and the near impossible search for the greatest shipwreck — will ernest shackleton�*s endurance be foundcoming up on the bbc news channel: with the opening ceremony due to get under way shortly the curling continues, team gb winning the latest round robin match in the next event. —— in the mix to events. good morning and welcome to an earlier than usual edition of the bbc�*s lunchtime news. the prime minister must "shape up or ship out" — that's what the senior conservative mp huw merriman told the bbc this morning, as questions continue about boris johnson's leadership. he is looking at how to rebuild his team after the resignation yesterday of four of his top aides. mps supportive of the prime minister are suggesting he's making necessary staff changes following a damning report by the senior civil servant sue gray into rule—breaking parties at number ten during the pandemic. but munira mirza quit because of the prime minister's false claim that sir keir starmer failed to prosecutejimmy savile when he was director of public prosecutions. and this morning a fifth adviser has resigned, a

still to come: the search for sir ernest shackleton's endurance, more than 100 years after she sank.h round of the fa cup kicks off this evening. can middlesborough pull off an upset against manchester united? this sunday the queen will become the first british monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee, marking a 70—year reign. a series of events to mark the occasion will take place throughout the year. for the queen, sunday — accession day — is always spent in quiet reflection. it is the day her father, george vi, passed away and she acceded immediately to the throne. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the letters, the newest one. she's nearly 96 now, not quite as robust physically as before. a monarch looking back over 70 years and three previous jubilees. simple, but ingenious. they've been decades during which she's given much, but one thing above all. stability in times of war and peace, in times of social calm and social disruption. stability in times of pandemic. and increasingly, across the world, she has become, i think, a world symbol of stability and strength

and looking for the world's most unreachable wreck — the hunt for sir ernest shackleton�*s legendary. hello, and welcome. downing street is in turmoil following the resignation of four senior aides to boris johnson. the policy chief quit over the prime minister's false claim that the leader of the opposition was personally responsible for the failure to prosecute and tories paedophile jimmy sample when he was director of public prosecutions. her departure was then followed by three other aides. our political correspondence damien grammatical has all the details. their departure has left boris johnson sean of some of his top team and still under pressure. communications directorjack communications director jack doyle walked communications directorjack doyle walked out. the media messaging spent out of his control weeks ago. the chief of staff, down rosenfield, brought injust last staff, down rosenfield, brought in just last year to get a grip on things, on his way out. the prime minister's top syllable service advisor martin reynolds. he had sent the email inviting 100 staff to a gard

this 100—year—old footage, restored and released by the bfi, shows sir ernest shackleton's famous shipreck in the world, and the big challenge is the ice. it's opening, it's clenching. it's a really vicious, lethal environment. this was shackleton's third expedition to antarctica. endurance set off from south georgia in december 1914. but it was a bad year for sea ice, and by mid—january, the ship had become frozen fast. it drifted for months with the crew on board, but eventually an order was given to abandon the ship after it became crushed by the weight of the ice. endurance finally sank on 21 november 1915. its exact location, though, was recorded, and this is where the search will begin. the agulhas ii is the icebreaker taking on that challenge. underwater robots kitted out with sonar and cameras will hunt for the wreck 3,000 metres down. the hope is it is well preserved by the icy water. shackleton's expedition diary was saved before the endurance sank. "she went today. 5:00pm, she went down by the head. the stern, the cause of all the trouble, was the last to go underwater. i ca

this footage restored and released by the bfi shows sir ernest shackleton�*s famous ship as it was lostc ice. there's the endurance. now a new expedition is attempting to locate the ship. but like shackleton, they'll face gruelling conditions. the endurance is the most unreachable wreck in the world. the big challenge is the ice. it's opening, its clenching, it's unclenching. it's a really vicious, lethal environment. the agulhas ii is the icebreaker taking on that challenge. it will hunt for the wreck using the coordinates recorded by shackleton�*s crew. the endurance lies 3,000 metres down, so the true will use underwater robots kitted out with sonar and cameras. the hope is that the wreck will be well preserved by the icy water and lack of organisms eating away at the wood. the objects that were rescued from the sinking endurance really give you a sense of what life was like on board. this is the sextant, crucial for navigating, and over here is a box of chocolates that was used as a payment between the crew for doing chores like darning socks. and up here, unbelievably, is a piece o

the ongoing search for endurance — the lost ship of antarctic explorer sir ernest shackleton.tures from the bbc sport centre. a review of health services for miscarriages in england, is investigating the lack of support for the partners of women losing a pregnancy. feelings of helplessness, being ignored and isolation can often be felt. tulip mazumdar has been to essex, to speak to one group of men, who are offering each other mutual support. i felt completely alone, and i was the only one in the world going through this. people acted as if because my baby didn't arrive, she didn't die and we didn't actually lose the baby, but we very much did. the best thing that people did after we lost our sons reuben and henry was acknowledging. that it existed. these men share more than just a love of football. they have all lost babies. some died early on in pregnancy. others within days of being born. during and after a loss, the focus is quite rightly on the woman. support for women across the uk is patchy, but support for men is practically nonexistent. matt and his wife, lauren, have

this footage restored and released by the bfi show sir ernest shackleton�*s famous ship as it was lostey will face gruelling conditions. endurance is the most unreachable wreck in the world. by extension this has to be the greatest wreck hunt ever. the big challenge is the ice. it is opening and clenching, unclenching. it is a really vicious, lethal environment that we are going into. shackleton�*s expedition set off from south georgia in december 1914 but by mid january the ship was frozen fast in the ice. after drifting for months with the crew on board an order was eventually given to abandon ship. the endurance sank on november 21, 1915. the location was recorded. the objects that were rescued from the sinking endurance give a sense of what life was like on board. this is the sextant, crucial for navigating and over here is a box of chocolates that was used as a payment between crew for doing chores like darning socks. and up here, unbelievably, is a piece of the mast. probably the only relic of the ship that is not at the bottom of the sea. an important document for people going o

and we join dan snow on the hunt for sir ernest shackleton's shipwreck — dubbed "the most unreachableer the resignation yesterday of four of his top aides. mps supportive of the prime minister are suggesting he's making necessary staff changes, following a damning report by the senior civil servant sue gray into rule—breaking parties at number ten during the pandemic. munira mirza quit because of the prime minister's false claim that sir keir starmer failed to prosecutejimmy savile when he was director of public prosecutions. and this morning a fifth adviser has resigned, another member of the policy unit. our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. another day, another crisis. borisjohnson has lost five members of his team in just 24 hours. including one of his longest serving allies. this is munira mirza, an aide to mrjohnson for 14 years. she quit yesterday, criticising her boss over incorrect comments suggesting sir keir starmer was linked to the decision not to prosecutejimmy savile. the prime minister's director of communications, his principal private secretary and chief

and looking for the world's most unreachable wreck — the hunt for sir ernest shackleton�*s legendary

in 1914, sir ernest shackleton led an expedition to cross antarctica.nce is the most unreachable wreck in the world. by extension this has to be the greatest wreck hunt ever. the big challenge is the ice. it is opening and clenching, unclenching. it is a really vicious, lethal environment that we are going into. shackleton�*s expedition set off from south georgia in december 1914 but by mid january the ship was frozen fast in the ice, drifting for months with the crew on board — and order was eventually given to abandon ship. the endurance sank on november 21, 1915. the location was recorded. the objects that were rescued from the sinking endurance give a sense of what life was like on board. this is the sextant, crucial for navigating and over here is a box of chocolates that was used as a payment between crew for doing chores like darning socks. and up here, unbelievably, is a piece of the mast. probably the only relic of the ship that is not at the bottom of the sea. an important document for people going out and looking today. shackleton�*s expediti