this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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, then they're required to isolate, and they have to take a confirmatory pcr test. so, again, it's a really important time for us to collect these data. so, hopefully, this may be more of a normal situation, so that 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 — blossoms — as studies continue into the spread of coronavirus. 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 if you're watching in the uk or around the world.

india has reported the highest number of deaths with covid—19 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 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 aid and we've 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 see however much global 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 of quarantine at home if you 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 contacts who complete the full quarantine period as low as one in ten. so the government is trialling these as a possible alternative. in a new study starting next week, almost 40,000 contacts will be

asked to take a rapid lateral flow test every morning for seven days with the results 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 hancock, said 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 lateral flow kits has been criticised by some scientists. as well as the daily testing with a lateral flow device, we will also ask participants to take a pcr test at the beginning of the seven—day period and at 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. others say there may be a place of this kind of testing, but only if it's backed by improved

financial support for those who record a positive result. jim reed, bbc news. 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 or 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 is sustainable and again, as i said previously, this is a very good time for this trial to happen and these repeat lateral flow tests, 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. if the lateral flow test are not as accurate as the pcr test, lots of people have been using them 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. there was always 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 where 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 isolate and they were having to do. the foreign secretary has said "some safeguards" will still need to be in place after the 21st ofjune when the government aims to lift all legal coronavirus resrictions in england. dominic raab said that vaccinating secondary school children was "one of the options" the government was looking at — and possibly the wearing of masks. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blakejoins me. what sort of things is he hinting at? g what sort of things is he hinting at? �* u, , what sort of things is he hinting at? �* . ., , ., what sort of things is he hinting at? �* _, , ., , what sort of things is he hinting at? �* , ., , , what sort of things is he hinting at? a couple of hints this morning. firstly foreign _ at? a couple of hints this morning. firstly foreign travel— at? a couple of hints this morning. firstly foreign travel and _ at? a couple of hints this morning. firstly foreign travel and the - firstly foreign travel and the deadline for that being made the 17th where hopefully foreign travel will be allowed again in certain

circumstances to certain places and also how things will look beyond june 21 which is the further stage in the government's road map. although old legal restrictions will be lifted than it is hoped there may well still be some guidance and some safeguards, as the foreign secretary called them this morning, in place. he was asked about possibly vaccinating secondary school children which we have heard reports about today in the sunday times. no confirmation of that but it is something the government is looking at and also, the idea that there may well be social distancing or personal protective equipment that is advised for people to wear. let's have listen to what he said on andrew marr this morning. let's have listen to what he said on andrew marr this morning. well, we've said it will be evidence driven. if you're talking about the fourth step of the road map... iam. they won't end before then and we're going to be evidence driven, but that's the aim. and i think the progress we've made with the vaccine, over 34,000,000 first doses

have been dispensed, that's 60% of the adult population, on track to hit the end—of—july target. i think we're in a good position, but we've got to keep tracking variants and keep tracking the evidence. holidays is the other big question on peoples minds at the moment. looking ahead to that data, made the 17th fast approaching. we can expect more details from the government towards the end of this coming week. dominic barb said the details were coming shortly this morning but would not go any further than that and asked for which countries it might be easier to travel to any first instance i think we are looking at a very short list of countries on the green list in the traffic light system where there will be quarantine that is needed and minimal coronavirus testing before departure and arrival back in england. the question is portugal, one of the big summer holiday destinations, which could find its way onto that list but as i say, nothing is confirmed yet. i was auoin to nothing is confirmed yet. i was going to ask — nothing is confirmed yet. i was going to ask on _ nothing is confirmed yet. i was going to ask on the _ nothing is confirmed yet. i was going to ask on the back - nothing is confirmed yet. i was going to ask on the back of - nothing is confirmed yet. i was| going to ask on the back of that what are the reactions? the other

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shadow secretary was asked about that this morning and whether the uk should now be sending doses to india to help fight coronavirus there. let's not pit the people of britain against the people of india. we've got to keep up the progress that we've made with rolling out the vaccination programme here and we need to dramatically ramp up supply and manufacturing across the world. that's notjust the case in india, although india is a particular issue for the world, because of the size and severity of what we're seeing. it's also the case in other countries in the global south, in the refugee camps, and that's why i completely support what professor 0penshaw was saying. we need a global agreement in order to make sure that we get on the front foot about this and get the vaccination to every corner of the globe. she went on to say that the uk's vaccination programme should not be paused yet, in labour�*s view but as and when there was a vaccine surplus of doses in this country then they should be sent to india and possibly other countries as soon as possible. the government has said it is not something it is looking at doing at

the moment. 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 crush happened late at night on a passageway in the mens' 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.

the headlines on bbc news... india has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic. people in england 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 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. 0n 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 deterrents. in turn, north korea also cracked the whip, with its ministry saying... 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's

predecessor's hopeful but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to try to strike a deal with kim jong—un. the white house insists its goal is the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula, attempting to charter a new path, a middle road between what it calls donald trump's grand bargain approach and barack 0bama's standoffish one. but as far as diplomacy goes, north korea viewed this as stick rather than carrot. as stick rather than carrot. 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 50 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. let's speak now with dr david brown from the astronomy and astrophysics group at the university of warwick. thank you for being with us. can you tackle this question of the night—time splashdown. is there any significance as to the decision to do it at night and related to that, really, why have we not done it at night for the last 50 years? goad night for the last 50 years? good morninu. night for the last 50 years? good morning- it _ night for the last 50 years? good morning- it is — night for the last 50 years? good morning. it is an _ night for the last 50 years? good morning. it is an interesting - night for the last 50 years? (13mm morning. it is an interesting option to do at night. it comes with some additional risks, obviously, because there is potential difficulty in locating the spacecraft though these day with a tracking these risks are

somewhat disappeared. 0ne day with a tracking these risks are somewhat disappeared. one of the reason they have chosen to do it at night this time apart from potential descent duration questions and lining up florida with the space station is also to help them prevent spectators. the return of the demo capsule last august they had a real problem with private boats crowding the capital after it landed which is a risk potentially to the astronauts but also to the spectators on those boats. so running it at night might have been away for them. x�*t�*aur have been away for them. your ictures have been away for them. your pictures frozen _ have been away for them. your pictures frozen just _ have been away for them. your pictures frozen just a _ have been away for them. your pictures frozen just a moment. | have been away for them. your pictures frozen just a moment. we will see if you come back. you are still with us, thank you. we are having some glitches this morning and i think we might have to switch it off and switch it on again when we go off there but we'll leave it for now. just pick up on that, i wonder if that might also be partly

because this is a new thing for nasa. it a public—private partnership. in other words there are commercial sensitivities and they might not want cabin crews crowding round when its craft hits the water. ~ , ,., , crowding round when its craft hits the water. �* , ,., , , crowding round when its craft hits the water. ~ , , , . the water. absolutely. they are in competition _ the water. absolutely. they are in competition here _ the water. absolutely. they are in competition here with _ the water. absolutely. they are in competition here with another- competition here with another company with her contract. so there will be commercial sensitivity issues there. this is still quite a new venture for both nasa and spacex. new venture for both nasa and sacex. ., ., ., spacex. the other thing we are all interested in _ spacex. the other thing we are all interested in is _ spacex. the other thing we are all interested in is what _ spacex. the other thing we are all interested in is what is _ spacex. the other thing we are all interested in is what is happening | interested in is what is happening on mars with those remarkable pictures of the helicopter taking off briefly. did the actual exercise, the mission is being extended, presumably that is a good sign and it is notjust that they are having trouble trying to cover the fact they are having trouble

getting in contact or maintaining it because they are obviously doing really well. because they are obviously doing reall well. , because they are obviously doing really well-— really well. yes, this is definitely a aood really well. yes, this is definitely a good sign- _ really well. yes, this is definitely a good sign. the _ really well. yes, this is definitely a good sign. the helicopter- really well. yes, this is definitely a good sign. the helicopter has l really well. yes, this is definitely - a good sign. the helicopter has made so far amazing successes and has performed flawlessly. there was a slight delay, i think, to one of the launches for a technical glitch but the flights themselves have been fantastic so i think this just demonstrates nasa wanting to push the helicopter a little bit further and see what it can really do. it is moving from a technology demonstration now to an operational demonstration. what can this kind of craft offer to future missions in terms of scouting capability and a point to take images from in that kind of thing. so it will be very interesting to see how this progresses but it is going incredibly well so far. it certainly is. incredibly well so far. it certainly is- doetor _ incredibly well so far. it certainly is. doctor david _ incredibly well so far. it certainly is. doctor david brown, - incredibly well so far. it certainly is. doctor david brown, thank i incredibly well so far. it certainlyl is. doctor david brown, thank you very for giving us your insight into both of those things.

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." but, of course, liverpool is here, blossoms immediately came to mind, the lathums immediately came to mind and suddenly, we've got a gig. 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? there is nothing like it. singing 20,000 people playing together and i think it will blow peoples minds, really. we'll went into it going, brilliant, wejust really. we'll went into it going, brilliant, we just want to get

things opened and we realise actually we realise how hard it is so this weekend is that first moment where you go, this could happen. this is what could be. and things will go wrong, this is an experiment and it is not going to go perfectly and it is not going to go perfectly and 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 cake which was a first step in bringing music back to life. this next stage will hopefully them if it is safe for the rest of us. the uk's largest car park operator, ncp, has begun a restructuring process which it says is necessary to avoid insolvency. it runs more than 500 sites, but has been struggling to fill them during the pandemic. ncp says it hasn't been able to agree rent cuts to make the business viable. it's now turning to a new type of legal process which could mean landlords are forced to accept changes to rents, and ncp quitting unprofitable sites. the american actress 0lympia dukakis, who won an oscar

for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy moonstuck, 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." a new photo of princess charlotte has been released to mark her sixth birthday today. the picture of the smiling princess was captured by her mother — the duchess of cambridge — in norfolk this weekend. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. 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 showers in the afternoon, some of which will be heavy with some hail and some thunder mixed in. the winds very, very light so 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 1a 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 mild 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 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. so it is a mix of sunshine and showers through the coming week. cold days, possibly frosty nights.

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the headlines: india has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic. people in england 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 blossoms, as studies continue into the spread of coronavirus. now on bbc news, a look behind the scenes of a chaotic three days in european football, as a proposed super league was announced and then collapsed when faced with a wall of opposition.