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
mattered little. newcastle fall back, but when the captain claimed their tenth try, the remaining semifinal spot was assured. as for gloucester, they fell short again. jim lumsden, bbc news. in the united rugby championship, leinster got a big win over glasgow warriors in the playoffs quarterfinals. a week after their champions cup loss to la rochelle, leinster ran in 12 tries in dublin to win 76 1a. the victory sees them face bulls next weekend in the semi finals, while glasgow s season ends in humiliating style. later, south african side stormers take on edinburgh. last week they won the challenge cup, today wigan got their first super league win in three games coming from behind to beat castleford tigers. liam marshall was the star man for the visitors. he scored two tries and set up another as the warriors won 32 12 at the jungle. in the day s other match, st helens are currently leading