hello, good morning. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines. india joins the uk's travel red list, with permitted travellers forced to stay in hotels on arrival, as the country reports a daily rise of nearly a third of a million cases. let me know what you think about the travel ban. is it appropriate action, or is it too little, too late? do you have a family member who will need to quarantine on arrival back in the uk? get in touch on twitter. using #bbcyourquestions. dozens of former postmasters will learn this morning if their convictions for financial crimes are to be quashed because of flaws in a post

office computer system. a number of newspapers are quoting downing street sources reportedly blaming the prime minister's former adviser dominic cummings for leaking mobile texts between borisjohnson and sirjames dyson. hairdressers re—open in northern ireland — the last part of the uk where they're being allowed to welcome back customers. the risk of infection with coronavirus falls sharply after the first dose of a vaccine, a study finds, as the number of people in the uk who've received a jab reaches 33 million. and coming up this hour: the duke and duchess of cambridge have released a new picture of prince louis — to celebrate his third birthday and mark his first day at nursery school. hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. new restrictions for people coming

to the uk from india have come into force this morning, as the country has joined the uk's "red list" — which effectively bans travel. in the past couple of hours, india has reported the biggest daily rise in infections of any country since the pandemic began — nearly a third of a million cases — for the second day in a row. the country is seeing a rapidly rising death toll, and a new variant of the virus has been identified. six hospitals in the indian capital delhi have now completely run out of oxygen. caroline davies reports. the last few arrivals before india is added to the red list. there was joy for those who made it back. it's amazing. i feel like kissing the ground. yeah. adita had travelled to india for his grandmother's funeral. it was expensive. expensive? yeah, yeah.

just triple the price. but yeah, i'm finally happy that i'm home. yesterday, india saw the highest one tally of new covid—i9 cases anywhere in the world. crowds built outside hospitals in major cities, as they reached capacity. and there were reports that some died while waiting for oxygen. shanka's family spent the day searching for oxygen for him. his niece told the bbc his relatives drove five hours to find a supply yesterday. they'll have to do the same again today. it's distressing. i can't imagine what the daughter, who is younger than me, my cousin, and they must be going through right outside the hospital. they are stationed outside, running here and there at every lead to fill a cylinder, or to get that oxygen. the so—called indian variant of the virus is still being investigated. today's new restrictions in england mean anyone arriving from india from 4am this morning, must quarantine in hotel for ten days at their own expense.

quarantine hotels like the sofitel at heathrow have been running for more than two months. the management told the bbc its sister hotel in gatwick has just opened, employing an extra 100 people, expecting demand to go up. while the industry waits, hoping international travel will reopen next month, england's red list of countries gets longer, as countries confront new waves of the virus. caroline davies, bbc news. earlier this morning, our correspondent nikhil inamdar, who is in the state of maharashtra, told the bbc how hospitals are now facing an oxygen crisis. it's a very, very grim situation. yesterday, india shattered a global record. it soared to about 315,000 fresh new infections. today, that tally�*s jumped to about 330—plus thousand, with over 2,200 people losing their life. meanwhile, the news that we're getting from hospitals is absolutely devastating. one of delhi's largest hospitals, the capital, actually saying that 25

of their sickest patients had died because the ventilators were supposedly not working. they'd also been putting out 505 calls for oxygen cylinders. and many hospitals have, in fact, been doing that, saying they have just barely a few hours of oxygen left. some even completely running out. so there's an oxygen crisis, of sorts, in the country. people are also scrambling to get beds, ventilators, and there's also a shortage of essential treatment drugs such as remdesivir. now, amid all of this, the prime minister modi is actually going to be chairing a meeting of state ministers, where covid has been the worst — or, rather, states that have been worst hit by covid. he's also going to be taking stock of the oxygen supply situation. but for now, the situation on the ground is absolutely not good. and we've also heard of yet another tragedy in a city close to mumbai this morning, in a city called vasai, where 13 people lost their lives after a fire at an icu, in a hospital.

tim muffett is for us at heathrow airport. good morning. ithink good morning. i think a flight is arriving from india quite recently. 0ther arriving from india quite recently. other hotels around the airport expecting to be really busy with people coming in now and having to quarantine as a result of the country going unto the uk's red list from early this morning? yes. country going unto the uk's red list from early this morning?— from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way — from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way to _ from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way to arrive _ from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way to arrive into _ from early this morning? yes, it is an odd way to arrive into a - from early this morning? yes, it is| an odd way to arrive into a country, isn't it? just over an hour ago, a virgin atlantic flight arrived from mumbai, the first flight to arrive in the uk from india whilst india is on the red list. to recap, at 4am today, the 40th country to be added today, the 40th country to be added to the red list, india, that happened. that means anyone arriving in the uk from india will either be refused entry or allowed entry so long as they have a uk or irish passport or residency rights, in which case, they then have to go to a hotel, a government approved

hotel, and quarantine for ten days. virgin atlantic said they had to ensure everyone on that aircraft had proof that they had a booking in a hotel, otherwise they would not have been allowed to fly. we also understand four separate airlines requested for eight additional flights to be allowed to land here this morning before four o'clock to beat the deadline, but that was refused. the authorities here at heathrow were not prepared to put that added pressure on to border force, which is the part of the home office which oversees passports and entry into the uk. so that was not allowed, so clearly many, many very frustrated people unable to come back. as we saw in that report, desperate stories. people really, really needing to come back for work, to see family. and for those people who are doing so now, they face ten days in a government approved hotel and they will have to pay for the cost to themselves. qm. pay for the cost to themselves. 0k, thank ou pay for the cost to themselves. 0k, thank you very _ pay for the cost to themselves. 0k, thank you very much, tim muffett at

heathrow airport. if you have a family member now going to return to the uk who needs to quarantine, in a hotel, whether at heathrow or at another location, do get in touch and tell us about the situation they find themselves in. you can do that on twitter. we will try to read out a few of your comments. it's been called the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. more than 700 postmasters were wrongly convicted of stealing post office money — because of a faulty computer system. in the next few hours, around a0 of those convictions are expected to be quashed by the court of appeal but, in many cases, the damage has already been done. 0ur correspondent ben thompson spoke to two women who lost their reputations, their livelihoods and, for one of them, herfreedom. for 16 years, seema's life has been turned upside down. in 2005, she was

accused of stealing, the accounts at the post office she ran. the trouble began when a computer system installed by the post office said money was missing from the tills. every evening, we do balancing, which is nothing new because we do balancing in the shop as well. so every evening, when we ran that report, the computer would tell us how much money we should have, and then we check how much money we have in the till, and that never balanced. initially, seema reported the issues to her boss, but the shortfalls continued, until a post office audit claimed £74,000 was missing. to make up the gap, seema added money from her own savings and borrowed from family and friends. only later did it emerge that the computer system was faulty — after seema had been convicted. and of course, when you were sent to prison, you were pregnant. when i went into labour, i was wearing a tag.

so i was thinking, oh, my god! what could the midwife be thinking, what kind of mother i am? lucky i was pregnant, or i would have killed myself. was it that bad? it was in there, it was scary. i was put with people who had been self harming and anybody can come and stab me. and seema isn't alone. wendy was accused of stealing £26,000. she says she was told she would go to prison if she didn't admit to false accounting. she was made to serve a community sentence and forced to sell her home. you can't explain the feeling that you get when you've had to plead guilty to something that you know you haven't done. the next day, we went shopping in a local supermarket and as we walked through the door, the whole of the newspaper racking was the local paper, and it was my face all over it

with "local sub—postmistress escapes prison". butl... i never really got the chance to tell anybody that i hadn't done it. in 2019, a high courtjudge ruled the computer system was at fault. the post office settled a claim brought by more than 500 claimants but didn't admit liability. for wendy and seema, and others in a similar position, today's ruling is about clearing their names and rebuilding their lives. i'm not dishonest. i haven't stolen anything. i haven't defrauded anybody. i haven't done that. to have that sort of stress on you constantly... it'sjust awful. but i'm hoping that now we've got to how far we are, that will start to ease and get better.

well, outside the royal courts ofjustice is our correspondent, frankie mccamley. good morning. tell us more about what exactly we expect to happen there today. what exactly we expect to happen there today-— there today. well, good morning. this has been _ there today. well, good morning. this has been an _ there today. well, good morning. this has been an extremely - there today. well, good morning. this has been an extremely long. there today. well, good morning. . this has been an extremely long wait for many of these postal workers as they tried to clear their names, some have waited nearly two decades to do that. and you might be able to see behind me some of their —— some of the postal workers and their family gathering before they head into the royal courts ofjustice, holding a big red sign, you might not see it, saying, support our sub—postmasters. we know the post office will not oppose the quashing of those sentences and if they are overturned, it will be the biggest miscarriage ofjustice the uk has ever seen. these former post office workers accused of false accounting, fraud and theft. their lives were

turned upside down, many where the hub of the community and then shunned by the community. some marriages even broken down. but it turned out those convictions were based on a flawed software system used by the post office that was showing many shortfalls in money when there were not any. today's put proceedings follow on from civil court proceedings a few years ago where the post office admitted it got it wrong and paid out around £53 million in damages. now, today is about the criminal convictions, those people who got criminal records and were even sent to prison. it involves around a0 people. if their names are cleared today, as you can expect it is going today, as you can expect it is going to be an extremely emotional day, but it is also going to be an extremely significant day notjust for the people here, also the post office and of course the criminal

justice system. office and of course the criminal justice system-— office and of course the criminal justice system. absolutely, and i know ou justice system. absolutely, and i know you have — justice system. absolutely, and i know you have been _ justice system. absolutely, and i know you have been talking - justice system. absolutely, and i know you have been talking to i justice system. absolutely, and i- know you have been talking to some of the people affected by this. how are they feeling as they prepare to go into that court today and here, they hope, their convictions quashed after the term that they have been through and that this has caused in their lives? == through and that this has caused in their lives? ., ~ their lives? -- the turmoil. well, es, of their lives? -- the turmoil. well, yes. of course- — their lives? -- the turmoil. well, yes, of course. i— their lives? -- the turmoil. well, yes, of course. ithink— their lives? -- the turmoil. well, yes, of course. i think the - their lives? -- the turmoil. well, yes, of course. i think the main l yes, of course. i think the main feeling here is apprehension, many are so apprehensive, this has been going on for so long. nearly two decades. 0ne going on for so long. nearly two decades. one woman said a little bit earlier that she is glad she is here, she is pleased it has finally come to this, but she said it is not over until it is over. and you can imagine that is the feeling amongst a lot of people here. they have come down in force, i think they are quite hopeful that their convictions are going to be overturned following on from those civil proceedings that happened a few years ago, in which the post office paid out £53 million. but like i say, it is not

over until it is over. those verdicts are going to be coming down in the next few hours. so as it stands now, i would say apprehension, but as we go on through the day, for some of these, i am hoping it is going to be jubilation. i am hoping it is going to be jubilation-— i am hoping it is going to be “ubilation. . ~ , . ~' , ., , jubilation. frankly, thank you very much, jubilation. frankly, thank you very much. and — jubilation. frankly, thank you very much. and i _ jubilation. frankly, thank you very much, and i will— jubilation. frankly, thank you very much, and i will talk _ jubilation. frankly, thank you very much, and i will talk in _ jubilation. frankly, thank you very much, and i will talk in a - jubilation. frankly, thank you very much, and i will talk in a few- much, and i will talk in a few minutes' time to a former sub—postmistress who will be heading into the court to hear, she hopes, her previous conviction will be quashed. the headlines on bbc news... india has joined the uk's travel red list, with permitted travellers forced to stay in hotels on arrival, as the country reports a daily rise of nearly a third of a million cases. dozens of former postmasters will learn this morning if their convictions for financial crimes are to be quashed because of flaws in a post office computer system. a number of newspapers are quoting downing street sources reportedly blaming the prime minister's former adviser dominic cummings for leaking mobile phone texts between borisjohnson and sirjames dyson.

the lobbying row surrounding downing street is continuing this morning. several newspapers are reporting that the prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings, is being singled out as the source of lea ks exposing texts between boris johnson and sirjames dyson. meanwhile, the chairman of the liaison committee, sir bernard jenkin, has rejected calls from labour to question the prime minister about the exchanges. for the latest from westminster, let's speak to our political correspondent, iain watson. let's speak to our political so, let's speak to our political sources say that dominin cummings so, sources say that dominic cummings was the source of the leak of these text messages between boris johnson and james dyson, what more can you tell us?— can you tell us? what is interesting is these anonymous _ can you tell us? what is interesting is these anonymous sources - can you tell us? what is interesting is these anonymous sources are - can you tell us? what is interesting l is these anonymous sources are now hiding behind that anonymity and

going to ground this morning, i guess you might think it is job done, but in three newspapers, prominently, the headlines make it very clear that downing street insiders, they are being referred to, suggests the prime minister's very disappointed in the activities of his former senior adviser, dominic cummings, and that dominic cummings has been blamed for the leagues of these texts, which the bbc revealed of course showing the exchanges between the prime minister and sirjames dyson at the start of the pandemic. but the substances they were discussing the tax affairs and tax rules and whether these could be changed. labour wanted to keep the focus very much on the substance of these texts about privilege access by business people to the government and senior ministers. but with the newspapers reading on the blame game and

pointing the finger at dominic cummings, people are now talking about process and prevalence of the leagues and how they got out there and i think there will be an attempt by the opposition later today, keir starmer speaking later today, to focus on the issue at stake and whether the prime minister was, in the words of one senior backbencher, carrying out government by whatsapp. so there will be focused on that. dominic cummings himself, i have tried to get a response from him, he has not answered his phone this morning and given the nature of the story, i have texted him, iam happy to share any text exchange that may occur! so far, he has not responded. but it is also interesting downing street has not yet produced any evidence to say that he was behind those leaks and the bbc won't discuss their sources. what is also interesting is dominic cummings will give evidence to two commons, to, the health and science and technology, to, next month,

un—handling of the covid crisis so he may be deciding to keep his response until then is downing street are tweaking his tail today, that might be interesting when there is evidence sessions come around. —— on his handling of. at this stage, downing street are saying formally and on the record that an inquiry, whitehall, cabinet office inquiry will still go ahead into the source of these leaks, but it does seem odd they are pursuing this inquiry when it looks as though, according to three newspapers this morning, that at least another ten have reached their own conclusions.— their own conclusions. thank you very much. _ their own conclusions. thank you very much. and _ their own conclusions. thank you very much, and full— their own conclusions. thank you very much, and full disclosure i their own conclusions. thank you very much, and full disclosure of| very much, and full disclosure of his text messages if dominic cummings applies to them! figures published this morning show that government borrowing rose to £303 billion in the year to the end of march — the largest in peacetime. the 0ns estimates public—sector net borrowing was £303.i billion — that's £2a6.i billion more than the previous year,

and the highest nominal public—sector borrowing since records began in i9a7. i'm joined now by our business correspondent, katy austin. good morning. 0bviously huge figures we are talking about, although no one is necessarily surprised by the scale of the borrowing given the pandemic and the need to support so many sectors of the economy. yes. pandemic and the need to support so many sectors of the economy. yes, we are talkin: many sectors of the economy. yes, we are talking about _ many sectors of the economy. yes, we are talking about the _ many sectors of the economy. yes, we are talking about the difference - are talking about the difference between spending and tax income which leads to the need to more money to pay for it. over the past year, you are right, it is pretty obvious why we have needed that money, many billions have gone on supporting individuals and businesses through the pandemic with emergency support schemes. actually, the figures we have seen for the full year that has just gone, the full year that has just gone, the full financial year, are slightly lower than had been perhaps expected. but the story is still, as the institute for fiscal studies told me earlier, they are still £250

billion more than a year ago and month on month, for the first three months of this year, january, february and march were all record monthly borrowing figures for that monthly borrowing figures for that month since records began in 1993. and as you said, the entire year's whether borrowing is the highest level since world war ii. yes. whether borrowing is the highest level since world war ii. yes, we saw that graph — level since world war ii. yes, we saw that graph on _ level since world war ii. yes, we saw that graph on our _ level since world war ii. yes, we saw that graph on our screens i level since world war ii. yes, we | saw that graph on our screensjust level since world war ii. yes, we i saw that graph on our screensjust a saw that graph on our screens just a moment ago which really showed that huge leap in borrowing and now we are seeing this illustration of how the pandemic has pushed government borrowing to its highest since world war ii. , borrowing to its highest since world war". , , ~ ., ., war ii. yes, absolutely. a lot of eo - le war ii. yes, absolutely. a lot of people say. _ war ii. yes, absolutely. a lot of people say. does _ war ii. yes, absolutely. a lot of people say, does this _ war ii. yes, absolutely. a lot of people say, does this mean - war ii. yes, absolutely. a lot of. people say, does this mean there war ii. yes, absolutely. a lot of- people say, does this mean there is a need to start paying it back, if you like? the thing to remember at the moment is borrowing is pretty cheap at the moment for the government said there is not that short—term concern. but the worry, i think, for the government will be if

interest rates were set to rise, having that amount of borrowing and the amount of debt that results from that would not be sustainable. the question in future will be how quickly the borrowing does come down again, which will be linked of course to how the economy recovers as well and what the government chooses to do when it regards taxes as well. it has already announced one end of thatjust in the budget. 0k, thank you very much for that, katy austin. people in northern ireland can this morning go to the hairdressers for the first time since the end of december. it's the final part of the uk to allow close contact service to re—open, in the latest relaxation of covid restrictions. 0utdoor visitor attractions are also reopening their doors. 0ur correspondent chris page is at a barbers in belfast. i'm disappointed not to see you actually in the barber chair! that is what we really want to see. 0n actually in the barber chair! that is what we really want to see. on a serious know, i'm sure lots of people very happy they can have a

haircut and hair salons very happy to get back in!— to get back in! that's right, i wouldn't _ to get back in! that's right, i wouldn't want _ to get back in! that's right, i wouldn't want to _ to get back in! that's right, i wouldn't want to be - to get back in! that's right, i wouldn't want to be jumping | to get back in! that's right, i - wouldn't want to be jumping the queue! but here at skinny isaacs in south belfast, they are very busy, we have timmy cutting kieran�*s hair, the comb and the razors are back, it has been 119 days we have gone without professional haircuts in northern ireland, longer than anywhere else in the uk, the last time this place was open was the 23rd of december. exactly four months on and everyone is very excited to be back, not least one of the key members of the set up here, lucky the scottish terrier has returned to his favourite corner, pretty well groomed, i'm not sure he is in line for a haircutjust yet. let's speak to the man who has been hosting us all morning, the owner, it is good to see you again. what are your thoughts being back? the thou~ht are your thoughts being back? the thought of coming back was a bit daunting, — thought of coming back was a bit daunting, getting back into the routine — daunting, getting back into the routine taken away for so long. but

we have _ routine taken away for so long. but we have been here a few hours and it feels like _ we have been here a few hours and it feels like i_ we have been here a few hours and it feels like i have not been away, where _ feels like i have not been away, where has — feels like i have not been away, where has the year gone? what feels like i have not been away, where has the year gone? what has it been like view — where has the year gone? what has it been like view the _ where has the year gone? what has it been like view the past _ where has the year gone? what has it been like view the past year, - where has the year gone? what has it been like view the past year, never i been like view the past year, never mind the last four months? the idea ofthe mind the last four months? the idea of the uncertainty _ mind the last four months? the idea of the uncertainty of _ mind the last four months? the idea of the uncertainty of whether - mind the last four months? the idea of the uncertainty of whether you - of the uncertainty of whether you will see _ of the uncertainty of whether you will see your clients again or what you put— will see your clients again or what you put in— will see your clients again or what you put in to build the business, that was— you put in to build the business, that was the daunting part of it, having _ that was the daunting part of it, having a — that was the daunting part of it, having a daughter at the start of it was good — having a daughter at the start of it was good to keep my mind off it. but now we _ was good to keep my mind off it. but now we are _ was good to keep my mind off it. but now we are back here, we are getting to see _ now we are back here, we are getting to see everyone again and i hope this will— to see everyone again and i hope this will he — to see everyone again and i hope this will be the last time we have to reopen — this will be the last time we have to reopen. a lot of guys were unfortunate not to get their shops open _ unfortunate not to get their shops open again and a lot of businesses last so— open again and a lot of businesses last so we — open again and a lot of businesses last so we are very fortunate we are back here _ last so we are very fortunate we are back here again and hopefully we will stay — back here again and hopefully we will stay strong. you back here again and hopefully we will stay strong.— back here again and hopefully we will stay strong. you have received financial support? _ will stay strong. you have received financial support? yes, _ will stay strong. you have received | financial support? yes, government . rants for financial support? yes, government grants for the _ financial support? yes, government grants for the business _ financial support? yes, government grants for the business to _ financial support? yes, government grants for the business to keep - grants for the business to keep paying — grants for the business to keep paying bills ongoing, the other guys were able _ paying bills ongoing, the other guys were able to get their self—employment grants. so it could have been— self—employment grants. so it could have been worse but, at the end of

the day, _ have been worse but, at the end of the day, we — have been worse but, at the end of the day, we got support and we got there _ the day, we got support and we got there in— the day, we got support and we got there in the — the day, we got support and we got there in the end and we are back and hopefully— there in the end and we are back and hopefully this will be the end of it. ., ., , ., ~ hopefully this will be the end of it. you have been working for a coule it. you have been working for a couple of _ it. you have been working for a couple of hours _ it. you have been working for a couple of hours already, - it. you have been working for a couple of hours already, are i it. you have been working for a | couple of hours already, are you pretty much booked up? yes. couple of hours already, are you pretty much booked up?- couple of hours already, are you pretty much booked up? yes, i think will be like this — pretty much booked up? yes, i think will be like this until _ pretty much booked up? yes, i think will be like this until the _ pretty much booked up? yes, i think will be like this until the middle - will be like this until the middle of may, — will be like this until the middle of may, the start ofjune. and bring should _ of may, the start ofjune. and bring should probably go back to the way they were, — should probably go back to the way they were, now everyone has got their— they were, now everyone has got their routine back and we can coast through— their routine back and we can coast through and — their routine back and we can coast through and enjoy the summer. if all through and en'oy the summer. if all noes through and en'oy the summer. if all aoes to through and en'oy the summer. if all goes to plan. — through and enjoy the summer. if all goes to plan. days — through and enjoy the summer. it all goes to plan, days of amateur haircuts in northern ireland are behind us!— behind us! anticipating some disasters may _ behind us! anticipating some disasters may be? _ behind us! anticipating some disasters may be? guess, i behind us! anticipating some i disasters may be? guess, after behind us! anticipating some - disasters may be? guess, after the last one. _ disasters may be? guess, after the last one. we — disasters may be? guess, after the last one, we are used to trying to fix horrendous home jobs. hopefully, a lot of— fix horrendous home jobs. hopefully, a lot of the _ fix horrendous home jobs. hopefully, a lot of the guys have learnt and left it _ a lot of the guys have learnt and left it alone. we will see as they come _ left it alone. we will see as they come through the door. you never know— come through the door. you never know what— come through the door. you never know what is going to come in. the more people _ know what is going to come in. tue: more people let know what is going to come in. tte: more people let their know what is going to come in. "tte: more people let their hair know what is going to come in. t'te: more people let their hair grow, know what is going to come in. tte: more people let their hair grow, the more people let their hair grow, the more creative you can be? yes. more people let their hair grow, the more creative you can be?— more creative you can be? yes, we t to more creative you can be? yes, we try to talk — more creative you can be? yes, we try to talk them — more creative you can be? yes, we try to talk them into _ more creative you can be? yes, we

try to talk them into letting - more creative you can be? yes, we try to talk them into letting it - more creative you can be? yes, we try to talk them into letting it be i try to talk them into letting it be because — try to talk them into letting it be because they haven't had that much hair until— because they haven't had that much hair until now so it will be a learning _ hair until now so it will be a learning experience for both of us. thanks— learning experience for both of us. thanks again. very busy day for you and your colleagues here. more restrictions being used as well today, outdoor visitor attractions like zoo is open farms are open again and if you have missed your favourite sports, good news, this weekend, you can take to the pitch again, competitive sport resuming for up to 100 people at a time. and driving tests and lessons getting going again as well. all this is up to another big lockdown easing day on friday the 30th of april when many people will put that in a calendar because that is the day shops reopened here, and also pubs and restaurants will be able to serve food and drink outside once more set plenty happening here over the next week or so as northern ireland continues its journey out of lockdown. really good to see, chris, thank you very much. chris page.

the easing of some lockdown measures in wales has been brought forward by two weeks, after the latest review of restrictions. indoor activities for children can resume, and group exercise classes will now be allowed from may 3rd, and it's hoped pubs and restaurants can reopen on may 17th. from tomorrow, up to six people — from six households — can meet outdoors. let's return now to one of our main stories — that in the next hour, the convictions of around a0 former postmasters and mmistresses, who were accused of stealing money from the post office, are expected to be quashed by the court of appeal. more than 700 were prosecuted between 2000 and 201a, because of a faulty computer system. well, let's speak now tojo hamilton, who ran a post office inside a village shop in hampshire and was accused after reporting shortfalls. she pleaded guilty to false accounting to escape a more serious charge of theft. we really appreciate you talking to us this morning, you will be heading into the court in a few minutes, how are you feeling? filth.

into the court in a few minutes, how are you feeling?— are you feeling? oh, i can't believe that all the — are you feeling? oh, i can't believe that all the years _ are you feeling? oh, i can't believe that all the years we _ are you feeling? oh, i can't believe that all the years we have - are you feeling? oh, i can't believe that all the years we have been - that all the years we have been fighting for justice that that all the years we have been fighting forjustice that we have actually reached this day and i might actually get my conviction quashed. might actually get my conviction auashed. �* , ., might actually get my conviction auashed. . . ., quashed. and your conviction, tell us about what _ quashed. and your conviction, tell us about what happens _ quashed. and your conviction, tell us about what happens around - quashed. and your conviction, tell| us about what happens around that time. ~ ., , . ., time. well, i was charged with theft. i time. well, i was charged with theft- i had — time. well, i was charged with theft. i had a _ time. well, i was charged with theft. i had a big _ time. well, i was charged with theft. i had a big shortfall, - time. well, i was charged with theft. i had a big shortfall, ii time. well, i was charged with i theft. i had a big shortfall, i kept ringing up about shortfalls and they kept taking money off me because they insisted there was nothing wrong with the computer system and i ended up with a massive deficit that i couldn't explain. so they then sacked me and try to meet with theft and a pleaded not guilty —— and charged me with theft. and after two years of being dragged through courts, they did a last—minute plea bargain, pleaded guilty to false accounting and pay all the money, £37,000. so i had remortgage the house and, yes, became a criminal, it is a whole new world out there!

it is incredible, we have heard the stories, but listening to them again, it is absolutely incredible. what sort of impacted that have on you and your family?— you and your family? well, we obviously _ you and your family? well, we obviously had _ you and your family? well, we obviously had a _ you and your family? well, we obviously had a much - you and your family? well, we obviously had a much bigger. you and your family? well, we - obviously had a much bigger mortgage and i had already put thousands of pounds into the post office before that and they kept my wages for a year and the whole thing financially we kind of fell off a cliff and we begged and borrowed from everybody to try and keep everything going. financially, it destroyed me. and obviously come up with my conviction, it then leaves you with very limited job opportunities. so i became a cleaner, so everybody in the village that new i would not steal from them. fithd the village that new i would not steal from them.— the village that new i would not steal from them. and all of this, des - ite steal from them. and all of this, despite the _ steal from them. and all of this, despite the fact _ steal from them. and all of this, despite the fact that _ steal from them. and all of this, despite the fact that you - steal from them. and all of this, despite the fact that you are - despite the fact that you are flagging up to the post office, from the outset, from early on after the introduction of this new it system, this new computer system that you had concerns about, you are flagging

that up and you are still put in a position where you had to admit fraud in order to escape, you feared, i really like the business sentence. , ., , sentence. yes. i mean, first time i had a big discrepancy, _ sentence. yes. i mean, first time i had a big discrepancy, i _ sentence. yes. i mean, first time i had a big discrepancy, i rang - sentence. yes. i mean, first time i had a big discrepancy, i rang up i sentence. yes. i mean, first time i. had a big discrepancy, i rang up and it was —2000 and it became —a000 and there was no help from the post office. and eventually, they said i was the only person it had ever happened to and you can see from the crowd behind me, we arejust a small fraction of i think it is pushing 1,000 people they have convicted runway. you know, and they told us all we were the only ones. —— convicted runway. we are the tip of the iceberg, there are thousands more in a shop full scheme and thousands more were taken into court so it has been a massive cover—up. the court of appeal is ruling on a couple of things today. the post

office is not contesting this, postmasters and mistresses couldn't and didn't have a fair trial. but i believe the post office is still contesting that the post office knew you could not have a fair trial but went ahead with the action presumably you are hoping that the court of appeal will rule in your favour on that second point as well. yes, i'm actually one of the four where that has already conceded. but i really am hoping that everyone will be exactly the same as me. for the group- — will be exactly the same as me. for the group. and if sentences are quashed on both these grounds, that opens the door to pursuing further civil action. opens the door to pursuing further civil action-— civil action. yes. we then issue them with _ civil action. yes. we then issue them with a — civil action. yes. we then issue them with a letter— civil action. yes. we then issue them with a letter of _ civil action. yes. we then issue them with a letter of claim - civil action. yes. we then issue them with a letter of claim and | civil action. yes. we then issue - them with a letter of claim and they have appointed lawyers to deal with it, so they will either pay it, or we will have another court battle over it. either way, we will have another court battle over it. eitherway, it we will have another court battle over it. either way, it isn't over

till it's over. t over it. either way, it isn't over till it's over.— over it. either way, it isn't over till it's over. i know a lot of you want a judge — till it's over. i know a lot of you want a judge led _ till it's over. i know a lot of you want a judge led enquiry - till it's over. i know a lot of you want a judge led enquiry into i till it's over. i know a lot of you i want a judge led enquiry into this. do you support that? yes. what would that tive do you support that? t'ezs what would that give you? do you support that? yes. what would that give you? we _ do you support that? yes. what would that give you? we will _ do you support that? yes. what would that give you? we will find _ do you support that? yes. what would that give you? we will find out - do you support that? yes. what would that give you? we will find out who i that give you? we will find out who did what when, _ that give you? we will find out who did what when, and _ that give you? we will find out who did what when, and who _ that give you? we will find out who did what when, and who knew- that give you? we will find out whoj did what when, and who knew what that give you? we will find out who - did what when, and who knew what and when. i really believe that those who knew what was going on should be held accountable for it. this is shocking. the government appointed two members to the board. they knew what was going on as well. and yet they allowed all the court cases to take place, which cost tens of millions over £100 million, actually. what on earth? why didn't it get sorted out years ago when they knew?— it get sorted out years ago when the knew? ., ., , ., , they knew? you want people to be held accountable _ they knew? you want people to be held accountable in _ they knew? you want people to be held accountable in the _ they knew? you want people to be held accountable in the way - they knew? you want people to be held accountable in the way that i they knew? you want people to be i held accountable in the way that you were falsely. held accountable in the way that you were falsely-— were falsely. yes. i would love to see that day- _ were falsely. yes. i would love to see that day. it _ were falsely. yes. i would love to see that day. it would _ were falsely. yes. i would love to see that day. it would be - were falsely. yes. i would love to | see that day. it would be amazing! let them have some of what we have had, you know? let them have some of what we have had. you know?— let them have some of what we have had, you know? thank you for talking to us and maybe _ had, you know? thank you for talking to us and maybe we _ had, you know? thank you for talking to us and maybe we could _ had, you know? thank you for talking to us and maybe we could talk- had, you know? thank you for talking to us and maybe we could talk to - had, you know? thank you for talking to us and maybe we could talk to you|

to us and maybe we could talk to you later, afterwards, and certainly from some of your colleagues who worked for the post office and who were convicted of various offences, but good luck today and thank you very much. louise lear has the weather. hello there. it's been a dry and settled april so far, hasn't it, and today is no exception. a lot of sunshine out there. maybe one or two isolated showers cropping up into the northern isles and potentially a little bit of high cloud building in from the north—west, but generally it is a dry, settled story, with light winds away from the far south—west, where here, once again, a bit more of a breeze along those exposed coasts. but generally speaking, the temperatures will start to climb, and into the afternoon we could see high teens not out of question into the west, and maybe one or two places seeing a top temperature of 20 celsius. through this evening and overnight, we keep that quiet story. maybe a little bit of cloud just filtering in off the north sea at times. a little bit of patchy mist, and perhaps temperatures not falling quite as low.

in one or two rural parts we could see down to freezing. but generally we keep that dry, settled story for the start of the weekend. a little more cloud as the breeze increases from the east on sunday. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... india has joined the uk's travel red list, with permitted travellers forced to stay in hotels on arrival, as the country reports a daily rise of nearly a third of a million cases. dozens of former postmasters will learn this morning if their convictions for financial crimes are to be quashed because of flaws in a post office computer system. a number of newspapers are quoting downing street sources reportedly blaming the prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings, for leaking mobile phone texts between borisjohnson and sirjames dyson. hairdressers reopen in northern ireland — the last part of the uk where they're being allowed

to welcome back customers. the risk of infection with coronavirus falls sharply after the first dose of a vaccine, a study finds, as the number of people in the uk who've received a jab reaches 33 million. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. after the extraordinary events of this week, the champions league is still the aim for sides in the english premier league. leicester city are looking very strong in third place, after beating west brom 3—0 last night — that really dents west brom's hopes of survival. all the goals came in a 13—minute spell, jamie vardy with his first in two months. leicester have four league matches before they face chelsea in the fa cup final in mid—may. this is the time of the season where just because we're now arrived in the final, doesn't mean you've going to have one foot in on one foot out, so thinking it's about the fa cup now. we've got other targets and we have

to have that determination and commitment until we get to the final. and i thought the players were excellent in that aspect. the odds are getting ever shorter against _ the odds are getting ever shorter against us — the odds are getting ever shorter against us because obviously we need five wins _ against us because obviously we need five wins out of six i think to be absolutely _ five wins out of six i think to be absolutely certain. that gives us 39 points, _ absolutely certain. that gives us 39 points, more than enough normally. so it's— points, more than enough normally. so its four— points, more than enough normally. so it's four wins out of six, will that— so it's four wins out of six, will that be — so it's four wins out of six, will that be enough? maybe, maybe not. but we _ that be enough? maybe, maybe not. but we will— that be enough? maybe, maybe not. but we will try to do our best. the protests at plans for a new european super league have led to the government starting a review into the way football is run straight away. it will be led by fans, and it will look at giving supporters a greater say in the structure of their clubs, as well as examining ownership and finance, and creating a new independent regulator will also be considered. former sports minister tracey crouch will lead the project.

the collapse of the breakaway league was welcomed across the game, with many figures expressing their disgust at the architechts of the plan. one of those was former manchester united defender gary neville — and his sentiments were echoed by his brother phil, now head coach at inter miami in the us. the overriding feeling is that a group of people probably totally miss read, or had a lack of knowledge about what football means to people in england and in europe, but particularly in england. you think about the stance is that all supporters of those six clubs in england that tried to break away, i think it made me really, really proud in terms of, that's where you grow up. wembley looks likely to host an extra game at this summer's european championship. uefa is discussing issues with the 12 original venues today, and they need assurances that at least a quarter of the usual capacity will be allowed into the games. so dublin is certain to lose

the fixtures it was due to stage, along with bilbao and possibly munich, and wembley is set to be given another last—16 tie, which could involve england. british number two cameron norrie has a huge match to look forward to today — he's up against rafa nadal, in the quarter—finals of the barcelona 0pen. norrie made it through when the eighth seed, david goffin, retired injured — he had treatment for a leg problem in the second set, but he couldn't continue. norrie's progress could take him back into the world's top 50. defending champion ronnie 0'sullivan has a tight match on his hands at the world snooker championship. he was a—1 up against anthony mcgill in the second round, but he was reeled in by the scot and they go into today's opening session at a—a. that starts at 10 o'clock, and it will be live on bbc two. that's all the sport for now. more than 33 million people in the uk have now received their first dose

of a coronavirus vaccine. and a new study suggests thatjust one shot of the astrazeneca or pfizerjab reduces infections by nearly two—thirds — and protects both vulnerable and healthy people. experts say the findings show that vaccines should be able to control the pandemic. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has more, and a warning, there are some flashing images in his report. when margaret keenan became the first person to be immunized in a mass vaccination programme, doctors were confident from the clinical trials that herjab and millions of others would be effective. since then, infection rates have plummeted. but it's been hard to tell how much of this has been due to lockdown measures, and how much has been down to the jabs. the new study indicates that the vaccines are likely to have had a big impact. it also confirms that the decision to give as many people as possible a first dose by delaying the second, was the right one. among the findings are that two doses of the pfizer—biontech jab

reduced infection by 90%. not enough people have had two doses of the oxford—astrazeneca jab to assess its impact. but comparison of the first doses show that it's just as good as pfizer. and both jabs are just as effective in people aged over 75, or with underlying health conditions, as they are in younger, healthier people. what we've found is that vaccination works equally well across all ages, and also that people with long term health conditions were equally well protected by vaccinations. we've seen good protection from one dose of vaccine, but we've seen that you get the best protection, having had a second dose of vaccine. so we'd really like to encourage people to take up the opportunity to have a second dose of their vaccine once this is available. the next stage of the research is to find out how long the jabs continue to protect people, in order to decide when to begin the next round of vaccinations.

pallab ghosh, bbc news. sarah walker is professor of medical statistics and epidemiology at the university of oxford. you have worked on the study, good to have you with us. a lot to get through. first of all, does this conclusively separate for us the impact of vaccines on covid cases as opposed to the impact of lockdown is? we opposed to the impact of lockdown is? ~ , opposed to the impact of lockdown is? . , . ., , opposed to the impact of lockdown is? . , , , opposed to the impact of lockdown is? , , , ., opposed to the impact of lockdown is? , , ., is? we very carefully try to control for everything _ is? we very carefully try to control for everything that _ is? we very carefully try to control for everything that was _ is? we very carefully try to control for everything that was going - is? we very carefully try to control for everything that was going on i is? we very carefully try to controlj for everything that was going on in the background. by carefully adjusting for background positivity rates, effectively, people by age, type and region. it's an observational study, so one can never be 100% confident but the effects are very large and they are very consistent, however we try to look at it. so we are confident in the results that we have put out today. the results that we have put out toda . ~ ., .,

the results that we have put out toda. ., today. we heard about the efficacy there in that _ today. we heard about the efficacy there in that report _ today. we heard about the efficacy there in that report from _ today. we heard about the efficacy there in that report from pallab i there in that report from pallab ghosh. what is the extent of the protection from the vaccines and is it possible to say yet in terms of the level of antibodies and how long the level of antibodies and how long the protection lasts for? horse the level of antibodies and how long the protection lasts for?— the protection lasts for? how long the protection lasts for? how long the protection _ the protection lasts for? how long the protection lasts _ the protection lasts for? how long the protection lasts for, _ the protection lasts for? how long the protection lasts for, we - the protection lasts for? how long the protection lasts for, we will i the protection lasts for, we will have to follow people for longer. what we can say is we saw a greater protection from both a single dose and from two pfizer doses against infections with symptoms, and also infections with symptoms, and also infections with symptoms, and also infections with high viral load. so individuals should be really confident that if they are vaccinated, or if they have had covid before, they have a much lower chance of getting those types of infections. what's unique about this study on what's really important is we test people regularly in their homes, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not, so we can also look at infections where people don't know they've got covid. the vaccines protect against those as well, but actually to a lesser

degree. so only about a 50% reduction from two doses and similarly from previous infection. that's important because it means evenif that's important because it means even if you are vaccinated, even if you have had it before, you can actually get it again, mildly in general, but it does mean you still have the potential to pass it on to other people, and that's why it is so important that we still wear face coverings do other things to reduce risk. the virus is always out there and every person infected just gives it a chance to mutate and potentially turn into something more dangerous again. so it is good news, but there is also a knife edge and we are walking a very fine line. will come back to mutations in a second. presumably it also means you absolutely want to encourage everyone who hasn't been vaccinated yet to get a vaccination, and also presumably if people listen to this and hear about the positive impact of one dose, not to think that they

can skip the second.— can skip the second. absolutely critical. one _ can skip the second. absolutely critical. one dose _ can skip the second. absolutely critical. one dose was - can skip the second. absolutely critical. one dose was a - can skip the second. absolutely critical. one dose was a good i critical. 0ne dose was a good strategy for getting as many people as possible two thirds of the protection. two doses give you 90%, and you really need more of that. we have to get virus levels down as low as possible. we know that the lockdown works, but it's extraordinarily painful and vaccination, the data shows, gives us the opportunity to really control the virus in a less painful way. let's talk about variance in a day where india, and there is news of a new variant from there, it has become part of the uk red list, so do we know yet whether these vaccines have a significant impact on these variants emerging, coming from various parts of the world? there are too soon to say. we have

seen it provides good protection against the kent variant. but in the uk, the numbers of variants from india and south africa and so on are actually very small. even though we studied 370,000 people, we haven't seen enough cases to answer those questions, so that is something we will definitely be looking at carefully over the next six months. it comes back to the point that actually we have to do everything we can to reduce transmission, and that includes vaccination but also includes vaccination but also includes facemasks and social distancing, washing hands and all the other things that we know work. really interesting to talk to you today, professor sarah walker. hopefully we can talk to you again as you continue to look at the data. a new malaria vaccine has been shown to be very effective in early trials. the vaccine has been developed by the team behind the

oxford astrazeneca jack and the 0xford astrazeneca jack and the effectiveness is a far higher figure than for any existing treatment. there will be some larger scale testing taken place. more than 100 people... more than 100 people are reported to have been hurt in clashes in eastjerusalem during rival demonstrations by palestinians and a far—rightjewish group. there were confrontations between the two sides, and between palestinian protesters and the israeli police, who were trying to keep the groups apart. tom bateman is injerusalem. these tensions have been bubbling for nights now was not this evening it feels more angry, it is more organised, and this seems like a culmination.

they're from lehava, a far—right jewish ultranationalist group. there's been a spate of race—hate incidents injerusalem, with palestinians hitting or abusing ultraorthodox dues and posting it on the social media site tiktok. and groups of far—right israeli youths have chased and assaulted some palestinians in the street. explosion. that's the sound of stun grenades at the moment, as the israeli security forces here have been clashing with palestinians, and it's only a couple of hundred yards from where the far—right ultranationalistjewish group has been trying to get to. there are running battles now between the palestinians and the israeli security forces. they're trying to move them back here. that stun grenade... you ok? explosion. this is damascus gate. it's the holy month of ramadan for muslims. many gather here in the evenings. they've been complaining that the police have been stopping them gathering here. the police say they were simply trying to ease the flow of pedestrians through there,

but this has really been at the centre of these tensions over recent days. new restrictions for people coming to the uk from india have come into force this morning, as the country has joined the uk's "red list" — which effectively bans travel. india has reported the biggest daily rise in infections of any country since the pandemic began — nearly a third of a million cases — for the second day in a row. one of the worst affected areas is the capital delhi where some hospitals have issued sos alerts warning that they only had a few hours of oxygen left. well, we can speak now to riya gupta, who is a 21—year—old student from delhi. thank you forjoining us today. around delhi, six hospitals have said they have completely run out of oxygen. describe the situation in the city as you are experiencing it right now. the city as you are experiencing it

ritht now. , ., , , right now. the thing is, it has been very scary. — right now. the thing is, it has been very scary. it's _ right now. the thing is, it has been very scary, it's been _ right now. the thing is, it has been very scary, it's been overwhelming| very scary, it's been overwhelming as well, to know that everybody... you have been reading for a long time and you have known for a long time and you have known for a long time that you are at high risk, and family members are at high risk and it's really scary. the condition is such that oxygen is not available in delhi and across india. there are no ventilators available, there are no free beds available, no spaces in crematorium is. it's a really scary condition that's been going on over here. do condition that's been going on over here. , ., condition that's been going on over here. i. ~ ., condition that's been going on over here. ~ ., ., ., here. do you know anyone who has covid or has _ here. do you know anyone who has covid or has had _ here. do you know anyone who has covid or has had it? _ here. do you know anyone who has covid or has had it? yes. _ here. do you know anyone who has covid or has had it? yes. basicallyl covid or has had it? yes. basically all my friends. _ covid or has had it? yes. basically all my friends, literally _ covid or has had it? yes. basically all my friends, literally all - covid or has had it? yes. basically all my friends, literally all of - all my friends, literally all of them, they do have covid. and a few of my relatives do. i know a lot of people who have covid. even where i

live, fourfamilies people who have covid. even where i live, four families have people who have covid. even where i live, fourfamilies have covid, so it is quite scary. live, four families have covid, so it is quite scary-— it is quite scary. you say literally all of your— it is quite scary. you say literally all of your friends _ it is quite scary. you say literally all of your friends have - it is quite scary. you say literally all of your friends have covid. i it is quite scary. you say literally| all of your friends have covid. do they think they got it because they were out socialising, where do they think the virus came from and how do they think they caught it?— they think they caught it? studies show that in _ they think they caught it? studies show that in delhi, _ they think they caught it? studies show that in delhi, the _ they think they caught it? studies show that in delhi, the virus - they think they caught it? studies show that in delhi, the virus has i show that in delhi, the virus has become airborne, it is in the air. when you are going to get groceries, or grocery deliveries are coming over to your place, there are times the virus can be transmitted through that. and in the indoor months of january and february, people have not been social distancing as much and have not been as careful as they should have been, and have been going outside and that's where the virus has been transmitted and they have caught it. host

virus has been transmitted and they have caught it— virus has been transmitted and they have caught it. how much do you go out? i do have caught it. how much do you go out? i do have _ have caught it. how much do you go out? i do have a _ have caught it. how much do you go out? i do have a dog, _ have caught it. how much do you go out? i do have a dog, so _ have caught it. how much do you go out? i do have a dog, so i _ have caught it. how much do you go out? i do have a dog, so i have - have caught it. how much do you go out? i do have a dog, so i have to i out? i do have a dog, so i have to take him out _ out? i do have a dog, so i have to take him out for— out? i do have a dog, so i have to take him out for a _ out? i do have a dog, so i have to take him out for a walk. _ out? i do have a dog, so i have to take him out for a walk. but - out? i do have a dog, so i have to take him out for a walk. but it's i take him out for a walk. but it's just for ten or 15 minutes but other than that i am not going out and nobody in my family is. do than that i am not going out and nobody in my family is.- than that i am not going out and nobody in my family is. do you feel nervous or— nobody in my family is. do you feel nervous or scared _ nobody in my family is. do you feel nervous or scared about _ nobody in my family is. do you feel nervous or scared about the - nobody in my family is. do you feel. nervous or scared about the prospect of going out?— nervous or scared about the prospect of going out? yes, more than scared, it's kind of a — of going out? yes, more than scared, it's kind of a paranoia. _ of going out? yes, more than scared, it's kind of a paranoia. you _ of going out? yes, more than scared, it's kind of a paranoia. you just - it's kind of a paranoia. you just feel like you will get it, even if somebody... you see somebodyjust having a common cold, you think that this person might have covid so i will maintain my distance. it is quite rude if you are talking to someone downstairs and and they cough or sneeze and you just feel very paranoid and you think, does this person have covid, i am i safe now? it is like a paranoia and we are terrified, all of us in india. everybody is well aware of the critical situation in the hospitals. nobody wants to put themselves in a position where they might end up

there. what are your thoughts on how there. what are your thoughts on how the government has handled and is handling this? t the government has handled and is handling this?— handling this? i personally think the government _ handling this? i personally think the government has _ handling this? i personally think the government has immense i handling this? i personally think - the government has immense potential and has been doing a lot, for sure, but for a population of people whose loved ones are at constant risk of death, i understand why one might feel it is not enough. we consider a such a situation to be serious only when we see someone we love suffering so i do understand some of it, why people think it is not enough, but it is a huge population as well, to provide all the vaccines to. . ~' , ., , as well, to provide all the vaccines to. ., ,, , ., , . as well, to provide all the vaccines to. ., ~' i., , . ., as well, to provide all the vaccines to. .mg , . to. thank you very much for your

thoughts- _ to. thank you very much for your thoughts. from _ to. thank you very much for your thoughts. from delhi. _ to. thank you very much for your thoughts. from delhi. a - to. thank you very much for your thoughts. from delhi. a viewer. to. thank you very much for your i thoughts. from delhi. a viewer has beenin thoughts. from delhi. a viewer has been in touch on twitter, my wife's flight back from india to the uk has been cancelled on multiple occasions. they finally got a flight on the 25th of apriljust to learn india was added to the red list and she will now be subject to what he calls institutional quarantine. if you are in that situation, someone in yourfamily has not you are in that situation, someone in your family has not been able to get back to the uk before india went on to the red list and will have to quarantine, get in touch with me on twitter. a children's hospice in the black country has been saved from closure thanks to the bereaved parents of a little girl who was looked after there. £2 million was raised after a groundswell of support from local people for the acorns hospice in walsall, which provides vital care for hundreds of poorly children and their families. phil mackie has the story. # from now on i say don't give up today #.

this is isabella lyttle. the campaign to save acorns children's hospice in walsall wouldn't have succeeded without her family's support. during her eight—year battle with cancer it became her second home. but two years ago, just after she died, the trust said it couldn't afford to keep it open, which is when her family helped kickstart the fundraising needed to save it. less than two years later, its future is secure. it is a bit of a rare occurrence, often times at the moment for a lasting and a genuine smile. but, yeah, this news, you know, it's been worth all the time and effort and outpouring of love from our local community. it's, er...job done! this arts and crafts room will always be isabella's place. isabella's favourite place was the arts and crafts room, and now it's been named in her honour. it's a real honour and a privilege that you thought about isabella like that, so just thank you for everything that you've

done for us for so long. amad is one of the many young children for whom acorns is a lifeline — and it provides critical support for theirfamilies, too. every room today is occupied by a child who has complex care needs, and families here in the black country use the walsall acorns for respite care and, of course, as in isabella's case, for palliative care, too, which is why the community came together to raise the money to save it. a lot of charities have had a really tough time during the pandemic, as have we. but thanks to people's generosity, this hospice has stayed open every day of the pandemic — every single day we've had children and families staying in this hospice, all thanks to how people rallied round and supported the charity. i this place, it just always brings i back the most amazing memories. and when i walk in, ijust feel... i feel calm, i feel peaceful. i feel that she's here.

and just to see all the staff- and to know how much they loved isabella and how - much she loved them. and she'sjust... she's just part of the walls of this place — she really is. _ ijust know how happy she'd be now, to... i to see this, to see that it's saved. she would love this. the craft room has a new name, and the hospice is safe for the next generations of families like isabella's. i hope it brings a lot ofjoy to a lot of other children, just like isabella and...that smile. phil mackie, bbc news, walsall. now, louise lear has the weather. good morning. once again, the weather story is all about the temperature swing from cold nights to warm afternoons. first thing this morning we saw an overnight low of —a in santon downham in suffolk, but by the middle of the afternoon, some of us will see temperatures into the high teens, possibly even 20 celsius, and i'll come on to where that's likely in just a moment.

that's because we've still got high pressure influencing the story at the moment. the wind is turning in a clockwise direction around that high so always a chance of a bit more of a breeze, particularly down towards the south—west. we've also got some thick cloud into the northern isles which could produce an isolated shower, and generally a bit more high cloud may well develop into the west by the middle of the afternoon. the winds gusting just like yesterday, in excess of a0 mph across the southwest. that'll take the edge off the feel of things and might make for some choppy seas as well at times. but sheltered western areas are likely to see the best of the warmth — 19 degrees, possibly 20, is not out of the question. a little bit cooler on the east coast. if you are a hay fever sufferer, the tree pollen is still high, and that means it'll remain high for the majority of the country, only lower where we've got that cloud and the odd shower. through this evening and overnight, we could see a little bit of patchy mist and fog forming and some low clouds drifting in off the north sea, so temperatures perhaps not falling as low

as previous nights, maybe staying just above freezing in many rural places. but that high pressure is still with us, still a little bit more of a breeze to start the weekend, down to the southwest, but again the emphasis is with that dry, settled, quiet story. any early morning low cloud, patchy mist and fog, will melt away. once again we'll see some decent sunshine coming through and temperatures again in sheltered western areas could reach the high teens. butjust that little bit cooler as the breeze starts to pick up again and we could see a little more low cloud coming in off the north sea. that's going to become more of an issue on sunday. sunday will be a cloudier story with that cloud rolling in from the east. the further west you are, the best of the sunshine, but temperatures are certainly likely to be down a notch or two on recent days. that's going to be the theme as we go through the week ahead. it will be cooler, cloudier, don't get your hopes up too much if you're desperate for rain, but there could be a few hit and miss showers.

hello. this is bbc news ? these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. india's covid crisis intensifies — the country reporting the highest daily tally. meanwhile, in the uk, the country joins the travel red list, with permitted travellers forced to stay in hotels on arrival. dozens of former postmasters will learn this morning if their convictions for financial crimes are to be quashed because of flaws in a post office computer system. hairdressers reopen in northern ireland — the last part of the uk where they're being allowed to welcome back customers. a race against time for rescuers in an indonesia hunting for the missing submarine with 53 crew on board. and the duke and duchess of cambridge release a new photograph of their youngest

child, prince louis, to celebrate his third birthday today.