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The 80th anniversary of the battle of britain, following a Memorial Service at westminster abbey. Now on bbc news. In this special programme, some of the bbcs news presenters have been looking at the roles their families played in the second world war. To come here today and to see where he spent a part of his life a very difficult part of his life is, i have to say, its. Its quite overwhelming. This is one of the earliest pictures ive ever seen of him cos he would only have been about 20. This is where the miners would work. Unbelievable. Now, i remember when i joined the family, how pleased ...

A very difficult part of his life, is, i have to say, its quite overwhelming. I was shown around by a local historian and guide, who explained the layout of the camp to me. These huts were meant to be, like, 250 prisoners of war in each hut. And then four huts had to use one latrine. So. But when some prisoners of war were here, those huts were highly overcrowded. So, how many do you think would have been in there at that time . Nearly 400. Wow. In fact, more than 300,000 prisoners, of 55 nationalities, were held here during the war. This is an example of a hut from the first generation of hut...

Schools in england prepare to re open their classrooms to pupils after almost six months at home. The government says schools are safe to return to, teachers say theyre ready too. Were just looking forward to getting back to seeing them and doing what we do best, and teaching, with them in the classroom with us. Also on the programme tonight. British holidaymakers scamble forflights home from portugal amid growing concerns it is about to be put back back on the quarantine less than two weeks after it was taken off. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, sets out how she plans to pave the w...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A junior minister has resigned over the handling of borisjohnson top advisers travels during lockdown. It comes as other uk government ministers rally to support Dominic Cummings they say they understand public concern but insist he acted reasonably when making trips during lockdown. On the whole, as a man of integrity, he thinks that he did do the right thing. But he also recognises, as a fair minded man, that there are many other people who may take a different view, and i understand that. Almost all shops...

A world war one era submarine wreck, off the devon coast, has been granted protection by the government, on the advice of historic england. the protected status means the wreck can be dived, but its contents are protected by law and must not be moved. however, there's a twist to this story — as the submarine is not what it was first thought to be, as our reporterjohn danks explains. just off the south devon coast and 50 metres below the surface, a 100—year—old submarine wreck emerges from the gloom. but for the diapers, exploring what was supposed to be a german u—boat, something wasn'...