ukraine 1 0 in cardiff to qualify for the world cup for the first time in 64 years. now on bbc news, it s the travel show with rajan datar. this week a glimpse of the queen s holiday home in the scottish highlands. i enjoy a right royal day out. i tell you what, i wouldn t mind unwinding here for a little while over the summer months. a green guide for the festival season. make sure that you ve got durable camping equipment and that you take it away with you after the festival. and we uncover some of the secrets of the iconic american singer songwriter who started a musical revolution. just amazing to see his handwriting. amazing! this weekend, the uk celebrates the platinum jubilee of its longest ever reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii. and whilst an enormous crowd is expected to head to buckingham palace to celebrate the milestone, i ve made my way to a more secluded spot 500 miles away. this is balmoral castle, in aberdeenshire, the queen s scottish retreat, where the
earlier members of the british royal family attended a special service at saint paul s cathedral in london. celebrating our different communities has been the focus of a platinum jubilee event in newham in east london. to mark the queen s 70 year reign, 70 women are performing a traditionalfolk dance from kerala in india. luxmy gopal has been to see how final rehearsals are going. (music playing). 70 dancers in on eight platinum theme attire, celebrating the head of state from carrabba free from southern india. this was a final rehearsal from women who until last weekend not met. people came from sheffield, nottingham, birmingham, you name itand we nottingham, birmingham, you name it and we did predominantly most of our sessions were done by zoom, some people met in the park weekly and for the first time weekly and for the first time we met on may 28 altogether as a group of 70. the dance is one of many events for mela, reflecting multiculturalism and the commonwealth. my
troops here say president putin s men learned lessons from their defeat outside kyiv. anton tells me they changed their tactics and now rely on massive artillery fire. commotion. take cover! once again, it was coming our way. and, as the russians advance, civilians flee from towns and cities here. it s now 100 days and counting of wrenching separations. vladimir putin calls this liberation. if he succeeds here, his ambitions may not stop at ukraine. orla guerin, bbc news, donbas. forty migrants in one boat reached the uk yesterday. it brings the total number of arrivals this year to more than 9,900 people. the french took one boat back to france with 43 people on board. now it s time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. the sunny conditions continue for scotland, northern ireland and north west england through the rest of today. a bit more cloud elsewhere, and still some heavy showers around across parts of wales and the south west. the odd rumble of thunder, but they
his handwriting. amazing! this weekend, the uk celebrates the platinum jubilee of its longest ever reigning monarch. queen elizabeth ii. and whilst an enormous crowd is expected to head to buckingham palace to celebrate the milestone, i ve made my way to a more secluded spot, 500 miles away. this is balmoral castle, in aberdeenshire, the queen s scottish retreat, where the royal family escape from the hustle and bustle and public scrutiny of london. that is a magnificent building. more like a big country house than a castle. beautiful manicured lawn. i tell you what, i wouldn t mind unwinding here for a little while over the summer months. so the history is, in september 1853, queen victoria laid the foundation stone, and this is when they started the build of the balmoral castle that we have today. and in terms of the design, the architecture, what would you describe it as? yes, again, i think prince albert had quite an influence. it s quite a germanic style. it reminds him,
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