i'm martine croxall at buckingham palace. our top story... cheering. the queen appears on the buckingham palace balcony to mark the end of platinum jubilee celebrations. in a statement, she says she has been "humbled and deeply touched". earlier today 10,000 people took part in a huge platinum pageant, featuring the performers and celebrities from each decade of the queen's reign. i'm chris rogers. in other news... in bangladesh, an explosion and fire at a storage depot kills at least 49 people and injures hundreds more. russian missiles strike the ukrainian capital of kyiv for the first time in more than a month. rafael nadal has won the french open tennis final

for an unprecedented fourteenth time, becoming the oldest male champion in the history of the tournament. good evening from buckingham palace where a huge pageant along the mall has ended with an appearance by the queen. the event concluded 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 70—year reign. sir cliff richard, ed sheeran, kate moss and darcy bussell were among the celebrities taking part. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, was watching. 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. horns beep.

the sights, the sounds, the dance moves. the faces — and all those memories. the organisers had called this section the time of our lives, and 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 end 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. 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 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. dame cindy kiro is new zealand's governor—general. she's the first woman from the indigenous maori people to hold the prestigious position. she told me more about her interactions with queen elizabeth. i had a zoom meeting with her and i was very struck by how easily she was able to adapt to that technology. it was a very familiar and comfortable interaction. we've had other forms of correspondence. but importantly i've come here as the representative

for new zealand and on behalf of the people of new zealand to really say that we still respect and deeply admire a woman who has given such service and commitment not only to new zealand and her country but to the idea of commonwealth. and i think a number of times in the last few days i've heard the phrase about people coming together for our common purpose and common cause and i think that's something that is deeply believed in in new zealand. i also had the chance to spend time with my australian and canadian and also many of the caribbean counterparts and we all spoke of the importance, it's something that connects all of us, this common history, common coming together, and the queen has been a constancy in our lives and in creating that sense of union.

there are, of course, republican voices in new zealand and other parts of the commonwealth. how likely is it, do you think, that the monarch, currently the queen, will remain the head of state for new zealand? well, i am the queen's representative in new zealand and i have a clear responsibility to stay out of politics and questions of policy. that is a decision for the people of new zealand and for the government of the day. but if you ask me about public mood, i would say there is almost universal respect and admiration for the queen. she is seen as someone who really has dedicated herself to her country and to the notion of a commonwealth and its common links with each other. the governor general of new zealand. with me here is dicky arbiter,

former press secretary to the queen and now royal commentator. the weather has now turned, would have ruined the pageant if it had been like this although the spirit would have carried on. what have you made of today and the last four days as a way of marking 70 years on the throne. . , way of marking 70 years on the throne. ., , ., way of marking 70 years on the throne. .,, ., ._ , _, �* throne. the last four days couldn't have been better _ throne. the last four days couldn't have been better if _ throne. the last four days couldn't have been better if someone - throne. the last four days couldn't have been better if someone else| throne. the last four days couldn't . have been better if someone else had tried. absolutely perfect, the grand ceremony, trooping the colour on thursday, lighting to beacons in the evening which was magic, the queen did that from windsor castle. after she appeared twice on the balcony on thursday morning to the delight of the million or so people stretching all the way from here at buckingham palace up to admiralty arch. saturday —— friday was the

thanksgiving service, where the archbishop of york made clear the queen was firmly in the saddle. and here we are on sunday, it is all being dismantled, something which took weeks to put together is now taking hours or days to take to pieces. it is wet and miserable but, my goodness, everyone has had the most fantastic time and an added bonus, the queen appeared on the balcony this evening. that really was a bonus. balcony this evening. that really was a bow— balcony this evening. that really was a bonus-— was a bonus. the queen made a statement _ was a bonus. the queen made a statement where _ was a bonus. the queen made a statement where she _ was a bonus. the queen made a statement where she said - was a bonus. the queen made a statement where she said she i was a bonus. the queen made a i statement where she said she will continue to serve to the best of her ability. we haven't seen as much of her in the last six months and it is just over a year since prince philip died. how much is she really going to be able to do, do you think, in future? she will not want to let go completely. she future? she will not want to let go completely-— future? she will not want to let go completely. she is not going to let io, completely. she is not going to let no, she is completely. she is not going to let go. she is going — completely. she is not going to let go. she is going to _ completely. she is not going to let go, she is going to do _ completely. she is not going to let go, she is going to do as _ completely. she is not going to let go, she is going to do as much - completely. she is not going to let go, she is going to do as much as| go, she is going to do as much as possible. there are certain things only she can do, the prince of wales can't do, but she has committed again today in a statement,

reiterating what she said on her zist reiterating what she said on her 21st birthday, her coronation oath, she will carry on, there is no stepping sideways. unfortunately we won't see her out and about as much as we would like, but she will try where possible. she has a problem with her knees, she had operations on both of them in 2003, one at the beginning and one at the end of the year. beginning and one at the end of the ear. ,, beginning and one at the end of the ear. . ., .,. beginning and one at the end of the ear. . ., .. , year. she mentioned the fact she will serve to _ year. she mentioned the fact she will serve to the _ year. she mentioned the fact she will serve to the best _ year. she mentioned the fact she will serve to the best of - year. she mentioned the fact she will serve to the best of her - will serve to the best of her ability supported by her family, will serve to the best of her ability supported by herfamily, who of course are marking that slow transition, and we are having to get used to not seeing her so much but seeing prince charles take on some duties. and also the cambridges. we have duties. and also the cambridges. - have seen them this weekend take on so much. the prince of wales was down at the big lunch at the oval. he has been all over the show. the cambridges as well, and the wessexs.

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her. ., ~ , ., new -- they will continue to support her. ., ~ i. a new -- they will continue to support her. ., a new -- they will continue to support her. ., ~ a new -- they will continue to support her. ., ., her. thank you. as you can hear there is a _ her. thank you. as you can hear there is a lot _ her. thank you. as you can hear there is a lot of _ her. thank you. as you can hear there is a lot of clanging - her. thank you. as you can hear there is a lot of clanging behind | her. thank you. as you can hear i there is a lot of clanging behind us as they dismantle all of the stages and everything that has been put up over the last few weeks. sorry to see it all being taken down but many people around the world have had some great memories to cherish from this platinumjubilee. nice to see the british weather not getting the better of us for once. many more highlights from the celebrations of the queen'splatinum jubilee on the bbc news website and app. we'll bring you some other news from around the world now. hundreds of fire fighters backed by the army in bangladesh are still trying to extinguish a huge fire at a container depot, more than 2a hours after it broke out. the blaze at sitakunda, near the city of chittagong has killed at least 49 people and injured hundreds more. the cause of isn't yet clear,

but it's thought chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, were stored at the site. 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 —— firefighters say it is likely chemicals 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. 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. the bbc�*s chris ewokor gave this update from abuja. at the moment security agencies and emergency management agencies

are at the scene of the attack and the police say they are carrying out investigations. no—one has claimed responsibility for it and no—one has been blamed at the moment. meanwhile, the nigerian president has actually condemned the attack, calling it heinous. at the moment also there is panic across many communities in nigeria, especially in the south—west where the incident occurred. many worshippers in churches are also feeling jittery following this attack, seemingly that the church is under attack or targeted by these gunmen. to ukraine now. the capital kyiv has come under missile attack for the first time since the end of april. loud explosions were heard in several locations. russia claims some of its missiles

have hit tanks supplied by other eastern european countries. joe inwood reports. 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 2a 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. uk transport secretary, grant shapps, says the prime minister borisjohnson would win a confidence vote, on his leadership, as the prime minister continues to face calls to resign. some tory mps have told the bbc a confidence vote could be triggered this week. mr shapps also shrugged off crowds booing mrjohnson, saying politicians didn't expect to be "popular all the time". under conservative party rules, if 5a letters from mps are submitted to sir graham brady, the chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench tories, asking for a leadership poll then a vote is called. now all the sport. hello and thanks forjoining us.

wales have booked their ticket to qatar later this year, the first time they have reached a world cup since 1958. it was a nervy night in cardiff as they edged their play—off final against ukraine1—0. there was huge global support for ukraine, with their country still at war following the russian invasion. they were also aiming to reach only their second world cup but it was gareth bale's deflected free—kick in the first half that decided the match. ukraine's captain andriy yarmolenko was credited with the own goal as his headed clearance only hit the back of his own net. the welsh celebrations at fulltime will last long into the night in cardiff, they're off to qatar, where they'll play in the same group as england the boys work hard, is a big commitment, they are away from their families for a month, and to put that much commitment into it, the reward at the end is there for them. to celebrate that with the supporters and you see the players go over and get the kids, it's an

unbelievable occasion, great to see. yeah, things like this will stay with you forever. it's the best moment of my footballing career without doubt. rafael nadal says he will try and win more grand slams after claiming a 14th french open title at roland garros. the 36—year—old beat norway's casper ruud in straight sets to move two clear of his great rivals roger federer and novak djokovic on 22 grand slams. he has been managing a chronic foot injury for the past year but he's vowed to play on for as long as he can. very difficult to describe the feelings i have. it's something that i for sure never believed, being here at 36, being competitive again. playing in the most important court of my career one more time. it means a lot to me, it means everything.

i don't know what can happen in the future, but i am going to keep fighting to try to keep going. england's cricketers beat new zealand by five wickets in the first test at lords. a perfect start for new captain ben stokes, but it was his predecessor who took the man of the match award, joe root was unbeaten on 115 and scored the winning runs, i think it's just a really important thing for the team to remember what winning is like again. it's felt like a very long time. it's been talked about a huge amount and just breeds so much confidence and it can run through the rest of the group. it is a fresh start with ben and a way for us to now look forward and do things slightly differently. and everyone should be really excited by that and take confidence from that in itself. but to start with a win like that, of course, we are feeling in a great spot going into next week. that's all the sport for now.

it has been a miserable week for people trying to fly out of the country on holidays with lots of flights cancelled by low—budget airlines. there are now delays on trains coming out of london tonight as many people try to leave the capital after the platinum jubilee celebrations. thousands of passengers have been left waiting at euston station, after what's been described as a passenger incident near milton keynes. all services out of london, including to manchester, liverpool, birmingham and glasgow, are severely delayed or cancelled, with a shortage of train staff also causing issues. it's been an incredible few days of celebration for the queen's platinum jubilee. let's look back at some of the highlights. music plays.

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hello. for those of you who've had a cloudy and wetjubilee weekend, the next few days are looking drier. but there's 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. drier in northern ireland with clear spells, clearer skies probably across the north and west of scotland, where we'll see some of the lowest temperatures. so, 5 or 6 celsius here. but where we've got to the cloud and the rain, warming up to 10 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'll still keep quite large amounts of cloud through much of england and wales, but more in the way of 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. cloudierfor northern ireland, but mainly dry. the best of the sunshine, once again, across scotland, where we'll 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 head 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 7—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'll be quite large amounts of cloud and probably more cloud across scotland and northern ireland compared to the weekend, particularly for these eastern

coasts, where we could still pick up a few showers. a few showers may be pushing into northern ireland through the afternoon, and we're expecting some showers to develop across the far south—west of england. but for many, it's mainly dry. could just get a scattering of showers across england and wales, but in the sunshine certainly feeling warmer than it has done. temperatures up to around 21 or 22 celsius. most of us will see some showers or longer spells of rain midweek as a system works its way from west to east, then we're keeping an eye on this deeper area of low pressure developing through thursday and friday. that could well bring some stronger winds into scotland and northern ireland as well as some heavy rain. so, a drier start for many through monday and tuesday, some heavy showers, longer spells of rain on wednesday. further showers to the north and the west through thursday and friday.

this is bbc world news. the headlines... cheering. the queen has marked the end of her platinum jubilee celebrations, appearing on the buckingham palace balcony alongside herfamily. in a statement, she says she's been "humbled and deeply touched" and thanked everyone who took part. earlier today 10,000 people paraded down the mall for a huge platinum pageant featuring 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.