this is bbc news. the headlines at five... the duke of edinburgh's children pay tribute to their late father — after a private church service attended by members of the royal family/ i think the way i would put it is, we have lost almost the grandfather of the nation. and i feel very sorry and supportive of my mother, who is feeling it, i think, probably more than everybody else. speaking to well wishers outside church, sophie the countess of wessex, spoke of prince philip's final moments. it was so gentle, you know. it was just like somebody took him by the hand and off he went. oh, wow. very, very peaceful.

we'll continue 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. the easing of lockdown in england — nonessential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. and the movie �*ma rainey�*s black bottom' picks up two prizes on the first night of the bafta film awards, which are being split over two days for the very first time. good afternoon.

the duke of edinburgh's children have been paying emotional tributes to their father. his son andrew, the duke of york, likened his father's death to losing "the grandfather of the nation", while edward, the earl of wessex, said that while the family were still coming to terms with the loss — it had been "fantastic" to have heard the "extraordinary tribute and the memories that everybody has had and been willing to share". the pair were speaking after attending a service to remember the duke, held at a royal chapel in windsor. and in the last half—hour, the princess royal — princess anne — released a statement saying her father had been "her teacher, her supporter and her critic". more on that in a moment when we speak to our correspondent daniela relph at windsor castle — but first this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. in church services in front of socially distanced congregations and online, prayers were said for the duke and for the queen and the royal family as they mourn his loss. at canterbury cathedral, a special service of remembrance was led by the archbishop, justin welby. for 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 its call, to search its meaning, to go out and on as sent, to enquire and think, to trust and to pray. britain's former prime minister sir john major came to know the duke in the course of his political duties and through their shared love for cricket. on this morning's andrew marr programme on the bbc, he said the duke's death would leave an enormous gap in the queen's life. when you're facing a sea of problems, as she so often was, and sometimes when you're overwhelmed by what has to be done, someone who understands that, someone who can take part of the burden, someone who can share the decision—making, someone who can metaphorically — or, in the case of prince philip, i think probably literally —

put their arms around you and say, "it's not as bad as you think, this is what we have to do, this is how we can do it, this is what i think." i hope she will be given some time and space. i know she is the monarch. i know she has responsibilities, but she has earned the right to have a period of privacy in which to grieve with her family. and sirjohn said he hoped the duke's funeral would give princes william and harry a chance to mend their differences. the friction that we are told has arisen is a friction better ended as speedily as possible, and a shared emotion, a shared grief at 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. at a chapel near windsor castle, the duke of york and the wessexes attended morning service and spoke about the queen. she's...contemplating, - i think is the way i would put it. she described it as having left a huge void in her life. - but we, the family, - the ones that are close, |are rallying round to make surei

that we're there to support her. outside buckingham palace, barriers have been erected around the pavements, and stewards have been brought in to discourage people from leaving flowers. but, despite their efforts, bouquets are still being placed. nicholas witchell, bbc news. well, we heard from the duke of york in that report. let's hear more of him paid tribute to his father, recalling a conversation he had with him recently. he was a remarkable man. i loved him as a father. he was so calm. if you had a problem, . he would think about it. and that's the great thing that i always think about, is that. he was always someone that you could go to and he would always listen. - so it's a great loss. i think the way i would put it is, we've lost almost - the grandfather of the nation. and i feel very sorry - and supportive of my mother, who is feeling it, i think, _

probably, more than everybody else. the duke of edinburgh's youngest son, prince edward, and his wife sophie have also been speaking about the impact the duke's death has had on them. it's been a bit of a shock. however much one tries to prepare l oneself for something like this, l it's still a dreadful shocki and we're, sort of, trying to come to terms with that. and it's very, very sad but, - i have to say, the extraordinary tributes and the memories - but everybody has had been willing to share has been so fantastic. it just goes to show, _ he might have been our father, grandfather, father—in—law, but he meant so much - to so many other people.

it didn't matter what anybody was doing in and around the estate here and everywhere else, they all meant a lot to him and he always took a very personal interest in everything that they were doing so they have got stories to tell and most of them quite funny as well! and most of them quite funny as well! and the horses? oh, yes, yes. because he went carriage driving |around here on a regular basis, | but he'd go to places that i were quite all over the place and so we were just talking to... pulled out of a few ditches here i seem to remember, as well! i oh, well, in the early days, yes, i he seemed to have a few problems. more recently too! i had wood and sophie speaking there. our royal correspondent daniela relph is at windsor castle. we have now heard from the other remaining child and prince philip and the queen, princess and as well. yes, that is right, she was the last of the duke and queen's children to have something to say about her father and that statement for

princess and has come through quite recently and it is again a very personal statement from one of the g's children. in it, she says you know it is going to happen but you never really ready. my father has been my teacher, my supporter and my critic but mostly it is an example of a life well lived in the service freely given that i want to emulate. his ability to treat every divisional in their own right with skills come through all the organisations in which he was involved. i regard it as an honour and a privilege to have been able to follow in his footsteps and it has been a pleasure to have been able to keepin been a pleasure to have been able to keep in touch with activities. i know how much she meant to them, in the uk, across the commonwealth and in the wild world. —— wider world. we will miss him, but he leaves a legacy which can inspire resolved.

and, with that statement from the princess royal also came an image of her with her father. princess royal also came an image of her with herfather. it is princess royal also came an image of her with her father. it is when we are told was personally chosen by her, a photograph of them together from the london 2012 olympic games thatis from the london 2012 olympic games that is informal, quite touching to see, laughing, really look very happy and again i think it shows the bond between father and daughter there and what strikes you from all there and what strikes you from all the comments that we have heard today from the jute�*s children and prince of wales last night is just how freely they are speaking about him, both personally and in public. i think perhaps a little more intimate than we would have expected intimate than we would have expected in terms of their own personal memories explaining how they're feeling filling ethical sources very clear what they're saying is they are all very much focused on supporting their mother the queen. exactly, and that was something that sirjohn major picked up on this morning as well and how queen would need time to be with her family after 73 years. court mourning now

but of course the funeral on saturday as small affair and attended by prince harry, we understand.— attended by prince harry, we understand. yes, that is right. prince harry — understand. yes, that is right. prince harry will _ understand. yes, that is right. prince harry will be _ understand. yes, that is right. prince harry will be at - understand. yes, that is right. prince harry will be at the - understand. yes, that is right. i prince harry will be at the funeral on saturday afternoon and that will mean him travelling from the united states and, if fully clothed are followed, it would also mean going into isolation for five days ahead of the funeral. just make a full the covid—19 protocols. that means habit would need to arrive here in the uk today or tomorrow to give enough time to isolate and test again before his grandfather's funeral on saturday afternoon so we will await his arrival and, of course, there will be a lot of attention focused on his presence backin attention focused on his presence back in windsor. it has been a tense time. relations particularly with his father and with his brother william have been difficult especially if the interview with oprah windsor hull —— oprah winfrey and i think there will be a lot of eyes on him panicking what we can

expect to see particularly in these very sad circumstances of the family is united front. despite i think there will be a lot of eyes on him and particularly what we can expect to see. there are more questions about former conservative prime minister david cameron's lobbying activities after he left government. it's emerged mr cameron met for a "private drink" with the health secretary, matt hancock and the financier lex greensill, for whom mr cameron was working. our political correspondent helen catt told me more about the background. many trade unions, pressure groups, companies will employ people to try and see influence with government. i think what we're seeing here, though, are more and more details of how david cameron — former prime minister, i think this is the difference here — used his influence and his contacts to try and further the interests of his employer, greensill. and greensill is run by a man called lex greensill, who was, actually, formerly an adviser to david cameron's government when he was prime minister. so, what has emerged today are further details in the sunday times about a meeting that took place in october 2019

between the health secretary, lex greensill and david cameron, when david cameron was employed by mr greensill. this was at a time, they said it was a private drink that they met for, but this was at a time when mr greensill was trying to get the nhs to use an app that he'd devised to allow staff to be able to get some of their pay daily rather than having to wait until payday. now, he'd submitted the idea for it a couple of months prior to this drink, and matt hancock had asked officials to look at it. actually, they'd looked at it and said that the proposal was good in principle, and then some nhs trusts did go on to use this system during the pandemic. so, the questions are around... you know, always with lobbying is how was the access made, what sort of access did you get, and then how did the person who was being lobbied respond? so, an ally of matt hancock says that he acted entirely appropriately. he said he told officials about business discussions. the department for health says it was up to local nhs employers as to whether or not they used this app — it was up to them to decide

how to pay their staff. of course, it comes just a few days after we saw the chancellor rishi sunak facing questions about his engagement with david cameron. he actually took a very unusual step on thursday and published text messages that he had sent to mr cameron. that was after it emerged that mr cameron had contacted him on his personal phone when he was trying to get access to government—backed loans for greensill. so there's this sort of drip—drip of detail, i think, that we're getting over time about the scale of the lobbying operation. but, as i say, it's not illegal to lobby and that isn't any suggestion here that this actually constituteer cameron breaking the rules in any way, it is just, as you said, the world of lobbying is a little

murky and there are... it is also interesting that this is the one issue that david cameron when he was prime minister said would be the next big scandal to affect westminster. has he responded to these latest allegations? so far he has refused to comment on this and we hadn't heard eitherfrom lex greensill, businessmen at the centre of this, although a source close to him had said that his scheme was being offered on the nhs in place is free and so, yes, no response yet for mr cameron. as i said, it is not that necessarily he has been accused of breaking any rules here but there are some unanswered question submit the pressure growing i think to hearfrom him so i think it is also undeniable that he has put some very senior ministers in a very awkward position this week. the latest covid figures from the department of health for the past 2a hours have been published. there were 1,730 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, down from last week when there were 2,297 new coronavirus infections recorded. another seven people have died within 28 days of a positive covid test.

last sunday ten extra deaths were confirmed. the number of people who have now received the first dose of a vaccine is now 32,121,353 shops, pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and gyms are among businesses making preparations to reopen with the easing of lockdown in england tomorrow. more than 400,000 nonessential shops are expected to open their doors. schools also return in scotland and wales where restrictions about travelling across the border are also lifted and shops can reopen. in northern ireland nonessential retail remains closed but can now operate click and collect services. here's our business correspondent katy austin. getting a shop ready is a big job. here in leamington spa, staff are back from furlough, sorting stock and cleaning. excited, yeah. it's the third time now that we're reopening again, so we just want to get back into it now. lockdown1 pushed this lingerie and swimwear chain to the brink. they've since ramped up their online operation and closed some stores

for good, but they see monday as hugely important. we've had lots of calls from customers, which tells us that obviously, lots of customers are wanting to come into shops, but we know that some will want to continue shopping from home for some time. and we're yet to find out exactly how much of that mix is a permanent shift. changing rooms will be open, carefully managed, and bra fittings will be done contact—free. our teams are using, actually, the fitting rooms opposite, so rather than actuallyjoining them in the fitting room, they're doing exactly what they would normally do from further apart. people are being encouraged to shop alone and stay socially distanced. bravissimo is confident of opening safely. profitably? not sure. the same goes for pubs, restaurants and cafes, who can only serve outside from tomorrow. three of this chain's sites will open, including this one at liverpool's albert dock. they're fully booked, but it's not worth opening nine others

with smaller outdoor areas. by the time we've got in a team of chefs, someone to wash the pots, a front—of—house team to make drinks and serve the food and a manager to run the place, we would actually be worse off than we would be by staying closed. and so, we've only been able to open terraces that have roughly 50 covers or more. like outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers are expecting an initial surge in demand. some will extend opening hours. how much the past year has changed customers' habits permanently is the big unknown. katy austin, bbc news. it's notjust pubs and shops — zoos will also be reopening from tomorrow. earlier i spoke to sarah forsyth, zoo curator at colchester zoo, with guest appearances from some meerkats the great news is the moment we opened up the booking lines, the site almost crashed because of the overwhelming response we had. so, how many people do you think will come through tomorrow? we are hoping to see over 3,000.

that would be great. my goodness. andjust, i mean, brilliant, we've got the meerkat now doing exactly what meerkats do, just having a look around. how important is it for the animals to be socialised with the public? i mean, will they have missed the public? have they quite enjoyed the quiet? i think some of them, particularly some of our more intelligent species like our primates have definitely missed the engagement they would normally get from visitors walking around the park. so what it means is our keepers have had to play a bit more of a part in keeping the animals busy on certain days, but no, i think they have missed people. it's going to take a bit to get used to with everyone coming back through the gates, but i think they've missed them as much as we have. what is the name of the one next to there? oh, he's just jumped down. do you name them or not? because you've got so many. yeah, no, they have all got names.

i don't know them all individually, but pippa is mum of the group in this one. 0k. how tough has it been for you guys, though? did you get furlough payments for people working at the zoo? so, have you managed to hang onto all the people? yeah, i think the furlough scheme has been incredibly usefulfor us, obviously we couldn't furlough all of our staff, keepers had to remain to look after the animals, but all of our commercial departments, we utilised the furlough scheme. i think overall, it'sjust, yeah, it's been a huge worryjust not knowing what the future of zoos in general are, because without income, we do struggle to survive. well, how have you? i mean, staff costs are one thing, but what about money coming in for the animals, which presumably you need to make out of a profit from the people

coming through the gate? yeah, so, i mean, we have a reserve, and zoos, obviously, this is something we do think about that we have to be prepared in the event of anything happening, really, because we've got the animals to think about, but that reserve is never going to last forever, and certainly if we had to remain closed for much longer, we would've been in some real trouble. what has been amazing is the amount of support we have had from people around the country, and their support is what has helped us keep going as well. you're obviously sitting in that enclosure because you're the curator — the public probably don't do that — but what about social distancing on things? i mean, are there any areas where perhaps kids can get together and be with animals close up? yeah, well, what we are doing is we are opening our walk—through areas, so our wallabies and our goats and sheep, and we are doing our visitor experiences as well. you know, we've had a year like all the other industries, really, to get used to how to manage things in a safer way.

and we're prepared for that, so there is going to be lots and lots of opportunities for people to get up close and personal with the animals. unfortunately, this means we can't open all of our indoor areas as of yet. have you got anything new which you've acquired since lockdown which is going to be the big wow ticket tomorrow? well, there's a few new arrivals at the zoo which we'll be announcing over the next week, so we've had some new arrivals, but also some births as well, which is great. well, i'll have to wait until the news comes out this week. you're joking! we've just given you five minutes. my goodness, you are going to be rammed tomorrow with people trying to book. i will give you one last chance, come on, which animal? well, certainly they won't be on view yet because they are very, very newly born, but we do have some warthog piglets which in the next week or so will be running around in their enclosure. sabir forsyth with her meerkats but not the warthog yet.

the headlines on bbc news... the duke of edinburgh's children pay tribute to their late father — after a private church service attended by members of the royal family: sspeaking outside church — sophie the countess of wessex, said prince philip's final moments were gentle and very peaceful. new details emerge about the scale of uk government lobbying involving former prime minster david cameron. the children's commissioner for northern ireland says criminal gangs are coercing children during street violence to attempt to destabilise the situation across the country. police say children as young as 12 have been involved in the disorder, which has been breaking out almost nightly for more than a week. bricks, fireworks and petrol bombs have been thrown at lines of police officers and vehicles, and about 90 officers have been injured during the recent incidents. koulla yasooma said the adults were targeting particularly vulnerable children and encouraging them to take to the streets. we have criminal adults who use young people and exploit young people. young people who don't always see

that they have options, they don't always see that they have choices in their lives, to progress, who are often in communities that have been blighted by poverty, that have been blighted by inconsistent investment and funding and support services. and they don't always see a choice, and so then they're dragged into these things. from talking to some of the community workers, particularly last week, we know that young people were instructed to go on the street and they did so and then the adults stepped back and let them get on with it. what i do want to say, tim, is that youth and community workers, the clergy, and other community leaders have actually stepped up with parents and have begun to provide some sort of ring around these young people to be able to protect them. and that, added to the death of prince philip, in some communities, has meant that last night it was relatively peaceful. but we need sustained effort to make sure it stays peaceful.

a man has been charged with murdering one of britain's richest men in dorset last week. sir richard sutton was attacked at his home on wednesday. a woman in her 60s, believed to be his partner, was seriously injured in the incident and remains in hospital in a critical condition. thomas schreiber — who's 3a — is due to appear in court tomorrow. an urgent appeal has been launched to find the mother of baby found dead in a car park near wolverhampton. west midlands police say they're �*extremely concerned' for the welfare of the baby's mother after the body was discovered in morrisons' car park in bilston. officers have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. there's been another eruption from the volcano on the caribbean island of st vincent. after remaining quiet for nearly 42 years, la soufriere first erupted on friday. heavy ashfall has caused power outages and cut off water supplies. scientists warn that eruptions could continue for days — or even weeks.

the british film and television awards continue this evening — for the second night of this years ceremony. the presenters will be at the royal albert hall but all the nominees will appear via video link because of the coronavirus pandemic. last night, the palestinian—british film—maker farah nabulsi took home the bafta for best british short film, for her movie, the present. the film is her director debut and tells the story of yousef who tries to shop for an anniversary gift for his wife in the west bank. in a moment, we'll be speaking to farah, but first let's watch a short clip of the winning film. gates screech. untranslated. i need toilet paper, lemons... what do we have here?

security check — move now! mama, mama? untranslated. what do want from me?! my house is just there. a clip from the present. well earlier i spoke to farah nabulsi, director of the best british short film �*the present�*. i started by asking her, whether this story has been informed by her own experiences, as a palestinian—uk citizen. yes, very much so. i have personally been at these israeli checkpoints that are all over the west bank and have witnessed palestinians

at them and had numerous, numerous conversations with policy needs to go through them every single day so very by reality and experiences of my own as well. was this something that you could really only now make as an unknown as a short, because it would have been difficult to get funding for something like that? i think, actually, for any film—maker starting off with their directorial debut, you aim for a short film. it would be a bit crazy to sort of aim for a feature and something that costs a lot, lot more to start off with. so, i think that's just the natural course. but i suppose, because it is so political, that is something which perhaps lends itself to a new film—maker and a short format? yeah, maybe, but i honestly, i don't see myself as having made a politicalfilm. i have made a human film, a truthful film, that is in a very, very ugly landscape and, you know, if my truth becomes political there is nothing i can do about that. like, you know, mama africa said.

i suppose what struck me looking at the clip just now is just this, the universality of this idea, going shopping. something as simple as that, with your child, and trying to buy a present for your wife to celebrate the anniversary, and yet these obstacles, so it speaks to a wider truth, not only about what's happening in that part the world butjust the sort of incongruity of it. yeah. i mean, it is really such a simple story that i think anyone and everyone can relate to, going shopping, going to buy a gift, so it's such a simple story but it speaks volumes about an absurd situation on the ground, for sure, and ijust think, again, human story is something people can relate to, you know? whether you love your child, whether you love your wife, you want to buy a gift,

but just to think about having to go through those obstacles is really absurd. maybe the pandemic has made people a little bit more empathetic in the sense that their freedoms of movement have been somewhat curtailed, whether it's not being able to travel as much or, you know, curfews and things like that, maybe, but, yeah, i see it as a universal story in many ways. hello. it's hard to believe we are so far into april now and still getting scenes like this — parts of yorkshire with snow on the ground to start the day today. a lot of that melting quite quickly in the sunshine, this day last year, temperatures in the lower 20s in yorkshire. we've got high pressure the west of the uk, low—pressure the east. a flow of air around the two is bringing cold air down from the north, within which we still have a few wintry showers today, but we are watching this little weather front here producing a bit of sleet and snow in some places as we go through tonight. for the rest of today, some crisp sunshine out there,

but also a scattering of these showers of sleet, snow and hail, maybe with a rumble of thunder. cloud tending to increase across northern ireland for the rest of today, and as for temperatures, just a few spots into double figures, but most falling well short of that. into tonight, many of the wintry showers will die away to leave a chance of icy patches, but we bring some wet weather across parts of northern ireland, on towards wales, and as the night goes on, pushing toward the west country, parts of the midlands, perhaps in central southern england by tomorrow morning. with some sleet and snow in the cold air, so the potential for maybe a centimetre or two in some places here on the ground to start the day tomorrow. and that continues to filter that sleet and snow across parts of southern england, then, tomorrow morning before clearing away. it could be quite icy with that as well. elsewhere, plenty of this crisp sunshine once again with the chance of catching a shower, perhaps more so into northern ireland tomorrow, again the chance of a rumble of thunder, some hail as well. now, temperatures a degree

or so higher, and it always helps if you are in that april sunshine, which of course, is really quite strong. high pressure building in across the uk for tuesday into wednesday and for much of the rest of the week ahead. now, generally settling things down, but there's still the chance of picking up a fewer showers, so do not rule those out on tuesday. sunny, frosty start, some cloud increasing, not everybody will catch a shower, but the potential is there, for example, into northern ireland and parts of wales, perhaps northern scotland as well. temperatures, again, a little higher. so that's how the week ahead is looking, high pressure after some wintriness at the start of the week, it does become mainly dry, there'll be some sunshine. not as cold, but still quite chilly with further frosty nights on the way.

at a special service at canterbury cathedral. the archbishop of canterbury asked for prayers for the royal family as they face the sorrow of bereavement. at windsor, the earl of wessex and the duke of york attended church, speaking afterwards of their loss — and the queen's. she described it as having left a huge void in her life, but we, the family, the ones that are closer, are rallying round to make sure that we are there to support her. the duke was, prince andrew said, like the grandfather of the nation. also on the programme:

one day more — lockdown easing in england will see outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers reopen tomorrow. in india, hospitals struggle to cope with the second wave of covid — and more than 150,000 new cases in 2a hours. and after seven nominations, could the british film rocks dominate the baftas tonight? good afternoon. the duke of edinburgh has been remembered today in a service at canterbury cathedral, led by the archbishop of canterbury. at windsor, members of the royal family attended a private service this morning, speaking afterwards about the impact of the death of the duke, who prince andrew described as �*the grandfather of the nation'.

he said the queen had said his passing leaves a huge void in her life. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. on a day of pause and reflection, players for the duke were said in many church services, and after the service at the chapel of all saints in windsor great park, members of his family spoke about him. it is a great loss. i think the way i would put it is that we have lost almost the grandfather of the nation. and i feel very sorry and supportive of my mother who is feeling it, i think, probably more than everybody else. she described it as having left a huge void in her life, but we, the family, the ones that are closer, are rallying round to make sure that we are there to support her. the earl and countess of wessex also spoke about how the queen was dealing with the loss.

thinking of others before herself. as she's amazing. as always, yes. but bearing up, and again it isjust that wave of affection for him - and just those lovely. stories, theyjust mean so much and the tributes have been just fantastic and that is really, really important. _ we really do appreciate it. and i think it's so lovely for so many people to learn about what he did because i think actually quite a lot of things that have come out will have _ surprised some people. the countess spoke to some members of the congregation about the manner of the duke's death. it was right for him. it was so gentle. she said his passing had been very, very peaceful, as if someone had taken him by the hand and off he went. at a special service of remembrance for the duke in canterbury cathedral,

the archbishop spoke about loss. we may pray and offer love for all who find i that a great life leaves a very great gap. - britain's former prime minister, sirjohn major, knew the duke. he said his death would leave an enormous gap in the queen's life. i hope she will be given some time and space. i know she is the monarch. i know she has responsibilities, but she has earned the right to have a period of privacy in which to grieve with her family. and sirjohn said he hoped the duke's funeral would give princes william and harry a chance to mend their differences. the fiction that we are told has arisen is a friction that ended as speedily as possible, and a shared emotion, a shared grief,

the present time because of the death of their father, of their grandfather, i think is an ideal opportunity and i hope very much that is possible to mend any rift that may exist. outside buckingham palace, barriers have been erected around the pavements and signs are on display to discourage people from leaving flowers. but despite the discouragement, bouquets and personal tributes are still being placed. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let'sjoin daniela relph, our royal correspondent, who's in windsor, where both prince edward and prince andrew spoke today. and daniela, words also now from princess anne? that's right. we've just that's right. we'vejust had that's right. we've just had a statement from princess anne, which means we have now heard from all four of the duke of edinburgh's children. again, very personal statement and energy said, you know it is going to happen but you are never really ready. we will miss him but he will leave a legacy which can inspire us all. and i think what strikes you about all of these family comments today is just how freely and personally they are speaking about their mother and their father, speaking about their mother and theirfather, the duke and speaking about their mother and their father, the duke and the queen. and it really does give you

an insight into how the family are feeling. it is clear they are trying to juggle this public reaction to the duke's death with their own private grief as well as obviously protecting and supporting their mother, the queen. now, ithink protecting and supporting their mother, the queen. now, i think that we can probably not expected to hear much more from the children ahead of the duke's funeral here in windsor at the weekend and preparations for that will be the focus of activities here in the coming days, with details about the funeral service and the list of those attending also expected later in the week. thank you. more than three months after a third national lockdown was imposed in england, thousands of businesses are preparing to reopen under the next phase of covid restrictions easing tomorrow. shops are reopening and pubs and restaurants will be able to serve outdoors. hairdressers, salons, gyms and outdoor attractions like zoos and theme parks can also reopen. wales also reopens retail tomorrow — remaining pupils will return to school and restrictions on travelling across the border will ease. in scotland, all pupils,

except those who are shielding, will return to the classroom. and pupils in northern ireland will also go back to school. here's our business correspondent, katy austin, on the changes in england. staff are back from furlough, preparing this store in leamington spa for reopening. excited, yeah. it's the third time now that we're reopening again, so we just want to get back into it now. lockdown one pushed this lingerie and swimwear chain to the brink. they've wrapped up online and closed some stores for good, but they see monday as hugely important. we've had lots of calls from customers, which tells us that obviously lots of customers are wanting to come into shops, but we know that some will want to continue shopping from home for some time, and we are yet to find out exactly how much of that mix is a permanent shift. changing rooms can open, carefully managed, and bra fittings will be done, contact free. our teams are using

actually the fitting rooms opposite, so rather than actuallyjoining them in the fitting room, they're doing exactly what they would normally do from further apart. people are being encouraged to shop alone and stay socially distanced. bravissimo is confident of opening safely. profitably? not sure. the british retail consortium said that non—food stores would have lost £30 billion worth of sales over the three lockdowns. it's also clear that the past year has sped up a change that was already under way towards there being fewer shops on our streets and people buying more online. but some things sell much better in person. after a slow winter, this bed retailer hopes to benefit from pent—up demand when it reopens 172 stores in england tomorrow. all of our stores will have very clearly designated i sanitising areas. our products are often - in the majority requiring an assisted sales process, where - customers and the sales staff can

touch and feel and lie on the products, andi so being able to do that is an - integral part of the sales process. pubs, restaurants and cafes can serve outside from tomorrow. gusto will open three restaurants including this one in liverpool. they're fully booked, but it's not worth opening nine others with small outdoor areas. by the time we've got in the team of chefs, someone to wash the pots, a front of house team to make the drinks and serve the food and the manager to run the place, we would actually be worse off than we would be by staying closed. hairdressers are already open in wales and scotland in england tomorrow. some have booked up for months. shops can open late to cope with an expected initial rush. after a painful year for retail, they're relying on customers to keep coming back. katy austin, bbc news. more questions have emerged about david cameron's lobbying work on behalf of the greensill financial company today, with

the sunday times reporting that he arranged for the company's founder — lex greensill — to have a "private drink" with the health secretary, matt hancock. our political correspondent chris mason is here. chris, is this becoming more problematic for the government? it is because three weeks in, the headlines keep coming. lobbying, attempt to influence government is entirely normal and part of the functioning of a normal democracy, but how many people can arrange a private drink with the health secretary? people context the chancellor and get a reply. david cameron was able to do both of those things. it is important to emphasise that he has not broken any rules but people are saying that the rules themselves are broken and they are asking a bigger question, the sniff test, does this smell and feel right? the argument is now being made that the rules need to tighten. one of those involved in all of the well, nothing as far as david cameron is concerned. lex greensill is saying that what he was offering to matt hancock was free for the

nhs. mr hancock's team are saying that they acted entirely appropriately and registered that drink and what they talked about with their officials. as i say, we keep asking david cameron and the ministers he lobbied foreign interview. they keep saying no. we will keep asking. thank you. let's take a look now at the latest government figures on coronavirus. there were 1,730 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 2,629 new cases reported per day in the last week. seven deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average in the past week, there were 36 deaths per day. the total number of uk deaths is now 127,087. on vaccinations, 111,109 people were given their first vaccine dose in the last 2a hours. the overall number of people who've had their first jab to over 32 million. over 7.4 million people have now had their second jab.

while cases continue to fall here, india's second wave of covid has just seen it record more than 150,000 new daily cases as the disease spreads faster than anywhere else in the world. some hospitals have already been overwhelmed, particularly in the worst—affected state of maharashtra. from mumbai, the capital of the state, yogita limaye reports. a hospital in the western town of bhavnagar. "these are cavoid patients, and there are no doctors to treat them," says the man filming the video. in the city, people are given oxygen outside a hospital because it's too full. medicalfacilities are falling short during a fierce and rapid covid surge. 73—year—old mary was turned away from six hospitals. 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 a hospital, and when she did, ifailed her," he said. field hospitals built last year are already full, this one is managed by this doctor who has been on the front line since the pandemic began. now what i'm seeing is if a single member of the family gets positive, then the entire family is positive. the virulence has gone up, the infectivity has gone up, it is affecting young adults, which is quite, you know, surprising. deaths remain low compared to india's population, still to be conclusively explained, but hundreds are dying every day. the government says the flouting of covid norms has caused the surge, but many argue that's not the main reason. it cannot explain the kind of surge in cases that we are seeing now currently in india, which clearly suggests that there is a great role

for highly infectious variants of the virus which are spreading faster. in the midst of the crisis, dozens of vaccination centres in mumbai and around are closed because of the lack of supplies. india's health minister says there's 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 their doses are. the worst hit areas are locked down, but surges are being seen across india. despite that, mass gatherings are being held for political rallies and religious festivals. this country appears to have let its guard down. yogita limaye, bbc news, india. the bafta acting and film awards will be presented this evening from the royal albert hall — but nominees will appear via video—link because of the pandemic. the baftas will also pay tribute to prince philip, who was for many years the academy�*s patron.

our arts editor will gompertz reports. prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, the first president of the society of film and television arts, known today as bafta, at the 1963 awards. he has supported the organisation, and more widely the british film industry, for over 60 years. bafta said, "the duke occupies a special place in the academy's history and will be missed enormously." his royal highness's death will cast a shadow over this year's awards which, because of the pandemic, will be held behind closed doors in a largely virtual event celebrating bafta's most diverse group of nominations ever. this is rocks, the eponymous teenage protagonist who has tried to keep her inner city london life together in a wonderfully observed drama that has bukky bakray up for a best actress award and rocks's friend, played by kosar ali, in the running for best supporting actress. the film is directed by sarah gavron, who could be a rare female best director winner. but first, she will have to overcome the challenge from

chloe zhao, whose film nomad land sees its star, frances mcdormand, up for best actress. riz ahmed is among those in the running for best actor, for his portrayal of a drummer in a heavy rock band who suddenly loses his hearing. i'm not leaving my flat! anthony hopkins, another best actor nominee, is losing his mind in the father. i don't see your name in lights. it's a competitive category that could see chadwick boseman awarded a posthumous best actor bafta for his performance in ma rainey�*s black bottom. i don't like grandma. alan kim would be a popular best supporting actor winner for playing a little boy with a heart condition in minari, wn which a young korean family set up a small farm in america. you can murder a revolutionary, but you can't murder revolution. daniel kaluuya is also in the running for best supporting actor for his portrayal of fred hampton, a chicago black panthers leader injudas and the black messiah. co—star dominique fishback is up for best supporting actress.

best film could be won by emerald fennell�*s a promising young woman, starring carey mulligan. or it could be aaron sorkin's the trial of the chicago seven. but the favourite for the prestigious award is nomadland. will gompertz, bbc news. and you can see the bafta awards ceremony at 7pm this evening on bbc one. but that's it from us for now, until the late news at ten. now on bbc one, the news where you are. goodbye. let's get more now on the service of remembrance which was held this morning at canterbury cathedral in memory of the duke of edinburgh. the service was led by the archbishopjustin welby, who is also expected to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday. our correspondent simonjones is in canterbury and gave us this update. the service here this morning was attended by about 120 people. only a small congregation due to coronavirus restrictions,

but many thousands of people were watching online too. now, the archbishop of canterbury spoke about the duke of edinburgh rising to that calling, his falling of prayer, ——rising to that calling, his following of prayer, the good he did with the duke of edinburgh a word, particularly with young people. now, prayers were also said for the queen and the royal family. it was noted that the royal family are now dealing with a very personal grief, but in the public eye. let's talk now to the dean of canterbury cathedral, robert willis. now, you opened the service. it must be very mixed emotions for you today. yes, it was wonderful to have this occasion when we could give thanks for prince philip and all that he meant to the nation, to the world, and the massive support that he's given over so many years to the queen. but at the same time, we felt very sad because it was almost like the loss of a friend. for many people even those who have not met him, he was always a constant figure with a couple of paces behind

the queen and noticing those who weren't in the official line—ups, calling them forward and giving them encouragement, and generally, there was quite a lot of laughter around because he was a great one for relaxing people. you talk about the loss of a friend, and he was a regular visitor to canterbury cathedral. he had been here many times during his time as the husband of the queen, and in his own right as well. he was always a welcome visitor. the last time, in 2015, when her majesty and prince philip unveiled the statues that we had put up on the west front as a sign of the diamond jubilee of the queen. obviously, you came into contact with him. yes. as many people did, but in your role, how did you find him? i found, first of all, that he was informal, and he would help you relax in a very, very formal situation with thousands around. he was always ready with a smile. but you always had to be sharp because he had questions about things. he was interested.

his eye would be looking up at the building, talking to the working staff, and then he would come back and say, "how did this happen?" and you then had to be ready. he wasn't someone who would take an easy answer and leave it there. because he was interested in how traditions can change, and what's the purpose of this and so on. he was truly a traditionalist who was also a radical and wasn't afraid of change and would question you about things. inevitably, today, a small service due to coronavirus. absolutely. but in many ways, quite fitting. quite fitting for him because he was someone who didn't draw attention to himself. he was someone always in his duke of edinburgh award, in his world wildlife fund activities, in the many, many charities he belonged to, he was interested in drawing people forwards who had really done the work and shown imagination and courage in what they were doing. so, yes, i think it was very fitting today. it was a quiet service

for these occasions, but it was lovely to see the congregation, their distances because of coronavirus, representing so many who couldn't be here. ok, well, thank you very much. thank you very much indeed. obviously thank you too for allowing us to film the service this morning, but now the archbishop of canterbury expected to preside over the funeral taking place in windsor next saturday. hello. it's hard to believe we are so far into april now and still getting scenes like this — parts of yorkshire with snow on the ground to start the day today. a lot of that melting quite quickly in the sunshine, this day last year, temperatures in the lower 20s in yorkshire. we've got high pressure the west of the uk, low—pressure the east. a flow of air around the two is bringing cold air down from the north, within which we still have a few wintry showers today, but we are watching this little weather front here producing a bit of sleet and snow in some places as we go through tonight. for the rest of today, some crisp sunshine out there, but also a scattering of these showers of sleet, snow and hail, maybe with a rumble of thunder.

cloud tending to increase across northern ireland for the rest of today, and as for temperatures, just a few spots into double figures, but most falling well short of that. into tonight, many of the wintry showers will die away to leave a chance of icy patches, but we bring some wet weather across parts of northern ireland, on towards wales, and as the night goes on, pushing toward the west country, parts of the midlands, perhaps in central southern england by tomorrow morning. with some sleet and snow in the cold air, so the potential for maybe a centimetre or two in some places here on the ground to start the day tomorrow. and that continues to filter that sleet and snow across parts of southern england then tomorrow morning before clearing away. it could be quite icy with that as well. elsewhere, plenty of this crisp sunshine once again with the chance of catching a shower, perhaps more so into northern ireland tomorrow, again the chance of a rumble of thunder, some hail as well. now, temperatures a degree or so higher, and it always helps if you are in that april sunshine, which of course, is

really quite strong. high pressure building in across the uk for tuesday into wednesday and for much of the rest of the week ahead. now, generally settling things down, but there's still the chance of picking up a fewer showers, so do not rule those out on tuesday. sunny, frosty start, some cloud increasing, not everybody will catch a shower, but the potential is there, for example, into northern ireland and parts of wales, perhaps northern scotland as well. temperatures, again, a little higher. so that's how the week ahead is looking, high pressure after some wintriness at the start of the week, it does become mainly dry, there'll be some sunshine. not as cold, but still quite chilly with further frosty nights on the way.

this is bbc news. the headlines at six... the duke of edinburgh's children pay tribute to their late father after a private church service attended by members of the royal family. i think the way i would put it is, we have lost almost the grandfather of the nation. and i feel very sorry and supportive of my mother, who is feeling it, i think, probably more than everybody else. it's been a bit of a, a bit of a shock. however much one tries to prepare oneself for something like this, it's still a dreadful shock. and we're sort of trying to come to terms with that. and it's very, very sad.