troops here say president putin s men learned lessons from their defeat outside kyiv. anton tells me they changed their tactics and now rely on massive artillery fire. commotion. take cover! once again, it was coming our way. and, as the russians advance, civilians flee from towns and cities here. it s now 100 days and counting of wrenching separations. vladimir putin calls this liberation. if he succeeds here, his ambitions may not stop at ukraine. orla guerin, bbc news, donbas. forty migrants in one boat reached the uk yesterday. it brings the total number of arrivals this year to more than 9,900 people. the french took one boat back to france with 43 people on board. now it s time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. the sunny conditions continue for scotland, northern ireland and north west england through the rest of today. a bit more cloud elsewhere, and still some heavy showers around across parts of wales and the south west. the odd rumble of thunder, but they
his handwriting. amazing! this weekend, the uk celebrates the platinum jubilee of its longest ever reigning monarch. queen elizabeth ii. and whilst an enormous crowd is expected to head to buckingham palace to celebrate the milestone, i ve made my way to a more secluded spot, 500 miles away. this is balmoral castle, in aberdeenshire, the queen s scottish retreat, where the royal family escape from the hustle and bustle and public scrutiny of london. that is a magnificent building. more like a big country house than a castle. beautiful manicured lawn. i tell you what, i wouldn t mind unwinding here for a little while over the summer months. so the history is, in september 1853, queen victoria laid the foundation stone, and this is when they started the build of the balmoral castle that we have today. and in terms of the design, the architecture, what would you describe it as? yes, again, i think prince albert had quite an influence. it s quite a germanic style. it reminds him,
lit is a once in a lifetime dream. | she has been on the throne 70 whole years. that is a lot. i m very proud of her. she s done an amazing job. she is a very good queen. leading the pageant along the mall, the gold state coach that transported the queen on coronation day, and images from 1953 will be shown on its windows. having paraded up the mall, the musicalfinale of the pageant, led by ed sheeran, will take place on that stage you can just see through the barriers there. that s sunday afternoon. the night before, saturday night, musical royalty will pay their own tribute at the party at the palace. it is so overpowering to. i m so happyjust to be part of it, because there was a point where i thought they don t want me and i was over the moon when i was signed on. after two years of a pandemic which has kept people apart, the stage is set for a weekend which aims to bring people together once again. now it s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. there will
fairfax, virginia. steve, thank you forjoining us. it is interesting to compare what has happened legally in the uk with what has just happened happened legally in the uk with what hasjust happened in happened legally in the uk with what has just happened in the happened legally in the uk with what hasjust happened in the us. you are looking at not only a court of law, but the court of public opinion as well, it seems. well, it seems. that is the big difference well, it seems. that is the big difference between well, it seems. that is the big difference between the - well, it seems. that is the big difference between the uk - well, it seems. that is the big | difference between the uk trial well, it seems. that is the big - difference between the uk trial and the us one, jury trials in the uk are very rare and we have them in the us. it wasn t about convincing the us. it wasn t about convincing the judge so the us. it wasn t about convincing thejudge so much the us. it w
northern england, more cloud and the odd shower or a splash of rain. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 25th june. the bbc has been told that the gambling commission is considering whether more police officers are involved in alleged betting on the date of the general election. four conservatives and a police officer assigned to the protection of rishi sunak are known to be facing inquiries. scotland yard has denied a report that it leaked the names of some of those under investigation. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. did you have inside information when you placed your bet on the election date? i made a statement. it s been nearly two weeks since this aide to the prime minister who s also a conservative candidate said he d made a huge error ofjudgement in betting on the date of the general election. another candidate and two members of the conservative party staff are also being investigated by the gambling commission. last night, interviewe