at the end of the week. i'm martine croxall, live outside buckingham palace where four days of events for the queen's platinum jubilee have come to an end cheering. her majesty appeared on the buckingham palace balcony to mark the end of celebrations. in a statement, she says she has been humbled and deeply touched by celebrations, and remains committed to serving the public to the best of her ability. earlier today 10,000 people took part in a huge platinum pageant, featuring the military, dancers, performers and celebrities from each decade of the queen's reign. tens of thousands of street parties also took place across the uk — with sometimes wet and windy weather not getting in the way. i'm lukwesa burak, with the rest of today's news. in bangladesh, an explosion and fire at a storage depot

kills at least 49 people. russian missiles strike the ukrainian capital of kyiv for the first time in more than a month. and wales have done it — qualifying for the 2022 world cup with a 1—0 victory against ukraine in cardiff — there'll be lots more coming up in sportsday at 7.30. good evening from buckingham palace, where a huge pageant along the mall has ended with an appearance by the queen. the event concludes four days of celebrations to mark her majesty's platinum jubilee. more than 10,000 people, including the military, performers and key workers,

took part in the parade, which depicted key moments from each decade of her seventy—year reign. sir cliff richard, ed sheeran and gary lineker were among the celebrities taking part. i'm joined now by royal commentator and former press secretary to the queen, dickie arbiter. you've no doubt been watching every single detail of the last four days. i think it's been absolutely tremendous. absolutely flawless. the icing of the cake, two appearances by the queen on thursday after trooping, and the second time with family members who have supported over 70 years, and the wonderful parents today at the end of the pageant. i think people were hoping she would appear, and the decision was made that she could make it. she

rested up on thursday, didn't go to the service on friday, didn't go to epsom yesterday, so it is nice she made it here. epsom yesterday, so it is nice she made it here-— made it here. she has placed herself. made it here. she has placed herself- in — made it here. she has placed herself. in the _ made it here. she has placed herself. in the last _ made it here. she has placed herself. in the last hour, - herself. in the last hour, buckingham palace has issued a statement. humbled. it's a word she uses often. she has used it before. she is a wee

surprised when she is on the balcony the number of people out there wanting to see her. it's more when it's a jubilee. the crowd stretched all the way back up the mall, and also in that statement she committed herself again to what she did, and said in april 1947 she dedicated the hold of her life and has done so again. i hold of her life and has done so aaain. ., , u, hold of her life and has done so aaain. ., , ., again. i thought when she came out she looked almost _ again. i thought when she came out she looked almost quizzical, - again. i thought when she came out she looked almost quizzical, and . again. i thought when she came out| she looked almost quizzical, and yet she looked almost quizzical, and yet she has done it so many times. yes. she has done it so many times. yes, and joseph — she has done it so many times. yes, and joseph -- _ she has done it so many times. yes, and joseph -- george _ she has done it so many times. yes, and joseph -- george v _ she has done it so many times. yes,

and joseph -- george v was - she has done it so many times. 1&1: and joseph —— george v was also astonished. and joseph -- george v was also astonished-— and joseph -- george v was also astonished. and she was watching avidl at astonished. and she was watching avidly at windsor _ astonished. and she was watching avidly at windsor castle. - astonished. and she was watching avidly at windsor castle. yes, - astonished. and she was watching avidly at windsor castle. yes, and i avidly at windsor castle. yes, and she looked _ avidly at windsor castle. yes, and she looked at _ avidly at windsor castle. yes, and she looked at the _ avidly at windsor castle. yes, and she looked at the men _ avidly at windsor castle. yes, and | she looked at the men marching... and the women.— she looked at the men marching... and the women. yes, and the women, thank ou, and the women. yes, and the women, thank you. and — and the women. yes, and the women, thank you, and she _ and the women. yes, and the women, thank you, and she would _ and the women. yes, and the women, thank you, and she would have - and the women. yes, and the women, thank you, and she would have been . thank you, and she would have been watching the horses, she will have a very critical eye for horses, and whenever you see her should be watching very quizzically, and she would have been pleased with the parade on the march past through the forecourt. a bit of a bad view from the balcony, because all you're seeing is the tops of their bearskins, but it was the gesture on her part and it was important that

she was there. being there with the family members who have supported herfor the 70 family members who have supported her for the 70 years of her reign so far. ., . , her for the 70 years of her reign so far. ., . . her for the 70 years of her reign so far. . . , far. one notable absence, which she will fell very— far. one notable absence, which she will fell very keenly. _ far. one notable absence, which she will fell very keenly. the _ far. one notable absence, which she will fell very keenly. the man - far. one notable absence, which she will fell very keenly. the man who . will fell very keenly. the man who was by her side for so long, prince philip. was by her side for so long, prince phili -. ., . was by her side for so long, prince phili. ., ., , philip. you are absolutely right. she really does _ philip. you are absolutely right. she really does miss _ philip. you are absolutely right. she really does miss him. - philip. you are absolutely right. she really does miss him. they| philip. you are absolutely right. - she really does miss him. they had known each other 81 years, and that is a long time. she fell in love with him aged 13, and she obviously —— and he obviously felt the same at age 19. there is so much innuendo about him in foreign media about him playing around, but he didn't. he was a flirt, all men are flirts,

aren't they?— was a flirt, all men are flirts, aren't they? was a flirt, all men are flirts, aren't the ? ., ., ., , aren't they? some more than others! is that the criticism? _ aren't they? some more than others! is that the criticism? he _ aren't they? some more than others! is that the criticism? he loved - aren't they? some more than others! is that the criticism? he loved her - is that the criticism? he loved her very much up until the day he died, and she misses him. 5m? very much up until the day he died, and she misses him.— and she misses him. stay with us, aood to and she misses him. stay with us, good to have _ and she misses him. stay with us, good to have you _ and she misses him. stay with us, good to have you here. _ 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has been watching today's events and has this report. cheering and applause. the closing moments of a memorable jubilee celebration. back onto the palace balcony came the queen, accompanied by prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, and the cambridges. 0ne current and three future monarchs — charles, william and george. it was the image which the crowds had been hoping to see, an image which emphasises the institution's continuity. a monarch who has reigned for 70 years looking to the future and offering reassurance. the national anthem was sung with feeling. the balcony appearance was the climax to an afternoon ofjubilee pageantry. it had all been very british. the story of the seven decades of the queen's reign.

the sights, the sounds, the dance moves. the faces, and all those memories. the organisers had called this section the time of our lives, this being the story of britain, there was a good sprinkling of the mildly eccentric, on two wheels and on three, all of which, it must be said, were doing rather better than this four—wheeler. leading the pageant was the gold coach, the coach that had taken the queen to her coronation. images of her on thatjourney were projected onto the windows. the coach was making its first public appearance since the goldenjubilee in 2002. in the royal box, the prince of wales took the salute from military units representing britain's armed forces, and detachments from many of the 5a

members of the commonwealth. making a return to public duty, prince louis, in the royal box with his elder brother and sister, george and charlotte. things were livening up. the parade was on to the 2010s. there were break dancers. princess anne was clapping, and grandpa was about to be put in charge of louis. the parade showed the modern britain, inclusive and with a focus on the environment. the theme of this float was the queen's green canopy. at 4:30pm, the royal standard was broken out above buckingham palace. and half an hour later, the platinumjubilee had its perfect ending. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.

there was obviously a great british flavour to the events of today, but also a very welcoming commonwealth presents. joining me now is william awomoyi — young ambassador to the commonwealth it's lovely to have you here, i know you had a fantastic time today. tell us about your work with the commonwealth.— us about your work with the commonwealth. essentially i represent — commonwealth. essentially i represent millions _ commonwealth. essentially i represent millions of- commonwealth. essentially i represent millions of people | commonwealth. essentially i i represent millions of people in commonwealth. essentially i - represent millions of people in the uk aged 25 and under in a coalition of national youth councils in the commonwealth.— of national youth councils in the commonwealth. ., ., , ., , commonwealth. you get to meet people from a lot of other _ commonwealth. you get to meet people from a lot of other countries. _ commonwealth. you get to meet people from a lot of other countries. what - from a lot of other countries. what you believe the commonwealth do to improve the lives of young people in all of those countries? let's face it, some of them have a much more

difficult time then we may be do here. , , , here. yes, definitely. currently ounu here. yes, definitely. currently young people _ here. yes, definitely. currently young people make _ here. yes, definitely. currently young people make up- here. yes, definitely. currently young people make up 6096 . here. yes, definitely. currently young people make up 6096 of| here. yes, definitely. currently. young people make up 6096 of the young people make up 60% of the commonwealth, so we are a major demographic, i will be going to reu enter this year to talk to young people and make sure we can get their voices heard. ahead of the commonwealth youth council they've made a declaration, with trade, sustainability, the environment, health, and digital technology. these are things young people want to see change and improvement on. how can the commonwealth help with that? ., , ., , _, ., that? young people in the communal stakeholders — that? young people in the communal stakeholders can _ that? young people in the communal stakeholders can come _ that? young people in the communal stakeholders can come together, - that? young people in the communal| stakeholders can come together, just a communique, and they can essentially commit to that. you have been involved _ essentially commit to that. you have been involved in _

essentially commit to that. you have been involved in a _ essentially commit to that. you have been involved in a number— essentially commit to that. you have been involved in a number of- essentially commit to that. you have been involved in a number of other l been involved in a number of other endeavours to do with public service. you were the first young mayor of croydon when you are just 14. what mayor of croydon when you are just 1a. what drew you to becoming part of the commonwealth? it’s of the commonwealth? it's essentially _ of the commonwealth? it's essentially about _ of the commonwealth? it�*s essentially about making change. there is inequality in the country, nationally and internationally, and i wanted to make change and ensure that i could be the person that the hopeless could come to for a voice. how have you enjoyed today? filth. hopeless could come to for a voice. how have you enjoyed today? how have you en'oyed today? oh, it's been very — how have you enjoyed today? oh, it's been very nice seeing _ how have you enjoyed today? oh, it's been very nice seeing ed _ how have you enjoyed today? oh, it's been very nice seeing ed sheeran, - been very nice seeing ed sheeran, that was properly my standout performance today. we were doing so well. it is starting to spit. people across the uk have also been holding thousands ofjubilee big lunch events. one of them was at the oval cricket ground in london, where prince charles and the duchess of cornwall were special guests. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej

johal reports from one street party in leicester. assessing the options for a very special lunch. the 0val cricket ground in london is more used to serving up sport than sponge cake, but the prince of wales and duchess of cornwalljoined hundreds of guests at the stadium to mark the final day of the platinum jubilee celebrations. meanwhile, the earl and countess of wessex were with the crowds, having a long lunch and a long walk along the gates of windsor castle. here in leicester, this is one of tens of thousands of big jubilee lunches taking place around the country, and come rain or shine — and it's been mainly rain — people have been determined to celebrate queen and community. national anthem plays. i am glad i'm here. god bless you, god bless the queen, god bless this nation. despite the rain, everyone has a smile on their face and everyone isjust happy,

full of energy as well. it's brilliant. she's a good queen and she takes care of all of us, _ and the whole entire world. the annual big lunch project is usually a thanksgiving event for neighbours and communities to come together. this year it has become part of the jubilee celebrations, and it may not have been as lavish a spread here as the oval, but it was still appreciated by everyone after a difficult couple of years. leicester in particular has a difficult time, we were locked down longer than most other areas. a lot of the houses around here are social housing stock and maisonettes, and it is nice to get out, reacquaint with each other and make new friends. this was very much a national celebration. in morecambe, there was an attempt to break the record for the largest jubilee street party. it wasn't just lunches in the streets, this crowd celebrated with a singalong

in aberfan in wales. a carnival parade and picnic brought the weekend's festivities to a close in edinburgh. and in killyleagh in northern ireland, the dancers entertained those attending a summer barbecue. celebrations as diverse as the country the queen represents. good old leicester, i say. it has been an incredible day of celebration for the queen's platinum jubilee. a shame to see all this dismantled. let's take a look back at some highlights.

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the coverage there from my colleague in london. 0n the coverage there from my colleague in london. on to other news now. in bangladesh, at least 49 people have been killed and hundreds injured, after a huge explosion and fire at a storage depot, near the port of chittagong. the cause isn't yet clear — but it's thought chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, were stored at the site. the bbc�*s, akbar hossein reports from chittagong. the blast happened as many people were preparing to go to bed. the fire raged throughout the night, with firefighters thought to be among the dead and injured as they tried to tackle the enormous blaze. the large container depot is about 25 miles from the port city of chittagong. it is a major port

for export to the west. firefighters say it is likely because including hydrogen peroxide are stored there, causing further explosion and sending toxic fumes into the air, further hampering rescue efforts. i can see a lot of ambulances are parked here to carry the dead bodies to the nearest hospital. more than 200 firefighters have been deployed to defuse fire. army has been called in to assist them. bangladesh's industrial areas have a poor safety record, with regulations ignored or not enforced. hospitals have been quickly overrun with the injured, many of them badly burned and in a critical condition. it is likely the death toll here will rise in the coming hours and days. akbar hossein, bbc news, chittagong. russia's president putin, has said new targets in ukraine will be hit if western nations supply the country with longer—range missiles. he was speaking as the ukrainian

capital, kyiv, came under russian missile attack, for the first time, since the end of april — with several locations in the city struck. 0ur ukraine correspondent, joe inwood, sent this report. explosion. multiple blasts shattering the peace of sunday morning in kyiv. for the first time in more than a month, ukraine's capital came under fire. now, this is one of two sites that was hit by russian missiles in the early hours of this morning. the russians say they were targeting t—72 tanks donated by eastern european countries. but ukrainians say this was actually a railway repairfacility, and they're quite keen to show the world's media that that is what the russians were hitting. in his nightly address delivered before this morning's strikes, president zelensky described the scale of the attacks from above. translation: as of this morning, the total number of various - russian missiles used against ukraine is 2,503.

much of the damage to ukraine has happened in the east of the country, the area known as the donbas. in a town not far from the front, people were also dealing with the aftermath of a missile strike. one man blamed the proximity of ukrainian soldiers to his house. "they need to withdraw the troops away from the city," vitaliy said, "because if they are standing here, the russians will hit civilians." those troops are nearby, defending their territory. the city of severodonetsk is the current focus of russia's offensive. it had been thought the city was all but lost to the ukrainians, but then, over the last 26 hours, they say they have launched a successful counterattack. translation: our chances| of retaking the city are high. severodonetsk is of symbolic importance only, not militarily or strategic. lysychansk is much more important because it is located on the hill. it is easier for the military

to defend and strike. all the while, the donbas continues to empty. people in towns like slavyansk know that as long as russia is on their doorstep, they will not be safe if they stay. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. in nigeria, gunmen have attacked a church in the south west of the country. the attackers stormed saint francis�* catholic church in the town of 0wo in the southern 0ndo state. the attackers opened fire and detonated explosives while a service was taking place, killing at least 25 people. they also abducted people, including a priest. the attack comes a week after the head of the methodist church in nigeria, was kidnapped and later released on the payment of a huge ransom. transport secretary, grant shapps, says borisjohnson would win a confidence vote, on his leadership, as the pm continues to face calls to resign.

how does it look for the prime minister's political survival? i'm joined now by our political correspondent, jonathan blake. quite an unsettling time for the prime minister. it quite an unsettling time for the prime minister.— prime minister. it is, and every since they _ prime minister. it is, and every since they broke _ prime minister. it is, and every since they broke up _ prime minister. it is, and every since they broke up for - prime minister. it is, and every since they broke up for their. prime minister. it is, and every. since they broke up for their half term break, there is been talk of him facing a vote of no confidence when he returns tomorrow. we don't know, is the simple truth. we do know, is the simple truth. we do know a good number of conservative mps are deeply unhappy with his conduct, particularly after the publication of the sue gray report, with criticism of failures of leadership. it is short of the

number that need to submit a letter to graham brady calling for a vote of confidence in the prime minister. 54 is the threshold that needs to be reached for that to happen. there is only one person who knows, that is so graham brady himself, so until we hearfrom him or we will have in the meantime is speculation. some say it will not be quite. 50 meantime is speculation. some say it will not be quite.— will not be quite. so there are a lot of rumours _ will not be quite. so there are a lot of rumours swirling - will not be quite. so there are a lot of rumours swirling around. | will not be quite. so there are a i lot of rumours swirling around. sir graham brady has been very tight—lipped. they say there is a prospect of the 1922 committee convening in a vote taken place.

let's go back to the beginning. what is the 1922 committee and how does it work? it is the 1922 committee and how does it work? , ., _, is the 1922 committee and how does it work? , ., .., ., , ., it work? it is a committee of senior backbench conservative _ it work? it is a committee of senior backbench conservative mps. - it work? it is a committee of senior backbench conservative mps. they| backbench conservative mps. they conduct leadership contest in the conservative party if they are colder needed, there is an executive committee that sets rules. graham brady is the chair, any ballot of the party would be made, it would be in a day or so or within a week, and the prime minister needs to get a straight majority of mps in his favour to stay on. if it is a straight majority against him, a leadership contest is triggered. so we have a number of by—elections coming up. do you think members of

the conservative party will be guided by those outcomes in terms of what to do next? this guided by those outcomes in terms of what to do next?— what to do next? this has been one ofthe what to do next? this has been one of the markers _ what to do next? this has been one of the markers in _ what to do next? this has been one of the markers in the _ what to do next? this has been one of the markers in the sand - of the markers in the sand throughout this long—running period of instability for the prime minister ever since reports of lockdown rule breaking parties emerged. first everyone wanted to wait for the sue gray report, then the police investigation, then sue gray again, now we are waiting for these by—elections which will be a key test of boris johnson's key test of borisjohnson's leadership, and the key test of boris johnson's leadership, and the prospect of the conservatives holding either of those seats are not strong. labour has their sights on wakefield, the liberal democrats on the other seat. it's another marker in the sand. if

there is a vote of confidence in him and he wins it, under the current rules he is saved for a year. there's been more disruption at uk airports today with easyjet cancelling 80 flights, just as many passengers were trying to return after half term breaks. the company said "challenging operating conditions" were to blame. earlier, the transport secretary grant shapps said he'd work with airlines to make sure the disruption doesn't continue into the summer. our business correspondent, ben king, reports. after enjoying the sun in southern turkey, the graingers were due to arrive back at gatwick in the small hours of this morning. but after three hours waiting at the airport in the middle of the night, their flight was cancelled and they were taken back to another hotel. the only flight back out with easyjet is next thursday, so, we got to the point where we have nowjust spent £3000 on a flight home tomorrow night. are you going to try and reclaim that money back from easyjet? i hope so, ben, and hopefully, well, that might be another story, yeah? theirs is one of 80 flights easyjet has had to cancel today.

passengers returning from spain, france and portugal are among those affected. gatwick has seen cancellations of ba and wizz air flights and some other uk airports have also seen disruption. bad weather and air traffic control problems have contributed, but easyjet blames a challenging operating environment. too many flights and not enough staff to actually get those fights off the ground, and this is going to be something we see perhaps continuing into the summer, unless we can get real recruitment issues resolved and people allowed to actually get on board with these airlines. the security vetting seems to be the big thing that's stopping airlines getting people up into the air at the moment. the transport secretary said this morning he would do absolutely everything possible to prevent problems this summer, but that hiring workers from abroad wasn't the answer. let's have lots of different measures to help alleviate the situation, with the industry, working closely with the industry, to do that as well.

the answer can't always be to reach for the lever marked "more immigration". in fact, as i said, in europe they've got exactly the same problems. holidaymakers looking forward to a getaway this summer will be hoping those measures work. ben king, bbc news. just some latest news this evening for those trying to travel out of london after those jubilee celebrations — and there are unfortunately major delays at london's euston station at the moment due to a passenger incident near milton keynes. here's the latest from our correspondent greg mckenzie. this is the scene here at euston station this evening, as many trains have simply been cancelled or delayed due to an emergency incident further down the track in milton keynes. many people are now being refused entry into euston. beyond

those gates, many hundreds of passengers are waiting on the concourse, and security have said they are trying to deal with this incident and they hope the trains will be running here in the next few hours. given that it is the end of the jubilee hours. given that it is the end of thejubilee weekend, many people are now trying to get home having celebrated the weekend here in the capital, and for many, they ain't going anywhere. hello, for those of you who have had a cloudy and wetjubilee weekend, the next few days are looking drier. but there is still some rain around through this evening and overnight in the form of heavy showers and thunderstorms pushing northwards through south—west england, wales, the midlands, perhaps into south—east england as well. meanwhile, a more persistent spell of rain developing through parts of eastern and northern england. driver northern ireland with clear spells, clearer skies probably across the north and west of scotland. where we will see some of the lowest temperatures. so, five or six celsius here. but where we have got to the cloud and the rain, warming up to ten or 11. so, into tomorrow, we've still got this area of low pressure slowly

pulling away into the north sea and still keeping a lot of cloud and some outbreaks of rain across eastern and northern england through the morning. it will be gradually turning drier and brighter for the west. we will still keep quite large amounts of cloud through much of england and wales, but more in the bright and sunny spells compared to today. still some showers developing through parts of wales, central, southern and south—west england. we could see a spell of more persistent rain arriving into the far south—west of england and the channel islands through the afternoon. cloudier for northern ireland but mainly dry. the best of the sunshine, once again, across scotland, where we will see some of the highest temperatures. but it should feel warmer across england and wales compared to today. an area of low pressure is still spiralling around in the north sea as we had through monday night and into tuesday, pushing more cloud back along to these eastern coasts of england and scotland. maybe some patchy rain. also, an area of rainjust pushing into the far south of england as well through the early hours of tuesday morning. temperatures typically between seven and 10 celsius. then tuesday actually looks to be a quieter day. with low pressure to the east and west of us, high—pressure to the north and the south, so the winds will be fairly light. there will be quite large amounts

of cloud and probably more cloud