this is bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm ben mundy. the headlines... queen elizabeth becomes the first british monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee — marking 70 years on the throne. she says she hopes camilla will become queen consort. lata mangeshkar, the legendary indian singer who made her name in bollywood, has died at the age of 92. reports from the us say russia is stepping up preparations for a large—scale invasion of ukraine. and in madagascar, at least six people have been killed and 50,000 displaced by a tropical storm that is crossing the island.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. queen elizabeth is marking the 70th anniversary of her reign — a milestone never before reached by a british monarch. her reign began on this day in 1952, but she is now looking to the future, saying in a statement that she'd like camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. "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."

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. 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. the duchess of cornwall�*s journey to acceptance by the public and the royal family has at times been a difficult one. her relationship with prince charles only being made public at his 50th birthday celebration 25 years ago. daniela relph's report contains some flashing images. 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 get back to queen elizabeth. head of state for many countries around the world. so, joining me now is historian and author of raising royalty of raising royalty dr carolyn harris. you are in canada, so let's start

with the canadian perspective. in canada, there is a great deal of personal affection for queen elizabeth ii, as she has been here for these are key moments in canadian history, whether it is opening the saint laurent to see 1959, or expo 67 in 1967, the montreal 0lympics, where princess and competed in the equestrian events, the penetration of the constitution. and the queen's on goldenjubilee in 2002, when she last visited in 2010. she has become part of the fabric of canadian history over the past 70 years. and what, if any, history over the past 70 years. and what, ifany, reaction history over the past 70 years. and what, if any, reaction to her message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign? it is seen as a very touching message, and evidence that the queen is looking for continuity

going forward, and to resolve any unanswered questions about what might happen next, including camilla's status going forward. fin camilla's status going forward. on those camilla's status going forward. 0n those challenges that may be faced going forward, how do canadians view the monarchy, separately to how they viewed the queen?— viewed the queen? support for the monarchy has _ viewed the queen? support for the monarchy has waxed _ viewed the queen? support for the monarchy has waxed and _ viewed the queen? support for the monarchy has waxed and waned . viewed the queen? support for the i monarchy has waxed and waned over time. certainly, when there is a big successful royal tour, often support for the monarchy increases. we saw that with the goldenjubilee 20 years ago. there was increased support for the monarchy. but the workings of the constitutional monarchy and how it operates the canadian government, there is less awareness of that, so when there is polling data regarding who is canada's head of state, for instance, there are some of the people being pulled to think it is the prime minister of the governor general, and are not necessarily

aware that it is the queen. so, what support rises and falls with the polling data over time, but there are certain it is a great deal more that could be done to make canadians aware ofjust how the system of constitutional monarchy works. [30 constitutional monarchy works. do ou constitutional monarchy works. do you think that could be detrimental to the monarchy going forward? that polling data from the canadians? i think that the monarchy has come to be very closely associated with queen elizabeth ii as a person, and certainly her successors do not have the same degree of support, so it remains to be seen what will happen going forward. but certainly, there has been debate and discussion regarding the future of the monarchy. the recent decision by barbados to become a republic has prompted debates and discussions in many regions of the commonwealth, but in canada, all ten provinces would have to agree on any change in government, so it is unlikely there

will be a formal change, although there will certainly be debate and discussion going forward. we there will certainly be debate and discussion going forward.- discussion going forward. we will have to leave _ discussion going forward. we will have to leave it _ discussion going forward. we will have to leave it there. _ discussion going forward. we will have to leave it there. many - discussion going forward. we will. have to leave it there. many thanks forjoining us here on bbc news. the state funeral has taken place in mumbai of one of india's greatest ever singers, lata mangeshkar, attended by huge crowds, including prime minister narendra modi. she was 92 and a superstar of indian cinema, known to millions as the nightingale of india. her extraordinary career spanned seven decades. mr modi said she "left a void in the nation that cannot be filled." rajini vaidyanathan looks back at her life. 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 shamir tandon 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 there 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. lata mangeshkar, who has died at the age of 92. rajini is in shivajee park in mumbai, where the funeral hasjust taken place,and explains how india is now in two days of national mourning. india is in two days of national mourning to mark the passing of lata mangeshkar. she also reviewed, she was given the red all over state funeral. the prime minister visited to pay his respects in person, and he said that she was anguished beyond words at a loss. so many people we have been talking to today you have come here have said that

she is irreplaceable. her career spanned more than a seven generation of indians grew up listening to her songs, which were recorded in multiple languages. she had the nickname india's nightingale. she was so prolific, she recorded tens of thousands of songs more than most western recording artist, and so she leaves a hole in india com in indian cultural life, that is hard to fill, and here many people say she was like a sister to them. her nickname was lata didi, which means sister, and that is how she will be amended. will be remembered. and he has lost someone who was part of the indian family. reports from the united states say russia has amassed 70% of the forces needed for a full—scale invasion of ukraine. american security officials are warning that a russian invasion could cause as many

as 50,000 civilian deaths. moscow has repeatedly denied it's planning to invade and says its troops are in the region for military drills. meanwhile, additional us troops have been arriving in poland and germany as part of a new deployment to bolster nato's forces in the region. the former spokesperson of the western military alliance, jamie shea, gave us his analyis of the currently situation on the border. russia has got just russia has gotjust in the space of a week or so from having about 60 so—called battalion tactical groups amassed on the ukrainian border to over 80, and what we have seen as russia is not on increased its presence on the eastern flank of ukraine, but also put the trips into belarus, which is only 50 from kyiv, the capital of ukraine, and also enabled and physios absence in the black sea. i don't know if britain is planning an invasion or not what kind of invasion he is planning, but

he is certainly giving himself an increasing number of options when it comes to intimidating ukraine. —— i don't know if putin. this will be worrying nato. the united states has been sending a lot of weapons to ukraine, defensive weapons come over the last few weeks, and countries like the uk and others have participated in this, so this book give the ukrainian armed forces, in terms of anti—tank missiles, anti—air missiles, the acquisition of a very effective turkish drones, much greater capabilities to frustrate a russian advance than would have been in the case of six months ago. it is notjust economic pressure that is being applied. but, yes, the eu and the united states have been talking intensively on a pretty significant package of sanctions, particularly when it comes to the russian banking sector, consumer technologies, making it clear that president putin would pay a heavy price. the headlines on bbc news... queen elizabeth becomes the first

british monarch to celebrate a platinumjubilee — marking 70 years on the throne. prince charles led tributes, congratulating her on what he described as a "remarkable achievement." lata mangeshkar, the indian singer and cultural icon, has died in mumbai, at the age of 92. she sang more than 30,000 songs across 36 languages during a 50 year career. at least six people have been killed and 50,000 displaced by a tropical storm that is crossing madagascar. a minister told the bbc at least 35,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and move to safety. at its peak, the storm brought winds of almost 180 kilometres an hour. lucy grey reports. cyclone batsirai making landfall, heavy rain and winds

of more than 180 kilometres an hour batter madagascar, the island still reeling from a storm less than a fortnight ago. they've been preparing, reinforcing their roofs here, and taking shelter. 200 people crammed into this one room, bracing themselves for the full force of the cyclone. translation: the problem| is there is no drinking water, there is nothing, we make do with what we have at first but it scares us because of diseases and all that, it makes us anxious. i am a widow, i have no husband. i have difficulty finding food and so do my children. less than two weeks ago, tropical storm anna caused landslides and widespread flooding, leaving at least 55 people dead, and tens of thousands homeless. many are still in the evacuation centres and temporary shelters they had fled then. it's a major concern for aid agencies and the un. madagascar was already hit by tropical storm anna, which brought winds, heavy rains, destruction

and loss of life. more than 130,000 people were affected across madagascar, including over 70,000 people who were displaced. storm anna also hit malawi, mozambique and zimbabwe, killing dozens of people. the emergency services are already at full stretch, and humanitarian agencies warn hundreds of thousands of people will be directly affected by cyclone batsirai with widespread damage to homes. around four million people now nervously wait to see what they will have to deal with after the storm has passed. lucy grey, bbc news. the king of morocco has expressed his condolences to the parents of a five year old boy who died after being trapped in a well since tuesday. a huge rescue effort, in the small northern town of tamorot, had captured the imagination of many around the world, and ended last night when emergency crews finally reached rayan 0ram, 32 meteres below ground. simonjones has the story. 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. as we've been hearing, today is a significant milestone in british royal history — as queen elizabeth has now reigned for exactly 70 years. she was visiting kenya when herfather, george vi, died in february, 1952. anne soy has been looking

back at that moment, and the queen's ongoing bond with africa. the royal visitor stepped off into the hot sunshine of nairobi. it was just a week ago today. no one knew then that the girl would arrive here as princess elizabeth, with leave again five days later as queen. if the queen were to come to kenya today, this is probably where she would stay. at the high commissioner's residence, and it is here in kenya that the then princess elizabeth learned of her father's death and that she would succeed him. things were quite different back then. it took some time for the news of the king's test to come from britain to this remote royal lodge in central kenya. it was prince philip, her husband of five years at the time, that broke the news to her. she had come here to represent her father. he had been too ill to travel. but she took it in her stride.

the queen who is here, too, is head of the commonwealth to which africa has recently returned... of the past 70 years, she has built a strong relationship with africa and the commonwealth, and left quite an impression on those she met. you're meetin certain people in the world. then thereafter, you say, well, i have made it. i had the privilege of meeting her in my life. it was one of the queen's gifts, flown out from windsor. she said she admired the queen's love for horses, her farming and leadership. the encounters were brief but they rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to compare with her leadership but we've learned a lot from her and i hope that whoever takes over from her will continue the legacy that she has left. very humorous person, very charming.

but you get scared, the feeling that you're meeting the queen. throughout her reign, the queen has met many people around africa. in big and small ways, she has touched their lives and left them with lasting memories. canada has seen another weekend of large protests against covid measures, with thousands of people taking part. the capital, 0ttawa, has been gridlocked for days and protests have spread across the country. sylvia lennan—spence has this. waving flags, beeping their horns, even playing hockey. thousands of canadians have spent another weekend protesting against covid rules. the capital 0ttawa has been gridlocked for days after hundreds of truckers joined what they call the freedom convoy. the demonstrations were started by truck drivers angry at rules, which means that truckers who aren't

vaccinated returning to canada from across the us border have to quarantine. they've grown to include broader protests against covid health restrictions in general, and there have been similar scenes in quebec city, winnipeg and toronto. people should be able to make their own choice if they take the needle or not take the needle and not lose theirjob, not lose their house, not lose their income just for the vaccination. i left myjob. i didn't wait to be fired. i chose not to get vaccinated, yes. # nah—nah nah, nah—nah nah. # hey, hey, hey, goodbye #. but there are also the counter protests, with many residents angry at the noise and disruption, but also at the sentiment. i was born just after the second world war and you know, i heard what it is like not to be free and they are saying freedom, they are free — they don't know what it is not to be free. canada's prime minister,

justin trudeau, has described the demonstrations as an insult to memory and truth. police say they're committed to bringing the protests to an end, but the demonstrators are promising to stay as long as it takes. sylvia lennon—spence bbc news. the countdown is on. two of liverpool football clubs biggest stars take each other on in the coming hours in the africa cup of nations final. egypt captain mohammed salah will face his club team—mate sadio mane, who will represent senegal in the final. they will kick off in just under two hours in yaounde, the capital of cameroon. senegal have never won the tournament, while egypt are hoping to extend their record haul of seven titles. an iconic tapestry by pablo picasso has been returned to the un — one year after it vanished without explanation. the work, which represents the bloody attack on the spanish town of guernica by german and italian forces during the spanish civil war, had been on display outside the un security council chambers

since the 1980s. its owners, the rockerfellerfamily, have since explained that it was undergoing preservation work. now it's time for a look at the weather, with alinejenkins. hello. after a weekend where we've seen heavy rain, strong winds and snow, tonight is looking quieter. most of the showers will fade, including the snow showers which have been affecting scotland and parts of northern england. the winds will ease too. under clear skies, we'll see a widespread frost and a risk of ice, especially across scotland. but for more western areas, we'll see more cloud building, so here we'll escape a frost. elsewhere, temperatures at or below freezing. so it's a cold start to the new week, but it doesn't last long. this is a warm front approaching from the atlantic. as its name suggests, it's going to push some milder air gradually eastwards through monday. so after that cold, frosty start, those milder conditions

slowly starting to work their way eastwards. with it, though, will come a lot of cloud, so the best of the sunshine will be first thing and the further east you are. it will quickly fade as that front pushes its way eastwards, introducing more cloud, some patchy light rain and drizzle for some western areas, perhaps a bit more persistent rain across northern and western scotland later in the day, holding on to the sunshine the further east you are for longest. the breeze will pick up, particular for western areas. could see some stronger gusts for northern and western scotland, but look at the temperatures. after that frosty start, temperatures recovering to 10 or 11 celsius. we're going to keep that cloud cover as we go through monday evening, into the early hours of tuesday morning. perhaps some more persistent rain for a time across scotland, just nudging into northern england. but where we've got the low cloud base, likely to see some mist and some fog developing. but for many away from scotland, it will be a mild start to tuesday. temperatures across scotland just getting close to freezing as some colder air starts to dig back in. and it's all tied into this cold front which will be travelling its way southwards through tuesday.

ahead of it, milder air. behind it, something colder. so clearer skies across scotland, some sunshine. likely to see some wintry showers pushing into the north and west through the day. further south, we're still keeping that layer of cloud, bringing some patchy light rain or drizzle, particularly for coasts and hills. some mist and fog too. still mild across central, southern england, parts of wales, southern parts of northern england, but colder further north. and that trend continues, that colder air moving its way southwards, as we head into wednesday, all tied into this cold front. by this stage, we'll start to see more snow showers piling into scotland. so something of a temperature yo—yo in the week ahead — mild to start, it will be turning colder later. more snow, too, for scotland.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm ben mundy. the headlines: the prince of wales has led tributes to the queen on the day she becomes

the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. 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. the business secretary urges tory mps to give the prime minister "time and space", as a former conservative leader says boris johnson faces a "very difficult task" to win back the public�*s trust. the chairman of tesco has told the bbc "the worst is yet to come" on food prices for consumers. john allan also said it was "wrong" for the governor of the bank of england to call for pay restraint, as part of efforts to keep inflation under control. and india begins two days of mourning, as one of the country's most famous singers, lata mungeshker, dies aged 92.