this is bbc news. the headlines. more questions about leaks and behaviour in downing street as sources say borisjohnson did suggest that "bodies could pile high" during a discussion about lockdown. he denies it. no, but again, i think what people want us to get on and do as a government is make sure that the lockdown works. meanwhile britain's top civil servant answers questions from mps about leaks from number ten and allegations that the refurbishment to the prime minister's flat was paid for by private donations the prime minister has asked me to

conduct a review on how this is been done and asked that i share the details of those conclusions with the committee. the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is sentenced to a year in prison in iran, after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime. as india's covid crisis intesifies, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. lockdown restrictions in scotland and wales are eased — pubs, cafes and restaurants re—open to customers outdoors and triumph at the oscars for sir anthony hopkins who becomes the oldest winner of the best actor award for his role in the father here i am in my homeland in wales added 83 years of age, i did not expect to get this award, i really didn't. i am very grateful to the academy. thank you.

good evening. there have been more denials about whether borisjohnson did say "bodies could pile high" during a heated discussion in downing street about a further lockdown. sources say he did make the comments but he denies it and so does michael gove, who told the commons that he was at the meeting and the comments never happened. meanwhile, britain's most senior civil servant has been answering questions about leaks, impropriety and who paid for the renovation of the downing street flat. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt. a great deal of going on in westminster. claims, counterclaims, responses, tell us what is happening. responses, tell us what is happening-—

responses, tell us what is ha eninu. . ., responses, tell us what is ha . henin _ ., ., , happening. there are a huge number of allegations — happening. there are a huge number of allegations that _ happening. there are a huge number of allegations that have _ happening. there are a huge number of allegations that have been - happening. there are a huge number of allegations that have been put - of allegations that have been put over the last few days, the prime minister has been responding to several of those today. the first one is the suggestion that he made a remark at a meeting back in the autumn of the context of not wanting another lockdown, sink you would prefer to let the bodies piled high. —— saying. he said remarks suggesting this during the heated discussion about lockdown and downing street in the autumn. this was put to the prime minister earlier in this is what he said. ha. the prime minister earlier in this is what he said.— is what he said. no, but again i think the important _ is what he said. no, but again i think the important thing - is what he said. no, but again i think the important thing that i think the important thing that people — think the important thing that people want us to do as a government is make _ people want us to do as a government is make sure _ people want us to do as a government is make sure that lockdowns work and they have _ is make sure that lockdowns work and they have and i really pay tribute to the _ they have and i really pay tribute to the people of this country, this whole _ to the people of this country, this whole country of ours that have really _ whole country of ours that have really pulled together and working with the _ really pulled together and working with the vaccination programme, we've _ with the vaccination programme, we've got—

with the vaccination programme, we've got the disease under control, the number— we've got the disease under control, the number of deaths and hospitalisations are currently very low. ,., hospitalisations are currently very low. ,. ., , hospitalisations are currently very low. , ., , hospitalisations are currently very low. ., , ., , low. he said those words of come up in the comments _ low. he said those words of come up in the comments today _ low. he said those words of come up in the comments today in _ low. he said those words of come up in the comments today in labour - in the comments today in labour described them as stomach churning comments today. rachel reeves from labour asks michael gove, the cabinet officer, to apologise and announce a public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic. michael gove was standing up for the prime minister and said those words were not said. ., �* ., ., minister and said those words were not said. ., �* . ., ., not said. you're dealing with one of the most serious _ not said. you're dealing with one of the most serious decisions - not said. you're dealing with one of the most serious decisions that - not said. you're dealing with one ofi the most serious decisions that this government is about to face. people are pointing out the tens of thousands of people were dying in the prime — thousands of people were dying in the prime minister made a decision in that— the prime minister made a decision in that meeting to trigger a second lockdown, — in that meeting to trigger a second lockdown, he made a subsequent decision— lockdown, he made a subsequent decision to — lockdown, he made a subsequent decision to trigger a second and third _ decision to trigger a second and third lockdown and he was in hospital— third lockdown and he was in hospital himself in intensive care. the idea _ hospital himself in intensive care. the idea that he would say any such thing. _ the idea that he would say any such thing. i_ the idea that he would say any such thing. itind— the idea that he would say any such thing, ifind incredible. iwas in that— thing, ifind incredible. iwas in that room — thing, ifind incredible. iwas in that room and i never heard language of that— that room and i never heard language of that kind — that room and i never heard language

of that kind. we re were a number of other claims the prime minister has been responding to today one that he interfered or intervened or considered halting the chatty rat as it does none westminster, the person that leaked the plans for a second lockdown back in autumn. the accusation was the prime minister had considered halting this case it implicated a friend of his fiancee he said that was not true and denied that. it was also printed simon case, the most senior civil servant in the country. he said that inquiry was still continuing but it was probable that they would not find the source, given the amount of time that is gone by. simon was also asked about another allegation that it's been swirling around. in the was the refurbishment of the flight that borisjohnson and his wife live in number 11, borisjohnson and his wife live in number", how borisjohnson and his wife live in number 11, how was the refurbishment paid for? there been suggestions that donations might�*ve been involved in that process. simon was

pressed to carry out the reviews. the prime minister has asked me to carry— the prime minister has asked me to carry out— the prime minister has asked me to carry out a _ the prime minister has asked me to carry out a review because i have not been — carry out a review because i have not been involved in this directly. forgive _ not been involved in this directly. forgive me, i'm so sorry to interrupt— forgive me, i'm so sorry to interrupt you. _ forgive me, i'm so sorry to interrupt you. so _ forgive me, i'm so sorry to interrupt you. so sorry - forgive me, i'm so sorry to interrupt you. so sorry to l interrupt you. so sorry to interrupt. _ interrupt you. so sorry to interrupt. i_ interrupt you. so sorry to interrupt. i asked - interrupt you. so sorry tol interrupt. i asked whether interrupt you. so sorry to - interrupt. i asked whether or not you were — interrupt. i asked whether or not you were aware _ interrupt. i asked whether or not you were aware whether- interrupt. i asked whether or not you were aware whether or - interrupt. i asked whether or not you were aware whether or not l interrupt. i asked whether or not . you were aware whether or not any private _ you were aware whether or not any private donations— you were aware whether or not any private donations have _ you were aware whether or not any private donations have been - you were aware whether or not any private donations have been used i you were aware whether or not anyl private donations have been used to refurbish— private donations have been used to refurbish the — private donations have been used to refurbish the flat? _ private donations have been used to refurbish the flat? that _ private donations have been used to refurbish the flat? that is _ private donations have been used to refurbish the flat? that is a - refurbish the flat? that is a straightforward _ refurbish the flat? that is a straightforward yes- refurbish the flat? that is a straightforward yes or- refurbish the flat? that is a straightforward yes or no, i refurbish the flat? that is a - straightforward yes or no, really. as a _ straightforward yes or no, really. as a set. — straightforward yes or no, really. as a set. the _ straightforward yes or no, really. as a set, the prime _ straightforward yes or no, really. as a set, the prime minister- straightforward yes or no, really. i as a set, the prime minister asked me to _ as a set, the prime minister asked me to conduct a review into how this is been _ me to conduct a review into how this is been done — me to conduct a review into how this is been done and asked that i share the details — is been done and asked that i share the details of those conclusions with the — the details of those conclusions with the committee. so many questions about integrity and transparency, this cannot be with the government wants to have being aired less than two weeks before some pretty important elections across the uk. absolutely not. boris johnson _ elections across the uk. absolutely

not. boris johnson was _ elections across the uk. absolutely not. boris johnson was on - elections across the uk. absolutely not. boris johnson was on a - elections across the uk. absolutely not. boris johnson was on a visit i not. borisjohnson was on a visit earlier and to get a question of the? having to deny, effectively questions about his integrity, his judgment, that is not a position that any government wants to be in. labour is saying there needs to be a wider review and once, for example, those claims about the refurbishment of the flat to be part of a formal investigation by the political donations watchdog. it wants to look at what is happening in government too, the government has said that borisjohnson did pay for the boris johnson did pay for the renovations, borisjohnson did pay for the renovations, is boris johnson did pay for the renovations, is the borisjohnson did pay for the renovations, is the questions being raised about whether that happened in the first instance or if someone else was involved in the process. but, borisjohnson is than any declarations that should be made, will be made in due course. but having to answer question after question like this is absolutely not where she would want to be at the stage. where she would want to be at the state. ., ~ where she would want to be at the state. . ,, ,., where she would want to be at the stae. . ~' .

the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has been sentenced to a year in jail in iran after a court found her guilty of "propaganda" against the regime. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe completed a five—year sentence in march on spying charges, which she denies. borisjohnson said that the government will be "working very hard" to secure her release. and the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has called the latest sentence inhumane and unjustified. earlier we heard from our correspondent, caroline hawley, who said it was the outcome the family had feared. i spoke to her husband and they said this was a very bad sign. this was with the family had feared. at the moment, she is at her parents house and there is not been a summons to appear in prison. but this is a court case that came about a week after her five year sentence on charges of working against the regime had ended and what happened this morning was her lawyer was

summoned to the office of the judge who had tried her and was told about this verdict, this one year travel ban, it has been condemned for the foreign secretary is completely inhumane and unjustified and by the prime minister isjust plain inhumane and unjustified and by the prime minister is just plain wrong. doctors in delhi say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals, as india struggles with record coronavirus infections and a critical shortage of oxygen. 352—thousand infections have been reported in the last 2a hours alone — and there are indications the situation could be far worse than the official figures suggest. this report from rajini vaidyanathan contains images you may find distressing. she came to hospital to be saved. instead, this is where she died. they don't have oxygen, they don't have doctors, people are dying out here, her brother said. we were standing here in the car park for an hour.

now, my sister is no more. a horror story on repeat, as oxygen and bed shortages claim lives that could have been saved. patients left to fend for themselves, struggling for help, as they struggle to stay alive. they say there is no bed, and that i should look for another hospital, this man said. but i would be dying on the way. i need the oxygen here. with supplies still low, international help is on its way to india, ventilators and oxygen concentrators are being sent from the uk government. the eu, the us and even pakistan, among the other nations pledging help. but it still isn't nearly enough to meet demand. as far as the number of cases and the number of serious patients requiring hospital admission is concerned, i think it will take at least a couple of weeks in delhi and the surrounding states to even start normalising and then possibly declining.

and so, every day, hundreds queue in india's capital to try and get their hands on supplies. translation: i've been | waiting here for two hours. if i don't get anything, i don't know what i will do. my brother is sick at home, he can barely breathe. i'm scared he won't make it. with the helplessness, mounting frustration. a year after the country's first wave, many ask why the government didn't do more to scale up healthcare facilities. instead, it has come to this. the geneva do nothing, bbc news. our correspondent — nikhil inamdar — sent this update from the western state of maharastra if you look at the numbers, it's now crossing i7 if you look at the numbers, it's now crossing 17 million and one report, we are detecting 243 infections

every minute, the day of record spikes as well is terms of the oxygen supply situation, the demand still outstrips supply especially in cities like other parts of the country, it seems to have approved slightly in the financial capital of mumbai where it is been going down and meanwhile, the prime minister announced that he would be setting up announced that he would be setting up oxygen plants in every district in india, but that is not something that will alleviate the situation at least in the immediate term. they are now continuing to see many more coming through and we see for instance, the lockdown in the capital of delhi being extended by week and the home to india's software capital and they have announced that they would be going back to a 14 day lockdown starting tomorrow. several of india's neighbours, including bangladesh

have said they would be closing their borders to indian citizens and their borders to indian citizens and the good news is that the international community seems to have stepped in to help with the laid—back on the band of raw materials to manufacture vaccines. and in the past few minutes the head of the world health organization outlined plans to help india. many countries are experiencing internal transmission and the situation in india is beyond heartbreaking. who is doing everything it can, providing critical equipment and supplies, including thousands of oxygen concentrator some of prefabricated mobile field hospitals and laboratory supplies. as i mentioned on friday, who has redeployed more than 2600 staff to support the

response on the ground, providing surveillance, technical advice and vaccination efforts. never before as the value of vaccination been so apparent. let's just bring you the latest coronavirus data figures for the uk. there were 2,064 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. 6 people have died within 28 days of receiving a positive test result. and more than 33.75 million people have now received their first dose of the vaccine. the headlines on bbc news. more questions about leaks and behaviour in downing street as sources say borisjohnson did suggest that "bodies could pile high" during a discussion about lockdown. he denies it meanwhile britain's top civil servant answers questions from mps about leaks from number ten and allegations that the refurbishment to the prime minister's flat was paid for by private donations

the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is sentenced to a year in prison in iran, after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime. people in scotland and in wales are enjoying new freedoms, as more coronavirus restrictions have been eased. in scotland, shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants are back open after a four—month lockdown. and in wales, outdoor hospitality is back up and running. in a moment we'll hear from tomos morgan in cardiff — but first the latest on the changes in scotland from alexandra mackenzie. the first pint to be pulled at the cart vale pub in glasgow since october. food can now be served inside until 8pm, but if you want to enjoy that pint, you must sit outside in the beer garden. we're really excited

about this day coming around. at last! our customers are excited. a huge amount of support from the local community, which is really encouraging, and that has given us just the energy to get on and throw everything at it, really. nonessential retail can also reopen. forjanice, that is a huge relief. it's very hard to put into words without breaking down, which sounds silly for some people. but this is my life, my clients are my life. a lot of people have bought online, like nicole my client, and made so many mistakes. i am not knocking online, it is a big thing for people, but interior design, you can't buy that online, it's got to be done here. her clients are also delighted to be back. to come into the shop, to see people, to chat, to be able to look at things and touch things, it's wonderful. for those who want to enjoy

the great outdoors and head for the highlands, nevis range and fort william will reopen this week. the gondola has been idle all winter. the ski season may be over but the mountains remain enticing. we've done lots of preparation to make the place as covid—safe as we possibly can. sanitiser points everywhere, temperature checks in the gondola hall. but we've got big open spaces for everybody to come and enjoy, so we just want everybody to come, use the gondola, ride on your bike, get on the mountain and enjoy yourself. for the first time in months, it is now possible to book an overnight stay, though staying with friends or family is not yet an option. i think it will be very busy this season. i think everybody needs to go somewhere, and they would like to go somewhere.

foreign travel has been more difficult, so i'm hoping they are all going to come here. it's a marvellous place. the last few months may have seemed endless, but as the country begins to cautiously re—emerge, it's hoped there will be brighter days ahead. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. after being shut for the best part of five months, having a bite to eat or a casual drink with a friend is welcome once again here in wales. oh, very nice. yes, and lovely food as well and the sun is coming out, so enjoying myself again. it'll be interesting because i know quite a few people who have been shielding and actuallyjust going out at the moment, communicating is going to be quite an issue. the 160 seats outdoors at the botanist in the welsh capital is fully booked all week. open forjust six weeks before the first lockdown last year, it feels like the first grand

opening here today. it feels like their third grand opening here today. it's viable for now. you have to get back open, it's nice to gradually open and then hopefully on may the 17th when we can open inside we can go full whack on every seat in the house. as well as groups of six being able to sit outside in hospitality venues today, outdoor weddings of up to 30 are allowed, two people can visit care homes together, and outdoor organised activities of up to 30 are also allowed. and that includes fitness classes like this one at six o'clock this morning. but it's a bittersweet moment for the industry in wales. they are still feeling exasperated that gyms have another week before they can reopen. there is added frustration for the fitness industry here in wales, the fact that our counterparts in england are able to operate as normal. so, although hospitality welcome that six people can meet outside for a coffee,

a meal ora pint again, many places across wales don't have this outdoor space, so will have to remain closed for at least another three weeks until they can hopefully reopen. but before then there is the small matter of the welsh assembly election and how will the results of that vote impact the unlocking of the rest of welsh society? tomas morgan, bbc news, cardiff. the european commission has launched legal action against astrazeneca over its contract for the supply of covid vaccines and for not having what it called a "reliable" plan for timely deliveries. the two sides have been in dispute over the matter for several months. an eu spokesman said the action was launched on behalf of the 27 member states. in response, astrazeneca has issued a statement expressing regret at the news.

around half—a—million more people in england can now book their first coronavirus vaccine. alt—year—olds should receive a text message inviting them to get a jab. 40—t0—43 year olds in england are expected to be contacted later this week. the health secretary says it's �*a huge few days for vaccinations�*. our health correspondent jim reed reports. in places like this football ground in wimbledon, the vaccination drive continued this morning. all those aged 44 years old being invited to book theirjabs in england, with those from 40—15 likely to be added later this week. people are still at risk of getting covid, they are still at risk of severe disease, and of course

we know that there are other side—effects such as long covid that can be a consequence of this virus. so it is really crucial that everybody is vaccinated. 95% of all over—50s in england have already accepted that offer of a vaccine, a higher rate than even 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 used, like this tv campaign which will run in the adverts during the soap opera emmerdale this evening. join the millions already vaccinated to protect yourself and others. - you need two doses - for maximum protection. new pop—up vaccination clinics are also being set up in places like shopping centres. in scotland, letters are now being sent to over—45s, 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. the number of daily covid cases has fallen to its lowest level since the start of september. lockdown rules are now being lifted across the uk. as that happens, it is hoped the vaccination campaign can continue to keep the pandemic in check. jim reed, bbc news. more european countries are easing coronavirus restrictions as their vaccinaton programmes take hold. in france, children are returning to nurseries and primary schools. in italy, restaurants and bars are open 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. our europe correspondent, nick beake reports from rome.

this is the heart of rome where the sun is shining and as you can see, there is a semblance of normality because once again, people are able to have lunch and dinner at these outdoor restaurants. these guys from the states, you just finished dinner, how was it? how is dinner, how was it? amazing. how is it to be outside _ dinner, how was it? amazing. how is it to be outside again? _ dinner, how was it? amazing. how is it to be outside again? it's _ it to be outside again? it's perfect- — it to be outside again? it's perfect- you _ it to be outside again? it's perfect. you are _ it to be outside again? it's perfect. you are looking . it to be outside again? it's - perfect. you are looking forward to this moment? _ perfect. you are looking forward to this moment? for— perfect. you are looking forward to this moment? for six _ perfect. you are looking forward to this moment? for six weeks. - perfect. you are looking forward to this moment? for six weeks. the i this moment? for six weeks. the wearin: this moment? for six weeks. the wearing of— this moment? for six weeks. the wearing of masks, _ this moment? for six weeks. the wearing of masks, there - this moment? for six weeks. the wearing of masks, there is - this moment? for six weeks. the wearing of masks, there is also i this moment? for six weeks. the wearing of masks, there is also a | wearing of masks, there is also a curfew here at ten o'clock that kicks in and that has not been lifted because still, every daycare, more than 10,000 cases, new cases of the coronavirus, or being registered. there is still some cause for concern. other countries are also beginning in easing of some restrictions. in france, we've got schoolchildren who were the youngest primary and junior school pupils

there after the three week break and people can get their hair cut for the first time in quite a while and they don't have to make an appointment to get in nonessential shops. there is hope that they are moving at the right direction in the stems of the time for vaccination rates across the eu are getting quicker and quicker. the picture is much better after a stuttering start. so, the sun is out and i think many people are feeling more optimistic about the future. an 18—year—old man has died in a stabbing in east london. met police officers were called to an address in the canning town area earlier this afternoon, where the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. no arrests have yet been made. a man has been detained after reports of gunshots outside a college in west sussex. a large police presence is in place outside crawley college and two people have suffered injuries which are not thought to be serious. students and staff at the college have been evacuated from the building and police warned the public to stay

away from the area. the former chief executive of the post office has resigned from the boards of the supermarket chain, morrisons, and the retailer, dunelm, after the it scandal which led to the wrongful convictions of former postmasters. paula vennells is also withdrawing from her work as a minister in the church of england. our correspondent colletta smith sent this update from morrisons headquarters in bradford. it certainly was an avalanche of pressure this weekend after the overturning of those convictions. paula vennells has now announced she's stepping down, as you say not only from the board here of morrisons and the retailer dunelm, but also from her duties as an ordained minister in the church of england. the companies are obviously very keen to distance themselves from that scandal that's swirling around the post office at the moment and doing considerable damage to the reputation of the brand. especially as, over the coming weeks and months, paula vennells will have to answer questions from the government's inquiry about what exactly she knew

about flaws in the it system that was used in the unlawful convictions of potentially hundreds of sub—postmasters right across the uk. in a statement, the reverend vennells has said again that she apologises to sub—postmasters but now, because she has stood down from these roles, she can fully focus on working with the ongoing government inquiry. moscow's prosecutor has ordered the political offices of the jailed russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, to suspend their activities across the country. he also asked a court to suspend the work of mr navalny�*s anti —corru ption foundation. the court in moscow is due to rule this week on whether to ban the organisations as extremist groups. here's the latest from sarah rainsford in moscow. with mr navalny behind bars, of course, it looks like the authorities are now moving to close down all organisations that are linked with him. the first move has come from the moscow prosecutor who has

suspended already the activities of all of mr navalny�*s political offices across the country, some three dozen offices, with staff there and many supporters. their activities have now been suspended and the prosecutor has also asked the court to suspend the activity of his anti—corruption foundation as well. you will remember that mr navalny and his team have been carrying out a number of very high profile investigations into very senior figures within the russian elite here, that's what the foundation was doing. its activity, the authorities are now looking to suspend as well. that's all ahead of a move by the courts to in fact ban both those organisations, to label them extremist, which would be an extremely serious move, because it could mean jail sentences and all sorts of punishments for anyone linked to those organisations going forward. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell.

hello. after an april which is kept thingsjust so dry hello. after an april which is kept things just so dry across much of the uk so far, finally a change through the week ahead. some rain making its way from the north. it takes a while but for us to see it getting to the southeast getting here until mid week, to the remainder of monday and tuesday, it is quite relentless rain across eastern scotland and further west, it is showers and we will see the spreading into northern ireland and across northern england. in more of the cloud and wind mental state mile to the south and clear skies and a frost of the particular spread in the southeast of england. the front continues to slow and make its way southwards, so if you show us across the midlands, wells and the southeast, hidden myths not areas of rain will see some showers for northern ireland a must in scotland, very cloudy there and wet and cold

on the north sea coast.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: more questions about leaks and behaviour in downing street as sources say borisjohnson did suggest that "bodies could pile high" during a discussion about lockdown. he denies it. meanwhile, britain's top civil servant answers questions from mps about leaks from number ten and allegations that the refurbishment to the prime minister's flat was paid for by private donations. the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is sentenced to a year in prison in iran, after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime. as india's covid crisis intensifies, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. lockdown restrictions in scotland and wales are eased —

pubs, cafes and restaurants reopen to customers outdoors. and triumph at the oscars for sir anthony hopkins who becomes the oldest winner of the best actor award for his role in the father. time for the sport now. former arsenal striker ian wright has joined a section of the clubs' fans in calling for current owner stan kroenke to leave after his involvement in the european super league. it comes as reports that a consortium, which includes the founder of spotify and three former arsenal players, are mounting a bid to takeover the club. supporters gathered outside the emirates last week to protest at arsenal's involvement in the failed european super league, with many calling for kroenke to sell. lifelong arsenal fan, daniel ek, who's the co—founder and chief executive of the music streaming

service spotify, has joined with thierry henry, dennis bergkamp and patrick vieira to help him purchase the club. ian wright was speaking about it on last night's match of the day 2. iam i am with the fans. i would like them to go, but kroenke has already said they are not going anywhere, so now it is up to the government to try and make the kind of change to these owners. for me, it has have fan involvement, because it cannot carry on like this. we cannot have owners like that, they are invisible to us. chelsea manager thomas tuchel has criticised the new champions league format, saying coaches and players have not been consulted on plans to add more games to an already busy schedule. the number of teams participating in the group stage of the champions league will increase from 32 to 36. it comes after the collapse of plans for a european super league.

all that this discussion about super league made us forget that we have now a new format of champions league very soon. did they ask any coach about this? i do not think so. they do not ask me. did they ask any player? i do not think so. it is just more and more games. this is not more quality, it is just more games. at the same time, we have three substitutes here in a premier league in the toughest competitions. no, i am league in the toughest competitions. no, iam not league in the toughest competitions. no, i am not happy about this format, not at all. reading and former england player fara williams has announced she will retire from professional football at the end of the season. the 37 year old is england's most capped player with 172 appearances for the lionesses. williams said on social media that it had been a pleasure and a privilege to have had a career of more than 20 years within the women s game. there's been plenty of reaction on social media.

the lionesses�* official account tweeted. .. millie bright tweeted. .. fran kirby said... the icc says it's monitoring the coronavirus situation in india, and the effect it has on the indian premier league, after several australian cricketers and the india all—rounder ravi ashwin left the competition amid rising cases in the country. adam zampa, kane richardson and andrew tye have ended their season early to return home. the ecb said they're not currently aware of any england players planning to leave the ipl. the icc also said it's too early to say if there will be a knock—on for the men s t20 world cup, which is due to take place in india

in october and november. there were four quarter—final places up for grabs at the world snooker championship today, and two of them have already been claimed this afternoon. world number onejudd trump needed two frames for victory, but was made to work for them by david gilbert, 13—8 the final score. trump will play the winner of tonight's match between shaun murphy and yan bingtao. and 2015 champion stuart bingham wasted no time in getting the two frames he needed to beat welsh qualifierjamiejones13—6. he'll now face scotland's anthony mcgill, who beat ronnie o'sullivan in the second round. the last quarter final match is between mark allen and mark selby. coverage across the bbc from seven o'clock. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. thank you very much. 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. francis mcdormand plays a woman who has lost herjob and her husband and takes to the roads 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, while 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 playing a man with dementia in the father. i am not leaving my flat. but just like at the baftas he wasn't there. the academy congratulates anthony hopkins and accept the oscar on his behalf. it was the final award of the night and made 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'm 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 met my dad, they had sex, it's amazing. like i said, i'm here. 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 if it had not been live regina king would have asked for take two. oh, live tv, here we go. and on the night glenn close tied 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 an oscar winner for 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, ever. good night. all in all it was a very strange and rather muted oscars. hollywood will be hoping they can leave the train station when normal service is resumed next year. alice doyard is the producer of colette, which won the oscar for best documentary short. shejoins me now with she joins me now with the oscar. you clearly can't bear to be apart from it! , �* , ., , _ clearly can't bear to be apart from it! w _,,_, clearly can't bear to be apart from it! w _,_,, it! yes, i'm very happy to be with ou. it! yes, i'm very happy to be with you- that — it! yes, i'm very happy to be with you- that is _ it! yes, i'm very happy to be with you. that is wonderful, _ it! yes, i'm very happy to be with you. that is wonderful, many - you. that is wonderful, many congratulations. _ you. that is wonderful, many congratulations. let's - you. that is wonderful, many congratulations. let's talk . you. that is wonderful, many i congratulations. let's talk about the film itself, because it is a very serious and moving piece. for people who do not know, just tell us briefly what it is about. it is about one _ briefly what it is about. it is about one of _ briefly what it is about. it is about one of the _ briefly what it is about. it is about one of the last - briefly what it is about. it 3 about one of the last surviving french resistant women called

colette, who decided not to ever go to germany, because she hated tourism, but she hasn't lost a brother who was resistant as well. —— has lost a brother. when he was 17 he was sent to a concentration camp where he died and together with an aspiring historian who is at 17 as well, lucie, she goes to this concentration camp to try to find the last steps of her brother. 50 the last steps of her brother. so she hasn't stepped into germany for the records of a century and then she goes with this young history student. do not tell us, but i think thatis student. do not tell us, but i think that is a discovery at the end which sounds heartbreaking. this

that is a discovery at the end which sounds heartbreaking.— sounds heartbreaking. this is a pilgrimage _ sounds heartbreaking. this is a pilgrimage and _ sounds heartbreaking. this is a pilgrimage and the _ sounds heartbreaking. this is a pilgrimage and the two - sounds heartbreaking. this is a pilgrimage and the two women j sounds heartbreaking. this is a i pilgrimage and the two women at sounds heartbreaking. this is a - pilgrimage and the two women at two different ages of life, colette is 92, lucie, 17, the adjoining parts to fight for honesty and justice. so it is a very... it is a story, a blossoming of a relationship between these two women while doing something which could be a healing that our past wounds. what something which could be a healing that our past wounds.— that our past wounds. what was it like for you _ that our past wounds. what was it like for you to _ that our past wounds. what was it like for you to work _ that our past wounds. what was it like for you to work on _ that our past wounds. what was it like for you to work on a - that our past wounds. what was it like for you to work on a film - that our past wounds. what was it like for you to work on a film that| like for you to work on a film that is so moving and historically significant?— is so moving and historically siunificant? , . . ., significant? yes, i am french, and my family. — significant? yes, i am french, and my family. my _ significant? yes, i am french, and my family, my grandparents - significant? yes, i am french, and my family, my grandparents were | my family, my grandparents were hiding jews during the war and my

grandmother was having children herself and just trying to manage all these different things of her life and i am interested in what women have to do to fight for a better life, but also to care for each other, to cover their children, the young generation, to care for each other. —— care for their children. this was really moving for me personally and all the more that at the end of the film the song the partisans was sung by my own daughters to express the spirit of the resistance. 50 daughters to express the spirit of the resistance.— the resistance. so it sounds very much like _ the resistance. so it sounds very much like a _ the resistance. so it sounds very much like a personal— the resistance. so it sounds very much like a personal pilgrimage| the resistance. so it sounds very i much like a personal pilgrimage for you too. just before we enter this,

how can people watch this film? thea;t how can people watch this film? they can no to how can people watch this film? they can go to the — how can people watch this film? tue: can go to the guardian how can people watch this film? tte can go to the guardian documentary website and they can watch the film from all over the world. 51am website and they can watch the film from all over the world.— from all over the world. such a leasure from all over the world. such a pleasure to _ from all over the world. such a pleasure to talk _ from all over the world. such a pleasure to talk to _ from all over the world. such a pleasure to talk to you - from all over the world. such a pleasure to talk to you and - pleasure to talk to you and congratulations once again. alice doyard, the producer of colette. some big names spring to mind when it comes to famous cricketing debuts — alastair cook at nagpur in 2006, jonathan trott at the oval in 2009 and who can forgetjofra archer at the lord's back in 2019. now, there's another name to add to that list — 12—year—old owen forbes. owen took four wickets in four balls to help allendale's second 11 to victory over mitford cricket club — something the club described as the start of a glittering cricket career. owen and his mum,

helen, join me now. good afternoon. owen, huge congratulations. you are probably still reeling with the shock of having performed so well. what did it feel like when you took that fourth wicket? it it feel like when you took that fourth wicket?— it feel like when you took that fourth wicket? . , . ., ., ., fourth wicket? it was amazing and a bit surprising. _ fourth wicket? it was amazing and a bit surprising, to _ fourth wicket? it was amazing and a bit surprising, to be _ fourth wicket? it was amazing and a bit surprising, to be honest. - fourth wicket? it was amazing and a bit surprising, to be honest. just - bit surprising, to be honest. just talk us through it as the wickets fell. tt talk us through it as the wickets fell. ., , , talk us through it as the wickets fell. . , , ., ., ., fell. it was 'ust at the end of an over, fell. it was 'ust at the end of an last — fell. it wasjust at the end of an over, last ball, _ fell. it wasjust at the end of an over, last ball, and _ fell. it wasjust at the end of an over, last ball, and eyeballed i fell. it wasjust at the end of an over, last ball, and eyeballed it fell. it wasjust at the end of an i over, last ball, and eyeballed it on the stumps and got a wicket and the next over came and i got another one and then itjust kept going from there. and then it 'ust kept going from there. �* , , and then it 'ust kept going from there. 3 , . ., and then it 'ust kept going from there. 2, . ., and then it 'ust kept going from there. . ., ., there. let's be clear, you are -la in: there. let's be clear, you are playing here _ there. let's be clear, you are playing here in _ there. let's be clear, you are playing here in a _ there. let's be clear, you are playing here in a senior- there. let's be clear, you are| playing here in a senior team, there. let's be clear, you are i playing here in a senior team, so i am assuming everyone was older than you and probably quite a bit older? yes, there were some people that were a couple of years older than me, but most were quite a bit older than me. , ,., ,, me, but most were quite a bit older than me. , ,, ., than me. this might sound like a cheeky question, _

than me. this might sound like a cheeky question, but _ than me. this might sound like a cheeky question, but are - than me. this might sound like a cheeky question, but are you i than me. this might sound like a cheeky question, but are you a i cheeky question, but are you a bowler rather than a batsmen? yes. bowler rather than a batsmen? yes, definitel . bowler rather than a batsmen? yes, definitely. that _ bowler rather than a batsmen? yes, definitely. that has _ bowler rather than a batsmen? yes, definitely. that has always - bowler rather than a batsmen? yes, definitely. that has always been i bowler rather than a batsmen? yes, definitely. that has always been the| definitely. that has always been the case, has definitely. that has always been the case. has it? _ definitely. that has always been the case, has it? yes. _ definitely. that has always been the case, has it? yes. how— definitely. that has always been the case, has it? yes. how did - definitely. that has always been the case, has it? yes. how did you i definitely. that has always been the case, has it? yes. how did you feel| case, has it? yes. how did you feel when ou case, has it? yes. how did you feel when you had _ case, has it? yes. how did you feel when you had of— case, has it? yes. how did you feel when you had of his _ case, has it? yes how did you feel when you had of his achievement? very proud, he loves his cricket and we spent _ very proud, he loves his cricket and we spent all— very proud, he loves his cricket and we spent all his time doing it if he could, _ we spent all his time doing it if he could, so— we spent all his time doing it if he could, so it — we spent all his time doing it if he could, so it is really nice for something to have gone so well for him. something to have gone so well for him i_ something to have gone so well for him. ., , something to have gone so well for him. . , , ., something to have gone so well for him. . , y., 4' ., something to have gone so well for him. . , ,, ., , , him. i am sure you know this, but the team, — him. i am sure you know this, but the team, allendale _ him. i am sure you know this, but the team, allendale cc, - him. i am sure you know this, but the team, allendale cc, said i him. i am sure you know this, but| the team, allendale cc, said today we witnessed one of the most amazing things we have ever seen in the car's history going back to 1946. congratulations to owen, we think this is the start of a glittering cricket career. does that make you feel serious about playing cricket into the future?— feel serious about playing cricket into the future? yes, definitely. i en'o it into the future? yes, definitely. i enjoy it so _ into the future? yes, definitely. i enjoy it so much. _ into the future? yes, definitely. i enjoy it so much. is _ into the future? yes, definitely. i enjoy it so much. is it _ into the future? yes, definitely. i enjoy it so much. is it something | enjoy it so much. is it something ou enjoy it so much. is it something you would _ enjoy it so much. is it something you would like _ enjoy it so much. is it something you would like to _ enjoy it so much. is it something you would like to do _ enjoy it so much. is it something i you would like to do professionally, maybe? you would like to do professionally, ma be? , _, , ., maybe? yes, if i could get up to that level _ maybe? yes, if i could get up to that level it _ maybe? yes, if i could get up to that level it would _ maybe? yes, if i could get up to that level it would be _ maybe? yes, if i could get up to that level it would be good. i maybe? yes, if i could get up to that level it would be good. but| that level it would be good. but ou're that level it would be good. but you're going to keep continuing?

yes, definitely. iwonder you're going to keep continuing? yes, definitely. i wonder if it will feel slightly scary when you get back on the pitch, because you have set yourself — back on the pitch, because you have set yourself quite _ back on the pitch, because you have set yourself quite a _ back on the pitch, because you have set yourself quite a high _ back on the pitch, because you have set yourself quite a high standard. i set yourself quite a high standard. yes, the next match is on saturday so that will be interesting. what so that will be interesting. what sort of reaction _ so that will be interesting. what sort of reaction have _ so that will be interesting. what sort of reaction have you - so that will be interesting. what sort of reaction have you had from people and friends when they have heard? , ., , people and friends when they have heard? , . , ., , heard? they have been really supportive — heard? they have been really supportive and _ heard? they have been really supportive and nice _ heard? they have been really supportive and nice to - heard? they have been really supportive and nice to me i heard? they have been really i supportive and nice to me about it, so yes, it has been good.— so yes, it has been good. really nood, so yes, it has been good. really good. lovely- — so yes, it has been good. really good, lovely. many, _ so yes, it has been good. really good, lovely. many, many- good, lovely. many, many congratulations to you, it is a fantastic achievement and we look forward to seeing you at lord's in the near future. forward to seeing you at lord's in the nearfuture. owen and helen, thank you both very much indeed. thank you. the pandemic has led to the biggest jobs crisis for older workers since the 1980s, according to the resolution foundation. it says workers in their 50s and 60s are taking longer to find anotherjob, and when they do, they earn on average substantially less than they did before. emma simpson reports.

the shock i think came not so much that we closed, it 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's now looking for work. there are a lot ofjobs out there, but i'm really struggling to find one. and i think part of that is i feel that the experience that we have and the knowledge that i've gained and the capabilities and skills that i have can be transitioned across to a different role, in a different environment, but it's trying to convince other industries and individuals on a piece of paper, that that's actually the case, because you aren't actually getting a foot through the door. are you starting to feel the pressure a bit? occasionally i do, i'm not going to lie. it has been tough, it is much tougher than i thought it would be. 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, about one in five people in work is over the age of 55. so obviously that's a huge component, and what's particularly worrying is, if 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 a lot to contribute,

so ijust need to do that. i will find the right job, iwill find it. emma simpson, bbc news. more now on the news that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been gelled to a year in iran. —— has beenjailed. not happy, obviously and it probably took me a little bit of time to process it. i think it was worse than i was expecting. i think i thought we would get some kind of a suspended sentence and it would be a bit ambiguous, in fact it was a one—year sentence plus a one—year travel ban, so it is effectively two years. it is not clear when she has to go to prison and she is going to appear, so maybe there's a space for

it to thrive on appeal, but the threat is there and is bigger than we were fearing. —— she is going to appeal. all along i have been looking for what is the worst case scenario, and it is summer 2023. what do you think it does mean? there are clearly negotiations going on in vienna between the west and iran. there are clearly negotiations going on about the debt that got kicked down the road last week. we are clearly a bargaining chip in both of those sets of negotiations, so what it means is that one part of the resume is not happy with where the resume is not happy with where the negotiations are and are signalling that things could get worse unless there is movement. what we do not get to see it as if things are going to move or if they are not. we only get to see the consequences of those negotiations. so part of me has been told just keep my head, and see what i'm told

the next couple of weeks. in reality, her lawyer has been told what is going to happen but it has not happened yet. [30 what is going to happen but it has not happened yet.— what is going to happen but it has not happened yet. do you think she will no not happened yet. do you think she will go back — not happened yet. do you think she will go back to _ not happened yet. do you think she will go back to jail? _ not happened yet. do you think she will go back to jail? i _ not happened yet. do you think she will go back to jail? i think- not happened yet. do you think she will go back to jail? i think it - not happened yet. do you think she will go back to jail? i think it is i will go back to “ail? i think it is a question — will go back to “ail? i think it is a question of— will go back to jail? i think it is a question of time. _ will go back to jail? i think it is a question of time. if- will go back to jail? i think it is a question of time. if the i will go back to jail? i think it is i a question of time. if the vienna negotiations broke down and nazanin and all the other hostages are still there, then yes, i think at some point she will go back. i think that is what the signal is. i do not think that is going to happen tomorrow and we will see what unfolds. but yes, i think the worst case got a bit closer.— case got a bit closer. richard radcliffe there. _ serious concern about rugby players who've gone on to suffer permanent brain damage has been growing in recent years. now dozens of former elite players, including wales' record try

scorer shane williams and england's world cup winner ben kay, have joined a study looking into the early warning signs of dementia. some footballers are also going to be monitored as part of research by the alzheimer's society. our health editor hugh pym reports. london scottish lions in training, an 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 is will look at the brain health of retired top—level players. one of those taking part will be ben kay, the former england international. as someone that will undoubtedly have suffered head trauma, mild head trauma when i was playing rugby, if i can be part of the process that examines how that might affect notjust sportspeople but anyone who has suffered head trauma in their life at some point, and 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. now 50 former elite rugby players from that age range will be added, and any changes compared to the wider group can be assessed. a small number of former professional footballers will also be recruited. we are looking, almost in real time, we are following people during their midlife, between a0 and 59, and we are looking at the subtle changes in their brain and trying to understand not only what caused them but what effect they are having and what they go on to develop. so we can in the future create treatments and measures to stop people suffering from dementia and other diseases. are you 0k there? yeah, good, thanks. the former welsh international shane williams is already part of the study. his brain scans were shown in a bbc wales documentary last year on rugby and concussion.

there was always that fear of what were they going to find on these scans, really? but i'm so glad i did it, i'm so glad that i could take part in this study because if i can do it and i can help people moving forward, then i've done something right. 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 player 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 at understanding the earliest stage of dementia was incredibly important.

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watcher picture sent in from highland earlier. this rain came courtesy of this area of low pressure which will work its way south across the uk through the next few days. the majority of the uk should see at least eight fewer showers, but as the nature with showers, but as the nature with showers, we cannot guarantee them everywhere. eastern scotland, with an onshore wind, we are likely to have more persistent rain through the course of the night. cloud and showers that spread southwards, eliminating the risk of frost. for the majority, clear skies across southern england and east anglia. frost likely as we head into the first part of tuesday. it was a largely dry, maybe eight fewer showers to the far south—west later in the day. the chance of showers does increase across wales, into the midlands, northern england and northern ireland through tuesday, looking fairly grey and wet by the north sea coast of scotland and northern england. tuesday into wednesday, the low heads towards the south—west. wednesday will be the

day that wales, midlands and southern counties of england to really see an increased chance of showers. further north, we pick up quite a notable northerly wind, some colder air getting to scotland once again. a frosty start, but overall dryer and brighter. a few showers are possible, wintry of a high ground. summit showers towards the south—west could be heavy, maybe with a little hail and thunder, looks like they will not reach the south—east until the afternoon. wednesday night into thursday is at the turn of the south—east of england and east anglia to see something more meaningful in the real showers. something more meaningful in the realshowers. by something more meaningful in the real showers. by thursday and friday, the lowest in the continent, the isobars start to open up and pick up a north—easterly wind which drags in cold arctic air. the end of the week looks dryer again, showers are fairly isolated. the best chance of seeing those probably closed to some of our eastern coasts on thursday. the further west you are, the brighter it will be, but also a

little warmer as well. generally chilly sorry for the end of the week, with the continued threat of overnight frost.

sources have told the bbc the prime minister said he would rather let thousands of bodies pile high in the streets than have another lockdown. borisjohnson was on a trip to wrexham today. he insists he didn't make the comments in october last year. no. but, again, ithink the important thing i think that people want us to get on and do as a government is to make sure that the lockdowns work. another day of damaging claims, another day of denial. another day when the government is having to defend the prime minister conduct itself. labour call the prime minister's comments a disgrace and a new low. also tonight... iran sentences nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to another year in prison, dashing hopes she'd be coming home.