The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

A statement from His Majesty The King:

“Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today.” His Majesty The King addresses the Nation and the Commonwealth.

Australians will be given a public holiday to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced. It is not clear if this public holiday is ongoing or a one-off for 2022. DETAILS: 9Soci.al/RYXw50KGbzs #9News

Awesome news for a state that’s full of great people and important stories. I was lucky enough to start my career in Hobart and truly can’t wait to watch this take off!!👏🏻

Such a joy to take a road trip to Minyip and meet these Royal Flying Doctor Service legends. Incredible pictures by 🎥 master Ryan Mason and awesome edit by Michael Rivers 9News Melbourne

A determined group of dancers is putting the final touches on their routine ensuring they're ready to take centre stage in Monday's Moomba Parade. Emotion 21 is about empowerment through movement and gives performers with Down Syndrome a platform to shine. Steph Anderson #9News

Tens of thousands have marvelled at the magic of the 69th Moomba Parade, lining the streets to see 1800 performers put on quite a show. Reigning over the festivities, this year's Monarchs brought some showbiz and a little drama. Steph Anderson #9News

BREAKING: police have charged a 49 year old male truck driver with four counts of dangerous driving causing serious injury over yesterday’s horrifying school bus crash 9News Melbourne

A truckie has been charged and bailed over the school bus crash that left a group of young students from Melbourne's west with life changing injuries. @_stephanderson Adam Hegarty #9News

One month and one day after the Games were cancelled - the upfront cost to taxpayers of not hosting them has been settled at $380m. That’s the compensation bit to Games Federation.

This did not age well… Ben Carroll has made a deal. Will be deputy to Premier Jacinta Allan

50 marathons in 50 days - that's the commitment a Melbourne high school teacher has made to support the families of babies born prematurely. Steph Anderson #9News

A great-grandfather has thanked three men who saved his life after he tumbled off Portsea Pier and into the bay. Waterlogged for close to an hour, a quick thinking surfer and two police officers joined forces, to bring John Mirabelli back to dry land. Steph Anderson #9News

The man responsible for the hit run death of a traffic controller in Carrum Downs had only been out of jail for 10 days. Jason Ruscoe today pleaded guilty, but Timmy Rakei's loved ones say it's too little, too late. Steph Anderson #9News

Mick Murphy, the devastated widower of Samantha has opened up for the first time about losing the love of his life and the torment of speculation he might have been involved. Gillian Lantouris #9News READ MORE: nine.social/Ego

The outage has also impacted banking and airline flights with supermarket checkouts and systems down. Steph Anderson Reid Butler #9News