of celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee. in about ten minutes time, we ll have this week s edition of newswatch, but first, it s time for unspun world. apologies, it is click. this book was. writing this magic faraway tree book. we are back and it s brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it s all the same to me. ijust like writing can t stop. i tell you, it s so good to be back and this year especially is a really special year. not only is the queen celebrating 70 years on the throne, but the bbc is celebrating 100 years on air. and so, we thought we d put on a show to talk about some of the technologies the beeb has been instrumental in developing. we talked sound and vision with our brilliant panel. and kind of place sounds around this microphone. in 1922, the idea that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, entertain and
and the highs in temperatures in western scotland. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines. platinum jubilee celebrations enter their third day and it s party time at the palace. it s derby day at the races but the queen won t be there. her daughter, the princess royal, will represent the monarch instead. and the bunting s still out up and down the country we take a look at the street parties celebrating her majesty s 70 years on the throne. in other news, travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights this morning and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine s forces are pushing back russia in the key city of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. an investigation begins after a train derails in southern germany, leaving at least four people dead. now on bbc news it s time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 ye
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. party preparations at the palace as the stars get ready to come out for the platinum jubilee celebrations. up and down the country, people have been holding street parties to celebrate the queen s 70 years on the throne. one of the biggest parties has been held at windsor great park s long walk, where tens of thousands of revellers turned up. all singing there ve beenjubilee celebrations at epsom, too, for derby day, but the queen hasn t been there as originally planned. she s been represented by her daughter, the princess royal. in other news, a senior ukrainian official says ukraine s forces are pushing back russia in the key city of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. and travel disruption continues airlines cancelled more flights today and rail passengers have been warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. but no one bbc news, it s time for sportsday. but now on. hello and welcome
of england as we go through the night. elsewhere, a quieter night, a drier night and across the north west of the uk we will see the best of the sunshine during tomorrow and especially a nice looking day for parts of western scotland. clear some eastern coast. showers and thunderstorms in the south drifting north and will tend to to weaken, temperatures highest in western scotland, to 22 degrees. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. buckingham palace says the queen won t be attending the derby tomorrow but is expected to watch it on television at windsor castle. her majesty was also absent at today s thanksgiving service at st paul s cathedral, after she experienced discomfort during thursday s celebrations. it was first public appearance in the uk, for the duke and duchess of sussex in two years. during the service tributes were paid to the queen s years of service. a mixed reception with some booing and jeering, while others cheered as borisjohnson arrived with his wife