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
quite working out his way. ben foakes and matt parkinson followed soon after. england got off to a great start, to the new zealand second innings. jimmy anderson, again, with wicket of will young who again had to leave right there , out forjust one run again. and the matthew potts is back at it, too, with a repeat of getting captain kane williamson, and later tom latham. at lunch, new zealand 38 3. at the french open, alfie hewett and gordon reid are on course to win a tenth consecutive grand slam wheelchair doubles title after reaching the final. and in the men s singles draw, we have a brilliant tie to look forward to first up. in the next 15 minutes, it s rafael nadal, against the world number three alexander zverev. nadal, fresh from that epic quarterfinal with old foe novak djokovic, is going for a record extending 14th title at roland garros, and also 22nd grand slam title. after that, it s casper ruud against marin cilic. in the women s draw, american teenager coc
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