our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. days this place has been at the centre of pomp, pageantry, and joyous celebration, with tens of thousands of royal enthusiasts filling the streets, determined to take part in this historicjubilee, an unprecedented 70 years on the throne for the queen. well, that's all from us. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are, but before we go, let's look back at just a few of the memorable images from an extraordinary weekend. by the centre, slow march! marching music. god save the queen! bells ring. band plays "god save the queen". perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so doi! i keep mine in here. music: "we will rock you" - queen. # sweet caroline # good times never seemed so good.# band plays "god save the queen" 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 pushin

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. that she wants thejubilee to be about communities coming together and creating their own precious memories, in the end, it is all about her. after all, there wouldn't be a platinum jubilee if there weren't a monarchy is served for 70 years, and so, when queen elizabeth came out onto the palace balcony to reveal her troops, the crowds showed their appreciation. this was the first sight of the queen. at 96 years of age now, there are limitations and riding together in one of the carriages, prince george, prince louis, waving away happily in the middle and princess charlotte. the more the crowd wave, the more louis wave. until his sister decided that that was probably enough. as the procession made its way down the mall, a group of animal rights protesters broke through the police called in and attempted to disrupt one of the marching bands before being dragged away by police. 0n horse guards parade, at the footguards had formed up. plenty to look at for those newcomers to the parade. pl

nicholas witchell there. ~ ., of this rain. nicholas witchell there. ~ . of this rain.he late news at ten. that is _ there. we are back with the late news at ten. that is it _ there. we are back with the late news at ten. that is it from i there. we are back with the late news at ten. that is it from us i there. we are back with the late | news at ten. that is it from us on bbc one. it is time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. the queen has brought to the close four days of celebrations to mark her platinum jubilee, with an appearance on the balcony of buckingham palace at the end of a flamboyant pageant. she waved to well—wishers, standing alongside three other generations of herfamily, including prince her family, including prince charles, herfamily, including prince charles, prince william and prince george. earlier, krause lined the streets to watch 10,000 people take part in a military parade, musical performances, giant puppet shows and a procession of open top buses marking key moments from the queen's 70 year reign. let's have a look

nicholas witchell, bbc news. # god save the queen #.ervice of thanksgiving at st paul's this morning celebrated the queen's 70—year reign and her lifetime of duty to the nation. the queen is of course the head of the church of england, and she has made great efforts throughout her reign to demonstrate her respect for other beliefs. 0ur religion editor, aleem maqbool, reports. it is notjust st paul's cathedral. over the coming days, right across the country, prayer services will be held for the queen. we pray for the church and the world, and especially for our patron her majesty the queen on this special week of celebration of her life and work. the queen holds the title of supreme governor of the church of england, and there's a sense she has led by example. she has dedicated herself to the country. dedicated herself to the religion as well. and she lives her life by it. she teaches us to be constant, to believe. of course she has appointed bishops and archbishops as part of her role but, every year, in christmas broadcasts, there are

nicholas witchell, bbc news.h for uk journalist dom phillips, dom phillips, and bruno pereira, an expert on indigenous peoples. the pair disappeared six days ago while travelling through the amazon rainforest. police say experts will analyse the material that's been found, as well as blood traces that were discovered on a fishing boat. katy watson reports. dom phillips and bruno pereira are experts in their field. one, an established journalist writing a book on saving the amazon — it was the reason for taking this trip. affairs. bruno knows these communities well but also has his enemies and had been threatened in the past for his work in trying to protect communities from illegal mining and fishing. on friday, there was a significant breakthrough, materialfound in the river not far from here that could be human remains. the authorities are also examining traces of blood on the boat belonging to a suspect and police have visited the families of the missing men to collect dna samples. hope might be fading, but th

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. all that she wants thejubilee to be about communities coming together, creating their own precious memories, in the end, it is all about her. after all, there wouldn't be a platinum jubilee if there were not a monarch who has served for 70 years. and so when queen elizabeth came out onto the palace balcony to review her troops, the crowd showed their appreciation. this was the first sight of the queen stop at 96 years of age now, there are limitations on what is possible. so for the first time, she hadn't reviewed the parade on horse guards parade. guards instead, hadn't reviewed the parade on horse guards instead, they formed up outside the palace are made all the staging set up for saturday's party, and the salute was taken by the queen, accompanied by the duke of kent. in herjubilee message, the queen had said she looked forward to the future with confidence. that, we can assume, was an implied reference to the future of the monarchy, and so once again today we had a glimpse of the

thank you very much, nicholas witchell - very much, nicholas witchell reporting from kigali.ed for membership days after the russian invasion in february, but this is just the first step in a long process. 0ur europe correspondent jessica parker has more. ukraine's national anthem, heard today in the heart of the eu. over 1,000 miles away, the country's capital kyiv, but the european union now feeling a little closer. this is great, but it's something what will happen much later, and now, if we lose this war, it will mean nothing. i really want other countries to become a candidate for european union, because i would like our country to be more powerful. however, this is a country at war, not in control of parts of its own territory. no—one knows how long the conflict will last. but in brussels, ukrainian officials say they are determined to press ahead, ready to carry out at least some reforms required by the eu, even while the fighting goes on. the real integration process will start when the war is over, but in the meanwhile, when we are talking about those recommendations

here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell.eremonial and spiritual, it was time for ajubilee party. they had taken their seats in the royal box, tens of thousands had packed the mall and first on stage, who else but queen and brian may? the bbc concert had begun inside buckingham palace with one of those jaw—dropping moments. a tea party with a peruvian—born bear called paddington. thank you for having me. i hope you're having a lovelyjubilee. tea 7 oh, yes, please! oh, dear. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. for later. who would have believed it? this monarch still enjoys springing a surprise. outside, the concert was getting into full swing. there was music and the waving of union flags. some waving with more vigour than others. and as day gave way to night, the focus shifted prince william spoke of the need to protect the planet. my own grandmother has been alive for nearly a century. today in 2022, as the queen celebrates her platinum jubilee, the p

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. of wales, his interventions over the years have led to accusations of meddling. charles is now moving ever closer to the throne so this morning's headlines suggesting he's taken a stand on the highly sensitive political issue of the government's refugee policy are potentially problematic. 10,000 migrants have arrived in britain in small boats so far this year. the prince is said to have described the government's plan to send some to rwanda as "appalling". charles�* comments are said to have been made in private conversations. they haven't been denied. the timing of the alleged remarks is particularly sensitive. yesterday, the high court refused to grant an injunction barring the first deportations, which are due to take place on tuesday. those opposed to the policy applauded the prince's alleged comments. we very much welcome what prince charles seems to have said. this policy is wrong, we believe it's unlawful and is morally indefensible. the home secretary has set great store by th

nicholas witchell, bbc news.p—up shops in the united states. fans of the k—pop group lined up to show their support for the world's top—selling act. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri has this report. as the world's best—selling boy band, bts's new album has been widely anticipated. injust1.5 hours, their new music video for the title track yet to come racked up more than 9 million views. so, to celebrate the release, they've opened pop—up shops with merchandise for their american fans. i heard everybody�*s crying — a lot. yeah, it's so emotional. and it's a hot ticket — fans lined up as early as 7:00 in the morning, and some who couldn't make it even managed to rope in others. she said, "come, get in line, because i didn't have a ticket" — because sometimes, you have to buy a ticket — "just get in line, see if i can get in," so we'll the new york and los angeles stores demonstrate south korean k—pop success in breaking into america. it was only last year that the group became the first asian band to win artist of the yea

nicholas witchell, bbc news.to reach the play—offs. our correspondentjoe inwood watched the game in a barracks in the capital kyiv and sent this report. this is no normal world cup qualifier, and these are no normal fans. these young ukrainians have all volunteered to join the fight against russia's invasion. 23—year—old alex used to be a software engineer. he will soon be heading to the front. i will be really proud of myself, because i'm doing a really great thing for my country. football is a big deal here, even in the darkest of times. everybody, especially the ukrainian team, feel their responsibility, because they want to show to us that they are fighting too. now, of course, normally for a game this significant, this significant, all the bars, the restaurants, the sports pubs would be packed, but of course there's a curfew, and so people are watching it at home — or, in this instance, in their military base. an unusual setting for an almost unique sporting event. right now, for us, it's really- important t

nicholas witchell, bbc news. # god save the queen #.more in the course of this half hour and the queen's long reign and how it's affected australia. uefa have apologised to liverpool and real madrid fans affected by the chaos at the champions league final in paris last saturday night. in a statement, they said, "no football fan should be put in that situation, and it must not happen again." french president emmanuel macron says ticket holders who were blocked from entering the stadium should be reimbursed "as fast as possible". here's 0lly foster. there's been a lot of anger directed towards the french authorities and european football's governing body uefa, because they were very quick to push the narrative that this was down to the late arrival of fans at the stadium. remember, kick—off delayed in that final by 35 minutes between real madrid and liverpool. then they pointed towards thousands of counterfeit tickets, and the french interior minister sort of pointed towards the fact that this was an english football problem. well, real m

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. years the queen has been on the throne, many politicians have come and gone, including 14 us presidents. the bbc�*s sophie long reports on the queen's relationship with america and its leaders. queen elizabeth's leading role in the special relationship between britain and the united states dates back before her accession to the throne. reporter: princess elizabeth plays hostess to the truman l family... the first of the 13 us leaders her majesty met was president truman in 1951, when she was princess elizabeth. dwight eisenhower was president when she made her first state visit in 1957. reporter: neil armstrong, | the first man on the moon led the way on this historic day... americans have had some issues with royal protocol. after landing on the moon, astronauts neil armstrong, michael collins and buzz aldrin visited buckingham palace. collins is reported to have almost fallen down the stairs in his efforts not to turn his back on the queen. we're going to do a photo? subsequent pres

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there.o be about local communities creating their own special memories, in the end, it's all about her. after all, there wouldn't be a platinum jubilee if there weren't a monarch who served for 70 years. it was her that the crowds had come to see. the queen appeared on the balcony of buckingham palace, but for the first time in her reign, she did not attend trooping the colour herself. that's just too physically demanding for her now. earlier, it had been the prince of wales who'd led the royal party from buckingham palace down to horse guards. also riding on horseback behind charles were prince william, the duke of cambridge, and princess anne, the princess royal. and riding together in one of the carriages, the cambridges' three children — prince george, prince louis, waving away happily in the middle, and princess charlotte. hello! hi! and the more the crowd waved, the more louis waved, until his sister decided that that was probably enough. as the procession made its way down the mall, a

nicholas witchell, bbc news. china after a video of a brutal attack by a group of men on a woman who spurned an advance went viral. it happened in the city of tangshan in northern china. it started after a man put his hand on a woman's back in a restaurant and she pushed him away. officials say two of the women were admitted to hospital. 0ur china media analyst, kerry allen, has more about the case. surveillance footage was filmed at a restaurant in an area of northeast china called tangshan, and this footage showed a group of women in a restaurantjust enjoying a meal, minding their own business, and a man approaches one of these women and starts touching her and she is clearly uncomfortable as she tries to put him off several times, and then what happens, within a matter of seconds, the whole incident suddenly turns violent so the man starts throwing punches at one of the women, her friend rushes to defend her, and then itjust, this whole incident spirals out of control, these women are wrestled to the ground, y

nicholas witchell, bbc news. # god save the queen.# stay with us on bbc news.nd. why there couldn't be a platinum jubilee without some corgis. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. he fought all the way to the . end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles�* lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band — a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 100 days since the russian invasion of ukraine and a warning of severe food shortages around the world due to the fighting. let's stay with ukraine now and we can speak tojd williams, a senior

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.n the making. in the pre—dawn gloom of a rather damp capital city, the horse guards and others have been tracing the route to be taken by sunday's pageant. on horse guards parade, the footguards have been preparing for the event that will launch thejubilee, the first full—scale trooping the colour for three years. and outside buckingham palace, a huge stage has been under construction for saturday's bbc party at the palace. it is the platinum jubilee, an opportunity to step back briefly from everyday pressures to show appreciation to a long—reigning monarch. it's the story of all our lives, as well as the story of her life, that we're celebrating. and i think particularly at the moment, with the way the world is, the way some people feel about politics in this country and around the world, the way people feel about putin and what is happening in ukraine, you look at the queen, and you see somebody who has been consistent, decent, dignified and there, delivering the goods, delivering on

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.now is cindy mccreery, historian and senior lecturer at the university of sydney and a specialist in the history of the british monarchy. thanks of the british monarchy. very much forjoining us. thanks very much forjoining us. what did they make of it in australia, then? this extraordinary, eccentric, colourfuljubilee. extraordinary, eccentric, colourful jubilee. i extraordinary, eccentric, colourfuljubilee.- extraordinary, eccentric, colourfuljubilee. colourful “ubilee. i think is our colourfuljubilee. i think is your presenter— colourfuljubilee. i think is your presenterjust - colourfuljubilee. i think isj your presenterjust noted, david, it was a very british affair and most australians watched in great delight and admiration but there are already discussions in australia for what happens next for australia and other commonwealth members so i think we are enjoying the jubilee very much, appreciating the ageing —— amazing job queen elizabeth is done for 70 years and celebrate and tha

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.sen is the royal correspondent for ctv — he's been following all thejubilee celebrations from canada. i think it's been a spectacular jubilee celebration in london, watched very closely level he sent me by people in canada and throughout the commonwealth who will have paid close attention to it. the future, i think was very much previewed on the palace balcony today, we see three future kings, the cambridge family and that duchess of cornwall being the future of the royal family. a much more slimmed—down monarchy which is going to present enormous difficulties for the rams going ahead given that there are presently 15 of them, possibly maybe not that many in the future, but the attention they deserve is going to be a big challenge for our very small royalfamily. i big challenge for our very small royal family. i went to take it forward _ small royal family. i went to take it forward from - small royal family. i went to take it forward from what i small royal family. i went to l take it

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. from many parts of the world gathered to stand in the crowd and watch the ceremonies. my colleague reeta chakrabarti spoke to some of the spectators. it was ten deep on the mall as people gathered to watch the parade. those at the back couldn't really see much but that seemed to bother absolutely no—one. it's incredible! i've never seen it like this, and itjust really feels like a very special occasion. we're delighted to be here. you can't see very much from back here. does that matter? no. do you know what's actually really helpful? all of the cameras in front of us. we've been getting some quite good shots of what's going on anyways. some people have travelled thousands of miles to be here. you came from canada? yeah. oh, my goodness! specifically for this? specifically for this. her majesty's platinum jubilee. we came here ten years ago for the diamond jubilee. extraordinary! thank you. and why — why have you come all this way? because her majesty the queen has been faithfully ser

nicholas witchell, was watching. cheering the closing moments of a memorablejubilee celebration.on to 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 crowd had been hoping to see, an image which emphasises the institution's continuity. a monarch who's 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 going rather better than this four—wheeler. leading the pageant was the gold coach, the coach that had taken the queen to her c

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.angeles. the mtv movie & tv awards which were cancelled because of covid are taking place tonight and will honour the best of the best from the last year. it's taken place at the barker hanger in la, was hosted by vanessa hudgens and there was plenty of glitz and glamour, with a raft of awards and special honours forjennifer lopez and jack black. kj matthews is an entertainmentjournalist has been following the show and shejoins me now from los angeles. thank you for being with us. tell us aboutj—lo, she won the generation e—book award. == generation e-book award. -- award. when _ generation e—book award. » award. when you see her winning that award, she is the face of mtv. she's been around for quite some time and i really believe she probably was the only one there who had the longest career, long overdue. it is wonderful to see her take the stage, still out there at the stage, still out there at the best, highest part of her career, doing well in movie —— movies and music and whatnot

nicholas witchell, bbc news. # god save the queen.ouse official has been taken into custody for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating last year's attack on the us capitol building. peter navarro is the second advisor to donald trump to be charged with contempt of congress for refusing to cooperate with the inquiry. the former president's chief strategist steve bannon faced similar charges last november after he, too, defied a subpoena. addressing reporters outside court, mr navarro said the indictment is political. what that kangaroo committee is doing right now is investigating for punitive purposes. they're essentially acting as judge, jury and executioner. their mission — their clear mission — is to prevent donald john trump from running for president in 2024 and being elected for president. and people like me are in their way. and they're not coming for me and trump, they are coming for you — all 74 million of you who voted for donald john trump. peter navarro. at least four people have been killed and 30 others are

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.een 70 years in the making. in the pre—dawn gloom of a rather damp capital city, the horse guards and others have been tracing the route to be taken by sunday's pageant. on horse guards parade, the footguards have been preparing for the event that will launch thejubilee, the first full—scale trooping the colour for three years. and outside buckingham palace, a huge stage has been under construction for saturday's bbc party at the palace. it is the platinum jubilee, an opportunity to step back briefly from everyday pressures, to show appreciation to a long—reigning monarch. it's the story of all our lives, as well as the story of her life, that we're celebrating. and i think, particularly at the moment, with the way the world is, the way some people feel about politics in this country, and around the world, the way people feel about putin and what is happening in ukraine, you look at the queen, and you see somebody who has been consistent, decent, dignified and there, delivering the goo

our first report today is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. paul's cathedral without the person for whose long years of service those thanks were being offered. the queen was absent, but other members of her family were present, as were political leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. mixed booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented family tensions since then, exacerbated by sharp comments by the sussexes in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan made their way down the length of the central aisle in st paul's to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which the couple have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. music plays. with the queen absent, it was the duke and duchess of cambridge and the

here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell.n and brian may? the bbc concert had begun inside buckingham palace with one of those jaw—dropping moments. a tea party with the peruvian called paddington. thank you for having me. i hope you're _ thank you for having me. i hope you're having a lovelyjubilee. cup of tea? _ you're having a lovelyjubilee. cup of tea? yes— you're having a lovelyjubilee. cup of tea? yes please! 0h, you're having a lovelyjubilee. cup of tea? yes please! oh, dear. perhaps — of tea? yes please! oh, dear. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? _ perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i— perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies-— sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. sandwich? i always keep one for emerencies. ., ~ , emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here! for later. _ emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here! for later. who _ emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here! for later. who would _ emergencies

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.vour 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 countri

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.now by richard berthelson, he's the royal correspondent with the ctv television network in toronto. thank you very much for being with us here on newsday. as the celebrations come to an end, first up, your thoughts over the last few days and also looking ahead. it has been a spectacular _ days and also looking ahead. it has been a spectacularjubilee - been a spectacularjubilee celebration in london watched very closely globally sent me by people in canada and throughout the commonwealth, they will have paid close attention to it. the future i think was very much previewed on the palace balcony today with three future kings and the cambridge family and the prince of wales on the duchess of cornwall being the future for the royal family, the duchess of cornwall being the future for the royalfamily, and it is a much more slimmed—down monarchy, which is going to present enormous difficulties for the rounds going ahead give in that they are presently 15 of them, possibly maybe not that many

our first report today is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral without the person for his long years of service those banks were being offered. the queen was absent but other members of her family were present, and among them, the duke and duchess of sussex appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented tensions since then. sharp comments in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan were taken to the length of the central aisle in st paul's to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which they have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. fanfare. fanfare. with a green absent, it was the duke and duchess of cambridge, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through to lead the thanksgiving for the queen's reign. we come together in this cathedral church today to offer god thanks and

our first report is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.vice of thanksgiving at st paul's cathedral without the person for whose long years of service those thanks were being offered. the queen was absent, but other members of her family were present, as were political leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. mixed booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented family tensions since then, exacerbated by sharp comments from the sussexes in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan made their way down the length of the central aisle in st paul's to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which the couple have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. music plays. with the queen absent, it was the duke and

here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell.he ceremonial and the spiritual, it was time for a jubilee party. they had taken their seats in the royal box, tens of thousands had packed the mall, and first on stage, who else? queen and brian may. the bbc concert had begun inside buckingham palace, with one of those jaw—dropping moments. a tea party with a peruvian born a bear called paddington. with a peruvian born a bear called paddington-_ with a peruvian born a bear called paddington-— with a peruvian born a bear called paddinuton. . ~' ,, ., ., paddington. thank you for having me. i do hoe paddington. thank you for having me. i do hepe you're _ paddington. thank you for having me. i do hope you're having _ paddington. thank you for having me. i do hope you're having a _ paddington. thank you for having me. i do hope you're having a lovely - i do hope you're having a lovely jubilee. . i do hope you're having a lovely jubilee-_ yes. - i do hope you're having a lovely| jubilee._ yes, please! 0h, oh, dear. perhaps you would like a

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.u want to track and look at those four remarkable days you can look on the website. we haveit you can look on the website. we have it all there for you. let us move on to other issues now. britain has announced it will send long—range mobile rocket launchers to ukraine, along with ammunition. the announcement follows a similar decision by washington last week to supply kyiv with four similar rocket launcher vehicles. on sunday, president putin warned that russia could attack new targets if western countries gave ukraine longer—range weapons. he was speaking as the ukrainian capital kyiv came under russian missile attack for the first time since the end of april. 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 wer

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace.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 ble

nicholas witchell, bbc news. full display as people organise events and — although not everyone wants to be involved — many are looking forward to partying after such a difficult two years. our corrrespondent nikki fox has been to hitchin in hertfordshire to see how the town is preparing. 0k! in hitchin, even the cupcakes are red, white and blue. this is a town preparing for four solid days of celebrations. you're having a party for how many, 25? 25, yeah. and what does it mean to you? itjust makes you really proud, doesn't it, to be british and to have a queen that has been constant in your life for such a long time, and i think it's great. the queen visited hitchin in 2012 for the diamond jubilee, and ten years on, it seems the excitement hasn't dimmed. so far, we've put up 700 metres of bunting across the town, 60 flags from shops. do a lot of the businesses in hitchin really need thejubilee? when we first went into lockdown, the businesses were saying, "you know, once this is all over, we'll have a big party,

nicholas witchell, bbc news. the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. we'll start with football because there are international games being played in the nations league with the pick of them being a repeat of last year's euro 2020 final which saw italy beat england on penalties. the game is being officially played behind closed doors at molineux — although 3,000 fans who are mainly schoolchildren are inside the stadium as part of the punishment handed down to the english football association for the crowd trouble that marred the euro final at wembley last year. it is 0—0 at the moment. also today wales are playing belgium who have a 1—0 lead. youri thielemens with the goalfor belgium. and earlier the republic of ireland beat scotland 3—0. formula one to start and charles lecler has yet again taken pole position with a thrilling final lap at the azerbeijgan grand prix. it's the ferrari driver's sixth pole in eight races. lecler beat red bull's sergio perez by 0.282 seconds with championship leader, max verstappen star

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. flavour to them, but there's been a big commonwealth representation in all of the events that have been planned. new zealand of course being part of the commonwealth. dame cindy kiro is new zealand's governor—general. she's the first woman from the indigenous maori people to hold the position, which represents the official head of state, queen elizabeth. we arejoined now we are joined now by her. what interactions have you had with the queen over the time you have been in post? i queen over the time you have been in ost? ., ., queen over the time you have been in ost? . ., ., , ., post? i have had as a meeting with her, i post? i have had as a meeting with her. i was — post? i have had as a meeting with her. i was very _ post? i have had as a meeting with her, i was very struck _ post? i have had as a meeting with her, i was very struck with - post? i have had as a meeting with her, i was very struck with how - her, i was very struck with how easily she was able to adapt to that techn