this is bbc news. the headlines: a service of thanksgiving to mark the queen's 70 year reign. her majesty was represented by prince charles, after she experience �*discomfort�* during yesterday's celebrations. thank you for staying the course. thank you for continuing to be faithful to the pledges you made 70 years ago. it was first public appearance in the uk for the duke and duchess of sussex in two years. during the service, tributes were paid to the queen's years of service. borisjohnson was booed and jeered by some among the crowds, as he arrived with his wife, carrie, at st paul's.

president biden makes an impassioned call for stricter gun laws — following a string of mass shootings in the us. atrain is a train is derailed in southern germany. and it's 100 days since russia launched its invasion of ukraine, with fighting continuing along the entire front line in the east of the country. a service of thanksgiving honouring the queen's 70 years on the throne has been taking place today at st paul's cathedral.

prince charles represented the queen, who withdrew from the event after experiencing "discomfort" during yesterday's platinum jubilee celebrations. we understand that the queen watched the service at home. it's the first major royal event prince harry and meghan have attended since stepping back from official duties. our first report today is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. a service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral without the person for whose long years of service those banks were being offered. the queen was absent, but other members of her family were present, and among them, the duke and duchess of sussex appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented tensions since then. sharp comments in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together.

harry and meghan were taken to the length of the central aisle in st paul's to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which they have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. fanfare. with a green absent, it was the duke and duchess of cambridge, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through to lead the thanksgiving for the queen's reign. we come together in this cathedral church today to offer god thanks and praise for the reign of her majesty the queen, and especially for her 70 years of faithful and dedicated service. and it was that the more public service that was at the heart of the event.

a the congregation included 400 members of nhs staff and other key workers from around the country. but it was the service of one person over 70 years highlighted in the service by the archbishop of york. he recalled one of the queen's principal private interests. we all know that the queen likes horse racing. and your majesty, i am rather assuming you are watching this on the television. and i am afraid i don't have any great tips for the derby tomorrow. but with endurance, through times of change and challenge, joy and sorrow, you continue to offer yourself in the service of our country and the commonwealth. your majesty, we are sorry that you are not here

with us this morning. but we are so glad that you are still in the saddle, and we are glad that there is still more to come. there was an act of commitment led by young people from all the countries of which the queen is head of state. rejoicing in the life and reign of elizabeth, our queen. - finally, a service of thanksgiving for a monarch who is showing the signs of her 96 years. concluded with the national anthem. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we understand the queen was watching this morning's proceedings from windsor castle — helena wilkinson is there for us. yes, that is right. the queen is here at windsor castle resting after

we found out yesterday that she wasn't going to be attending the service at st paul's cathedral today because of those mobility issues that she has been experiencing. a big disappointment for the queen not to be able to be there today because, given how very deep christian faith, it was one of the events over the four—dayjubilee events over the four—day jubilee weekend events over the four—dayjubilee weekend that she would have wanted to attend. she was not able to. i think it was decided that the journey from here at windsor castle to st paul's cathedral and the logistics in trying to get into the cathedral, they were going to make it as comfortable as possible for the queen but that was simply too much of a challenge for her and the return journey as well. given she had such a long day yesterday, didn't she? appearing on the back balcony at buckingham palace twice and also the lighting of the beacon here at windsor castle yesterday evening. it was a pretty long day

for the 96—year—old but, we understand, she watch the service on television from here at windsor castle and she will continue to rest. when we will see the queen next over the next couple of days, were not quite sure. there is the derby tomorrow. that is one of the events, again, that the queen loves to go to every year but again, given those mobility problems, i think that'll be a bit of a challenge for her so we don't yet know if she is going to go to that but lots of celebration still ahead over the weekend. here at windsor, it has been absolutely packed. when they let the beacon here last night in the long walk, there were 70,000 people who packed the long walk so a lot of celebration here in windsor where the queen is. what are people been saying to you? i am seeing different age groups, different ethnicities, and when we talk about the queen, because, it is notjust britain, is it? we're talking about the commonwealth. i don't know if you have had a feel of what people

have been saying to you today? well. have been saying to you today? well, that is right- — have been saying to you today? well, that is right- i — have been saying to you today? well, that is right. i was _ have been saying to you today? well, that is right. i was at _ have been saying to you today? -ii that is right. i was at buckingham palace, outside their yesterday. and it was fascinating to see the mix of people. there are so many people not just from this country but also from across the world, who had come to celebrate. they know that this is a historic occasion and human windsor there are obviously lots of locals who have deep affection for the queen, who has been here over the last couple of years. this has been her main residence. it is a place that she loves to be. windsor castle. there are lots of tourists as well who naturally come to windsor at this time of the year but in particular, now, the platinum jubilee, lots more people here. so there are people from right across there are people from right across the world who are here to celebrate and to be as close as they can to her majesty. and to be as close as they can to her majesty-— and to be as close as they can to her majesty. thank you very much indeed. thank— her majesty. thank you very much indeed. thank you. _ thank you. borisjohnson was booed and jeered by some among the crowds, as he arrived with his wife,

carrie, at st paul's this morning. some cheering was also heard during the couple's entrance. the prime minister has come under growing pressure since the senior civil servant, sue gray, released her full report on lockdown gatherings at downing street and whitehall — with a string of conservative mps calling for his resignation. a reception is being held at the guidhall after this morning's service — adina campbell is there for us. we saw a lot of dignitaries, mps and also members of the royalfamily entering that guildhall earlier. that's right. and a short time ago we saw the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall leave the guildhall in central london and come into this rather sunny and bright courtyard where they were waved and cheered loudly by nearby crowds

hoping to get a glimpse of them as part of these platinum jubilee celebrations. there were closely followed by the duke and duchess of cambridge who were again waived off and she had rather loudly by the nearby crowds. the royals spent approximately about an hour and a half inside the guildhall for a reception has been taking place, hosted by the lord mayor of the city of london. along with the royals there have been senior politicians such as borisjohnson, the prime minister, and the home secretary. they were joined by representatives of the army have all been taking part in this event. now, the guildhall is a very important part of these ceremonial events dating back to the queen's coronation in 1953 where special banquet was held has been no different. the gassy have been tucking into a variety of foods including poached salmon, beetroot shortcake and vanilla isa cream which i'm sure is very welcome on a day like this. they were also

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to reflect on her personal faith, and how she's reached out to those of other beliefs. 0ur religion editor, aleem maqbool, reports. it is notjust st paul's cathedral. 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 has led by example. she has 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. of course she has 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 have spent time in her presence talk of moments when that has shone through. and ijust found myself kneeling down and saying to her, - "will you say a prayer for me?" this time, she stood up. because, normally, you kneel, she sits in the chair. _ but she stood up. no word was said. about three minutes, i and she said, "amen." i will never know what kind of prayer she prayed, - but ijust felt within myself, - actually, i am in front of a very, very humble, holy person. in recent decades in particular, the queen has worked 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. afzal khan was the man who presented her with the koran then.

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 british society. after her visit, we were feeling that we are the same. it doesn't matter if anyone shouted at us, "terrorists," we are still british. that really had that big effect on you? yes, it did. yes, yes. it's why today's service at st paul's wasn'tjust to give thanks for the queen's reign and her faith, but was also to pay tribute to her commitment to foster unity. aleem maqbool, bbc news. breaking news today from germany

where we understand that three people have died. 60 people have been injured. 16 of them, seriously injured. in a train derailment in a southern german town which is around 100 kilometres south of munich and across to berlin let's speak to our correspondence there to get the latest on what has taken place. so what do we know? this latest on what has taken place. so what do we know?— latest on what has taken place. so what do we know? as you say, the authorities — what do we know? as you say, the authorities have _ what do we know? as you say, the authorities have confirmed - what do we know? as you say, the authorities have confirmed that. authorities have confirmed that three people have died. many others are injured, among them people with really serious injuries. they are saying that people of all age groups are among the injured. we don't know much at this stage but the people who are on board the train, it derailed at 1215 local time, friday lunchtime, head of what many germans are looking forward to because it is are looking forward to because it is a bank holiday weekend. monday a holiday here. the train was travelling in the direction of munich, a regional service. we think that may mean that there were not seat reservations which may come to get the job of the authorities when

it comes to trying to work out exactly how many people were on board and then trying to account for them. you'll have seen the pictures from the scene, emergency workers, of working very hard there. this is a major operation, police say, involving all of the local emergency services. �* , ., involving all of the local emergency services. , ., services. are 'ust looking at those -ictures, services. are 'ust looking at those pictures. you— services. are just looking at those pictures, you could _ services. are just looking at those pictures, you could tell _ services. are just looking at those pictures, you could tell straight i pictures, you could tell straight that it was a fairly mountainous area, one of those carriages had rolled down the embankment. this is going to be tough for the rescue operators? it going to be tough for the rescue operators?— going to be tough for the rescue o erators? , ~ ., operators? it is. at the moment, i su ose operators? it is. at the moment, i suopose you _ operators? it is. at the moment, i suppose you could _ operators? it is. at the moment, i suppose you could say _ operators? it is. at the moment, i suppose you could say the - operators? it is. at the moment, i i suppose you could say the conditions are at least in their favour in that it is dry, sunny. they can see what they are doing. i think one of the shocking things about those images is that this is taking place on one of the most picturesque parts of this country. you can see the mountains in the background. you can see the glorious trees in full bloom at either side of that raised railway track in the fact it is raised, of course, is meant that

when some of those carriages derailed they tumbled, you know, quite a distance down the side of the tracks now wedged between the embankment and those raised tracks. that presumably will make the job of the emergency services even more difficult. local reporters on german tv here are saying they are not quite sure whether everyone has been removed from the carriages at this stage whether the emergency services are still dealing with trapped people. we don't know, of course, as a result of that, whether we can expect to see the number of casualties rise, given that there are 16 people officially confirm seriously injured. it is of course possible that the death toll may rise, too, as the day wears on. it is the pentecost weekend, passenger train, and assuming it would have been pretty packed, wouldn't it? it is possible, yes. at this stage, we don't know and the authorities themselves don't seem to be in a position yet to give us any more information about who was on board, helpful those carriages were,

certainly at this time of year, people want to make the most of these bank holiday weekends. there are a number of them at this time of year. people like to get on the trains. we will have to wait and see but actually, the moment, germany hasjust but actually, the moment, germany has just issued a very cheap rail ticket, a 9 euros per month train ticket, a 9 euros per month train ticket which enables people to travel on regional services and here in berlin on the underground and overground service for just in berlin on the underground and overground service forjust 9 euros a month. that has led in some places to there being more people on board trains. we don't know for that that is the case in this instance, whether it is had any effect and i'm not clear whether that particular ticket will apply to the service. i think it probably did. that may mean there were more people on board than usual as does the fact that it is an upcoming bank holiday. we will have to wait and see what opening time, that operation continues. you can see from the pictures the machinery they're using there. cranes to try

and lift some of those carriages. there is going to be long and very arduous operation for the emergency services there. the ministry of defence says, russia appears to have the initiative over ukraine, in the battle for the eastern region of donbas. exactly 100 days since the invasion began, it says russia holds about 90% of the luhansk district — which makes up half of the donbas — and is likely to seize the remaining 10 percent in the next few weeks, even though none of moscow's original war objectives have been achieved. 0ur correspondent, james waterhouse, reports from kyiv. a bubble of innocence in a world ruptured by war. however, he doesn't know any different. he was born on the 25th of 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 is a price that we need to

pay for our kids to live in a better world, in a better country. viktoriya ended up giving birth in this hospital basement, shielded from 50 other people. despite the turbulent start to her son's life, she is certain of the values she wants to instil. i told him to appreciate and to be grateful of the people of his country and try to keep the special ukrainian spirit. 100 days ago, the front line came to kyiv�*s doorstep. towns like irpin bore the brunt with people and pets desperate to get out. 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 slovyansk is taken to his final resting place. followed by his mother, vladyslava. bogdan was 26 years old. his first name means, "given by god", because his parents had waited so long to have a child. translation: we have to win, there is no other way. - there is no other way. we are going to win. this collective grief has not killed the fight. translation: 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 will

take care of the rest. joining us from 0dessa is 0leksiy goncharenko, ukrainian mp and member of ukrainian delegation in parliamentary assembly of the council of europe. i would like to ask you what the situation is in 0desa itself. it is . uite situation is in 0desa itself. it is quite calm _ situation is in 0desa itself. it is quite calm now— situation is in 0desa itself. it is quite calm now in _ situation is in 0desa itself. it 3 quite calm now in 0desa because there are no ground fighting is in our city, fortunately and around our city because the enemy stopped 130 kilometres from the city. just yesterday i was in the front line there. ukraine is making some tactical counterattacks and with some result of counterattacks just during several days, just in the south and front line, we destroyed several russian helicopters, the most modern of them, if and we are

quite successful they have in the south but in the eastern part of ukraine, eastern part of the situation is much, much tougher and more difficult. i situation is much, much tougher and more difficult.— more difficult. i wonder if i could 'ust no more difficult. i wonder if i could just go straight _ more difficult. i wonder if i could just go straight to _ more difficult. i wonder if i could just go straight to some - more difficult. i wonder if i could i just go straight to some comments that have caused quite a bit of controversy on the subject of the east of ukraine. coming from the former us secretary of state, henry kissinger, saying that, you know, effectively, trade land for peace and ukraine should accept that you're going to have deceived some territory. what are your thoughts on that? mr; territory. what are your thoughts on that? ~ , ., , , territory. what are your thoughts on that? g ., , , , territory. what are your thoughts on that? , , ,~ ., that? my answer is very clear. the 're that? my answer is very clear. they're rrot — that? my answer is very clear. they're not going _ that? my answer is very clear. they're not going to _ that? my answer is very clear. they're not going to give - that? my answer is very clear. they're not going to give up i that? my answer is very clear. i they're not going to give up any inch of our territory. and mr kissinger, if he wants, he can trade with some parts of the united states, but not ukrainian territory. and that is absolutely unacceptable for us. i think unfortunately mr

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regional centre. so i think we already won and he already lost. but how it will happen next, i think that after russia will be completely exhausted with the attempts to gain some successes in the east, ukraine will launch a counterattack which should be successfully enough to liberate our land. that is our aim. to liberate at least, before february 2a, so russian troops should retreat to this line. after this i think we need to have negotiations and look for a political decision about the rest of ukraine which is occupied. but, in any way, all of ukraine should be, in some time, restore it under full control and in the whole territorial integrity. control and in the whole territorial inte . ri . ~ control and in the whole territorial inteuri . ~' integrity. like you said, it has

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absolutely a recipe for the victory. i wonder if i could just close our interview by asking you, return to the subject of territory, what is worth more to ukraine? those inland areas or those port cities? those port routes and the reason i ask you this is obviously there is so much in terms of resources that goes through the black sea routes. we can see already global security, is being put at risk but even just for ukraine's economy, you need those port cities, don't you?— port cities, don't you? absolutely. and we are _ port cities, don't you? absolutely. and we are controlling _ port cities, don't you? absolutely. and we are controlling our - port cities, don't you? absolutely. and we are controlling our main i port cities, don't you? absolutely. i and we are controlling our main port city which is 0desa from which i am now here. i'm now in 0desa, my native city. but the black sea is blocked and it is once again a violation of international law by the russian army and put in as acting as a terrorist, he took

hostages, 400 million people because according to estimations of the united nations, 400 million people, just imagine this number, it is about seven united kingdom is all i dependent on the food from ukraine and now their hostages are put in and now their hostages are put in and it something that the whole free world should change.— and it something that the whole free world should change. thank you very much. thank you very much. a committee of mps has warned the ministry of defence it should either scrap or fix its controversial ajax armoured vehicle programme by the end of the year or risk compromising national security. the american—made reconnaissance vehicle had been due to enter service five years ago but the army doesn't expect them to be ready before 2030.

a concert at the palace tomorrow night and also the platinum jubilee pageant taking place on sunday afternoon. it's going to be led by the gold state coach, through the streets of central london and it will pass buckingham palace. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell, has been speaking to some of those involved in the event's finale. on an east end factory site next to the thames a dragon has come to life. she breathes! gliding up the mall, the giant puppet will symbolise the enormity of the role taken on by the young princess elizabeth, plyed by dancerjanice ho. it's basically about young princess elizabeth and she has a sense of freedom at the beginning but then she meets the dragon and how she deals with that — is it with a sense of fear, or does she play with it and become friends with it? and how excited are you to be playing princess elizabeth in the pageant? i'm really excited, this is such a big opportunity. around 10,000 people will take part,

there will be dancers, vehicle, puppets... ..and much else, all telling the story of the queen and the uk through her long reign. and riding on open—topped buses, the great and good from each decade, including dame kelly holmes, double olympic gold medallist and honorary colonel of the british army. the pageant will be amazing. i've already spoken to a couple of people who will be on our bus and all very excited. we can't quite visualise what it's going to be. it seems like it will be more like a carnival, i would expect. it is just amazing to be one of the, i think 150 national treasures. a weird thing for you to say, personally, but it means a lot to be part of it. children will play a big part. these pupils from luton will be dressed as the flowers which decorated the queen's coronation gown. i'm very excited, i'm nervous, and

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