england and wales, wintry showers clipping the far west of wales and a few snow showers down the north sea coast. the heaviest snow will continue to be focused across the north of scotland and northern ireland. it will stay cold in places, temperature is not expected to get above freezing. tomorrow evening, a line of snow showers forms across the irish sea affecting parts of north wales, merseyside, cheshire and the north midlands. the amount of snow will vary, but you could get a bit in a few areas. into friday, temperatures come up a little, and the showers piling into scotland will turn to rain or sleet, leaving the snow confined to hilly parts of the country. temperatures on the face of it a degree or to hire, not much in the way of change until we get to the weekend, when the south westerly winds will bring much milder air across the uk, but it won t only be mild but it will also be wild with gusts up to 70 mph. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at ten. 0n bbc one, it s
it s the hottest day of the year so far in the uk, with 30 degrees recorded in southern england, and heat health alerts for some areas in the south and east. djokovic, martina, all of us. do you eat the grass? just put it in our pockets, it s for good luck, it s great! tennis legend billiejean king, now also famous for her social campaigning, talks to the bbc about issues she believes are important today. every generation has to fight, because things are fragile constantly. i think it is really important to think about things being in a tenuous position always. and coming up on the bbc news channel, salt peppers the netherlands with runs as he claims his first century in an england odi match in the first of the three match series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more relia
across the uk were left without electricity after storm are last year. measuring more than ten metres long with two legs in the face of a crocodile, remains of europe and biggest land dinosaur are discovered on the isle of wight. remains of europe us. two british men captured by russian forces in ukraine have been sentenced to death by an unrecognised court in donetsk, the territory held by pro russian rebels. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were fighters in the ukrainian military who were captured in april in mariupol. yesterday, footage shared on social media by russia s state run news agency appeared to show the pair pleading guilty in court to training in order to carry out terrorist activities . a third man, believed to be a morroccan national, was also seen next to them in the dock. the uk government has said it is deeply concerned following the death sentences handed to the britons. speaking to the bbc in the past hour, the mp for aslan s family, robertjenrick, has
city of severodonetsk where its soldiers are locked in fierce street battles. and world number one iga swiatek has won this year s french open, beating american coco gauff in the final. hello and welcome to bbc world news. here in britain, celebrations contine to mark queen elizabeth s platinumjubilee. a huge crowd gathered in front of buckingham palace for a spectacular open air concert to mark the queen s 70 years on the throne. in a tribute to his mother, prince charles praised what he called a lifetime of selfless service. veteran pop stars including diana ross, rod stewart and the band, queen, were among the performers. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. after the ceremonial and the spiritual, it was time for a jubilee party. they had taken their seats in the royal box, tens of thousands had packed the mall, and first on stage, who else? queen and brian may. the bbc concert had begun inside buckingham palace, with one of those jaw dropping moments. a
enjoying the ride george, charlotte and louis made their debut appearance in a royal carriage at the trooping the colour parade. more than 3,000 beacons have been lit up around the country and the commonwealth to mark the queen s reign. but it s been announced that after experiencing some discomfort the queen now won t attend a service of thanksgiving at st paul s tomorrow. also tonight: ukraine urges the west to step up the delivery of weapons as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. and 17 wickets fall on the first day of the first test between england and new zealand at lords the match is finely balanced. good evening from buckingham palace, which as you can see is lit up with images of the queen throughout her long reign. it s been a momentous day here, with huge crowds cheering for her majesty as the first of four days of the platinum jubilee celebrations got under way. it began with the trooping the colour parade and was followed by a spectacular fly past