A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, a new study shows the benefits to mother and babys health of a swedish law that allows fathers to take up to 30 days paid leave in the year after birth whilst the mother is still on leave. Tell us what you think just use bbcthebriefing. In the us theres no mandated paid leave for dads. After a day of politics where President Trump hailed what he called, the extraordinary alliance between the usa and britain, helljoin other World Leaders for the 75th anniversary of d day. It was on this day in 191m that the go ahead was given to liberate nazi occupied europe. The invasion, which involved thousands of allied boats and planes, took place the next day on the 6th ofjune. Graham satchell has been looking ahead to todays events. In the shadow of the vast Portsmouth Naval memorial, southsea, and is being searched and made secure. Three year old spaniel trying to find
Well be live all morning well be on board a specially from portsmouth where the queen, Prince Charles and President Trump chartered ship to see families willjoin veterans to commemorate relive the journey of those the bravery of those who helped to liberate europe. Who took part in d day. We cannot comprehend what these but for now lets go to ben, in the breakfast studio, for the rest of the days news. Ladies and gentlemen did to us to in other news, its the last day give us ourfreedom. Of the us president Donald Trumps state visit to the uk. Following this mornings d day commemorations, he will travel to ireland inaudible. For a bilateral meeting with irish premier, leo varadkar. Last night the president and first lady, melania trump, elsewhere this morning, in sport, hosted a dinnerfor the prince history forJohanna Konta. Shes through to the semi of wales and the duchess of cornwall finals of the french open, the furthest any british woman has at the american ambassadors reached at R
Hello and welcome to cross talk were all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle summoned media and even some politicians are giving Julian Assange new look and its no wonder a case can be made the u. S. Crusade against assad is a blueprint for criminalizing journalism what fate is in store for us will journalism suffer the same. Cross talking Julian Assange im joined by my guest under walker in london he is a new York Observer columnist and in los angeles we crossed he is a comedian a frequent guest on the jimmy door show and the young turks as well as host of his own streaming show get your news on with ron cross talk rules in effect that means he can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate ill go to ron because you got up early as for this program and i much appreciate it i always do that i think. Theres been a number of articles coming out one notable is by joe lauria at the Consortium News that there are a number of politicians and even Media Outlets are taking a 2nd look afte
That i would shirk nothing. I wouldnt surrender. If i had to have my little fight with the germans on my own, i would do it and die. That i would be true to the traditions that had grown up around our kind of unit, and i would pay the price if necessary. D day was a low leveljump from a dakota plane. Today, harry will exit the same aircraft type, but will freefall attached to one of the red devils display team. He has done one before, last autumn, but was 94 then. Now he is 95, but still young at heart. Its going to be cool to see his reactions, jumping out of a plane, out of the same area that he jumped. All these stories that we hear about about guysjumping in in world war ii, its going to be amazing to see his reaction. Its amazing with all that time, as long ago as it was, the amount of detail that he still remembered. And that was that was quite amazing. Airborne troops talk of a brotherhood, a unique bond the same for these young men today as it was for the tens of thousands of y
A violent crackdown as opposition leaders reject talks with the countrys military rulers. On my arctic you so much for your Company Everyone World Leaders have come together on the Southern Coast of england to mark the 75th anniversary of d. Day the day in 1944 when allied forces landed in normandy well it was the beginning of europes liberation from nazi germany d. Day began with Operation Overlord a massive Naval Mission to ferry American British canadian and other allied forces across the English Channel to the french coast oil raise the largest assault of its kind in the history of modern warfare almost 7000. 00 ships and Landing Craft headed for a 15 mile stretch off the french coast well the. Code names of the landing beaches are still etched in history youve got utah omaha gold juno and sword or todays commemorations didnt begin in france but at the english naval base of portsmouth from their d. Day veterans will depart on a ship from normandy. The ceremony commemorated the sold