hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. more than 200,000 indians are now confirmed dead from covid—19, but the real total is feared to be much higher. it was the worst, worst night of my life, that i was not able to save her. no money, no contact, nothing helped me out. the crisis is being felt all over — health systems are at the point of collapse, crematoria are overrun and some vaccine centres have run out of doses. and there's mounting pressure on the government. as we speak, the government is really suppressing the data rather than sailing through this crisis, managing the news rather than managing the pandemic.

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the bbc�*s been running a special day of coverage on india's devastating second wave of covid—i9. we've seen so many pictures likes these from delhi, with hospitals struggling for beds and oxygen. and today, india's official death toll passed 200,000, though that is almost certainly an underestimate. you can see the recent spike in cases here. india has now reported 18 million infections, with another 360,000 in the past 2a hours alone. that trajectory is mirrored in the death count. more than 3000 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours. as only covid deaths registered by hospitals are being counted, the realfigure will be higher. well, divya arya has spoken to two families who've been directly affected — one from the countryside, the other from delhi. and a warning, you may divya's report distressing. it was the worst, worst night of my life that

i was not able to save her. no money, no contact, nothing helped me out. translation: this disease can be dangerous, but our system - is even more dangerous. it has scared us. nishi and sachin are living india's nightmare. he shouts. this is sachin moments after he got a call his pregnant wife, angelie, had died due to covid. desperately looking for a doctor and some answers. translation: at that time, i had so much pain inside. i 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. sachin says the system failed him. for three days, his wife was shunted between covid and non—covid hospitals. precious time lost in multiple tests instead of saving her. he shows me angelie's picture over a patchy video call from his village. and it is notjust here in one of india's poorest states, uttar pradesh. the health care system is struggling in big cities, too. believe me, i never had a thought... nishi sharma also has a picture of her mother—in—law, bina, who struggled for oxygen and died when she couldn't get a ventilator in the country's capital, delhi. we were not able to save her because of such

mismanagement all around delhi. nishi went from one hospital to another, to another and then another. and what a doctor showed her was terrifying. he showed me bodies lying around, bagged and lying around. i begged him. i literally started crying in front of him, that, "please, ijust need one bed for her. you told me that there is a bed. you told me a number. that's why i came here. but there was no bed there, and when they found one, it was too late. we're going to take a closer look at what's happening in some of india's worst hit states. india is a huge country, almost 1.4 billion people. viruses like covid thrive off population density. you can see outbreaks in every single state. those circles are the

hotspots, largely cities. the capital delhi and the western state of maharashtra — that includes mumbai — have the highest rates of infection. let's look at that, india's covid ground zero, maharashtra. it's among india's richest states and home to its financial hub, mumbai. it accounts for a quarter of india's current cases, and a third of its deaths so far. it recorded more than 66,000 fresh cases on tuesday. almost 4.5 million people have been infected there in total. anagha pathak sent this report. here, 180 kilometres from mumbai is this hospital. it is at this hospital 2a 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. to uttar pradesh now, india's most populous state of 240 million people. lucknow, the largest city, has over 52,000 cases. the government's handling of the crisis has been severley criticised. in particular, this man, yogi adityanath, the chief minister. his name has been trending on twitter after reports he ordered the police to open an investigation against a man who'd asked for oxygen for his sick grandfather on social media. the man could face jail. this is the washington post's rana ayuubb, who's in india. the state has been accused of keeping its case

and death count low by not testing enough and omitting data anila singh is the national spokesperson for the ruling bjp party in uttar pradesh. fortunately, we have a prime minister who knows very well how to address the difficult situation and this is what he has been doing since he has come into power. if we talk about this crisis, covid—19 crisis, we know in last year, he had set an example that a country like india can crush this virus in a very good way and we did that. india is a hugely populated country with a huge concentration of population per square kilometre. and definitely we have a good health infrastructure. we need more strong health sector here, and the responsibility of that is on the states as well.

but if you talk about the central government, there is a very good coordination between the state and the centres. out to help each and every state. let's turn to bengal. there has been an outright parent was the largest city of calcutta at political rallies. perhaps not wearing a mask for independence of the distancing. and now has the highest spy rate and is expected to be the next hot spot. 0ur correspondent explains. here is expected to be the next hot spot. our correspondent explains. here in the state of — our correspondent explains. here in the state of west _ our correspondent explains. here in the state of west bengal, _ our correspondent explains. here in the state of west bengal, elections| the state of west bengal, elections remain the focus until now. i'm outside this hospital here in

calcutta. the help of some of under pressure. people are now worried as 15,000-16,000 pressure. people are now worried as is,000—i6,000 cases have been reported everyday in the state. during the past one month, people have been hoping here for the state elections and campaign rallies were organised. thousands of people have been those rallies leading them to not wear masks or make physical distancing. the relics were attended by the prime minister and the prime minister flew by the prime minister and the prime ministerflew down from by the prime minister and the prime minister flew down from delhi yesterday. but people are now frightened that cases may explode. to the capital delhi, now. the crisis is particularly severe here. one person is dies from covid every four minutes. in the last week, cases have averaged at more than 27,000. 0verall infections are more than one million. yogita limaye reports from a hospital.

the city is part of space to create the dead. some have built makeshift from its origins in the car park. i have businessman. iturned into a have businessman. i turned into a volunteer cremator in this situation. there is no space for in thejunction. they are situation. there is no space for in the junction. they are committing bodies. and we are cremated almost 73 bodies and 3505 are committed by our team. so we are just focusing that we should help people. we are also exposing the people because we use the ppe and just whatever they want. here they think with the brown.

arunoday mukharji is in delhi. thank you forjoining us. was up to the strategy to respond to the crisis with that they have tried various things and they continue to really figure out what to do next because the cases continue to rise at an alarming rate and as you just turn the situation on the ground continues to bolster very grim picture. continues to bolster very grim icture. ~ , ., , , picture. the prime minister has been without a nationwide _ picture. the prime minister has been without a nationwide lockdown - picture. the prime minister has been| without a nationwide lockdown saying that that _ without a nationwide lockdown saying that that would be the last resort and instead should be localised micro—containment areas where cases are higher. _ micro—containment areas where cases are higher, but we cannot afford to impact _ are higher, but we cannot afford to impact the — are higher, but we cannot afford to impact the economy and the way in which _ impact the economy and the way in which we _ impact the economy and the way in which we did the last time with a nationwide lockdown have been imposed~ — nationwide lockdown have been imposed. more safety protocols being put in _ imposed. more safety protocols being put in place but the government is trying _ put in place but the government is trying to— put in place but the government is trying to make arrangements for a slow trying to make arrangements for a stow ftow — trying to make arrangements for a slow flow of medical office between states _ slow flow of medical office between states because that is one of the major— states because that is one of the major complaints of the top hospitals here in delhi that they are running at a medical oxygen. dethi _ are running at a medical oxygen. dethi does — are running at a medical oxygen. delhi does not produce medical oxygen— delhi does not produce medical oxygen on its own so it gets if the neighbouring states that if the problem really has been. the

government has shown that there should _ government has shown that there should be — government has shown that there should be more or rather smooth movemerit— should be more or rather smooth movement of oxygen but unfortunately even a _ movement of oxygen but unfortunately even a second week of this crisis here _ even a second week of this crisis here in— even a second week of this crisis here in the — even a second week of this crisis here in the capital that we are still seeing people complain that they are — still seeing people complain that they are not getting the very basics wheh _ they are not getting the very basics when they— they are not getting the very basics when they knock on the doors of the hospitat _ when they knock on the doors of the hospital. getting a hospital bed is a difficult — hospital. getting a hospital bed is a difficult time getting an ice see is next _ a difficult time getting an ice see is next to— a difficult time getting an ice see is next to impossible and have it seems _ is next to impossible and have it seems outside of hospitals and people — seems outside of hospitals and people are lined up on attorneys and people _ people are lined up on attorneys and peorrte are _ people are lined up on attorneys and people are hooked up to oxygen cylinders — people are hooked up to oxygen cylinders hoping that that will tie them _ cylinders hoping that that will tie them through to the doctor will actually— them through to the doctor will actually see them as of the situation on the ground continues to be very— situation on the ground continues to be very grim. find situation on the ground continues to be very grim-— be very grim. and it sounds like it's about _ be very grim. and it sounds like it's about as _ be very grim. and it sounds like it's about as a _ be very grim. and it sounds like it's about as a health _ be very grim. and it sounds like it's about as a health care - be very grim. and it sounds like | it's about as a health care crisis, a political storm is not working out as well. ., �* , as well. that's right. in the questions _ as well. that's right. in the questions are _ as well. that's right. in the questions are being - as well. that's right. in the questions are being askedl as well. that's right. in the l questions are being asked of as well. that's right. in the - questions are being asked of the prime _ questions are being asked of the prime minister and his government and the _ prime minister and his government and the party and people are questioning why was the not prepared. why was there mixed messaging about two months ago the government almost the end of many

words _ government almost the end of many words that— government almost the end of many words that they have seen the worst in india _ words that they have seen the worst in india has— words that they have seen the worst in india has seen the worst and have to titt— in india has seen the worst and have to lift the _ in india has seen the worst and have to lift the restrictions that were there _ to lift the restrictions that were there and — to lift the restrictions that were there and place it at that political parties _ there and place it at that political parties went ahead and held massive electorat— parties went ahead and held massive electoral rallies in election found states— electoral rallies in election found states and the police violated covenantee city protocols. since the festival— covenantee city protocols. since the festival of— covenantee city protocols. since the festival of his creations take place as early— festival of his creations take place as early as — festival of his creations take place as early as this month itself some of the _ as early as this month itself some of the people are asking at a time when _ of the people are asking at a time when the — of the people are asking at a time when the cases are steadily rising, coronavirus — when the cases are steadily rising, coronavirus is growing in india faster— coronavirus is growing in india faster than anywhere in the world of li-ht faster than anywhere in the world of tight has— faster than anywhere in the world of tight has a _ faster than anywhere in the world of light has a government not being better— light has a government not being better prepared and why has are not being _ better prepared and why has are not being one _ better prepared and why has are not being one of my messaging to the people _ being one of my messaging to the pepple to — being one of my messaging to the people to follow that city protocols and a _ people to follow that city protocols and a sense of people are saying this is— and a sense of people are saying this is a — and a sense of people are saying this is a situation in the indian heed — this is a situation in the indian need not _ this is a situation in the indian need not have any specific could have _ need not have any specific could have been— need not have any specific could have been easily avoided and to something that they should have seen coming _ something that they should have seen coming from a long time ago. thank ou ve coming from a long time ago. thank you very much _ coming from a long time ago. thank you very much indeed. _ here in the uk, borisjohnson is under pressure. the electoral commisison says offences may have been committed in the funding of the refurbishment

of his downing street flat. he's also facing reports he said "let the bodies pile up" during lockdown discussions last year. and he's facing allegations from a former adviser that his actions have lacked competence and integrity. all of this was the backdrop to prime minister's questions. we start with the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. and her minister tell the house does he believe that any rules or laws have been broken in relation to the refurbishment of the prime minister's?— we'll hear more from the prime minister in a moment. and this controversy revolves around the cost of refurbishments to the flat above downing street where borisjohnson lives with his fiancee, carrie symonds. they moved into the four bedroom apartment above number 11 downing street in 2019. and under government rules, the prime minister is allowed £30,000 of taxpayers' money towards renovations. it's last big refurbishment

was by david cameron and his wife, samantha, in 2011. they spent more than the budget, but covered the difference with their own money. the times reports that when borisjohnson and carrie symonds moved in, they commissioned a makeover involving an upmarket interior designer. and that ms symonds was "eager to get rid of thejohn lewis furniture nightmare" from theresa may. john lewis being both a department store and part of britain's cultural fabric. it's also wrapped up in britain's class dynamics, being very closely associated with the british middle class. here's more detail. the daily record is reporting £840 was spent on one roll of wallpaper and an armchair was £5900. i've just checked, that's well over what you pay atjohn lewis. and reports suggest the bill for the whole refurb was between £100,000—200,000. labour accuses borisjohnson of lying and alleges he may have received undeclared donations

from his party to pay for all of this. soi so i asked the prime minister again who paid the initial invoice, initial invoice for the redecoration of the flat present the initial invoice? i of the flat present the initial invoice? ., of the flat present the initial invoice? . ., , invoice? i have given him the answer and the answer _ invoice? i have given him the answer and the answer is _ invoice? i have given him the answer and the answer is i _ invoice? i have given him the answer and the answer is i have _ invoice? i have given him the answer and the answer is i have cover - invoice? i have given him the answer and the answer is i have cover the i and the answer is i have cover the cost and _ and the answer is i have cover the cost and i— and the answer is i have cover the cost and i think most people will find it— cost and i think most people will find it bizarre. and of course there is a little _ find it bizarre. and of course there is a little commission investigating this and _ is a little commission investigating this and i_ is a little commission investigating this and i can tell him that i can forward — this and i can tell him that i can forward in — this and i can tell him that i can forward in full with the code of conduct, — forward in full with the code of conduct, with ministerial code and officials _ conduct, with ministerial code and officials have been cats and advising _ officials have been cats and advising me throughout this whole thing _ so, borisjohnson says he paid for it out of his own pocket. but he did not answer the question of who originally paid. but then on friday, borisjonnson's former chief adviser dominic cummings alleged that he'd planned for conservative donors to secretly help out with this.

in his blog post, he called the idea "unethical, foolish and possibly illegal". and on sunday, one of his ministers was asked about this. my understanding if the costs are being _ my understanding if the costs are being covered _ my understanding if the costs are being covered for— my understanding if the costs are being covered for the _ my understanding if the costs are being covered for the prime - my understanding if the costs are i being covered for the prime minister and everything — being covered for the prime minister and everything is _ being covered for the prime minister and everything is being _ being covered for the prime minister and everything is being fully- and everything is being fully declared _ and everything is being fully declared in _ and everything is being fully declared in line _ and everything is being fully declared in line with - and everything is being fully declared in line with the - and everything is being fully. declared in line with the rules. and everything is being fully- declared in line with the rules. at declared in line with the rules. tory party government at one declared in line with the rules.- tory party government at one end and the money for hand placement as i said, he is covering the cost and is being complied with... the question is did a donor to the money beforehand with i'm giving my time is a trade negotiator getting a good deal for the is a trade negotiator getting a good dealfor the uk and not is a trade negotiator getting a good deal for the uk and not for is a trade negotiator getting a good dealfor the uk and not for my is a trade negotiator getting a good deal for the uk and not for my time thinking about the downing street flat refurbishment. so both borisjohnson and this trust said the promise to pay but did not answer who paid the bill. and attention is on a millionnaire tory donor lord brownlow. the daily mail reports the lord was planning a £58,000 donation

to the conservative party in october last year through a trust fund that hadn't been set up. we don't know if that payment was made. then this is the the times saying if that were the case, the donation should have been registered with the electoral commission injanuary as part of the tories�* quarterly declaration. yet it appears not to have been." "failure to do so can result in a party being fined." and here's labour again. can the prime minister if he is so keen to answer confirmed the lord brownlow make that payment for that purpose? i brownlow make that payment for that --urose? ~ �* ., , brownlow make that payment for that --urose? ,, �* . , , purpose? i think i've answered this ruestion purpose? i think i've answered this question several— purpose? i think i've answered this question several times _ purpose? i think i've answered this question several times now, - purpose? i think i've answered this question several times now, and i purpose? i think i've answered this. question several times now, and the answer— question several times now, and the answer is _ question several times now, and the answer is that i have cover the cost: — answer is that i have cover the cost, i— answer is that i have cover the cost, i have _ answer is that i have cover the cost, i have met the requirements that i_ cost, i have met the requirements that i have — cost, i have met the requirements that i have been advised to me in full. it's notjust the prime minster�*s political opponents who are pointing the finger. the election commission, which enforces the rules around campaign finance, says it's satisfied there are reasonable grounds to suspect a criminal offence may have occurred. the issue here is not receiving a domnation,

but whether it's been properly declared to avoid conflicts of interest. hannah white is the deputy director at the institute for government. she explains the potential ramifications. i think at this point already having more _ i think at this point already having more information— i think at this point already having more information about _ i think at this point already having more information about what - i think at this point already having more information about what hasl i think at this point already having - more information about what has gone on in the _ more information about what has gone on in the rest — more information about what has gone on in the rest of— more information about what has gone on in the rest of us _ more information about what has gone on in the rest of us do, _ more information about what has gone on in the rest of us do, they— more information about what has gone on in the rest of us do, they will- on in the rest of us do, they will have _ on in the rest of us do, they will have the — on in the rest of us do, they will have the power— on in the rest of us do, they will have the power to _ on in the rest of us do, they will have the power to go _ on in the rest of us do, they will have the power to go and - 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and the cabinet office, to look at where those funds came from i and the cabinet office, to look ati where those funds came from and and the cabinet office, to look at - where those funds came from and in terms _ where those funds came from and in terms of— where those funds came from and in terms of sanctions, _ where those funds came from and in terms of sanctions, that _ where those funds came from and in terms of sanctions, that is _ where those funds came from and in terms of sanctions, that is mostly. terms of sanctions, that is mostly the sanctions _ terms of sanctions, that is mostly the sanctions that _ terms of sanctions, that is mostly the sanctions that they _ terms of sanctions, that is mostly the sanctions that they have - terms of sanctions, that is mostly the sanctions that they have at. the sanctions that they have at their— the sanctions that they have at their disposal— the sanctions that they have at their disposal are _ the sanctions that they have at their disposal are mostly- the sanctions that they have at. their disposal are mostly around fines— their disposal are mostly around fines but— their disposal are mostly around fines but the _ their disposal are mostly around fines but the more _ their disposal are mostly around fines but the more important. their disposal are mostly around fines but the more important at| their disposal are mostly around - 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that is one part of the story and here is another part. boris johnson is facing another allegation. sources claim the prime minister said he'd rather see "bodies pile high in the streets" than approve a third national lockdown. he says he did not so someone is not telling the truth. and of course, there's been lots of reaction. here's the leader of the scottish national party at westminster. parliamentary rule stop me from saying the prime minister have been in the of the last week but can i ask the question? are you a liar prime minister equipment i did not say those words what i do believe is lockdown if it miserable thank but in every thing i could to protect the principalfor in every thing i could to protect the principal for the in every thing i could to protect the principalfor the pandemic but also to protect them from lockdowns and disease. so questions whether borisjohnson is telling the truth. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey, is doubtful, too. he should come clean and apologise. if he he should come clean and apologise. if he did _ he should come clean and apologise. if he did say— he should come clean and apologise.

if he did say that— he should come clean and apologise. if he did say that some _ he should come clean and apologise. if he did say that some of— he should come clean and apologise. if he did say that some of the - he should come clean and apologise. if he did say that some of the prime. if he did say that some of the prime minister— if he did say that some of the prime minister should _ if he did say that some of the prime minister should it _ if he did say that some of the prime minister should it resign— if he did say that some of the prime minister should it resign as - if he did say that some of the prime minister should it resign as i - if he did say that some of the prime minister should it resign as i think. minister should it resign as i think is for— minister should it resign as i think is for the — minister should it resign as i think is for the most _ minister should it resign as i think is for the most callous _ minister should it resign as i think is for the most callous and - minister should it resign as i think is for the most callous and awful i is for the most callous and awful comments — is for the most callous and awful comments we _ is for the most callous and awful comments i've ever— is for the most callous and awful comments i've ever heard. - the question of whether the prime minister is lying is being asked beyond westminster. here's caroline slocock, a former private secretary to former prime ministers�* margaret thatcher and john major. it's like pulling at a threat at the moment and every prince of he pulled away at this confidence in the way we do government in britain. and over a very long time, we have been setting a very high standard of other countries as to how to do these things. and more stuff to be doing everything he can too short to shore the stop. the suspicion is there that he does not notice the rules and he does not follow them. danny street says they have lifted and acted in the way of electoral law. ( helen. a lot of pressure is building here and i think the government could address that by putting more information in the public domain. it is putting more information in the public domain.—

putting more information in the public domain. it is one of those cases of lender _ public domain. it is one of those cases of lender are _ public domain. it is one of those cases of lender are not - public domain. it is one of those cases of lender are not clear- cases of lender are not clear answers— cases of lender are not clear answers and that's when the questions keep on coming and of course _ questions keep on coming and of course the — questions keep on coming and of course the big question that needs to be _ course the big question that needs to be addressed is this point about what is _ to be addressed is this point about what is anyone else involved in the process _ what is anyone else involved in the process initially paying that bill for the — process initially paying that bill for the redecoration of his flat is of her— for the redecoration of his flat is of her minister has said he cover the cost — of her minister has said he cover the cost and has paid for it personally but it is that question about— personally but it is that question about the — personally but it is that question about the conservative party or someone — about the conservative party or someone else initially paid a bill or was— someone else initially paid a bill or was there anyone else involved in that process. or was there anyone else involved in that process-— or was there anyone else involved in that process. speaking of processes, helinu out that process. speaking of processes, helping out understanding _ that process. speaking of processes, helping out understanding with - that process. speaking of processes, helping out understanding with the i helping out understanding with the commission does next. there helping out understanding with the commission does next.— commission does next. there are several investigations _ commission does next. there are several investigations if - commission does next. there are several investigations if you - commission does next. there are several investigations if you had . several investigations if you had visions— several investigations if you had visions of— several investigations if you had visions of the electoral commission is going _ visions of the electoral commission is going to — visions of the electoral commission is going to go away and do initial investments of evidence in the centre — investments of evidence in the centre ground to look into it further _ centre ground to look into it further. they will go away into a full formal — further. they will go away into a full formal investigation and that is really— full formal investigation and that is really looking at the party that the conservative party, the premise of himself— the conservative party, the premise of himself and his temple steps up to see _ of himself and his temple steps up to see what happens with their process— to see what happens with their process properties of the reviews coming _ process properties of the reviews coming on — process properties of the reviews coming on as you mentioned lord

geidt _ coming on as you mentioned lord geidt is _ coming on as you mentioned lord geidt is caring went out and also some _ geidt is caring went out and also some occasionally peace is also being _ some occasionally peace is also being asked to do a review into the funding _ being asked to do a review into the funding of— being asked to do a review into the funding of the written permission of the flat _ funding of the written permission of the flat. so i think it's a case of wanted — the flat. so i think it's a case of wanted to— the flat. so i think it's a case of wanted to see what comes out of each of the _ wanted to see what comes out of each of the various reviews. if wanted to see what comes out of each of the various reviews.— of the various reviews. if the prime minister a to _ of the various reviews. if the prime minister a to learn _ of the various reviews. if the prime minister a to learn him _ of the various reviews. if the prime minister a to learn him on - of the various reviews. if the prime minister a to learn him on his - of the various reviews. if the prime minister a to learn him on his partl minister a to learn him on his part again across the country? the ruestion again across the country? the question and _ again across the country? the question and actually they're going to get— question and actually they're going to get a _ question and actually they're going to get a proper test of that. so the government has been quite keen to sort of— government has been quite keen to sort of dismissed as of the last few days as _ sort of dismissed as of the last few days as a _ sort of dismissed as of the last few days as a sort of thing that only people — days as a sort of thing that only people in— days as a sort of thing that only people in westminster and frivolously care about most of actually — frivolously care about most of actually not wanting a test of public — actually not wanting a test of public opinion next thursday. there are loads _ public opinion next thursday. there are loads of— public opinion next thursday. there are loads of elections happening across— are loads of elections happening across wales, scotland and local elections — across wales, scotland and local elections in england so you will get a test _ elections in england so you will get a test of— elections in england so you will get a test of public opinion there. government will be hoping that this is not _ government will be hoping that this is not something people care about when _ is not something people care about when i _ is not something people care about when i go _ is not something people care about when i go to the polls and deposition will be open very much that it _ deposition will be open very much that it is _ deposition will be open very much that it is so — deposition will be open very much that it is so we will have to see if that it is so we will have to see if that has— that it is so we will have to see if that has any bearing on how people vote next— that has any bearing on how people vote next week. but also there is worth _ vote next week. but also there is worth saying that boris johnson vote next week. but also there is worth saying that borisjohnson is a

politician _ worth saying that borisjohnson is a politician that seems to have a snack— politician that seems to have a snack of— politician that seems to have a snack of things not quite picking him in _ snack of things not quite picking him in the — snack of things not quite picking him in the same way it was other politicians — him in the same way it was other politicians of the big question is going _ politicians of the big question is going to — politicians of the big question is going to be for those who don't like him and _ going to be for those who don't like him and he — going to be for those who don't like him and he probably is meant to be something — him and he probably is meant to be something add to the list of things that confirm what they have always thought _ that confirm what they have always thought. does he do like it, is it something — thought. does he do like it, is it something that will change their mind _ something that will change their mind is— something that will change their mind is made up of thank you very much _ mind is made up of thank you very much indeed. the mind is made up of thank you very much indeed-— mind is made up of thank you very much indeed. the thought of all the details of that _ much indeed. the thought of all the details of that story, _ much indeed. the thought of all the details of that story, they're - much indeed. the thought of all the details of that story, they're well. details of that story, they're well laid out the bbc website. in a few minutes and it will spend some time to the astronaut michael collins who was part of the famed apollo 11 mission that put a man on the move. he is not at the age of 90 was paid to chris had for the canadian astronaut about the legacy he has left. and if you want more information or any of the story is your from information or any of the story is yourfrom an information or any of the story is your from an entity can get those on the left side, and if you want —— and and stomach in the series of

reports on brexit premises and how many of them had been cats. we look at trade in a few minutes. hello, there. well, after the very dry weather of april so far, the rain through today has been very welcome, across parts of england and wales in particular. we've had showers further north, too. as we head on into thursday that rain clears away, leaving sunny spells and scattered showers, and it will feel chilly. in fact, from thursday onwards, we'll see a return to overnight frost again. so, this is the area of low pressure. it's a weather front bringing the wet weather to southern parts of britain through the course of this afternoon. into the evening, it will slowly start to pull away southwards and eastwards, but there could be a bit of a hang back, though, as we head through the course of the night for east anglia and the south east. elsewhere, skies will clear. there will be some showers, though, for and northern ireland, northern, particularly north east england. these maybe have a wintry flavour,

certainly over the high ground. and it's going to be a colder night, i think, than the previous night because we'll have lengthier clear spells for many away from the south east. that early rain and cloud will clear away from east anglia and the far south east fairly quickly, and then it's a bright day for all areas. a cold, frosty start for many. and then we'll have showers developing into the afternoon, and these will become a bit more widespread. some of them heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in as well. and factor in that very brisk north, north—easter breeze, particularly across the eastern side of the country, then it's going to feel chilly. these temperatures are below par for the time of year and struggling to get into double figures across northern and eastern scotland and the far north east of england. for friday, similar story. it's a cold, frosty start. there'll be plenty of sunshine around, but then showers will get going again through the day, particularly in the afternoon. some of them could turn out to be heavy and thundery with some hail mixed in. fairly slow—moving because the winds will be light. again, pretty disappointing temperatures for the time of year, ranging from around eight to 12—13 degrees across some sunnier spots of the south. as we head on into the first part

of the bank holiday weekend w,e hold onto this slack air flow, so we'll see further showers developing and also the cold air remains in place. it will continue with the overnight frosts as well. so, for the bank holiday weekend, certainly saturday and sunday, cold frosty starts, bright with some sunshine, afternoon showers developing. and then as we head on into bank holiday monday, there's signs of a more significant area of low pressure moving in off the atlantic, and that could bring wet and windy weather to our shores.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. more than 200,000 indians are confirmed to have died from covid—19 and that tillotson is scared to be higher. it and that tillotson is scared to be hither. ., , and that tillotson is scared to be hither. . , ., , ., and that tillotson is scared to be hither. ., ., , ., , higher. it was the worst night of my life that i was _ higher. it was the worst night of my life that i was not _ higher. it was the worst night of my life that i was not able _ higher. it was the worst night of my life that i was not able to _ higher. it was the worst night of my life that i was not able to save - life that i was not able to save anyone. life that i was not able to save an one. �* , ., life that i was not able to save an one. 2 ., , ._ life that i was not able to save an one. 2 ., , ., , ., life that i was not able to save anone. , ., , ., ,., anyone. it's a story on repeat across india. _ anyone. it's a story on repeat across india. health - anyone. it's a story on repeat across india. health systems| anyone. it's a story on repeat i across india. health systems are on the point of collapse, can italians are overrun and vaccine centres have ran out ofjealousies and there is mounting pressure on the government. that government has been suppressing the data rather than stating to the crisis, managing the means by that and managing the pandemic. the

government _ and managing the pandemic. the government and leadership is doing a fantastic— government and leadership is doing a fantasticjob to attack the virus and we — fantasticjob to attack the virus and we are doing that and we are going _ and we are doing that and we are going to — and we are doing that and we are going to tear faced new virus in our country _ going to tear faced new virus in our count . ~ , , country. south africa's president has tiven country. south africa's president has given evidence _ country. south africa's president has given evidence of _ country. south africa's president has given evidence of an - country. south africa's president has given evidence of an inquiry| has given evidence of an inquiry into alleged corruption under the man who was president before him. and we have the latest looking back at the promises made in the uk brexit rep random they have been mapped now that it's happening. today we will look at trade. india's official death toll has passed 200000 and it's almost certainly higher. we will focus on the how india got to this point. india coped far better than expected in the first wave , cases had dropped to below 10,000 at one point in february. but they began to climb

again in march as people started going out more, wearing masks less and stopped following covid protocols altogether. we've talked about election rallies. this is prime minister narendra modi in the state of assam at the beginning of april. he's since stopped holding rallies after criticism but they've continued elsewhere. then, there was the massive hindu festival — kumbh mela — that drew millions together. prime minister modi has said lockdowns should be the last option. and many agree that the economic devastation of a full lockdown could be more deadly than the virus itself — especially for india's poorest. the fact that so many cities have implemented lockdowns showjust how bad it is. let's look at india's medical infrastructure. in 2018, india's spending on health care was 1.28% of its gdp. by comparison, in the us it was 17%. from numbers published by the indian government in 2019—20, there is one doctor for 1456 people. this the situation is worse in rural areas, where hospitals have inadequate equipment and staff. so it's fair to say there's been under—investment

in public health care. it hasn't been made a priority. so, some are blaming mr modi and his bjp party. this is new delhi television ltd. "arrogant modi," it says, and goes on to accuse the government of denying the reality of the situation. this is the national vice president of the indian medical association. he calls mr modi a "superspreader" for holding political rallies. and the telegraph says "modi needs to go". let's hear from jaiveer shergill, a member of india's opposition congress party. you are behaving like the government, being responsible, way back in february, red flags. do not let your guard be down prematurely. the government instead of fighting the pandemic is fighting the opposition. the focus is on regulating the opposition rather than taking it head on. they are suppressing the data rather than the crisis.

managing the news rather than been managing the pandemic. let's hear the bjp response. shaina nada chudasama is a national spokesperson. yes, in hindsight if one needs to introspect yes we will slightly be complacent but it has taken 17 days for a rise from aprilfour of one case up until now. what are the positive steps we have taken? understand the prime minister has such goodwill within a piece of oxygen tank coming from saudi arabia, dubai, singapore, percolating down to being distributed correctly in a country as large as india there are lots of challenges that we face. transportation being the biggest one. we have been able to deliver on that front as we have on the vaccination front. invisible terrorist has come back more fierce and we are determined to fight it again. another cause of the surge could be the india variant first detected there in october. how widespread and dangerous it is is still unclear.

our global science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. the death toll keeps on writing as india struggles to cope with its covid—19 crisis. but how did they get to this point and are variants behind the surgeon cases? since april, india has reported that 5 million covid—19 infections each day is bringing record numbers. but are changes to the virus causing this explosive growth or people's behaviour? it's always a combination of things. the increase in social mixing that happened over the last several months sort of dropping of the guard of people thinking that we can go back to being normal as well as potentially the variance that had emerged. so how is the virus mutating? and what do we know about the variance?

the picture is different in different parts of the country. in that and punjab, the uk variance is dominant. it has a mutation to the spike of the virus that allows it to enter cells more easily it can infect more people. but a new indian variance has emerged. it has two key mutations. lab studies suggest it's slightly more infectious but less than the uk variance. they change may mean that antibodies find it harder to block the virus. same for to assess how

much immunity is lost. it probably means the virus is less able to be neutralised by vaccines but i don't think there is any evidence of an escape mutation or expunge an entity cannot be stopped by the vaccines. i think we have to watch carefully but there is at present no reason to panic about it. if this is only affecting india, what does it mean for the rest of the world. the priority now is to get medical care to the sickest but there's also an urgent need to reduce transmission because if the virus is out of control in one country, it is likely to spread to others and these are ideal conditions for the virus to evolve. the way to limit variance emerging in the first place is to prevent the virus replicating us. that's when the get the chance for the mutation arise. so the best way control variance is to control the global amount of disease that we have at the moment. globally, the pandemic shows no sign of easing. the world health organization says vaccines are vital but until they are available everywhere, this is a brief reminder that no one is safe until we are all safe. let's talk about vaccines. it's the world's biggest vaccine—maker, but only 1.6%

this is a time when the holiday or post pictures on instagram on social media channels and the whole country is burning and people are suffering and we as hollywood actors they call as heroes and the whole country idolises us and i think it's high time that we should comfort people because if we don't now people will lose the hope that they had in the actors so i think we have to stand with them. the reality is what's happening in india matters to the rest of the world. india is the world's vaccine powerhouse, so any slowdown in production will impact global vaccination efforts, too. then there is the chance that this surge could allow further mutation of the virus, potentially developing strains which are vaccine—resistant. that's not to mention this is a humanitarian crisis unfolding in front of our eyes.

next tojohannesburg, where south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has promised to root out corruption in the ruling anc party. it's a rare case, a sitting president giving evidence on recent alleged acts of wrongdoing by members of his own party. he was speaking at an inquiry investigating his predecessor, jacob zuma, who you can see here. mr zuma is accused of allowing these businessmen close to him, known as the gupta brothers, to influence policy and win lucrative government contracts during his nine years in power. bear in mind mr ramaphosa served under president zuma from 2014—2018. and he acknowledged the inquiry will bring great scrutiny on the anc. the process of examining these matters would very likely be difficult and painful. nevertheless the amc maintains that this commission is a necessary

part of the broader social effort to end all forms of capture and corruption. nomsa maseko is injohannesburg. help me understand how this inquiry works. what powers does it have? this is a judicial commission of inquiry that was set up by the former president a few weeks before he stepped down in 2018. and what this commission does is its gathering evidence and the terms of reference is to ensuring that whenever there is a lot of damning evidence that can be admissible in court it will then make recommendations but there has been a lot of scepticism about whether or not people will be found guilty and actually face the might of the law.

seeing that it actually members of the governing party that have been implicated in widespread government corruption. implicated in widespread government corru tion. implicated in widespread government corrution. . , , corruption. south applicant -- south africans can — corruption. south applicant -- south africans can be _ corruption. south applicant -- south africans can be forgiven _ corruption. south applicant -- south africans can be forgiven for- corruption. south applicant -- south africans can be forgiven for being i africans can be forgiven for being fatigued with the story. i feel like the allegations have been with us for years. ii the allegations have been with us for ears. , ., the allegations have been with us for ears. ,, the allegations have been with us for ears. i., . the allegations have been with us for ears. i. ., ., ., for years. if you look at how long the commission _ for years. if you look at how long the commission itself _ for years. if you look at how long the commission itself has - for years. if you look at how long the commission itself has been l the commission itself has been ongoing, nearly three years now and we have been hearing the same type of evidence in which the former presidentjacob zuma along with the brothers have been implicated in widespread government corruption and wrongdoing and i must say that the former president and the brothers have all denied anyone three but at the same time as there is a lot of evidence that is being brought forward that shows that government policy was manipulated to ensure that people like their brothers and others received lucrative government deals and that is why they went to

the commission of inquiry today to testify in his capacity as the leader of the anc because he was in charge of the deployment committee which was in charge of ensuring that specific anc people were deployed to specific anc people were deployed to specific government positions and in fact he considered to be at there were times when he was overruled by the former president and appointed his own people without even informing the committee because he says there were some people that were sent to these government positions because it was their duty to make sure that looting did take place.

after 22 of her party members and four of their mps signed a letter of no confidence in leadership. in its 50 year history, arlene foster is only the third leader of the dup the party known for its hard—line brand of unionism and staunch british identity. now at a rare crossroads. a short time ago i called my party chairman to inform him that i intend to step down as leader of the democratic unionist party. it has been the privilege of my life to serve the people of northern ireland. it meant working alongside sinn fein michael mcginnis. the former ira commander who became

northern ireland's deputy first minister. but their power—sharing partnership lasted just a year. he resigned over the handling of a green energy scheme which wasted hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer money. scheme has brought us to displace as a matter of deep regret to me. but brexit became the party's biggest nemesis. arlene foster's profile role —— willis as the dup popped up the government through the confidence and supply agreement. when borisjohnson agreement. when boris johnson promised agreement. when borisjohnson promised to protect the union he championed him. when he agreed a brexit beer which left northern ireland under a different set of rules from the rest of the uk it was damaging to the party and arlene foster's leadership. now the anger among lightless communities of brexit has raised the stakes. there is the sense that unionism has

weekend and losing ground to nationalists now are is paying the price. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is — more than 200,000 indians are now confirmed dead from covid—19, but the real total is feared much higher. health systems are at the point of collapse, crematoria are overrun and some vaccine centres have run of out doses. the european parliament has now ratified the post—brexit trade deal with the uk. we've followed the brexit story since 2016, and this week, we're looking at whether promises have been kept. today, we're turning our attention to the impact of brexit on trade. trade was at the heart of what brexiteers promised the uk. genuinely believe our future will be so much brighter if we vote leave

and take back control of our trade. i genuinely believe our future would be so much brighter if we take back control of our trade. there was this promise, too. we would have the capacity to trade freely with all other countries in the european union and it would not be in their interest to erect barriers. and the vote leave website told us... "we will negotiate new agreements with countries like india?. much faster than the eu slowcoach wants to or is able to?. the heart of what we all want is the continuation of tariff—free trade with minimal bureaucracy." opponents of brexit also had predictions. the economic argument is beyond doubt. leaving the eu is a one—way ticket to a poor britain. my colleague alex forsyth outlined other warnings. house prices will fall, food prices will rise, jobs will be lost, and holidays more expensive. just some of the warnings this week about what might happen if we leave the eu.

and this government assessment predicted a vote to leave "would push our economy into a recession". well, the uk voted out, and brexit is here, so what did happen? well, house prices didn't fall between 2016 and early 2020 when the pandemic started. unemployment figures didn't rise for the same period. and food prices haven't risen since the new trade deal came into force this year. and there wasn't a reccession when the uk voted out. though, look at this graph from the bank of england in 2018. it plots how its calculations show all brexit scenarios produce a smaller uk economy than staying in the eu. and what about the uk s new trade deals around the world? here's the international trade minister tweeting this month... "another deal done! that s 67 countries now, plus the eu!" 67 deals done. but most of them are direct copies of the existing eu deal with those countries.

and deals with india and the us are a way off. then there's the promise of trading freely with the eu. well, here's the european parliament ratifying the new uk—eu deal. and this deal does allows for tariff—free free and quota—free trade in goods. but there are new taxes to pay ? in some cases additional vat, in some cases goods don't qualify for tariff free treatment. that's having an impact. some instances we cannot get it to them at all and in other instances they get charged a lot more —— amount of important beauty that they will not do that and we lose that customer. and these are the figures. uk exports and imports with the eu fell initially, and then increased, but not yet to the levels before the deal kicked in. and one of the reasons for that is something vote leave said brexit would reduce — bureaucracy. they don't make any sense. they are nonsensical. the messaging from government is very much we are helping, we are helping.

the answer is you are not helping at all. we know paperwork has increased. also bear in mind the new trade deal covers goods, not services. and the uk economy is dominated by services like banking and insurance. a dealfor the city of london to access the eu still has to be done. so, where does that leave us? the german commentator wolfgang munchau concludes... "so much for the brexit scare stories." he goes on... "apart from a short—lived disruption of trade flows, brexit has been a macroeconomic non—event." and if you look at imf growth forecasts for the world's wealthiest countries, the uk is third—highest, though bear in all gdp figures are dominated by covid. certainly, though, some of the catastrophic brexit predictions have not come to pass. nor though is there evidence of a brexit boost to trade. and some argue that in time, the uk will pay for its desire to take back control. the ippr think tank says... "this is a strikingly thin deal?." it goes on to say that in the longer term...

"this will likely lead to slower growth." this week, though, borisjohnson has talked of the trade deal as "the final step in a long journey". it's undoubtedly a political landmark, but really this is just the start. evidence of that came this week as france demanded uk fishing guarantees and threatened blocks on financial services. the trade deal may be done, but the negotiating isn't, nor are the ramifications that brexit will bring. american astronaut who flew the model in 1959 has died after battling cancer. in a statement on his twitter account his family said he always face the challenges of

life with grace and humility and basecase final challenge in the same way. he spoke to the bbc in 2019 on the 50th anniversary of that historic mission. he described how he struggled with the attention he received. ., , ., received. there were three of us on that flight- — received. there were three of us on that flight. neil— received. there were three of us on that flight. neilarmstrong, - received. there were three of us on that flight. neil armstrong, buzz i that flight. neilarmstrong, buzz aldrin and i. three very left people. neilarmstrong aldrin and i. three very left people. neil armstrong was born in 1930. buzz aldrin in 1930. mike collings1930. three very different people. neilarmstrong collings1930. three very different people. neil armstrong did not like spotlights. buzz aldrin doesn't the spotlight. mike collings does not make it with all due respect. mike collings does not make the spotlight you have. you may not have liked the spotlight but he deserved it. he was a

tremendously accomplished man professionally was that he through his whole life and did some amazing things. he his whole life and did some amazing thins. ., ., . ,., ., ~' his whole life and did some amazing thins. ., . . ,., ., ,, ., things. he wrote a terrific book and he was humble _ things. he wrote a terrific book and he was humble and _ things. he wrote a terrific book and he was humble and gracious - things. he wrote a terrific book and he was humble and gracious man i things. he wrote a terrific book and | he was humble and gracious man as well. he has been a role model to so many. well. he has been a role modelto so man . r , ., well. he has been a role modelto so man. ., ., many. and tell us about one of those amazin: many. and tell us about one of those amazing things- _ many. and tell us about one of those amazing things. the _ many. and tell us about one of those amazing things. the work— many. and tell us about one of those amazing things. the work he - many. and tell us about one of those amazing things. the work he had i many. and tell us about one of those amazing things. the work he had to . amazing things. the work he had to do while his colleagues descended to the surface of the moon. he do while his colleagues descended to the surface of the moon.— the surface of the moon. he flew the command module _ the surface of the moon. he flew the command module going _ the surface of the moon. he flew the command module going around i the surface of the moon. he flew the command module going around and l command module going around and around the moon and around the other side of the moon alone. can you imagine what it felt like to be alone inside a spaceship. 1969. disappearing behind the moon and then 1t0 minutes later the earth popping interview in front of you with the rest of humanity lived. what an amazing early perspective of the rest of the universe michael had. ., ., ,, the rest of the universe michael had. ., ,, ., had. how do you assess the impact of that mission — had. how do you assess the impact of that mission on _ had. how do you assess the impact of that mission on the _ had. how do you assess the impact of that mission on the work— had. how do you assess the impact of that mission on the work that - had. how do you assess the impact of that mission on the work that you i that mission on the work that you and many other astronauts and cosmonauts have done since? people

saw themselves differently after apollo 11. there were more phd these per capita in the united states and the ten years after apollo 11 and any time before or anytime soon. those three men, mike collings being one of them committee inspired people to see themselves differently and make different choices with their lives by himself included. even have a wonderful life and he inspired me greatly.— inspired me greatly. what kind of character did _ inspired me greatly. what kind of character did he _ inspired me greatly. what kind of character did he need _ inspired me greatly. what kind of character did he need to - inspired me greatly. what kind of character did he need to be i inspired me greatly. what kind of character did he need to be to i character did he need to be to perform those wells that you have just described? immensely competent. smart, capable. self—effacing. the humidity was an important part of it. putting other peoples needs ahead of his own. the understanding of what the word service actually means. and an enormous patience and comfort in his own skills not needing to entertain or impress anybody else. and yet, he did something that is as legendary as an aching human has ever done. tbthd

something that is as legendary as an aching human has ever done. and now we're in a situation _ aching human has ever done. and now we're in a situation where _ aching human has ever done. and now we're in a situation where america i we're in a situation where america is looking once again to put someone back on the moon. itlat is looking once again to put someone back on the moon.— back on the moon. not 'ust america, every state — back on the moon. not 'ust america, every state agency _ back on the moon. not 'ust america, every state agency in i back on the moon. notjust america, every state agency in the _ back on the moon. notjust america, every state agency in the world. i every state agency in the world. they we have discovered 400 billion l of water on the moon and it has an area bigger than africa. it's a tremendous opportunity and resource and we are building rockets that can get us there and back much more simply than the one that michael flynn. tats simply than the one that michael fl nn. �* , ., , simply than the one that michael fl nn. ~ , . , ., simply than the one that michael flnn., flynn. as a listen to you, the state of his achievements _ flynn. as a listen to you, the state of his achievements of _ flynn. as a listen to you, the state of his achievements of course i flynn. as a listen to you, the state of his achievements of course are . of his achievements of course are well documented. do you think he was prepared or all of them were prepared or all of them were prepared for the attention they got in the fact that they became arguably the most famous people on earth? ~ . ., ., arguably the most famous people on earth? ~ . . . , arguably the most famous people on earth? ~ . . ., , arguably the most famous people on earth? ~ . . . , earth? michael and his career came to windsor castle _ earth? michael and his career came to windsor castle and _ earth? michael and his career came to windsor castle and visited i earth? michael and his career came to windsor castle and visited with l to windsor castle and visited with the cream and prince philip and baylor validate everywhere around the world and their training had been almost exclusively technical. there was such a hurry to try and do it what it was still in the 1960s. they were not properly prepared. most of their marriage failed but

michael, to his credit, was married to the same woman for her entire lifejust up untilfive to the same woman for her entire life just up until five or six years ago. so he had the toughness of spirit and individuality and purposefulness in order to even maintain his private life despite all of the huge pressures. and as you think about a fellow explorer and a wonderful life having been led, what are your memories of him in the last minute of the programme? he wrote a book called carrying the fire and admitted as a young teenager and it really showed an alternate path for life and how you could work so hard on something that might never happen and find great ioy might never happen and find great joy and fulfillment in and maybe even accomplish great things. it's a wonderful book of the apollo programme in the 60s and early 70s and that's just one thing he gave in addition to everything else. we should all try and deliver knives as well as michael collins date. thank

ou for well as michael collins date. thank you for your— well as michael collins date. thank you for your time. _ well as michael collins date. thank you for your time. thank _ well as michael collins date. thank you for your time. thank you i well as michael collins date. thank you for your time. thank you for i you for your time. thank you for watching. hello, there. well, after the very dry weather of april so far, the rain through today has been very welcome, across parts of england and wales in particular. we've had showers further north, too. as we head on into thursday that rain clears away, leaving sunny spells and scattered showers, and it will feel chilly. in fact, from thursday onwards, we'll see a return to overnight frost once again. so, this is the area of low pressure. it's a weather front bringing the wet weather to southern parts of britain through the course of this afternoon. into the evening, it will slowly start to pull away southwards and eastwards, but there could be a bit of a hang back, though, as we head through the course of the night for east anglia and the south east. elsewhere, skies will clear. there will be some showers, though, for scotland and northern ireland, northern, particularly north east england. these maybe have a wintry flavour, certainly over the high ground.

and it's going to be a colder night, i think, than the previous night because we'll have lengthier clear spells for many away from the south east. that early rain and cloud will clear away from east anglia and the far south east fairly quickly, and then it's a bright day for all areas. a cold, frosty start for many. then we'll have showers developing into the afternoon, and these will become a bit more widespread. some of them heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in as well. and factor in that very brisk north, north—east breeze, particularly across the eastern side of the country, then it's going to feel chilly. these temperatures are below par for the time of year and struggling to get into double figures across northern and eastern scotland and the far north east of england. for friday, similar story. it's a cold, frosty start. there'll be plenty of sunshine around, but then showers will get going again through the day, particularly in the afternoon. some of them could turn out to be heavy and thundery with some hail mixed in. fairly slow—moving as well because the winds will be light. again, pretty disappointing temperatures for the time of year, ranging from around eight to 12—13 degrees across some sunnier spots of the south.

as we head on into the first part of the bank holiday weekend, we hold onto this slack air flow, so we'll see further showers developing and also the cold air remains in place. it will continue with the overnight frosts as well. so, for the bank holiday weekend, certainly saturday and sunday, cold frosty starts, bright with some sunshine, afternoon showers developing. and then as we head on into bank holiday monday, there's signs of a more significant area of low pressure moving off the atlantic, and that could bring wet and windy weather to our shores.

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