this is bbc news. the headlines at 5. hospitals in india struggle with overwhelming demand for beds, ventilators and oxygen — as it records the world's highest—ever daily rise in coronavirus infections for the third day in a row. labour has called for the government to publish full details of how work on borisjohnson�*s official flat was paid for — following allegations by his former chief advisor, dominic cummings. if there's nothing to see here, whether it's the refurb of number 10, whether it's the dodgy contracts, privileged access... if there's nothing to see, publish everything, have a full enquiry, because that, you know — sunlight is the best disinfectant. and the public have been told to stay away from the mourne mountains in northern ireland — amid warnings more fires may

break out this weekend. good afternoon. reeta chakrabarti will be here in a few minutes�* time when we'll be joined by viewers on bbc one. but first, india has registered a record number of coronavirus cases for a third consecutive day — adding to the pressures its health care system is facing. in the last three days it's recorded nearly a million infections. nikhil inamdar has given us this update from miraj in maharashtra state. sot it's a very, very grim | picture across the country. it's a very, very grim picture across the country. if you look at the tally for the last three days, india is now atjust under a million fresh new infections that we've been seeing. 340,000 plus in the last 2a hours, with more than 2,600 people dying. this is the third straight day,

like you said, of a global record of sorts that india has set. the oxygen situation in the country is particularly worrying. i mean, we've heard from a hospital in delhi which lost about 20 patients overnight. and they've said that they have 215 patients currently being operated with oxygen supplies at least in the morning ofjust about half an hour left. so that gives you a sense, really, of the kind of situation that most hospitals in the country are battling. we have seen the prime minister, in fact, take stock of the oxygen supply situation yesterday, and he has set in motion certain things, including, for instance, supply lorries and supply trains, as well as roping in the indian air force to try and mitigate the situation. india has also been airlifting oxygen supplies from countries such as singapore and germany. and the prime minister has warned the states of not hoarding oxygen and letting it pass

freely through borders. so, hopefully, in the next few days, the supply situation would ease, but, for now, it looks dangerously precarious. labour is demanding a full investigation into claims that borisjohnson wanted to ask conservative donors to pay in secret, to refurbish his downing street flat. the allegations were made by dominic cummings in a blog post. number ten says borisjohnson paid for the work himself — and that electoral law was followed. but sir keir starmer says the integrity of the government is being called into question. it matters because it's about integrity and it's about taxpayer's money. you've got the former most senior adviser to the prime minister saying he's fallen way below the standards of integrity that are needed for the office of prime minister. you've got the former minister dominic grieve saying there's a vacuum of integrity. every day there's more evidence of this sleaze, and, frankly, it stinks. publish the details, have a full enquiry. if there's nothing to see here,

whether it's the refurb of number 10, whether it's the dodgy contracts, privileged access... if there's nothing to see, publish everything, have a full enquiry, because that, you know — sunlight is the best disinfectant. firefighters have stepped up their attempts to tackle a major blaze spreading across the mourne mountains in northern ireland. people are being urged to stay away from the area, amid warnings that further fires could break out this weekend kevin sharkey reports. in one of the most scenic parts of northern ireland, devastation. the scale of the destruction, visible from ground level, brought into sharp focus from the air. as you would imagine with the mourne mountains, the terrain is very difficult for the crews to get up to. so we are at this point where it's probably an hour's walk for the crews to get up before they commence firefighting. the constant movement of the fire has challenged the firefighting efforts on the ground. the fire service is now asking anyone who had planned to come

to the mournes this weekend to stay away from the newcastle side. we would particularly discourage any wildfire camping over this weekend in and around that area, just for the risk of those individuals going up there. as night began to fall, the fire crews left the mountainside. rest before the battle against this fire resumes. kevin sharkey, bbc news, in the mourne mountains in county down. the prime minister of malaysia has called for myanmar�*s military rulers to stop killing protesters and release political prisoners. the request came at a meeting of south east asian leaders injakarta to discuss the crisis. jonathan head reports. there aren't many places where the burmese coup leader, accused of genocide and crimes against humanity gets a welcome. the invitation to meet other southeast asia leaders injakarta is controversial. they have argued they have to meet him to start a dialogue

which might help end the crisis in myanmar. expectation of asean summits must always be pitched low. however, asean's failure to consult the parallel government formed by mps from last november's election in myanmar, is drawing plenty of criticism. they have sent their wrong message for asean. you give an impression that is meeting with people who hold power illegally or unlawfully. asean said it does not confer recognition of the military regime in myanmar. however, the extraordinary defiance shown by so much of the burmese population presents asean with a crisis it is ill—equipped to address. a member state lurching towards a wider civil war and where those in power have used

shocking violence to impose their rule. it's a crisis which cries out for a bold and decisive action. something that people in this region have learned never to expect of asean. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. regulators in the us have cleared the way for the resumption of the use of the johnson and johnson coronavirus vaccine. distribution of the jab was suspended ten days ago after reports of rare blood clots. david willis reports. so the vote is ten in favour, four opposed, and one abstention. the motion carries. having weighed the evidence, an advisory panel voted to give johnson &johnson a shot in the arm. today, after an extensive review of the available data, the fda and cdc are lifting the recommended pause on the johnson &johnson, orjanssen, covid—19 vaccine. the pause was recommended due to a number of adverse events

recorded after the janssen covid—19 vaccine was administered. those adverse events amount to blood clots, reported by a total of 15 women who'd received thejohnson & johnson vaccine, three of whom subsequently died. but more than seven million doses of the vaccine had been administered before distribution was suspended 11 days ago, and health officials believe the benefits outweigh the risks. they've declared the single—shot vaccine safe and effective in combating covid—i9. as of this past sunday, more than 50% of adult americans have had at least one vaccine shot. we still have a long way to go, but that's an important marker of progress. president biden had set the 4th ofjuly, america's birthday, as a goal for getting this country back to normal, and although the pfizer and moderna vaccines have been the mainstay here, the single—shotjohnson &johnson jab is seen as vital in expanding

the vaccination programme to rural areas. in their quest to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible, the administration could do without fears about side effects. thejohnson &johnson vaccine will now carry a label, warning about the risk of blood clots. distribution could resume as early as this weekend. david willis, bbc news, los angeles.

good afternoon. india, which is facing a rapidly accelerating second covid wave, has registered the highest number of daily cases anywhere in the world for a third consecutive day. with the health care system close to collapse in some areas, the government says it's waiving customs duties on imported oxygen, and deploying the airforce to transport supplies. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan�*s report contains images you

may find upsetting. patients as far as the eye can see but oxygen remains scarce. this is the worst, critical. an out of control. this video was filmed inside a crowded delhi hospital, taking a family amber to casualty. due to the overcrowding in casualty, it is difficult to provide equal treatment to all patients. that is why there is a high casualty rate. it is the same outside. every day as cases rise families face a never—ending search and a terrifying weight. this 17—year—old is taking care of his grandfather as they queue for help. he has been here before. his father died as he waited here just a day before.

before. his father died as he waited herejust a day before. he before. his father died as he waited here just a day before. he says my father was juggling and here just a day before. he says my father wasjuggling and begging me to save him but i couldn't do anything. imagine how i feel when my father is crying and begging me to save his life. patients have died because of the supply shortage. doctors had been left in a desperate situation. we have no oxygen. as _ we have no oxygen. as the _ we have no oxygen. as the crisis unfolds, a prime minister under pressure. narendra modi chaired an emergency meeting today to look at ways to boost oxygen supplies. but many say it is too little too late. across the country relatives continue to queue for supplies. as thousands continue to die. for every family that gets a canister there are countless others who will not.

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. the latest coronavirus figures here show there were?a little over 2,000 news infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. 2,462 new cases were reported on average per day in the last week. 1,781 people are in hospital with coronavirus. 32 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average in the past week, 23 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths is now 127,417. as for vaccinations, just under 120,000 people have had their first dose in the latest 24—hour period. that means over 33.5 million have now had their first dose. the take—up for the second jab remains high with just over 448,000 in the latest 24—hour period meaning just over 12 million are now fully vaccinated. the prime minister is being urged

to explain how the refurbishment of his downing street flat was paid for, following allegations from his former chief advisor. dominic cummings has claimed borisjohnson had considered what he called "possibly illegal" plans to have tory donors fund the work. downing street says mrjohnson paid for the work himself, and that nothing improper took place — but labour has demanded an inquiry. this report from iain watson contains flashing images from the start. 0ut out but not down. borisjohnson�*s closest adviser left downing street in november but now dominic cummings has not only denied he leaked some of the prime minister's text messages but has opened a pandora's box of accusations against his former boss. the most serious is the funding of last year's renovation of the downing street flat where the prime minister still lives with his fiancee carrie symonds was not above board amid reports of costs were spiralling out of control. in a blog

dominic cummings says this. and this former conservative law officer and long—standing critic of borisjohnson has now entered the fray. my impression is that there has been a constant wriggling about the source of the money for this refurbishment, and that is just one illustration of the chaos that mrjohnson seems to bring in his wake. and the reason for that is because he is a vacuum of integrity. the government says the prime minister is paying for the work himself and no codes of conduct or electoral law were broken. the electric —— electoral commission is looking into undeclared donations. number 10 says all the nations that needed to be reported have been but labour is accusing the government of not playing fair and wants to know if any conservative donor was initially involved in the funding and are calling for more

transparency and an inquiry. the details, have a full inquiry. if there _ the details, have a full inquiry. if there is_ the details, have a full inquiry. if there is nothing to see here whether it is the _ there is nothing to see here whether it is the refurbish at number 10, these _ it is the refurbish at number 10, these dodgy contracts privileged access, — these dodgy contracts privileged access, if— these dodgy contracts privileged access, if there is nothing to see, publish _ access, if there is nothing to see, publish everything, have a full inquiry— publish everything, have a full inquiry because sunlight is the best disinfectant. but - disinfectant. but a former adviser on standards disinfectant. — but a former adviser on standards in government thinks more information rather than a new inquiry is what is needed. tote rather than a new inquiry is what is needed. ~ . , , ., rather than a new inquiry is what is needed. . ., ., needed. we have probably got enough enuuiries needed. we have probably got enough enquiries going _ needed. we have probably got enough enquiries going on. _ needed. we have probably got enough enquiries going on. it _ needed. we have probably got enough enquiries going on. it is _ needed. we have probably got enough enquiries going on. it is actual- enquiries going on. it is actual concrete hard evidence which demonstrates why things have gone wrong that is critical now. and dominic cummings might be able to provide some of that. dominic cummings has a means of communicating what he knows. next month he will be able to give evidence to a joint committee of mps on the government handling of the pandemic. the prime minister's former adviser clearly believes the best form of defence is attack and is questioning borisjohnson�*s

competence and integrity and dominic cummings says he is happy to have every e—mail he has sent and received in his time at number 10 published. dominant cummings is showing no signs of getting back in his box and that could be bad news for his former boss —— dominic cummings. iain watson, bbc news. detectives have arrested three teenagers following the fatal stabbing of a 14—year—old in east london yesterday. fares maatou was killed with what police believed to be "a large—bladed item" outside a pizza restaurant in newham. two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. another 15—year—old boy was arrested in connection with the incident. the indonesian navy says a submarine that went missing with 53 sailors on board has sunk — and that debris from the vessel has been found. it follows an extensive search of an area north of bali where the vessel went missing earlier this week. here's richard galpin. this submarine, the nanggala 402, disappeared four days ago.

on board, 53 crew members taking part in a torpedo exercise off the coast of bali. contact was lost after the crew asked for permission to dive. a major operation to find the stricken submarine was launched, with malaysia and australian ships amongst those helping. today it became clear all was lost. the indonesian navy chief told a news conference the submarine had sunk 850 metres down from the surface. that the help could only withstand the pressure at 500m. as a result he said it cracked. he also announced some items from the stricken submarine had been recovered including a piece of the torpedo system and a prayer mat. the navy insists the submarine was seaworthy but it was 40 years old.

the search continues to find the bodies of the 53 submariners. richard galpin, bbc news. football now, and liverpool's chances of finishing the season in the champions league places took another hit today with a costly draw with newcastle. joe lynskey was watching. this week six english clubs tried to change the football landscape. the super league plans have brought protests and backlash including from liverpool's players and coach but now they can't be distracted. liverpool knew that beating newcastle would put them in the top four. commentator: that is sensational from salah. | mo salah scored the opener inside three minutes, it was the start of a match where liverpool were on top but were wasteful. sadio mane missed the best of the chances and as this match progressed it got tense. newcastle needed points to go clear of relegation and sensed their opportunity in stoppage time. callum wilson thought he had

equalised but with a look at the replays the referee found a handball. commentator: it is . going to be disallowed. no goal. it felt like newcastle's last chance but in the very last minute they got one more. commentator: now they've done it! this dramatic climax keeps liverpool in sixth. next season they won't be in a super league but now could miss out on the champions league. joe lynskey, bbc news. that's it for now, we're back at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.

you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on the fire that is spreading across the mourne mountains in northern ireland. firefighters have been tackling the blaze since yesterday morning and it's been declared a �*major incident�* by the fire and rescue service. well we can speak now to dermot rooney — area commander at the northern ireland fire and rescue service. thank you very much forjoining us

at a very stressful time. tells how you are carrying out this operation on the scale of it.— you are carrying out this operation on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably — on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably one _ on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably one of— on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably one of the - on the scale of it. good afternoon. this is probably one of the biggestj this is probably one of the biggest incidents we've had for a number of years. as you said, we are dealing on an incident on the side of the mourne mountains, the highest peak in northern ireland. the incident is burning over many miles. it started in the early hours of friday morning and we been working constantly since. we have had up to 14 appliances and at the moment we have 12 appliances working with 100 firefighters and supervisory officers. ., ., officers. how are you coping with the terrain? _ officers. how are you coping with the terrain? it _ officers. how are you coping with the terrain? it is _ officers. how are you coping with the terrain? it is very _ officers. how are you coping with the terrain? it is very difficult - the terrain? it is very difficult terrain. the terrain? it is very difficult terrain- we — the terrain? it is very difficult terrain. we have _ the terrain? it is very difficult terrain. we have had - the terrain? it is very difficult terrain. we have had some i the terrain? it is very difficult - terrain. we have had some assistance from the irish coast guard and her majesty is coastguard to go up and have a look at it but generally it involves walking over long distances

to get to the scene of operations and that is hampering us. we have been able to contain and extinguish all of them. we have done quite a good job but it is very difficult and steep terrain and in warm weather it is very hard on the firefighters.— weather it is very hard on the firefiuhters. . ., ., , firefighters. what do you believe the cause of— firefighters. what do you believe the cause of it _ firefighters. what do you believe the cause of it is? _ firefighters. what do you believe the cause of it is? we _ firefighters. what do you believe the cause of it is? we do - firefighters. what do you believe the cause of it is? we do not - firefighters. what do you believe i the cause of it is? we do not know the cause of it is? we do not know the cause of it is? we do not know the cause at _ the cause of it is? we do not know the cause at this _ the cause of it is? we do not know the cause at this stage, _ the cause of it is? we do not know the cause at this stage, it - the cause of it is? we do not know the cause at this stage, it is - the cause of it is? we do not know the cause at this stage, it is still i the cause at this stage, it is still under investigation butjust to remind people, when yet out in the countryside to be careful with discarding cigarettes. do not be using barbecues or setting open fires. do not leave glass bottles and anything in the open, take it home with your rubbish because that can start a wildfire. if anyone conceal wildfowl we asked them to call us on 999. —— if anyone can see a wildfire. call us on 999. -- if anyone can see a wildfire. ., call us on 999. -- if anyone can see a wildfire-— a wildfire. how great is the risk to life? there _ a wildfire. how great is the risk to life? there is _ a wildfire. how great is the risk to life? there is no _ a wildfire. how great is the risk to life? there is no risk _

a wildfire. how great is the risk to life? there is no risk to _ a wildfire. how great is the risk to life? there is no risk to life - a wildfire. how great is the risk to life? there is no risk to life at - life? there is no risk to life at resent life? there is no risk to life at present other _ life? there is no risk to life at present other than _ life? there is no risk to life at present other than to - life? there is no risk to life at present other than to the - present other than to the firefighters. we have stringent arrangements in terms of keeping our firefighters safe but our advice to the public is avoid the area. we have very good assistance from our partner agencies such as the police, encouraging people to keep away from the area and let us carry out our operations. the area and let us carry out our operations-— the area and let us carry out our operations. how long will it take ou to operations. how long will it take you to get _ operations. how long will it take you to get this — operations. how long will it take you to get this under— operations. how long will it take you to get this under control? i operations. how long will it take i you to get this under control? can ou you to get this under control? can you estimate? _ you to get this under control? can you estimate? we will be there for the rest of today and probably tomorrow. this incident is likely to go on for a couple of days. even when we distinguish it in terms of all the fires and re—ignition. it is all the fires and re—ignition. it is a very difficultjob to estimate how long it will take but we are making progress with it at present. thank ou ve progress with it at present. thank you very much — progress with it at present. thank you very much for _ progress with it at present. thank you very much forjoining - progress with it at present. thank you very much forjoining us. - anti lockdown protestors promoting conspiracy theories about the pandemic and vaccines have been marching through central london. there were numerous placards calling covid a "hoax", as a few thousand people

gathered at hyde park before heading along oxford street. some slogans linked coronavirus to qanon conspiracy theories. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello there. a spell settled dry april weather is set to continue for the reminder of the weekend. still sunshine out there, a little bit earlier on in cumbria. some cloud drifting around, hazy at times but into tomorrow the sunshine continues, another dry day. things turning colder in the east with more cloud. still quite breezy around southern and south—western parts. you can see more isobars but further north, high—pressure dominates. into the evening, temperatures still in the evening, temperatures still in the mid—teens, it will turn chilly quickly once sunsets. pollen levels are still high, they will be hygge again tomorrow as well. a little bit

of cloud and there is still a breeze through the english channel towards the south—west of england. lighter winds further north. through this evening and tonight, the story does not change. temperatures will drop quickly so that could be a touch of ground frost for some of his first thing tomorrow. after that a fresh start to sunday, another dry day. still lots of sunny weather but more cloud drifting across eastern counties of england, an easterly breeze developing for kent and southern counties of england as well as south wales. plus city conditions in the south, much lighter winds further north. temperatures down on today but still around 17 degrees towards the west. just 10 degrees in the east where you have more cloud. if you are crossing your fingers for some rainfall, some might get some into the new working week as we have low pressure approaching from the north. that will bring showery

weather to parts of scotland on monday, nothing too heavy or persistent, some of the shower is pushing further south into tuesday as well. those temperatures will come down but still mid to high teens in the south. you can see the blue colours returning to the map, tuesday into wednesday. more of a north—easterly wind. through the week ahead, that will be the story, one or two showers in the north for monday and tuesday. still dry in the south. temperatures fairly cool for the time of year. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. hospitals in england —— india struggle with a lack of beds and ventilators and oxygen as it records the highest ever daily rise of covid infections by the third in a row. labour has called for the government to publish full details of how work on borisjohnson's official flat was paid for following allegations by dominic cummings. the indonesian navy says a submarine missing since wednesday off the coast of bali with 53 sailors on board has sunk. the public have been told to stay away from mourne mountains with warnings that more fires may break out this weekend. some breaking news now from the west

midlands ambulance service. they say that an ambulance technician has died after an object struck the vehicle's windscreen. the ambulance at the time was responding to a 999 call in herefordshire this morning, so west midlands ambulance service saying one of their technicians has died. now on bbc news... the death of george floyd in minneapolis in may 2020 sparked a public outcry that swept across america after weeks of closely—watched testimony, the jury reached a verdict on the former police officer charged with killing george floyd. nada tawfik reports on the outcome and the impact of one of the most important trials america has ever witnessed. a warning this programme contains images you may find upsetting. what's his name? crowd: george floyd! what's his name? - crowd: george floyd! the death of george floyd in minneapolis last may sparked a public outcry that swept across america and the world. no racist police! black lives matter!