civilians. in the caribbean . cocaine busts in the caribbean. cocaine worth a street value of more than £40 million, was seized and three alleged smugglers have also been handed over to us authorities so far this year, hms trent has seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million. and we'll just bring you an update on some breaking news from the metropolitan police regarding the notting hill carnival this weekend. we now know that 90 arrests have been...
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those are the key things the royal navy in my view, even though i'm an army officer, needs to needs tomes when it comes to the global picture? >> no, we're not, because of course we're part of an alliance. an alliance has grown. nato has grown from 30 to 32 nafions nato has grown from 30 to 32 nations with the addition of finland and sweden. the best thing we can do is support to ukraine ensure they prevail. that would be a triggering moment , that would be a triggering moment, probably for a russia to ensure that they don't become a threat in the future. then you're left potentially with with china. we'll see what happens there to do an amphibious operations across 120 miles straight is a very complex operation. >> chip, i might sound a bit naive here, right? but we used to rule the waves. you know, we conquered the world, and now it just feels like, you know, despite having the backing of nato, it just kind of feels like we're dwindling away in the, you know, the corner of europe and not really armed to the teeth like we should be. is that a fair thing to say, or am i just being a bit
those are the key things the royal navy in my view, even though i'm an army officer, needs to needs tomes when it comes to the global picture? >> no, we're not, because of course we're part of an alliance. an alliance has grown. nato has grown from 30 to 32 nafions nato has grown from 30 to 32 nations with the addition of finland and sweden. the best thing we can do is support to ukraine ensure they prevail. that would be a triggering moment , that would be a triggering moment, probably...
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a royal navy against civilians. major drug busts in the caribbean . cocaine busts in the caribbean. cocaine worth a street value of more than £40 million, was seized and three alleged smugglers have also been handed over to us authorities so far this year, hms trent has seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million. and we'll just bring you an update on some breaking news from the metropolitan police regarding the notting hill carnival this weekend. we now know that 90 arrests have been made so far. on the first day of that carnival , 15 officers, they say, carnival, 15 officers, they say, have been assaulted. fortunately, at this stage, the metropolitan police say that none have suffered any serious injuries. but there were three stabbings. a 32 year old woman in hospital with a life threatening conditions. a 29 year old man also in hospital
a royal navy against civilians. major drug busts in the caribbean . cocaine busts in the caribbean. cocaine worth a street value of more than £40 million, was seized and three alleged smugglers have also been handed over to us authorities so far this year, hms trent has seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million. and we'll just bring you an update on some breaking news from the metropolitan police regarding the notting hill carnival this weekend. we now know that 90...
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out of the fog hms prince's wales emerges the largest battleship in the royal navy. bearing the scars of his recent battle with the bismarck prick comes out and drops anchor in the launch comes over curing winston churchill he comes up the gangplank and as the band plays god save the king fdr holding tightly onto the armpits out his hand and says at last we've gotten together. now this is the moment literally at the future of the free world hangs in the balance these two leaders of the great country come together for the first time. it turns out they like each other. that may seemed like a small detail but it really set the tone for everything that happened after words. >> every day the military leaders get together, roosevelt refuses for it to be a form of negotiation because then they would have to have congressional support. basically fdr was to draft a press release with the words can be used to fight hitler. churchill was hoping for something a little more metallic and pointed. but he did not get it pretty under so fdr was doing so they release this atlantic cha
out of the fog hms prince's wales emerges the largest battleship in the royal navy. bearing the scars of his recent battle with the bismarck prick comes out and drops anchor in the launch comes over curing winston churchill he comes up the gangplank and as the band plays god save the king fdr holding tightly onto the armpits out his hand and says at last we've gotten together. now this is the moment literally at the future of the free world hangs in the balance these two leaders of the great...
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out of the, you know, the hms prince of wales emerges this dreadnought largest battleship in the royal navy, still bearing the scars of its recent battle with the bismarck comes out and drops anchor and the launch comes over carrying winston churchill. it comes up the gangplank. and as the band plays god save the king, fdr holding tightly under elliot's arm, puts out his hand and says, at last, we've gotten together. now this is the moment where, you know, literally the future of the free world hangs in the balance as these two leaders of their great countries come for the first time. and it out, they like each other. and that may seem like a small detail, but it really set the tone for everything that happened after words. so over the next several day, the military leaders get together. roosevelt refused it for it to be a formal negotiation because then they would have to have support. so basically, fdr wants to draft a press release with words that they can be used to fight hitler. now, churchill was hoping for something a little more metallic and pointed, but he didn't get it. but he und
out of the, you know, the hms prince of wales emerges this dreadnought largest battleship in the royal navy, still bearing the scars of its recent battle with the bismarck comes out and drops anchor and the launch comes over carrying winston churchill. it comes up the gangplank. and as the band plays god save the king, fdr holding tightly under elliot's arm, puts out his hand and says, at last, we've gotten together. now this is the moment where, you know, literally the future of the free world...
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arms, and out of the fog, you know, the hms prince of wales emerges, the largest battleship in the royal navystill s bearing the scars of its recent battle with the bismarck. comes out and drops anchor, and the launch comes over carrying winston churchill, and he comes upd the gangplank. and as the band plays god save the king, fdr, holding tightly on to elliot's arm, puts out his hand and says, at a last we've gotten together. -- at last we've gotten together. this is the moment where literally the future of the free world hangs in the balance as these two leaders of their great countries come together for the first time. and it you weres out they like -- it turns out they like each other. that may seem like a small deail, but it really set the tone for everything that happened afterwards over the next several day, the military leaders get together, roosevelt refuses for it to be a formal -- because they would have to have congressional support. he wants to draft a press release with words they can use to fight hitler. churchill was hoping for something more metallic and pointed, but he unde
arms, and out of the fog, you know, the hms prince of wales emerges, the largest battleship in the royal navystill s bearing the scars of its recent battle with the bismarck. comes out and drops anchor, and the launch comes over carrying winston churchill, and he comes upd the gangplank. and as the band plays god save the king, fdr, holding tightly on to elliot's arm, puts out his hand and says, at a last we've gotten together. -- at last we've gotten together. this is the moment where...
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. >> the following units have to be available in the execution of the operation, royal navy, two wessexbase chatham, portsmouth, medway, and a clearance diving team. it's crazy, isn't it? >> reporter: but it wasn't just the british governent that wanted to dislodge the family. in august 1978, a band of rogue german and dutch lawyers and diamond merchants launched a cou coup d'etat. they arrived by helicopter with a film crew in tow, taking prince michael by surprise and roughing him up. >> they tied my elbows together, my knees together, my hands down to my knees and picked me up and said in german, let's chuck this bastard over the side. he's too much trouble. >> you're a full-on political prisoner right now. >> yeah. >> reporter: sealand had fallen. after three days, michael was released. did michael and his father then return via helicopter fully armed and flanked by a group of bruisers to stage a successful countercoup? yes, yes, they did. >> so i jump and landed crash in the middle of the germans, hit the deck, boom, germans went like that. >> surrender, that's it. you've reclaimed
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our royal navy are still one of the most formidable, navies in the most formidable, navies in the worldtarian missions across the world with incredible professionalism. that's what we should be doing. >> taking one of your one of youn >> taking one of your one of your. i don't know, former or colleagues or whatever. he. ben habib, he came under a lot of criticism because he was asked directly by a presenter , would directly by a presenter, would you let people drown in the channel? that is not the reform position. >> that is not the reform position. the position that reform has is very, very clear. we would pick up these dinghies and we would take them back to france, which again, let me reiterate that policy has been tested in the real world. it is not hypothetical. it worked. and for some reason, presumably because it worked, the labour government immediately stopped doing it. >> but actually can i can i? what's really important to say is, is that france and germany take in far, far more refugees than us. i mean, we have we have people who who have come from who want to come to , to b
our royal navy are still one of the most formidable, navies in the most formidable, navies in the worldtarian missions across the world with incredible professionalism. that's what we should be doing. >> taking one of your one of youn >> taking one of your one of your. i don't know, former or colleagues or whatever. he. ben habib, he came under a lot of criticism because he was asked directly by a presenter , would directly by a presenter, would you let people drown in the channel?...
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roof as more than 120 firefighters work to fight the blaze, the building was also once home to the royal navy. a gallery inside houses vincent van gogh's self-portrait, but some are somerset house says the fires started. representatives of the somerset say the fire started in the west wing of the building where officers are located? staff, and public got out safely. the cause still unknown alright. three months away now from election day and attacks are ramping up on both sides and increasingly, both vice presidential candidates have also come under fire for their military service. cnn's sara murray has more it's a in ameri after 911, i did with thousands of other young men my age did, and that time of soaring patriotism and love of country by enlisted in the united states marines two men who enlisted in the military for 24 years. >> i proudly wore the uniform of this nation now vying for the vice presidency, it is truly remarkable. and i think it says a lot about the promise of our country. >> minnesota governor tim walz and senator j.d. vance it didn't see combat action, but both spent year
roof as more than 120 firefighters work to fight the blaze, the building was also once home to the royal navy. a gallery inside houses vincent van gogh's self-portrait, but some are somerset house says the fires started. representatives of the somerset say the fire started in the west wing of the building where officers are located? staff, and public got out safely. the cause still unknown alright. three months away now from election day and attacks are ramping up on both sides and...
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joining us now to discuss this is former royal navy commander , is former royal navy commander, rear plan from the new labour government then scrapping the use of military bases, scrapping the use of barge, hopefully scrapping the use of hotels, but instead sort of agreeing with local councils to take their fair share . fair share. >> well, i think the migration dam has burst, hasn't it, they can't actually contain it anymore, and what they're doing is abdicating responsibility for what is a national crisis. down to council level. and the inevitable consequence of that is we're going to have increased pressure on on already pressurised services relating to health, to crime prevention and education. and i'm just wondering how many resources are going to be devolved down from central level to actually pay for all this? because i'm afraid to say, given labour's current trajectory , they're going to be trajectory, they're going to be loading, local community charge payers for this. it's going to be local people having to pay for this. and i think you're going to see even more, dissent, d
joining us now to discuss this is former royal navy commander , is former royal navy commander, rear plan from the new labour government then scrapping the use of military bases, scrapping the use of barge, hopefully scrapping the use of hotels, but instead sort of agreeing with local councils to take their fair share . fair share. >> well, i think the migration dam has burst, hasn't it, they can't actually contain it anymore, and what they're doing is abdicating responsibility for what...
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bailey is a veteran who served in the women's royal navy service during world war ii.ump was undertaken to raise money for charity. what a legend, what an amazing experience as well in that age incredible, incredible women then thank you for joining us here on cnn newsroom. >> i'm christina macfarlane. >> i'm max foster cnn this morning up next after a quick break tv let me premieres sunday, september 22, did nine on cnn it's usually pretty easy to spot the difference between an amateur was work and our professionals. but how can you tell if your supplements were developed by a pro? neither could wane? >> that's why i joined forces with seven other leading doctors who specialize in natural helped to create doctors preferred supplements formulated by us using clinically validated ingredients and triple tessa for purity and potency don't trust your health to the amateurs. choose doctors preferred for better science and better results. >> look for doctors before a products and stores near you one law firm, climb inspector, has won some of the biggest verdicts in american
bailey is a veteran who served in the women's royal navy service during world war ii.ump was undertaken to raise money for charity. what a legend, what an amazing experience as well in that age incredible, incredible women then thank you for joining us here on cnn newsroom. >> i'm christina macfarlane. >> i'm max foster cnn this morning up next after a quick break tv let me premieres sunday, september 22, did nine on cnn it's usually pretty easy to spot the difference between an...
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i'm joining the royal navy as an aircraft _ joining the royal navy as an aircraft handler next year. and a levels? it's very pushed on young _ university and a levels? it's very pushed on young people - university and a levels? it's very pushed on young people and i university and a levels? it's very pushed on young people and if i | university and a levels? it's very i pushed on young people and if i had not been _ pushed on young people and if i had not been in — pushed on young people and if i had not been in the area of burnley and had these _ not been in the area of burnley and had these fantastic facilities around _ had these fantastic facilities around me, iwould have been pushed onto the _ around me, iwould have been pushed onto the a _ around me, iwould have been pushed onto the a levels route especially from _ onto the a levels route especially from but — onto the a levels route especially from but being able to get on the vocational— from but being able to get on the vocational course i spent time and it's been— vocational course i spent time and it's been so— vocational c
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he's set for a career in the royal navy. i hope to become i an aircraft handler.t l carriers and i'll be flying the jets and refuelling them and rearming - them before they go and do whatever operations they need to do. staff are here to support students whatever their results are today. we are also likely to have some students who haven't achieved quite what they thought but, again, that individualised support is there with them. they come in with their families and we work with their families and with them so that no—one thinks they're a failure. they can go on to achieve whatever they want to and they know there's a future ahead for them. official figures out this morning show that more students than ever from disadvantaged backgrounds have gained a place at university. for colleges like burnley, it's a vindication of all their efforts to raise aspirations and help pupils reach their full potential. rowan bridge, bbc news, burnley. if you, or someone you know, has received their results today, there's lots of useful information and practical help on the live pa
he's set for a career in the royal navy. i hope to become i an aircraft handler.t l carriers and i'll be flying the jets and refuelling them and rearming - them before they go and do whatever operations they need to do. staff are here to support students whatever their results are today. we are also likely to have some students who haven't achieved quite what they thought but, again, that individualised support is there with them. they come in with their families and we work with their families...
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and the royal navy, in fact, lost more than a thousand men during that patrol.n abomination. it's inexcusable that it happenedin it's inexcusable that it happened in a very different world from the one, thankfully, that we live in today. but when this country saw the error of its ways, it took steps through clarkson and wilberforce to ban slavery and then have it eradicated from anywhere that the british flag flew. >> yeah , it seems very odd that >> yeah, it seems very odd that it's all talk about all this stuff, which is several hundred years old and expects us to do stuff about it now. can i ask you about prince andrew? what is the king? is the king really so teed off that he's going to pull security to try and get him out of royal lodge? >> stephen, this is a radical move by his majesty. we're talking here about the royal lodge, and i say the royal lodge , lodge, and i say the royal lodge, because king george the fifth was a great stickler for these things, and he always insisted on the definite article . the on the definite article. the royal lodge is a glo
and the royal navy, in fact, lost more than a thousand men during that patrol.n abomination. it's inexcusable that it happenedin it's inexcusable that it happened in a very different world from the one, thankfully, that we live in today. but when this country saw the error of its ways, it took steps through clarkson and wilberforce to ban slavery and then have it eradicated from anywhere that the british flag flew. >> yeah , it seems very odd that >> yeah, it seems very odd that...
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tony mcguire has the story this year edinburgh castle welcomes the royal navy on to the esplanade to al edinburgh military tattoo performers on a journey from the sea to the spotlight. >> the tattoo returned in 2022, bringing fresh ideas and offering up a bold new show by way of voices. the following yean way of voices. the following year, those voices told stories and this summer, those stories speak of journeys . american speak of journeys. american dream classics from the us sea service band, fluorescent drumbeats from switzerland and a rajasthani piper soloing against the neon taj mahal before a raucous highland rafe takes the 9000 strong party up a notch. journeys feels more ambitious than ever before, and tattoo chief executive jason barrett believes the culture on display here is a unique platform for international engagement. >> as far as the tattoo and deaung >> as far as the tattoo and dealing with or working with international militaries or government or whatever the case may be, we think that is one of the strengths of the tattoo. as a convening authority, we provide an en
tony mcguire has the story this year edinburgh castle welcomes the royal navy on to the esplanade to al edinburgh military tattoo performers on a journey from the sea to the spotlight. >> the tattoo returned in 2022, bringing fresh ideas and offering up a bold new show by way of voices. the following yean way of voices. the following year, those voices told stories and this summer, those stories speak of journeys . american speak of journeys. american dream classics from the us sea...
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well, a royal navy warship has conducted a major drugs bust in the caribbean.ne with a street value of more than £40 million has been seized and three alleged smugglers have been handed over to us authorities so far this year, hms trent has seized close to seven tons of drugs . police say seven tons of drugs. police say they have made 38 arrests tonight and recovered four knives on the first day of the notting hill carnival in west london. more than 7000 police officers are on duty on the streets, with around a million people set to attend. a man believed to be in his 20s has been stabbed, though his injuries are not life threatening. and finally , some threatening. and finally, some brighter news a two world war veteran celebrating her 102nd birthday has become britain's oldest parachutist after leaping from a plane in east anglia. this was the moment she took that leap, manette bailey marked the milestone with the skydive and raised over £10,000 for charity, for good her. despite admitting the jump was a bit scary, she encouraged others in their 80s and in th
well, a royal navy warship has conducted a major drugs bust in the caribbean.ne with a street value of more than £40 million has been seized and three alleged smugglers have been handed over to us authorities so far this year, hms trent has seized close to seven tons of drugs . police say seven tons of drugs. police say they have made 38 arrests tonight and recovered four knives on the first day of the notting hill carnival in west london. more than 7000 police officers are on duty on the...
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we've heard today that a royal navy warship has conducted a major drugs bust in the caribbean, cocainet value of more than £40 million, has been seized, and three alleged smugglers have been handed over to us authorities for prosecution. it's the sixth drug bust made by hms trent in 2024. so far this yearit hms trent in 2024. so far this year it seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million for traffickers and a plume of sulphur dioxide is crossing the uk, spreading from a volcano in iceland. the met office says it should clear, though, to the southeast in the coming hours and because it's high up in the atmosphere, they say it shouldn't affect air quality too much. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you at 3:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you very much, sam. there's plenty more coming up on today's show. but before i tell you what, we've got in store for you, it's the lovely darren grimes on later at 3:0
we've heard today that a royal navy warship has conducted a major drugs bust in the caribbean, cocainet value of more than £40 million, has been seized, and three alleged smugglers have been handed over to us authorities for prosecution. it's the sixth drug bust made by hms trent in 2024. so far this yearit hms trent in 2024. so far this year it seized close to seven tonnes of drugs worth more than £500 million for traffickers and a plume of sulphur dioxide is crossing the uk, spreading from...
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the royal navy says a british frigate kept close watch as they travelled to and from russia.d from belgium . a cat stretching spray belgium. a cat stretching spray painted onto an empty billboard is the latest banksy to appear in london. the image is the sixth in a series of animal themed pictures which have sprung up around the capital in the past week. art lovers, though, have been trying to work out the meaning of the quirky paintings, and it won't be there much longer, as contractors have been hired to remove it in case someone rips it down or leaves it unsafe . and in sport, team it unsafe. and in sport, team gb's medal haul has grown by just one so far. today, the penultimate day of the paris olympics , diver noah williams olympics, diver noah williams got his bronze in the ten metre platform. men's diving. he only squeezed through qualifying in 12th but saved his best dives for that final and it adds to the silver. he's also collected alongside tom daley in the synchro event earlier in the games, and they'll also be at least one more medal guaranteed later, with caden
the royal navy says a british frigate kept close watch as they travelled to and from russia.d from belgium . a cat stretching spray belgium. a cat stretching spray painted onto an empty billboard is the latest banksy to appear in london. the image is the sixth in a series of animal themed pictures which have sprung up around the capital in the past week. art lovers, though, have been trying to work out the meaning of the quirky paintings, and it won't be there much longer, as contractors have...
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royal navy ships on standby in middle east over fears of war.look at a couple of these stories. if we can. you were celebrating this story in the times . were celebrating this story in the times. paul richards were celebrating this story in the times . paul richards new the times. paul richards new planning rules will lift barriers to onshore wind and solar. what do you think about the sort of aesthetic impact of this technology? >> i think a wind farm onshore is a beautiful, balletic, wonderful thing. i think they are wonderful. >> and what about the fact that they don't that the actual, the, they don't that the actual, the, the blades only have a certain shelf life and then they're virtually impossible to dispose of? >> well, we need to make them in this country and not import them from norway. and a disposal engineering is still a huge environmental cost to having to dispose of them. i'm sure we'll find something clever to do with them, but they are beautiful. i love them, yeah. >> i mean, that's an interesting one. >> i mean, are we willing
royal navy ships on standby in middle east over fears of war.look at a couple of these stories. if we can. you were celebrating this story in the times . were celebrating this story in the times. paul richards were celebrating this story in the times . paul richards new the times. paul richards new planning rules will lift barriers to onshore wind and solar. what do you think about the sort of aesthetic impact of this technology? >> i think a wind farm onshore is a beautiful, balletic,...
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the royal navy says a british frigate kept a close watch as they travelled to and from russia.s from france and from belgium . while an and from belgium. while an investigation has now been launched after a plane crashed last night in the state of sao paulo in brazil, killing all 61 people on board, the black box was found late last night with people trying to recover some of the flight data. there were 57 passengers and four crew understood to be on board. if you're watching on television, you're watching on television, you can see here the dramatic scenes of that plane spiralling out of control, falling through the air and crashing through trees eventually and very sadly, ending in a large plume of smoke. that investigation continuing . and in the us, continuing. and in the us, ceune continuing. and in the us, celine dion's team has slammed donald trump for using her iconic song my heart will go on without permission at a campaign rally in montana, dion's management and record label stated that the use of the song was, they say, in no way authorised, adding that the singer do
the royal navy says a british frigate kept a close watch as they travelled to and from russia.s from france and from belgium . while an and from belgium. while an investigation has now been launched after a plane crashed last night in the state of sao paulo in brazil, killing all 61 people on board, the black box was found late last night with people trying to recover some of the flight data. there were 57 passengers and four crew understood to be on board. if you're watching on television,...