this is bbc news, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. india's coronavirus crisis intensifies — britain and other countries send emergency medical aid as covid infections and deaths reach record numbers for a fifth consecutive day pressure builds on the uk prime minister to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. a senior minister dismisses the latest allegations as tittle—tattle. the gossip columns are now getting filled with such ludicrous allegations that it is just going beyond reality. the head of the uk civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct made by the prime minister's former top adviser dominic cummings.

lockdown restrictions in scotland are eased allowing the re—opening of non—essential shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants. meanwhile in wales, pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today and six people from six households are allowed to meet. and the oscar goes to... nomadland. a film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars, including best picture and best director. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. india's coronavirus crisis is intensifying —

it's recorded another global record of new cases for the fifth day running, with more than 352,000 infections reported in the last 2a hours alone. hospitals in delhi have completely run out of beds and some are missing critical supplies including oxygen. doctors in india say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. the uk — along with other countries — is now sending medical aid to india. 0ur delhi correspondent yogita limaye reports. the capital is being ravaged at a frightening speed. with every pyre that burns, india's self belief is dying. each funeral is a story of personal loss and national shame. charanjeev malhotra has been helping to cremate the dead for decades. now, he barely ever stops working.

"i've never seen such a terrifying situation. i can't believe that we're in the capital of india. people aren't getting oxygen, and they're dying like animals," he says. "we don't even have enough resources to cremate them properly." 0utside, shivangi mehra's on the phone, organising oxygen for the hospital she works in. nothing, nothing is being done. i don't know if government is sleeping, or what they are doing. i am totally disheartened with the situation that i am seeing. the government is a literal failure. a person cannot live here in delhi. a person cannot even die peacefully in delhi. she is waiting to cremate her grandfather, who died, she says, because there wasn't enough oxygen. this small hospital in north delhi is facing a daily struggle. and we have been spending sleepless nights since the last one week. at times we feel like crying, because we are not able

to help patients properly. every day, it is the same scenario. we are left only with two hours of oxygen. and we are only getting assurance from the system, no oxygen. and so, families are being told to organise oxygen. at one medical shop, we found people with empty cylinders, waiting to buy their own supply for loved ones who urgently need it. for many here, the government's promises of rushing in oxygen are coming too late. families are left asking why something so basic is unavailable. every crematorium we've been to, we've seen body after body being brought in. it's hard for anyone to keep count, but what workers have been telling me is that the real scale of deaths caused by covid—i9 in india is a lot higher than what official numbers reflect. and a lot of those who've died right now have done so because they couldn't get

oxygen in time. this man runs a group of volunteers here. "even young people are dying. it is a very bad situation. if it keeps getting worse, we will have to burn bodies by the side of the road," he says. there is a sense of abandonment in this country. citizens are stepping up to do what a government should. left to fight a vicious pandemic on their own. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi. we can speak now to saurav peswani who is a student living in delhi. thank you for being with us. i gather you live with your aunt and she has had coronavirus. haw gather you live with your aunt and she has had coronavirus.- gather you live with your aunt and she has had coronavirus. how is she now? right— she has had coronavirus. how is she now? right now _ she has had coronavirus. how is she now? right now she _ she has had coronavirus. how is she now? right now she is _ she has had coronavirus. how is she now? right now she is covid - she has had coronavirus. how is she | now? right now she is covid positive and we have not been able to get a test for her to know if she is

negative or not. but it has been harder to get a test and the medicines as well. so it is a pretty bad situation. we medicines as well. so it is a pretty bad situation.— medicines as well. so it is a pretty bad situation. we were 'ust looking at ictures bad situation. we were 'ust looking at pictures in that h bad situation. we were just looking at pictures in that report. _ bad situation. we were just looking at pictures in that report. it - bad situation. we were just looking at pictures in that report. it looks l at pictures in that report. it looks like a truly terrifying situation in delhi and around india. it like a truly terrifying situation in delhi and around india.- like a truly terrifying situation in delhi and around india. it can be clearly seen _ delhi and around india. it can be clearly seen that _ delhi and around india. it can be clearly seen that the _ delhi and around india. it can be clearly seen that the situation i delhi and around india. it can be clearly seen that the situation is| clearly seen that the situation is worse than what is being shown. the oxygen is not there and people are not only dying because of the virus, but because of the stress and they are not getting to hospital and oxygen on time. truth? are not getting to hospital and oxygen on time.— are not getting to hospital and oxygen on time. are not getting to hospital and ox uenontime. , , ., . ., ., oxygen on time. why is that? who do ou blame oxygen on time. why is that? who do you blame for— oxygen on time. why is that? who do you blame for that? _ oxygen on time. why is that? who do you blame for that? the _ oxygen on time. why is that? who do you blame for that? the health - you blame for that? the health system has clearly been completely overwhelmed, hasn't it? the health s stem overwhelmed, hasn't it? the health system has — overwhelmed, hasn't it? the health system has already _ overwhelmed, hasn't it? the health system has already collapsed. - overwhelmed, hasn't it? the health system has already collapsed. the i system has already collapsed. the supplies are just not there. i cannot blame anybody for that, but the fact the government was not ready with oxygen supplies, that is something they failed to do. i don't know what to say about the oxygen,

it is something that should have been there in the first place. in terms of why there is this terrifying wave of covid hitting india, so many new cases every day, record numbers every day, why do you think that is? is it because the lockdown downs were not tough enough? the restrictions were not tough enough? 50. enough? the restrictions were not tough enough?— enough? the restrictions were not tough enough? so, in a country like india we cannot _ tough enough? so, in a country like india we cannot afford _ tough enough? so, in a country like india we cannot afford along - india we cannot afford along lockdown because here people cannot afford to work from home. most of the people here are employed in other sectors which means if you do not show up for work you will get fired and you will not get paid for it. it was a choice of people starving to death because they could not fund themselves and responding to the virus. it was the fault of the government that we were not ready with the oxygen supplies at the right time. find ready with the oxygen supplies at the right time.— ready with the oxygen supplies at the right time. and the government

has been accused, _ the right time. and the government has been accused, and _ the right time. and the government has been accused, and the - the right time. and the government has been accused, and the prime i has been accused, and the prime minister has been accused, of complacency when cases were much lower, allowing big meetings, election meeting, religious festivals, that kind of thing. so the festivals, that kind of thing. sr the government now has been on festivals, that kind of thing. srs the government now has been on the defensive and they have not said much about the pandemic. i think they realise a mistake has been made and it has been trying to rectify since like two weeks now. it is getting better, the oxygen supplies are coming in and the air force is also helping us, so i think the situation will get better soon. in terms of who is being hit by this wave of covid, you are a young person, a student, our other young people you're kind of aid getting coronavirus at the moment? yes. people you're kind of aid getting coronavirus at the moment? yes, we are caettin coronavirus at the moment? yes, we are getting positive _ coronavirus at the moment? yes, we are getting positive cases _ coronavirus at the moment? yes, we are getting positive cases of - coronavirus at the moment? yes, we are getting positive cases of kids - are getting positive cases of kids as young as 13 or 1a years old, but most of the kids are asymptomatic and that is what has been causing

problems because they cannot track how the virus has been spreading. that has caused more deaths because we have not been able to track cases, that has been a big problem. good to talk to you, thank you very much for that perspective. a student in delhi. 0ur correspondence sent us this update from maharashtra. in the last 24 hours — this update from maharashtra. in the last 24 hours 352,000 _ this update from maharashtra. in the last 24 hours 352,000 fresh - this update from maharashtra. in the: last 24 hours 352,000 fresh new last 2a hours 352,000 fresh new infection, over 2800 people losing their lives and according to one report i saw, new infection is being registered at the rate of 2113 every minute, india's tally over 70 million and this is a fifth straight day of record spikes that we have seen. in terms of the oxygen situation, it is not very good. the demand far, far continues to outstrip supply, despite measures being anas by the government, including running special trains and getting the air force to chip in. sos calls continue on social media

with hospitals asking for more supplies of oxygen, saying they barely have a couple of hours left. the prime minister has announced in the last 2a hours that he will be setting up new oxygen plans in every district in the country, but that will not help alleviate the immediate situation, the immediate crisis of oxygen we are facing. the good news in all of this is that the international community has now really stepped in in great numbers to try and help india. the really stepped in in great numbers to try and help india.— really stepped in in great numbers to try and help india. the latest on the coronavirus _ to try and help india. the latest on the coronavirus crisis _ to try and help india. the latest on the coronavirus crisis in _ to try and help india. the latest on the coronavirus crisis in india. - pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain in more detail how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. labour has written to the electoral commission to demand a formal inquiry. and later today, the uk's most senior civil servant will be questioned by mps about lobbying rules following the revelations about the former prime minister david cameron, and the allegations of impropriety

levelled against borisjohnson by his former adviser, dominic cummings. iain watson has this report. when dominic cummings left downing street last year, some in government worried about what secrets might emerge from that box. he's now claimed that borisjohnson planned to ask a conservative donors to pay for the refurbishment of the downing street flat, and that this was unethical. labour plans to keep up the pressure on number 10. their lawyers have written to the party political watchdog, the electoral commission. they say... "following dominic cummings' claims, it's now incontrovertibly in the public interest that the electoral commission commence a formal investigation." the commission says it is still gathering information. downing street says electoral laws haven't been broken and no codes of conduct have been breached. labour is seeking to broaden their attack by demanding the publication of all contacts and links between ministers and firms giving government contracts during the covid crisis. the government said while contracts

had been awarded at speed, due diligence was carried out, and ministers had no role in awarding them. and today, a committee of mps will question the country's top civil servant about another of dominic cummings' allegations. simon case was due to talk about lobbying rules. he will now also be asked about the claim the prime minister considered halting a leak inquiry, in case it put a friend of his fiancee, carrie symonds, in the frame. downing street has said that this is absolutely false. now that he's out of downing street, dominic cummings seems keen for others tojoin him. iain watson, bbc news. our political correspondent adam fleming has been giving us the latest on the allegations against the prime minister.— latest on the allegations against the prime minister. simon case is the prime minister. simon case is the cabinet _ the prime minister. simon case is the cabinet secretary, _ the prime minister. simon case is the cabinet secretary, britain's i the cabinet secretary, britain's most senior civil servant, and all the political stories we have been talking about, whether it is the handling of coronavirus, whether it is the lobbying of the government by

former prime ministers, whether it is the prime minister's whatsapp, whether it is how the downing street renovations were paid for, all roads lead to him because he has been either an observer or involved in all of those issues, so there will be lots of questions for him. one of the questions today is how exactly did the prime minister pay for the renovations to his flat, which is above number 11 downing st. we now know that officially the government has said he took advantage of the £30,000 allowance that all prime ministers get for alterations to their living quarters, but that any extra he paid for himself from his own money. here is how the defence secretary ben wallace explained it. the prime minister has paid the bill, the prime minister has paid the hill, he — the prime minister has paid the bill, he has personally paid the bill, he has personally paid the hill on — bill, he has personally paid the bill on top of the £30,000 allowance that comes _ bill on top of the £30,000 allowance that comes from the taxpayer, which most _ that comes from the taxpayer, which most prime — that comes from the taxpayer, which most prime ministers have taken advantage — most prime ministers have taken advantage of in the past, and he has paid the _ advantage of in the past, and he has paid the money. you advantage of in the past, and he has paid the money-— advantage of in the past, and he has paid the money. you say he has paid the money- — paid the money. you say he has paid the money- was _ paid the money. you say he has paid the money. was it _ paid the money. you say he has paid the money. was it originally - paid the money. you say he has paid the money. was it originally a - paid the money. you say he has paid

the money. was it originally a loan? | the money. was it originally a loan? well, i don't... the prime minister paid the _ well, i don't... the prime minister paid the money from his own money, so that— paid the money from his own money, so that is_ paid the money from his own money, so that is how it has been paid. i don't _ so that is how it has been paid. i don't know— so that is how it has been paid. i don't know whether it... there is a lot of— don't know whether it... there is a lot of speculation around this, but the simple — lot of speculation around this, but the simple fact is the prime minister— the simple fact is the prime minister has paid from his own money — minister has paid from his own money. there is a lawyer been appointed _ money. there is a lawyer been appointed to have a look at the process — appointed to have a look at the -rocess. ., ., , appointed to have a look at the n rocess. ., ., , , . process. that was the defence secretary- _ process. that was the defence secretary- as _ process. that was the defence secretary. as far _ process. that was the defence secretary. as far as _ process. that was the defence secretary. as far as labour - process. that was the defence | secretary. as far as labour go, process. that was the defence - secretary. as far as labour go, we saw pictures of the prime minister playing football over the weekend and labour think they have got a clear sight of goal on this one. yes, what labour is doing is they say that even though the prime minister has now admitted, or confirm, that he paid his own money, they are saying where did that money come from? we saw that hinted at in the questions ben wallace was being asked. ministers cannot really answer that question about what it really the prime minister was my own money? orwas really the prime minister was my own money? or was it perhaps money that was loaned or donated to him by a tory donor? there is speculation

around that. they either cannot answer it because they don't want to or because they don't know. labour are saying would it not be better to have this all out in the open, very transparent, and make sure it has the approval of the electoral commission. this is what kate green, the shadow education secretary said. what we have got at the moment is a sort of— what we have got at the moment is a sort of half— what we have got at the moment is a sort of half denial from downing street, — sort of half denial from downing street, from the prime minister. now he is saying _ street, from the prime minister. now he is saying he apparently paid for it himself. — he is saying he apparently paid for it himself, but we don't know how'd that happened, if it is a loan to the prime _ that happened, if it is a loan to the prime minister and how he that happened, if it is a loan to the prime ministerand how he might repay— the prime ministerand how he might repay it~ _ the prime ministerand how he might repay it it— the prime ministerand how he might repay it it is— the prime ministerand how he might repay it. it is becoming increasingly pressing so that there is confidence in the propriety of our government, the integrity of our government, that the electoral commission get on and carry out this investigation. there is plenty, i think. _ investigation. there is plenty, i think. to — investigation. there is plenty, i think, to be worried about as more and more — think, to be worried about as more and more has come into public view about— and more has come into public view aboutiust _ and more has come into public view aboutjust what is and more has come into public view about just what is going and more has come into public view aboutjust what is going on in boris johnson's _ aboutjust what is going on in boris johnson's government. that aboutjust what is going on in boris johnson's government.— aboutjust what is going on in boris johnson's government. that was the labour point — johnson's government. that was the labour point of— johnson's government. that was the labour point of view _ johnson's government. that was the labour point of view on _ johnson's government. that was the labour point of view on all—

johnson's government. that was the labour point of view on all of- johnson's government. that was the labour point of view on all of this. i labour point of view on all of this. adam, let me ask you about today's daily mail. they have got a front page claiming borisjohnson was overheard when discussing whether or not to have another lockdown saying, quote, let the bodies pile high in their thousands. quote, let the bodies pile high in theirthousands. he quote, let the bodies pile high in their thousands. he would rather have that than another lockdown. what is the government response to that? , ., what is the government response to that? y . ., , , what is the government response to that? _, y y that? they are absolutely denying that? they are absolutely denying that that is what _ that? they are absolutely denying that that is what the _ that? they are absolutely denying that that is what the prime - that? they are absolutely denying i that that is what the prime minister said and the ministers on the tv and radio this morning i saying that as well and you heard from ben wallace, somebody who has known borisjohnson for a long time, that is not the borisjohnson for a long time, that is not the boris johnson that for a long time, that is not the borisjohnson that he knows. but the issue here is that dominic cummings, his former chief adviser who left downing street under a bit of a cloud at the end of last year is now prepared to hand over the evidence he has of all those sorts of discussions, whether it is e—mail, or whatsapps, and even rumoured to be orgy recordings. he is prepared to hand them over to a parliamentary

committee. it seems some of his thoughts, orsome committee. it seems some of his thoughts, or some of what his friends think, making their way into the newspaper. and understanding that breakdown in relations between borisjohnson and dominic cummings is crucial to understanding all of the things that we have just talked about, because that is why there is so much kind of static in the political ether. it is because a person who knows a lot of things about difficult conversations and discussions in government in the last 18 months is prepared to make quite a lot of trouble for his old boss and he has the evidence. talking about simon case giving evidence to parliament today, dominic cummings will be giving evidence to parliament at the end of may and i think the period between now and then will be quite tense and quite unpredictable. number ten's view is that the public will see this as a disgruntled former employee and may not give it as much attention as politicaljournalists do. attention as political “ournalists do. . ., attention as political “ournalists do. s ., ., attention as political “ournalists do.s ., ., do. adam fleming, our political

correspondent. _ the headlines on bbc news... india's health service struggles to cope after a fifth consecutive day of record covid infections and deaths as other countries, including uk and the united states, send medical aid. the uk prime minister is under mounting pressure to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the head of the uk civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct by the prime minister made by his former adviser dominic cummings. it's a big day in scotland today, as the country begins to open up for the first time in four months. shops, bars, restaurants and gyms are reopening and people can now travel across the border for non—essential reasons. unlike england, pubs and restaurants will be able to open indoors until 8pm but they will only be able to serve alcohol to customers seated outside. alexandra mackenzie is in east renfrewshirew for us this morning.

there is lots happening. i think you listed most of it there and we were overin listed most of it there and we were over in the pub earlier and as you said, scotland is the only place in the uk where you can have a meal inside, but not alcohol at this stage, and it closes at eight o'clock. we left the pub and we came across the road when the shop opened here and we are now in an interior design shop. janice, you have had this shop for 25 years and this is the first day you have been able to reopen again for months, how does that feel? ,, , , ., , that feel? super, it is really excitin: that feel? super, it is really exciting and _ that feel? super, it is really exciting and it _ that feel? super, it is really exciting and it has - that feel? super, it is really exciting and it has been - that feel? super, it is really exciting and it has been a l that feel? super, it is really i exciting and it has been a long that feel? super, it is really - exciting and it has been a long time coming _ exciting and it has been a long time coming and — exciting and it has been a long time coming and i cannot wait until the clients _ coming and i cannot wait until the clients come back through the door and we _ clients come back through the door and we get — clients come back through the door and we get interacting with them and help them _ and we get interacting with them and help them with the projects and make their dreams become reality. yes, it is pretty— their dreams become reality. yes, it is pretty good. their dreams become reality. yes, it is pretty good-— is pretty good. what can customers exect is pretty good. what can customers expect when _ is pretty good. what can customers expect when they — is pretty good. what can customers expect when they come _ is pretty good. what can customers expect when they come in? - is pretty good. what can customers expect when they come in? you - is pretty good. what can customers i expect when they come in? you have got your mask on, i have got my mask on and there will be some

precautions?— on and there will be some recautions? . ., ., ., precautions? we have got hand sanitiser and _ precautions? we have got hand sanitiser and you _ precautions? we have got hand sanitiser and you must - precautions? we have got hand sanitiser and you must wear i precautions? we have got hand sanitiser and you must wear a i sanitiser and you must wear a facemask~ _ sanitiser and you must wear a facemask. when the clients look at the hooks — facemask. when the clients look at the books they will be sanitised and taken _ the books they will be sanitised and taken off— the books they will be sanitised and taken off the shelf and another client— taken off the shelf and another client cannot look at the same book today _ client cannot look at the same book today. just — client cannot look at the same book today. just keeping everybody safe as much _ today. just keeping everybody safe as much as possible and being sensible _ as much as possible and being sensible. ., , , ., ., as much as possible and being sensible. ., i, ., ., , ,, sensible. you guys are in a bubble which is why _ sensible. you guys are in a bubble which is why you _ sensible. you guys are in a bubble which is why you are _ sensible. you guys are in a bubble which is why you are not _ sensible. you guys are in a bubble which is why you are not two - sensible. you guys are in a bubble l which is why you are not two metres apart, but, mark, you are an interior designer and that involves going into people's homes. how difficult has that been and how good is it to be back? it difficult has that been and how good is it to be back?— is it to be back? it has been difficult to _ is it to be back? it has been difficult to not _ is it to be back? it has been difficult to not interact - is it to be back? it has been difficult to not interact with | difficult to not interact with clients _ difficult to not interact with clients and _ difficult to not interact with clients and go _ difficult to not interact with clients and go into - difficult to not interact with clients and go into their. difficult to not interact with - clients and go into their houses. but now— clients and go into their houses. but now they— clients and go into their houses. but now they are _ clients and go into their houses. but now they are opening - clients and go into their houses. but now they are opening up - clients and go into their houses. | but now they are opening up and hopetuiiy— but now they are opening up and hapefuiiy the _ but now they are opening up and hopefully the clients _ but now they are opening up and hopefully the clients will- but now they are opening up and hopefully the clients will come i but now they are opening up and i hopefully the clients will come back through— hopefully the clients will come back through the — hopefully the clients will come back through the doors _ hopefully the clients will come back through the doors and _ hopefully the clients will come back through the doors and it _ hopefully the clients will come back through the doors and it will - hopefully the clients will come back through the doors and it will be - through the doors and it will be good _ through the doors and it will be good to— through the doors and it will be good to get— through the doors and it will be good to get into _ through the doors and it will be good to get into their— through the doors and it will be good to get into their houses i through the doors and it will be i good to get into their houses and -et good to get into their houses and get their— good to get into their houses and get their projects _ good to get into their houses and get their projects up _ good to get into their houses and get their projects up and - good to get into their houses and get their projects up and running | get their projects up and running and foiiow— get their projects up and running and follow it _ get their projects up and running and follow it right _ get their projects up and running and follow it right through - get their projects up and running and follow it right through to - get their projects up and running and follow it right through to the end and. — and follow it right through to the end and, fingers— and follow it right through to the end and, fingers crossed, - and follow it right through to the end and, fingers crossed, that. and follow it right through to the end and, fingers crossed, that isj and follow it right through to the l end and, fingers crossed, that is it and we _ end and, fingers crossed, that is it and we can— end and, fingers crossed, that is it and we can get— end and, fingers crossed, that is it and we can get back— end and, fingers crossed, that is it and we can get back to— end and, fingers crossed, that is it and we can get back to normality. and we can get back to normality now _ and we can get back to normality now. ., , ., ., ,, ., ., ,, now. lots of nonessential work can ha en in now. lots of nonessential work can happen in the _ now. lots of nonessential work can happen in the book _ now. lots of nonessential work can happen in the book was _ now. lots of nonessential work can happen in the book was my - now. lots of nonessential work can | happen in the book was my homes. now. lots of nonessential work can - happen in the book was my homes. we cannot mix in each other�*s houses at this point, but cleaners and other

trades people can go into houses. have you got many clients knocking the door down?— have you got many clients knocking the door down? absolutely, the phone has been nonstop, _ the door down? absolutely, the phone has been nonstop, i _ the door down? absolutely, the phone has been nonstop, i don't _ the door down? absolutely, the phone has been nonstop, i don't know- the door down? absolutely, the phone has been nonstop, i don't know if- has been nonstop, i don't know if you have — has been nonstop, i don't know if you have heard _ has been nonstop, i don't know if you have heard it, _ has been nonstop, i don't know if you have heard it, but _ has been nonstop, idon't know if you have heard it, but it- has been nonstop, idon't know if you have heard it, but it has- has been nonstop, i don't know if| you have heard it, but it has been nonstop _ you have heard it, but it has been nonstop this — you have heard it, but it has been nonstop this morning, _ you have heard it, but it has been nonstop this morning, people - you have heard it, but it has been. nonstop this morning, people dying to come _ nonstop this morning, people dying to come back— nonstop this morning, people dying to come back into _ nonstop this morning, people dying to come back into the _ nonstop this morning, people dying to come back into the shop. - nonstop this morning, people dying to come back into the shop. the - nonstop this morning, people dying to come back into the shop. the shop o-ened to come back into the shop. the shop 0 ened a to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short _ to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time _ to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago _ to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago and - to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago and we - to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago and we have j opened a short time ago and we have already got a couple of customers here. what is it like to actually be back inside a shop after such a long time? it back inside a shop after such a long time? , ., , ., , back inside a shop after such a long time? , .,, ., , , back inside a shop after such a long time? , .,, , ._ time? it is fabulous, it is really wonderful— time? it is fabulous, it is really wonderful to _ time? it is fabulous, it is really wonderful to see _ time? it is fabulous, it is really wonderful to see janice - time? it is fabulous, it is really wonderful to see janice and - time? it is fabulous, it is really l wonderful to see janice and mark time? it is fabulous, it is really - wonderful to see janice and mark and to see _ wonderful to see janice and mark and to see everything in real life, it is reatiy— to see everything in real life, it is really lovely.— is really lovely. quite different from shopping _ is really lovely. quite different from shopping online? - is really lovely. quite different from shopping online? it - is really lovely. quite different from shopping online? it is - is really lovely. quite different from shopping online? it is so| from shopping online? it is so different- _ from shopping online? it is so different- i — from shopping online? it is so different. i have _ from shopping online? it is so different. i have made - from shopping online? it is so different. i have made a - from shopping online? it is so different. i have made a lot i from shopping online? it is soj different. i have made a lot of mistakes _ different. i have made a lot of mistakes this past year buying things— mistakes this past year buying things on— mistakes this past year buying things on the internet. it is really wonderful. — things on the internet. it is really wonderful, especially when you are buying _ wonderful, especially when you are buying things for your home, to be able to— buying things for your home, to be able to see — buying things for your home, to be able to see everything, it is great. you are _ able to see everything, it is great. you are the — able to see everything, it is great. you are the first customers through the door, what is that like? it is excitina. the door, what is that like? it is exciting- it _ the door, what is that like? it is exciting. it has _ the door, what is that like? it is exciting. it has been _ the door, what is that like? it is exciting. it has been a journey, it has been — exciting. it has been a journey, it

has been a — exciting. it has been a journey, it has been a long _ exciting. it has been a journey, it has been a long time _ exciting. it has been a journey, it has been a long time with - exciting. it has been a journey, it has been a long time with the - has been a long time with the restrictions— has been a long time with the restrictions and _ has been a long time with the restrictions and the _ has been a long time with the restrictions and the fact - has been a long time with the restrictions and the fact that i has been a long time with the i restrictions and the fact that has been _ restrictions and the fact that has been eased _ restrictions and the fact that has been eased now— restrictions and the fact that has been eased now and _ restrictions and the fact that has been eased now and people - restrictions and the fact that has been eased now and people can| restrictions and the fact that has i been eased now and people can get back to _ been eased now and people can get back to something _ been eased now and people can get back to something like _ been eased now and people can get back to something like a _ been eased now and people can get back to something like a normal- been eased now and people can get| back to something like a normal life and come _ back to something like a normal life and come into— back to something like a normal life and come into a _ back to something like a normal life and come into a store _ back to something like a normal life and come into a store and _ back to something like a normal life and come into a store and browse i and come into a store and browse again— and come into a store and browse again and — and come into a store and browse again and not— and come into a store and browse again and not have _ and come into a store and browse again and not have everything - again and not have everything ontiner — again and not have everything online, interactions _ again and not have everything online, interactions with - again and not have everything - online, interactions with everybody. it is online, interactions with everybody. it is good. _ online, interactions with everybody. it is good. it— online, interactions with everybody. it is good. it is— online, interactions with everybody. it is good, it is really— online, interactions with everybody. it is good, it is really positive. - it is good, it is really positive. that _ it is good, it is really positive. that is— it is good, it is really positive. that is great _ it is good, it is really positive. that is great. thank— it is good, it is really positive. that is great. thank you. - it is good, it is really positive. that is great. thank you. a. it is good, it is really positive. i that is great. thank you. a real sense of optimism here, people really glad to be back and just a bit of a sense of normality for the first time this year.— first time this year. that is alexandra _ first time this year. that is alexandra mckenzie. - deirdre curley is the director of sligachan hotel on the island of skye. the hotel has been in herfamily for more than 100 years and opens its doors today for the first time this year. well, what an exciting day, what a big day for you. how are the preparations?— big day for you. how are the preparations? big day for you. how are the re arations? , ,, ., preparations? yes, i think we are 'ust preparations? yes, i think we are just getting _ preparations? yes, i think we are just getting across _ preparations? yes, i think we are just getting across the _ preparations? yes, i think we are just getting across the finish - preparations? yes, i think we are just getting across the finish line | just getting across the finish line now. we have got staff training on going downstairs. we are all really excited, we are nervous, we want

things to go back to normality we only get so much. hour things to go back to normality we only get so much.— things to go back to normality we only get so much. how long have you been closed — only get so much. how long have you been closed and _ only get so much. how long have you been closed and how— only get so much. how long have you been closed and how tough _ only get so much. how long have you been closed and how tough has - only get so much. how long have you been closed and how tough has it - been closed and how tough has it been closed and how tough has it been for you? it been closed and how tough has it been for you?— been for you? it has been really tou~h. been for you? it has been really tough- we _ been for you? it has been really tough. we actually _ been for you? it has been really tough. we actually closed - been for you? it has been really tough. we actually closed in - tough. we actually closed in november really because obviously at that point the isle of skye, we are quite seasonal up here, so without having the success of a big summer we decided to close a wee bit earlier in november. normally we try and stay open through until the new year and we closed for a wee break. but we felt it was the right thing to try. we did not know what was coming, we didn't know there would be another lockdown, we tried to close early to close over the winter to have a business to reopen and then we went back into another lockdown and it has been a very stressful situation all round. but we are seeing the light and we are all very optimistic and glad to be back to doing what we do best now.

you are reopening in time for the better weather, for the summer. are you optimistic you will get lots of visitors? a lot of people are worried about travelling abroad or think they cannot travel abroad, so they will be looking for holidays in places like the isle of skye. yes. places like the isle of skye. yes, there is no _ places like the isle of skye. yes, there is no really _ places like the isle of skye. yes, there is no really better - places like the isle of skye. re: there is no really better place to come on holiday, or maybe i am biased, but it is beautiful. there is a lot of space up here, being in a city in lockdown has been difficult as well and so getting up into this beautiful landscape and we want everyone to come up. like, we are ready for business. you are maybe not guaranteed sunshine, like you get abroad, but certainly the hospitality and the relaxation and the break that everybody is wanting right now i think. iutiiiiii the break that everybody is wanting right now i think.— right now i think. will things be different in _ right now i think. will things be different in the _ right now i think. will things be different in the hotel? - right now i think. will things be different in the hotel? what i right now i think. will things be| different in the hotel? what sort right now i think. will things be - different in the hotel? what sort of precautions have you had to take that will make things a little bit different? , ., , , ,

that will make things a little bit different? , ., ,, , ., different? obviously 'ust our s-aacin different? obviously 'ust our spacing and things _ different? obviouslyjust our spacing and things like - different? obviouslyjust our spacing and things like that. | different? obviouslyjust our i spacing and things like that. we cannot cater for as many people. one of the biggest impacts is we are all having to wear masks. you want to be greeted with a friendly smile and that has been taken away from us. things like that, our opening times are difficult, they are changing all the time, but we are getting used to that now. obviously no alcohol indoors. hopefully we will get the nice weather and people will enjoy drinking outdoors until the 17th of may. i guess it isjust like everywhere, we are constantly trying to adapt and stay open and be patient as well with the rules are changing all the time and just try and keep optimistic really in a really difficult time for businesses and hospitality. irate really difficult time for businesses and hospitality-— and hospitality. we are looking at some lovely _ and hospitality. we are looking at some lovely pictures _ and hospitality. we are looking at some lovely pictures of _ and hospitality. we are looking at some lovely pictures of the - and hospitality. we are looking at some lovely pictures of the isle . and hospitality. we are looking at| some lovely pictures of the isle of skye. one is the best time to visit your hotel, or is it any time you will tell us? it your hotel, or is it any time you will tell us?—

will tell us? it is any time. just this summer _ will tell us? it is any time. just this summer to _ will tell us? it is any time. just this summer to be _ will tell us? it is any time. just this summer to be able - will tell us? it is any time. just this summer to be able to - will tell us? it is any time. just | this summer to be able to come will tell us? it is any time. just - this summer to be able to come up and swim outdoors, it is just so beautiful up here. there is nowhere really like it. beautiful up here. there is nowhere really like it— really like it. there you go, there is an advert _ really like it. there you go, there is an advert for _ really like it. there you go, there is an advert for the _ really like it. there you go, there is an advert for the isle _ really like it. there you go, there is an advert for the isle of - really like it. there you go, there is an advert for the isle of skye. l is an advert for the isle of skye. deidre, really good luck with reopening the hotel and i hope it goes well for you. i know it has been a tough time.— goes well for you. i know it has been a tough time. thank you so much. and hospitality venues in wales can start serving people outside from this morning. organised outdoor activities will also be allowed for up to 30 people, as well as outdoor wedding receptions for the same number. tomos morgan is in cardiff for us this morning. many places we have already been to this morning are saying that they are sold out of their outdoor hospitality venues. this pub is in the centre of cardiff and all the seats are sold out at lunchtime and all the seas across here will be sold out as well. at a venue upstairs, a roof garden, there is room for 160 outside, tables of six

for many households, they are fully booked all week. people are really looking forward to have a drink with their friends outside once again. as you mention, outdoor hospitality opening in wales today and as well as at outdoor weddings will be taking place. and outdoor group activities, so gyms and fitness classes can also take place. gyms inside will not be opening in wales until next monday. although it is a good day for many businesses, you can see over the road here a restaurant here has got no outdoor spaces, so they cannot reopen. although it is a great day for many people, it is still bittersweet for many in the hospitality industry, because they will not have room outside to reopen. it will be at least on the 17th of may they are hoping that will take place. before then we have got an election in wales and depending no doubt what happens with that it will have an impact on that date and that date will also be very dependent on vaccine numbers and covid rates

remaining as low as they have been in wales over the past few weeks and months. more european countries are easing coronavirus restrictions as their vaccinaton programmes take hold. italy will allow restaurants and bars in much of the country to serve customers outside. some cinemas and concert halls are also re—opening. that's despite thousands of new infections and hundreds of deaths each day. in france, children are returning to nurseries and primary schools. let's update you about the oscars. nomadland — a film about americans living off the grid — has triumphed at the oscars. in a year notable for its diverse winners, the film picked up best film, best actress and best director for chloe zhao. sir anthony hopkins took best actor 29 years after his previous victory for silence of the lambs. and there was also a return for hollywood glamour after a long pandemic shutdown, as colin paterson reports.

the year the oscars were held in a train station, best picture went to a film about a van. nomad land. francis mcdormand takes to the roads. ., ., ., ., ,, she roads. no, i am not homeless. she celebrated — roads. no, i am not homeless. she celebrated by _ roads. no, i am not homeless. she celebrated by encouraging - roads. no, i am not homeless. she celebrated by encouraging people i roads. no, i am not homeless. she| celebrated by encouraging people to go back to the cinema and then paid tribute to the film's sound mixer, who took his own life last month. irate who took his own life last month. we cive who took his own life last month. - give this one to our will. who took his own life last month. we give this one to our will. she - who took his own life last month. we give this one to our will. she also i give this one to our will. she also won best actress _ give this one to our will. she also won best actress for _ give this one to our will. she also won best actress for a _ give this one to our will. she also won best actress for a third - give this one to our will. she also won best actress for a third time. | won best actress for a third time. while the film's director became the second women in the 93 year history of the oscars to win best oscar. at the age of 83 sir anthony hopkins became a double oscar winner and the oldest ever winner of an oscar for playing a man with dementia. but just like at the baftas, he was not

there. ~ . .. . just like at the baftas, he was not there. . , ., just like at the baftas, he was not there. , ., , there. we accept the oscar on his behalf. it was _ there. we accept the oscar on his behalf. it was the _ there. we accept the oscar on his behalf. it was the final _ there. we accept the oscar on his behalf. it was the final award - there. we accept the oscar on his behalf. it was the final award of l behalf. it was the final award of the niuht behalf. it was the final award of the night and — behalf. it was the final award of the night and met _ behalf. it was the final award of the night and met the _ behalf. it was the final award of the night and met the oscars i behalf. it was the final award of i the night and met the oscars had behalf. it was the final award of. the night and met the oscars had a very flat ending, but four hours later he posted his acceptance speech on instagram.- later he posted his acceptance speech on instagram. here i am in my homeland in — speech on instagram. here i am in my homeland in wales _ speech on instagram. here i am in my homeland in wales and _ speech on instagram. here i am in my homeland in wales and at _ speech on instagram. here i am in my homeland in wales and at 83 - speech on instagram. here i am in my homeland in wales and at 83 years i speech on instagram. here i am in my homeland in wales and at 83 years of| homeland in wales and at 83 years of age i did not expect to get this award. i really didn't. iam age i did not expect to get this award. i really didn't. i am very grateful to the academy and thank you and i want to pay tribute to chadwick boseman who was taken from us far too early. chadwick boseman who was taken from us far too early-— us far too early. earlier, britten's daniel kaluuya _ us far too early. earlier, britten's daniel kaluuya was _ us far too early. earlier, britten's daniel kaluuya was named - us far too early. earlier, britten's daniel kaluuya was named best i daniel kaluuya was named best supporting actor for playing the black panther fred hampton innjudas and the black messiah. the black panther fred hampton inn judas and the black messiah.— and the black messiah. the black panthers are _ and the black messiah. the black panthers are forming _ and the black messiah. the black panthers are forming a _ and the black messiah. the black panthers are forming a rainbow. panthers are forming a rainbow coalition— panthers are forming a rainbow coalition of press brothers and sisters— coalition of press brothers and sisters of— coalition of press brothers and sisters of every colour. and managed to embarrass — sisters of every colour. and managed to embarrass his _ sisters of every colour. and managed to embarrass his parents. _ sisters of every colour. and managed to embarrass his parents. my - sisters of every colour. and managed to embarrass his parents. my mum i sisters of every colour. and managed l to embarrass his parents. my mum and m dad had to embarrass his parents. my mum and my dad had sex. _

to embarrass his parents. my mum and my dad had sex. it _ to embarrass his parents. my mum and my dad had sex, it is _ to embarrass his parents. my mum and my dad had sex, it is amazing, - to embarrass his parents. my mum and my dad had sex, it is amazing, and - to embarrass his parents. my mum and my dad had sex, it is amazing, and i. my dad had sex, it is amazing, and i am here. i my dad had sex, it is amazing, and i am here. ., ., , _ .,, ., am here. i am so happy to be alive. there was — am here. i am so happy to be alive. there was a — am here. i am so happy to be alive. there was a very — am here. i am so happy to be alive. there was a very different - am here. i am so happy to be alive. there was a very different feel - am here. i am so happy to be alive. there was a very different feel to i there was a very different feel to this year's oscars. it was far less star—studded, there were very few laughs and very few film clips. the opening was designed to look like a movie, although if it had not been live, they would have asked for a take two. live tv, here we go. and on the night glenn close and tight peter o'toole for having the most acting nominations without ever winning, eight. she showed she was not too downhearted by taking part in a film quiz and doing a dance. emerald fennell was nurse patsy and call the midwife, camilla parker bowles in the crown. she wrote the screenplay for promising young woman. �* , , ., ., ., woman. i'm trying very hard not to c and woman. i'm trying very hard not to cry and that's _ woman. i'm trying very hard not to cry and that's typical— woman. i'm trying very hard not to cry and that's typical for _ woman. i'm trying very hard not to cry and that's typical for an - cry and that's typical for an english person. mil cry and that's typical for an english person.— cry and that's typical for an english person. all in all, a stranue english person. all in all, a strange and _ english person. all in all, a strange and beaded - english person. all in all, a| strange and beaded oscars, english person. all in all, a _ strange and beaded oscars, hollywood hoping they can leave the train

station and all normal services will be resumed next year. film criticjason solomonsjoins me now. one of the big winners is no mad land. . one of the big winners is no mad land. , ., ., land. the big winner of the whole season, land. the big winner of the whole season. this _ land. the big winner of the whole season, this film _ land. the big winner of the whole season, this film feels _ land. the big winner of the whole season, this film feels like - land. the big winner of the whole season, this film feels like it's i season, this film feels like it's been anointed. —— nomadland. it's a very rare example of a film festival happening this year, this film came in at the end, it won the golden lion and everyone said it would win the oscars and it felt right because we shall, everyone wanted a female film—maker to burst through in this year, it's a different year, more indie films coming through, nomadland is a great example of that. —— chloe zhao. she does this part documentary using non—actors, frances mcdormand one the best actress last night, performing as a woman on the road, living a hand to

mouth existence, scrabbling between amazon depots and fruit picking and then working in a summer camp. this movement of nomads that there is in america, it's to find out. it's found its great story, its great characters, i think that's why it's one people's hearts, it's opened up the american midwest, exploded that myth of cowboys, this is what it is now, likejohn steinbeck, this dust bowl going on. it’s now, like john steinbeck, this dust bowl going on— bowl going on. it's had the buzz around it. _ bowl going on. it's had the buzz around it, but _ bowl going on. it's had the buzz around it, but does _ bowl going on. it's had the buzz around it, but does it _ bowl going on. it's had the buzz around it, but does it deserve l bowl going on. it's had the buzz l around it, but does it deserve the buzz? ., , , ., buzz? you say buzz but one thing that has been _ buzz? you say buzz but one thing that has been missing, _ buzz? you say buzz but one thing that has been missing, the - buzz? you say buzz but one thing that has been missing, the buzz, | buzz? you say buzz but one thing i that has been missing, the buzz, we are not out at the cinema, and out and about, have you seen this, have you seen that, people aren't saying to me, nomadland, that is brilliant, no one is saying that and it's strange. i thought the film is good, but i preferred four or five of the others in the mix, the father, minari, all of those. and people say to me, that's great but no one is

saying that about nomadland, we like it, it's good, so i feel there is a strange serenity to its passage to the greatness of where it is and frances mcdormand, third best actress award, bits are up amongst the great screen actresses including meryl streep and she is terrific, i don't dispute that. i felt her performance this time was odd, she was surrounded by nonprofessional actors, she was acting natural, and working hard to do that, i felt. you are not selling _ working hard to do that, i felt. you are not selling it. _ working hard to do that, i felt. you are not selling it. it _ working hard to do that, i felt. you are not selling it. it is _ working hard to do that, i felt. you are not selling it. it is coming - working hard to do that, i felt. you are not selling it. it is coming up i are not selling it. it is coming up this weekend, _ are not selling it. it is coming up this weekend, is _ are not selling it. it is coming up this weekend, is coming - are not selling it. it is coming up this weekend, is coming out - are not selling it. it is coming up this weekend, is coming out in i are not selling it. it is coming up i this weekend, is coming out in the uk on disney+, straight to streaming, and oscar winner not going to the cinema, so strange and i think people watching it will go, right, is that it? i think it's disappointing for the best picture oscar, but then i think we are in a strange year so that's why. speaking of treat strange year so that's why. speaking of great actors. _ strange year so that's why. speaking of great actors, sir _ strange year so that's why. speaking of great actors, sir anthony - of great actors, sir anthony hopkins, winner again, of great actors, sir anthony hopkins, winneragain, nearly 30 years after silence of the lambs. it's like having an old friend for dinner, isn't it? what an

achievement. extraordinary, it's a surprise, he won at the baftas but we thought the home crowd would support him and i think because of chadwick boseman, fort ma rainey s black bottom being positive i thought people thought he would win and i thought anthony hopkins thought that, he it went to the oldest winner ever, and he wasn't there, he was in bed, it is the middle of the night in wales. very sensible. exactly. this film is great, i have to say he's fantastic in this. it has to be that good to blow chadwick boseman away in this category, that is a fantastic performance, it's an important performance, it's an important performance, people will understand it is a very human performance, this man suffering with dementia, his daughter trying to look after him, people coming and going, he doesn't recognise people and i think a lot of people will recognise family members, they will understand dementia more through this movie and any literature about it, whatever

the various societies work out, it is a huge society around the world. —— huge problem around the world. it shows people how to cope with it, understand it, ithink shows people how to cope with it, understand it, i think it's a tremendous piece of work, based on a stage play, adapted screenplay, christopher hampton. anthony hopkins performance in this, it is like king lear, magnificent. i performance in this, it is like king lear, magnificent.— lear, magnificent. i am really lookin: lear, magnificent. i am really looking forward _ lear, magnificent. i am really looking forward to _ lear, magnificent. i am really looking forward to that. - lear, magnificent. i am really| looking forward to that. about lear, magnificent. i am really - looking forward to that. about the diversity of the awards. the oscars have been criticised in the past for a lack of diversity.— a lack of diversity. different this ear? a lack of diversity. different this year? the _ a lack of diversity. different this year? the oscars _ a lack of diversity. different this year? the oscars are _ a lack of diversity. different this year? the oscars are so - a lack of diversity. different this year? the oscars are so white l year? the oscars are so white hashtag is consigned to history and long may it stay there but you have to keep nominating where the performances and i think we've seen some fantastic nominations, the spread of diverse actors and faces that we saw last night, daniel kaluuya winning best supporting actor, london actor, most americans have no idea he is from london, he speaks in his own accent and they go

right! he's is tremendous as fred hampton innjudas and the black messiah. fabulous. he plays the black panther leader, great to see his ascent, he's becoming a politically evolved young black actor from this country, is making changes, exalting people to keep thinking about the buzz that they make and i think it's been a significant shift this year. it's about thinking what counts as an award winner, it's not the old oscars, the old epics or the certain 90s films that we used to get that were costume dramas. those aren't the winners any more, it's about changing what we think of is good and i think done that with actors, daniel kaluuya, we have seen parasite winning last year, a korean american film minari this year, winning an award, and yuh—jung youn who plays the grandmother in this film, it's charming, funny, about

the american dream stop we are told it from an korean immigrant perspective and she is wonderful as the grandmother in this, bringing downtown korea to rural arkansas. she was fantastic at the ceremony, flirting with brad pitt, she gave one of the funniest speeches, we will see more of her, a veteran korean actress of many films out of korean actress of many films out of korea so slightly slowly, whatever the double oscars will look like, the double oscars will look like, the pandemic, although it isolated many of us it has brought the world together in cinema is reflecting that in this awards season. speaking ofthe that in this awards season. speaking of the pandemic, _ that in this awards season. speaking of the pandemic, the _ that in this awards season. speaking of the pandemic, the ceremony - of the pandemic, the ceremony obviously not the oscars we have known and loved?— obviously not the oscars we have known and loved? there was no billy c stal bi known and loved? there was no billy crystal big dance _ known and loved? there was no billy crystal big dance numbers, - known and loved? there was no billy crystal big dance numbers, no - crystal big dance numbers, no opening monologue, no humour to the ceremony it was a bit of a long night for me, to be honest, i could have done with some jokes. steven soderbergh directed it, the award—winning director, he tried to make it like a movie at the start. the credits and regina king walking

through a train station, they said it in a train station, you would never know, if i was directing it i would have had a train pulling off and everyone getting up. you should direct the next _ and everyone getting up. you should direct the next one. _ and everyone getting up. you should direct the next one. next _ and everyone getting up. you should direct the next one. next year, - and everyone getting up. you should direct the next one. next year, this i direct the next one. next year, this is my pitch- — direct the next one. next year, this is my pitch- it _ direct the next one. next year, this is my pitch. it was _ direct the next one. next year, this is my pitch. it was strange, - direct the next one. next year, this is my pitch. it was strange, we - direct the next one. next year, this is my pitch. it was strange, we had| is my pitch. it was strange, we had a satellite ceremony here in london, there was one in paris for the european nominees, sasha baron, was in australia, they wouldn't do zoom calls on it because they were worried about the oscars getting lost in transit so in the end, came together, they got it done, you wonder why you need this cameron conversation but i think we do, we need the distraction and we need to know the world can still work in cinema can still work and films can bring people together and be a conversation, that's important. that's i think what we do it, at the end of a long lie, that is my conclusion. anthony hopkins slept through it all. he was the wisest one, i tell you. through it all. he was the wisest one, itellyou._ through it all. he was the wisest one, itell you. one, i tell you. jason, thank you so much!

around half a million alt—year—olds in england will be invited to book their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine from today. a0 to 43—year—olds are expected to follow later this week. it comes as a new tv ad campaign is being launched to encourage all under—50s across the uk to say yes when they're offered a shot. our health correspondent jim reed has this report. in just over three months' time, the government hopes to hit its target of offering a first vaccine does to every adult in the country. from today, the next age group down, all those aged ltlt years old are being invited to book theirjabs in england. with those aged a0 to 43, likely to be added later this week. younger people are still at risk of getting covid. they are at risk for severe disease and of course we know there are other side effects such as long covid. it could be a consequence of this virus. it is really crucial that

everybody is vaccinated. when you get your text, make a booking, come forward, get the jab, protect yourself, protect others. 95% of all over—50s have already accepted that offer of a vaccine, a higher rate than ministers and scientists expected. but convincing those younger age groups under 45 who are far less likely to suffer from a severe covid infection could be more difficult. # what a difference a day makes. so new tactics are being tried by the health authorities. like this tv campaign which will run in the adverts during the soap opera everdale this evening. new pop—up vaccination clinics are also being set up in places like shopping centres. the vaccination programme is different depending on where you live. in scotland, letters are now being sent to all those

over 45 inviting them to get their first dose. in northern ireland, jabs are being offered to those as young as 35. while in wales, one health board has already asked all those over 30 to come forward. jim reed, bbc news. a mother who uses social media to raise awareness of her daughter's skin disorder, but whose tiktok account has been taken down twice, has called on the platform to do more to protect accounts like hers. jennie wilklow—riley�*s daughter anna has a genetic condition which is both rare and severe, and jennie is aiming to normalise debilitating disorders by making the public much more aware of them. tiktok says it acted against her videos because it thought it was 3—year—old anna herself who was posting. those videos include ones like this, of her cooking. music plays.

anna is one of only around 100 people in the world with harlequin ichthyosis. the condition causes the skin to regenerate ten times faster than normal, and means she must be bathed and covered in creams multiple times a day. ?jennie claims the tiktok bans only came about after trolls who regularly target her account reported her in retaliation for her reporting them for their mean comments. she now wants more to be done to stop "bullying and hatred" against her account, so she can continue drawing attention to those with disabilities and not have to fight to stay online. jennie joins us now from new york. and her daughter anna is with her. thank you so much for being with us.

can you explain how this came about and why tiktok took down all these videos? i and why tiktok took down all these videos? ., , ., ., ., videos? i had instagram and facebook for a lona videos? i had instagram and facebook for a long time- _ videos? i had instagram and facebook for a long time. tiktok _ videos? i had instagram and facebook for a long time. tiktok is _ videos? i had instagram and facebook for a long time. tiktok is in _ videos? i had instagram and facebook for a long time. tiktok is in your- for a long time. tiktok is in your thing, i thought i would try, having fun, within a month of me putting her videos up, and getting quite a bit of attention, then theyjust deleted it without any reason. the first time without any reason given, just to be account down completely. and just said she was blocked and then i made a post about it on instagram and after that, garnered a lot of attention and then they came back to me and said well we thought she was underage and using it. i was like no, i am she was underage and using it. i was like no, iam her she was underage and using it. i was like no, i am her mother, i am using it, iam like no, i am her mother, i am using it, i am older than 13, definitely! and they said ok, we are going to reinstate it so i let it go that time and then, one month later, they decided they took it down again, the

same type of thing. and it isn't until again, after, same type of thing. and it isn't untilagain, after, it same type of thing. and it isn't until again, after, it went viral on facebook and instagram, they came back and had a conversation. they sent me an e—mail saying we thought she was making these videos, she was under, so there is no safety net put up under, so there is no safety net put up at all. under, so there is no safety net put u- at all. s ,, under, so there is no safety net put u- at all. s ~' under, so there is no safety net put uatall. s «s �*, up at all. and you think it's important _ up at all. and you think it's important to _ up at all. and you think it's important to talk _ up at all. and you think it's important to talk about - up at all. and you think it's| important to talk about this up at all. and you think it's - important to talk about this very rare skin condition and to sorta publicise it, really, and to get it out there on like tiktok? i think it's important — out there on like tiktok? i think it's important to _ out there on like tiktok? i think it's important to raise _ out there on like tiktok? i think| it's important to raise awareness out there on like tiktok? i think i it's important to raise awareness of any disorder because it brings acceptance stop i think the more people, first they want to know about it and once they know they accept it, it's how it goes. we hide people with visible differences, things, we hide them too much to the point where if you see somebody, there is no acceptance. i mentioned to trolls online, _ there is no acceptance. i mentioned to trolls online, who _ there is no acceptance. i mentioned to trolls online, who have _ there is no acceptance. i mentioned to trolls online, who have been - to trolls online, who have been saying some really horrible things.

extraordinary, really, that you should be out there, putting these videos online to try and raise awareness and that people are doing this to you. awareness and that people are doing this to ou. . awareness and that people are doing this to ou. , ., �*, awareness and that people are doing this to ou. . . v . , this to you. yes, and it's really only tiktok. — this to you. yes, and it's really only tiktok, instagram - this to you. yes, and it's really only tiktok, instagram and - this to you. yes, and it's really - only tiktok, instagram and facebook, you are met with somebody once every few months but tiktok, it's like a breeding ground and there is no protection, you can't report them. if you report them they use 100 fake accounts and report you and what i'm assuming is a bot, automatically shuts down your page and no actual human is even checking this. some --eole human is even checking this. some people would _ human is even checking this. some people would say — human is even checking this. some people would say why _ human is even checking this. some people would say why are - human is even checking this. some people would say why are you - human is even checking this. some people would say why are you on tiktok if you are getting that kind of abuse. and tiktok themselves have been taking down these videos, why bother, why not use other platforms? and there's a couple of reasons, they didn't i didn't realise tiktok would be like this when i started the account, now it's a matter of principle, it's the fact fight with other people be allowed to share

their children without any issues? there's a couple of cooking channels that are almost identical to annas and they've never been taken down. so it's kind of a matter of principle. and just teaching her how to fight from a very young age, teaching her how to fight for what she deserves which is to be treated equally. and trust me, it's not only her, there's been a lot of people who have reached out, they are not young, the most recent boy was 20, he was taken down and... iutiha young, the most recent boy was 20, he was taken down and. . ._ young, the most recent boy was 20, he was taken down and... who do you blame? ramp? — he was taken down and... who do you blame? tiktok? we _ he was taken down and... who do you blame? tiktok? we are _ he was taken down and... who do you blame? tiktok? we are going - he was taken down and... who do you blame? tiktok? we are going to - he was taken down and... who do you blame? tiktok? we are going to read| blame? tiktok? we are going to read out a statement from them in a moment but do you blame them or the trolls? s , ,., , moment but do you blame them or the trolls? s ,,., , «s ., «s , trolls? absolutely tiktok, it needs to think of a _ trolls? absolutely tiktok, it needs to think of a policy _ trolls? absolutely tiktok, it needs to think of a policy change, - trolls? absolutely tiktok, it needs to think of a policy change, they i to think of a policy change, they could easily pose an account and check it with a real human. they know what they are doing, they are creating a place where only perfect people can have accounts, they know exactly what they are doing and we

need to have some policy changes and facebook and instagram, if they can do it fairly easily, tiktok should be able to handle it. it’s do it fairly easily, tiktok should be able to handle it.— be able to handle it. it's very brave of— be able to handle it. it's very brave of you. _ be able to handle it. it's very brave of you, and _ be able to handle it. it's very brave of you, and also - be able to handle it. it's very brave of you, and also to - be able to handle it. it's very| brave of you, and also to stay be able to handle it. it's very - brave of you, and also to stay on these platforms when you have had some abuse. how is anat now, by the way, we can see her with you! she’s way, we can see her with you! she's nood, way, we can see her with you! she's good. she's — way, we can see her with you! she's good. she's a _ way, we can see her with you! she's good, she's a little _ way, we can see her with you! she's good, she's a little bit _ way, we can see her with you! she's good, she's a little bit tired, - way, we can see her with you! she's good, she's a little bit tired, it's - good, she's a little bit tired, it's very early here in new york and so she got up with me but she is feeling a little tired. i she got up with me but she is feeling a little tired.— feeling a little tired. i don't blame her. _ feeling a little tired. i don't blame her, thank _ feeling a little tired. i don't blame her, thank you - feeling a little tired. i don't blame her, thank you both| feeling a little tired. i don't i blame her, thank you both so feeling a little tired. i don't - blame her, thank you both so much for being with us and are you going to continue, for how much longer, do you think you will continue? her condition is _ you think you will continue? his? condition is lifelong. there you think you will continue? h9 condition is lifelong. there is you think you will continue? h9? condition is lifelong. there is no treatment. 50 condition is lifelong. there is no treatment-— condition is lifelong. there is no treatment. , , :, s treatment. so probably forever! but ou want treatment. so probably forever! but you want to — treatment. so probably forever! but you want to keep — treatment. so probably forever! but you want to keep showing _ treatment. so probably forever! but you want to keep showing videos i treatment. so probably forever! butl you want to keep showing videos and keep having a social media presence? yes, because the good it brings far outweighs the negative.— outweighs the negative. thank you both for getting — outweighs the negative. thank you both for getting up _ outweighs the negative. thank you both for getting up for _ outweighs the negative. thank you both for getting up for us - outweighs the negative. thank you both for getting up for us so - outweighs the negative. thank you both for getting up for us so early. | both for getting up for us so early. it's really good to talk to you and really good luck for the future.

thank you, thank you for having us. a tiktok spokesperson said: "our terms of service state that tiktok is for users aged 13 and over and we take robust steps to remove accounts that violate these rules. this account was initially removed as it was suspected to be an underage account, however it has now been reinstated. we want everyone to feel welcome, heard and safe on tiktok, nothing matters more to us. our community guidelines make clear that we do not tolerate bullying and harassment, and we use a combination of technology and moderation teams to detect and, where appropriate, remove violative content and accounts." we are going to get more about the actors. andrewjackson won for the

film tennant, best visual effects and hejoins us now. congratulations. how do you feel? hello. it's really exciting. to win an award. for the work we've done. it's great. the biggest award in the book. == it's great. the biggest award in the book. , ., «s , :, it's great. the biggest award in the book. , ., «s i. _ book. -- tenet. did it take you by surrise book. -- tenet. did it take you by surprise or— book. -- tenet. did it take you by surprise or were _ book. -- tenet. did it take you by surprise or were you _ book. -- tenet. did it take you by surprise or were you secretly - surprise or were you secretly expecting this? it’s surprise or were you secretly expecting this?— expecting this? it's always a surprise. — expecting this? it's always a surprise. l — expecting this? it's always a surprise, i guess, _ expecting this? it's always a surprise, i guess, you - expecting this? it's always a | surprise, i guess, you know, expecting this? it's always a - surprise, i guess, you know, i've beenin surprise, i guess, you know, i've been in that situation a couple of times before and we've been predicted to win and we never had before so in a way, i was expecting not to win because that would have been very much like previous occasions. at this time, it was different, it was fantastic. tell us more about _ different, it was fantastic. tell us more about the _ different, it was fantastic. tell us more about the work— different, it was fantastic. tell us more about the work of _ different, it was fantastic. tell us more about the work of you - different, it was fantastic. tell us more about the work of you and i different, it was fantastic. tell us i more about the work of you and your team because it's obviously a big team, isn't it? on tenet and how you made it so stunning? it’s team, isn't it? on tenet and how you made it so stunning?— made it so stunning? it's huge, huge team, an enormous _ made it so stunning? it's huge, huge team, an enormous amount - made it so stunning? it's huge, huge team, an enormous amount of- made it so stunning? it's huge, huge team, an enormous amount of workl made it so stunning? it's huge, huge i team, an enormous amount of work in the film. and it's a visual effects

award, but it really covers work that's done by lots of different departments, special effects which is the practical effects and obviously visual effects, more computer—based. but in this film, particularly, it's very collaborative so we work really closely with other departments, particularly stunt departments and the art department do a lot of the way we achieve the effects on the phone, it's a collaboration between so many different people in so many departments. i so many different people in so many departments-— so many different people in so many deartments. ., _, , departments. i mean come up with the technolo: departments. i mean come up with the technology changing — departments. i mean come up with the technology changing quickly _ departments. i mean come up with the technology changing quickly every - technology changing quickly every year it must be incredibly hard to keep up with all the changes that there are and out the possibility is that there are?— there are and out the possibility is that there are? yes. it's never been any different — that there are? yes. it's never been any different in _ that there are? yes. it's never been any different in the _ that there are? yes. it's never been any different in the visual— that there are? yes. it's never been any different in the visual effects i any different in the visual effects side, the computer—based site, the technology as you say changes constantly. and so, i think it's impossible for anyone to keep up with every change and every aspect of the technology so what i find is

that we tend to do, is look at the need of a particular project at the time you start working on it and look at what the new technology can bring to that project so it's really very much about finding out where each particular aspect of the technology that we use is at that moment and making sure we use the most up—to—date version of whatever the tools are at the time when you start the project. the the tools are at the time when you start the project-— start the pro'ect. the director christopher_ start the project. the director christopher nolan, _ start the project. the director christopher nolan, you - start the project. the director christopher nolan, you love i start the project. the director - christopher nolan, you love working with them? i christopher nolan, you love working with them? :, «s ._ with them? i do. i think the way that i with them? i do. i think the way that i work. _ with them? i do. i think the way that i work, because _ with them? i do. i think the way that i work, because i _ with them? i do. i think the way that i work, because i come - with them? i do. i think the wayl that i work, because i come from with them? i do. i think the way i that i work, because i come from a very practical effects background, working in visual effects now, but in the past, i've worked, i had my own business doing practical effects and building managers so that aligns very closely with the way chris nolan likes to shoot films so he's always looking for ways that we can achieve the effects with practical events, filmed on camera and they

may or may not be working in post so because that fits so well with the sort of work that i like to do, and my background and experience, it works very well for me working with him and hopefully for him as well. really good, fantastic achievement and many congratulations. andrew jackson, well done and thank you. thank you very much. dozens of former elite rugby players as well as a number of former professional footballers are to take part in a study to investigate whether they're more vulnerable to dementia than the rest of the population. they'lljoin an existing study which tracks the brain health of a0 to 59—year—olds and looks for early warning signs of the condition. here's our health editor, hugh pym. london scottish lions in training, and amateur rugby union team preparing to start playing for real as lockdown eases. there are strict protocols to deal with head injuries, but in previous decades there was less awareness of the risks and now a new study will look

at the brain health of retired top players. one of those taking part will be ben kay, the former england international. as someone that will undoubtedly have suffered mild head trauma while i was playing rugby, if i can be part of the process that examines how that might affect not just sports people, but anyone who has suffered head trauma in their life at some point, then, absolutely i want to throw my weight behind it. an existing study funded by alzheimer's society started in 2013. it involves 700 people aged between a0 and 59. they have intensive tests every two years, including scans to monitor brain function. 50 former elite rugby players from that age range will be managed. any changes compared to the wider group can be assessed. a small number of former professional footballers will also be recruited.

in real time we are following people during the mid life, between a0 and 59. we are looking at the subtle changes in their brain, trying to understand not only what caused them, but what effect they are having and what they go on to develop, so we can create treatments in the future and preventative measures to stop people suffering from alzheimer's. the new research comes at a time of intensifying debate about the risks of serious head injury in top—level rugby. some former internationals, including world cup winner steve thompson, are planning legal action against the game's authorities, claiming that playing the sport left them with permanent brain damage. the global governing body world rugby has said players's safety was taken very seriously and injury prevention strategies were implemented based on the latest research. concerns about heading in football have also been voiced. the former england player alan shearer has signed up for the new study.

he said work directed to understanding the earliest stage of dementia was incredibly important. hugh pym, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood hello again. much of april has been dry for most of the uk but this week it is turning more unsettled, further showers or indeed some rain. the other thing is it is going to turn colder, we pull in more of a northerly or north—easterly wind, the wind coming from the arctic. today if you have an allergy to tree pollen, the levels are high across northern ireland and also southern england. low pressure is dominating the weather in the north, with its attendant front bringing in cloud and rain, bringing high pressure in the south, the isobars in the english channel, here it will be breezy today, but around the channel islands as well, gusting ll0 miles an hour. through the day this band of cloud and rain sinks south,

cloud turning the sunshine hazy across northern england and northern ireland, you may see the odd spot of rain from that but for the rest of england and wales, it's dry with sunny skies. cooler along the north sea coastline, with an onshore breeze, temperatures roughly 7 to 16 degrees. this evening and overnight this low pressure sinks south with these fronts taking cloud and rain with it. doesn't quite get into the far south or south—east of england, here we will have clear skies and temperatures in rural areas will fall away low enough for some frost but we shouldn't have any issues with frost elsewhere, temperatures widely between 5 and 8 degrees. tomorrow we still have the centre of the low pressure across us with all the showers, rotating around it, it will be slow moving, and also looking at some of the showers being heavy and thundery. dry weather in the far south—east, the north west, in between the showers, we should see something brighter coming our way. quite brisk winds, especially in the east and across the north west,

that will take the edge off the temperatures which at best will be from 8 to 16 degrees. as we move further into the week, wednesday, the low pressure continues to drift southwards and clears into the near continent so the focus of the showers on wednesday will be across wales, and south—west england. for the rest of us, it will be cool, largely dry and there will be some sunny spells and as we go into the last few days of the working week, a lot of dry weather, but feeling a bit on the nippy side.

the headlines at 11am... pressure builds on the prime minister to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. a senior minister dismisses the latest allegations as tittle—tattle. the gossip columns are now getting filled with such ludicrous allegations, it is just going beyond the reality. the head of the civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct made by the prime minister's former top adviser dominic cummings. ludicrous allegations, it is just going beyond the reality. india's coronavirus crisis intensifies. britain and other countries send emergency medical aid as covid infections and deaths reach record numbers for a fifth consecutive day. lockdown restrictions in scotland are eased, allowing the re—opening of nonessential shops, gyms,

pubs and restaurants. meanwhile in wales, pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today. and six people from six households are allowed to meet. the oscar goes to nomadland! applause a film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars, including best picture and best director. pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain in more detail how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. labour has written to the electoral commission to demand a formal inquiry.

later today, the uk's most senior civil servant will be questioned by mps about lobbying rules following the revelations about the former prime minister david cameron, and the allegations of impropriety levelled against borisjohnson by his former advisor, dominic cummings. iain watson has this report. when dominic cummings left downing street last year, some in government worried about what secrets might emerge from that box. he's now claimed that borisjohnson planned to ask conservative donors to pay for the refurbishment of the downing street flat, and that this was unethical. labour plans to keep up the pressure on number 10. their lawyers have written to the party political watchdog, the electoral commission. they say... "following dominic cummings' claims, it's now incontrovertibly in the public interest that the electoral commission commence a formal investigation." the commission says it is still gathering information. downing street says electoral laws haven't been broken and no codes of conduct have been breached. labour is seeking to broaden

their attack by demanding the publication of all contacts and links between ministers and firms given government contracts during the covid crisis. the government said while contracts had been awarded at speed, due diligence was carried out, and ministers had no role in awarding them. and today, a committee of mps will question the country's top civil servant about another of dominic cummings' allegations. simon case was due to talk about lobbying rules. he will now also be asked about the claim the prime minister considered halting a leak inquiry, in case it put a friend of his fiancee, carrie symonds, in the frame. downing street has said that this is absolutely false. now that he's out of downing street, dominic cummings seems keen for others tojoin him. iain watson, bbc news. let's talk to our political correspondent, helen catt, who's at westminster. another day, another raft of front

pages carrying more allegations. absolutely, it is several days and since dominic cummings the former aide, wrote a blog in which he made aide, wrote a blog in which he made a series of accusations. as you said, you heard there are a lot of them still swimming around this morning with questions being put to ministers, to the prime minister, firstly about the refurbishment of the flat at number 11 downing st, that's where borisjohnson lives with his fiancee, carrie symonds. because downing street is a public building, and ministers do get money towards its upkeep, £30,000. the suggestion is this revamp that they did cost more than that, there are questions being asked about who paid the extra. this morning, the defence secretary was very clear that it was the prime minister. the prime minister has paid the bill. he has personally paid the bill, on top of the £30,000 allowance that comes from the taxpayer which most prime ministers have taken advantage of in the past, and he has paid the money. ok, so you say he has paid the money, was it originally a loan? well, i don't... the prime minister paid the money from his own money.

so that is how it has been paid. i don't know whether... a lot of speculation about this, but the simple fact is the prime minister has paid from his own money. and i think he has appointed... a lawyer has been appointed to look at the process. the questions that are being asked whether he did from the start. dominic cummings has made allegations that he planned to have party donors secretly pay for the work and that he said to mrjohnson that those plans would be unethical, foolish and possibly illegal. labour is calling for an enquiry. what we have got at the moment is a sort of half denial from downing street, from the prime minister, now saying apparently he has paid for it himself, but we still don't know how that has happened, if it is a loan to the prime minister and when and how he might repay it. i think it is becoming increasingly pressing so that there is confidence in the propriety of our government,

the integrity of our government, that the electoral commission get on and carry out this investigation. there is plenty, i think, to be worried about now as more and more has come into public view about just what is going on in borisjohnson's government. so ministers are trying to pass this off westminster tattle, liz truss has said people simply don't care and that it will blow over. when things boil down, what is the substance of what the fallout could be of these allegations, if anything thatis be of these allegations, if anything that is suspected is proved to be correct? ~ . . that is suspected is proved to be correct? . ., , , :, ., correct? well, as you said, we have had ministers _ correct? well, as you said, we have had ministers of _ correct? well, as you said, we have had ministers of downplaying - correct? well, as you said, we have had ministers of downplaying this i correct? well, as you said, we have| had ministers of downplaying this at the weekend saying it is just tittle tattle, westminster rumour and that sort of thing that normal people don't care about. but it is important because it all comes back to this issue but we have been talking about for weeks now which is transparency. it is about knowing

what obligations somebody might have to who, as long as it is all clear and above board, this is what this whole thing has come down to it. labour has been making calls about this at various levels as well. this is after a few weeks and we have been talking about lobbying as well, this is what it all comes down to. on the front page of the daily mail, the headline "let the bodies piled high in their thousands", allegedly something borisjohnson said about his desire not to have a third lockdown. i think that is something that might well cut through, obviously lockdown has affected everybody enormously over the past year. what is downing street's response to that?— year. what is downing street's response to that? year. what is downing street's resonse to that? ,, ., , response to that? downing street has said about this _ response to that? downing street has said about this again _ response to that? downing street has said about this again comes _ response to that? downing street has said about this again comes from - said about this again comes from claims from dominic cummings. downing street has denied that this is what the prime minister said absolutely. is what the prime minister said absolutely-— is what the prime minister said absolutel . :, «s , :, , . absolutely. thank you very much, helen.

india's coronavirus crisis is intensifying, it's recorded another global record of new cases for the fifth day running, with more than 352,000 infections reported in the last 21l hours alone. hospitals in delhi have completely run out of beds and some are missing critical supplies including oxygen. the uk, along with other countries, is now sending medical aid to india. our delhi correspondent yogita limaye reports. the capital is being ravaged at a frightening speed. with every pyre that burns, india's self belief is dying. each funeral is a story of personal loss and national shame. charanjeev malhotra has been helping to cremate the dead for decades. now, he barely ever stops working. "i've never seen such a terrifying situation. i can't believe that we're in the capital of india. people aren't getting oxygen, and they're dying like animals," he says. "we don't even have enough resources

to cremate them properly." outside, shivangi mehra's on the phone, organising oxygen for the hospital she works in. nothing, nothing is being done. i don't know if government is sleeping, or what they are doing. i am totally disheartened with the situation that i am seeing. the government is a literal failure. a person cannot live here in delhi. a person cannot even die peacefully in delhi. she is waiting to cremate her grandfather, who died, she says, because there wasn't enough oxygen. this small hospital in north delhi is facing a daily struggle. and we have been spending sleepless nights since the last one week. at times we feel like crying, because we are not able to help patients properly. every day, it is the same scenario. we are left only with two hours of oxygen. and we are only getting assurance from the system, no oxygen. and so, families are being told

to organise oxygen. at one medical shop, we found people with empty cylinders, waiting to buy their own supply for loved ones who urgently need it. for many here, the government's promises of rushing in oxygen are coming too late. families are left asking why something so basic is unavailable. every crematorium we've been to, we've seen body after body being brought in. it's hard for anyone to keep count, but what workers have been telling me is that the real scale of deaths caused by covid—19 in india is a lot higher than what official numbers reflect. and a lot of those who've died right now have done so because they couldn't get oxygen in time. this man runs a group of volunteers here. "even young people are dying. it is a very bad situation. if it keeps getting worse,

we will have to burn bodies by the side of the road," he says. there is a sense of abandonment in this country. citizens are stepping up to do what a government should. left to fight a vicious pandemic on their own. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi. professor srinath reddy, the president of the public health foundation of india, explained why the situation in the country deteriorated so quickly. things started going wrong when we recognised that some of the cases because of the british mutation, there were spikes in some of the states which foretold that they could be a serious problem from march and april onwards. but i believe that there was a wrong perception that india had beaten the pandemic, that we had heard immunity and that the models were saying that

we would not have a second wave. it was totally incorrect, it was contested by experts at the time. nevertheless, industry leaders who wanted to get the economy going again, it was even the private citizens who wanted to celebrate a return to normal life. and the political establishment across the country which wanted to get back to the business of elections and campaigning. ithink the business of elections and campaigning. i think the belief that we had completely ended the pandemic was a superimposition and subject of desire and not reality. our correspondent nikhil inamdar sent this update, from miraj in the state of maharashtra. if you just look at the last 21l hours, 352,000 fresh new infections, over 2,800 people losing their lives. and according to one report i saw, new infections at the rate of 21l3 every minute, india's tally now over 70 million and this is the fifth straight day of record spikes that we are seeing.

in terms of the oxygen situation, it's not very good. the demand far, far continues to outstrip supply despite several measures being announced by the government, including running special trains and getting in the air force to chip in. sos calls continue on social media with hospitals asking, you know, for more supplies of oxygen, saying they barely have a couple of hours left. the prime minister has announced in the last 21l hours that he would be setting up new oxygen plants in every district in the country, but that's not going to help alleviate the immediate situation, the immediate crisis of oxygen that we are facing. the good news really in all of this is that the international communities are now really stepping in in great numbers to try and help india. more european countries are easing coronavirus restrictions as their vaccinaton programmes take hold. italy will allow restaurants

and bars in much of the country to serve customers outside. some cinemas and concert halls are also re—opening. that's despite thousands of new infections and hundreds of deaths each day. in france, children are returning to nurseries and primary schools. the former chief executive of the post office has said she's "truly sorry" for the suffering" caused to subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted of criminal offences. reverend paula vennells issued the apology as she announced she would be stepping back from her public roles, as well as her regular church duties, in the wake of the scandal. on friday, judges quashed the convictions of 39 former subpostmasters who, due to an it flaw, had wrongfully been found guilty of theft and fraud. around 500,000 llll—year—olds in england are being invited to book their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. a0 to 43—year—olds are expected to follow later this week. a new tv ad campaign is being launched to encourage all under—50s across the uk to get a jab. our health correspondent,

jim reed, has this report. in just over three months' time, the government hopes to hit its target of offering a first vaccine dose to every adult in the country. from today, the next age group down, all those aged 44 years old, are being invited to book theirjabs in england. with those aged a0 to 43 likely to be added later this week. younger people are still at risk of getting covid. they are at risk for severe disease, and of course we know there are other side—effects such as long covid. that could be a consequence of this virus. it is really crucial that everybody is vaccinated. when you get your text, make a booking, come forward, get the jab, protect yourself, protect others. 95% of all over—50s have already accepted that offer

of a vaccine, a higher rate than ministers and scientists expected. but convincing those younger age groups under 45 who are far less likely to suffer from a severe covid infection could be more difficult. so new tactics are being tried by the health authorities. like this tv campaign which will run in the adverts during the soap opera emmerdale this evening. new pop—up vaccination clinics are also being set up in places like shopping centres. the vaccination programme is different depending on where you live. in scotland, letters are now being sent to all those over 45 inviting them to get their first dose. in northern ireland, jabs are being offered to those as young as 35. while in wales, one health board has already asked all those over 30 to come forward. jim reed, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...

the uk prime minister is under mounting pressure to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the head of the uk civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct by the prime minister made by his former adviser dominic cummings. india's health service struggles to cope after a fifth consecutive day of record covid infections and deaths, as other countries including uk and the united states send medical aid. today's a big day for scotland, the country has begun to open up for the first time in four months. shops, bars, restaurants and gyms are reopening and people can now travel across the border for nonessential reasons. unlike england, pubs and restaurants will be able to open indoors until 8pm, but they will only be able to serve alcohol to customers seated outside. alexandra mackenzie is in east renfrewshirew for us this morning. there's lots happening, i think you listed most of it there. we were overin

listed most of it there. we were over in the pub earlier, as you said, scotland is the only place in the uk where you can actually have a meal inside. but not alcohol at this stage, and it closes at 8pm. we left the pub and came across the road when the shop opened here. now in an interior designer shop. janice, you have had this shop for a long time, this is the first day that you have been able to reopen again for months. how does that feel? it is really exciting. — months. how does that feel? it is really exciting, it _ months. how does that feel? it 3 really exciting, it has been a long time coming. i cannot wait for customers to come back through the door and to be interacting with them and help them with their projects and help them with their projects and making their dreams become reality. yeah, it is pretty good. what can customers expect to come in? you have your mask on, i have my mask on, there will be some precautions. mask on, there will be some precautions-— mask on, there will be some recautions. . :, :, , precautions. we have hand sanitiser, ou must precautions. we have hand sanitiser, you must wear— precautions. we have hand sanitiser, you must wear a _ precautions. we have hand sanitiser, you must wear a facemask. - precautions. we have hand sanitiser, you must wear a facemask. when - you must wear a facemask. when clients look at the books, they will

be sanitised and taken off the shelves and a client cannot look at the same book today. just keeping everybody safe as much as possible and sensible. you everybody safe as much as possible and sensible-— and sensible. you guys are in a bubble, which _ and sensible. you guys are in a bubble, which is _ and sensible. you guys are in a bubble, which is why _ and sensible. you guys are in a bubble, which is why you - and sensible. you guys are in a bubble, which is why you are i and sensible. you guys are in a i bubble, which is why you are not and sensible. you guys are in a - bubble, which is why you are not two metres apart. you are an interior designer, that obviously involves going into peoples homes. how difficult has that been and how good is it to be back? do difficult has that been and how good is it to be back?— is it to be back? do not interact with clients _ is it to be back? do not interact with clients and _ is it to be back? do not interact with clients and go _ is it to be back? do not interact with clients and go into - is it to be back? do not interact with clients and go into their. with clients and go into their houses. _ with clients and go into their houses, but now we are opening up, hopefully— houses, but now we are opening up, hopefully the clients are starting to come — hopefully the clients are starting to come back through the doors it will be _ to come back through the doors it will be good to get into their houses _ will be good to get into their houses. as janice says, getting their— houses. as janice says, getting their projects up and running and following — their projects up and running and following it right through to the end _ following it right through to the end. fingers crossed that now that is it and _ end. fingers crossed that now that is it and we — end. fingers crossed that now that is it and we can get back to normality— is it and we can get back to normality now.— is it and we can get back to normali now. :, , :, :, ,, ., normality now. lots of nonessential work can happen. — normality now. lots of nonessential work can happen, and _ normality now. lots of nonessential work can happen, and we _ normality now. lots of nonessential work can happen, and we cannot. normality now. lots of nonessential work can happen, and we cannot goj work can happen, and we cannot go and mix each other�*s houses at this point. of trades people can go into houses. have you got many clients knocking the door down? it houses. have you got many clients knocking the door down?— houses. have you got many clients knocking the door down? it has been nonstop this — knocking the door down? it has been nonstop this morning, _ knocking the door down? it has been nonstop this morning, i _ knocking the door down? it has been nonstop this morning, i don't - knocking the door down? it has been nonstop this morning, i don't know. nonstop this morning, i don't know if you _ nonstop this morning, i don't know if you have — nonstop this morning, i don't know if you have heard the phone ringing,

it has— if you have heard the phone ringing, it has been— if you have heard the phone ringing, it has been nonstop. people trying to come _ it has been nonstop. people trying to come back into the shop. the shop o-ened to come back into the shop. the shop 0 ened a to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short _ to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time _ to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago _ to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago and - to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago and we - to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago and we have j opened a short time ago and we have already got a couple of customers here already. if we can come to you at first. what is it like to actually be back inside a shop after such a long time? it is actually be back inside a shop after such a long time?— such a long time? it is fabulous, really wonderful _ such a long time? it is fabulous, really wonderful to _ such a long time? it is fabulous, really wonderful to see - such a long time? it is fabulous, really wonderful to see janice i such a long time? it is fabulous, i really wonderful to see janice and mark and to be able to see everything in real life. it is really lovely, really lovely. quite different from _ really lovely, really lovely. quite different from shopping - really lovely, really lovely. quite different from shopping online, i different from shopping online, then? ,, , different from shopping online, then? ,, s ., ., different from shopping online, then? ,, , :, ., ., then? quite different, i have made a lot of mistakes _ then? quite different, i have made a lot of mistakes this _ then? quite different, i have made a lot of mistakes this last _ then? quite different, i have made a lot of mistakes this last year - lot of mistakes this last year buying things on the internet! it is really wonderful, especially when you are buying things for your home to be able to see everything is great. to be able to see everything is areat. ~ . to be able to see everything is treat, . ., ., i, ., great. what about you? you were the first customer — great. what about you? you were the first customer through _ great. what about you? you were the first customer through the _ great. what about you? you were the first customer through the door- great. what about you? you were the first customer through the door this i first customer through the door this morning, what was that like? it has been a journey. _ morning, what was that like? it has been a journey. a — morning, what was that like? it has been a journey, a long _ morning, what was that like? it has been a journey, a long time - morning, what was that like? it has been a journey, a long time with i morning, what was that like? it has been a journey, a long time with the restrictions— been a journey, a long time with the restrictions and the fact that that has been — restrictions and the fact that that has been eased now and we are starting — has been eased now and we are starting to— has been eased now and we are starting to get back to normal life. to come _ starting to get back to normal life. to come into a store, browse again, not everything online, interactions

with everybody. it is good, it is really _ with everybody. it is good, it is really positive.— really positive. that is great, a really positive. that is great, a real sense _ really positive. that is great, a real sense of _ really positive. that is great, a real sense of optimism - really positive. that is great, a real sense of optimism here, i really positive. that is great, a - real sense of optimism here, people glad to be back. and alsojust a bit of a sense of normality for the first time this year. and hospitality venues in wales can start serving people outside from this morning. organised outdoor activities will also be allowed for up to 30 people, as well as outdoor wedding receptions for the same number. tomos morgan is in cardiff for us this morning. many places have already been this morning saying that they are sold out of the outdoor hospitality venues. this part in the centre of cardiff, all of these seats are sold out for lunch. this will be sold out as well. a venue just upstairs, a roof garden were at this morning with160 roof garden were at this morning with 160 outside tables, they are fully booked all week. people really looking forward to having a drink with their friends outside once

again. as you mention, outdoor hospitality opening in england and wales, as well as that outdoor weddings for up to 30 people will be taking place. outdoor group activities, gyms and fitness classes can also take place. inside one be opening in wales until next monday. although it is a good day for many businesses, evenjust although it is a good day for many businesses, even just to see over the road here they have got no outdoor space so they cannot really open. although it is a great day for many people, still bittersweet for many people, still bittersweet for many in the hospitality industry because they won't have room outside to open. it will be at least the 17th of may, they are hoping, that that will take place. before now and then, we have an election in wales, depending what happens then we will no doubt have an impact on that date. and also that date will also be very dependent on vaccine numbers and covid rates remaining as low as they have been in wales over the past few weeks and months. well, one of the bars that will be

opening for table service this evening is the plas coch in bala in gwynedd. publican ellen morris joins us from there. welcome, thanks for joining welcome, thanks forjoining us. how are you feeling about reopening? nervous, very nervous. itruthat are you feeling about reopening? nervous, very nervous.— are you feeling about reopening? nervous, very nervous. what has it been like for _ nervous, very nervous. what has it been like for you _ nervous, very nervous. what has it been like for you having _ nervous, very nervous. what has it been like for you having to - nervous, very nervous. what has it been like for you having to be - been like for you having to be close? what has the financial impact beenin close? what has the financial impact been in particular? it is close? what has the financial impact been in particular?— been in particular? it is massive, and then you _ been in particular? it is massive, and then you need _ been in particular? it is massive, and then you need to _ been in particular? it is massive, and then you need to consider. been in particular? it is massive, i and then you need to consider that we need to repay these loans. we have to start repaying this year. we are cutting the staff and quartering the capacity, it is a worrying time still. ~ , :, ., «s the capacity, it is a worrying time still. ~ ., «s ., , still. when you talk about tripling staff, still. when you talk about tripling staff. quartering _ still. when you talk about tripling staff, quartering capacity - still. when you talk about tripling staff, quartering capacity and - staff, quartering capacity and having to take out loans, is it financially viable for you? probably not. yes, financially viable for you? probably not. yes. it — financially viable for you? probably not. yes, it will _ financially viable for you? probably not. yes, it will be _ financially viable for you? probably not. yes, it will be busy, _ financially viable for you? probably not. yes, it will be busy, and - financially viable for you? probably not. yes, it will be busy, and it. not. yes, it will be busy, and it will be a lot of work, but we have got to start trying to get ourselves back on track now. hopefully it is not a stop start like it has been.

how important has it been to you, notjust how important has it been to you, not just for financial how important has it been to you, notjust for financial reasons, but this is your livelihood, this is your life, to get this back on track and to come through and to be able to open again? it is and to come through and to be able to open again?— to open again? it is massive. it is not 'ust to open again? it is massive. it is not just my _ to open again? it is massive. it is notjust my life. _ to open again? it is massive. it is notjust my life, it _ to open again? it is massive. it is notjust my life, it is _ to open again? it is massive. it is notjust my life, it is my - to open again? it is massive. it is notjust my life, it is my staff, . to open again? it is massive. it is notjust my life, it is my staff, it. notjust my life, it is my staff, it is the local community, people come to the pub to have a chat and if there is something that is worrying them they come here and have a chat about it. they see us, we know if they are not in that seat on that certain day that there is something wrong and we can contact them. and over the past 12 months, the community has lost that as well. heep community has lost that as well. how tou~h has community has lost that as well. how tough has that _ community has lost that as well. how tough has that been? it _ community has lost that as well. how tough has that been? it is _ community has lost that as well. how tough has that been? it is very - tough has that been? it is very tou~h tough has that been? it is very tough because _ tough has that been? it is very tough because you _ tough has that been? it is very tough because you don't - tough has that been? it is very tough because you don't know| tough has that been? it is very - tough because you don't know what anybody�*s situation is because we have lost contact with them. share anybody's situation is because we have lost contact with them. are you confident it — have lost contact with them. are you confident it will _ have lost contact with them. are you confident it will come _ have lost contact with them. are you confident it will come back _ confident it will come back together? it confident it will come back together?— confident it will come back touether? , ., , :, , together? it is a strong community, it should do- —

together? it is a strong community, it should do. but _ together? it is a strong community, it should do. but it _ together? it is a strong community, it should do. but it will _ together? it is a strong community, it should do. but it will take - together? it is a strong community, it should do. but it will take time i it should do. but it will take time and the whole worry of the covid, two metres apart. if you are sitting on a table and you are used to coming to a local pub where you could go out on your own and didn't have to organise anything, the people will be there for you, now if that person is not getting a phone call from that gang all they are the seventh person, you are leaving them out. there is more to it than getting six to a table. yes, it is a set of rules that we have to abide by, but it is very difficult in such a small community. i by, but it is very difficult in such a small community.— by, but it is very difficult in such a small community. i hadn't thought about that. — a small community. i hadn't thought about that. it _ a small community. i hadn't thought about that, it is _ a small community. i hadn't thought about that, it is a _ a small community. i hadn't thought about that, it is a very _ a small community. i hadn't thought about that, it is a very interesting i about that, it is a very interesting dimension. i can see that could be problematic. the other part obviously as it is only outdoor opening for a while, it will be weather dependent. does that worry you? weather dependent. does that worry ou? . . weather dependent. does that worry ou? , :, , ., , you? yes, at the beginning of this month we had _ you? yes, at the beginning of this month we had snow— you? yes, at the beginning of this

month we had snow here. - you? yes, at the beginning of this month we had snow here. yes, i you? yes, at the beginning of this i month we had snow here. yes, there is no music going to be on, but voices carry. when you are affecting the neighbouring houses and you are upsetting them because you have people talking and laughing. so it is very careful not to upset people and to keep your business going. you have talked about the impact of covid on the way your community is, what about covid directly impacting on people? have there been many cases, have there been many issues around that for you and the people that you know? istate around that for you and the people that you know?— around that for you and the people that you know? we have been very luc . that you know? we have been very lucky- there _ that you know? we have been very lucky. there was _ that you know? we have been very lucky. there was an _ that you know? we have been very lucky. there was an outbreak- that you know? we have been very lucky. there was an outbreak in . that you know? we have been very lucky. there was an outbreak in a i lucky. there was an outbreak in a local factory in the past couple of weeks ago, but apart from that, and it was contained in that factory. apart from that, it has been very

good. apart from that, it has been very tood. ~ . apart from that, it has been very tood. ~ , , :, ., , apart from that, it has been very tood. , ., i, , good. we wish you all the very best with the reopening. _ good. we wish you all the very best with the reopening. thank - good. we wish you all the very best with the reopening. thank you - good. we wish you all the very best with the reopening. thank you very | with the reopening. thank you very much forjoining us.— ten fire engines are dealing with a huge blaze on marsden moor, near huddersfield in west yorkshire. the flames cover an area equivalent to five football pitches. two specialist wildlife units have also been sent to the scene. it comes almost two years to the day since a devastating fire destroyed over 700 hectares of land there. it was a good night for brits at the oscars last night. sir anthony hopkins took home the award for best actor, while daniel kaluuya won best supporting actor, and emerald fennell scooped best screenplay for promising young woman. nomadland took home several awards, with chloe zhao becoming the first woman of colour to win best director. the pandemic meant it was a pared—down ceremony, as our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. the year the oscars were held in a train station, best picture went to a film about a van. nomadland! frances mcdormand plays a woman

who has lost herjob and her husband, so takes to the road to find work and community. no, i'm not. ..homeless. i'm just houseless. she celebrated by encouraging people to go back to the cinema, and then paid tribute to the film's sound mixer, michael wolf snyder, who took his own life last month. we give this one to our wolf. she howls she also won best actress for a third time. the film's director, chloe zhao, became only the second woman in the 93—year history of the oscars to win best director. at the age of 83, sir anthony hopkins became a double oscar winner, and the oldest ever winner of an acting oscar, for playing a man with dementia in the father. i am not leaving my flat! butjust like at the baftas, he wasn't there. the academy congratulates anthony hopkins and accepts the oscar on his behalf. it was the final award of the night, and meant the oscars had a very flat ending.

but four hours later, he posted his acceptance speech on instagram. here i am in my homeland in wales. and at 83 years of age, i did not expect to get this award, i really didn't. i am very grateful to the academy and thank you. and i want to pay tribute to chadwick boseman who was taken from us far too early. earlier, britain's daniel kaluuya was named best supporting actor for playing the black panther fred hampton injudas and the black messiah... the black panthers are forming a rainbow coalition of oppressed brothers and sisters of every colour. and managed to thoroughly embarrass his sister. like, it's incredible. my mum, my dad, they had sex. it's amazing. like, do you know what i'm saying? i'm here! do you know what i mean? so, i'm so happy to be alive. there was a very different feel to this year's oscars. it was far less star—studded,

there were very few laughs and very few film clips. the opening was designed to look like a movie, although had it not been live, regina king would have asked for take two. ooh! live tv, here we go. and on the night glenn close tied with peter o'toole for having the most acting nominations without ever winning — eight — she showed she wasn't too downhearted by taking part in a film quiz and doing a dance. there were british wins in eight categories. emerald furnell was nurse patsy in call the midwife and camilla in the crown. now she's an oscar winner — best original screenplay for her female revenge film, promising young woman. i'm trying very hard not to cry, which is very difficult as an english person, because we don't cry, ever. goodnight. all in all, it was a very strange and rather muted oscars. hollywood will be hoping they can leave the train station, and normal service is resumed next year. colin paterson, bbc news. now it's time for a look

at the weather with carol kirkwood. looking for rain in the forecast, we have some showers and some rain this week. today we are starting off with a lot of cloud and rain across scotland, some of that rain will turn heavy and potentially thundering through the afternoon. we will see a bit more cloud going into northern ireland and northern england, turning the sunshine hazy here with the odd spot. the rest of england and wales, largely dry and also quite sunny. gusty winds to the english channel with highs today of 16 degrees, much cooler in the north—west and it was yesterday. yesterday 18 today we are looking at about 11. through this evening and overnight, the cloud and rain continues to push steadily southwards across much of the uk but not arriving in the south of the south east which is where we will have the lowest temperatures. in rural areas here will be cold enough for a touch of frost. elsewhere 5—8. for the rest of the week, you will notice the temperature sliding, on wednesday most of the rain or showers will be in wales and the

south—west.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk prime minister is under mounting pressure to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the head of the uk civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct by the prime minister — made by his former adviser dominic cummings. india's health service struggles to cope after a fifth consecutive day of record covid infections and deaths — as other countries including uk and the united states send medical aid. lockdown restrictions in scotland are eased — pubs and restaurants. meanwhile in wales — pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today and six people from six households are allowed to meet.

nomadland — a film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars — including best picture and best director. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. manchester city are this morning celebrating their first silverware of the season after winning the league cup for a fourth year in a row. they beat spurs 1—0 in front of the biggest crowd at a football match since march last year. nearly 8,000 spectators were at wembley including supporters of both city and spurs. the winner came from an unlikely source, defender aymerick laporte's late header was enough. they could still win three trophies this season. they represent all the people in the season so. and, yes, share it with

them. it is better, of course. the reason why we do that is for them. the reason why we do that is for them. west brom's hopes of premier league survival are looking bleak. sam allardyce's side conceded an injury time equaliser against local rivals aston villa to draw 2—2. it leaves them nine points from safety with five games to go. stjohnstone stunned rangers in the scottish cup quarter—finals, coming from a goal behind in extra time to win on penalties. their goalkeeper zander clarke was the hero, helping stjohnstone score an equaliser to make it 1—1 in the last minute of extra time, before saving two spot—kicks. kilmarnock play st mirren in the last quarter—final tonight. arsenal legend thierry henry says social media companies are still doing too little to tackle racism, harrassent, and bullying. henry recently quit all social media and this weekend, a coalition of english football's largest governing bodies and organisations will go off—line in a show of solidarity against racism.

it follows boycotts by swansea, birmingham and rangers. we can now all be together and ask those big companies what they are going to do about it because they are doing so little to tackle racism, harassment, and getting bullied. the issue is not only about racism but since we're talking about the game and racism obviously we are going to stay in that topic, in that subject. but i hope that it is going to have an impact on this company and they're going to come out with some real ideas. and they're going to come out with some real ideas. dozens of former elite rugby players, and a number of former professional footballers, are to participate in a study to investigate if they're more vulnerable to dementia than the rest of the population.

they'lljoin an existing scheme which tracks the brain health of 40 to 59 year olds and looks for early warning signs of the condition. former wales international shane williams is taking part. over the course of my career i certainly took knocks to my head. i played on the majority of the time and, you know, you weren't really educated about it so the test by very difficult and you didn't know what the results were going to be either. i got to mention the family, my grandmother passed away two years ago so, yes, it was quite a scary time but i was determined to get involved in these studies because, like i say, i want to educate people. i didn't want to scaremonger. you know, i love rugby and a love contact sport and my children play contacts built so, you know, ijust wanted to make sure i knew a lot more about it moving and i could educate people about it as well. ben ainslie's great britain team won the opening event of sailgp season in bermuda after beating australia

in the podium race. it was tough for many of the boats, including that of the us team, which had a nerve—wracking collision with japan team in the first race of the day. in the end, great britain crossed the finishing line in the decider, just four seconds ahead of australia. the aussies had taken four of the previous five races, before ainslie's team were victorious in the winner—ta kes—all final. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. including the news that several australian players and the india all—rounder ravi ashwin have left the ipl because of a surge in coronavirus cases in india. unemployment in the over—50s has soared over the past year to the highest levels since the 1980s because of the pandemic. that's according to new research by the resolution foundation, a think tank that focuses on the living standards of those on low to middle incomes. our business correspondent emma simpson reports.

the shock, i think it came, not so much that we'd closed, came with the speed with which we closed. mandy reynolds managed this arcadia store for 13 years in stoke—on—trent, it shut like all the rest, and aged 51, she is now looking for work. it has been tough, it is much tougher than i thought it would be. i mean, i am lucky that i have that cushion to kind of keep me going, others have not been as fortunate. but it is tough. most of us know by now that it's younger workers who've been the hardest hit during this crisis but older workers, classed as the over 50s, have also been badly affected. for instance, they've seen a fall in employment twice as big as those in the middle of their careers. and losing yourjob at this age can come at a big cost. it can take longer to find a newjob, and when you do, it can lead to a significant reduction in salary,

as well as impact retirement plans. older workers form a really large proportion of the current workforce. and what's particularly worrying is we see a big uptake in unemployment among that large group, that's a lot of people who are really going to struggle to retire with secure finances. back in stoke, as we filmed, mandy received two job interviews. i love to work, i have a lot to offer and contribute, so ijust need to do that. i will find the rightjob. i will find it. emma simpson, bbc news. dozens of former elite rugby players — as well as a number of former professional footballers — are to take part in a study to investigate whether they're more vulnerable to dementia than the rest of the population. they'lljoin an existing study which tracks the brain health of 40 to 59 year olds and looks for early warning signs of the condition. here's our health editor, hugh pym. london scottish lions in training, and amateur rugby union team

preparing to start playing for real as lockdown eases. there are strict protocols to deal with head injuries, but in previous decades there was less awareness of the risks and now a new study will look at the brain health of retired top players. one of those taking part will be ben kay, the former england international. as someone that will undoubtedly have suffered mild head trauma while i was playing rugby, if i can be part of the process that examines how that might affect not just sports people, but anyone who has suffered head trauma in their life at some point, then, absolutely i want to throw my weight behind it. an existing study funded by alzheimer's society started in 2013. it involves 700 people aged between 40 and 59. they have intensive tests every two years, including scans to monitor brain function. 50 former elite rugby players from that age range will be managed.

any changes compared to the wider group can be assessed. a small number of former professional footballers will also be recruited. in real time we are following people during the mid life, between 49 and 59. we are looking at the subtle changes in their brain, trying to understand not only what caused them, but what effect they are having and what they go on to develop, so we can create treatments in the future and prevent —— what might preventative measures to stop people suffering from alzheimer's. the new research comes at a time of intensifying debate about the risks of serious head injury in top—level rugby. some former internationals, including world cup winner steve thompson, are planning legal action against the game's authorities, claiming that playing the sport left them with

permanent brain damage. the global governing body world rugby has said players's safety was taken very seriously and injury prevention strategies were implemented based on the latest research. concerns about heading in football have also been voiced. the former england player alan shearer has signed up for the new study. he said were directed to understanding the earliest stage of dementia was incredibly important. hugh pym, bbc news. thousands of protesters have rallied across? france after the killer of a jewish woman was declared unfit to stand trial because he was judged to have suffered a psychotic episode caused by cannabis use. kobili traor is accused of beating 65—year—old sarah halimi — and throwing her from the balcony of her paris apartment in 2017. aru na iyengar reports. thousands gathered in paris, their anger directed at the french justice system. earlier this month the country's highest court admitted the killing of sarah halimi was anti—semitic but decided kobili traore was not criminally responsible because he was in the grip of a drug induced delusional fit.

these protesters think the killer's drug use should not mitigate the crime. speaking at the rally, sarah's brother describe the court decision as a hammer blow. translation: is it really happening in france? - are these the french values — liberty, equality, fraternity, but whose fraternity? freedom for what? it casts doubt on everything, really. flowers laidwhere sarah fell in 2017, pushed out of her window by her neighbour. he shouted "god is great" in arabic as he attacked her. thousands also marched in marseille and strasbourg, and in israel, hundreds gathered outside the french embassy in tel aviv. protesters say the court ruling has madejews less safe in france. in 2012, an islamist gunmen shot dead three children and a teacher in toulouse, and in 2015, four people were shot at a jewish supermarket in paris.

translation: unfortunately, i think there are _ still 90% ofjews at this protest and that's too bad, they should have been more atheists, more catholics, more people of other faiths and notjust jews, even though it's true today jews are being targeted. since the court decision, president macron has urged a change in french laws on criminal responsibility. lawyers representing halimi's family have said they will appeal to the european court of human rights. spain's best—known bull—running festival — held in the northern city of pamplona — has been cancelled for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic. the city's mayor says staging the san fermin festival — normally held injuly — would be a "very high risk" as the number of people vaccinated is still too low. the festival usually attracts tens of thousands of revellers from around the world. the former chief executive

of the post office has said she's "truly sorry" for the suffering" caused to subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted of criminal offences. reverend paula vennells issued the apology as she announced she would be stepping back from her public roles, as well as her regular church duties, in the wake of the scandal. on friday, judges quashed the convictions of 39 former subpostmasters who — due to an it flaw — had wrongfully been found guilty of theft and fraud. earlier our business presenter, ben thompson gave us this update. so much coverage, particularly on friday after those 39 convictions were quashed or people who were wrongly accused and in some cases imprisoned over accusations of fraud and false accounting the computer system was installed in the post office in 1999. miss vennels was the chief of the post office just after the system was installed. but nonetheless the investigation is now ongoing into how they pursued people who were, in many cases, wrongly convicted of those crimes.

as i said, it came to a head on friday when a latest round of people who were wrongly convicted had their convictions overturned. miss vennels was also a nonexecutive director at the supermarket morrisons. she was also a nonexecutive director at the homeware retailer dunelm and also a church of england minister. she will now step down from those roles to focus on the investigation. this morning we have had a further statement and she said she is truly sorry for the suffering caused to the 39 subpostmasters as a result of their convictions that were overturned on friday. she goes on to say, it is obvious my involvement with the post office has become a distraction from the work undertaken by the boards i serve, morrisons, and dunelm and the church, and i have therefore stepped down with immediate effect from all my board positions and now

intend to focus fully with the ongoing government enquiry to ensure affected subpostmasters get the answers that they deserve. as you said, described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in uk history and i have been speaking to a number of those involved. in one case a woman who was wrongly convicted of stealing from her post office, the post office that she ran, she was sent to prison whilst pregnant. she said the stress that put on her and herfamily, she did consider killing herself as a result of the accusations made against her. she was one of the 39 on friday who had her conviction overturned and finally cleared her name. she says now she can start to rebuild her life because for so many caught up in this they have criminal convictions and it meant they could not pursue any other career or get anotherjob, and in many cases it led to them losing their homes and their businesses as a result

of a flawed computer system that was installed by the post office. the headlines on bbc news. the uk prime minister is under mounting pressure to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the head of the uk civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct by the prime minister — made by his former adviser dominic cummings. india's health service struggles to cope after a fifth consecutive day of record covid infections and deaths — as other countries including uk and the united states send medical aid. the uk s forensic sciences system must undergo urgent reform or risk crimes going unsolved and an increase in miscarriages ofjustice. that was the view of an inquiry led by the house of lords science and technology committee, which will be debated this afternoon almost two years after its report was published. experts fear a lack of funding and oversight is leading to forensic evidence being under—utilised, and misinterpreted in court.

i m joined by professor ruth morgan, director at university college london's centre for the forensic sciences. she was a specialist adviser to the lords committee. welcome, thank you forjoining us. do you agree with what the committee has said in terms of the scale of the problems? i has said in terms of the scale of the problems?— has said in terms of the scale of the problems? has said in terms of the scale of the roblems? «s :, ., , the problems? i think what we saw as the problems? i think what we saw as the committee _ the problems? i think what we saw as the committee heard _ the problems? i think what we saw as the committee heard the _ the problems? i think what we saw as the committee heard the evidence . the committee heard the evidence across that very significant enquiry of over a year, was that the evidence really did paint a very worrying picture and i think that the fact that urgent action was called for and the word urgent which is nine times in the report gives you a sense of the significant challenges and concerns raised. iloathed challenges and concerns raised. what im act challenges and concerns raised. what impact does — challenges and concerns raised. what impact does that _ challenges and concerns raised. what impact does that happen onjustice? well, i think what was interesting about what the evidence that was heard was that it was looking at the entire forensic science system so it was looking at not only what is happening with the police but also

in the courts and in the science that really underpins forensic science and i think the real challenges we are seeing is that forensic science is suffering from being very fragmented across the police, the courts and the markets, the science that underpins it and thatis the science that underpins it and that is a very piecemeal approach and it comes to who is accountable and it comes to who is accountable and responsible for ensuring forensic sciences are delivering what it needs to.— forensic sciences are delivering what it needs to. when they talk about forensic _ what it needs to. when they talk about forensic science, - what it needs to. when they talk about forensic science, forensic | about forensic science, forensic evidence being underutilised and misinterpreted court, i mean, obviously a considerable weight is given to forensic evidence as incontrovertible evidence. what are the concerns around that. i incontrovertible evidence. what are the concerns around that.— the concerns around that. i think ou are the concerns around that. i think you are a — the concerns around that. i think you are a number— the concerns around that. i think you are a number of _ the concerns around that. i think you are a number of challenges i the concerns around that. i think i you are a number of challenges and certainly we have seen significant cuts across police but also in the legal system so the police are facing very significant challenges when it comes to identifying what materials descend for analysis and

what kind of analysis to do. we are seeing challenges within the legal system with legal cuts and making sure that it is possible for defence to get access to forensic services and get a second opinion when it comes to a piece of evidence that has been presented by the prosecution and i think this all really resonates with the forensic science regulator of a number of years, which is that it is under resourced and we need wholesale changes to ensure that not only is forensic science identified as being useful, it also then gets to court with a science that underpins it so we can interpret what it means. one particular issue we have often seen as that it is fantastic, the way that we now have the technologies available to find infinitesimally small amounts of biological material to generate a dna profile but what we also need to know is how that dna got in that weapon, went to get on that weapon because these are really critical questions when it comes to

understanding with that dna is pertinent, whether it is useful and whether it will be useful for reconstructing the events of the crime. is reconstructing the events of the crime. . . . . reconstructing the events of the crime. , , :, ., ., crime. is this damaging faith in forensic evidence _ crime. is this damaging faith in forensic evidence in _ crime. is this damaging faith in forensic evidence in criminal i forensic evidence in criminal contexts? i forensic evidence in criminal contexts?— forensic evidence in criminal contexts? «s :, . ., , contexts? i think are certainly some concerns being _ contexts? i think are certainly some concerns being raised _ contexts? i think are certainly some concerns being raised about - contexts? i think are certainly some concerns being raised about to - contexts? i think are certainly some concerns being raised about to what degree we can go forward. i think we are certainly seeing incredible challenges when it comes to digital evidence and that is again something the committee really raises a point of significant concern, that needs to be addressed and it needs to be resourced so we can increase the ability of digital science. there are challenges when it comes to quality standards and the system matters essentially a privatised market and there is a lot of uncertainty in that market because of the impact of the cuts that we have seen so it is certainly a very significant issue and i think there were lots of cases where the forensic science evidence is very clear and it is very helpful. it is when these uncertainties and ambiguities, when did the dna get

there as opposed to whose dna is it, that we see the real challenges and those are the things that we do need to be looked at and the recommendation that the committee made in terms of having some form of oversight across the entire forensic science ecosystem, strategy and accountability for ensuring that we can have trust in the forensic science system.— thank you. let's return to the oscars now. nomadland may have won the most awards, but close behind was the father, which picked up two. the father was originally a play, which has been staged in numerous countries — the screenplay is by sir christopher hampton, who's won his second oscar for best adapted screenplay award. earlier he spoke to my colleague, jane hill. it is very small, modest film and i think none of us were expecting this, really. ithough think none of us were expecting this, really. i though we had hoped, certainly that it would go to anthony hopkins who, i think, is really giving one of his very best

performances ever. find really giving one of his very best performances ever.— really giving one of his very best performances ever. and you've worked with anthony — performances ever. and you've worked with anthony hopkins _ performances ever. and you've worked with anthony hopkins before, - performances ever. and you've worked with anthony hopkins before, of- with anthony hopkins before, of course. and under my right in saying that the director who, of course, you works are very closely with, particularly wanted him for this well? . ~ particularly wanted him for this well? , . ., ., well? yes. we had an about it. he thou:ht well? yes. we had an about it. he thought anthony _ well? yes. we had an about it. he thought anthony was _ well? yes. we had an about it. he thought anthony was the - well? yes. we had an about it. he thought anthony was the only - well? yes. we had an about it. he| thought anthony was the only actor who could do the piece justice and so even called the character and in a sense we were transferring it from paris to london and we sent in the script and crossed ourfingers. hand script and crossed our fingers. and the rest is history. did you write for him? you vote for him in your head? we know his cadences are well because he has been on our screens all our lives in a way. did you think, he would love to say this dialogue? i think, he would love to say this dialotue? : . , think, he would love to say this dialotue? : :, , :, dialogue? i certainly did not fight with him in _ dialogue? i certainly did not fight with him in mind. _ dialogue? i certainly did not fight with him in mind. do _ dialogue? i certainly did not fight with him in mind. do somethingl with him in mind. do something dramatic writers often do. they do have an actor in mind, doesn't mean

you're going to get the actor that you're going to get the actor that you have in mind but it is very helpful to have somebody�*s voice in your head. the helpful to have somebody's voice in our head. , ,, .,, ., your head. the process as well, i am interested in — your head. the process as well, i am interested in terms _ your head. the process as well, i am interested in terms of _ your head. the process as well, i am interested in terms of turning - your head. the process as well, i am interested in terms of turning it - interested in terms of turning it from a play, a very successful play now into a film. it is striking that this year we had quite a lot of stage plays end up as screen plays now as well, particularly one night in miami now, for example. how do you avoid the criticism that the film was a bit stagey? how do you get around that?— get around that? well, it was difficult with _ get around that? well, it was difficult with their _ get around that? well, it was difficult with their spine - get around that? well, it was difficult with their spine and i difficult with their spine and normally you are told, the wisdom, the received wisdom is when you add up the received wisdom is when you add up to play for the cinema you how to open it out. but in this case, you know, when we were talking about it before we started writing, we decided to, you know, open it in, you might say. wejust decided to, you know, open it in, you might say. we just decided to keep it very much inside the character's had. and make it as claustrophobic as we possibly could which is kind of not what you would,

your first instinct might be. but it cannot be a good choice. mas your first instinct might be. but it cannot be a good choice.- your first instinct might be. but it cannot be a good choice. was it like dan at the bfi _ cannot be a good choice. was it like dan at the bfi last _ cannot be a good choice. was it like dan at the bfi last night? _ cannot be a good choice. was it like dan at the bfi last night? i - cannot be a good choice. was it like dan at the bfi last night? i saw - cannot be a good choice. was it like dan at the bfi last night? i saw you| dan at the bfi last night? i saw you on your bed chair sitting there. it was socially distance and that strictly distance. you make it was strictly distance. you make it was strictly distance, yes. no alcohol. no champagne? i strictly distance, yes. no alcohol. no champagne?— strictly distance, yes. no alcohol. no champagne? strictly distance, yes. no alcohol. no cham-tane? :, ., :, :, no champagne? i am ashamed to say to a hi flask no champagne? i am ashamed to say to a hip flask with — no champagne? i am ashamed to say to a hip flask with me. _ no champagne? i am ashamed to say to a hip flask with me. good _ no champagne? i am ashamed to say to a hip flask with me. good value. - no champagne? i am ashamed to say to a hip flask with me. good value. not. a hip flask with me. good value. not for nothin: a hip flask with me. good value. not for nothing did _ a hip flask with me. good value. not for nothing did he _ a hip flask with me. good value. not for nothing did he write _ a hip flask with me. good value. not for nothing did he write attainment. | for nothing did he write attainment. he is already toning there. it was very socially distanced and i have to say it was extremely old but nonetheless, exciting. to say it was extremely old but nonetheless, exciting. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood.

looking for rain in the forecast, we have some showers and some rain this week. today we are starting off with a lot of cloud and rain across scotland, some of that rain will turn heavy and potentially thundering through the afternoon. we will see a bit more cloud going into northern ireland and northern england, turning the sunshine hazy here with the odd spot. the rest of england and wales, largely dry and also quite sunny. gusty winds to the english channel with highs today of 16 degrees, much cooler in the north—west and it was yesterday. yesterday 18 today we are looking at about 11. through this evening and overnight, the cloud and rain continues to push steadily southwards across much of the uk but not arriving in the south of the south east which is where we will have the lowest temperatures. in rural areas here will be cold enough for a touch of frost. elsewhere 5—8. for the rest of the week, you will notice the temperature sliding, on wednesday most of the rain or showers will be in wales and the south—west.

this is bbc news. the headlines... pressure builds on the prime minister to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. labour calls for a thorough investigation. we have lots of investigations going on, but we haven't got anything that is looking at the pattern of behaviour. day after day, there are new allegations of sleaze, of favours, of privileged access. we need a full investigation to get to the bottom of that. the head of the civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct made by the prime minister's former top adviser dominic cummings. india's coronavirus crisis intensifies. britain and other countries send emergency medical aid as covid infections and deaths reach record numbers for a fifth consecutive day. lockdown restrictions

in scotland are eased, allowing the re—opening of nonessential shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants. meanwhile in wales, pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today. and six people from six households are allowed to meet. and the oscar goes to nomadland! applause a film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars, including best picture and best director. pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain in more detail how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. labour has written to the electoral commission to demand a formal inquiry.

later today, the uk's most senior civil servant will be questioned by mps about lobbying rules following the revelations about the former prime minister david cameron, and the allegations of impropriety levelled against borisjohnson by his former adviser dominic cummings. iain watson has this report. when dominic cummings left downing street last year, some in government worried about what secrets might emerge from that box. he's now claimed that borisjohnson planned to ask a conservative donors he's now claimed that borisjohnson planned to ask conservative donors to pay for the refurbishment of the downing street flat, and that this was unethical. labour plans to keep up the pressure on number 10. their lawyers have written to the party political watchdog, the electoral commission. they say: "following dominic cummings' claims, it's now incontrovertibly in the public interest that the electoral commission commence a formal investigation." the commission says it is still gathering information. downing street says electoral laws haven't been broken and no codes of conduct have been breached. labour is seeking to broaden their attack by demanding

the publication of all contacts and links between ministers and firms given government contracts during the covid crisis. the government said while contracts had been awarded at speed, due diligence was carried out, and ministers had no role in awarding them. and today, a committee of mps will question the country's top civil servant about another of dominic cummings' allegations. simon case was due to talk about lobbying rules. he will now also be asked about the claim the prime minister considered halting a leak inquiry, in case it put a friend of his fiancee, carrie symonds, in the frame. downing street has said that this is absolutely false. now that he's out of downing street, dominic cummings seems keen for others tojoin him. iain watson, bbc news. our political correspondent helen catt explained more about the allegations being made against the prime minister. it is several days now since dominic cummings, the former aide,

wrote a blog in which he made a series of accusations. as you said, you heard there are a lot of them still swilling around this morning with questions being put to ministers, to the prime minister. firstly about the refurbishment of the flat at number 11 downing st, that's where borisjohnson lives with his fiancee, carrie symonds. because downing street is a public building, prime ministers do get money towards its upkeep, £30,000. the suggestion is this revamp that they did cost more than that, there are questions being asked about who paid the extra. this morning, the defence secretary was very clear that it was the prime minister. the prime minister has paid the bill. he has personally paid the bill, on top of the £30,000 allowance that comes from the taxpayer which most prime ministers have taken advantage of in the past, and he has paid the money. ok, so you say he has paid the money, was it originally a loan? well, i don't... the prime minister paid the money from his own money.

so that is how it has been paid. i don't know whether... a lot of speculation about this, but the simple fact is the prime minister has paid from his own money. and i think he has appointed... a lawyer has been appointed to look at the process. the questions that are being asked are whether he did from the start. dominic cummings has made allegations that he planned to have party donors secretly pay for the work and that he said to mrjohnson that those plans would be unethical, foolish and possibly illegal. labour is calling for an enquiry. what we have got at the moment is a sort of half denial from downing street, from the prime minister, now saying apparently he is paying for it himself. but we still don't know how that has happened, if it is a loan to the prime minister and when and how he might repay it. i think it is becoming increasingly pressing so that there is confidence in the propriety of our government, the integrity of our government, that the electoral commission get on and carry out this investigation. there is plenty, i think,

to be worried about now as more and more has come into public view about just what is going on in borisjohnson's government. so, ministers are trying to pass this off westminster tittle—tattle, liz truss has said people simply don't care and that it will blow over. when things boil down, what is the substance of what the fallout could be of these allegations, if anything that is suspected is proved to be correct? well, as you said, we have had ministers sort of downplaying this at the weekend saying it is just tittle tattle, westminster rumour and the sort of thing that normal people don't care about. but it is important because it all comes back to this issue we have been talking about for weeks now which is transparency. it is about knowing what obligations somebody might have to who. but then as long as it is all clear and above board, this is what this whole thing has come down to it.

labour has been making calls about this at various levels as well. this is after a few weeks and we have been talking about lobbying as well, this is what it all comes down to. helen catt. the labour leader keir starmer has been visiting a college in west bromwich and spentjust a few minutes ago about the allegations against the prime minister. what i want is a full and transparent investigation into everything that is going on. we have lots of investigations going on, but we haven't got anything that is looking at the pattern of behaviour. day after day, they are new allegations of sleaze, of favours, of privileged access. we need a full investigation to get to the bottom of that and most importantly make recommendations about change, because we need to change the rules. we are challenging that very, very hard, because we cannot have this situation where we have got dodgy

contracts, we have whatsapp groups, we have the health secretary with shares in a company which may be getting contracts in the nhs, we have david cameron texting people about greensill. we cannot go on like this day after day with the drip, drip, drip of allegations. we need to get to the bottom of it and strong recommendations for change. for a lot of people, this is beginning to feel very strongly that one rule for them and another rule for everybody else. inaudible it is very important that we have answers in relation to the redecoration at downing street. it is all very well the prime minister saying," well, now i'm paying for it." the critical question was what was the original arrangement? and why is it so complicated? if there is a straightforward answer, well, give it. and if there isn't, then there are very serious questions to be asked.

inaudible well, these allegations do undermine trust in government, because of the many people who have lived through very a difficult year of the pandemic, they will be saying why on earth is the government not concentrating on what matters most to people? they have been through really hard times in the last year, many businesses would have loved to be able to whatsapp the prime ministerfor an be able to whatsapp the prime minister for an arrangement be able to whatsapp the prime ministerfor an arrangement on be able to whatsapp the prime minister for an arrangement on their tax or some support for their business, but they haven't got it. that privileged access, one rule for them and another for everybody else, is corrupting our politics. and that is corrupting our politics. and that is why we need to get to the heart of it. inaudible well, i think like everybody reading that, i was astonished to see those words. it is for the prime minister,

i think, now to make a public statement about that. if he did say those things, then he has to explain it. if you didn't, go on the record and publicly explain what was and what was not said. because i think everybody will be deeply concerned, not least all of those families that have lost someone during this pandemic. have lost someone during this pandemic-— have lost someone during this andemic. :, ,, ,, ., pandemic. that was sir keir starmer, we could not — pandemic. that was sir keir starmer, we could not hear— pandemic. that was sir keir starmer, we could not hear the _ pandemic. that was sir keir starmer, we could not hear the questions, - pandemic. that was sir keir starmer, we could not hear the questions, but| we could not hear the questions, but the comment that he was referring to was in the daily mail today, "let the bodies pile high in their thousands." a suggestion of what borisjohnson said. downing street says that is absolutely not true. don borisjohnson has been a front of the cameras this morning and we will hearfrom him later as of the cameras this morning and we will hear from him later as well. india's coronavirus crisis is intensifying, it's recorded another global record of new cases for the fifth day running, with more than 352,000 infections reported in the last 24 hours alone. hospitals in delhi have completely run out of beds and some are missing critical supplies including oxygen. the uk, along with other countries, is now sending medical aid to india. our delhi correspondent

yogita limaye reports. the capital is being ravaged at a frightening speed. with every pyre that burns, india's self belief is dying. each funeral is a story of personal loss and national shame. charanjeev malhotra has been helping to cremate the dead for decades. now, he barely ever stops working. "i've never seen such a terrifying situation. i can't believe that we're in the capital of india. people aren't getting oxygen, and they're dying like animals," he says. "we don't even have enough resources to cremate them properly." outside, shivangi mehra's on the phone, organising oxygen for the hospital she works in. nothing, nothing is being done. i don't know if government

is sleeping, or what they are doing. i am totally disheartened with the situation that i am seeing. the government is a literal failure. a person cannot live here in delhi. a person cannot even die peacefully in delhi. she is waiting to cremate her grandfather, who died, she says, because there wasn't enough oxygen. this small hospital in north delhi is facing a daily struggle. and we have been spending sleepless nights since the last one week. at times we feel like crying, because we are not able to help patients properly. every day, it is the same scenario. we are left only with two hours of oxygen. and we are only getting assurance from the system, no oxygen. and so families are being told to organise oxygen. at one medical shop, we found people with empty cylinders, waiting to buy their own supply for loved ones who urgently need it. for many here, the government's promises of rushing in oxygen

are coming too late. families are left asking why something so basic is unavailable. every crematorium we've been to, we've seen body after body being brought in. it's hard for anyone to keep count, but what workers have been telling me is that the real scale of deaths caused by covid—19 in india is a lot higher than what official numbers reflect. and a lot of those who've died right now have done so because they couldn't get oxygen in time. this man runs a group of volunteers here. "even young people are dying. it is a very bad situation. if it keeps getting worse, we will have to burn bodies by the side of the road," he says. there is a sense of abandonment in this country. citizens are stepping up to do what a government should. left to fight a vicious pandemic on their own.

yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi. in breaking news to bring you, we arejust in breaking news to bring you, we are just getting reports from the reuters news agency that the british reigning aid worker natalie mcgarry radcliffe has been sentenced again. at the end of the sentence, hopes were dashed and have been able to return to the uk when iran said she was going to face another trial. she faced that in march, a 20 minute hearing on the 14th of march, and she has been waiting for the ruling on that ever since. we are hearing that according to the reuters news agency, her lawyer has told a news

website that she has now been sentenced to a one—yearjail term, she is banned from leaving the country for one year. it is on charges of propaganda against the islamic republic. that will obviously be devastating news to her and herfamily, her husband richard has been fighting very hard to try to secure her release since she was first arrested and jailed in iran. she was first arrested at the airport in tehran after trying to return to the uk from a holiday visiting her parents with her daughter gabriella. her daughter gabriella remained in iran for several of those years while her mother was injail, but she did return to this country in order to be able to go to school here and to be able to go to school here and to be with her father richard. but now we are hearing that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe will be serving, according to these reports, one more yearin according to these reports, one more year injail. we will

according to these reports, one more year in jail. we will try to get reaction and hopefully speak to her husband richard. let's go back to what is happening in india, those devastating numbers in terms of what is happening with covid. 352,000 cases daily, supplies of oxygen and medication are running very low which is causing huge problems with getting private supplies of oxygen where they can. professor srinath reddy, the president of the public health foundation of india, explained why the situation in the country deteriorated so quickly. things started going wrong when we recognised that some of the cases because of the british mutation, there were spikes in some of the states which foretold that they could be a serious problem from march and april onwards. but i believe that there was a wrong perception that india had beaten the pandemic, that we had herd immunity, and that the models were saying that we would not have a second wave.

it was totally incorrect, it was contested by experts at the time. nevertheless, industry leaders who wanted to get the economy going again, or if it was even the private citizens who wanted to celebrate a return to normal life. and the political establishment across the country which wanted to get back to the business of elections and campaigning. i think the belief that we had completely ended the pandemic was a superimposition and subject of desire and not reality. our correspondent nikhil inamdar sent this update, from miraj in the state of maharashtra. if you just look at the last 24 hours, 352,000 fresh new infections, over 2,800 people losing their lives. and according to one report i saw, new infections at the rate of 243 every minute, india's tally now over 70 million and this is the fifth straight day

of record spikes that we are seeing. in terms of the oxygen situation, it's not very good. the demand far, far continues to outstrip supply despite several measures being announced by the government, including running special trains and getting in the air force to chip in. sos calls continue on social media with hospitals asking, you know, for more supplies of oxygen, saying they barely have a couple of hours left. the prime minister has announced in the last 24 hours that he would be setting up new oxygen plants in every district in the country, but that's not going to help alleviate the immediate situation, the immediate crisis of oxygen that we are facing. the good news really in all of this is that the international communities are now really stepping in in great numbers to try and help india. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc

sport centre, here's jane. the arsenal legend thierry henry says social media companies are still doing too little to tackle racism, harassment and bullying. henry, who recently closed all of his social media accounts and this week a coalition of football's largest governing bodies and organisations will go online in a show of solidarity against racism. it follows boycotts by swansea, birmingham and rangers. istate it follows boycotts by swansea, birmingham and rangers. we can all be toaether birmingham and rangers. we can all be together and _ birmingham and rangers. we can all be together and those _ birmingham and rangers. we can all be together and those big _ birmingham and rangers. we can all| be together and those big companies what they are going to do about it. because they are doing, in my eye, so little about it to try to tackle racism, harassment and being bullied on the. the issue is not only about racism, it is about the game and racism, it is about the game and racism, obviously we will stay in that subject. but i hope that it will happen impact and they will come out with some real ideas.

dozens of former elite rugby players in the number of former professional footballers are to participate in a study to investigate if the more vulnerable to dementia than the rest of the population. they willjoin an existing scheme which tracks the brain health of 40—59 —year—olds and looks a early warning signs of a commission. formerwales international shane williams is taking part. international shane williams is taking part-— international shane williams is takin: art. , :, , taking part. over the course of my career, i taking part. over the course of my career. i took _ taking part. over the course of my career, i took knocks _ taking part. over the course of my career, i took knocks to _ taking part. over the course of my career, i took knocks to the - taking part. over the course of my career, i took knocks to the head, | taking part. over the course of my| career, i took knocks to the head, i played on the majority of the time. and you won't really educated about it. so the tests were very difficult, and you didn't know what the results were either. i have to mention the family, my grandmother passed away two years ago. it was quite a scary time, that i was determined to get involved in these studies because i wanted to educate people, i wanted studies because i wanted to educate people, iwanted people... i didn't want to scaremonger, i love rugby and contact sport, and my children play contact sports. i just wanted to make sure that i knew a lot more

about dementia and i could educate people about it as well. the about dementia and i could educate people about it as well.— people about it as well. the great britain team _ people about it as well. the great britain team won _ people about it as well. the great britain team won the _ people about it as well. the great britain team won the opening - people about it as well. the great i britain team won the opening event in bermuda after beating australia on the podium race. tough going for many of the boats including at the us team which had a nerve nerve—racking collision with a japan team. in the end, great britain crossed the finishing line in the deciderjust four crossed the finishing line in the decider just four seconds ahead crossed the finishing line in the deciderjust four seconds ahead of australia. the aussies had taken four of the previous five races before the team was victorious in the winner takes all final. there is more detail on all of those stories on the bbc sport website, plus more on the bbc sport website, plus more on the bbc sport website, plus more on the news that players have left the ipl because a surge of coronavirus cases in india. thank you very much, jane. more european countries are easing coronavirus restrictions as their vaccinaton programmes take hold.

italy will allow restaurants and bars in much of the country to serve customers outside. some cinemas and concert halls are also re—opening. that's despite thousands of new infections and hundreds of deaths each day. in france, children are returning to nurseries and primary schools. our correspondent nick beake is in rome for us. so it looks very quite behind you, tell us what the situation is there. we are in a square in rome which has a bit more of a buzz about it today. some people milling around, but as you can see, it is not packed by any means. i can show you something that has changed from today, restaurants are putting out their tables once again. people can come here for dinner. interference that is frustrating, we obviously cannot talk to nick for now, but we will try to resolve those technical issues and go back to him.

today's a big day for scotland, the country has begun to open up for the first time in four months. shops, bars, restaurants and gyms are reopening and people can now travel across the border for nonessential reasons. unlike england, pubs and restaurants will be able to open indoors until 8pm, but they will only be able to serve alcohol to customers seated outside. alexandra mackenzie is in east renfrewshirew for us this morning. there's lots happening, i think you listed most of it there. we were over in the pub earlier, as you said, scotland is the only place in the uk where you can actually have a meal inside. but not alcohol at this stage, and it closes at 8pm. we left the pub and came across the road when the shop opened here. now in an interior designer shop. janice, you have had this shop for a long time, this is the first day that you have been able to reopen again for months. how does that feel? it is really exciting, it has been a long time coming. i cannot wait for customers to come

back through the door and to be interacting with them and help them with their projects and making their dreams become reality. yeah, it is pretty good. what can customers expect to come in? you have your mask on, i have my mask on, there will be some precautions. we have hand sanitiser, you must wear a facemask. when clients look at the books, they will be sanitised and taken off and taken off the shelves, and a client cannot look at the same book today. just keeping everybody safe as much as possible and sensible. you guys are in a bubble, which is why you are not two metres apart. you are an interior designer, that obviously involves going into people's homes. how difficult has that been and how good is it to be back? to not interact with clients and go into their houses, but now we are opening up, hopefully the clients are starting to come back through the doors.

it will be good to get into their houses. as janice says, getting their projects up and running and following it right through to the end. fingers crossed that now that is it and we can get back to normality now. lots of nonessential work can happen, and we cannot go and mix in each other�*s houses at this point. cleaners and trades people can go into houses. have you got many clients knocking the door down? it has been nonstop this morning, i don't know if you have heard the phone ringing, it has been nonstop. people trying to come back into the shop. the shop opened a short time ago and we have already got a couple of customers here already. if we can come to you first. what is it like to actually be back inside a shop after such a long time? it is fabulous, really wonderful to see janice and mark and to be able to see everything in real life. it is really lovely, really lovely. quite different from shopping online, then? so different, i have made a lot

of mistakes this last year buying things on the internet! it is really wonderful, especially when you are buying things for your home, to be able to see everything is great. what about you ? you were the first customer through the door this morning, what was that like? it has been a journey, a long time with the restrictions and the fact that that has been eased now and we are starting to get back to normal life. to come into a store, browse again, not everything online, interactions with everybody. it is good, it is really positive. that is great, a real sense of optimism here, people glad to be back. and also just a bit of a sense of normality for the first time this year. and hospitality venues in wales can start serving people outside from this morning. organised outdoor activities will also be allowed for up to 30 people, as well as outdoor wedding receptions for the same number.

tomas morgan is in cardiff for us this morning. many places we have already been to this morning are saying that they are sold out of their outdoor hospitality venues. this pub in the centre of cardiff, and all the seats are sold out at lunchtime and all the seats across here will be sold out as well. at a venue upstairs, a roof garden, there is room for 160 outside, tables of six for many households, they are fully booked all week. people are really looking forward to having a drink with their friends outside once again. as you mention, outdoor hospitality opening in wales today and as well as that outdoor weddings will be taking place. and outdoor group activities, so gyms and fitness classes can also take place. gyms inside will not be opening in wales until next monday. although it is a good day for many businesses, you can see over the road here a restaurant here has got no outdoor spaces, so they cannot reopen. although it is a great day for many people, it is still bittersweet for many

in the hospitality industry, because they will not have room outside to reopen. it will be at least until the 17th of may they are hoping that will take place. before then, we have got an election in wales and depending no doubt what happens with that it will have an impact on that date and that date will also be very dependent on vaccine numbers and covid rates remaining as low as they have been in wales over the past few weeks and months. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. if you're looking for rain in the forecast, we have some showers and some rain this week. today we are starting off with a lot of cloud and rain across scotland, some of that rain will turn heavy and potentially thundering through the afternoon. we will see a bit more cloud going into northern ireland and northern england, turning the sunshine hazy here with the odd spot. for the rest of england and wales, largely dry and also quite sunny. gusty winds to the english channel

with highs today of 16 degrees, much cooler in the north—west than it was yesterday. yesterday 18, today we are looking at about 11. through this evening and overnight, the cloud and rain continues to push steadily southwards across much of the uk but not arriving in the south or the south east, which is where we will have the lowest temperatures. in rural areas here, cold enough for a touch of frost. elsewhere 5—8. for the rest of the week, you will notice the temperatures sliding, on wednesday most of the rain or showers will be in wales and the south—west.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk prime minister is under mounting pressure to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the head of the uk civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct by the prime minister — made by his former

adviser dominic cummings. india's health service struggles to cope after a fifth consecutive day of record covid infections and deaths — as other countries including uk and the united states send medical aid. lockdown restrictions in scotland are eased — allowing the re—opening of nonessential shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants. meanwhile in wales — pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today and six people from six households are allowed to meet. nomadland — a film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars — including best picture and best director. unemployment in the over—50s has soared over the past year to the highest levels since the 1980s due to the pandemic. that's according to new research by the resolution foundation, a think tank that focusses on the living standards of those on low to middle incomes. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. the shock, i think it came,

not so much that we'd closed, came with the speed with which we closed. mandy reynolds managed this arcadia store for 13 years in stoke—on—trent, it shut like all the rest, and aged 51, she is now looking for work. it has been tough, it is much tougher than i thought it would be. i mean, i am lucky that i have that cushion to kind of keep me going, others have not been as fortunate. but it is tough. most of us know by now that it's younger workers who've been the hardest hit during this crisis but older workers, classed as the over 50s, have also been badly affected. for instance, they've seen a fall in employment twice as big as those in the middle of their careers. and losing yourjob at this age

can come at a big cost. it can take longer to find a newjob, and when you do, it can lead to a significant reduction in salary, as well as impact retirement plans. older workers form a really large proportion of the current workforce. and what's particularly worrying is we see a big uptake in unemployment among that large group, that's a lot of people who are really going to struggle to retire with secure finances. back in stoke, as we filmed, mandy received two job interviews. i love to work, i have a lot to offer and contribute, so ijust need to do that. i will find the rightjob. i will find it. emma simpson, bbc news. dozens of former elite rugby players — as well as a number of former professional footballers — are to take part in a study to investigate whether they're more vulnerable to dementia than the rest of the population. they'lljoin an existing study which tracks the brain health of 40 to 59—year—olds and looks for early warning signs of the condition. here's our health editor, hugh pym. london scottish lions in training, and amateur rugby union team preparing to start playing for real as lockdown eases.

in just over three months' time, the government hopes to hit its target of offering a first vaccine does to every adult in the country. from today, the next age group down, all those aged 44 years old are being invited to book theirjabs in england. with those aged 40 to 43, likely to be added later this week. younger people are still at risk of getting covid. they are at risk for severe disease and of course we know there are other side effects such as long covid. it could be a consequence of this virus. it is really crucial that everybody is vaccinated. when you get your text, make a booking, come forward, get the jab, protect yourself, protect others. 95% of all over—50s have already accepted that offer a vaccine in england, a higher rate than ministers and scientists expected.

but convincing those younger age groups under 45 who are far less likely to suffer from a severe covid infection could be more difficult. so new tactics are being tried by the health authorities. like this tv campaign which will run in the adverts during the soap opera everdale this evening. new pop—up vaccination clinics are also being set up in places like shopping centres. the vaccination programme is different depending on where you live. in scotland, letters are now being sent to all those over 45 inviting them to get their first dose. in northern ireland, jabs are being offered to those as young as 35. while in wales, one health board has already asked all those over 30 to come forward. jim reed, bbc news. dozens of former elite rugby players — as well as a number of former professional footballers — are to take part in a study to investigate whether they're more vulnerable to dementia than the rest of the population. they'lljoin an existing study

which tracks the brain health of 40 to 59—year—olds and looks for early warning signs of the condition. here's our health editor, hugh pym. london scottish lions in training, and amateur rugby union team preparing to start playing for real as lockdown eases. there are strict protocols to deal with head injuries, but in previous decades there was less awareness of the risks and now a new study will look at the brain health of retired top players. one of those taking part will be ben kay, the former england international. as someone that will undoubtedly have suffered mild head trauma while i was playing rugby, if i can be part of the process that examines how that might affect not just sports people, but anyone who has suffered head trauma in their life at some point, then, absolutely i want to throw my weight behind it. an existing study funded by alzheimer's society started in 2013.

it involves 700 people aged between 40 and 59. they have intensive tests every two years, including scans to monitor brain function. 50 former elite rugby players from that age range will be managed. any changes compared to the wider group can be assessed. a small number of former professional footballers will also be recruited. in real time we are following people during the mid life, between 49 and 59. we are looking at the subtle changes in their brain, trying to understand not only what caused them, but what effect they are having and what they go on to develop, so we can create treatments in the future and prevent —— what might preventative measures to stop people suffering from alzheimer's. the new research comes at a time of intensifying debate about the risks of serious head injury in top—level rugby. some former internationals, including world cup winner steve

thompson, are planning legal action against the game's authorities, claiming that playing the sport left them with permanent brain damage. the global governing body world rugby has said players's safety was taken very seriously and injury prevention strategies were implemented based on the latest research. concerns about heading in football have also been voiced. the former england player alan shearer has signed up for the new study. he said were directed to understanding the earliest stage of dementia was incredibly important. hugh pym, bbc news. the former chief executive of the post office has said she's "truly sorry" for the suffering" caused to subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted of criminal offences. reverend paula vennells issued the apology as she announced she would be stepping back from her public roles, as well as her regular church duties, in the wake of the scandal. on friday, judges quashed the convictions of 39 former subpostmasters who — due to an it flaw — had wrongfully been found guilty of theft and fraud. earlier our business presenter, ben thompson gave us this update so much coverage, particularly on friday after those 39 convictions

were quashed or people who were wrongly accused and in some cases imprisoned over accusations of fraud and false accounting the computer system was installed in the post office in 1999. miss vennels was the chief of the post office just after the system was installed. but nonetheless the investigation is now ongoing into how they pursued people who were, in many cases, wrongly convicted of those crimes. as i said, it came to a head on friday when a latest round of people who were wrongly convicted had their convictions overturned. miss vennels was also a nonexecutive director at the supermarket morrisons. she was also a nonexecutive director at the homeware retailer dunelm and also a church of england minister. she will now step down from those roles to focus on the investigation.

this morning we have had a further statement and she said she is truly sorry for the suffering caused to the 39 subpostmasters as a result of their convictions that were overturned on friday. she goes on to say, it is obvious my involvement with the post office has become a distraction from the work undertaken by the boards i serve, morrisons, and dunelm and the church, and i have therefore stepped down with immediate effect from all my board positions and now intend to focus fully with the ongoing government enquiry to ensure affected subpostmasters get the answers that they deserve. as you said, described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in uk history and i have been speaking to a number of those involved. in one case a woman who was wrongly convicted of stealing from her post office, the post office that she ran, she was sent to prison whilst pregnant. she said the stress that put on her and herfamily,

she did consider killing herself as a result of the accusations made against her. she was one of the 39 on friday who had her conviction overturned and finally cleared her name. she says now she can start to rebuild her life because for so many caught up in this they have criminal convictions and it meant they could not pursue any other career or get anotherjob, and in many cases it led to them losing their homes and their businesses as a result of a flawed computer system that was installed by the post office. thousands of protesters have rallied across? france and israel after the killer of a jewish woman was declared unfit to stand trial because he was judged to have suffered a psychotic episode caused by cannabis use. kobili traor is accused of beating 65—year—old sarah halimi — and throwing her from the balcony of her paris apartment in 2017. aru na iyengar reports. thousands gathered in paris,

their anger directed at the french justice system. earlier this month the country's highest court admitted the killing of sarah halimi was anti—semitic but decided kobili traore was not criminally responsible because he was in the grip of a drug induced delusional fit. these protesters think the killer's drug use should not mitigate the crime. speaking at the rally, sarah's brother describe the court decision as a hammer blow. translation: is it really happening in france? - are these the french values — liberty, equality, fraternity, but whose fraternity? freedom for what? it casts doubt on everything, really. flowers laidwhere sarah fell in 2017, pushed out of her window by her neighbour. he shouted "god is great" in arabic as he attacked her. thousands also marched in marseille and strasbourg, and in israel, hundreds gathered outside the french embassy in tel aviv.

protesters say the court ruling has madejews less safe in france. in 2012, an islamist gunmen shot dead three children and a teacher in toulouse, and in 2015, four people were shot at a jewish supermarket in paris. translation: unfortunately, i think there are _ still 90% ofjews at this protest and that's too bad, they should have been more atheists, more catholics, more people of other faiths and notjust jews, even though it's true today jews are being targeted. since the court decision, president macron has urged a change in french laws on criminal responsibility. lawyers representing halimi's family have said they will appeal to the european court of human rights. and the prime minister has been speaking in the last few minutes about some of the controversies that will be raised at the public affairs

committee this afternoon, concerning lobbying and other issues. speaking at a sports manufacturer in wales, borisjohnson was asked — first, if he'd ever discussed using tory party donations for refurbishing his downing street flat — and afterwards, if he'd used the phrase �*let the bodies pile up' in discussing the pandemic .( sot tx) if there's anything to be said about that, any declaration to be made, that, any declaration to be made, that will of course be made in due course and i'm finding that actually, what people here in north wales want us to concentrate on is making sure we get on with the vaccine roll—out and i am, you know, i am here not farfrom the vaccine roll—out and i am, you know, i am here not far from the at the centre in many ways of this country's vaccine success and has produced tens of millions of vaccines and it is enabling us to really help to bring down levels of

the pandemic and up and down the country. absolutely not. but, again, i am finding that a lot of the stuff that people are talking about is actually not what is coming up on the doorstep of the issues that people are raising. what people want to know about is what is the government doing to get on with our agenda? tonight up and down the country? move cautiously but irreversibly through the steps of the road map, to unlock and to get our country going again. here, look at what they have done. they are powered through the pandemic and they didn't give up. what they did instead was to seize an opportunity and to expand it i think the number of people they employ is more than doubled and i havejust of people they employ is more than doubled and i have just helped to export a golf net from wrexham to australia. and that, we are going to

do free—trade deal which will hopefully allow us to do even more business like that. hopefully allow us to do even more business like that. spain's best—known bull—running festival — held in the northern city of pamplona — has been cancelled for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic. the city's mayor says staging the san fermin festival — normally held injuly — would be a "very high risk" as the number of people vaccinated is still too low. the festival usually attracts tens of thousands of revellers from around the world. the headlines on bbc news... the uk prime minister is under mounting pressure to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the head of the uk civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct by the prime minister — made by his former adviser dominic cummings. india's health service struggles to cope after a fifth consecutive day of record covid infections and deaths — as other countries including uk and the united states send medical aid. music therapy has long been used

to help people with down's syndrome. and as people find ways to deal with the current pandemic, a congolese fitness coach has been using african beats in his classes for people across the uk who have the condition. nicolas n goce reports. an online fitness class of originally from the democratic republic of the congo, today there are special guests. people from across the united kingdom who have down syndrome. they are approximately 30,000 people in the uk with the condition. for approximately 30,000 people in the uk with the condition.— uk with the condition. for my fitness i uk with the condition. for my fitness i am _ uk with the condition. for my fitness i am just _ uk with the condition. for my fitness i am just trying - uk with the condition. for my fitness i am just trying to - fitness i am just trying to positivity to everyone. because i believe that everything happens and we need to adapt and to always take everything in a positive way. ok?

yes, i'm good. iam everything in a positive way. ok? yes, i'm good. i am enjoying myself. 0k. yes, i'm good. i am en'oying myself. ok. s' :, , yes, i'm good. i am en'oying myself. ok. «s ., , ., ok. like the whole, energy and i love the drum _ ok. like the whole, energy and i love the drum kit. _ ok. like the whole, energy and i love the drum kit. can _ ok. like the whole, energy and i love the drum kit. can you - ok. like the whole, energy and i love the drum kit. can you show| ok. like the whole, energy and i i love the drum kit. can you show me what was your _ love the drum kit. can you show me what was your move? _ love the drum kit. can you show me what was your move? think - love the drum kit. can you show me | what was your move? think possibly the run. i what was your move? think possibly the run- i like _ what was your move? think possibly the run. i like the _ what was your move? think possibly the run. i like the music. _ what was your move? think possibly the run. i like the music. very - the run. i like the music. very interesting. _ the run. i like the music. very interesting. i've _ the run. i like the music. very interesting. i've never- the run. i like the music. very interesting. i've never heard i the run. i like the music. very - interesting. i've never heard before but now— interesting. i've never heard before but now it _ interesting. i've never heard before but now it is — interesting. i've never heard before but now it is really _ interesting. i've never heard before but now it is really good. _ interesting. i've never heard before but now it is really good. did - interesting. i've never heard before but now it is really good.— but now it is really good. did you find it easy? _ but now it is really good. did you find it easy? l — but now it is really good. did you find it easy? i find _ but now it is really good. did you find it easy? i find it _ but now it is really good. did you find it easy? i find it easy, - but now it is really good. did you find it easy? i find it easy, yes. i | find it easy? i find it easy, yes. i asked how _ find it easy? i find it easy, yes. i asked how this _ find it easy? i find it easy, yes. i asked how this could _ find it easy? i find it easy, yes. i asked how this could help - find it easy? i find it easy, yes. i asked how this could help the i asked how this could help the members lift their spirits during the pandemic.— members lift their spirits during the andemic. :, , . the pandemic. people love the music and that is why _ the pandemic. people love the music and that is why at _ the pandemic. people love the music and that is why at the _ the pandemic. people love the music and that is why at the dance - the pandemic. people love the music and that is why at the dance and - and that is why at the dance and music association we have been running live disco is that this latest lockdown for people to come together and enjoy music. it is so important to keep active. the congolese — important to keep active. the

congolese coach _ important to keep active. the congolese coach wanted to help others during the pandemic as his younger brother also has down syndrome. i younger brother also has down syndrome-— younger brother also has down syndrome. younger brother also has down s ndrome. :, :, , :, , syndrome. i have two brothers. one is a football — syndrome. i have two brothers. one is a football player _ syndrome. i have two brothers. one is a football player and _ syndrome. i have two brothers. one is a football player and my - syndrome. i have two brothers. one is a football player and my little - is a football player and my little one who is living in belgium and he has down syndrome. when i work out with people who have down syndrome they remind me of him and then i care a lot. they remind me of him and then i care a lot. it was a strong night for british talent at the oscars this year — my colleaguejane hill and the film criticjason solomons have been looking at the winners and losers on the night. the father started life as a plane has been staged in many countries including the uk and has been adapted for the screen by sir

christopher hampton, a former oscar winner and now he has got a second one for best adapted screenplay and he joins us this one for best adapted screenplay and hejoins us this morning. thank one for best adapted screenplay and he joins us this morning. thank you so much. you probably have not had a lot of sleep so i am even more grateful that you are joining us and many, many congratulations. yes. grateful that you are joining us and many, many congratulations. yes, i feel a bit remote, _ many, many congratulations. yes, i feel a bit remote, as _ many, many congratulations. yes, i feel a bit remote, as if— many, many congratulations. yes, i feel a bit remote, as if i _ many, many congratulations. yes, i feel a bit remote, as if i have - feel a bit remote, as if i have pulled an all—nighter. feel a bit remote, as if! have pulled an all-nighter. welcome a new kind of have- — pulled an all-nighter. welcome a new kind of have. it _ pulled an all-nighter. welcome a new kind of have. it is _ pulled an all-nighter. welcome a new kind of have. it is not _ pulled an all-nighter. welcome a new kind of have. it is not your _ pulled an all-nighter. welcome a new kind of have. it is not your first - kind of have. it is not your first experience of oscar success so what does it mean to you take this? filth. does it mean to you take this? oh, well, it is does it mean to you take this? oi well, it is absolutely does it mean to you take this? cst, well, it is absolutely marvellous. does it mean to you take this? s,i well, it is absolutely marvellous. i mean, it is a very small, modest film and i think none of us were expecting this, really. although we had hoped, certainly that it would go to anthony hopkins who i think is really giving one of his very best performances ever. find really giving one of his very best performances ever.— really giving one of his very best performances ever. and you've worked with anthony — performances ever. and you've worked with anthony hopkins _ performances ever. and you've worked with anthony hopkins before, - performances ever. and you've worked with anthony hopkins before, of- with anthony hopkins before, of course, and am i right that saying

that the director you've worked so closely with, particularly wanted him for this role?— closely with, particularly wanted him for this role? yes, he had an obsession — him for this role? yes, he had an obsession about _ him for this role? yes, he had an obsession about it. _ him for this role? yes, he had an obsession about it. he _ him for this role? yes, he had an obsession about it. he thought . him for this role? yes, he had an i obsession about it. he thought that anthony was the only actor who could do the piece justice and so we even called to the character anthony since we were transferring in from paris to london. and then we sent in the fingers. find paris to london. and then we sent in the fingers— the fingers. and the rest is history- — the fingers. and the rest is history- did _ the fingers. and the rest is history. did you _ the fingers. and the rest is history. did you write - the fingers. and the rest is history. did you write with | the fingers. and the rest is - history. did you write with anthony hopkins in your head debate? because we know our cadences so well, he's been on our screens all their lives in a way. did you think, he would love to say this dialogue? i did love to say this dialogue? i did ride with him _ love to say this dialogue? i did ride with him in _ love to say this dialogue? i did ride with him in mind. - love to say this dialogue? i did ride with him in mind. i - love to say this dialogue? i c c ride with him in mind. i think it is something dramatic writers often do. they often do have an actor in mind. it does not mean you are going to get the actor that you have in mind but it is very helpful to have somebody's voice in your head. the

rocess, somebody's voice in your head. the process. i'm _ somebody's voice in your head. the process, i'm interested in turning it from a very successful play into a film. it is striking that this year we have had quite a lot of stage plays end up as screenplay is now as well, particularly one night in miami. how do you avoid that criticism that can be levelled of that film was a bit stagey. how do get around that? it that film was a bit stagey. how do get around that?— get around that? it was difficult with this one _ get around that? it was difficult with this one and _ get around that? it was difficult with this one and normally - get around that? it was difficult with this one and normally you | get around that? it was difficult i with this one and normally you are told, the wisdom, received wisdom is that when you adapt for cinema you have to open it out but in this case we, you know, when we were talking about it before we started writing we decided to, you know, open it in you might say. we decided to keep it very much inside the character's ad. and make it as claustrophobic as we possibly could which is kind of not what you would, what your first instinct might be but i think it did turn out to be a good choice. what

turn out to be a good choice. what was it like down _ turn out to be a good choice. what was it like down at _ turn out to be a good choice. what was it like down at the _ turn out to be a good choice. what was it like down at the bfi - was it like down at the bfi southbank last night? i saw you on your bed chair sitting there. it looked strictly distance. it was strictly distanced, _ looked strictly distance. it was strictly distanced, yes. - looked strictly distance. it was strictly distanced, yes. no - looked strictly distance. it was - strictly distanced, yes. no alcohol. you have had no champagne? i am afraid to say _ you have had no champagne? i am afraid to say i _ you have had no champagne? i am afraid to say i took _ you have had no champagne? i am afraid to say i took a _ you have had no champagne? i am afraid to say i took a hip _ you have had no champagne? i —n afraid to say i took a hip flask with me. ,., ., afraid to say i took a hip flask with me. ., i. ., ., with me. good for you. not for nothin: with me. good for you. not for nothing did _ with me. good for you. not for nothing did he _ with me. good for you. not for nothing did he write _ with me. good for you. not for nothing did he write a - with me. good for you. not for. nothing did he write a atonement. with me. good for you. not for- nothing did he write a atonement. he is already atoning.— is already atoning. distanced, i have to say _ is already atoning. distanced, i have to say it _ is already atoning. distanced, i have to say it was _ is already atoning. distanced, i have to say it was extremely i is already atoning. distanced, i - have to say it was extremely ardent nonetheless, you know, exciting. you said riaht nonetheless, you know, exciting. you said right at — nonetheless, you know, exciting. you said right at the beginning that you are sort of delighted at what you have called a smaller film, perhaps, is done so well. is this a year for smaller, not smaller but more or more contemplative films to really shine through, because we are watching films in a very different

way for obvious reasons. yes, watching films in a very different way for obvious reasons.- way for obvious reasons. yes, i think you're — way for obvious reasons. yes, i think you're right, _ way for obvious reasons. yes, i think you're right, it _ way for obvious reasons. yes, i think you're right, it does - way for obvious reasons. yes, i | think you're right, it does seem way for obvious reasons. yes, i i think you're right, it does seem to have changed the landscape in many ways. of course, also and very positively it is a much more diverse array of choices this year under think that is the result of some real rethinking and serious reconsideration by the various authorities, by the academy and by bafta. ., , ., authorities, by the academy and by bafta. . i. ., authorities, by the academy and by bafta. . ., , ~|| bafta. have you got the oscar yet? i believe it arrives _ bafta. have you got the oscar yet? i believe it arrives in _ bafta. have you got the oscar yet? i believe it arrives in 7-10 _ bafta. have you got the oscar yet? i believe it arrives in 7-10 working - believe it arrives in 7—10 working days. believe it arrives in 7-10 working da s. �* . , , days. don't let them leave it beside the bends. many— days. don't let them leave it beside the bends. many congratulations i the bends. many congratulations again. thank you for speaking to us after only a few hours sleep.

that is so good anthony hopkins's performances because most people would have loved to have voted for chadwick boseman but when you see his performance, forget all the politics of our diversity and whatever, that is a great actor at the top of his game playing a magnificent performance, very important performance which will open up most peoples understanding of dementia and what it means to family and the themselves. it's the closest i've ever seen to explaining what is going on when it is happening. it is why they have talked about the difficulty of getting finance for ability but thought it was a difficult topic for people. it is so much about love and patience and kindness that that is what comes over the screen rather than oh, dementia is horrible. it is brilliantly done. i think is the best film of the year to be honest. hard for viewers to judge because lots of people have not seen it. go

to the cinema to watch this because we need to get people back in. as you can see last night lacked a certain something because there is no buzz this year. very different, isn't it? let's see a little of sir anthony hopkins speaking from his homeland in wales. goad anthony hopkins speaking from his homeland in wales. good morning. here i am homeland in wales. good morning. here i am in _ homeland in wales. good morning. here i am in my — homeland in wales. good morning. here i am in my homeland - homeland in wales. good morning. here i am in my homeland in i homeland in wales. good morning. j here i am in my homeland in wales and at 83 years of age i did not expect to get this award. i really didn't. and i am very grateful to the academy and thank you and i want to pay tribute to chadwick boseman who was taken from us far too early and again thank you all very much. i really did not expect this. so i feel very privileged and honoured. thank you. feel very privileged and honoured. thank ou. ., , feel very privileged and honoured. thank yon-—

thank you. really lovely. and mentioning — thank you. really lovely. and mentioning chadwick - thank you. really lovely. and l mentioning chadwick boseman. thank you. really lovely. and i mentioning chadwick boseman. his performance, his father was welsh and this is about his father as much as he says he is embodying his dad. wales really informs this and the weather in wales, talks about the rain coming in and it is one of the most personal performances of his life because he is talking through his own father so very that he is in the bucolic hills of wales there. hills of wales there. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. after a ll after all of the dry weather so far this april finally things are changing for the week ahead. we have some rain in ourforecast. i think almost all areas should see some. perhaps not much of the southernmost counties and through the remainder of monday we are going to see some

very wet weather across eastern and more showery. this weather front pushes its way down through england and into wales and produces a few showers as well. with the breeze we will get our highest rainfall totals but across the northern half of the uk with the will of the cloud will be a milder start to tuesday. the south, though, we're still looking at first across southern england and particularly for the south—east. here, though, through tuesday, the best of the sunny weather and it looks as though it will remain dry as well. elsewhere, much more in the way of cloud around and showers from many areas. perhaps just a view for the far south—west of rain along the north sea coast and eastern scotland, actually here 7 degrees in aberdeen. ourarea scotland, actually here 7 degrees in aberdeen. our area of low pressure since its way southwards for wednesday. things clear up somewhat across scotland and the brighter chance of seeing some showers across wales and south—west england and into the midlands for wednesday.

still pretty elusive across the south—east, just the odd shower breaking out here. much drierfor scotland but we will see some showers coming in across the tops of the mountains the air is cold enough that we could still see some snow and chilly down the north sea coast and chilly down the north sea coast and as the slow eventually pulled into the continent wednesday into thursday looks like cement of england and the ruler with a true north—easterly wind coming in and of the north sea and it drags us into arctic air. isa bars open up. we could see showers developing by day. they could be slow—moving being. the other theme that will be a talking point with light winds and clear skies by night is the risk of fairly widespread frost. certainly something for gardeners to keep in mind.

pressure mounts on borisjohnson over who funded the refurbishment of his downing street flat, as labour demands an inquiry. batting away criticism — the prime minister responds to criticism of his transparency and integrity. if there's anything to be said about that, any declaration to be made, that will of course be made in due course. if there is a straightforward answer, well, give it. and if there isn't, then, there are very serious questions to be asked. as westminster swirls with claims over the refurbishment, and over lobbying and leaks, we'll bring you all the latest. also this lunchtime... as india records a grim world high of daily covid—i9 cases for five straight days, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals.