and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of franceuled for longer. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. reports from eastern ukraine say a huge chemical plant in the town of severodonetsk where hundreds of people have been sheltering is on fire. the governor of the region says the azot plant had come under intense bombardment but was still under ukrainian control. the fierce fighting comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. and he's appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it's one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukrainian soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine's army says it is running low on artillery shells. the ukrainian governor of the luhansk province claims they could hold on to the besieged city of severodonetsk, if western allies sent them eno

and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of france ruled for longer. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk transport secretary grant shapps has said the government is preparing to lift a ban on agency staff filling in for striking workers. the potential change in legislation could allow companies to hire temporary workers to cover roles to prevent disruption. if the plan goes ahead, it will not come in time to affect the planned walkout by 40,000 rail workers at the end of this month. speaking on the bbc�*s sunday morning programme, government minister brandon lewis told sophie raworth the government is working with the rail industry to stop the strikes the transport secretary has outlined he's not taking anything off the table, he wants to look at everything we can do to support the rail industry and support people to get to work. the median salary in the railway sector is about £46,000 a year already, let alone what they're asking for against an average wage in this country of £26,000, so it's a

hetmantsev, who recently quoted the minister of finance of louis xiv - this is what happens, we have mean business . the secretary of this council means probably he, his opinions are divided just for me the question is good we will always hope that something will be restored to us do we still want to finally understand that we need a little yes to live for those geese a little to gain weight writes let me tell you well done because i support exactly the same opinion about what is not necessary when we talk about the restoration of the restoration that you have to rebuild what you just had you have the opportunity now to make a really technical and technological leap if we are talking to you about those enterprises that were destroyed by the russian occupiers by the russian aggressor. if we are talking about a metallurgical enterprise that was destroyed, should it be built at the same level as it was before? no, it is not necessary, it is possible to restore these enterprises to restore these enterprises on the new technical and technological base, we have the opportunity to make such

only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer.look at the weather with ben rich. it has turned into a decent afternoon for many parts of england and wales, for northern ireland and scotland more showers, some on the heavy side, 1a degrees in glasgow, if you showers further south but most places stay dry with highs of 22 in the south—east. tonight many showers will fight but cloud rolls into western scotland late in the night with patchy rain, where we keep clear spells it will turn chilly and tomorrow the best weather across england and wales in terms of dry and bright conditions, northern ireland will see more cloud and the odd spot of rain, more cloud working across scotland, rain in the far north and north—west. quite breezy in the north, 1a degrees for stornoway, 21 in london but those temperatures towards the south—east will rise in the week, getting into the low 30s by friday, the further north and west you are it will stay cooler and breezy with some rain at times. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the family of forme

and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of france ruled for longer. good afternoon. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. a leading business group has told the bbc that households have been cutting back on spending because of the cost of living crisis, and will go into their own recession this year. tony danker, the director general of the confederation of british industry, says the government needs to take action. meanwhile, the competition regulator has promised to look into government concerns that the 5p cut in fuel duty is not being passed on in full to customers. our political reporter peter saul has this report. is there a more visual manifestation of the cost of living crisis than this? eye—watering forecourt prices up and down the country. for the average family car, it now costs north of £100 to fill up. it is a killer, it is actually a killer, i don't know how we are going to carry on affording travelling. it's horrendous, i don't know how people are going to survive. i rely on my car all t

only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer — his reign began when he was just four years old and lastedyears. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. southern and eastern parts of the best of the sunshine. that's also where we'll see most of the warmth that's going to build through the coming week. through tonight, where we have clear skies, it will turn a little bit chilly, but we'll see thicker clouds rolling in to western scotland. those temperatures and some spots down into single digits. tomorrow, we will see cloud and patchy rain pushing and across the west and the north of scotland. the onslaught of rain from that. much of england and wales will be dry. mix of sunny spells and top temperatures in the south up to around 21 or 22 degrees. it will be cooler, 14 in the afternoon high for stornoway. temperatures that decline for the coming week and in southern and southeastern parts, looking at highs of 31 or 32 degrees by friday. —— are set to climb. it will feel hot. always cooler further north and west. hello, this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines

and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of franceuled for longer. now on bbc news... this week on the travel show — i'm in america's oldest national park as it celebrates its 150th birthday by welcoming back these magnificent animals. it never gets old. never. no, they're such gorgeous creatures, aren't they? they are. carmen is in hong kong for a night on the tiles, joining some of the young people breathing life into a traditional game of tactics and chance. oh, my god — so many rules! laughter. and we head to cambodia, to meet the troop of young performers who are bouncing back from a tough time during covid. the children not only learn circus, theatre, dance and music, but they learn also life and the soft skills. this week, i'm in the great american west, where lakes, volcanoes and mountains span vast swathes of wilderness to make up one of america's most dramatic landscapes, yellowstone national park. whoa! so this is old faithful, probably one of the world's most famous geysers. and there she goes! oh, my god. just spectacular

the longest reigning monarch of all time, louis xiv of france, gourmet and on the phone for more than the queens milestone comes after the platinum jubilee celebration, which took place over the four-day holiday weekend. she was crowned queen in 1953 and begin the longest serving british monarch in september of 2015, surpassing her great great grandmother, queen victoria. >>> warriors, getting ready for the pillow game tomorrow night. the giants welcome back a legend . sports is next. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. through project up, comcast is committing $1 billion dollars so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> the winner of tomorrow's game five of the nba finals will move within one win of the ultimate goal, steph curry is seemingly moving the warriors to a title. he is catching attention with how well he is playing in the

and, queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second—longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of franceed for longer. a former british soldier has been killed fighting in ukraine, his family have announced. jordan gatley, who left the british army in march, died in the battle for the eastern city of severodonetsk — the scene of intense fighting in recent days. he's the second british man to die fighting russian forces in ukraine. i asked our correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, what we know about mr gatley and how he died. we understand jordan gatley had been a british soldier, he left the army in march to come and fight in ukraine. according to his family, he had been involved in training at the start of this, but oviously that had changed, because he was in the city of severodonetsk, which is very much the front line of this war, and it was there that he died on friday. according to his father, they had been told he was doing difficult and dangerous but necessary work. they say they are incredibly proud of him and he will forever be a hero in their hearts. there was some division within

only louis xiv of france ruled for longer.r years old and lasted for more than 72 years. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the government is considering a plan to use agency staff to fill in for workers who go on strike. the potential change in legislation could allow companies to hire temporary workers in order to minimise disruption. if the plan goes ahead, it would not come in time to affect the three days of rail strikes planned for later this month. our business correspondent, simon browning, explained more about the background to the strike. 50,000 workers are due to walk out onjune 21, a huge number of workers you would need to acquire for the whole rail industry, but already this morning both sides of this industrial dispute, the unions involved in the action and also rail industry sources are saying there are big concerns about safety. people who work on

become the second longest serving monarch in recorded history, overtaking the thai king. 0nly king louis xive to a series of mass shootings. president biden encouraged the protesters to keep marching and called on congress to pass what he called common sense and safety legislation. thank you for watching. hello there. 15 hours of sunshine for some south—eastern areas where the temperatures got up to nearly 2a degrees on saturday. it was a little different though further north, as you will see. we had a wet and a windy spell, nearly two inches of rain in the past 2a hours across parts of scotland. gusts of wind, 40—50 mph, and even as far south as the llyn peninsula of wales, and that's because of this unusually deep area of low pressure which is pulling away. so, gradually the winds ease down but they will still continue to bring in a few showers through the early hours of the morning, particularly in the north and the west. temperatures though under starry skies further south perhaps as low as eight or nine, so a little bit on the cool side, sunday morning, but plenty of sunshine will follo

her majesty has been on the throne for 70 years and 127 days. 0nly louis xiv of france has ruled fore than 72 years. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. former dragons' den star hilary devey has died aged 65, her publicist has confirmed. the businesswoman died in morocco after a long illness on saturday. the tv star was made a cbe in 2013, honouring her career in business and for her charitable work. she founded the company, pall—ex, a multimillion—pound freight distribution business, after selling her home and car in the 90s to finance it. theo paphitis was a dragon alongside hilary devey. hejoined me earlier to pay tribute. 0bviously i'm very saddened. but hilary left her mark with everybody she ever met and she will not be forgotten. what sort of mark did she leave on you, then, theo? 0h... when shejoined dragons' den, we had already been filming for quite a few series. so she came into the den as a newbie, but totally commanded her position and pr

only louis xiv of france ruled for longer. thanks for all of your messages on twitter tonight.hine for some south—eastern areas, where the temperatures got up to nearly 2a degrees celsius on saturday. it was a little different, though, further north, as you'll see. we had a wet and a windy spell. we had nearly two inches of rain in the past 2a hours across parts of scotland. gusts of wind 40—50mph quite widely — even as far south as the llyn peninsula of wales, and that's because of this unusually deep area of low pressure which is pulling away. so, gradually, the winds will ease down but they'll still continue to bring in a few showers through the early hours of the morning, particularly in the north and the west. temperatures, though, under starry skies further south perhaps as low as eight or nine, so a little bit on the cool side sunday morning, but plenty of sunshine will follow, particularly for england and wales. the cloud bubbles up. the showers are around for northern ireland, particularly north—western parts of england and wales and particularly across scotland — stil

and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of franceas ruled for longer. now on bbc news, hardtalk�*s stephen sackur speaks to russia's ambassador to the un, vassily nebenzia. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when vladimir putin ordered his invasion force into ukraine in late february, is this the scenario he imagined for earlyjune? a brutal war of attrition in the donbas, a defiant ukrainian government deploying more heavy weapons from western allies, russian losses mounting, a punishing sanctions regime on moscow and more nato expansion in the offing? well, my guest, in an exclusive interview, is russia's ambassador to the united nations, vassily nebenzia. where does russia go from here? ambassador vassily nebenzia at un headquarters in new york, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon, london time, mr sackur. it's a pleasure to have you on the show, ambassador. let me ask you this. after more than 100 days, would you say that russia's invasion of ukraine is going to plan? well, i think it is progressing. nobody promised to delive

only louis xiv of france ruled for longer.ating gay pride. tens of thousands turned out in rome, for the first pride march in more than two years. the coronavirus pandemic had stopped similar events in both 2020 and 2021. there were big crowds too in vienna, for austria's gay pride march. organisers said they were expecting more than 200,000 people to take to the streets. and there were colourful scenes in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. nepal has some of the most liberal laws regarding homosexuality in south asia, but demonstrators said they still wanted to raise awareness on equal rights. and some proof that when it comes to art, small really can be beautiful. more than 30 international artists are displaying tiny characters struggling with life in their own ways. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ lucyegrey hello there. 15 hours of sunshine for some south—eastern areas, where the temperatures got up to nearly 2a degrees celsius on saturday. it was a little different though further north, as you will see. we had a wet and

only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. old and lasted more than 72 years.r new relationship with a woman. emily brown reports. june is the month of pride events, celebrating the lgbtiq+ community around the world. it was not a time actress and comedian rebel wilson expected to be outed by an australian newspaper. but when the sydney morning herald gave her two days to comment on her new relationship with a woman, which was about to report, rebel decided to out herself. —— which it was about to report, rebel decided to out herself. the star, known for her roles in bridesmaids and pitch perfect, announced to her instagram followers that she'd found her disney princess. this did not impress the columnist for the sydney morning herald, who complained that rebel had gazumped the story. he went on to say that her choice to ignore their enquiries and, in the process, spoil the herald's script was underwhelming. —— the herald's scoop was underwhelming. the paper's reporting sparked a fierce online backlash and a heated response from lgbtiq+ campaigners, who say it'

and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second—longest—serving monarch — only louis xiv of franceonger. now on bbc news, the media show. ros atkins speaks to the chief executive of gb news, which launched a year ago. hello and welcome to the media show. for this week's edition, we've come to paddington in central london, to the newsroom of gb news, because, as i'm sure you may remember, back onjune 13th last year, andrew neil and his programme launched gb news at 8pm on 13june. it was certainly a distinct launch. the studio was quite dark. there were some technical problems. it was widely discussed on social media. within weeks, andrew neil would be on holiday, never to return. within months, nigel farage would have his own primetime show. and a year on, well, it's still very much on air. just through the window here, there are many people — journalists, producers — working on the output as it goes on. and we're going to consider what's definitely been a tumultuous 12 months. i'm joined by angelos frangopoulos, the ceo of gb news. thanks for being with us. thank you very much for

and, queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second—longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of france for longer. a british family say their son has been killed while fighting russian forces in the east of ukraine. jordan gatley, who left the british army in march to travel to ukraine, was shot in the city of severodonetsk — the scene of intense fighting in recent days. in a tribute on social media, his father said his son was a hero. our correspondent in kyiv, nick beake, gave us the latest details. jordan gatley�*s dad, dean, has said that his son travelled to ukraine after careful consideration and was helping to train ukrainian troops. he'd apparently told his family that he knew he was carrying out dangerous missions, but thought that they were necessary and that they were really making a difference. but on friday, the family say that they were told he had been killed on the front line in the fighting. in paying tribute to him, they have described him as a hero who will live on in their hearts. he is the second briton to die in ukraine. back in march, the head of the british arme

and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second—longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of franceor longer. hello and welcome to our look at what the the papers are saying today. with me shyama perera, journalist and author, and dave wooding, political editor, sun on sunday. the dream team are back in the hot seat. tomorrow's front pages. the observer says borisjohnson�*s post—brexit food strategy is met with rural fury as farmers and environmentalists claim it as a disaster for the countryside. the sunday telegraph's headline — "tories at war over calls to cut taxes" as the cost of living standards continues to rise. the sunday express tells prince charles to "stay out of politics" following a report he strongly criticised government plans, to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. royal officials insist the prince of wales "remains politically neutral." the mail on sunday also focuses on the asylum policy, as the home secretary welcomes a high court ruling paving the way for the first flight to take people from the uk to rwanda on tuesday. campaigners say they will fight the policy

she's juice got to beat louis xiv of france who built versailles but came to the throne at a young ageicance and we will never see a monarchy like this ever again. >> no, i mean, becoming a queen, you know, in her early 20s, i mean, pretty incredible and now celebrating 70 years on the throne. so let's talk about the other stars, right, because they do have that star power, still, prince harry and meghan, the duchess of sussex, they did make this trip to england for the jubilee but how was their arrival. how has it been received even though perhaps they don't have the prominence that they might have had many moons ago, but how have they been received? >> reporter: it's been -- people have been thrilled to see them. there's been huge amounts of coverage. giant pictures in the newspaper of meghan and her dior outfit and hat and at the thanksgiving service at st. paul's cathedral, a big ceremony yesterday. they came in and there were huge cheers. i was there reporting, huge cheers from the crowd. people were thrilled to see them and i think it reminds us of this star power the sussexes ha

only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. a father and son from crewe. ben croucher reports. motorsports provide few tests quite like the isle of man mark purslow, more than 100 competitors repairfor racing this year, five never made it home. speeds approaching 200 miles an hour and 37 three quarters miles of close public roads, the circuit is one of the most iconic in motor racing, and one of the most deadly. this year's tt has been very much marked by the tragic incidents that we have had, and that more than anything else will probably be the way that this year is remembered. from the start, it's plunging away down broughill. first held in 1907, the tourist trophy has long attracted riders and fans the world over. for many, the tt is the isle of man. since its inception, 265 writers have lost their lives and races on the island, 1982 the last patella to year. despite the risks, its appeal continues to endure. the challen . e its appeal continues to endure. the challenge of— its appeal continues to endure. the: challenge of