:00:09. > :00:24.Start with some new studies meant he -- that is being suggested around
:00:25. > :00:32.the world. We will be looking back on the extraordinary life of, the
:00:33. > :00:36.mild who is meant to have is -- the mild who has sold millions of albums
:00:37. > :00:43.around the world. Also, celebrations as Queen Elizabeth turns 90. We will
:00:44. > :00:47.have the pictures of the day. We have warnings that more than two
:00:48. > :00:52.people around the world could be at risk of the Zika virus. We will look
:00:53. > :00:58.at where these places are and what is being done to keep as many people
:00:59. > :01:00.as possible say. If you have any question on the day's News, tweet
:01:01. > :01:25.using the hashtag. Just under three hours ago this
:01:26. > :01:33.started coming through on the news wires into the newsroom. Have very
:01:34. > :01:36.short statement telling us that the publicist for Prince was confirming
:01:37. > :01:40.that he had died at his home in suburban Minneapolis. He was only
:01:41. > :02:05.57. Paisley Park is in Minneapolis. It
:02:06. > :02:13.was his home, his studio, very closely associated with his career.
:02:14. > :02:15.It was in Minneapolis in 1958 that he was born. Today, first we heard
:02:16. > :02:20.that something was terribly wrong game in this news story. Last week
:02:21. > :02:24.Prince had told the website he had been fighting the flu for several
:02:25. > :02:31.weeks. We knew he had cancelled a couple of shows that we had no idea
:02:32. > :02:36.that his illness was so serious. The news reverberated around the world.
:02:37. > :02:41.It is hard to overestimate the importance of him to his fans.
:02:42. > :02:49.Justin Timberlake saying that he is numb and stand and it can't be real.
:02:50. > :02:54.Whoopie Goldberg saying this is what it sounds like when doves cry. It is
:02:55. > :03:04.striking how many musicians from so many generations are celebrating
:03:05. > :03:09.what's meant to him. -- what Prince meant to them.
:03:10. > :03:12.# I never meant to cause you any sorrow #.
:03:13. > :03:18.Prince, one of the greatest pop stars of the last 40 years is dead.
:03:19. > :03:28.# I only wanted one time to see you laughing #.
:03:29. > :03:31.Shock, disbelief - a silent vigil of fans have gathered
:03:32. > :03:45.Some of them said they had they had seen him only a few days ago -
:03:46. > :03:47.a reassuring sight after hearing of a medical emergency which had
:03:48. > :03:51.forced his private jet to make an emergency landing.
:03:52. > :03:53.It was said at the time that he was feeling better,
:03:54. > :03:58.Then, today, police were called to his home here in Minnesota where
:03:59. > :04:07.# Maybe I am just like my father, too bold #.
:04:08. > :04:10.We have lost one of the pop's most creative talents.
:04:11. > :04:16.He would sometimes play every instrument on an album.
:04:17. > :04:18.Few could touch him as a live performer.
:04:19. > :04:20.His sound in the 80s fusing Rock and R
:04:21. > :04:36.But there were long periods of conflict with his record label.
:04:37. > :04:38.He dropped his name in protest, but in recent years many
:04:39. > :04:45.His live performances revelling in a song book
:04:46. > :04:50.At just 57, those songs, that extraordinary creativity,
:04:51. > :05:13.Prince recorded so many iconic track and albums with some incredibly
:05:14. > :05:18.well-known covers. This is 1999 that went four times platinum. This is
:05:19. > :05:24.his bestselling album, purple rain. It won an Academy award. That one
:05:25. > :05:28.third team times platinum. Diamonds and pearls came later, then
:05:29. > :05:35.anticipation. All of the massive sellers, not just in the US but
:05:36. > :05:41.beyond as well. Lizo Mzimba is here. I think we are all still taking the
:05:42. > :05:49.same. Take us right back to where this young talent emerged. For many
:05:50. > :05:53.people, it was the early 1980s, that double album 1999, followed by
:05:54. > :06:03.purple rain, also of them for which won an Oscar, he was an incredible
:06:04. > :06:09.talent even at that young age. For albums in the last 18 months. He
:06:10. > :06:16.played Atlanta last week. Shocking news for everybody. Music fans. We
:06:17. > :06:20.have just had a statement through from President Obama saying that he
:06:21. > :06:26.and Michelle join millions of fans morning. He described him as a
:06:27. > :06:29.creative icon and said that his thoughts and prayers are with his
:06:30. > :06:35.family and everybody who loved him. That sums up all the thoughts and
:06:36. > :06:45.the tributes that have been paid to him. He is one of those artists that
:06:46. > :06:49.nobody doubts... He could play, Sting, write, produce, and
:06:50. > :06:52.incredible stage presence. He could fill the biggest arenas for the
:06:53. > :06:59.smallest venues with incredible charisma and talent. Truly one of
:07:00. > :07:04.the greats. One of the things I find interesting about him, you can talk
:07:05. > :07:10.about him in the same breath as James Brown, also one of the great
:07:11. > :07:15.pop writers. He managed to fuse all of these different jongleurs and
:07:16. > :07:19.make something new. That was part of his genius, you could take so many
:07:20. > :07:23.different kinds of music and fuse them into something that sounded
:07:24. > :07:27.incredibly original. He experimented so much throughout his career.
:07:28. > :07:33.Either the people didn't like his music they find it interesting
:07:34. > :07:38.because he was succeeding in things of the succeeded in. So much of the
:07:39. > :07:46.music you played and recorded was either whites were never released.
:07:47. > :07:54.So much unheard Prince music. Such a tragedy that there will be no more
:07:55. > :08:00.music from him, unless the music from his faults is released. Sad
:08:01. > :08:04.news for his fans, but the real tragedy is with his friends and
:08:05. > :08:10.family. It is remarkable how relevant he is to the new generation
:08:11. > :08:16.of musicians. Everybody's name checking him. Absolutely, because he
:08:17. > :08:22.was so influential. People looked at him not just in terms of his music.
:08:23. > :08:26.He could do much more than that. He understood publicity and the media
:08:27. > :08:32.is so well. At one point he cold himself a symbol. He did what many
:08:33. > :08:36.artists wanted to do and fought for more freedom from his record label,
:08:37. > :08:41.writing slave across himself at one point, doing something that few
:08:42. > :08:45.other artists have the power to do. Musicians respected him not just as
:08:46. > :08:50.a musician, but also somebody fighting for how they felt the music
:08:51. > :09:00.industry should work. That made him so visionary. Thank you very much
:09:01. > :09:05.for coming by. There is a light page on the BBC News website and the news
:09:06. > :09:13.app if you want to see more reaction to the news that Prince has died in
:09:14. > :09:16.Minneapolis at the age of 57. Want to turn to some of the
:09:17. > :09:22.celebrations we have seen taking place around the UK to mark the
:09:23. > :09:27.Queen's 90th birthday. All day long pictures have been coming into the
:09:28. > :09:31.BBC newsroom. The Queen did walk through some of the streets of
:09:32. > :09:41.winter. Thousands and thousands of people turned out. In places it was
:09:42. > :09:51.15 people. Lots of people wanting to take photographs. These huge crowds
:09:52. > :09:59.turning eyed, waving the union Jack. There was also 21 gun salute in the
:10:00. > :10:06.region's capitals. The Queen let one of the 900 beacons that are burning
:10:07. > :10:12.currently all around the country. This is the one at the Tower of
:10:13. > :10:17.London. Annie Leibovitz was commissioned to take pictures of the
:10:18. > :10:25.Queen and her 90th birthday. These are pictures of her with her
:10:26. > :10:31.great-grandchildren. She was also pictured walking around the grounds
:10:32. > :10:36.of Windsor Castle with her dogs. This one but her sitting with her
:10:37. > :10:41.daughter, the Princess Royal. Nicholas Witchell has this report.
:10:42. > :10:43.She may be a Queen who lives in a castle.
:10:44. > :10:47.But there was still only one piece of music which was
:10:48. > :11:16.There were flowers and cards by the armful and, above all, perhaps,
:11:17. > :11:21.a great sense of gratitude for so many decades of service.
:11:22. > :11:23.Close by, as ever, the Duke of Edinburgh.
:11:24. > :11:26.His role in support today, to help gather the bouquets.
:11:27. > :11:33.At Windsor Guildhall, there was that prerequisite
:11:34. > :11:44.It had been baked specially for the Queen by Nadya Hussain,
:11:45. > :11:48.the winner of the BBC's The Great British Bake Off.
:11:49. > :11:51.The one thing I never set my sights on was ever meeting the Queen
:11:52. > :11:54.And there were other 90-year-olds to meet,
:11:55. > :11:56.men and women whose lives have moved along in parallel
:11:57. > :12:01.I never really imagine that I would meet her.
:12:02. > :12:07.I never imagined I would be 90, let's face it!
:12:08. > :12:10.As the Queen stepped out in Windsor, gun salutes were fired in
:12:11. > :12:19.Buckingham Palace issued this photograph of the Queen with two
:12:20. > :12:22.of her grandchildren and her five great-grandchildren -
:12:23. > :12:24.the youngest of whom, Princess Charlotte, is sitting
:12:25. > :12:29.on her lap, next to her brother, Prince George.
:12:30. > :12:34.The wider world has also been paying its birthday tributes,
:12:35. > :12:36.led in the House of Commons by the Prime Minister,
:12:37. > :12:40.who recalled the 64 years the Queen has been on the throne.
:12:41. > :12:43.Throughout it all, as the sands of culture shift, and the tides
:12:44. > :12:47.of politics ebb and flow, Her Majesty has been steadfast.
:12:48. > :12:50.A rock of strength for our nation, for our Commonwealth,
:12:51. > :12:54.and, on many occasions, for the whole world.
:12:55. > :12:59.The Leader of the Opposition is a Republican.
:13:00. > :13:03.Today, we are talking about a highly-respected
:13:04. > :13:08.And, Mr Speaker, whatever differing views people across this country
:13:09. > :13:11.have about the institution, the vast majority share an opinion
:13:12. > :13:17.that Her Majesty has served this country and has overwhelming support
:13:18. > :13:29.with a clear sense of public service and public duty.
:13:30. > :13:31.Back in Windsor, on this first day of her tenth decade,
:13:32. > :13:35.Elizabeth II was doing what she has done for so much of her long
:13:36. > :13:38.A greatly respected monarch at close quarters with her people, receiving
:13:39. > :13:50.Nicholas Witchell, BBC News, Windsor.
:13:51. > :13:59.One of the most popular items online about the Queen's is a picture from
:14:00. > :14:06.every year of her life. You can find that on the front page of the BBC
:14:07. > :14:11.News website. We have more warnings about the Zika virus and who could
:14:12. > :14:15.be at risk. Our third of us could be at risk. We will explain the areas
:14:16. > :14:17.that the researchers are focusing on and what they are suggesting is to
:14:18. > :14:34.be done to protect people. The stars and stripes at half-mast
:14:35. > :14:37.outside Columbine high school. The bodies of the dead still inside. I
:14:38. > :14:49.never thought that they would actually go through with it.
:14:50. > :14:58.Some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would expect in
:14:59. > :15:03.an entire year. For millions of Americans the death of Richard Nixon
:15:04. > :15:07.has meant conflicting emotions. A national day of mourning next
:15:08. > :15:12.Wednesday sitting uneasy with the abiding memories of the shame of
:15:13. > :15:18.Watergate. And liftoff of the space shuttle discovery with the Hubble
:15:19. > :15:31.space telescope, Arwyn Jones on the universe.
:15:32. > :15:38.We are live here in the BBC newsroom. Our lead story is that
:15:39. > :15:42.Prince has died at his home in Minnesota. He was 57. Let's have a
:15:43. > :15:48.look at some of the other main stories from the World Service. This
:15:49. > :15:52.fund BBC Chinese. The president of China has taken on new military
:15:53. > :15:57.title, he is my commander-in-chief of the military joint operations
:15:58. > :16:01.command centre. This means that he has even more control over the Armed
:16:02. > :16:06.Forces. World Service radio is reporting that the Belgium Interior
:16:07. > :16:10.Minister has come under fire for saying that a significant part of
:16:11. > :16:15.the Muslim community danced in response to the Brussels attacks.
:16:16. > :16:20.Fifa's former President Sepp Blatter says he intervened in Burundi's
:16:21. > :16:23.political crisis and that he offered the president of Burundi and job as
:16:24. > :16:27.a Fifa ambassador in an effort to get him to stand down. That offer
:16:28. > :16:35.was declined in the president went on to win a third term.
:16:36. > :16:39.We have talked about the Zika virus a lot and there is a new warning
:16:40. > :16:45.about it today. More than a quarter of the world's population is living
:16:46. > :16:51.in areas that are at risk. The areas are marked in red. We're talking
:16:52. > :16:54.about certain parts of Asia, some parts of Africa and some parts of
:16:55. > :17:00.South America. Last week the US Centre for disease control concluded
:17:01. > :17:07.that the Zika virus when a pregnant woman has a ten cars microcephily
:17:08. > :17:13.and other fatal brain defects in the baby. The World Health Organisation
:17:14. > :17:18.is saying there may have been over 200,000 suspect cases just in the
:17:19. > :17:26.Americas since the start of last year. There have only been six and a
:17:27. > :17:33.half thousand confirmed cases. To get more help on this story we can
:17:34. > :17:39.turn to James Gallagher. The research that compiled these maps,
:17:40. > :17:45.I'm not saying that every single person in an area of the world
:17:46. > :17:48.highlighted in red are going to get the Zika virus, but those are the
:17:49. > :17:55.areas where the Zika virus could be transferred from one person to
:17:56. > :18:05.another. The huge swathes of Africa and the coastal areas of Asia. A fit
:18:06. > :18:12.of cases develop physical symptoms. Four fifths of case that you could
:18:13. > :18:16.not confirm them. Even if everybody in this room have the virus to could
:18:17. > :18:21.only tell a few because they would show signs. The brain defect has
:18:22. > :18:29.been confirmed by the US authorities. I was interested that
:18:30. > :18:35.one of the researchers highlighted African megacities as being an area
:18:36. > :18:39.that would pose particular risk. One of the things they have done in the
:18:40. > :18:44.studies is looking at where the Zika virus has managed to drive so far.
:18:45. > :18:47.They've looked at the density of human populations, the temperature,
:18:48. > :18:52.the climate and then looked at where in the world could do well. Africa
:18:53. > :18:55.comes out as one of these places that has dense populations and that
:18:56. > :19:00.is something that the Zika virus does well in. It seems to need
:19:01. > :19:03.densely packed human populations to spread easily. If you go to more
:19:04. > :19:10.sparsely populated areas doesn't at all. Has been in Africa before? It
:19:11. > :19:17.was first detected decades ago. We don't know if Africa has high levels
:19:18. > :19:20.of immunity to the Zika virus and that is why we haven't seen these
:19:21. > :19:24.you judge the survey have seen in South America. For all we know,
:19:25. > :19:29.Africa and Asia would be affected by it at all. Progress in understanding
:19:30. > :19:36.the risks. Any progress in stopping the virus? Dealing with the
:19:37. > :19:41.mosquitoes at source? There is on that development to go on to try to
:19:42. > :19:45.get a vaccine. At the moment, the main effort around controlling the
:19:46. > :19:51.mosquito. There are some climate changes that are helpful as we head
:19:52. > :19:55.into a drier part of the year. That reduces the number of mosquitoes.
:19:56. > :19:59.That is still a huge issue and is almost impossible to eliminate them
:20:00. > :20:03.completely. We will stay focused on South America because we have the
:20:04. > :20:08.latest for you on the earthquake in Ecuador. It happened on Saturday and
:20:09. > :20:12.we know at least 570 people have died but others missing. The
:20:13. > :20:16.president of Ecuador is saying repairing the damage will cost in
:20:17. > :20:24.the region of $3 billion. Here is his suggestion of how to pay for it.
:20:25. > :20:29.In accordance with what the state of emergency allies we were add 2% of
:20:30. > :20:36.the sales tax for one year. Also there will be a one-time tax of 3%
:20:37. > :20:40.on profits and a one-time tax on .9% on individuals with assets over $1
:20:41. > :20:46.million. We will take a of salary from those who earn over $1000 a
:20:47. > :20:50.month. That is the long-term plan to pay for the problems created by this
:20:51. > :20:53.earthquake. The search goes on for survivors. Katy Watson has this
:20:54. > :21:07.report. The death toll keeps rising. One of
:21:08. > :21:11.the's children has asthma but with no home to go to and the fear of
:21:12. > :21:16.after-shocks, sleeping out in the open air is the only option.
:21:17. > :21:20.TRANSLATION: it is too terrible. I have never thought of meeting such
:21:21. > :21:25.things. My family barely escape from the disaster that night. The police
:21:26. > :21:31.officers gave a couple of mattresses to my children. There is nothing
:21:32. > :21:37.left. My house and the articles inside have been damaged by the
:21:38. > :21:42.earthquake. The country's president has called for people to be patient.
:21:43. > :21:54.TRANSLATION: the country must make move the stake -- make no mistake.
:21:55. > :21:56.This will take years. Opportunistic polluters have started picking two
:21:57. > :22:03.people's belongings, taking what they can. Residents I spoke to hear
:22:04. > :22:07.taught me that the thieves were in the community too. TRANSLATION: I
:22:08. > :22:10.was littered with good at it with me everything that is left because my
:22:11. > :22:15.whole house is destroyed. As people tried to pick up their lives there
:22:16. > :22:21.was another earthquake on Wednesday, 6.1. There were no reports of damage
:22:22. > :22:25.but, then again, no cities in the area -- cities in the area have
:22:26. > :22:29.already been destroyed. Search and rescue teams have not given up hope.
:22:30. > :22:37.Night and day they are looking for any signs of life. This week the
:22:38. > :22:41.Indian government has stated that at least 330 million people are
:22:42. > :22:47.affected by the current drought. A BBC pop-up team is in India. It has
:22:48. > :22:49.visited one village in utter Pradesh to learn about the struggles of
:22:50. > :23:24.living away from water. I... It is the driest it has been in
:23:25. > :23:28.California in a years of recorded history. India has seen more than 40
:23:29. > :23:35.severe droughts in the last 200 years. If I want you to my friends
:23:36. > :23:39.have to request a glass of water, not immediately served with that. In
:23:40. > :25:50.India, they have to go for miles for a glass of water.
:25:51. > :25:54.We will have more coverage of the news that temp three has died in the
:25:55. > :26:13.next 30 minutes. -- Prince has died. We will give you a flavour of the UK
:26:14. > :26:18.weather seen in a couple of minutes. First, let's head over to India
:26:19. > :26:21.where at the tail end of 2015 many hundreds were killed and thousands
:26:22. > :26:22.displaced from their homes