Prime Minister Rishi Sunak began commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, as he handed a torch to a 99-year-old veteran of the landings.
The torch will now travel to capital cities and key cemetery and memorial sites around the UK before crossing the channel with veterans for official commemorations in June.
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Conservative leader Rishi Sunak criticises the government for removing Winter Fuel Allowance from some pensioners and asks whether the prime minister will publish āthe impact assessmentā. In reply, Sir Keir Starmer claims increases in pensions "will outstrip any loss of payment" as a result of the triple lock, before calling for Mr Sunak to āapologise for the 22-billion-pound black holeā. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has challenged Sir Keir Starmer over plans to means test the Winter Fuel Allowance. But during todayās PMQs, the prime minister said his governmentās first job was to audit the books āand what we found was a Ā£22bn black hole". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak responds to the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report ā telling MPs that "as a prime minister, current or former, you are a custodian of the state and its failures, whether on your watch or not, are something that you feel deeply. And to that end, I want to extend my deepest apologies to the families and victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The state let you down and it must never do so again". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Two Just Stop Oil activists have been jailed for pouring soup over Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers. Phoebe Plummer, 23, received a two-year jail term, while Anna Holland, 22, was handed 20 months. Hundreds have staged a protest outside Southwark Crown Court, with spokesperson Grahame Buss calling their sentencing a "miscarriage of justice". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Peter Shilton has called for better regulations in the gambling industry, after an "off the scale" surge in betting advertising since the start of the new Premier League season. The former England captain, who had a 45-year gambling addiction, adds, "the worrying part is the kids coming through now have got a casino in their pocket". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A number of schools have been shut and roads remain flooded in Bedfordshire after more heavy rain fell overnight. Flood warnings remain in place around the county as firefighters have urged motorists not to drive through floodwater and road closed signs. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A senior West Midlands Police officer says the murder of 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai in a Wolverhampton park last year was both "shocking and saddening". Two boys, the youngest knife murderers in the UK, have both been handed life sentences with a minimum term of eight-and-a-half years. Chief Superintendent Kim Madill, speaking outside Nottingham Crown Court adds, "the impact of knife crime is devastating no matter where you live in the country". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Two boys, believed to be the youngest knife murderers in the UK, have received eight-year minimum terms for murdering Shawn Seesahai in a Wolverhampton park last year. Justice Amanda Tipples told the boys, who are now 13, "when you killed Shawn he was 19, starting out in his adult life with everything to live for". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn