and the highs in temperatures in western scotland. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines. platinum jubilee celebrations enter their third day and it s party time at the palace. it s derby day at the races but the queen won t be there. her daughter, the princess royal, will represent the monarch instead. and the bunting s still out up and down the country we take a look at the street parties celebrating her majesty s 70 years on the throne. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights this morning and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. 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. an investigation begins after a train derails in southern germany, leaving at least four people dead. now on bbc news it s time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 ye
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. party preparations at the palace as the stars get ready to come out for the platinum jubilee celebrations. up and down the country, people have been holding street parties to celebrate the queen s 70 years on the throne. one of the biggest parties has been held at windsor great park s long walk, where tens of thousands of revellers turned up. all singing there ve beenjubilee celebrations at epsom, too, for derby day, but the queen hasn t been there as originally planned. she s been represented by her daughter, the princess royal. in other news, 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. and travel disruption continues airlines cancelled more flights today and rail passengers have been warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. but no one bbc news, it s time for sportsday. but now on. hello and welcome
of england as we go through the night. elsewhere, a quieter night, a drier night and across the north west of the uk we will see the best of the sunshine during tomorrow and especially a nice looking day for parts of western scotland. clear some eastern coast. showers and thunderstorms in the south drifting north and will tend to to weaken, temperatures highest in western scotland, to 22 degrees. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. buckingham palace says the queen won t be attending the derby tomorrow but is expected to watch it on television at windsor castle. her majesty was also absent at today s thanksgiving service at st paul s cathedral, after she experienced discomfort during thursday s celebrations. it was first public appearance in the uk, for the duke and duchess of sussex in two years. during the service tributes were paid to the queen s years of service. a mixed reception with some booing and jeering, while others cheered as borisjohnson arrived with his wife
Showdown. Discussing all tonights topic topics with me are. My Brilliant Panel tonight are kezia noble, andrew eborn, and Jonathan Colgan. But first, lets get your latest News Headlines from tony richardson. Sorry. Tony richardson. Sorry. Thank you. Right, our breaking story tonight, the ministry of defence has confirmed the death of an raf pilot after his spitfire crashed into a field in lincolnshire, describing it as a tragic accident. They said the incident took place near raf coningsby. Police and Emergency Services responded just before 120 this afternoon and the pilot, who has not yet been named, was declared dead at the scene. Its thought that the aircraft was taking part in a battle of Britain Memorial event. The mans family has been informed and an investigation is now underway. Rishi sunak has described the pilots death as awful news, whilst sir keir starmer said he was deeply saddened. Well, the was deeply saddened. Well, the Prime Minister is claiming voters and their famil