this is bbc news. i'm nuala mcgovern with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. one hundred days since russia began its invasion of ukraine. we have a report from a town in the donbas region which is in russia's sights the world food programme warns that more than eighty million people in east africa are facing acute food shortages because of the fighting in ukraine. a thanksgiving service at saint paul's cathedral marks the queen's 70 year reign — but the queen herself was absent. and an apology from uefa — after the chaos that marred the champions league final between liverpool and real madrid

it's one hundred days since russia began its invasion of ukraine. president zelensky marked the occasion by praising the country's resistance. but he's admitted russia now controls one fifth of his country, that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee and that thousands of civilians have been killed. on the ground, vladimir putin's focus is now on the donbas region in the east, where his forces continue to make gains. but the governor of the luhansk region says ukrainian troops have recaptured parts of severodonetsk; if confirmed, it would mean russian forces control only half the city. our international correspondent, orla guerin, has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut — one of the next town's in russia's path. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we're 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've been fighting russian—backed separatists here in the east since 2014. among them, anton. explosions well, wejust 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 so, there have been constant warnings about incoming fire. we've had to run and take cover, the troops have taken cover, and we've heard plenty of outgoing 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 turn 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 men learned lessons from their defeat outside kyiv.

anton tells me they changed their tactics and now rely on massive artillery fire. 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 calls this liberation. if he succeeds here, his ambitions may not stop at ukraine. orla guerin, bbc news, donbas. but now, what could moscow's next move be? it's thought russia wants to push south and west which would cut off vital access to the black sea coast. putin's forces tried this in march and failed. but attacks in the region have increased in the last

week and there are fears that his forces 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. translation: glory to they could have chance | to move forward to odesa, or to the centre of ukraine. 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. we travelled the path of russia's retreat to the south of mykolaiv. nearly half this village have returned after the invading forces were pushed back, but most are reliant on aid. "this place is for children to play, not for shells to explode," natalya tells me. she planted flowers in the bomb craters. and their president is keen to provide some reassurance. translation: thank god we're holding on. - sometimes i'm very scared that they might just kidnap me and take me away. on the other hand, i'm sure — and i keep telling this to everyone else — people of our state are here defending that they have no business here. they should know better than loitering on our land. natalya tells me that when i leave, she'll sit down and cry. she's lived 100 days in both defiance and dread. russian tanks have

been at her door once. she is determined they will not be back. laura bicker, bbc news, mykolaiv. un agencies meeting in geneva have issued dire warnings about the war�*s consequences both for ukraine and the world. they said nearly sixteen— million ukrainians urgently needed humanitarian assistance. the head of the world food programme said there were more than eighty million people acutely food insecure, acutely hungry in africa, up from about fifty million people this time last year. speaking at the white house on the rising cost of living, president biden described the crisis as "putin's price hike". he said ukraine had twenty million tonnes of grain it hadn't been able to export. but president putin says russia is ready to guarantee the safe export of ukrainian grain via ports on the azov and black seas it controls. he denied moscow was preventing ukrainian ports from exporting grain. mr putin was speaking after talks in sochi with the head of the african union, who told him that africa was an indirect economic victim because of its reliance on ukrainian and russian cereals and fertiliser.

translation: you're quite welcome to export wheat i via seaports under ukrainian control, first of all, the black sea ports — odesa and the nearby ports. we didn't mind the ukrainian ports. it was ukraine. i've told our colleagues many times — let them clear the mines so the ships loaded with wheat can leave these ports. we will guarantee their safe passage with no problems. let's get some of the day's other news. a former top white house official has been taken into custody for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating last year's attack on the us capitol building. peter navarro is the second adviser to donald trump to be charged with contempt of congress for refusing to cooperate with the inquiry. during a brief court appearance on friday, mr navarro described the house committee as a "sham" and "despicable". the panel is seeking testimony from him about his public support of mr trump's call to overturn the 2020 presidential election. myanmar�*s military government says it intends to execute two

prominent dissidents after rejecting their appeals. kojimmy is a veteran activist, and phyo zeyar thaw is a former rap singer and member of parliament. they were senteced to death for terrorism injanuary after being accused of helping organise armed opposition to last year's coup. myanmar has not carried out any executions since the late 1980s. un secretary—general antonio guterres has condemned the junta's decision, calling it "a blatant violation to the right to life, liberty and security". at least four people have been killed when a crowded train derailed in bavaria in southern germany. thirty others are receiving medicaltreatment, half of them are in hospital. among the victims were many children returning home from school. all passengers have now been pulled out of three carriages lying on their sides. the accident occurred near the mountain resort of garmisch—partenkirchen. it is not known what caused the train to derail. doctors in sudan say a protester has been shot dead

during demonstrations to mark the third anniversary of the violent break up of a sit—in by the security forces. thousands took to the streets of khartoum and other cities to demand justice for the killing of more than 120 people who had held month—long protests calling for civilian rule following the overthrow of the authoritarian president omar al—bashir. members of the british royal family, politicians and other guests have attended a special service at st paul's cathedral in london to honour queen elizabeth's 70 years on the throne. it was the main event on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee. however, the queen herself did not attend. it's also been confirmed that she will also miss the derby horse racing meeting at epsom on saturday. 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 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 by 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 and 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. 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. 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. 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.# stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll be discussing us gun crime following president biden�*s plea for congress to ban assault weapons the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning in accordance with the order of service by a signal given, the great guns of the power. tributes have been paid around

the world to muhammad ali, who's died at the age of 7a. outspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three—times world champion. he was a good fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles�* lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news, the latest headlines.

100 days since the russian invasion of ukraine and a warning of severe food shortages around the world due to the fighting. a thanksgiving service at saint paul's cathedral marks the queen's 70 year reign. president biden has said the us should ban assault—style weapons and high—capacity magazines to tackle the "carnage" of gun violence. addressing the nation after a spate of mass shootings, mr biden said too many places had become "killing fields". he said if a ban was not possible the age limit for buying such weapons should at least go up from 18 to 21. so, could this be a policy that would attract bipartisan support? that's a question i put to walter shapiro, a writer at the new republic. it is possible. the odds are against it. it is also... even though young killers have done the recent spate of school killings, biden in his speech last night talked about banning assault weapons, and then he talked about raising the age from 18 to 21.

in american terms, that's the difference between prohibition during the 1920s and the current drinking laws. so, expand on that a little bit more for me. what do you mean? i'm sorry. in other words, in the 1920s we banned all liquor. now, you have to be 21 to buy a drink legally. and all biden is saying is we want to ban all assault weapons, but we'll sell 21 to buy a drink. right, i understand. what do you think might wash? i was looking at some of these studies that have been done by the pew research center, for example, when it comes to some of the attitudes about gun violence. roughly half of americans, 53% favour stricter gun laws. but that is a decline since 2019. what proposal do you think both sides could get behind to implement something that is stricter than there is right now? i'm not sure there is

a proposal that can get ten republican votes in the united states senate, which is what is necessary to avoid a filibuster. i think we're not in our platinum jubilee, but we're in 25 years of no progress on gun regulation in this country despite many, many school massacres, church massacres, and i don't see the argument in these highly polarised times that this year's going to be any different. i was wondering, could there be a way to reduce mass shootings that doesn't focus on guns? i don't know, that sounds like a counterintuitive to say for some. but i'm not talking even about arming teachers or arming... you mean, the idea of one entrance to every school that would be fortified like iraq was during the iraq war? but is there something else? is there a way to change the cultural mindset or could there be an array of issues that are on the

table, from hardening schools, i learned much from this week, it makes them more fortified, and perhaps introducing a change on gun control at the same time? first of all, i think what we spend on mental health facilities and mental health in the united states is shamefully low. so, at a minimum, the democrats could jump on that as something that you might salvage from this horrible period. also, i think there is, while you can't do anything legislatively, i do think the culture of hollywood has for decades glorified violence, glorified gun violence, and i think this has had a ripple effect with society. i'm not saying that anyone should be censored or anything like that, but clearly, that mass media and the culture does affect attitudes and behaviour. and also the third thing is that if there were ways of using mental health

facilities, red flag laws to identify those who are most vulnerable to violent actions and taking away their access to guns, that might help again. but all this is working at the margins. the real problem is the way the second amendment to the constitution is now interpreted means that it's very hard to have real meaningful gun control in this country and we desperately need it. iran has warned that it will respond immediately if western powers move to censure the country at a meeting of the international atomic energy agency next week. the iranian foreign minister was speaking a day after the united states confirmed it would join europeans in backing a resolution urging tehran to cooperate with the un nuclear watchdog. the iaea has said it has still not received adequate

explanations from iran about the presence of nuclear material at three undeclared sites there. talks between tehran and world powers aimed at reviving a twenty—fifteen nuclear deal which curbed iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief, became deadlocked in march. uefa have apologised to liverpool and real madrid fans affected by the chaos at the champions league final in paris on 28th may. in a statement they said �*no football fan should be put in that situation, and it must not happen again�*. french president emmanuel macron says ticket holders who were blocked from entering the stadium should be reimbursed �*as fast as possible'. here's olly foster. there's been a lot of anger directed towards the french authorities and european football's governing body uefa, because they were very quick to push the narrative that this was down to the late arrival of fans at the stadium. remember, kick—off delayed in that final by 35 minutes between real madrid and liverpool. then they pointed towards thousands of counterfeit tickets, and the french

interior minister sort of pointed towards the fact that this was an english football problem. well, real madrid have joined liverpool in demanding some answers. you mentioned the word chaos. it certainly was incredibly chaotic, and now this is a more conciliatory tone from uefa six days on. they say that they want to apologise to all those spectators who had to experience or witness frightening and distressing events in the build—up to that final at the stade de france. and they certainly were very distressing for hundreds. the fans not completely blameless. we were on the ground there, and there were some sets of supporters who did force their way through turnstiles, but certainly uefa know that there have been huge misgivings about the organisation, the staging of the final, the way that fans were funnelled and kettled, in some instances, through narrow walkways on the way to that final, and then inadequate, perhaps, turnstiles were failing with all those counterfeit

tickets or certainly genuine ticket holders could not make their way in. they've commissioned an independent review, uefa, and they'll be looking at all these things. but certainly, six days on, they have apologised to those two sets of supporters, knowing that they did indeed suffer all sorts of failings around that final. let's return now to the queen's platinum jubilee. while the most lavish celebrations are taking place in the uk, the event is being marked overseas too — especially in commonwealth countries. in australia, the queen remains head of state — and in the capital canberra — a small island visited by her majesty more than 50 years ago will be renamed in her honour. the bbc�*s shaimaa khalil has been to take a look. in a few moments, the bells will be ready to play. their harmony will be a reminder of the enduring ties of kinship between britain and australia. applause

in 1970, on her third visit to australia, queen elizabeth ii opened the national carillon, a bell tower on lake burley griffin here in the capital, canberra. bells ring it was a gift from the british government to mark 50 years since canberra was established. now, as australia celebrates her platinum jubilee, the island on which the carillon stands is being named after the queen. music gliding through sydney hedge, the sleek liner brings her majesty the queen and the duke of edinburgh to the threshold of australia. she arrived at the shores of sydney in 1954, becoming the first reigning british monarch to visit australia. with her husband, the late prince philip, by her side, canberra was one of the many cities she visited on her historic commonwealth tour. for four nights this week, old parliament house and the new building that

replaced it as the seat of government are being bathed in purple, as well as dozens of other landmarks across the country. the queen made her last trip to australia in 2011. in total, she visited 16 times. there is a growing sense that australia will inevitably become a republic one day. just this week, the new government appointed an official to start looking at this transition. but the queen's popularity is still going strong here. you can certainly feel the respect and admiration for the head of state as the country marks her 70 years on the throne. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, canberra. just time to bring you pictures of a rare albino giant galapagos tortoise, which has made its public debut at a zoo in switzerland. it's one of two tortoises born last month at the tropi—quarium in western switzerland as part of a programme to preserve the endangered species.

one is black like its parents and the other albino. the zoo says it's the first time in the world that an albino tortoise has been born in captivity. it says no albino individuals have ever been seen in the wild. its sex isn't yet known. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbc nuala. well, friday was the warmest day of the year for wales and for scotland. not elsewhere in the uk. in fact, over the next couple of days, we'll see increasing amounts of cloud and the possibility of downpours and thunderstorms. and we've been advertising this for days, thisjubilee bank holiday weekend will be a very mixed one for some of us. and the shower clouds keep on drifting in from the south. so, through the early hours of the morning, i think it's south—western portions of the uk, but all along the south coast, there is a chance of downpours, perhaps thunder and lightning. some of these downpours could drift a little bit further north into the midlands, but many areas — from, say, merseyside northwards — looking dry and clear. and actually quite chilly underneath the high pressure in scotland.

could be only around five degrees first thing in the morning. so, the big picture shows that high pressure across the northern half of the uk, so lots of fine, windless, sunny weather, particularly western scotland. beautiful in northern ireland, but here in wales, the midlands, the south west and also some of these other southern counties at risk of catching some showers both in the morning and the afternoon. doesn't look like it's going to be a total wash—out, but if you do catch a downpour and it's slow—moving, it could last for a while before the sunny spells return. notice also how cool it is on that north sea coast. a breeze dragging in low, grey skies, so a nip in the air. now, saturday night into sunday, this is when we'll start to see storms drifting in from the south. they could be widespread. they could be heavy. now, the thinking is that in the morning, they'll be in the south. come lunchtime, possibly

drifting into east anglia, the midlands and wales. and then probably stalling just before northern england through the course of the afternoon, but even where it clears up in the south, there's a chance of some showers. all the while, northern ireland, scotland looking absolutely fine on sunday with lots of sunshine. and then next week, the weather is going to turn quite unsettled. we'll see weather systems sweeping in off the atlantic. this big low pressure parks itself very close to us, so we'll see bands of rain sweeping our way. and this is the outlook for next week. you can see lots of weather icons here, changeable weather. temperatures stabilising, though. 20 in the south, high teens in the north.

this is bbc news. the headlines — it's100 days since russia began its invasion of ukraine. president zelensky marked the occasion by praising the country's resistance, but he's admitted russia now controls one fifth of his country, that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee and that thousands of civilians have been killed. uefa have apologised to liverpool and real madrid fans affected by the chaos at the champions league final in paris. in a statement, they said, "no football fan should be put in that situation, and it must not happen again." french president emmanuel macron says ticket—holders should be reimbursed. members of the british royal family, politicians and other guests have attended a special service at st paul's cathedral

in london to honour queen elizabeth's 70 years