100 days of war in ukraine we ll have a special report as fighting intensifies in the south of the country. an impassioned plea from president biden to tighten us gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting of primary school children in texas. new zealand fight back against england s bowlers and take control of the first test at lord s. and parades, parties and pride in britain how the country s celebrating this jubilee bank holiday weekend. good evening from buckingham palace. a service of thanksgiving honouring the queen s 70 years on the throne has taken place at st paul s cathedral in central london. prince charles represented the queen who withdrew from the event after experiencing discomfort during yesterday s platinum jubilee celebrations. it s understood that the queen watched the service from windsor castle. it s the first major royal event that prince harry and meghan have attended since stepping back from official duties. our first report is from our royal corr
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i v e i ve met a one k where preparations are under way for tomorrow night big party and the crowds are still celebrating. party and the crowds are still celebrating. and it s a 100 days since russia launched its invasion of ukraine, with fighting continuing along the entire frontline in the east of the country. in other news, a crowded train has derailed in southern germany killing four passengers and leaving around 30 people injured, some seriously. the accident happened near the town of garmisch. good evening and welcome to bbc news. buckingham palace has confirmed that the queen won t attend the derby tomorrow but is expected to watch it on television at windsor castle. the princess royal is expected to attend in her place. this morning prince charles represented the queen at a service of thanksgiving, honouring her 70 years as head of state, at st paul s cathedral in central london. let s join katty kay, who s spent the day on the mall. down who s spent the day on the ma
good evening and welcome to bbc news. members welcome to bbc news. of the british royalfamily politicians members of the british royalfamily politicians and others have attended a special event in was the main event on four days of celebration to mark the platinum jubilee. however the queen herself did not attend. it is also been confirmed that she will miss the derby horse racing on saturday. a first report today is from a royal correspondent. nicholas witchell. a service 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
between liverpool and real madrid. hello, and a warm welcome to bbc news. good to have you with me this hour. we begin with ukraine. it s 100 days since russia began its invasion. president zelensky marked the occasion by praising the country s resistance. but he s admitted russia now controls one fifth of his country, that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee and that thousands of civilians have been killed. 0n the ground, vladimir putin s focus is now on the donbas region in the east, where his forces continue to make gains. but the governor of the luhansk region says ukrainian troops have recaptured parts of severodonetsk. if confirmed, it would mean russian forces control only half the city. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut, one of the next towns in russia s path. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we re in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area, around b