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the centre of the memorial signifying the invasion by land, sea and air here at gold beach on the north coast of france. and im naga munchetty in the studio. also in the news this morning... the first minister of wales, vaughan gething, faces an uncertain future after losing a vote of no—confidence — he insists hell carry on. premier league clubs will vote on whether to scrap the use of the video assistant referee, after a season of notable errors and mounting scrutiny. good mornin...

manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak says the club want to be judged by the facts and not by claims and counter claims, after allegations of breaching financial regulations. hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the king and queen, and the prince of wales havejoined second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of d—day. the normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 191m battle laying the foundation for an...

cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone _ good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of— good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the — good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used _ at one of the locations that troops used to— at one of ...

The comparisons between then and now, _ the comparisons between then and now. and _ the comparisons between then and now. and if— the comparisons between then and now, and if we take a look at the weather— now, and if we take a look at the weather chart from d—day 80 years a-o, weather chart from d—day 80 years ago. we _ weather chart from d—day 80 years ago. we are — weather chart from d—day 80 years ago, we are looking at the time being _ ago, we are looking at the time being sev...

Discuss terms. amanda knox — who was convicted and then cleared of murdering her british roomamate — has been sentenced to three years in prison for slander. ms knox has been convicted of falsely implicating a man in the murder of meredith kercher in italy, 17 years ago. despite todays sentencing, ms knox will not go to prison for the conviction as she served four years for murder before being aquitted. the first minister of wales, labours vaughan gething, looks set to lose a vote of no conf...

At the town that now bears his name, colleville—montgomery. its a great honour to be especially in front of the statue of montgomery. and he was a great man in his time. and as i said, to be here with these hundreds of people is something not to be missed. and me at my age of 99, i cant afford to waste time. veterans, we owe you and your friends who did not return so much. the service was addressed by montys grandson, here with the spirit of normandy trust, the group that brings veterans back ...

Troops relied on it and it could determine the outcome of the war. months and years of waiting were over. in 1944, three forecast units — two british and one american — fed information back to southwick house, near portsmouth. and it was this man, group captainjames stagg, responsible for advising the military. it was really difficult to go into that room and see poor general eisenhower with his head on one side and hes just staring, waiting to hear what the forecast would be. because, norma...

Uk, nigel farage, had a drink thrown over him whilst campaigning at clacton in essex. police say a 25—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault. separately a man was detained on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker. the liberal democrats say they would provide regular mental health mot checks for those at high risk of developing conditions such as anxiety and depression, if they were to take office. their plan would see an additional £70 million a year invested in talk...

Completed and some of the veterans will be there tomorrow to commemorate that significant day 80 years on. carol will have the weather forecast in a moment, but 80 years ago the weather report played a vital role in d—day, determining whether it went ahead, whether it took place, and determine the success of it. matt taylor reports. newsreel: heading out to sea after a 24-hour delay - because of the weather. it was one of the most crucial weather forecasts of all time. the lives of more than 1...