and as you can hear, the bells of st paul s are pealing and will be pealing continuously for four hours to mark this momentous occasion. our other main headlines this lunchtime: it s 100 days since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. and on the second day of the first test at lord s england are bowled out after another disappointing display with the bat. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one from st paul s cathedral where a service of thanksgiving honouring the queen s 70 years on the throne has been taking place. prince charles is representing the queen who withdrew from the event after experiencing discomfort during yesterday s platinum jubilee celebrations. we understand that the queen is watching the service at home. it s the first major royal event prince harry and meghan have attended since stepping back from official duties. our first report today is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. a service of thanksgiving at st paul
them on our land. we need weapons, we will take care of the rest. and jamesjoins me now from kyiv. james the next 100 days, what are they likely to bring in this conflict? they likely to bring in this conflict? , ~ , ., conflict? first i think it is going to be at least conflict? first i think it is going to be at least 100 conflict? first i think it is going to be at least 100 days. - conflict? first i think it is going - to be at least 100 days. volodymyr zelensky at the start of invaccination invasion said we are not going anywhere. today he said victory will be ours. whether he will be right is not clear. over what time frame isn t clear either. the kremlin has been equally vague, claiming to have achieved a number of on theives so far, adding it will
later in the programme. but now, back to lukwesa in the studio for the rest of the day s news. the ministry of defence says russia appears to have the initiative over ukraine in the battle for the eastern region of donbas. exactly 100 days since the invasion began, it says russia holds about 90 of the luhansk district which makes up half of the donbas and is likely to seize the remaining 10% in the next few weeks even though none of moscow s original war objectives have been achieved. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse reports from kyiv. a bubble of innocence in a world ruptured by war. however, he doesn t know any different. he was born on the 25th of february, the second day of this invasion, so what kind of ukraine
continue with this invasion. it will not concede any of the territory it has seized, a fifth of ukraine. this suggests the war will drag on and put ukraine in a position of decide ing whether to concede territory in the name of peace and if so how much. . ~ the name of peace and if so how much. ., ,, i. a committee of mps has warned the ministry of defence it should either scrap or fix its controversial ajax armoured vehicle programme by the end of the year, or risk compromising national security. the american made reconnaissance vehicle had been due to enter service five years ago, but the army doesn t expect them to be ready before 2030. our correspondent tim muffett is at the ministry of defence. tim, this armoured vehicle programme has been hit by a lot of problems? the ajax armoured vehicle programme has been best beset by a litany of falures according to a report by the house
and as you can hear, the bells of st paul s are pealing and will be pealing continuously for four hours to mark this momentous occasion. our other main headlines this lunchtime: it s 100 days since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. and on the second day of the first test at lord s england are bowled out after another disappointing display with the bat. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one from st paul s cathedral where a service of thanksgiving honouring the queen s 70 years on the throne has been taking place. prince charles is representing the queen who withdrew from the event after experiencing