this is bbc news. i'm david eades. the headlines: india's covid crisis deepens. doctors say people are dying on the streets. the head of the who describes the situation as beyond heartbreaking. could help come from the us? president biden agrees to donate millions of vaccine doses from stockpiles. the usjustice department launches an enquiry into the police force that shot breonna taylor to see if their officers routinely behaved if violations are found, the justice department will aim to work with the city and police department to arrive at a set of mutually agreeable steps that they can take to correct and prevent unlawful patterns and practices.

british—iranian nazanin zaghari ratclife�*s given a new one year prison sentence in tehran — her husband says he fears his wife is facing an "open—ended detention". hello to all of our viewers around the globe. india's devastating spike in covid infections goes on. in in covid infections goes on. the capital, hospitals a running in the capital, hospitals are running out of beds for patients and in some cases out of oxygen. more than 352,000 new cases were reported in the past 2a hours and more than 2,800 deaths. the head of the world

health organization says it is beyond heartbreaking. now it is reported the country is also running out of covid vaccines just at the point where the government was planning to boost the nationwide vaccination program. the indian government says there is no need to panic, as our correspondent devina gupti reports. a haunting warning — as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nakpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. for the fifth straight day, india saw a record high of over 2,800 deaths. a worsening scenario as hospitals and covid hotspots face acute shortage of beds, oxygen supply and medicine. this public hospital in india's capital, delhi, is simply unable to cope. romilla kumar came with her mother, who is on oxygen support and needs immediate aid. but, like many others, they are forced to wait for hours outside.

since morning, we are calling people, trying for oxygen and everything, but nobody�*s responding. and i don't think these have enough. i don't know, since my mother is ill and i have been panicked since so long. the ambulance driver who drove them here feels helpless. translation: we've been waiting since 11am in the morning. - they're not taking the patient. look how seriously ill she is. even though the government is opening new covid facilities to admit patients and transporting additional oxygen supply to the city, they cannot meet the unprecedented rush in the hospitals. for now, countries like the uk and the us have come to india's aid with essential medical supplies and oxygen kits, but much more is needed. and until then, for thousands in the city, the endless nightmare continues

during the day. on sunday, this hospital in north delhi, has its oxygen stock dwindled. families like that of this man were told to organise oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost. for him, it's a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. translation: | got 10 | litres of oxygen cylinder but how will it help? it won't last for more than one hour. where do we go? which government should we go to? who will give us oxygen? my father is in the hospital right now. as radit rushes to search for another oxygen refill, throughout the day, countless others are running out of time in india's capital. devina gupta, for bbc news, delhi.

the european union has launched a case against the manufacturer of astrazeneca. the company will strongly defend itself in court. the vaccination efforts mmp court. the vaccination efforts ramp up across europe with many countries easing restrictions. in barcelona, 1000 doses given to people aged over 60. more than 1a million doses have been given in spain. its aim is to offer 70% of adult their first dose byjune. translation: i feel relieved. there are many people in the world who have suffered a lot. i'm one of the privileged ones and i have already had the vaccine. after

already had the vaccine. after a slow start. _ already had the vaccine. after a slow start, several - a slow start, several vaccination centres like this one are popping up across the country stop translation: it has not been done very well. it should be that everyone had access sooner. i am very happy that they called me, of course. the vaccination programme is gaining pace across europe. in italy restrictions have started to ease stop cinemas, along with outdoor restaurants and bars have started to reopen. translation: it bars have started to reopen. translation:— bars have started to reopen. translation: it is a beautiful feelina. translation: it is a beautiful feeling- we — translation: it is a beautiful feeling. we were _ translation: it is a beautiful feeling. we were about - translation: it is a beautiful feeling. we were about to - feeling. we were about to forget what it feels like to hold a glass of wine. it is great to enjoy malan, finally. —— milan. great to en'oy malan, finally. -- milan.— -- milan. no coronavirus left reported _ -- milan. no coronavirus left reported in — -- milan. no coronavirus left reported in portugal- -- milan. no coronavirus left reported in portugal in - -- milan. no coronavirus left reported in portugal in 24 . reported in portugal in 2a hours. the usjustice department has ordered an investigation into the louisville police department in kentucky, following the fatal shooting of breonna taylor

during a police raid a year ago. the announcement came a week after the former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin was found guilty of murdering george floyd, whose death sparked the widespread black lives matter protests last year. today, thejustice department is opening a civil investigation into the louisvillejefferson county metro government and the louisville metro police department, to determine whether lmpd engages in a pattern of practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. the investigation will assess whether lmpd engages in a pattern or practice of using unreasonable force, including with respect to people involved in peaceful expressive activities.

atticus scott has been fighting for police accountability following the death. earlier in the year she introduced a bill which would and no knock search warrants in kentucky. this month she wrote to the attorney general to demand this enquiry into the police department. she gave me her reaction to the announcement. it isa it is a start. how significant step is these for you? it it is a start. how significant step is these for you?- it is a start. how significant step is these for you? it is a beginning- _ step is these for you? it is a beginning- it _ step is these for you? it is a beginning. it is _ step is these for you? it is a beginning. it is not - step is these for you? it is a beginning. it is notjustice i beginning. it is notjustice because justice would be breanna taylor being here. we still demand all the officers involved in her motor charge. this is a beginning. —— her murder. it this is a beginning. -- her

murder-— murder. it is... are you building _ murder. it is... are you building up _ murder. it is... are you building up any - murder. it is... are you| building up any sense of confidence that actually the right people are listening and the right decisions are being taken? i would say that there are definitely some folks here at home who are hopeful that that is indeed the case but we know what history has shown us with the department ofjustice investigating into police department so we remain hopeful that it is a thorough and complete investigation. is interesting because aoc was saying off the back of the chauvin verdicts that i don't want this moment to be framed as the system working because it is not working. is there nonetheless a degree to which the system here is working in fact? oh no, the system is not working. that is why every single week we are hearing about somebody�*s child being shot four times in the chest by police or a child with his hands up being murdered by police. this investigation is one of the tools that we need

to have to hold police departments accountable. but it is definitely not justice, it is the beginning. borisjohnson has denied saying that he would rather �*let the bodies pile high in their thousands' than agree to another covid lockdown. the remarks were alleged to have been made last autumn, during a heated discussion in downing street. people familiar with the conversations who've spoken to the bbc say the prime minister did make the comments. mrjohnson said the reports were "total rubbish". our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. are you ready? politics is notjust a game, but a constant back—and—forth over the most serious of decisions. boris johnson's alleged, in the autumn, to have made the most serious of remarks, suggesting around the time of the second lockdown that the bodies of those dying of coronavirus could just pile up. did he? no, but, again, ithink the important thing, i think, people want

us to get on and do as a government is to make sure that the lockdowns work. yet back in early autumn, it was tense. ministers and advisers divided over whether to lock down again as coronavirus rose. after arguments, borisjohnson did agree to reintroduce restrictions. you must stay at home, you may only leave home for specific reasons. but several sources, familiar with private conversations at the time, say the prime minister did then suggest he would let bodies pile high in their thousands rather than repeat the process again. at the time, dominic cummings was by borisjohnson�*s side. now the prime minister's former chief adviser is very firmly out of government and very firmly on the warpath. there's a list of dangerous claims stacking up at downing street's door, notjust about the prime minister's attitude during the pandemic but about how contracts were awarded, what promises he made, and how and who paid

for an expensive makeover of the downing street flat where he lives above the shop. theresa may gave a rare glimpse of the flat in her last week in office, but the pink sofas and beige carpets were moved out when borisjohnson and his fiancee moved in. it's claimed tory donors initially picked up the tab for tens of thousands of pounds of renovation. if so, that should've been declared, and that hasn't happened yet. and the most senior civil servant in the country wasn't willing to shed much light on it for mps this afternoon. i asked you whether you were aware whether or not any private donations had been used to refurbish the flat. i mean, that's a straightforward yes or no, really. so, as i said, the prime minister's asked me to conduct a review into how this has been done and asked that i share the details of those conclusions with the committee. after months of claims,

downing street now says the prime minister paid out of his own pocket, but we don't know when or where he got the money. for the opposition, sparks flying in downing street are a political gift. we've got lots of investigations going on, but we haven't got anything that's looking at the pattern of behaviour. and 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, and, most importantly, make recommendations about change because we need to change the rules. borisjohnson�*s sometimes been proud of pushing political convention. downing street is adamant that, in all senses, regulations were followed. but with a long list of claims against him, it isn't yet clear if he was always following the rules. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. somalia is a country already

fragile after decades of civil wars but now it is facing its worst political crisis after the president extended his term in power. on monday night protesters gathered as opposition forces took control of areas of the capital after a violent escalation over the weekend, raising concerns from neighbouring countries that somalia would slip back into civil war. triggered by a controversial extension of the president mandate, protesters demanding a free and fair election. after somalia's election in february were cancelled because of disagreements of how to conduct them, the country's president signed a law extending his presidency by two years.

translation: we presidency by two years. translation:— presidency by two years. translation: ~ ., ., ., ., translation: we do not want an extension. the _ translation: we do not want an extension. the country _ translation: we do not want an extension. the country must - extension. the country must have an election and a failed president must resign. the -rotests president must resign. the protests continued - president must resign. the protests continued after fighting broke out between government forces and soldiers allied to the various opposition leaders, on a sunday. since then, armed opposition forces have taken over key parts of the capital near the presidential palace. schools and universities are closed and some civilians have tried to leave, same power and water has been turned off. calls to stop fighting during the holy month of ramadan. translation: i the holy month of ramadan. translation:— the holy month of ramadan. translation: ., , ., translation: i am sorry for the clashes which _ translation: i am sorry for the clashes which were _ translation: i am sorry for the clashes which were intended - translation: i am sorry for the clashes which were intended to l clashes which were intended to re— stabilise the peace in the city during this holy month of ramadan. i encourage everybody towards peace and avoid

conflict. towards peace and avoid conflict-— towards peace and avoid conflict. ., ., ., conflict. the international community _ conflict. the international community has _ conflict. the international community has raised - conflict. the international- community has raised concerns that the violence could distract security forces against al-qaeda linked insurgents while countries in the neighbourhood consider what an unstable somalia could mean. at home, in lisbon. still to come in a program. some would say this is just not cricket. the indian premier league competition deemed inappropriate at a time of such suffering, or a more welcome distraction from the doom and gloom across india? we will be finding out. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident.

indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they have taken the capital that they have been fighting for for so long. it was seven o'clock _ in the morning when power began to pass from the minority- to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: india's covid crisis deepens: doctors say people are dying on the streets. the head of the who describes

the situation as "beyond heart—breaking". president biden agrees to donate millions of vaccine doses from its stockpiles. the star—studded indian premier league is the world's biggest and richest cricket tournament. it's being held in venues — including delhi — without fans and players in biobubbles. but there's fierce debate over whether it's inappropriate given india's unprecedented covid crisis. fans have defended the ipl on social media saying it's a welcome distraction from doom and gloom. owned from doom and gloom. by a cricket author and journalist owned by a cricket author and journalist from bangalore in southern india. venue for joining us. first and foremost, we are seeing several players dropping out as well, in particular the australians. should go on?— particular the australians. should go on? that is a really difficult question _ should go on? that is a really difficult question to _

should go on? that is a really difficult question to answer. l difficult question to answer. as you said, a lot of people are really appreciating having the ipl on at this time, it provides this distraction from a deluge of bad and very worrying news. having said that, i think the issue with the ipls whether they are taking too many of these resources that can be used elsewhere, especially in terms of testing kits. on the other hand also the sense that it is happening in this different, there is this bubble but it's also happening in this reality bubble which seems to be completely outside of what is happening around india. i note obviously that _ happening around india. i note obviously that the _ happening around india. i note obviously that the vast - obviously that the vast majority of players are indian and then in, all of these international stars to bolster the teams but it is one of those, pat cummins the australian fast bowler who put his hand in a pocket in the air

and said $50,000 to help. do you think more about sort of appreciation as to what is going on would go a long way to calm some of these anxieties? i think that is exactly what a lot of the fans are asking for. we hear that a lot of the players are doing things privately and it is just that they are not being open about this. at the very fact that they can do this publicly will be such a use to people who are working on the ground and everyone wants to see more ipl teams and indian players come up teams and indian players come up with this kind of visible sport. up with this kind of visible sort. , ., ., , up with this kind of visible sort, ,., ., , sport. there is a reality about the ipl sport. there is a reality about the m but — sport. there is a reality about the ipl but in _ sport. there is a reality about the ipl but in particular - sport. there is a reality about the ipl but in particular about indian cricket and the extent to which basically its bank rolls large parts of the cricketing world. so if this drops, a lot of people may well suffer as a result?— suffer as a result? absolutely. there are _ suffer as a result? absolutely. there are jobs _ suffer as a result? absolutely. there are jobs at _ suffer as a result? absolutely. there are jobs at stake - suffer as a result? absolutely. there are jobs at stake and . suffer as a result? absolutely. there are jobs at stake and at| there are jobs at stake and at this point in time where everything is so much in flux, where people are already

struggling for a year, to see this happen for another year will affect a lot of people, notjust in india but around the world because cricket boards around the world depend on the ipl. i think what the ipl will have a lot of support. it just shows that ipl will have a lot of support. itjust shows that he perhaps cares a little bit more. find itjust shows that he perhaps cares a little bit more. and in terms of. _ cares a little bit more. and in terms of, and _ cares a little bit more. and in terms of, and generally - terms of, and generally speaking, indians followed this like nobody else and they are avid about it. is there much interest, do you get a sense, interest, do you get a sense, in terms of the tournament, or is this a bit of a one of considering everything else going on around it? i considering everything else going on around it?- going on around it? i think attitude is _ going on around it? i think attitude is a _ going on around it? i think attitude is a very - going on around it? i think attitude is a very mixed i going on around it? i think. attitude is a very mixed this time. there are lots of people who wait for seven, 7:30pm slot when they can sit in front of the tv with the family and just switch off while all of these horrific images come in we are seeing from the rest of the country. but there are also people, including me quite honestly that find it really hard to be watching this tournament that seems so cut

off from the rest of the country. it off from the rest of the country-— country. it is quite a challenge, - country. it is quite a challenge, thank- country. it is quite a| challenge, thank you country. it is quite a - challenge, thank you very country. it is quite a _ challenge, thank you very much indeed forjoining us there from bangalore. to myanmar where forces of the national union of karen national. an official they are said that an outpost in a village there was occupied and burns downed and the group was still testing for death casualties. this is a very isolated post. it was very visible to us when we were up there just a few weeks ago. in fact, it has been cut off from mainstream myanmar military supplies for some time and we understand the burmese soldiers there just across the river had been struggling and short of food.

part of the reason we have got fighting going on in that state is that the karen national union, of all of the ethnic armies, has been the most supportive of the opposition, sheltering thousands and many key leaders of the opposition who escaped the military�*s attempts to detain them. the fighting has escalated in the last few weeks. in the eyes of the karen insurgents, they are taking back routes and territory they say was wrongly, basically taken from them during a very long truce with the military. from the military�*s point of view, it seems they are trying to secure their supply lines and maintain their presence there. all of this means sporadic fighting involving quite heavy elements, mortar, artillery. the military has been using ground attack aircraft and drones to keep an eye on them. it has had a really bad effect on civilians. the reason we know so much about this particular post was that it was so easy to see from the thailand side and we have

seen very clearly videos of the same post we saw four weeks ago now in flames. we assume the burmese soldiers there have either run, been killed or captured. it is a small microcosm, very visible from thailand of much more widespread fighting that has continued in karen state. and clearly preoccupying the authorities in the process. in terms of the protest, if i can put it that way. what is the state of affairs in myanmar at the moment? well, the protests tends to be of a much smaller scale, much more agile and are fast to disappear. the sheer brutality of the military�*s response has forced people to adjust, they're no longer trying to confront the military on barricades or have large—scale rallies because people get detained and brutally tortured in detention. some have died in custody and the military opens fire every time they appear. it hasn't gone. we keep seeing even though the internet and connectivity to the country is very restricted, we see constant reminders that people are defiant and want

to show their defiance. in particular, that is around the summit of asean leaders on saturday to remind them that in their view, the national unity government made up of the mps elected in last november's election should be the legitimate government and not the militaryjunta. the leader general min aung hlaing went to that asean meeting very controversially to exchange views and to discuss jonathan head there. we been talking a lot about india just avenues the first shipment of uk aid has arrived in india so there is some sign of help they are at least. before we go, we've got some incredible pictures of the first supermoon of 2021. it's already been seen in many parts of the world in the last 2a hours. this is how it appeared in istanbul on monday evening, over the city's galata tower at dusk.

according to nasa it will peak on tuesday, so if you haven't caught it just yet, there's still time. you watching bbc news. hello again. this month has been a really dry month, particularly across parts of england and wales, where we've just recorded five millimetres of rainfall so far. and that's left the ground completely dried out, desiccated and cracked in places. but there are changes on the way. on monday, we started to see low pressure move in across scotland, and that brought some thicker cloud and finally some rain. and looking at the rainfall amounts that we're expecting through the rest of this week, we'll get around 5—10 millimetres of rain. in the grand scheme of things, that's not a huge amount, but it's easily doubling what we've seen for many so far this month. so the rain, i'm sure,

is going to be pretty welcome for the farmers and growers, although you probably want even more than we're going to get. so, there's our area of low pressure moving its way in, and as we go through the next few hours, the rain will continue to push its way southwards, always quite showery in nature, across northern ireland, northern parts of england as well. but with the cloudy skies across these northern areas, it doesn't get that cold. in the south, still cold enough, though, for some pockets of frost. it's here where we'll have the clear skies to start the day, and for some it will be a nice sunrise as well. through the day, our centre of low pressure is going to start to wobble back inland and dive in a diagonal south—westwards towards wales, and that will bring outbreaks of rain across northern england, wales, into the midlands. still some showers around

for northern ireland and scotland as well, but it is an area of low pressure where the amount of rain that we see from place to place is going to vary quite a lot. now, on into wednesday, our low pressure continues its journey southwards, so again we'll see some rain moving into wales, parts of the midlands, southern areas of england this time with a few showers following. but on wednesday, we'll also start to get a really quite brisk and cold east—to—north—easterly wind blowing in off the chilly north sea, and that means around some of our eastern coasts, temperatures may well struggle to get into double figures in places. even further west, it's not going to be exactly warm for the time of year. now, looking at the weather charts as we end the week, our area of low pressure moves back out into europe, but in its place, the winds tend to become pretty light. we've got cold air back with us, so again we're likely to see some night—time frosts. there will be loads of showers around, particularly on friday. and because there's not going to be that much wind around, there'll be nothing really to blow those showers along, so some of them could end up being pretty slow—moving in nature. and it's not going to be a particularly warm end

this is bbc news, the headlines: doctors in india report people are dying on the streets outside hospitals in the capital delhi, as the country records more than 300,000 new covid—19 infections for the fifth consecutive day. the head of the world health organsation says the situation is "beyond heartbreaking" us says its supply of the astrazeneca vaccine will be shared with other countries. they say up to 60 million doses will be available. there has been growing this is the country was hoarding vaccines to the detriment of global efforts. here in the uk borisjohnson has denied saying he'd rather see bodies pile high, than order another lockdown. the prime minister's faced fierce criticism after reports he made the comments in a heated debate over whether to reintroduce the restrictions last autumn.

now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.