her reign spanned 15 british prime ministers, 14 american presidents, seven popes, the end of the soviet empire, the decline of her own and its rebirth as modern britain. the people you see there outside buckingham palace and gathering elsewhere as well, windsor castle, have been gathering since this afternoon in the rain on word that the queen in balmoral castle in scotland had been put under medical supervision. the arrival of family members underscored the gravity of the hour and the family s single-minded response to it. the image of two of the queen s sons, prince andrew and edward and prince william at the wheel altogether in the same vehicle. from a sometimes contentious but message conscious family, the message this image sent was clear. then the clouds began lifting, rainbows formed outside buckingham palace and windsor castle. they signalled hope but delivered only sadness a short time later. the news coming in a simple message behind a humble frame in keeping with
queen s love would you like another one? the queen s love of would you like another one? the queen s love of horses is clear from these pictures, which were filmed in april at the royal stud in sandringham. she has only missed derby day twice in her long reign, today will make a third time but she will be watching from home in windsor. it is for other members of herfamily to take windsor. it is for other members of her family to take thejubilee message of thanks around the uk. this morning, the earl and countess of wessex were in northern ireland as local communities got creative in their tributes to the queen.- their tributes to the queen. really nice to have their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, it - their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, it has - their tributes to the queen. really l nice to have them here, i
singing along appropriately to queen and adam lambert. more from here shortly. 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. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights today and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. and wickets are beginning to tumble at lords, as england s batsmen struggle to chase the target set for them by new zealand. welcome to bbc news. a third day of celebrations for the queen s platinum jubilee is under way, with members of the royal family attending events across the uk. the duke and duchess of cambridge are at cardiff castle with their two older children prince george and princess charlotte. the day will end with an open air concert at buckingham palace where prince charles will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. one couple who aren t expected to at
the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week s cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you got for us this week, mark? a very exciting week. we have men, which is a horror inflected fairy tale. we have major, which is inspired by a true story of heroism. and bergman island can life and art ever be separated? men, the clip of this gives me the creeps so much that i don t think i could bring myself to watch it! and you say it s some kind of fantasy horror? yes. let me try and sell it to you. so it s by alex garland, who wrote and directed ex machina and annihilation. i think it s like a playfully twisted fairy tale about gender. jessie buckley is harper. she s come out of an abusive relationship. she decides to go off to a country retreat to what she calls the dream country house with the emphasis on dream, because everything about what we re looking at tells us, you know, there s an apple tree outside from which apples