hick. time here at sandringham. nick, thank ou time here at sandringham.ere at sandringham. nick, thank you very much. _ the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has urged tory mps to give the prime minister "time and space" to deliver on his election promises, after a week which has seen resignations from downing street and more tory mps submitting letters of no confidence. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here. helen who is this message aimed at? i think this is pretty clearly a message to tory mps who might be thinking this weekend about putting in a letter of no confidence, saying to them, in effect, hold fire. there were a coume _ to them, in effect, hold fire. there were a couple of— to them, in effect, hold fire. there were a couple of new _ to them, in effect, hold fire. ti” were a couple of new appointments last night in downing street, the formerjournalist last night in downing street, the former journalist guto last night in downing street, the formerjournalist guto harri who worked with borisjohnson when he was mayor of london is becoming

she is there at sandringham. — husband. indeed. she is there at sandringham, in _ husband. indeed. husband. indeed. she is there at sandringham, in the cottage - husband. indeed. she is there at i sandringham, in the cottage where philip spent a lot of his time after he retired from public life and where together they lived as far as possible as a semi—normal couple without the liveried butlers and someone, so today she will be reflecting, yes, on herfather�*s death but also one philip's and 70 years ago today broke the news to the 25—year—old princess elizabeth who was with philip out in kenya on the first leg of a commonwealth tour, and of course he told her i went for a walk with her and told her her father was dead and in that moment her life changed, that she would become queen i'm she like no one else really could have imagined that 70 years on she would be there and remain queen. when we think about, herfirst prime minister was winston churchill, truman and stalin were in power. lennon and mccartney had not yet met. there is such unprecedented change, no passenger jet had cr

nicholas which will news, sandringham. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph is at sandringham forestbe spent _ us a sense of it. tomorrow will of course be spent privately - us a sense of it. tomorrow will of course be spent privately by - us a sense of it. tomorrow will of course be spent privately by the i course be spent privately by the queen here in the sandringham estate where she likes to spend the 6th of february accession day. you have to think it is going to be a day of mixed emotions for the queen, a time for her to privately the flex on other members of the family, the death and loss of her beloved father king george vi but also that sense of salivation as she begins her platinum jubilee knowing that no other british monarch has ever reach that historic milestone so very much a day of mixed emotions but it was interesting to see her in such a good and talking and chatting to people this afternoon. you have to remember that we haven't seen the queen very much in recent months at all. she hasn't been well. at the end of last year, we know that she had problems with her back

i think sandringham was one of his most favourite places to be.ut on the train. and it was so moving because the train went very, very slowly and there was so many people. most of us didn�*t have television sets in those days, but one or two people did. and i remember, they were like postage stamps, and we went to someone who had one to watch the queen coming back from africa. and it was so moving — her standing at the top of the stairs in her black coat. and suddenly, somebody, you know, we�*d known — i�*d known — since she was a child was queen. of course, the queen every year comes here — this is where she wants to remember him. absolutely. as the queen... i think it means a lot to her. they all love her, they love... i mean, she�*s a country woman, too, the queen. i mean, she loves how she�*s got her horses up here. she loves taking her dogs for walks. so no doubt she�*ll take her corgis for a walk... on the day the king died. i mean, iwonder whether, 70 years on, the queen knows how much she means to every generation. yeah, i don�*t know — we

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.idence, not least amid the positive feeling of the jubilee, that it will be widely accepted. today the queen has been spending it in private, remembering, of course, herfather in private, remembering, of course, her father and in private, remembering, of course, herfather and her late in private, remembering, of course, her father and her late husband, in private, remembering, of course, herfather and her late husband, who spent many years here at sandringham. clive, back to you. nick, many thanks for that. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has urged conservative mps to give borisjohnson "time and space" to deliver on his election promises. it comes after a week which has seen resignations from downing street and more tory mps submitting letters of no confidence in the prime minister. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here. helen, who's he aiming this at? i think it's pretty clear that he is appealing to conservative mps who might be sitting at home this weekend consideri

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at sandringham. be live at buckingham palace for more on queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee and that annoucement about the duchess of cormwall in a few minutes. the uk prime minister, boris johnson, is considering further changes to his top team, with the prospect this week of more mps submitting letters of no confidence in him. the former conservative party leader and work and pensions secretary, iain duncan smith, said now was the wrong time for a damaging leadership election, and what's needed now was discipline. let's talk to our political correspondent. what has been going on, a few ministers have been talking to the media about this? this is about borisjohnson and how he is trying to reshape downing street after all of the things that have gone on over recent months. last week, three senior people from his team resigned in planned resignations. another two went into unplanned resignations. this is about filling some of those jobs. the two he filled overnight is the director of communications an

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at sandringham.elen catt, is at westminster. certainly some pushback today from senior conservatives after a week in which we have seen resignations from downing street, some plan, some not, we have seen more letters being put in by mps, and the latest of those from nick gibb, the former schools minister, sacked by borisjohnson last year but not someone who is in the papers every day being critical, but today he is. he talked about his constituency being furious at double standards and he says to restore trust we must remove the prime minister. plenty of conservative mps don“t minister. plenty of conservative mps don't agree with that analysis but the question is if there are enough to do to trigger a vote of no confidence, and the dean diaries today that the majority of conservative mps are supporting borisjohnson —— nadine dorries. most colleagues are willing to give borisjohnson the benefit of the doubt, it was said, while he resets, but we have got to see if that is still the case when they retur

i think sandringham was one of his most favourite places to be. remember that my sister and my mother and i went to wolverston station and saw the king's coffin being put on the train. and it was so moving because the train went very, very slowly and there was so many people. most of us didn't have television sets in those days, but one or two people did. and i remember, they were like postage stamps, and we went to someone who had one to watch the queen coming back from africa. and it was so moving — her standing at the top of the stairs in her black coat. and suddenly, somebody, you know, we'd known — i'd known — since she was a child was queen. of course, the queen every year comes here — this is where she wants to remember him. absolutely. as the queen... i think it means a lot to her. they all love her, they love... i mean, she's a country woman, too, the queen. i mean, she loves how she's got her horses up here. she loves taking her dogs for walks. so no doubt she'll take her corgis for a walk... on the day the king died. i mean, iwonder whe

we'll be live at sandringham. also tonight... hoping to steady the ship...of harmful content from social media, including forums encouraging suicide. and in the six nations, ireland thrash champions wales in dublin, while scotland beat england, at murrayfield. good evening. in the last few minutes, the queen has announced her hopes for the monarchy, when prince charles becomes king. in a highly significant intervention, she's expressed her "sincere wish," that her daughter—in law, camilla, be known as queen consort, paving the way for the duchess of cornwall to be crowned at her husband's side. the news comes tonight, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of her own accession to the throne. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. she's preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of the day she came to the throne. this morning, the queen greeted guests in the ballroom at sandringham, walking slowly and carefully, steadied with a stick. but alert and fully engaged. i was told it had to be upside—down for the press. so, they can see it. laug

the queen hosts a reception at sandringham house for members of the local community ahead of the 70thiversary of her accession to the throne. the uk government wants tougher laws forcing global social media companies, to take down illegal content, without having to wait for users to report it. it's an issue politicans across the world have been trying to deal with. last year g7 leaders agreed a set of internet safety principles to improve online safety. here in the uk the new legislation, would compel the removal of material under a wide range of categories, including drugs and arms dealing, and forums that encourage suicide. here's katie prescott. frankie was 15 when she took her own life in 2018. afterwards, her parents had her laptop forensically checked. we realise that she had been accessing stuff about self—harm and suicide in appalling stuff and we had no idea in the school had absolutely no idea. stories like these are behind plans to toughen up regulations online. tech companies will face fines of up to 10% of their turnover if they don't take their material relating to drugs

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports from sandringham.ring to mark the 70th anniversary of the day she came to the throne. this morning, the queen greeted guests in the ballroom at sandringham, walking slowly and carefully, steadied with a stick. but alert and fully engaged. i was told it had to be upside—down for the press. 0h, they can see it. laughter. i don't matter. the queen seemed quite fit and well today, yes. she has actually had that little sparkle in her eye and, you know, her sense of humour was there, so, yeah, i'd say she was fine. a little frail, but terrific sense of humour she'sl got, which, you know, really stands out. - and very bright, and her. memory must be fantastic! and it's clear for the first time how actively the queen is contemplating the arrangements for the future. probably be quite different because nowadays when we do things quite differently? in a statement tonight she recalled the pledge she made at the time of her 21st birthday. archive: i declare before| you all that my whole life, whether it be long or

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.rs 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

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham.ere's a lot of weather to talk about this weekend. rain for many, strong winds, and also snow, particularly across scotland. it's all tied in with this frontal system. we have a cold front pushing its way southwards across the uk, colder air behind it, snow showers piling into scotland. notice the squeeze in the isobars as well. we keep those strong winds as we head through tonight and into sunday. and we will see more frequent showers pushing into scotland overnight, coupled with those strong and gusty winds, brings a risk of blizzards. further south we have that band of rain continuing on its journey southwards, pepping up through parts of wales, the midlands, south—west england, some heavier rain here towards the end of the night but much milder compared to last night away from scotland where we will see temperatures close to if not below freezing. so a risk of ice here and also we have a yellow warning from the met office across parts of northern and western scotland and through th

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham.hess 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

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham.tion to rescue a five—year—old boy, trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday, has ended in tragedy. rescue workers managed to reach rayan awram after digging a 30 metre tunnel — but officials say he'd already died before they brought him back up to the surface. his death was confirmed in a statement by the king of morocco. duncan kennedy reports. voices clamour. for a few moments, the crowd who'd gathered to witness this difficult national spectacle cheered. apparently in the belief that five—year—old rayan was being brought out alive. but as an ambulance left the scene, it later became evident that rayan had not survived. a message from morocco's royal court confirmed that the five—year—old boy had died. it said king mohammed vi had contacted rayan�*s parents to tell them the news. rayan�*s ordeal began on tuesday. these ghostly images of the five—year—old with a blooded face captured by the rescue teams who'd lowered a camera to him. they'd also fed in systems to provide oxygen and

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham.s offered his condolences to the parents of a five—year—old boy who died after being trapped down a well for four days. rescuers finally reached rayan awram on saturday evening. but it was confirmed shortly afterwards that he hadn't survived. the operation to free him had been followed by people across the country and beyond — as simonjones reports. 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 feel i 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 wit

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.egal are, as we speak, contesting one of world football's biggest matches — the final of the africa cup of nations. it's proven to be a tight match and is now in the first half of extra time. the score is locked at nil, nil. the game in the capital of cameroon, yaounde, pits two of africa's biggest stars against each other, with the egypt captain mohammed salah facing his liverpool team—mate sadio mane. let's go to yaounde where we can speak to our reporter mimi farwaz. this is as tense as they come. yes, definitely very _ this is as tense as they come. yes, definitely very tense. _ this is as tense as they come. yes, definitely very tense. we _ this is as tense as they come. 133 definitely very tense. we did this is as tense as they come. 1&1: definitely very tense. we did see xenical getting some opportunities during the match to actually get a goal. they couldn't utilise it, that came after mane missed the penalty. not much differentiating both sides, but we do know that egypt has b

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. in mumbai of one of india's greatest ever singers, lata mangeshkar. it was attended by huge crowds, including prime minister, narendra modi. the superstar of indian cinema, known to millions as the �*nightingale of india', was 92. her extraordinary career spanned seven decades. mr modi said she "left a void in the nation that cannot be filled". two days of national mourning has been announced. 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 a song for the first time, my father introduced me to it, and this voice 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 emot

the queen hosts a reception at sandringham house for members of the local community ahead of the 70thiversary of her accession to the throne. now on bbc news, bitcoin has become big business and a major talking point around the globe. big business and a major our world investigates kazakhstan's cryptocurrency boom. bitcoin is a growing part of modern day life. newsreader: let's start though by talking about bitcoin. - newsreader: it is a virtual currency that only exists on the internet. - newsreader: the value of bitcoin has l soared more than tenfold this year. l everyone wants a piece of the pie. but there is one place where the boom has hit big. within two years, kazakhstan has become second only to the us as a global leader in bitcoin mining. the complex technological process that powers this digital money. the industry consumes 1.8 gigawatts of power, 8% of kazakhstan's total generation capacity. but kazakhstan's crypto boom has come at a cost. i cannot understand why they should sit on coal here, and why i have to breathe with this pollution, while they are generating their inc

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at sandringham.k to juliet rieden, editor—at—large and royal correspondent for the australian women's weekly. and author of the royals and australia. it is so good to talk to you, thank you for talking to us. this has been hailed by a pretty extraordinary gesture by the queen and it does mean, in the eyes of so many, that camilla has almost been brought in from the cold of many years ago when she was first introduced to the public arena?— public arena? absolutely. in australia. — public arena? absolutely. in australia, people _ public arena? absolutely. in australia, people totally - public arena? absolutely. in i australia, people totally accept that camilla is there by prince charles' side. if the queen says that camilla will be queen consort, then that is a done deal for us. what does it mean that she is going to be queen consort? you must signal to be queen consort? you must signal to a large degree, the amount of trust that the queen as in her and her ability to take on that role? absolutely. we

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.e 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 -

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.or of the history of monarchy at city, university of london and spoke to my colleaguejane hill earlier. she will be reflecting on her father's death, but also on philip, and it was philip who, 70 years ago today, broke the news to the 25—year—old princess elizabeth, who was with philip, out in kenya on the first leg of a commonwealth tour. and of course he went with a walk with her and talk to father was dead, and in that moment her life changed, that she would become queen. and i think, like no one else, really, could have imagined that, 70 years on, she would remain a queen. when we think back, her first prime minister was winston churchill. treatment and stalin were in power. lennon and mccartney had never met yet. no passengerjet had atlantic. this is the scale of change that she has seen, and indeed she acknowledged that in her access in message, the great social, cultural and technological innovation and change is at the last 70 years has seen. it is extraordinary, - 70 years has

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. daniela joins us from sandringham this morning.ears since the death of her father. you would have thought the focus would have been on memories of him and reflecting on the decades of her reign, but in that statement about camilla, the queen has shifted the conversation too looking forward to the years after her reign. in the statement she talks about the role of consort with affection and admiration, particularly in relation to her own husband prince philip and to her mother. in saying that it is her sincere wish that camilla now becomes queen consort, she's basically saying the time is right, this is now a safe decision to make. because camilla has largely won around a sceptical public and is being rewarded for her loyalty and service to the royal family. i think the queen has made a critical calculation and that is with camilla as queen, charles will be a happier king. as queen, charles will be a happier kina. . ~' ,. prince andrew will give evidence under oath in london next month — to lawyers representing the woman accusing hi

nicholas witchell, bbc news, at sandringham.e live at buckingham palace for more on queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee — and that annoucement about the duchess of cormwall — in a few minutes. one of india's most revered singers, lata mangeshkar, has died at the age of 92. a superstar of the indian cinema, she was known to millions as the �*nightingale of india' — and had an extraordinary career spanning more than half a century, singing more than 30,000 songs in 36 languages, with a fan base around the world. she was hospitalised last month with covid. prime minister narendra modi is expected to arrive ahead of her state funeral in mumbai. two days of national mourning have been announced. 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 leadi

among the guests: members of sandringham women's institute.e of them she's known for years. >> extraordinary, isn't it? >> the platinum jubilee makes her britain's longest-serving monarch. but it was an anniversary met with modesty. >> i was told it had to be upside down for the press. i don't mind, i don't matter. >> sreenivasan: one of india's most famous singers, lata mangeshkar, died today. >> ( singing ) >> sreenivasan: mangeshkar helped define the sound of the bollywood film industry over a singing career spanning 73 ars. she was born in 1929 in pre- independence india and went on to record tens of thousands of songs in 36 languages in both films and on albums. mangeshkar died of multiple organ failure in mumbai this morning at age 92, after being hospitalized with covid-19 last month. india declared two days of national morning and mangeshkar was given a state funeral. for more national and international news, visit pbs.org newshour. >> sreenivasan: it will be seven months tomorrow since the assassination of haitain president jouvenal m

that is when she met some charity workers at sandringham house and cut her cake. —— eeee of herjubilee she is triple vaccinated, offering her good protection against the worst effects of covid—19. we know it was confirmed that she had the first vaccine dose injanuary of 2021. we didn't had it confirmed she had had their second dose all the booster jab but it is very much confirmed she has had all three doses. also jim reed, our health correspondent was telling us earlier it may well be she is treated now with anti—virals, which are relatively new and can be given are seen as someone does test positive, again to mitigate against the worst effects of covid—19. let's bring you a feel of covid—19. let's bring you a feel of the messages of good wishes that have come in for her majesty, as it is confirmed she has covid. priti patel, the home secretary, has tweeted... we have also heard from the health secretary, sajid javid, who of course is very busy dealing with the pandemic and also the new living with covid strategy that is going to be unveiled this week, ending restrictions for covid in

about. to sandringham.he community, wasn't he? so although this was worldwide global news, it would have been felt much more personal here in norfolk? yes, i mean, the king was very special to everybody in norfolk because i think sandringham was one of his most favorite places to be. and i remember that my sister and my mother and i went to albaston station and saw the king's coffin being put on the train. and it was so moving because the train went very, very slowly and there was so many people either side of the railway line the whole way to london, but especially in norfolk. i mean, there were huge crowds and everybody sad, a lot of people crying. most of us didn't have television sets in those days, but one or two people did. i remember they were like postage stamps, and we went to someone who had one to watch the queen coming back from africa. and it was so moving, you know, standing at the top of the stairs in her black coat and suddenly somebody you know, that we'd known, i'd known she was a child, w

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports from sandringham. it is highly significant, i think. it indicates not least that the queen is now thinking about what happens after the end of her reign and it settles one of the big unresolved issues about charles�*s reign. what will camilla be known as? careful in her choice of words, "my sincere wish", she says. strictly speaking, of course, it should be for the prime minister of the day to advise her on something such as this but who is going to argue now that the queen has said this. charles will be delighted, he has wanted this ever since he and camilla married. the queen, mindful though of public opinion, aware of the hostility there has been towards camilla over the years from certain quarters, but mindful too as she says in her statement how blessed she was to have prince philip as her consort. she clearly believes that the country will now accept this. she clearly believes that charles and camilla deserve it. one important distinction. queen consort is the name given to the wife of the king v

and tomorrow, privately at sandringham, the queen will recall the date, february six 1952, when herfather age. in the years since, across decade after decade of change, from the years after the second world war to the present day, within britain and on the wider international stage, she's been a constant presence. a head of state who's earned wide respect. if guided always by duty, but coupled with a sense of humility. she takes her role enormously seriously, she takes her duties seriously. she doesn't really take herself very seriously. she doesn't take... she laughs in private, as she has an absolutely superb sense of humour. so, humour, a lightness of touch. ten years ago for the diamond jubilee, there were appearances around the country. this time, it's likely to be rather different. the principal focus will be thejubilee weekend at the start ofjune. that will be the main opportunity for people to express their gratitude for her 70 years of service. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. mixed weather fortunes coming our way toda

after waving his daughter off on a tour of the commonwealth, king george vi returned back to sandringhamd the king to die. the king was part of the community, wasn't he? so although this was worldwide, global news, it would have been felt

she'll mark the milestone at sandringham, where herfather king george vi, died suddenly on february thesed by buckingham palace. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. no british monarch has achieved such a milestone before — 70 years of service. she can look back at three previousjubilees — the silver, gold and diamond. and tomorrow, privately at sandringham, the queen will recall the date, february 6th 1952, when herfather, george vi, died unexpectedly and she became queen. at the time, she was just 25 years of age. in the years since, across decade after decade of change, from the years after the second world war to the present day, within britain and on the wider international stage, she's been a constant presence. a head of state who's earned wide respect. guided always by duty, but coupled with a sense of humility. she takes her role enormously seriously, she takes her duties seriously. she doesn't really take herself very seriously. she doesn't take... she laughs in private, as she has an absolutely superb sense of humour. so, humour, a lightness of touch. ten years

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.t daniela relph. this is a huge gesture by the queen for camilla and charles, isn�*t it? yes, it is a significant development and a surprising intervention from the queen. it was something that hadn�*t really been expected in this weekend which marks the 70 years since the death of her father and her becoming queen. it had taken everyone by surprise and it is interesting both in the words that the queen uses and the timing of the statement. she you would think it would be a time for her to look back on her own rain and remember her father but she has shifted the conversation too looking forward, to smooth out transmission for when charles is king. and it is clear that she felt now that the time is right that by saying that she would like to see camilla as queen consort, that is now not a controversial decision. camilla herself has won the public around and has been a loyal servant to the royal family and the queen is rewarding her now for that work. it is very significant and i think t

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. >> she had been videoed looking at cards from children and she had also hosted a reception at sandringhamn contact with people around the anniversary. >> reporter: and another sign she was trying to get back to normal, her majesty meeting prime minister boris johnson in person at windsor castle on wednesday, previous meetings between the pair had been by telephone or video link. and we do know that the queen still has engagements in her diary. they are planned for next week so we'll just have to wait to see if she makes them, eva. >> we're all hoping she is doing well. lama, thank you. >>> now to the cold case murder police say was solved after nearly 60 years thanks to dna technology. it involved a 9-year-old girl in pennsylvania snatched and killed while walking to school. abc's rning, a family is getting closure after an unimaginable loss, the murder of an innocent child. police sld cold case was solved from an unlikely source. >> being able to tell them that after 57 years we found who did this, that was something else. >> reporter: investigators compared dna sequencing to identify th

queen elizabeth marked the 70th anniversary of her ascension to the throne at her country estate in sandringhamgland. the 95-year-old monarch was presented with a cake saturday during a reception. four days of festivities are planned in june to celebrate her platinum jubilee. elizabeth was 25 years old when she became queen after her father died on february 6th, 1952. >> why is this such a big deal? >> no british monarch has been on the throne that long. given her age and steadfastness, it's a moment for the nation to reflect on her service. >> over the weekend, the queen issued a message showing support for her daughter-in-law, camilla. she said she should be known as queen consort when her son prince charles succeeds her on the throne. >>> ahead, spotify's ceo speaks out about the latest joe rogan controversy. what he's saying about rogan's repeated use of a racial slur in past podcasts. use of a racial n past podcasts. this is the sound of nature breathing. andd of better breathing. fasenra is a different kind of asthma medication. it's not a steroid or inhaler. fasenra is an add-on treatmen

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham.rical 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. ce

she had just returned from sandringham where she had been seen in good spirits at the weekend, markingy, a concern. might she have contracted covid during the meeting with the prince of wales? as with all medical and health—related matters, buckingham palace is saying the absolute minimum. all the royal sources will say is that the queen is not displaying any symptoms of covid. it can safely be assumed that the queen has been triple vaccinated, but it's not known whether she has been tested for covid or what any such tests have indicated. all the palace will say is that the situation is being monitored. the french virologist, luc montagnier, who won the nobel prize for medicine for his co—discovery of the virus that causes aids, has died at the age of 89. stephanie prentice reports. he was the man who helped tackled the fear, damage and death spreading through the 1980s as the aids epidemic unfolded around the world, baffling scientists. the virus can be passed during sexual intercourse with an infected person. luc montagnier isolated human tissue from a neck gland in 1983 and was able

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and i'm here at sandringham, where the queen made that surprise intervention, a significant developmentles becomes king. a date is set for prince andrew to give evidence under oath as he fights the ongoing civil sex assault case against him. new recruits to the prime minister's top team, but will it be enough to steady the ship following a series of resignations?

the theft by saturday february the 5th, the eve of her jubilee, when she met charity workers at sandringhamshe is understood to be triple vaccinated. she had been on doctor's orders to rest since mid—0ctober. you may remember previous concern about her health after she cancelled a run of engagements and she did, you might recall, spend a night in hospital. that was towards the end of last year. she spent a night in hospital undergoing preliminary tests. then, if wejust fast undergoing preliminary tests. then, if we just fast forward to this month, she is believed to have spent time with prince charles, as i mentioned, on february the 8th. he hosted an investiture at windsor castle and then a few days later he tested positive for covid but he did make a very quick recovery to full health. there was concern that charles had been in proximity to the queen when he had covid. let's talk to our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, who can join us now on the line. let's recap for anyone who is justjoining us, what the statement is from buckingham palace we have just adding in the last for minut

she had just returned from sandringham where she had been seen in good spirits at the weekend, markingshe have contracted covid during the meeting with the prince of wales? as with all medical and health—related matters, buckingham palace is saying the absolute minimum. all the royal sources will say is that the queen is not displaying any symptoms of covid. it can safely be assumed that the queen has been triple vaccinated, but it's not known whether she has been tested for covid or what any such tests have indicated. all the palace will say is that the situation is being monitored. hello again. this time yesterday we were looking at some hill snow in scotland causing a few issues on some of the higher scottish roots and some strong winds gusting at 70 mph in the western isles but a cover of show left over the hills and this was courtesy of this area of cloud, the low pressure currently working across the north sea to bring some fairly windy weather to the netherlands through friday. in the atlantic, we have the next weather system waiting to come into the start of the weekend but bet

nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham. now time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. snow is likely to become a hazard gci’oss across scotland through this evening and overnight, all driven by this cold front. we've seen rain pushed its way southwards, milder air ahead of it, but behind a colder air and those snow showers continuing to crawl into scotland. it's going to mean blizzards potential for ice, and we have this band popping up through parts of the midlands and heavier rain here. milderfor many, but temperatures at or below freezing. that ice risk and a yellow warning from the met office for snow across a large swathe of scotland. could see ten to 15 cm. this band of rain across east anglia, will clear away, but for their snow showers for scotland and into northern england pushed through quickly on those gusty winds. it will be a cold feeling day for all. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. reports from morocco say a rescue team has finally reached a five—year—old boy who fell down a well while playing on tuesday. ministers are strengthening a bill

daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham.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'm joined by dr cindy mccreery from the university of sydney. wonderful to have you on the programme. let me start by asking you how important is this moment for people where you are and how likely is it to be celebrated? i people where you are and how likely is it to be celebrated?— is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the _ is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the high _ is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the high point - is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the high point of - is it to be celebrated? i think in australia, the high point of our| australia, the high point of our relationship with the queen came in 1954 when as a young monarch, the king toward the country including australia and three quarters of the population came out to queue up to see the

she is a little more frail, physically, that is what people who saw her at sandringham yesterday said she remains as sharp active and engaged as possible. there is also something reflective about her statement, i picked out that one phrase, i'm humbled by the loyalty and affection that you continue to give me. there is a simplicity, a modesty as the archbishop of can trisaid, one of her themes is it is not about me, that comes through strongly, she wants to smooth, to ease the way as much as possible, to her successor, she is starting clearly to think about this, as a stroke she has neutralised the whole issue of what camilla is going to be called. she wants her successor whenever that moment comes, to have a smooth a path and as stable an accession as possible.— a smooth a path and as stable an accession as possible. borisjohnson has been contacting conservative mps over the weekend, to convince them he's making significant changes to the way downing street is run. some backbenchers are still wondering whether to back a �*no confidence' vote in his leadership. but the business secret