good afternoon. a third day of celebrations for the queen's platinum jubilee is under way with members of the royal family attending celebrations across the uk. the duke and duchess of cambridge are at cardiff castle with their two older children prince george and princess charlotte. the day will end with an open air concert at buckingham palace where prince charles will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. our royal correspondent campbell reports. would you like another one? the

queen's love _ would you like another one? the queen's love of _ would you like another one? the queen's love of horses is clear from these pictures, which were filmed in april at the royal stud in sandringham. she has only missed derby day twice in her long reign, today will make a third time but she will be watching from home in windsor. it is for other members of herfamily to take windsor. it is for other members of her family to take thejubilee message of thanks around the uk. this morning, the earl and countess of wessex were in northern ireland as local communities got creative in their tributes to the queen.- their tributes to the queen. really nice to have _ their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them _ their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, _ their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, it - their tributes to the queen. really nice to have them here, it has - their tributes to the queen. really l nice to have them here, it has been a lovely morning, all in.— a lovely morning, all in. suzanne has visited _ a lovely morning, all in. suzanne has visited edinburgh _ a lovely morning, all in. suzanne has visited edinburgh and - a lovely morning, all in. suzanne has visited edinburgh and the - has visited edinburgh and the penguin enclosure at the city's zoo. the duke and duchess of cambridge with two of their children are in cardiff this afternoon to meet performers and people taking part in thejubilee concert in the castle grounds. from cardiff, prince william will travel here because he

and prince charles are due to take to the stage to pay their own tribute to the queen at the platinum party at the palace. celebrations today in the sussex household. prince harry and meghan made their first appearance at a royal event in two years yesterday. their two children, archie and their daughter, travelled with them to the uk and todayit travelled with them to the uk and today it is her first birthday. on the mall, the excitement is building with people arriving early to get the best spot for the event. on this huge set built in front of buckingham palace, the likes of duran duran, queen and diana ross will take to any one of the four stages as thisjubilee weekend continues. sarah campbell, bbc news, buckingham palace. our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. what kind of reception have the duke

and duchess of cambridge had there? yes, big crowds inside and outside cardiff castle as the duke and duchess of cambridge, accompanied by their two eldest children, george and charlotte are meeting the performers that will be taking part in a concert this afternoon and those preparing the stage for the concert as well. both william and kate had a chance to conduct the orchestra inside, that will be taking place and they witnessed a rendition of delilah, something that will be performed later on. they met bonnie tyler, recently awarded an mbe by the queen. we are expecting them to come out any minute and they will be heading straight back to london to make their own preparations for the main event back in buckingham palace this evening. crowds in cardiff will be able to watch that event inside cardiff castle later today.— 22,000 music fans will be at grounds of buckingham palace tonight for the special

platinum jubilee concert. queen and adam lambert, diana ross and george ezra will be among those performing. our music correspondent mark savage has more details on what we can expect. god save the queen. for the queen's goldenjubilee, brian may played the national anthem on the roof of buckingham palace. # ob—la—di, ob—la—da # life goes on, brah # la, la, how life goes on #. at her diamond jubilee, paul mccartney led an all—star singalong of ob—la—di. but this year, even some of the performers don't know what they'll be playing. what are you going to do on saturday? i have no idea. which is awesome to me because that'll be the most fun thing in the world, is if i get there and they say, "hey, nile, we'd like you to play flute with the marine band," or something. so this is four days before the concert, you don't even know what you're playing? yeah, i have no idea. i presume that they asked you to

come along and do some chic songs. i have no idea. when i tell you, i have no idea, i have no idea. i look at it like this, whatever the queen asks me to do or her representatives or whatever, i will do that. whatever nile rodgers ends up playing, it will be on this stage, built over the last four weeks outside the gates of buckingham palace. and this is where queen and adam lambert will open the show later tonight. brian may won't be on the roof of buckingham palace this time, but i'm told he does have a surprise up his sleeve. and following them onto the stage, we have diana ross, sir rod stewart, paul mccartney, george ezra, duran duran, and many more. one, two, three. # good luck. # going round the world. # chasing other girls. # thinking you'll find better, baby #. among them is the pop singer mabel, who says she's not feeling nerves ahead of the show. well, it's not really about me. do you know what i mean,

it's about celebrating our queen and her reign and all the fantastic things that she's done. after the pageantry of trooping the colour and the gravity of friday's thanksgiving service, thejubilee concert promises to be a concentrated blast of energy. mark savage, bbc news. russian forces have blown up bridges on a river near severodonetsk to stop the ukrainians bringing in reinforcements, according to the governor of ukraine's luhansk region. the city is the main focus of russia's current offensive in the east. kyiv says it has recaptured part of the territory that was lost to russian forces. but as our ukraine correspondentjoe inwood reports, both sides are presenting very different pictures of how the conflict in unfolding. russian armour, still rolling forward, moving to encircle ukraine's forces in the donbas, an advancing army, liberating

the people of this region, providing them with humanitarian aid. that is the picture the russians want to present of the invasion they still refuse to call a war. they say they are destroying western weapons and killing foreign mercenaries. but from the ukrainians, you get quite the opposite impression. this is a coalition of soldiers defending their homeland orjoining from around the world to face down a global threat. we are on the right side of history, so we are going to make sure... all of us are going to get back home with our families and make sure that the occupants are not going to do the same. now, the truth of what is really going on is shrouded in the fog of war. both sides put out the messages they want the world to hear. translation: as soon as we have . enough western long-range weapons, we will push their artillery away from our positions, and then,

believe me, the russian infantry? they will just run. what we do know for certain is that it is the people of this region who are paying the price. this is the town of lysychansk, just across the river from severodonetsk. tens of thousands remain here. translation: there is no electricity, no water. - our grandchildren have left. we don't know how they are. in the distance, the battle for severodonetsk continues. if russia can take the city, it will have a path into the donbas. if the ukrainians can stop their advance, they will win a battle that could determine the outcome of this war. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. thousands of easyjet passengers are stranded after the airline has cancelled further flights today. 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. now as we've been hearing the queen won't be at the epsom derby this afternoon, but we are told she will be watching it on television from windsor. our sports correspondent laura scott is at the racecourse for us. over to you, laura. derby day is considered _ over to you, laura. derby day is considered the _ over to you, laura. derby day is considered the jewel _ over to you, laura. derby day is considered the jewel in - over to you, laura. derby day is considered the jewel in the - over to you, laura. derby day is| considered the jewel in the crown over to you, laura. derby day is - considered the jewel in the crown of the british flat racing calendar. it has also been a ring fenced part of the queen's diary throughout her reign. today is part of the official platinum jubilee celebrations, but as you mention, the queen isn't going to be he, she will be officially represented by the princess royal. despite the clean's absence, there are a number of tributes being paid to what has been described as her immeasurable contribution to british racing, including a parade of some of her

retired racehorses and a guard of honour are a0 jockeys who have written for the queen and early i spoke to one of those, frankie dettori. he told me it was a huge honour to have ridden for the clean and spoke of her immense knowledge and spoke of her immense knowledge and passion for racing. we know the queen has been sent one of these official race card so she can keep a close eye on the runners and riders of the action. within it, she will notice a number of horses with regal names, such as royal patronage and changingoftheguard and the favourite in the derby itself is called desert crown. buckingham palace save the queen will be watching the action from the comfort of windsor castle. thank you, laura. cricket now and england have made a dramatic start to the third day of the test match at lord's. new zealand were bowled out for 285. a few moments ago, england were ia—0 in their second innings. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. stuart broad makes things happen. we have seen it before. we saw it again. that was daryl mitchell, dismissed for 108, relatively straightforward.

very next ball, colin de grandhomme was not out lbw, but no one was watching the ball except ollie pope, who threw down the stumps with de grandhomme, yes, run out. now lord's thought anything was possible, and broad, next ball, obliged. oh, bowled him! kyle jamieson, clean bowled. broad on one of his charges. and james anderson joined in. tom blundell, lbw — new zealand, in an instant, 265—8. we can show you the ninth wicket. potts bowling, that's lbw. remember, in the match, new zealand have a substantial lead and england will have to bat a lot better in their second innings, but stuart broad in particular has given england supporters hope and that is a lot more than they arrived with here this morning. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel.

the next news on bbc one is at 7pm this evening. bye for now. hello, i'm isaac fanin, let me give you some of your latest sports news. we're just under an hour away from the women's french open final. american teenager coco gauff will make a grand slam final debut when she takes on world number one iga swiatek. the pole won this tournament back in 2020 and is on a 3a match unbeaten streak. but gauff is a worthy opponent. she's not dropped a set at this years tournament and is going into the final feeling as though she has nothing to lose. she is definitely the favourites going into the match on paper but i

think that's going in, i'm just going to play free and play my best tennis, and i think in a grand slam final, anything can happen. if i do lift the trophy, honestly, i don't think my life is going to change, really. i know it sounds kind of bad to say that but the people who love me are still going to love me regardless of if i lift the trophy or not. britain's alfie hewett and gordon reid are on course for a 10th consecutive grand slam wheelchair doubles title. the two time defending champions are taking on gustavo fernandez and shingo kunieda in the final later. meanwhile andy murray's preparations for wimbledon continue. he'll play american denis kudla in the semifinal of the surbiton open having beaten brandon nakashima yesterday. murray hasn't dropped a set is hoping to win his first title on grass for six years. england take on hungary in the nations league later. the match was supposed to be played behind closed door because of repeated racist behaviour from hungary fans. but due to a uefa regulation,

children are allowed to attend as long as they're with an adult. 35,000 are expected to attend. harry kane could get closer to history. he's three goals away from becoming england's all time top scorer but he's trying to not let the pressure get to him. yes, of course, i would love to do it as soon as possible, but if it doesn't happen for some reason and it goes into the world cup, then so be it. the world cup is probably the best competition in the world, so i will have a lot of focus on trying to achieve that and trying to go on and win that, so, yes, we will have to wait and see. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. as we've been hearing stars from stage, screen and sport will gather at buckingham palace later for a special platinum party at the palace concert. and ahead of the celebrations, crowds are gathering. john maguire has been to meet them. down on the mall, as you can see, the crowds are really building, if were with us earlier on.

so many more people than were here earlier. i wanted to come and say hello to these guys because we cut them short last time. hello, how are you? how are you getting on? good. you got your hair done like that where? oh, you know, ijust bought this little number. it isn't my own hair. and again, you're some of these people that were friends. well, that's your husband. but you guys all met, what, ten years ago? no, we've probably known each other 20 years, roughly. but you had been to a previous royal occasion? yes, we came to the diamond jubilee ten years ago, which was incredible. and you thought you would come back? yes. and what has it been made so far? just amazing. so many people from all over the world, great atmospheres, and peoplejust reaching out and talking to each other, which after covid, we never thought was going to happen again. yes, that's a good point, isn't it? thanks so much. lovely to see you. see you later. that's a really good point that you know, things have been a little bit grim over the last couple of years. excuse me, don't worry. and it'sjust wonderful to... hello, good morning. doing a greatjob, fellas.

how are we? look at these two here. you were talking about memorabilia and people doing things in previous years. this is you two, isn't it? can we see that? ten years ago at the diamond jubilee. with your 2012 sunglasses on, and this year, we have got what? london landmarks. london landmarks, yes. what's it like here in amongst the crowd with your fantastic union jack tents? it is amazing. the atmosphere is already building up. it's great. and it's really nice to be able to get back together. especially after the last couple of years we've all had, just to be able to celebrate. and looking forward to the music tonight? 0h, absolutely, yeah. who are you particularly keen to see? ed sheeran, probably. enjoy yourselves, stay warm. right, another one of these connections we've been telling you about, international connections... hello! ..are these two here, from cornwall and from connecticut. they met... excuse me, i'm just going to dive in here. you met when, you two? we met in, i can't remember what year but when william

and kate got married. i think that was probably about ten or 11 years ago. 11 years ago. yes, they just had their anniversary. cornwall, connecticut, and stayed in contact ever since? we have, on and off through the internet, and then, came over one year for the queen's 90th in windsor and she had a walkabout and she came right up to us and we just keep in touch with each other's families and christmas cards and stuff like that, and when we knew the days were set for this, we said we are going. book it in. amazing to make friendships like this, isn't it? itjust shows, and today, i have just met somebody, whose father was best friends with my father. he was sitting just here. he is standing just there. that's fantastic. that's amazing. it is a small world. as you've been hearing, the queen won't be attending derby day at epsom racecourse. our sports correspondent laura scott is there and earlier spoke to one of the queen's favourite jockies,

frankie dettori. it's a tribute to the platinum jubilee, but unfortunately, the queen is not going to be here, but we're going to do it and it is nice to see old faces there, wearing the queen's colours, and we are all ready to go very soon. and tell us about the honour of having ridden for her majesty during your career. every time you see these, you touch your peg, it always gives you a sense of importance and it's a great honour. she is a big lover of horse racing. like you say, she has only missed the derby twice. but i'm sure today, she will find a tv and she will watch it live because she loves the derby so much. she is not only passionate about racing, she is hugely knowledgeable as well. she's a breeder. has that come across to you? absolutely, yes. she has been breeding horses for over 60 years and she knows all the bloodlines and as you know, she has won lots of races, and she is very knowledgeable. and it's the only one of the british

classics that she hasn't won before. we know that she was due to have a runner in the race — reach for the moon. you would have been on that horse. what was your reaction when the trainer and everyone connected decided the horse wasn't quite right to be put in the race? well, i actually rode him this morning. unfortunately, we missed a lot of times with a little injury. we will try to get him back for the royal ascot. a big occasion for her. we will try to get him there for the royal ascot. it's a shame that he could not run today but i picked up another ride. you mentioned your other ride in the derby. what are your chances in the race and how special would it be to win the derby as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations? i think its wide open. there's about six or seven horses that can win it. it's a big field and it's going to be very tactical, and look, it is the platinum jubilee, the whole country is on holiday and i'm sure they will be watching it,

so yes, very special. and you know the queen is watching. if you are going to cross the finish line behind you in front of... i will be screaming with joy, of course. aside from the official celebrations, many people up and down the country have also been holding their own street parties to mark thejubilee and enjoy the bank holiday. itjust feels really patriotic, and having the whole town joining in, it is really eclectic, all different types of people, different generations, all celebrating the queen. it's incredible, isn't it? a credit to our country. 70 years she has give - everything to the country. and i think that she should celebrate. . it's just wonderful that she has managed all these years.

something you need to celebrate with everybody. get everybody together. i think it's important - to celebrate these events and especially this one, _ the platinum, because i don't think we will ever see the like again. it has just been brilliant. we werejust saying, we don't think anything like this has happened here for decades, it's absolutely brilliant, we have loved it. i want to do it every week. it isjust a really nice opportunity, isn't it, for everybody to come together and celebrate. i mean, a remarkable achievement for her majesty the queen to achieve 70 years on the throne. it's once in a blue moon. and you won't see a queen doing 70 years again,

i guess _ she hasjust, like, been amazing. 70 years on the throne. and, you know, it's nice to give her a little bit back over this weekend. british expats around the world are also marking thejubilee. sophie long reports on how they're celebrating in the united states. queen elizabeth's leading role in the special relationship between britain and the united states dates back before accession to the throne. |archive: princess elizabeth playsj hostess to the truman family in... the first of the 13 us leaders her majesty met was president truman in 1951, when she was princess elizabeth. dwight eisenhower was president when she made herfirst state visit in 1957.

archive: neil armstrong, the first man on the moon, led the way... l americans have had some issues with royal protocol. after landing on the moon, astronauts neil armstrong, michael collins and buzz aldrin visited buckingham palace. collins is reported to have almost fallen down the stairs in his efforts not to turn his back on the queen. subsequent presidents and first ladies have been a little more lax. michelle obama famously laid a hand on her majesty's back. and president trump not only broke with tradition, ditching a bow favour of a handshake, but then walked in front of her. while royal commentators gasped, the queen displayed nothing but good humour. i think that when she meets with american presidents, l and evenjust going out i about the general public, she does give off an air, too, of approachability,|

and i think, you know, _ the way that she wasn't bothered, for instance, when someone would break protocol - and touch her, give her the hug, she just laughs it off, _ and i think that endears her to the public. - the queen waltzed with president ford, rode horses with president reagan. president biden was the first head of state she met in person following the death of prince philip. he and the first lady had this message for her majesty. congratulations on your platinum jubilee. for 70 years, you have inspired people with your selfless devotion and service to the people of the united kingdom and the commonwealth. throughout your reign, the relationship between the united kingdom and the united states has grown stronger and closer than ever. in america, the queen retains approval ratings most political leaders would last after, even higher than that of meghan markle. of course, her marriage to prince harry reinforced the transatlantic relationship. even if the couple have criticised the family, they have only ever spoken fondly

of the queen. they have spoken so highly of her and made sure that any sort of feelings they have about the firm are divorced from the queen as harry's grandmother. even if harry and meghan are back in britain for the platinum jubilee celebration, there will be plenty of the queen's supporters here raising a cup of tea in her honour. thousands of easyjet passengers are stranded after the airline cancelled further flights today. gatwick airport is worst affected along with bristol and luton. wizz air and british airways have also cancelled flights. a shortage of workers is being blamed, as the industry recovers from the pandemic. earlier i spoke to paul hackett, the ceo of the website click and go, and i asked him about the problems they're facing. the problem with dublin airport was last sunday and it was carnage. over 1,a00 people missed their flights because of the inability

to transit through the airports. the dublin airport authority who run the airport have been under pressure but have put plans in place and executed them by thursday. there were no problems right through the week and there have been no problems this morning. they reported through the airport that everything is fine and on the app that is also evident. how have they fixed it? i think what they have done is they have created a more triaged approach. consumers were anxious about missing their flights. they were turning up so early that they were creating problems in terms of the volume of passengers in the airport. they created guidelines of come 2.5 hours early for short haul and 3.5 hours early for long haul. don't come earlier, if you do, you will be put in a holding area. they have redeployed staff to create more security lanes being open at the peak times.

nothing dramatic, quite basic stuff but it has worked. so, do you think they have nailed it? do you think this will hold, particularly as we get to summer? i think so. i think what we're looking at and the situation with easyjet and other airlines cancelling flights and airports across europe, it's really the consequence of the post—pandemic lockdown. all of these organisations had to get rid of staff because of the lockdown for the most part of two years, and now they are coming back to full operation, they are struggling to get staff because we are pretty much at full employment in this country. as are you. that is a problem. we then have a change in consumer booking patterns, partially down to things like ukraine because all of the inflationary and cost of living increases has made the consumer wary about booking too far in advance, so there is a late booking pattern happening this year and that is impacting the airlines and the airports and the handling

agents at the airports, so i'm not in any way trying to excuse how difficult and traumatic it has been for the passengers, whose flights had been cancelled, or anybody who has missed flights, but the reality is, it is a resourcing issue and it is a consumer booking change that is impacting and we are never going to be able to simply flick a switch and restart an entire sector. thank you. thousands of post office workers are on strike over a pay dispute. some 11a crown post offices will close for a 2a—hour period, while sub—post offices will have no cash deliveries or collections. the communication workers union is protesting against pay freezes in 2021—22 and a 2% rise for the following year. now it's time for a look at the weather, here's alina. now it's time for a look hello there. here in scotland and northern ireland, the forecast for the rest of the weekend is very straightforward. it's dry and you will see the best of the sunshine.

england and wales — quite a few showers this morning across the southern half of wales and england. we will see some spells of sunshine away from the eastern coast, where it is plagued by low cloud and with the breeze of the see, it will feel cool the breeze of the see, it will feel cool. through this evening and overnight, we see this band of heavy and thundery clouds working its way through. clearerskies and thundery clouds working its way through. clearer skies across scotland, northern ireland and the north—west of england, where we will see the lowest temperatures but quite muggy where we have got the clouds and thunderstorms. they will continue tomorrow morning, through the midlands, north wales and northern england. behind this, some sunny spells but that could trigger some more rain. best of the sunshine in northern ireland and scotland. in the sunshine, 21 celsius mid—teens where we have the showers, the cloud and the breeze.

hello this is bbc news, the 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. and the bunting's still out up and down the country as people hold street parties to celebrate her majesty's 70 years on the throne. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights today 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. now on bbc news, award—winning writer and magazine editor tina brown has spent decades chronicling the british

royal family.