this is bbc news. the headlines at seven... the queen celebrates 70 years on the throne, and marks the occasion by saying that when prince charles succeeds her, camilla should become queen consort. in the uk, a lawyer says levi bellfield — who was jailed for murdering milly dowler — has now admitted carrying out a double murder another man was jailed for. reports from the united states say russia has amassed 70% of the forces needed for a full—scale invasion of ukraine. india mourns the loss of lata mangeshkar, the legendary singer who made her name in bollywood. she's died at the age of 92.

showdown in cameroon — egypt amd senegal are kicking off in the africa cup of nations final. we'll bring you the latest from the game. and is it the end for erinsborough? the future of the long—running australian soap neighbours is in doubt after it's dropped by its uk tv channel. 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. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this first report. "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 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. just a warning, daniela relph's report here 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. linda yueh is the chair of the royal commonwealth society and spoke to my colleague jane hill earlier. by by showing expressly young people of the commonwealth, because over 60% of the commonwealth actually young people aged under 38, the importance of service, the importance of duty, the importance of contributing to their communities. and in fact, the royal commonwealth society, our associate fellows network includes a large number of former queens young leaders, who are recognised by the queen for precisely the service in these commonwealth countries. i watched it meet every single one of those 5a young people, speak to them

individually, and commend them for following come in many ways, her inspiring example. find following come in many ways, her inspiring example.— inspiring example. and a lot has chanced inspiring example. and a lot has changed in _ inspiring example. and a lot has changed in 70 — inspiring example. and a lot has changed in 70 years _ inspiring example. and a lot has changed in 70 years on - inspiring example. and a lot has changed in 70 years on the - inspiring example. and a lot has i changed in 70 years on the throne, of course, countries wanting to move a different direction. i'm interested in your thoughts about how the queen has adapted over that time and the extent to which she still feels very strongly that she is a representative of very many nations, notjust the uk. nations, not 'ust the uk. indeed. she is nations, not 'ust the uk. indeed. she is the — nations, notjust the uk. indeed. she is the monarch _ nations, notjust the uk. indeed. she is the monarch of _ nations, notjust the uk. indeed. she is the monarch of 14 - nations, notjust the uk. indeed. l she is the monarch of 14 countries in addition to the uk, and in terms of her travels, but had thought of her travels to commonwealth countries, so that is over 80 visits that she has taken command her presence at what is called the commonwealth heads of government meeting have been in submitting ——

have been instrumental for charities like us, we are very much included in delivering and supporting the values of the commonwealth. so, for instance, it is a couple of very well—known episodes in the 1960s and 19705 well—known episodes in the 1960s and 1970s percy persuaded commonwealth leaders that it was ok to disagree, but to stop state in the room and to be part of the network that tries to deliver on values like equality, rule of law, and sustainability stops, current role, her leading by example pertains notjust to the young people i mentioned but it is also very influential and just linking together governments abroad disagree but to ensure they deliver things which they share in common purpose. so one of the projects that we deliver as the queen's commonwealth canopy, then we are asking all commonwealth countries to

deliver on the pledge of sustainability by protecting forests and a project in the queen's name. so, it is her ability to stand all of these echelons, from leaders to young people, two major issues, that is made to such an admired figure in the commonwealth. reports from the united states say russia has amassed 70% per cent 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 state funeral has taken place in mumbai of one of india's greatest ever singers,

lata mangeshkar. it was 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. navin kundra is a british asian singer and has achieved six number one singles in the asian charts — he shared his memories. i think she had the voice of a goddess. i remember hearing her song for the first time, one my father introduced me to come and this voice isjust introduced me to come and this voice is just completely pulled on my heartstrings, took my breath away. and i was like... i was hooked from then, and she is india's nightingale. she is very much loved all over the world. her legacy is truly unparalleled. i mean, she has

sung over 25,000 songs. that gives you an idea of how much of a hard worker she was. but every song, so much emotion, so much precision in her vocals. and an artist like myself and artists all over the world can only take inspiration from all that she has achieved. her vocal prowess is what every british, british asian producer at likes to capture. hervoice british asian producer at likes to capture. her voice has been sampled and lots of records, both within bollywood and within the mainstream. and i have gone on to do tribute concerts receive features very heavily as one of the legends that i get to pay tribute to. so, she is in our culture, she is in everyday life for us. she is very much a part of all that we are, and i find for us. she is very much a part of all that we are, and ifind it... it strange. she has passed away at 92,

so she has lived in a very illustrious and long life, but somehow you just never felt that she would not be here any more, thankfully she has left all of incredible music, all of her incredible music, all of her incredible work for us to admire and for us tojust learn from, incredible work for us to admire and for us to just learn from, enjoy. and she will be immortalised for the headlines on bbc news... the queen celebrates 70 years on the throne and marks the occasion by saying that when prince charles succeeds her, camilla should become queen consort. in the uk, a lawyer says levi bellfield — who was jailed for murdering milly dowler — has now admitted carrying out a double murder another man was jailed for. india mourns the loss of lata mangeshkar, the legendary singer who made her name in bollywood. she's died at the age of 92.

news now from here in the uk, and the convicted murderer levi bellfield — who is serving a whole life sentence for killing the schoolgirl milly dowler — has 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

milly 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 uk's prime minister should be given "time and space" to deliver on his election promises. that's the message from his business secretary kwasi kwarteng to conservative mps today, 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 that is that it sort of integrates 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 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 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 income,s 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 i%, 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. joining me now is tv critic scott bryan. this is a cliffhanger worthy of the end of an episode of the soap

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and when big brother was on channel five, because that is a very expensive show to produce, and there was still an audience that would want to watch that too, but no broadcaster is willing to take up the cost to keep it running. find broadcaster is willing to take up the cost to keep it running. and of course, it the cost to keep it running. and of course. it is _ the cost to keep it running. and of course. it is a _ the cost to keep it running. and of course, it is a programme - the cost to keep it running. and of course, it is a programme that - the cost to keep it running. and of| course, it is a programme that has launched the careers of many huge global names. 0bviously, launched the careers of many huge global names. obviously, the biggest of them kylie minogue, jason donovan, but others as well. margot robbie, russell— donovan, but others as well. margot robbie, russell crowe _ donovan, but others as well. margot robbie, russell crowe presents - donovan, but others as well. margot robbie, russell crowe presents a i donovan, but others as well. margot| robbie, russell crowe presents a few episodes, along with liam hemsworth. i seat in the uk being very similar to doctors. 0n the middle of the day, people might not see it being a core programme, but the desert future careers of many people, giving them the exposure and the time. and also think it is a show that has been so much part of a tea—time routine, it was for me and the nazis, directly after new sound, straight onto neighbours. and even though some of the storylines could

be ridiculous at that time, there was a time, martin went on a cruise and never came back, when harold returned after being presumed dead. then he had amnesia as well. the scotsman he was unable to remember what another character said jelly belly comic, and of course bouncer�*s dream. but the programme also managed to have hard—hitting storylines as well, and i think it was so storylines when they were far fewer channels were much more connected to probable up and we were young. so the loss of the show is notjust because of the stars, but it mix us feel nostalgic for our own younger tv viewing experiences. i think that it's at for me, because as you describe, it was part of the evening routine. 535, bbc one, after school, after new sound, after blue peter, then it would be neighbours time, i wonder if it's is

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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, would 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 of the king's death 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, as 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 panic — you're meeting certain important 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. a quiet night ahead, as most of the showers fade away, including the snow showers which have been affecting parts of scotland and northern england. the strongest winds will ease too, so for many, dry, clear skies. that is going to lead to a widespread frost, some icy stretches too. but not so cold for some western areas. more cloud starts to push in later in the night. but away from northern ireland, western fringes of scotland, for many we will see temperatures at or below freezing. so, it's a cold, frosty start to the new week. lots of sunshine, but it won't last long. this band of cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle will gradually work its way eastwards

through the day. the main areas of drizzle for northern and western areas, some more persistent rain, perhaps, for the north and west of scotland later in the afternoon. winds not as strong as they have been, but it'll be quite gusty for northern and western scotland. but it will be a mild start to the day after that cold and frosty start, with temperatures up to around ten or 11 celsius, and actually, for the week ahead, across more southern areas, we hold on to those milder conditions, but things will turn colder from the north, with the chance of further snow at times for scotland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the queen celebrates 70 years on the throne — and marks the occasion by saying that when prince charles succeeds her, camilla should become queen consort. in the uk, a lawyer says levi bellfield — who was jailed for murdering millie dowler — has now admitted carrying out a double murder another man was jailed for.

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