�*welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. india begins two days of national mourning over the loss of lata mangeshkar — the legendary bollywood singer. her music was played at weddings, funerals and national events. it is hard to find someone who was not moved by the music. queen elizabeth marks the 70th anniversary of her reign — the first time the milestone has been reached by a british monarch. we report from eastern ukraine

where government forces are battling russian separatists — as president macron coordinates diplomatic efforts to avoid an invasion. this entire village is a casualty of the conflict. it is extraordinary that anyone still lives here. the handful who remain are pretty much cut off. and celebrations in senegal as they beat egypt to win the africa cup of nations football title for the first time. hello and thanks forjoining us. one of india's greatest ever singers, lata mangeshkar, has been cremated at a huge funeral ceremony in mumbai —

attended by the country's prime minister. narendra modi said she "left a void in the nation that cannot be filled". two days of national mourning will follow the funeral and the national flag will be flown at half—mast throughout the country.her extraordinary career spanned more than half a century and she recorded thousands of songs in 36 languages. our correspondent raijini vaidyanathan looks back on her life. bollywood music. lata mangeshkar was one of the most prolific artists in history. who recorded more songs than the beatles and the rolling stones combined. singing as a bollywood singer, her vocals were dubbed over

generations of actresses as they lip—synched dance routines in indian films. lata mangeshkar leaves a legacy as old as independent india itself. a career of more than seven decades. today, the country's prime minister led tributes to an artist so revered, she was afforded a state funeral. affectionately known as india's sister, to millions in this country and around the world. this loss feels personal. india is now in two days of mourning in honour of lata mangeshkar. her appeal was universal, crossing religious and cultural divides. her music was played at weddings, funerals and national events. it is hard to find an indian who wasn't moved by her music, the music of lata mangeshkar. translation: i have been a fan since i was a child. _ words cannot express how sad i feel at her passing.

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. earlier, we spoke to mayank shekhar, an indian film critic, and he described how lata mangeshkar captured the nation. well, it is impossible to remember her for one thing or even a few things.

usually, the cliche around deaths of this nature, we call it the end of an era, but it's the end of several eras, 40s, 50s, 60s, 80s, 70s, 90s, 2000, up until, she continued to sing even towards the end of her life. and you can see the number of songs that she has left behind. back in 1974, if i'm not mistaken, she got into the guinness book of world records for 25,000 songs between i948—i97a. after 7a, she sang even more songs. so, she could've possibly recorded more songs than the beatles did in the entire career and there was a song for every emotion and a song for every

generation and there is a song in every film that we have watched in cinema as it were. so, it isjust an encyclopaedia. it is impossible forjust one thing. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a leaked un report says north korea is continuing to carry out cyberattacks to acquire cryptocurrency in order to fund its weapons programmes. the report said pyongyang stole 50 million dollars from 20—20 until the middle of last year. last month, another us report, said north korea had taken far more in cryptocurrency last year — 400 million dollars. a powerful tropical storm is starting to leave madagascar where at least 10 people have died and around 50—thousand have been made homeless. the east coast was the worst hit by cyclone batsirai which brought windspeeds of around 160 kilometres an hour. it's the second powerful cyclone in a fortnight to affect madagascar

the mayor of the canadian capital 0ttawa has declared a state of emergency in response to more than a week of protests by truckers against covid restrictions. jim watson said the city was completely out of control, with demonstrators outnumbering police. the truckers were initially angered by a government requirement that they be vaccinated against covid. polls have closed in costa rica where twenty—five candidates are competing for the presidency. the presidential poll is likely to be decided in a run—off vote in april, as none of the candidates is expected to gain the required forty percent of the vote to win in the first round. carriejohnson — the wife of the brirtish prime minister — has insisted that she plays no role in the uk government. a statement has been issued by her spokesperson,

after extracts of a forthcoming book about her were published in the daily mail and mail on sunday, claiming she influenced her husband's decisions. prince charles has led tributes to queen elizabeth on her platinum jubilee for the "remarkable achievement" of reaching 70 years on the throne — a milestone never reached by any other british monarch. prince charles welcomed his mother's wish that camilla, duchess of cornwall, be known as queen consort when he becomes king. he said he and his wife were "deeply conscious of the honour". 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. "i look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart." the pledge of a monarch who has already done her duty for 70 years and whose commitment clearly remains undimmed despite the passage of years. and with that promise, a glimpse of the unseen work that has been part of the queens daily life are those 70 years. the paperwork from her official red boxes.

government documents, many of them highly confidential and messages from abroad. nice comments, including one from president biden. oh, that's very kind. tributes to the queen on this accession day were led by prince charles. in a message, he said... and of the queens stated wish that camilla should become charles queen consort, the prince said... the prince of wales is clearly delighted at the queens endorsement of camilla's future statuses queen consort and it status as queen consort and it is a remarkable transformation. not so many years ago, the queen would not even meet her. when charles and camilla married in april 2005, the ceremony had to be conducted at windsor registry office.

such were the sensitivities about the circumstances which had led to the breakdown of charles first marriage to diana, princess of wales. the queen only felt able to join them for the blessing at st george's chapel. during that service, the couple sought forgiveness for previous sins. it was said then that when charles took the throne, camilla would be known simply as princess consort. but in the years since, camilla has proved a staunch member of the royal family. she has brought charles great happiness and won the trust and affection of the queen. charles once described camilla as a non—negotiable part of his life. now, she will as charles has always hoped, be crowned alongside him at his coronation. that that should be the case is at the personal initiative of the queen. 70 years? extraordinary. but until that day, it is elizabeth that will continue to occupy the throne. in her accession day statement, she said she was humbled

by the loyalty that you continue to receive. she signed her message, "your servant, elizabeth r." nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham. the royal family also holds historical significance out here in this region too — so how is the historic anniversary of the queen's coronation being seen in former british colonies? is the connection still strong? i've been speaking to dr cindy mccreery from the university of sydney. i think ithink and i think and austria, the high point of our relationship with the queen came in 1954 when his young monarch, the queen embarked on a lengthy tour of commonwealth countries, including australia and at that point, three quarters of the population came out in person to queue up and a hot summer sun to see the queen. we are not at that level of intensity any more in australia and in recent years, this been

increased interest in the possibility of a republic. of the queen remains incredibly admired and respected in australia and the platinum jubilee is reflected on asteroids today and we are seeing many more celebrations injune. seeing many more celebrations in june. . , in june. certainly something that will be _ in june. certainly something that will be marked - in june. certainly something that will be marked quite i that will be marked quite significantly as you pointed out in australia and other parts of the commonwealth as well, i imagine. when you look at the relationship that perhaps young australians have with the british royalfamily and their connection to queen elizabeth, how would you describe that relationship and that connection today? i describe that relationship and that connection today? i think that's a very _ that connection today? i think that's a very different - that's a very different relationship than older australians, many of whom remember vividly the queens visit in 1954 and subsequent visits. the queen herself has not visited australia since 2011, we have seen visits of younger royals at the time in

2014 and most recently in 2018, carrie and megan visited australia and they have become increasingly popular in australia among younger australians and many people in australians and many people in australia are interested in the younger royals and i would see the royal family is still interest here and there's a shift in the younger generation to following the younger royals. to following the younger ro als. ~ . . ~ to following the younger ro als. ~ . ., ~ ., royals. we have talked a little bit about australia _ royals. we have talked a little bit about australia and - royals. we have talked a little bit about australia and i - bit about australia and i wonder if you can comment further afield to those in history, colonies of the uk would you say the relationship is, and i understand that's a wide geographical area but is there anything also worth pointing out? it’s there anything also worth pointing out? there anything also worth ”ointin out? 3 ., ., pointing out? it's important to note that while _ pointing out? it's important to note that while many - pointing out? it's important to | note that while many countries are independent of the uk, 15, including the uk have the queen is the head of state and that includes australia, new zealand, canada and other

island nations. but many remember the british empire are members of the commonwealth like singapore, for example. malaysia. in those countries do not have a constitutional relationship in the way australia does, but they're still intertwined in the history with britain. i believe many people across the pacific and britain will be reflecting on the queens role in their own histories. because of the end of the day, it is all about history. whether we are an independent republic like singapore or constitutional realm like australia. don't forget you'll find much more on all the stories we're covering on our website — it's updated 24 hours a day — lots of detail about the platinum jubilee and also tributes to lata mangeshkar. just head to bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. senegal celebrates. millions watch on as the lions of teranga win the africa cup of nations title for the first time. there's mr mandela. nelson mandela. a freeman taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader has sent his pastor a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author that many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks to the ousting of their former president.

because of its considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the studfarm l central block. shergar was driven away- in a horse box of the thieves shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves brought with them. there stepped down from the plane, a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all other realms and territory, head of the commonwealth and defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines. india starts two days of national mourning over the loss of lata mangeshkar — the indian singer and cultural icon — who has died in mumbai, at the age of 92. the prince of wales has hailed what he called the remarkable achievement by the queen, of serving 70 years

on the throne. she is the first british monarch to have reigned that long. in other headlines for you today: international efforts to avert a russian invasion of ukraine continue, with a busy week of diplomacy ahead, including france's president, emmanuel macron, visiting moscow. in eastern ukraine, kremlin backed separatists, have been fighting government forces since 2014, and it's where any local skirmish, could lead to all out war. our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports now from a village in eastern ukraine that has been nearly destroyed by the conflict. russia lies across the water, a threat not seen, but felt. on this side of the frozen azov sea, all is quiet on the beaches in the ukrainian seaside town of shyrokyne. these days, less beach resort, more last resort. war came here in 2014, and kremlin backed separatists

are still dug injust a few miles away. "there are defences on the shore and mines in the water", says the commander, sergei, who insists president putin isjust flexing his muscles. for now, more waiting and wondering — will he, won't he invade? a worry notjust for ukraine, but for the world. and for this village, anotherfront line area, about two hours away. this entire village is a casualty of the conflict. most of the houses are abandoned. most of the people are long gone. it's extraordinary that anyone still lives here. the handful who remain

are pretty much cut off. viktor is glad to have a visitor to his home on the first of may street. he's one of the last five villagers, sticking it out despite the separatist rebels, whose positions are two miles beyond the tree line. his wife, who's 59, like him, says they are too old to move, and loneliness is the greatest battle. "i miss the old days", she says. "there were so many people. "now there's no one to talk to. "we watch tv and do crosswords, and we talk to the animals. standing proud down the road, this man, a hardy 91—year—old. he tells me his daughters, grandchildren and great

grandchildren live in rebel held territory, and have been unable to cross the front line to see him in months. but the villagers are stoic. they have to be. "life is not so bad that we cry all the time", she says. "we carry on. "of course, we would like it to be better. "but there's nothing we can do. "but there's nothing we can do." 0rla guerin, bbc news. eastern ukraine. now to a story that has gripped the world's attention. king mohammed of morocco has offered his condolences in a phone call to the parents of a boy who died after falling down a well on tuesday. rayan was pulled from the

30—metre—deep well on saturday following a huge rescue effort. but his death was confirmed shortly after. rescuers had dug horizontally through a hill, risking landslides, to get to rayan. 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? translation: my heart i 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, notjust 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.

senegal have won the african cup of nations for the first time. they've beaten egypt on penalities after the game finished goaless. in a match billed as being a battle between two liverpool stars— mo salah from egypt and sadio mane from senegal, it was mane who provided the games most pivotal moments, as piers edwards reports from cameroon. this is where they won their first ever africa cup of nations title, their first ever major title of any note. this was billed as a match between mane and his liverpool team—mate salah. and it was next likely going the way that mane had hoped it would. he and the egyptian keeper blocking, and that really pleaded to the egyptian hands. they don't like to come out of their shell and they wanted to hit senegal on they wanted to hit senegal on the break and just rely on the defence which got them through

on penalties and a round of 16 against a good ivory coast side and on the semifinals on the beach cameroon, the host nation. but neither side could make it past the goalkeepers and chelsea was a good form on capacity and with penalties and after egypt missed two, they haven't missed one since 1984, it was mane who missed a penalty in the 22nd teen. penalty in the 22nd firing it was mane who missed a penalty in the 22nd firing home to get the people absolutely celebrating in on the third time, they have finally become african champions. 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 guh—nuh—ka by german and italian forces during the spanish civil war, had been on display outside

the un security council chambers since the 1980's. an old german motorway bridge has been blown up in a controlled detonation. dozens of spectators cheered as demolition crews destroyed the rinsdorf viaduct on germany's a45 autobahn. the collapse was orchestrated so the debris would land safely and cause no damage to the replacement bridge located right next to it. you have been watching newsday on the bbc — before we go let m bring you some news from china: four million residents of a city in the south—west have been put into lockdown because of a covid outbreak. local media say almost a hundred cases were detected in the city of baise on sunday during mass testing. there are reports that the area is now being sealed off. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news.

hello there. a quieter end to the night to come, wintry showers easing away, as are the winds. we are having a little ridge of high pressure building in. not only are the winds easing but as the showers die down, the cloud is breaking and temperatures tumbling away. close to freezing in many parts by dawn, so a much colder start by monday morning and potentially an icy start. it will be close to freezing on the roads. you can stay up—to—date with the warnings on our website. for the day ahead, we have got further weather fronts coming in and fairly brisk winds, but not as windy as it has been, and as those weather fronts come in further south, there will not be that much rain but they will introduce much milder

air through the day. there could be some snow on the edge of that weather front as it moves into the hills of scotland, but it will turn back to rain quite quickly. we will find the sunshine will tend to fade as the cloud comes in, still quite dry and bright, but drizzly rain and hail fog across western and northern areas, more significant rain for the highlands and islands and the temperatures, 10—12 celsius. there will be a stronger wind to the north—west, milder air to the south of the weather front, and that continues through monday night into tuesday. some wintry showers in the north, not as cold as it has been, and much milder a might for many as we go into tuesday, when we have that weather front straddling the country. the dividing line between that mild atlantic air and lots of dry weather but cloudy weather in the south,

and brighter but showery weather for the north. we will see sunshine breaking through in the south, and it will be very mild on tuesday, 13s and 14s. still relatively around normal in the north in the colder air. that battle continues in the week, with the weather front straddling central areas, not producing that much rain, but giving a lot of cloud, whilst we could see a spell of windy of windy weather midweek, but then high pressure builds towards the end of the week, for a lot of dry, bright but chillier weather.

this is a bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. today i'm in paris as france gears up for a presidential election in the spring which will test the level of anger and frustration in this country. the incumbent, emmanuel macron looks pretty much certain to be a candidate and he's well—placed to make it into the second round runoff. who willjoin him there?

well, my guest today is the long—time