this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india as the country continues to struggle with a massive covid crisis. pressure on the british prime minister as borisjohnson faces more questions over how the refurbishment of his flat was paid for. the uk national health service coronavirus vaccine booking system opens to people aged 42 and over in england. new data suggests there is a growing link between coronavirus restrictions and the language development of young children. calls for better miscarriage support as research suggests black women face a significantly higher risk of losing a baby than white women. what kind of help and support did you get if you've had a miscarriage?

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doctors fear a further peak in infections is still to come , despite medical aid starting to arrive from across the world. the first shipment of medical aid from the uk has arrived in india to help tackle its growing coronavirus crisis. more than 600 pieces of equipment, including ventilators and oxygen machines were off—loaded from a flight in the early hours of this morning. devina gupta reports. a haunting warning. as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nagpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. 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. this woman 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 is responding. and i don't think these are 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 have been waiting since 11 in the morning. _ they are 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, as its oxygen stock dwindled. families like this were told to organise oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost to a tout. for him, it's a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. translation: | got ten | 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 thel hospital right now. as he 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.

0ur correspondent in maharastra nikhil inamdar gave me the latest. this situation continues to be quite worrying as far as oxygen supply is concerned, notjust calls from doctors and hospitals but also the chief minister of the northern engine status punch—up treated, saying there was a critical shortage of oxygen in his own state. we have also seen the government has deployed the armed forces to help hospitals cope with the current low they are seeing and really devastating pictures coming out of delhi, for instance of a park being converted into a cremation ground simply because crematoriums have been overwhelmed. it is the sixth straight day of spikes we had seen with cases and act as a 300000 and thatis with cases and act as a 300000 and that is why we had seen other parts of the country go back into lockdown after delhi extended its locked

empire week. we are now seeing one southern indian state declaring it will be going into a 14 day locked out starting today, the situation remains quite worrying. in out starting today, the situation remains quite worrying. in terms of how the government _ remains quite worrying. in terms of how the government has _ remains quite worrying. in terms of how the government has been - remains quite worrying. in terms of i how the government has been running things in the attitude towards covid in recent weeks and months, what are people saying? —— and the attitude towards covid? fin people saying? -- and the attitude towards covid?— people saying? -- and the attitude towards covid? on social media you can see the — towards covid? on social media you can see the great _ towards covid? on social media you can see the great sense _ towards covid? on social media you can see the great sense of- towards covid? on social media you can see the great sense of anger i towards covid? on social media you | can see the great sense of anger and helplessness in terms of what has brought us here, i think it is now very clear that india had let its guard down, there was no covid appropriate behaviour being followed notjust by citizens but even by government in terms of the rallies, the political campaigning going on, the political campaigning going on, the fact that several religious functions were given tacit function. the election commission stepped in very late to see the campaigns which have to be restricted in the eastern

state of bengal and we have heard from a high court in madras saying the election commission was solely responsible for the situation india is in right now, so a great deal of anger and helplessness in india right now. saransh goila is a tv chef in india and founder of �*covid meals for india'. hejoins me now from mumbai.(0s what is the situation like for you? i am as shocked as people in the country, it is horrible that the medical system is crumbling, cases are skyrocketing in multiple parts of the country. i believe that we are in a big crisis and we need to work on solutions and help people suffering on the ground. it feels like to stay, to be very honest. my

best friend has been writing helter—skelter in delhi looking for oxygen and a badge for his mum, it is a horrible situation that we are trying to work on it collectively and i would urge anybody listening in india to mask up, stay indoors, amplify any oxygen messages they get. i hope the government can lend big support for our medical infrastructure. i big support for our medical infrastructure.— big support for our medical infrastructure. . , , ., infrastructure. i am guessing that almost every _ infrastructure. i am guessing that almost every family _ infrastructure. i am guessing that almost every family has - infrastructure. i am guessing that almost every family has been - infrastructure. i am guessing that - almost every family has been touched by covid in india?— by covid in india? absolutely, everyone _ by covid in india? absolutely, everyone has _ by covid in india? absolutely, everyone has covid. - by covid in india? absolutely, everyone has covid. friends, | by covid in india? absolutely, - everyone has covid. friends, family, neighbours, societies, big clusters, it is pretty helpless in that way because you are confined to your home and when you ask for external help there is much not external help

even from your own relatives and family, hence you must reach out and social media platforms to seek help. it is very unfortunate, i would love to be helpful but i mostly feel helpless. 50 to be helpful but i mostly feel helless. , ., ., helpless. so people are reaching out for hel on helpless. so people are reaching out for help on social _ helpless. so people are reaching out for help on social media _ helpless. so people are reaching out for help on social media for- helpless. so people are reaching out for help on social media for things i for help on social media for things like oxygen?— like oxygen? yes, every day i get about 200 _ like oxygen? yes, every day i get about 200 to _ like oxygen? yes, every day i get about 200 to 300 _ like oxygen? yes, every day i get about 200 to 300 direct - like oxygen? yes, every day i get. about 200 to 300 direct messages like oxygen? yes, every day i get - about 200 to 300 direct messages on instagram, tweets, asking me to somehow help them with oxygen providers. there are lots of lists on google spreadsheets with oxygen providers, is fed to other available or not, lots of people are working on tech solutions to help out covid patients but there are so many cases that the infrastructure is not that you support so many people falling ill at the same time and hence we are still being able to get support, lots of people are breathing their

last breaths on the streets because they do not have oxygen, it is a shame that we are not ready for this and the system is that breaking point, all it has actually broken. this is a long way from yourjob as a television chef, how are you able to help people? it a television chef, how are you able to help people?— a television chef, how are you able to help people? it started with one direct message _ to help people? it started with one direct message on _ to help people? it started with one direct message on instagram - to help people? it started with one | direct message on instagram where to help people? it started with one i direct message on instagram where a young girl in a small town, their relative recharge, saying her entire family passed away because of covid, she was stuck alone at home and did not know how to manage as she is also in quarantine for the next ilt days. imagine a young girl who does not even know how to switch on a stove, how will she manage in a crisis like this? i pushed myself to amplify that message on my platforms as a chef with some following, hoping somebody would reach out to help, and we received a lot of help,

we were able to feed her a meal, the fact her meals are taken care of for the entire quarantine, we realise there is a big gap because so many families are in a similar situation where entire families in clusters have covid, there was a need to connect covid patients and health care providers to homeless meals, which would be provided by home chefs, restaurants, whoever wants to come forward, i started a google spreadsheet called covid miles for india we started listing people reaching out for help under spreadsheets, it is currently at over 2000 people helping families stuck in their homes. we have crowd sourced this information, we are

verifying it and people are delivering these meals from their home kitchens to a covid patient�*s home kitchens to a covid patient�*s home by using essential delivery services, and recently we got a text solution to ease connection between the covid patients and volunteers, meaning we are trying to collect as many people as possible across india to a covid patient set at home so they do not go hungry, that is our main ambition. these people don't even need to free meals, theyjust need somebody to cook for them, a wholesome hot meal to help them recover, and it is a unique problem that has come because of the surge of covid cases. you that has come because of the surge of covid cases-— of covid cases. you know how old that airl of covid cases. you know how old that girl was _ of covid cases. you know how old that girl was his _ of covid cases. you know how old that girl was his whole _ of covid cases. you know how old that girl was his whole family - of covid cases. you know how old | that girl was his whole family died from covid and was not unable to

cook for herself? —— that girl was, whose whole family died. i cook for herself? -- that girl was, whose whole family died.- whose whole family died. i cannot confirm that. _ whose whole family died. i cannot confirm that, my _ whose whole family died. i cannot confirm that, my hunch _ whose whole family died. i cannot confirm that, my hunch from - whose whole family died. i cannot confirm that, my hunch from my l confirm that, my hunch from my memory is that she was about 15. her family stay in bangalore and she stays in a small town in another area where she was stuck in this situation. it area where she was stuck in this situation. , ., ., situation. it is a wonderful initiative, _ situation. it is a wonderful initiative, thank _ situation. it is a wonderful initiative, thank you - situation. it is a wonderful initiative, thank you for i situation. it is a wonderful i initiative, thank you for telling situation. it is a wonderful - initiative, thank you for telling us about it, saransh goila, a television chef based in mumbai who, along with various other chefs, is networking around the country, making home—cooked food for those in the middle of this covid crisis. and tomorrow, the bbc is bringing you a special day of coverage on the deepening coronavirus crisis in india and its significance for the globalfight against the pandemic. we ll have reports, interviews and analysis across bbc tv, radio and digital throughout the day.

borisjohnson will chair a cabinet meeting later as he attempts to shift the focus from a series of claims and questions over his conduct. among them is an accusation he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than approve a third lockdown. mrjohnson and number ten deny he said that, the prime minister described multiple reports as "total rubbish". borisjohnson is also facing mounting pressure over the redecoration of his downing street flat. downing street refused to say whether mrjohnson received a loan from the conservative party to pay for renovations, but said any "gifts or benefits" would be declared in the ministerial transparency registers. the latest claims come after a bitter row between the prime minister and his former adviser, dominic cummings. mrjohnson is expected to use the cabinet meeting to focus on "jabs and jobs" rather than the noise at westminster — as our political correspondent chris mason reports. boris johnson's private conversations. sources familiar with some of those conversations have told the bbc he suggested last autumn he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country

into a third lockdown. mrjohnson has strongly denied saying this. the renovation of this flat in downing street, once home to theresa may, now to mrjohnson, his fiancee and young son. but precisely who was involved in paying for it? and the identity of the so—called chatty rat who leaked details about a proposed new lockdown in england six months ago. just nine days out before millions of people across britain go to the polls in devolved, local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, the government's arguments are squeezed out by a slew of awkward questions, and only some answers. expect the prime minister to emphasise the importance of his mps focusing on people's everyday concerns, such as the vaccine's roll—out and reviving the economy,

rather than the noise at westminster. i think the refurbishment of the flat is the least important issue that's being covered, because at the end of the day it didn't cost the taxpayer a penny. either the prime minister has paid for it, or tory party donors paid for it. i don't really care who paid for it as long as my constituents didn't pay for it. labour claim there is what they call a stench around the government, although one senior figure acknowledged it may not matter hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through or not, to be honest, i'm not bothered. it's up to the general public. they're individuals. i actually do think, i do think ordinary working people do expect the prime minister to be honest and decent, and open. labour added that what it called the long—delayed list of ministers' financial interests should be published immediately. chris mason, bbc news. 0ur political corresondent helen catt said it is not clear where the initial money for the redecoration of the downing street flat came from.

number ten say the prime minister paid for that renovation of the downing street flat, but the suggestion is that at some point in the process there may have been a jonah or a loan given to help with the cost along the way, and that is not clear at the moment —— there may have been a doner. that would be allowed if declared, but there are rules about declaring this. labour says that if this was the case, get it in the open. says that if this was the case, get it in the open-— it in the open. here is jonathan ashworth- _ it in the open. here is jonathan ashworth. there _ it in the open. here is jonathan ashworth. there is _ it in the open. here is jonathan ashworth. there is a _ it in the open. here is jonathan ashworth. there is a reason i it in the open. here is jonathan i ashworth. there is a reason we it in the open. here is jonathan i ashworth. there is a reason we have rules_ ashworth. there is a reason we have rules about — ashworth. there is a reason we have rules about donations and loans to government ministers, why they had to be _ government ministers, why they had to be declared, because ministers had to— to be declared, because ministers had to be — to be declared, because ministers had to be above reproach. we do not know _ had to be above reproach. we do not know the _ had to be above reproach. we do not know the situation here, so boris johnson — know the situation here, so boris johnson has to offer a full and frank— johnson has to offer a full and frank explanation, he has to be transparent, if he has nothing to hide, _ transparent, if he has nothing to hide, he — transparent, if he has nothing to hide, he has nothing to fear, but so

far his _ hide, he has nothing to fear, but so far his behaviour suggest something fishy is— far his behaviour suggest something fishy is going on and that is not good _ fishy is going on and that is not good enough. the fishy is going on and that is not good enough-— fishy is going on and that is not good enough. the line from the government _ good enough. the line from the government this _ good enough. the line from the government this morning i good enough. the line from the government this morning very i good enough. the line from the i government this morning very much that this story is just the westminster bubble, as it is known, cares about, nobody outside westminster really cares. that is alive ministers _ westminster really cares. that is alive ministers have _ westminster really cares. that is alive ministers have been - westminster really cares. that is l alive ministers have been pushing, is therese coffey. mr; alive ministers have been pushing, is therese coffey.— is therese coffey. my only information _ is therese coffey. my only information is _ is therese coffey. my only information is that - is therese coffey. my only information is that the i is therese coffey. my only i information is that the prime minisler— information is that the prime minister has paid for this, he has made _ minister has paid for this, he has made that— minister has paid for this, he has made that very clear in his own words — made that very clear in his own words it— made that very clear in his own words it is— made that very clear in his own words. it is a case of that there is perhaps— words. it is a case of that there is perhaps a — words. it is a case of that there is perhaps a lot of discussion that really— perhaps a lot of discussion that really interests people in westminster and the media about aspects _ westminster and the media about aspects of redecoration, whether wallpaper, armchairs or whatever, but i _ wallpaper, armchairs or whatever, but i think— wallpaper, armchairs or whatever, but i think the majority of people in this— but i think the majority of people in this country are very keen but we are doing _ in this country are very keen but we are doing to— in this country are very keen but we are doing to protect livelihoods. is this a are doing to protect livelihoods. this a row are doing to protect livelihoods. is this a row about soft furnishings? no, it is about making sure the right is left in between those in power and others around, this is at the height of the row. downing

street says if there was a donation or a loan, it would be declared in the ministerial register of interests, but one of those has not been published for a while so that is why it keeps rumbling on, because while there are no answers to these questions, the questions keep coming. questions, the questions keep cominu. , , questions, the questions keep cominu. ~ , ., ., coming. ministers say you do not care, coming. ministers say you do not care. you — coming. ministers say you do not care. you cared _ coming. ministers say you do not care, you cared enough - coming. ministers say you do not care, you cared enough to - coming. ministers say you do not| care, you cared enough to e-mail care, you cared enough to e—mail today. neilsays care, you cared enough to e—mail today. neil says of course we want transparency in government but even more we want a country not —— a prime minister notjust to get the country back on its feet but booming, and boris is our chance to do that. june in 0xfordshire says, my concern is not that he had his flat decorated know that he spent £30,000 of taxpayers money on it, my concern is the avoidance of the question, did you declare or accept a loan or payment for the redecoration? every question he has answered with a reminder of how many

vaccinations have been administered, i am interested, so do not tell me i am not. papa g says there are many more serious matters about he paid the bills or decorator or whether the bills or decorator or whether the prime minister spoke out of turn about and budgets. what is most important? sort out the flat or covid? mark says people are capable of understanding more than one thing at a time stop i think they are more concerned about this, not bothered about this?! they do not understand us and that is patronising. david howarth is a professor of law and public policy at cambridge and former liberal democrat mp. he also served as electoral commissioner between 2010 and 2018. hello to you, professor howarth. is this about redecoration or integrity? it this about redecoration or integrity?— this about redecoration or inteuri ? , , integrity? it is about integrity. politicians, _ integrity? it is about integrity. politicians, this _ integrity? it is about integrity. politicians, this includes i politicians, this includes individual politicians, not even

members of political parties, when they receive money as a donation or a loan, if it is over a certain amount they should declare it so that we know where the money is coming from, which interests are supporting them, who they might be beholden to. it is about declaring those payments and declaring in time, basically you have a month to sort this out, as far as i can tell it is way beyond seven months since these donations all loans were made. what is the sanction if you miss the deadline? it what is the sanction if you miss the deadline? , ., , what is the sanction if you miss the deadline?_ how - what is the sanction if you miss the deadline?_ how much? l what is the sanction if you miss the deadline?_ how much? deadline? it is a sign. how much? a coule of deadline? it is a sign. how much? a couple of hundred _ deadline? it is a sign. how much? a couple of hundred pounds _ deadline? it is a sign. how much? a couple of hundred pounds for - deadline? it is a sign. how much? a couple of hundred pounds for a i deadline? it is a sign. how much? al couple of hundred pounds for a minor offence, the maximum is around £20,000 -- eight offence, the maximum is around £20,000 —— eight is a fine. if the amount of the loan is unravelled all the donation is foresighted to the

electoral commission. it could cost the prime minister £58,000. ministers are saying the public do not care about this, we are a week out from local elections, scottish elections, elections in wales, a by—election in hartlepool. some people say i do not care, i am more concerned about other issues, but people who work in public service are saying that they work for the local council or district councillors and has to stick by rules and make sure the is are dotted and the ts are crossed, so it is important to that the prime minister follows the rules. what you think? ~ , ., ,

think? the prime minister holds the hithest think? the prime minister holds the highest office _ think? the prime minister holds the highest office in _ think? the prime minister holds the highest office in the _ think? the prime minister holds the highest office in the land _ think? the prime minister holds the highest office in the land and - highest office in the land and should be leading on this, sticking to the highest possible standards. if people at the top of the system do not obey the rules, people say, why should i? people are talking about lockdown and the virus, a lot of the control of the fibres depends on people sticking to the rules. there are not enough police officers in the country to make sure we all stick to the rules, we have to take it upon ourselves. if the prime minister gives to an example —— kids and example but he does not care, it throws into doubt the ability of the government to rule by law. —— if the prime minister gives an example but he does not care. he prime minister gives an example but he does not care.— he does not care. he might say that he does not care. he might say that he cares, he does not care. he might say that he cares. that _ he does not care. he might say that he cares, that he _ he does not care. he might say that he cares, that he was _ he does not care. he might say that he cares, that he was busy - he does not care. he might say that he cares, that he was busy not i he does not care. he might say that he cares, that he was busy not only| he cares, that he was busy not only recovering from covid but trying to ameliorate the crisis. fits recovering from covid but trying to ameliorate the crisis.— ameliorate the crisis. as part of the system. _ ameliorate the crisis. as part of the system. if _ ameliorate the crisis. as part of

the system, if you _ ameliorate the crisis. as part of the system, if you have - ameliorate the crisis. as part of the system, if you have that i ameliorate the crisis. as part of| the system, if you have that sort ameliorate the crisis. as part of i the system, if you have that sort of dissent you can put that forward, there are examples in the past when people have been let off, basically because they had good excuses, but thatis because they had good excuses, but that is not the same as not caring, trying to set up schemes for avoiding detection, that is quite different. ., ~ avoiding detection, that is quite different. ., ,, , ., avoiding detection, that is quite different. ., ~' ., avoiding detection, that is quite different. ., ., ., ~ ., different. thank you for talking to us, professor _ different. thank you for talking to us, professor david _ different. thank you for talking to us, professor david nutt - different. thank you for talking to | us, professor david nutt howarth, professor of law at cambridge. the total number of deaths registered in england and wales is below the five—year average for the sixth consecutive week. just over 10,000 deaths were registered in the week to april the 16th, about 1% below the average for the corresponding period between 2015 and 2019, so the total number of

deaths registered in england and wales was below the five year average for the sixth consecutive week, according to the ons. sussex police have arrested an 18—year—old man after reports yesterday of shots being fired at crawley college, in west sussex. a firearm and a knife were seized and students and staff had to be evacuated. a large number of police were involved in the operation, and two college staff members were treated for minor injuries, although police stressed these were not gunshot wounds. this morning, people in england aged 42 or over can now book theirjab online in the latest phase of the vaccination rollout. nearly 3a million people, more than half of all uk adults, have now received a first dose, and over 12 million have had a second. the united states will share up to 60 million doses of its astrazeneca vaccine with other countries. the white house said they'll be exported the vaccine in the coming months, once a safety review is complete. the country has been under pressure

to share its astrazeneca stockpile, as it's not yet been approved for use there. meanwhile, the european union has launched legal action against the vaccine manufacturer astrazeneca for not delivering the number of doses it said it would. astrazeneca says it will strongly defend itself in court. courtney bembridge reports. while a long—running dispute over supply of the astrazeneca vaccine plays out in brussels, here in barcelona, 1000 doses are being given to people aged over 60. more than 1a million doses have been given in spain. its aim is to offer 70% of adults 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 a slow start, several vaccination centres like this one are popping

up across the country. translation: it has not been done very well. i 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 — cinemas, theatres and museums have reopened, along with outdoor restaurants and bars. translation: it is a beautiful feeling. | we were about to forget what it feels like to hold a glass of wine. it is very enjoyable to be able to sit down and enjoy milan, finally. some good news for portugal, too — for the second time since the pandemic began, its recorded no coronavirus left reported in a 24—hour period. courtney bembridge, bbc news. —— no coronavirus deaths. in london, the family of a 20—year—old who died afterjumping into the river thames to rescue a woman, say he should be

honoured for his bravery. folajimi olubunmi—adewole — known as "jimi" to his friends — went into the water after spotting a woman fall from london bridge. sonja jessup reports. flowers for the young man who has become known asjimi the hero. folajimi olubunmi—adewole died trying to save a stranger from the thames. she was rescued, along with another man, who alsojumped in. his parents, clearly deeply distressed, said they wanted to talk about how proud they were of their son. my son is a hero, and he is a very kind boy. he's my friend. even from at home, he always come to me and we are really friends. this is my son's clothes. i can't sleep since friday... ..i use these clothes to cover myself. i'm smelling forjimi's body on these clothes. jimi's friend bernard was with him, and saw what happened.

i could hearjimi screaming my name. it was just pitch black, everywhere. and i was just trying to see if i could see him. he just kept screaming my name. all i could hear was my name, it was just echoing. atjimi's old school on monday, pupils and teachers gathered to clap for two minutes, in celebration of his life and his sacrifice. he had a joyful way of looking at life. he was quite instinctive in his actions and ways, and everybody that i have spoken to were not remotely surprised by what he had done at all. they said that was absolutely typical of his type of character, that he would see somebody in need and want to help them. london fire brigade's boats were among those who tried to help. they praised jimi's bravery

and urged londoners to stay safe. people underestimate the risks in and around the river thames, the fact that it is a tidal body of water, some extremely strong currents and obviously, it's tidal as well, so you can be quickly washed away. a fundraising page forjimi's funeral, and to support his family, has raised more than £70,000. i want my son to be honoured and appreciated for what he has done. to rescue someone inside the river, my son died there. i want my son to be officially honoured. the headlines on bbc news... the first shipment of uk medical aid to rights in india as the country struggles with the covid crisis.

british prime minister borisjohnson faces more questions about how the refurbishment of his flat was paid for. the uk coronavirus acting booking system open to people age lto booking system open to people age a0 and over in england. new data suggests a growing link between coronavirus restrictions on the language development of young children. calls for better miscarriage support as research suggests black women face a significantly higher risk of losing a baby than white women. children starting school are more likely to be behind in speaking and understanding words, as a result of the pandemic. that's according to new data seen exclusively by the bbc. the figures show that up to 25% more 4 and 5—year—olds in england need help with their language skills, compared to 2019. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. it's been a strange year for young children. less contact with grandparents,

no play dates or family parties, fewer chances to learn new words or practise using them. i was worried about him making friends. if something was troubling him, that he would be sat in the corner upset and to not being able to like, ask for help or... ..say what was wrong with him. right from reception class, language skills matter, allowing children to speak, listen and understand. the bbc has seen information based on 50,000 children, assessments in reception class last autumn. it reveals a marked increase in children needing help, and researchers have found similar worries in schools across england. there is huge concern expressed by schools about young children's speech and language following the impact of the pandemic. we can see that in the survey results, but also anecdotally, right across our networks.

this is a really strong theme coming across from schools and parents. you need words to play, to make friends at school, to have conversations and to learn. and the worry is that during the pandemic even more children may have fallen further behind in learning the language skills they need. good? good sitting. and our voices... so could this be part of the answer? this teaching assistant has been trained to work closely with small groups. we've been learning about seed sowing. we talked about different parts of the plants. growing seeds. learning and using new words, listening and repeating. we use different scenarios, different words, new words that we introduce in different narratives and activities

during the sessions, and then we also use what words we've learned in the classroom environment. it's starting to uncurl. in research, children made up to three months' progress, gaining confidence, understanding more. 7000 primary schools have had the training. it's been scaled up with government funding. all the research shows that if a child does have issues with language at that age, then by adulthood, they're four times more likely to struggle with reading, three times more likely to have mental health issues, twice as likely to be unemployed and have social mobility issues. so getting this right at such an early age is literally the key to children's future. harry, what is happening with the shoot? he's become a little chatterbox. he's always asking questions. she does come out with words that he learned from school, then she'll teach me at home as well.

she'll kind of teach me things they've been doing, which is nice. help at this stage can make a difference right through school. but even younger children have missed out too. not all have seen a health visitor face—to—face. the scale of the pandemic word gap not yet measured. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, walsall. forces of the armed ethnic group, the karen national union, claim to have captured an outpost belonging to the burmese army close to the thailand border with myanmar. witnesses in thailand said heavy fighting had erupted before sunrise. karen national union forces had repoertedly burnt down the army outpost. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head has the latest from bangkok. there is no denying what happened because it was very visible from the thai side. that post was very isolated, it was cut off from the the rest of the myanmar army and the soldiers

there had begun to depend on thai soldiers to leave them food, they did not have enough food, so they were very vulnerable. the karen national union moved in in the very early hours of this morning, around five o'clock. people on the thai side heard all the gunfire and some loud explosions. it suggests there was quite a bit of fighting. then they saw the various huts that had been put there by the burmese to accommodate their soldiers being set on fire. the thai side has confirmed that is what has happened. it looks like the knu has taken the post. but what is important is it reminds us there has been continued fighting in karen state over the past month. often the myanmar military, who are defending what the karen national unionists say are encroachments, they believe the army has expanded its footprint under the cover of a nine—year—old ceasefire and is trying to hold onto that and the myanmar military has been using air power, including ground attack aircraft. it has been bombing villages from the air and has been using artillery as well, with thousands of people displaced. so this is an ongoing conflict and it is linked in to the larger conflict in myanmar

because the karen national union has been the stronger supporter among the ethnic armies of the civilian opposition. it is sheltering we think maybe 2000 people who fled from the cities, so when the myanmar military goes after them they have that in mind as well. the us justice the usjustice department has ordered an investigation into the lewisville police department in kentucky following a shooting 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 widespread protests last year. the us attorney general said the investigation into the louisville police will look at whether the police behaved unconstitutionally. here is the moment he made the announcement. today the justice department is

opening a civil investigation into the louisville jefferson opening a civil investigation into the louisvillejefferson county metropolitan government and the louisville metro police department to determine whether the lm pd engages in a violation and practice against the constitution and federal law. the investigation will assess whether lm pd engages in a pattern or practice of unreasonable force, including with respect to people involved in peaceful, expressive activities. among those countries struggling to immunise their populations is slovakia, which became the second eu member to order supplies of russia s sputnik v vaccine. however, the country s drugs regulator has refused to certify the jab, saying it doesn t have enough documentation. so for the last two months it s been sitting unused on the shelves. from bratislava, rob cameron has more. slovakia's vaccination effort is

proceeding slowly but surely, played by the same supply problems as the rest of europe. which is why the then prime minister, seen here on then prime minister, seen here on the left, took matters into his own hands. earlierthis the left, took matters into his own hands. earlier this year, the left, took matters into his own hands. earlierthis year, he secretly ordered 2 million doses of the sputnik five vaccine from russia without waiting for approval from the european medicines agency. the political fallout later cost him his job. political fallout later cost him his 'ob. �* ,, �* political fallout later cost him his 'ob. �* ,, ~ ., job. translation: some say that olitics is job. translation: some say that politics is more _ job. translation: some say that politics is more important - job. translation: some say that politics is more important than i politics is more important than people's lives. for me it is the other way round and if we want to solve the problem of coronavirus we have to separate these two things, geopolitics and protecting the lives and health of the people. for geopolitics and protecting the lives and health of the people.— and health of the people. for now slovakia's process _ and health of the people. for now slovakia's process of _ and health of the people. for now slovakia's process of certifying i slovakia's process of certifying sputnik is snarled up in bureaucracy. the president believes some local officials are deliberately dragging their feet, others say the fault is on russia's site. ., , ., ., , site. for the benefit of doubt, let say sputnik _

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starting to vaccinate people. slovakia is not the only eu country interested in sputnik. several others are already in talks with moscow. but after weeks of political turmoil here some will be looking at slovakia's experiment with sputnik not as an example, but as a warning. the snp and the scottish greens are among those calling for another referendum in scotland. other conservative, labour and the lib dems oppose one. but what are most people talking about? we sent our political correspondent nick eardley to glasgow to find out. here in glasgow, there are some pretty imposing reminders of its past as the second city of the british empire. these days, though, the economy looks a bit different. in normal times, a bigger focus on gigs and events, less on shipyards.

senses of identity have changed, too. in the last referendum, glasgow backed independence and, ahead of the election next week, people are talking about scotland's future again. for me, personally, scottish independence is the main thing in this election. it's a chance for...obviously for scotland to get a say again, it's a chance for a new fresh start, which everybody wants after covid. independence should not be the most important issue at this election. it should be kind of building back better with a green recovery. scotland's control of big pandemic decisions is playing a role in the debate. nicola sturgeon and her party ran a country through a global—wide pandemic. why can't she run everything else — the furlough scheme and the vaccines and stuff like that? we could have made that decision, too, if we were independent. the pandemic has exacerbated all inequalities and that's education underneath the snp government so, yeah, the snp haven't been fantastic but because independence is still on the cards, it's essentially a free pass for them for this election.

some argue a referendum would be a distraction. by saying that we can't focus on two things it's kind of insulting our own intelligence and the people's intelligence, the fact that we're a smart nation — i'm sure we can multitask. can borisjohnson just keep saying no if the scottish people are voting for pro—independence parties? no, i don't think so. if there's a pro—independence majority in holyrood, they'll have a mandate to have a second referendum. and it would detract completely from our — undermine our democracy. that's not the view in downing street, though. the uk government has made it pretty clear it'll say no to another referendum, even if there's a pro—independence majority — which raises the possibility of a pretty tense stand—off over the next few years in which independence continues to be a key issue. as the parties line up their arguments, businesses wonder what it all means for them. shearers candles has been busier than ever in the last few months.

the boss here thinks the economy should be the focus, not independence. it's certainly a distraction, and i think it's a distraction for the politicians. and he wants the scottish and uk governments to work together. it would mean they're not wasting time arguing with each other. we might get a little bit there a little bit quicker and a little bit better and a little bit faster. is it likely? is it possible? i...have my doubts. independence isn't the only thing for voters here to weigh up — there's a lot at stake in these elections — but the debate over scotland's future is hard to avoid. nick eardley, bbc news, glasgow. you can get more information about the all candidates and policies of the parties running in the upcoming scottish elections over on the bbc news website. let me bring you what reuters is

reporting and it is coming from the world health organization, regarding the crisis in india. they say they are working to deliver 4000 oxygen concentrators to india for the cove in 19 patients there. they also say that three variants of covid—19 present in india may have contributed to the spread, but other factors include the recent large gatherings, according to the who. they also say that part of the problem in india has been that many people are rushing to hospital when home—based care can be managed. that reported by reuters, regarding the who and the crisis in india. research in the uk suggests black women face a significantly higher risk of having a miscarriage than white women. analysis by the leading medical journal the lancet on 4.6 million pregnancies in seven countries suggests that being black increases the risk of having a miscarriage by 43%. the report also calls for women in the uk to be given support after their first pregnancy loss.

at the moment, specialist clinics are usually only offered to women after experiencing three consecutive losses. i've been speaking to nana—adwoa mbeutcha who experienced a miscarriage at 18 weeks in september 2018. and also to leanne ainsworth, who has had two miscarriages. i started by asking nana about what happened when she went for a routine scan. they just couldn't find the heartbeat. as it was 18 weeks, they tried to say, "maybe it is a bit difficult to find at 18 weeks, would you like to come back next week?" and i said "no, certainly not, we need to find this heartbeat now." in the end, they sent me for a scan at the hospital later that day and confirmed that the baby had died. and how did you react to that news? i was heartbroken, it was not on my radar, i was not ill.

they kept saying, "did you not feel unwell, any bleeding, anything, tummy ache, headaches?" absolutely nothing, i had no idea i had been walking around with a dead baby inside me. and some people may not know that when you are at 18 weeks, you actually have to give birth, you have to go through labour? yeah. that had not occurred to me at all. people do not talk about miscarriages much, so i really had no experience of what happens when somebody has a miscarriage, and when they told me i had to go through labour, as naive as it sounds, i was so shocked. i just thought somehow the baby just kind of seeps back into my skin, i don't know, it sounds ridiculous but almost the thought of having to go through labour was worse than knowing my baby had died. with my previous pregnancies, labour is painful and horrible

but you have a living baby at the end. this time i knew it would be painful and horrible and i would be presented with my baby that had died. how were you treated by hospital staff? by and large, the support i got whilst i was there going through the labour and everything was fantastic, i do have to say that. they were really caring, and the way they treated my baby with such respect blew me away. i didn't know what to expect but i know that at the time when my baby died, some people still have terminations at that stage, so i didn't expect there to be such care for my young baby, and there was, and they dressed her and took photos of her and did hand and footprints, and it made the experience so much more bearable. and how do you react to the news

today that miscarriage rates among black women are 40% higher than among white women? it is so sad, i have heard the rates are higherfor those with underlying health conditions, i can understand that, higherfor those over 40, we can understand that for medical reasons. but higher for those who are black? why? why that figure? that is the question and lots more research needs to be done now the lancet has published this figure. i will bring in leanne, if i may, you experienced two miscarriages. how do you feel you were treated? i didn't really get any support and i did not feel i was cared for particularly well after both miscarriages, especially the first. it was not until i was referred

to the recurrent miscarriage clinic and to tommy's that i felt taken care of. can you tell me about the experiences when you felt you were not taken seriously? the first miscarriage, being first—time pregnant, it was really, really difficult, and when we were told there was no heartbeat my partner and i were ushered into a side room where pregnant women were waiting for their normal routine antenatal appointment, we had to make a decision on how to handle the loss of the baby immediately, which is difficult to take on. we were given leaflets to take home, no bereavement support or mental health support from that miscarriage and even the second one, the care was very similar. what do you think needs to change?

i think every parent, no matter what stage you lose a baby, you need support, you need to follow—up on the traumatic experience. i think evenjust being listened to, guided into different places, so tommy's were a great resource for me and my husband, those places where you can get extra support, but just to be taken seriously after even the first miscarriage and not having to wait for three losses to be taken seriously. thank you both, we really appreciate your time, an e—mail, i had a miscarriage in 2018, the amount of support i received, both physically and mentally, it was terrible. being put in a nurse was �*s office full of baby pictures and birth graphics because there was nowhere to put me and be asked by an a&e nurse whyjai had decided to get rid of it because she did not understand what

medically managed miscarriage meant. having the remains of my pregnancy removed on a ward full of pregnant women withjust a removed on a ward full of pregnant women with just a curtain around me. the tommy's charity was very helpful. if you think streaming is now the only way to listen to music then think again. hot on the heels of the vinyl revival is the cassette comeback. cassette tape sales are actually estimated to have doubled last year compared to 2019. ian haslam's been looking into the retro format�*s unlikely resurrection. music: pass the dutchie by musical youth. forget 21st—century streaming. in this part of central manchester it's all about cassette tapes — if you can find something to play it on, that is. # pass the dutchie 'pon the left hand side. basically, we started as a record label and, as a record label starting out, we didn't have a lot of money, so we found the best physical format was cassette tape and that kind of mutated and turned into a shop. i think people also like the idea that streaming isn't giving enough money to artists, so by having smaller artists having cassette releases they get a bit more money.

i decided to seek out some old tapes at my parents' house, with mixed results. this is the jam, can't go wrong with that, still good, stand by that one. this was the first album i ever got — rick astley, 1987. how much would you buy that for? damaged box. er, damaged, i'll give you a couple of quid. if it was better i'd give you more. sentimental value — i probably won't part with it. then it went on to the london boys in 1989. but should you wish to revisit questionable old musical choices, they've got the equipment to hear it... i feel like when you own a cassette and you can listen to it many times, you really appreciate what's in the cassette and the music. i feel like that now, having rediscovered my london boys cassette! the tape revival�*s certainly a curiosity. i think it's quite good. i like all the record - shops and cassette tapes, i think it's really interesting. do you remember cassettes? yeah. yes, yeah. i had the spice girls on cassette. did you? s club 7. it's kind of like records, i guess. it's, like, nostalgic, as well, isn't it? some, like me, used tapes for low—level chart recording piracy in the �*80s.

the first new entry on this week's chart is at number two — - rick astley, when i fall in love. what's number one? and for the fifth week... sound cuts out. oh... ..new entry at... number39. see? things like that could happen — you could make mistakes taping over things. not forgetting this. well, we've all had this nightmare, haven't we? we spend hours trying to get it in, then it go in too baggy. but it's not putting off big bands from releasing cassettes. soon as the cassette revival, big record labels as well, like universal records, have starting to release in tape again and this is from a big record label — it's a manchester band called blossoms, from stockport, and they've sent the copies. all of which has given me confidence to play that london boys cassette one last time. # you're the love of my life. # my life, my life. # i won't let you go now.

this happened on british television last night. this happened on british television last niuht. , ., ,., this happened on british television last niuht. , ., i. ., ., last night. johnson, you have no asses, last night. johnson, you have no passes. you _ last night. johnson, you have no passes, you have _ last night. johnson, you have no passes, you have a _ last night. johnson, you have no passes, you have a total - last night. johnson, you have no passes, you have a total of i last night. johnson, you have no passes, you have a total of 28 i passes, you have a total of 28 points. passes, you have a total of 28 oints. ., ~' ,, this is 24—year—old jonathan gibson, and he's become the youngest—ever person to win mastermind since the show started in 1972. it is an iconic british quiz show, highbrow obviously. it started back in 1972. jonathan is from glasgow and he won by four points in the final, scoring a perfect 11 out of 11 in his special subject. the comedy song writing duo flanders and swann. his other specialist subjects throughout the competition included agatha christie's poirot and william pitt the younger. before we go, just want to show you some incredible pictures of the first supermoon of 2021. a supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon's orbit is closest to earth,

making it appear larger than life. this is how it appeared in istanbul on monday evening at dusk. these pictures show how it looked in venezuela. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos hello. we've got some subtle changes to the weather for the next few days after what has been an exceptionally dry month. we have a weak area of low pressure which threatens to bring some rain around — not widespread, heavy rain, but still a little bit of rain is better than nothing at all. so it's going to be a rather cloudy day today for much of the country, with some showery bursts of rain. you can see this weak area of low pressure slowly migrating southwards across the uk through the day, and this weather front is what will be enhancing the shower activity. it looks like as we pick up an easterly breeze across eastern scotland, north—east england through the afternoon, we will see more persistent rain here, whereas further west, northern ireland, north—west england and wales, it'll be sunny spells and showers, and some of them could turn out to be quite heavy. but, again, southern parts

of england will stay dry, in the best of the sunshine, it'll feel quite mild after the chilly start. 15,16 degrees, ten to 13 further north. now, through tonight, that area of low pressure sinks southwards, most of the cloud and patchy rain pushes into england and wales, particularly towards the west. further north, colder air will be moving in with clearer skies, just one or two showers here. we'll see temperatures reaching freezing across some of the scottish glens, but less cloud across the south because we will have more cloud around. so for wednesday, then, our area of low pressure sits towards central and southern parts of the uk, with the weather front affecting southern south—western areas. colder air, though, begins to move into northern areas. that will feed in a few showers into northern scotland, these will be wintry over the higher ground. but a brighter day for scotland and northern ireland, with some sunshine. england and wales will see the lion's share of the cloud and the showery bursts of rain, which could be quite heavy across parts of wales into south—west england. but again, some sunshine across the south—east, staying dry here again for many through wednesday.

and a cooler across—the—board eight to around 12 or 13 degrees in the south. now, as we move beyond wednesday our area of low pressure pulls away to the near continent. that allows a run of cold arctic north—north—easterly winds to push back down across the country, so the cold never really letting up. as we head on into friday, we see the green colours are with us as well, but the winds will tend to be light. so a mixture of hit and miss showers for thursday and friday, quite a bit of sunshine around but it will be chilly around more eastern coastal areas with an onshore north—easterly breeze, whereas further west, again, a few showers around, some sunny spells, but a bit more shelter here with lighter winds, so you can see temperatures closer to the seasonal average.

this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. pressure builds on the prime minister after it's claimed he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. he strongly denies the allegation. it's as borisjohnson faces more questions over how the refurbishment of his flat was paid for. borisjohnson has to offer a full and frank explanation. he has to be transparent. if he's got nothing to hide he has nothing to fear. the only information i have - is that the prime minister has paid for this and he's i made that very clear. the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india as the country continues to struggle with a massive covid crisis.

the uk national health service coronavirus vaccine booking system opens to people aged 42 and over in england. new data suggests there is a growing link between coronavirus restrictions and the language development of young children. calls for better miscarriage support as research suggests black women face a significantly higher risk of losing a baby than white women. you have now a total of 28 points. thank you. a 24—year—old student from scotland becomes the youngest—ever winner of mastermind since the show started in 1972.

borisjohnson will chair a cabinet meeting later as he attempts to shift the focus from a series of claims and questions over his conduct. among them is an accusation he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than approve a third lockdown. mrjohnson and no 10 deny he said that , the prime minister described multiple reports as "total rubbish". borisjohnson is also facing mounting pressure over the redecoration of his downing street flat. downing street refused to say whether mrjohnson received a loan from the conservative party to pay for renovations, but said any "gifts or benefits" would be declared in the ministerial transparency registers. the latest claims come after a bitter row between the prime minister and his former adviser, dominic cummings — who is accused of being the so—called "chatty rat" who tipped off the press about the autumn lockdown — something he denies. mrjohnson is expected to use the cabinet meeting to focus on "jabs and jobs" rather than ongoing claims — as our political correspondent chris mason reports.

boris johnson's private conversations. sources familiar with some of those conversations have told the bbc he suggested last autumn he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. mrjohnson has strongly denied saying this. the renovation of this flat in downing street, once home to theresa may, now to mrjohnson, his fiancee and young son. but precisely who was involved in paying for it? and the identity of the so—called chatty rat who leaked details about a proposed new lockdown in england six months ago. just nine days out before millions of people across britain go to the polls in devolved, local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, the government's arguments are squeezed out by a slew of awkward questions, and only some answers. expect the prime minister

to emphasise the importance of his mps focusing on people's everyday concerns, such as the vaccine's roll—out and reviving the economy, rather than the noise at westminster. i think the refurbishment of the flat is the least important issue that's being covered, because at the end of the day it didn't cost the taxpayer a penny. either the prime minister has paid for it, or tory party donors paid for it. i don't really care who paid for it as long as my constituents didn't pay for it. labour claim there is what they call a stench around the government, although one senior figure acknowledged it may not matter hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through or not, to be honest, i'm not bothered. it's up to the general public. they're individuals. i actually do think, i do think ordinary working people do expect the prime minister to be honest and decent, and open. labour added that what it called the long—delayed list of ministers' financial interests should be published immediately. chris mason, bbc news.

we can speak to our political correspondentjonathan blake. bring correspondent jonathan blake. us bring correspondentjonathan blake. us the latest round has bring us the latest round—up. there has been talk of some weeks snow of the prime minister and his fiancee refurbishing the flat above number 11 downing st where they live. last 11 downing st where they live. last week the government confirmed the first time the prime minister had met the costs of that refurbishment personally but there are claims and reports that alone has been given and subsequently paid back. and that is the issue at hand here because if there was it would need to have been declared, not necessarily anything wrong with alone coming the prime ministers way are alone coming to the conservative party he then used to refurbish the flat but if that was the case it needs to have been

declared as per the rules set down and labourare declared as per the rules set down and labour are seeing there in lies the problem because this is a question of honesty and transparency as the shadow health secretary jonathan ashworth was explaining this morning. there is a reason why we have rules around donations and loans to government ministers, why they have to be declared, because ministers have to be beyond, they have to be above reproach. and we don't know the situation here. so again, borisjohnson has to offer a full and frank explanation. he has to be transparent. if he's got nothing to hide, he has nothing to fear. but so far his behaviour suggests something fishy is going on. that's not good enough. so farany so far any conservative politician asked about this in the media has dismissed it as a westminster bubble story and cabinet ministers at the weekend described it as tittle tattle on that theme continued today although we are told the prime minister will address his top team,

the cabinet in downing street as those meetings are held at the moment with the focus on what he sees as the priorities ofjabs, jabs, jabs and jobsjobs sees as the priorities ofjabs, jabs, jabs and jobs jobs jobs therese coffey said that was the governments responsibility above anything else. the only information i have - is that the prime minister has paid for this and he's made that very clear, in his own words. - so it's a case of, there's a lot. of discussion perhaps that really interests people particularly. in the westminster and media about aspects of redecoration, i whether it's wallpaper or armchairs, whatever it is, but i think the vast majority of people in this - country are very keen - about what it is we are doing to protect livelihoods. let's ta ke let's take a quick look at the rules which relate to the landing.

political particles have two declare any donations above are seven and a half thousand pounds and politicians have to declare within a month if they receive any donations which might influence the work and above that and behind that is the rule that and behind that is the rule that politicians should be open and transparent about any money they receive and where it is coming from so they do not leave themselves open to accusations of undue influence. there is also an expectation on the government to publish a yearly list of ministers financial involvement and elastin that injuly 2020 so perhaps when that is published we will see some details on the prime ministers renovation of his flat but until that detail comes the question will remain. the first shipment of medical aid from the uk has arrived in india to help tackle its growing with its health system on the brink of collapse india's daily rise

coronavirus crisis. the number in coronavirus cases has remained above the 300,000 mark more than 600 pieces of equipment, including ventilators for a sixth straight day. and oxygen machines were offloaded from a flight in the early doctors fear a further peak in infections is still to come, hours of this morning. despite medical aid starting to arrive from across the world.the india has now recorded more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases first shipment of medical supplies from the uk has arrived , for a sixth consecutive day — as our correspondent with the indian foreign ministry calling it "international cooperation at work". more than 600 pieces of equipment, including ventilators and oxygen machines were off—loaded from a flight in the early hours of this morning. this report from our correspondent devina gupta. a haunting warning. as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nagpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. 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. this woman 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 is responding. and i don't think these are 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 have been waiting since 11 in the morning. _ they are 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, as its oxygen stock dwindled. families like this were told to organise oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost to a tout. for him, it's a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. translation: | got ten | 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 thel hospital right now. as he rushes to search for another oxygen refill, who will give us oxygen? my father is in thel hospital right now. who will give us oxygen? my father is in thel hospital right now. who will give us oxygen? my father is in thel hospital right now. as he rushes to search for another oxygen refill, throughout the day, countless others are running out of time who will give us oxygen? my father is in thel hospital right now. as he 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. dr devashish palkar is in his final year of training to be a psychiatrist but has been working as a frontline doctor treating coronavirus patients in a hospital in surat in the state of gujarat, and joins me now. we are recording more than 15,000 cases per day so the situation is not as bad as delhi but if this trend continues for a week or more we will also be running short of resources. the major resources we

are running short of is notjust oxygen but also trained manpower so the trained doctors and trained nurses are being forced to do continuous duty. in previous years we used to have a cup of up to one week but many of my colleagues are working nonstop for the last month in covid wards so that is something we need to look at. the in covid wards so that is something we need to look at.— we need to look at. the stories of eo - le we need to look at. the stories of people dying _ we need to look at. the stories of people dying because _ we need to look at. the stories of people dying because they - we need to look at. the stories of people dying because they cannot we need to look at. the stories of- people dying because they cannot get oxygen is so shocking. i know you have said you resources are not as bad as elsewhere but when it comes to having to take decisions on how you treat a patient, what are you facing and hearing about what is happening elsewhere and how difficult that is? the happening elsewhere and how difficult that is?— difficult that is? the stories cominu difficult that is? the stories coming from _ difficult that is? the stories coming from elsewhere i difficult that is? the stories coming from elsewhere in l difficult that is? the stories i coming from elsewhere in india difficult that is? the stories - coming from elsewhere in india are very shocking. they are short of oxygen and many patients have to suffer. fortunately this has not happened here so far but you never

know when we will run short of the resources. but as you rightly mentioned the international aid has started to come in and plasma is being sent across various places in india and we hope they will start delivering oxygen within one week so i think the next week will be very crucial for us.— crucial for us. the numbers are overwhelming _ crucial for us. the numbers are overwhelming but _ crucial for us. the numbers are overwhelming but also - crucial for us. the numbers are overwhelming but also the - crucial for us. the numbers are overwhelming but also the fact i crucial for us. the numbers are - overwhelming but also the fact that oxygen supplies are running out. does that indicate something different is happening this time around in terms of how people are responding to the virus? yes. around in terms of how people are responding to the virus?— responding to the virus? yes, you ri . htl responding to the virus? yes, you rightly said _ responding to the virus? yes, you rightly said it _ responding to the virus? yes, you rightly said it is _ responding to the virus? yes, you rightly said it is very _ responding to the virus? yes, you rightly said it is very high - responding to the virus? yes, you rightly said it is very high so - rightly said it is very high so young patients are being put on oxygen which is not the case in the hospitals. i've seen patients as young as 30 years of age put on ventilators and they are staying on regulators for a long period of time. forthe regulators for a long period of time. for the new infections,, the

existing patients stay in the hospitals for a longer period of time undertaking a longer period of time undertaking a longer period of time for recovery. that is why we are facing a shortage of resources and young people, it's very dramatic to see. ., ., _,, , and young people, it's very dramatic to see. ., ., , , ., to see. you are coping, 'ust at the limits, it sounds h to see. you are coping, 'ust at the limits, it sounds like. _ to see. you are coping, just at the limits, it sounds like. yes. - to see. you are coping, just at the limits, it sounds like. yes. as - to see. you are coping, just at the limits, it sounds like. yes. as you | limits, it sounds like. yes. as you look forward _ limits, it sounds like. yes. as you look forward into _ limits, it sounds like. yes. as you look forward into the _ limits, it sounds like. jazz as you look forward into the days and limits, it sounds like. 13:3 as you look forward into the days and weeks ahead and you feel about what you are facing there?— ahead and you feel about what you are facing there? many people i know are facing there? many people i know are facina a are facing there? many people i know are facing a lot _ are facing there? many people i know are facing a lot of _ are facing there? many people i know are facing a lot of fallout _ are facing there? many people i know are facing a lot of fallout in _ are facing a lot of fallout in intensive care units and they are seeing deaths on a daily basis. it is not very good for the care providers. that needs to be looked at as well and if this continues for at as well and if this continues for a long period of time also some of the doctors are getting infected and that needs to be looked at. we really wish _ that needs to be looked at. we really wish you all the very best.

take care and thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. new figures show the total number of deaths registered figures from the 0ns just in show the lowest number of covid in england and wales was below the five—year average deaths registered in a week since early october. for the sixth consecutive week. 402 deaths involving covid were registered in the week to 16th april. the bbc�*s head of statistics robert cuffe is here with the details. it seems we are lucky and in an increasingly good position. absolutely. when we think about going back to our peak back in january we were going back to our peak back in january we were seeing going back to our peak back in january we were seeing about 9000 deaths registered in a week so 402 in a week is down by more than 95% and i think we can show that to the audience. you can see in this chart is the total number of deaths registered in the uk and the red areas are the deaths where covid was

involved, on the death certificate. you can see that massive spike in january has really come down, that red area, down to the levels we saw in october. that's the kind of picture we are seeing again. a couple of hundred deaths in a week, way, way better than we saw in the peak are in previous times of the year. still not quite down as low as the best stage last year when we saw fewer than 100 deaths in a single week but these figures are better than january. week but these figures are better than january-— than january. excess deaths are lower than _ than january. excess deaths are lower than normal _ than january. excess deaths are lower than normal for _ than january. excess deaths are lower than normal for a - than january. excess deaths are i lower than normal for a prolonged period now. mike they are recently but there are some issues in recent weeks. you see on the very far right hand side there is a real depth about two weeks ago and that's the bank holiday, easter bank holiday is play havoc with death registrations. these are not the daily figures we

hear about, these are more comprehensive and rely on people registering a death, bringing it into a registry office and they closed the rugged bridie, bank holiday monday and those that are now starting to feed through into the figures till you see that big dip in the total number of deaths registered in the uk and that comes back up again. it also means the week on week changes in covid deaths hard to be dented because they are being moved around by people not registering deaths a few weeks ago and are being registered now. so at the moment they are not very impressive, compared to 420 the week before so not huge changes but the big figure, the change to january or february are the peak last spring, a world of difference. apple has announced its new update for the iphone and ipad.

the most striking new feature is its new app tracking transparency function — which means users will have to "opt in" if they want their online activity tracked by companies. jane ostler is head of media insights at kantar. insights at kantar — a branding and data analytics company. why would anyone beat used —— might choose to be tracked? we why would anyone beat used -- might choose to be tracked?— choose to be tracked? we find in our research about _ choose to be tracked? we find in our research about 5496 _ choose to be tracked? we find in our research about 5496 of _ choose to be tracked? we find in our research about 5496 of our _ choose to be tracked? we find in our| research about 5496 of our customers research about 54% of our customers say they do like apps tailored to them and presented to them but 56% say they are concerned about their privacy. i am sure some will opt in but others won't. and what it means for advertisers and media owners and publishers is they will simply have to find other ways and data sources to find other ways and data sources to use in an intelligent and privacy compliant way to make sure people can see advertising that is relevant for them. if can see advertising that is relevant for them. , ., can see advertising that is relevant for them. i. ., �* .,, for them. if you don't opt in bullets completely - for them. if you don't opt in bullets completely and - for them. if you don't opt in l bullets completely and those for them. if you don't opt in - bullets completely and those weird moments when it seems you have been

talking to somebody about something and suddenly an ad will pop up on your phone for something? the talkin: your phone for something? the talking about _ your phone for something? he: talking about something is your phone for something? iia: talking about something is a little bit of a rumour but it is true that if you start searching something you will no longer be re—targeted with advertising for that product or service so you won't necessarily be chased around the internet with an ad for something you bought about two weeks ago so retargeting will decline a lot, i would have thought. but the main thing for advertisers as they are going to have to think of other intelligent ways to get data so their own data that they collect about their own customers, first party data, mixed in and blended with other forms of all mission surveys for example and then there are ways you can target people just in groups, not by individual profile and also by context, by advertising, a bit like 20 years ago when he used to advertise in the

right place. if you are looking for a holiday you would advertise in the holiday supplement on a holiday tv programme and that are still available on the internet so there are ways around this for advertisers.— are ways around this for advertisers. how much of a difference _ advertisers. how much of a difference is _ advertisers. how much of a difference is the _ advertisers. how much of a difference is the online - advertisers. how much of a - difference is the online tracking and targeted advertising made to brands in terms of sales? it doesn't seem that long ago that advertisers were concerned about what would happen with people being online at the end of a real change from the traditional advertising that they could measure the results of? obviously one of the benefits of digital and online media as the fire hose of data it produces. i think what it means now is advertisers will have to look at using a cherry picker rather than a shovel to use the data in an intelligent way. i think the mix of online advertising and short—term sales —related advertising versus longer term brand holding advertising will always be

something advertisers have to wrestle with and most advertisers frankly do a bit of both. they do some general advertising on broad reach media but also some targeted advertising on people who they know are going to be interested in those particular offers are categories. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katharine. good morning. the england one day cricket captain eoin morgan says it's "hard to watch" the unfolding covid crisis in india as he and some of his international team mates compete in the indian premier league. morgan skippers kolkata knight riders. the competition continues despite soaring numbers of infections in the country. former england bowler monty panesar believes that's one aspect as it gets people staying indoors and something to look forward to watching for three or

four hours. i think it will be good to get controlled but the only reason it may stop as if there is an outbreak amongst the other teams and thatis outbreak amongst the other teams and that is probably the last thing we want to see. leicester have strengthened their hold on a top four spot in the premier league after a 2—1win over crystal palace. and surprise surprise, it was kelechi iheanacho who scored the winner for leicester ten minutes from time with this stunning effort — that's 14 goals in 14 games for the foxes front man. we've had to change it around with injuries we have had and he has come injuries we have had and he has come in and been successful, notjust with his goals but he is so happy to work hard for the team and then you see his quality, his quality is phenomenal. chelsea are in spain

to take on real madrid tonight in the first leg of their champions league semifinal. it's the first time in seven years that chelsea have been this far in the competition but last week they were facing calls from across football for them to be banned because of their involvement in the european super league. chelsea boss thomas tuchel naturally disagrees with that sort of punishment. we deserved to be in the semifinal, like real madrid deserve to be in the semifinal and we don't deserve because of political decisions or because of our logo. we deserve because we became a long way, of course we deserve to play the semifinal. if problems exist, on a sport political level, then it has to be solved on this level. bayern munich have announced that rb leipzig bossjulian nagelsmann will become their new head coach in the summer. the 33—year—old is one of europe's most highly rated young coaches, and willjoin on a five year deal. he led leipzig to the champions league semifinals last year. hansi flick has already said he intends to leave bayern at the end of the season. the quarterfinals of

the world snooker champioship are underway in sheffield. neil robertson is playing kyren wilson. robertson has only got past the first round once since winning the title back in 2010. he took the first frame with a century break today, before wilson struck back to level. anthony mcgill is playing stuart mcgill on the other table these are the live pictures. mcgill has won the first two frames. castleford tigers have appointed lee radford as their new coach. radford superleague rivals hull fc to successive challenge cup victories before he left the club two years ago.

that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. tributes have continued to pour in for a 20—year—old man who died afterjumping into the river thames to rescue a woman. folajimi oluboomi—adewole — known as "jimi" to his friends — went into the water after spotting a woman fall from london bridge. family and friends say his bravery deserves to be honoured. sonja jessup reports. flowers for the young man who has become known asjimi the hero. folajimi olubunmi—adewole died trying to save a stranger from the thames. she was rescued, along with another man, who alsojumped in. his parents, clearly deeply distressed, said they wanted to talk about how proud they were of their son. my son is a hero, and he is a very kind boy. he's my friend. even from at home, he always come to me and we are really friends. this is my son's clothes.

since friday... ..i use these clothes to cover myself. i'm smelling forjimi's body on these clothes. jimi's friend bernard was with him, and saw what happened. i could hearjimi screaming my name. it wasjust pitch black, everywhere. and i was just trying - to see if i could see him. he just kept screaming my name. i got on the cliff. all i could hear was my name, it was just echoing. _ atjimi's old school on monday, pupils and teachers gathered to clap for two minutes, in celebration of his life and his sacrifice. he had a joyful way of looking at life. he was quite instinctive in his actions and ways, and everybody that i have spoken

to were not remotely surprised by what he had done at all. they said that was absolutely typical of his type of character, that he would see somebody in need and want to help them. london fire brigade's boats were among those who tried to help. they praised jimi's bravery and urged londoners to stay safe. people underestimate the risks in and around the river thames, the fact that it is a tidal body of water, some extremely strong currents and obviously, it's tidal as well, so you can be quickly washed away. a fundraising page forjimi's funeral, and to support his family, has raised more than £70,000. i want my son to be honoured and appreciated for what he has done. to rescue someone inside the river, my son died there. i want my son to be officially honoured.

family and friends say that bravery deserves to be honoured. we will be live in the house of commons for questions. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. we've got some subtle changes to the weather for the next couple of days. a weak area of low pressure is going to bring some very much needed rain to parts of the country. not widespread, heavy rain, but in the form mainly of showers, and some of these showers could be on the heavy side. so here it is, this weak area of low pressure sinking southwards across the country. we could see more persistent rain affecting eastern scotland and north—east england here because of an onshore easterly breeze which will make it feel quite chilly. further west, though, it will be sunshine, showers, some of these could be quite heavy but, again, southern england

will tend to stay dry, with some good spells of sunshine, so after a chilly start, 15, 16 degrees likely here, closer to ten or 13 further north. but it will be cooler than that along north sea coasts. overnight, it's england and wales which will see most of the cloud and north—east england here because of an onshore easterly breeze which will make it feel quite chilly. further west, though, it will be sunshine, showers, some of these could be quite heavy but, again, southern england will tend to stay dry, with some good spells of sunshine, so after a chilly start, 15, 16 degrees likely here, closer to ten or 13 further north. but it will be cooler than that along north sea coasts. overnight, it's england and wales which will see most of the cloud and the showery bursts of rain. clearer skies for scotland and northern ireland, just a few showers here which will be wintry over the high ground. and it's going to be chillier in the north as well, a touch of frost across some of the scottish glens, whereas further south with more cloud round, it'll be less cold.

hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: pressure builds on the prime minister after it's claimed he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. he strongly denies the allegation. it comes as borisjohnson faces more questions over how the refurbishment of his flat in downing street was paid for. the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india as the country continues to struggle with a massive covid crisis. the nhs coronavirus vaccine booking system opens to people aged 42 and over in england. new data suggests there is a growing link between coronavirus restrictions and the language development of young children. a 24—year—old student from glasgow becomes the youngest—ever winner of mastermind since the show started in 1972.

this morning, people in england aged 42 or over can now book theirjab online in — in the latest phase of the vaccination rollout. nearly 34 million people — more than half of all uk adults — have now received a first dose, and over 12 million have had a second. the united states will share up to 60 million doses of its astrazeneca vaccine with other countries. the white house said they'll be exported the vaccine in the coming months — once a safety review is complete. the country has been under pressure to share its astrazeneca stockpile, as it's not yet been approved for use there. the appeal begins today in the case of maya forstater, who lost herjob after saying that biological sex is real and unchangeable, in twitter discussions about women's rights. ms forstater worked as a tax expert at the think tank center for global development.

she claimed she'd been discriminated against on the grounds of belief when her contract wasn't renewed, but an employment tribunal ruled against her in 2019. the appeal hearing is expected to last two days. people in scotland can vote in the scottish parliament election next week — and the issue of independence is high on the agenda. the snp and the scottish greens are among those calling for another referendum, while the conservatives, labour and the lib dems oppose one. but what are most people talking about? we sent our political correspondent nick eardley to glasgow to find out. here in glasgow, there are some pretty imposing reminders of its past as the second city of the british empire. these days, though, the economy looks a bit different. in normal times, a bigger focus on gigs and events, less on shipyards. senses of identity have changed, too. in the last referendum, glasgow backed independence and, ahead of the election next week, people are talking about scotland's future again. for me, personally, scottish independence is the main thing in this election.

it's a chance for...obviously for scotland to get a say again, it's a chance for a new fresh start, which everybody wants after covid. independence should not be the most important issue at this election. it should be kind of building back better with a green recovery. scotland's control of big pandemic decisions is playing a role in the debate. nicola sturgeon and her party ran a country through a global—wide pandemic. why can't she run everything else — the furlough scheme and the vaccines and stuff like that? we could have made that decision, too, if we were independent. - the pandemic has exacerbated all inequalities and that's education underneath the snp government so, yeah, the snp haven't been fantastic but because independence is still on the cards, it's essentially a free pass for them for this election. some argue a referendum would be a distraction. by saying that we can't focus on two things it's kind of insulting our own intelligence and the people's intelligence, the fact that we're a smart nation — i'm sure we can multitask. can borisjohnson just keep saying

no if the scottish people are voting for pro—independence parties? no, i don't think so. if there's a pro—independence majority in holyrood, they'll have a mandate to have a second referendum. and it would detract completely from our — undermine our democracy. that's not the view in downing street, though. the uk government has made it pretty clear it'll say no to another referendum, even if there's a pro—independence majority — which raises the possibility of a pretty tense stand—off over the next few years in which independence continues to be a key issue. as the parties line up their arguments, businesses wonder what it all means for them. shearers candles has been busier than ever in the last few months. the boss here thinks the economy should be the focus, not independence. it's certainly a distraction, and i think it's a distraction for the politicians. and he wants the scottish and uk governments to work together. it would mean they're not wasting time arguing with each other. we might get a little bit

there a little bit quicker and a little bit better and a little bit faster. is it likely? he laughs. is it possible? i...have my doubts. independence isn't the only thing for voters here to weigh up — there's a lot at stake in these elections — but the debate over scotland's future is hard to avoid. nick eardley, bbc news, glasgow. you can get more information about the all candidates and policies of the parties running in the upcoming scottish elections over on the bbc news website. let's go to the house of commons now where treasury questions has just begun. let's listen then. household living standards during this time for our country, we announced a package of support to protect people's jobs and incomes and help those most in need.

it is approaching two years since this government said it would review the way dying people are treated through social security. marie curie estimates as many as 6000 people have died waiting for a decision on their claims. it is government repeatedly promised that it intends to end the six—month rule forcing terminally ill people to prove how long they have to live before they can access fast—track support. can the chancellor confirmed that this long, overdue reform will be in the queen's speech? mr speaker, it would be wrong for me to pre—empt the queen's speech. i am sure that there work and pensions secretary keeps everything under review and we want to make sure our welfare system supports those who need our help.

that's a bit of a flavour of what is going on with treasury questions. we will pull away for a few moments and we will be back in an hour as it happens. in a few hours time the european parliament will vote on whether or not to accept a trade deal with the uk. the negotiations leading to the deal concluded at the end of last year. this week my colleague ros atkins is examining whether promises made during the brexit referendum and in the trade talks have been met

parcelled up and divvied up. so you take back control. and as the trade talks and folded last year, the idea of control was there again. the principal of being - an independent coastal state, | controlling access to our waters, 1 is a red line for this government. but did borisjohnson and his government keep these promises? well, the brexit trade deal reduces the value of the fish that eu boats can catch in uk waters by 25% across five years. and it is estimated that by 2026, uk boats will have access to an extra £145 million worth of fish every year. that is a shift, but it's definitely not taking back control immediately and what happens beyond 2026 isn't settled. because of this, not everyone is happy. this is one fishermen before the deal.

the fact that you get 84% of channel cod and the uk gets 9%, which, you know, doesn't strike me as being particularly fair. but brexit hasn't changed the equation on cod. then there is the brexit promise of keeping eu fishing boats out. this is the fisheries minister before the deal. access to the uk's territorial seas are out of scope for any fisheries framework agreement with the eu. but it wasn't out of scope. the uk then signed a deal that allowed some eu boats to fish those waters. fishing news reported this under the headline, boris brexit betrayal. it argued that a one—off chance to write historic wrongs to right historic wrongs had been squandered. boris johnson's defence was to look to the long term. by 2026, the fishing people of this country will have access to all the fish in all the territorial waters of this country. this, though, is highly unlikely to happen because the eu's response would make that move very costly. then there is shellfish.

while in the eu, the uk could sell it fresh within the european union. now, in most circumstances, it can't. and some businesses are already on the brink. this is one mussel farmer. there reaches a point where we have got to make our minds up _ whether to basically stop and demolish the farm, i take it apart and... i don't know. the uk's environment secretary's response to this was to criticise the eu and say, if the eu won't change their position, we may need and seek other markets. we will see if that happens, but more broadly, some supporters of brexit have already seen enough. we were very disappointed with the overall shape of the deal on fisheries. we want to be able to take advantage of being an independent coastal state fully and not essentially one where we feel we have got our hands tied behind our backs. but the reason some people feel their hands are tied behind their backs is all connected to where the uk sells its fish, which is neatly summarised

by this fish merchant. 95% of what we buy is - exported, mainly to the eu. so it's our markets, you know? without it, we will have no business. | because this is about two factors — the eu's access to the uk's waters and the uk's access to the eu's markets. these two factors are being constantly balanced. brexit doesn't change that. for his part, borisjohnson is saying that after 2026... there is no theoretical limit beyond those placed by science or conservation on the quantity of our own fish that we can fish in our waters. there is no theoretical limit, but there's a very clear practical one. in reality, the uk government in 2026 is not going to block all eu access to uk waters because the price paid and lost export markets would be too high. mrjohnson knows this, not least because that's what happened with his trade deal. it's a compromise. one that has brought some changes,

but so far for uk fishing, breaks but so far for uk fishing, brexit it is far from the transformational moment it was sold as. losing a pregnancy is devastating, but current rules in the uk state that women can only receive support after they ve had three miscarriages in a row. a global report published today says miscarriage care is inconsistent — and researchers have called for a complete overhaul, to ensure women get the help they need. eastenders actress lacey turner had two miscarriages — she's been speaking to breakfast�*s graham satchell about her experience. when you're growing up, you think, "oh, i'm going to be married at 26 and i'll be pregnant by 28." i was 29, i think, and we were pregnant and i was so excited — you know, thinking of names

and things like that. i got to seven weeks and i woke up, i think about four, five in the morning, just really, really heavy bleeding. ijust remember sitting on my bed in a ball, sobbing. at the time, i felt like, "why me? why is this only happening to me?" and i did feel so alone because nobody knew. eastenders actress lacey turner has had two miscarriages. she didn't tell anyone at the time because both happened before the 12th week of pregnancy. for me, i think you become a mother the minute you're pregnant. and for that to be taken away, that's... that's another loss. you sort of... you... you grieve the fact that you aren't going to be a mother, as well as losing a baby. it was a loss...you know, at seven weeks. losing a baby in pregnancy has

a devastating impact. today's report by the charity tommy's found miscarriage almost quadruples the risk of suicide, doubles the risk of depression, and costs the uk economy almost half a billion pounds a year. you are literallyjust left to there to dry. yeah, yeah! you're like, "ok. with nothing. lacey is meeting laura, who's had four miscarriages. i can honestly say i think about it every day. it's the first thing i think about in the morning and the first thing — the last thing at night. because it's... it's consuming. and i... you know, i used to blame myself and think, "i have to be strong, i have to get on with it." but i think sometimes you do just need to have a cry, and it's ok to feel sad about it because it's... it's a hard thing to go through. i was a bit angry, actually... the current rules in the uk say you can only have treatment if you've had three miscarriages. it's something campaigners now say needs to change.

i went and asked if i could have some testing and try and find a reason for why it happened, to prevent it happening again. and to know that you have to go through it three times to even get that is... it's really hard, actually, and it makes you feel like they don't take it as seriously as they should, as well. it makes it feel like it's no big deal. laura is finally having treatment, but remains worried about trying again, and what might happen. lacey has been more lucky. she has two young children — her son trilby just a couple of months old. lacey has been speaking publicly about her experience of miscarriage to let people know they're not alone, and to campaign for more support, more treatment, more help. graham satchell, bbc news.

an update on our headlines. pressure builds on the prime minister after it's claimed he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. he strongly denies the allegation it comes as borisjohnson faces more questions over how the refurbishment of his flat in downing street was paid for. the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india as the country continues to struggle with a massive covid crisis. children starting school are more likely to be behind in speaking — and understanding words — as a result of the pandemic. that's according to new data seen exclusively by the bbc. the figures show that up to 25% more four— and five—year—olds in england need help with their language skills compared to 2019. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. it's been a strange year for young children. less contact with grandparents, no play dates or family parties, fewer chances to learn new words or practise using them.

i was worried about him making friends. if something was troubling him, that he would be sat in the corner upset and to not being able to like, ask for help or... ..say what was wrong with him. right from reception class, language skills matter, allowing children to speak, listen and understand. the bbc has seen information based on 50,000 children, assessments in reception class last autumn. it reveals a marked increase in children needing help, and researchers have found similar worries in schools across england. there is huge concern expressed by schools about young children's speech and language following the impact of the pandemic. we can see that in the survey results, but also anecdotally, right across our networks. this is a really strong theme coming across from schools and

parents. you need words to play, to make friends at school, to have conversations and to learn. and the worry is that during the pandemic even more children may have fallen further behind in learning the language skills they need. good? good sitting. and our voices... so could this be part of the answer? this teaching assistant has been trained to work closely with small groups. we've been learning about seed sowing. i we talked about different parts of the plants. growing seeds. learning and using new words, listening and repeating. we use different scenarios, different words, new words that we introduce in different narratives and activities during the sessions, and then we also use what words we've learned in the classroom environment.

it's starting to uncurl. in research, children made up to three months' progress, gaining confidence, understanding more. 7000 primary schools have had the training. it's been scaled up with government funding. all the research shows that if a child does have issues with language at that age, then by adulthood, they're four times more likely to struggle with reading, three times more likely to have mental health issues, twice as likely to be unemployed and have social mobility issues. so getting this right at such an early age is literally the key to children's future. harry, what is happening with the shoot? he's become a little chatterbox. he's always asking questions. she does come out with words that he learned from school, then she'll teach me at home as well. she'll kind of teach me things they've been doing, which is nice. help at this stage can make

a difference right through school. but even younger children have missed out too. not all have seen a health visitor face—to—face. the scale of the pandemic word gap not yet measured. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, walsall. if you watched the mastermind final last night, you will have seen this very impressive performance... jonathan, you have no passes. you have _ jonathan, you have no passes. you have a _ jonathan, you have no passes. you have a total— jonathan, you have no passes. you have a total of 28 points. this is 24—year—old jonathan gibson, and he's become the youngest—ever person to win mastermind since the show started in 1972. the student from glasgow won by four points in the grand final — scoring a perfect 11 out of 11 in his specialist subject: the comedy song writing duo flanders and swann. his other specialist subjects throughout the competition included agatha christie's poirot and william pitt the younger.

here'sjonathan gibson telling us this morning how he managed the nerves, during the programme. i definitely didn't feel cool under pressure. i was really worried, more than anything else, about how i would come across on television, because i felt so incredibly nervous, i was worried i might look like i was about to pass out. but, yeah, i think thatjust once you are in the chair and oncejohn is reading the questions, you just try and focus on one question at a time and, really, when you are doing that there is not enough headspace, really, to think about being on tv or think about how nervous you are. but it was when they came to film my vt for the final, i actually had no idea before then. i thought... i thought i was maybe close, i knew that gavin fuller was also on 24, so i'd assumed that i'd maybe just missed the cut. so hearing thatjust added an extra level of pressure, really, for the final.

hot on the heels of the vinyl revival is the cassette comeback. cassette tape sales are actually estimated to have doubled last year compared to 2019. ian haslam's been looking into the retro format�*s unlikely resurrection. music: pass the dutchie by musical youth. forget 21st—century streaming. in this part of central manchester it's all about cassette tapes — if you can find something to play it on, that is. # pass the dutchie 'pon the left hand side. basically, we started as a record label and, as a record label starting out, we didn't have a lot of money, so we found the best physical format was cassette tape and that kind

london boys cassette! the tape revival�*s certainly a curiosity. i think it's quite good. i like all the record - shops and cassette tapes, i think it's really interesting. do you remember cassettes? yeah. yes, yeah. i had the spice girls on cassette. did you? s club 7. it's kind of like records, i guess. it's, like, nostalgic, as well, isn't it? some, like me, used tapes for low—level chart recording piracy in the '80s. the first new entry on this week's chart is at number two — - rick astley, when i fall in love. what's number one? and for the fifth week... sound cuts out. 0h...

..new entry at... number39. see? things like that could happen — you could make mistakes taping over things. not forgetting this. well, we've all had this nightmare, haven't we? we spend hours trying to get it in, then it go in too baggy. but it's not putting off big bands from releasing cassettes. soon as the cassette revival, big record labels as well, like universal records, have starting to release tape again and this is from a big record label — it's a manchester band called blossoms, from stockport, and they've sent the copies. all of which has given me confidence to play that london boys cassette one last time. # you're the love of my life. # my life, my life. # i won't let you go now. ian haslam, bbc news. at the start of that, i wondered why anyone would want to go back to cassette tape. some wonderful memories. before we go, just want to show you some incredible pictures of the first

supermoon of 2021. a supermoon refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon's orbit is closest to earth — making it appear larger than life. this is how it appeared in istanbul on monday evening at dusk. these pictures show how it appeared in venezuela... and this is how it looked over new york according to nasa this month's supermoon is set to be at peak illumination today, so if you haven't caught itjust yet, there's still time. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. we've got some subtle changes to the weather for the next few days after what has been an exceptionally dry month. we have a weak area of low pressure which threatens to bring some rain around — not widespread, heavy rain, but still a little bit of rain is better than nothing at all. so it's going to be a rather cloudy

day today for much of the country, with some showery bursts of rain. you can see this weak area of low pressure slowly migrating southwards across the uk through the day, and this weather front is what will be enhancing the shower activity. it looks like as we pick up an easterly breeze across eastern scotland, north—east england through the afternoon, we will see more persistent rain here, whereas further west, northern ireland, north—west england and wales, it'll be sunny spells and showers, and some of them could turn out to be quite heavy. but, again, southern parts of england will stay dry, in the best of the sunshine, it'll feel quite mild after the chilly start. 15,16 degrees, ten to 13 further north. now, through tonight, that area of low pressure sinks southwards, most of the cloud and patchy rain pushes into england and wales, particularly towards the west. further north, colder air will be moving in with clearer skies, just one or two showers here. we'll see temperatures reaching freezing across some of the scottish glens, but less cloud across the south because we will have more cloud around. so for wednesday, then, our area of low pressure sits towards central and southern parts of the uk, with the weather front affecting southern south—western areas. colder air, though, begins to move into northern areas. that will feed few showers into northern scotland, these will be wintry over the higher ground. but a brighter day for scotland and northern ireland,

with some sunshine. england and wales will see the lion's share of the cloud and the showery bursts of rain, which could be quite heavy across parts of wales into south—west england. but again, some sunshine across the south—east, staying dry here again for many through wednesday. and a cooler across—the—board eight to around 12 or 13 degrees in the south. now, as we move beyond wednesday our area of low pressure pulls away to the near continent. that allows a run of cold arctic north—north—easterly winds to push back down across the country, so the cold never really letting up. as we head on into friday, we see the green colours are with us as well, but the winds will tend to be light. so a mixture of hit and miss showers for thursday and friday, quite a bit of sunshine around but it will be chilly around more eastern coastal areas with an onshore north—easterly breeze, whereas further west, again, a few showers around, some sunny spells, but a bit more shelter here with lighter winds, so you can see temperatures closer to the seasonal average.

this is bbc news. the headlines: pressure builds on the prime minister after it's claimed he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. he strongly denies the allegation. it comes as borisjohnson faces more questions over how the refurbishment of his flat in downing street was paid for. borisjohnson has to offer a full and frank explanation. he has to be transparent. if he's got nothing to hide he has nothing to fear. the only information i have is that the prime minister has paid for this and he's made that very clear. the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india as the country continues to struggle with a massive covid crisis. the nhs coronavirus vaccine booking system opens to people aged

42 and over in england. calls for better miscarriage support as research suggests black women face a significantly higher risk of losing a baby than white. new data suggests there is a growing link between coronavirus restrictions and the language development new data suggests the.e is a growing link borisjohnson will chair a cabinet meeting later as he attempts to shift the focus from a series of claims and questions over his conduct. among them is an accusation he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than approve a third lockdown. mrjohnson and no 10 deny he said that , the prime minister described multiple reports as "total rubbish".

borisjohnson is also facing mounting pressure over the redecoration of his downing street flat. downing street refused to say whether mrjohnson received a loan from the conservative party to pay for renovations, but said any "gifts or benefits" would be declared in the ministerial transparency registers. the latest claims come after a bitter row between the prime minister and his former adviser, dominic cummings — who is accused of being the so—called "chatty rat" who tipped off the press about the autumn lockdown — something he denies. mrjohnson is expected to use the cabinet meeting to focus on "jabs and jobs" rather than ongoing claims — as our political correspondent chris mason reports. boris johnson's private conversations. sources familiar with some of those conversations have told the bbc he suggested last autumn he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. mrjohnson has strongly denied saying this. the renovation of this

flat in downing street, once home to theresa may, now to mrjohnson, his fiancee and young son. but precisely who was involved in paying for it? and the identity of the so—called chatty rat who leaked details about a proposed new lockdown in england six months ago. just nine days out before millions of people across britain go to the polls in devolved, local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, the government's arguments are squeezed out by a slew of awkward questions, and only some answers. expect the prime minister to emphasise the importance of his mps focusing on people's everyday concerns, such as the vaccine's roll—out and reviving the economy, rather than the noise at westminster. i think the refurbishment of the flat is the least important issue that's being covered, because at the end of the day it didn't cost the taxpayer a penny.

either the prime minister has paid for it, or tory party donors paid for it. i don't really care who paid for it as long as my constituents didn't pay for it. labour claim there is what they call a stench around the government, although one senior figure acknowledged it may not matter hugely to everyone. whether it cuts through or not, to be honest, i'm not bothered. it's up to the general public. they're individuals. i actually do think, i do think ordinary working people do expect the prime minister to be honest and decent, and open. labour added that what it called the long—delayed list of ministers' financial interests should be published immediately. chris mason, bbc news. our political correspondent jonathan blake has been following the developments. last week the government confirmed for the

first time the prime minister had met the costs of that refurbishment personally but there are claims and reports that a loan has been given and subsequently paid back. and that is the issue at hand here because if there was it would need to have been declared, not necessarily anything wrong with alone coming the prime minister's way or a loan coming to the conservative party he then used to refurbish the flat but if that was the case it needs to have been declared as per the rules set down and labour are seeing there in lies the problem because this is a question of honesty and transparency as the shadow health secretary jonathan ashworth was explaining this morning. there is a reason why we have rules around donations and loans to government ministers, why they have to be declared, because ministers have to be beyond, they have to be above reproach.

and we don't know the situation here. so again, borisjohnson has to offer a full and frank explanation. he has to be transparent. if he's got nothing to hide, he has nothing to fear. but so far his behaviour suggests something fishy is going on. that's not good enough. so far any conservative politician asked about this in the media has dismissed it as a westminster bubble story and cabinet ministers at the weekend described it as tittle tattle on that theme continued today although we are told the prime minister will address his top team, the cabinet in downing street as those meetings are held at the moment with the focus on what he sees as the priorities ofjabs, jabs, jabs and jobs, jobs, jobs.

therese coffey, the work & pensions secretary said that was the government's responsibility above anything else. the only information i have is that the prime minister has paid for this and he's made that very clear, in his own words. so it's a case of, there's a lot of discussion perhaps that really interests people particularly in the westminster and media about aspects of redecoration, whether it's wallpaper or armchairs, whatever it is, but i think the vast majority of people in this country are very keen about what it is we are doing to protect livelihoods. political parties have two declare any donations above are seven and a half thousand pounds and politicians have to declare within a month if they receive any donations which

might influence the work and above that and behind that is the rule that politicians should be open and transparent about any money they receive and where it is coming from so they do not leave themselves open to accusations of undue influence. there is also an expectation on the government to publish so they do not leave themselves open to accusations of undue influence. there is also an expectation on the government to publish a yearly list of ministers financial involvement there is also an expectation on the government to publish a yearly list of ministers financial involvement and last did that in july 2020 so perhaps when that is published we will see some details on the prime ministers renovation of his flat but until that detail comes the question will remain. with its health system on the brink of collapse india's daily rise in coronavirus cases has remained above the 300,000 mark for a sixth straight day. doctors fear a further peak in infections is still to come, despite medical aid starting to arrive from across the world. health authorites say three virus variants may have contributed to the spread — as well as a mnumber of recent large gatherings. meanwhile, the first shipment of medical aid from the uk has arrived in india with more than 600 pieces of equipment, including ventilators and oxygen machines. the world health organization is also trying to organise 4,000 oxygen tanks to be delivered — our correspondent

devina gupta reports. a haunting warning. as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nagpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. 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. this woman 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 is responding. and i don't think these are 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 have been waiting since 11 in the morning. _ they are 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.

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, as its oxygen stock dwindled. families like this were told to organise oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost to a tout. for him, it's a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. translation: i got ten | 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 he 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. karnika kohli is a publisher in dehli — she has been cooking food and giving it to neighbours to help — shejoins me now. i know you've been trying to help with getting medical support with someone with covid. it someone like

a friend of a friend of a friend who is 42 and he had covid and he is from delhi and his family is not fluent in hindi or english. we have been trying to find oxygen for him so we were either trying to make people calling on the hospitals and around and trying to call ambulance services. and most hospitals are not able to answer and i cannot blame them because their health care system has completely collapsed in a way and if you are able to find an ambulance then you might find an ambulance then you might find an ambulance equipped with an oxygen cylinder and then we were not able to find an ambulance, we were unable to find an ambulance, we were unable to find an ambulance, we were unable to find an ambulance but could not find a single hospital bed. you

can'tjust find a single hospital bed. you can't just show find a single hospital bed. you can'tjust show up at find a single hospital bed. you can't just show up at the find a single hospital bed. you can'tjust show up at the hospital now because the situation is so bad and they will send you back. so the ambulance guy was very clear and he had a point and said i have oxygen left and if i take you to some hospital i will not be able to bring you back, iwill hospital i will not be able to bring you back, i will be forced to leave you back, i will be forced to leave you there. eventually he could not take him to the hospital because we couldn't get him a bed and after seven or eight hours there was three orfour of us seven or eight hours there was three or four of us could make seven or eight hours there was three orfour of us could make it seven or eight hours there was three or four of us could make it at the same time and we were finally able to get an oxygen cylinder and he is sort of doing ok right now so we have got to coordinate, all of us. if you look at indian people on instagram, you can see how everyone across the country have spreadsheets which you can get verified information and a lot of people are volunteering and spending time

because there is a lot of information around and a lot of it is shared in good faith because you do want to help others but a lot of it is not real so there is a lot going on so that is where the cookie part also comes in. the father of a friend is not feeling well and i want him to get the medicine stuff. —— the cooking part. you can hire a delivery guy and i couldn't find the right medicines and those were basic vitamin c and then i ended up going to a bunch of chemists in my area and could not get vitamin c let alone any life—saving medicine. —— vitamins. i could not get any vitamins. i could not get any vitamin capsules. we have been running around trying to find out how to help patients because the

government has not been really helpful. we would like to find a hospital bed in a dying person and we felt so helpless we even called the local police station because literally we could not think of anything else to do. and they also said they really can do anything unless there is a hospital bed and i'm sure you guys have seen videos from hospitals and all these nursing homes, they have run out of beds and have structures on the floors and in the corridors, outside. the visuals say a lot. we the corridors, outside. the visuals sa a lot. ~ ., the corridors, outside. the visuals sa alot. ~ . ., . ., say a lot. we are watching and listening- _ say a lot. we are watching and listening. it's _ say a lot. we are watching and listening. it's beyond - say a lot. we are watching and listening. it's beyond belief. say a lot. we are watching and l listening. it's beyond belief what you are enduring there right now and we really obviously century all the very best —— send you all the very best and strength to get through this. he mentioned the cooking, i

guess that your passion, what you do, and i know you have been providing free meals for people and it's notjust the sustenance, it is the love you are giving to them. i gather it has been quite an emotional part of it all for you. to be honest it is out of sheer helplessness. we have been at home and all you do all day is basically scroll through the internet and try to use it to coordinate and there is not much you can do because the kind of disease it is you can't go out and it is preferable you don't go out and there is this horrible sense of helplessness so i think there is some selfless motivation and a week ago we were asking if anyone other family members were not feeling well and i live in the south part of the capital and if they live in south delhi they can reach out to me and

the response was amazing. the response was so crazy that right now i am cooking 425 people per day —— 125 people per day and i am only able to provide one meal per day as i am cooking on my one. i am cooking on my own in the morning and then schedule deliveries there are so many every single day. i put out my e—mail address and people are e—mailing me and every day i get delivery requests and now i have to say i'm sorry i will not be able to because i can't do that much on my own. i have requested a bunch of other people and you will see a lot of people are volunteering and sending food across and helping people become with medicines because a lot of elderly people are stuck at home and have no one to help so i

think everyone is trying to do whatever they can that the civilian population are not the government or anyone else. but we all are trying to do what we can.— anyone else. but we all are trying to do what we can. thank you so much for takin: to do what we can. thank you so much for taking the — to do what we can. thank you so much for taking the time _ to do what we can. thank you so much for taking the time to _ to do what we can. thank you so much for taking the time to talk _ to do what we can. thank you so much for taking the time to talk to _ to do what we can. thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us, - for taking the time to talk to us, you have really clearly underlined of people did not know already quite what you are dealing with them. thank you so much. —— what you're dealing with there. the headlines on bbc new: pressure builds on the prime minister after it's claimed he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. he strongly denies the allegation it comes as borisjohnson faces more questions over how the refurbishment of his flat in downing street was paid for.

the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india as the country continues to struggle with a massive covid crisis . chelsea are in spain to take on real madrid tonight in the first leg of their champions league semi—final. it's the first time in 7 years that chelsea have been this far in the competition but last week they were facing calls from across football for them to be banned because of their involvement in the european super league. chelsea boss thomas tuchel naturally disagrees with that sort of punishment.... we deserve to be in the semifinal, like real madrid deserve to be in the semifinal and we don't deserve because of political decisions or because of our logo. we deserve because we became a long way, of course we deserve to play the semifinal. if problems exist, on a sport political level, then it has to be solved on this level. bayern munich have announced that rb leipzig bossjulian nagelsmann will become their new head coach in the summer. the 33 year old is one of europe's most highly rated young coaches, and willjoin on a five year deal.

he led leipzig to the champions league semi—finals last year. hansi flick has already said he intends to leave bayern at the end of the season. the england one day cricket captain eoin morgan says it's "hard to watch" the unfolding covid crisis in india as he and some of his international team mates compete in the indian premier league. morgan skippers kolkata knight riders. the competition continues despite soaring numbers of infections in the country. former england bowler monty panesar believes that's one aspect is it obviously gives people staying indoors something to look forward to three to four hours watching the games. i think the ipl continuing will be good but the only reason it may stop as if there is an outbreak amongst the other teams. that is probably the last thing we want to see. the quarterfinals of the world snooker champioship are underway in sheffield.

neil robertson is playing kyren wilson. robertson has only got past the first round once since winning the title back in 2010. he took the first frame with a century break today, before wilson struck back to level. but robertson has just gone 3—1 up. it is to games all and the other match. ., ., . , ., ., match. -- the other match is to gain soil. match. -- the other match is to gain soil- that's — match. -- the other match is to gain soil. that's much _ match. -- the other match is to gain soil. that's much two _ match. -- the other match is to gain soil. that's much two games - match. -- the other match is to gain soil. that's much two games each. l castleford tigers have appointed lee radford as their new coach. radford led superleague rivals hull fc to successive challenge cup victories but left the club just over a year ago. he's signed a two—year deal and will replace daryl powell who will leave at the end of the season. that's all the sport for now.

i'll have more for you in the next hour. research suggests black women face a significantly higher risk of having a miscarriage than white women. analysis by the leading medical journal the lancet on 4.6 million pregnancies in seven countries suggests that being black increases the risk of having a miscarriage by 43%. the report also calls for women in the uk to be given support after their first pregnancy loss — at the moment, specialist clinics are usually only offered to women after experiencing three consecutive losses. professor siobhan quenby is the report author and director of tommy s national centre for miscarriage research. why would it be that black women are more likely to have miscarriages than white women? at more likely to have miscarriages than white women?— more likely to have miscarriages than white women? at the present moment we _ than white women? at the present moment we are — than white women? at the present moment we are not _ than white women? at the present moment we are not sure. - than white women? at the present moment we are not sure. it's - moment we are not sure. it's something we need to do more research on but there are several possible reasons. one is they are more susceptible to diabetes and hypertension and another is they are more likely to have something which might contribute to miscarriage and the other reason is social and it is possible black women are less keen to access medical care and also roll issues we need to research in the

currently the situation as far as i understand it is it is uniform in this country to wait for the third miscarriage in orderfor this country to wait for the third miscarriage in order for there to this country to wait for the third miscarriage in orderfor there to be a proper examination of what went wrong. a proper examination of what went wronr. ., ., , ,_ wrong. unfortunately care is patchy across the country _ wrong. unfortunately care is patchy across the country so _ wrong. unfortunately care is patchy across the country so in _ wrong. unfortunately care is patchy across the country so in some - wrong. unfortunately care is patchy| across the country so in some areas women will be seen after two miscarriages and some areas it is three and some are just two miscarriages over 40 and there are all sorts of variations across country and that is one thing we need to change. the problem of this policy is people feel doctors and asking them to the third miscarriage before they have any medical care. we want to change that, after each miscarriage they should have some clear and miscarriage is a time to get you more healthy for future pregnancies. each miscarriage matters. �* , pregnancies. each miscarriage matters. , ., ., ., ., matters. about 7596 of women who have miscarria . e matters. about 7596 of women who have miscarriage will — matters. about 7596 of women who have miscarriage will go _ matters. about 7596 of women who have miscarriage will go on _ matters. about 7596 of women who have miscarriage will go on to _ matters. about 7596 of women who have miscarriage will go on to then _ matters. about 7596 of women who have miscarriage will go on to then have - miscarriage will go on to then have a full term pregnancy so how can

someone know whether they are vulnerable and likely to have repeat miscarriages? are there clear indications you have picked up on in your research?— indications you have picked up on in your research? yes, we do know that are risk factors _ your research? yes, we do know that are risk factors for _ your research? yes, we do know that are risk factors for miscarriage - your research? yes, we do know that are risk factors for miscarriage and i are risk factors for miscarriage and you should reduce your risk factors. the big risk factors are having up high bmi and being overweight, of smoking and drinking too much alcohol and not taking folic acid and not having other conditions controlled. these are all things you can reduce and that is the first thing we advise people to do. another part of your research that is very interesting as you find women who suffer miscarriages whatever their background and more vulnerable to long—term health cuts like a blood clots and heart disease and depression. just like a blood clots and heart disease and depression.— like a blood clots and heart disease and depression. just one miscarriage can mean 20% _ and depression. just one miscarriage

can mean 20% of _ and depression. just one miscarriage can mean 2096 of people _ and depression. just one miscarriage can mean 2096 of people then - and depression. just one miscarriage can mean 2096 of people then go - and depression. just one miscarriage can mean 2096 of people then go on | and depression. just one miscarriage i can mean 2096 of people then go on to can mean 20% of people then go on to have post—traumatic stress disorder, there are a serious amount of mental health disorders associated with repeated miscarriages so it is important that is realised in the mental health aspect is dealt with. if you have repeated miscarriages you have an increased risk of heart disease and blood clots and strokes in the future so it is even more important you do everything you can to reduce risk factors for those conditions which is the same advice as getting your body and the best shape for a pregnancy and making sure you do not get overweight and your hypertension and diabetes is well controlled and you do not smoke. this is why the policy of actually providing care and thinking about miscarriages is a very important event and a timely intervention should help a lot of people in the future.— intervention should help a lot of people in the future. talking about it bein: a people in the future. talking about it being a very _ people in the future. talking about it being a very important _ people in the future. talking about it being a very important event - people in the future. talking about it being a very important event it l it being a very important event it is utterly devastating for anybody when they have a miscarriage but i wonder whether those of us around someone who has had a miscarriage

actually understand it well enough and unable to give support and know what support to go. do you have any views and advice? it is what support to go. do you have any views and advice?— views and advice? it is very important _ views and advice? it is very important to _ views and advice? it is very important to talk _ views and advice? it is very important to talk about - views and advice? it is very - important to talk about miscarriage. a lot of people don't talk about it because they feel guilty and it is their fault and work colleagues don't know what to say to somebody who has miscarried about not talking about it does not help support people with grief and anxiety. people who have miscarried are frequently lost badly wanted pregnancy so you should talk about them, at least be able to say i am sorry your loss. little censuses like that have a huge effect on people because it shows you care and gives them the opportunity to see whatever they want to. —— little sentences. whatever they want to. -- little sentences-— sentences. when i was first a journalist _ sentences. when i was first a journalist colleague - sentences. when i was first a journalist colleague lost - sentences. when i was first a journalist colleague lost a - sentences. when i was first a i journalist colleague lost a baby sentences. when i was first a - journalist colleague lost a baby and i said something that was thoughtless and i said it because i did not know what else to say and i

have regretted it. it is did not know what else to say and i have regretted it.— have regretted it. it is very important _ have regretted it. it is very important and _ have regretted it. it is very important and at _ have regretted it. it is very important and at the - have regretted it. it is very i important and at the weekend have regretted it. it is very - important and at the weekend i was telling my family how exciting it was all this was coming out and that was all this was coming out and that was the first time some family members told me about their miscarriage. these are things that happened a long time ago and i was shocked that even with my own family people are frightened to talk about it. it is something to talk about and if you are able to tell someone else you miscarried that might help them share their experience and shared experiences a lot more easy to deal with than something you suffer alone. to deal with than something you sufferalone. in to deal with than something you suffer alone.— suffer alone. in terms of the statistics _ suffer alone. in terms of the statistics are _ suffer alone. in terms of the statistics are the _ suffer alone. in terms of the statistics are the numbers i statistics are the numbers increasing are other static, what is the picture?— the picture? that's a really good oint and the picture? that's a really good point and one — the picture? that's a really good point and one of— the picture? that's a really good point and one of the _ the picture? that's a really good point and one of the things - the picture? that's a really good point and one of the things we l the picture? that's a really good i point and one of the things we find out by writing the series is while countries in scandinavia and north america have good data, in the uk we don't actually collect miscarriage statistics and this is really serious so that means i do not know how many black women in this country

miscarry and i do not know if the rate is going up or down. we do not pollution affects miscarriage so we do not know of people in cities with more pollution in the uk affects miscarriage statistics.— more pollution in the uk affects miscarriage statistics. thanks so much for talking _ miscarriage statistics. thanks so much for talking through - miscarriage statistics. thanks so much for talking through the - much for talking through the research with us. the civil aviation authority has allowed a small increase in charges requested by heathrow airport. it will work out to around 30p per customer. the civil aviation authority has rejected a request from heathrow airport limited to increase airport charges by around 10 percent. heathrow had made the request

in order to offset losses incurred because of the pandemic. the caa has, however, allowed a smaller increase in order to reopen terminals and cope with a recovery in air traffic. it will work out to around 30p per customer. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav hello. we've got some subtle changes to the weather for the next couple of days. a weak area of low pressure is going to bring some very much needed rain to parts of the country. not widespread, heavy rain, but in the form mainly of showers, and some of these showers could be on the heavy side. so here it is, this weak area of low pressure sinking southwards across the country. we could see more persistent rain affecting eastern scotland and north—east england here because of an onshore easterly breeze which will make it feel quite chilly. further west, though, it will be sunshine, showers, some of these could be quite heavy but, again, southern england will tend to stay dry, with some good spells of sunshine, so after a chilly start, 15, 16 degrees likely here, closer to ten or 13 further north. but it will be cooler than that along north sea coasts. overnight, it's england and wales which will see most of the cloud and the showery bursts of rain. clearer skies for scotland and northern ireland, just a few showers here which will be wintry over the high ground. and it's going to be chillier

in the north as well, a touch of frost across some of the scottish glens, whereas further south with more cloud round, it'll be less cold. hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: pressure builds on the prime minister after it's claimed he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. he strongly denies the allegation it comes as borisjohnson faces more questions over how the refurbishment figures from the office for national statistics published this morning show the lowest number of covid deaths registered in a week, since early october. 402 deaths involving covid were registered in the week to the 16th of april. i asked the bbc�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe, about the context for today's uk figures.

when we think about going back to our peak back injanuary we were seeing about 9000 deaths registered in a week so 402 in a week is down by more than 95% and i think we can show that to the audience. you can see in this chart is the total number of deaths registered in the uk and the red areas are the deaths where covid was involved, on the death certificate. you can see that massive spike injanuary has really come down, that red area, down to the levels we saw in october. that's the kind of picture we are seeing again. a couple of hundred deaths in a week, way, way better than we saw in the peak or in previous times of the year. still not quite down as low as the best stage last year when we saw fewer than 100 deaths in a single week but these figures are better than january. excess deaths are lower than normal for a prolonged period now. they are recently but there are some issues in recent weeks. you see on the very far right hand side there is a real depth about two

you see on the very far right hand side there is a real dip about two weeks ago and that's the bank holiday, easter bank holiday is play havoc with death registrations. these are not the daily figures we hear about, these are more comprehensive and rely on people registering a death, bringing it into a registry office and they closed over good friday bank holiday monday and those that are now starting to feed through into the figures till you see that big dip in the total number of deaths registered in the uk and that comes back up again. it also means the week on week changes in covid deaths hard to be read into because they are being moved around by people not registering deaths a few weeks ago and are being registered now. so at the moment they are not very impressive, compared to 420 the week before so not huge changes but the big figure, the change to january or february are the peak last spring, a world of difference. this morning, people in england aged 42 or over can now book theirjab online in — in the latest phase of the vaccination rollout.

nearly 34 million people — more than half of all uk adults — have now received a first dose, and over 12 million have had a second. children starting school are more likely to be behind in speaking — and understanding words — as a result of the pandemic. that's according to new data seen exclusively by the bbc. the figures show that up to 25—per—cent more four and five year olds in england need help with their language skills compared to 2019. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. it's been a strange year for young children. less contact with grandparents, no play dates or family parties, fewer chances to learn new words or practise using them. i was worried about him making friends. if something was troubling him, that he would be sat in the corner upset and to not being able to like, ask for help or... ..say what was wrong with him. right from reception class, language skills matter, allowing children to speak,

listen and understand. the bbc has seen information based on 50,000 children, assessments in reception class last autumn. it reveals a marked increase in children needing help, and researchers have found similar worries in schools across england. there is huge concern expressed by schools about young children's speech and language following the impact of the pandemic. we can see that in the survey results, but also anecdotally, right across our networks. this is a really strong theme coming across from schools and parents. you need words to play, to make friends at school, to have conversations and to learn. and the worry is that during the pandemic even more children may have fallen further behind in learning the language skills they need. good? good sitting.

and our voices... so could this be part of the answer? this teaching assistant has been trained to work closely with small groups. we've been learning about seed sowing. we talked about different parts of the plants. growing seeds. learning and using new words, listening and repeating. we use different scenarios, different words, new words that we introduce in different narratives and activities during the sessions, and then we also use what words we've learned in the classroom environment. it's starting to uncurl. in research, children made up to three months' progress, gaining confidence, understanding more. 7000 primary schools have had the training. it's been scaled up with government funding. all the research shows that if a child does have issues

with language at that age, then by adulthood, they're four times more likely to struggle with reading, three times more likely to have mental health issues, twice as likely to be unemployed and have social mobility issues. so getting this right at such an early age is literally the key to children's future. harry, what is happening with the shoot? he's become a little chatterbox. he's always asking questions. she does come out with words that she's learned from school, then she'll teach me at home as well. she'll kind of teach me things they've been doing, which is nice. help at this stage can make a difference right through school. but even younger children have missed out too. not all have seen a health visitor face—to—face. the scale of the pandemic word gap not yet measured. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, walsall.

tributes continue to pour in for a 20—year—old man who died afterjumping into the river thames to rescue a woman. folajimi oluboomi—adewole — known as "jimi" to his friends — went into the water after spotting a woman fall from london bridge. family and friends say his bravery deserves to be honoured. sonja jessup reports. flowers for the young man who has become known asjimi the hero. folajimi olubunmi—adewole died trying to save a stranger from the thames. she was rescued, along with another man, who alsojumped in. his parents, clearly deeply distressed, said they wanted to talk about how proud they were of their son. my son is a hero, and he is a very kind boy. he's my friend. even from at home, he always come to me and we are really friends. this is my son's clothes. since friday...

..i use these clothes to cover myself. i'm smelling forjimi's body on these clothes. jimi's friend bernard was with him, and saw what happened. i could hearjimi screaming my name. it wasjust pitch black, everywhere. and i was just trying - to see if i could see him. he just kept screaming my name. i got on the cliff. all i could hear was my name, it was just echoing. _ atjimi's old school on monday, pupils and teachers gathered to clap for two minutes, in celebration of his life and his sacrifice. he had a joyful way of looking at life. he was quite instinctive in his actions and ways, and everybody that i have spoken to were not remotely surprised by what he had done at all. they said that was absolutely typical of his type of character,

that he would see somebody in need and want to help them. london fire brigade's boats were among those who tried to help. they praised jimi's bravery and urged londoners to stay safe. people underestimate the risks in and around the river thames, the fact that it is a tidal body of water, some extremely strong currents and obviously, it's tidal as well, so you can be quickly washed away. a fundraising page forjimi's funeral, and to support his family, has raised more than £70,000. i want my son to be honoured and appreciated for what he has done. to rescue someone inside the river, my son died there. i want my son to be officially honoured. folajimi's father — michael adewola — ending

sonja jessup's report. people in scotland can vote in the scottish parliament election next week — and the issue of independence is high on the agenda. the snp and the scottish greens are among those calling for another referendum, while the conservatives, labour and the lib dems oppose one. but what are most people talking about? we sent our political correspondent nick eardley to glasgow to find out. here in glasgow, there are some pretty imposing reminders of its past as the second city of the british empire. these days, though, the economy looks a bit different. in normal times, a bigger focus on gigs and events, less on shipyards. senses of identity have changed, too. in the last referendum, glasgow backed independence and, ahead of the election next week, people are talking about scotland's future again. for me, personally, scottish independence is the main thing in this election. it's a chance for...obviously for scotland to get a say again,

it's a chance for a new fresh start, which everybody wants after covid. independence should not be the most important issue at this election. it should be kind of building back better with a green recovery. scotland's control of big pandemic decisions is playing a role in the debate. nicola sturgeon and her party ran a country through - a global—wide pandemic. i why can't she run everything else — i the furlough scheme and the vaccines and stuff like that? we could have made that decision, too, if we were independent. the pandemic has exacerbated all inequalities and that's education underneath the snp government so, yeah, the snp haven't been fantastic but because independence is still on the cards, it's essentially a free pass for them for this election. some argue a referendum would be a distraction. by saying that we can't focus on two things it's kind - of insulting our own intelligence and the people's intelligence, i the fact that we're a smart nation — i'm sure we can multitask. - can borisjohnson just keep saying no if the scottish people are voting for pro—independence parties? no, i don't think so.

if there's a pro—independence majority in holyrood, they'll have a mandate to have a second referendum. and it would detract completely from our — undermine our democracy. that's not the view in downing street, though. the uk government has made it pretty clear it'll say no to another referendum, even if there's a pro—independence majority — which raises the possibility of a pretty tense stand—off over the next few years in which independence continues to be a key issue. as the parties line up their arguments, businesses wonder what it all means for them. shearers candles has been busier than ever in the last few months. the boss here thinks the economy should be the focus, not independence. it's certainly a distraction, and i think it's a distraction for the politicians. and he wants the scottish and uk governments to work together. it would mean they're not wasting time arguing with each other. we might get a little bit there a little bit quicker and a little bit better and a little bit faster. is it likely? he laughs.

is it possible? i...have my doubts. independence isn't the only thing for voters here to weigh up — there's a lot at stake in these elections — but the debate over scotland's future is hard to avoid. nick eardley, bbc news, glasgow. you can get more information about the all candidates and policies of the parties running in the upcoming scottish elections over on the bbc news website. sussex police have arrested an 18—year—old man after reports yesterday of shots being fired at crawley college, in west sussex. a firearm and a knife were seized and students and staff had to be evacuated. a large number of police were involved in the operation, and two college staff members were treated for minor injuries, although police stressed these were not gunshot wounds. a month after completing a five—year jail sentence, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sentenced to a further 12 months in prison by the

iranian authorities. she will also be subject to a one year travel ban when she is released. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. nazanin's baby girl is now almost seven, and gabriella has only celebrated one birthday, herfirst, with both her parents there. she's now watching her daughter grow up over the phone. there she is! there she is. neither parent can bear to break the news of the latest sentence to her. we haven't told her yet. and in fact, i want to check with nazanin. does she want me to tell her? does she want to tell her? i suspect she'll want to protect her for as long as we can. but how can richard protect nazanin? he says she and other dual nationals are being used as bargaining chips over a long standing military debt iran wants britain to repay. and that her fate may also now be tied to negotiations with iran over its nuclear activities. what do you want the government to do now? they're clearly is both the need

to get nazanin home, and the others home, as quickly as possible, and to make it clear that this is — you can't do diplomacy this way. and that is going to need discussions with with all of the western world. it's more than five years since she was arrested at tehran airport on her way home to the uk. since then, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been through solitary confinement, two trials and now, two sentences. this used to be a favourite spot for nazanin. they used to come here together as a family. but richard says a one year travel ban is to follow the one year sentence. so without a solution, they're now looking at another two years apart. caroline hawley, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: pressure builds on the prime minister after it's claimed he said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. he strongly denies the allegation. it comes as borisjohnson faces

more questions over how the refurbishment of his flat in downing street was paid for. and the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india as the country continues to struggle with a massive covid crisis. apple has announced its new update for the iphone and ipad. the most striking new feature is its new app tracking transparency function — which means users will have to "opt in" if they want their online activity tracked by companies. jane ostler is head of media insights at kantar — a branding and data analytics company. she's been telling me more about the move. well, it's an interesting conundrum, really, isn't it? because, you're right, it might be that some people decide not to opt into it. but actually, we find in our research that around 54% of people say that they do like ads that are tailored to them and relevant to them. on the other hand, about 56% of people say that they are concerned about their privacy, so i'm sure some people will opt

in but others won't. and what it means for advertisers and media owners and publishers is that they are simply going to have to find other ways, other data sources, to use in an intelligent and in a privacy compliant way to make sure that people can see advertising that is relevant for them. if you don't opt in, will it completely end those weird moments when it seems you have been talking to someone about something and suddenly an ad will pop up on your phone for something? well, i think the talking about something is a little bit of a rumour. but it is true that if you start searching for something, you will no longer be re—targeted, it's called, with advertising for that target product or service. so you won't necessarily be chased around the internet with an ad of something that you bought about two weeks ago. so retargeting will decline a lot, i would have thought. but the main thing for advertisers is they are going to have to think

of other intelligent ways to get data, so their own data that they collect about their own customers, that's called first party data, mixed in and blended with other forms of, you know, permission surveys, for example. and then there are ways you can target people just in groups, not by individual profile, and also by context so by advertising a bit like 20 years ago, when you used advertise in the right place. if you're looking for a holiday, you would advertise in a holiday supplement or a holiday tv programme, so that is still available on the internet. so there are ways around this for advertisers. how much of a difference has the online tracking and the targeted advertising made to brands, in terms of sales, because it doesn't seem that long ago that advertisers were concerned about what would happen with people being online and the sort of end of, not the end, but a real change from the traditional advertising that they could measure the results of?

well, obviously one of the benefits of digital and online media is the fire hose of data that it produces. i think what it means now is that advertisers will have to look it as using a cherry picker rather than a shovel, to use the data in an intelligent way. i think the mix of online advertising and sort of short—term or sales—related advertising versus longer—term brand building advertising, will always be something that advertisers have to wrestle with and most advertisers frankly don't do a bit of both, they do some general advertising on broad reach media, but they also do targeted, more relevant advertising for people who know, they know are going to be interested in those particular offers the european parliament are voting on whether or not to accept a trade deal with the uk. the negotiations leading to the deal concluded at the end of last year. this week my colleague ros atkins is examining whether promises made during the brexit referendum and in the trade talks have been met — starting with the pledge from brexiteers that britain

would take back control of its waters. to those who support it, brexit is about taking back control, it is an idea that resonated with fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of our own seas, not ministers who we do not know, we haven't voted in, making decisions for us. borisjohnson argued that more prosperity would come with more control. you have got the eu commission sitting instead of us, deciding how fish stocks, how uk fish are going to be parcelled up and divvied up. so you take back control. and as the trade talks unfolded last year, the idea of control was there again. the principal of being - an independent coastal state, | controlling access to our waters, i is a red line for this government. but did borisjohnson and his government keep these promises? well, the brexit trade deal reduces the value of the fish that eu boats can catch in uk waters by 25% across five years.

and it is estimated that by 2026, uk boats will have access to an extra £145 million worth of fish every year. that is a shift, but it's definitely not taking back control immediately and what happens beyond 2026 isn't settled. because of this, not everyone is happy. this is one fishermen before the deal. the fact that you get 84% of channel cod and the uk gets 9%, which, you know, doesn't strike me as being particularly fair. but brexit hasn't changed the equation on cod. then there is the brexit promise of keeping eu fishing boats out. this is the fisheries minister before the deal. access to the uk's territorial seas are out of scope for any fisheries framework agreement with the eu. but it wasn't out of scope. the uk then signed a deal that allowed some eu boats to fish those waters. fishing news reported this under the headline, boris brexit betrayal. it argued that a one—off chance

to right historic wrongs had been squandered. boris johnson's defence was to look to the long term. by 2026, the fishing people of this country will have - access to all the fish in all the territorial. waters of this country. this, though, is highly unlikely to happen because the eu's response would make that move very costly. then there is shellfish. while in the eu, the uk could sell it fresh within the european union. now, in most circumstances, it can't. and some businesses are already on the brink. this is one mussel farmer. there reaches a point where we have got to make our minds up whether to basically stop and demolish the farm, take it apart and... i don't know. the uk's environment secretary's response to this was to criticise the eu and say, "if the eu won't change their position, we may need to and seek other markets." we will see if that happens,

but more broadly, some supporters of brexit have already seen enough. we were very disappointed with the overall shape of the deal on fisheries. we want to be able to take advantage of being an independent coastal state fully and not essentially one where we feel we have got our hands tied behind our backs. but the reason some people feel their hands are tied behind their backs is all connected to where the uk sells its fish, which is neatly summarised by this fish merchant. 95% of what we buy is - exported, mainly to the eu. so it's our market, you know? without it, we will have no business. | because this is about two factors — the eu's access to the uk's waters and the uk's access to the eu's market. these two factors are being constantly balanced. brexit doesn't change that. for his part, borisjohnson is saying that after 2026... there is no theoretical limit beyond those placed by science or conservation on the quantity of our own fish that we can fish in our waters.

there is no theoretical limit, but there's a very clear practical one. in reality, the uk government in 2026 is not going to block all eu access to uk waters because the price paid in lost export markets would be too high. mrjohnson knows this, not least because that's what happened with his trade deal. it's a compromise. one that has brought some changes, but so far for uk fishing, brexit is far from the transformational moment it was sold as. if you watched the mastermind final last night, you will have seen this very impressive performance... jonathan, you have no passes. you have now a total of 28 points. this is 24—year—old jonathan gibson — and he's become the youngest—ever person to win mastermind since the show started in 1972. the student from glasgow won by four points in the grand final — scoring a perfect 11 out of 11

in his specialist subject: the comedy song writing duo flanders and swann. his other specialist subjects throughout the competition included agatha christie's poirot and william pitt the younger. here'sjonathan gibson telling us this morning how he managed the nerves, during the programme. i definitely didn't feel cool under pressure. i was really worried, more than anything else, about how i would come across on television, because i felt so incredibly nervous, i was worried i might look like i was about to pass out. but, yeah, i think thatjust once you are in the chair and oncejohn is reading the questions, you just try and focus on one question at a time and, really, when you are doing that there is not enough headspace, really, to think about being on tv or think about how nervous you are. but it was when they came to film my vt for the final, i actually had no idea before then. i thought... i thought i was maybe close, i knew that gavin fuller was also on 24, so i'd assumed that i'd maybe just

missed the cut. so hearing thatjust added an extra level of pressure, really, for the final. well done to him. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. we've got some subtle changes to the weather for the next few days after what has been an exceptionally dry month. we have a weak area of low pressure which threatens to bring some rain around — not widespread, heavy rain, but still a little bit of rain is better than nothing at all. so it's going to be a rather cloudy day today for much of the country, with some showery bursts of rain. you can see this weak area of low pressure slowly migrating southwards across the uk through the day, and this weather front is what will be enhancing the shower activity. it looks like as we pick up an easterly breeze across eastern scotland, north—east england through the afternoon, we will see more persistent rain here, whereas further west, northern ireland, north—west england and wales, it'll be sunny spells and showers, and some of them could turn

out to be quite heavy. but, again, southern parts of england will stay dry, in the best of the sunshine, it'll feel quite mild after the chilly start. 15,16 degrees, ten to 13 further north. now, through tonight, that area of low pressure sinks southwards, most of the cloud and patchy rain pushes into england and wales, particularly towards the west. further north, colder air will be moving in with clearer skies, just one or two showers here. we'll see temperatures reaching freezing across some of the scottish glens, but less cloud across the south because we will have more cloud around. so for wednesday, then, our area of low pressure sits towards central and southern parts of the uk, with the weather front affecting southern south—western areas. colder air, though, begins to move into northern areas. that will feed few showers into northern scotland, these will be wintry over the higher ground. but a brighter day for scotland and northern ireland, with some sunshine. england and wales will see the lion's share of the cloud and the showery bursts of rain, which could be quite heavy across parts of wales into south—west england. but again, some sunshine across the south—east, staying dry here again for many through wednesday. and a cooler across—the—board eight to around 12 or 13 degrees in the south. now, as we move beyond wednesday our

area of low pressure pulls away to the near continent. that allows a run of cold arctic north—north—easterly winds to push back down across the country, so the cold never really letting up. as we head on into friday, we see the blue colours are with us as well, but the winds will tend to be light. so a mixture of hit and miss showers for thursday and friday, quite a bit of sunshine around but it will be chilly around more eastern coastal areas with an onshore north—easterly breeze, whereas further west, again, a few showers around, some sunny spells, but a bit more shelter here with lighter winds, so you can see temperatures closer to the seasonal average.)folajimi's to the seasonal average.

no let up for the prime minister, after claims he said he'd rather see "bodies pile high" than have another lockdown. he strongly denies the allegation. and there are more questions over his downing street flat, for this, and he's made that very clear. boris johnson has to offer a full and frank explanation. he has to be transparent. if he's got nothing to hide, he has nothing to fear. we'll have the very latest from westminster. also this lunchtime... the first shipment of uk medical aid arrives in india, as coronavirus infections and deaths reach record highs. the trauma of miscarriage. new research suggests black women are at higher risk,

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