this is bbc news, i'm rebeca jones. the headlines at seven. hospitals in india struggle with overwhelming demand for beds, ventilators and oxygen — as the country 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. the public have been told to say away from the mourne mountains in northern ireland — amid warnings more fires may break out this weekend. indonesian rescue teams recover debris that is believed to be from the submarine that went missing off the coast of bali on wednesday. 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. the situation here is critical and out of control. the situation here is critical and out of control. this video was filmed inside a crowded delhi hospital. he took a family member to casualty. the staff is really cooperative. due to overcrowding, of the main hospital, it is difficult to provide treatment to all the patients. that is why i cannot get inside. it is the same outside. every day as cases rise, families face a never—ending search and a terrifying wait.

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. my father was struggling and begging me to save 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. patients have died because of the supply shortage. doctors have been left in a desperate situation. patients and many people have been coming to emergency, they want only beds. we have no beds or oxygen. there is a deficiency of a huge amount of oxygen. as the crisis unfolds, the prime minister is under pressure and chaired an emergency meeting today to look at ways to boost oxygen supplies. many say it is too little too late.

across the country, relatives continued to queue for supplies. as thousands continue to die, for every family that gets a canister, there are countless others who won't. with me now is former deputy chair of the bma — dr kailash chand. last year he led a health delegation to india with manchester mayor andy burnham as part of the manchester india parternship. good evening to you. good evening, thank you for having me. i good evening to you. good evening, thank you for having me.— thank you for having me. i wonder what practical _ thank you for having me. i wonder what practical help _ thank you for having me. i wonder what practical help the _ thank you for having me. i wonder what practical help the nhs - thank you for having me. i wonder what practical help the nhs in - what practical help the nhs in britain can provide in your view? we have britain can provide in your view? - have listened to so many people that the situation is very very bad. there is a shortage of beds, oxygen, ppe, the doctors and nurses are falling ill because there is no support. the coronavirus has shown a light on the inadequacy of the

indian health system. remember, we also did not manage a pandemic brilliantly. the nhs was there to take care of us. it took as out of the huge problems from the pandemic and this huge roll—out of the vaccine we should be proud of the nhs. but in india, perhaps the sixth largest economy of the world, still spends 2% of gdp on health care. it is not something that happened yesterday, it has been going on, no one has developed the health care system in india and now we see we do not have enough beds, not enough oxygen, we don't have ventilators. as the nhs and my colleagues here in nhs, 60,000 are from indian origin and they are all sad and angry about

what is going on but we say, it is a global problem and we should see a global problem and we should see a global issue, the pandemic, nobody is safe until everybody is safe. to start with, the most important thing is to deliver oxygen. borisjohnson has talked about helping india but his words need to be converted into action. , ., , i. action. sorry to interrupt you because i _ action. sorry to interrupt you because i know _ action. sorry to interrupt you because i know germany - action. sorry to interrupt you because i know germany and action. sorry to interrupt you - because i know germany and the united arab emirates have sent liquid oxygen to india, why is your understanding that the uk has not, is it something we could go quickly? yes, i think we should do it immediately. if we do not do it immediately, things could go from bad to worse. we are seeing people dying. i know so many states in india where the death rates are very high and things are worsening by the

day. if we do not take immediate action by the british government thinks will be critical. how concerned _ thinks will be critical. how concerned are _ thinks will be critical. how concerned are you - thinks will be critical. how concerned are you that. thinks will be critical. how| concerned are you that any thinks will be critical. how concerned are you that any help we can offer will be too late?- can offer will be too late? again, even if it is _ can offer will be too late? again, even if it is too _ can offer will be too late? again, even if it is too late _ can offer will be too late? again, even if it is too late it _ can offer will be too late? again, even if it is too late it will - can offer will be too late? again, even if it is too late it will still. even if it is too late it will still help. this wave, not a wave asked tsunami, is not going to end, it is going to go on and we have to support the health care system and support the health care system and support our doctor brethren is and the population. india does not live in cities, it is a country of 1.5 billion and most people live in the villages. nobody is talking about the rural population that is suffering. perhaps there has been no account of that. it is never too late, even vaccination, india is one of the highest manufacturers of vaccination but they are suffering,

they have not vaccinated. perhaps they have not vaccinated. perhaps they could provide them raw materials for the vaccination of the country. materials for the vaccination of the count . ., ., . ., ., materials for the vaccination of the count . ., ., ., country. you touched on what you can -- consider — country. you touched on what you can -- consider to — country. you touched on what you can -- consider to be _ country. you touched on what you can -- consider to be the _ country. you touched on what you can -- consider to be the inadequacy - country. you touched on what you can -- consider to be the inadequacy of i —— consider to be the inadequacy of the indian response but only two months ago prime minister narendra modi said india was inspiring the world on its fight against covid, what has gone wrong? i world on its fight against covid, what has gone wrong?— world on its fight against covid, what has gone wrong? i don't want to net into what has gone wrong? i don't want to get into the — what has gone wrong? i don't want to get into the politics _ what has gone wrong? i don't want to get into the politics of _ what has gone wrong? i don't want to get into the politics of it _ what has gone wrong? i don't want to get into the politics of it but - what has gone wrong? i don't want to get into the politics of it but what - get into the politics of it but what he says is just words, it lacks truth and what the actual situation is. people are doing political rallies and so many things are going on in which people become complicit. it is a political failure on in which people become complicit. it is a politicalfailure in india which needs to look into and correct, you cannot correct it overnight but you have to look into the politics, it is very important, you need to have truthful politics.

thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you, pleasure. 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—19 test. on average in the past week — 23 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths is now 127,417. sorry, what you are seeing does not tally with what i am telling you. 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. meaning 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.

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 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 10 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, have the full inquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether it is the refurb of 10, 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 probably 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's 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 10 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. earlier we spoke to alistair campbell, the former

director of communications for number 10 under labour prime minister tony blair. he said it was crucial that all the facts are unearthed. i think there is more here and i think that one of the reasons thatjohnson keeps smashing the norms and the conventions is because he's basically trying to get away with as much as he can. and i hope that a combination of yes, fair play, the bbc with the dyson story and the sunday times and the financial times have really gone after the greensill story and now cummings, i hope that people understand that this does matter, it is serious, people should care and i hope that you are still going to be looking at this and don't go for the next big thing that comes along because we are nowhere near the bottom of this story and we are nowhere near yet the full truth. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are personal finance journalist

anne ashworth & the independent�*s economics editor ben chu. 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. 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. 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 alight. flames fanned by a steady easterly wind spread quickly across the tinder dry mountain. it is more than 24 hours after the fire started and the 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 encircling the mountain seen from 20 miles away. a site usually associated with a california mountainside, not county down. at one point the fire came close to some properties.

0ne o'clock this morning there was a change in the wind and we saw it develop very quickly. we came down into the forest, the ymca centre and one propertyjust down the road, we knocked the doors, we just wanted to prepare them, get them readyjust in case but thankfully the wind died down in the night, took a change in direction and we didn't have to evacuate them. this is a designated special area of conservation. hundreds of hectares have been burnt and there are fears for the flora and fauna and wildlife who live here. we will save the forest, we are confident of that but you can see the scale of the fire, burning in a ring round the mountain. so whatever ground nesting birds are there, will be affected, this is the time of the year when they lay their eggs, they are going to be hatching vrey soon. it is still unclear if the fire was started

accidentally or deliberately. for those fighting it, conditions are challenging. you are travelling for an hour and an hour and a half up, in ppe, you are carrying equipment. you can't get water out there so you're taking that with you. we are using pumps, trying to find small pockets of water. predominantly, it is a physically hard job up there. members of the public were asked to stay away from mourne mountains today, a warning most seem to have heeded but the fire is not out yet. the fire service expects to be here into tonight and tomorrow. the headlines on bbc news... hospitals in india struggle with overwhelming demand for beds, ventilators and oxygen — as the country 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. the public have been told to stay away from the mourne mountains in northern ireland — amid warnings more fires may break out this weekend. 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. his 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. 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 the wrong message for asean. giving an impression that is approving of people who hold power illegally or unlawfully. the meeting concluded with five demands, all apparently accepted by the myanmar delegation. the leaders called for the violence to stop and negotiations to start between the military and the opposition. for political prisoners to be released and for more humanitarian aid channels into myanmar and a special asean envoy to be appointed. translation: it is beyond our expectation, that is not to say we weren't confident but we did not expect this meeting would go well, our proposals would be accepted, the myanmar general in his response did not reject them. and this is very encouraging progress.

0fficials insist that the meeting did not confer any formal recognition of the military regime. 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 bold and decisive action. something that people in this region have learned never to expect of asean. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. us presidentjoe biden has formally said that the 1915 massacres of armenians in the ottoman empire constituted genocide. his words come on the day marking the anniversary of the massacre. it's a break away from decades of carefully calibrated language from the white house —

but turkey has accused the united states of trying to rewrite history. 0ur washington correspondent, jane 0'brien has the latest. this is a hugely significant and symbolic act by america but also the fulfilment of a personal pledge made byjoe biden when he was campaigning for the democratic nomination. it also follows a letter written by 38 republican and democratic senators saying that he should acknowledge the truth and that by doing so, this would also help prevent any future genocide. now, it could have a detrimental effect on turkey and us relations, they have been frayed over the last few years already partly because turkey bought a russian defence system which many nations felt could compromise its membership of nato. there has also

been worries over turkish attacks on cards in north—west syria after us troops withdrew. that infuriated lawmakers who pass their own legislation in 2019 designating the killing of armenians in 1919 as genocide. so in many respects this is a logical progression of actions that america has already been taking. nevertheless, joe biden by using this language twice, calling it a genocide twice in his statement on armenian remembrance day is a huge departure for any us president. he is the first us president to use the term and officially acknowledged that the events of 1915 where in fact i genocide. 0ur correspondent in washington. 0ur correspondent in washington. 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 40 years old. the search continues to find the bodies of the 53 submariners. richard galpin, bbc news. anti lockdown protestors have been marching through central london despite restrictions on mass gatherings during the pandemic. there were numerous placards calling covid a "hoax", as several thousand people gathered at hyde park before heading along oxford street. some slogans linked coronavirus to qanon conspiracy theories. 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—19. 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. 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 old trafford this afternoon where small groups of family and friends have been arriving to take part in this organised protest. it follows the collapse of the proposed european super league of which this club was going to be a part. manchester united are not playing today but fans have still used the opportunity to express anger at that proposal. the anger is directed

towards the american owners of this club. the glazers. instead of wearing the red shirts, they are wearing gold and green in protest colours. they have also been waving banners. it follows the protest outside arsenal last night and earlier today i was outside anfield ahead of the liverpool match where there was a small—scale gathering of protesters, all objecting to the fact that this proposed european super league was ever suggested. nasa s spacex crew—2 mission has docked to the international space station carrying 4 astronauts on board. these pictures show the old crew giving a warm welcome to the new team. it's the second crewed mission to the space station using a space—x spacecraft. nasa astronauts shane kimbrough and megan mcarthur will serve as the mission's spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively.

they are joined by japanese astronaut akihiko hoshide and european space agency astronaut thomas pesquet, who will serve as mission specialists to the space station for a six—month science mission. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. dry clear night to come, temperatures dipping away after dark to allow another touch of frost in many places as we go into the morning. it will be rather patchy, with these temperatures in towns and city centre is more likely in the countryside, parts of east and north—east scotland down to minus these we start the day with a little patchy cloud here and there for sunday morning and a lot of what has

developed overnight but some will continue to impact parts of eastern