and party at the palace, some of the music industry? bigger stars celebrate queen elizabeth platinum jubilee. stars celebrate queen elizabeth platinumjubilee. music platinum jubilee. music industry s platinumjubilee. music industry s biggest stars. president zelensky has marked 100 days since russia invaded ukraine, with a defiant video message, praising his country s resistance, and insisting it will be victorious. in the past week, vladimir putin s forces are said to have made significant gains in the eastern donbas, but the governor of the luhansk region says ukrainian troops have now recaptured 20% of severodonetsk. our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut, one of the next towns in russia s sights. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we re in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area, around bakhmut, is still in ukrainian hands for now but the enemy is approachi
and as you can hear, the bells of st paul s are pealing and will be pealing continuously for four hours to mark this momentous occasion. our other main headlines this lunchtime: it s 100 days since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. and on the second day of the first test at lord s england are bowled out after another disappointing display with the bat. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one from st paul s cathedral where a service of thanksgiving honouring the queen s 70 years on the throne has been taking place. prince charles is representing the queen who withdrew from the event after experiencing discomfort during yesterday s platinum jubilee celebrations. we understand that the queen is watching the service at home. it s the first major royal event prince harry and meghan have attended since stepping back from official duties. our first report today is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. a service of thanksgiving at st paul
president biden makes an impassioned call for stricter gun laws following a string of mass shootings in the us. atrain is a train is derailed in southern germany. and it s 100 days since russia launched its invasion of ukraine, with fighting continuing along the entire front line in the east of the country. a service of thanksgiving honouring the queen s 70 years on the throne has been taking place today at st paul s cathedral. prince charles represented the queen, who withdrew from the event after experiencing discomfort during yesterday s platinum jubilee celebrations. we understand that the queen watched the service at home. it s the first major royal event prince harry and meghan have attended since stepping back from official duties. our first report today is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. a service of thanksgiving at st paul s cathedral without the person for whose long years of service those banks were being offered. the queen was absent, but othe
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
to celebrate thejubilee. iam i am live outside buckingham palace where they are preparing for tomorrow night s big party. the crowds are still out here. 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. and it s a 100 days since russia launched its invasion of ukraine, with fighting continuing along the entire front line in the east of the country. coming up, i will be talking to mark about two main, major and many more film releases, not all beginning with m here at quarter to 6pm. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. they are getting ready for that big rock concert tomorrow, but these people have come out frankly to enjoy the great atmosphere and the good mood. the focus of attention of the queen s platinum jubilee celebration today this morning has all been on the other side of town at st paul s at each witchel has been watching th