welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: it's india's catastrophic covid crisis — in the capital the crematoriums are working flat out, suggesting that the official death toll is a massive under—estimate. people are dying without access to medical supply and treatment.— to medical supply and treatment. ., ., , treatment. you told me there is a bed. treatment. you told me there is a bed- you _ treatment. you told me there is a bed. you told _ treatment. you told me there is a bed. you told me _ a bed. you told me the phone number. in brazil, president bolsonaro is now under formal investigation for his handling of the pandemic. 400,000 brazilians have died with covid. the damage could be very serious and could recommend impeachment and even criminal charges against the president.

the us changes its advice on masks. americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer be obliged to wear face masks outdoors. music plays. and a look at the future of large public gatherings. spanish event organisers say they have held a succesfful test concert in barcelona. hello, thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. india is seeing record number of infections and deaths in the second wave of the covid pandemic. there is widespread anger as the healthcare system struggles to cope and people lose lives without oxygen supplies, icu beds and ventilators. the bbc�*s divya arya has spoken to two families

who are united in grief. one from a humble background in the countryside, the other from a wealthy family in the capital delhi. a warning, you may find some of the details distressing it was the worst, most night of my life that i was not able to save, no money, no contacts, nothing helped me out. translation: nothing helped me out. tuna/mom- nothing helped me out. translation: , , translation: this disease can be dangerous — translation: this disease can be dangerous but _ translation: this disease can be dangerous but our— translation: this disease can be dangerous but our system i translation: this disease can be dangerous but our system is| be dangerous but our system is even more dangerous and it has scanned us. even more dangerous and it has scanned ne— even more dangerous and it has scanned us— scanned us. they are living india's nightmare. - scanned us. they are living india's nightmare. this - scanned us. they are living india's nightmare. this is l india's nightmare. this is moments after he got a call that his pregnant wife had died due to covid. desperately looking for a doctor and some

answers. translation: fist looking for a doctor and some answers. translation: at that time i had so — answers. translation: at that time i had so much _ answers. translation: at that time i had so much pain - answers. translation: at that time i had so much pain inside. | time i had so much pain inside. it was like someone had ripped my heart out of my chest. i lost my unborn child and wife on the same day. i knew i needed to raise my voice against the system. he needed to raise my voice against the system. he says the s stem against the system. he says the system failed — against the system. he says the system failed him. _ against the system. he says the system failed him. for - against the system. he says the system failed him. for three - system failed him. for three days his wife was shunted between covid and non— covid hospitals. precious time lost. he shows me her picture over apache video call. it is not just here, in one of india's forest states, the healthcare system is struggling in big cities as well. this woman also has a picture, of her

mother—in—law, who struggled for oxygen and died when she could not get a ventilator anything country? capital, delhi. ~ ., ., delhi. we were not able to savour because _ delhi. we were not able to savour because of- delhi. we were not able to savour because of such - savour because of such mismanagement all around here. she went from one hospital to another, to another and then another. the doctors showed her was terrifying. he another. the doctors showed her was terrifying-— was terrifying. he showed me bodies lying _ was terrifying. he showed me bodies lying around. - was terrifying. he showed me bodies lying around. i- was terrifying. he showed me bodies lying around. i beggedj bodies lying around. i begged him, i literally started crying in front of him. ijust need one bed for her. you told me that there is a bed. that is why i came here.— that there is a bed. that is why i came here. but there was no bed there — why i came here. but there was no bed there and _ no bed there and when they found one, it was too late. she was asking _ found one, it was too late. she was asking help _ found one, it was too late. file: was asking help from found one, it was too late. me: was asking help from me found one, it was too late. s“ie: was asking help from me and i was asking help from me and i was not able to do that. haifa

was not able to do that. now everyone _ was not able to do that. now everyone in _ was not able to do that. now everyone in her _ was not able to do that. now everyone in her family - was not able to do that. now everyone in her family has i everyone in herfamily has tested positive for covid but she still has some fight left and is trying to help others as and is trying to help others as a tribute to her mother—in—law. for such an, his suit children are his home. i asked what she wants to be when she grows up. sachin. police, she says. and sachin. police, she says. and sachin once his son to become a civil servant and together they may fix the system. divya arya, bbc news. challenging times. so thats the situation in delhi but how are they coping in rest of this huge country? over the coming hours, we'll bring you the situation across the country from the bbc�*s indian language services correspondents. let's get more from our correspondent, nikhil inamdar, whojoins us live from miraj, in the state of maharashtra. first of all, can you give us a

setup of the situation where you are? setup of the situation where ou are? ., , , setup of the situation where you are?— setup of the situation where ou are? ., , , ~' , you are? honestly, i think this continues— you are? honestly, i think this continues to _ you are? honestly, i think this continues to be _ you are? honestly, i think this continues to be an _ you are? honestly, i think this continues to be an unrelenting crisis with no let up insight. in the last 2a hours we have seen 360,000 plus fresh infections, over 3200 people losing their life. this is the seventh straight day of record numbers and that this crisis is often turning into scenes of pandemonium and even violence. yesterday in delhi, medical bikers were attacked by the family of a patient who died of covid—i9 because they were no icu beds. desperate please for everything from oxygen to ventilators to medical supplies. people are buying them at a high premium in the black market and all of this even as the government is running trains to supply

oxygen. internationalaid is here but clearly demand far outstripping supplies. all this playing out as india heads yet another grim milestone of over 200,000 covered deaf and many say that number is usually underreported. —— covid. the official data we're getting hospital does not include the depths at the crematoriums. things seem to be getting worse. you mention international aid and it has not been arriving for long but are there signs that it is enough to make a difference? i do not think so. it is still a drop in the ocean given the massive scale of the crisis we are facing in india. we have seen literally everybody from

the us, the uk, japan, germany, france, the gulf states since as the uae, saudi arabia and countries with whom india has historically have had to stand up, like pakistan, offering aid but what is staring us in the face is that systemic neglect of a system for many, many years and that is not going to be fixed overnight either from international aid or any week measures the government takes right now. measures the government takes riaht now. ., right now. the government message — right now. the government message has _ right now. the government message has remained, i right now. the government message has remained, be sensible but do not panic about this and keep it in perspective. the more we hear, the worst perspective comes and ijust the worst perspective comes and i just wonder to what extent things are tilting ever further away from the way the government has managed or many would say mismanaged all this? i think there is a great deal of anger and helplessness. helplessness because of the

crumbling public health infrastructure. but that kind of comments you mentioned by the government, state ministers telling us india is better prepared physically and mentally to deal with these — of course, we are not. also a great deal of anger about the fact that yet another state minister said there is no oxygen shortages. also anger spilling out on social media over the government's decision to still continue to spend in the makeover of $200 million and uncharacteristically we have had from the vice president of india's medical association actually calling the prime minister super spreader because he allowed rallies and political campaigns to carry on and for religious festivities to carry on. the court in india yesterday has

had perhaps officials from the election commission to actually being brought up for murder given they allowed some of these big obligations to take place. a great deal of anger spilling out. place. a great deal of anger spilling out-— spilling out. and the volatility _ spilling out. and the volatility that - spilling out. and the volatility that goes l spilling out. and the i volatility that goes with spilling out. and the - volatility that goes with it. thank you for bringing us up—to—date. 0ur international viewers will be seeing a focus on india and the crisis throughout the coming day with a special programme as well under the surge of cases that will include more first—hand report is from out team of correspondence. the. let's get some of the day's other news: somalia's president, mohamed abdullahi farmajo, has backed down from his attempt to extend his tenure for two years and instead called for new presidential elections. civilians have been fleeing the capital, mogadishu, as violence between soldiers supporting and opposing him erupted increased. there've have also been fears that al—shabaab islamist

militants would exploit the security vacuum the bbc understands that at least three—quarters of the democratic unionists' members of the northern ireland assembly and half of their eight mps have signed a motion of no—confidence in their party leader, arlene foster. mrs foster has led the dup and been northern ireland's first ministerfor 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. there are expected to be forty episodes of the chinese language show that will feature ms lam speaking to guests about the controversial changes imposed by china. let's get some more on the situation regarding covid around the world. let's go to brazil.

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. 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, and 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.

that's mark loewen. very different circumstances and different circumstances and different parts of the world regarding covid. now, some good news out of spain for the future of large public gatherings. the organisers of a test concert held in barcelona last month say there's been no sign of an increase in covid—i9 infections as a result. courtney bembridge reports. music plays. if it weren't for the masks, you would be forgiven for thinking these pictures were from 2019. an indoor concert with 5,000 people and no social distancing. it was one of the largest gatherings in europe since the pandemic began, and the significance was not lost on the performers. translation: welcome to one of the most exciting concerts i of our lives. cheering and applause. the gig was a test to monitor the impact of large—scale events on coronavirus case numbers.

ticket holders had to take a rapid test the day of the event and show they were negative. they also had to wear masks. now, the results are in — in the two weeks that followed six people tested positive for covid—i9. health authorities say that is a lower incidence than is seen in the general population. we can be sure that this has not been a super spreading event so this is very reassuring data that we believe will be helpful in opening the cultural activities everywhere in the world. a similar event was held in the netherlands last month, with different rules for different groups within the venue. those results are still being analysed. the european music industry will be watching closely. it lost three quarters of its income in 2020. and it is notjust music events pushing ahead. in the uk 8,000 supporters were back in a stadium at the weekend as part of a pilot programme to pave the way the bigger audiences at sporting events. i was like a kid on christmas morning today.

woke up all excited. football for the first time for 13 months so really looking forward to it. 0h, d'you know what? i am absolutely — i'm just so — i'm giddy. another test event will be held in england later this week. an indoor nightclub in liverpool will host 6000 people across two nights. courtney bembridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: superstar britney spears is to address a us court about her father's control over her finances and other aspects of her life to be will become back we will have all of the latest celebrity commentator perez hilton. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing.

internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they have taken the capital which they have been fighting for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in _ the morning when power began to pass from the minority- to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: there's mounting evidence india

has been under—reporting the number of deaths from covid—i9, with some sources suggesting that the death toll in delhi may be double the official figures. in brazil, president bolsonaro is now underformal investigation for his handling of the pandemic. 400,000 brazilians have died of covid. lawyers for the family of andrew brownjr, a black man killed by law enforcement in north carolina, say an independent autopsy showed he died from a �*kill shot�* to the back of his head. have been six nights of protests in elizabeth city, causing a dusk to dawn curfew. the fbi has opened an investigation. brown's family lawyers say an independent autopsy say that he died from a shot to the back of his head. this in fact was a fatal wound to the back of mr brown's head as he was leaving the site,

trying to evade being shot at by these particular law enforcement officers who we believe did nothing but a straightout execution. the us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear face masks outdoors, except at crowded events such as concerts. president biden urged americans to go get theirjab, so the country can put some meaning into this years 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.

britney spears is to address a us court directly about the legal arrangement that gives her father control over her finances and other aspects of her life. the 39—year—old pop singer has been under a conservatorship since 2008, but rarely takes part in court hearings and has not publicly commented on the legal arrangement. now following a request from her lawyer, a judge has given her permission to speak at an upcoming hearing onjune 23. well, to give us more insight into the current court case we can now speak to perez hilton who's a celebrity blogger and long time britney spears watcher and commentator. perez, thanks very much for joining us. what do you think she might say and why does she perhaps want to be seen saying at? ., perhaps want to be seen saying at? . , ., perhaps want to be seen saying at? ., ,., ., , perhaps want to be seen saying at? ., ., , at? there are so many possible thins at? there are so many possible things that _ at? there are so many possible things that britney _ at? there are so many possible things that britney could - at? there are so many possible

things that britney could say. i things that britney could say. her lawyer, today in court, did not specify exactly what britney wants to speak with a judge about but i would caution everybody to temper their feelings because i think most folks are assuming that britney is going to tell the judge that she does no longer wish to be a part of this conservatorship, but it could actually be the opposite. she could say i want to remain in this conservatorship at i want to make changes. she may personally want to plead with the judge that the judge remove herfather as her the judge that the judge remove her father as her conservator, which she no longer wants him in that role. she could also request for thejudge to in that role. she could also request for the judge to give her the ability to hire different lawyers, which she has requested that in the past and has been denied that request, which i also think is ridiculous. if britney wants to change lawyers she should be

able to do that but it is especially noteworthy because, as you mentioned, britney has not shown up in court for years over this, and there are multiple hearings that go on every year in relation to the conservatorship. it every year in relation to the conservatorship.— every year in relation to the conservatorship. it is such an extraordinary _ conservatorship. it is such an extraordinary state _ conservatorship. it is such an extraordinary state of - conservatorship. it is such an| extraordinary state of affairs, isn't it? she's nearly a0 and she's got her dad running her life. �* , she's got her dad running her life. ~ , ., ., life. and her parents are also fiuuhtin life. and her parents are also fighting right _ life. and her parents are also fighting right now— life. and her parents are also fighting right now as - life. and her parents are also fighting right now as well, i fighting right now as well, complicating matters even more. her father is adamant that he remain as a conservator over his daughter and the mother is now upset and failed paperwork in court claiming that the dad has been wasting britney's money. the father has counted claiming that the mother has exploited their daughter and it is all a mess. and what i think is all a mess. and what i think is especially complicated is, no matter what britney says, there are still going to be

people who question her motives. 0h, she was forced to say that, i don't believe this. i think i'm excited to hear what she says and i just wish her the best. i think that's what is most important, is that britney is happy. and it was great to see her this past weekend attend a wedding with her boyfriend of several years and doing something normal, and dancing and smiling.— dancing and smiling. yeah, well i think it will — dancing and smiling. yeah, well i think it will be _ dancing and smiling. yeah, well i think it will be a _ dancing and smiling. yeah, well i think it will be a bit _ dancing and smiling. yeah, well i think it will be a bit more i i think it will be a bit more of a frenzy wanted on the 23rd of a frenzy wanted on the 23rd ofjune in terms of interest but we wait to see what happens there. perez, thanks very much. good to see you. 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 10th wedding anniversary. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.

can it really be ten years? 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 found on a farm near darlington in county durham. and so there were close encounters with some of the cleanest sheep you are likely to find. there was a very large tractor which just had to be driven. william went first, quick circuit of the field, no mishaps and 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

onto 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 that 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 the death of her husband, normal service is being resumed. and the moon is not giving us normal service, it is giving us super this week the moon has orbited closer to earth than usual, making it appear larger and brighter than usual. the phenomenon is called a supermoon, and we have some incredible pictures from around the world. taken a few hours ago, this is whitby abbey in yorkshire. and this cable car is in east london.

have we got the cable car? there we are. this striking timelapse is from frankfurt, germany. that bbc 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 feel 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 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.

courtney bembridge, bbc news.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm david eades, with the headlines: evidence is growing that the official death toll in india's covid crisis is a massive underestimate. the number of reported deaths is nearly 200,000 but crematorium figures show that number could be twice as high, at least. some experts suggest the number of infections could be 20 times as high as officially recorded figures. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, is now under formal investigation for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the president has attempted to stop state governors from imposing lockdowns and mandating the use of masks. a00,000 brazilians have died from the coronavirus — that's the world's second highest pandemic death toll. and us health authorities say americans fully vaccinated against coronavirus are no longer obliged to wear face masks outdoors. it is hoped this will get more americans motivated to get

vaccinated.