the archbishop of canterbury calls for believers to pray for the queen in the run up to prince philip's funeral tomorrow. justin welby says the loss of a partner is a profound moment in anyone�*s life, and he hopes the nation will sympathise. she's the queen. she will behave with the extraordinary dignity and extraordinary courage that she always does. and, at the same time, she is saying farewell to someone to whom she was married for 73 years. we'll have more from windsor as the final funeral preparations are made. also this lunchtime: labour has said there are "serious questions to answer" after it emerged the health secretary,

matt hancock, has shares in a potential supplier for nhs trusts in england. police, stop! stop right bleep now. there are appeals for calm in chicago — as footage emerges of a 13—year—old boy being shot dead by police. doctors in india are calling it a tsunami — 200,000 covid cases have been recorded in 2a hours, and there are fears about a dangerous new variant. and whiter than white — scientists develop a paint that reflects so much sunlight, it will help drive down carbon emissions. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, england's under—21 manager aidy boothroyd is stepping down from his role. his future was in doubt after the side's early exit from euro 2021.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. final preparations are being made for the duke of edinburgh's funeral, which will take place tomorrow at st george's chapel in windsor. the archbishop of canterbury, who will lead the service, said he hoped the whole nation would reflect on a profound day for the royal family. much of the ceremony has been carefully planned by the duke, to reflect his life and interests. the head of britain's armed forces, general sir nick carter, will walk alongside the funeral procession, and said the details of the event had the prince's fingerprints all over it. 0ur correspondent, sarah campbell, sent this report from windsor. behind the castle walls, final rehearsals are under way. across windsor, extra police and wardens

are on patrol, as the town prepares for the funeral of one of its best—known residents. more than 700 service personnel have spent the last few days rehearsing precise movements, in tribute to the duke, who was mentioned in dispatches for his bravery and enterprise during the second world war. tomorrow afternoon, the duke's casket will be led through the streets on this land rover, which the duke helped design. following the land rover on foot will be members of the royal family. in the front, the princess royal and the prince of wales. behind them, the prince of wales. behind them, the earl of wessex on the duke of york, and then princes harry and william. in a much commented on formation, ratherthan william. in a much commented on formation, rather than walking side by side, they will be separated, with peter phillips walking between them. as here in 2002, at the funeral of queen elizabeth, the

queen mother, military uniforms would usually be worn by members of the family entitled to do so. but tomorrow, all of the royals will be in civilian dress. it is a neat way of avoiding controversy, which had been building around prince harry and prince andrew, with both having stepped back from royal duties and harry no longer entitled to wear a military uniform. inside the chapel, the service will be attended byjust 30 people, in line with the coronavirus restrictions. all the duke of�*s children and grandchildren will be present, along with three of his german relatives, all including the queen, will wear masks. the blessing will be given by the archbishop of canterbury. she’s blessing will be given by the archbishop of canterbury. she's the cueen. archbishop of canterbury. she's the queen- she — archbishop of canterbury. she's the queen. she will— archbishop of canterbury. she's the queen. she will behave _ archbishop of canterbury. she's the queen. she will behave with - archbishop of canterbury. she's the queen. she will behave with the - queen. she will behave with the extraordinary dignity and extraordinary dignity and extraordinary courage that she always does. and, at the same time, she is saying farewell to someone to whom she was married for 73 years.

it will be a difficult day for the queen and herfamily. prince charles, yesterday visibly moved, has talked about how grateful they all are for the many tributes which have been paid to his father. prince philip was known around the world. but, in windsor, there is a heightened sense of loss. he was the ranger in the great park for many years, and a dog walk would often include a brush with royalty. berg. include a brush with royalty. very, very regularly. _ include a brush with royalty. very, very regularly. you _ include a brush with royalty. very, very regularly, you would - include a brush with royalty. very, very regularly, you would see - include a brush with royalty. very, very regularly, you would see him| very regularly, you would see him out on his courage. he would always acknowledge you, he would always say hello to the group of us as we were walking. you could see a real twinkle in his eye. he was definitely a real character. it would be very strange, because we have only _ would be very strange, because we have only ever known prince philip in my— have only ever known prince philip in my life. — have only ever known prince philip in my life, he's always been here. seeing _ in my life, he's always been here. seeing him — in my life, he's always been here. seeing him racing down here on his carriage _ seeing him racing down here on his carriage one — seeing him racing down here on his carriage one day, i've got a lovely picture _ carriage one day, i've got a lovely icture. , . , ., picture. the message remains for the ublic picture. the message remains for the -ublic to picture. the message remains for the public to watch _ picture. the message remains for the public to watch and _ picture. the message remains for the public to watch and listen _ picture. the message remains for the public to watch and listen to - picture. the message remains for the public to watch and listen to the - public to watch and listen to the funeral from public to watch and listen to the funeralfrom home, due to public to watch and listen to the funeral from home, due to the pandemic. helping to facilitate the duke's desire for a simple, no first

funeral. —— matt warman. and sarahjoins us now. and much of this is the work of the duke of edinburgh himself? there have been comings _ duke of edinburgh himself? there have been comings and _ duke of edinburgh himself? ii—ii” have been comings and goings all morning, is the final preparations continue for the funeral service, which starts at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. there are final preparations taking place inside st george's couple. you mentioned earlier, the head of the armed forces, general sir nick carter, saying that the duke's finger prints will be all over it. i think you can see that when you look at the picture of the modified land rover hearse that he designed. he has chosen the music in the service. 0ne chosen the music in the service. one of the most poignant moments in the service will be when the buglers play action station, at his request. that is the call that goes out on

warships to signal all hands to battle stations, of course reflecting his naval past. covid has come of course, had an impact on the plans. there will be no public element, no funeral procession for people to leave tributes at. instead, people are being encouraged to stay at home and not to come here. and, of course, they will have been difficulties, no doubt, for the royalfamily, working out who been difficulties, no doubt, for the royal family, working out who should be those 30 people inside st george's chapel, rather than the 800 which was on the original plan. that will be a difficulty that many families will have experienced over the past year. but, that being said, the past year. but, that being said, the plan is still very much in line with what the duke wanted and the palace are saying that it will still celebrate and reflect a life of service. the government has defended the health secretary, matt hancock, after it emerged that he owns shares in a company, along with his sister, which has been approved as a potential supplier for nhs trusts in england. a spokesman said mr hancock had acted entirely properly.

0ur correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. tell us more about this. all week we have seen a — tell us more about this. all week we have seen a stream _ tell us more about this. all week we have seen a stream of— tell us more about this. all week we have seen a stream of stories - tell us more about this. all week we have seen a stream of stories about| have seen a stream of stories about the relationship between people in government and the private sector. this one is slightly different. it's not about lobbying, but it's about claims of a potential conflict of interest. earlierthis claims of a potential conflict of interest. earlier this week we found out that matt hancock had a 15% shareholding in a company owned by his sister. now, that company has had nhs contracts in wales. they are not in any way connected to matt hancock, he is the nhs health secretary for england. the welsh one is run by the welsh government. but it has emerged that a couple of years ago this company was given the status that would allow it to bid for contracts for the nhs in england. and the question that is being asked by labour is why that potential conflict, but hancock's

sister owning that company, was not made public at the time. they have also questioned whether he broke the rules that ministers have to follow, which says that any potential conflicts involving close family members should be registered. now, as you say, the government say this was all above board, that matt hancock followed all of the rules and that, actually, he would not be involved in any awarding of these contracts anyway. but it's another example, i think, contracts anyway. but it's another example, ithink, of contracts anyway. but it's another example, i think, of how this issue is under the spotlight, the way that private companies and the government interact. we now have eight probes into this issue overall. the latest was announced this afternoon by the spending watchdog, the national audit office, which is looking into the contracts given to greensill capital, to provide loans during the covid crisis. so, what started with a story about david cameron lobbying ministers in behalf of his employer has become a much bigger story now

about the norms and rules that govern how government and private companies interact. hick govern how government and private companies interact.— companies interact. nick eardley, thank you- _ in the us, the mayor of chicago has appealed for calm after the release of footage showing a 13—year—old boy being shot dead by a policeman last month. the video shows adam toledo with his hands up and unarmed — although a weapon was recovered nearby. the teenager's death comes at a time of increased tension in the us about police killings, as mark lobel reports. police, stop! a chicago police officer chases 13—year—old adam toledo down a dark alley before shooting him once in the chest. shots fired, shots fired, get me an ambulance over here now. the boy's actions at that moment have become a source of contention. initially, it was claimed he was holding a gun. but bodycam footage appears to show no weapon is visible as he raises his hands. those videos speak for themselves.

adam, during his last second of life, did not have a gun in his hand. the officer screamed at him, "show me your hands," adam complied, turned around, his hands were empty when he was shot in the chest at the hands of the officer. after the shooting, the policeman calls for an ambulance while urging adam to stay awake. cpr is performed — but it's too late. say his name! daunte wright! tensions are already high due to the fatal police shooting of daunte wright in a minneapolis suburb. add to that the ongoing trial in minneapolis of derek chauvin, the police officer accused of killing george floyd, who on thursday was asked in court if he wants to take the stand. i will invoke my fifth amendment privilege today.

the decision whether or not to testify... let me take this off. ..is entirely yours. is this your decision not to testify? it is, your honour. all right. following the release of these videos, shops were boarded up in chicago, leaving america with even more uncomfortable questions to answer. can the sons and daughters of slave catchers police the sons and daughters of slaves? and that's part of the problem. where you see the police, in their dna, there is the american history of white supremacy. chicago's mayor condemned what she called her city's legacy of police violence and misconduct, leaving its residents, especially those who are black and brown, as she put it, in a constant state of fearand pain. mark lobel, bbc news. eight people have been killed and many injured in a shooting

in the us city of indianapolis. witnesses reported seeing a man firing an automatic weapon at a fedex warehouse. let's speak to our correspondent, gary 0'donoghue. what more do we know about this shooting? what more do we know about this shootin: ? ~ what more do we know about this shootinu? ~ . , , ., shooting? well, it happened late last niaht, shooting? well, it happened late last night. in _ shooting? well, it happened late last night, in indianapolis, - shooting? well, it happened late last night, in indianapolis, at- shooting? well, it happened late last night, in indianapolis, at a l last night, in indianapolis, at a fedex warehouse, as you say, just close the airport in indianapolis. police were called at about iipm close the airport in indianapolis. police were called at about 11pm to an active shooter incident. it seems when they got there it was pretty much all over. what seems to have happened is that a man got out of his car in the car park and started shooting immediately, we understand with some kind of rifle, and then went inside the facility, but may not have got beyond the metal detectors. in those short few minutes, he managed to kill eight people, and several others are in the hospital, including one who is critically injured. it has taken

some time for relatives of those who died to find out, for this reason, that the workers in the fedex facility are not allowed their phones. so while they were corralled to a nearby hotel to be reunited, there wasn't any means for them to connect to their families outside and let them know that they were all right. so there's been a lot of worry for their families. right. so there's been a lot of worry for theirfamilies. and, of worry for their families. and, of course, worry for theirfamilies. and, of course, this does come after a pretty horrendous, horrific month in the tie —— united states of these kind of shootings. we had ten people killed at a supermarket in colorado last month, at eight people killed at various bars across the atlanta area, including six women of asian descent. —— at spas. area, including six women of asian descent. -- at spas.— descent. -- at spas. thank you, ga . rapid coronavirus tests are now a central part of the government's strategy for opening up society, allowing people to return to school, work and, in the future, to gather for major events. data released by public health england yesterday suggested the tests are mostly accurate, but concerns remain about their roll out.

i'm joined by our health correspondent, catherine burns. and i think there is, is it fair to say contradictory reports about false positives?— false positives? yes, so this is important _ false positives? yes, so this is important. because _ false positives? yes, so this is important. because the - false positives? yes, so this is - important. because the government wants everyone in england to do these lateral flow tests twist a week at home. if you have a positive result from one of these tests you are supposed to get a lab test to confirm it and self—isolate. but, today, the guardian has a report. it is based on leaked e—mails from government officials and it gives a worse case scenario of saying that as few as 2% of these tests that give positive results could be accurate. if that is right that would mean huge amounts of people isolating at home for no good reason. 0n the flip side some of my colleagues did a story that said almost the opposite thing, so they crunched government data and found

that of the tests that these tests gave positive results, 82% that were sent off to labs were confirmed to be positive which would suggest these tests do have some value, so it is very confusing. bud these tests do have some value, so it is very confusing.— it is very confusing. and therefore, what on earth _ it is very confusing. and therefore, what on earth is _ it is very confusing. and therefore, what on earth is someone - it is very confusing. and therefore, j what on earth is someone watching this meant to make of all of this? the department of health say that the guardian story is the based on models, on the other hand the bbc story is based on real life tests, results and case, with the whole story, what we don't have is a lot of data from the government showing how effective the tests are proving to be. until we know how many people are doing the test, how well they are doing the test, how well they are doing the test, how well they are doing the test, the best that we can do is piece together a small part of the picture.— can do is piece together a small part of the picture. goodness. thank ou ve part of the picture. goodness. thank you very much- _ thank you very much. our top story this lunchtime. final preparations are being made for the duke of edinburgh's funeral, which will take place

tomorrow in windsor. and tomorrow in windsor. scotland's stay local restriction and scotland's stay local restriction is lifted ten days early. we are on the laings of loch lomond where swimmers have been travelling to enjoy the water and the park authority is gearing up to welcome back visitors this weekend. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, england all—rounder ben stokes will be out of action for three months after fracturing his finger. he needs surgery and will miss the first test of the summer against new zealand. hospitals in india are reporting severe shortages of beds and oxygen, as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise across the country. more than 200,000 cases were reported in the latest 24—hour period — a new record — and there are fears a dangerous new variant could be circulating. the government has been criticised for allowing large crowds

to gather for the important hindu festival, the kumbh mela, as sima kotecha reports. this is india over the last 2a hours. another wave of coronavirus seeping through its veins. from delhi, to mumbai to kolkata, its spread is vast and, for seven days now, a record daily increase in cases. in the western state of gujarat, it is particularly bad. hospitals struggling to cope and essential equipment said to be in short supply. rakesh and his mum both have covid. every state, every district, every city, you can find each and every household, at least one or two positive cases of coronavirus. and this new strain is attacking like anything. the new strain is attacking straight to the lungs. the person feels like

he or she is asymptomatic but after four of five days, they have a storm inside the lungs. can i speak to your mum? sure, one minute, let me go to her. india's official death toll has surpassed 170,000. experts say the pace at which new cases are increasing is concerning, with more than 200,000 reported yesterday — the highest daily number so far. more than 1,000 died from the virus in 2a hours for the second day running.

this couldn't come at a worse time. the hindu festival kumbh mela is attracting millions of people to the banks of the river ganges. it's triggered a row, with some saying it shouldn't have been allowed to go ahead. a muslim faith gathering last year was partly blamed for spreading the virus. narendra modi is currently fighting an election. cancelling the mela wouldn't have not have done him any favours amongst his conservative hindu supporters. there were conflicting messages even within government and the festival went ahead. state government, which is holding the mela, they are quite adamant in the sense that they don't want to curtail it or cancel it. 0n the other end, there are a few politicians and ministers that believe that the size of the crowd is very large and the way this

second wave of the pandemic has hit us, we should call it off, we should curtail it, we should curb the movements of people. so there is kind of, you know, conflicting or mixed messages. some states have imposed night curfews. but many indians are still not changing their behaviour. election campaigning continues. large weddings are taking place, and shops remain open. doctors fear the addition of a new strain could be catastrophic. it's a very highly infectious strain, and it's also lethal, so it's more infectious as well as it's lethal. we had not seen covid cases in the younger population. in the first wave, most of the cases were above 30. hardly we had seen any young patients. however in this wave, we have seen fairly young patients getting admitted with covid. sirens.

the crematoriums and burial grounds are reported to be working overtime to cope with the high surge of deaths. people we've spoken to believe official figures don't depict the true horror. more than a billion people, and india is facing what some are calling a covid tsunami. sima kotecha, bbc news. the scottish liberal democrats have launched the party's manifesto for the holyrood election on sixth may. the lib dems say they will focus on a covid recovery plan, jobs and the nhs. the party's leader, willie rennie, rejected holding another independence referendum, saying it would divide the country during the worst health and economic crisis in a century. with the snp, they will prioritise independence in next five years. that will divide the country. the strap test from putting the recovery first, i mean, these are enormous challenges. huge challenges.

the climate emergency, the mental health crisis, the lost education in the last year. this requires our focus, and that's why putting recovery first with the liberal democrats, not independence, will get us back to a better country when we end this than when we started. prosecutors in northern ireland are to bring charges against seven people in connction with the alleged ill—treatment of patients in a hospital psychiatric unit. it's understood those being prosecuted are staff members at muckamore abbey hospital in county antrim. 0ur correspondent, chris page, is in belfast. this news has onlyjust emerged, what do we know? this news has only 'ust emerged, what do we know?— this news has only 'ust emerged, what do we know? yes, this news breakin: what do we know? yes, this news breaking in _ what do we know? yes, this news breaking in the _ what do we know? yes, this news breaking in the last _ what do we know? yes, this news breaking in the last half _ what do we know? yes, this news breaking in the last half hour, - breaking in the last half hour, these are the first prosecutions in what is a major police investigation, muckamore abbey hospital is a few miles from belfast. provides facilities for people with severe learning

difficulties and mental health problems, so the public prosecution service here have announced that seven people are to face a range of charges, from wilful neglect of patients to alleged ill—treatment, and it is understood they are all members of staff at what is called the psychiatric intensive care unit at muckamore abbey muckamore abbey. prosecutors are looking at a file which they received in december, which they received in december, which eight people and they are considering whether to bring charges against them. the police have said the decision to move ahead with these prosecutions marks significant progress from 2017 when the allegations were first made public. leading pro—democracy activists in hong kong have been sentenced for taking part in a peaceful march two years ago, that attracted more than one and a half million people. the media tycoon, jimmy lai, was jailed for 1h months,

although he's already in prison awaiting trial on separate charges. the veteran campaigner, martin lee, was given an eleven month suspended sentence. new rules about travel and meeting people outdoors have come into force in scotland, ten days earlier than planned. six adults from different households can now meet outside, and they can leave their local area. lorna gordon is at loch lomond. very beautiful lorna there. what are people expecting though, do they expect a lot people? yes. people expecting though, do they expect a lot people?— people expecting though, do they expect a lot people? yes, they are here, expect a lot people? yes, they are here. jane. — expect a lot people? yes, they are here. jane. l— expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think _ expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think it _ expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think it is _ expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think it is fair- expect a lot people? yes, they are here, jane, i think it is fair to - here, jane, i think it is fair to say across scotland a lot of people will be breathing a big sigh of relief to know that this stay local restriction has been eased, they can travel across mainland scotland to visit friends, to visit families, for recreation and for leisure and for recreation and for leisure and for exercise and there has been plenty of people out on the waters of loch lomond this morning,

swimming and canoeing line the people behind me, doing cold water swimming. all very pleased they can get back out on the water again. all very pleased they can get back out on the water again. i'm feeling much happier about it. it's been a struggle, because i like outdoors and i like getting in the car and just driving, and doing nice things with my family and friends. and it's been a struggle. but we are getting to the end, and we worked hard to get to the end. i think for your mental health, j as well, just being able to get| out your own area and go to a lovely place like this and meet— your friends up here - as well, it's really good. it's a shorter drive to get here than where i've been swimming. and because its three council boundaries, i've not been able to come up since october. and it's just fantastic. it's just fantastic to be back. the park authorities have put on extra staff to help any possible influx of visitor, there are extra toilet facilities here, extra parking as well, but it is fair to

say there are still significant restrictions remaining here in scotland. people are being urged still to shop in their local council area unless there are no viable areas in which to shop. 0vernight stays still are not allowed, tourism will restart, accommodation will restart on monday and of course although the numbers have increased they are still limited to meetings of up to six a dulls from six different households so if people come to beautiful parts of the countryside like this they are being urged not gather in large numbers and if a beach is busy to go elsewhere. bill! and if a beach is busy to go elsewhere.— and if a beach is busy to go elsewhere. �* ., . . ,, elsewhere. all right lorna, thank ou. elsewhere. all right lorna, thank you- lorna _ elsewhere. all right lorna, thank you. lorna gordon _ elsewhere. all right lorna, thank you. lorna gordon there. - lorna gordon there. scientists in the us have developed a paint that is being described as whiter than white and could help reduce energy use. painting a roof white is a way of keeping buildings cool and reduces the need for air conditioning. the team behind the new paint says its purity will reflect 98% of sunlight, helping to drive down carbon emissions. victoria gill reports.

cool, heat—reflecting white rooms are already an urban climate saving solution embraced in cities around the world. in new york, more than ten million square feet of roofs have been coated with white, heat—reflecting paint. but these scientists say their ultra—white paint could make these roofs even cooler. while the whitest currently available paints reflect between 80—90% of sunlight, these researchers say theirs reflects more than 98%. covering a 1,000 square foot roof with this paint, they estimate, would provide more cooling power than a typical central air—conditioner. every 1% of reflectants you get will translate to ten watts per metre square less heating from the sun. so basically it provides the equivalent 18 kilowatts, and that is a big deal. that is more than a typical air—conditioner does for a house, with that same kind of space.

the secret to its formulation also makes it relatively cheap to produce. the scientists used high concentrations of a compound called barium sulphate that's already used to make paper. painting buildings white to keep them cool in hot climates is something people have been doing for centuries. but sustainable designers and architects point out that, as a modern, energy saving solution, white roofs have their limits. if we have the possibility to apply them on every single roof surface, in any city, any fabric, or even at ground level, it could have a huge impact in terms of reducing energy consumption of cities, although in particular when we're talking about ground level, there would be issues around glare. so it may not be ideal solution. back in 2014, another group of scientists created the blackest possible black coating, a material called vantablack, that absorbs so much light it makes every surface look almost invisibly flat.

and one museum in the us now wants to put these two breakthroughs side by side, displaying the whitest possible white alongside the blackest black. victoria gill, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. dults from six different households so if people come to beautiful parts of the countryside like this they are being urged not gather in large numbers and if a beach is busy to go elsewhere. all right lorna, thank you. lorna gordon there. . do we have much need in this country for that bright white paint? it is still a little bit too cool for that, we want the warmth but it is going to be a very bright weekend, so it is good news i think on the weather front for most of us. the mornings will be on the chilly side but i think the temperatures will rise by a few degrees during the afternoons. the settled weather is thanks to high pressure which has extended from scandinavia. it is stopping the weather fronts from moving in. this is the satellite picture with a weather frontjust to the west of us, i have added the

wind speeds, the average wind speeds, we