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the guardian claims the pms allies are preparing for a no—confidence vote, and reports that borisjohnson will launch a policy fightback focusing on health and housing. that story continued in the financial times — but the paper leads with reports of a 90% drop in the value of public listings in the us and europe since the war in ukraine started. so thats a little flavour of what youll be waking up to tomorrow. lets start with the daily telegraph. tony, its over to you, a lovely pic...

a very warm welcome to a beautiful day here at buckingham palace. the queen has thanked all those involved in her platinum jubilee celebrations, as four days of events get under way across the country and the commonwealth to mark her 70 years on the throne. in a special message, the queen said she continued to be inspired by the goodwill shown to her —— and that "many happy memories" would be made during the festivities. theres a lot planned for the occasion from today — here in ...

hello. this is bbc news. lets get the sport. good afternoon. englands new�*s era under ben stokes and brendom mccullom got off to an excellent start against new zealand in the first test at lords. debutant matthew potts making test cricket look easy with three wickets in the opening session. but it was an old familiar face james anderson who got england off to the best start. two early wickets including this brilliant catch from bairstow. anderson and broad both were left out of engl...

in other news... johnny depp�*s seen in a newcastle pub last night, while in the us his legal team celebrated his defamation win, but domestic abuse campaigners worry about the message it sends disruption is expected to continue at airports throughout the uk, as up to two million people prepare to fly over the next few days. a warm welcome back to buckingham palace where the crowds are starting to filter away now. thousands and thousands of people gathered here behind me, those in th...

from buckingham palace, where thejubilee celebrations are continuing in to the evening here in london. the illustrator sir quentin blake, broadcaster clare balding and actor damian lewis are among more than 1,000 people recognised in the queens birthday honours list. in other news, johnny depp�*s seen in a newcastle pub last night — while in the us his legal team celebrated his defamation win — but domestic abuse campaigners worry about the message it sends. 70 aircraft have flow...

only played six games for england. in a statement, sale said "a summer of rest and a full preseason is the best course of action". golfs us womens open is under way in north carolina. australian minjee lee, who won the first major of the year, the evian championship, has made a good start. she has just finished her round she hasjust finished her round on four under. this long range putt one of her seven birdies today. she sits one off the lead, alongside swede anna nordqvist, winner of...

enjoying the ride — george, charlotte and louis made their debut appearance in a royal carriage at the trooping the colour parade. more than 3,000 beacons have been lit up around the country and the commonwealth to mark the queens reign. but its been announced that after experiencing some discomfort the queen now wont attend a service of thanksgiving at st pauls tomorrow. also tonight: ukraine urges the west to step up the delivery of weapons as fighting intensifies in the east of th...

through extremely turbulent times, and she has remained constant. i think the respect and adoration that remains for her and it is widespread throughout all those huge upheavals is really testament to the way shes carried herself and responded to people throughout her reign. and it is a more respective representation of the monarchys role to be custodians of the past but look toward the future. >> aircraft coming over, representing the battle of britain. we also have very modern aircra...

26—man squad for germany. good evening from normandy where world leaders havejoined some of the last remaining veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings. at the british normandy memorial this morning, a service of commemoration attended by more than a0 british veterans overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore on 6thjune 191m — british, american, canadian and french troops landed along this coastline on beaches that were named sword, j...

overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore onjune 6th, 1944. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea to liberate an occupied country. the british, american, canadian, and french troops landed on five beaches — sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah — as the airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines to secure the roads and bridges. 156,000 troops overwhelming the germans they had taken by surprise. the main event this aftern...