but many are returning to the capital, kyiv, with officials saying the city is back up to two thirds of its pre war population of 4 million. one of them was a baby boy called fedor, born in a shelter as russian bombs pummelled the city in february. our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has been to meet him. a bubble of innocence. in a world ruptured by war. however, he doesn t know any different. he was born on fabree 25, the second day of this invasion. so what kind of ukraine will he grew up in? what kind of ukraine will he grew up in? what kind of ukraine will he a-rewuin? , grew up in? our country, maybe we need the grew up in? our country, maybe we need the kids grew up in? our country, maybe we need the kids to grew up in? our country, maybe we need the kids to live - grew up in? our country, maybe we need the kids to live in - grew up in? our country, maybe we need the kids to live in a - we need the kids to live in a better world in a better country. bet
enjoying the ride george, charlotte and louis made their debut appearance in a royal carriage at the trooping the colour parade. more than 3,000 beacons have been lit up around the country and the commonwealth to mark the queen s reign. but it s been announced that after experiencing some discomfort the queen now won t attend a service of thanksgiving at st paul s tomorrow. also tonight: ukraine urges the west to step up the delivery of weapons as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. and 17 wickets fall on the first day of the first test between england and new zealand at lords the match is finely balanced. good evening from buckingham palace, which as you can see is lit up with images of the queen throughout her long reign. it s been a momentous day here, with huge crowds cheering for her majesty as the first of four days of the platinum jubilee celebrations got under way. it began with the trooping the colour parade and was followed by a spectacular fly past
as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries, with russia now in control of 20% of his country. after winning his defamation case against ex wife amber heard, we look at whyjohnny depp lost a similar libel case against the sun newspaper in the uk. hello, welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has overseen a fly past of 70 aircraft on the first day of events to mark her platinum jubilee. the 96 year old british monarch wasjoined on the buckingham palace balcony by family members for the aerial display. and a short while ago, thousands of beacons were lit across the uk. in light of her recent health issues, she restricted her appearance to the palace balcony instead of inspecting the troops in person as is traditional. and this evening, it was announced that she will not be attending tomorrow s service of thanksgiving at st paul s. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. windsor castle this even
also in the programme: as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries with russia now in control of 20% of his country. and after winning his defamation case against ex wife amber heard, we look at why johnny depp lost a similar court battle in the uk. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has overseen a fly past of 70 aircraft on the first day of events to mark her platinum jubilee. the 96 year old british monarch wasjoined on the buckingham palace balcony by family members for the aerial display. she also attended the lighting of beacons at her residence, windsor castle. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there. for all that she wants thejubilee to be about local communities creating their own special memories, in the end, it s all about her. after all, there wouldn t be a platinum jubilee if there weren t a monarch who ser
Condemned the chinese drills as irrational provocations, and released these images of mr lai inspecting the troops for the first time as taiwan president. Mr lai called on china to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy. What is the difference between this exercise and previous drills . You can see they ratcheted up a little bit. Overall it is still about posturing. If you look at it, the overall land over two days compared to last time when nancy pelosi the us Congressional Leader who went and visited taiwan triggered nearly a week of self by the chinese in terms of military drill. This time it is still more of posturing. We will seak more of posturing. We will speak to. More of posturing. We will speak to, joining more of posturing. We will speak to, joining us more of posturing. We will speak to, joining us now. More of posturing. We will. Speak to, joining us now from taipei. He said on social media this round of Military Drills feels like a prelude t