a very warm welcome to a beautiful day here at buckingham palace. the queen has thanked all those involved in her platinum jubilee celebrations, as four days of events get under way across the country and the commonwealth to mark her 70 years on the throne. in a special message, the queen said she continued to be inspired by the goodwill shown to her and that many happy memories would be made during the festivities. there s a lot planned for the occasion from today here in the uk today and tomorrow there are two public holidays, meaning a four day weekend for the country. later today, it s trooping the colour, the queen s official birthday parade, which ends with an raf flypast watched by members of the royal family on the balcony of buckingham palace. also later beacons will be lit throughout the uk, channel islands, isle of man and uk 0verseas territories. they will be also lit in most of the 5a commonwealth countries. on friday, a service of thanksgiving will take p
Few showers to dodge but many will have some pleasant and warm spells of sunshine. Thanks, chris. And thats bbc news at six. I will be back at the latest at ten oclock. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Im asad ahmad. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im olly foster. The parkhead party its now three in a row for celtic, but has the manager done enough to get the fans back on side . Well get the latest from valhalla, where rory mcilroy is looking to roll back the years at the us pga championship. Two days out from their bid to become undisputed heavyweight champion, lennox lewis gives us his tip for the tyson fury and Oleksandr Usyk superfight. Both have great movement, both want to win, so its going to be a great fight. Also coming up on sportsday after one of the wettest winters since records began, Sport England is counting the cost of climate change. And we meet the british champion, who can finally hear the roar of the crowd when she competes. Good eveni
inside, a wall of noise, as the players sang their anthem, the passion echoing around the stands. the tartan army willed scotland to turn their tournament around. for a moment it worked a fumble in the box, but callum mcgregor recovered to set up scott mctominay. mctominay! it is deflected in! scotland lead! it didn t last long. a bad pass and switzerland pounced. the ball was a loose one. shaqiri! what a goal! that is an unbelievable finish. commitment is everything but kieran tierney pushed too hard, clutching at his hamstring and had to be stretchered off. this game is about fine margins. a perfect delivery from captain andy robertson. it was a teasing one, but the header ricocheted off the post. grant hanley pleading with the heavens and the fans begging for more. time for a nervy last minute winner? robertson sent a header dangerously across the face of goal. not quite. a draw keeps scotland s hopes alive, and the vocal tartan army will follow their heroes as they head
to the stadium in cologne. inside, a wall of noise, as the players sang their anthem, the passion echoing around the stands. the tartan army willed scotland to turn their tournament around. for a moment it worked a fumble in the box, but callum mcgregor recovered to set up scott mctominay. mctominay! it is deflected in! scotland lead! it didn t last long. a bad pass and switzerland pounced. the ball was a loose one. shaqiri! what a goal! that is an unbelievable finish. commitment is everything but kieran tierney pushed too hard, clutching at his hamstring and had to be stretchered off. this game is about fine margins. a perfect delivery from captain andy robertson. it was a teasing one. but the header ricocheted off the post. grant hanley pleading with the heavens and the fans begging for more. time for a nervy last minute winner? robertson sent a header dangerously across the face of goal. not quite. a draw keeps scotland s hopes alive, and the vocal tartan army will follo