i v e i ve met a one k where preparations are under way for tomorrow night big party and the crowds are still celebrating. party and the crowds are still celebrating. and it s a 100 days since russia launched its invasion of ukraine, with fighting continuing along the entire frontline in the east of the country. in other news, a crowded train has derailed in southern germany killing four passengers and leaving around 30 people injured, some seriously. the accident happened near the town of garmisch. good evening and welcome to bbc news. buckingham palace has confirmed that the queen won t attend the derby tomorrow but is expected to watch it on television at windsor castle. the princess royal is expected to attend in her place. this morning prince charles represented the queen at a service of thanksgiving, honouring her 70 years as head of state, at st paul s cathedral in central london. let s join katty kay, who s spent the day on the mall. down who s spent the day on the ma
has covered thejubilee. but in the meantime, here s a couple of contrasting responses to what you ve seen so far. first, from mel writing on thursday. but for alan mccluskey. .. do let us know your thoughts on what is clearly a divisive issue and there ll be details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. meanwhile, there have been equally strong reactions to reporting of the defamation case fought over the past six weeks betweenjohnny depp and his ex wife, amber heard. the verdict from the united states came in time for wednesday s news at ten. do you find that mr depp has proven all the elements of defamation? answer: yes. thejury was unanimous in its verdict. johnny depp took his ex wife to court over an article she wrote which falsely implied he d abused her. a number of viewers told us they thought the prominence given to the verdict in that program and more generally to the case over the past few months was unjustified. here s chris mitchell. since when, has a
good evening and welcome to bbc news. members welcome to bbc news. of the british royalfamily politicians members of the british royalfamily politicians and others have attended a special event in was the main event on four days of celebration to mark the platinum jubilee. however the queen herself did not attend. it is also been confirmed that she will miss the derby horse racing on saturday. a first report today is from a royal correspondent. nicholas witchell. a service of thanksgiving at st paul s cathedral without the person for whose long years of service those thanks were being offered. the queen was absent, but other members of her family were present, as were political leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. mixed booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california
with police using tear gas and pepper spray on the crowds. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. this week, we re talking to dan walker as he moves from bbc breakfast tv to channel 5 s drivetime news. what made him go? and as the big broadcasters gear up for thejubilee celebrations, we ll be finding out what it s like to cover the royal family with the bbc sjonny dymond and itv s chris shep. and asking, is there any room in royal coverage for criticism? should there be? laura clancy, author of running the family firm, is also here. but we ll start with dan walker, one of the big beasts of breakfast tv. he spent six years fronting the nation s most popular early morning television show. those 3am alarms must feel like just a bad dream now, because on monday, he starts his new role at channel 5. dan walker, welcome to the media show. why did you make the move? well, it had nothing to do with the 3:00 start, although i am even though i ve stopped doing breakfast now for a coup
only played six games for england. in a statement, sale said a summer of rest and a full preseason is the best course of action . golf s us women s open is under way in north carolina. australian minjee lee, who won the first major of the year, the evian championship, has made a good start. she has just finished her round she hasjust finished her round on four under. this long range putt one of her seven birdies today. she sits one off the lead, alongside swede anna nordqvist, winner of last year s women s british open at carnoustie. this was one of her five birdies on the back nine. but it s another swede on top of the leaderboard, amateur ingrid lindblad s six birdies seeing her set the early pace in north carolina. here s the current leaderboard. england s georgia hall tees off soon, as does charley hull. scotland s gemma dryburgh finished on two over for the day. you can follow it all with the leaderboard live on the bbc sport website and the app. that is where you ll fi