this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as evidence grows that the official death toll in india's crisis is a massive underestimate, we have a series of special reports from our correspondence around india. some districts in maharashtra have reported a massive 700% rise as compared to last year in the first wave. in rise as compared to last year in the first wave.— in the first wave. in brazil, president _ in the first wave. in brazil, president bolsonaro - in the first wave. in brazil, president bolsonaro is - in the first wave. in brazil, | president bolsonaro is now underformal president bolsonaro is now under formal investigation for his handling of the pandemic. 400,000 brazilians have died from covid. borisjohnson is asked to explain the renovation of his flat and downing street in london and how it was funded. the labour party has

accused him of being a liar. back to old duties for the duke and duchess of cambridge. the queen because my grandson and his wife, and the queen herself are on theirfirst his wife, and the queen herself are on their first public engagement since the death of prince philip. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. almost 200,000 people have now died from covid—related causes in india according to official figures, but independent observers say the real figures are probably much higher. 0ne account suggests that the deaths recorded by crematoria in delhi may be double the government figures, which deal only with people who have died in hospital.

divina group to reports from the indian capital deli. lives erased in india, their fate sealed by the pandemic. but even as families seek closure in this crematorium built on a car park in india's capital, delhi, some are being denied dignity even in their death — as the actual reason of their demise is being buried with them. translation: 5096 of deaths are not registered by - the government as covid—i9. 0ur ngo brings bodies to be cremated directly from homes of victims. the government only counts related deaths of victims who die in a hospital. under—reporting of cases is becoming a problem in india in major covid hotspots. a public health worker told me that, in many cases, they are under pressure to attribute pandemic deaths to a pre—existing disease of the patient, and not count them as covid deaths to help the government save face in this crisis. experts suggest the actual

number of those infected could be 20 times higher than reported. the enormity, the velocity, and the ferocity of india's second surge is something to really take a lesson from for the rest of the world, because the virus curve was so quiet, and then the footsteps of the virus, we could not hear, but itjust exploded. and the severity of this wave cannot be silenced. with an unprecedented rush of patients, oxygen and essential medical supplies are running out in the city. my father is in a very critical condition and getting no help. numbers are given there, but nobody is responding. numbers are not reachable. please help me, please. my father is dying. i can't afford another loss. yesterday, i lost my younger brother. global aid has started to come. a shipment from britain, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators,

arrived today. but as india struggles with the reality behind the hidden numbers, much more is needed for those fighting for a chance to survive. devina gupta, bbc news, delhi. the bbc�*s indian language services correspondents are based across the country and have sent this update. india's western maharashtra is the worst—affected state by the covid—i9 pandemic. along the with cities like mumbai and pune, it's rural areas like where i am today that are also suffering from a rise in coronavirus cases. some districts in maharashtra have reported a massive 700% rise, as compared to last year in the first wave. the availability of icu beds is a major cause of concern, as a few districts have already ran out.

maharashtra is the home of the world's biggest vaccine maker — but one in ten indians have managed to receive the covid—i9 jab so far. the north indian state of punjab has the highest death rate in the country, and is a major cause of concern. experts say that people are reluctant to get themselves tested for covid—19. this is a major factor contributing to the high death rate. outside the district hospital in mohali, people have told me that covid does not exist. they say it has been created by the authorities to stop protests by farmers who have been gathering in big numbers since last year. health experts say that people only reach hospitals after developing serious complications — when it is not easy to save them.

here in this state of— west bengal, elections remain the main focus up until now. i am outside this covid l hospital here in kolkata. the health care system . is under severe pressure. people are now worriedl as 15—16,000 new cases are being reported every day in the state _ during the past one month, people have been voting. here for the state elections and huge campaign - rallies were organised. thousands of people i attended those rallies — most of them didn't wear any masks or didn't maintain - physical distancing. the rallies were attended by the prime minister- and the home minister, l who flew down from delhi almost every other day. but people are now frightened that cases may explode. - gujarat has refused to enforce lockdown, even though the cases and deaths are rising. as you can see, this

is a busy crossroads, and the lives of many people here have remained unchanged. we talked to a few people over here and found that they were out on the streets to purchase nonessential commodities. gujarat is governed by prime minister modi's bharatiya janata party — it says there is no scientific basis that says lockdown stops the spread of the virus. it also says that lockdown harms the economy. some trade unions have imposed self—restrictions in many parts of the state. the government says that everyone should follow norms to control covid — something which is not seen here. here, we're 80 km away from mumbai, in the city of nashik, at zakir hussain hospital. it is at this hospital where 24 people died because of an oxygen leak. for half an hour, there was no oxygen, leaving covid patients gasping for air.

two days after the leak, a hospital on the outskirts of mumbai caught fire, leaving 13 people dead. in another incident in mumbai, another hospital caught fire, leaving 11 people dead. as india struggles with its growing covid crisis, everything is in short supply — from beds to oxygen, to medicine. the entire system is stretched out at a time when india needs all the help it can get. 0ur international viewers will be seeing a focus on india and its coronavirus crisis throughout the coming day, and there will be a special programme on the surge in cases, which will include first—hand reporting from our teams of correspondents. that's on bbc world news at 1500 gmt. the upper house of the brazillian congress has opened an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic — a move that could prove

politically damaging for presidentjair bolsonaro, as he seeks re—election next year. brazil has recorded the world's second—highest number of deaths fom the pandemic. but the president has attempted to stop state governors from imposing lockdowns and mandating the use of masks. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is in sao paulo and sent us this update. well, president bolsonaro was sounding very bullish about this commission of inquiry when he spoke to reporters, saying that he had nothing to fear and that he owed nothing to the commission of inquiry. but when you read the list of the issues that they are looking at, it is really a damning indictment of president bolsonaro's handling — or, indeed, mishandling — of the pandemic. they will be asking whether he minimised the severity of the virus, why he was consistently anti—lockdown, anti—any kind of restrictions, whether he promoted scientifically unproven cures like hydroxychloroquine, why there was a critical shortage of medical equipment

and beds and syringes, why vaccines were too slow to be bought, especially when he received offers of vaccine procurement and turned them down, whether he allowed the virus to spread to try to achieve herd immunity and, indeed, whether the government is guilty of genocide against indigenous communities in the amazon — where the manaus variant, the pi variant that is very much more transmissible, was allowed to rip through that region at the end of last year uncontrolled and unchecked. now, the commission will continue for some weeks and months, and it is likely to come down to intense politicking and horse—trading between bolsonaro, between the commission, to try to minimise the damage, but the damage could be very serious. it could potentially recommend impeachment, it could recommend criminal charges, even, against the president. his political future very much hangs in the balance, and so do his chances

of reelection next year. mark loewen reporting from brazil. the us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear facemasks outdoors, except at crowded events such as concerts. the centers for disease control hopes its updated advice will motivate more americans to get vaccinated. speaking on the white house's north lawn, president biden urged americans to go get theirjab so the country can put some meaning into this year's "independence day". beginning today, gathering with a group of friends in a park, going for a picnic — as long as you are vaccinated and outdoors, you can do it without a mask. the cdc is able to make this announcement because our scientists are convinced by the data that the odds of getting or giving the virus to others is very, very low if you've both

been fully vaccinated and out in the open air. the bbc�*s peter bowes is in los angeles and gave me his assessment of the us vaccination programme to date. i think it's clear that this announcement is, in large part, offering an incentive to people to get the vaccination. now, the president has talked about there being stunning progress in the past few weeks, as far as the roll—out of the vaccine is concerned — and it is very true that things have gone very well across the country, with aboutjust under a third of all americans having had both of their vaccination shots, and just over 50% having had one. and the incentive is that you can get back to some semblance of normality, you can not wear a mask, you can go out in public outside, and meet a group of friends. clearly the point is that,

if you've had both those vaccination shots, this will open up that opportunity and move americans closer towards that goal, july the 4th, independence day, which was set by the president sometime ago as the date when the entire country would get back to some semblance of normality. he's announcing this at the end of april to encourage more people to get that vaccine. it has been a major concern over the last few weeks, with a number of people actually getting the first vaccine but, for whatever reasons, not going back to get the second. and the president is making the point that the scientific advisers, the government advisers are saying, "look, it is now safe to be outside without a mask, not in crowds — don't go outside to a concert or a crowded event, but if you're outside with relatively few people around you, it is safe and you can live your life." still to come: new research

suggests black women are at a significantly higher risk of miscarriage. we look at why. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them, they've taken the capital which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7am in the morning - on the day when power began

to pass from the minority- to the majority — when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines... mounting evidence that india has been under reporting the deaths from covid—i9, with one study indicating that in the numbers reported by a crematorium in delhi may be double the official figure. brazilian presidentjair brazilian president jair bolsonaro is brazilian presidentjair bolsonaro is now wonderful investigation for his handling of the pandemic. 400,000 brazilians have died from covid. renovating the flat in which he lives, located in downing street in london. mrjohnson�*s

former adviser, street in london. mrjohnson�*s formeradviser, dominic former adviser, dominic cummings, has formeradviser, dominic cummings, has claimed the prime minister sought to get private donations to pay for the work. but number 10 downing street said that the refurbishment costs had been met by boris johnson personally. vicki young reports. leading the country and setting the tone for the rest of government. the decisions prime ministers make every day in this room have far—reaching consequences for us all. they won't always be right, but criticism of borisjohnson isn'tjust about his judgment, it's fast becoming about his integrity. everywhere they go, ministers are being asked similar questions about their boss's behaviour. has the prime minister- broken the rules, mr raab? that refers to the expensive refurbishment of the flat mrjohnson shares with his fiancee. the prime minister's former adviser dominic cummings says the tory leader tried to get party donors to secretly pay

for the renovations. labour say it's time to come clean. who has given the loan? who has given the money? we need to know who the prime minister, who borisjohnson is beholden to for who has paid for his furniture, his sofa and the bed he sleeps in. and we haven't had that full and frank explanation from the prime minister so far. to be honest, he lied yesterday. that is not good enough. downing street says mrjohnson personally met the cost of wider refurbishment in this year, but hasn't denied that someone else originally picked up the bill. if they did, the rules say that must be made public. the reason why we have these rules around transparency is so that the public know who decision—makers, up to and including the prime minister, what their interests are and to be clear that they are acting on behalf of the people, on behalf of citizens and taxpayers, and that they are not overly influenced by donations or loans or private interests. number ten insists mrjohnson has acted in accordance with codes of conduct and electoral rules. many conservative mps i have spoken to are keen to downplay the significance

of all of this. 0ne minister said borisjohnson has a knack of getting away with things that others wouldn't. but there is concern that lots of individual, unrelated accusations could combine together and erode trust in the prime minister. one of the most damaging accusations mrjohnson faces is about his views on shutting down the country because of covid. he denied saying he would rather see "bodies pile high" than approve a third lockdown, but sources told the bbc and other media organisations that he did make the remark. it's another question being fired at cabinet ministers. i don't need to worry about who may, or didn't say what and when. the prime minister said he didn't say it, that's good enough for me. actually, saving lives is where it matters and that is what the prime minister's done. mrjohnson would rather focus on campaigning ahead of next week's elections, but there are bucketloads of questions still to be answered.

vicki young reporting. let's get some of the day's other news around the world. the bbc understand that at least three quarters of democratic unionists members of the northern ireland assembly and half of its eight mps have signed a motion of no confidence in party leader arlene foster. it's assembly members and mps who determine who's the leader of the party. ms. foster has led the dup and ben northern ireland's first ministerfor more than ben northern ireland's first minister for more than five years. hong kong's public broadcaster says the territory's chief executive, carrie lam, will present her own programme about recent changes to the electoral system. they are expected to be 40 episodes of the chinese language show in which she will speak to guests about the controversial reforms imposed by china. searches in spain say that they found no sign of high levels of infection in people who attended a ladder church concert last month. 5000 music

fans are part of the experiment after having previously tested negative for covid—i9. audience members wore masks but did not have to socially distance. six people tested positive after the gig, the others have been infected elsewhere. black women face a significantly higher risk of suffering a miscarriage during pregnancy than white women — that's according to a new global study published in the respected medical journal, the lancet. in the uk, it's estimated that at least one in five women miscarry at some point in their lifetime. but the likelihood varies according to race. the bbc�*s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. i remember seeing the positives on my pregnancy test for the first time, and ijust was so happy that me and my husband were basically creating life together. katie was 28 when she found out she was pregnant. but one day, out of the blue, she started bleeding heavily and she lost the pregnancy. i just felt so low, so hopeless, literallyjust

felt like my world had ended. katie was advised to try again and did become pregnant within a few months — but once again the pregnancy ended in miscarriage. both were second trimester losses. it was like a blanket of heaviness over my whole body, over my mind, like a dark cloud. and, yeah, ijust could not see any hope for a long time. so these are the memory boxes that we received at the hospital, that we were so grateful for. katie says she feels much stronger now to be able to talk about her losses. but this study found that black women are 43% more likely than white women to have a miscarriage. we're not sure why miscarriage is more common in black women, but we think it's a combination of factors. we think either black women are more susceptible to things like diabetes and hypertension, and those diseases must be well—controlled. we also think there may be some social factors, in that black women feel reluctant to seek medical help.

the research also saw a greater risk of other health complications for women from all ethnic groups, the more losses they experienced. the risk of suffering with depression was more than twice as likely after one miscarriage, and four times as likely after two or more losses. and, although the numbers were low, women were still at four times the risk of suicide after one loss. they were also more vulnerable to developing blood clots and heart problems. experts are calling for a revolutionary change in miscarriage services around the world, so that women are seen after after one loss, rather than enduring multiple losses before getting help. because there are some lifestyle changes that can reduce the risk of miscarriage, as well as some treatments. so internationally, miscarriage is a major concern. when i wrote this series, i did a lot of collaboration with people who had dealt with miscarriages in countries all over the world, particularly in developing countries.

and there, the resources going into miscarriages is very little, the condition is stigmatized and people feel that it's the woman's fault. this is something we really want to change. what's this? katie is now a proud mum to two—year—old little maximus after receiving specialist treatment. it's impossible to know for sure whether that's what led to the success of her third pregnancy, but she says she feels extremely fortunate. he's just a ray of sunshine, and he brings me hope and joy. and i guess all the pain that i went through with my first two pregnancies — ijust feel like i came out the other side. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. the queen has been photographed for the first time carrying out an official engagement since the funeral of prince philip. she held audiences with foreign diplomats — via videolink. meanwhile the duke and duchess of cambridge have been visiting a family farm in county durham

two days before their tenth wedding anniversary. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. cheering can it really be ten years? but, yes, it can. ten years ago this week, they were on the balcony of buckingham palace after their wedding at westminster abbey. now, a decade later, william and catherine are more heavily committed than ever to the demands of royal duty. today was not untypical. they were to be found on a farm near darlington in county durham, and so there were close encounters with some of the cleanest sheep you're likely to find, there was a very large tractor which, of course, just had to be driven. william went first — a quick circuit of the field, no mishaps, nothing damaged — and then it was time for catherine to have a go — a moment of intense concentration, and then off she went.

but alongside the photo opportunities, a serious purpose — a discussion with farmers about the challenges of the past year — and then on to something called the cheesy waffles project, which helps young people and adults with additional needs. for william and catherine, ten years after their marriage, a typical day of royal duty — the kind of thing william pledged to continue after the death of his grandfather. and speaking of his grandparents, here was the queen today, holding video audiences with ambassadors. 18 days after her husband's death, normalservice is being resumed. nicholas witchell, bbc news. i told you last night about a super moon. the fact that the moon is closer to the earth and usual means it looks larger. let's look at some of the examples we've had in the last few hours. this is the first example in yorkshire, looking beautiful. this cable car is in east london. and we have this

striking time lapse from frankfurt in germany, you can see here as it moves through the sky. images here from the greek temple on the southern coast. you're watching bbc world news. hello. april 2021 is now officially the frostiest april on record. that is since records began in 1960 and it is based on the number of frosty nights we've seen. every night so far this april, temperatures have fallen below freezing and we've had an air frost. it may well be the case though that as we make our way into the early hours of wednesday, we escape and there's a lot of cloud sitting across the uk at the moment thanks to an area of low pressure sinking its way south. quite a strong wind across scotland and where skies clear, the chance of frost will be pretty limited. here's the centre of that low as we get wednesday underway to the south of the uk. to the north, the skies are clearer but there will be some chilly air around, those isobars are close

together and that means a stiff north easterly wind. the heaviest of the shower on wednesday would be close to the low centre for wales, the midlands and the southwest of england. certainly for the first part of the day, some of the wind will drift further eastwards later in the afternoon. some isolated showers across the scotland and northern ireland but more in the way of sunny spells here. but generally quite a chilly field to proceedings across the north across the uk as we pick up the northwesterly, northeasterly, i should say, wind. the low pulls away towards the continent on thursday, as it does so, the northeasterly wind drags arctic air right away across the uk. the isobars open up as well. without the strength of the wind, that leaves us open to seeing quite a wider spread of frost as we move into the early hours on thursday. perhaps the southeast still close enough to the low to escape. through the day, there will be a lot of sunshine across the uk, but it will feel chilly and particularly on the north sea coast.

just light breezes in contrast to wednesday, but with lighter breezes, where we do see some showers developing and we are seeing some that will be quite slow—moving. locally some heavy downpours but disappointing temperatures with ten to 12 as highs. things look very similar for friday and indeed it looks like we will hold on to a cooler air and light winds and some decent spells of sunshine, but isolated showers as we move into the bank holiday weekend. but what will be a talking point for us is the overnight frost.

you're watching bbc news. the headlines this hour. evidence grows that the official death toll in india is a massive underestimate. 192,000 deaths were recorded. the number could be quite as high while some experts ejects the number of infections could be 20 times as high. jair bolsonaro is under formal investigation. he has attempted to stop state governors from imposing lockdown and made mandating use of mask. and it's back to royal duties for the duke and duchess of cambridge, who've been visiting farm in county durham and the queen herself for the first time since the funeral of her late husband, the prince philip.