—— antonio rudiger is leaving chelsea for real madrid on a free transfer this summer. the 29—year—old will sign a four—year contract. the german international had been a key part of chelsea's side sincejoining in 2017, making 203 appearances in all competitions. it's been announced that blackpool manager neil critchley has left the club to join aston villa's coaching staff. the 43—year—old, who previously worked with steven gerrard at liverpool, has accepted the position of assistant head coach at villa park, which was recently vacated by michael beale. some rugby union news now, as five south african sides will be joining european elite cup competitions from next season. the stormers, bulls and sharks will play in the champions cup. they've been playing in the united rugby championship for a few seasons alongside irish, welsh and italian sides. the lions will play in the challenge cup, and the cheetahs have also been invited in. organisers say their inclusion will bring "a new level of elite rugby". manu tuilagi will miss england's tour of australia because of surgery on a knee problem. injuries have plagued the sale sharks centre. since the 2019 world cup final, he's

only played six games for england. in a statement, sale said "a summer of rest and a full preseason is the best course of action". golf's us women's open is under way in north carolina. australian minjee lee, who won the first major of the year, the evian championship, has made a good start. she has just finished her round she hasjust finished her round on four under. this long range putt one of her seven birdies today. she sits one off the lead, alongside swede anna nordqvist, winner of last year's women's british open at carnoustie. this was one of her five birdies on the back nine. but it's another swede on top of the leaderboard, amateur ingrid lindblad's six birdies seeing her set the early pace in north carolina. here's the current leaderboard. england's georgia hall tees off soon, as does charley hull. scotland's gemma dryburgh finished on two over for the day.

you can follow it all with the leaderboard live on the bbc sport website and the app. that is where you'll find all the latest from all the day's sport, but from neat and the of the team on sportsday, have a lovely evening. bye—bye. —— from me and the rest of the team. back now to our main story today, the celebrations of the queen's platinum jubilee. let's take a look at what else is planned for the rest of the four—day weekend. later today, beacons will be lit throughout the uk, channel islands, isle of man and uk overseas territories. as we've seen, they've already begun to be lit in commonwealth countries around the world. on friday, a service of thanksgiving will take place at st paul's cathedral in london. then on saturday, members of the royal family are expected

to go to the derby horse racing at epsom. and in the evening, there will be a live concert in front of buckingham palace — the platinum party at the palace. and the final day of celebrations will be on sunday, with jubilee lunches and the platinumjubilee pageant, a performance that will tell the story of the queen's reign and will finish in front of buckingham palace. it will feature military personnel, dancers, puppets of corgis and ed sheeran. people will be celebrating across the uk with street parties. the oueen�*sjubilee pageant is taking place on sunday, and hundreds of children will perform in front of thousands of people lining the streets in london — and millions more at home. ricky boleto has been to meet some of those taking part. across the land, bunting, glitter and sticky hands. children with jubilee fever as the celebrations edge ever nearer. i like how she doesn't like this, she goes... she does a lot of

waving, doesn't she? a pageant fit for a queen, dancing and singing all set the scene. we are here dancing for her majesty the queen and it is a moment in history and i think that is what will stay with all of the dancers. sunday's platinum pageant will tell the story of the queen's 70—year reign and we have been given special access to the rehearsals. this dance act from north london is made up of 70 children and they have been practising their routines since april. this is a big parade. i am feeling so excited. from one to ten, i'm feeling them a solid eight. this is definitely something i will remember for my entire life. i will try and get my mum to take a few photos and i will print it on my wall. this is, like, really rare, like, they picked me and i am justl so happy and honoured to be a dancer for the queen —

children are playing a key role in the pageant. they will be carrying 200 silk flags along the mall to form what organisers are calling a river of hope. there is a real focus on the future. and over the next few days, brownies and girl guides, which has a special connection to queen elizabeth, will be hosting tea parties, lighting beacons and of course adding a bit of sparkle to the occasion. wow, i love it. look at that. very cool, still a bit wet. why do you think everyone has got so excited about the jubilee? i think we really, like, treasure the queen and think she is an important person. this platinum jubilee is already bringing young and old together. with rehearsals over, the only thing out of their control is the weather. will it or won't it rain? i think that will help. we dance for 90 minutes.

yes, and i think that will be refreshing and cool us down maybe. ricky boleto, bbc news. messages from abroad have been coming in from world leaders. in a moment, we'll hear from the president of france emmanual macron, but first here's president biden and the first lady of the united states and their message to the queen.

you have shared our choice and seen the deep affection and admiration that the people of france have for you. you've also visited the graves were so many of your young men life,

and seen the respect and honour sent from your homes to protect ours. you are the golden thread that binds our two countries. from the dark days when your family welcome to general de gaulle in your home, to hisjoy to welcome you, you have been a constant presence and a source of wisdom for the leaders of our two countries. president macron�*s message for the queen. around 2 million people are expected to go abroad over thejubilee bank holiday, and there's concern about further disruption for travellers, as airports deal with staff shortages and high demand. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has told the heads of travel companies at a meeting that they should "do their bit" to improve the situation. our business correspondent simon browning has more. i am happy to say it seems like the situation is finally improving, after what has been a really difficult week for so many travellers going on holiday through thejubilee weekend and half—term. i have spoken to the big airports today, manchester, gatwick and heathrow, and they are all

reporting no issues. the caveat is, it is still incredibly busy. millions of people, up to 2 million people are expected to take flights out of the uk this weekend, on international trips, heading to the beaches for a bit of sunshine to see friends and family. but the airports are still really busy, they point to the fact there are still pinch points within the airports. check—in is very busy, security is busy, but they say things are improving after a difficult week. we had so much about tui cancelling six flights a day from manchester. tui have said, for them, things have returned to normal. they highlighted that 80% of their passengers — that is 3a,000 who had holidays disrupted this week — have now rebooked holidays. there has been a bit of advice and backtracking today. one big union advised people, because of the queues at check—in, to maybejust take hand baggage, to stop the big queues. but that has been pulled up on. one of the airports says

if you just take hand baggage, that will hit security because there will be so many bags, so you have just got to be prepared to queue. but today, things are operating much better and the airports and the airlines are happy. that is some small consolation for travellers, perhaps. but what more do we know between that meeting between travel bosses and the government? yeah, that's right. transport secretary grant shapps and the aviation minister effectively summoned some of the big airline and aviation bosses yesterday to talk in a big zoom. lots of things to talk about, these problems that have been in the media for the last week. we know there is chronic understaffing at a lot of these sectors of the airport. and the government want to know how they can solve this. the airline bosses and aviation companies were asking for special visas for eu workers so that eu workers can fill some of these gaps in ground handling and in catering companies. we understand from a couple of sources this morning the government pretty much rebuffed that idea and said it was not possible. the aviation industry is quite frustrated by that — they have thousands, tens of thousands of gaps to fill. steve heapy, the boss ofjet2,

thought that would be a good idea because he says so many workers missing from the economy after brexit and they can be helped if we got visas for some eu workers. the department for transport today said that whilst the government listened to those suggestions and they were noted, nothing further was added. so it looks like that won't happen. and we are still facing a situation where the summer holidays are coming. everyone will be going back on holiday and the airports need to fill those big jobs. so it's a big challenge. they have set up a working group to solve some of these issues. but i suppose over the coming weeks, they need to fill these jobs so we don't see any more of these big queues and disruptions for so many people who want to see the sun for their family holidays. finally, let's go back to thejubilee celebrations. the conclusion of trooping the colour earlier today was a spectacular fly—past, but not everyone seemed to enjoy it.

here's prince louis, the youngest son of the cambridges, on the balcony waving at the planes with his great—grandmother the queen next to him. but the noise soon became too much for him. have a look. that is his reaction to the sound of the planes! anyone else might have felt they had to put on a brave face, but the honesty of children — that face says a lot there. it's not for everyone, and there. it's not for everyone, and the noise. here's ben rich with the weather. hello. for most of us, it was a pretty decent start to this platinum jubilee weekend. sunny spells and scattered showers covered it in many areas. a beautiful cloudscape here for a weather watcher in hull. the clouds overhead in ballymena were just thick and grey, a lot more extensive and produced some outbreaks of rain across northern ireland. you can see that lump of cloud on our earlier satellite image. also some clumps of cloud to the south. we'll have to keep an eye on those as the weekend progresses, but through this evening and tonight, we see that rain moving

its way across northern ireland, starting to affect parts of north wales, northern england and southern scotland. lots of mist and murk and low cloud or some northeastern parts of scotland and certainly for the northern isles. clear spells elsewhere and it probably won't be quite as chilly as it was last night. so friday starts off with some wet weather across parts of north wales, northern england, southern scotland, tending to break up into showers through the day, also affecting northern ireland, maybe the far southwest of england, and some of the showers will be heavy and possibly thundery. still some areas of low cloud rolling onto some north sea coasts at times, but for most tomorrow, there will be some spells of sunshine, just the odd shower. temperatures, 2! for cardiff, 22 for london, but parts of western scotland doing pretty well temperature—wise as well, with highs of 20 and some decent sunshine. now, as we move through friday night into saturday, we start to keep our eyes down to the south, because we see an area of low pressure trying to spin into the picture. that will introduce the chance of some scattered showers and thunderstorms during saturday.

these should be quite hit—and—miss at this stage, still with a decent amount of dry weather. rather murky for some north sea coasts. best of the sunshine further north and west, and that's where we'll have some of the highest of the temperatures. parts of the western highlands could get to 22 degrees at this stage. further south, likely to be a little bit cooler as that cloud and those showers start to work in. and through saturday night, it looks like the showers and thunderstorms in the south will become more widespread and will start to drift northwards into sunday, affecting parts of wales, northern england, maybe getting into northern ireland by the end of the day. best of the sunshine on sunday will be found in the north of that weather system, so across scotland. and once again, the western side of scotland may well be favoured for some of the best of the sunshine and highest temperatures, with highs of 2! degrees.

this will break up into showers, some heavy and thundery, i'm katty kay, live from canade gate, where the platinum jubilee celebrations are continuing in to the evening here in london. earlier, the queen was joined on the balcony at buckingham palace by the working members of her family, but not prince andrew, nor harry and meghan. they watched 70 aircraft take part in a spectacular flypast, which included the world—famous red arrows. tens of thousands people from around the uk and the world thronged the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of proceedings. if i had one thing to say to the queen, i would say, "you've done an amazing job of 70 years on the throne." cheering. god save the queen!

prince andrew will miss tomorrow's service of thanksgiving at saint paul's cathedral after testing positive for covid. the queen has taken the salute from the balcony at buckingham palace as trooping the colour begins four days of celebration for her platinum jubilee. earlier, there were thousands of people here lining the streets, and we spoke to some who've come from as far away as australia and the us. in a message to mark the event, the queen, who is the world's oldest reigning monarch, said she hoped the celebrations would create "many happy memories for people". at 96, her mobility is limited and she restricted her appearance to the palace balcony instead of inspecting the troops

in person as is traditional. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. for all that she wants thejubilee to be about local communities creating their own special memories, in the end, it's all about her. after all, there wouldn't be a platinum jubilee if there weren't a monarch who served for 70 years. it was her that the crowds had come to see. the queen appeared on the balcony of buckingham palace, but for the first time in her reign, she did attend trooping the colour herself. but for the first time in her reign, she did not attend trooping the colour herself. that's just too physically demanding for her now. earlier, it had been the prince of wales who'd led the royal party from buckingham palace down to horse guards. also riding on horseback behind charles were prince of william, the duke of cambridge, and princess anne, the princess royal. and riding together, in one of the carriages, the cambridges' three children, prince george, prince louis waving

away happily in the middle, and princess charlotte. hello! hi! and the more the crowd waved, the more louis waved. until his sister decided that that was probably enough. as the procession made its way down the mall, a group of animal rights protesters broke through the tight police cordon and attempted to disrupt one of the marching bands before being dragged away by police. on horse guards parade, the footguards had formed up. plenty to look at for those newcomers to the parade. plenty to get used to for these newcomers. they will see it many times in years to come. absent from the parade, the duke of york, stripped of his role as honorary colonel of the grenadier guards. keen young eyes were watching from windows overlooking the parade ground.

the duke and duchess of sussex were also watching rrom the same building. their presence was caught by photographers. at buckingham palace, the royal standard was being raised to signify that the queen had arrived from windsor, ready for her appearances on the palace balcony. the military parade on horse guards overcoming the crowds were a lot of them all towards buckingham palace. they filled the spaces around the victoria memorial. on the balcony, the queen and the working members of the royal family and their children, one of whom was about to steal the show. overhead, there was a fly—past, the finest britain's armed services could offer. watching was four—year—old louis, still waving for all he was worth, fascinated by what he was seeing overhead one moment, clapping his hands to his ears the next. the queen, of course, has seen it all before and takes all such things in her stride.

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it's the atmosphere... it's the atmosphere, especially the community, all together, all for the country and for the queen. it's great. you sounded emotional. i am a little bit! a lot of emotions today, mostly cheerful with the odd person feeling a little teary eyed when a thing about the queen and her 70 years on the throne. let's talk to linda yueh, executive chair of the royal commonwealth society. thanks forjoining me. and listening to a 17—year—old so it's hard for brits to imagine it buckingham palace and all this with the queen. she is part of so many people's lives. �* , ,., , she is part of so many people's lives. �* , , ., , , she is part of so many people's lives. , , ., , lives. absolutely and this is really wh it's lives. absolutely and this is really why it's so _ lives. absolutely and this is really why it's so important _ lives. absolutely and this is really why it's so important to _ lives. absolutely and this is really why it's so important to celebrate j why it's so important to celebrate what she actually said for, which is she is a very inspiring example of dedication to service both of your membership or speech when she was 21 made in south africa where she said my entire life should be dedicated

to your service and i think that spirit is what your people and many of us really look up to her and think we ought to do a bit more of for society. i think we ought to do a bit more of for society-— for society. i spoke to a royal historian _ for society. i spoke to a royal historian recently _ for society. i spoke to a royal historian recently and asked l for society. i spoke to a royal i historian recently and asked him what it is but the queen is made so much impact, his or her personality orjust the sheer longevity much impact, his or her personality or just the sheer longevity that she is been there through some of the american presidents and prime ministers in different events in our lifetime and they said it was related to that she was the perfect queen for that time.— queen for that time. yeah, i think that is right. _ queen for that time. yeah, i think that is right, and _ queen for that time. yeah, i think that is right, and i _ queen for that time. yeah, i think that is right, and i think— queen for that time. yeah, i think that is right, and i think the fact i that is right, and i think the fact that she has been able to both inspire but somewhat stand above the fray and i have seen it certainly in the commonwealth where she does bring people together. there will be lots of differences as you would imagine with different political leaders but the best—known example is actually 1961 in ghana when the, what was still quite a young organisation. and because she this embodies you disagree would not walk

out of the room, i think there is that sense of just slightly above the fray get people together to do something collectively. and i think as you and i know, cooperation on a global level is so important that we always say it is but how do you actually get there? and i feel like she embodies quite a lot of that. one of the extraordinary things about her is the power of her silence in a sense was up with soft power but it's almost on the queen as we don't hear from her terribly often and we don't know what she thinks about certain things and don't know her opinions on but that is actually what gives her so much power. i is actually what gives her so much ower. ~' . �* , is actually what gives her so much ower. ~' ., �*, ., , is actually what gives her so much ower. ~ ., h ., , .,, power. i think that's really as i will because _ power. i think that's really as i will because i _ power. i think that's really as i will because i always - power. i think that's really as i will because i always felt - power. i think that's really as i will because i always felt the l will because i always felt the strength of the queen was that she leads by example, not by saying what she what he would actually doing. some this young incredible group of leaders picked from every commonwealth country of 54 l, we were at the royal, well society and the gantry part of that that deliver that and she, because she spends so

much time with her charities and she says she is a patron that really cares, and that example means the young people from across the commonwealth who were selected because they emulated her and they were rewarded with their audience of buckingham palace also can you imagine at the age of 17 getting your handshake by the queen and her telling you you've done incredible job and i think another thing that is that that inspires people who are aged under the age of 18 to write this year about how they can serve and use the queen as the example and i think it's that kind of power, silent power which i love that phrase, i think that is really what makes her different. she does not come up and say you must serve, you must volunteer, she just does it. thank you very much forjoining us and at a time of the will to change so much within that has not changed is her majesty. she really has remained the same. let's take a look at what else is planned for the rest of the four—day weekend.

we will do that from the studio and thank you very much forjoining us here from buckingham palace. yes, let's have a look at what else is planned for the rest of the weekend. later today, beacons will be lit throughout the uk, channel islands, isle of man and uk overseas territories. as we've seen, they've already begun to be lit in commonwealth countries around the world. on friday, a service of thanksgiving will take place at st paul's cathedral in london. then on saturday, members of the royal family are expected to go to the derby horse racing at epsom. and in the evening, there will be a live concert in front of buckingham palace — platinum party at the palace. and the final day of celebrations will be on sunday, with jubilee lunches and the platinumjubilee pageant, a performance that will tell the story of the queen's reign and will finish in front of buckingham palace. it will feature military personnel, dancers, puppets of corgis and ed sheeran. people will be celebrating across the uk with street parties.

later this evening, more than 3000 beacons will be lit across the uk and the commonwealth to end the first day of the jubilee celebrations. the queen will be at windsor castle to take part in the ceremony. our correspondent elaine dunkley has been watching preparations. it will be a majestic sight in honour of her majesty. along hadrian's wall, this ancient border will be illuminated with beacons. for many here, the queen has been a rock during her 70—year reign. this wonderful beacon lighting tonight and the fireworks, you know, it's just wonderful. i don't think the younger generation will ever see a monarch that's been around for 70 years for a long, long time. i'll sing the verses. you all do the choruses. music. at the local village school in brompton, children have been practising the jubilee song. fold over... and making lanterns for tonight's special event. she's the oldest queen that has ever lived. she's been crowned for the longest time as well.

have you noticed that the queen always carries her bag around? what do you think�*s in the bag? she's got lipstick in it. further on the wall at coalfield quarry, a command by hadrian. by day, dave works in it. but tonight, all eyes will be on his flaming arrow as he lights the beacon. very excited to be involved in the event like this. it'll be a tricky shot, having a lake in the middle. going to be a challenge. and it will be dark. so we'll give it our best shot. in the provinces, celebrations were held everywhere. - lighting beacons is a tradition which stretches back centuries. this is one of many built to mark the queen's grandfather george v's silverjubilee in 1935. beacons have already been lit across the commonwealth. new zealand was one of the first, followed by australia and fiji. in wales, a beacon in the brecons. in northern ireland, ballymena promises a spectacular display.

and a flame will be lit at edinburgh castle in scotland. the queen will lead the lighting of the principal jubilee beacon at windsor. the flames represent hope, a guiding light. and tonight, in honour of the queen, the beacons will be a symbol of communities and people coming together. elaine dunkley, bbc news. i'm joined now by our correspondent charlotte gallagher, who is outside windsor castle. many beacons are going to be lit but in a while all eyes will be on that one behind you, won't they? yes. one behind you, won't they? yes, this is the — one behind you, won't they? yes, this is the beacon _ one behind you, won't they? yes, this is the beacon in _ one behind you, won't they? yes, this is the beacon in the _ one behind you, won't they? yes this is the beacon in the grounds of windsor castle, pretty impressive and as you can see they loaded it up with wood earlier and they will light it at about 9:45pm this evening for some is in the castle grounds, that is where the queen is going to symbolically start the lighting of the jubilee going to symbolically start the lighting of thejubilee beacons across the uk so we won't see the queen out here but as you can see,

that's not put people off. thousands and thousands of people here in windsor to see the lighting of the jubilee beacon, lots with flags, bunting, the pumper in the corner is doing and absolutely roaring trade and in fact windsor has been totally done out for thejubilee. there is miles and miles of blunting here, flags in every shop, restaurant and pub, lots of the houses even decorated with balloons and i saw someone had swap their doorknocker for a giant model of a corgi. lots people getting into the spirit here ready to celebrate with the queen because of windsor is her home now. she spends most of her time at windsor castle and people here have such affection for the queen and feel she is one of them now. prince philip also spent a lot of time here and he is finally remembered by many here as he used to come to this park in fat and write his carriage and lots people you speak to here have memories of the royal family.

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first here are the beacons being lit in wellington. going on all around the world but new zealand was among the world but new zealand was among the first so some pictures of the lighting of the beacon in wellington there. this is also happening in singapore and here is nick marsh from there. this is one of the 54 beacons - being lit in every commonwealth capital city to commemorate - queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee. now tonight here in singapore, we saw bagpipes playing, - there were traditional dances, there were speeches, -

we had some performances from bagpipers. we had some traditional dancing. there was toasts raised to the queen, and i'm very pleased to say that i can actually bring in the man who lit the torch himself, ian parkinson. he's the chieftain of the st andrew's society singapore, a scottish society dating all the way back to the 1830s. ian, why was this so important to be able to hold a ceremony like this in singapore, 7,000 miles away from london? the queen's a remarkable lady, nick. she has experienced, witnessed and endured at times 70 years of world history and events with unwavering dignity, so to be able to be part of her global celebrations in singapore is fantastic. and the ties do go deep, don't they, between britain and singapore? they do. so, the queen has had several visits here, as have many of the royal family, dating back many years. and she's been welcomed at all levels of the community within singapore, from distinguished locals to communities and families. in fact, there's a great story where, in 1972, she visited a family, and in 2006, went back to the same family to visit them again. well—received by the local community. and there's been a strong scottish theme, hasn't there, running through this evening? it's not something that we have seen in all of these ceremonies

across the commonwealth. scotland played a very important role in singapore's colonial past and indeed throughout the commonwealth. absolutely. so, the singapore st andrew's society, as you said, has been around since the 1830s, thereabouts. i don't think anyone can quite remember the exact date. but, yeah, it's part of singapore's history. we're very proud to be part of singapore but also proud to represent scotland. and in the same vein, the ties between singapore and great britain are around 200 years as well, so to be able to pull that together and create a celebration that recognises all cultures together is really fantastic, and i think it goes beyond singapore, scotland, commonwealth countries. really, this is a global celebration of remarkable lady. thank you very much, ian parkinson, chieftain of the singapore st andrew's society, joining us here live. as you can see, the beacon hasjust been lit, one of many right across the globe. didn't quite rival those celebrations that you've been seeing in london, but people here are still doing their best. robert hall is injersey work

ceremonies will also take place alike beacons. the most southerly spot in the british isles to have a beacon event this evening. a bit more about the beacon, but take a look at this view. what a spot to have that event! if you don't knowjersey, that is elizabeth castle in the distance. the port of st helier in front of me here. and this area is actually part of victorian fortifications that were built in the napoleonic times to protect the town and, indeed, the island. and another great tradition is that jersey has a bailiff, the head of the civic community. tim le cocq, you are now — as of today — sir timothy le cocq. lam. many congratulations. thank you very much. i wanted to just talk a little bit aboutjersey�*s special place, before we talk about some of the practicalities of what you're going to do. becausejersey�*s always had this special link with france. very proudly part of britain, but there is a link, isn't there? well, yes, very much so. until very recently, all our laws were written in french. and french is still a permitted language in our courts and in our states assembly, so we have real current links with our french roots, definitely.

and the queen, of course, here is the queen, but she's also jersey's duke. can you tell me about that? yes, well, when william the conqueror invaded england in 1066, jersey and the other channel islands were also, even then, part of the duchy of normandy. so, in effect, we were part of william's possessions. so the queen's right is following on from william's right, and william's right was as duke of normandy, so she's our duke. so, you drink toasts to her. we do. jersey dares to be different an awful lot and you're different tonight with your beacon. tell me about that. well, the beacon — as you can see, hopefully, over my shoulder — is a virtual beacon. and it will be lit at the normal time when all the other beacons are lit throughout the british isles, but it will be virtual and it will be followed by a laser show. so there won't actually be any fire. it will be ecologically sound, environmentally friendly. and we hope it's going to be spectacular. we're certainly expecting it's going to be.

it has been a little bit of a rolling celebration here. because of covid, you weren't able to mark your traditional liberation. all the islands mark their liberation from the german occupation at the end of the second world war. 77 years this year. for the first time, you were able to mark that in some style. and in a way, that sense of celebration has rolled on, hasn't it? well, it has. we had a marvellous liberation day, which we celebrate in may. and we had, at the same time, a visit from the earl and countess of wessex, which made it a particularly special occasion for us. so they came over and delivered a message from her majesty the queen. and we had a liberation day of the type that we had hoped to have. everybody together, thousands of people, beautiful weather, and a marvellous occasion. and in a sense, they came over, in part, because it's her majesty's platinum jubilee year. so that sense of occasion has, i think, continued and rolled into these platinum jubilee celebrations that we're having over the next couple of days — starting now, of course, with the lighting of the beacon. i think in all the islands...

i was talking to organisers in guernsey and in alderney and in sark, there is this sense that, we are definitely... that we can pull out all the stops, finally. because it's been tough, in a way. the islands had to almost shut themselves down for a brief period, like so many other places. yes, i don't think it was any worse for us than it has been for many people throughout the united kingdom and, indeed, in great britain. but it was tough and people did have lockdown, and we weren't able to celebrate, as you say, liberation day, for the last two years. so really, islanders welcoming the opportunity to come out on a particularlyjoyful occasion like this, an amazing achievement on the part of her majesty the queen, and to come out and celebrate it. and i'm very much expecting they're going to come out in significant numbers. tim le cocq, sir timothy le cocq, thank you very much indeed for talking to me. great pleasure. as i say, this beacon is special. special island, special group of islands, and we hope that we'll be getting those pictures into the national and international picture of that beacon event this evening.

robert hall from jersey and hopefully the weather conditions will be right here is a forecast from ben. hello. sunny spells and scattered showers covered it for most of us today. parts of northern ireland had some more persistent rain, and that will be pushing across the irish sea into north wales, northern england, southern scotland as we go through the night. at the same time, a lot of mist and murk and low cloud will affect the northern isles, the north east of mainland scotland. elsewhere, mainly dry, some clear spells, not quite as chilly as it was last night. so, tomorrow will start with outbreaks of rain across parts of north wales, northern england, southern scotland. this will break up into showers, some heavy and thundery, also affecting parts of northern ireland and south west england through the day. isolated showers elsewhere. most places dry with some sunshine, but this mist and murk and low cloud will affect some north sea coasts, pegging temperatures back to maybe 15 degrees there in newcastle, 20 for the west of scotland, 21—22 for south wales and southern england. as we look further ahead, the northern half of the uk should stay fine and dry into saturday

and sunday, but further south, the increasing chance of some heavy, thundery downpours.

hello, this is bbc news with me, luxmy gopal. the headlines: the queen was joined earlier today on the balcony at buckingham palace as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations by the working members of herfamily, but not prince andrew, nor harry and meghan. they watched 70 aircraft take part in a spectacular fly—past, which included the world—famous red arrows. tens of thousands of people from around the uk and the world thronged the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of proceedings. if i had one thing to say to the queen, i would say, "you've done an amazing job of 70 years on the throne." cheering god save the queen! a group of animal rights protestors tried to disrupt the trooping the colours ceremony but was dragged away by police. prince andrew will miss tomorrow's service of thanksgiving

at st paul's cathedral after testing positive for covid. and preparations are under way to light beacons across the united kingdom this evening to mark the end of the first day ofjubilee celebrations. the queen has recognised more than a thousand people in her birthday honours list. numerous previously unsung men and women working for charities and their communities have been recognised — along with household names from the worlds of entertainment and sport, as lizo mzimba reports. in the world of entertainment... rebus made three circuits driving slowly. ian rankin, author of the multi—million selling rebus novels, says he's honoured to be knighted for services to literature and charity. damian lewis has been made a cbe for services to drama and charity. together with his late wife helen mccrory, who died of cancer just over a year ago,

he helped raise over £1 million to provide food for nhs workers during covid. in a statement, he said, "she and i are both thrilled." fashion designer stella mccartney is, too, made a cbe... ..while actress pauline quirke, coronation street star helen worth and singer bonnie tyler all become mbes. in the world of politics, arlene foster rose to the top, becoming northern ireland's first female first minister. she's been made a dame for political and public service. obviously i was thrilled. i've been a representative here for 18 years, and then as the first female first minister in northern ireland as well. so, it's really northern ireland's award as well. in the world of sport, broadcaster clare balding becomes a cbe. i'm really... i'm amazed, and, yeah, - just completely overwhelmed by it, to be honest. but i do think it's a reflection . of how much people love sport,

and i hope it's also a reflection. of the growth of women's sports and the added reward and recognition there is for women's sports _ and women in sports broadcasting. cricket star moeen ali says he's proud and happy to be made an obe. it's curling gold! the olympic gold medal—winning curling team are also recognised. captain eve muirhead is made an obe. the rest of the team, mbes. most honours, though, go to people not in the public eye, people like patricia husselbee, recognised for 65 years of volunteering for the poppy appeal. it makes you feel special. it makes you feel all our hard work has been, you know... brought you a reward. and as i said, ijust delighted about it, delighted, and as i said, i'm just delighted about it, delighted, absolutely delighted. she's just one of many honoured for their work in the community. lizo mzimba, bbc news.

just some breaking news to bring you now. the queen will not be attending tomorrow's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral. that has just come through in the past couple of minutes, from our royal correspondence jonny dymond. it says, with great reluctance, the queen won't attend. it said the queen enjoyed the parade and fly past but did express some discomfort. it says looking forward to taking part in tonight's beacon lighting event. more on that, but first, back to the honours list. let's talk to dr raghib ali, a virus expert from cambridge university and also a frontline nhs consultant. he's been appointed an obe for his work during the covid—19 pandemic. thank you so much forjoining us. first of all, congratulations. how

much of a surprise was it? were you expecting it at all?— expecting it at all? thank you very much, firstly- _ expecting it at all? thank you very much, firstly. i— expecting it at all? thank you very much, firstly. i think _ expecting it at all? thank you very much, firstly. i think this - expecting it at all? thank you very much, firstly. i think this is - expecting it at all? thank you very much, firstly. i think this is the . much, firstly. i think this is the kind of award which i could not have imagined to receive growing up, so it was a very nice surprise to be honoured. it was a very nice surprise to be honoured-— it was a very nice surprise to be honoured. ., ., ., ., ., ' :: :: honoured. you were one of around 100 medical professionals _ honoured. you were one of around 100 medical professionals who _ honoured. you were one of around 100 medical professionals who were - medical professionals who were honoured in this way. why do you think you were one of those selected?— think you were one of those selected? . :: :: �* ., ., selected? march 2020, i'm enough to be ——iam an —— i am an epidemiologist, so i working with my research, but as you said, i'm a consultant and worked on the front line. i did take my work and very much worked in my hospital in oxford in the first wave, in all subsequent

waves as well, and most recently over christmas during the omicron wave, so partly that, but i am also volunteering with the vaccine roll—out and also research looking into why there was a dispersion it impact of covid on thing minorities —— disproportionate impact. impact of covid on thing minorities -- disproportionate impact. people in our -- disproportionate impact. people in your profession _ -- disproportionate impact. people in your profession have _ -- disproportionate impact. people in your profession have had - -- disproportionate impact. people in your profession have had a - in your profession have had a grueling couple of years. what does it mean to you that the queen is recognised that medical professionals like yourselves, march what a endure during the pandemic? —— marks what you endured? i what a endure during the pandemic? -- marks what you endured?- -- marks what you endured? i think it is important. _ -- marks what you endured? i think it is important, especially _ -- marks what you endured? i think it is important, especially for - -- marks what you endured? i think it is important, especially for my . it is important, especially for my nhs colleagues working full—time to the pandemic. it has been challenging and there been times where many of us who work on the front line have really struggled, and during the first wave in particular, having those weekly claps was very nice, and for me not to be honoured is an additional

honour. the other point i would like to make, often we as doctors and nurses and health care professionals recognised, but is very much a team effort, and there are lots of others — the cleaners, the porters, the catering staff — all of whom it make an important contribution to the treatment will provide and i hope all of their achievements are recognised, that they are recognised for the amazing work they've done in the pandemic as well.— the pandemic as well. thank you for mentioning — the pandemic as well. thank you for mentioning them. i— the pandemic as well. thank you for mentioning them. i think _ the pandemic as well. thank you for mentioning them. i think a - the pandemic as well. thank you for mentioning them. i think a lot - mentioning them. i think a lot of would agree with you for stub finally, one question is, what are you going to celebrate or what have you going to celebrate or what have you done to celebrate? i am working today and tomorrow, _ you done to celebrate? i am working today and tomorrow, but _ you done to celebrate? i am working today and tomorrow, but hopefully l today and tomorrow, but hopefully when i get back to... i am doing a research project, but hopefully when i get back over to the uk, i get time to celibate with friends and family. time to celibate with friends and famil . ~ , ,., , time to celibate with friends and famil. , --

family. absolutely. hope so too. -- celebrate with _ family. absolutely. hope so too. -- celebrate with friends _ family. absolutely. hope so too. -- celebrate with friends and _ family. absolutely. hope so too. -- celebrate with friends and family. . celebrate with friends and family. thank you. messages from abroad have been coming in from world leaders. in a moment, we'll hear from the president of france — emmanual macron — but first here's president biden and the first lady of the united states and their message to the queen.

in english: you have _ shared ourjoys and seen the deep affection and admiration that the people of france have for you. you've also visited the graves where so many of your young men lie

and seen the respect and honour we constantly pay to those sent from your homes to protect ours. you are the golden thread that binds our two countries. from the dark days when your family welcomed general de gaulle in your home, to his joy to welcome you, you have been a constant presence and a source of wisdom for the leaders of our two countries. president macron's message for the queen there. more on the platinum jubilee celebrations later, but first let's take a look at some of the rest of today's news. around 2 million people are expected to go abroad over thejubilee bank holiday, and there's concern about further disruption for travellers, as airports deal with staff shortages and high demand. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has told the heads of travel companies at a meeting that they should "do their bit" to improve the situation. our business correspondent simon browning has more. i am happy to say it seems like the situation is finally improving, after what has been a really difficult week for so many travellers going on holiday through thejubilee weekend and half—term. i have spoken to the big airports today, manchester,

gatwick and heathrow, and they are all reporting no issues. the caveat is, it is still incredibly busy. millions of people, up to 2 million people are expected to take flights out of the uk this weekend, on international trips, heading to the beaches for a bit of sunshine to see friends and family. but the airports are still really busy, they point to the fact there are still pinch points within the airports. check—in is very busy, security is busy, but they say things are improving after a difficult week. we heard so much about tui cancelling six flights a day from manchester. tui have said, for them, things have returned to normal. they highlighted that 80% of their passengers — that is 34,000 who had holidays disrupted this week — have now rebooked holidays. there has been a bit of advice and backtracking today. one big union advised people, because of the queues at check—in, to maybejust take hand baggage, to stop the big queues. but that has been pulled up on. one of the airports says

if you just take hand baggage, that will hit security because there will be so many bags, so you have just got to be prepared to queue. but today, things are operating much better and the airports and the airlines are happy. that is some small consolation for travellers, perhaps. but what more do we know between that meeting between travel bosses and the government? yeah, that's right. transport secretary grant shapps and the aviation minister effectively summoned some of the big airline and aviation bosses yesterday to talk in a big zoom. lots of things to talk about, these problems that have been in the media for the last week. we know there is chronic understaffing at a lot of these sectors of the airport. and the government want to know how they can solve this. the airline bosses and aviation companies were asking for special visas for eu workers so that eu workers can fill some of these gaps in ground handling and in catering companies. we understand from a couple of sources this morning the government pretty much rebuffed that idea and said it was not possible. the aviation industry is quite frustrated by that — they have thousands, tens of thousands of gaps to fill. steve heapy, the boss ofjet2,

thought that would be a good idea because he says so many workers missing from the economy after brexit and they can be helped if we got visas for some eu workers. the department for transport today said that whilst the government listened to those suggestions and they were noted, nothing further was added. so it looks like that won't happen. and we are still facing a situation where the summer holidays are coming. everyone will be going back on holiday and the airports need to fill those big jobs. so it's a big challenge. they have set up a working group to solve some of these issues. but i suppose over the coming weeks, they need to fill these jobs so we don't see any more of these big queues and disruptions for so many people who want to see the sun for their family holidays. our correspondent simon browning. johnny depp has said he feels at peace after winning his libel case against his ex—wife amber heard — following her claims in an article that she was a victim of domestic abuse.

he has been awarded more than $10 million in damages, whilst ms heard was awarded $2 million for winning part of her libel case against him. domestic abuse campaigners say they're concerned the verdicts could send the wrong message to victims, as david sillito reports. all right, mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court, and six years of angry accusations after their divorce, the court, and millions across the world, watched the jury's judgment on amber heard's declaration that she had suffered domestic violence at the hands ofjohnny depp. was this defamation? thejury said... yes. outside, the fans cheered. johnny depp's lawyers emerged to a hero's welcome. hi, everyone. today's verdict confirms what we have said from the beginning, that the claims againstjohnny depp are defamatory and unsupported by any evidence. amber heard's case had video, photographs and hours of emotional testimony.

slapped me across the face. and he slapped me again. he just kicked me. however, public opinion was throughout the trial firmly behind johnny depp's claim that he was the real victim here. ms heard, in herfrustration and in her rage and her anger, she would strike out. suddenly. and i said, "go ahead, hit me." bam! so two completely different accounts of a marriage, and one in whichjohnny depp says he was the victim. and that's what the jury has agreed with today. and not only that, they've accepted that amber heard acted with malice, with a reckless disregard for the truth. and remember, amber heard's account

of her marriage was in a uk libel trial two years ago, judged to be substantially true. and yet, from the beginning, she was facing a torrent of abuse. i receive hundreds of death threats, regularly, if not daily. campaigners for those who have endured domestic violence are worried. what we're concerned about in this instance is the chilling effect that the media coverage will have on survivors who need to come forward. and so, ultimately, that can be a very damaging thing. victims are watching this and they are thinking about, "how will i be treated if i come forward?" amber heard says she's heartbroken. she did win part of a libel case, over an allegation of carrying out a hoax, but forjohnny depp's team, celebrations. in a statement, he said he had his life back. the long, legal battle is finally over. david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.

in ukraine, russian troops are trying to consolidate their hold on the industrial city of severodonetsk, in the east of the country. 70% of it is now in russian hands, according to local administrators. british intelligence sources say ukrainian forces are likely to start withdrawing towards strategic defensive positions across the donetsk river. our correspondentjoe inwood — who is in the capital kyiv — has the latest about the state of russian control over severodonetsk. we actually think it's now about 80% in russian control. they seem to be making these continuous advances under this withering artillery barrage. the kind of modus operandi of the russians is huge, massed artillery barrages making it almost impossible to hold defensive positions. and we think what the ukrainians are doing is falling back. now the governor of the region says

they are making what he calls a tactical withdrawal to better defensive positions, but it seems to be now what they're going to try and do is to pull back across the seversky donets river... now that's a word to listen out for, a name to listen out for because that is going to be a key defensive line now. it does look like they're not going to be able to hold the city of severodonetsk, but they will come to the other bank. it's a very, very steep river. i drove across it a few months ago, and there's only one bridge left. there were about three or four, but they've all been destroyed apart from one, so if the ukrainian troops do get back to the other side, they will have a much stronger defensive position, but as i say, they are on the back foot here. joe inwood from kyiv. bbc news has learned that a number of refugees have been on hunger strike inside a detention centre at gatwick airport — after they were told the government would deport them to rwanda as part of a new asylum policy. the home office says every step is taken to prevent self—harm at immigration removal centres. clare moseley from care 4 calais has told us more about their situation.

they are really tired, they are really weak. their mental state was incredibly fragile to start with. that is how this has happened. they are worried about their families. nearly all these men have families that they were trying to protect. that is why they embarked on these journeys which are so incredibly dangerous. the reason they take them is because they see it as the only way to help their families. some of them have really small children, some of them have wives. the reason they come to the uk is to try and save their families. i have had them say things like they feel like they have let their families down. there's a guy who is terrified to tell his mother because his brother was shot and bled to death in front of his mother and he says the impact of her hearing that her only living son will be sent to rwanda, he's so frightened of what that will do to her, he doesn't want to tell her.

there is a gentleman i spoke to, his village in sudan was raided by militia and him and his wife were beaten so badly that his wife lost their unborn baby. he is so frightened about what will happen to his wife. and i think they all feel this responsibility to save their families, and now theyjust don't know how they will do that. it is such a feeling of desperation and fear. they feel helpless and it is the only way they can think of to possibly manifest that desperation, the only thing they can think of to do to cry out to the public for help. because at the end of the day, the reason they came to britain was to ask for our help, to say, "we have been treated "so badly by the world, this is the only place we can "go for help." and if we don't help them, they don't know what else to do. clare moseley speaking to us a little earlier. the american comedian bill cosby is facing new allegations of sexual assault in a civil trial — less than a year after he was freed when his conviction in a separate criminal case was overturned. it's alleged the 85—year—old — once known as "america's dad" — assaulted a teenage girl at the playboy mansion in los angeles in 1975. he's denied any assault took place. in 2018, cosby was convicted

of drugging and molesting a woman at his home in 2004 and served nearly three years in prison before being released. in the us, four people have been killed in a shooting at a hospital in the city of tulsa in oklahoma. police say the gunman, who has not been identified, was armed with a rifle and a pistol. he killed himself soon after officers arrived. the motive for the attack isn't clear. and the teenage gunman accused of shooting ten people dead in a supermarket in buffalo, new york, last month has been charged with domestic terrorism. prosecutors allege 18—year—old payton gendron, who earlier pleaded not guilty, was motivated by racial hatred. gendron, who describes himself as a white supremacist, is accused of shooting 13 people in total during the massacre — almost all of them black. the government is to ban the use of the type of metal cladding used to refurbish grenfell tower from being used on all new buildings in the future. known as acm — or aluminium composite material — its flammability allowed the fire to spread rapidly. grenfell�*s bereaved families

and survivors are marking thejubilee with a street party table with a place name for each of the 72 lives lost. the fifth anniversary of the tragedy is in a fortnight. the queen'sjubilee pageant is taking place on sunday, and hundreds of children will perform in front of thousands of people lining the streets in london — and millions more at home. ricky boleto has been to meet some of those taking part. across the land, bunting, glitter and sticky hands. children with jubilee fever as the celebrations edge ever nearer. i like how she doesn't like this, she goes... she does a lot of waving, doesn't she? a pageant fit for a queen, dancing and singing all set the scene. we are here dancing for her majesty the queen and it is a moment in history and i think that is what will stay with all of the dancers.

sunday's platinum pageant will tell the story of the queen's 70—year reign and we have been given special access to the rehearsals. this dance act from north london is made up of 70 children and they have been practising their routines since april. this is a big parade. i am feeling so excited. from one to ten, i'm feeling them a solid eight. this is definitely something i will remember for my entire life. i will try and get my mum to take a few photos and i will print it on my wall. this is, like, really rare, like, they picked me and i am justl so happy and honoured to be a dancer for the queen — children are playing a key role in the pageant. they will be carrying 200 silk flags along the mall to form what organisers are calling a river of hope. there is a real focus on the future.

and over the next few days, brownies and girl guides, which has a special connection to queen elizabeth, will be hosting tea parties, lighting beacons and of course adding a bit of sparkle to the occasion. wow, i love it. look at that. very cool, still a bit wet. why do you think everyone has got so excited about the jubilee? i think we really, like, treasure the queen and think she is an important person. this platinum jubilee is already bringing young and old together. with rehearsals over, the only thing out of their control is the weather. will it or won't it rain? i think that will help. we dance for 90 minutes. yeah, so i think that will be refreshing and cool us down maybe. ricky boleto, bbc news. now, the conclusion of trooping the colour was the spectacular fly—past, but not everyone seemed

to enjoy it. here's prince louis — the youngest son of the cambridges — on the balcony waving at the planes, with his great grand—mother the queen next to him. but the noise soon became too much for him. as you can see there, his hands pressed against his ears. honestly, that expression, it reminds me of the scream! it should be a modern interpretation of that painting by munch. before we go, a reminder of that breaking news about the queen, she won't be attending tomorrow's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral for some in a statement, the palace said she enjoyed the fly past but will not participate tomorrow. she will like to think all of those who made today such a memorable occasion. that's

just about it from me. katie —— katty kay will be back at the top of the hour. before we go, let's look back at some of the memorable images from the first day of the queen'sjubilee celebrations. hello. for most of us, it was a pretty decent start to this platinum jubilee weekend. sunny spells and scattered showers covered it in many areas. a beautiful cloudscape here for a weather watcher in hull. the clouds overhead in ballymena

were just thick and grey, a lot more extensive and produced some outbreaks of rain across northern ireland. you can see that lump of cloud on our earlier satellite image. also some clumps of cloud to the south. we'll have to keep an eye on those as the weekend progresses, but through this evening and tonight, we see that rain moving its way across northern ireland, starting to affect parts of north wales, northern england and southern scotland. lots of mist and murk and low cloud for some northeastern parts of scotland and certainly for the northern isles. clear spells elsewhere and it probably won't be quite as chilly as it was last night. so friday starts off with some wet weather across parts of north wales, northern england, southern scotland, tending to break up into showers through the day, also affecting northern ireland, maybe the far southwest of england, and some of the showers will be heavy and possibly thundery. still some areas of low cloud rolling onto some north sea coasts at times, but for most tomorrow, there will be some spells of sunshine, just the odd shower. temperatures, 21 for cardiff,

22 for london, but parts of western scotland doing pretty well temperature—wise as well, with highs of 20 and some decent sunshine. now, as we move through friday night into saturday, we start to keep our eyes down to the south, because we see an area of low pressure trying to spin into the picture. that will introduce the chance of some scattered showers and thunderstorms during saturday. these should be quite hit—and—miss at this stage, still with a decent amount of dry weather. rather murky for some north sea coasts. best of the sunshine further north and west, and that's where we'll have some of the highest of the temperatures. parts of the western highlands could get to 22 degrees at this stage. further south, likely to be a little bit cooler as that cloud and those showers start to work in. and through saturday night, it looks like the showers and thunderstorms in the south will become more widespread and will start to drift northwards into sunday, affecting parts of wales, northern england, maybe getting into northern ireland by the end of the day. best of the sunshine on sunday will be found in the north of that weather system, so across scotland. and once again, the western side of scotland may well be favoured for some of the best of the sunshine

and highest temperatures, with highs of 21 degrees.

this is bbc news with the headlines: the queen appeared on the balcony at buckingham palace as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations, but the palace said tonight she won't attend tomorrow's thanksgiving service at st paul's cathedral after feeling discomfort today. working members of the royalfamily watched seventy aircraft take part in a spectacular flypast, which included the world —famous red arrows. tens of thousands people from around the uk and the world thronged the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of proceedings ifi if i had one thing to say to the queen, i would say you have done an amazing job of 70 years on the throne. god save the queen!

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