after experiencing discomfort during yesterday's celebrations, the queen was represented by prince charles, who was joined by other senior royals. during the service, tributes were paid to her unwavering sense of duty. thank you for staying the course. thank you for continuing to be faithful to the pledges you made 70 years ago. the service was also the first public appearance in the uk for the duke and duchess of sussex in two years. we'll have the latest from windsor, where the queen has spent the day. also on the programme: 100 days of war in ukraine —

president zelensky praises his country's resistance against russian forces. translation: auainst russian forces. , ., , translation: auainst russian forces. , ., translation: auainst russianforces. , ., ., are translation: the people of our state are here defending _ translation: the people of our state are here defending ukraine _ translation: the people of our state are here defending ukraine for 100 - are here defending ukraine for 100 days already. victory will be ours. glory to ukraine. an impassioned plea from president biden to tighten us gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting of primary school children in texas. a fullsome apology from uefa after the chaos that marred the champions league final between liverpool and real madrid — it says no fan should have such a "frightening and distressing" experience at a match. and parades, parties and pride in britain — how the country's celebrating thisjubilee bank holiday weekend.

good evening and welcome to bbc news. a service of thanksgiving honouring the queen's 70 years on the throne has taken place at st paul's cathedral in central london. prince charles represented his mother, who withdrew from the event after experiencing "discomfort" during yesterday's platinum jubilee celebrations. it's understood that the queen watched the service from windsor castle. it's the first major royal event that prince harry and meghan have attended since stepping back from official duties. our first report 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 thanks were being offered. the queen was absent, but other members of her family were present, as were political

leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. mixed booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for 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 family tensions since then, exacerbated by sharp comments from the sussexes in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan made their way down the length of the central aisle in st paul's to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which the couple have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. music plays. with the queen absent, it was the duke and duchess

of cambridge, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through the cathedral to represent the queen and lead the thanksgiving for her 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 theme of public service that was at the heart of the event. 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 that was highlighted. in his sermon, the archbishop of york recalled one of the queen's principal private interests. we all know that the queen likes horse racing.

and, your majesty, i'm rather assuming perhaps you're watching this on the television. and i'm 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're 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. all: rejoicing in the life and reign of elizabeth, our queen. -

and 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. # god save the queen #. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson is at windsor. so, the queen absent from the service today, but will we see more of her over the weekend? it’s of her over the weekend? it's possible. _ of her over the weekend? it's possible, and _ of her over the weekend? it�*s possible, and eater, but nothing is definite. we heard from the palace earlier that the queen will not go to the epsom derby tomorrow. not a surprise, given her mobility issues that we have heard about, but a big disappointment for the queen given her love of horse racing, and it was touched on as we have just heard in the report there at the service at

st paul's cathedral earlier today. since the pandemic, —— because of the pandemic, the queen has only missed two derby days in her reign. as you will see it on television here at the castle, and we will expect princess and to officially represent the queen tomorrow. for the weekend ahead, lots of big events still planned. that star—studded musical event tomorrow at the palace, and we've heard in the last few minutes that both prince charles and prince william will be speaking separately at the end of the event tomorrow evening. 0n end of the event tomorrow evening. on sunday, millions are expected to take part in the big jubilee lunch, then we've got that big parade through central london. the palace will hope we will get to see the queen once more. perhaps a final balcony appearance. but it all depends, of course, and how the queen is feeling. helena, thank you very much. it's a hundred days since russia

began its invasion of ukraine. president zelensky marked the occasion by praising the country's resistance and assuring ukrainians they would emerge victorious. but he's admitted russia now controls one fifth of his country, that nearly i4 million people have been forced to flee, and that thousands of civilians have been killed. 0n the ground, vladimir putin's focus is now on the donbas region in the east, where his forces continue to make gains. the key city of severodonetsk is now largely under russian control. our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut, one of the next towns in russia's path. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we are in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area, around bakhmut, is still in ukrainian hands, for now. but the

enemy is approaching from two sides. troops prepare to face one more day of war. seasoned veterans, tempered by fire. they have been fighting russian backed separatists here in the east since 2014. among them, anton. explosions. well, wejust had explosions. well, we just had to take more cover, get more protection inside our armoured car. there was an incoming attack. the troops say it was a cluster bomb, and it landed less than a mile away. now, the last half an hour or less than a mile away. now, the last halfan hour orso, less than a mile away. now, the last half an hour or so, there have been constant warnings about incoming fire. we have had to run and take

cover. the troops have taken cover, and we have heard plenty about going fire. it's very clear the war in this area is extremely active, and the russians are trying hard to push forward. and as ukrainian forces try to hold their ground, the trenches turned to graves. have you lost many friends? yes, says ivan, quite a lot. and he says the russians have already captured an area half the size of italy. troops here say president putin's italy. troops here say president putin' . , ,., , ., putin's men learned lessons from their defeat— putin's men learned lessons from their defeat outside _ putin's men learned lessons from their defeat outside kyiv. - their defeat outside kyiv. anton tells me they change their tactics and now rely on massive artillery fire. take cover! 0nce take cover! once again, it was coming our way.

and as the russians advance, civilians flee from towns and cities here. it's now 100 days and counting of wrenching separations. vladimir putin caused this —— calls this liberation. if he succeeds here, his ambitions may not stop at ukraine. following its offensive in the east, it's thought russia wants to push south and west. president putin's forces tried this in march, and failed. but russian control here would cut off vital access to the black sea coast, and it's feared they may try again. laura bicker reports on the battle for the south of ukraine from the key port city of mykolaiv. the farewell scenes have become agonisingly familiar. ludmila holds her children for as long as she can,

trying to put a brave face on it. "i'll see them again when the bombs stop," she tells me. but no one knows how long that will be. we've been hearing quite a few thuds in the distance, but in theory, this village should be out of range for now. the ukrainians have already pushed the russians out of the city, but the fear is, they're going to have to do it again, and that's why many people have made the decision to leave. they're fleeing a war of rockets and artillery. a cruise missile tore through the regional administrative building in march, killing 36 people. this rubble is a reminder that mykolaiv is key to russia's strategy to seize the entire southern coast.

the wail of the siren a prelude to yet another exchange of firepower. for ukraine, holding the line here is crucial. they could have chance to move forward to 0desa, or to the centre of ukraine. life has become increasingly difficult. water is a precious resource, supplies were cut off after russia seized the neighbouring city of kherson. but many are choosing to stay. this may be a kremlin target, but it's also home. and their president is keen to provide some reassurance. translation:— provide some reassurance. translation: , ., ., translation: the people of our state are here defending _ translation: the people of our state are here defending ukraine _ translation: the people of our state are here defending ukraine for - translation: the people of our state are here defending ukraine for 100 - are here defending ukraine for 100 days already. victory will be ours. glory to ukraine.

we travel the path of russia's retreat to the south of mykolaiv. nearly half of this village of returns the invading forces will push back, but most are on aid. this places for children to play, not for shells to explode, naatlya tells me. she planted flowers in the bomb craters. translation: ., ~ ., translation: thank god we are holdin: translation: thank god we are holding on- _ translation: thank god we are holding on. sometimes _ translation: thank god we are holding on. sometimes i - translation: thank god we are holding on. sometimes i am - translation: thank god we are | holding on. sometimes i am scared that they might kidnap me and take me away. 0n the other hand, i am sure, they keep telling this to everyone else, that they have no business here. they should know better than loitering in our land. natalia tells me that when i leave, she will sit down and cry. she has lived 100 days in both defiance and dread. russian tanks have been at her door once. she is determined they will not be back. letsjoin laura now in ukraine. what

are the signals coming from president putin? irate are the signals coming from president putin?— are the signals coming from president putin? ~ . ~ , president putin? we are keeping it uuite dark president putin? we are keeping it quite dark here _ president putin? we are keeping it quite dark here and _ president putin? we are keeping it quite dark here and i _ president putin? we are keeping it quite dark here and i am _ president putin? we are keeping it quite dark here and i am keeping l president putin? we are keeping it i quite dark here and i am keeping my voice is low because we are under strict curfew, about 30 kilometres from the front in the last 24 hours there has been a warning that this area could come under increasing air attacks. there is a reason why this region is so important, such a linchpin for vladimir putin, because it would give him complete access to the black sea. 18 miles east of here is 0desa, ukraine's largest civilian port. if mick alive fell, it might give vladimir putin's forces a road to 0desa and to completely block off the black sea. we have already seen problems exporting grain and today vladimir putin said this was a

western mess and he wasn't blockading exports of ukraine's grain. he said there was an offer from belarus to export grain through there. when it comes to the 100 days of war, i think what you've seen in my report is that there is real emotion here, there is beginning to be a feeling of war teak, people are struggling to comprehend what is happening and how long this is going on for. —— warfatigue. and they happening and how long this is going on for. —— war fatigue. and they are worried that the west, due to problems with grain and fuel prices, might lose interest and support for ukraine, but what is definitely not waning in this country is determination. when i spoke to the governor today, when it came to the idea that russian forces may come here, he said, they shall not pass. thank you, laura. 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 from washington. 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 were now killing fields and enough was enough. let there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that 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 to her own face to lie still among the corpses in her classroom to pretend she was dead, in order to stay alive. this comes after president biden visited uvalde in texas and the families of the school teachers and children 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 at 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 meetings about the bill. here is a gun i carry every single day to protect myself, my family, my wife, my home, this is an xlp365. it comes with a 15 round magazine. here's 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. so far, the only area of 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 doesn't go far enough to stop america's unique nightmare of enduring gun violence. at least four people have been killed and 30 injured when a train derailed near an alpine resort in southern germany. among the injured were children returning home from school. the incident happened just after the train left garmisch—partenkirchen for munich. the cause is not clear. 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 mod signed a contract for nearly 600 of the american—made reconnaissance vehicles, which were due to enter service in 2017, but so far none have been operationally deployed and the project has already cost £3 billion.

uefa, european football's governing body, has issued a fulsome apology tonight to liverpool and real madrid fans caught up in the ticketing chaos that marred the champions league final last weekend. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie is with me. almost a week on, tell me more about what uefa are saying?— what uefa are saying? liverpool fans described this _ what uefa are saying? liverpool fans described this as _ described this as heavy—handed policing, organisational chaos and overcrowding at last weekend's champions league final. police used tear gas and pepper spray. it's also merged some supporters had been targeted by local gangs, families had been split up with young children. the french authorities and uefa have blamed late arrivals and fake tickets for the scenes outside the stade de france which caused the match to be delayed by half an hour. uefa has tonight sincerely apologised to all fans affected by

the chaos and has issued a statement, and it simply reads, uefa wishes to sincerely apologise to all spectators who had to experience or witness frightening and distressing events in the build—up to that game last saturday. 0n events in the build—up to that game last saturday. on a night which should have been a celebration of european club football. it goes on to say, no football fan should be put in that situation and it must not happen again. meanwhile, tonight, the french president, emmanuel macron, has said that he wants every fan that had a ticket and was unable to get into the stadium to be reimbursed and tonight liverpool legend kenny dalglish said, yes, the apology is a start but, he says, there was still a long way to go. but, he says, there was still a long wa to no. . ~ but, he says, there was still a long way to 90-— but, he says, there was still a long wa toao. . , a horse racing, and ryan moore rode tuesday to victory in the oaks on the opening day of the epsom festival. the favourite, emily upjohn,

slipped at the start. she and jockey frankie dettori made up ground to cross the line in a photo—finish. but tuesday just took it to give trainer aiden 0'brien a record 41st british classic triumph. cricket now, and england face an uphill battle to win the first test after new zealand built an imposing lead on the second day at lord's. after 17 wickets fell yesterday, the pattern continued, with new zealand 56—4 at one stage. but an unbroken fifth wicket pairing added 180 runs to move the visitors onto 236—4 at the close, a lead of 227, asjoe wilson reports. at lord's, they don't wait for the end of the match to start the champagne. corks collect steadily, daily. but, to push for victory, england had to do it this way, taking quick early wickets in new zealand's second innings. afterjames anderson, matthew potts continued his impressive start to international cricket. that's the new zealand captain he dismissed, again.

here's a faint brush on tom latham's bat and that was new zealand 35—3. and another... devon conway hit that. 56-4. the match at that stage still frenetic. surely someone would hang around out there, some batter had to make runs. i mean, logic suggested it. the very traditions of test cricket almost demanded it. here's how new zealand did it and how the match changed. daryl mitchell always looked to attack, within reason. tom blundell batted with increasing assurance — being world test champions brings a certain certainty. the partnership between these two is strong and still building and, with every minute they are at the crease, the match moves definitely one way, towards new zealand. matt parkinson bowled his leg spin, having arrived via motorways as england's concussion replacement. nojoy for him.

new zealand four wickets down, 227 ahead, and england's new captain with some familiar england problems. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. let's return now to the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations as the second day of the bank holiday draws to a close. yes, in case you've forgotten it's friday, as we mentioned earlier, there's still a whole weekend ofjubilee celebrations ahead, including a big concert at buckingham palace tomorrow night and then a pageant on the mall on sunday. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. on an east end factory site next to the thames, a dragon has come to life. 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.

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. it is just amazing to be one of 150 national treasures. it is a really funny thing to say, but it means a lot for me 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 | it is a once—in—a—lifetime dream. | she has been on the throne 70 whole years. that is a lot. i'm very proud of her. she's done an amazing job. she is a very good queen. leading the pageant along the mall, the gold state coach that transported the queen on coronation day, and images from 1953 will be shown on its windows. hi, everyone, iam ed sheeran and i will be playing at the queen's pageant on sunday. see you there. the night before, ed sheeran takes to the stage, with the likes of rod stewart, diana ross.— stewart, diana ross. i was seven when she came _ stewart, diana ross. i was seven when she came to _ stewart, diana ross. i was seven when she came to the _ stewart, diana ross. i was seven when she came to the throne - stewart, diana ross. i was seven when she came to the throne sol stewart, diana ross. i was seven i

when she came to the throne so she is or has been part of my life and the fact i've met her on several occasions makes it even more important for me. the occasions makes it even more important for me.— occasions makes it even more important for me. the stage is set. queen the band _ important for me. the stage is set. queen the band will _ important for me. the stage is set. queen the band will open - important for me. the stage is set. queen the band will open the - important for me. the stage is set. queen the band will open the partyj queen the band will open the party tomorrow night. thousands will watch here, millions more from home, as thisjubilee weekend continues. sarah campbell, on stage at buckingham palace. apart from those official celebrations taking place, many people up and down the country have been holding their own parties to mark thejubilee and enjoy the bank holiday, as paul murphy has been finding out. welcome to ourjubilee party! welcome to brixey street. it's the only street in preston that's as friendly as we are. the party is starting in this neighbourhood in preston, as it is in communities across the uk. i just want to say a blessing on brixey street, because it's a great place to live. this one even gets a blessing from the local vicar. this is a great community. it's multicultural. we have people from many different faiths living alongside one another and really getting on well with each other, as today shows.

there was dancing in the street in portadown in northern ireland. oh, it's lovely. after covid, it's really nice to see a wee event and everybody can get together. and dancing around the maypole in poppleton, north yorkshire. briton ferry�*s community fun day in south wales didn't skimp on the costumes. and it was getting competitive at st erth in cornwall. there is the recognition that this really is a once in a lifetime celebration, a day in the sun that will live long in the memory. there were burgers in bradford and mobile patrols in glasgow. every community has had its own interpretation of how best to mark this day. mostjubilee parties are actually taking place on sunday, but this street, like so many

others, simply couldn't wait. thinking about the queen here a lot? yeah, definitely, today is all about the queen and how she's served us for 70 years, and she's done a greatjob at that. the rising cost of living means some can ill afford to party but, despite this, perhaps because of it, these celebrations have been hugely energetic and will continue throughout the weekend. paul murphy, bbc news, preston. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are aletha adu, who is political correspondent at the daily mirror,

and john stevens, deputy political editor at the daily mail. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... we starting with. .. have we starting with... have got almost all the papers and we have got almost all the papers and asked his to be the case on a friday night. 0ne story dominates and you will not be surprised. today was the thanksgiving service for the queen in st paul's cathedral. the telegraph highlights how she's stayed the course, a horse racing metaphor she'd probably approve of. the express picks up on the thanksgiving theme, but points out that her majesty wasn't there herself because of her mobility problems. the times says her absence was keenly felt, but the archbishop of york made a point of saying that the queen was "still in the saddle". the daily mail focuses on the split between the royal princes, william and harry, on its front page. the paper claims it is still very

much alive. there's a very similiar take on family division in the daily mirror.