this is bbc news, my name isjoanna gosling and these are the latest headlines. platinum jubilee celebrations enter their third day and it's party time at the palace. it's derby day at the races but the queen won't be there. her daughter, the princess royal, will represent the monarch instead. iamjane i amjane hill near buckingham palace where hundreds of people are arriving for this concert and we will be talking about this four—day platinum jubilee weekend. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights this morning and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine's forces are pushing back russia in the key city

of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. an investigation begins, after a train derails in southern germany, leaving at least four people dead. hello and welcome to bbc news. a special concert will take place tonight at buckingham palace, as a weekend ofjubilee celebrations continues, to give thanks to the queen for her 70—year reign. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place afternoon, but the queen will not attend. instead, she's expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle.

good morning. thank you very much. rather autumnal weather for day three of the platinum jubilee celebrations. not what we have come to expect thus far but it is not deterring hundreds and hundreds of people who are already arriving for that concert here tonight which does not get under way for many hours. we will talk more about that to come and we will talk about the epsom, of course the queen is a lover of horses, a proficient horsewoman, said she would be at the derby today, but we will talk more about that in a little while as well. day three of four of celebrations around the uk and the commonwealth. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell has the details. would you like another one? the queen's love of horses is well known. these pictures were filmed earlier

this year, at the royal stud. however, she won't be attending the epsom derby later today, but will watch on the television instead. just as she watched yesterday's national service of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral. her mobility issues prevented her being there in person to hear the thanks for a lifetime dedicated to faith and public service. her family were there, however, including her grandson and his wife, prince harry and meghan, making their first appearance at a royal event for two years. whatever had been said in the past, this was a time for the family to come together. it was the duke and cambridge and the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through the cathedral to represent the monarch and lead the thanksgiving. there was an appropriately equine theme to the archbishop of york's sermon. 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. on thursday, the mall was full of thousands of thousands of people here to watch the dazzling military parade. on friday, there was the poignant and reflective service of thanksgiving. this weekend is all about dancing, music, and lunch. perhaps watching the weekend weather forecast, the partying has already got under way in parts of the uk, including here in glasgow. thousands morejubilee lunches, pageants and parties will take place today and tomorrow. and tonight, this huge set, built in front of buckingham palace, will see the likes of duran duran, queen and diana ross taking to any one of the four stages. also expected to give their thanks to their mother and grandmother, prince charles and prince william, who will take their seats in the royal box for the platinum party at the palace.

joining me now is royal commentator, afua hagan. good morning. lovely to see you on this blustery day. day three of four. what is your sense of the celebrations so far, the commemorations so far? everything we have seen and has been discussed as we mark 70 years of the throne? the troo - in: we mark 70 years of the throne? tue: trooping the we mark 70 years of the throne? tte: trooping the colour on thursday was a celebration, it was wonderful to see the queen watching the trooping the colour and then on the balcony with the family, prince louise stole the show, i thought yesterday was much more pared down, much more

reverent, quite poignant that the queen was not at the service yesterday. it felt like perhaps this is the end of an era. like she was handing over the back on to the new fab four. it was a little bit sad for me. i think today will certainly pick that up and tomorrow with the pageant as well. pick that up and tomorrow with the pageant as well-— pageant as well. yesterday was interesting _ pageant as well. yesterday was interesting standing _ pageant as well. yesterday was interesting standing at - pageant as well. yesterday was interesting standing at saint. interesting standing at saint cathedral, some cheers for harry and meghan as they went up the steps. and very, very loud cheers, really noticeable, for william and kate, the duke and cambridge, interesting when you are talking about the generations to come. absolutely, it was treat, generations to come. absolutely, it was great. the _ generations to come. absolutely, it was great, the two _ generations to come. absolutely, it was great, the two royal _ generations to come. absolutely, it was great, the two royal couples i generations to come. absolutely, it l was great, the two royal couples got cheers from the audience out there, borisjohnson got booed, but that is a different story. william and kate and charles and camilla are the future of the royal family and the royal family is future of the royal family and the royalfamily is going future of the royal family and the royal family is going to have a difficult time in the future. i

don't think any monarch is going to have the same affinity that the queen has for various reasons, perhaps because she is a woman, she came to power at the time that she took the country through war, she has modernised the royalfamily took the country through war, she has modernised the royal family a little bit, ithink has modernised the royal family a little bit, i think prince charles because of various reasons, his relationship with fences diana and camilla and what happened in the past two years, won't have the same affinity from people, probably won't be as popular as queen elizabeth is. perhaps prince william can do better but they all need to be very aware that the royal family is in but they all need to be very aware that the royalfamily is in need of deep modernisation to stay relevant and go forward. deep modernisation to stay relevant and go forward-— and go forward. yes, and that interesting. _ and go forward. yes, and that interesting. to _ and go forward. yes, and that interesting. to what - and go forward. yes, and that interesting. to what extent i and go forward. yes, and that| interesting. to what extent are these four days, do you feel they have been inclusive? is there cognizance of the fact that obviously not everyone supports the monarchy. people have different views and we have met people in the last few days who perhaps have ambivalent views about the royal family as an institution but love

the queen because of her longevity and steadfastness.— and steadfastness. yes, that's a very good _ and steadfastness. yes, that's a very good point- _ and steadfastness. yes, that's a very good point. lots _ and steadfastness. yes, that's a very good point. lots of- and steadfastness. yes, that's a very good point. lots of people | and steadfastness. yes, that's a - very good point. lots of people love the queen but the royalfamily, they can take leave and i think there is a real need for that modernisation. 0ver a real need for that modernisation. over the past four days, this is really about the queen, you are going to have the concert tonight which some of it will be aimed at the younger generation but you have music from the 70 years of the queen's rain. you have the people's pageant tomorrow, people having street parties, ending with ed shearing singing to the queen. definitely aimed at a younger audience. that is definitely trying to be more inclusive. this weekend is about the queen. conversations about modernisation and removing the queen as head of state from countries around the commonwealth are four after and probably when prince charles takes up the reins because those are the issues he will have to face. 0n the royal visit to canada earlier this year, just before thejubilee, i know he was

talking about his need to repair relations with indigenous communities and actually, in canada because of what has happened with the mass graves of children found there under the reign of queen victoria and queen elizabeth, we also need to remember there is building bridges with other island nations within the global south. jamaica talking about removing the queen as head of state, belize could be next, the bahamas, there is relationships to be repaired and comments about reparations to be had. the royalfamily have not engaged in but will have to do that going forward. engaged in but will have to do that going forward-— going forward. interesting to talk to ou. going forward. interesting to talk to you- good _ going forward. interesting to talk to you. good to _ going forward. interesting to talk to you. good to see _ going forward. interesting to talk to you. good to see you. - going forward. interesting to talk to you. good to see you. thank. going forward. interesting to talk i to you. good to see you. thank you very much for being with us. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott is at the racecourse. hello, it is raining here at epsom but that won't dampen the spirits of the crowds when they arrived for

derby day. a jewel in the crown of the flat racing calendar. the queen normally a huge fan of the derby, she loves racing, this is only the fifth time in the queen's rain that she won't be here at epsom for derby day. but in a nice touch, thejockey club have sent her six of these race cards because the queen will be watching and there are some royal connections in the race card which we will talk about. i'm joined by the chief executive of thejockey club. not ideal weather here, but it will still be a major part of the platinum jubilee celebrations. absolutely. we are pleased and honoured to have the derby as an official part of thejubilee celebrations in what is turning into a fantastic weekend. we understand totally why the queen is not here, she has got to pace herself through the weekend but it does not take away the fact that this is an opportunity for us to thank as joint patron of the club and contributor,

notjust patron of the club and contributor, not just on the patron of the club and contributor, notjust on the racing side but the breeding site as well. that has gone on over a long period of time and has been immensely valuable, so it is a real opportunity today to thank herfor all of is a real opportunity today to thank her for all of that. is a real opportunity today to thank herfor all of that. no is a real opportunity today to thank her for all of that. no— her for all of that. no there was new footage — her for all of that. no there was new footage of _ her for all of that. no there was new footage of the _ her for all of that. no there was new footage of the queen - her for all of that. no there was l new footage of the queen release from sandringham stables, it shows her passion for racing into deep knowledge. she does not have a runner in the derby today,, she does, but it she will be watching and it looks like it will be a great derby. and it looks like it will be a great derb . �* , and it looks like it will be a great derb . v ., and it looks like it will be a great derb. �*, ., . and it looks like it will be a great derb. ., ., derby. it's a shame reach for the moon did — derby. it's a shame reach for the moon did not — derby. it's a shame reach for the moon did not quite _ derby. it's a shame reach for the moon did not quite naked. - derby. it's a shame reach for the moon did not quite naked. he i derby. it's a shame reach for the moon did not quite naked. he is| moon did not quite naked. he is preparing for royal ascot. he will be a live contender in the equivalent race. it is a race they all to win. it is a jewel in the crown of the racing calendar and pinnacle of the sport. we are really looking forward to it. you pinnacle of the sport. we are really looking forward to it.— looking forward to it. you can hear the music is— looking forward to it. you can hear

the music is starting, _ looking forward to it. you can hear the music is starting, it _ looking forward to it. you can hear the music is starting, it is - looking forward to it. you can hear the music is starting, it is pretty . the music is starting, it is pretty loud. if you can hear me, what else have you got planned? she loud. if you can hear me, what else have you got planned?— loud. if you can hear me, what else have you got planned? she has been a hue have you got planned? she has been a huge contributor _ have you got planned? she has been a huge contributor of _ have you got planned? she has been a huge contributor of the _ have you got planned? she has been a huge contributor of the sport - have you got planned? she has been a huge contributor of the sport for - huge contributor of the sport for such a long period of time, we have a parade of summer herformer racehorses. they are now in happy retirement. that will be a real treat for people to see. we will have a guard of honour of 40 of her current and former jockeys have a guard of honour of 40 of her current and formerjockeys lining the course. dressed in her colours, so that will be something we have never done before. there is a lot planned on this site and out on the hill to celebrate her and the contribution.— hill to celebrate her and the contribution. ~ . ., ., contribution. what about having crowds for _ contribution. what about having crowds for the _ contribution. what about having crowds for the first _ contribution. what about having crowds for the first time - contribution. what about having crowds for the first time in - contribution. what about having crowds for the first time in full i crowds for the first time in full capacity since 2019?— crowds for the first time in full capacity since 2019? that's right. it has capacity since 2019? that's right. it has been _ capacity since 2019? that's right. it has been a _ capacity since 2019? that's right. it has been a huge _ capacity since 2019? that's right. it has been a huge pain _ capacity since 2019? that's right. it has been a huge pain for- capacity since 2019? that's right. it has been a huge pain for us. i capacity since 2019? that's right. l it has been a huge pain for us. like any leisure hospitality industry we had a very difficult period during lockdown. the first time in three years with a full crowd here at epsom, glad to say we are sold out in all paid enclosures which is

brilliant and that's a real change from where we have been and where we have come from. it is possible to watch the events for free on the hill which is great but it is a really big boost for the sport and epsom and thejockey club to have spectators back, it has been great for us. ., ~' ,, spectators back, it has been great for us. ., ~ i. spectators back, it has been great for us. ., ~ . spectators back, it has been great for us. ., ~ i. . ., for us. thank you so much. the main race is at 4:30pm _ for us. thank you so much. the main race is at 4:30pm and _ for us. thank you so much. the main race is at 4:30pm and while - for us. thank you so much. the main race is at 4:30pm and while the i race is at az30pm and while the queen is not here, there are royal connections on the racecard. there are horses called desert crown combinations pride, changing of the guard and royal patronage. the queen will be watching on. i am reliably informed it is due to clear up weather—wise in time for the big race. that is the kind of information more from epsom later in the day. so much of the last few days we have

spoke to people who have been invited to events for example because they have been awarded 0be, mbe so on. a lot of people of that ilk invited to the ceremony yesterday at the scene.. who have met the queen, had associations with some of her charities. i'm joined now by british jazz musician gary crosby. he met the queen when she awarded him her medalfor music in 2018. warm welcome, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i know you met the queenjust a few us on bbc news. i know you met the queen just a few years ago, when you were awarded a medal for music and am i right in saying you were the firstjazz musician to be given that honour? tell us about your experiences. t honour? tell us about your experiences.— honour? tell us about your exeriences. ~ , , ~ experiences. ithink, yes, ithink ou are

experiences. ithink, yes, ithink you are right _ experiences. ithink, yes, ithink you are right i — experiences. ithink, yes, ithink you are right i am _ experiences. ithink, yes, ithink you are right i am the _ experiences. ithink, yes, ithink you are right i am the first i experiences. ithink, yes, ithink you are right i am the first jazz i you are right i am the firstjazz musician and my experience on the day was one of enlightenment, really. apart from so much wanting to discuss with her majesty about the piece of music, one of my favourite pieces of music, by duke ellington written specifically for her, and to my surprise she knew about the piece of music and proceeded to, have a great chat about music and i came away enlightened. i really did. what did ou no enlightened. i really did. what did you go into _ enlightened. i really did. what did you go into that — enlightened. i really did. what did you go into that conversation i you go into that conversation thinking? what was your, at that stage, was your attitude towards the monarchy? what did you know about what the queen knew about music? t what the queen knew about music? i was aware that she had met one of my heroes in the 1950s, i was fully

aware that she was aware of duke ellington, but when i went into the meeting apart from the fear of meeting apart from the fear of meeting the monarch of england, i did not know what i was going to, what questions i would be asked and i remember there was a chap, i cannot remember his title, he said just relax. he actually used the word, she is cool or something like that. that is exactly what i had to do and it changed my whole view of her specifically. she made it so easy. her specifically. she made it so eas . her specifically. she made it so eas. ,,. her specifically. she made it so easy-_ she - her specifically. she made it so easy-_ she was her specifically. she made it so i easy._ she was so easy. her specifically? she was so informed about _ easy. her specifically? she was so informed about my _ easy. her specifically? she was so informed about my history - easy. her specifically? she was so informed about my history and i easy. her specifically? she was so i informed about my history and what i do and she proceeded, i am using jazz tens but she made me hip to the

fact that certain acoustic instruments did not amplify properly and that blew my mind because i agree with that policy myself. it was 20 minutes of fun and enlightenment. talking about music and things relative to me and everybody really. everybody likes art so we did speak about the arts. that is so interesting to hear. tell me quickly if you can about when you were told that you were going to be awarded the queen's medal. i'm interested in your story around that. fit interested in your story around that. �* , ., , that. at first i thought why me? there are _ that. at first i thought why me? there are so — that. at first i thought why me? there are so many _ that. at first i thought why me? there are so many talented i that. at first i thought why me? i there are so many talented musicians around me and in england at the moment, why me specifically? i suppose it was for my work with the

tomorrow's warriors. specifically since i have been working in a way to try to democratise our four young people. give them something else to do besides hanging on the street and i believe that is why i received the medal. the company i worked for had received over 60 odd awards in the last 31 years. this was the high point of my career. you can imagine i told my mum and dad that i was going to meet the queen for the second time. i became the dawn of the house. , , second time. i became the dawn of the house-— the house. gary, it is lovely to have you _ the house. gary, it is lovely to have you with _ the house. gary, it is lovely to have you with us. _ the house. gary, it is lovely to have you with us. thank i the house. gary, it is lovely to have you with us. thank you . the house. gary, it is lovely to i have you with us. thank you very much. sorry you cannot be with us

but it is great to talk to you. it is good to see you, pretty noisy and challenging down here but as you can see there are hundreds of people who have been arriving for the many errors we have been standing here, wanting a good place as far up to the palace as they are allowed to get to. 22,000 people with seats who have either got them in the ballot or work for the nhs and have been given tickets. anyone can turn up and try and watch it later but it does not start until 8pm, they have got a very long wait. some key music fans desperate to see diana ross and others this evening. worth mentioning as well that in the last hour or so, the royalfamily has put out a tweet saying happy birthday to

lillibet, you may know it is the first birthday today of prince harry and meghan's little girl, so that put has gone out. no longer working members of the royal family and we have talked about that but there has been an official tweet put out to wish their little girl a happy first birthday. we will have more from here as we build up to the concert tonight to the epsom derby, and at the risk of sounding like your mother, if you are coming down here, please bring layers and don't wear shorts, because it's really not very warm at all and you have got a very, very long wait. the concert does not kick off for many hours. so many people in shorts, ifeel cold looking at them. good luck to them, have a brilliant day but bring some layers. i will hand back to you. studio: very wise advice i am happy to see you are layered up as a mum

looking at you out there and feeling a little bit guilty being tucked up in a nice warm studio. have a cup of tea and we will see you later. thousands of easyjet passengers are stranded this morning after the airline has reportedly cancelled more than 50 flights, nearly half of them at very short notice. gatwick airport is worst affected, with bristol and luton also hit. wizz air and british airways are also cancelling flights. a lot of these problems are being blamed on a shortage of workers as the industry recovers from the pandemic and lockdowns. here with us now is andy prendergast, the national secretary of the union which represents aviation workers. thank you very much forjoining us. i'm not sure if this is a question directly for you but i will ask it because i'm sure people affected by this are thinking, should airlines be allowed to sell flights that they cannot put on? t be allowed to sell flights that they cannot put on?— be allowed to sell flights that they cannot put on? i think, the obvious answer for — cannot put on? i think, the obvious answer for that _ cannot put on? i think, the obvious answer for that is _ cannot put on? i think, the obvious answer for that is no _ cannot put on? i think, the obvious answer for that is no but _ cannot put on? i think, the obvious answer for that is no but i - cannot put on? i think, the obvious answer for that is no but i think i answer for that is no but i think what we have at the moment is an industry that is largely in crisis

and a crisis of their own making. over the course of the pandemic, they made mass redundancies and did it on the assumption that once things had turned to normal, everyone would come back. what we found is that elsewhere in the economy, wages have gone up quite high and that has not gone up in the airline sector so they are struggling to get people back through the door to check bags, get people through security, and deal with the long—standing issues. tt is with the long-standing issues. it is im ortant with the long-standing issues. it is important to _ with the long—standing issues. it is important to look forward and see how this gets resolved now, butjust to look back a little bit in terms of understanding what happened within the airline industry, in common with so many industries, there was the furlough system and that was designed to keep staff through the crisis and avoid exactly this. why did it not work? the through the crisis and avoid exactly this. why did it not work?- this. why did it not work? the big issue we had _ this. why did it not work? the big issue we had with _ this. why did it not work? the big issue we had with furlough - this. why did it not work? the big issue we had with furlough is i issue we had with furlough is furlough ended largely when most obstructions in the economy were lifted. the problem was at that point the restrictions within travel

had not been lifted. what we found was that people happy to go to shops and pubs were actually quite reluctant to get on planes. there was obviously an issue when most planes could fly international, going to other countries which had different restrictions from ours. ultimately, the airline industry had a longer period of recovery. we spoke to the government throughout the pandemic, were making a case that they needed to look at industries specific extensions of furloughs. this was refused. unfortunately, now this is all coming home to roost. so those workers have — coming home to roost. so those workers have got _ coming home to roost. so those workers have got other - coming home to roost. so those workers have got otherjobs i coming home to roost. so those workers have got otherjobs and j workers have got otherjobs and simply are not available to come back and plug the gap? iloathed simply are not available to come back and plug the gap?- simply are not available to come back and plug the gap? what we found is as i said back and plug the gap? what we found is as i said many _ back and plug the gap? what we found is as i said many areas _ back and plug the gap? what we found is as i said many areas of _ back and plug the gap? what we found is as i said many areas of the - is as i said many areas of the economy have rebounded far quicker. and number of companies have increased wages quite a lot and with airlines, they cut wages, terms and conditions, and as an example, the

union going through a strike ballot with ba, they are working at take it to save jobs at the start of the pandemic, now we are finding the industry is back to profitability, managers have their money back but our members are still operating on a 10% pay cut before the pandemic before you factor in the huge increases to the cost of living. there is also a huge issue with the security clearances. working in an airport, it is high security. for obvious reasons. unfortunately, over a decade of government cuts have decimated the department of security clearances and that means people who want a job in the industry rather than waiting for weeks they were doing before the pandemic are now having to wait up to four months to get security clearance and that means many of them are getting jobs in the meantime. full .2 what are the answers as far as you are concerned? there has been a request for foreign workers to have an exemption on this to the government.

there is pressure to have the security system speeded up and have workers train while clearances being done. what else could be done practically to make a difference at any speed? the obvious thing is deal with long—term problems. i don't want to be one to teach capitalism to capitalists but if you cannot improve the amount of money you are offering you have to increase wages, you need to improve terms and conditions and get loyalty of the workforce back. with the security issue, there is no quick fix on that, there is a difference when you are going into restricted areas and when you are not so they could think of faster ways of doing that. there is question about bringing in emergency workers who are security, have security clearance but unfortunately, at the moment, within the public sector we have had a government who have cut massively over the last ten years and these

problems will simply not go away. quite frankly the government had been asleep at wheel over this. we heard the day grant shapps angrily accused the industry. the government were told repeatedly by us that this would happen and they have done nothing. so therefore to suddenly blame the industry, this is a collective failure of the industry, government, and employers who for too long have been drunk on and in inexhaustible supply of cheap labour which simply is not there at the moment. ~ , , .,, , which simply is not there at the moment. ~ , , , ., ., moment. will these problems go on throu~h moment. will these problems go on through the — moment. will these problems go on through the summer? _ moment. will these problems go on through the summer? at _ moment. will these problems go on through the summer? at the - moment. will these problems go on i through the summer? at the moment what we're seeing _ through the summer? at the moment what we're seeing is _ through the summer? at the moment what we're seeing is the _ through the summer? at the moment what we're seeing is the impact i through the summer? at the moment what we're seeing is the impact on i what we're seeing is the impact on wages has been piecemeal, the government have no signs that they are taking security seriously and with alexa british airways having industrial action ballots it has the potential to get significantly worse. what i would say to members of the public, we know it to stream the frustrating, we have all waited years for holidays, but our members are doing the best they can to get you through as quickly as possible,

they are working under very difficult circumstances, and we would ask that they are treated with respect and patience as they try to do theirjobs. respect and patience as they try to do theirjobs— investigators in germany are trying to establish why a crowded train in bavaria derailed, killing at least four people and injuring dozens more. the train was heading to munich when three carriages came off the tracks. shelley phelps reports. the violence of the derailment is evident from the wreckage, crumpled carriages lying on their sides at twisted angles. eyewitness footage, taken immediately after the incident, shows passengers in shock gathering their belongings. at a news briefing in berlin, the head of the german railway was visibly shaken as he spoke about the incident. translation: the pictures we are seeing are terrible. l they make us deeply sad and speechless, and i can say this, not only for me as the head of the railway, but also

for all railway workers, my thoughts — our thoughts — are with the victims and their surviving relatives. a huge rescue effort was launched, with emergency services workers using ladders to climb into carriages and bring those trapped to safety. the train was crowded and full of passengers ahead of a long bank holiday weekend. germany has recently introduced a cheap rail ticket, enabling people to travel on trains like this one for nine euros a month. that may have contributed to the popularity of the service. it's not yet clear what caused the train to derail, but an investigation is under way. president zelensky of ukraine has admitted russia now controls one fifth of the country and that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee. our international correspondent, orla guerin, sent us this report after spending time with ukrainian troops near the eastern town of bakhmut.

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. . . distant explosions. ..tempered by fire. dog barks. they've been fighting russian—backed separatists here in the east since 2014, among them anton. rapid explosions. dog barks.

frantic chatter 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, in 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.