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
rain, staying went into the afternoon. further eastwards, one or two showers of a high ground, especially scotland and northern england, but for many, dry, and feeling warmer, 18 in glasgow, the low 20s across england and wales. we still have showers in the forecast for friday, mostly across wales, north west england, and you may escape them, and between the showers plenty of sunshine, the high teens or low 20s, about 22 in cardiff and london. into the weekend, the weather turns a bit more iffy across the south, although high pressure will keep areas in the north dry. thunderstorms moving up from the south on saturday, hit and miss, but by sunday a much greater chance of thundery outbreaks of rain moving
some die hard royalists are already camping along the mall. however, their devotion is not universal. not everyone across the country will find this celebration to their taste not everyone is a monarchist. but it is surely true that the overwhelming majority of people have deep respect for this monarch and her 70 years of service. no one expects that there will be anotherjubilee in this reign. the next four days will be an opportunity for millions of people to say thank you for those 70 years of service. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. thejubilee is a chance to reflect on some of the defining moments of the last 70 years across the uk, and they include the queen s role in the northern ireland peace process, which is being remembered on both sides of the irish border. her cousin lord mountbatten was murdered during the conflict, but she made hugely significant gestures
they haven t been to a world cup since 1998 and are determined to win. but the tartan army is also aware of a humanitarian crisis and the importance of setting rivalries aside. well, you can see the numbers of ukrainian fans well, you can see the numbers of ukrainianfans are well, you can see the numbers of ukrainian fans are starting to build up ukrainian fans are starting to build up behind me, and injust overan hour, both sets of players will make their way down the tunnel for arguably one of the biggest games of their careers. for scotland, a must win match if they are to have any chance of qualifying for the world cup. for ukraine, the first time they have played a competitive match since the russian invasion. the winner of tonight s madge will play wales on sunday in cardiff, and the winner of that match gets the prize of going to the world cup. but there will be a particularly poignant moment when the national anthems are sung, particularly for the ukrainian fans and players, an
to unite behind their team and their country. the football itself may seem insignificant, but this is a chance to get a step closer to qualifying for the world cup. manchester city s 0leksandr zinchenko spoke emotionally ahead of the match. some ukrainian kids don t understand what s happening, he says. they have one dream to stop the war. for months, all these players will have been able to think about is the situation in their country. now, somehow, they have to put that to one side and focus on a football match and do it with the pressure from a broken nation willing them to win. i m pretty sure that all ukraine who has this opportunity is going to wish us, and we are going to feel this support, that s100%. we can speak a lot, but we need to do on the pitch, so that s what we re going to try to do. for scotland, this is a difficult balance to strike.