after a dry start for many, showers will develop. some of the heaviest this time more likely in parts of eastern england, particularly stretching from northumberland down to about norfolk, temperatures are still ranging from the high teens in the west to the low 20s in the ease and, like for the last few days. we start the weekend still with low pressure in charge. a band of rain pushing is, followed by more showers. it s going to be a blustery day with some sunny spells between the showers and, in the sunshine, not feeling bad. temperatures i7 the showers and, in the sunshine, not feeling bad. temperatures 17 or 18 in the west, low 20s further east. high pressure is set to built in, which should settle the weather down for the weekend next week, and it should start to get warmer, with temperatures for some which in the mid 20s. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six on thursday 30th june. you can keep up to date with all today s stories on the bbc website. now on bbc1, it
a very warm welcome to a beautiful day here at buckingham palace. the queen has thanked all those involved in her platinum jubilee celebrations, as four days of events get under way across the country and the commonwealth to mark her 70 years on the throne. in a special message, the queen said she continued to be inspired by the goodwill shown to her and that many happy memories would be made during the festivities. there s a lot planned for the occasion from today here in the uk today and tomorrow there are two public holidays, meaning a four day weekend for the country. later today, it s trooping the colour, the queen s official birthday parade, which ends with an raf flypast watched by members of the royal family on the balcony of buckingham palace. also later beacons will be lit throughout the uk, channel islands, isle of man and uk 0verseas territories. they will be also lit in most of the 5a commonwealth countries. on friday, a service of thanksgiving will take p
on the mall, including a group of stalwarts camping on the pavement, determined to get a good view of the royal events. and the town where even the cakes are decorated red, white and blue we report on one community s preparations. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a bittersweet goodbye for paul pogba at manchester united. the french international will leave the club when his contract expires this month. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. travel disruption is continuing for thousands of people heading on holiday over thejubilee bank holiday weekend. around 150 more flights were cancelled as airlines try to cope with the number of travellers passing through the uk s airports. almost 2 million people are scheduled to fly out from tomorrow. it s not yet known how many more flights could be cancelled. meanwhile, the blame game is underway. the transport secretary, grant shapps, is meeting top leaders from the travel industry this afternoon. yesterday he accuse
now the sport with chetan pathak. the premier league title will be decided today. if manchester city beat aston villa they are guaranteed to be champions. if they slip up and liverpool beat wolves, the title would be heading to anfield. at the bottom and the table either burnley or leeds will be relegated. patrick gearey reports. it has come to this. up and down the country at the top and bottom it is all stacked on the final match. don t blink now. manchester city and liverpool have been racing above the clouds. for weeks city have sat nearest the sun. they will win the title if they beat aston villa and their manager will want to keep it that simple. just don t give up and do exactly what you have done the last month, with all the games we have played at home and away and go for it. after if we are going to win, it isjust a game. but the season finale reintroduces an old character. steven gerrard forever a liverpool legend, now villa manager. as a player he couldn t win the
anthony albanese will replace scott morrison as prime minister although it s still unclear whether he will secure a majority. tonight, the australian people have voted for change. cheering. we ll be live in sydney with the latest. also tonight. as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president zelensky says diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end. pharmacies in england will be able to prescribe alternative medicines to deal with shortages in hormone replacement therapy. and rangers beat hearts in the scottish cup final at hampden park, in extra time. good evening. australia s new leader, anthony albanese, has vowed to bring the country together, after his party labor won the most seats in the general election. it means australia will have its first labour government in nearly a decade, although it s unclear whether the party will secure enough seats for a majority. the election, which resulted in the defeat of the incumbent scott morrison, saw