cancer diagnosis but today was important. he is the patron of the normandy trust. he has been meeting veterans. they have been sharing memories with him. he has shared memories with him. he has shared memories of his grandfather, who was king at the time, of d day. we expect him to meet more veterans in portsmouth. then he will travel to normandy. it will be his first overseas trip since his cancer diagnosis so a full schedule for the king but obviously this was incredibly important to commemorate those achievements eight decades ago and importantly remember the sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans will sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans will be sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans will be here. - sacrifices eight years ago. some of the veterans will be here. a - sacrifices eight years ago. some of| the veterans will be here. a special day for them. thank you. let me run through what you need t
good morning from sunny portsmouth where the king and queen willjoin d day veterans in the national commemoration. the events of eight years ago changed the course of the second world war and we will hear this morning from some of those who were there. don t ever think of me as a hero. i felt guilty all the way through when i see someone else go down and i was still here. major london hospitals declare a critical incident after a cyber attack leads to cancelled operations and patients taken elsewhere for care. good morning from south parade pier in portsmouth where the sun is beating down, but it is a cold start to the day. wherever you are it is a cold start with a mixture of sunshine and showers, most in the north of the country, where they will be accompanied by a brisk wind. all the details later.
good morning from southsea common. exactly 80 years ago today, portsmouth was the headquarters and the main departure point for the military and naval units heading across the channel to sword beach on the normandy coast. and this morning this specialty built arena, just yards from the shore, will host royalty, politicians, military top brass, but crucially d day veterans and theirfamilies for a spectacular and poignant show in memory of that day injune 1944. that morning, troops who d been camped in the woods just outside portsmouth. they emerged and clambered into waiting boats to begin theirjourney across the channel. they had planned and practised in secret. but now it was real they were about to embark upon the most ambitious, audacious military operation
back to jon in that is all the sport. let s head back tojon in portsmouth ahead of the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. you are talking about rain in barbados and here on the south coast of england it is a beautiful morning. the sun is out, the sky is blue and it is shining down on this arena, which has been built to commemorate d day, 80 years on, and to celebrate those d day heroes. some of those veterans will be here in person for this very special moment today. carol will have the weather in a moment. the weather was crucial on d day but we will run you through some of the events over the next few days because it is notjust today. the bbc marking d day landings right across tv on bbc tv, iplayer, radio and bbc sounds. later this morning, the ministry of defence will host the uk s national commemorative event here at southsea common in portsmouth. veterans, the king and queen and thousands of members of the public will be among the guests. you can watch the event live on bbc
national commemorative event here in portsmouth. veterans, king and queen and members of the public will be among the guests. you can watch the event live on bbc one from quarter past ten this morning. and tonight at 8.30 you can watch a special vigil, live at the bayeux war cemetery in normandy. and bbc breakfast will be live not just this morning from portsmouth, but from france. charlie will be in normandy this time tomorrow. crucial events timed perfectly for the programme. it s time for news, travel and weather where you are. hello, and a very good morning from bbc london. i m alice salfield. some of london s biggest hospitals are dealing with the consequences of a cyber attack which led to thousands of operations and blood transfusions being cancelled.