good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty at st paul's cathedral, and ben thompson in the studio. our headlines today... the queen will miss today'sjubilee service at st paul's cathedral, after experiencing discomfort whilst watching yesterday's parade at buckingham palace. whilst all the eyes were on his great grandmother, prince louis stole the show at the palace, as thejubilee celebrations began. no queen here today at saint pauls but the crowds are gathering, some

of whom had been here overnight to ensure a ringside seat. join of whom had been here overnight to ensure a ringside seat.— of whom had been here overnight to ensure a ringside seat. join me down the ub ensure a ringside seat. join me down the pub where _ ensure a ringside seat. join me down the pub where the _ ensure a ringside seat. join me down the pub where the hospitality - the pub where the hospitality industry— the pub where the hospitality industry is set to make £2 billion over_ industry is set to make £2 billion over the — industry is set to make £2 billion over the weekend. we will be unwrapping these beauties later on at the _ unwrapping these beauties later on at the beer festival in lancashire. preparations for saturday's platinum party continue. sir rod stewart's going to be performing, and tells breakfast he's honoured to be involved. i've grown up with this woman. you know, i was seven when she came to the throne. so she's always been part of my life. also this morning... president biden makes an impassioned call for stricter gun laws, after a string of mass shootings in the us. good morning. a new beginning for england's cricketers, but the same old problems. after the perfect start, another batting collapse leaves the first test against new zealand in the balance.

whilst it will feel warm when the sun is out today, more rain around today. the full forecast here on breakfast. it's friday, june the 3rd, and the platinum jubilee celebrations are well underway. i'm here at st paul's cathedral, where a special service will be held later this morning, to give thanks to the queen for her 70—year reign. the queen will not attend today's jubilee service here at st paul's cathedral. buckingham palace said she experienced discomfort whilst watching yesterday's parade at buckingham palace. here's our royal correspondent sarah campbell. there will be a national service of thanksgiving. the theme is all about public service, something the queen has avidly been commended for their last 70 years. 400 people will be invited to attend the service, who

have contributed to public life, like nhs workers and teachers. the service will be conducted by the dean of st paul's and the salmon will be given by the archbishop of york. prime minister borisjohnson will also give a reading from the new testament. much more head of that celebration. here's more from our royal correspondent sarah campbell. fanfare plays. it was a day of celebration, and in the evening there was a final glowing tribute. buckingham palace had made it known that the queen had been in some discomfort during the day but, as planned, she laid her hand on the specially—created globe of nations, which triggered a light sequence leading to buckingham palace. there, the principal beacon, a 21—metre high sculpture of 350 trees, burst into light. watching on, the queen's grandson, prince william.

more than 3,000 beacons across the uk and overseas were lit. the palace provided a backdrop for a spectacular display. earlier in the day, for the first time since 2019, trooping the colour, the queen's birthday parade was back in full. taking part in the procession, the three cambridge children — prince george, charlotte and louis. at horse guards, the months of rehearsals paid off in a flawless display of military precision. in the queen's absence, it was prince charles who inspected the troops. at the palace, the royal standard indicated the queen had arrived. and to the delight of the huge crowd on the mall, accompanied by the duke of kent, she appeared on the balcony. her movements have been restricted by health issues of late, so the household

cavalry came to her. she, and the duke, took the salute. from the palace, the focus now shifts to here — st paul's cathedral for the national service of thanksgiving. the queen's faith has always been central to how she's lived her life. and among the pop concerts, the pomp and the pageantry of this long jubilee weekend, this is a chance to pause and reflect. accommodations had been made in the hope the queen would attend. a side entrance was to be used to avoid having to climb the steep steps. however, yesterday evening, a palace statement said the queen greatly enjoyed today's birthday parade and flypast, but did experience some discomfort. the prince of wales will now represent the queen at her thanksgiving service. prince andrew, who's tested positive for covid, will not be there, but the rest of her family will be,

including the duke and duchess of sussex, who were among the guests watching trooping the colour at horse guards. after the gun salutes, the queen returned for a second time to the palace balcony, this time with the working members of the royalfamily and their children. the tens of thousands of people, who'd packed into the mall, surged forward to get a better look. she chatted away with four—year—old prince louis, and beamed as 70 aircraft flew overhead. it was apparently a little loud for her great grandson. these images testament to the enduring popularity of a remarkable monarch. sarah campbell, bbc news. we're joined now by our royal correspondent, daniela relph. morning to you. prince louis did steal the show, didn't he? all those expressions, hands on is and looking up, it was a joy to see. it

expressions, hands on is and looking up, it was a joy to see.— up, it was a 'oy to see. it really was. we — up, it was a joy to see. it really was. we were _ up, it was a joy to see. it really was. we were not _ up, it was a joy to see. it really was. we were not sure - up, it was a joy to see. it really was. we were not sure we - up, it was a joy to see. it really. was. we were not sure we would up, it was a joy to see. it really - was. we were not sure we would see the cambridge children yesterday. princess charlotte was banging his hand down saying to you are waving too much. then the great moments on the balcony with his hands over his is. the exchanges between him and his great granny, the queen. it was a really nice family moment, which is also what this jubilee is about, as well as the pomp and ceremony, it is about family. the as well as the pomp and ceremony, it is about family-— is about family. the queen was smilin: is about family. the queen was smiling as _ is about family. the queen was smiling as well. _ is about family. the queen was smiling as well. she _ is about family. the queen was smiling as well. she looked - smiling as well. she looked thoroughly overjoyed when she was looking up, just seeing the crowds, everyone celebrating her reign. h0 everyone celebrating her reign. in? question she enjoyed it. she has seen so many fly pasts. when the typhoons form the number 70 in sky, she really looked surprised. it will be sad she will not be here today because people really enjoyed seeing her yesterday. what

because people really en'oyed seeing her yesterday.— her yesterday. what are we being told? the word, _ her yesterday. what are we being told? the word, discomfort. - her yesterday. what are we being told? the word, discomfort. shel her yesterday. what are we being i told? the word, discomfort. she has rain and told? the word, discomfort. she has pain and mobility — told? the word, discomfort. she has pain and mobility issues. _ told? the word, discomfort. she has pain and mobility issues. a - told? the word, discomfort. she has pain and mobility issues. a lot - told? the word, discomfort. she has pain and mobility issues. a lot had i pain and mobility issues. a lot had been done to try to make the journey as easy as possible for her. she was not going to walk up the grand steps, she was going to go in a back entrance. when they looked at it the journey was about an hour, having to sit for an hour journey was about an hour, having to sit foran hourand journey was about an hour, having to sit for an hour and get her back again, it was seen as too much of an endurance test for her and she could not do it. irate endurance test for her and she could not do it. ~ ., . ., , , endurance test for her and she could not do it. ~ ., . ., ,, ., not do it. we did hatch a glimpse of the, har not do it. we did hatch a glimpse of the. harry and _ not do it. we did hatch a glimpse of the, harry and meghan. _ not do it. we did hatch a glimpse of the, harry and meghan. they - not do it. we did hatch a glimpse of the, harry and meghan. they were l the, harry and meghan. they were there yesterday — the, harry and meghan. they were there yesterday and _ the, harry and meghan. they were there yesterday and slightly - there yesterday and slightly behind—the—scenes, today they will behind—the—scenes, today they will be front and centre. lots more coming up here at st paul's. how can un visualise this, after the service, there will be four hours of

continual bell—ringing. i am glad you are there and not me this morning. have you got any earplugs? we will be finished because it starts at 11:30am. you have the best seatin starts at 11:30am. you have the best seat in the house over the weekend. nice to see this morning. we will return to st paul's with the rest of the build up over the weekend. president biden has made an impassioned plea for congress to impose stricter gun laws, following a string of mass shootings in the united states. speaking from the white house, mr biden proposed what he called "common—sense measures" including: banning assault weapons, expanding background checks, and raising the age at which guns can be bought. he said that guns are now the number one killer of children in america. over the last two decades, more school—aged children have died from guns than on—duty police officers and active duty military combined. think about that.

more kids than on—duty cops killed by guns. more kids than soldiers killed by guns. for god's sake. how much more carnage are we willing to accept? ukrainian president zelensky has repeated his call for western countries to increase the delivery of weapons. today marks 100 days since the russian invasion. on february 24th, president putin announced a "special military operation" in ukraine, as tens of thousands of troops crossed the borders. despite russian attempts to take the capital kyiv, and millions of refugees fleeing abroad, ukraine put up fierce resistance, backed by the international community. but on march 16th, the southern port of mariupol was heavily bombed. 300 people were killed, but that figure could be much higher. that attack marked the start of a lengthy siege of the strategically—importa nt city.

at the beginning of april, russia withdrew its forces from northern ukraine, announcing it would focus efforts on conquering the eastern donbas region. ukraine claimed russian troops were responsible for war crimes in suburbs, including bucha. this week, there is intense fighting near the city of severodonetsk. president zelenskyy says russia is now in control of a fifth of ukraine's territory, and up to 100 soldiers are dying each day. many of those who fled ukraine in the early stages of the war are returning — including a baby boy called fedeer, who was born in a shelter on just the second day of the war. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse, has been to meet him and his family. a bubble of innocence in a world ruptured by war. however, fedeer doesn't know any different. he was born on 25th february, the second day of this invasion.

so what kind of ukraine will he grow up in? our country is really good, and maybe it's, like, the price that we need to pay for our kids to live in a better world, in a better country. victoria ended up giving birth in this hospital basement, shielded from 50 other people. despite the turbulent start to her son's life, she's certain of the values she wants to instill. i told him to appreciate, and to be grateful to people of his country, and trying to keep special ukrainian spirit. 100 days ago, the frontline came to kyiv�*s doorstep. towns like irpin bore the brunt, with people and pets desperate to get out. but the russian troops ultimately couldn't get in. there is still, though, a giant question mark over whether they will

come back for kyiv. that hasn't put the city off, though, trying to heal. for some families, that will take time. 0ne ukrainian soldier, killed while defending the city of severodonetsk, is taken to his final resting place, followed by his mother, vladislava. bogdan was 26 years old. his first name means given by god, because his parents had waited so long to have a child. we have to win. there is no other way. we are going to win. we don't need the sky,

ground or sea to be closed. let them come here. it will be easy to kill them on our land. we need weapons. we'll take care of the rest. that report was from our kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse. the actress amber heard is planning an appeal after losing a defamation trial against her ex—husband johnny depp, over claims of domestic abuse. he's currently on tour in the uk with the guitaristjeff beck and was cheered last night by the crowd at a show in gateshead. 0livia richwald was there. johnny depp might not have spoken publicly since the outcome of the libel trial against his ex—wife, but it doesn't mean he's been quiet. this was depp on stage at the sage in gateshead last night. he was playing alongside friend and guitaristjeff beck.

and the pirates of the caribbean star received a noisy, and largely positive reception. out of this world. the hall... seriously, we can't describe what the atmosphere was like in there. it was totally, completely... stunning, stunning. i thought it was cool to see him so close, but he's not really got the best singing voice. i think we'd came forjeff. he added to it, i'll say that. jeff beck was just outstanding. good morning. johnny depp and his ex—wife, amber heard, had been locked in a high—profile libel trial in the us, after she claimed she was a domestic abuse victim. the jury sided with depp and, as news of the result came through, the actor was seen having a drink in a gateshead pub. fans started arriving in the early hours to catch a glimpse of him,

but he was unusually bashful, deciding to sneak out of his hotel, unseen in a van with darkened windows. but it didn't put fans off, some of whom waited for hours. how long are you prepared to wait? well, i've been waiting for, like, a couple hours now and prepared to wait for a week. i'll wait forever to see him. yeah. i'm waiting and hoping we'll catch him when he comes out. yeah. because that's going to be your best bet now, when he comes out. - you're actually going to wait till the end of the concert? absolutely. yeah. screaming. their patience was rewarded. and, after the end of the concert, he met fans at the stage door. about 24 hours longer. absolutely buzzing. first thing that he signed, i could honestly cry.

because you have been waiting here for a long time, haven't you? i've been waiting since 9 o'clock last night. so i'm ready to go home and go to bed. and i am so happy. jeff beck and johnny depp, who've made an album together, will be back on stage in glasgow tonight. 0livia richwald, bbc news, gateshead. the sun shone yesterday, is it going to do the same today? now the weather with matt. it will default some. let's have a look at some beautiful shots of the sunrise this morning. more cloud around which is producing rain. wettest at the moment is in parts of south—west scotland, the pennines into north and west wales. this zone

will stay cloudy. fragmenting, turning lighter and patch here this morning into the afternoon. some sunny spells. to the south a fair bit of ploughed with sunshine breaking through. the sunshine in the south—east, the temperature 24 degrees. feeling warmer when the sun breaks through the cloud. the temperatures still in the high teens in northern ireland. there will be low cloud pushing into the eastern coast. at the same time there could be rumbles of thunder and a few hefty downpours. the showers become confined to south—western areas as we go through saturday. mostly a dry and sunny day, warmest in western scotland. fine in a note on sunday, more rain around across england and

wales. more details later. i am planning the wet weather plan you told us to have in place, just in case. let's return to naga, who's at st paul's cathedral ahead of today's jubilee service. good morning. hello. good morning. you are no stranger to what happens when you are out on location. we are getting ready ahead of big event. can you hear the clanging? that is people getting barriers ready at this moment in time. all the people gathering outside st paul's today. john maguire has his hands to his is because the noise is quite remarkable. i know you will be trying to talk to some of the crowd. if he can rise your voice above the din. i if he can rise your voice above the din. ., ., , if he can rise your voice above the din. ~ ., , ., if he can rise your voice above the din. ~ .,, ., ., ,.,

din. i think i was worried about the bill at st paul's _ din. i think i was worried about the bill at st paul's drowning _ din. i think i was worried about the bill at st paul's drowning as - din. i think i was worried about the bill at st paul's drowning as out. bill at st paul's drowning as out but the — bill at st paul's drowning as out but the barriers were making a heck of a noise — but the barriers were making a heck ofa noise. morning, everyone. but the barriers were making a heck of a noise. morning, everyone. just standing _ of a noise. morning, everyone. just standing alongside from outside st paul's _ standing alongside from outside st paul's. another good day of weather, we hope _ paul's. another good day of weather, we hope. crowds are building. some the side, _ we hope. crowds are building. some the side, some the other side. people — the side, some the other side. people have been camping out overnight. so many people have been marking _ overnight. so many people have been marking the occasion, marking the jubilee _ marking the occasion, marking the jubilee in _ marking the occasion, marking the jubilee in many different ways. sarah — jubilee in many different ways. sarah michael morpurgo, the author, has been _ sarah michael morpurgo, the author, has been commissioned to write a special— has been commissioned to write a special children's book dedicated to her majesty, dedicated to the jubilee — her majesty, dedicated to the jubilee. i spent time with him to find out — jubilee. i spent time with him to find out what it was all about and his inspiration for the book. once upon a time, there was a little girl. one day, they say, she planted a tree with her papa — an oak tree. quite soon, that tree

was higher than she was. and quite soon after that, she discovered she was a princess. she didn't feel like a princess. she would go and sit on the grass under the branches of her oak tree and was always happy there. just being a girl, not a princess at all. princesses were in books. her life was going to be her own story. and that story is told by sir michael morpurgo in his book to mark thejubilee, a fairy tale titled there 0nce is a queen. it follows the young princess as she grows up, gets married, learns in kenya that she's become queen and her coronation. it celebrates her seven decades as monarch. this woman has kept an extraordinary promise that she made when she was really very, very young, that she would serve the people. that was herjob. and it all sounded then, and people

can be cynical about it and say, "well, she would say that, wouldn't she?" actually, she's done it. and that's what's truly remarkable. here's this woman of 96, still looking at her papers, still carrying out the duties that she promised she would carry out. and it's... yes, i'm sure it's for herfamily, but primarily it's for the people. and she feels that very deeply, her duty towards the people, towards the role that she has. he first met the queen as a young army cadet in india in 1961. but it was more than half a century later, and after she'd seen a production of sir michael's most celebrated story war horse, that she told him about her lifelong love of horses. the words she used now captured in the book. whenever she went to saddle her horse to go for a ride, she would reach up and lay her hand on his neck, which felt to her like warm velvet. she would talk to that horse, like she talked to no—one else.

he was her best friend. well, the queen told me that when she had herfirst horse, she reached up. she was only about ten, i think, and put her hand on the neck of the horse and said it felt like warm velvet. and i'm doing it now. and it's just such a... she should have been a writer. forget the queen stuff. she should have been a writer. it's a wonderful, wonderful way of describing it, warm velvet. this is one of three farms for city children, set up by michael and his wife in 1976. as the name implies, children from urban areas visit to learn about farming, the land, and where their food comes from. i think one thing we forget is just how much the royal family, with the queen as its head, helped with charities. and princess anne is our patron, and she's worked with us now for, oh, i'd know, 30, 40 years helping us. and she supports us all the time, which is wonderful. and she also quite likes horses, as you know. the illustrations are by michael foreman, a long time collaborator, who shared the ambition to produce a book to celebrate

the differing aspects of the queen's life and reign. we love doing it together because, in a sense, what we were doing was tracing our life from birth until now, through the life of this fairy queen. and we really enjoyed it. and his illustrations are just a joy. wonderful. i hope she liked them too. i shall ask her one day. the tree the princess plants in the story will be featured in the huge platinum pageant on sunday. from an acorn to a great oak, from a princess to a queen, it will celebrate 70 years of british life and 70 years of unwavering service. lots of crowds here, people making friends. everybody good? managing to stay warm. a couple of tents. people stayed out overnight. we will plough

our way in through the crowd. nice to see you. let squeezing through here. i wanted to show you this chap. i was going to wear a suit like that this morning but i went more conservative. it like that this morning but i went more conservative.— like that this morning but i went more conservative. it wasn't too bad, more conservative. it wasn't too bad. wrapped — more conservative. it wasn't too bad. wrapped up- _ more conservative. it wasn't too bad, wrapped up. it _ more conservative. it wasn't too bad, wrapped up. it is _ more conservative. it wasn't too bad, wrapped up. it is dry, - more conservative. it wasn't too bad, wrapped up. it is dry, that| more conservative. it wasn't too l bad, wrapped up. it is dry, that is the main — bad, wrapped up. it is dry, that is the main thing. a bad, wrapped up. it is dry, that is the main thing.— the main thing. a wonderful front row seat. brilliant, _ the main thing. a wonderful front row seat. brilliant, yes. - the main thing. a wonderful front row seat. brilliant, yes. i- the main thing. a wonderful front row seat. brilliant, yes. i came i row seat. brilliant, yes. i came here _ row seat. brilliant, yes. i came here yesterday— row seat. brilliant, yes. i came here yesterday at _ row seat. brilliant, yes. i came here yesterday at three - 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hello, you lot. a couple of scout leaders from essex scouts. she arrived at _ leaders from essex scouts. she arrived at lunchtime and i arrived at six _ arrived at lunchtime and i arrived at six o'clock.— arrived at lunchtime and i arrivedj at six o'clock._ hold? arrived at lunchtime and i arrived i at six o'clock._ hold? it at six o'clock. how was it? hold? it rot cold, at six o'clock. how was it? hold? it get cold. yes- _ at six o'clock. how was it? hold? it got cold, yes. who _ at six o'clock. how was it? hold? it got cold, yes. who are _ at six o'clock. how was it? hold? it got cold, yes. who are you - at six o'clock. how was it? hold? it got cold, yes. who are you most i got cold, yes. who are you most lookinr got cold, yes. who are you most looking forward _ got cold, yes. who are you most looking forward to _ got cold, yes. who are you most looking forward to seeing - got cold, yes. who are you most| looking forward to seeing today? just nice to see any of them, whoever— just nice to see any of them, whoever is _ just nice to see any of them, whoever is here. just looking forward — whoever is here. just looking forward to the whole thing in generat _ forward to the whole thing in reneral. ., ., ., ., ' general. you arrived late, about 15 minutes before _ general. you arrived late, about 15 minutes before me. _ general. you arrived late, about 15 minutes before me. quite - minutes before me. quite comfortable, _ minutes before me. quite comfortable, we - minutes before me. quite comfortable, we have - minutes before me. quite comfortable, we have had minutes before me. quite _ comfortable, we have had breakfast, looking _ comfortable, we have had breakfast, looking forward to seeing the royals — looking forward to seeing the r0 als. ~ , ., looking forward to seeing the r0 als. ~ , , royals. where you here yesterday? yes, we royals. where you here yesterday? yes. we came _ royals. where you here yesterday? yes, we came yesterday. _ royals. where you here yesterday? yes, we came yesterday. went - royals. where you here yesterday? yes, we came yesterday. went to l yes, we came yesterday. went to buckingham palace but we were too late for— buckingham palace but we were too late for the parade. did buckingham palace but we were too late for the parade.— late for the parade. did you not see much? not — late for the parade. did you not see much? not really. _ late for the parade. did you not see much? not really. the _ late for the parade. did you not see much? not really. the highlight - late for the parade. did you not see | much? not really. the highlight was

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attend the service today, comprised of nhs workers, key workers and lord lieutenant of the uk. more detail throughout the morning. but now it's time to get the latest news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. today marks five years since the london bridge terror attack that killed eight people and injured 48. a special service will be held at southwark cathedral, and a memorial plaque will be unveiled. pc wayne marks, who fought off all three attackers armed with only his baton, recalled the moment he confronted them. i remember thinking, this guy's going to die if you don't do something, he's going to die if you don't do something. and, erm, i think that's when, i literally, i took my baton out and i took a deep breath and i charged. it was an act of absolute evil that will stay with me

till the end of my time. it's another busy day ofjubilee celebrations in the capital. this was trafalgar square yesterday, as people watched the trooping the colour parade, as well as a fly—past over buckingham palace. this morning, a service of thanksgiving will be held at st paul's cathedral. now, meet george vulkan. he's 92 years old, and back in 1953, he was involved in the queen's coronation as an auxilliary policeman. before that, he had arrived in britain as a refugee and joined the army. he says that his involvement in that day made him proud to be british. 0urjob was to keep control of the crowds, so we were told to keep an eye open in case there were any troublesome people, or too much pressure. but we still had an opportunity,

of course, as the queen passed, quickly to glance, to see what's going on. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. there's minor delays on the district and elizabeth line. also, a part suspension on the overground. 0nto the weather now with sara thornton morning to you. the second of these bank holiday days off to a great start this morning. we've got less mist and fog than we had this time yesterday morning. a lot of sunshine out there, a little bit of a fresh feel in our suburbs, but we're dry through the day today. good spells of sunshine. later, a little bit more in the way of cloud coming through, it's true. but warmer than yesterday. temperatures could be as high as 23, maybe 24 degrees. start to see some changes overnight though. we've got more cloud pushing in, and there is some showery, thundery rain pushing into southern counties into tomorrow morning, some of which might just clip us overnight into the start of tomorrow. but really, the story is that through the weekend it's a much more unsettled picture, with an area of low pressure pushing into south.

it's tracking its way northwards through saturday, into sunday. and it means for us the timings of any showers are a little bit difficultjust to exactly pin down. but there is a risk of picking up some showers later on saturday, and again for the start of things on sunday. and if you see them, they could be thundery. but there will be some sunshine as well. at times a mixed picture. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though, it's back to naga at st paul's and ben in the studio. bye for now. welcome back. you're watching breakfast. we'll have more from naga at st paul's cathedral shortly. but first, here's chetan with the sport. we are talking cricket. it was supposed to be a new start. what

happened? it didn't go quite according to plan. it didn't, no. i started according to plan. it didn't, no. istarted really according to plan. it didn't, no. i started really well for england. this new exciting tone of cricket. ben stokes as captain, brendon mccullum in as coach. exciting. we had an incredible start for england. take a bow, in particular, jimmy anderson coming back into the side with four wickets. matthew parts with four wickets. matthew parts with four wickets. new zealand bowled out with ease. then the same problem with the bat. the first test is delicately poised going into day two. here is joe wilson. 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. well, 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 is about as good as the new captain and the new coach would have dared to expect. but remember the context. months of disappointments 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. joe root out for 11. skipper ben stokes just made one.

jonny bairstow gone for one. 0n the way to england finishing the day 116 for seven, matthew potts even had to bat, made nought. welcome to international cricket england—style, where nothing is certain. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. incredible. 17 wickets falling on the opening day. the american teenager coco gauff will play world number one iga swiatek in the women's singles final at the french open. gauff beat martina trevisan of italy in straight sets, to reach herfirst grand slam final. it's three years since she knocked venus williams out of wimbledon as a 15—year—old. after the match she wrote, end gun violence, following last weekend's shooting in texas. but can she stop the world number one iga swiatek? she is in incredible form at the moment, and saw off daria kasatkina in straight sets in her semifinal. it took barely more than an hour.

the polish player is unbeaten in 34 matches, as she looks to win her second singles title at roland garros. meanwhile, andy murray's preparations for wimbledon are going well. he's into the quarter—finals of the surbiton 0pen. the three—time grand slam champion beat gijs brouwer, the world number 230 from the netherlands, via two tie—breaks. murray is the top seed for the tournament, and faces fifth seed brandon nakashima in the last eight. northern ireland's struggles continue in the nations league, after they were beaten 1—0 at home by greece. in a game of few chances, the only goal came in the first half through tasos ba kasettas. northern ireland are yet to win a nations league match, in a run that's spanned 11 matches. they're away to cyprus on sunday. really nice to see you. thank you for keeping me company on the sofa. naga has abandoned me. matching tie

and naga code today. thank you. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. looking splendid for some of you again this morning. west of scotland are sorriest of all. could get up to 20 degrees this afternoon. more cloud for others. a murky scene in county durham. this is the view from space. cloud pushing out of spain and france through the weekend. at the moment of this little coral of cloud is producing some rain. it wet, soggy start to your friday. north—west england, the pennines, north and west wales. some showers in northern ireland. that area of cloud within a little bit. the rain will fragment. at times. still a few showers in the

afternoon. a lovely day in the north and west of scotland. low cloud to the east. a few showers in the south. many of the south and east will stay dry. 20 degrees in western scotland. cooler on the north sea coast. as we go through this evening a few showers to begin with. cloud eventually will throw up some storms across the channel islands, southern counties of england coming to south wales through tonight and into tomorrow morning. chile tonight across parts of scotland and northern ireland. as we go into saturday, this is when things get a bit more complicated. hopefully not too bad for saturday. some showers and longer spells of heavy, thundery rain to southernmost counties of england, south wales, becoming confined in my sherry towards wales and the south—west later. things should brighten up elsewhere. for much of northern england, scotland and northern ireland it should be a

fine saturday. good long sunny spells. warmest conditions in the west of scotland, cooler in the south and east. as we go into saturday night, the greater potential for thundery downpours pushing their way northwards. especially across southern counties of england and into south wales. some of those by the end of the night could be pretty nasty across the south. the further north you are it should be dry. that would be the case into sunday. we could see one batch of storms move northwards. they are turning dry towards london. they are turning dry towards london. the pageant is on sunday. further downpours in wales and the south—west on sunday. the further north you are, the drier the day. a good part of scotland and northern ireland should stay dry. good to turn cloudy, showers again later on. highs of 21 in the west of scotland. cool on the eastern coast. sunday big day for many of you if you have any outdoor plants. for england and

wales, keep checking the forecast. exact details of where these showers will be, will more than likely change. a little bit of brightness and when the sun is out it should feel quite pleasant. through saturday and sunday, the best of the weather will be across parts of scotland and matt, we will keep a close eye on how that rain progresses. sunday is the big day. i will be here through the weekend. thank you. as we have been talking about, so much is planned over the next three days. today another big day. day two. naga has all the details. she can run us through what to expect and crucially went. she is outside st paul's cathedral. a really busy day once again. may run us through what is happening today and what we can expect to see where? —— may be. i absolutely will do. you and i know how brilliant matt is. he said there would be sunshine, it

would warm up. it is here, it is coming and it is glorious. it is dabbling over st paul's cathedral as well. —— appling. crowds are beginning to gather. you can see the barriers are being put up two key people in the right positions ahead of the service, which begins at half past 11. very busy around here. a real hullabaloo. a lot of hubbub. this service begins at half past 11. it will be led by the archbishop of york, a special service of thanksgiving for the queen's rate. —— rain. and then tomorrow night there'll be an open—air concert at buckingham palace, with performances from the likes of diana ross, duran duran and eurovision star sam ryder. the weekend's finale is sunday afternoon's platinumjubilee pageant, led by the gold state carriage.

starting at whitehall, it will process up the mall to buckingham palace. i mentioned at that concert happening tomorrow evening. among the big names who will be appearing on stage tomorrow night is sir rod stewart. sir rod stewart will perform two songs. we know one of them. we are not allowed to know the second because it will be a big surprise. i went to have a chat with him at home and he admitted that, despite his years of experience, he's a bit nervous. we were sitting in his garden. he is a man who is so confident on stage, really lively. itjust seems like nothing phases him. celebrating 70 years of the queen? even he is a little bit nervous. hello! hello, darling. how are you? i'm really well. i'm mega excited about what you're going to do. i will behave myself, i promise. oh, no, don't do that. don't do that. 0k. are you excited? very, very excited. i went down yesterday for the first rehearsal,

and it's so overpowering, you know, to, eh... i'm so happyjust to be part of it, because there was a point when i thought, oh, no, they don't want me. and i was over the moon when i was signed on. you've done the rehearsals. the stage wasn't completely built by that point. so where were you rehearsing? we just rehearsed directly outside buckingham palace gates, the main gates, which is where the stage is going to be. the other two stages were built. but it was funny. why was it funny? loads of people watching? only the officials and cameramen and people, no crowds. you said nerve—racking. do you still get nervous? i will saturday night, yeah. how will you deal with that? i'm singing a song i've never, ever sang before. so that's going to be... i won't say what it is, but it's going to be nerve—racking, because usually i like to rehearse thoroughly, but this time i won't have the chance. have you decided what you're going to wear? no. well, this is rather lovely. well, this is a bit old hat. ijust put this on because i thought

it was appropriate for the interview. absolutely. i'm glad you dressed up. i've got a few numbers up in the loft. how do you decide? when will you decide? i ask the missus. she goes, "oh, you're not going to wear that again, are you?" so, i don't really know. you know, i don't want to overdress and i don't want to under dress. one thing you have to think about, it's gorgeous today, the weather. so we don't know if it's going to rain yet. we're all keeping a really close eye on the forecast. you are very active on stage. like, you run up and down. if it's raining, are you going to be doing that? yeah. if i fall over, i fall over, and i have fallen over many times. but you know what? i've performed in the rain many, many times. and if you make the audience part of it, and i go out and i get wet and the band get wet, then it's all a big party. don't worry about the weather. that's the least of our problems. when you are on that stage, it's going to be

so different with the crowds. i mean, everyone'sjust so happy, aren't they? and it's a celebration. absolutely, isn't it? yeah, it's... ..it�*s pride. it's pride in being british. it's the pageantry, the romance. i mean, you know, i've grown up with this woman. you know, i was seven when she came to the throne. so she's always been part of my life, you know, and the fact that i've met her on several occasions makes it even more important for me. do you remember the coronation? yeah. we had a street party, with a loaf of bread and a pot ofjam and 30 people. did you see it on telly? no, didn't have a telly. didn't have a television. i mean, it's so different now. somebody did have a television up the road, and it was only that big, and we all gathered around it. you kind of alluded to what the queen means to you. what does she mean to you? you've met her on a few occasions — that must have been amazing? as i said, she's been so much part of my life, it's almost, she's almost, i don't know, almost like a sister, you know?

she's always been in the background of my life. cheering. i've met her a couple of occasions. so we were doing a charity concert at st james's palace for her majesty and the late duke of edinburgh. and they were only sitting — i had the band here, and they were sitting ten yards away, right? and they looked terrified, because they thought i was going to do do you think i'm sexy? hot legs, real loud music. and i started off, # you must remember this # a kiss isjust a kiss # a smile isjust a smile # a smile is just a smile...# they were so relieved, they beamed from ear to ear. who would you like to see out of the royal family getting up and shaking their thing? i don't know. i want everyone to shake their thing. i want the audience to shake their thing. i'm going to shake my thing. and you are going to shake your thing. i'll be watching! who do you think is most likely to get up and dance out of the royals? erm, charles. why do you say that?

because i love him, and my wife absolutely adores him. why? i think they've got a thing going on. oh! no! they're very, very friendly towards each other. i'm going to keep that in the edit! what's penny going to say to that, you saying that on national telly? she's going to die of embarrassment. i wish i was dead right now. all right, i'm going home! oh, it's fabulous. who else are you looking forward to seeing perform with you? because you've got the likes of diana ross... yeah. ..ed sheeran, sam ryder from eurovision. george ezra. 0h, of course. yeah, looking forward to seeing him. why — big fan? yeah, iam. we're supposed to be doing a pod thing together pretty soon, but ijust like him because he's different. he's clean cut and just looks different to every rock star i've ever seen. his style of singing is most unusual, because he's singing in, i think it's a baritone. great songwriter, and he's great. ilove him. breath of fresh air. is there anyone you wish you could perform with now?

they're all dead, mate. sam cooke, otis redding, they're all dead. lady gaga, maybe. that would be fantastic, wouldn't it? 0bviously, you're going to be the star of the concert on saturday night. well, no, her majesty is the star of the concert. i sit corrected, absolutely. you're absolutely right. but penny, your wife, is also going to play a very, very important role on the night? yeah, she's a police constable patrolling from i think ten o'clock at night until six in the morning, doing herjob. and she loves it, bless her. what does she get out of it? i think the feeling of giving something back, which i know is an old cliche, but she once told me, she said, "i love looking after the city that i love". and she loves london and she wants to look after it. i phone her up and say, "did anything happen tonight?" "0h, we arrested a man in a car with some drugs, and we took him down the station." do you ever worry about her?

no, she's six foot three, come on. she has to go down to the station then and fill in all the forms. then she don't get home till three, you know. and then it's your turn to make the breakfast and tea in bed? i do, actually, i do. don't laugh, i do. i don't need to do anything else. sir rod, it's been a joy. thank you for coming all this way. thank you so much. i love our royal family. i'm so proud of it. and may it reign for another hundred years. well said. sir rod stewart, it's been a pleasure. thank you. such a lovely chap. it was a real honour to be able to talk to sir rod stewart ahead of his performance later on saturday evening. of course, that will be staged just outside the palace. the stage is already. perhaps you are heading out to a bar or a restaurant this weekend. you will be in good company. thejubilee celebrations are expected to give the hospitality industry a huge boost. sarah's at a pub in lancashire for us this morning.

so many people have taken the opportunity of the long bank holiday, the extra day, to get together, see family, perhaps spend some money, true to themselves? 0h, some money, true to themselves? oh, yeah. definitely. welcome aboard the ship which is in elswick, just outside of preston. as you can see, it is a bank holiday, soggy weather is not on our side. but we don't mind. we have a tent. we have huddled in. we are here for a right royal knees up. these are some of our gin and beer makers. there are two festivals this weekend. this is keith, dressed for the part! it's thought this bank holiday weekend will be worth around £2 billion in sales for pubs, bars and restaurants. that's a massive £400 million more than they'd usually expect to make in a normal thursday to sunday period at this time of year. loads of work has been going on

behind the scenes to make sure everybody has a good time. i have been taking a look. right, let's put this behind the bar, yeah? it's ready, set, go, on a big bank holiday for the queen's platinum jubilee, with the hospitality industry hoping to make a royal mint from the celebrations. at this pub in london, there's extra staff, extra stock, and even extra drinks, in honour of her majesty. we are making the queen's tipple, which is a take on her favourite drink, which is the zaza. and you just load it up with ice, lemon, a shot of gin, double measure of dubonnet, which is a wine—based aperitif. there we go. and finish that off. and there we go, queen's tipple. are you hoping that the tills

will be ringing this...? ring, ring, ring, that's all we can hope for! the more the merrier. so we're hoping that this is just the start of a great year to come. only this weekend will you see a corgi modelling with a coronation ricotta pizza. but you'll be lucky to get in here over the next few days. bookings for lunchtime have skyrocketed. i'm expecting partial carnage, but great carnage. i feel like it's going to be really festive, wholesome, one of those proud to be british kind of moments to have everyone together. almost 50,000 people, or the equivalent of four saturdays worth of footfall, are expected to grab a bite at this food market over the extended holiday. and those visitors get to crown a culinary king or queen, by voting for their favourite dish. and yes, there's another patriotic pizza. god save the queen. so this dish is our grandma slice, which is inspired by queen lizzie, the nation's grandma.

you should come try it, because it's super crispy, nice and fluffy and extra cheese. and after all that food, perhaps something to wash it down with. pubs are expected to pull some 90 million pints over the four—day weekend. this is a specialjubilee ale. and that number of pints is expected to bring £105 million boost to the industry. but perhaps not this one. well, the queen is definitely outshining the prince at this pub in west brompton, who are royally invested in pulling in the punters. the weekend's been fantastic. you might notice behind us that we've got a big mural of queen elizabeth to celebrate her and her 70 years of service. for us, that has got us so much extra business. so, thank you very much, queen elizabeth. four days, it's like a friday and three saturdays all together. it's a great chance for the community to come out to celebrate with us, and together.

and the prep is paying off already on day one of the bank holiday. although times are tough, many people seem ready for a party. it's such a good vibe. everyone's loving it. i a good excuse for a party. that's what i say. - thejubilee, i mean, everyone loves the queen, but everyone loves a beer, don't they? so, what can you do? i actually work shift work. so i do four on, four off. i so i'm used to the four off! long live the long weekend. everybody loves the queen and everybody loves a beer. wise words. i think there will be some really sore heads this morning. 0h, i think there will be some really sore heads this morning. oh, look at it. look out of the rain coming down. but don't worry, we have tent. i am sure they will be plenty of cover beer gardens. i can speak to steve wright, the event planner here, who has planned very well because you can hide us under this

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you got lady gaga popping around? she might do. she is a little bit expensive. we have got the north—west's version of. we have seven— north—west's version of. we have seven hours— north—west's version of. we have seven hours of live music on saturday _ seven hours of live music on saturday to celebrate the jubilee. and all— saturday to celebrate the jubilee. and all to — saturday to celebrate the jubilee. and all to celebrate just living outdoors _ and all to celebrate just living outdoors for a change. absolutely. we ho re outdoors for a change. absolutely. we hope that _ outdoors for a change. absolutely. we hope that actually _ outdoors for a change. absolutely. we hope that actually it _ outdoors for a change. absolutely. we hope that actually it clears - outdoors for a change. absolutely. we hope that actually it clears up | we hope that actually it clears up today and hopefully for when lady gaga pops down as well, the sun will be shining. we will be speaking to some of our distillers here. we have got some breweries here. we will be chatting to them later on. when the thought of a gene or a beer might seem more palatable. i don't know what time is it, 6:55am?— seem more palatable. i don't know what time is it, 6:55am? maybe not time et. what time is it, 6:55am? maybe not time yet- sarah. _ what time is it, 6:55am? maybe not time yet. sarah, it _ what time is it, 6:55am? maybe not time yet. sarah, it is _ what time is it, 6:55am? maybe not time yet. sarah, it is five _ what time is it, 6:55am? maybe not time yet. sarah, it is five o'clock- time yet. sarah, it is five o'clock somewhere, come on. in the spirit of true reporting, you have to experience the environment you are in. experience the rain and fijian perhaps, what do you think? that sounds great _ perhaps, what do you think? that sounds great to _ perhaps, what do you think? that sounds great to me. _ perhaps, what do you think? that sounds great to me. i _ perhaps, what do you think? trust sounds great to me. i don't need any more encouragement. see you in a

bit. ~ , more encouragement. see you in a bit. g ., ~ , ., more encouragement. see you in a bit. my work is done. en'oy. sarah in elswiek. — lots more coming up here at st paul's. live coverage on bbc one straight after breakfast. but now it's time to get the latest news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, this is bbc london. i'm frankie mccamley. it's another busy day ofjubilee celebrations in the capital. this was trafalgar square yesterday, as people watched the trooping of the colour parade, as well as a flypast over buckingham palace. this morning, a service of thanksgiving will be held at st paul's cathedral. now, meet george vulkan. he's 92 years old, and back in 1953, he was involved in the queen's coronation as an auxilliary policeman after arriving in britain as a refugee. he says his involvement in that day

made him proud to be british. 0urjob was to keep control of the crowds, so we were told to keep an eye open in case there were any troublesome people, or too much pressure. but we still had an opportunity, of course, as the queen passed, quickly to glance, to see what's going on. away from the jubilee, today marks five years since the london bridge terror attack that killed eight people and injured 48. a special service will be held later at southwark cathedral. pc wayne marks, who fought off all three attackers, armed with only his baton, recalls the moment he confronted them. i remember thinking, this guy's going to die if you don't do something, he's going to die if you don't do something. and, erm, i think that's when, i literally, i took my baton out and i took a deep breath and i charged. it was an act of absolute evil

that will stay with me till the end of my time. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, 0nto the weather now with sara thornton. morning to you. the second of these bank holiday days off to a great start this morning. we've got less mist and fog than we had this time yesterday morning. a lot of sunshine out there, a little bit of a fresh feel in our suburbs, but we're dry through the day today. good spells of sunshine. later, a little bit more in the way of cloud coming through, it's true. but warmer than yesterday. temperatures could be as high as 23, maybe 24 degrees. start to see some changes overnight though. we've got more cloud pushing in, and there is some showery, thundery rain pushing into southern counties into tomorrow morning, some of which might just clip us overnight into the start of tomorrow. but really, the story is that through the weekend it's a much more unsettled picture, with an area of low pressure

pushing into south. it's tracking its way northwards through saturday, into sunday. and it means for us the timings of any showers are a little bit difficultjust to exactly pin down. but there is a risk of picking up some showers later on saturday, and again for the start of things on sunday. and if you see them, they could be thundery. but there will be some sunshine as well. at times a mixed picture. and do stay in touch with us over the bank holiday. we'd love to see your photos or videos of yourjubilee celebrations. e—mail us using the address on the screen. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though, it's back to naga and ben. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty at st paul's cathedral, and ben thompson in the studio. 0ur headlines today. the queen will miss today'sjubilee service at st paul's cathedral, after experiencing discomfort whilst watching yesterday's parade

at buckingham palace. the queen was well enough to light the firstjubillee beacon, with 3,500 more lit across the uk. no queen today but that hasn't deterred the crowds. they are starting to build. some of these people had been out all night to make sure they get the best seat in the house. also this morning... president biden makes an impassioned call for stricter gun laws, after a string of mass shootings in the us. johnny depp appears on stage in gateshead, as his ex—wife amber heard prepares to appeal after losing a defamation trial. a new beginning for england's cricketers, but the same old problems. after the perfect start, another batting collapse leaves the first test against

new zealand in the balance. pleasa ntly warm pleasantly warm when the sun comes out. a bit of a soggy start to friday. 0n. out. a bit of a soggy start to friday. on. the full weekend forecast coming up here on breakfast. it's friday, june the 3rd, and the platinum jubilee celebrations are well under way. we're here at st paul's cathedral, where a special service will be held later this morning, to give thanks to the queen for her 70—year reign. guests will begin to arrive around half past eight. around 400 are expected, comprising key workers, nhs workers, people who have contributed to public life. lord lieutenant from every county in the uk will be attending the service. the queen will not be here, as we have been telling you. a service

will be conducted by the dean of st paul's. the prime minister will deliver a reading as well from the new testament. afterwards he would have heard the bells ring a few minutes ago here at st paul's. after the service, the bells will chime forfour the service, the bells will chime for four hours continuously. here's our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. fanfare plays. it was a day of celebration, and in the evening there was a final glowing tribute. buckingham palace had made it known that the queen had been in some discomfort during the day but, as planned, she laid her hand on the specially—created globe of nations, which triggered a light sequence leading to buckingham palace. there, the principal beacon, a 21—metre high sculpture of 350 trees, burst into light. watching on, the queen's grandson, prince william. more than 3,000 beacons across the uk and overseas were lit. the palace provided a backdrop

for a spectacular display. earlier in the day, for the first time since 2019, trooping the colour, the queen's birthday parade was back in full. taking part in the procession, the three cambridge children — prince george, charlotte and louis. at horse guards, the months of rehearsals paid off in a flawless display of military precision. in the queen's absence, it was prince charles who inspected the troops. at the palace, the royal standard indicated the queen had arrived. and to the delight of the huge crowd on the mall, accompanied by the duke of kent, she appeared on the balcony. her movements have been restricted by health issues of late, so the household cavalry came to her. she, and the duke, took the salute. from the palace, the focus

now shifts to here — st paul's cathedral for the national service of thanksgiving. the queen's faith has always been central to how she's lived her life. and among the pop concerts, the pomp and the pageantry of this long jubilee weekend, this is a chance to pause and reflect. accommodations had been made in the hope the queen would attend. a side entrance was to be used to avoid having to climb the steep steps. however, yesterday evening, a palace statement said the queen greatly enjoyed today's birthday parade and flypast, but did experience some discomfort. taking into account the journey and activity required, her majesty, with great reluctance, has concluded that she will not attend. the prince of wales will now represent the queen at her thanksgiving service. prince andrew, who's tested positive for covid, will not be there, but the rest of her family will be, including the duke and duchess of sussex, who were among the guests watching trooping the colour at horse guards.

after the gun salutes, the queen returned for a second time to the palace balcony, this time with the working members of the royalfamily and their children. the tens of thousands of people, who'd packed into the mall, surged forward to get a better look. she chatted away with four—year—old prince louis, and beamed as 70 aircraft flew overhead. it was apparently a little loud for her great grandson. these images testament to the enduring popularity of a remarkable monarch. sarah campbell, bbc news. you will be unsurprised to see that lovely picture of prince louis with his hands over his is is on many of the front pages this morning. i think it captured the joy of the flypast. the times leads with a photo of the "beaming"

monarch on the balcony of buckingham palace. the daily mail features picture of "scene—stealing" prince louis appearing to let out a yell in response to the volume of the fly past. the telegraph says it was a "glorious day" of celebrations, despite the discomfort of the young "prince of wails." and the daily express front page superimposes a picture of a delighted queen onto a shot of thousands of people gathered on the mall to mark the occasion. wow, what a racket, great granny! that's the headline in the mirror. we're joined now by our royal correspondent, daniela relph. those pictures, so lovely to see the queen smiling throughout the flypast. prince louis did steal the show a bit, flypast. prince louis did steal the showa bit, didn't flypast. prince louis did steal the show a bit, didn't he? flypast. prince louis did steal the showa bit, didn't he? it flypast. prince louis did steal the show a bit, didn't he?— show a bit, didn't he? it was a combination _ show a bit, didn't he? it was a combination of— show a bit, didn't he? it was a combination of the _ show a bit, didn't he? it was a combination of the queen - show a bit, didn't he? it was a combination of the queen and j show a bit, didn't he? it was a - combination of the queen and prince louis together. a lovely, intimate

family moment, seeing them on the balcony, had chatting to her great grandson, explaining what was going on in the flypast by telling him to look at. some great little intimate family moments, very much what this jubilee is about as well as pomp and ceremony. it also adds a little bit to the disappointment she is not going to be here today. we were hoping she would be at the heart of the service of thanksgiving for her reign. clearly an assessment was done as to how she was feeling. buckingham palace talked about the discomfort she was feeling. a lot have been done to make this as easy as possible for her today. it was felt like it was too much of a physical challenge, a test of endurance for her today. there was a rhoto, i endurance for her today. there was a photo. i am — endurance for her today. there was a photo. i am sure _ endurance for her today. there was a photo, i am sure you _ endurance for her today. there was a photo, i am sure you have _ endurance for her today. there was a photo, i am sure you have seen - endurance for her today. there was a photo, i am sure you have seen on i photo, i am sure you have seen on the front page, i think it was in the front page, i think it was in the telegraph, you have prince charles, kate middleton, the duchess of cambridge, and charlotte. prince

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prince charles realise these are all actors? 0ne prince charles realise these are all actors? one of the strangest bits of television i have seen. irate actors? one of the strangest bits of television i have seen.— television i have seen. we talk about how _ television i have seen. we talk about how the _ television i have seen. we talk about how the queen - television i have seen. we talk about how the queen has - television i have seen. we talk i about how the queen has reigned television i have seen. we talk - about how the queen has reigned over changes in tradition, changes in the way the monarchy is seen in the royal family interacts. the future king, to be in a soap opera and play a starring role, that is a real shift, isn't it? it a starring role, that is a real shift, isn't it?— a starring role, that is a real shift, isn't it? it was interesting how they did — shift, isn't it? it was interesting how they did it. _ shift, isn't it? it was interesting how they did it. they _ shift, isn't it? it was interesting how they did it. they try - shift, isn't it? it was interesting how they did it. they try to - how they did it. they try to cleverly tie and some of the issues that charles and camilla pair about, like the mention of organic farming and organic gardening. camilla's worked with domestic abuse was touched upon in the programme. it was about celebrating the jubilee and tying in with other issues they care about. lots more coming up here at st paul's. but, for now, it's back

to you in the studio, ben. right back with you in a few moments. i am right back with you in a few moments. iam holding right back with you in a few moments. i am holding the fort, running through the events of the next few days. president biden has made an impassioned plea for congress to impose stricter gun laws, following a string of mass shootings in the united states. speaking from the white house, mr biden proposed what he called "common—sense measures," including banning assault weapons, expanding background checks, and raising the age at which guns can be bought. he said that guns are now the number one killer of children in america. over the last two decades, more school—aged children have died from guns than on—duty police officers and active duty military combined. think about that. more kids than on—duty cops killed by guns. more kids than soldiers

killed by guns. for god's sake. how much more carnage are we willing to accept? the actress amber heard is planning an appeal after losing a defamation trial against her ex—husband, johnny depp, over claims of domestic abuse. he's currently on tour in the uk with the guitaristjeff beck, and was cheered last night by the crowd at a show in gateshead. 0livia richwald was there. johnny depp might not have spoken publicly since the outcome of the libel trial against his ex—wife, but it doesn't mean he's been quiet. this was depp on stage at the sage in gateshead last night. he was playing alongside friend and guitaristjeff beck. and the pirates of the caribbean star received a noisy, and largely positive reception. out of this world.

the hall... seriously, we can't describe what the atmosphere was like in there. it was totally, completely... stunning, stunning. i thought it was cool to see him so close, but he's not really got the best singing voice. i think we'd came forjeff. he added to it, i'll say that. jeff beck was just outstanding. good morning. johnny depp and his ex—wife, amber heard, had been locked in a high—profile libel trial in the us, after she claimed she was a domestic abuse victim. the jury sided with depp and, as news of the result came through, the actor was seen having a drink in a gateshead pub. fans started arriving in the early hours to catch a glimpse of him, but he was unusually bashful, deciding to sneak out of his hotel, unseen, in a van with darkened windows.

but it didn't put fans off, some of whom waited for hours. how long are you prepared to wait? well, i've been waiting for, like, a couple hours now and prepared to wait for a week. i'll wait forever to see him. yeah. i'm waiting and hoping we'll catch him when he comes out. yeah. because that's going to be your best bet now, when he comes out. - you're actually going to wait till the end of the concert? absolutely. yeah. screaming. their patience was rewarded. and, after the end of the concert, he met fans at the stage door. about 24 hours longer. absolutely buzzing. first thing that he signed, i could honestly cry. because you have been waiting here for a long time, haven't you? i've been waiting since 9 o'clock last night. so i'm ready to go home and go to bed. and i am so happy. jeff beck and johnny depp,

who've made an album together, will be back on stage in glasgow tonight. 0livia richwald, bbc news, gateshead. the thing you need to know now over the course of the weekend is what the course of the weekend is what the weather is going to do, particularly if you have outdoor plans over the next couple of days. here's matt with a look at the weather. yesterday was glorious and london looked spectacular but slightly different picture depending where you are in the country this weekend. london should fare quite well today around buckingham palace. this weekend, saturday and sunday get more complicated. in the southeast quys more complicated. in the southeast guys like this captured by one of our weather watchers in kent. a lot more cloud generally across the uk. a grey scene in worcestershire. the

cloud north and west is producing some rain. here it is. much of north—west england into scotland and a few showers into northern ireland the isle of man. though the rain at times. it will start to brighten and the rain will ease off, becoming more showery. a few showers in the midlands, wales and the south of england later. many places staying dry. the far south—east and east anglia warm in the sunshine, to 22 to 24. brighter this afternoon in north—west england and north west wales. lots of sunshine in parts of scotland, central and western areas in particular. there will be cloud pushing into northern and eastern coast. that will track south across eastern coasts of england. there could be a disturbed night in some of south west england and wales

where there could be thunderstorms. sunday, areas of england and wales can keep an eye on the book is because there will be more rain around. more details in the next half—an—hour. the half-an-hour. the bits of rain coming in on the south coast| half-an-hour. the bits of rain i coming in on the south coast are quite patchy. how movable and changeable is it? might we managed to dodge that?— changeable is it? might we managed to dodge that? there will be showers around. because _ to dodge that? there will be showers around. because of _ to dodge that? there will be showers around. because of the _ to dodge that? there will be showers around. because of the way - to dodge that? there will be showers around. because of the way nature i around. because of the way nature that showers for the exact position will change in the next few days. we will change in the next few days. we will keep you updated. you - will change in the next few days. we will keep you updated. you are - will change in the next few days. we will keep you updated. you are on i will keep you updated. you are on all weekend? _ will keep you updated. you are on all weekend? basically _ will keep you updated. you are on all weekend? basically it - will keep you updated. you are on all weekend? basically it is - all weekend? basically it is barbecue news you are responsible for this weekend. it is, no pressure. plenty of events going on at st paul's cathedral today. it has been

getting louder and louder, busier and busier where you are this morning. no barbecues but there will be the service of thanksgiving at 11:30am. there will be about 400 people attending. prime minister boris johnson will be giving a reading. the archbishop of york will be giving a sermon. and then we had the dean of st paul's, he will be giving the service, conducting the service. lots of people taking part here just behind me. the sun is shining now and let's hope it continues. inside, it will be a very, very i think my thoughtful atmosphere. someone who has given this a lot of thought is the right reverend and right honourable dame sarah mullally dbe. she's the bishop of london and will be taking part in today's service. how are you feeling? excited, i

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cancer nurse, i spent a lot of time in london. that was before i moved into the _ in london. that was before i moved into the church full time. your faith has guided _ into the church full time. your faith has guided you _ into the church full time. gm;- faith has guided you throughout, it has always been alongside your career as well. you have met the queen on several occasions. the first time when you are in the nhs and later on as the bishop of london in the context of faith, how are those meetings different? i think the are those meetings different? i think they are very _ those meetings different? i think they are very similar. _ those meetings different? i think they are very similar. i _ those meetings different? i think they are very similar. i majesty i those meetings different? i think i they are very similar. i majesty the queen— they are very similar. i majesty the queen has— they are very similar. i majesty the queen has a real ability to connect with people and that is one of her gifts _ with people and that is one of her gifts she — with people and that is one of her gifts. she connects with a range of people _ gifts. she connects with a range of people. one of her gifts has been unity— people. one of her gifts has been unity because of all of that. she has an— unity because of all of that. she has an attention to you as an individual— has an attention to you as an individual and is always very interested in what you are doing and is very— interested in what you are doing and is very well— interested in what you are doing and is very well informed. it has been my privilege to meet her. she is very well informed. it has been my privilege to meet her.- is very well informed. it has been my privilege to meet her. she is a wonderfulwoman. _ my privilege to meet her. she is a wonderfulwoman. she _ my privilege to meet her. she is a wonderfulwoman. she has - my privilege to meet her. she is a wonderful woman. she has made | my privilege to meet her. she is al wonderfulwoman. she has made it wonderful woman. she has made it clear that herfaith has wonderful woman. she has made it clear that her faith has helped wonderful woman. she has made it clear that herfaith has helped her to stay constant. it clear that her faith has helped her to stay constant.— to stay constant. it has. she talks about jesus _ to stay constant. it has. she talks about jesus being _ to stay constant. it has. she talks about jesus being her _ to stay constant. it has. she talks about jesus being her light - to stay constant. it has. she talks about jesus being her light and i to stay constant. it has. she talks about jesus being her light and it| aboutjesus being her light and it has provided her with a sure

foundation. she has spoken about it more _ foundation. she has spoken about it more and _ foundation. she has spoken about it more and more, particularly in her christmas — more and more, particularly in her christmas messages to the country. her faith _ christmas messages to the country. her faith has been important and she recognises _ her faith has been important and she recognises there of other face as welt _ recognises there of other face as welt she — recognises there of other face as well. she is very generous and takes an interest _ well. she is very generous and takes an interest in those of other faiths, — an interest in those of other faiths, as— an interest in those of other faiths, as well as those of none. for her— faiths, as well as those of none. for her it — faiths, as well as those of none. for her it has been a foundation and constant _ for her it has been a foundation and constant in — for her it has been a foundation and constant in her life. you for her it has been a foundation and constant in her life.— constant in her life. you are the bisho- constant in her life. you are the bishop of _ constant in her life. you are the bishop of london, _ constant in her life. you are the bishop of london, one - constant in her life. you are the bishop of london, one of- constant in her life. you are the bishop of london, one of the i constant in her life. you are the i bishop of london, one of the most multicultural, multi—faith cities in the world and we cannot stress how important this is. this the world and we cannot stress how important this is.— important this is. this is taking lace at important this is. this is taking place at st _ important this is. this is taking place at st paul's _ important this is. this is taking place at st paul's cathedral. i important this is. this is taking i place at st paul's cathedral. people of other— place at st paul's cathedral. people of other faiths are involved and there _ of other faiths are involved and there is— of other faiths are involved and there is of— of other faiths are involved and there is of no faith. it is an opportunity to give thanks for her 70 years — opportunity to give thanks for her 70 years of— opportunity to give thanks for her 70 years of duty and service. those of faith _ 70 years of duty and service. those of faith will— 70 years of duty and service. those of faith will be praying for her. is of faith will be praying for her. is it the of faith will be praying for her. it the inside of faith will be praying for her. is it the inside of the chapel you will be? ~ ., , it the inside of the chapel you will be? . ., , ., be? we are using the whole cathedral- _ be? we are using the whole cathedral. we _ be? we are using the whole cathedral. we will _ be? we are using the whole cathedral. we will process i be? we are using the whole i cathedral. we will process from the west end _ cathedral. we will process from the west end to the east end. some of

the service — west end to the east end. some of the service will occur in the middle of the _ the service will occur in the middle of the cathedral and the finer blessing _ of the cathedral and the finer blessing will be in the far east end of the _ blessing will be in the far east end of the cathedral and then we will possess— of the cathedral and then we will possess back out to the west end. good _ possess back out to the west end. good luck — possess back out to the west end. good luck. thank you very much for talking to us. that is the bishop of london. john maguire has been here. barriers are being put out. more people are gathering here outside st paul's. after the service, the bells will be ringing for four hours continuously. if you are an office worker, you might be quite pleased it is a bank holiday and you do not need to be in the office. john has been out and about, chatting to people who have been hit overnight. i am just behind you. in amongst the crowd, _ i am just behind you. in amongst the crowd, one _ i am just behind you. in amongst the crowd, one of the things about these events— crowd, one of the things about these events is— crowd, one of the things about these events is people make friends. carla is here, _ events is people make friends. carla

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enough to see her on the balcony yesterday— enough to see her on the balcony yesterday and we are here to support her family _ yesterday and we are here to support her family. you yesterday and we are here to support her famil . ., ., ~ ., her family. you will make more friends. give _ her family. you will make more friends. give us— her family. you will make more friends. give us a _ her family. you will make more friends. give us a wave. - her family. you will make more friends. give us a wave. friend| her family. you will make more l friends. give us a wave. friend of the programme michael morpurgo, the author, has been commissioned to buy author, has been commissioned to buy a special children's book to celebrate the platinum jubilee. he has been telling me all about it. once upon a time, there was a little girl. one day, they say, she planted a tree with her papa — an oak tree. quite soon, that tree was higher than she was. and quite soon after that, she discovered she was a princess. she didn't feel like a princess. she would go and sit on the grass under the branches of her oak tree and was always happy there. just being a girl, not a princess at all. princesses were in books. her life was going to be her own story. and that story is told

by sir michael morpurgo in his book to mark thejubilee, a fairy tale titled there once is a queen. it follows the young princess as she grows up, gets married, learns in kenya that she's become queen and her coronation. it celebrates her seven decades as monarch. this woman has kept an extraordinary promise that she made when she was really very, very young, that she would serve the people. that was herjob. and it all sounded then, and people can be cynical about it and say, "well, she would say that, wouldn't she?" actually, she's done it. and that's what's truly remarkable. here's this woman of 96, still looking at her papers, still carrying out the duties that she promised she would carry out. and it's... yes, i'm sure it's for herfamily, but primarily it's for the people. and she feels that very deeply, her duty towards the people, towards the role that she has. he first met the queen as a young

army cadet in india in 1961. but it was more than half a century later, and after she'd seen a production of sir michael's most celebrated story war horse, that she told him about her lifelong love of horses. the words she used now captured in the book. whenever she went to saddle her horse to go for a ride, she would reach up and lay her hand on his neck, which felt to her like warm velvet. she would talk to that horse, like she talked to no—one else. he was her best friend. well, the queen told me that when she had herfirst horse, she reached up. she was only about ten, i think, and put her hand on the neck of the horse and said it felt like warm velvet. and i'm doing it now. and it's just such a... she should have been a writer. forget the queen stuff. she should have been a writer. it's a wonderful, wonderful way of describing it, warm velvet. this is one of three farms for city children, set up by michael and his wife in 1976. as the name implies, children

from urban areas visit to learn about farming, the land, and where their food comes from. i think one thing we forget is just how much the royal family, with the queen as its head, helped with charities. and princess anne is our patron, and she's worked with us now for, oh, i'd know, 30, a0 years helping us. and she supports us all the time, which is wonderful. and she also quite likes horses, as you know. the illustrations are by michael foreman, a long time collaborator, who shared the ambition to produce a book to celebrate the differing aspects of the queen's life and reign. we love doing it together because, in a sense, what we were doing was tracing our life from birth until now, through the life of this fairy queen. and we really enjoyed it. and his illustrations are just a joy. wonderful. i hope she liked them too. i shall ask her one day. the tree the princess plants

in the story will be featured in the huge platinum pageant on sunday. from an acorn to a great oak, from a princess to a queen, it will celebrate 70 years of british life and 70 years of unwavering service. morning. we are talking to maud. can you hear us? do you have a television on? bbc one breakfast, we are about to talk to your sister, teresa. �* , ., ., . ., teresa. are you watching? i am watching- _ teresa. are you watching? i am watching. how _ teresa. are you watching? i am watching. how is _ teresa. are you watching? i am watching. how is your _ teresa. are you watching? i am watching. how is your last - teresa. are you watching? i am watching. how is your last 24 i teresa. are you watching? i am - watching. how is your last 24 hours? amazinu. watching. how is your last 24 hours? amazing- from _ watching. how is your last 24 hours? amazing. from the _ watching. how is your last 24 hours? amazing. from the minute _ watching. how is your last 24 hours? amazing. from the minute i - watching. how is your last 24 hours? amazing. from the minute i got - watching. how is your last 24 hours? | amazing. from the minute i got here, everyone _ amazing. from the minute i got here, everyone has— amazing. from the minute i got here, everyone has been so friendly. the crowds _ everyone has been so friendly. the crowds were heaving. i managed to .et crowds were heaving. i managed to get a _ crowds were heaving. i managed to get a really— crowds were heaving. i managed to get a really good spot. the highlight was seeing all the

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ceremony later. ijust wanted to show you this. we _ ceremony later. ijust wanted to show you this. we have - ceremony later. i just wanted to i show you this. we have coachloads ceremony later. i just wanted to - show you this. we have coachloads of beefeaters and people getting ready. people entering simples is going to be event. it will be done with great p°mp be event. it will be done with great pomp and ceremony. —— entering st paul's. it is quite poignant as the bells start to ring. this occasion is obviously so important, this thanksgiving, national service of thanksgiving. they have just been given the order to march and to move over across the front of saint paul's as they trooped past us this morning with those amazing headdresses with that feathers and of course the ceremonial swords held on the left sides. various guests arriving today. i will tell you, there will be about 400 guests here today from all walks of life and those who have contributed to public life, consisting of nhs workers,

teachers, key workers and every lord lieutenant from every county in the uk. the sun is shining on st paul's cathedral and i am sure it will continue to do so later. you saw the soldiers but you are also seeing the beefeaters coming past as well. the beefeaters, of course, as we have always seen them at the tower of london, making their way forward is part of the ceremony that is going to be happening later today. various members of the royal family will attend, the queen not in attendance because she is experiencing some discomfort this morning. it is all happening here at simples. we will keep you up—to—date with the latest. but now it's time to get the latest news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. it's another busy day ofjubilee celebrations in the capital. this was trafalgar square yesterday, as people watched the trooping the colour parade, as well as a flypast

over buckingham palace. this morning, a service of thanksgiving will be held at st paul's cathedral. now, meet george vulkan. he's 92 years old, and back in 1953, he was involved in the queen's coronation as an auxiliary policeman, after arriving in britain as a refugee. he says his involvement in that day made him proud to be british. 0urjob was to keep control of the crowds, so we were told to keep an eye open in case there were any troublesome people, or too much pressure. but we still had an opportunity, of course, as the queen passed, quickly to glance, to see what's going on. away from the jubilee, today marks five years since the london bridge terror attack that killed eight people and injured 48. a special service will be held later at southwark cathedral. pc wayne marques, who fought off

all three attackers armed with only his baton, recalls the moment he confronted them. i remember thinking, this guy's going to die if you don't do something, he's going to die if you don't do something. and, erm, i think that's when, i literally, i took my baton out and i took a deep breath and i charged. it was an act of absolute evil that will stay with me till the end of my time. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. onto the weather now with sara thornton. morning to you. the second of these bank holiday days off to a great start this morning. we've got less mist and fog than we had this time yesterday morning. a lot of sunshine out there, a little bit of a fresh feel in our suburbs, but we're dry through the day today. good spells of sunshine. later, a little bit more in the way

of cloud coming through, it's true. but warmer than yesterday. temperatures could be as high as 23, maybe 24 degrees. start to see some changes overnight though. we've got more cloud pushing in, and there is some showery, thundery rain pushing into southern counties into tomorrow morning, some of which might just clip us overnight into the start of tomorrow. but really, the story is that through the weekend it's a much more unsettled picture, with an area of low pressure pushing into south. it's tracking its way northwards through saturday, into sunday. and it means for us the timings of any showers are a little bit difficultjust to exactly pin down. but there is a risk of picking up some showers later on saturday, and again for the start of things on sunday. and if you see them, they could be thundery. but there will be some sunshine as well. at times a mixed picture. and do stay in touch with us over the bank holiday — love to see your photos or videos of yourjubilee celebrations. email us, using the address on the screen i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in an hour.

bye for now. welcome back. you're watching breakfast. we'll have more from naga at st paul's cathedral shortly. the thanksgiving service due to kick off at i! the thanksgiving service due to kick off at 11 o'clock. but first, let's focus on travel, as thousands of air passengers are facing disruption over the bank holiday weekend. there are further warnings of more disruptions. how is it looking right now? we're joined by simon calder, travel correspondent at the independent, who's in norway. lovely to see you. i have spoken to you throughout the week. you have been making your way across europe. how is it looking right now if

people are still hoping to get away for this long weekend? iltrui’eilii. people are still hoping to get away for this long weekend?— for this long weekend? well, the vast majority _ for this long weekend? well, the vast majority of _ for this long weekend? well, the vast majority of people _ for this long weekend? well, the vast majority of people will - for this long weekend? well, the vast majority of people will get i vast majority of people will get away, absolutely as planned. but there are some really key places where there are problems. and i'm sorry to lower the tone on this wonderful morning, but he has, let me tell you where they are. the biggest number of cancellations, london heathrow british airways. 124 london heathrow british airways. i24 short—haul, domestic and european flights cancelled today. that includes holiday flights to places like malaga and to faro. most people haven't kind of noticed because ba cancelled several weeks ahead, so you would have been certainly not going to turn up at the airport, i hope, and find out yourflight is not the airport, i hope, and find out your flight is not going anywhere. it is having a really strong effect on the prices though. for instance, fromhere two out of the three flights from oslo to london on british airways have been cancelled,

and you can imagine the prices on the remaining flight are pretty high. overat the remaining flight are pretty high. over at gatwick, that is where i think we are seeing the biggest problems. so far 36 cancellations i am counting on easyjet. most of them were among the 240 cancellations that easyjet announced a week ago, to try to improve its operation. but unfortunately, they have been counselling at the very last minute. in the past hour people were supposed to be flying off to madrid, to milan, they found out two hours before the flight was going that it wasn't going, so they were out of the airport and they are now trying to sort themselves out. who can forget manchester airport and to eat? things are running relatively smoothly there. that is partly because 200 departures have been cancelled between now and the end of the month in order to keep the show on the road. the month in order to keep the show on the road-— on the road. mum and dad passing throuuh on the road. mum and dad passing through manchester _ on the road. mum and dad passing through manchester airport - on the road. mum and dad passing through manchester airport this i through manchester airport this morning telling me they are through, they are on their way. we heard

yesterday from the gmb union. they say that actually, one where you might solve this is just take in hand luggage. i know that doesn't work for everybody but it could be one way to avoid any back problems at the other end?— at the other end? yes, it has many benefits for — at the other end? yes, it has many benefits for you _ at the other end? yes, it has many benefits for you as _ at the other end? yes, it has many benefits for you as a _ at the other end? yes, it has many benefits for you as a passenger. i at the other end? yes, it has many. benefits for you as a passenger. you don't have to queue up and check anything in. there is no chance of it being sent to los angeles when you are trying to go to lagos. and yes, you don't need to worry about waiting at the other end for your baggage, or indeed when you come back to the uk, which is where we see particular problems. if you can do that, it's great, as long as you remember the liquids and the sharps rules. otherwise, if your bag gets pulled from the security check, that sums everything up. and baggage only is the way to go. it will save you money. and microscopically limit the damage that you are doing to the planet as well. and a word on coming back. i know we are onlyjust getting into this long

bank holiday weekend, but people will be thinking about what sort of situation they could face when they land back at the airport. any advice for people as far as getting back smoothly and, one would hope, with their baggage?— their baggage? well, if you are one ofthe their baggage? well, if you are one of the flights _ their baggage? well, if you are one of the flights which _ their baggage? well, if you are one of the flights which hasn't - their baggage? well, if you are one of the flights which hasn't been - of the flights which hasn't been cancelled, that will apply to the vast majority of people, it is simply a matter of hoping for the best about being prepared for delays and disruption as usual. the two sticking points are baggage handling, get the bags off the plane, and uk border force. and frankly, if you can get through, if your bags arrived within half an hour, if you can get through passport control within less than half an hour, i think you are doing pretty well. it's miserable at the end of the holiday to come back and be hanging around at the airport. but that, i think, if you have had a lovely time, will be the least of your problems. it is the people trying to get out today facing issues with cancelled flights that i think really deserve a lot of

sympathy this morning. yeah, absolutely. thank you for that. i am sure we will speak again about this. enjoy your trip in oslo. simon calder. so, let's turn our attention to sport. it was supposed to be a new start for england and the cricket team, but things didn't quite go according to plan, i think thatis quite go according to plan, i think that is fair to say? yes, bright, sunny day at lord's. what could possibly go wrong? a new coach, new test captain, ben stokes, who made one run. it was the same old frailties with the bat. ingle will resume on 116 for seven this morning. —— england. whata will resume on 116 for seven this morning. —— england. what a day it was for matthew potts, taking four wickets at the home of cricket on his international debut, the same

number as the returning jimmy anderson. he admits he had a tear in his eye before the match, that he has been feeding off the experience of anderson and stuart broad. they've been great to kind of have chats around boredom with. they've obviously got their own plans that they like to go with. butjust having those kind of guys around you, to ping a few ideas across just to keep you going. i mean, you look around and you've got nearly 1200 test wickets around there. it's great to pick the brains of them and it's been very, very beneficial for me on the training days as well, just to kind of watch how they go about their business and what they kind of look to do bowling at batsmen. so, yeah, it's been very good to be able to pick the brains of them. in paris they are reaching the business end of the french open. the american teenager coco gauff will play world number one iga swiatek in the women's singles final at the french open. gauff beat martina trevisan of italy in straight sets, to reach her first grand slam final. it's three years since she knocked venus williams out of wimbledon as a 15—year—old. after the match she wrote, "peace — end gun violence" on the camera, following last week's school

shooting in texas. but can she stop the world number one iga swiatek? she is in incredible form at the moment, and saw off daria kasatkina in straight sets in her semi—final. it took barely more than an hour. the polish player is unbeaten in 34 matches, as she looks to win her second singles title at roland garros. andy murray's preparations for wimbledon are going well, he's into the quarter—finals of the surbiton open. the three—time grand slam champion beat gijs brouwer, the world number 230 from the netherlands, via two tie—breaks. murray is the top seed for the tournament, and faces the numberfive seed brandon nakashima in the last eight. northern ireland's struggles continue in the nations league, after they were beaten i—0 at home by greece. in a game of few chances, the only goal came in the first half through tasos ba kasettas. northern ireland are yet to win a nations league match, in a run that's spanned 11 matches. they're away to cyprus on sunday.

and two scottish referees have become the first to come out publicly as gay. craig napier and lloyd wilson are the first openly gay men in scottish professional football sincejustin fashanu played for airdrie and hearts in the 905. they follow footballers josh cavallo and jake daniels in coming out. it's something that i've obviously lived with for a long time. it's been a difficultjourney to get to this point. but over the last couple of years, it's become a lot easier. and i think it's really important that people like me are willing to sit here and do this. i don't think this needs to be a news story, but i think at the moment it really does, because we need to see the climate change so that people do feel that they can be their true self and live happily and comfortable in their own skin. and that leads to then transcending into football. craig napier there. interesting hearing about him talking about jake

daniels, the blackpool player, 17 years old. this younger generation of players creating this safe space. officials of all ages feeling a bit more comfortable to come out as well. that visibility is so important. thank you. just approaching quarter to eight. let's check on the weather for the rest of the weekend. matt has all the details. good morning. who wants to go away when you have got skies like this? a beautiful scene in devon. good morning. you probably have a different view of things if you are in parts of northern england, parts of wales and northern ireland. this is the view in bradford. grey and especially damp. we do have some cloud. rain at times this weekend. this could bring us a few problems across southern areas as we go through saturday and sunday. the cloud further north, here it is. a

5°99y cloud further north, here it is. a soggy start to friday, dumfries and galloway, north—west england, north west wales. a few showers in northern england and the isle of man. that will be sitting through the same areas today. the cloud will be thinning. we will see more brightness. there will be lighter rain showers in the afternoon. a few showers through wales, the midlands later. elsewhere, a day. the west of scotland, 20 degrees. cooler down eastern coast. we could see low cloud on the shore later and a developing breeze. tonight we start to see cloud from france pushed its way northwards. they could be heavy, thundery downpours in southern counties of england and parts of south wales. a humid night. further north, a good dealfresher. temperatures into single figures. high pressure takes us into the start of the weekend, keeping things dry. that area of cloud will be moving its way northwards. it looks

like it will be fairly fragmented. hit and miss showers through the morning and parts of southern england and wales. focus is towards the south—west. sunshine will become more abundant letter. away from these areas, saturday not a bad day if you have outdoor plants. plenty of dry weather, breast of the sunshine in western scotland. cooler down the western coast of bingen. as we go into saturday night, the next batch of storms could be working their way from france. this could give us a few more issues as we go into sunday. working their way northwards across the country. timings will be crucial. this far ahead, with the showers and thunderstorms, always difficult. one batch pushing northwards, which means things could turn a bit drier for a time for the pageant in the south—east. it looks like the further north you are, plus northern ireland and scotland especially, you could get through saturday and sunday staying largely dry and

fairly sunny. the best of the conditions in western scotland. cooler in england and wales. if cloud breaks towards the south and east it will feel quite humid. lots to play for. thank you. we will keep a close eye on those rain clouds. there is no chance we want any that do disrupt celebrations. still somewhat in store over the course of the weekend. naga has all the details about what we might expect, including that a thanksgiving service at st paul's cathedral. good morning. good morning, ben. preparation is well under way for what is happening today. just behind me david dimbleby, who is going to be leading the coverage straight after breakfast at quarter past nine with kirsty young. he has been preparing. he is going through to rehearsals. we have seen the police

finish their final security sweeps of st paul's cathedral as well. we have got a thanksgiving service that is going to have about 400 people, who have contributed to public life, who have contributed to public life, who will be attending. that special service of thanksgiving here at st paul's cathedral. that will mark the queen's 70 year reign. tomorrow night, of course, there will be an open—air concert at buckingham palace, with performances from the likes of diana ross, duran duran, eurovision start sam ryder and, of course, rod stewart, who we have interviewed. we will play that interviewed. we will play that interview again for you in the next hour. then all of the weekend's finale comes on sunday. sunday afternoon we have got the platinum jubilee pageant led by the gold state carriage. it will start at whitehall and progress up the mall to buckingham palace. the duke and that is of sussex are back in the uk for thejubilee. we saw pictures of them yesterday. but they kept a low profile yesterday,

during the opening celebrations. the question remains what role they could play over the weekend. we are expecting them to attend this service today. let's talk about this with the journalist omid scobie, who's written a book about the sussexes. hello. good morning. your book at such an impact _ hello. good morning. your book at such an impact here. _ hello. good morning. your book at such an impact here. it _ hello. good morning. your book at such an impact here. it became - hello. good morning. your book at| such an impact here. it became the number—one bestseller. there is a real interest in the couple, even though they now reside in the united states. they are back to what end? there has been a lot of speculation about whether they would overshadow the celebrations. what do you know in terms of their attitudes and how they are viewing their visit now? before they arrived i think there was so much press talk about the couple potentially overshadowing the queen itself, which i think is a most impossible for anyone to do. that was certainly the discussion among some of the palisades being quoted in newspaper articles. and i spoke with people close to the couple who said it couldn't be further from the truth. they want to

be as low profile as possible during this trip. it is almost hard to believe, but i think yesterday trooping the colour was a great example. we didn't really catch a sight of them on tv cameras. there were some grainy photos. that is about as far as it goes. for them, being here is all about honouring and really celebrating the life and legacy of the queen, someone that they have continued a very warm and close relationship with. of course, we know that is not the same with the other family members. today will be very interesting, to see them alongside some of them. i was with the couple on their last day in the uk, and meghan's last engagement. they also went on to westminster abbey and the commonwealth service. abbey and the commonwealth service. a very awkward moment between the sources gives —— sources gives. it sources gives —— sources gives. it was a frosty atmosphere. sources gives -- sources gives. it - was a frosty atmosphere. absolutely. it was a was a frosty atmosphere. absolutely. it was a must — was a frosty atmosphere. absolutely. it was a must at _ was a frosty atmosphere. absolutely. it was a must at the _ was a frosty atmosphere. absolutely. it was a must at the peak _ was a frosty atmosphere. absolutely. it was a must at the peak of - was a frosty atmosphere. absolutely. it was a must at the peak of the - it was a must at the peak of the tensions between them and the institution of the monarchy. ——

almost. a lot of that is soft and since then. that doesn't mean the relationships have gotten back on track like they once were. i think all eyes will be on them today to simply see how they are with the other members of the family. everybody is here to celebrate the faith, the lifetime of service of the queen. and i think for them, despite the fact they broke away from the firm, they always said they would carry out their work, upholding the same principles and values. ., ., , , ., ., values. there are two sides of a family story _ values. there are two sides of a family story as _ values. there are two sides of a family story as well— values. there are two sides of a family story as well when - values. there are two sides of a family story as well when it - values. there are two sides of a i family story as well when it comes to the duke and at a someso six. lets poke —— focus on the positive. lilly beth is turning one tomorrow, i believe. she would have met the queen for the first time. she will get a chance, hopefully, to celebrate?— get a chance, hopefully, to celebrate? , ~ , ., celebrate? yes, i think people are exectin: celebrate? yes, i think people are exoeeting some — celebrate? yes, i think people are expecting some sort _ celebrate? yes, i think people are expecting some sort of— celebrate? yes, i think people are expecting some sort of big - celebrate? yes, i think people are| expecting some sort of big birthday extravagant event, that we are going to see photographs. i am told we shouldn't expect anything. those moments are very much private

between them and the queen. we know how much he has been looking forward to it. they have been held back by a pandemic. the times that harry has been here it has only been by himself, for quite some occasions. this really was the first time. the queen went back to windsor castle yesterday. the couple went back to windsor as well, where they are staying at frogmore cottage. that would have been the first chance for her to meet are the main site. —— her to meet are the main site. —— her namesake. g, her to meet are the main site. -- her namesake.— her to meet are the main site. -- her namesake. a lot of speculation about whether _ her namesake. a lot of speculation about whether meghan _ her namesake. a lot of speculation about whether meghan will - her namesake. a lot of speculation about whether meghan will be - her namesake. a lot of speculation - about whether meghan will be meeting her father, about whether meghan will be meeting herfather, who is seriously about whether meghan will be meeting her father, who is seriously ill? yes, he was released from hospital after a suspected stroke. we know that relationship has really come to an end. he famously released a private letter that she wrote him, to the british papers. and has continued her relationship with them instead of trying to fix the one with her. that is where we leave things today. thank you very much. this is all about the queen. this is about celebrating 70 years of her reign.

as well as taking stock of her time as a monarch, thejubilee is also an opportunity for the queen to reflect on her personal faith, and how she's reached out to those of other beliefs. our religion editor, aleem maqbool, reports. as well as street parties, over the coming days, right across the country, prayer services will be held for the queen. we pray for the church and the world, and especially for our patron, her majesty, the queen. on this special week of celebration of her life and work, the queen holds the title of supreme governor of the church of england. and there's a sense she's led by example. she's dedicated herself to the country, dedicated herself to the religion as well. and she lives her life by it. she teaches us to be constant, to believe. and she's always had a faith, hasn't she? she's always believed. has always been my faith.

i'm just grateful that we've got her. of course, she's appointed bishops and archbishops as part of her role. but every year in christmas broadcasts, there are insights into the way the queen's faith guides her more broadly. and those who spent time in her presence will talk of moments when that shone through. ijust find myself kneeling down and saying to her, "will you say a prayer for me at this time?" she stood up. because, normally, you kneel and she sits in the chair. but she stood up. no word was said. about three minutes. and she said, "amen." i will never know what kind of prayers you prayed, but i just felt within myself. actually, i'm in front of a very, very humble, holy person. in recent decades in particular, the queen's work to include those of other faiths or no faith,

visiting temples and synagogues and gurdwaras. and in 2002, she became the first monarch to visit a british mosque in scunthorpe. i've spoken with the man who presented her with a koran. he says now that in the months of fear and division following the 9/11 attacks, that visit had a profound impact. we were suffering in a way that we were frightened. we needed some sort of support from someone, and that support came in from the queen, and that gave us something that made us part of the british society. after her visit, we were feeling that we are the same. doesn't matter if anybody shouted us terrorists. we are still british. it really had that big effect on you? yes, it did. yes, yes, yes. well, at the service, they'll hear a brand new anthem based on words from the book

of proverbs, but there will also be readings and, of course, prayers to give thanks for the queen's reign, a service and her faith. and in particular, they'll be paying tribute to her commitment to foster unity among all people. aleem maqbool, bbc news at st paul's cathedral. people in every corner of the uk are finding their own ways to celebrate thejubilee. and in yorkshire, they've been reminiscing with some of the queen's most memorable visits to the county. cathy killick went to meet some of those involved. since her coronation in 1953, the queen has inspired people from all walks of life and all generations to celebrate her reign. visits to our region always cause the crowds to gather. the film—makers, both amateur and professional, captured the important moments. at the yorkshire film archive, the footage is carefully preserved for all of us to enjoy. and to mark the platinum jubilee, they've made a film of the highlights, called seen to be

believed. we're pointing our camera firmly at the north, where the people of yorkshire and the north east were celebrating the coronation in style. oh, it's been really, really lovely to go into the vaults and delve in there and look at all these original cine films. and there's a real heart to it. it's about people and it's about that relationship with each other and community. and now they've come out to celebrate these royal occasions. and cine film—makers over the years have brought their cameras out for special occasions, and what's more special than a royal visit? there is another reason why i'm here. 45 years ago, i took part in a silverjubilee parade at school here in york. it was filmed, but i have never seen the footage. but graham has found it. do you fancy going back to 1977? let's take a look. go for it! it was a day of home—made fun,

and myjob was to lead the parade. our tabards were made of plastic bags, and in thejubilee carriage, our own royal couple, the headmistress and her husband. what a nostalgia trip. thank you so much. and look what i still have. i knew it would come in handy! there's great pleasure to be had looking at these old films. this footage was shot in sheffield in 1954, by billy ibbotson. i think father's footage basically started outside the sheffield town hall, if i remember rightly. for his son charles, they're a window on the past. his father was the master cutler, and therefore, had a ringside seat with the queen at an incredible display at hillsborough stadium. he thought it was wonderful, because it was such an opportunity to take pictures of your queen, your monarch, that he thought was tremendous. yes, very proud of it. and so he should be. the efforts of all these film—makers preserve a history,

not only of the queen, but her subjects here in yorkshire, too. today, it's easier than ever to catch it all on camera. but back then, it was rare, making these images every bit as precious as the memories they evoke. memories that will be made this weekend, just as they were in 1953. people are gathering here with flags and waiting to celebrate this thanksgiving service that will happen later on. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty as the bells chime at st paul's cathedral and ben thompson in the studio. our headlines today... the queen will miss today'sjubilee service at st paul's cathedral, after experiencing discomfort whilst watching yesterday's parade at buckingham palace. the queen was well enough to light the firstjubillee beacon, with 3,500 more lit across the uk. crowds have been building all morning long. if crowds have been building all morning long-— crowds have been building all mornin: lonu. ., ., ., morning long. if you are not wearing red, white morning long. if you are not wearing red. white and _ morning long. if you are not wearing red, white and blue _ morning long. if you are not wearing red, white and blue i— morning long. if you are not wearing red, white and blue i think— morning long. if you are not wearing red, white and blue i think you - morning long. if you are not wearing red, white and blue i think you are l red, white and blue i think you are underdressed. i

red, white and blue i think you are underdressed.— underdressed. i am at a beer festival in — underdressed. i am at a beer festival in lancashire - underdressed. i am at a beer festival in lancashire with - underdressed. i am at a beer| festival in lancashire with the people behind your use, as the industry is set to take £2 billion over thejubilee industry is set to take £2 billion over the jubilee weekend. cheers, eve one. over the jubilee weekend. cheers, everyone. cheers. _ preparations for saturday's platinum party continue. sir rod stewart's going to be performing, and tells breakfast he's honoured to be involved. it is pride, pride in being british. it is pride, pride in being british. it is pride, pride in being british. it is the pageantry, the romance. i've grown up with this woman. also this morning... president biden makes an impassioned call for stricter gun laws after a string of mass shootings in the us. a new beginning for england's cricketers, but the same old problems. after the perfect start, another batting collapse leaves the first test against new zealand in the balance. and whilst there will be more sunshine for the rest of the weekend, a soggy start for friday.

my weekend, a soggy start for friday. my view. more showers across england and wales this weekend. the full forecast coming up here on breakfast. it's friday, june the 3rd, and the platinum jubilee celebrations are well underway. i'm here at st paul's cathedral, where a special service will be held later this morning, to give thanks to the queen for her 70—year reign. we have seen security finishing its sweep of the cathedral. the service will be led by sir david dimbleby and kirsty young, which will carry on after this programme. the crowds are gathering on the streets outside st paul's cathedral. the sun is just shining for them. the national service of thanksgiving will begin at 11:30am. the theme is public service, a simple theme. 400 people

had been invited to attend the service, all who had contributed to public life. there will be nhs workers, key workers and teachers here as well. lord lieutenants from every county in the uk. the service will be conducted by the dean of st paul's. the service will be given by the archbishop of york and a reading given by prime minister boris johnson. that will be given from the new testament. after the service, forfour new testament. after the service, for four hours, new testament. after the service, forfour hours, bells new testament. after the service, for four hours, bells will chime continually. we have had celebrations already. yesterday they were pretty much focused at buckingham palace. we had the trooping the colour and the amazing flypast as well. here's our royal correspondent sarah campbell. fanfare plays. it was a day of celebration, and in the evening there was a final glowing tribute. buckingham palace had made it known that the queen had been in some discomfort during the day but, as planned, she laid her hand on the specially—created globe

of nations, which triggered a light sequence leading to buckingham palace. there, the principal beacon, a 21—metre high sculpture of 350 trees, burst into light. watching on, the queen's grandson, prince william. more than 3,000 beacons across the uk and overseas were lit. the palace provided a backdrop for a spectacular display. earlier in the day, for the first time since 2019, trooping the colour, the queen's birthday parade was back in full. taking part in the procession, the three cambridge children — prince george, charlotte and louis. at horse guards, the months of rehearsals paid off in a flawless display of military precision. in the queen's absence, it was prince charles

who inspected the troops. at the palace, the royal standard indicated the queen had arrived. and to the delight of the huge crowd on the mall, accompanied by the duke of kent, she appeared on the balcony. her movements have been restricted by health issues of late, so the household cavalry came to her. she, and the duke, took the salute. from the palace, the focus now shifts to here — st paul's cathedral for the national service of thanksgiving. the queen's faith has always been central to how she's lived her life. and among the pop concerts, the pomp and the pageantry of this long jubilee weekend, this is a chance to pause and reflect. accommodations had been made in the hope the queen would attend. a side entrance was to be used to avoid having to climb the steep steps. however, yesterday evening, a palace statement said the queen greatly enjoyed today's birthday parade and flypast, but did experience some discomfort.

the prince of wales will now represent the queen at her thanksgiving service. prince andrew, who's tested positive for covid, will not be there, but the rest of her family will be, including the duke and duchess of sussex, who were among the guests watching trooping the colour at horse guards. after the gun salutes, the queen returned for a second time to the palace balcony, this time with the working members of the royalfamily and their children. the tens of thousands of people, who'd packed into the mall, surged forward to get a better look. she chatted away with four—year—old prince louis, and beamed as 70 aircraft flew overhead. it was apparently a little loud for her great grandson. these images testament to the enduring popularity of a remarkable monarch. sarah campbell, bbc news.

we're joined now by our royal correspondent, daniela relph. i still cannot get over the 70, the sign of the planes flying through. the queen was obviously delighted and quite surprised, i think. she did not and quite surprised, i think. she did rrot know _ and quite surprised, i think. sue: did not know that was and quite surprised, i think. si9: did not know that was coming, did she? how they do that and stay in formation was a real moment. it made the flypast really special, seeing it like that. for the flypast really special, seeing it like that. ., the flypast really special, seeing it like that-— it like that. for the crowd, to be able to see _ it like that. for the crowd, to be able to see her— it like that. for the crowd, to be able to see her majesty - it like that. for the crowd, to be able to see her majesty and - it like that. for the crowd, to be able to see her majesty and seei it like that. for the crowd, to be - able to see her majesty and see the delight she obviously got from the flypast, all the crowds and people wishing her well. the crowd are disappointed she is unable to attend today. disappointed she is unable to attend toda . ~ , , disappointed she is unable to attend toda .~ _ . disappointed she is unable to attend toda. ,' ,, , today. why is that? especially disappointing _ today. why is that? especially disappointing off _ today. why is that? especially disappointing off the - today. why is that? especially disappointing off the back - today. why is that? especially disappointing off the back of l today. why is that? especially l disappointing off the back of all the lovely pictures of her with her family yesterday. she is not here today because buckingham palace made

an assessment late afternoon, early evening that she was not feeling that great after appearing on the balcony. there was discomfort and painful that it was felt the logistics of getting her here to simples was too much. a lot of work had been done already to try to make this as comfortable an event as possible. it would have involved a drive of around an hour. she was going to access here through a back entrance which would have meant a shorter walk was that she would have had to sit through the service for about an hour had to sit through the service for aboutan hourand had to sit through the service for about an hour and then getting her back. considering how she was feeling yesterday, it was felt it was too much other physical challenge. was too much other physical challenge-— was too much other physical challenue. . ~ ,, was too much other physical challenue. . ~ ., challenge. talking your report of prince louis _ challenge. talking your report of prince louis and _ challenge. talking your report of prince louis and him _ challenge. talking your report of prince louis and him stealing - challenge. talking your report of| prince louis and him stealing the show. he was agog at what was going on. the relationship between him and his grandmother, we got a slight insight to that, didn't we? it

his grandmother, we got a slight insight to that, didn't we?- his grandmother, we got a slight insight to that, didn't we? it was a lovel , insight to that, didn't we? it was a lovely, informal, _ insight to that, didn't we? it was a lovely, informal, intimate - insight to that, didn't we? it was a lovely, informal, intimate family l lovely, informal, intimate family moment that everybody loved to see. dog on the loose here! seeing the way prince louis talk to his great—grandmother, as she was explaining to him what he should look out for. itjust said family, which is what this jubilee is all about. which is what this 'ubilee is all about. ., which is what this 'ubilee is all about. :, ., which is what this 'ubilee is all about. ., ., ., about. you said dog on the loose, it is a sniffer — about. you said dog on the loose, it is a sniffer dog. _ about. you said dog on the loose, it is a sniffer dog. he _ about. you said dog on the loose, it is a sniffer dog. he is _ about. you said dog on the loose, it is a sniffer dog. he is doing - about. you said dog on the loose, it is a sniffer dog. he is doing his - is a sniffer dog. he is doing his job as well. security sweeps have been going on behind us. when you think about something remarkable and unusual about the royal family. could you imagine the future king and queen consort appearing in a soap opera? that is what happened. your royal highness says.— soap opera? that is what happened. your royal highness says. welcome to albert square- — your royal highness says. welcome to albert square. honoured _ your royal highness says. welcome to albert square. honoured to _ your royal highness says. welcome to albert square. honoured to meet - your royal highness says. welcome to albert square. honoured to meet you. |

albert square. honoured to meet you. welcome _ albert square. honoured to meet you. welcome to— albert square. honoured to meet you. welcome to walford. this is my wife, linda. 50 welcome to walford. this is my wife, linda. :, , welcome to walford. this is my wife, linda. ., , ., welcome to walford. this is my wife, linda. :, , ., ., welcome to walford. this is my wife, linda. :, , ., linda. so lovely for you to be here, i am so excited. _ linda. so lovely for you to be here, i am so excited. this _ linda. so lovely for you to be here, i am so excited. this is _ linda. so lovely for you to be here, i am so excited. this is named - linda. so lovely for you to be here, | i am so excited. this is named after our ureat i am so excited. this is named after. your great great-great-grandmother. your great great—great—grandmother. she came to visit the pub. he watched it — she came to visit the pub. he watched it last night. on - she came to visit the pub. he watched it last night. on my. she came to visit the pub. he - watched it last night. on my sofa, watched it last night. on my sofa, watched it last night. on my sofa, watched it for _ watched it last night. on my sofa, watched it for half-an-hour. - watched it last night. on my sofa, watched it for half-an-hour. it - watched it last night. on my sofa, | watched it for half-an-hour. it was watched it for half—an—hour. it was an amazing better television. everyone said this was in character acting, it had been really well rehearsed by the actors on east enders. charles and camilla landed in and did that thing with the actors acting around then. it was quite odd at times. sometimes you thought, does the prince of wales realise they are all in character and not real people? what they managed to do was tying various elements of various issues. obviously the jubilee were celebrated, there was chat about the

queen and queen vic pub. some of charles camilla's charity projects were touched upon, organic gardening and camilla's worked with domestic abuse. it was a clever way of bringing everything together. can ou feel bringing everything together. can you feel the buzz? for a service of thanksgiving, i understood yesterday, here there isjust thanksgiving, i understood yesterday, here there is just as much enthusiasm, isn't there? it is much enthusiasm, isn't there? it is uuite a much enthusiasm, isn't there? it is quite a moment — much enthusiasm, isn't there? it 3 quite a moment here today. much enthusiasm, isn't there? it is quite a moment here today. thank| much enthusiasm, isn't there? it is . quite a moment here today. thank you so much. quite a moment here today. thank you so much- 0ur— quite a moment here today. thank you so much. our royal— quite a moment here today. thank you so much. our royal correspondent. - so much. our royal correspondent. lots more coming up here at simples at st paul's, but for now it's back to you in the studio, ben. just turning 11 minutes past eight. let me bring you up—to—date with some of the day's other headlines.

president biden has made an impassioned plea for congress to impose stricter gun laws, following a string of mass shootings in the united states. speaking from the white house, he said that guns are now the number one killer of children in america. nomia iqbal reports. as president biden walked to the podium, 56 candles burned behind him, each representing victims of gun violence in all us states and territories. he said everyday places in america where now killing fields and enough was enough. let there be no mistake about the psychological trauma gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off her murdered friend's body on her own face, to lie still among the corpses in her classroom and pretend she was dead in order to stay alive. this comes after president biden visited uvalde in texas, and met the families of the school children and teachers murdered in their classroom. previously, he had visited buffalo in new york, where ten people were shot dead last

month in a supermarket. on wednesday, four people were shot dead in a medical centre in oklahoma. some swift action is happening. house democrats have voted for a bill of tougher gun restrictions, which would take into account many of mr biden's proposals. but republicans are against this move, some even brought their own guns to the meetings about the bill. here is a gun i carry every single day to protect myself, my family, my wife, my home. this is a xl sig sauer p365. comes with a 15—round magazine. here is a seven—round magazine. this is why gun reform in america is difficult. senate republicans need to be on—board for any laws to be passed. they think any restrictions threaten american people's constitutional right to own guns. president biden's called their lack action unconscionable. so far the only area possible bipartisan agreement involves red flag laws, which let authorities take guns from

people at high risk of harming themselves or others. 19 states have them. but critics say thatjust does not go far enough to stop america's unique nightmare of enduring gun violence. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says that russia now controls about a fifth of his country's territory. today marks 100 days since the russian invasion began. our correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv this morning. president putin said at the ps short, special operation. the ukrainians put up a lot of resistance. here we are 100 days later with no end in sight. that resistance. here we are 100 days later with no end in sight.- later with no end in sight. that is exactly right- _ later with no end in sight. that is exactly right. on _ later with no end in sight. that is exactly right. on the _ later with no end in sight. that is exactly right. on the 24th - later with no end in sight. that is exactly right. on the 24th of- exactly right. on the 24th of february, at ten to five, back here and so much of ukraine woke up to

sounds of explosions were low—flying fighterjets and to the site of oncoming armoured russian columns. vladimir putin said he was launching a special operation to rid ukraine of the nazis who run it, a false accusation. nevertheless in they moved. the capital found accusation. nevertheless in they moved. the capitalfound itself accusation. nevertheless in they moved. the capital found itself on the front line. we now talk on the 3rd ofjune where russian ambitions have shifted and shrunk. we are seeing a land corridor now taken by the russians, a fifth of ukraine, a front line that stretches 400 miles. more and more cities are being surrounded and effectively destroyed with people caught in the crossfire. vladimir putin is making some grains in the east but ukraine is holding its ground. —— some games. kyiv would love to do more but it cannot.

that is why the path to peace is unclear. :, . that is why the path to peace is unclear. ., :, :., :, , that is why the path to peace is unclear. :, ., . , :, unclear. you have covered many of those 100 days _ unclear. you have covered many of those 100 days on _ unclear. you have covered many of those 100 days on the _ unclear. you have covered many of those 100 days on the bbc - unclear. you have covered many of those 100 days on the bbc and - unclear. you have covered many of those 100 days on the bbc and you have followed the events as they unfolded. it seems that focuses on the east of the country, from places like kyiv. the east is the focus of all the military operation. it is like kyiv. the east is the focus of all the military operation.- all the military operation. it is in terms of dates _ all the military operation. it is in terms of dates on _ all the military operation. it is in terms of dates on the _ all the military operation. it is in terms of dates on the ground, i all the military operation. it is ini terms of dates on the ground, in terms of dates on the ground, in terms of dates on the ground, in terms of russian soldiers moving in and trying to take cities. the regional governor in luhansk has conceded, if i am instructed to let my city full, so be it if it is for the greater good of the wall. ukraine itself this week is set to receive its own long—range missiles from the us. the hope is that it will be a game changer. what we are seeing oppositions on both sides of

the donbas region, both sides are digging in. russians have low morale in some areas but they are replenishing. at the moment they have a numeric allow vantage and outlining defending troops. the issue of peace may well come down to a deal around territory. the idea of ukraine considering any more is something that is so hard swallow. many in ukraine.— something that is so hard swallow. many in ukraine. thanks to you and the team as — many in ukraine. thanks to you and the team as we _ many in ukraine. thanks to you and the team as we mark _ many in ukraine. thanks to you and the team as we mark the _ many in ukraine. thanks to you and the team as we mark the grim - the team as we mark the grim milestone of 100 days since the russian invasion of ukraine began. it's 8:18am. let's return to naga, who's at st paul's cathedral ahead of today's jubilee service. you are getting ready for quite a lot of bell—ringing this morning. just explain what is going to

happen. just explain what is going to ha en. ,, just explain what is going to ha . en, ., :, just explain what is going to ha..en_ ., ., ., just explain what is going to ha . en, ., ., ., ., just explain what is going to ha--en. ,, . :, :, ., , just explain what is going to ha--en. ,, :, ., :, :, , :, happen. quite a lot, four hours of bell-ringing _ happen. quite a lot, four hours of bell-ringing after— happen. quite a lot, four hours of bell-ringing after their _ happen. quite a lot, four hours of bell-ringing after their service - bell—ringing after their service finishes. it begins at 11:30am. afterwards, the bounce of simples will ring for four hours continually. —— the bells of saint pauls. i'm joined now by the very reverend dr david ison, who's the dean of st paul's cathedral. he has a very key role in what is happening today. he has a very key role in what is happening today-— he has a very key role in what is happening today. explain your role. m role is happening today. explain your role. my role is to _ happening today. explain your role. my role is to make _ happening today. explain your role. my role is to make sure _ happening today. explain your role. my role is to make sure everyone i my role is to make sure everyone does _ my role is to make sure everyone does their— my role is to make sure everyone does theirjob, to turn up and do what _ does theirjob, to turn up and do what'— does theirjob, to turn up and do what i am— does theirjob, to turn up and do what i am told, essentially. in the service _ what i am told, essentially. in the service i_ what i am told, essentially. in the service i welcome people in. iwill be doing — service i welcome people in. iwill be doing that physically and literally with people coming in through— literally with people coming in through the great west door. then it web bidding, saying this is what we are going _ web bidding, saying this is what we are going to do in our time together and you _ are going to do in our time together and you are — are going to do in our time together and you are very well can. —— then i doa— and you are very well can. —— then i doa bidding — and you are very well can. -- then i do a bidding-— and you are very well can. -- then i do a bidding. make it sound simple, there has been _ do a bidding. make it sound simple, there has been a _ do a bidding. make it sound simple, there has been a lot _ do a bidding. make it sound simple, there has been a lot of _ do a bidding. make it sound simple,

there has been a lot of preparation. | there has been a lot of preparation. behind us, the sniffer dogs are doing their work as well. a lot of preparation has been going on. share preparation has been going on. are ou preparation has been going on. are you nervous? in terms of preparation, we have a good department that deals with this, which _ department that deals with this, which has — department that deals with this, which has been working on it for over— which has been working on it for over a _ which has been working on it for over a year. _ which has been working on it for over a year, a huge amount of planning _ over a year, a huge amount of planning i_ over a year, a huge amount of planning. i always get nervous, you can't _ planning. ! always get nervous, you can't help— planning. i always get nervous, you can't help it — planning. i always get nervous, you can't help it. you want it to go well— can't help it. you want it to go well and — can't help it. you want it to go well and you are nervous to make sure _ well and you are nervous to make sure it _ well and you are nervous to make sure it does — well and you are nervous to make sure it does go out and worried about— sure it does go out and worried about what might go on. a great sigh of reiief— about what might go on. a great sigh of relief when you get to the end of it. ., �* of relief when you get to the end of it. .,�* , of relief when you get to the end of it. you're supposed to be very toaether it. you're supposed to be very together and _ it. you're supposed to be very together and very _ it. you're supposed to be very together and very complete i it. you're supposed to be very i together and very complete and it. you're supposed to be very - together and very complete and very kind are prepared. i spoke to the bishop of london earlier on and she was speaking to me about what she needs to where and how she was nervous about that. you became dean of saint pulls just a few days before the diamond jubilee and you are actually retiring after this, later on this year. —— st paul's. it

has all been plain sailing, it? his. has all been plain sailing, it? no, no stop -- _ has all been plain sailing, it? no, no stop -- it _ has all been plain sailing, it? no, no stop -- it has _ has all been plain sailing, it? no, no stop -- it has not _ has all been plain sailing, it? no, no stop —— it has not all been plain sailing _ no stop —— it has not all been plain sailing we — no stop —— it has not all been plain sailing. we had to wear these robes, a bit like _ sailing. we had to wear these robes, a bit like carpet and very heavy. they— a bit like carpet and very heavy. they were — a bit like carpet and very heavy. they were made for george v. that 110 years— they were made for george v. that 110 years ago, i'd put on my kate and i— 110 years ago, i'd put on my kate and i was _ 110 years ago, i'd put on my kate and i was bounding down the stairs of the _ and i was bounding down the stairs of the vestry and caught my coat on the door— of the vestry and caught my coat on the door latch and ripped it, this was in _ the door latch and ripped it, this was in the — the door latch and ripped it, this was in the afternoon before the service — was in the afternoon before the service. they had an emergency broderie — service. they had an emergency broderie who came in to stitch it back— broderie who came in to stitch it back up— broderie who came in to stitch it back up again. you are wearing these things— back up again. you are wearing these things and _ back up again. you are wearing these things and are terrified about tripping — things and are terrified about tripping over them. my worst moment was when _ tripping over them. my worst moment was when i _ tripping over them. my worst moment was when i had to walk the queen down _ was when i had to walk the queen down the — was when i had to walk the queen down the steps to look at an inscription about queen victoria coming — inscription about queen victoria coming and then i had to turn round and walked — coming and then i had to turn round and walked back up the steps, holding — and walked back up the steps, holding up my cape, try not to trip and looking — holding up my cape, try not to trip and looking like an idiot in front of the _ and looking like an idiot in front of the world's media. the

inscription _ of the world's media. the inscription you _ of the world's media. ti9 inscription you describe, of the world's media. tt9 inscription you describe, queen victoria on the steps, this is significant. we have been talking about the queen not able to attend today because of physical discomfort. queen victoria also was not able to attend. it discomfort. queen victoria also was not able to attend.— not able to attend. it was her 60th 'ubilee, not able to attend. it was her 60th jubilee, diamond _ not able to attend. it was her 60th jubilee, diamond jubilee, - not able to attend. it was her 60th jubilee, diamond jubilee, 1897. - not able to attend. it was her 60th | jubilee, diamond jubilee, 1897. she jubilee, diamondjubilee, 1897. she was quite _ jubilee, diamondjubilee, 1897. she was quite elderly and could not climb _ was quite elderly and could not climb up — was quite elderly and could not climb up the steps because she was not well— climb up the steps because she was not well enough. they had a service inside _ not well enough. they had a service inside. afterwards she drove up in a carriage _ inside. afterwards she drove up in a carriage was — inside. afterwards she drove up in a carriage was sat at the bottom of the steps — carriage was sat at the bottom of the steps with clergy choir and congregation lined up above and had a little _ congregation lined up above and had a little service for her outside. where — a little service for her outside. where we _ a little service for her outside. where we are now is not without precedent — where we are now is not without precedent. it where we are now is not without precedent-— where we are now is not without recedent. . , . , , , ., precedent. it has happened before when fireworks _ precedent. it has happened before when fireworks got _ precedent. it has happened before when fireworks got in _ precedent. it has happened before when fireworks got in the - precedent. it has happened before when fireworks got in the way. - when fireworks got in the way. george iii in 1809, they had a great bil george iii in 1809, they had a great big sedative for the city of london. he was— big sedative for the city of london. he was in— big sedative for the city of london. he was in surrey watching the fireworks _ he was in surrey watching the fireworks because he thought that would _ fireworks because he thought that would be — fireworks because he thought that would be more fun. the fireworks because he thought that would be more fun.— would be more fun. the message

toda , it would be more fun. the message today. it is _ would be more fun. the message today. it is all — would be more fun. the message today, it is all about _ would be more fun. the message today, it is all about celebrating i today, it is all about celebrating the queen's rain and public service as well. what will be the theme, the overarching message that you want everyone watching to take away? there is a celebration of what the queen— there is a celebration of what the queen has— there is a celebration of what the queen has given in her service to the nation — queen has given in her service to the nation and other countries where she has— the nation and other countries where she has been head of state, which is exceptional — she has been head of state, which is exceptional. what this service is about— exceptional. what this service is about is— exceptional. what this service is about is a — exceptional. what this service is about is a thank people but we are picking _ about is a thank people but we are picking up— about is a thank people but we are picking up the battle of what the queen— picking up the battle of what the queen has done. we are committing to how we _ queen has done. we are committing to how we can _ queen has done. we are committing to how we can make the world a better place. _ how we can make the world a better place, setting others and ourselves. if place, setting others and ourselves. if that _ place, setting others and ourselves. if that message gets across to people. — if that message gets across to people, that would be fantastic. good _ people, that would be fantastic. good luck— people, that would be fantastic. good luck with the regalia, wearing the regalia. good luck with the regalia, wearing the recalia. . , , good luck with the regalia, wearing the recalia. . , _ the regalia. happy retirement as well. the regalia. happy retirement as well- thank _ the regalia. happy retirement as well. thank you _ the regalia. happy retirement as well. thank you very _ the regalia. happy retirement as well. thank you very much. - the regalia. happy retirement as. well. thank you very much. thank the regalia. happy retirement as - well. thank you very much. thank you for our well. thank you very much. thank you for your time — well. thank you very much. thank you for your time with _ well. thank you very much. thank you for your time with us _ well. thank you very much. thank you for your time with us on _ well. thank you very much. thank you for your time with us on breakfast. - among the big names who will be appearing on stage tomorrow night is sir rod stewart. i went to have a chat with him at home and he admitted that, despite his years of experience,

he's a bit nervous. hello! hello, darling. how are you? i'm really well. i'm mega excited about what you're going to do. i will behave myself, i promise. oh, no, don't do that. don't do that. 0k. are you excited? very, very excited. i went down yesterday for the first rehearsal, and it's so overpowering, you know, to, eh... i'm so happyjust to be part of it, because there was a point when i thought, oh, no, they don't want me. and i was over the moon when i was signed on. you've done the rehearsals. the stage wasn't completely built by that point. so where were you rehearsing? we just rehearsed directly outside buckingham palace gates, the main gates, which is where the stage is going to be. the other two stages were built. but it was funny. why was it funny? loads of people watching? only the officials and cameramen and people, no crowds. you said nerve—racking. do you still get nervous? i will saturday night, yeah. how will you deal with that? i'm singing a song i've never, ever sang before.

so that's going to be... i won't say what it is, but it's going to be nerve—racking, because usually i like to rehearse thoroughly, but this time i won't have the chance. have you decided what you're going to wear? no. well, this is rather lovely. well, this is a bit old hat. ijust put this on because i thought it was appropriate for the interview. absolutely. i'm glad you dressed up. i've got a few numbers up in the loft. how do you decide? when will you decide? i ask the missus. she goes, "oh, you're not going to wear that again, are you?" so, i don't really know. you know, i don't want to overdress and i don't want to under dress. # one more time, baby # one more time, baby...# one thing you have to think about, it's gorgeous today, the weather. so we don't know if it's going to rain yet. we're all keeping a really close eye on the forecast. you are very active on stage. like, you run up and down. if it's raining, are you going to be doing that? yeah. if i fall over, i fall over, and i have fallen over many times. but you know what? i've performed in the rain many, many times. and if you make the audience part

of it, and i go out and i get wet and the band get wet, then it's all a big party. don't worry about the weather. that's the least of our problems. when you are on that stage, it's going to be so different with the crowds. i mean, everyone'sjust so happy, aren't they? and it's a celebration. absolutely, isn't it? yeah, it's... ..it�*s pride. it's pride in being british. it's the pageantry, the romance. i mean, you know, i've grown up with this woman. you know, i was seven when she came to the throne. so she's always been part of my life, you know, and the fact that i've met her on several occasions makes it even more important for me. do you remember the coronation? yeah. we had a street party, with a loaf of bread and a pot ofjam and 30 people. did you see it on telly? no, didn't have a telly. didn't have a television. i mean, it's so different now. somebody did have a television up the road, and it was only that big,

and we all gathered around it. you kind of alluded to what the queen means to you. what does she mean to you? you've met her on a few occasions — that must have been amazing? as i said, she's been so much part of my life, it's almost, she's almost, i don't know, almost like a sister, you know? she's always been in the background of my life. cheering. i've met her a couple of occasions. so we were doing a charity concert at st james's palace for her majesty and the late duke of edinburgh. and they were only sitting — i had the band here, and they were sitting ten yards away, right? and they looked terrified, because they thought i was going to do do you think i'm sexy? hot legs, real loud music. and i started off, # you must remember this # a kiss isjust a kiss # a smile isjust a smile...#

they were so relieved, they beamed from ear to ear. who would you like to see out of the royal family getting up and shaking their thing? i don't know. i want everyone to shake their thing. i want the audience to shake their thing. i'm going to shake my thing. and you are going to shake your thing. i'll be watching! who do you think is most likely to get up and dance out of the royals? erm, charles. why do you say that? because i love him, and my wife absolutely adores him. why? i think they've got a thing going on. oh! no! they're very, very friendly towards each other. i'm going to keep that in the edit! what's penny going to say to that, you saying that on national telly? she's going to die of embarrassment. i wish i was dead right now. all right, i'm going home! oh, it's fabulous. who else are you looking forward to seeing perform with you? because you've got the likes of diana ross... yeah. ..ed sheeran, sam ryder from eurovision. george ezra. oh, of course. yeah, looking forward to seeing him. why — big fan? yeah, lam. we're supposed to be doing a pod thing together pretty soon,

but ijust like him because he's different. he's clean cut and just looks different to every rock star i've ever seen. his style of singing is most unusual, because he's singing in, i think it's a baritone. great songwriter, and he's great. ilove him. breath of fresh air. is there anyone you wish you could perform with now? they're all dead, mate. sam cooke, otis redding, they're all dead. lady gaga, maybe. that would be fantastic, wouldn't it? obviously, you're going to be the star of the concert on saturday night. well, no, her majesty is the star of the concert. i sit corrected, absolutely. you're absolutely right. but penny, your wife, is also going to play a very, very important role on the night? yeah, she's a police constable patrolling from i think ten o'clock at night until six in the morning, doing herjob. and she loves it, bless her. what does she get out of it? i think the feeling of giving something back, which i know is an old cliche, but she once told me,

she said, "i love looking after the city that i love". and she loves london and she wants to look after it. i phone her up and say, "did anything happen tonight?" "oh, we arrested a man in a car with some drugs, and we took him down the station." do you ever worry about her? no, she's six foot three, come on. she has to go down to the station then and fill in all the forms. then she don't get home till three, you know. and then it's your turn to make the breakfast and tea in bed? i do, actually, i do. don't laugh, i do. i don't need to do anything else. sir rod, it's been a joy. thank you for coming all this way. thank you so much. i love our royal family. i'm so proud of it. and may it reign for another hundred years. well said. sir rod stewart, it's been a pleasure. thank you. absolute delight, interviewing so rod stewart. two songs, we were told one of them and the second will be a

surprise. i think it will be a very big hit. lots more coming up here at st paul's. but now it's time to get the latest news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. it's another busy day ofjubilee celebrations in the capital. this was trafalgar square yesterday, as people watched the trooping the colour parade, as well as a fly—past over buckingham palace. this morning — as weve been hearing — a service of thanksgiving will be held at st paul's cathedral now, meet george vulkan. he's 92 years old, and back in 1953 he was involved in the queen's coronation, after arriving in britain as a refugee. he says his involvement in that day made him proud to be british. 0urjob was to keep control of the crowds, so we were told to keep an eye open in case there were any troublesome people,

or too much pressure. but we still had an opportunity, of course, as the queen passed, quickly to glance, to see what's going on. when it comes to policing royal events, the met has had a fair bit of practice. this unearthed photograph shows officers outside a decorated police station for george v's coronation in 1911. and this one shows police escorting the queen's during her coronation in 1953. away from the jubilee, today marks five years since the london bridge terror attack that killed eight people and injured 48. a special service will be held later at southwark cathedral. pc wayne marques, who fought off all three attackers armed with only his baton, told us about that moment. i remember thinking, this guy's going to die if you don't do something, he's going to die if you don't do something. and, erm, i think that's when, i literally, i took my baton out

and i took a deep breath and i charged. it was an act of absolute evil that will stay with me till the end of my time. if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. onto the weather now, with sara thornton. morning to you. the second of these bank holiday days off to a great start this morning. we've got less mist and fog than we had this time yesterday morning. a lot of sunshine out there, a little bit of a fresh feel in our suburbs, but we're dry through the day today. good spells of sunshine. later, a little bit more in the way of cloud coming through, it's true. but warmer than yesterday. temperatures could be as high as 23, maybe 24 degrees. start to see some changes overnight though. we've got more cloud pushing in, and there is some showery, thundery rain pushing into southern counties into tomorrow morning, some of which might just clip us overnight into the start of tomorrow. but really, the story is that

through the weekend it's a much more unsettled picture, with an area of low pressure pushing into south. it's tracking its way northwards through saturday, into sunday. and it means for us the timings of any showers are a little bit difficultjust to exactly pin down. but there is a risk of picking up some showers later on saturday, and again for the start of things on sunday. and if you see them, they could be thundery. but there will be some sunshine as well. at times a mixed picture. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. until then, enjoy your bank holiday in the sunshine. bye for now. welcome back, you're watching breakfast. naga is at st paul's cathedral. we will be back with her shortly. let's get of the sport and the weather. but first, chetan's here with the sport. let's talk cricket. we thought there could be a new start. a bold new

beginning. but it all feels familiar, doesn't it? it does a bit. a bright, sunny day at lord's. lots of hope with brendon mccullum in charge of the newt has to go ben stokes as captain. it started really optimistically for england. then it went a very familiar way. 17 wickets in the end falling on day one of what was an eventful start to the first test at lord's. joe wilson reports. at lord's, old 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. well, 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 is about as good as the new captain and the new coach would have dared to expect. but remember the context. months of disappointments 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 ollie pope, dismissed for seven. joe root out for 11. skipper ben stokes just made one. jonny bairstow gone for one. on the way to england finishing the day 116 for seven, matthew potts even had to bat, made nought. welcome to international cricket england—style, where nothing is certain.

joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. fast bowler matthew potts was the real standout for england on day one, with those four wickets on debut. and he admitted it's been great to feed off the experience ofjames anderson and stuart broad. they've been great to kind of have chats around boredom with. they've obviously got their own plans that they like to go with. butjust having those kind of guys around you, to ping a few ideas across just to keep you going. i mean, you look around and you've got nearly 1200 test wickets around there. it's great to pick the brains of them and it's been very, very beneficial for me on the training days as well, just to kind of watch how they go about their business and what they kind of look to do bowling at batsmen. so, yeah, it's been very good to be able to pick the brains of them. let's bring you up—to—date with what is happening in paris at the french open. the american teenager coco gauff will play world number one

iga swiatek in the women's singles final at the french open. gauff beat martina trevisan of italy in straight sets, to reach her first grand slam final. it's three years since she knocked venus williams out of wimbledon as a 15 year old. after the match she wrote, "peace — end gun violence" on the camera, following last week's school shooting in texas but can she stop the world number one iga swiatek? she is in incredible form at the moment, and saw off daria kasatkina in straight sets in her semi—final. it took barely more than an hour. the polish player is unbeaten in 34 matches, as she looks to win her second singles title at roland garros. it is men's singles semifinals day—to—day. rafael nadal taking on alexander zverev. day—to—day. rafael nadal taking on alexandeererev. nadal day—to—day. rafael nadal taking on alexander zverev. nadal chasing what would be a 14th french open title. he might get it because today is his birthday. 36 years old. a man they said a million times before wouldn't make it this far in his career because of injury. he is standing on the cusp

of what could be a 22nd grand slam. incredible athlete. it would be kind of a nice birthday present. the best ever. thank you. we have run you through the headlines, the sport. now the most important of the weekend's plants, weather. matt has the details. it is a mixed picture. people might have to be careful, have some plans in place? it is indeed. keep an eye on the forecast in the next few days. dry and sunny weather. that is the case this morning in devon. beautiful start. let me show you the cloud at the moment in anglesey. looking quite grey and angry. some rumbles of thunder, flashes of lightning on the north coast of wales quite recently. we are watching a big area of cloud across spain and france. this putting its north. that will complicate things on saturday and sunday. forthe complicate things on saturday and sunday. for the time being a little swirl of cloud through the central swathes of the uk producing some

rain in south—west scotland, northern england, west wales, northern ireland. that will be sitting around the same area through the day. but it will become less potent, which means skies are brightening. some breaks of sunshine. the rain will fragment. drier moments. some showers across other parts of england and wales. most places will stay dry. 21 to 24 in the south—east corner. 20 degrees in the south—east corner. 20 degrees in western scotland. a lovely day for many parts of central and north—west scotland. low cloud in the east will drift down eastern coasts tonight. tonight we have to watch for the area of cloud. in france, putting some thunder clouds up france, putting some thunder clouds up into southern counties of england and wales. a muggy night. further north, a good dealfresher. chili across parts of scotland. —— chilly. high pressure in charge. keeping things dry on saturday and sunday.

those weather fronts from france are going to give that risk. the risk of showers and thunderstorms. pinpointing the exact position always tricky. becoming more confined to wales and the south—west for a time this afternoon. more sunshine in the midlands, east anglia and the south—east after a cloudy morning. a fine day for many in scotland and northern ireland. warmer conditions in the west. cool on eastern coast. on saturday night it starts off fairly quiet. we will see another batch of heavy showers and thunderstorms work their way in from the south, maybe during the night, but through the day they will drift northwards. again, don't treat the position of these as gospeljust yet because there will be some drier moment either side of it. it may be dry during the day in the south—east and london before we see some showers later. england and wales have the greatest chance on sunday of seeing some downpours. a cool breeze coming in from the east, a lot more cloud, temperatures down on what we are seeing at the moment.

cast your eyes to northern england, the foreign authoring and, scotland and northern ireland, saturday and sunday the best of the weather, lots of sunshine. 21 or 22 degrees in western scotland. keep a wet weather plan in mind. keep watching the forecast. they will be dry moments as well. good to know. and you are on barbecue watch for us. matt will have all the weather through the weekend. let's go back to naga now, who's spending the morning at st paul's cathedral. the best bit about you being there early early, and this was the case yesterday, is you get all the build—up. this morning you have had beef eaters, royal guards, sniffer dogs, people putting the barriers out, and lots of people they are to get a good view? it isjust get a good view? it is just brilliant. i thought he were going to say the best thing

about me being here was that you are not sitting next —— that i was not sitting next to you! would i ever say that? never! i get to speak to lots of people in the run—up to the service of thanksgiving today. let's talk to the most reverend mark strange, who's the bishop of moray, ross & caithness, who's attending today's service. we were talking about sniffer dogs. we were talking about sniffer dogs. we were talking about sniffer dogs. we were offered to me to the sniffer dogs but i turned them down for you. why are you here? what is your role? i am the prime minister of the scottish episcopal church, one of the ancient scottish nominations. i represent that the church today. it is the anglican in scotland. and we have a long history. it is really exciting today because i never expected to be in this position, to be here, one speaking to you, let alone to be going into the cathedral.— alone to be going into the cathedral. , ~' :, :, alone to be going into the cathedral. ., ., cathedral. very kind of you to say. your outfit — cathedral. very kind of you to say. your outfit is _ cathedral. very kind of you to say. your outfit is all _ cathedral. very kind of you to say. your outfit is all nicely _ cathedral. very kind of you to say. your outfit is all nicely neat - cathedral. very kind of you to say. your outfit is all nicely neat and i your outfit is all nicely neat and packed. i know this is important to

you because the queen has made a mark on your life from when you were a young boy?— a young boy? yes, the queen has alwa s a young boy? yes, the queen has always been _ a young boy? yes, the queen has always been the _ a young boy? yes, the queen has always been the queen _ a young boy? yes, the queen has always been the queen all - a young boy? yes, the queen has always been the queen all my - a young boy? yes, the queen has| always been the queen all my life. a young boy? yes, the queen has. always been the queen all my life. i have just turned 60. always been the queen all my life. i havejust turned 60. as always been the queen all my life. i have just turned 60. as a youngster, my house, the garden went down to the royal train. when i was about six or seven. my father worked near the docks in aberdeen. we used to watch the britannia coming in. at university i worked in a pub and all the crew used to come in the pub. i have postcards from when they use to come and visit. we used to watch the queen go off to church. i got time off church that sunday to take my grandparents to cathy. all through my life it has just been this person, this person who we have seen in a variety of places, and do i have never doubted as a person of faith, a person of care and consideration for us all. just areat.

consideration for us all. just great- what _ consideration for us all. just great. what does _ consideration for us all. just great. what does the phrase, this soon shall pass, mean to you? this phrase has been used by the queen in times of trauma and trouble. lltlul’eiiii. times of trauma and trouble. well, if ou times of trauma and trouble. well, if you actually _ times of trauma and trouble. well, if you actually follow _ times of trauma and trouble. well, if you actually follow the _ times of trauma and trouble. well, if you actually follow the sense - times of trauma and trouble. well, if you actually follow the sense of i if you actually follow the sense of what of the world will do, it keeps moving forward. and what might seem absolutely appalling at one particular time, absolutely appalling at one particulartime, it absolutely appalling at one particular time, it will move on. an example, i woke up this morning thinking, good grief, i am going to be interviewed by the bbc, but i kept saying, in half an hour it will be over. it is that process, that constancy, of being able to say, this is really terrible, but things will move on, and her ability to do that without embroiling herself in the political intrigue, is remarkable. i wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut. she is brilliant atjust keep my mouth shut. she is brilliant at just enabling keep my mouth shut. she is brilliant atjust enabling the country to move on with her. you atjust enabling the country to move on with her-— on with her. you are representing the scottish _ on with her. you are representing the scottish cup _ on with her. you are representing the scottish cup -- _ on with her. you are representing the scottish cup -- scottish - the scottish cup —— scottish episcopal church. how important is it that all faiths are represented today? yes, it is at st paul's cathedral, of course, but all faiths

are being spoken to today? we live in a country — are being spoken to today? we live in a country that _ are being spoken to today? we live in a country that is _ are being spoken to today? we live in a country that is multicultural- in a country that is multicultural and multi—faith. the fact the queen is a person of faith, the fact that we are giving a thanksgiving service in a cathedral today, but it is a thanksgiving service for everyone. i don't everybody right to expect everybody to believe what i believe. but that doesn't mean to say they don't also have the same desire to say thank you. this is an iconic building. i don't believe this is just a building for the questions of london. this is an iconic building for the country. therefore, it is right that there are people of all faiths and no faith taking part in this today. t faiths and no faith taking part in this toda . ~ :, faiths and no faith taking part in this today-— faiths and no faith taking part in this toda . ~ , ., :, ., ., this today. i think you are going to really enjoy _ this today. i think you are going to really enjoy today. _ this today. i think you are going to really enjoy today, aren't - this today. i think you are going to really enjoy today, aren't you? - this today. i think you are going to really enjoy today, aren't you? i i really enjoy today, aren't you? i am. really enjoy today, aren't you? i am- thank— really enjoy today, aren't you? i am- thank you _ really enjoy today, aren't you? i am. thank you so _ really enjoy today, aren't you? i am. thank you so much - really enjoy today, aren't you? i am. thank you so much for - really enjoy today, aren't you? i i am. thank you so much for talking really enjoy today, aren't you? i - am. thank you so much for talking to me. am. thank you so much for talking to me- enjoy- — am. thank you so much for talking to me- enjoy- let— am. thank you so much for talking to me- enjoy- let me — am. thank you so much for talking to me. enjoy. let me tell— am. thank you so much for talking to me. enjoy. let me tell you _ am. thank you so much for talking to me. enjoy. let me tell you what - am. thank you so much for talking to me. enjoy. let me tell you what is i me. enjoy. let me tell you what is going on around you. you can hear the excitement. there are crowds gathering this morning. we will get tojohn maguire later in the programme. we can say there are crowds here now at st paul's

cathedral. look at the sun. people have thoroughly embraced the occasion. look at that gentleman there. we have spoken to him in his union flag suit and union glasses. i don't know how you can actually see out of those glasses. i would have to getjohn to check that later. i'm joined now by the commonwealth secretary—general, the right honourable patricia scotland qc. good morning to you. delighted to talk to you- _ good morning to you. delighted to talk to you. fantastic _ good morning to you. delighted to talk to you. fantastic to _ good morning to you. delighted to talk to you. fantastic to be - good morning to you. delighted to talk to you. fantastic to be here. i talk to you. fantastic to be here. what does this mean to you? this is a really special _ what does this mean to you? this is a really special moment. _ what does this mean to you? this is a really special moment. the - what does this mean to you? this is a really special moment. the queeni a really special moment. the queen has been totally dedicated to the commonwealth for her whole life. when she was 21, she said, whether my life is long or short, i will dedicate it to your service. and for 70 years, that is exactly what she has done. and i think this new conception of the commonwealth spoke about so warmly up by her in 1953.

we have 54 countries now, 2.5 billion people, 60% of whom are under the age of 30. and they are all celebrating today, all across the commonwealth. you all celebrating today, all across the commonwealth.— all celebrating today, all across the commonwealth. :, , the commonwealth. you were the first female qc the commonwealth. you were the first female 0c in — the commonwealth. you were the first female qc in this _ the commonwealth. you were the first female qc in this country, _ the commonwealth. you were the first female qc in this country, you - the commonwealth. you were the first female qc in this country, you are i female qc in this country, you are the first black female qc in this country, and then you have done a lot of work with the commonwealth. it is important to you. when you think about the history of the queen and the commonwealth, i was just discussing this earlier, she is not a political, but she knows her influence and she has made a massive difference to politics in the commonwealth indirectly. tell me about this? commonwealth indirectly. tell me aboutthis? , commonwealth indirectly. tell me about this?— commonwealth indirectly. tell me aboutthis? , , :, ., , about this? because she had of this conce tion about this? because she had of this conception that _ about this? because she had of this conception that this _ about this? because she had of this conception that this was _ about this? because she had of this conception that this was something | conception that this was something entirely new, a new conception, not the empire, built on what she thought was the finest parts of humanity, friendship, loyalty, creativity. and what he did is, through her love and affection, she brought people together. and she has done so much. just remember what he

did in relation to south africa and apartheid. the fact that she stood with africa. she stood with her commonwealth. and the fact that she never forgot what he said in 1953, but the equality of races. when she went in 1969 to speak about rhodesia rag mag rhodesia, now zimbabwe, it was the queen's subtle diplomacy, her charm, herability was the queen's subtle diplomacy, her charm, her ability to bring that little touch of healing, that was so powerful such she is a consummate diplomat. powerful such she is a consummate dilomat. �* , powerful such she is a consummate dilomat. v . ~ powerful such she is a consummate dilomat. �*, :, ~ ., powerful such she is a consummate dilomat. �*, :, ~ " , diplomat. let's talk about 1961, where a simple _ diplomat. let's talk about 1961, where a simple dance _ diplomat. let's talk about 1961, where a simple dance can i diplomat. let's talk about 1961, where a simple dance can give l diplomat. let's talk about 1961, | where a simple dance can give a message to the world. in 1961 we were talking about segregation in the united states, which is always kept a very close eye on our monarchy. kept a very close eye on our monarchy-— kept a very close eye on our monarch . , :, ,., :, monarchy. tell us about that? i think everyone _ monarchy. tell us about that? i think everyone thought - monarchy. tell us about that? i think everyone thought that i monarchy. tell us about that? i | think everyone thought that she shouldn't dance with the president. this was a time of huge difficulty where a man putting his hands on the queen was extraordinary.—

queen was extraordinary. putting his hands on a white _ queen was extraordinary. putting his hands on a white woman. _ queen was extraordinary. putting his hands on a white woman. that i queen was extraordinary. putting his hands on a white woman. that was i hands on a white woman. that was absolutely unthinkable. _ hands on a white woman. that was absolutely unthinkable. and - hands on a white woman. that was absolutely unthinkable. and this, i i absolutely unthinkable. and this, i think amau is the first and only time when her majesty the queen asked a man to dance. t time when her majesty the queen asked a man to dance.— asked a man to dance. i didn't realise she — asked a man to dance. i didn't realise she asked _ asked a man to dance. i didn't realise she asked him. - asked a man to dance. i didn't i realise she asked him. everyone asked a man to dance. i didn't - realise she asked him. everyone was very anxious — realise she asked him. everyone was very anxious about _ realise she asked him. everyone was very anxious about what _ realise she asked him. everyone was very anxious about what would i very anxious about what would happen. this was her commonwealth. she loved her commonwealth. she believed in equality. see believe the races should come together. and she loves africa. when she made that commitment to the commonwealth, she was in south africa. when she became queen and her father tragically died, she was in kenya. so that love of commonwealth because really guided her. and people have benefited from that of so much. you have met the _ benefited from that of so much. you have met the queen? i _ benefited from that of so much. you have met the queen? i have - benefited from that of so much. you have met the queen? i have seen i benefited from that of so much. you i have met the queen? i have seen her lots of times. — have met the queen? i have seen her lots of times, yeah. _ have met the queen? i have seen her lots of times, yeah. what's _ have met the queen? i have seen her lots of times, yeah. what's it - have met the queen? i have seen her lots of times, yeah. what's it like? i lots of times, yeah. what's it like? she is amazing. _ lots of times, yeah. what's it like? she is amazing. she _ lots of times, yeah. what's it like? she is amazing. she is _ lots of times, yeah. what's it like? she is amazing. she is so - lots of times, yeah. what's it like? she is amazing. she is so warm i lots of times, yeah. what's it like? | she is amazing. she is so warm and kind and thoughtful. i mean, lots of people talk to you, but they don't hear you and they don't see you. see

both use you and sees you. and her kindness is amazing. and just watch with young people. they adore her. they absolutely adore her. and no one ever forgets either. she remembers you, she always has something special to say to you. and she notices when you are not feeling well. and she does something, usually, to indicate that she has noticed that she wanted to be better. and it is that seeing and that caring, and then doing, she is a real wonderful, that caring, and then doing, she is a realwonderful, kind icon. a that caring, and then doing, she is a real wonderful, kind icon. a woman leader at 25 when she was in a sea of men, and yet she shone out. she was beautiful and gracious and kind and clever. . �* , was beautiful and gracious and kind and clever. . �*, :, , , :, and clever. that's absolutely what counts. and clever. that's absolutely what counts- the _ and clever. that's absolutely what counts. the right _ and clever. that's absolutely what counts. the right honourable i counts. the right honourable patricia scotland qc, a talking to you. enjoy the service today. t you. enjoy the service today. i will, thank you.

if you're heading out to a bar or restaurant this weekend, you'll be in good company — thejubilee celebrations are expected to give the hospitality industry a huge boost. sarah rogers is at a pub in lancashire for us. good morning. i know the weather wasn't being kind to your earlier on. but i can see some sunshine has come your way. yes, this is the shape in elswick. welcome aboard. we are not too far away from preston. stormy waters earlier. the sun is coming out a little bit. a beautiful beer garden here. we are huddled in a tent. we don't mind. i am surrounded by these people here, the people who make your booze. the main man is jamie. good morning. good morning. how are you? good morning. good morning. how are ou? , ., :, , you? very well. you are the boss. 5096 you? very well. you are the boss. 50% uptake _ you? very well. you are the boss. 50% uptake in _ you? very well. you are the boss.

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for the queen's platinum jubilee, with the hospitality industry hoping to make a royal mint from the celebrations. at this pub in london, there's extra staff, extra stock, and even extra drinks, in honour of her majesty. we are making the queen's tipple, which is a take on her favourite drink, which is the zaza. and you just load it up with ice, lemon, a shot of gin, double measure of dubonnet, which is a wine—based aperitif. there we go. and finish that off. and there we go, queen's tipple. are you hoping that the tills will be ringing this...? ring, ring, ring, that's all we can hope for! the more the merrier. so we're hoping that this is just the start of a great year to come. only this weekend will you see a corgi modelling with a coronation ricotta pizza. but you'll be lucky to get in here over the next few days. bookings for lunchtime

have skyrocketed. i'm expecting partial carnage, but great carnage. i feel like it's going to be really festive, wholesome, one of those proud to be british kind of moments to have everyone together. almost 50,000 people, or the equivalent of four saturdays worth of footfall, are expected to grab a bite at this food market over the extended holiday. and those visitors get to crown a culinary king or queen, by voting for their favourite dish. and yes, there's another patriotic pizza. god save the queen. so this dish is our grandma slice, which is inspired by queen lizzie, the nation's grandma. you should come try it, because it's super crispy, nice and fluffy and extra cheese. and after all that food, perhaps something to wash it down with. pubs are expected to pull some 90 million pints over the four—day weekend. this is a specialjubilee ale. and that number of pints is expected

to bring £105 million boost to the industry. but perhaps not this one. well, the queen is definitely outshining the prince at this pub in west brompton, who are royally invested in pulling in the punters. the weekend's been fantastic. you might notice behind us that we've got a big mural of queen elizabeth to celebrate her and her 70 years of service. for us, that has got us so much extra business. so, thank you very much, queen elizabeth. four days, it's like a friday and three saturdays all together. it's a great chance for the community to come out to celebrate with us, and together. we've put on quite a lot of content, a lot of time and effort and thought into it. and we've got our team here ready to deliver. and the prep is paying off already on day one of the bank holiday. although times are tough, many people seem ready for a party. it's such a good vibe. everyone's loving it. i a good excuse for a party. that's what i say. - thejubilee, i mean,

everyone loves the queen, but everyone loves a beer, don't they? so, what can you do? i actually work shift work. so i do four on, four off. i so i'm used to the four off! long live the long weekend. i wonder how many people that were in that have got sore heads today? here at this beer and gin festival, everything has been made locally, only within a few miles of where we are. these are some of the people that might be behind your hangover. ben from an's brewery in chorley. we have the due care but you have got another special breed? another special breed ? we have another special breed? we have made a brew of her majesty call centre victorious. it was sold out before we even finished brewing it. we debuted it in chorley and it is going down a storm. it is going to be in pubs all over the

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us. it feels like it is going to be a good day. lots of excitement. guests have started to arrive. they started from about eight o'clock this morning. the service is at 11:30am. there will be full coverage with sir david dimbleby and kirsty young. that will take you all the way through. the way through.

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