in a few hours but soon they will all be behind me getting ready for the concert to begin. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine s forces are pushing back russia in the key city of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights today and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. and wickets are beginning to tumble, at lords as england s batsmen struggle to chase the target set for them by new zealand. welcome to bbc news. a third day of celebrations for the queen s platinum jubilee is under way, with members of the royal family attending events across the uk. the duke and duchess of cambridge are at cardiff castle with their two older children prince george and princess charlotte. the day will end with an open air concert at buckingham palace where prince charles will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. let s head to the mall there now and to
us presidentjoe biden and his rival donald trump have gone head to head he has been criticised for a week and hesitant performance in the first head to head tv debate. he struggled as his rivalformer president donald trump made repeated claims that weren t true as the two sparred over their respective terms in office. they even swiped at each other about golf are several key topics were not mentioned at all. let s speak tojohn sudworth, who is in atlanta, where the debate took place. this was a bad night for us politics. yes, in normal circumstances the focus might be on those falsehoods that littered donald trump s performance, but in contrast he appeared presidential. this was a terrible night forjoe biden, faltering, at times seeming to be unable to complete his train of thought, and an event that was asked for by the democrats that had the purpose of trying to allay concerns about his age and mental competence has only amplified them and it has pushed those long simmerin
Bank of england upgrades its Economic Forecast again. Meanwhile, the government publishes its plan for brexit. New rules on immigration are a key measure. The former head of a Christian Holiday Camp is accused of abusing boys. The church admits it failed terribly. Light at the end of the tunnel a deal with drivers in the Southern Rail dispute, but one union is Still Holding out. And coming up in the sport on bbc news after 21 years, Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from football. He won three premier League Titles and four fa cups with chelsea. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Numerous cases involving claims of abuse by british soldiers have been called into question after the lawyer behind them was struck off today. Phil shiner made his name as a Human Rights Lawyer, bringing claims of murder and torture against iraq war veterans. Today, hes been struck off by a tribunal which found hed acted dishonestly. It heard how mr shiner had spent thousands of pounds t
Man but know the shape of his cabinet is emerging. The latest is this man scott pruitt. He is mr trumps pick to become secretary of the Environmental Protection agency. Democrats boycotted his Committee Vote today only for the republicans to suspend the rules and force him through without their presence. Hell now go before the entire senate for a final vote. Anthony zurcherjoins us from the washington newsroom. Why was he so controversial . As a State Attorney he filed lawsuits against the agency he has now been charged to head. Donald trump picking him to head the Environmental Protection agency which is tasked with enforcing environmental regulations. Environmentalists in particular are very angry. There are a number of other rows to come. I am thinking about the man who may be the chief law officer and the woman who may run all the state schools. Yes, he is expected to be Attorney General and the proposed Education Secretary has also got through the floor vote of all looked like she
Man but know the shape of his cabinet is emerging. The latest is this man scott pruitt. He is mr trumps pick to become secretary of the Environmental Protection agency. Democrats boycotted his Committee Vote today only for the republicans to suspend the rules and force him through without their presence. Hell now go before the entire senate for a final vote. Anthony zurcherjoins us from the washington newsroom. Why was he so controversial . As a State Attorney he filed lawsuits against the agency he has now been charged to head. Donald trump picking him to head the Environmental Protection agency which is tasked with enforcing environmental regulations. Environmentalists in particular are very angry. There are a number of other rows to come. I am thinking about the man who may be the chief law officer and the woman who may run all the state schools. Yes, he is expected to be Attorney General and the proposed Education Secretary has also got through the floor vote of all looked like she