happy and glorious — huge crowds cheer on the queen as the platinum jubilee celebrations get under way in style. she was joined on the balcony at buckingham palace by several generations of her family, and the youngest member stole the show. 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 from across 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." god save the queen!

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 marking her unprecedented 70 year reign. and a short while ago thousands of beacons were lit across the uk. in light of her recent health issues, she restricted her appearance to the palace balcony instead of inspecting the troops in person as is traditional. and this evening it was announced that she will not be attending tomorrow's service of thanksgiving at st paul's. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.

windsor castle this evening. the queen was present to light the first of some 3,000 jubilee beacons. but in a surprise development, buckingham palace has said the queen will not now be able to attend the service of thanksgiving tomorrow at st paul's cathedral. the reason? all the palace will say is that the queen experienced some discomfort today when she travelled into london to appear briefly after trooping the colour. there'd certainly been no sign of any difficulties during the event. the queen had appeared on the palace balcony, walking carefully and leaning on her stick. for the first time in her reign, she did not attend the parade itself. it had been left to the prince of wales to lead the royal party from buckingham palace down to horse guards parade. also riding on horseback,

behind charles, were prince 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. 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. 0n horse guards parade, the footguards had formed up — plenty to look at and plenty to get used to for these newcomers to the parade. they will be seeing it many times in the years to come.

absent from the parade, the duke of york — stripped of his role as honorary colonel of the grenadier guards. the prince of wales led the inspection of the troops on behalf of his mother. it's the first time the heir to the throne has presided over the parade since 1951, when the then princess elizabeth represented her ailing father, george vi. keen young eyes were watching from the windows overlooking the parade ground. the duke and duchess of sussex were also watching from the same building. their presence was caught by photographers. for an hour, the guards regiment demonstrated their marching skills. the colour of the irish guard was trooped. the spectacle was completed by the

household cavalry mounted regiment. at buckingham palace the royal standard was being raised to signify that the queen had arrived. the military parade on horse guards over, the crowds were allowed towards buckingham palace. th filled the spaces. the queen and the working members of royal family and their children, one of whom was about to steal the show. 0verhead there was a fly—past. the finest britain's armed services could offer. watching was four—year—old louis, fascinated one moment, clapping his hands to his ears the next. the queen of course has seen it all before. her 70 years on the throne were marked in style. the jubilee celebrations are under way. but once again with the news tonight

that she will not be at st paul's tomorrow there is uncertainty about the degree to which she will be involved. well, as we just saw, a short while ago the queen led the lighting of beacons to mark the end of the first day of the jubilee celebrations, including the so called �*tree of trees' behind me. in all, around 3,000 beacons have been lit across the uk and the commonwealth, as our correspondent elaine dunkley reports — and a warning her report does contain flashing images. this is one of the jewels in the crown of the platinum jubilee celebrations. the beacons, a majestic sight in honour of her majesty. at cawfields quarry, hadrian's well the backdrop to a dramatic climax. i'm taking part in a bit of history here, something that probably won't be repeated for a long

time, if ever. you get a feeling of kind of mounting anticipation, obviously, as you get to the place where it's all going to happen. you know, i start to get into character a little bit. i start to feel less like an it manager and more like a roman archer. tonight is about celebrating the queen's 70—year reign, but this event is also about recognising those who have served their community. when i was fostering i set up a charity for disabled children, and that won a queen's award. i personally think she's a very strong woman, she has worked very hard for this country. 70 years of service, and she's never had one complaint and hardly one day off. she's just an amazing woman. i absolutely love her. i'll sing the verses. you all do the choruses. these events have taken weeks of planning. at the local primary school in brampton, children have been learning the jubilee song... fold it over. ..and making lanterns. she's the oldest queen that has ever lived. she's been crowned for the longest time as well.

and 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. archive footage: in the provinces, the 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 also been lit across the commonwealth in new zealand, australia and fiji. in scotland there were flames in edinburgh cast. in wales beacons in the brecons. beacons mark a momentous occasion, the queen's 70 years on the throne and they are a symbol of people coming together.

earlier in the day we had to fight our way through the crowds to get here — people had come from all over the uk and all around the world. here's a flavour of the atmosphere and the thoughts of some of those who were here. it was ten deep on the mall as people gathered to watch the parade. those at the back couldn't really see much. but that seemed to bother absolutely no one. it's incredible. i've never seen it like this, and itjust really feels like a very special occasion. we're delighted to be here. you can't see very much from back here. does that matter? no. do you know what's actually really helpful? all of the cameras in front of us. we've been getting some quite good shots of what's going on anyways. some people have travelled thousands of miles to be here. you came from canada? yeah. oh, my goodness! specifically for this? specifically for this. her majesty's platinum jubilee. we came here ten years ago for the diamond jubilee. -

extraordinary. thank you. and why, why have you come all this way? because her majesty the queen has been faithfully serving us _ and the commonwealth for the last 70 years. i "claire was there." yeah. claire, why are you here? well, i think it's a very special occasion. we're never going to see this again, are we, really? not with our queen, bless her. and i just feel it's very special, and you've got to be part of the atmosphere. for others, this was the tonic needed after the last long two years. incredibly proud to be part of this, and this sense of togetherness, which we haven't really felt in a long time, especially due to the pandemic. it's really special. and why are you here? oh, i'm here celebrating the occasion. _ you know, it's nice bringing communities together. - and we're all here. you know, that's why i'm here. where have you come from today? all the way from, you know, - southport, england's classic resort. so, yeah, just soaking it all up,

making the most of it. - we were just chatting, and you were saying you thought these days are very special for a particular reason. just tell me again. i just think it's great that all the good things about our country are exhibited today. cos, like, all the people come out, and there's a sense of togetherness and it's just a great event. i was here 20 years ago, it's just great to be here again. 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! good wishes have been pouring in for the queen from around the world, among those paying tribute was president macron of france, and president biden of the united states. your majesty, congratulations on your platinum jubilee. for 70 years you have inspired people with your selfless

devotion and service to the people of united kingdom and the commonwealth. and throughout your reign the relationship between the united kingdom and the united states has dproun stronger and closer than ever. she has been a constant presence and a source of wisdom for the leaders of our two countries. this year, the 70th of your reign, we celebrate your achievements. we are gratefulfor your courage and we share the respect and love that the british people and the commonwealth have always shown you. and our royal correspondent nick witchell is here now. a big moment for the royal family today, but the queen won't be there tomorrow? yes, and that is a surprise. there is no question about that. we had understood that the service at st paul's was the most important event in thejubilee programme for the queen, given the importance of her christian faith. we understand that she experienced these mobility

issues and ehas pulled out the service at st paul's. bit underlines i think that we are now somewhat unknown territory. 0ne i think that we are now somewhat unknown territory. one by one she is handing over these major public events to the prince of wales. the message from the palace, both visual and written is focussing on the future, for all that we are celebrating the past and the queen's own jubilee celebrating the past and the queen's ownjubilee message talked about her confidence in the future. i think we can assume that she is talking about her confidence in the future of the monarchy, once it passes to prince charles and then to prince william, i think the palace feels it is important to reinforce that message. and there will be another absence, thatis and there will be another absence, that is prince andrew. he and there will be another absence, that is prince andrew.— that is prince andrew. he won't be at the service. _ that is prince andrew. he won't be at the service. he had _ that is prince andrew. he won't be at the service. he had been - at the service. he had been expected, but he has tested positive

for covid. we are told he has not seen the queen since he tested positive. seen the queen since he tested ositive. . ~ seen the queen since he tested ositive. ., ~' , ., , seen the queen since he tested ositive. ., ~ , ., , . the queen has recognised more than 1,000 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."

music. 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 0be. it's curling gold! the olympic gold medal—winning curling team are also recognised. captain eve muirhead is made an 0be. 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, 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. i'll be back a little later in the programme, but now back

to martine in the studio for the rest of the day's news. reeta, thanks very much. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has called for weapons deliveries to be stepped up as he warned russia now controls a fifth of his country. it came as mr zelensky met the new us ambassador to ukraine, bridget brink. in an interview with the bbc, ms brink said she hoped weapon deliveries would strengthen the ukrainians' hand in any negotiations. 0ur correspondent joe inwood reports. the battle for severodonetsk is not over, it seems. this is how one ukrainian soldier experiences it. bodycam footage released on social media shows intense street fighting as they try to hold back the russian advance. "calm down, calm down — it's ok," he says. one of his colleagues has been hit. they apply pressure to the wound before trying to get him to safety. it has been increasingly hard to get a clear picture of what is happening on the ground. even as the fighting rages, the region's governor knows this city may fall.

translation: it's not - the battle for severodonetsk which is most important. we need to win the war. the luhansk region became the fortress to hold back a huge influx of russian forces. by holding them back, we don'tjust keep them at a distance — they lose equipment and personnel. meanwhile, we receive weapons from our partners. and its weapons like these they're talking about — long—range rocket artillery called himars. it's thought they could change the course of this war. it's great to be in kyiv. thanks so much for coming out. they're being delivered by the united states, and today the new american ambassador met the president, and then the media. she also gave the bbc her first international broadcast interview. part of our goal in providing all of this security assistance is also to strengthen the ukrainians' hands at the negotiating table, so it helps create a better

situation for ukraine, as they may be looking at some point to how this conflict ends. but i think it's quite remarkable, the success that the ukrainians have had. russia's invasion has triggered an expansion of nato, with finland and sweden applying to join the defensive alliance. could ukraine one day follow them? ultimately, ukraine will have to decide what it wants in its future, and then as is with the membership process, the leadership of nato countries then also make a decision. so i think if we're in that... would you support it? if we're in that position i think we are in a very good position, because right now we've got to help ukraine win the war. but that moment is still a long way away.

cities in the path of russia's invasion are still emptying out. this was sloviansk earlier today, a key russian target. those who can flee, those who can't face an increasingly uncertain future. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. a ceasefire in yemen has been extended for another two months. the country's civil war started in 2014, when houthi rebels took over the capital, prompting a saudi—led military intervention in support of the government a year later. the united nations estimates more than 400,000 people have died in the conflict. the actor amber heard is planning an appeal after losing a defamation trial against her former husband johnny depp over allegations of domestic abuse. ms heard says she's heartbroken, whilejonny depp says he has his life back. but many questions are being raised about the level of online abuse and the wider impact this case could have. from washington — here's david sillito. johnny depp wins in his lawsuit...

the verdict, victory forjohnny. this morning the i continuing fallout... "stunning, unexpected, dramatic" were the words today that greeted johnny depp�*s legal victory. amber heard had alleged she had endured years of abuse. the jury didn't believe her. however, her lawyers are not giving up yet. her next move is appeal. she is heartbroken. she is heartbroken and one of the first things that she said when she came back from the verdict when we went into the conference room was, "i am so sorry to all of these women." this is is a case that struck deep. 0nline it has become almost inescapable. i've been following it. on like tiktok and stuff. you've been following it on what? 0n tiktok. if you go on tiktok it kind i of like appears in your feed. i think it's really weird to publicise a domestic abuse trial like that. the number of views of videos with the hashtag justice forjohnny depp has now topped 19.5 billion.

yes, 19.5 billion. this online torrent has left many deeply concerned. i fear the impact will be quite negative — from the memes, to the hashtags, to the online bullying, victims are watching this and they're thinking about, "how will i be treated if i come forward?" and it should be noted in a previous uk trial amber heard's allegations were judged to be "substantially true" but this second trial has been very different. and remember amber heard was not writing in the washington post asjohnny depp�*s ex—wife, she was a spokeswoman, an ambassador, for a civil rights association talking about women's rights and me too and many people watching her testimony began to have doubts on what impact it could all have on a wider movement. take yasmine bedward, she got 4.4 million hits for up one of her videos about the trial and what drew her in were concerns about amber heard.

this is someone who has become i the face of a movement that women have been fighting for for years and so to have someone be - i at the front of that and not bel truthful is damaging to not only the organisation, but i think women overall. i but forjohnny depp, who has this week been performing in the uk, the trial has changed everything. for team johnny, its case closed, reputation restored. david sillito, bbc news. to cricket, and a remarkable 17 wickets fell on the first day of the first test between england and new zealand at lords. england got off to a strong start, bowling new zealand out for 132 runs. but after reaching 59 without losing a wicket, england's batting then collapsed and they ended the day on 116 for 7. joe wilson was watching.

at lord's, 0ld father time has overseen countless fresh starts. this new dawn made it to late afternoon. in the morning, james anderson — 40 next month — bowling to defy age, to dismiss young — new zealand's william. england's bowling and catching was excellent. jonny bairstow held everything, eventually. while you've seen anderson take wickets before — about 640 times — this is new. this is matthew potts. he made an instant impact on his debut, especially on the stumps, four wickets for him in total. now, jack leach epitomised commitment, making a brave dive in the field. he was able to walk away but suffered symptoms of concussion, and he's been replaced in this match. new zealand's first innings ended like this — 132 all out. that bit was about as good as the new captain and the new coach would have dared to expect. but remember the context — months of disappointment for england, unprecedented upheaval, changes in every key role. so, now, could they bat? a yes here from zak crawley, who made 43. butjust when you were sitting comfortably, england's collapse. it included 0llie pope dismissed for seven...

feathered through... ..joe root out for 11. 0h, got him! skipper ben stokes just made one. jonny bairstow gone for one, on the way to england finishing the day 116—7. matthew potts even had to bat and made nought. welcome to international cricket, england—style, where nothing is certain. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. let's rejoin my colleague reeta chakrabarti at buckingham palace. reeta. martine, , this has been a day of high emotion for everyone who was here —

the air ofjoy and celebration of this historic moment was palpable throughout the day. this is a major milestone for the queen, for the royal family and for everyone who supports them. of course there are some people who aren't interested in today's events, and for them it may simply have been an occasion to enjoy the bank holiday and the good weather. but for those whose day was devoted to thejubilee, it was all about the pageantry and keen sense of community felt by everyone. well, that's all from us. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are, but before we go let's look back at some of the memorable images from the first day of the queen'sjubilee celebrations. slow march! band plays

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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe twyman, who is director of the polling organisation, deltapoll, and anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the mail on sunday. tomorrow's front pages, starting with and as you might expect, the majority of tomorrow's front pages is dominated by one story — her majesty the queen becomes the first british monarch to mark 70 years on the throne. the ft features her alongside other senior royals gathering on buckingham palace balcony for the first of four days ofjubilee celebrations.

the daily star pictures crowds looking towards the skies, as red arrow, typhoons and spitfires, took part in the fly—past over buckingham palace. the telegraph has a snap of prince louis, who found the noise of the aircraft just a little overwhelming. prince of wails is its headline. the times reports that the queen will not attend tomorrow's national service of thanksgiving to mark her platinum jubilee, after experiencing �*discomfort�* during today's events. and while the guardian's also features a prominent picture of the buckingham palace balcony, it leads with what it calls the nhs�*s failings over women's health so, let's begin. the queen gets her party started. she looks quite radiant, doesn't she in these images today? yes. in these images today? yes, absolutely — in these images today? yes, absolutely and _ in these images today? yes, absolutely and i _ in these images today? yes, absolutely and i think - in these images today? yes, i absolutely and i think everyone in these images today? 133 absolutely and i think everyone can be happy that the day passed very well. early in the week in london, is the most terrible weather with thunderstorms and i think if that had arrived, many people, not least

the queen herself