this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the pomp and pagentry is under way, marking queen elizabeth's 70 years on the throne. in front of a crowd of thousands, the queen takes the salute from the balcony of buckingham palace with four generations of the royal family, kick—starting four days of platinum jubilee celebrations. a spectacular military fly—past, as planes spell out "70" — paying tribute to the queen's tenure. some travelled from all over the world in honour. her majesty the queen has been faithfully serving us and the commonwealth for the last 70 years. fireworks and beacons light up the skies across the uk and in commonwealth capitals tonight as part of the tributes. also in the programme:

as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries, with russia now in control of 20% of his country. after winning his defamation case against ex—wife amber heard, we look at whyjohnny depp lost a similar libel case against the sun newspaper in the uk. hello, welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has overseen a fly past of 70 aircraft on the first day of events to mark her platinum jubilee. the 96—year—old british monarch wasjoined on the buckingham palace balcony by family members for the aerial display. 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 the 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. 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. the military parade on horse guards over, the crowds were allowed up the mall towards buckingham palace. they filled the spaces around the victoria memorial. 0n the balcony, the queen and the working members of the 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, 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. 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 cathedral tomorrow, there is uncertainty about the degree to which she will be involved. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. during those events earlier in the day, people from the uk and around the globe gathered to watch the ceremonies. the bbc�*s reeta chakrabarti was in the crowds. she's been speaking to some of the spectators.

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, the sense of community, all together, all for the country and for the queen. it's great. you sounded emotional. i am a little bit! and we'll have plenty more on the queen'sjubilee later in the programme. now, though, iwant now, though, i want to take you to ukraine. president zelensky has called for weapons deliveries to ukraine to be stepped up, as he warned that russia now controlled a fifth of his country. he has also met the new us ambassador to ukraine, bridget brink. she has given her first broadcast interview to the bbc�*sjoe inwood, who reports from kyiv. 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 it's 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're 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. heard says she's heartbroken whilejohnny 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 growing 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 a case that struck deep. 0nline, it has become almost inescapable.

i've been following it on, like, tiktok and stuff. i you've been following it on what? 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 #justiceforjohnnydepp has now topped 19.5 billion. yes, 19.5 billion. this online torrent has left many deeply concerned. i fear that 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 werejudged 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 #metoo, 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 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. but, forjohnny depp, who has this week been performing in the uk, the trial has changed everything. for team johnny, it's case closed, reputation restored. david sillito, bbc news.

more on this case in a moment, but i want to refer back to the cease—fire in yemen i referred to a moment ago. that has been extended by two months, not two years. attention has turned to why jonny depp lost a similar libel suit in the uk against the sun newspaper in 2020. 0n the different outcomes of the two suits, i spoke earlier to the washington postjournalist elahe izadi. conventional wisdom holds that high—profile plaintiffs suing for libel in the uk tend to be more successful than in the united states because the uk libel laws are more favourable to plaintiffs than they are in the united states. in the united states, johnny depp had to prove that amber heard was acting with actual malice. it's a legal standard that means, in part, that she knew the statements to be false and put them out anyways, whereas in the uk, that case wherejohnny depp... he did not sue amber heard, he did sue the sun newspaper, as you mentioned. in that case, the sun had to prove that he was, in fact, a wife—beater —

that is what they called him in their newspaper and that is why he sued. so in some ways, it bucks conventional wisdom here, as to why this outcome took place. and i would say the distinction here, beyond the legal framework, is that in the uk, that decision came from a judge. in the united states, the decision came from a jury. and many legal experts we spoke to said that that made all the difference. but the jury, of course, are not supposed to be swayed by things like public scrutiny, public social media postings, so what do you think made the difference? yeah, and it's important to note that the jury was ordered, as manyjuries in situations such as these, to not consume media about the case, not research it, but they were not sequestered, which means they weren't shut out from the world. and this case, in the united states, became a huge social media phenomenon, way more than it had been in the uk, whenjohnny depp sued there, so it does beg the question whether they were aware of some of the mayhem and firestorm around them.

but beyond that, judges... we spoke with one legal expert who made the point thatjudges are sort of trained to look at the evidence and they are not as swayed by a particular kind of defence that depp�*s team seemed to mount, which was to present himself as the victim here and his ex—wife as the one abusing him, as the one who is actually the perpetrator here. and that argument did not work in the uk. the judge ruled that the evidence was substantially true and that they had proved many of these countless allegations. and it should also be noted that that ruling was upheld in many ways by anotherjudge in another court upon appeal. they didn't letjohnny depp appeal. but in the united states, and beyond the united states, justjuries in general are more susceptible to this type of defence, of the way in whichjohnny depp�*s lawyers mounted his defence.

and also, he had very strong legal counsel here as well. thanks to elahe izadi there for talking to me a little earlier. anger against foreign nationals working in south africa has led to concerns of yet another outbreak of anti—immigrant violence in the country. president cyril ramaphosa has called anti—foreigner sentiment "deeply disturbing", saying it echoes his country's apartheid past. 0ur correspondent lebo diseko has been speaking to immigrants in one south african township who say they're living in fear. a business that was once a dream come true, but now the sight of a recurring nightmare. this barber says he has been repeatedly attacked by south africans who accuse him of... he has asked us not to show his face or use his name. the first

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mozambique last year... i africa -- temp south africa for mozambique last year. . .- africa -- temp south africa for mozambique last year... i 'ust want to live my life i mozambique last year... i 'ust want to live my life and h mozambique last year... i 'ust want to live my life and let _ mozambique last year... i just want to live my life and let other - mozambique last year... i just want to live my life and let other people | to live my life and let other people do. i'm so scared, i'm even thinking of moving to another country. bath of moving to another country. both south africans _ of moving to another country. both south africans and _ of moving to another country. both south africans and foreigners say they feel forgotten by the government in power because they feel for, a divided community united in despair. libo diseko, bbc news, johannesburg. we are going to get more on our main story, the queen's platinumjubilee. more than 3,000 beacons have been lit across the uk and commonwealth capitals around the world. the commonwealth is made up of 54 countries, almost all of which are former territories of the british empire. one of the first to light the beacon was new zealand's capital, wellington. it was ignited by the city's mayor and the former governor general of new zealand. in neighbouring australia,

the newly elected prime minister anthony albanese lit the beacon in canberra. and here's the iconic sydney harbour bridge in royal purple — it's one of 80 monuments that are being illuminated. these are pictures from fiji. members of the rotary club of suva lit the beacon installed on the grounds of a hotel in the capital. and this is neighbouring samoa, where the beacon is burning bright in the capital apia. the americanjazz singer gregory porter performed at buckingham palace during the lighting of the beacon. katty kay caught up with him afterwards, to ask about the meaning behind the song. a life of grace, a life lived with grace, and ifeel that about her majesty. the queen. just an honour, and honour to be here, but the song speaks of some of the things that i love to sing about, peace, love, togetherness, harmony, and what a

beautiful message for the queen as well. and i'm just a little boy from a little church, little gospel singing boy from bakersfield in california, and so this a real honourfor me, it honours my mother, my family, so i can think of for this. ~' , ., this. like you, i live in the united states. this. like you, i live in the united states- why _ this. like you, i live in the united states. why talk _ this. like you, i live in the united states. why talk about _ this. like you, i live in the united states. why talk about coming i this. like you, i live in the united l states. why talk about coming over for thejubilee celebrations, for the jubilee celebrations, everyone for thejubilee celebrations, everyone was thrilled. everyone loves the royal family. were you surprised when you got the call, as an american, to come and sing at the jubilee? , , , , .,, ~ jubilee? very surprised! i was like, that can't be _ jubilee? very surprised! i was like, that can't be right. _ jubilee? very surprised! i was like, that can't be right. i— jubilee? very surprised! i was like, that can't be right. i have - jubilee? very surprised! i was like, that can't be right. i have sang - that can't be right. i have sang for them before and they say, like will be heard, let's have him back! i have been talking to people all day from all over the world... it is a worldwide _ from all over the world... it is a worldwide celebration. - from all over the world... it is a i worldwide celebration. obviously, from all over the world... it is a - worldwide celebration. obviously, we are struck by the fantastic tradition that exist here in the uk,

but she is an international treasure, and so to be able to honour her in song is, yeah, it's a gift for me. and i think for the rest of the world. they understand where we are, in terms of her life, and we want to celebrate her. iliruiiliiiie and we want to celebrate her. while she is still with _ and we want to celebrate her. while she is still with us. _ and we want to celebrate her. while she is still with us. what _ and we want to celebrate her. while she is still with us. what is - and we want to celebrate her. while she is still with us. what is it - she is still with us. what is it about her, gregory, that you admire so much? i about her, gregory, that you admire so much? ~ , ~ about her, gregory, that you admire so much? ~' , ,, so much? i think, 'ust like the song sa s, her so much? i think, 'ust like the song says. her grace _ so much? i think, just like the song says, her grace during _ so much? i think, just like the song says, her grace during difficult - says, her grace during difficult times. i think it's palpable to everybody. it's like, to be cool under fire, everybody. it's like, to be cool underfire, and she has been through so many things over 70 years. i am young and i have not seen everything, but... in ascending to the throne at a very young age and being so cool and steady and measured and thoughtful, all of

these years, it's amazing to see, and quite frankly, this grace that we talk about, she gives to everybody. she shares it. royal humility — that's a wonderful thing. i sing about that. check out my catalogue and you will see icing often about royal humility. == catalogue and you will see icing often about royal humility. -- icing often. 0ur our thanks to gregory porter, who was speaking to katty kay. that is about it from me this evening. we leave you tonight with some pictures from windsor castle, showing the festivities marking the first day of the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations. music

hello. 0bviously, so many events taking place over thejubilee weekend and many of us are hoping for some fine weather. and, yes, there will be plenty of sunshine around but also some heavy showers lurking on the horizon. they will be very hit—and—miss, though. now, the recent satellite picture showed the cloud which we had during the course of thursday into friday across the northwest of the uk, so some wet weather through the early hours, southwestern scotland, northern england, into wales too, but elsewhere across the country, there is actually a lot of dry weather to be had. 13 degrees at 8am in the south, 8 degrees expected in aberdeen. now, how about friday daytime, then? cloud and rain comes and goes,

i think, in the northwest of the country, and then eventually most of that should fizzle out and give way to some sunny spells. however, to the south, across the midlands and wales, we could see showers brewing in the afternoon — again, very hit—and—miss. and our temperatures, 22 in london on friday, up to 20 degrees in the western isles of scotland, but for some of us, it'll be closer to the mid—teens, particularly on the north sea coasts. and that's because of the fresh winds blowing off the north sea. and this is the forecast for friday night. so, friday night, many of us having dry weather, but through saturday, there is a change taking place to the south of us, a weather front here. high pressure in the north, so it's scotland, from saturday, that has the best of the weather — windless weather, clear blue skies, stunning conditions here. fine weather also stretching into the lakes and northern ireland, but in the south, there will be more cloud and a good chance of catching some showers, from southern wales, along the southern counties, maybe a little bit further north.

and then, saturday night into sunday, there is a risk of thunderstorms across southern areas of the uk. they will be drifting in from the south. the forecast will keep changing. these are very notorious to forecast. the shape of these storms change, the areas they affect may change. but the point is that through the course of sunday morning, we think that area of thundery weather will be drifting further northwards. but even once it clears in the south, showers could return in the afternoon, so a very unpredictable day for southern parts on sunday.

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 are dominated by one story — the queen becoming the first british monarch to mark 70 years on the throne. the telegraph features her alongside other senior royals gathering

on buckingham palace balcony for the first of four days