this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. remembering the duke of edinburgh. services are to taking place in honour of prince philip as the uk observes a week of official mourning. the archbishop of canterbury — justin welby — will lead today's services in the uk — he's also expected to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday. meanwhile, prince charles has paid a heartfelt tribute to his father. my dear papa was a very special person, who i think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him. we'll look at the tributes being paid to prince philip around the world. also ahead...

new details emerge about the scale of uk government lobbying involving former prime minster david cameron. another record number of new coronavirus infections in india — the latest daily figure crossing 150,000. thousands of people on the caribbean island of st vincent take shelter, as volcanic ash rains down. the easing of lockdown in england — non—essential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. and coming up... the movie ma rainey�*s black bottom wins two prizes on the first night of the bafta film awards, which are being split over two days for the very first time.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a service of remembrance is taking place at canterbury cathedral today in memory of the duke of edinburgh. it is being led by the archbishop, justin welby, who is also expected to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday. his royal highness the duke of edinburgh there was a willingness, a remarkable willingness, to take the hand he was dealt in life and straightforwardly to follow it, to search its meaning, to go out and on as sent to enquire and think, to trust and to pray. only 30 people, thought to be the duke's children and other close family,

will be able to attend that service. the duke of sussex is expected to fly in from america, but his wife, the duchess of sussex, who is pregnant with their second child, has been advised not to travel by doctors. it will be here in st george's chapel, windsor, so often the setting forjoyful occasions for the royal family, that they will pay their final farewells to the duke next saturday afternoon. buckingham palace is at pains to emphasise that the event will be covid—compliant. everything will happen within the privacy of the castle to avoid crowds gathering. the funeral will be what is known as a ceremonial royal funeral. that's one level down from a state funeral. it will take place at three o'clock next saturday afternoon, april 17. the duke's coffin will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the castle�*s state apartments to st george's chapel. members of the royal family, led by the prince of wales,

will walk behind the coffin. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'clock. inside the chapel, the congregation will be limited to 30. the public is being asked not to go to windsor. the best place to watch it all will be on television, said a palace spokesman. from his home at highgrove, the prince of wales paid this tribute to his father. my family and i miss my father enormously. he was a much loved and appreciated figure. and apart from anything else, i can imagine him to be so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world in the commonwealth who also, i think, share our loss and our sorrow. and my dear papa was a very special person who, i think, above all else, would have been amazed by the reaction

and the touching things that have been said about him. and from that point, my family and i are deeply grateful for all that. it will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time. 0utside windsor castle people continue to leave flowers, despite the requests not to do so. people want to pay their respects and show their appreciation for a man who gave this country so many years of service. nicholas witchell, bbc news. john major said the funeral would be the ideal opportunity for princes william and harry to put aside any differences that have come up over the last few years. the differences that have come up over the last few years.— the last few years. the friction we are told that _ the last few years. the friction we

are told that has _ the last few years. the friction we are told that has arisen _ the last few years. the friction we are told that has arisen is - the last few years. the friction we are told that has arisen is friction | are told that has arisen is friction better ended as soon as possible. and a shared emotion, a shared grief of the present time because of the death of their grandfather i think is an ideal opportunity. i hope very much that it is possible to mend any rifts that may exist. sir much that it is possible to mend any rifts that may exist.— rifts that may exist. sirjohn ma'or. we can speak now to martin palmer, who worked with prince philip for over 30 years in his capacity as a conservationist and head of the alliance of religions and conservation. thank you very much indeed for being with us. tell us a little bit about prince philip the man because you knew him pretty well. i prince philip the man because you knew him pretty well.— prince philip the man because you knew him pretty well. i did. i think very much — knew him pretty well. i did. i think very much what — knew him pretty well. i did. i think very much what you _ knew him pretty well. i did. i think very much what you saw _ knew him pretty well. i did. i think very much what you saw is - knew him pretty well. i did. i think very much what you saw is what i knew him pretty well. i did. i think| very much what you saw is what he was. he was forthright, he was passionate. he was someone who had a deep fascination for knowledge, for learning things, for engaging with people. he could be very funny. sadly, he is often remembered for what are called his gaffes but it benefits the thousandth person that

week and they're like a rabbit in a headlight and become monosyllabic, yes, no, he would try to loosen them up yes, no, he would try to loosen them up a little bit with bit of humour and very often that worked. but he was what he was and in private he was what he was and in private he was very much the same person. someone who wanted to engage passionately with the things he cared about but also just have a huge fascination with the world and with faith and with conservation and with faith and with conservation and with science. you know, a true renaissance man.— with science. you know, a true renaissance man. how did you meet him first of all? — renaissance man. how did you meet him first of all? well, _ renaissance man. how did you meet him first of all? well, i _ renaissance man. how did you meet him first of all? well, i was - renaissance man. how did you meet him first of all? well, i was asked i him first of all? well, i was asked b the him first of all? well, i was asked by the wwf _ him first of all? well, i was asked by the wwf to — him first of all? well, i was asked by the wwf to write _ him first of all? well, i was asked by the wwf to write a _ him first of all? well, i was asked by the wwf to write a book - him first of all? well, i was asked by the wwf to write a book for i by the wwf to write a book for schools on how the different religions viewed and related to nature around the world. and i wrote that back in 1983. and because prince philip was the international president of wwf and it had been published for wwf, he read it. not only did he read it but he could see something in there that nobody else could see. i have basically looked

at how it is, christianity etc, how they saw the world and what they believe this will to be in our place within it then drove how they related to it, how they treated it. and he was, as i say, he was the international president of wwf at that point and he was a bit tired of yet another conference with yet more data and information would be brought forward. and they were planning to have their 25th anniversary injakarta in 1986 on economics and he went to the board meeting in switzerland and i presented him with the programme and he was very forthright and he looked at this and said oh, my god, well, i'm not going. but they said you have got to, you are our international presence. he said if it was data and information we needed to save the planet we would be there already. we need to touch hearts and minds. the only places that have done it have been arts in religion and very often they have been the same thing. i've just read this book by this chap by palmer.

total panic in this scientific group. and so i was asked to go and see him at sandringham just after christmas in 85 to tell him it was a bad idea. i did. isaid i think it isa bad bad idea. i did. isaid i think it is a bad idea, you're not thinking big enough. well, that was the best way to become a friend of prince philip, tell him there was something bigger around him. philip, tell him there was something biggeraround him. so the philip, tell him there was something bigger around him. so the board of wwf disappeared and four hours later he and i developed the engagement of the face. all kind of protocol had been thrown out of the window, we were just hammering away with wonderful ideas. as i kind of came in through the back door and i think that helped because i was there not because of any position i had but because of any position i had but because i could share ideas and enthusiasm. and then we went on to create this worldwide movement, side

by side. it was huge fun and i think has made a real difference. find by side. it was huge fun and i think has made a real difference.- has made a real difference. and he was such a — has made a real difference. and he was such a support _ has made a real difference. and he was such a support of _ has made a real difference. and he was such a support of the - has made a real difference. and he was such a support of the queen i has made a real difference. and he i was such a support of the queen and it has also emerged in the many obituaries what a family man he was. absolutely. and i think the best way of describing it would be to simply say this, he wore the trousers in the family in order the queen could wear the crown. he basically took on and, you know, any of the commentaries made at this point, to be married in the 50s to be the family man not the front man was very unusual. and it was a struggle for him at points. he and i discussed this on a couple of occasions but there was no question his loyalty was both to the queen and to his wife. and he wore the trousers at home. he managed the firm, as they call it, to the best of his ability. and we now know from many of the personal letters he

wrote to princess diana and so forth, that he was there for those who had come in from outside, like himself. because king george vi really didn't want him as a son—in—law so he was deeply sympathetic to those who are struggling to find a place within this very complicated, very visible family. this very complicated, very visible famil . a, ., this very complicated, very visible famil . ., ., , ., family. martin palmer, lovely to talk to yom _ family. martin palmer, lovely to talk to you. we _ family. martin palmer, lovely to talk to you. we could _ family. martin palmer, lovely to talk to you. we could talk i family. martin palmer, lovely to talk to you. we could talk for i family. martin palmer, lovely to i talk to you. we could talk for many hours i'm sure but i'm afraid that's all we've got time for. thank you so much for being with us. 0ur political correspondent has been explained to me that while it is reported no rules were broken, the incident is raising questions about

the transparency of the whole lobbying process. 0ver recent weeks, there have been various details have emerged about how david cameron has used his influence and his contacts on behalf of his employer, greensill capital. in recent weeks, it emerged that he had texted the chancellor, rishi sunak, for example, on his personal mobile phone. rishi sunak took the unusual step of publishing his responses to mr cameron. this was about getting access to government—backed loans for greensill capital during the pandemic. that request was actually refused in the end, and greensill capital has since collapsed. but today, the sunday times has details of another lobbying effort involving another cabinet minister, this time the health secretary, matt hancock. now, it turns out that mr cameron took mr greensill and mr hancock for a private drink in october, 2019. this was at a time when mr greensill was trying to get the nhs to use an app he had devised to pay doctors and nurses. now, an ally of matt hancock has told us he acted entirely in the correct way and updated officials in the business discussed.

some trusts did go on to use this app, and the department of health said that was a decision for local trusts. mr cameron, mr greensill haven't commented on this, but the questions that are being raised here are about lobbying in general and the transparency of it. and about who gets access to whom and how. labour have said these are fresh revelations of a culture of cronyism. they want to see the rules tightened up. it's important to say that no lobbying rules have been broken here. mr cameron did wait for two years, he had to, after leaving office to be able to take up a lobbying position. but critics will say they just think lobbying rules are not tight enough. 0ur political correspondent helen katz. india has reported a record number of coronavirus infections, after more than 150,000 people tested positive in a single day. the country is in the midst of a severe second wave of the virus 0ur india correspondent yogita lamaye sent this report.

a hospital in western city india. these are covid patients and there are no doctors to look at them, says the man filming the video. the worst affected city in india, people are being given oxygen outside a hospital because it's too full. patients are struggling to get medical care, as india is in the grips ofa medical care, as india is in the grips of a fierce second wave of covid—19. 73—year—old mary was taken to six hospitals, none of which had a critical care bed for her. she died on her way to the seventh. her son, anthony, spoke to me from isolation. all these years she never needed to go to hospital and when she did i couldn't do anything for her. ifailed her, he says. field

hospitals built last year to add to existing facilities are already full. this one is managed by this doctor, who has been on the front line since the pandemic began. 50 line since the pandemic began. sr what's line since the pandemic began. 5r what's different this time around? right now what i'm seeing a single member of the family. it is affecting young adults, which is quite surprising. last affecting young adults, which is quite surprising.— affecting young adults, which is quite surprising. last year it took more than _ quite surprising. last year it took more than six — quite surprising. last year it took more than six weeks _ quite surprising. last year it took more than six weeks for - quite surprising. last year it took more than six weeks for daily i quite surprising. last year it took i more than six weeks for daily cases to double to the number seen at the worst of the first wave. this year, it has taken less than ten days for infections to grow to fold to the current high, which has already surpassed 2020's peak. the government says people not following covid protocols has led to the search but many experts leave that is not the main reason. it

search but many experts leave that is not the main reason.— is not the main reason. it does not exlain is not the main reason. it does not exalain the — is not the main reason. it does not explain the kind _ is not the main reason. it does not explain the kind of— is not the main reason. it does not explain the kind of surge _ is not the main reason. it does not explain the kind of surge in - is not the main reason. it does not explain the kind of surge in cases. explain the kind of surge in cases that we _ explain the kind of surge in cases that we are — explain the kind of surge in cases that we are seeing now currently in india. _ that we are seeing now currently in india. which— that we are seeing now currently in india, which clearly suggests that there _ india, which clearly suggests that there is— india, which clearly suggests that there is a — india, which clearly suggests that there is a great role for highly infectious variance of the virus, which _ infectious variance of the virus, which are — infectious variance of the virus, which are spreading faster. and some of them _ which are spreading faster. and some of them might even be having the capacity— of them might even be having the capacity to escape the immune system — capacity to escape the immune system. to capacity to escape the immune s stem. ., . ~' capacity to escape the immune s stem. ., ., , capacity to escape the immune sstem. ., ., , system. to make matters worse, dozens of vaccination _ system. to make matters worse, dozens of vaccination centres i system. to make matters worse, dozens of vaccination centres are j dozens of vaccination centres are closed because of a lack of supplies. india's health minister says there is no shortage of vaccines. this country has been mass—producing them and over the past few months has exported tens of millions of doses. so people who have been turned away from centres like this one are asking where there doses are. the worst hit areas are in lockdown but cases are rising rapidly in many other parts of india. that hasn't deterred election campaigns and festival celebrations. it is just the start of an aggressive wave of covid—19. but

this country appears to have let its guard down. and in the meanwhile nonessential shops and hospitality are going to open tomorrow. in order to attract people back to the high street shops will be able to extend their opening hours and fitting rooms will be open. guests will now be able to attend outdoor wedding ceremonies. but some firms are concerned about whether couples will still choose to postpone their special day, until more people can celebrate with them. our business correspondent katy austin has more. rafia got engaged in december 2019. we had planned to get married in december 2020. we originally planned to get to celebrations so we were going to have a lovely white wedding here which would have been about 350 guests and then a massive wedding in nigeria

which would have been 800 to 1000 guests. so we had invested so much into it. and now in terms of numbers, injune we will have a small intimate wedding and that will hold about 30 people. after months of stress, rafia nowjust wants to get married and enjoy what she can. we are saving a lot of money and that money will then go towards a nice honeymoon or a mortgage and, also, the fact that we are really just spending the day with those that really mean something to us. restrictions starting to be eased again does not mean it is straight back to business as usual. this venue is used to hosting at least 100 guests sitting most clients are now choosing to wait rather than have a micro wedding in april. couples who have waited this long, some of whom have post poned their dates three or four times already really do not want to take

the risk of having to do something outdoors. with a bumper diary from mid summer onwards they are now hoping there is not another lockdown. it would be devastating. we have waited a long time to reopen. we have been good with the precautions we have put in place and there is a lot of time and effort going into putting them in place and we are confident that we cannot reopen safely and securely for everybody. many other businesses are also involved in making a wedding happen from dress shops and djs to caterers like this one. they will resume some wedding tastings from tuesday and have lots of bookings but nearly all of them after the 21st. it has been a tough year for everyone in the industry. weddings and private events will be the big story this summer and the sporting events are a bit slower to pick up. so that will be the biggest part of our business for a few months. enormously important to everyone.

this manchester cake maker's bulging diary for later in the year is badly needed. it has been a bit of a roller—coaster. my entire business was wiped out overnight. i'll hang on for as long as i can but if we end up with another six months of postponements you are talking about nearly two years without any proper income which is difficult. most businesses would struggle to survive there. you have heard it said that the course of true love never did run smooth. everyone involved in weddings hopes that after a torrid year it finally can. sarah haywood is a member of the uk weddings task force. so the changing but what do you think couples are going to do? are they going to go for a micro wedding with 15 guests?— with 15 guests? well, clearly some --eole with 15 guests? well, clearly some peeple after— with 15 guests? well, clearly some peeple after all — with 15 guests? well, clearly some people after all this _ with 15 guests? well, clearly some people after all this time - with 15 guests? well, clearly some people after all this time just i with 15 guests? well, clearly some people after all this time just wantj people after all this time just want to get married. but for the sector

as a whole, 15just simply isn't viable. and from the 12, from tomorrow, people can have outdoor wedding receptions for 15, sit down meal. then in step three it moves to 30, when you can have an indoor reception. but 30 also isn't viable. in my sector, the wedding sector, is now in quarter seven of the low or close season business. and we are hanging those that are still here by thread, and we really don't understand the lack of parity in step three with wider events. in wider events, an indoor event can be to a socially distant capacity, so 50% capacity to a maximum of 1000 people. and as hejust said in that package, a venue could do that on a friday night, so they could have whatever their 50% capacity is up to 1000 guests in the following day, just because it's a wedding, it goes down to 30. and it begs the question, why does the government

still not trust the wedding sector? and it doesn't make any sense that we are being discriminated against in this way. when you can now check a person's covid status before an event, there is a vaccine roll—out where more than 50% and now vaccinated and it is basically saying the wedding sector isn't trusted to look after people in a wedding setting safely. and we and all our couples, we understand that all our couples, we understand that a wedding during restrictions isn't going to look like a wedding did two years ago, we understand that. and we really need that number in step three to be changed. we are all hoping that during the 21st is the grand unlocking but supposing it isn't, 30 keeps us trading on viably and every single day another business goes under. 50 and every single day another business goes under.- business goes under. so a desperately _ business goes under. so a desperately difficult i business goes under. so a desperately difficult time | business goes under. so a desperately difficult time for the wedding industry but also very difficult for the couples involved, isn't it? i know quite a few people have postponed their weddings once, twice, maybe even three times. i mean, are a lot of people saying to

you that they're just going to forget the whole thing untiljune onwards? ~ , ., , onwards? well, there is two points, 15 and 30 guests — onwards? well, there is two points, 15 and 30 guests doesn't _ onwards? well, there is two points, 15 and 30 guests doesn't work- onwards? well, there is two points, 15 and 30 guests doesn't work for i 15 and 30 guests doesn't work for many, many cultural communities. the symbolic element of getting married is very important in some communities and those numbers simply don't work. and if you are not recognised as married until you have gone through the symbolic element then you can't get married, this simply doesn't work. so there are a whole lot of people discriminated againstjust because of the way they celebrate marriage. and you are right, many people are saying they won't start the wedding planning process until they understand what the implications are. they need to understand what the implications are if further down the road they do end “p if further down the road they do end up going back into restrictions, which is why we want it to be a sensible number that is viable for them majority of businesses in step three. them ma'ority of businesses in step three. �* them ma'ority of businesses in step three. . , ., them ma'ority of businesses in step three. �* , ., ~' them ma'ority of businesses in step three. . i. ~ them ma'ority of businesses in step three. . ~ ., ., three. and you think looking ahead, covid passports. — three. and you think looking ahead, covid passports, is _ three. and you think looking ahead, covid passports, is that _ three. and you think looking ahead,

covid passports, is that the - three. and you think looking ahead, covid passports, is that the way i covid passports, is that the way forward for weddings in the wedding industry? a lot of talk about whether we will have them for events in general, four venues, for nightclubs, pubs and so on? and nightclubs, pubs and so on? and weddinus nightclubs, pubs and so on? and weddings are _ nightclubs, pubs and so on? and weddings are of— nightclubs, pubs and so on? fific weddings are of course private events, that so the host of those events, that so the host of those events could make a decision as to whether that is something that they would be happy with. but it would certainly facilitate a lot of events being able to go ahead and many businesses would welcome it. i know there are issues around it but at this point we need to get reopened. we need to get back to work. we need to start bringing money in. i we need to get back to work. we need to start bringing money in.— to start bringing money in. i mean, obviously your— to start bringing money in. i mean, obviously your industry _ to start bringing money in. i mean, obviously your industry has - to start bringing money in. i mean, obviously your industry has been i obviously your industry has been terribly badly hit. a lot of your members, a lot of companies who have gone under in the last year?— gone under in the last year? many, man , gone under in the last year? many, many. and — gone under in the last year? many, many. and it— gone under in the last year? many, many. and it is— gone under in the last year? many, many, and it is difficult _ gone under in the last year? many, many, and it is difficult to - gone under in the last year? many, many, and it is difficult to know- many, and it is difficult to know how many because our sector, first of all it is female dominated. and as we know, women have been significantly disadvantaged overall through the pandemic restrictions and measures that have been put in place and help that has been put in place. it doesn't reach many of the

much smaller businesses, the sole traders, the owner director operated limited companies, so a lot of those have gone. and also the businesses with infrastructure. so it affects everybody but a significant number of businesses have gone under of all sizes. and every single day counts because we have had to remain wedding ready since the very beginning of the pandemic. you will recall last year weddings were started and stopped at a moment's mount, that means we'll have to keep working, infrastructure has to be maintained. and while we're busy postponing and re—postponing events we have all got to keep working in order to keep that happening. so even those who can access some of the help that is in place can't access it because we have got to keep working. access it because we have got to keep working-— access it because we have got to keep working. access it because we have got to keeworkinu. ., ., ., ,, ., keep working. sarah, good to talk to ou. thank keep working. sarah, good to talk to you- thank you _ keep working. sarah, good to talk to you. thank you very _ keep working. sarah, good to talk to you. thank you very much _ keep working. sarah, good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. i

a cloud of ash and smoke was sent high into the air. the prime minister said evacuees have been temporarily housed on cruise ships and savour parts of the island. you are watching bbc news. "ma rainey�*s black bottom" picked up two prizes at last night's bafta ceremony. the awards are being split over two days for the first time and the remaining catagories will be announced tonight. "nomadland" and "rocks" lead the nominations with seven each, and all the winners will be giving their speeches remotely, due to covid restrictions. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. the bafta film awards are back at the royal albert hall tonight, but things will be very different from usual. hello, baftas. no packed red carpet,

the audience will be virtual, and for the first time the awards are being given out over two nights. # i'm on my way... yesterday, the winners of eight technical categories were announced in a one—hour tv programme. ma rainey�*s black bottom with viola davis as a 1920s blues singer was the only double winner, picking up costume design and hairand make—up. prince william, the president of bafta, was scheduled to appear at both nights of the awards but pulled out after the death of the duke of edinburgh, who was bafta's first president and a regular at events. tonight, the remaining 18 awards will be given out. two films lead the way with seven nominations. there's nomadland, with frances mcdormand as a woman who's lost everything, driving through the us in a van. and rocks.

last night, this independent british film won the casting bafta. its star, bukky bakray, had never acted when she was asked to take part. now she's beaten carey mulligan and kate winslet to a best actress nomination. how's your mum doing? yes, she's fine. this year's baftas are the most diverse in history, with 16 out of 2a acting nominees coming from ethnic minorities. i wasjust saying, i'd i love this establishment to be, like, split the diff. and it's the first time four females have been nominated for best director, including promising young woman's emerald fennell. this change has happened because nominees are now chosen by small committees rather than the full bafta membership. and the winner is... jack nicholson for the last detail and chinatown. all winners this evening will have to give their acceptance

speeches on zoom. well, it looks as though tonight is technology night. _ so here's a challenge — be as entertaining as jack nicholson when he won a bafta in 1975 and appeared via satellite from the set of one flew over the cuckoo's nest. it's smashing to have been chosen best actor by the society this year for my performance in chinatown. i'd like to thank madame president and the rest of the members of the society for this great honour. i wish that i could be with you there in the albert hall, but as you can see i've been institutionalised. hello, excuse me for interrupting, but mr nicholson has to come with me now. thank you. that's how to do it. colin paterson, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz well, some of us this morning woke up to a fresh covering of snow. there are still some wintry showers lurking around at the moment, and that really is the story for the rest of the day. not all of it is of snow — there are some sleet and rain showers, bit of hail, too. very hit and miss, and actually many of us have plenty of sunny spells ahead. now, the temperatures today obviously struggling with the arctic air — five celsius in newcastle, probably not making double figures on the south coast of england. and then, through tonight, another frost on the way. and also, with an advancing atlantic weather front, we are expecting a little bit of snow possibly over wales, maybe merseyside, the peak district, the midlands. elsewhere, just a scattering of wintry showers and cold. temperatures down to minus four celsius in some northern towns and cities. here's tomorrow's weather forecast — monday. lots of sunshine across eastern areas, but out towards the west a bit more cloud and some hit and miss rain. that's it.