but before we do anything else , sophia wenzler anything else, sophia wenzler has all your news headlines. >> darren. thank you. good morning. it's 10:01. i'm sophia morning. it's10:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. a massive search for jay slater will get underway in tenerife today. almost two weeks after the british teenager went missing , the british teenager went missing, spanish police called for specialist volunteers to take part in a new large scale search as it enters its 13th day. it's after a friend of missing teenager jay slater says he saw the 19 year old slipping on rocks during a video call on the day he vanished. in other news, reform uk leader nigel farage has insisted footage showing a racist comment made by a campaigner was a set up. andrew parker was seen making a series of offensive remarks about rishi sunak. he's now apologised but insists he was goaded into making them. rishi sunak condemned the racial slurs made against him and said it was part of a broader pattern of behaviour . part of a broader pattern of behaviour. labour leader sir keir starmer will pl

i'm sophia wenzler more in half an hour. >> thank you very much, sophia. now let's get straight into today's story, shall we.7 reform today's story, shall we? reform uk leader nigel farage has insisted footage showing racist comments made by a campaigner was a set up. andrew parker was seen making a series of offensive remarks about rishi sunak. he has now apologised but insists he was goaded into making them. here's what the reform leader has to say about what happened . what happened. >> someone told us he was an actor. we rang him this morning. the daily telegraph rang him this morning. he denied point blank that he was an actor. it turns out he is an actor. i found his website. he's a well—spoken actor who does something called rough speaking. when i was in the office, when he arrived last saturday and he was doing rough speaking, it was an act right from the very start. >> you've met him? >> you've met him? >> he. i was working and he came in and came up to me and said hello. and then he went out canvassing where the undercover filming took place. and

first, though, your very latest news with sophia wenzler . news with sophia wenzler. >> bev.hank you. >> bev. thank you. >> good morning. it's 930. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the conservatives are newsroom. the conservatives are standing by rishi sunak's claim that labour would raise taxes if sir keir starmer became prime minister. labour insists the claim is a lie. it comes as both leaders traded blows on the economy, the nhs and immigration as they faced off in the first tv debate of the 2024 election campaign . rishi sunak claimed campaign. rishi sunak claimed sir keir starmer would raid pension pots and hike taxes by £2,000 per household. but the leader's differences will be put to one side as the d—day normandy landings are remembered. the nation is coming together today in portsmouth to honour troops who crossed the channel 80 years ago as they headed into the battle of a lifetime. both prime minister rishi sunak and sir keir starmer will attend the uk's national commemorative event in portsmouth alongside the king, the queen and the prince of wales and arm

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines.red serious head injuries after being bitten by the pet dog and died in hospital last sunday. the dog registered as a belgian malinois, which is not considered a dangerous breed, was removed from the house and humanely destroyed . house and humanely destroyed. opposition leaders are accusing the tories of being corrupt after a string of people with links to the party are caught up in allegations of betting on the timing of the general election. four people are being investigated by the gambling commission , including laura commission, including laura saunders, the wife of the tories campaign director craig williams. another conservative candidate has also admitted to an error of judgement after placing a bet on when the election would take place. prime minister rishi sunak says any lawbreakers will be booted out of the party. but lib dem leader sir ed davey says the conservatives aren't learning from their mistakes. >> people know the outcome of something and they bet on it. i think th

but first let's get the important news headlines with sophia wenzler. >> dawn thank you. good afternoon . it's 12:01. i'm afternoon. it's 12:01. i'm sophia afternoon. it's12:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . foreign secretary lord newsroom. foreign secretary lord cameron says hamas must accept the new ceasefire deal outlined by the us president, the new ceasefire deal outlined by the us president , joe biden. by the us president, joe biden. the us brokered proposal would begin with a six week ceasefire. hostages would have to be freed in exchange for the release of palestinian prisoners, and it would mean israeli troops would have to withdraw from populated areas of gaza. hamas described the three phase roadmap as positive , but a spokesperson for positive, but a spokesperson for the israeli prime minister says the israeli prime minister says the war will not end until all its goals are achieved . its goals are achieved. >> it's time to begin this new stage for the hostages to come home, for israel to be secure, for the suffering to stop . it's for the suffering

but first, here's the news with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> dawn. thank you. good afternoon . it's 1:01. i'm sophia afternoon. it's1:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb news room . wenzler in the gb news room. migration is being included in labour's manifesto , with the labour's manifesto, with the party promising to reduce the number if it wins the general election. sir keir starmer says he'll introduce new laws to train british workers to plug gapsin train british workers to plug gaps in the job market and strengthen anti—exploitation laws . speaking to the sun on laws. speaking to the sun on sunday, he said last year's net migration figure of 685,000 has to come down. shadow home secretary yvette cooper says it's not wise to put up a time frame or a target figure on the promise. >> well, net migration has trebled in the last five years under the conservatives. one of the biggest drivers of that has been work migration. we're not setting a target, a specific target on it, and the reason for thatis target on it, and the reason for that is partly because the conservatives have jus

first though here's sophia wenzler judnh though here's sophia wenzler judith raanan. >> bev thank youveterans in normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings on the 6th of june, 1944, tens of thousands of british and allied soldiers landed on five beaches in northern france to push back german forces. king charles has praised d—day veterans at the uk's commemoration event in ver sur mer in france. the king and queen were joined by prime minister rishi sunak, labour leader sir keir starmer and french president emmanuel macron . meanwhile, prince william has spoken at juno beach for the canadian commemorative service in the uk. d—day commemorations are also underway across the country. in lisburn in northern ireland, the town crier delivered a d—day proclamation. a flotilla of boats will leave cornwall, where thousands of troops departed to take part in the invasion. meanwhile, a beacon lighting ceremony will take place in kent. the duke and duchess of edinburgh will join veterans at the royal british legion remembrance service in staffordshire , and the duke and stafford

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour.orm uk risks handing a blank check to the labour party. a new poll by yougov puts nigel farages party neck and neck with the tories . less than three weeks tories. less than three weeks before the election. the pollster says the close result represents a seismic shift in the voting landscape. but they also caution that britain's voting system means reform may still struggle to pick up any seats. meanwhile, labour scored 37, down one point, while the liberal democrats also lost a point, scoring 14, with the greens on seven points. specialist mental health hubs would be set up under a plan by labour to help get people back to work. it would see an extra 8500 new staff recruited to boost access to mental health support, depression and anxiety are amongst the top common conditions that force people out of work. while an estimated 1.2 million people are currently waiting for mental health services, shadow health secretary wes streeting told gb news that poor health care is costing the count

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines juuan the gb newsroom.our headlines julian assange departed the united kingdom early this morning after agreeing to plead guilty to a single felony count in a us court. the 52 year old founder of wikileaks is due to appear before a federal judge in the mariana islands, a us territory in the western pacific. he's expected to be sentenced to five years, roughly the equivalent of the time he's already served in britain before returning to australia . it caps returning to australia. it caps off a long and embittered standoff with the united states that started with his arrest on a swedish warrant in 2010. the australian prime minister anthony albanese, told parliament that the case has gone on for too long. >> i've been very clear as both the labour leader in opposition but also as prime minister that regardless of the views that people have about mr assange's activities , the case has dragged activities, the case has dragged on for too long. there is nothing to be gained by his continued incarceration, and we

before all that, sophia wenzler has your morning news headlines. >> ben. thank you. good morning. it's 10:01. i'm sophia >> ben. thank you. good morning. it's10:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . foreign in the gb newsroom. foreign secretary lord cameron says hamas must accept the new ceasefire deal outlined by the us president, ceasefire deal outlined by the us president , joe biden. the us us president, joe biden. the us brokered proposal would begin with a six week ceasefire. hostages would have to be freed in exchange for the release of palestinian prisoners , and it palestinian prisoners, and it would mean israeli troops would have to withdraw from populated areas of gaza. hamas described the three phase roadmap as positive, but a spokesperson for the israeli prime minister says the israeli prime minister says the war will not end until all its goals are achieved. >> it's time to begin this new stage for the hostages to come home. for israel to be secure, for the suffering to stop. it's time for this war to end . for time for this war to end. for the day after. to beg

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.n a leave of absence . according to leave of absence. according to reports, amid claims he placed bets on the timing of the general election. it's understood nick mason has taken the time away from becoming the latest tory facing alleged allegations to have taken part in the betting . it comes as four in the betting. it comes as four people are being investigated by the gambling commission, including laura saunders, the wife of the tories campaign director, craig williams and other conservative candidate has also admitted to an error of judgement after placing a bet on when the election would take place . nigel farage has been place. nigel farage has been criticised by the prime minister and the labour leader over his comments, suggesting the west provoked russia's invasion of ukraine. rishi sunak says it was completely wrong. the reform uk leader made the claim during an interview with the bbc's nick robinson last night. mr farage said the expansion of the eu and nato gave putin a rea

but first, here's the news with sophia wenzler . news with sophia wenzler. >> good morning.1030, >> good morning. it's1030, 10:00. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. >> migration is being included in labour's manifesto, with the party promising to reduce the number if it wins the general election . sir keir starmer says election. sir keir starmer says he'll introduce new laws to train british workers to plug gapsin train british workers to plug gaps in the jobs market and strengthen anti—exploitation laws. speaking to the sun on sunday, he said last year's net migration figure of 685,000 has to come down. he didn't put a time frame or a target figure on his promise. meanwhile, the conservatives and the liberal democrats are focusing on the nhs today. the tories say they'll build 100 new gp surgeries and modernise 150 others to help make appointments more accessible , while the party more accessible, while the party has also pledged to build 50 new diagnostic centres, the plans would be paid for by cutting the number of nhs managers to pre—pandemic levels . the lib pre—pa

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . wenzler in the gb newsroom.g to us from buckingham palace this afternoon. princess anneis palace this afternoon. princess anne is in hospital after sustaining minor injuries and a concussion. she's believed to have been kicked by a horse on her gatcombe park estate at the princess royal is understood to be awake but precise details are not able to be confirmed yet due to her concussion . she remains to her concussion. she remains in hospital in bristol for observation and she's expected to make a full recovery . the to make a full recovery. the prime minister has said he was not aware of any other tory candidates facing an investigation over allegations of betting on the general election, speaking to journalists on the campaign trail, he also confirmed that he himself is not under investigation. it comes as a senior member of the conservative party criticised growing calls to suspend two candidates accused of betting on the election . chris the election. chris heaton—harris says it amounts to suggesting they're

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb news room. nigel farage has been criticised by the prime minister and the labour leader over his comments suggesting the west provoked russia's invasion of ukraine. rishi sunak says it was completely wrong. the reform uk leader made the claim during an interview with the bbc's nick robinson last night. mr farage said the expansion of the eu and nato gave putin a reason to tell the russian people they're coming for us again. the russian people they're coming for us again . the coming for us again. the scottish greens have urged the next uk government to lift the block on scotland's controversial gender reforms . controversial gender reforms. the proposed legislation would make it easier for people to legally change their gender, but uk ministers blocked the draft law, saying it would conflict with the equality act protections applying across great britain. scotland's first minister, john swinney, said he agreed with the scottish green party. >> scottish parliament has legislated for the changes o

i'm sophia wenzler and the gb newsroom. your top story this hour . the gb newsroom.nigel farage has been criticised by the prime minister and the labour leader over his comments suggesting the west provoked russia's invasion of ukraine. rishi sunak says it was completely wrong. the reform uk leader made the claim during an interview with the bbc's nick robinson last night. interview with the bbc's nick robinson last night . mr farage robinson last night. mr farage said the expansion of the eu and nato gave putin a reason to tell the russian people they're coming for us again. the prime minister says the comments play into the russian president's hands, which the labour leader has echoed the farage's comments about russia and ukraine are disgraceful. >> i have always been clear that putin bears responsibility , sole putin bears responsibility, sole responsibility for the russian aggression in ukraine, and we have always stood behind ukraine and supported ukraine, and so far we've done it united across parliament. i've made it my business to ensure that the opposition

first of all though, we're going to get your saturday night news, which i believe is sophia wenzler .anks, darren. good evening. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines nigel farage has been criticised by the prime minister and the labour leader over his comments suggesting the west provoked russia's invasion of ukraine. rishi sunak says it was completely wrong. the reform uk leader made the claim during an interview with the bbc's nick robinson last night. mr farage said the expansion of the eu and nato gave putin a reason to tell the russian people they're coming for us again. the russian people they're coming for us again . the coming for us again. the scottish greens have urged the next uk government to lift the block on scotland's controversial gender reforms . controversial gender reforms. the proposed legislation would make it easier for people to legally change their gender, but uk ministers blocked the draft law, saying it would conflict with equality act protections applying across great britain. scotland's first ministerjohn scotland's first minister john swin

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour.try and pomp this afternoon as they welcome the emperor and empress of japan. they began their three day state visit at an event in horseguards parade, with the royal couple greeting a line of dignitaries including prime minister rishi sunak. including prime minister rishi sunak . princess anne isn't sunak. princess anne isn't taking part in today's welcome while she recovers in hospital after being injured by a horse . after being injured by a horse. the wife of julian assange says he'll seek a full pardon after agreeing to plead guilty to a single felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security material. the 52 year old founder of wikileaks left the uk. this morning and is due to appear before a federal judge in the mariana islands, a us. territory in the western pacific. he's expected to be sentenced to five years, roughly the equivalent of the time he's already served in britain before returning to australia. the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, tol

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.ted an error of judgement but not an offence , and he but not an offence, and he intends to clear his name. both he and fellow conservative candidate laura saunders are facing an investigation amid allegations of betting on the date of the general election . date of the general election. they now lost the support of the conservative party but they'll still appear on election ballots because the deadlines for nominations has now passed . nominations has now passed. juuan nominations has now passed. julian assange has touched down in thailand as his journey back to australia continues. the 52 year old founder of wikileaks left the uk this morning and is due to appear before a federal judge in the mariana islands, a us territory in the western pacific . he's expected to be pacific. he's expected to be sentenced to five years, roughly the equivalent of the time he's already served in britain before returning to australia . the king returning to australia. the king and queen hosted a ceremo

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines.labour leader have criticised nigel farage's comments suggesting the west provoked russia's invasion of ukraine. rishi sunak says it was completely wrong after missing out on the bbc question time leaders special. the reform uk leaders special. the reform uk leader took part in an interview with the bbc's nick robinson . mr with the bbc's nick robinson. mr farage said the expansion of the eu and nato gave putin a reason to tell the russian people they're coming for us again. the prime minister says the comments play prime minister says the comments play into the russian president's hands, which the labour leader echoed , and the labour leader echoed, and the conservatives say they're going to focus on the night time economy and secure the future of britain's pubs, bars, restaurants and music venues . in restaurants and music venues. in its first 100 days of government, the tory party says a comprehensive review would be launched to look at licensing laws , planning rules and other laws

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines.of the conservative party has criticised calls to suspend two candidates accused of betting on the election. chris heaton—harris says it amounts to suggesting they're guilty until proven innocent. it comes after former minister tobias ellwood called on rishi sunak to suspend those involved . but the northern those involved. but the northern ireland secretary insists that while one of the candidates admitted to placing a bet and accepts that it was wrong, the investigation is still ongoing and facts must be determined. >> gambling commission are looking into the betting scandal. they've issued a statement over the weekend that says they're investigating it. they are not going to confirm or deny names , and they're not deny names, and they're not going to comment further while the investigation goes, goes on, rishi sunak has said himself that if anybody's found guilty in that investigation, they'll be thrown out of the party. i don't think it can be much clearer than that. >> the scottis

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.farage says reform uk is now the opposition after a poll put them 1% ahead of the conservatives. yougov says the close result represents a seismic shift in the voting landscape. but they also caution that britain's voting system means reform may still struggle to pick up any seats . labour is still well seats. labour is still well ahead on 37, down one point, while the liberal democrats also lost a point, scoring 14, with the greens on seven points. speaking this afternoon, mr farage said his party could change the dynamic on election day. >> they're still pumping out the same line that if you vote for reform you will get labour, but the inflection point means that actually if you vote conservative in the red wall, you will almost certainly get labour a conservative vote in the red wall is now a wasted vote. we are the challengers to laboun vote. we are the challengers to labour. we are now the real opposition leading pub groups and breweries have written to three main political partie

but before all of that, your headlines with sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you.ood afternoon from the gb newsroom at 3:02, your headlines as you've been hearing, princess anneis you've been hearing, princess anne is in hospital after sustaining minor injuries and a concussion. she's believed to have been kicked by a horse on her gatcombe park estate. the princess royal is understood to be awake , but precise details be awake, but precise details are not able to be confirmed yet due to her concussion. she remains in hospital in bristol for observation, and she's expected to make a full recovery . the prime minister has said he is not aware of any other tory candidates facing an investigation over allegations of betting on the general election speech . talking to election speech. talking to journalists on the campaign trail, he also confirmed that he himself is not under investigation. it comes as a senior member of the conservative party criticised growing calls to suspend two candidates accused of betting on the election. chris heaton—harris says it amounts to su

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb news room . wenzler in the gb news room. is being included in labour's manifesto , with the labour's manifesto, with the party promising to reduce the number if it wins the general election. sir keir starmer says he'll introduce new laws to train british workers to plug gapsin train british workers to plug gaps in the jobs market and strengthen anti—exploitation laws. speaking to the sun on sunday, he said last year's net migration figure of 685,000 has to come down. he didn't put a time frame or a target figure on his promise , though. shadow home his promise, though. shadow home secretary yvette cooper laid out labour's plans. >> well, net migration has trebled in the last five years under the conservatives. one of the biggest drivers of that has been work migration. we're not setting a target , a specific setting a target, a specific target on it, and the reason for thatis target on it, and the reason for that is partly because the conservatives have just effectively ripped up all the targets that they've set over many ye

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour.rtsmouth , he said the stories portsmouth, he said the stories of d—day could not fail to inspire the nation. prime minister rishi sunak and sir keir starmer are also attending the event alongside the king, the event alongside the king, the queen and prince of wales and armed forces veterans . and armed forces veterans. >> too many never returned . they >> too many never returned. they remain in some corner of a foreign field that is forever england . we will always remember england. we will always remember those who served and those who waved them off. the mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters who watched their loved ones go into battle, unsure if they would ever return .today unsure if they would ever return . today we remember the bravery of those who crossed the sea to liberate europe . liberate europe. >> meanwhile, across the channel normandy, hundreds of armed force personnel have taken part in a historic d—day parachute drop to recreate the airborne libe

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines.ter says a vote for reform uk risks handing a blank check to the labour party. a new poll by yougov puts nigel farages party neck and neck with the tories less than three weeks before the election, but they also caution that britain's voting system means reform may still struggle to pick up any seats. meanwhile, labour scored 37, down one point, while the liberal democrats also lost a point, scoring 14% with the greens on seven points. specialist mental health hubs would be set up under a plan by labour to help get people back to work, with an extra 8500 new staff. depression and anxiety are among the most common conditions that force people out of work . while an estimated 1.2 of work. while an estimated 1.2 million people are currently waiting for mental health treatment . backing british treatment. backing british farmers will be central to a plan set to be unveiled by the liberal democrats later . it liberal democrats later. it would include financial help for farmers who are copin

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. opposition leaders are accusing the tories of being corrupt after a string of being corrupt after a string of people with links to the party are caught up in allegations of betting on the timing of the general election. four people are being investigated by the gambling commission, including laura saunders, the wife of the tories campaign director craig williams, another conservative candidate, has also admitted to an error of judgement after placing a bet on when the election would take place. prime minister rishi sunak says any lawbreakers will be booted out of the party, but lib dem leader sir ed davey says the conservatives aren't learning from their mistakes. >> people know the outcome of something and they bet on it. i think that's immoral , and i think that's immoral, and i don't think that looks i think it's right , don't think that looks i think it's right, and too often in this parliament, we've seen the conservative party, its only members of the conservative party looking

i'm sophia wenzler and the gb newsroom. your top story this hour.pposition leaders are accusing the tories of being corrupt after a string of people with links to the party are caught up in allegations of betting on the timing of the general election. four people are being investigated by the gambling commission, including laura saunders, the wife of the tories campaign director craig williams , another conservative candidate, has also admitted to an error of judgement after placing a bet on when the election would take place. prime minister rishi sunak says any lawbreakers will be booted out of the party, but lib dem leader sir ed davey says the conservatives aren't learning from their mistakes. >> people know the outcome of something and they bet on it. i think that's immoral, and i don't think that looks i think it looks right , don't think that looks i think it looks right, and too often in this parliament, we've seen the conservative party, its only members of the conservative party looking like they're in it for themselves, not for in for pubu

it's 330. >> i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.icted murderers in britain since robert thompson and john venables, both aged 11, were found guilty of killing two year old james bulger in 1993. >> the 12 year olds were found guilty of murdering a man with a machete in a wolverhampton park. they stabbed 19 year old sean c zahawi through the heart in november last year. the jury's decision to convict was unanimous . sean casey's parents unanimous. sean casey's parents have said they will never be able to get over the loss of their beloved son. the prime minister says he never considered quitting, despite heavy criticism over his early departure from d—day commemorations in normandy. rishi sunak is promising to carry on until the last day of this campaign. it comes carry on until the last day of this campaign . it comes after this campaign. it comes after the prime minister kept a low profile over the weekend, avoiding questions from reporters as rumours increased that he may step down. and the prime minister's promising to recruit 800

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines.tarmer has urged rishi sunak to show some leadership amid allegations of tory betting on the timing of the general election . four people are being election. four people are being investigated by the gambling commission , including laura commission, including laura saunders, the wife of the tories campaign director craig williams. another conservative candidate has also admitted to an error of judgement after placing a bet on when the election would take place. prime minister rishi sunak says any lawbreakers will be booted out of the party. speaking on gb news, the labour leader sir keir starmer says it shows everything thatis starmer says it shows everything that is wrong with the tory party >> when they went to him, i think he should come clean and say who knew he should take immediate action against those that are being investigated? >> suspend his candidate. if they're my candidate , i'd have they're my candidate, i'd have had them out the door without their feet touching the groun

gbnews.com/yoursay before all of that, it's your headunes before all of that, it's your headlines with sophia wenzlerthanks, martin from the gb newsroom at 3:00. your top story this hour. the king has paid tribute to the courage of veterans as two days of commemorations begun for the 80th anniversary of d—day, the queen became emotional as she listened to the veterans recall stories of storming the normandy beaches. during his speech, his majesty spoke of the eternal debt we owe to those who lost their lives during world war ii. >> let us once again commit ourselves always to remember, cherish and honour those who served that day and to live up to the freedom they died for. by balancing rights with civic responsibilities to our country . responsibilities to our country. for we are all eternally in their debt . their debt. >> meanwhile, across the channel >> meanwhile, across the channel, hundreds of paratroopers have recreated the historic drop in normandy in honour of the 80th anniversary of the invasion . the of the invasion. the conservatives are standing by rishi sunak claim that labour would rai

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the king has spoken of newsroom. the king has spoken of his profound sense of gratitude for those who fought in the d—day invasion. as he addressed veterans during the 80th anniversary commemorations in normandy , veterans could be seen normandy, veterans could be seen wiping their eyes with tissues as charles made his address at the national commemorative event in france, they were joined by prime minister rishi sunak , prime minister rishi sunak, labour leader sir keir starmer and french president emmanuel macron. >> it is with the most profound sense of gratitude that we remember them and all those who served at that critical time . we served at that critical time. we recall the lesson that comes to us again and again across the decade , as free nations must decade, as free nations must stand together to oppose tyranny i >> meanwhile, at the canadian commemorative ceremony on juno beach in normandy, prince william thanked those who served for our freedom. >> i'm honoured to join you to commemorate the bravery and

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom as the battle lines are being drawn in the fight for votes , withoth the votes, with both the conservatives and labour unveiling their campaign buses featuring the slogan clear plan, bold action and secure future. the prime minister told a crowd his party can be trusted to take decisive action. he's pledging to give millions of pounds to towns across the country, adding another 30 to the 70 previously announced . announced. >> it's a hundred towns across our country. they're going to receive £20 million each and, crucially, it will be local. people in all those areas are in charge of how to spend that money, to make sure it's spent and invested on their priorities. an example of us levelling up everywhere, backing local people and their priorities and giving them the long term funding assurance to do so. the methodology that selects these towns is something that's been used multiple times before. it's all public. it's based on areas levelling up needs, looking at economic opportunity, skills and health and life expectancy. so it's an objective set o

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. first, let's take you straight to scotland, where snp leader john swinney is straight to scotland, where snp leaderjohn swinney is launching leader john swinney is launching the party's general election campaign . campaign. >> of course, this starts with listening , and this >> of course, this starts with listening, and this is what >> of course, this starts with listening , and this is what most listening, and this is what most people in scotland are telling us. they want rid of this disaster . truss chaotic tory disaster. truss chaotic tory government. they want a party. they want a party that's laser focused on their concerns, a party that's going to help them and their families live happier, healthier lives . and their families live happier, healthier lives. in and their families live happier, healthier lives . in other words, healthier lives. in other words, they want a party that puts their interests first. they want a party that puts scotland's interests first. and for the snp,

for now, i'm sophia wenzler more in half an hour 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. >> good afternoon. it's just coming up to seven minutes after 3:00. this is gb news. we are britain's election channel and we're getting close aren't we. and it's time to mock the week. and it's time to mock the week. and what a busy one it's been. it's sort of kicked off with david tennant , who had a go at david tennant, who had a go at kemi badenoch at the lgbt awards , demonstrating the intolerance of people who are promoting tolerance. >> but i think, i suppose if i'm honest, i'm a little depressed by the fact that acknowledging that everyone has the right to be who they want to be and live their life how they want to live it, as long as they're not hurting anyone else, should merit any kind of special award or special special mention because it's common sense , isn't it? >> it's. it in- >> it's. it is. >> it's. it is. >> it is human decency. >> it's. it is. >> it is human dec

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.sense of gratitude to those who fought in the d—day invasion as he addressed veterans during the 80th anniversary commemorations in normandy . veterans could be in normandy. veterans could be seen wiping their eyes with tissue as charles made his address at the national commemorative event in france, they were joined by prime minister rishi sunak , labour minister rishi sunak, labour leader sir keir starmer and french president emmanuel macron. meanwhile, us president joe biden is also in france, where he was joined by president macron at a d—day ceremony in normandy . and in the uk. d—day normandy. and in the uk. d—day commemorations are also underway across the country. in lisburn in northern ireland, the town crier delivered a d—day proclamation . scunthorpe has proclamation. scunthorpe has also marked the event and a beacon lighting ceremony will take place in kent and the princess royal joined chelsea pensioners at the royal chelsea hospital in london for a special d—day commemora