this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines at 2... a change in guidance on care homes — from tuesday residents in england will be able to visit relatives without having to self—isolate when they return. india becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. st paul's cathedral launches a campaign to raise money for a memorial to commemorate those who have died with covid—19. a warning that most

of the uk's summer festivals could be called off because they can't get covid cancellation insurance. and, quack—ing the puzzle of how to safely remove this family of ducks from a 9th floor balcony.. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has changed its guidance for care homes in england. from tuesday, residents can go out for walks, or visit relatives�* gardens, without having to self—isolate for 2 weeks on their return. the vaccine programme and the falling rate of infection has led to the change. campaigners had threatened legal action, arguing that residents�* human rights were being breached.? here's our health correspondentjim reed.

joan kemp's mother sheila has lived in a care home in eastbourne for the last two years. —— john kemp's mother. she has seen herfamily recently but sitting two metres apart wearing ppe. she can actually get it out, go to the pressure, get to the seafront, see people and have a cup of coffee, cup of tea somewhere. 0bviously spending quality time rather than time with dbe between us. infection is now down to levels seen last summer means the government say it's time to write the strict rules around trips outside. your mcgree

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of scottish and _ doing incalculable harm. residence of scottish and welsh _ doing incalculable harm. residence of scottish and welsh care - doing incalculable harm. residence of scottish and welsh care homes | doing incalculable harm. residence l of scottish and welsh care homes are already able to meet outside without needing to self—isolate. while in northern ireland, outdoor visiting is allowed in homes that do not have a covert outbreak. well we can speak now to west end star ruthie henshall, whose mother is living in a care home. thank you so much for talking to us on the bbc and i know this is something you've spoken so passionately about over the course of the pandemic. first of all, your reaction to rules changing this tuesday, what does it mean for you and your mum?— and your mum? well, it's been wonderful— and your mum? well, it's been wonderful for— and your mum? well, it's been wonderful for me _ and your mum? well, it's been wonderful for me because - and your mum? well, it's been wonderful for me because i - and your mum? well, it's been wonderful for me because i ami and your mum? well, it's been - wonderfulfor me because i am part of her care team now because her needs are so great but i do also want to stress that my mum physically and... she cannot speak, cannot walk, nothing, cannot move, so yes, her needs are great but what

about the needs of mental well—being? loi welcome what they said, to me it means nothing because what is still happening as there is a postcode lottery in the care homes are making up their own rules, because if they get a case of covid, the government are not there to help them, so well you might think that this is great news and people are going to get to go out and all of that, it'sjust not going to get to go out and all of that, it's just not happening like that, it's just not happening like that, there are people who are still going to be seeing your loved 13 plastic covering.— going to be seeing your loved 13 plastic covering. sorry to interrupt ou, ou plastic covering. sorry to interrupt you. you think _ plastic covering. sorry to interrupt you, you think that _ plastic covering. sorry to interrupt you, you think that will _ plastic covering. sorry to interrupt you, you think that will still - plastic covering. sorry to interrupt you, you think that will still be - you, you think that will still be happening even when the rules change on tuesday? is that about simply not enough staff to manage the situation? what is driving that? it's a combination but i also think it's from the care home's point of view. they are overwhelmed and i

think also when i go and see my mother, every week, i have to have a full test. every time i go and see her, i have to be tested with a lateral flow, her, i have to be tested with a lateralflow, ppe, wait half an hour before i get to go in, it is quite a performance to have to go through in order but what is happening and i promise it is breaking my heart all the messages i'm being given. that is people who are not getting into homes yet. because we want it enshrined in law, our rights is essential care team, that is what you're going to parliament for next tuesday because without it being law, the care homes is a postcode lottery and they can make up their own rules and understandably so because they are kinda frightened

that if everything goes pete tong, they are liable but what i do want to say is the cases of covid... ask any of the care homes who have been opening up, the difference in my mother is remarkable. it's been commented on. the light is back on in her eyes, she needs herfamily around her, she needs a touch more than anything, she moans with delight when i hug her. and touch are. and i go and feed her and read to her, and why shouldn't they have their human right, which is to have other people? we are allowed to go outside with six people now and it will continue to open up. give the care home residents the same. give them a life, because they are not getting... they have not got a life. my getting... they have not got a life. my mother is in her room most of time now. they cannot cope. trying

to get people in and out for visits, and it's a half hour visit my sister gets once every two or three weeks because she cannot get... there are too many people trying to get in and visit with all the restrictions. that's not a meaningful visit behind a screen for half an hour. 0nce a screen for half an hour. once every three weeks. this is crazy. i know you're also saying that over the course of the pandemic, so this is more than one year now, your mother, lots and lots of older men and women in the same situation, they have deteriorated because of course they have missed human contact. ., �* , course they have missed human contact. . �* , ., , course they have missed human contact. . �*, ., , contact. that's what is most important _ contact. that's what is most important. that _ contact. that's what is most important. that is _ contact. that's what is most important. that is what... i contact. that's what is most - important. that is what... where i am really frustrated with the government because they need to step up government because they need to step up and make it a law because the difference in my mother, within four months of being locked down in her room on your own which we understand, we had to do back then,

but she was... walking and talking and feeding yourself before lockdown and feeding yourself before lockdown and four months later, 20 47 in her room, she was not walking, talking, herfood has room, she was not walking, talking, her food has to room, she was not walking, talking, herfood has to be mushed up and her drinks have to be thickened. she literally had no stimulation. we are their memories, we are their eyes and yours, and report that know them, and we therefore need to be in their with them to not let that be happening, to let it be down to each care home to decide what the rules are because that is what is happening, it's not ok. it'sjust cruel. it's still cruel. so happening, it's not ok. it's 'ust cruel. it's still cruel.i cruel. it's still cruel. so good a ou to cruel. it's still cruel. so good a you to talk _ cruel. it's still cruel. so good a you to talk to _ cruel. it's still cruel. so good a you to talk to us again - cruel. it's still cruel. so good a you to talk to us again and - cruel. it's still cruel. so good a i you to talk to us again and we of course send you all our best wishes and to your mother as well. thank you so much for speaking so passionately. thank you had all the very best for your family. ruthie

henshaw talking about her mother pulls my own situation. —— ruthie henshall talking about her mother and her situation. people from a south asian background experienced greater levels of covid infection, severe disease and death during the second wave of the pandemic — compared to other ethnic groups — according to a study in the lancet. nearly all ethnic minority groups in england were disproportionally affected in the first wave. but the disparity widened among south asian groups in the second — with health factors and household size being highlighted by scientists as possible explanations. the covid situation in india continues to worsen. it's become the first country to record more than 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. the country's hospitals are still struggling with shortages of oxygen and beds and its vaccination programme is being hampered by a lack of supplies. australia has now banned its own citizens from returning from india. mark lobel has this report.

grasping valuable oxygen, receiving care in a car. others still urgently seeking it... translation: we are waiting here in the hope that they will help us a bit. and in the meantime, we are trying to organise oxygen from another source. ..as the now all—too—familiar queues for oxygen continue. it is notjust oxygen — wood is in short supply too, with so many cremations like this taking place. translation: because the government has given up, everything now depends on god. many are pinning their hopes on vaccines, too. the world's largest vaccination drive here has so far led to 150 millionjobs. all adults over the age of 18 are now eligible —— to 150 million jabs. all adults over the age of 18 are now eligible

to receive one. but a number of key states say that is not yet possible because of a shortage of doses. to stop the virus spreading elsewhere, australia has temporarily made it illegal for its citizens to return home from india. and this from america... we have announced that there's going to be a travel restriction starting on tuesday... but some flights will take on extra importance. we're going to be sending a plane with supplies that will include oxygen, and with an expectation that that will provide some of relief. but even if cases are now successfully contained, it's predicted there's still a tough month ahead. the daily case count is likely to peak around mid may and the daily death count will possibly peak about two weeks later, towards the end of may. and with another deadly fire at an indian hospital treating coronavirus patients, this time in the state of gujarat, claiming many lives, india's battle with this pandemic remains on many fronts. mark lobel, bbc news. 0ur correspondent devina gupta has been giving us this update from delhi.

well, in spite of the global aid we have seen come in, the past one week in india, you see extreme shortages of hospital beds, oxygen and essential medical supplies. in fact, just today in india's capital, eight wives were lost in a tragic incident when a private hospital ran out of supply for around 18 minutes and this despite sending troops stress signals to get additional supply which is where we are seeing that india's prime minister is now pinning hopes on the vaccination programme. everyone from over 18 years of age... in the vaccination centresjust turning years of age... in the vaccination centres just turning people away because they don't have enough doses available for 600 million more people that need it because of this and we have seen countries closing their border to india, including australia which, in this controversial wallasey that has been much debated on social media, how its citizens will not be allowed to

return if they've been in the country for over 1a days, potentially impacting more than 9000 australians in the country right now. ~ ., ~' australians in the country right now. ~ . ~ . ., ., now. we will talk much more about that situation _ now. we will talk much more about that situation in _ now. we will talk much more about that situation in this _ now. we will talk much more about that situation in this half _ now. we will talk much more about that situation in this half hour- now. we will talk much more about that situation in this half hour he i that situation in this half hour he vaccination programme and theory open to anyone over the age of 18 but massive supply problems in india and we hope to talk to a specialist in that field a little later in the half hour. right now, we have been talking about the campaign being launched by st paul cosmic cathedral in london because you might have heard it wants to build a memorial to commemorate all those who have died. this builds on the cathedral that... as we've been hearing, india is launching an expanded vaccination programme in an attempt to tackle its escalating

—— a campaign has been launched to raise money to build a memorial in st paul's cathedral to those who've died as a result of coronavirus. costing 2—point—3 million pounds, it would be the first new structure of its kind inside st paul's for 150 years. charlotte wright reports. built to reflect on significant national events which is why campaigners say it's a fitting send —— fitting for this. an architect himself lost his mother during the pandemic. himself lost his mother during the andemic. ., ., ., ':: :: 11:11: pandemic. there are now over 100,000 other families — pandemic. there are now over 100,000 other families who _ pandemic. there are now over 100,000 other families who would _ pandemic. there are now over 100,000 other families who would have - pandemic. there are now over 100,000 other families who would have gone - other families who would have gone through that same sense of dislocating anguish and for us, i think a memorial could not be more important. the plan is to build it here. this is the site of a port that was bombed during world war ii, and visitors will walk through to an area of reflection where there will be a digital book of condolence and they can call entries including photos and epitaphs.- they can call entries including photos and epitaphs. they can call entries including hotos and e--itahs. a, . g; :: :: photos and epitaphs. more than 7300 names have been _ photos and epitaphs. more than 7300 names have been uploaded _ photos and epitaphs. more than 7300 names have been uploaded to - photos and epitaphs. more than 7300 names have been uploaded to the - names have been uploaded to the online book. it’s

names have been uploaded to the online book-— names have been uploaded to the online book. it's a different way of doinu online book. it's a different way of doing memorials, _ online book. it's a different way of doing memorials, it's _ online book. it's a different way of doing memorials, it's having - online book. it's a different way of doing memorials, it's having a - doing memorials, it's having a physical and online memorial together which is a new thing for us, but we think it means that thousands and thousands of people can be remembered.— thousands and thousands of people can be remembered. organisers hope to raise £25 — can be remembered. organisers hope to raise £2.3 million _ can be remembered. organisers hope to raise £2.3 million to _ can be remembered. organisers hope to raise £2.3 million to pay _ can be remembered. organisers hope to raise £2.3 million to pay for - can be remembered. organisers hope to raise £2.3 million to pay for the - to raise £2.3 million to pay for the structure and install it next year. they say this would a monument for all, regardless of faith or background. as promised, we will talk more about the situation in india. we reflected a lot on the dredge four covid—19 situation there but the country is trying to expand its vaccination programme to take in over the age of 18, but there are huge problems with supply of the vaccine. let's discuss all of that. 0ver vaccine. let's discuss all of that. over to washington, a lecturer on global health supply chains at the centre for global development in

washington, a very good afternoon to you. washington, a very good afternoon to 0“. , ., ., washington, a very good afternoon to ou. , ., washington, a very good afternoon to ou. . good washington, a very good afternoon to you._ good morning l you. good afternoon. good morning ou are you. good afternoon. good morning you are but — you. good afternoon. good morning you are but thank _ you. good afternoon. good morning you are but thank you _ you. good afternoon. good morning you are but thank you very - you. good afternoon. good morning you are but thank you very for - you. good afternoon. good morning you are but thank you very for being with us on the bbc. a lot of vaccines are manufactured in india, so what is the problem as you see it, given your background was getting supplies out to the country was my own population? india getting supplies out to the country was my own population?— was my own population? india is a large manufacturer _ was my own population? india is a large manufacturer for _ was my own population? india is a large manufacturer for vaccines, l was my own population? india is a l large manufacturer for vaccines, but the large manufacturerfor vaccines, but the total capacity to manufacture covid—19 vaccines is far short of what the country need, if we want to go and vaccinate the entire population. the 200 million dollars vaccines and the experts that have been remaining in india. even for the... before now, which is for people 50 and above, they were ranging in approximately 3 million

people, 2.5 — 3 million. the production capacity 42 point 3 million per day, it gets expanded but at this point, it is not sufficient to cope with the demand or the surging demand that will come with the opening up for everybody over 18. on top of that, the government has now created a structure where the state can purchase will be purchasing and private hospitals purchasing directly from the manufacturer. that has supply constraints. the fundamental _ has supply constraints. the fundamental starting point, the strategy from the beginning for getting enough doses of the vaccine, itjust getting enough doses of the vaccine, it just wasn't thought through properly, the correct strategy was not there. i think the strategy was based on the assumption that if we give purchase orders to manufacturers, they will expand capacity to the fullest, new

manufacturers have done their best to expand capacity but as we've seen in other countries, the uk and us, the best way of asking manufacturers to expand capacity is to provide them with the subsidies but also all other kinds of government support in getting them the materials, all other things and inputs supplies they need. that is what can be done but it will be two or three months, four months before they start fully paying off in terms of expanded capacity. between that, we have to very thoughtfully target the vaccine suppliers to make sure those who have received the first dose can get fully vaccinated because those individuals in the population are at the highest risk of developing severe disease and if there are geographical regions where there are surges and infections, those at the highest, cannot be ways of targeting more vaccine doses to those regions? these are things that need to be

done short term. in a medium term capacity, expansion has been planned and more have been put in place to start leaning more towards capacity and the last thing is importing vaccines, getting vaccine supplies from other sources. those are the two vaccine suppliers in india at the moment. the situation in urban areas is desperate. we have reported so much on the lack of oxygen, the lack of bed, other nations now sending supplies in that regard, the timescale that you are talking about sounds a worrying, you're talking in months when we have all seen the dreadful pictures, we know how desperate the situation is. it is difficult and _ desperate the situation is. it is difficult and a _ desperate the situation is. it is difficult and a very _ desperate the situation is. it 3 difficult and a very challenging time. at the same time, it's important to recognise that we can get that quickly. vaccination at best will be useful in two months from now. the short measures will

have to be about making sure our efforts are curtailed through physical distancing, other non—pharmaceutical interventions and making sure there are therapeutic options for those who do get your disease and other ways of doing home care. ., ~' disease and other ways of doing home care. . ~ , ., disease and other ways of doing home care. . ~ i. . ., disease and other ways of doing home care. . ~ . ., care. thank you so much for your time. so much _ care. thank you so much for your time. so much more _ care. thank you so much for your time. so much more to _ care. thank you so much for your time. so much more to discuss i care. thank you so much for your i time. so much more to discuss but many thanks for now. police have arrested five men in west yorkshire, wiltshire and north wales on suspicion of terrorism offences. the arrests were made at addresses in keighley, swindon and anglesey this morning. officers say the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into right wing terrorism. all five men have been taken to a police station in west yorkshire for questioning. two addresses in keighley are currently being searched.

officers are continuing to search woodland in kent this morning following the murder of a police community support officer. julia jones' body was discovered in akholt wood on tuesday. (tx —— julia jones' body was discovered in akholt wood on tuesday. julia james, sorry. detectives say she died from serious head injuries — but have no clear suspects in the case. her family paid tribute to her saying she "was fiercely loyal" and "loved with her whole heart". the family of a teenaged girl with learning difficulties — who was struck 30 times by a metropolitan police officer — have called for the crown prosecution service to reconsider its decision not to charge him. pc benjamin kemp was sacked yesterday for using excessive force on the youngster, who'd become distressed after running away from a guided walk. the independent office for police conduct said there was no

indication racial discrimination had been a factor — something disputed by the family's solicitors. scientists investigating the plastic waste drifting in the world's oceans say they ve the plastic waste drifting where it comes from. they ve calculated that a thousand rivers are responsible for the vast majority of the pollution. here's our science editor david shukman. the shocking sight of plastic waste polluting the oceans. it is one of the most visible ways that human activity is damaging the natural world. so where has it all come from? well, most of it is carried by rivers from cities to the sea. i saw this for myself in indonesia a few years ago. the waterways were choked with plastic. it used to be thought that only the ten biggest rivers in the world where to blame, but now a study finds that many more are involved. at least 1000, according to an organisation that is trying to tackle the problem — the ocean cleanup. on one hand, it shows that the problem is actually much

more vast than we used to think — it is not ten rivers, it is 1000. but on the other hand, it is stilljust1% of all the rivers in the world, so i do think it is a manageable problem. the ocean cleanup has started to collect plastic waste from several rivers, to catch it before it gets to the sea and the hope is to have many more systems like this. it has also been deploying a giant collection device in the pacific ocean, but the challenge is huge. turning this plastic tide will take a massive effort. nighclubbing returned to liverpool last night — only a trial — but the first time people have been allowed on to the dancefloor since the pandemic began. and tomorrow it's the turn of live music as a festival will be held in the city with an audience of 5,000. new research suggests a quarter of festivals with a similar capacity have already been cancelled. our business correspondent katy austin reports.

boom town in hampshire hasjust been called off for the second year running, blaming lack of insurance for cancellation. the running, blaming lack of insurance for cancellation.— running, blaming lack of insurance for cancellation. the sheer volume of millions — for cancellation. the sheer volume of millions of— for cancellation. the sheer volume of millions of money _ for cancellation. the sheer volume of millions of money we _ for cancellation. the sheer volume of millions of money we have - for cancellation. the sheer volume of millions of money we have to i of millions of money we have to commit to, all of these costs ahead of the event became very evident that we were in an impossible position without being able to mitigate the risks. —— one trade body says a quarter of larger festivals have already decided to cancel for this year and most of those still scheduled to go ahead are due to happen injuly and august but it says for many of those, there are still huge amount of

uncertainty. they say and i scheme is needed like other countries have. tv production we understand has been very successful. there are ways of doing this. —— it sold outrightjoy. how certain are we about this? well, theissue how certain are we about this? well, the issue of insurance makes it a very risky venture. —— the issue of insurance makes it a very risky venture. --_ the issue of insurance makes it a very risky venture. -- they say late ma is very risky venture. -- they say late may is the — very risky venture. -- they say late may is the cut _ very risky venture. -- they say late may is the cut off _ very risky venture. -- they say late may is the cut off from _ very risky venture. -- they say late may is the cut off from making - very risky venture. -- they say late may is the cut off from making a i may is the cut off from making a final call and a government spokesperson said to us they supported festivals through the fund and explored what further support could be given. water workers in birmingham have begun clearing a three hundred tonne fatberg which is blocking a sewer in the hodge hill area of the city. the company severn trent has said it could take untiljune to break up the mass of oil, grease and fat which has combined with nappies and wet wipes. it's estimated to be a metre high

and a thousand metres long what do you do when you discover a duck and her newborn ducklings have set up home on your balcony — on the ninth floor of a block of flats — waddle you do? well, steve stuttard, who lives in salford quays, realised he had to quack the problem of how to get the ducklings safely down to the ground without ruffling their mother's feathers. but he didn't get into a flap — he found a solution to fit the bill — and became a social media sensation, as ian haslam reports. this is mrs mallard, who has unwittingly become the most famous star on social media. her time spent nesting on steve suttart�*s balcony has been seen by millions thanks to an accompanying twitter thread and video from steve's daughter emma. ijust read a few tweets, wrote the thread, went up and made a cup of tea and came back and the ticket was going. and i was like, ok, then it went crazy. the lovely thing about this is that there are people all over

the world who know how great he is now and adore him too. 0peration ballard to begin. what are the odds of this duck nesting on your balcony, what with you being a twitcher and everything? a million to one. i can't believe what has happened over the last 18 months now. it is unbelievable. for an ornithologist like me, twitcher, a it is the perfect scenario. as a former royal navy survival specialist, steve is adept at looking after people. but ducks are a different proposition. from when i wake up in the morning, i have to tiptoe around the apartment. i check if showers on the nest or not, and normally showers.

showers full of character and she looks at me sometimes as if to say, i recognise that face, but i can't place it. six o'clock in the morning. also seven hatched. she's great. catch you later. at this point came to one party couldn't film. a bit with the mostjeopardy. lowering seven ducklings150 feet down to the ground from his apartment in a bucket. here we are, down at ground level. chicks in a bucket. mum is over here. i couldn't bring them down the left, they couldn't hear the mother and she couldn't hear them. but in a bucket it is like a megaphone, itjust amplifies the sound. they could hear her and she could hear them, so it was a win—win situation. my work here is done. except it isn't. now we've got operation ballard to! we do indeed. she came back four weeks ago and started looking around my balcony, she moved to another planter which has low grasses in it and she has decided showers going to nest there. we now have 11 eggs and everything is fine and we have got about another week to go. success, operation ballard, absolute success. here's to the next one.

ian haslam, bbc news. i love that. dog rescuer. there is a story to bring a smile to your face the saturday afternoon. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear hello. it took a while, but showers did eventually develop —— overnight, though showers will tend to fade away and under clear skies, we do it all again which means temperatures are likely to fall closer or just means temperatures are likely to fall closer orjust below freezing with the blue tones denoting very we could see a forced first thing in rural areas, could see a forced first thing in ruralareas, chilly could see a forced first thing in rural areas, chilly start to sunday, bit of patch and missed. that is a way to sunny spells and scattered showers with them once again being heavy with hail and thunder. all change a bank holiday monday, area of low pressure expected to push on

from the atlantic with wet and windy