this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the court of appeal clears 39 former subpostmasters of fraud and false accounting, after one of the uk's most widespread miscarriages ofjustice. it was all about clearing my name. i'm not a thief, i'm not a fraudster. i'm an honest person and that... that's it. that's everything i want. india has reported its highest number of new daily infection — more than 330,00 cases. industrial oxygen is now having to be used in hospitals as stocks run out. dominic cummings, the prime minister's former senior aide, a new malaria vaccine developed by the team behind the oxford—astrazeneca jab has proved to be 77% effective in early trials.

dominic cummings, the prime minister's former senior aide, denies leaking text messages between boris johnson and sirjames dyson. the wales football manager and former manchester united player, ryan giggs, has been charged with assaulting two women. he's due to appear before magistrates next week. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around it's the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice ever seen in the uk — 39 former postmasters and mistresses who were wrongly convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting have been cleared by the court of appeal. they were prosecuted after a faulty computer system installed by the post office showed large amounts of money disappearing from their branches. some went to prison — many sawjobs, marriages and reputations ruined.

the post office has apologised for the impact the scandal has had on the lives of the postmasters and their families. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. cheering. today was everything they had dared to hope for. we are very happy. we were not mad. it was a long time coming. branded as criminals, pursued by their employer, bankrupted, forced to defend themselves in court, and within their own communities. and none of it was their fault. i've been to prison. prison doesn't do anybody any good. today is pure emotion. after decades of fighting, these sub—postmasters have not only had their convictions quashed, they've been exonerated by the court of appeal. it will have plenty of ramifications, legal implications down the line, but for those today who just received the news, it's overwhelming. here's what janet skinner told me earlier this week. we was all telling the truth, but nobody wanted to listen.

today, their voices were heard, and they were exonerated by the judge as characters of the highest repute. i'm relieved, absolutely relieved. i just started shaking as soon as they started ijust started shaking as soon as they started i just started shaking as soon as they started reading out all the names. to have to wait 1a years and to have to actually bring an army against them. karen wilson had been fighting to clear the name of her husband, julian, who passed away five years ago, and today, her strength won through. honestly, i can't quite believe it. it's going to take a long time to sink in, isn't it? yeah, it is. it's been worth all the trauma and the pain and the agony and the tears. we've got there. that's the main thing. basically, we did the government'sjob. they didn't do anything. whole families have been impacted. emma had to step in to help her dad financially when he couldn't get work. as long as he's looking down, feeling proud, l feeling, you know, we did it, i told you so, i think... - i think that's what we'll

take away from it. - the lawyer representing most of today's group says this victory throws open the gates for hundreds more appeals. the words that have been uttered many times over recent years about doing the right thing by these people, the time is now to translate those words into deeds. the boss in charge from 2012 was paula vennells. under her leadership, prosecutions continued and a report into the issue was shelved. when she resigned, she was given a cbe for services to the post office. i've contacted her a number of times over recent weeks, but she hasn't responded to my questions. the current boss of the post office also refused to be interviewed today, but in a statement, said... but those words can never remove the pain of lost decades.

colletta smith, bbc news. india has recorded more than 330,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 2a hours, setting a world record for the second day in a row. over 2000 more people have died. india's hospitals are buckling under the strain with oxygen running short and beds in many hospitals completely full. from delhi, here's our india correspondent yogita limaye. the front line — and emergency room in a covid hospital. the front line — an emergency room in a covid hospital. just about standing under the weight of an unfolding disaster. a patient who is hardly breathing is brought in. as nurses tried to get him to respond, there's another person, even more critical. they couldn't revive him. to get past the shortage of beds, they've packed in stretchers, wheelchairs, as many as they can.

but the first line of treatment against covid—i9 is oxygen. and they've almost run out. at this point, there was just one hour of supply left. the staff knows how many lives hang in the balance. people are being turned away, but they don't know where they'll find oxygen or a bed. manura bibi was taken in for a short while to stabilise her. "we've already been to five hospitals. "where will poor people like us go," her nephew asks. but this hospital is so on the brink, they have to leave. the intensive care unit is full, too. there are next to no icu bed in a city of 20 million.

these are patients in a critical condition. it's unthinkable, unimaginable that one would think of them is better off in any way, but it's the reality of what we are seeing in india. people in an icu have won the first battle — to be here. between seeing his patients, the doctor, constantly on calls. back—up, another couple of hours. so, we are struggling, we are struggling. he's desperately trying to get more oxygen. we are running out of oxygen. the whole country is running out of oxygen, 0k? the city is, we are, everybody is, ok? so, please focus on that, please. you are doing a fantastic job otherwise, 0k? please. 0k, all of you remember that. if oxygen runs out, there is no leeway for many patients. there is no leeway — they will die. some oxygen arrived a bit later, but it can only last a few hours. then the struggle begins again. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi.

dr zubaida haque is a member of a group of scientists that call it's an unprecedented scenario in our hospital. a lot of us across the city and country. we've never seen anything of this kind. the number of cases are soaring. people are frantically calling us our critical care beds are completely occupied. 0ne care beds are completely occupied. one bed is running short. 0n care beds are completely occupied. one bed is running short. on top of that, we are constantly being pressed by phone calls from relatives of patients who have been admitted under our care because they are desperate to get into the hospital.

dr zubaida haque is a member of a group of scientists that call themselves independent sage, which has been providing alternative scientific advice in the uk during the pandemic. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what do you make of what's happening in india and do you think other governments should step in, offer to stepan? it is other governments should step in, offer to stepan?_ offer to stepan? it is an unprecedented - offer to stepan? it is an unprecedented and - offer to stepan? it is an - unprecedented and harrowing offer to stepan? it is an _ unprecedented and harrowing national emergency and crisis. i think anybody who's seen the pictures of people literally dying on the street outside of hospitals, begging to go into hospitals where there are no beds. beds become free when someone dies, and that's an absolutely appalling national scandal. yes, everybody should be stepping in. international leaders, prime minister modi, he needs to step up. up minister modi, he needs to step up. up until now, it's been an abject failure of leadership by prime

minister modi. the international leaders need to step up now. they can't wait to be invited because we have a national catastrophe on our hands where we have over 60 million covid cases. we have over 300,000 daily cases a day and tens of thousands of deaths. the india variant, thousands of deaths. the india variant. is _ thousands of deaths. the india variant, is there _ thousands of deaths. the india variant, is there evidence - thousands of deaths. the india variant, is there evidence that| thousands of deaths. the india | variant, is there evidence that it is more contagious, more easily transmissible? fist is more contagious, more easily transmissible?— is more contagious, more easily transmissible? at the moment, i think there _ transmissible? at the moment, i think there are _ transmissible? at the moment, i think there are some _ transmissible? at the moment, i | think there are some suggestions transmissible? at the moment, i i think there are some suggestions as to suggest that it is. it's difficult because what has happened in india is we've got a perfect storm of locked of factors. the government has, we've had until this week where the government carried on encouraging mass election reilly's. until this week, we still have a religious festivals taking place —— election rallies. if not until the

last few days that prime minister modi has stepped in under international and national pressure to do that. so, there is at the moment real concern that not enough is being done and a lot more needs to be done. figs is being done and a lot more needs to be done-— to be done. as you say, india, the situation there _ to be done. as you say, india, the situation there appears _ to be done. as you say, india, the situation there appears to - to be done. as you say, india, the situation there appears to be - situation there appears to be something of a perfect storm, but around the world, there are second and third surges going on. do you think there's still reason to be worried here? at think there's still reason to be worried here?— think there's still reason to be worried here? �* ., ., worried here? at the moment, nowhere is it safe until— worried here? at the moment, nowhere is it safe until everyone _ worried here? at the moment, nowhere is it safe until everyone is _ worried here? at the moment, nowhere is it safe until everyone is safe. - is it safe until everyone is safe. we can't work on this basis where we just work within our national borders. that's exactly how covid entered our country. we close our borders to china, but we had the virus entering through italy. we can't work in that basis. we have to work on the basis that until everyone is safe, no one is safe anywhere. so, that means that we

need to do everything in our power, prime minister borisjohnson has to step up and proactively, not wait for prime minister modi, but proactively send all the supplies that india needs right now, everything from medical oxygen to disaster relief to masks to helping to set up field hospitals. we need to set up field hospitals. we need to do all of that because if there's anything we've learned, it's that unless we deal with the international situation with covid, it will come back to our doorstep. right now in europe, we have a third way. in canada, we have a second way. in canada, we have a second way. there are second and third waves everywhere in the world right now. there is a global surge. we cannot afford to just look after our own interests. cannot afford to 'ust look after our own interests.— cannot afford to 'ust look after our own interests. thank you very much for “oininu own interests. thank you very much forjoining us- _ the uk's port of a feel has cleared

postmasters wrongly convicted of fraud —— court of appeal. helen is chair of the criminal cases commission which investigates miscarriages ofjustice. it commission which investigates miscarriages ofjustice.- commission which investigates miscarriages ofjustice. miscarriages of 'ustice. it was an absolutely — miscarriages ofjustice. it was an absolutely enormous _ miscarriages ofjustice. it was an i absolutely enormous investigation involving thousands and thousands of hours of my team because each case turns on its own facts and specific circumstances. so it can't be viewed as one case, so it was a huge amount of work. ~ . ~ as one case, so it was a huge amount of work. ~ ., ~ ., , , of work. what i think many viewers find hard to — of work. what i think many viewers find hard to get _ of work. what i think many viewers find hard to get their _ of work. what i think many viewers find hard to get their heads - of work. what i think many viewers find hard to get their heads around | find hard to get their heads around with this is with no money —— so many cases coming forward, the sheer scale of it, why did ring alarm bells? ., , , , scale of it, why did ring alarm bells? ., y,, bells? largely because it wasn't known. these _ bells? largely because it wasn't known. these were _ bells? largely because it wasn't

known. these were private - known. these were private prosecutions, so until we asked the just a select committee to look into this, nobody knew there was 700 prosecutions —— justice select committee. so itjust went unnoticed in the criminaljustice system because there were private prosecutions.— because there were private prosecutions. because there were private rosecutions. , ., ., ., prosecutions. does not mean that the s stem of prosecutions. does not mean that the system of private _ prosecutions. does not mean that the system of private prosecutions - prosecutions. does not mean that the system of private prosecutions needs| system of private prosecutions needs to be be overhauled? i system of private prosecutions needs to be be overhauled?— to be be overhauled? i think now that the justice _ to be be overhauled? i think now that the justice committee - to be be overhauled? i think now that the justice committee have l that the justice committee have looked into, as we ask them to, the private prosecutions, they've come up private prosecutions, they've come up with safeguarding recommendations which are very sensible. they will also be a register of how many private prosecutions that are going through, which didn't exist in that form before. share through, which didn't exist in that form before-— through, which didn't exist in that form before. �* ., , , form before. are there other lessons that ou form before. are there other lessons that you think— form before. are there other lessons that you think have _ form before. are there other lessons that you think have emerged? - form before. are there other lessons that you think have emerged? i - form before. are there other lessonsj that you think have emerged? i think there are a number _ that you think have emerged? i think there are a number of _ that you think have emerged? i think there are a number of lessons - that you think have emerged? i think|

there are a number of lessons around all of this. one of which is if you have so many issues — and this is not something we could have looked into — if you have so many issues like this, there's an organisation to look into it, is there a systemic problem here that we need to explore? ratherthan problem here that we need to explore? rather than having a view it can't possibly be the computer system. so, ithink it can't possibly be the computer system. so, i think we absolutely need to look at that. we absolutely need to look at that. we absolutely need to look at that. we absolutely need to be clear that if there are private prosecutions — so, you have the victim, the investigator and the prosecutor in one body looking into the issues, and there needs to be the issues, and there needs to be the kind of safeguarding that is now being put around systems. [30 the kind of safeguarding that is now being put around systems.- being put around systems. do you think it's possible _ being put around systems. do you think it's possible that _ being put around systems. do you think it's possible that there - being put around systems. do you | think it's possible that there might still be more cases out there of unjust accusation? filth.

still be more cases out there of unjust accusation?— still be more cases out there of unjust accusation? oh, gosh, yes. we've already _ unjust accusation? oh, gosh, yes. we've already got _ unjust accusation? oh, gosh, yes. we've already got another - unjust accusation? oh, gosh, yes. we've already got another 22 - unjust accusation? oh, gosh, yes. | we've already got another 22 cases under review. we've had people contacting us today, saying "will you look at our case?" we know there were 700 cases, there are other cases that will undoubtedly come to us, and we have to sort those into which ones are referable to the relevant court, which ones might be no appeal cases which might need to be dealt with in a different way. but guiding people through the criminaljustice but guiding people through the criminal justice system but guiding people through the criminaljustice system to help them find an appropriate outcome, whatever that may be. helen, thanks ve much whatever that may be. helen, thanks very much for— whatever that may be. helen, thanks very much for your _ whatever that may be. helen, thanks very much for your time. _ whatever that may be. helen, thanks very much for your time. my - very much for your time. my pleasure. — very much for your time. ij�*i pleasure, thank very much for your time. m pleasure, thank you. a new malaria vaccine, developed by researchers at the oxford university and scientists from burkina faso has proven 77% effective against the disease, in early trials. this is a figure far higher than any existing treatments. the study, published in the lancet, involved a50 children

from burkina faso ? and will now move to large—scale trials. the bbc�*s rhoda 0dhiambo reports. the news out of the slab could save thousands of lives. for the past year, researchers at this institute outside of 0uagadougou have been testing a potential vaccine against malaria. it testing a potential vaccine against malaria. , . . testing a potential vaccine against malaria. ., , , malaria. it is amazing because we have never— malaria. it is amazing because we have never seen _ malaria. it is amazing because we have never seen a _ malaria. it is amazing because we have never seen a malaria - malaria. it is amazing because we j have never seen a malaria vaccine thatis have never seen a malaria vaccine that is so high—level. so, for me, i think this is a really the success story of my life.— think this is a really the success story of my life. burkina faso was chosen because _ story of my life. burkina faso was chosen because the _ story of my life. burkina faso was chosen because the high - story of my life. burkina faso was chosen because the high numberl story of my life. burkina faso was i chosen because the high number of malaria cases. 0ther chosen because the high number of malaria cases. other african countries face similar challenges. there's a lot of investment in malaria control in africa and

burkina faso everywhere, but so far, cases are still high. of course with the vaccine, that will reduce by 70%. ., ., , the vaccine, that will reduce by 70%. ., ., , ., ., ., 70%. malaria is one of the leading causes of child _ 70%. malaria is one of the leading causes of child mortality - 70%. malaria is one of the leading causes of child mortality in - 70%. malaria is one of the leading causes of child mortality in africa | causes of child mortality in africa in more than 400 people thousand —— 4000 people worldwide died in 2019 from the disease. billions have been invested into eradicating it, but recent progress has stalled. the previous vaccine released in 2015 took nearly 30 years to develop, and is less than 50% effective. r21 is potentially much more effective and ultimately cheaper. the cost of a single dose will be less than three us dollars. the new vaccine was developed in conjunction with the

general institute at oxford university. the team there will face trials next. thousands of people in burkina faso, mali, kenya and tanzania will produce a plate. traditionally, it would take two, three. _ traditionally, it would take two, three. four— traditionally, it would take two, three, four or even five years to -et three, four or even five years to get approval. during that time, we know_ get approval. during that time, we know hundreds of thousands of african — know hundreds of thousands of african children will die every yeah — african children will die every year. therefore... in the same way african _ year. therefore... in the same way african revocations have approved authorisations of the covid vaccines _ authorisations of the covid vaccines. if authorisations of the covid vaccines-— authorisations of the covid vaccines. ., ,, ., ., ., vaccines. if approved, roll-out could begin — vaccines. if approved, roll-out could begin quickly. _ vaccines. if approved, roll-out could begin quickly. the - vaccines. if approved, roll-out. could begin quickly. the world's largest vaccine manufacturer has already agreed to manufacture 200 million doses. it could have a huge impact on malaria across the world. rhoda 0dhiambo, bbc news, nairobi. here in the uk, dominic cummings has

denied leaking technics messages between mrjohnson and sirjames dyson. the prime minister gave this reaction earlier. i think what people are interested in is not whose briefing what. what's interesting is the substance of the issue. i think back to that period in march of last year, early march of last year, when we knew that we were facing a pandemic where the only realistic way of treating someone in a very bad state was to incubate them and put them on ventilators. that was what the medical advice was at the time. we had 9000 ventilators. we needed a minimum of 30,000. we had to get the whole of british manufacturing to do whatever they could. i was on the phone to notjust dyson, i was talking to jay lr, formula 1, jcb,

dozens of potential suppliers. do ou dozens of potential suppliers. do you have any response to that comment from him? mr; you have any response to that comment from him? my response is what i'm comment from him? my response is what i'm giving. _ comment from him? my response is what i'm giving, which _ comment from him? my response is what i'm giving, which is _ comment from him? my response is what i'm giving, which is that - comment from him? my response is what i'm giving, which is that it - what i'm giving, which is that it was the right thing to procure those ventilators and to have that interaction with dyson in the way that we did. but interaction with dyson in the way that we did-— that we did. but do you think he was... source _ that we did. but do you think he was... source of— that we did. but do you think he was... source of that _ that we did. but do you think he was... source of that leak? - that we did. but do you think he was... source of that leak? i- that we did. but do you think he i was... source of that leak? i don't think he will— was... source of that leak? i don't think he will care. _ was... source of that leak? i don't think he will care. what _ was... source of that leak? i don't think he will care. what they - was... source of that leak? i don't think he will care. what they care | think he will care. what they care about... what was i doing back in march of last year. people have attacked me. march of last year. people have attacked me— march of last year. people have attacked me. ~ ., ~ ., attacked me. what did you think of him as the source _ attacked me. what did you think of him as the source of— attacked me. what did you think of him as the source of the _ attacked me. what did you think of him as the source of the leak? - attacked me. what did you think of him as the source of the leak? i i him as the source of the leak? i don't think he gives a monkey, to be frank, about who says what. greg dawson joins _ frank, about who says what. greg dawson joins me _ frank, about who says what. greg dawson joins me now. _ frank, about who says what. greg dawsonjoins me now. what's most important to know about what dominic cummings is saying? i important to know about what dominic cummings is saying?— cummings is saying? i think two thins. cummings is saying? i think two things- first _ cummings is saying? i think two things. first of _ cummings is saying? i think two things. first of all, _ cummings is saying? i think two things. first of all, this - cummings is saying? i think two things. first of all, this is - cummings is saying? i think two things. first of all, this is a - things. first of all, this is a denial, but it's the fact that it's such an explosive denial, and the personal attack on the prime minister and his office. these two

men worked closely together for several years. let's just go through the denial first of all. regarding the denial first of all. regarding the leak of text messages between borisjohnson and sirjames dyson. this was related to james dyson's staff coming to the uk to produce ventilators. the bbc reported on that and the information gleaned from those text messages. today, dominic cummings denied he was part of that leak. he said he does have text messages relating to dyson's business, but it's much more related to the ventilators and covid. it has nothing to do with the tax issues that the bbc has been reporting on earlier this week. there was also a second leak story that dominic cummings touches on. cast your mind back to november last year, and there was leaked information that borisjohnson was on the verge of announcing a second lockdown and england. that led downing street to launch an inquiry into who was behind that leak. mr cummings says he was cleared of that along with

the director of communications at the director of communications at the time, lee cain, but he goes on to say in this blog about the prime minister doesn't want or didn't want our —— an inquiry. there was a third issue that dominic cummings raises in this blog, and that is an issue of the rabid renovation of the downing street flat. it's been reported carrie symonds wasn't happy happy reported carrie s mo d ' happy with y n s wasnt happy reported carrie symonds wasn't happy happy with the deck or —— deck decor. mr cummings had the pm stops locking because he told her to him straight. he said the plan was unethical, possibly illegal and almost certainly broke the rules on proper disclosure of political donations if conducted in the way he intended. earlier today, donations if conducted in the way he intended. earliertoday, before the statement was released, the

government said that the cost of the wider refurbishment of that flat in downing street had been met by the prime minister personally. brute downing street had been met by the prime minister personally.— prime minister personally. we have to leave it there, _ prime minister personally. we have to leave it there, but _ prime minister personally. we have to leave it there, but thank - prime minister personally. we have to leave it there, but thank you. - the uk and australia have agreed the vast majority of a free—trade deal after talks in london over the past few days. the two governments say they will look to reach full agreement in principle byjune. ministers claim any deal with australia could add 500 million pounds to the uk's economic output over the long term. the french... the french national anti—terrorist prosecutor has taken charge of an inquiry into the fatal stabbing of a policewoman near paris. 0ther police officers shot dead her tunisian attacker after he stabbed her in the throat at the entrance of a police station in rambouillet, south—west of the capital. paying tribute to the 49—year—old officer, the prime minister jean castex said france had lost one of its everyday heroines to a barbaric and cowardly act.

president biden will travel to the uk injune for his first overseas visit. the white house says the president's triple highlight his commitment to restoring align this —— alliances. the white house is mr biden will travel to brussels for nato meeting. pond biden will travel to brussels for nato meeting.— biden will travel to brussels for| nato meeting._ four nato meeting. and lift off. four astronauts _ nato meeting. and lift off. four astronauts lifted _ nato meeting. and lift off. four astronauts lifted off _ nato meeting. and lift off. four astronauts lifted off from - nato meeting. and lift off. four astronauts lifted off from cape l astronauts lifted off from cape canaveral in florida. the first rule ever propelled by recycled from a previous flight —— the first crew. due to arrive tomorrow. two nasa astronauts, one japanese and one

european. making that voyage. much more on the bbc�*s website. i'm back with many other stories. you're watching bbc news. good evening. the dry weather that has persisted for much of april so far is set to continue through the weekend and into the start of next week. as well as that, it's pretty cold air, so we're seeing some night—time frosts. but such is the strength of the april sunshine. we had 21 degrees celsius in porthmadog in northwest wales during the day, and we had high levels of uv in the south because we barely had a cloud in the sky and the sun at this time of year as strong as it is in late august. now, the dry weather's with us because of high pressure, but it just subtly moves a little further north through the weekend, allowing more isobars, so more wind to develop in southern areas, and that will obviously accentuate the chill. that wind is with us in southern areas through the night, but there'll be a little bit of mist and fog elsewhere that'll be around the dawn period, and that breeze not enough

to prevent a frost. although it won't be quite as widespread as it was last night, there'll still be patchy frost around, so farmers and growers beware. in fact, it's something that we'll have with us through the weekend as well. although staying fine by day, it's still chilly air and it's likely to result in some local frosts. there could be a bit more cloud around as well in eastern areas during the day on saturday. still some figure cloud for the northern isles, the odd light shower here, but for most of us once again, lots of unbroken sunshine, strong sunshine. but with the breeze starting to turn and come off the north sea around that high pressure for eastern areas and that brisk wind in southern parts, temperatures will be down a degree or two on those of today. and it's partly because the sea is so cold at this time of year — the lowest temperatures occur at this time of year, the highest temperatures, late summer. if you've got a wind coming in off just 8 degrees of the north sea, you're clearly not going to attain the 18 and 19 further inland. there'll still plenty of sunshine and dry and bright weather. it'lljust be a notch down, temperatures, compared with recent days.

as we head through saturday evening and overnight, we pick up a bit more cloud once again because we're starting to pull in more of that north, northeasterly wind. but again, it's cold air, so we are going to see a patchy frost once again first thing sunday morning. may not last long, but it could be damaging still to plants, of course. little bit of mist and fog around, more cloud across central and eastern parts of england and eastern scotland potentially on sunday, so the best of the sunshine will be in the west. the highest temperatures here, too, because a notable dip with more cloud and eastern areas and that breeze as well. bye— bye.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. india has reported its highest number of new daily infection, more than 330,000 cases. industrial oxygen is now having to be used in hospitals, as stocks run out. the uk court of appeal clears 39 former subpostmasters of fraud and false accounting, after one of the uk's most widespread miscarriages ofjustice. it was all about clearing my name. i'm not a thief. i'm not a fraudster. i'm not this person. and that, that's it, that everything i wanted. dominic cummings, the prime minister's former senior aide, denies leaking text messages between borisjohnson

and sirjames dyson. a new malaria vaccine developed by the team behind the 0xford—astrazeneca jab, has proved to be 77 per cent effective in early trials. the wales football manager and former manchester united player, ryan giggs, has been charged with assaulting two women. he's due to appear before magistrates next week. in the uk, many people who have family and friends living in india have been watching with great concern as the situation worsens. some who travelled out to look after relatives now can't find flights home. with india now on the country's red list, those who do return have to quarantine in a hotel. sima kotecha reports.

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t in: to think is going to happen? i am trying to accept _ think is going to happen? i am trying to accept the _ think is going to happen? i —n trying to accept the situation, but it is really hard, handling the finance situation and the health of my dad and everything, it is really hard because they have some expectations of me, they want me to be successful and they want to help me with everything and they have huge hopes of finding a good job, but i don't know. as we've seen in india, countries around the world are still grappling with covid surges. japan today issued a state of emergency in some parts of the country including tokyo — just three months before the olympics. the virus — which has already killed more than three million people worldwide — is putting a huge strain on healthcare systems. with no end in sight — the availability of vaccines is crucial as our health correspondent catherine burns reports.

getting ready for the weekend, the uk is slowly opening up and coming out of lockdown, but this is a global pandemic, and our new normal doesn't reflect the story around the world. at the other end of the scale, india is being called a devastating reminder of what the virus can do. they are burning bodies in mass cremations. volunteers are helping with funeral ceremonies. even at night, we will try to finish the last burial for the day, because no mortuaries will keep the body. it has been another day of record cases. the spike in numbers recently has been dramatic. there are almost 20 times more cases now than at the start of march, but around the world, across that time, numbers have been rising. in turkey, it's six times more. in argentina, cases have gone up four times. for iran, it's three times bigger. and in germany, they are about to start another lockdown because numbers there have more than doubled.

it's not good enough to say that inequity is just the way the world is. it's not ok that people just like you and me die when we have the tools that could save them. this map shows how vaccines have been rolled out around the world. it starts off white before any doses are given. as you can see, the united kingdom is one of the first countries to change colour, to light blue. now, the darker the colour, the more people have been vaccinated. soon, the united states and other countries follow as almost 1 billion doses are given out globally, but not everywhere. the lightest bits of the map, like huge chunks of africa, are either countries where they haven't recorded any data or have vaccinated less than 0.2% of the population. and let's just take the darkest blue bits. the places where more than 20% of people have been vaccinated. you can see how uneven the spread is.

science is only good if you get it to society, and that society, i'm afraid, with a global pandemic, is the global society, and we need to get those diagnostics, those treatments, those vaccines critically to countries around the world. it's enlightened self interest. that's notjust because it's the ethical thing to do as we enjoy new freedoms. when virus levels are high, the more likely it is to mutate, and the worry is that new variants could make vaccines less effective. catherine burns, bbc news. the jailed russian opposition activist alexei navalny says he will begin gradually ending the hunger strike he started twenty—four days ago. in an instagram post, the kremlin critic said he would persist in his demand to be seen by his own doctors. he said, however, that he had now been seen twice by civilian physicians and undergone tests. earlier i spoke with our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford — she told me

mr navalny�*s supporters are seriously concerned that he might die. they say that his test results were really quite alarming and suggested he was in extreme danger, that his condition was critical and indeed it is because of those results that his doctors from his team called on mr navalny publicly to end his hunger strike, and what we got today was a response to that from mr navalny saying that he could not ignore their concern, the fact that they said if he did not stop his protest and there would be nothing left of him to treat. so he said that he would end the protest and also, a key point, he said huge progress had been made because of the pressure of his supporters, the pressure from abroad about his case. he said he had been allowed to see doctors and two teams of doctors are rather one team of doctors who had been to see him twice, so a number of

specialists who had done a series of tests on him and where sharing their results with him for the first time so he seems a lot more comfortable that he is at least getting the treatment that he needs and his team seem far more calm that his condition now is not critical. uk government borrowing has hit the highest level since the end of world war ii. the enormous cost of supporting the economy during the coronavirus pandemic is laid bare in new figures from the office for national statistics, which says more than £300 billion was borrowed in the year to march. that's nearly £250 billion more than the year before. 0ur reporter nina nanji joins me now. these are eye watering numbers? absolutely. these are huge numbers but it is important to remember that this is not like debt owed by uri, like a householder small business, where you may be expecting debt collectors to show up at your door and ask for their money back. the government does not have the same kind of concerns that is because the

uk government can essentially print money and lend it to itself and that is what it has been largely doing through this past year. most of the money is owed to the bank of england, which is essentially a branch of the government, so in a senseit branch of the government, so in a sense it has a fairly patient creditor. but the numbers are staggering. if we look at the chart, we can see a borrowing over the past year hit £303 billion, and that is a record for peacetime years. so roughly, we know it is because of coronavirus, but why has borrowing got up quite so much? borrowing is essentially what the chancellor has to do to try and bridge the gap between what he spends and obviously spending has gone up a lot in a pandemic year and also things that he brings in from tax receipts, and that has fallen, so it is essentially trying to fill that gap and the reasons i have given you there that it is not so urgent to repay that, but at the same time implicitly in the recent budget by rishi sunak, the chancellor, we got

a sense that it was clear that he was planning to spend more to try to support the economy to take it to his crisis before anything was done to reduce that borrowing. now, another really interesting chart also takes a look further back at the time and we can see that borrowing is a percentage of the economy has actually hit the highest levels since the end of the second world war, but what is really interesting is when you look at the chart you can also see that borrowing then dropped off very quickly after that and that is exactly what the 0pr, the office for budget responsibility, predictable happen this time too. they think that borrowing will drop very rapidly and that is not because of spending cuts but rather because tax receipts will go up once the economic recovery gets under way. yes, a return to normality be welcomed in all sorts of ways. nina, thank you very much. the former manchester united player ryan giggs has been charged with assaulting two women last november. he's also been charged with one count of coercive and controlling behaviour. mr giggs denies the allegations

and in a statement said he'd plead not guilty. mr giggs had been working as the manager of the wales national football team but following the charges, the welsh fa said it will replace mr giggs with robert page for this summer's euro 2020 tournament. 0ur correspondent andy swiss has more detail. greater manchester police say that ryan giggs has been charged with causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s and with the common assault of a woman in her 20s. both charges relate to an incident in november last year when police were called to reports of a disturbance at an address here in manchester. he has also been charged with one count of coercive and controlling behaviour, and he will appear at magistrate because mccourt here in manchester next week. ryan giggs has issued a statement. he says, i understand the seriousness of the allegations. i will plead not guilty in court and look forward to clearing my name. ryan giggs is a

former manchester united player. most recently, he has been manchester of the wales national team but he has not been involved since he was first arrested last november and the football association of wales say that someone else will take charge of the wales national team when it compete in this summer's championships. people in northern ireland can go back to the hairdressers today.

0utdoor attractions have also been opened. 0ur correspondent has been to a barbers in belfast. 19 days we have gone here without a professional haircut, longer than anywhere else in the uk but hopefully now the days of diy sleeping are consigned to history. i am going to wander across the choppy and have a quick word with one of the barbers. it is the 23rd of december, the last time that you did a haircut, for months exactly. what is it like to be back? it a haircut, for months exactly. what is it like to be back?— is it like to be back? it feels aood. it is it like to be back? it feels good- it has _ is it like to be back? it feels good. it has been _ is it like to be back? it feels good. it has been a - is it like to be back? it feels good. it has been a while. i is it like to be back? it feels| good. it has been a while. it is it like to be back? it feels - good. it has been a while. it feels good. it has been a while. it feels good to be back here and seeing everyone and back to cutting and doing things i like. it everyone and back to cutting and doing things i like.— doing things i like. it looks like ou have doing things i like. it looks like you have been _ doing things i like. it looks like you have been enjoying - doing things i like. it looks like | you have been enjoying yourself doing things i like. it looks like - you have been enjoying yourself and getting the opportunity to chat to your clients once again. what has lockdown been like for you? it was borina. lockdown been like for you? it was boring- there _ lockdown been like for you? it was boring. there is _ lockdown been like for you? it was boring. there is not _ lockdown been like for you? it was boring. there is not much - lockdown been like for you? it was boring. there is not much to - lockdown been like for you? it was boring. there is not much to do, i lockdown been like for you? it was i boring. there is not much to do, not much places to go. all you can really do is go outside and walk, walks in the park with your friends.

but there are no activities you can do. being back at work feels good, it is good for the body being around people and stuff. it is good for the body being around people and stuff-— people and stuff. definitely and i am told you _ people and stuff. definitely and i am told you are _ people and stuff. definitely and i am told you are booked - people and stuff. definitely and i am told you are booked up - people and stuff. definitely and i am told you are booked up for. people and stuff. definitely and i am told you are booked up for a | people and stuff. definitely and i i am told you are booked up for a few weeks and have a busy time ahead. yes, yes, it is going to be mayhem this month. it is going to be crazy. are the very best with it. thank you for talking to us. a few other restrictions being easier today. 0utdoor visitor attractions such as zoos are welcoming visitors back again. people who missed their favourite sports, good news, this weekend they can take to the pitches again. training has been allowed for again. training has been allowed for a week, but now full competitive matches are allowed again for up to 100 people. could technological innovation help seriously tackle climate change? that's what world leaders and industry experts have been asking on the second day of the global climate summit

convened by president biden. before this summit opened, the dalai lama and one hundred other nobel prize winners wrote an open letter urging the world leaders to take concrete steps to phase out fossilfuels in order to prevent catastrophic climate change. one of those nobel laureates was professor muhammad yunus the founder of grameen bank of bangladesh. he told me what they were hoping to achieve. we wa nt we want to draw attention of all the world leaders to make a difference in this whole thing. we want to emphasise the urgency of the situation, that somehow this gets missed out. it is something that we can achieve far, far from here. missed out. it is something that we can achieve far, farfrom here. it is urgency. we are on a suicidal path and we need to draw attention to that idea. i have been saying that our house is on fire and we are having a party inside the house without realising. so the urgency part, that we have to stop the fire

before we can enjoy our life. so this is what we are trying to do with the biden administration, to make sure that there is a big departure from the previous administration with the leadership at a global level although the us has their own problem. so global support and also addressing the problem within the country itself. so urgent is one thing and also we want to draw attention of the young people and the education system. what goes on in the way of teaching whatever the world is all about, we don't draw attention of the young people that it is in our hands to stop global warming. it is not world leaders who will do it, it is individual citizens who have to do that. we have to make sure that our lifestyle is tuned to the reality of life, we want to make sure that we don't consume fossil fuels and we don't consume fossil fuels and we don't support any organisation putting their resources and

investment into the fossil fuel, like the banking system, trillions of dollars are put in extension of the fossil fuel of dollars are put in extension of the fossilfuel and of dollars are put in extension of the fossil fuel and the us of dollars are put in extension of the fossilfuel and the us is of dollars are put in extension of the fossil fuel and the us is a leader of that. we want to make sure this doesn't happen.— this doesn't happen. when you hear talk today for _ this doesn't happen. when you hear talk today for example _ this doesn't happen. when you hear talk today for example about - this doesn't happen. when you hear talk today for example about the . this doesn't happen. when you hear. talk today for example about the new technology, the sort of innovation and the way industry can develop, it is all well and good but do you feel there is a danger that it perhaps makes us as citizens and consumers feel it is all going to happen out there, the solution? ida. feel it is all going to happen out there, the solution?— feel it is all going to happen out there, the solution? no, it is all us. first responsibility _ there, the solution? no, it is all us. first responsibility on - there, the solution? no, it is all us. first responsibility on the i us. first responsibility on the citizens and as consumers ourselves, not pointing fingers to other people, which we do but we must show them that at the same time we should be on the front line. we want to make sure that we make that happen, so we want to make sure that our daily life is adjusted to consuming

less of fossil fuel and also not contributing to the butane gas explosion and other kinds of things. so put the citizens there and other technology and other things, but it is mobilisation, it is not one or the other. it is an urgency and it is something that will destroy is on this planet. we are already on the way of becoming an endangered species act this planet so we have to make sure that our total mobilisation is in place.

there is a lost indian submarine. it is a race against time. the there is a lost indian submarine. it is a race against time.— is a race against time. the oxygen will last until — is a race against time. the oxygen will last until saturday _ is a race against time. the oxygen will last until saturday at i is a race against time. the oxygen will last until saturday at least. i will last until saturday at least. tomorrow, localtime, counting from when the submarine was missing on wednesday morning in the north and part of barley water, approximately 96 kilometres from the island of bali. 0ilspill 96 kilometres from the island of bali. oil spill in the missing area found by the indonesian navy. now, there are theories surrounding the oil spill. there are theories surrounding the oilspill. first, it might there are theories surrounding the oil spill. first, it might be intentional, to give a sign to where they are. it might also be intentional by the crew to lose some weight from the submarine, and the third one, this probably would be

the most unfortunate, but we don't know yet what it means, the fuel tank of the submarine might have been broken by the water pressure. it is important to note that this submarine is more than 40 years old. it was made in 1979 in germany. the delayed academy awards will be rolling out the red carpet this weekend in los angeles. and one of the frontrunners for best picture is nomadland which has six nominations. frances mcdormand plays a woman who enters a nomadic life after losing her husband and herjob. but the film also features real nomads. 0ur correspondent, sophie long, has been to the nevada desert to meet some of them. nomadland is the story of one widow's journey of grief and the american west but it is also about the many dwellers who live in vans in the american west here. yellow negative kind of simpatico with the story of fern. my husband died and we do not have kids, so ijust sold

everything. ijust we do not have kids, so ijust sold everything. i just thought that i would travel for a little bit and fell in love with it and i live a different way now. grief is not uncommon amongst the nomad community. mr; uncommon amongst the nomad community-— uncommon amongst the nomad communi . g ., ., community. my daughter had passed awa from community. my daughter had passed away from brain _ community. my daughter had passed away from brain cancer— community. my daughter had passed away from brain cancer and i community. my daughter had passed | away from brain cancer and somehow community. my daughter had passed i away from brain cancer and somehow i 'ust away from brain cancer and somehow i just intuitively knew that i needed to hit_ just intuitively knew that i needed to hit the — just intuitively knew that i needed to hit the road. that is something i had never— to hit the road. that is something i had never done in my entire life. some _ had never done in my entire life. some did — had never done in my entire life. some did this through necessity. together, they form a community of freedom lovers who stand—alone alongside others. we freedom lovers who stand-alone alongside others.— freedom lovers who stand-alone alongside others. we not only accept the rann alongside others. we not only accept the tyranny of _ alongside others. we not only accept the tyranny of the — alongside others. we not only accept the tyranny of the dollar _ alongside others. we not only accept the tyranny of the dollar baba i alongside others. we not only accept the tyranny of the dollar baba wells. the tyranny of the dollar baba wells was devastated _ the tyranny of the dollar baba wells was devastated economically, i the tyranny of the dollar baba wells was devastated economically, but i the tyranny of the dollar baba wells. was devastated economically, but he sell enough with it and now teaches others to do the same. as well as playing himself, he teaches others. it was amazing. the thing that stood out to me was a way that they capture the nomadic life in every detail of it is spot—on. none of it is fake or hollywood in anyway,

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speed more action that my cash and dust into the air. many people were evacuated. disruption is likely to continue for weeks. this was a volcano that had been dormant for a long time and last eruption was back in 1939. the former 0lympic long time and last eruption was back in 1939. the former olympic champion and transgender activist caitlyn and tra nsgender activist caitlyn jenner and transgender activist caitlyn jenner has said that she will stand for california government. she will be the most famous person to run for governor since arnold is watching a deposit shock victory back in 2003. william and kate, digital and duchess of cambridge, have released a new photograph of their youngest child, princely. there he is, celebrating his third birthday today. the picture shows the young royal, fitting line to the term, on his first day at nursery school earlier this week. it was an image

that was taken by his mother, who is a keen photographer. you can always talk to me on twitter. thank you for being with us on bbc news. good evening. the dry weather that has been with us for much of a pillar set to continue. also some cold air. such is the strength of the april sunshine, we had 21 in north wales during the day. and we had high levels of uv in the south. but such is the strength of the april sunshine. we had 21 degrees celsius in porthmadog in northwest wales during the day, and we had high levels of uv in the south because we barely had a cloud in the sky and the sun at this time of year as strong as it is in late august.

now, the dry weather's with us because of high pressure, but it just subtly moves a little further north through the weekend, allowing more isobars, so more wind to develop in southern areas, and that will obviously accentuate the chill. that wind is with us in southern areas through the night, but there'll be a little bit of mist and fog elsewhere that'll be around the dawn period, and that breeze not enough to prevent a frost. although it won't be quite as widespread as it was last night, there'll still be patchy frost around, so farmers and growers beware. in fact, it's something that we'll have with us through the weekend as well. although staying fine by day, it's still chilly air and it's likely to result in some local frosts. there could be a bit more cloud around as well in eastern areas during the day on saturday. still some figure cloud for the northern isles, the odd light shower here, but for most of us once again, lots of unbroken sunshine, strong sunshine. but with the breeze starting to turn and come off the north sea around that high pressure for eastern areas and that brisk wind in southern parts, temperatures will be down a degree or two on those of today. and it's partly because the sea is so cold at this time of year — the lowest temperatures occur at this time of year, the highest temperatures, late summer. if you've got a wind coming in off

just 8 degrees of the north sea, you're clearly not going to attain the 18 and 19 further inland. there'll still plenty of sunshine and dry and bright weather. it'lljust be a notch down, temperatures, compared with recent days. as we head through saturday evening and overnight, we pick up a bit more cloud once again because we're starting to pull in more of that north, northeasterly wind. but again, it's cold air, so we are going to see a patchy frost once again first thing sunday morning. may not last long, but it could be damaging still to plants, of course. little bit of mist and fog around, more cloud across central and eastern parts of england and eastern scotland potentially on sunday, so the best of the sunshine will be in the west. the highest temperatures here, too, because a notable dip with more cloud and eastern areas and that breeze as well. bye— bye.

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