of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. an investigation begins, after a train derails in southern germany, leaving at least four people dead. hello and welcome to bbc news. a special concert will take place tonight at buckingham palace, as a weekend ofjubilee celebrations continues, to give thanks to the queen for her 70 year reign. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place afternoon, but the queen will not attend. instead, she s expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle. good morning. thank you very much. rather autumnal weather for day three of the platinum jubilee celebrations. not what we have come to expect thus far but it is not deterring hundreds and hundreds of people who are already arriving for that concert here tonight which does not get under way
This is bbc news, my name isjoanna gosling and these are the latest headlines. platinum jubilee celebrations enter their third day and it s party time at the palace. it s derby day at the races but the queen won t be there. her daughter, the princess royal, will represent the monarch instead. iamjane i amjane hill near buckingham palace where hundreds of people are arriving for this concert and we will be talking about this four day platinum jubilee weekend. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights this morning and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine s forces are pushing back russia in the key city