this is bbc news with maryam moshiri. the headlines at 1. as queen elizabeth celebrates 70 years on the throne, she says she wants the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. i charles becomes king. amjane hill at buckingham where i amjane hill at buckingham palace, where we are reflecting on a historic day, the day that the queen becomes the first british monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee. british prime minister borisjohnson considers further changes to his top team following a wave of resignations over lockdown parties. a lawyer says a man jailed for the murder of the schoolgirl, milly dowler, has admitted killing lin russell and her daughter, megan, in 1996. paul bacon says he's received a four—page statement from levi bellfield, which includes details of how he claims to have carried out

the attack in chillenden in kent. india begins two days of mourning, as one of the country's most famous singers lata mangeshkar dies aged 92. the chairman of tesco, john allan, has told the bbc �*the worst is yet to come' on food prices for consumers. he also said it was "wrong" for the governor of the bank of england to call for pay restraint last week, as part of efforts to keep inflation under control. and coming up in half an hour, the travel show heads to ischgl, the �*super—spreader resort�* in austria that made headlines during the early stages of the pandemic.

good afternoon. the queen marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of her reign today — a milestone no british monarch has reached before. her majesty has marked the occasion with a statement saying she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles eventually becomes king. this morning the prince of wales said he and the duchess were �*deeply conscious�* of the honour bestowed on camilla. here�*s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. "i look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart," so says the queen in her accession day message. on this day when she marks the 70th anniversary of the moment she came to the throne, it�*s clear that her commitment remains undimmed by the passage of years. and with that message, a glimpse from buckingham palace of the unseen work of the monarch, the paperwork which comes every day in the official red boxes — a routine which this monarch has

followed virtually every day of those 70 years. behind her, a photograph of her late father, george vi as, with her private secretary, sir edward young, she reviewed government documents and messages from abroad. nice comments, including one from president biden. oh, that�*s very kind. from clarence house, the prince of wales acknowledged what he called the "honour" of his mother�*s wish that camilla be known as queen consort when he becomes king. and he said theyjoined with the rest of the country in congratulating the queen on what he called "the remarkable achievement of serving this nation, the realms and commonwealth for 70 years." apologies for that. something has gone wrong with that piece. we will try and sort that out next time. the queen�*s intervention paves the way for camilla to have a fully—fledged royal role alongside charles. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph takes a look at the woman who will one day be queen consort.

her report contains some flash photography. when charles is king, we now know camilla will be his queen. it is the ultimate recognition from the current monarch and a total rehabilitation for camilla. their wedding day in 2005. the journey to this point had, at times, been rocky. camilla parker bowles was a controversial figure, blamed by some for the end of the prince�*s first marriage. his relationship with a young camilla had faltered in their 20s. decades later, it took until camilla�*s 50th birthday party at the ritz for them to go public with their romance. the path to acceptance, though, was difficult. but slowly, carefully, camilla won the trust of the queen and began to win over a cautious public. in making it clear what she wants for camilla, the queen has rewarded her daughter—in—law for her loyalty to prince charles and the happiness and stability she has brought him. it�*s also a recognition

of camilla�*s own campaigning — from literacy, to animal welfare, to domestic violence, where she recently spoke about the horror of abuse. this country has been appalled and saddened by the loss of women to violence this year. on average, one woman is killed by a man every three days. and in media interviews — here, with the bbc�*s emma barnett — she spoke personally, with warmth and honesty, about missing her grandchildren during lockdown. i shall look forward to the day when i can really give them a huge hug again. camilla had always been described as a non—negotiable part of the prince�*s life. now we know it is the queen�*s wish too that camilla will be at her husband�*s side in the years ahead — as his wife, his supporter and his queen. daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. let�*s go to sandringham and talk to our royal correspondent daniela relph.

this is a huge gesture by the queen for camilla and charles, isn�*t it? yes, it is a significant development and a surprising intervention from the queen. it was something that hadn�*t really been expected in this weekend which marks the 70 years since the death of her father and her becoming queen. it had taken everyone by surprise and it is interesting both in the words that the queen uses and the timing of the statement. she you would think it would be a time for her to look back on her own rain and remember her father but she has shifted the conversation too looking forward, to smooth out transmission for when charles is king. and it is clear that she felt now that the time is right that by saying that she would like to see camilla as queen

consort, that is now not a controversial decision. camilla herself has won the public around and has been a loyal servant to the royal family and the queen is rewarding her now for that work. it is very significant and i think the queen has made a crucial calculation in thinking that with camilla as queen, charles will be a happier king. queen, charles will be a happier king. prince charles has released a tribute to his wife and indeed to the queen. he released a written message where he wanted to mark the queen�*s anniversary, saying that he and camilla were deeply conscious of the honour and on this historic day my wife and i enjoy everyone congratulating our majesty the queen and he is deeply conscious of

representing... he has sought to... my representing... he has sought to... my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout. that message from clarence house earlier on this morning. my colleaguejane hill is spending the day at buckingham palace for us. fin hill is spending the day at buckingham palace for us. on the day that marks the _ buckingham palace for us. on the day that marks the beginning _ buckingham palace for us. on the day that marks the beginning of— buckingham palace for us. on the day that marks the beginning of the - that marks the beginning of the platinum jubilee. it is 70 years ago today that the queen two father, this country plasma class king, died and the queen acceded to the throne at the age of 25. and it comes on that day that we have had a statement from her majesty that, among other things, she is looking forward to the year ahead. she says it is her greatest wish that camilla becomes queen consort when the time comes. let�*s discuss the day and the

year ahead with victoria howard, the editor of the website that crown chronicled. let�*s start with that about camilla. you study and write about camilla. you study and write about the queen. what did you think when you had that? it about the queen. what did you think when you had that?— about the queen. what did you think when you had that? it was huge news. the ro al when you had that? it was huge news. the royal world _ when you had that? it was huge news. the royal world was _ when you had that? it was huge news. the royal world was shaken _ when you had that? it was huge news. the royal world was shaken by - when you had that? it was huge news. the royal world was shaken by it - when you had that? it was huge news. the royal world was shaken by it in i the royal world was shaken by it in a positive _ the royal world was shaken by it in a positive way. many people have seen _ a positive way. many people have seen the — a positive way. many people have seen the good work at the duchess of cornwall_ seen the good work at the duchess of cornwall has done over the years, her loyalty, — cornwall has done over the years, her loyalty, her discreet nature and the hardware she puts it, the proiects_ the hardware she puts it, the projects she gets behind. sol the hardware she puts it, the projects she gets behind. so i think many— projects she gets behind. so i think many people were pleased to see this because, _ many people were pleased to see this because, legally, she does become queen— because, legally, she does become queen consort, much like she is actually— queen consort, much like she is actually princess of wales currently and it _ actually princess of wales currently and it is _ actually princess of wales currently and it is out of that difference for diana _ and it is out of that difference for diana that — and it is out of that difference for diana that she doesn't choose to use that title _ diana that she doesn't choose to use that title. so for the queen to throw— that title. so for the queen to throw her— that title. so for the queen to throw her weight behind camilla and say this— throw her weight behind camilla and say this is— throw her weight behind camilla and say this is what i want, that will sway— say this is what i want, that will sway public opinion as well. and the queen looking _ sway public opinion as well. and the queen looking to _ sway public opinion as well. and the queen looking to the _ sway public opinion as well. and the queen looking to the future - sway public opinion as well. and the queen looking to the future in - sway public opinion as well. and the queen looking to the future in that l queen looking to the future in that statement. the public, people might be thinking about the fun times to come this year, the four day bank

holiday this year, the celebrations up holiday this year, the celebrations up and down the country, but her majesty marking a more balanced note as she always does. what does she want to come out of this platinum jubilee? ,, , , . ., jubilee? the queen is very much a realist. jubilee? the queen is very much a realist- she _ jubilee? the queen is very much a realist. she understands— jubilee? the queen is very much a realist. she understands that - jubilee? the queen is very much a| realist. she understands that when things— realist. she understands that when things are — realist. she understands that when things are going good that it's fantastic, but there might be something around the corner and those _ something around the corner and those bumpy few years that the government have had with prince harry, _ government have had with prince harry, and — government have had with prince harry, and andrew, but she is looking — harry, and andrew, but she is looking forward to the celebrations and the _ looking forward to the celebrations and the letter says thank you for your— and the letter says thank you for your loyalty and support. so that it had taken — your loyalty and support. so that it had taken the chance to take stock of 70 _ had taken the chance to take stock of 70 years — had taken the chance to take stock of 70 years. today will be very much reflecting _ of 70 years. today will be very much reflecting personally for the queen and it— reflecting personally for the queen and it is— reflecting personally for the queen and it is the day her father died, so it— and it is the day her father died, so it is— and it is the day her father died, so it is a — and it is the day her father died, so it is a bittersweet day for her and the — so it is a bittersweet day for her and the first accession day she also ceiebrates— and the first accession day she also celebrates without prince philip. so this year— celebrates without prince philip. so this year there will be a lot of things— this year there will be a lot of things going on, the pageants,

concerts, — things going on, the pageants, concerts, bank holidays which many people _ concerts, bank holidays which many people are — concerts, bank holidays which many people are looking forward to and i think— people are looking forward to and i think in— people are looking forward to and i think in the — people are looking forward to and i think in the context of the pandemic still ongoing, not quite back to normal, — still ongoing, not quite back to normal, it— still ongoing, not quite back to normal, it is a chance for people to -et normal, it is a chance for people to get together again and regroup around — get together again and regroup around a — get together again and regroup around a figure that many people across— around a figure that many people across the — around a figure that many people across the world admire. and around a figure that many people across the world admire.- across the world admire. and a chance for— across the world admire. and a chance for us _ across the world admire. and a chance for us all— across the world admire. and a chance for us all to _ across the world admire. and a chance for us all to rememberl across the world admire. and a - chance for us all to remember how incredibly young she was when she became queen. herfather incredibly young she was when she became queen. her father died incredibly young she was when she became queen. herfather died young, at only 56, and to take on that responsibility aged 25... it is at only 56, and to take on that responsibility aged 25. .. it is a hu . e responsibility aged 25. .. it is a huge thing _ responsibility aged 25. .. it is a huge thing to _ responsibility aged 25. .. it is a huge thing to have _ responsibility aged 25. .. it is a huge thing to have done - responsibility aged 25. .. it is a huge thing to have done and i responsibility aged 25. .. it is a - huge thing to have done and many peopie _ huge thing to have done and many people can't imagine that at the age of 25. _ people can't imagine that at the age of 25, something so important in terms _ of 25, something so important in terms of— of 25, something so important in terms of their responsibility. so for the — terms of their responsibility. so for the queen to have done that, many— for the queen to have done that, many people admire the fact that she did it so _ many people admire the fact that she did it so well. there was no one to teach _ did it so well. there was no one to teach her~ — did it so well. there was no one to teach her. she didn't have many of those _ teach her. she didn't have many of those years — teach her. she didn't have many of those years shadowing her father to learn _ those years shadowing her father to learn the _ those years shadowing her father to learn the ropes, so she had to pick it up— learn the ropes, so she had to pick it up quickly— learn the ropes, so she had to pick it up quickly and that is why winston _ it up quickly and that is why winston churchill was such a fatherly _ winston churchill was such a fatherly figure. he knew a bit more about— fatherly figure. he knew a bit more about this — fatherly figure. he knew a bit more about this so for her to have done it so— about this so for her to have done it so well, — about this so for her to have done it so well, it — about this so for her to have done it so well, it is possibly the only

one time — it so well, it is possibly the only one time she has ever put a foot wrong _ one time she has ever put a foot wrong. people are just admiring what she has— wrong. people are just admiring what she has done. wrong. people are 'ust admiring what she has done.— she has done. thank you for being here at this _ she has done. thank you for being here at this slightly _ she has done. thank you for being here at this slightly blustery - here at this slightly blustery buckingham palace. we are having coverage throughout the day here from the palace on this remarkable day, a day of sober reflection for the queen herself, remembering the death of a father 70 years ago, but we also will be reflecting on the platinum jubilee. back to you. jane hill. the prime minister is said to be considering further changes to his top team, following the appointment of two senior aides yesterday. the shake—up follows the resignation of five staff members last week — and more mps submitting letters of no confidence in him. 0ur political correspondent helen catt explained what the latest staffing moves in downing street mean for the prime minister. this is about borisjohnson, how he is trying to reshape downing street after all

of the things that have gone on over recent months. so last week three very senior people from his team resigned in planned resignations. another two went in unplanned resignations. and so this is about filling some of those jobs. and the two that he has felt overnight at the director of communications, who is obviously in charge of dealing with the press, and before that he had picked someone who he has worked with before when he was the mayor of london, guto harri. but his other appointment is raising a few more questions, because he has appointed a new chief of staff, but the man that he is chosen is steve barclay, who is an mp and he is a cabinet minister. now, he is seen as another person with a pair of safe hands. he is well liked. here is what the business secretary kwasi kwarteng had to say about him. steve is a friend of mine.

he is someone i have worked with over four years in different departments, and he is very well placed to do what the prime minister wants to do. and what actually the sue gray report suggested needed to happen was for lines of accountability to be much clearer in number ten. so what steve is going to do, he is in the cabinet office, he runs the cabinet office, and he is going to align the cabinet office with number ten. and that is his newjob. he is the man he is bringing in to be his chief of staff, so he is a very senior mp, a member of the cabinet, well respected. but the chief of staff is a very big job, so there are a lot of questions being asked this morning about how it is going to be possible for him to balance those roles. certainly, coming from the opposition, they are asking that. and some who have been in that role before, for example lord barwell, who was theresa may�*s chief of staff. before that he was an mp and minister. he was saying that it won�*t be easy to combine those jobs. so a lot of questions this morning about how effective that will be.

the other thing, part of the reason for doing this, putting an mp in that role, is to try and improve links with his own mps in parliament who, as you said, a lot of them considering over the weekend, some of them have written letters of no confidence, and there is a sense here that he is trying to build bridges with them and make sure they are more involved in policy—making going forward, as he puts these changes in effect. the question is, is it going to be enough? now, also iain duncan smith, who is a former leader of the conservative party, who himself lost a confidence vote, he is still there. he is still an mp. he is one of the backbenchers. he says now is not the time for a leadership challenge. well, he has to be, but because he is the prime minister, he is the man that oversaw what went wrong. he is the man that now has to recognise categorically, as i believe he is beginning to do now, that these things need to be put right desperately. there has to be huge change. this doesn't guarantee anything. but my sense right now is that, if we go and plunge ourselves into a leadership election vote of confidence, which in the end always damages leaders, even if they win it,

and then maybe into a leadership election, into warfare, in the midst of which we are facing a big cost of living crisis. for me, the poorest in society have to be helped now dramatically, because this crisis is a combination of a number of things, and it can be resolved as a number of things. the cost of energy now has to be dealt with and dealt with swiftly, and the government has to do more, in my book, to make that happen and to get that cost of living sorted. and he also had a bit of a message for those who might be jostling for position to succeed boris johnson. he said it should be about ambition at the right time. so this at the moment is all about staving off that immediate threat of a no—confidence vote from his own mps, but borisjohnson has got a few more months when we are looking at things like a police investigation reporting back. he is very much not out of the woods, even if he gets through this week. the convicted murderer levi bellfield, who is serving a whole life sentence for killing the schoolgirl milly dowler, has now admitted carrying out

a double murderfor which another man has been jailed. michael stone has always denied responsibility for the deaths of lin and megan russell in kent in 1996. his lawyer, paul bacon, says he�*s now received a four—page statement from bellfield, in which he claims to have carried out the attacks. matt graveling reports. lin russell was walking her daughters through the kent countryside when they were attacked with a hammer. lin and six—year—old megan were killed. nine—year—old josie survived. michael stone has twice been found guilty of the murder. but now, almost 26 years on, michael stone�*s solicitor says he has a document stating that levi bellfield — the man guilty of murdering schoolgirl millie dowler, amelie delagrange and marsha mcdonnell — has confessed to killing lin and megan russell. the last paragraph in the statement says he wants to apologise to michael stone. yes, i think it�*s a very important statement. i think there are things in it which can be corroborated.

my first step, as i say, is to send it to the criminal cases review commission. my second step is to pass it to the police. as reported in today�*s sun newspaper, in the four—page statement, bellfield — who now goes by the name yusuf rahim — details how he carried out the killings, saying he wore yellow washing—up gloves and carried the hammer in his right hand. he said his intention was only to attack lin, but when she failed to scream, it gave him more confidence. is there anything in that document that strikes you? the level of contrition at the end of the statement is quite striking. "something like this has never happened before. i committed a crime and another person has been arrested for it. i guess if i�*m honest, it was a relief. i apologise to stone and the russell family for my heinous acts. i was not well in the head during my reign of violence." bellfield went on to add he is willing to speak to the police. in 2017, stone�*s legal team obtained evidence of a confession that bellfield had made in prison

confessing to the russell murders, but stone�*s conviction was not overturned. today, kent police said a comprehensive investigation has been carried out into allegations levi bellfield was involved in the russell murders. it concluded there was no evidence to support those claims. matt graveling, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... prince charles has led tributes to the queen, on the seventieth anniversary of her accession to the thone. he�*s congratulated her on what he described as a "remarkable achievement" the business secretary urges tory mps to give the prime minister "time and space" — as a former conservative leader says borisjohnson faces a "very difficult task" to win back the trust of the public. a lawyer says a man jailed for the murder of the schoolgirl, milly dowler, has admitted killing lin russell and her daughter, megan, in 1996. paul bacon says he�*s received a four—page statement from levi bellfield, which includes details of how he claims to have carried out

the attack in chillenden in kent. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s chetan. good afternoon. not had too many big shocks across the fa cup fourth round cup weekend so far — except manchester united going out to middlesborough. liverpool are hoping to avoid the same fate this afternoon, they�*re playing a cardiff side 9 points off the relegation zone in the championship. 1—0 is the latest score at anfield. it isa it is a strong line—up. liverpool are one goal up. later, the holders leicester are at nottingham forest, that�*s live on bbc1 at a�*o�*clock. before non—league boreham wood go to bournemouth. in the women�*s super league, chelsea are at home to manchester city.

emma hayes�* side are aiming to cut arsenal�*s lead at the top to two points, and they took the lead early on, jess carter�*s cross was headed in by norweigan international guro reiten. it�*s now half—time at kingsmeadow and chelsea still lead 1—0. to the winter olympics, where team gb�*s makayla gerken schofield became the first british skier to reach a moguls finals. in herfirst olympic games, the 22—year—old finished in eighth place. and it was a family affair, with her sister leonie also competing, but failing to make the final. great britain�*s mixed curling team remain on course for a place in the semi finals. bruce mouat and jenn dodds are in action against norway at the moment. earlier they picked up a narrow 6—5 win over china. if they win this match, they�*ll secure a their spot with one match to spare. norway must win to stay in with a chance of going through. after five ends, norway lead 4—1.

team gb�*s andrew musgrave finished a respectable 17th in the men�*s skiathlon. he couldn�*t improve on the 7th he achieved at pyeongchang as alexander bolshunov from the russian olympic committee took gold. here�*s one of the moments of the day. this is new zealand�*s zoi sidowski sinnott in the women�*s slopestyle. she�*s won her country�*s first gold medal at a winter olympics with a breathtaking final run. she could make it a double in the big air in a week�*s time. and there was a remarkable finish in the mens 5,000 speed skating final where nils van de poel produced a blistering final lap to snatch gold and set a new olympic record. de poel was one second behind when the bell rang for the final lap but he stormed into first place to beat patrick roest of the netherlands, who had broken

the record an hour earlier. their hopes of drawing the ashes series are over, as australia claimed a five wicket win in their second one—day international. england were bowled out for 129, elysse perry and tahlia mcgrath both getting three wickets each. perry then went on to top—score with 40, as australia won the ashes on home soil for the first time since 2011. the six nations continues this afternoon as france host italy. following scotland�*s win at murrayfieild, england coach eddiejones has said luke cowan—dickie is not to blame for the defeat after the hooker conceded a vital penalty try and yellow card. it was a key moment, with england leading, scotland were given a penalty try for this deliberate knock—on from cowan—dickie who�*s since apologised on social media. that tied the scores, but then finn russell�*s penalty gave them the win by 20 points to 17. it�*s the first time scotland have beaten england in successive six nations since 1984.

ireland started their campaign with an emphatic win over reigning champions wales. they won 29 points to 7, running in four tries in dublin to secure that all important bonus point. one game left this weekend, that�*s france—italy in paris at 3 o�*clock. that�*s all the sport for now. the superstar of the indian cinema, she was known to millions as a nightingale of india and had a extraordinary career spanning more than half a century, singing more than half a century, singing more than 30,000 songs in 30 languages with a fan base around the world. she was hospitalised last month with covid. the prime minister is expected to arrive to her funeral in mumbai. two days of national

mourning have been announced. bollywood music. she was one of the most recorded artists in history with thousands of songs to her name. singing. the voice of the silver screen, lata mangeshkar, was a bollywood playback singer. in indian musicals where actors rarely sing themselves, her vocals were dubbed over generations of leading ladies. she began singing when she was a young girl and grew into a megastar. with hit after hit, she defined the sound of the nation, famously moving prime minister nehru to tears during one live performance. singing in multiple languages, lata mangeshkar earned the nickname india�*s nightingale, seen here with her sister, asha bhosle, also a well—known

recording artist. lata mangeshkar continued making music well into her 80s. composer, shamirtandon, was one of the last people to work with her. she has defined the music industry in the seven and a half decades that she has been singing. because that�*s a lot for any human to be able to sing because i don�*t think anywhere in the globe that has been any vocalist who�*s sung consistently for seven, seven and a half decades. lata mangeshkar�*s voice echoed well beyond here, her home city of mumbai. in many ways, bollywood songs are a universal language, transcending religious and political divides. and in that sense, lata didi, as she was known, spoke to millions of people around the world at times of love and loss, hope and happiness. lata mangeshkar celebrated her 90th birthday in 2019 and joined instagram, sharing these photos.

in one of her last interviews to the bbc asian network she talked about reaching that milestone. "i�*ve reluctantly accepted i�*m old," she said. "but i feel like i�*m 25." her voice was ever youthful, it was one of a kind. if bollywood is the soul of india, then lata mangeshkar was its beating heart. the operation to rescue a five—year—old boy, trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday, has ended in tragedy. rescue workers managed to reach rayan awram after digging a 30 metre tunnel — but officials say he�*d already died before they brought him back up to the surface. his death was confirmed in a statement by the king of morocco. simonjones reports.

voices clamour. as huge crowds watched on, initially relief that rayan had been found, carried by his rescuers to a waiting ambulance, but that quickly turned to despair and grief. despite painstaking efforts to save him, the little boy didn�*t survive. rayan�*s parents had been hoping and praying for good news. instead, they received a call of condolence from king mohammed — the boy�*s family now trying to come to terms with their loss. translation: i can't describe how it feels | that my cousin is gone. what can i say? now my heart is aching for him too much. my nephew, my heart aches for him. may god be with him, just like how god stood with us. rayan had fallen down the well on tuesday evening while his father was trying to fix it. this image of him captured on thursday by a camera lower down, showing him injured but conscious. it prompted a huge and complex rescue operation around the clock. the five—year—old was trapped more than 30

metres down, the shaft too narrow for rescuers to reach him. instead, they gouged out a new trench by the side, then tunnelled towards him, all the time, having to contend with the risk of landslides. it was a race against time, but time ultimately ran out. the rescue attempt was followed, not just by the crowds at the scene, but by people watching online around the world. for rayan�*s family, the worst news, but they will find some comfort in the huge efforts made by those who had never met rayan to try to save him. simon jones, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. further snow showers, gusty winds, blizzards. further south any showers will be of brain, patchy rain

returning to the far south—west. in the south, higher temperatures, falling away in the afternoon. four to nine celsius. overnight, winter will ease and showers fade, becomes cold and clear and a risk of frost and ice. more cloud it in from the west. temperatures quite rightly at or below freezing which means it is a cold and frosty start tomorrow. any sunshine will quickly fade as his band of cloud pushes in from the west, bringing patchy rain into northern england, scotland and northern ireland and wales. increasingly cloudy. it will be feeling milder. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news with maryam moshiri. the headlines: prince charles has led tributes to the queen on the 70th anniversary of her accession to the thone. he�*s congratulated her on what he described

as a "remarkable achievement".