a third day ofjubilee celebrations — with members of the royalfamily touring the uk nations — and a huge build—up here at buckingham palace for a star—studded concert. caught on camera enjoying the moment — charlotte and george accompany their parents the duke and duchess of cambridge

to celebrations in cardiff. cheering. here in london... excited ticket holders line up to see a series of stars performing tonight. apart from the royals, i'm most excited to see diana ross. i want to see diana ross, queen. amazing. also in the programme tonight. as russia increases military strikes in ukraine's donbass region in the east, ukrainian forces say they've retaken some areas. and half—centuries for the new england cricket captain — and the old one — as they strive to save the first test against new zealand at lord's.

good evening. a third day of celebrations for the queen's platinum jubilee is under way — in just under an hour's time an open air concert will begin just behind me here at buckingham palace — as you can see, thousands of people are already gathered — and the event will include prince charles paying tribute to the queen for her enduring service. during the day, members of the royal family have attended celebrations across the uk, with the duke and duchess of cambridge visiting cardiff castle with their two older children prince george and princess charlotte. ourfirst report this evening is from our wales correspondent, tomos morgan. a visit to wales for the duke and duchess of cambridge and also a first official, and unexpected, visit by their eldest children, george and charlotte here. as performers made theirfinal preparations before this afternoon's jubilee concert in cardiff castle, charlotte was delighted

to have the chance to take the lead of the orchestra, after mum and dad had a go, of course. it's a thrill to meet them. and he congratulated me on my mbe. i mean, come on. welsh musical royalty bonnie tyler, recently made an mbe, thoroughly enjoyed meeting the family. prince william said to me, i played some of your music coming down, he said, so that the children would know. very lovely. oh, so sweet. and they're so good, the kids, you know. and i'm sure they felt like running away and whatever. but they're very good. not like our kids! before they left, the cambridges took some time to meet the public, who were patiently and eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of the royals. as a brief royal welsh visit comes to an end, the duke and duchess of cambridge will leave behind an enthusiastic crowd here in cardiff.

they'll head straight back to london now, where they'll finish their preparations in time for this evening's main event in buckingham palace. over the irish sea, the wessexes took some time in northern ireland. sophie getting involved in some dancing at a 19505 themed celebration in the newly appointed city of bangor. on this, the third day of celebrations, in a tweet, the royal family congratulated meghan and harry on the first birthday of their child, lilibet. crowds have been flooding the mall all day, gearing up for the headline concert due to begin in less than an hour's time. although the queen won't be in attendance, prince charles and prince william will pay her tribute in speeches later this evening. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is with me. what message is being sent out

today? it what message is being sent out toda ? , . , what message is being sent out toda ? , ._ ., what message is being sent out toda ? , . , . ., today? it is really important to get the jubilee message _ today? it is really important to get the jubilee message out _ today? it is really important to get the jubilee message out to - today? it is really important to get the jubilee message out to all- thejubilee message out to all nations of the united kingdom. in previous jubilees nations of the united kingdom. in previousjubilees the nations of the united kingdom. in previous jubilees the queen has nations of the united kingdom. in previousjubilees the queen has been able to tour round the four nations of the uk in the lead up to the jubilee and that has not been possible this time for obvious reasons. we should remember she has never been queen of england, she was crowned and she is queen of the united kingdom so very important with these visits today to scotland, wales and northern ireland to engage those parts of the united kingdom and spread thejubilee message. the focus of course tonight returns to buckingham palace which is warming up buckingham palace which is warming up for the huge concert that begins in less than an hour and during which i'm sure we will see touching messages from prince william and prince charles plain tribute to his mother. prince charles again front and centre and then tomorrow the big

lunch and of course thejubilee pageant. i think will be unlikely we'll see the queen here at buckingham palace again but we will know for certain the morning. nick, many thanrs- _ crowds have packed out the mall and the areas around buckingham palace as final soundchecks take place — ahead of tonight's special platinum jubilee concert. diana ross, sir rod stewart and george ezra are among the artists who will be performing very shortly. around 22,000 people have tickets to the show, while thousands more will watch it on screens from outside. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is at the performers' vip area. there are concerts and then there are concerts! all the artists have performed two massive audiences all over the world. they cross all genres and generations but they all

share a sense of pride at being asked to perform here in honour of her majesty. four weeks of building work and many more months of planning have gone into tonight's huge event. the show will be opened by queen and adam lambert. 20 years ago, the band's guitarist, brian may, famously opened the queen's goldenjubilee concert on the roof of buckingham palace. i remember it and they will never be another moment like that but we have some interesting moments tonight which will also be memorable. it is just a thrill to be here and take up this challenge. another artist appearing, pop singer mabel. she says she's not feeling nervous ahead of the show. it's not about me but it is about celebrating the queen and the fantastic things that she is done. tickets for the public were made available through a nationwide

ballot and thousands more given to frontline workers and nhs staff. with such a wide range of performers, the aim is that there'll be something for everyone in the audience, whatever their tastes. really looking forward to seeing diana ross, she is a legend. yes. diana ross, she is a legend. yes, diana ross, she is a legend. yes, diana ross- _ diana ross, she is a legend. yes, diana ross. all— diana ross, she is a legend. yes, diana ross. all of _ diana ross, she is a legend. yes, diana ross. all of them. - diana ross, she is a legend. yes, diana ross. all of them. amazing. those lucky enough to be successful have been arriving throughout the afternoon and early evening, looking forward to what they hope will be a special night of music for them and for her majesty. liso mzimba, bbc news, buckingham palace. now in other news — ukraine says russian forces have blown up bridges on a river near the key eastern city of severodonetsk to stop reinforcements coming in. the city is the main focus of russia's current offensive in the donbas region. 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 is 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 the history, so we're going to make sure all of us are going to get back home with our families and make sure the occupants are not going to do the same. now, the truth of what's 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 i enough western long range weapons, we will push their artillery away from our positions. and then, believe me, the russian infantry, they'lljust 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. translatiom: there is no electricity, no water. - our grandchildren have left. we don't know how they are. as the battle for severodonetsk continues, on the streets, ukrainian police evacuate stranded residents. if russia can take this city, it will have a path into the donbas. if the ukrainians can stop them, they will win a battle that could determine the outcome of this war. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.

thousands of passengers trying to return to the uk at the end of the half—term holidays have been facing delays and cancellations. easyjet says it's had to cancel more than 30 flights at short notice today. the airline says one of the reasons for the problems is a shortage of air—traffic control staff at gatwick. ferry passengers in calais have also been experiencing long waits. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre... good evening. the first test is heading for an exciting finish. it's in the balance, england require 61 more runs for victory, new zealand need five wickets. our correspondentjoe wilson has been at lord's for the third day's play. stuart broad urged england to believe and then he made things happen. that was daryl mitchell dismissed for 108 and suddenly wickets were falling with every

delivery. stuart broad on one of his charges. and new zealand was soon 285 all out which meant anything that could score 277 in their second innings they would win. if. here are three england batters. ollie pope and thenjonny bairstow. the new zealand burros were too good. ben stokes had made one when this happened. colin de grandhomme overstepped, no ball. captain, back in. could ben stokes make the most of his reprieve? england were depending on it. here comes the ball but he could not avoid. caught for 54 but he could not avoid. caught for sa and this time definitely out but 5a and this time definitely out but what about the former captain? that of course isjoe root. joe root i think is key to it now. 277 the

magic numberfor england and think is key to it now. 277 the magic number for england and they were soon 216—5 but only route, 77 not out. —— joe root. iga swiatek has won the french open for a second time. the world number one breezed past the american teenager coco gauff in straight sets. the 20—year—old from poland has now won six tournaments in a row, and is unbeaten in 35 matches, a winning run last achieved by venus williams 22 years ago. england's footballers have started their nations league campaign in budapest. the match against hungary was supposed to be played in an empty stadium after the racist behaviour of the hosts' fans, but there were thousands there as england lost the match 1—0. patrick gearey reports. stadium neither is full or as empty as it might�*ve been. the game ordered to played behind closed doors as a punishment for racist abuse on the hungarian schoolchildren were allowed in accompanied by adults. and when england took the knee there was some

billing. for england on a hot day after a long season this would be a personality test. conor coady clearly good in a crisis. he saved them here. in truth we learned little else for some time, bukayo saka flickered and flashed but it was rare. the game drifted drowsily until suddenly an alarm. hungary had a penalty. the start of the nation with a chance for the nation, one for the kids. england seem tired and hungry had an appetite for more. this could and should have been 2— nil. i miss that england could not make them regret. harry kane came close but they were second best in budapest. it was the final day of the regular season in the rugby union premiership and northampton saints have secured a place in the play—offs. they ran in 10 tries, tommy freeman with a hatrick, beating newcastle 65—26. they'll play table—toppers leicester in the semifinals. saracens will face harlequins.

back to you. the derby at epsom has been won by desert crown, ridden by richard kingscote. the queen had been due to attend this major fixture in the horse—racing calendar, but pulled out yesterday. we're told she watched it on tv from windsor. our sports correspondent laura scott sent this report. it's the jewel in the crown of the flat racing calendar and one of the queen's favourite days of the year. but whilst her majesty was absent from the derby for just the fifth time in her long reign, there were plenty of nods to her platinum jubilee at epsom, where she was represented by princess anne. the queen's love of horses is well known. this footage filmed in april at the royal stud in sandringham a clear example. today's tributes to her included a parade of some of her retired racehorses and a guard of honour

of a0 jockeys who have ridden for her. she has been breeding horses for a0 years and she knows all the bloodlines.— years and she knows all the bloodlines. �* ., ., bloodlines. buckingham palace said the queen would _ bloodlines. buckingham palace said the queen would be _ bloodlines. buckingham palace said the queen would be watching - bloodlines. buckingham palace said the queen would be watching on i the queen would be watching on television from windsor and she was sent a copy of the race card to keep an eye on the runners and riders. the big race itself, a curious number of regally named horses. we have changing of the guard and the favourite, desert crown. an desert crown justified favouritism coming home a convincing winner to reign supreme. although the queen wasn't here to witness it, the carnival atmosphere of derby day embraced the celebrations of this platinum jubilee weekend. laura scott, bbc news, epsom. that's it from me here are buckingham palace.

—— at a lively palace. we're back with the late news at half past ten tonight. the platinum party at the palace will be broadcast live on here on bbc one and on the bbc iplayer, just after the news

hello. this is bbc news. as we've been hearing, a glittering group of performers from the worlds of music and dance will be performing at the "platinum party at the palace" concert. queen and adam lambert will open the concert. alicia keys, duran duran and andrea bocelli are some of the other acts that will be performing their biggest hits to mark the queen's 70 years on the throne. the line—up is a mixture of established musicians — and others on their way up, like sam ryder, who recently finished second at the eurovision song contest.

and closing the 2.5 hour show will be soul legend, diana ross, with her first live performance in the uk in 15 years. people will remember the spectacular opening of the goldenjubilee celebrations when brian may from queen played guitar on the roof of buckingham palace. well the band are performing again this evening. lizo mzimba caught up with them. with me, clean and adam lambert. one of the big numbers, the big hands that people are looking forward to tonight. first of all, a lot of expectation because in your case, people remember 20 years ago, that performance on the roof of the palace. i performance on the roof of the alace. , ., ., , palace. i remember it too. they will never be another _ palace. i remember it too. they will never be another moment _ palace. i remember it too. they will never be another moment quite - palace. i remember it too. they will never be another moment quite like that, but we have some very interesting moments tonight which will be also memorable. it's at the rail to be here and to take up this

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it would _ on just felt very serendipitous that it would come around. it was lovely. you are _ it would come around. it was lovely. you are one — it would come around. it was lovely. you are one of the younger acts appearing tonight. do you remember where you were 20 years ago? the goldenjubilee, brian may on the roof of buckingham palace? i remember brian mae being on the roof _ remember brian mae being on the roof a_ remember brian mae being on the roof. a genuine they come i don't know— roof. a genuine they come i don't know what— roof. a genuine they come i don't know what else i remember from that time _ know what else i remember from that time i_ know what else i remember from that time. i would know what else i remember from that time. iwould have been know what else i remember from that time. i would have been eight years old. time. i would have been eight years old i_ time. i would have been eight years old. i rememberface paint being involved — old. i rememberface paint being involved. otherthan old. i rememberface paint being involved. other than that, old. i rememberface paint being involved. otherthan that, i old. i rememberface paint being involved. other than that, i can't remember — involved. other than that, i can't remember-— involved. other than that, i can't remember. , ., ., remember. highlights from tonight ou are remember. highlights from tonight you are also _ remember. highlights from tonight you are also looking _ remember. highlights from tonight you are also looking forward - remember. highlights from tonight you are also looking forward to? i remember. highlights from tonight| you are also looking forward to? we not to you are also looking forward to? we got to watch queen's sound check, that is_ got to watch queen's sound check, that is exciting. rod stewart, that's — that is exciting. rod stewart, that's going to get. a friend of mine _ that's going to get. a friend of mine will— that's going to get. a friend of mine will bejumping that's going to get. a friend of mine will be jumping on stage at jack's _ mine will be jumping on stage at jack'sjones and we mine will be jumping on stage at jack's jones and we are mine will be jumping on stage at jack'sjones and we are going to watch _ jack'sjones and we are going to watch that. yeah. jack's jones and we are going to watch that. yeah.— watch that. yeah. sounds like a treat watch that. yeah. sounds like a great evening- _ watch that. yeah. sounds like a great evening. george, - watch that. yeah. sounds like a great evening. george, thank. watch that. yeah. sounds like a l great evening. george, thank you watch that. yeah. sounds like a i great evening. george, thank you so much. . ~ great evening. george, thank you so much. ., ,, i. that was george azra also performing later this evening. —— that was george ezra also performing later this evening. crowds have been gathering outside buckingham palace ahead of the concert. ashleyjohn—baptiste is on the mall,

where those lucky enough to have tickets are coming in to take their seats. as you can see, i am a stone's throw away from where this anticipated concert is taking place. you can just get a sense of the excitement that people have. we have some ticket holders here, guys, how are you feeling?— you feeling? cheering 0k. you feeling? cheering ok. so. _ you feeling? cheering ok. so, guys, - you feeling? cheering ok. so, guys, you i you feeling? cheering ok. so, guys, you are| you feeling? cheering - ok. so, guys, you are looking you feeling? cheering _ ok. so, guys, you are looking very fly. where have you come from? we are from the lake district. tell- fly. where have you come from? we are from the lake district. tell me, | are from the lake district. tell me, who are you — are from the lake district. tell me, who are you wanting _ are from the lake district. tell me, who are you wanting to _ are from the lake district. tell me, who are you wanting to see - are from the lake district. tell me, | who are you wanting to see perform tonight? who are you wanting to see perform toniaht? , ., who are you wanting to see perform toniaht? i. who are you wanting to see perform toniaht? ,, ., ., ,, ., ., tonight? everyone. looking forward tonight? everyone. looking forward to it all. tonight? everyone. looking forward to it all- who _ tonight? everyone. looking forward to it all. who are _ tonight? everyone. looking forward to it all. who are you _ tonight? everyone. looking forward to it all. who are you most - tonight? everyone. looking forward to it all. who are you most lookingl to it all. who are you most looking forward to? _ to it all. who are you most looking forward to? and _ to it all. who are you most looking forward to? and diana _ to it all. who are you most looking forward to? and diana ross. i i to it all. who are you most looking| forward to? and diana ross. i can't wait to watch _ forward to? and diana ross. i can't wait to watch diana. _ forward to? and diana ross. i can't wait to watch diana. what - forward to? and diana ross. i can't wait to watch diana. what does i forward to? and diana ross. i can't wait to watch diana. what does it l wait to watch diana. what does it mean for you _ wait to watch diana. what does it mean for you to _ wait to watch diana. what does it mean for you to be _ wait to watch diana. what does it mean for you to be here? - wait to watch diana. what does it mean for you to be here? that'sl mean for you to be here? that's fantastic. _ mean for you to be here? that's fantastic, really, _ mean for you to be here? that's fantastic, really, what _ mean for you to be here? that's fantastic, really, what an - fantastic, really, what an experience. it's a once—in—a—lifetime experience. it's hard to explain. it's just fantastic and to see all these great actors and to see all these great actors and actresses and everybody being on stage, the royals later, what a brilliant time.— stage, the royals later, what a brilliant time. ~ ., ., , ., brilliant time. who are you looking forward tonight _ brilliant time. who are you looking forward tonight in _ brilliant time. who are you looking forward tonight in terms _ brilliant time. who are you looking forward tonight in terms of- brilliant time. who are you looking forward tonight in terms of artist l forward tonight in terms of artist and performances? mr; forward tonight in terms of artist and performances?— forward tonight in terms of artist and performances? my highlight will be to see the _ and performances? my highlight will

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we have managed to get him live. you can imagine just how busy it is down there. hello, ashley, fantastic to have you with us. the atmosphere has been building, hasn't to? how are the crowds feeling behind you? guys. the crowds feeling behind you? guys, how are we feeling? _ the crowds feeling behind you? guys, how are we feeling? cheering i how are we feeling? cheering laughter there you have it. honestly... the excitement is so palpable. ticket holders here, these guys have got the best seats in the house. they are going to be right at the front of the stage, seeing the art —— iconic artist perform in less than an hour. we have a lovely lady called tracy, tracy, tell me about tonight and why it is so significant for you to be here? it’s tonight and why it is so significant for you to be here?— for you to be here? it's wonderful to be here — for you to be here? it's wonderful to be here with _ for you to be here? it's wonderful to be here with my _ for you to be here? it's wonderful to be here with my colleagues. i for you to be here? it's wonderful i to be here with my colleagues. week work for— to be here with my colleagues. week work for a _ to be here with my colleagues. week work for a charity, and itjust feels — work for a charity, and itjust feels amazing to be here. once—in—a—lifetime experience. yeah, 'ust once—in—a—lifetime experience. yeah, just celebrating. once-in-a-lifetime experience. yeah, just celebrating-— just celebrating. county, where have ou come just celebrating. county, where have you come from? _ just celebrating. county, where have you come from? i've _

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of covering some of the aspects of her brain, notjust in the uk that around the world. lovely scenes there over buckingham palace. let's catch up with the weather. it looked all right, didn't it, for this evening. hello there. for the start of thejubilee weekend, it was scotland, northern ireland which saw the best of the warmth and the sunshine to the day. further south, there was more cloud, more of a breeze, one or two showers around. tonight, it really gets going across southern areas as we see another cluster of showers and thunderstorms spreading up from the near continent, initially into southern counties of england, then into wales, the midlands, east anglia, where this line of showers and thunderstorms tends to merge together to produce an area of more prolonged rain, some of which could contain some thunder. further north, it's a drier picture. clearer skies, single figure values here, but further south, it's going to feel quite muggy and quite mild. as we head through sunday, it's a disappointing start to much of the midlands, wales, northern england — further outbreaks of rain, some of which could be quite heavy. it'll tend to ease down a bit in the day. maybe some sunshine across southern areas into the afternoon,

but that could spark off a heavy shower or two through the afternoon. best of the sunshine again across scotland and northern ireland, where we'll see 21 degrees. disappointingly cool under the cloud and rain, up to 19 in the south. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines. party preparations at the palace — as the stars get ready to come out for the platinum jubilee celebrations. caught on camera enjoying the moment — charlotte and george accompany their parents, the duke and duchess of cambridge, to celebrations in cardiff. cheering here in london, excited ticketholders line up to see a series of stars performing tonight. in other news, russia increases military strikes in ukraine's donbas region in the east, as ukrainian forces say they've retaken some areas.