this is bbc news. i'm ben mundy. the headlines at four. the prince of wales has led tributes to the queen on the day she becomes the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. we are alive at buckingham palace spending the day reflecting on a remarkable long reign and look into the future. a lawyer says a man jailed for the murder of milly dowler has admitted killing lin russell and her daughter, megan, in 1996. paul bacon says a statement from levi bellfield includes details of how he claims to have carried out the attack in kent. singing. india begins two days of mourning as one of the country's most famous singers dies. lata mangeshker was 92.

sweeping up at the winter olympics. team gb�*s curlers, are on a roll, making it to the semi—finals. and in half an hour's time, it's talking movies, here on the bbc news channel. 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. well, my colleaguejane hill is at buckingham palace for us this afternoon. jane.

hello again. welcome back to buckingham palace where we spent the day reflecting on this truly historic day, 70 years on the throne. the queen herself, as she always done on access day spending the day at sandringham in norfolk, but here in london we reflect on that remarkable period on the throne and in the next few minutes i will be talking to someone who knows the royal household well and reflecting on those years and perhaps taking a moment to think about the future as well and that future was nodded to in that statement from her majesty late last night where she made reference to camilla, talking about when the time comes, when one day charles is king how she would wish camilla to be known. and this morning prince charles issuing a further statement, congratulating her on 70 years on the throne but also reflecting that

he and his wife are aware of the enormous honour bestowed on camilla. "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. big day tomorrow, you know, because it's 70 years. guests who saw the queen yesterday in the ballroom at sandringham said she looked a little more frail physically than the figure to which we've been accustomed, though she was as alert and sharp as ever. applause. in her message last night, the queen said she was humbled by the loyalty and affection that she continued to receive. the message was signed, "your servant, elizabeth r." nicholas witchell,

bbc news, sandringham. just to tell you that the 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 reflect on 70 years on the throne with someone who worked for the royal family for a throne with someone who worked for the royalfamily for a good length of time, dickie arbiter is with me at the palace this afternoon and was at the palace this afternoon and was a press secretary to the queen and worked for the royal family from 1988 until 2000 and it is extraordinary for any of us to think about what the queen has seen and what she has lived throughout the technological changes and there is reference to that in the statement she issued last night and i thought it was so striking that that statement is in with the word service in the statement still, 70 years on. service in the statement still, 70 ears on. �* . service in the statement still, 70 ears on. ~ ., , service in the statement still, 70 ears on. ~ . , ., .,, service in the statement still, 70 ears on. ~ . , ., , years on. and that is what has been her mantra — years on. and that is what has been her mantra ever _ years on. and that is what has been her mantra ever since _ years on. and that is what has been her mantra ever since she _ years on. and that is what has been her mantra ever since she came - years on. and that is what has been her mantra ever since she came to. her mantra ever since she came to the throne on the 6th of february 1952 it is, i serve, i dedicate my

self to you the people, notjust the people of the united kingdom and very important to her, the whole ethos of service and if you look at the royal families of europe, ethos of service and if you look at the royalfamilies of europe, yes, norway, sweden, denmark, continuity there, but you look at holland, when i first took interest in the royal family as a little tot, queen wilamina was on the throne when she abdicated after about 33 years and we had giuliano, her daughter and then after 30 years or so it was her daughter, queen beatrix and now we have her son, so they have a history of advocate —— and —— abdicating after 30 years but we have continuity and we will have continuity and we will have continuity until such time as the queen draws her last breath. find queen draws her last breath. and there's been _ queen draws her last breath. and there's been such stability and the stability that a lot of people draw from the queen serving, as you say, to use that word again, but there

have been difficult times as well and we cannot gloss over those. you were working there during particularly difficult periods. let's not ignore the good times, like 1992 and everyone has 2021 as an annus horribilis but we had the issue with prince andrew and jeffrey epstein on the loss of prince philip, the strength and stay, the ideal consort who had been alongside her since 47 when they got married and a tremendous loss for her and this is the first accession anniversary without him, the first christmas she has had without him and there will be memorable days she has had without him but she is stoic, pragmatic and she knows that things don't go on forever and her own life won't go on forever and i think last night's announcement about camilla as queen consort was her way of tying up loose ends. it’s

her way of tying up loose ends. it's interesting to use the word pragmatic because lots of people have used the words today to me about the queen and what she wants to see happen or hopes will happen with camilla and her title in the fullness of time, is that partly about her own experiences? she had prince philip as her strength and stay as you reflect and she wants her son, when it one day happens, to have that as well. he her son, when it one day happens, to have that as well.— have that as well. he has got that in the form _ have that as well. he has got that in the form of _ have that as well. he has got that in the form of camilla _ have that as well. he has got that in the form of camilla who - have that as well. he has got that in the form of camilla who has - have that as well. he has got that l in the form of camilla who has been a tremendous support for him and she reads his every move, his every quirky stance and she is able to subdue him if he is about to lose it. she's very good for him and very good for the queen and very good for the country and very for the people and we are lucky to have her and the queen sees that in her which is why she made her a lady night of the garda, and that is why she said last night that she wishes for camilla to be known as queen consort because that's the only title that the wife of a king can have and should have,

and she will be very good at it. she doesn't have any powers but she has the power over him to see that he is ok, and that is what is important. 0k, and that is what is important. lovely to have you with us. thank you for bearing with us through some chili and blustery conditions here outside buckingham palace on a really historic day, 70 years ago that princess elizabeth became queen of this country and of the commonwealth as well, of course and there are full public celebrations later in the year, perhaps am yet to be announced, but we know there will be announced, but we know there will be announced, but we know there will be a four day bank holiday weekend for the platinum jubilee which begins on the 2nd ofjune. with, one hopes, slightly better weather than today. for now, back to you in the studio. well done for battling the wind. the latest coronavirus data

for the uk has been released in the last few minutes and in the latest 24—hour period they have been over just 54,000 24—hour period they have been over just 5a,000 new covid—19 cases and 75 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. that is compared to 60,500 cases and 259 deaths. the usual caveat around those sunday figures is there is less reporting at the weekend, but that is the latest coronavirus data for the uk in the last 24—hour period. the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has urged conservative mps to give the prime minister "time and space" to deliver on his election promises. this after a week which has seen resignations from downing street and more tory mps submitting letters of no confidence. 0ur political correspondent helen catt says its a message directed at mps in their constituencies this weekend considering handing in those letters. so there were two new appointments

in the downing street team last night. guto hari, who worked with borisjohnson when he was mayor of london has been brought in as director of communications and a slightly more unusual appointment, an mp, cabinet minister, steve barclay, has become the new chief of staff which is a role usually done by an official. the thinking behind thatis by an official. the thinking behind that is that it sort of integrates the cabinet and the party more into the cabinet and the party more into the downing street operation. there's been lots of questions from people, including those who have done the role, about how feasible it is to do all three jobs at the same time. another interesting thing todayis time. another interesting thing today is there's been another call for holding fire from the backbenches with iain duncan smith saying he does not think it's the right time for a leadership challenge and he had a warning, or message if you like, for those who might be rivals to the prime minister, temper your ambitions. 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 murder for which another man has beenjailed. 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. lane and a 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 funeral is taking place in mumbai of one of india's greatest ever singers, lata mangeshkar. it's being attended by huge crowds and the prime minister, narendra modi. known as the nightingale of india — she was 92. singing. her career spanned seven decades and earned her a huge global following. during her career she recorded tens of thousands of songs in more than 30 languages — lending her voice to many bollywood heroines. rajini vaidyanathan

looks back at her life. we are not speaking to her but we will stick with this. bbc asian network's entertainment reporter, haroon rashid, has been telling us about her impact. ever since i was born when i think of bollywood, lata mangeshkar�*s voice is so integral to the experience of bollywood cinema and when you think of her you will get song and dance many of those dance sequences were picturised on songs sung by lata mangeshkar and my earliest memory of going to watch a bollywood film in the cinema was one released in 1994 and the songs were what made it magical and for the longest time i thought that was the actress's voice and that is the appeal of bollywood, you think these actresses are emoting through their own voices but it

was lata mangeshkar who carried a lot of them on screen as well. this is someone who somehow unify the country of more than a billion people, and those numbers there, 36 languages, recording thousands of songs, how did she manage to do it time and time again? she obviously said thank you and credited the composers of the songs so many times but i think the magic lay in her voice. there was a melodic charm that she had and she had the ability to emote with her voice in different expressions, so even if it was a romantic song or more of a dance number, whatever the genre, lata mangeshkar could adapt her voice accordingly. she was for a very brief stint an actress as well so she had the ability to be able to express a huge range of emotions just with a few words. music, actress, she also had huge influence offset within bollywood. in the 70s she became the first bollywood artist to demand royalties for other singers and it was something that had never been done before and she also filled the royal albert hall in london in the 70s before any other bollywood singer had done so and that legacy in the uk is so important because bollywood was this huge connection

between the immigrant diaspora community in the 70s, 80s and 90s and their home countries and therefore lata mangeshkar�*s voice would play on vinyl and cd on repeat to build that connection with people's motherland as well. we talked about the two days of national mourning in india but what about reaction in the uk for many people who are fascinated by her and the bollywood industry? we have played her songs all morning and message after message was coming in with people sharing their condolences but also how lata mangeshkar�*s has been part of the family functions, weddings, parties, anniversaries and people's first dances have often been to songs by lata mangeshkar so them reliving the magical moments thanks to lata mangeshkar. an operation to rescue a boy — who'd been trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday —

has ended in tragedy. emergency workers were able to reach five—year—old rayan yesterday evening, but sadly he had died. the rescue effort had generated huge public interest in morocco and around the world. the chairman of tesco has warned consumers to expect further increases in the price of food over the coming months. john allen told the bbc that rising inflation meant "the worst was still to come". food is a relatively small part of household spending, probably only about 9% and that figure has halved in the last half—century but it's a bigger proportion for those on the lowest incomes so we are concerned particularly about what we can do to try to protect those who are hardest up who are going to suffer most from that, and in some ways the worst is still to come because although food price inflation in tesco in the last quarter was only 1%, we are impacted by rising energy prices and our suppliers are

impacted by rising energy prices so the likelihood is that that inflation figure will rise but we are doing all we can to offset it. so the worst is yet to come? how bad do you think it could get? i predicted last autumn that food prices by the spring might be rising at 5% and i sincerely believe it won't be any more than that. it might even be slightly less but that's the sort of number we are talking about, but of course, 5% if you are spending as some of the least well—off families are spending 15% of your household income is significant and it troubles us and i'm sure it troubles many people that people may have to choose between heating their homes and feeding their families and clearly that is not a situation that any of us should tolerate. neighbours has been dropped by channel 5, putting the long—running australian soap opera's future under threat. the network announced earlier it would stop showing the programme later this year,

after airing it for more than a decade. laura—jayne tyler is news editor of inside soap magazine. good to see you. everybody needs good neighbours. what is going on here? ., ~ ., , . here? you know, when i first heard the news yesterday _ here? you know, when i first heard the news yesterday evening, - here? you know, when i first heard the news yesterday evening, my i the news yesterday evening, my reaction was one of total shock. neighbours has been on the airfor nearly a0 years and has a huge uk following and it's not in bad shape in terms of its popularity, it still very popular as a show.- in terms of its popularity, it still very popular as a show. there was a time in my — very popular as a show. there was a time in my house _ very popular as a show. there was a time in my house where _ very popular as a show. there was a time in my house where everything | time in my house where everything would stop at 5:35pm, and is that the problem here, the way people watch tv is changing and the soap opera cannot keep up? i watch tv is changing and the soap opera cannot keep up?— watch tv is changing and the soap opera cannot keep up? i don't think that's the problem _ opera cannot keep up? i don't think that's the problem at _ opera cannot keep up? i don't think that's the problem at all. _ opera cannot keep up? i don't think that's the problem at all. channel l that's the problem at all. channel five have come out and said that they want to focus investment on original uk drama and by that they mean 9pm dramas to go up against the ones on the bbc and itv and there

are so many ways to watch shows now. if you can't see it at one o'clock in the afternoon, you can play it on catch—up so the neighbours ratings are really good and it's in the form of its life, i would argue. here are really good and it's in the form of its life, i would argue.— of its life, iwould argue. here in the uk certainly, _ of its life, iwould argue. here in the uk certainly, but _ of its life, iwould argue. here in the uk certainly, but in - of its life, iwould argue. here in the uk certainly, but in australia of its life, i would argue. here in i the uk certainly, but in australia a different situation and it's been on a digital channel for some time in its reliance on the uk broadcaster for the production costs.- for the production costs. channel ten and freemantle _ for the production costs. channel ten and freemantle have - for the production costs. channel ten and freemantle have said - for the production costs. channell ten and freemantle have said that they are very much committed to carrying on with neighbours in australia. there is the rumour that it's an issue of production costs where channel five will say that they want to focus on their original uk content, so as for some of the financial reasons behind the scenes, i'm not sure, but in terms of its popularity this is a show that people still want to see. looking at it from a different _ people still want to see. looking at it from a different angle, _ people still want to see. looking at it from a different angle, but - it from a different angle, but company that makes the soap says filming will go on until the 10th of june, so do we have a clever ploy on

their part to try and get some more interest in the soap and a different channel potentially in the uk? absolutely. it looks like there is a window for somebody to put their hand up and say, hang on, we will take neighbours. 0f hand up and say, hang on, we will take neighbours. of course until 2008, it used to air on the bbc until channel five took it over so it does feel like there is this window for somebody to do that and i hope they do, because like i say, it's been on the air for nearly a0 years and look what has come out of it. kylie and jason, those amazing careers. all the storylines recently, and it still very much in the hearts of uk viewers and australian viewers as well. i the hearts of uk viewers and australian viewers as well. i was auoin to australian viewers as well. i was going to touch — australian viewers as well. i was going to touch on _ australian viewers as well. i was going to touch on kylie - australian viewers as well. i was going to touch on kylie and - australian viewers as well. i was going to touch on kylie and jason, and margot robbie as well, it has launched numerous stars, so what is its legacy if this is to be the end of neighbours? film. its legacy if this is to be the end of neighbours?— its legacy if this is to be the end of neighbours? oh, god, only very recentl a of neighbours? oh, god, only very recently a colleague _ of neighbours? oh, god, only very recently a colleague and _ of neighbours? oh, god, only very recently a colleague and myself, . of neighbours? oh, god, only veryl recently a colleague and myself, we had come back after a night out and our source of comfort was to fire up kylie and jason's neighbours wedding

because we wanted to watch that iconic moment again. that is what people remember, the robinson family of course of the drama and that's been going on since the show started in 1985. that's the same year i was born, so i feel like this show has been with me for all of my life as it has been for a lot of people and then very recently we had modern—day storylines that people can relate to as well, so it's really going to be such a shame if it does go for good. you and me both, laura jane. thank you very much. 0n the second day of the winter olympics in beijing, britain's mixed curling team have qualified for the semi—finals, despite losing to norway. there was also an impressive result for makayla gerken schofield, making it to the final of the moguls skiing. our sports correspondent, andy swiss has the latest. very close... for britain's curlers, a nail—biting day. bruce mouat and jen dodds knew a win

over norway would see them into the semis of the mixed event. it didn't look good. that's exactly what has happened. but despite losing 6—2, other results later went their way, taking them into the last four and a shot at the medals. this is textbook! elsewhere, it was a day for speeding through the snow. makayla gerken—schofield became the first british skier to reach an olympic moguls final, finishing an impressive eighth. here we go, then. while earlier on, the cross—country skiathlon proved a victory for perseverance. an early tumble for alexander bolshunov, but the russian got up, stormed to the front and won by more than a minute. britain's hopes lay with the experienced andrew musgrave but on a brutal course, he had to settle for 17th. well, a gutsy performance from andrew musgrave but not the medal he had hoped for. he still has more events to come, but it has been a gruelling start to his games. it was a battle! it is one of the most nuts

races there has been. like, the gaps were massive and just, it is one of the hardest races i've done. the back 10 to finish! but it was the women's snowboarding that conjured the day's most magical moment. massive! 0ooooh! the leap of a lifetime from zoi sadowski—synnott winning a first ever winter olympic gold for new zealand, and uniting even her rivals in celebration. sport, and sportsmanship, at its very best. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. if you're heading out later, take a look at how many cars are parked on the pavement. the chances are — there'll be loads. that's unless you live in london, where a blanket ban on pavement parking has been in place — and enforced — since 197a. the charity guide dogs says it's causing huge problems for blind and partially sighted people — and it wants the rest of the uk brought into line with london. heidi tomlinson has been finding out more.

meet terry quinn and guide dog spencer. i trust spencer with my life and he is my eyes, really. to the curb. they both enjoy a daily walk baildon and shipley, except, that is, when the footpath is blocked, which is what happened a few days ago. it is a really, really busy road it is horrendously busy. the paths are very narrow we couldn't get past, so at that point you have to put your trust in spencer, but it terrifies you because you can hear all this traffic whizzing by. you are not quite sure how far into the road this vehicle is. my heart is beating out of my skin. spencer is trained to keep quite close to whatever the obstacle is, and then he'll find his way back onto the pavement. in, in, in.

guide dogs are trained to deal with these situations, but it is still risky. good boy. thank you. the police have been in contact with some of the drivers of the cars that were blocking the path. they say they just weren't aware they were causing such a problem, and there will now be more patrols in this area as a result of terry's experience. now the guide dogs charity is calling for parking on pavements to be banned, like it is in london. the government held a consultation on the policy in 2020 and is considering further restrictions. i worry each time i go out. i am scared that either spencer or myself can get hurt. 0n the day terry was filming, his path was blocked twice. once again, spencer calmly guided him round. how many more times before there is an accident? now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins.

the strongest winds will ease down to, so dry, clear skies that will lead to a widespread frost and icy stretches as well but not too cold for western areas as cloud pushes on late in the night but away from northern ireland on the western fringes of scotland will see temperatures at or below freezing, some are cold and rusty start to the new week, lots of sunshine but it won't last long and a band of patchy light rain and drizzle works east through the day but the main areas of drizzle for northern and western areas and a more persistent rain later in the afternoon but wind is not as strong as they have been but could be gusty and it will be a mild start to the day after the cold and frosty start with temperatures up to around ten or ii celsius and for the week ahead across southern areas, we hold onto the milder conditions but things will turn cold in the north and the chance of further snow in

scotland.