pressure grows on the prime minister over his flat refurbishment — labour calls for the government to face mps. the government has to answer to why they had given up the ends of pounds of money to their cronies and their friends and they will not even declare it through the current laws. but the government has denied claims that borisjohnson broke the rules of refurbishing his downing street flat. everything has been declared within the rules. a fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the iraqi capital baghdad, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens. an operation to extinguish one of the largest gorse fires of recent years in northern ireland, enters its third day — more than 100 firefighters have been trying to put out

the flames since friday. england's biggest football teams — and the sport's governing bodies — will stage a four—day boycott of social media from next friday — to campaign for social media companies to crack down on online abuse. hello and welcome to bbc news. india's prime minister says the surge in coronavirus cases across the country has shaken the nation. narendra modi was speaking after india registered a world record number of new coronavirus cases for the fourth day in a row. nearly 350,000 infections were reported in the latest daily figures, as well as more than 2,700 deaths. across the country, hospitals are being overwhelmed by the new cases and running out of oxygen to help them breathe. simonjones reports.

patients continue to arrive at hospital struggling to breathe, needing urgent treatment. the health system is close to collapse. almost 350,000 new cases in the latest daily figures, another record. this man is desperate to find help for his sister in delhi. i've been trying nonstop for three days from one hospital to another. i've never seen anything so terrible ever in my life. what's needed above all is oxygen. patients are dying because it is running out. these are the scenes inside many hospitals, pushed to their limits. the world health organization says the situation in india is a devastating reminder of what coronavirus can do and doctors are feeling the strain. it's been 20 years or so i've been doing this profession and i've never seen this kind of crisis situation. i hope that nobody else sees it and we never see it again because the kind of numbers are there, the lack

of infrastructure we are facing, these supplies and the physical stress because it is a highly contagious illness, the health care workers are also getting infected. it is acting as a double whammy, as well as having problems from manpower as well as supplies. it is a very, very difficult scenario. at this plant in the state of uttah pradesh, hospital staff are among those queueing up, trying to get supplies of oxygen. the government says it is distributing it to some of the hardest—hit areas, using the train and also the plane. the airforce has been called in to help. customs duties on imports of medical grade oxygen had been axed to try to boost availability. critics say it is too little, too late. earlier this year, the government thought it had beaten the virus with cases falling, vaccines were being exported. the health minister said india was in the endgame of the pandemic

but the emergence of new variants, as well as mass gatherings has completely changed the picture. the us is promising additional support for india, to tackle what it is calling an horrific outbreak with record numbers of new cases and deaths, there will be many tough days ahead. simon jones, bbc news. devinda gupta is our correspondent in delhi and earlier she gave us this update on the measures being take to try to improve oxygen supplies. right now, it is like a drop in an ocean. the need far outweighs what is being done currently. the city where i am, delhi, has reported over 300 deaths for the third straight day. it needs i33% more oxygen than the normal days. even by establishing transport corridors simon talked about, by airlifting or running

trains from neighbouring states, to bring oxygen here to delhi, experts say i2%, 15% of demand will be met, which will leave a shortfall. i was speaking to a doctor in a city hospital who said they are fast running out of oxygen and will be stopping admissions of patients because they are stressed for resources. —— stretched for resources. a lockdown announced in delhi a week back has been extended this morning. so public sector workers can ramp up resources and try to break the cycle. we also heard the indian prime minister talking about the need to ramp up the vaccination drive. he says it is a sure shot immunity against the mass spread we're seeing. other cities are grappling with similar situations. india has reached out for global aid. the united states is one of the countries offering help. we saw singapore and hong kong yesterday sending an additional

supplies to india. in pakistan, where tensions have been historically high with that neighbour, they have offered support in these times and sent additional ventilators. the time is quite limited. notjust tens but hundreds of thousands of cases emerging in different parts of the country. the pandemic also continues to have a huge impact on people 5 mental wellbeing, but with a huge stigma still attached to mental health in india, many young people there are suffering in silence. we can speak now to dr anjuman bains 7 a mental health professional based in delhi. welcome. thank you forjoining us. what is emerging about the impact on mental health? the what is emerging about the impact on mental health?— mental health? the situation here in india, and specifically _ mental health? the situation here in india, and specifically i _ mental health? the situation here in india, and specifically i can - mental health? the situation here in india, and specifically i can speak . india, and specifically i can speak for delhi where i am based, it is quite grim. when i talk about mental

health, there are a number of calls each week i am getting, specifically youngsters experiencing anxiety as a result of what is happening around. the situation is quite grim. fin result of what is happening around. the situation is quite grim.- the situation is quite grim. on the stiuma the situation is quite grim. on the stigma element, _ the situation is quite grim. on the stigma element, you _ the situation is quite grim. on the stigma element, you are - the situation is quite grim. on the stigma element, you are talking i stigma element, you are talking obviously about people who are reaching out and saying they are concerned and needing support. how many are not?— many are not? honestly there are no direct statistics _ many are not? honestly there are no direct statistics i _ many are not? honestly there are no direct statistics i can _ many are not? honestly there are no direct statistics i can give _ many are not? honestly there are no direct statistics i can give you. - many are not? honestly there are no direct statistics i can give you. i - direct statistics i can give you. i am certain a lot. a lot of mental health awareness drives are being done by a lot of professionals out here, hoping a lot of people come out. i can quote it call i got yesterday. a person was trying to reach out to me and it took him one and a half years to reach out to me because he was very apprehensive about talking to a therapist and psychologist, how it would help. that is a small example of the

amount of stigma people have about how mental health can be good. a lot of people are not approaching because they think if they did, they will be called mentally challenged or mentally ill, or different names that are around in society. i cannot count how many people are not really approaching. we count how many people are not really approaching-— approaching. we have all been going throu~h approaching. we have all been going throu . h the approaching. we have all been going through the impact _ approaching. we have all been going through the impact of— approaching. we have all been going through the impact of covid - approaching. we have all been going through the impact of covid and - through the impact of covid and people will understand the likely factors when it comes to mental health issues with covid will stop tell us more about specific issues you are encountering. i am imagining as well potentially things change in terms of impact on a nation when the pandemic has taken the ternet has so dramatically taken in india, alongside fears that are not medical supplies to treat people. absolutely. the top one i can say is anxiety. a lot of people are coming

up anxiety. a lot of people are coming up with issues of anxiety. is something where people show symptoms of anxiety, if i get 45 calls, i am counting on people reaching out for mental health experts, talking about issues like sleeplessness, restlessness, a whole feeling of uncertainty. anxiety is number one. number two is grief related counselling. a lot of them have lost loved ones in the period. some of them are reaching out for that. i would like to say from this platform, the age group that is being impacted at least in india at this point a people under 30. they are specifically the age group which is making the maximum calls to mental health experts will help stop thank you very much forjoining us stop —— for help. the uk's international trade

secretary liz truss has denied claims that borisjohnson broke the rules over refurbishing his downing street flat. it follows allegations made by the prime minister's former chief advisor. dominic cummings claimed mrjohnson considered what he called "possibly illegal" plans to have party donors fund the work. downing street says borisjohnson paid for it himself, and that nothing improper took place. this report from iain watson contains flashing images from the start. out but not down. boris johnson's closest advisor left downing street in november but now, dominic cummings has not only denied that he leaked some of the prime minister's text messages, 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 and led to reports that cost was spiralling out of control. in a blog, dominic cummings says:

the government says the prime minister is paying for the works himself and that no codes of conduct nor electoral law were broken. the electoral commission is looking into whether there were any undeclared donations. number ten says all donations that needed 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 are calling 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 number ten, whether it is the dodgy contracts, whether the privileged access, if there is nothing to see, publish everything, have a full inquiry because that — you know, sunlight is the best disinfectant. but a former adviser on standards in government thinks that more information, rather than a new inquiry, is what is needed. we've probably got enough inquiries going on. it's actual concrete, hard evidence which demonstrate where things have gone wrong

that is critical now, and cummings might be able tojust provide some of that. and 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 advisor clearly believes that 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 that he has sent and 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 get more on this from our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. when two allies fallout, so spectacularly and publicly, it is extraordinary, isn't it? there has

been comment from a government insider. ., , been comment from a government insider. . , . ., ., been comment from a government insider. . , ~ ., ., ., insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday — insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk _ insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk shows, _ insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk shows, this - insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk shows, this has i on the sunday talk shows, this has been a topic they have wanted to focus on. liz truss was on the bbc a short time ago and focused on the question everyone has honed in on. mrjohnson paid for the refurbishment to downing street, he has not broken the law and has followed all the right rules and codes of conduct. the question is, did he get help to do that? did he get a loan or donation or something like that? that question was put to her by andrew mark. my understanding is the costs are being covered by the prime minister, and everything is being fully declared in line with the rules. did a tory party donor lend him the money beforehand? as i said, he is covering the cost, and it is being complied with fully... the question is did a donor provide the money beforehand?

andrew, i am spending my time in intense trade negotiations getting a good deal for the united kingdom. i am not spending my time thinking about the downing street flat refurbishment. she said that formulation of words. the costs are being covered. she did not want to engage with the question about donors. turning to the opposition, they are wanting to focus on this and wider questions about tory sleaze. they know it was very damaging back in the 19905 and helped to bring down the tory government then. what they are saying other broad que5tion5 government then. what they are saying other broad questions about the handling of the pandemic the handling of huge amounts of money for protective equipment, the contacts with mini5ter5 for protective equipment, the contacts with ministers and the prime minister by business people and others and this issue all need to be looked at. this is labour's deputy leader speaking today.

they should do. they should do, and notjust because of the labour party demands it, but because the public deserve it. it is taxpayers' money. at a time of a pandemic, where three million self—employed were not supported, many of our businesses are worried about what they are going to be able to do over the next couple of months and what support they will get, they demand it and they deserve it. the government have to answer to why they've given out billions of pounds of money to their cronies and their friends, and they won't even declare it through the current rules. publish the members' interests and ministers' interests and publish who is on that vip list and tell us about where you're getting this money from, boris, to do up your flat. questions are being asked, obviously. labour is not satisfied with the answers and the questions will continue to be asked. how much longer can the government keep batting of very specific detail? can anyone force the detail?— anyone force the detail? angela ra ner anyone force the detail? angela rayner had _ anyone force the detail? angela rayner had a — anyone force the detail? angela rayner had a bunch _ anyone force the detail? angela rayner had a bunch of - anyone force the detail? angela. rayner had a bunch of questions. different people can. different

answers that the key question about the money and the flat, the electoral commission overseeing funding of parties is looking into this, looking into the question, was there a donation to the conservative party meant to cover some of these costs? does that need to be declared? they are talking to the conservative party about that. the civil servant at the heart of government in the middle, he will be before mp5 having to answer on the record this week. the labour party trying to look at other ways to drag the ministers into parliament to answer other questions as well. thank you. england's biggest football teams — and the sport's governing bodies — are staging a four—day boycott of social media from next friday. clubs across the premier league, english football league, women's super league and women's championship will switch off their facebook, twitter and instagram accounts to emphasise that social media companies must do more to eradicate online hate. helping to lead the boycott is anti—discrimination charity kick it out —

and i'm joined now by the organisation's chair, sanjay bhandari. thank you very much forjoining us. what impact you think that campaign could have? the what impact you think that campaign could have? ., ., what impact you think that campaign could have? ., ,., ., ., could have? the reason we are doing this, i could have? the reason we are doing this. i sunpose. _ could have? the reason we are doing this. i sunpose. is — could have? the reason we are doing this, i suppose, is threefold. - could have? the reason we are doing this, i suppose, is threefold. first. this, isuppose, is threefold. first to signal collective anger at the damage that online abuse causes to people who play, watch and love the game. the second is to show unity with those victims and the third is that this is a symbolic gesture we it is a symbolic gesture, but it is a gesture to those with power saying we need to act when you need to do more and create change. those with power in this situation are two sets of people, social media companies and the government. we of people, social media companies and the government.— of people, social media companies and the government. we want better than to do more. _ and the government. we want better than to do more. we _ and the government. we want better than to do more. we have _ and the government. we want better than to do more. we have seen - and the government. we want better| than to do more. we have seen some high—profile football star speaking

out about this. tell us more about the damage from your perception that online abuse has to those who are getting it. it online abuse has to those who are caettin it. .., online abuse has to those who are caettin it. online abuse has to those who are uaettin it. getting it. it can impact it can im act getting it. it can impact it can impact performance - getting it. it can impact it can impact performance as - getting it. it can impact it can impact performance as a - getting it. it can impact it can i impact performance as a player getting it. it can impact it can - impact performance as a player and can impact on mental health and physical health of anyone on the receiving end of this. if you are a keyboard warrior, it might feel like it is an anonymous and victimless crime. it is not. there are real people at the end of this who are receiving torrents of abuse into their eyeballs. i defy anyone to be unaffected by that. fine their eyeballs. i defy anyone to be unaffected by that.— unaffected by that. one footballer on the end of— unaffected by that. one footballer on the end of receiving _ unaffected by that. one footballer on the end of receiving abuse - unaffected by that. one footballer on the end of receiving abuse said if he posts any footage breaching rights, it will get taken down immediately. things that are offensive get left out. his point is the technology is there for companies to tackle this if they want to. ~ . . companies to tackle this if they want to. ~ ., ., i. ., , ., want to. what are your thoughts on that? that is _

want to. what are your thoughts on that? that is the _ want to. what are your thoughts on that? that is the feeling _ want to. what are your thoughts on that? that is the feeling we - want to. what are your thoughts on that? that is the feeling we all - want to. what are your thoughts on that? that is the feeling we all had | that? that is the feeling we all had in football. these organisations are massive organisations. facebook is the fifth biggest company on the planet. these are organisations with resources of a nation state. they make their money out of contextual analytics. they know what we are doing when we are doing it and when to sell us stuff. when we had been looking at stuff five minutes before on a website. they have the technology, we want them to use it against hate and notjust selling us stuff. people can be anonymous online and set up another account if they get any backlash from what they do. we wrote to jack dorsey and mark zuckerberg in february. 0ne do. we wrote to jack dorsey and mark zuckerberg in february. one thing we asked for is more work around

verification. part of the challenges when this question is raised, it often reverts to a binary option, verifying everybody or nobody. as a group of users, we in football might say, actually, we want to engage with people only who are terrified. as a group of users, can you create that set of permissions and functionality for us? those people who are terrified get better access. why can't you do that? we are asking for that for the safety of our people. for that for the safety of our --eole. . ~ for that for the safety of our --eole. ., ~' ,, for that for the safety of our --eole. ., ~' , for that for the safety of our --eole. . ~ , . ., people. thank you very much for “oininu people. thank you very much for joining us- _ three days of mourning has been declared in iraq, following a fire in which at least 27 people have died, dozens injured and many missing in a hospital in the capital, baghdad. the fire — reportedly caused by an exploding oxygen tank — tore through an intensive care ward with patients on ventilators, unable to move. 0ur middle—east correspondent in beirut, lina sinjab gave us

the latest. it's really horrific news, as you said. the prime minister has called for three days of mourning and called for an investigation into this negligence, as he describes it. this hospital was dedicated for covid—19 cases. imagine this situation with lots of people trying to recover on ventilators. the fire broke and they were out of breath. many accounts came in to say people were running out, jumping out of windows, trying to escape from the fire, the smoke. sadly at least 27 are confirmed dead with dozens of others injured because of this. there were many ambulances rushing into the hospital. iraq has known there were at least 1 million coronavirus cases and lots of death as well.

it is a really bad situation in iraq at the moment. on top of that, to have a fire where people had nowhere to escape, to take some breath, to be able to survive. an operation to put out one of the largest gorse fires in recent years in northern ireland is continuing into a third day. more than 100 firefighters have been trying to put out the flames in the mourne mountains since friday. 0ur correspondent, catherine morrison, sent this report. halfway up slieve donard, the ground is still alight. flames fanned by a steady easterly wind spread quickly across a tinder—dry mountain. a ring of fire encircling the mountain could be seen from up to 20 miles away — a sight usually associated with a californian mountainside, not county down. at one point, the fire came close to some properties. there was a great change in the wind

and we seen it develop really quickly and we came down into the forest here, the ymca centre and one property just coming down in the road. we just knocked their doors. we just wanted to prepare them and get them ready, just in case. thankfully, with the wind dying down in the middle of the night, it took a change of direction and we did not have to evacuate. this is a designated special area of conservation. hundreds of hectares have been burnt, and there are fears for the flora and fauna and the wildlife who live here. it's still unclear if the fire was started accidentally or deliberately. for those fighting it, conditions are challenging. we are either travelling for one hour or 1.5 hours up in that ppe, carrying equipment. you cannot get water to the scene of the fire so effectively, we are taking beaters up there to work with that. we're working small pumps out of rivers and areas where we can find small pockets of water, and sprayers and backpack sprayers to address some of that, but predominantly it's a physical, hard, beating outjob up there. members of the public were asked

to stay away from the mournes — a warning most seems to have heeded. but the fire is not out yet. catherine morrison, bbc news, mourne mountains. let 5 get some of the day 5 other news. presidentjair bolsonaro has threatened to deploy the armed forces on the streets of brazilian cities if lockdown measures imposed by state governors generate chaos. he's described the restrictions as cruelty against those who need to earn a living, saying they could cause widespread hunger and riots. the president of indonesia has announced that the submarine that had been missing since wednesday had been found sunken in the bali sea by the navy. joko widodo sent his condolences to the families of the 53 crew members who were on board. the hunt for the submarine has now turned into a salvage effort the world health organisation is calling for renewed efforts to eliminate malaria. it's making the appeal to mark world malaria day. the disease kills more than 400,000 people a year — most of them children.

the who says at least 25 countries, including botswana, thailand, and south africa, have the potential to eradicate malaria within the next five years. the 93rd academy awards take place tonight, in a ceremony like no other. part of the oscars will be broadcast live from a train station, honouring films few saw in movie theatres or cinemas, and reuniting hollywood's a—listers for the first time in more than a year due to covid—19. nominees and their guests will gather at a courtyard in the los angeles union railway station, while other show elements will be held live inside its usual venue — the dolby theatre. you're watching bbc news. from learning a new language, to baking the perfect loaf of banana bread — many of us have spent lockdown tackling projects we'd normally struggle to find the time for. ralph goodson is a case in point, after years of putting it off, he finally got around to restoring

a piece of family history, his father's 19305 motorbike. he's been telling hannah meredith about the task. ralph goodson was given his dad's douglas's rudge special motorbike more than 1t0 years ago. it had been his father's of pride and joy since he bought it in 1937. he got married in191t1 to my mum, he put a sidecar on the motorbike and it became the main family vehicle right up until the �*505, when i was born. by then, i was the third child. i think dad realised that he couldn't cram another kid into the sidecar. so ralph's dad bought a car, and the rudge was no more. he took it apart and put every single nut and bolt in boxes,

and there they stayed for decades. until lockdown hit. we have moved house about five times, and every time the boxes have moved with us. and it has become a bit of a standing joke — when are you going to start this restoration? of course, lockdown came along and that has given me the time and the wherewithal to start restoring my dad's motorbike. not a mechanic, but definitely perfectionist. ralph has been guided by rudge enthusiasts, while his dad watches on. i've got his picture on the wall up there as well, looking down on me. it is a shame i didn't manage to do it while he was still alive, i think he would be amazed that i've finally got around to doing it. it is fair to say it has been a labour of love during lockdown. whilst there is a little more to go, ralph has high hopes for the future of his dad's beloved bike.

i reckon i'm probably more than halfway now. it would be nice if in the summer i canjump on it and ride down to matlock bath. and i think that when i do that, i'm sure my dad's spirit will be riding with me. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. for the vast majority it is turning into another dry and mostly sunny day. with cool easterly winds developing especially across england and wales it is feeling cooler, compared with yesterday. high pressure in charge of the scene giving dry and settled area. winds around high pressure flow in a clockwise direction which is pulling the cool air in across some parts of england and wales. the easterly wind is also pulling in som cloud across eastern parts of england, some of it getting across into the midlands and east wales,

breaking up as it goes. there will still be sunny spells. the odd shower popping up across high ground in highland scotland. any showers which do develop quite slow—moving. the winds will be light, stronger winds further south. quite gusty in the south of england and the channel islands. the lowest temperatures will be on the east coast, the highest temperatures will be in shelter further west. 15 for cardiff, 17 for liverpool and glasgow, 17 in the western counties of northern ireland as well. this evening and overnight it will stay dry for the majority. at the other end of the uk more cloud into north—west scotland. in this clear slot, this is where we are most likely to see a touch of frost. if you are waiting for rain, if you are waiting for rain, this weather feature this weather feature is going to bring some over the next is going to bring some over the next few days, bringing rain few days, bringing rain on monday across scotland. on monday across scotland. quite heavy bursts of rain actually. quite heavy bursts of rain actually. the odd shower breaking out the odd shower breaking out in northern ireland and maybe in northern ireland and maybe the north of england. the north of england. in the south another sunny day. in the south another sunny day.

the winds easing a touch for southern england and the south of wales. highest temperatures in the west of england and wales, 16 degrees, turning chillier in the north—west. if you are waiting for rain in the south, on tuesday, some of the wet weather will migrate southwards. it will break up into showers. quite hit and miss. some places will fall through the gaps and stay completely dry. warmer in the south—east, turning chillier in the north. the cooler air will spread southwards. one or two showers but still quite a lot of dry weather around. a similar story in the north. any showers on the high ground in scotland could start to turn wintry.