with the cloud and rain and wind it will feel really disappointing, top temperatures between seven and 12 degrees. it stays quite blustery through monday night. much of the rain will start to clear away, as our area of low pressure rules are way eastwards but behind it you can see the white lines, the isobars. you can follow them all away up to the arctic. that showers with the air will be coming from through the first part of the coming week, that air coming down from the north and that northerly wind feeding chilly conditions in our directions. wa ke this is bbc news. our top stories... india has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic. people in the uk may not need to self—isolate if they have been in close contact with someone with covid. daily rapid covid tests will be offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. if they test positive, they have to isolate and take a pcr test. 50 isolate and take a pcr test. sr hopefully this may be more of a normal situation so we can move away from this very, very costly, long isolation. a national day of mourning in israel, after 45 people were killed a crush at a jewish

festival early on friday. north korea has accused president biden of pursuing a hostile policy towards it, and has warned that the united states will get hurt if it provokes pyongyang. the crowds are coming back. 5,000 people will gather at a music festival in liverpool today to see headline act — the blossoms — as studies continue into the spread of coronavirus. surgery in the womb: a pioneering procedure to repair a baby's spine while still in its mother's womb continues — despite pandemic pressures. and the american actress and oscar winner 0lympia dukakis — who found worldwide fame in moonstruck and steel magnolias —has died, aged 89 hello and welcome to bbc news.

if you've just joined if you'vejustjoined us. india has reported the highest number of deaths with covid—i9 over a 2k hour period. the health ministry says almost 3,700 people died. on saturday, there was a global record number of infections for a single day. the prime minister, narendra modi, is meeting senior officials to review the situation. i asked the bbc�*s devina gupta in delhi if pressure was now growing for a national lockdown. that's what experts have been calling for in this particular deadly wave because we've seen that india is so far unable to come and assist the millions that need to help right now, the hospitals are over choked. we've seen a shortage of oxygen and medical supplies and beds with families running from pillar to postjust get the aid they deserve and that is where experts have been saying a national lockdown is needed so it gets time to its health care infrastructure in time to break the cycle. alongside this

meeting that india's prime minister is having, he is also expecting results from where polling is under way and been much criticised for holding elections an early sign of a covid wave but the party will be watching where it is demanded that the public trusts its leaders over the public trusts its leaders over the current wave, we also sing global aid coming in and that is also thanks to india's diplomacy where countries like the us have pledged $100 million worth of eight andrew seen a fresh shipment of oxygen cylinders from france, germany and other countries, and we are hoping to get more aid from the uk as well which is another focus area with this administration to show however much global quad lorry glut that my collaboration india has in getting some sort of relief which now seems a drop in the ocean but is

much needed. in the uk, people normally have to self—isolate if they've been in contact with someone who tests positive for coronavirus. but that could be about to change. a trial beginning next week, will ask close contacts to take a rapid covid test every morning for seven days instead. the health secretary, matt hancock, says this will allow people to carry on working. our health correspondent jim reed has more. being contacted by test and try central to self—isolate currently means this, ten days in quarantine at home we are the contact of someone who has tested positive. whether many people really stay in the house the whole time is unclear. some estimates put the number of close contact to complete the full quarantine period as low as one in ten. so the government is trialling these as a positive that make possible alternative. any study starting next week, almost 40,000 contact basis will be asked to take

a rapid lateralflow contact basis will be asked to take a rapid lateral flow test every morning for seven days with the result coming back in 30 minutes. if negative, they can go about their lives as usual instead of having to quarantine at home. the health secretary matt hancox at the pilot scheme could help shift the dial by offering a viable alternative to self isolation that would allow people to carry on going to work and living their lives. but the accuracy of the kits has been criticised by some scientists. figs of the kits has been criticised by some scientists.— some scientists. as well as the daily testing — some scientists. as well as the daily testing with _ some scientists. as well as the daily testing with lateral - some scientists. as well as the daily testing with lateral flow i daily testing with lateral flow device, we would also ask participants to take the test at the beginning of the seven day period and that the end of the seven day period, and also if they test positive at any time to confirm the result. this will help us really understand the effectiveness of this approach. 0thers understand the effectiveness of this approach. others say there may be a

place of this type of testing but only if backed by improved financial support for those who record a positive result. earlier i spoke to dr mike tildesley, reader of infectious disease modelling at the university of warwick, who told me the study would be good for people who struggled to quarantine. we do know that it's very hard for some people to self—isolate if they have pressure to going to work out whatever, childcare responsibilities which means it's very difficult for them to self—isolate. in the longer term, we really need to move towards a model that are sustainable and again, as i said previously, this is again, as i said previously, this is a very good time for this trial to happen and these repeat lateral flow test, and the idea behind this is that individuals will be followed and have to test for seven days if they come into contact with an infected case and if they test negative on day, they can live their lives as normal but if they test positive and are required to isolate, they have to take a cue pcr

test so it's important to take this data and it might be more of a normal situation so we can move away from this very, very costly, long isolation period that people have to go through. your mcafee lateral flow test are not as i is the pcr test, lots of people have been using them but we know they don't always show up but we know they don't always show up the correct result, you end up thinking you're clear and then go back into the community and mix with other people, you might be spreading covid. that seems quite a risk to take, even in these circumstances we are in at the moment. mas take, even in these circumstances we are in at the moment.— are in at the moment. was always auoin to are in at the moment. was always going to be _ are in at the moment. was always going to be increased _ are in at the moment. was always going to be increased risk - are in at the moment. was always going to be increased risk but - are in at the moment. was always going to be increased risk but this| going to be increased risk but this is why the repeat testing is happening. you're right and that they are not 100% sensitive but if we do it over multiple days and someone is infected, it's highly likely that person should be picked up, maybe not on the first day but there will always be a slight risk

and if you look at the modelling schools were secondary schoolchildren have been lateral flow testing, it seems to work pretty successfully so far with no significant outbreaks and managing lots of children having to ice late and they were having to do —— like isolate and they were having to do that. whitejust isolate and they were having to do that. white just picking isolate and they were having to do that. whitejust picking up on isolate and they were having to do that. white just picking up on the question of children, the potential of vaccinating children which appealed in one of the newspapers this morning. suggesting the government is considering vaccinating children from the age of 12. , ., ., ., , 12. the department of health has soken 12. the department of health has spoken and _ 12. the department of health has spoken and said _ 12. the department of health has spoken and said no _ 12. the department of health has spoken and said no decision - 12. the department of health has spoken and said no decision has i 12. the department of health has - spoken and said no decision has been made on whether children should be offered vaccinations and we'll be guided by the experts once clinical trials have concluded. we continue to plan for all scenarios, it says, adding we have hit our target of offering vaccine for everyone and phase one of the programme and you're on track offer a job all aduu you're on track offer a job all adult by the end ofjuly. thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation assault the body which

would recommend to the government whether or not it should continue this and certainly not saying we are not looking at it but it's not looking, at this stage, like any decision explicitly would be taken on whether children should be vaccinated. specifically higher risk children can be but that's at the discretion of their doctor and it's not something being done routinely, something that would have to be considered to be by someone considerably vulnerable at this stage that might particularly vulnerable at this stage in proceedings. the big weekend of live events continues in liverpool today. 5,000 people will gather in sefton park later to watch the band blossoms — with no facemasks or social distancing required. everyone attending will have to show a negative covid test before being allowed in. it's all part of the government's pilot scheme to see how large scale events can go ahead safely when lockdown restrictions are lifted. dan johnson reports. after a year of lockdown for live events, liverpool could now hold the key to all of us getting back out to enjoy the things we love. it's hard to imagine

that a bit of grass, a bit of fencing and a huge big top could be sojoyous but, gosh, it isjoyous. sefton park is the venue for this afternoon's festival. the government said "we want you to do it, but we you to do it in liverpool". i was like, "i would do it on mars, quite frankly. it wouldn't matter where i did it." i tell you what, it's exciting just to wear the wristbands again. the simplest things, eh? the masks can come off, there will be no requirement for social distancing, and in just a few hours now, there'll be 5,000 people crowded in here, finally able to enjoy live music once again. stockport band blossoms are on stage for the first time in a year. # i want to know. # since you've been gone. # have i been on your mind? we've played a set, like, once.

laughter. there's nothing like it, is there? hearing ten, 20, 30,000 people singing together. i think it will blow people's minds, actually. the city needs this, but so does the rest of the live events business. we all went into it going, "brilliant, we just want to get things open." and then you realise actually how hard that is. but this weekend, we're doing it. this weekend is that first moment where you go, "this could happen, this could be." and things will go wrong, this is an experiment, it's not all going to go perfectly. loads of things will go wrong. but all that learning will help the next one. scientists are already analysing data from friday night's warehouse gig. that was a first step in bringing music back to life. and this next stage will hopefully tell them if it's safe

the rest of us. dan johnson, bbc news. a national day of mourning is taking place in israel after friday s deadly stampede and crush at a jewish pilgrimage. 45 men and boys died after being trapped in a narrow walkway during the festival at mount meron, attended by up to 100,000 mostly ultra—orthodox jewish people. mark lobel reports. mourning a tragedy — one that's shone an uncomfortable light on israeli society amid the search for how one of israel's worst peacetime disasters unfolded. for now, grief overtakes the demand for answers. the dead includes a rabbi, foreign nationals reportedly from america, canada, and the uk, and at least 12 children and teenagers. during the stampede, many young lives were suddenly at risk. we received several dozen injured people, among them we had two children who died and we had another three orfour children who were severely injured. the crash happened late at night

on a passageway in 0man's section during a religious festival attended by ultra—0rthodox dues. this man says he saw people screaming in fear on a steep ramp, trying to get out, but noticed the exit seemed blocked. he says hundreds of people fell and trampled over one another. he thought about coming back to offer help, but he says it was too terrifying. prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited the site and promised an enquiry, as questions remain. were prior warnings of the risk of a disasterfrom israel's state watchdog heeded? should numbers have been limited this year? did the police help or hinder the events that night? was simple human error to blame? all painful questions at a painful time. mark lobel, bbc news.

north korea has accused president biden of pursuing a hostile policy towards the country, and has warned that the united states will get hurt if it provokes pyongyang. the north was giving its first response to the biden administration's policies on the country, which it has set out this week. kathryn armstrong reports. north korea has issued a sharp response to these recent comments from president biden. fin response to these recent comments from president biden.— from president biden. on iran and north korea. _ from president biden. on iran and north korea, new— from president biden. on iran and north korea, new programmes . from president biden. on iran and. north korea, new programmes that present serious threats to american to retain this beauty of the world, we will be working closely with our allies to address the threats posed by both these countries. through the diplomacy as well as learn deterrence.— diplomacy as well as learn deterrence. ., ., ., ., deterrence. intern, north korea also cracked the — deterrence. intern, north korea also cracked the whip, _ deterrence. intern, north korea also cracked the whip, with _ deterrence. intern, north korea also cracked the whip, with its _ deterrence. intern, north korea also cracked the whip, with its ministry i cracked the whip, with its ministry saying... —— in turn. north koreans

are again returning to their acerbic and belligerent rhetoric to try and get the research of the negotiations. it's a far cry from president biden puzzlement predecessors hopeful but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to try to strike a deal with kim jong—un. unsuccessful attempt to try to strike a deal with kimjong—un. the white house insisted goal is the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula, attempting to charter a new path, a middle road between what it calls donald trumpmy grand bargain approach and barack 0bama's standoffish one. —— macdonald drop's bargaining approach and barack 0bama's standoffish one. they said the us would get hurt if

they provoked them. four astronaughts from the international space station have successfully returned to earth. the capsule splashed down off the coast of florida right on schedule at 2:57am local time after the mission had been delayed due to bad weather. it's nasa's first night—time splashdown for over fifty years. the journey from the iss took six and half hours. the spacex craft is the second to return in a week. a recovery boat took about 10 minutes to reach the capsule to collect the crew and its data. the astronauts had spend more than 160 days in space. india has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic. people in the uk may not need to self—isolate if they have been in close contact with someone with covid. daily rapid covid tests will be offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. a national day of mourning in israel, after 45 people were killed a crush at a jewish

festival early on friday. a pioneering surgery to repair a baby's spine while still in its mother's womb was made available for the first time on the nhs lastjanuary. since then the surgery, which reduces the complications caused by spina bifida, has been carried out on 32 women, despite the massive disruptions caused by the pandemic. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. it comes with risks but then, this operation will mean that i have done the best for her. in my mind, there was no choice — ijust had to do it. someone is tired! this is mila, short for milagro, or miracle in spanish. after six rounds of ivf, helena had almost given up hope of having a second baby but on a seventh attempt, she fell pregnant and things seemed to progress well, until her 20—week scan.

i was told the news that she definitely has got spina bifida. she has got a very big lesion on her back so basically, half of her spine was exposed. they said it was likely she will be paralysed, likely she will be incontinent and will need a shunt to drain the fluid from her brain later on. iwas... i was beside myself when they told me that all of these possible outcomes for having this condition. and ijust could not stop crying, basically. they told me the probability

of her walking or moving her legs, very, very low. and, yeah, that was... that was absolutely devastating. within days, helena was referred for tests and scans, similar to this one at university college hospital in london. and because the baby was otherwise healthy, she could be operated on while still in the womb. ok, i might not go too much deeper, thanks. we might need membranes in a second. at 23 weeks pregnant, helena travelled to this specialist hospital in belgium, which is working in partnership with the nhs. a team of 25 clinicians carried out the complex operation, just like this one, to repair mila's exposed spinal cord and close the hole in her back. previously, the baby would have the repair to the spinal defect after birth but now, because we can offer it — offer surgery in the womb, what it means is that the defect is closed a lot earlier so it means there is less damage to the spine and that increases the chance the baby is going to walk and have much better control of their bladder and the bowel.

0k, mila, shall we do some gym? mila was born at 36 weeks and is doing well. it's hoped up to 30 babies across the uk could benefit from this surgery on the nhs. and while it is not a cure, it could be the difference between a child learning to walk or not. she can move her legs and she has got feeling to her toes, so it is absolutely amazing. i'm just so grateful to the surgeons who have done this operation because her life would look very different without it. katharine da costa, bbc news. police in north wales say they're "pulling out all the stops" to find those responsible for the destruction of a platform to encourage ospreys to breed.it was chopped down just a day after an egg was laid in the nest. 0spreys are a protected bird of prey and it is an offence to interfere with them or their nests. tim muffett reports. ospreys are a very rare sight in the uk. nesting platforms for the birds of prey were first built at llyn brenig reservoir

in north wales in 2013 as part of a successful conservation project. but on friday night, just one day after an egg was laid in this nest, what's been described as an horrific act of vandalism took place — the nesting platform was cut down with chainsaws. we're really pulling all stops out to try to catch the person or persons responsible for this. the whole team are absolutely devastated by it, and i'm sure the community are as well. these birds give a lot of people a lot of pleasure and ijust can't understand how anybody could go and do something like that. 0spreys spend the winter in africa, typically returning to the same nest each spring. 0sprey eggs have been targeted by thieves before, although police say they don't know the motive in this instance. my initial reaction when i heard the news was incredulity, really. shock. ijust couldn't believe anybody had

done this to such a rare bird. you've got to bear in mind, you know, ospreys have been absent from wales for 400—odd years. they were re—colonised in 2004, but still, we only have five pairs here. so it's one fell swoop, one act of mindless vandalism, and we've lost 20% of our ospreys. conservationists have placed a decoy egg on a nearby site in the hope that the pair will nest there instead. anyone with information about this crime is being urged to contact north wales police. tim muffett, bbc news. the american actress 0lympia dukakis, who won an oscar for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy moonstruck, has died aged 89. she had a long and distinguished career and also as a director. but it is for her roles in comedy films such as moonstruck and steel magnolias that she found international fame. the singer and actress cher, who played 0lympia dukakis' daughter in �*moonstruck�*, has been among those sharing their memories of her — tweeting that she had spoken to her shortly before her death.

viola davis, who starred with 0lympia dukakis in the 1998 film �*the pentagon wars' descibed her as a "consummate actor" and "a joy to work with". and actor michael mckean, who was taught by her at new york university, tweeted that she "was a great actress who loved the work and loved the theatre. she was the acting teacher who spoke to me and many, many others with clarity and humor and n0 censor." sandro monetti — editor in chief of hollywood international filmmaker magazine — told us about her life and career. dukakis once said that she didn't become an actor to become rich orfamous, she did it to play the right parts and that is what she did. she toude the world playing all the classic roles, so by the time hollywood came

calling and she made that movie breakthrough, of course she was supreme because she had a lifetime of experience to bring to it. i hesitate to use the cliche actor's actor but when you're as talented as 0lympia dukakis, you deserve the description. whenever you would watch a movie and see her name in the opening credits, you would immediately relax and smile because you knew you were in for a good time. the attitude, the voice, the, the characterisations. she never repeated the same performance again and again and it was always something new, always entertaining and she kept being discovered by new generations, most recently in the reboot of tales of the city, returning to one of her most memorable and flamboyant roles as the transgender pot going landlady and that expand herfan base of the lgbt community and it is interesting because she only really became a household name at 56 but her legacy is no austria swung on stage, screen

and she as an acting teacher as well, she was an activist long before it was trendy for actors to become so. she was particularly keen on speaking up for women's right on the rights of women in hollywood which has become a hot button issue but she was a trailblazer, really campaigning for that from the start and as you said, yes, her cousin ran for the democratic... 0n the ticket in 1988 she introduced the democratic invention, she even plugged his campaign in her 0scar speech when she won in 88 for moonstruck. what a legacy. white there we go, and assessment of the (pres)a new photo of princess charlotte has been released to mark her sixth birthday today. (tx 00v)the picture of the smiling

a new photo of princess charlotte has been released princess was captured by her mother — the duchess of cambridge — in norfolk this weekend. hello there, keep an eye on the sky through the rest of the day because one minute the sun may be shining, the next a big grey cloud will come along and give you a real drenching. some very heavy downpours in the forecast and then for tomorrow it's going to be more a case of heavy and persistent rain, that rain quite widespread — you can see the unsettled weather gathering out in the atlantic. but in the shorter term, yes, we have got some clear skies around. that's why we are seeing some sunshine but areas of cloud bubbling up and some show most of the afternoon, some of which will be heavy with some hail and some thunder mixed in. the winds very, very li thanks if you catch a shower it could be with you of quite some time, it's not going to to go scoot along quickly, but in the sun so not feeling too bad. the sun is strong this time of year, temperatures

between eight and 14 degrees. now, the showers will fade through the evening. a slice of clear weather for the first half of the night but then we see cloud gathering out west, some rain getting in to northern ireland by the end of the night. a milder night for most of us but for the far north of england and certainly across scotland we could once again see a touch of frost. into tomorrow, low pressure on the scene, this is going to bring some very wet and very windy weather for a bank holiday monday. some areas across the east of the uk will start off dry but rain from the would go across northern ireland and that will push eastward throughout the day, some of that rain will be heavy and we will see some wintry weather mixing and over the very highest ground, the pennines and southern uplands, the grampians saw a little bit of snow on the very highest ground. here it is going to be a very windy day and we can expect gusts of maybe 50 mph to 60 mph over exposed southern and western coasts. with the cloud and rain and wind it will feel really disappointing, top temperatures between seven and 12 degrees. it stays quite blustery through monday night. much of the rain will start to clear away, as our area of low pressure rolls away eastwards but behind it you can see the white

lines, the isobars. you can follow them all away up to the arctic. that shows with the air will be coming from through the first part of the coming week, that air coming down from the north and that northerly wind feeding chilly conditions in our direction. so it is a mix of sunshine and showers through the coming week. cold days, possibly frosty nights.

this is bbc news. the headlines: india has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic. people in the uk may not need to self—isolate if they have been in close contact with someone with covid. daily rapid covid tests will be

offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. a national day of mourning in israel, after 45 people were killed a crush at a jewish festival early on friday. north korea has accused president biden of pursuing a hostile policy towards it, and has warned that the united states will get hurt if it provokes pyongyang. the crowds are coming back. 5,000 people will gather at a music festival in liverpool today to see headline act the blossoms as studies continue into the spread of coronavirus. during the past year of social restrictions and isolation, sometimes all you really want is someone to talk to. and for elaine, a widow who had to spend lockdown on her own, her loneliness was kept at bay by speaking on the phone to an age uk volunteer. and now they've been able to meet in person for the first time, as peter harris reports. the familiar voice of a woman eileen had never met.