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hello, and welcome to bbc news. its 100 days since russia began its invasion of ukraine. president zelensky marked the occasion by praising the countrys resistance. but hes 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 putins focus is now on the donbas region in the east, where his forces continue to make gains. but the governor of the luhansk region...

and as you can hear, the bells of st pauls are pealing and will be pealing continuously for four hours to mark this momentous occasion. our other main headlines this lunchtime: its 100 days since russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine. and on the second day of the first test at lords — england are bowled out after another disappointing display with the bat. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one from st pauls cathedral — where a service of thanksgiving hon...

president biden makes an impassioned call for stricter gun laws — following a string of mass shootings in the us. atrain is a train is derailed in southern germany. and its 100 days since russia launched its invasion of ukraine, with fighting continuing along the entire front line in the east of the country. a service of thanksgiving honouring the queens 70 years on the throne has been taking place today at st pauls cathedral. prince charles represented the queen, who withdrew from t...

100 days of war in ukraine — well 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 englands bowlers and take control of the first test at lords. and parades, parties and pride in britain — how the countrys celebrating this jubilee bank holiday weekend. good evening from buckingham palace. a ser...

iv e ive 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 its 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 o...

Of other landmarks across the country. the queen made her last trip to australia in 2011. in total, she visited 16 times. there is a growing sense that australia will inevitably become a republic one day — just this week, the new government appointed an official to start looking at this transition. but the queens popularity is still going strong here. you can certainly feel the respect and admiration for the head of state, as the country marks her 70 years on the throne. shaimaa khalil, bbc ne...

Matches were sedate, even dull. this one is great fun while it lasts. it is scheduled for five days, right now that seems a theory. we are under way again now that seems a theory. we are underway again in 15 now that seems a theory. we are under way again in 15 minutes. who knows what happens next? thank you. lets rejoin my colleague reeta chakrabarti at buckingham palace. hi, rita. this weekend promises celebrations from the world of music and dance, with a concert at the palace tomorrow night ...

To pay tribute to her commitment to foster unity. aleem maqbool, bbc news. the platinumjubilee pageant on sunday afternoon will bring celebrations to a close. it will be led by the gold state coach through the streets of central london. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell has been speaking to some of those involved in the weekends finale. on an east end factory site next to the thames a dragon has come to life. the enormity of the role taken on by the young princess elizabeth, plyed by dancer...

Police. two men have apologised for their involvement in a social media video appearing to show a group of people singing a song mocking the 2011 killing of michaela mcareavey in mauritius. michaela mcareavey, an irish language teacher from county tyrone, was killed while on honeymoon in 2011. the orange 0rder has launched an inquiry into the video which it has described as "utterly abhorrent". now lets return to events to mark the queens platinum jubilee. this weekend promises celebrations from...