this is bbc news the headlines at six. 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. once there is no bed here, no physical space we can put another trolley, what can we do? we can only do that much. 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.

indonesian rescue teams recover debris that is believed to be from the submarine that went missing off the coast of bali on wednesday. the public have been told to stay away from the mourne mountains in northern ireland — amid warnings more fires may break out this weekend. medical experts are recommending that people who lose their sense of smell — due to covid—19 — are offered smell training rather than being treated with steroids. good evening. 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 healthcare 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. our 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 video was filmed inside a crowded daily hospital. he took a family member to casualty. due daily hospital. he took a family member to casualty.— member to casualty. due to overcrowding, _ member to casualty. due to overcrowding, of _ member to casualty. due to overcrowding, of the - member to casualty. due to overcrowding, of the main l member to casualty. due to - overcrowding, of the main hospital, it is difficult — overcrowding, of the main hospital, it is difficult to provide treatment to ali— it is difficult to provide treatment to all the — it is difficult to provide treatment to all the patients. that is why i cannot— to all the patients. that is why i cannot get— to all the patients. that is why i cannot get inside. it is to all the patients. that is why i cannot get inside.— to all the patients. that is why i cannot get inside. it is the same outside. cannot get inside. it is the same outside- every — cannot get inside. it is the same outside. every day _ cannot get inside. it is the same outside. every day as _ cannot get inside. it is the same outside. every day as cases - cannot get inside. 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. he has been here

before. his father died as he waited here just a day before. mi; before. his father died as he waited here just a day before.— here 'ust a day before. my father was here just a day before. my father was struggling — here just a day before. my father was struggling and _ here just a day before. my father was struggling and begging - here just a day before. my father was struggling and begging me l here just a day before. my father| was struggling and begging me to help him but i could not give him anything he said. imagine how i feel when my father is crying and begging me to save his life.— me to save his life. patients have died because _ me to save his life. patients have died because of— me to save his life. patients have died because of the _ me to save his life. patients have died because of the supply - me to save his life. patients have - died because of the supply shortage. doctors have been left in a desperate situation. patients and many peeple _ desperate situation. patients and many peeple have _ desperate situation. patients and many people have been - desperate situation. patients and many people have been coming l desperate situation. patients and| many people have been coming to emergency, they want only bets. we have no— emergency, they want only bets. we have no bedsores oxygen. there is a deficiency— have no bedsores oxygen. there is a deficiency of — have no bedsores oxygen. there is a deficiency of a huge amount of oxygen — deficiency of a huge amount of oxygen. its deficiency of a huge amount of ox uen. �* , . deficiency of a huge amount of oxygen. as a right -- crisis unfolds. — oxygen. as a right -- crisis unfolds, the _ oxygen. as a right -- crisis unfolds, the prime - oxygen. as a right -- crisis| unfolds, the prime minister oxygen. as a right -- crisis i unfolds, the prime minister is oxygen. as a right -- crisis - unfolds, the prime minister is under pressure and chaired an emergency meeting to look at ways to boost oxygen supplies. many say it is too little too late. across the country, relatives continue to keep the supplies as thousands continue to die. for every family who gets a canister, there are countless others

who want to. —— who will not. the latest coronavirus figures here show there were a little over 2,000 new 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 2a hour period. meaning over 33.5 million have

now had their first dose. the take up for the second jab remains high with just over 4a8 thousand in the latest 2a 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. out but not down, borisjohnson's closest adviser left downing street in november but now dominic cummings not only denied he leaked some of the prime minister's text messages but he has also opened a pandora's box of accusations against his former boss. the most serious is that the funding of last year's renovation of the downing street flat where the prime minister lives with his fiancee carrie symonds was not above board, amid reports that costs were spiralling out of control. in a blog dominic cummings said...

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 works himself and no codes of conduct or electoral law were broken. the electoral commission is looking into whether there were any undeclared donations. number ten says all donations that need to be reported have been. but labour is accusing the government of not playing fair. they want to know if any conservative donor was initially

involved in the funding and called for more transparency and an inquiry. publish the details, hold the full inquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether it is the refurb of number ten, whether it is the dodgy contracts, privileged access, if there is nothing to say, publish everything, have a full inquiry because sunlight is the best disinfectant. but a former adviser on standards in government thinks more information rather than a new inquiry is what is needed. we have got enough enquiries going on, it is actual concrete hard evidence which demonstrates where things have gone wrong that is critical now and cummings mightjust 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 publicly 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. he is now questioning

borisjohnson's competence and his integrity and dominic cummings says he is happy to have every e—mail he sent or received during his time here at number ten published. dominic cummings is showing no signs of getting back in his box and that could be bad news for his former boss. iain watson, bbc news. let's discuss this with political strategist and former director of communications for number 10 under labour prime minister tony blair, alastair campbell. thank you very much forjoining us. what is happening to the team boris johnson put around him and got him into office? ~ . , johnson put around him and got him into office? ~ ., , ., , , , into office? what is happening is the are into office? what is happening is they are reflecting _ into office? what is happening is they are reflecting their- into office? what is happening is they are reflecting their leader. l they are reflecting their leader. there is no loyalty there. i think he is somebody who would just use people and what i think happened with cummings is he has decided to fight back. this is what happens when the country put somebody in downing street who lacks a moral compass. the more you hear about what is going on in downing street,

with all the problems the world is facing, who likes who and who is fighting whom, it is pathetic. it is all of the peace. we should not be surprised that dominic cummings suggested that borisjohnson was sailing close to the wind in terms of the refurbishment of the flat. we still do not know who funded his holiday in mustique. we still have not got to the bottom why he missed several meetings at the start of the pandemic because he was sorting out his private life. still do not know what is happening in relation to the replacement of the standards adviser who resigned because borisjohnson would not accept what he said about priti patel and bullying. there is a complete vacuum of integrity, that business about dominic cummings, thatis business about dominic cummings, that is about borisjohnson. is that is about borisjohnson. is dominic cummings wrong to have spoken up about what he believed might have been illegal acts, is

that disloyal in your view? i am might have been illegal acts, is that disloyal in your view? i am not sa in: that disloyal in your view? i am not saying that- — that disloyal in your view? i am not saying that- i _ that disloyal in your view? i am not saying that. i am _ that disloyal in your view? i am not saying that. i am simply _ that disloyal in your view? i am not saying that. i am simply saying - that disloyal in your view? i am not saying that. i am simply saying it i saying that. i am simply saying it is the old story, thieves fall out. they are both as bad as each other, we know they're criminalised, they lied to get the brexit campaign over the line. borisjohnson repeatedly stands up in parliament and stairs things which are not true. a compilation has been put forward of the lies he is told at the dispatch box. as a country, as a politics, as a media, we have to decide whether this matters. but a media, we have to decide whether this matters— this matters. but do voters really care, this matters. but do voters really care. does _ this matters. but do voters really care, does this _ this matters. but do voters really care, does this not _ this matters. but do voters really care, does this not just _ this matters. but do voters really care, does this not just look - this matters. but do voters really care, does this not just look like l care, does this notjust look like the rough—and—tumble of politics in what has been an extraordinary year? even your time, when you are running a tighter ship, we knew about disagreements in the labour government not least between the prime minister and the then chancellor? that prime minister and the then chancellor?— prime minister and the then chancellor? �* ., , chancellor? at least if there were disagreements, _ chancellor? at least if there were disagreements, they _ chancellor? at least if there were disagreements, they were - chancellor? at least if there were disagreements, they were over . chancellor? at least if there were - disagreements, they were over things that mattered, they were not over

tarting up a flat for £200,000 and trying to get tory donors to fund the bill. ithink trying to get tory donors to fund the bill. i think people should care about this because we are talking about this because we are talking about the nature of our government, the nature of our democracy, the reason why we have the so—called principles of honesty, objectivity, accountability and leadership, because they matter and because we want our politics to be a force for good. 0ur politics, yes, politicians are always accused of things, but it is respected around the world. i have been tracking some of the coverage ofjohnson around the world in the last few weeks, we are becoming a duke because of the standards at the top. but downing street are saying _ standards at the top. but downing street are saying that _ standards at the top. but downing street are saying that there - standards at the top. but downing street are saying that there is - street are saying that there is nothing wrong, electoral rules are nothing wrong, electoral rules are not broken. nothing wrong, electoral rules are not broken-— not broken. they said that about brexit and we _

not broken. they said that about brexit and we know _ not broken. they said that about brexit and we know that - not broken. they said that about brexit and we know that is - not broken. they said that about brexit and we know that is not . not broken. they said that about. brexit and we know that is not true. we have to decide whether we believe they are telling the truth. they are now saying that boris johnson they are telling the truth. they are now saying that borisjohnson has paid for these refurbishments himself. not long ago we were being told we should feel sorry for him because he is hard up, he lost his telegraph salary and speaking engagements etc, i know for a fact that they were trying to raise money to pay for the refurbishment and pass it off as doing it in the national interest.— pass it off as doing it in the national interest. you can prove that, can _ national interest. you can prove that. can you? _ national interest. you can prove that. can you? i— national interest. you can prove that, can you? i know _ national interest. you can prove that, can you? i know for - national interest. you can prove that, can you? i know for a - national interest. you can prove l that, can you? i know for a fact... what is the evidence? it is easy to say you know, that is a serious allegation, you know that, people will say where is the evidence, show us? i will say where is the evidence, show us? ~' ., ., will say where is the evidence, show us? ~ ., ., ., ., us? i know for a fact that he appointed — us? i know for a fact that he appointed somebody - us? i know for a fact that he appointed somebody to - us? i know for a fact that he appointed somebody to ring j us? i know for a fact that he - appointed somebody to ring round to try to raise money to pay for the refurbishment of the flat and pass it off as being an act of

philanthropic heritage. you it off as being an act of --hilanthroic heritaue. ., .., ., philanthropic heritage. you cannot show us the _ philanthropic heritage. you cannot show us the evidence. _ philanthropic heritage. you cannot show us the evidence. it _ philanthropic heritage. you cannot show us the evidence. it is - philanthropic heritage. you cannot show us the evidence. it isjust - show us the evidence. it is just somebody else saying something against the prime minister and of course you would because url labour man. , , ., course you would because url labour man, , ., _, .,, man. just for the record, i was exelled man. just for the record, i was expelled from _ man. just for the record, i was expelled from the _ man. just for the record, i was expelled from the labour- man. just for the record, i was| expelled from the labour party man. just for the record, i was - expelled from the labour party about complaining about their policy on brexit. ., ~' ., complaining about their policy on brexit. ., ~ ., ., ., ., brexit. you know what i mean. your olitics brexit. you know what i mean. your politics are — brexit. you know what i mean. your politics are not _ brexit. you know what i mean. your politics are not conservative - politics are not conservative politics. if politics are not conservative olitics. , ., politics are not conservative olitics. ., �* , politics. if you don't believe me, ou, politics. if you don't believe me, you. instead _ politics. if you don't believe me, you, instead of _ politics. if you don't believe me, you, instead ofjust _ politics. if you don't believe me, you, instead ofjust trotting - politics. if you don't believe me, you, instead ofjust trotting outl you, instead ofjust trotting out the government line day after day, get some properjournalist investigating lord brownlow and what he was doing to try to raise money for this project, 0k? he was doing to try to raise money forthis project, ok? i know he was doing to try to raise money for this project, ok? i know people who were approached. if they want to come onto your programme and tell you about that, that is a matter for them. tell us who they are. no, i will not because they might not want to go on television. i ffifiiiii to go on television. i will certainly _ to go on television. i will certainly ask— to go on television. i will certainly ask them. -

to go on television. i will i certainly ask them. please to go on television. i will - certainly ask them. please do that and if they want to, they can telephone us and we can interview them on—air. this is great collaboration. you mentioned the nolan principles, why aren't they working then? if you say we have a government that has lost its way, why aren't the nolan principles working to flush out the answers you say voters should want to have? partly with respect because the media don't care enough about calling these people out for lying. i don't think you can say that, we are covering it all the time. the low point of talking to you as we are concerned about this story. fine, and the minute i made the point i made you said, you say that because you are labour. i am point i made you said, you say that because you are labour. i am doing m 'ob. because you are labour. i am doing my job- you — because you are labour. i am doing my job- you know _ because you are labour. i am doing my job. you know how— because you are labour. i am doing my job. you know how this - because you are labour. i am doing my job. you know how this works. | because you are labour. i am doing my job. you know how this works. i myjob. you know how this works. i mention the video peters evanovich has put out on social media, it has had 12 million views. every single day people are asking bbc, sky,

channel 4 news, why don't you play these clips of borisjohnson in parliament at the dispatch box lying? ministers, if they lie at the dispatch box, they are meant to resign. you just take it for granted. we knew he was a liar and unadulterated, borisjohnson, so you are saying people should not care. no, i am saying do people care? i am sa in: us no, i am saying do people care? i am saying us journalists _ no, i am saying do people care? i —n saying us journalists should no, i am saying do people care? i —n saying usjournalists should care, instead of seeing tit—for—tat, actually explore the objective truth about what has going on. i actually explore the objective truth about what has going on.— about what has going on. i take exception _ about what has going on. i take exception to — about what has going on. i take exception to use _ about what has going on. i take exception to use saying - about what has going on. i take exception to use saying that. about what has going on. i take exception to use saying that because the whole point... i do take exception, the whole point of as having you on is that you can give us the alternative. taste having you on is that you can give us the alternative.— having you on is that you can give us the alternative. we are glad you have. i us the alternative. we are glad you have- i am — us the alternative. we are glad you have. i am saying _ us the alternative. we are glad you have. i am saying to _ us the alternative. we are glad you have. i am saying to you _ us the alternative. we are glad you have. i am saying to you your - us the alternative. we are glad you have. i am saying to you yourjob i us the alternative. we are glad you j have. i am saying to you yourjob is not to say, he would say that

wouldn't he because he is labour, but your job wouldn't he because he is labour, but yourjob is to pursue objective truth. i am saying use an organisation, you the media, has shown precious little interest in the fact that we know the law was broken during the brexit referendum. that is not true, we have not taken no interest. the media is not one single organisation. 0ne no interest. the media is not one single organisation. one final question, kier starmer is asking for a full inquiry, sir kier starmer into election cronyism which is what the basis of this is about, the text messages which were leaked that happened between borisjohnson and so james dyson when the prime minister says he was trying to get stuff done quickly at the beginning of the pandemic. what difference will fill inquiry make if it is that hard to get to the bottom of this?

first of all, johnson saying that he was moving heaven and earth, he was actually sorting out his private life when the pandemic started. he was on holiday. forget moving heaven and earth. as for an inquiry, i agree with you, but it is about bottoming out the facts. finally, we seem to have journalists who are going up to this story properly, they seem to understand there is something deeply troubling about having as prime minister this guy whose dishonest. you call it cronyism, call it what it is, if we are talking about contracts being delivered to people who were not entitled to it, on the basis they have connections with the conservative party are all the rest of it, there was a headline on german television last night, corruption in the tory party. that is what they called it. let's stop

all the soft talking, the media has all the soft talking, the media has a job to investigate why think is a massive scandal. you certainly went for the cash for honours, which was a load of nonsense, we had the police charging around on that. imilieu police charging around on that. when it was cash for— police charging around on that. when it was cash for questions _ police charging around on that. when it was cash for questions and conservative sleaze... there are so many times we have gone after it, conservative sleaze back in the 19905 conservative sleaze back in the 1990s whenjohn major was in power and cash for questions, we have done all of that, the expenses scandal. i am simply saying i think there is more _ am simply saying i think there is more here — am simply saying i think there is more here to go for. one of the reasons— more here to go for. one of the reasons thatjohnson more here to go for. one of the reasons that johnson keeps smashing the norms— reasons that johnson keeps smashing the norms and conventions is because he is trying _ the norms and conventions is because he is trying to get away with as much _ he is trying to get away with as much as— he is trying to get away with as much as he can. i hope that a combination affair play, yes the bbc with the _ combination affair play, yes the bbc with the dyson story and the sunday tinfes— with the dyson story and the sunday times and _ with the dyson story and the sunday times and financial times which have

.one times and financial times which have gone after— times and financial times which have gone after the greensill story, i hope _ gone after the greensill story, i hope people understand this does matter. _ hope people understand this does matter, people should care and i hope _ matter, people should care and i hope we — matter, people should care and i hope we are still going to be looking _ hope we are still going to be looking at this and don't vote for the next — looking at this and don't vote for the next big thing that comes along because _ the next big thing that comes along because we are nowhere near the bottom _ because we are nowhere near the bottom of— because we are nowhere near the bottom of the story. we are nowhere near yet _ bottom of the story. we are nowhere near yet the — bottom of the story. we are nowhere near yet the truth. alistair campbell, the truth. —— alistair campbett, _ campbell, the truth. —— alistair campbell, thank you very much. my pleasure _ 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 1a and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. another 15—year—old boy was arrested in connection with the incident. an ambulance technician has died after an object struck the vehicle's windscreen as it was responding to a 999 call in herefordshire. west midlands ambulance service has said the incident took place earlier this morning, to the north of hereford.

the victim, who was the front passenger, was confirmed dead at the scene. 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 yudo margono told a news conference the submarine had sunk 850 metres down from the surface. but the hull could only withstand

the pressure at 500 metres. as a result he said the hull cracked. he also announced that 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 a0 years old. the search continues to find the bodies of the 53 submariners. richard galpin, bbc news. 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. catherine morrison reports. halfway up the mountain, the ground is still— halfway up the mountain, the ground is still alight. flames fanned by a steady— is still alight. flames fanned by a steady easterly wind spread quickly across _

steady easterly wind spread quickly across the — steady easterly wind spread quickly across the tinder dry mountain. it is more _ across the tinder dry mountain. it is more than 24 hours after the battle — is more than 24 hours after the battle continues to put it out. these — battle continues to put it out. these flames were pushed right round the mountain by strong winds last night. but the firefighters i spoke to said they are not too worried about this fire, it will burn itself out but what they are trying to do is create fire breaks to stop the flames spreading into the forest. last night a ring of fire and circling the mountain could be seen 20 miles away. a site usually associated with a california mountainside, not county down. at one point the fire came close to some properties.— one point the fire came close to some properties. one o'clock this mornin: some properties. one o'clock this morning there — some properties. one o'clock this morning there was _ some properties. one o'clock this morning there was a _ some properties. one o'clock this morning there was a change - some properties. one o'clock this morning there was a change in i some properties. one o'clock this| morning there was a change in the wind and resort developer they quickly. we came down into the forest, one propertyjust down the road, we knocked the doors, wejust wanted to protect —— repeatedly get them readyjust in case but

thankfully the wind died down, took a change in direction. this thankfully the wind died down, took a change in direction.— a change in direction. this is a designated — a change in direction. this is a designated special _ a change in direction. this is a designated special area - a change in direction. this is a designated special area of- designated special area of conservation. hundreds of hectares have been burnt and there are fears for the flora and fauna and wildlife are left here. we for the flora and fauna and wildlife are left here-— are left here. we have saved the forest, are left here. we have saved the forest. we _ are left here. we have saved the forest, we are _ are left here. we have saved the forest, we are confident - are left here. we have saved the forest, we are confident of - are left here. we have saved the forest, we are confident of that i are left here. we have saved the i forest, we are confident of that but you can see the scale of the fire, burning a ring round the mountain. so whatever brown —— ground nesting birds are there, this is the time of the year when they lay their eggs, they are going to be hatching soon. it is still unclear if the fire was started accidentally or deliberately. forthose started accidentally or deliberately. for those fighting it, conditions are challenging. you travel an hour _ conditions are challenging. you travel an hour and _ conditions are challenging. you travel an hour and under an hour and a half— travel an hour and under an hour and a halfup. _ travel an hour and under an hour and a halfup. you— travel an hour and under an hour and a half up, you are carrying equipment. you can get water out there — equipment. you can get water out there so— equipment. you can get water out there so you're taking that with you _ there so you're taking that with you we — there so you're taking that with you. we are trying to find small pockets — you. we are trying to find small pockets of _ you. we are trying to find small pockets of water. predominantly, it is a physical hard job up there.

members— is a physical hard job up there. members of the public were asked to stay away from mourne mountains today, a warning was seemed to have heated but the fire is not out yet. the fire service expects to be here into tonight and tomorrow. a group of manchester united fans have gathered outside old trafford to protest against their american owners — the glazers — following the formation and subsequent collapse of the european super league. it follows a similar protest from arsenal fans last night. 0livia richwald has been at old trafford, where fans have had a large presence — despite no game today. there has been an almost match day atmosphere outside 0ld there has been an almost match day atmosphere outside old trafford this morning were small groups have been arriving to take part in this organise post—test. it follows the collapse of the proposed european super league of which this club is going to be a part. manchester united are not playing today but fans of used the opportunity to express anger at that proposal. the

anger is directed towards the american owners of this club. instead of wearing the red shirts, they are waiting gold and green in protest colours. they have been waving banners. it follows the protest outside arsenal last night and earlier today i was outside and put ahead of the liverpool match weather was a small—scale gathering of protesters, all objecting to the fact that this proposed european super league was ever suggested. medical experts are recommending that people who lose their sense of smell — due to covid—19 — are offered smell training rather than being treated with steroids. they suggest patients sniff different odours over a period of months to retrain the brain to recognise smells. professor carl philpott is a smell loss expert from the university of east anglia's norwich medical school and director of the smell and taste clinic atjames paget hospital in gorleston. he told us about the impact of coronavirus on people's sense of smell.

we think about 10% of people are getting persistent problems that last for, sort of, many months. and if you go by the number of infections in the uk today, we estimate that that may now be around 300,000 people in the uk that have persistent problems with smell loss or distortion. as a group of experts, we looked at the evidence for steroid usage — and that's really steroid tablets specifically — and we couldn't see that there was any evidence of good benefit, and, of course, steroids have side—effects. probably, in reality, if steroids are going to work, they're probably going to be at the very onset of the problem. but, of course, as most people recover, it would be unrealistic to give everybody steroids. and so what we're saying is, for those people who appear to have a persistent problem, the safest option — and the simplest option, actually — is to go through this process called smell training. very simply, it's about twice a day picking at least four things to put under your nose and to train with. and they should be smells that you were familiar with before the problem started. so don't try anything fancy that's new — just go with things that you understood what they smelt like

before the problem started. andrea 0riana, an italian former 0lympic swimmer, has set a new record on the high—altitude and chilly lake titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world between bolivia and peru. they are laughing at that name in the gallery, children. they are laughing at that name in the gallery, children. the 47—year—old swam 20 kilometres across the lake without a wetsuit in just over 5 and a half hours. aruna iyengar has this report. you see what i have to put up with. psyching himself up for a record—breaking swim. this is andrea 0riana's third attempt to beat the previous record of 16km across this highest of lakes — over 3,800m above sea level. lake titicaca is a special swimming challenge. translation: the difficulty is the altitude. _ it's hard to swim well and it slows down your strokes due to the cold.

you feel 12 celsius without protection, and it feels very, very cold. the only barrier to the cold is paraffin wax, rubbed onto his skin. 47—year—old 0riana swam from near the so—called sleeping dragon mountain peak on the east shore to the island of the moon in the middle of the lake, a distance of 20km. it's a dream to swim in this lake because it's one of the most difficult tests in the world. you cannot compare the english channel to lake titicaca. they are the two most difficult tests. the bolivian swimming federation confirmed the new record, previously held by an american woman. having the world record on titicaca takes me feel very happy because this is really a sacred lake.

it's whetted his appetite for more. 0riana is now planning his next challenge — 43km, bolivia to peru, across the lake. aruna iyengar, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather. hello there, a dry april weather is continuing. some people want rain for the garden but we will not see this weekend. dry and cooler tomorrow. more of a chance of rain next week in some places. for here and now, dry. 0nce next week in some places. for here and now, dry. once the sunsets it will turn chilly quickly. clear skies and light winds, away from the south breezy conditions across the english channel and south—west england. underthe english channel and south—west england. under the clear skies, lighter winds but further north temperatures getting down below

freezing in the countryside. a crisp and cool start for sunday. plenty of dry weather. a bit more cloud drifting in across eastern counties of england in particular. breezy for the south—east of england and along the south—east of england and along the south—east of england and along the south coast. temperatures down on today, 10—7 —— 17 degrees.