this is bbc news i'm ben mundy the latest headlines... people in england may not need to self—isolate if they've been in close contact with someone with covid. daily rapid tests will be offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. it's been particularly difficult for children, often self isolating from a contact in their year group they have never actually seen or met, and they are off school for an extra ten days. so, i think this is a really positive step. india has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic. a national day of mourning in israel, after 45 people were killed by a crush at a jewish festival early on friday. surgery in the womb, a pioneering procedure to repair a baby's spine while still in its mother's womb

continues — despite pandemic pressures. hundreds of manchester united fans invade the old trafford pitch — protesting against the club's owners ahead of this afternoon's game with liverpool. and in half an hour, the media show takes a look at the world of podcasts. hello, welcome to bbc news. i'm ben mundy. the rules that require people to self—isolate if they come into contact with someone who's tested positive for covid, could be relaxed. in a trial starting next week, up to 40,000 people contacted by nhs test and trace will be asked to take a lateral flow test every morning for a week — instead of starting ten days of quarantine. 0ur health correspondent,

anna collinson, reports. test, test, test. it's a key part of society reopening. currently, if you come into close contact with someone who's tested positive, you may receive this — a message from test and trace saying you must self—isolate for ten days. but this could soon change. a new study, backed by the government, is going to trial giving close contacts rapid lateral flow tests every morning, for seven days. results take about 30 minutes — and if they're negative, they can go about their lives as usual. rapid tests are considered less sensitive compared to pcr ones, which are processed in a lab, but scientists hope they can still play an important role in tackling the virus. 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, and this will help us really understand, you know, the effectiveness of this approach.

there are also hopes this study could help people who've struggled to self—isolate, particularly those who are unable to work from home or are struggling financially. it's been particularly difficult for children — often self—isolating for a contact in their year group who they've never actually seen or met, and they're off school for an extra ten days, so i think this is a really positive step. but even if quarantine for close contacts is scrapped, there are still calls for improved financial support for those who test positive. it's one of the many precautions scientists would like to see over the coming months. it's too early to declare victory and to drop our guard. we do know that this infection has a tendency to come back again, and we need to use this time to be absolutely sure that we've got every precaution in place to stop further outbreaks.

so, as the uk looks forward to a summer of relaxation and hopes of a foreign holiday, a reminder that the battle is still farfrom won. anna collinson, bbc news. one big question likely to be answered in the coming days is which countries you can travel to without needing to qurantine when you return home. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, told me the big date in everyone�*s diary is may the 17th, when the government hopes to allow international travel again. we should expect an announcement was the end of this coming week, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said this morning the details are coming shortly. it will be a confirmation that international travel will be allowed again, and crucially the list of which countries will be green in status, meaning you can travel there and return without having to go into quarantine. that will be a very limited list to begin with, and none of those countries are yet confirmed.

we also had a hint of what life might be like further down the road map out of lockdown, beyond june the 21st, where the governemnt hopes to lift all legal restrictions in england. the foreign secretary suggested that some guidance may remain after that. 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 million 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. that is in the uk. india, as we have heard, remains a desperate situation. what i would be hearing today from politicians here about the uk response? the today from politicians here about

the uk response?— today from politicians here about the uk response? the uk is one of several countries _ the uk response? the uk is one of several countries that _ the uk response? the uk is one of several countries that is _ the uk response? the uk is one of several countries that is helping i several countries that is helping india with aid shipments in its fight against coronavirus. eight shipments from the uk specifically arriving this week. we have heard more today from the government matter about what it is doing. the foreign secretary said this morning it would send another 1000 ventilators to help india treat those most ill with coronavirus. that is in addition to a95 oxygen concentrators, 120 ventilators that have already been sent. the question beyond that is will the uk help with vaccines in india. and will any of the doses here, which are perhaps surplus to requirements, be sent to india to help them vaccinated population? the government has said it is not looking at doing that at the moment. the shadow foreign secretary, labour's lisa nandy was askedif secretary, labour's lisa nandy was asked if her party think that would be a good thing to do this morning. let's not pit the people of india against the people of britain. .

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it doesn't seem like there is any prospect of the uk vaccination programme will be slowed down, to send them elsewhere. if there is any surplus after that, possibly, but you heard lisa nandy increasing calls for a more coordinated, globalapproach. india's prime minister narendra modi is under intense pressure to announce a national lockdown after india reported the highest number of deaths with covid—19 over a 2a hour period. mr modi had resisted the measure in the build up to regional elections where his party is trying to extend its influence. but with the polls now over, the prime minister has been meeting senior officials

to review the situation. 0ur correspondent devina gupta is in delhi and told us more about the possibility of a lockdown across the country. india's prime minister, narendra modi, in his last address with the public, when the regional polls were going on, had stopped short of announcing a national lockdown, saying it is up to the states to decide whether they want to have a mini lockdown and it should only be used as a last resort, because livelihoods of a lot of people in india, almost 90% of the workforce, which is in the employment sectors, dependent on odd jobs on daily wages that they get in various states. and if there is a lockdown, what happens to those people? we have seen a migrant crisis where a majority of the migrants staying in the cities have gone back to their homes without any transport, at least in the first month of the lockdown. there were reports of how many people walked on foot, and also experienced fatigue.

and that is a situation that the government wants to avoid at the moment. but experts say it is just a race against time. the extent of the pandemic now is quite different from last year. we see a record number of deaths, over 3600 being reported, a record number of cases, over a00,000 reported across the country earlier this week. these are the numbers that require bold, decisive steps and national lockdown could be the way of dealing with this crisis at the moment to save as many lives as possible. a national day of mourning is taking place in israel after a crush at a jewish festival early on friday, in which a5 people died. they were trapped in a narrow walkway at mount meron. the victims include teenagers and children. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. two brothers who travelled to a mountaintop tomb. they went to rejoice. but 18—year—old yosef and his brother mordecai, just 12, were buried there overnight — among the young boys killed in a national tragedy.

today, they paid tribute to the victims and absorbed the disaster�*s terrible toll. the israeli flag is lowered to half—mast. we're all heartbroken, saddened, shattered into a million pieces. there's no words to describe the feeling of the entire country. it's like a day of wailing for an entire country, saddened. wherever you go, whatever part of the country, people are sad and talking about one topic — what happened here at meron. friday's crush developed as crowds of ultra—0rthodox pilgrims became packed in a narrow walkway, down a slippery ramp. those at the front became trapped. investigators have been at the site. an inquiry will look at the role of the police and officials, and why years of safety warnings were ignored. people i spoke to caught in the crush here were angry with the police, who they blame.

but there is soul—searching going on in the country over the degree of autonomy the government gives to political and religious leaders of the ultra—0rthodox, and what part that had to play in poor planning and a lack of safety. israel is united in grief, but much more split over who's responsible. with some bodies still to be identified, more funerals are due to take place. there is a fraught atmosphere amid the search for answers but, for now, israelis are pausing to honour their dead. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the foreign secretary has suggested that the british iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is being held hostage by iran and suffering treatment that amounts to torture. nazanin has been detained in iran for five years on spying charges. she was recently convicted for a second time and banned from leaving tehran.

a pioneering operation 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 major disruption caused by the pandemic. let's get more on this from our health correspondent katharine da costa. it comes with risks but, then, this operation will mean that i've done the best for her. in my mind, there was no choice. ijust had to do it. hello! 0h, someone's tired, aren't they? this is mila, short for milagro — or miracle, in spanish. after six failed rounds of ivf, helena had almost given up hope of having a second baby, but on her 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's got a very big lesion on her back.

so, basically, half of her spine was exposed. and they... they said that it's likely that she will be paralysed, likely she'll 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 all these possible outcomes for having this condition. and... and ijust couldn't 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. 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 chord 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 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's going to walk, and have much better control of their bladder and their bowel. shall we do some gym? mila was born at 36 weeks and is doing well. it's hoped up to 30 babies a year — from across the uk — could benefit from this surgery on the nhs, and while it's not a cure, it could be the difference between a child learning to walk or not. she can move her legs, and she's got feeling to her toes, so it is absolutely amazing. i'm just so grateful to the surgeons

who've done this operation, because her life would look very different without it. katharine da costa, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... people in england may not need to self—isolate if they've been in close contact with someone with covid. daily rapid tests will be offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. india has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic. a national day of mourning in israel, after a5 people were killed by a crush at a jewish festival early on friday. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetton. (good afternoon. good afternoon, we're going to start at old trafford where in the past hour around 200 manchester united fans made their way through the barriers

and onto the pitch — in protest against the owners of the club, the glazers. the fans wanted to make their feelings clear, following the formation and collapse of the controversial european super league, of which manchester united were one of the clubs involved. as were liverpool — who are united's opponents at old trafford in the premier league this afternoon. the protest started outside but these supporters were able get past the barriers and into the ground. they eventually made their way off the pitch. some still remain in the stands at the moment. we understand that the team coach has not arrived at the ground yet. thousands are outside the stadium where the protest continues. the game is still expected to kick off as planned at a.30. but that could be in doubt. if united lose — then manchester city will be crowned champions. there are two other games in the premier league today, fourth from bottom newcastle will pretty much be safe if they can beat arsenal at st james' park

but it's not going that way at the moment, elneny with the early goal for arsenal. later tottenham take on already relegated sheffield united. chelsea are into their first women's champions league final after a brilliant win over bayern munich in west london chelsea were 2—1 down from the first leg, but fran kirby got them off to a good start with the opening goal this afternoon. only for bayern to pull level thanks to a stunning strike from sarah zadrazil. ji so—yun restored chelsea's lead, it looked like extra time was coming before late goals from pernille harder — and fran kirby here with her second— ensured chelsea will face barcelona in the final on the 16th of may and their hopes of a quadruple stay alive. in the scottish premiership, the champions rangers are nowjust two games away from an unbeaten league season after beating celtic a—1 in the old firm derby at ibrox. the win extends their unbeaten run

against their rivals to six games as michael redford reports. a final 0ld a final old firm match of the season. rangers already champions, celtic with nothing to play for. this derby, though, is never meaningless. celtic arrived at ibrox looking to end rangers' unbeaten league run, and nearly got the perfect start. games like this are often decided by small margins. the very next attack saw mcgregor file glen kamara. advantage was played instead. rangers will be glad it was. as they celebrated, celtic protested, mcgregor shown a second yellow card and sent off. a mountain to climb, then, for the away side. maybe not. 0dsonne edouard in the right place. a time for celtic to consolidate and stay compact. maybe not. a moment of magic from alfredo morelos. celtic did have their chances to equalise. rangers were far more clinical. rangers in top gear and accelerating towards an

unbeaten league campaign. jermain defoe added the finishing touches. celtic humiliated and humbled, rangers simply too good. the final of the world snooker championship between mark selby and shaun murphy is under way in front of a capacity crowd at the crucible theatre in sheffield. just under a thousand spectators are present, and shaun murphy has just won the latest frame — to go 3—2 up — after previously leading 2—0. 18 frames needed to win the title, so a long way to go across today and tomorrow. you can watch the action right now on bbc two. and you can get much more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, as well as coverage of the portuguese grand prix. mercedes valtteri bottas started from pole position. we'll have the next update in an hours time. let's get more now on one those stories — because hundreds of manchester united fans have stormed the pitch at old trafford in the past hour

in protest against the club's ownership. united are due to play liverpool at the stadium shortly, behind closed doors. let's speak to liam bradford from bbc radio manchester who is outside old trafford for us. what is the situation as you see it? i believe you were caught up in this? , ., , ., i believe you were caught up in this? , .,, ., , ., , this? yes, i was at the protest, coverin: this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for bbc _ this? yes, i was at the protest, covering it for bbc radio - covering it for bbc radio manchester, with potentially 5000 6000 manchester united fans singing songs on the forecourt, right outside the megastore, the shadow of the holy trinity statue of best, charlton, undertook a bit of a turn, they went towards the munich tunnel, going beneath the south stand. as they were doing that, they found a way to break through onto the pitch. that has busily caused a security lockdown at the stadium, which means that the entire press pack, all of the journalists to cover manchester united against liverpool in the

premier league, they are currently standing in the car park, unable to go anywhere near the ground. we have heard in the last couple of minutes from a source inside the ground that they may not have cleared that initial tranche of supporters that got into the ground. it's about a 90 minute security sweep for them to check the stands once they have cleared the supporters out of the ground. so, currently we are in a state of waiting until we know whether the ground will be allowed to open up again, once the security issues have been dealt with. this rotest issues have been dealt with. this protest against _ issues have been dealt with. this protest against the glazer family, the owners of manchester united, not helped by the european super league announcement on the u—turn a week or so ago. presumably, the kick—off is going to be delayed? this much is supposed to start at a.30? ihla going to be delayed? this much is supposed to start at 4.30? no sign ofthat supposed to start at 4.30? no sign of that at the _ supposed to start at 4.30? no sign of that at the moment. _ supposed to start at 4.30? no sign of that at the moment. we - supposed to start at 4.30? no sign of that at the moment. we haven't| of that at the moment. we haven't heard anything from the premier league. the only thing we have heard back from the premier league is that there has been no covid risk. so, because they haven't managed to break into any of the dressing

rooms, the supporters, the game would not be called off for covid reasons. however, ithink would not be called off for covid reasons. however, i think you are right, if the stadium remains in a security lockdown, i'm pretty certain that the player coaches have not arrived from the hotel, from liverpool, i can't see them in the car park, where they would normally be. we could well be looking at a delayed kick—off, if not a postponement. we will have to wait and see. ., �* ., ., ., �* �* and see. 0k, liam bradford, from bbc radio manchester. _ and see. 0k, liam bradford, from bbc radio manchester. we _ and see. 0k, liam bradford, from bbc radio manchester. we will— and see. 0k, liam bradford, from bbc radio manchester. we will keep - and see. 0k, liam bradford, from bbc radio manchester. we will keep you i radio manchester. we will keep you updated on up through the afternoon. a bumper crop of elections will be held across england, scotland and wales on thursday. about a8 million people can vote, to elect about 5,000 candidates to positions of power. chris curtis is a pollster at 0pinium research. afternoon. good afternoon. lots to net afternoon. good afternoon. lots to get through- _ afternoon. good afternoon. lots to get through. maybe _ afternoon. good afternoon. lots to get through. maybe we _ afternoon. good afternoon. lots to get through. maybe we could - afternoon. good afternoon. lots to get through. maybe we could get i afternoon. good afternoon. lots to i get through. maybe we could get your thoughts on how the pandemic might play out in these elections, and what the polls are telling us so

far? ~ ~ , ., ., far? well, i think if you are the conservative _ far? well, i think if you are the conservative government, - far? well, i think if you are the conservative government, you | far? well, i think if you are the i conservative government, you are far? well, i think if you are the - conservative government, you are not necessarily too unhappy with the timing of these elections. if we look at how much the public have approved of how the government has handled the pandemic so far, the government does matter numbers are doing incredibly well again. back of the latter half of last year, people started to think they were doing a good job, started to think they were doing a goodjob, maybe started to think they were doing a good job, maybe not willing to make the tough decisions that were necessary. as the vaccine are a lot has been so successful and the government has done such a good job of putting jabs into people's arms, nine in ten think they are doing a good job, nine in ten think they are doing a goodjob, even nine in ten think they are doing a good job, even a majority of labour voters, that means that the polling numbers are a little bit better than they were a few months ago, and that has meant, hopefully, if you are a conservative councillor standing, that could increase your chances of winning your seat this thursday. lets park the pandemic to one side, because in scotland the other big question will be the snp. will they get their majority back at holyrood?

under par from the get their majority back at holyrood? under parfrom the pandemic, what is the key battle? 50. under par from the pandemic, what is the key battle?— the key battle? so, scotland is very much the exception _ the key battle? so, scotland is very much the exception to _ the key battle? so, scotland is very much the exception to that - the key battle? so, scotland is very much the exception to that rule. if| much the exception to that rule. if you ask people in scotland, who do you ask people in scotland, who do you think has done a betterjob at handling the pandemic, the scottish covenant on nicola sturgeon or the westminster government in boris johnson, nicola sturgeon and the scotland government will win overwhelmingly in that polling question. and i think actually the government's handling of the pandemic, while more people approve and disapprove across the rest of the country, that is not true in scotland where they are really getting the credit for the success to the scottish covenant there. nicholas totepool personal popularity as positive as a result, thatis popularity as positive as a result, that is why we have generally seen more support for independence, but in particular more support for the snp government. that is why they are almost certainly going to be back in government, the is whether they end “p government, the is whether they end up with a majority. at this stage, it probablyjust up with a majority. at this stage, it probably just about up with a majority. at this stage, it probablyjust about looks more likely than not that nicola sturgeon will be able to govern alone after

thursday. will be able to govern alone after thursda . ~ ., ., will be able to govern alone after thursda . ~ ., . ., , thursday. what about wales? the big ruestion thursday. what about wales? the big question there _ thursday. what about wales? the big question there is _ thursday. what about wales? the big question there is what _ thursday. what about wales? the big question there is what happens i thursday. what about wales? the big question there is what happens to i question there is what happens to the ukip seats. they did very well last time the seats were contested, but they have since splintered up. what happens there?— what happens there? wales is an interestin: what happens there? wales is an interesting one _ what happens there? wales is an interesting one for— what happens there? wales is an interesting one for slightly i interesting one for slightly different reasons. we have also seen mark drakeford, the first minister in wales, incredibly popular. people in wales, incredibly popular. people in wales, incredibly popular. people in wales think he has done a good job. unlike in scotland, there doesn't seem to be as many people willing to reward him for that. and give the labour party in wales their votes. it's a lot less likely he will end up with a majority after wednesday, probably at this stage he will have to govern in coalition with plaid cymru. in terms of the ukip seats, it looks like the big winners are going to be the conservatives. and while they are still probably not going to end up with as many seats as the labour party has in wales, i think the conservatives in wales can hope to gain many of those ukip seats and see a boost in their support in wales come thursday. qm.

see a boost in their support in wales come thursday. 0k, chris curtis, thanks _ wales come thursday. 0k, chris curtis, thanks for _ wales come thursday. 0k, chris curtis, thanks forjoining - wales come thursday. 0k, chris curtis, thanks forjoining us. i wales come thursday. 0k, chris curtis, thanks forjoining us. a l curtis, thanks forjoining us. a fascinating few days ahead. 5,000 people will attend a music festival in liverpool later this afternoon as part of the government's pilot scheme for live events. crowds will get to watch headline act blossoms in sefton park without having to social—distance or wear face coverings. scientists will be monitoring the gig, and those with a ticket will have to provide a negative covid test to get in. 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's 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". i'm nowjoined by film critic and journalist james luxford. good afternoon. she only really became a household name in the mid—50s, but her legacy is illustrious on screen and stage? it illustrious on screen and stage? it really was. she was a versatile actress who could turn to a number of different roles, be them warman or quite stern, such as the headmistress in mr holland's 0pus in the mid—90s. it really came from her reputation as a versatile and popular broadway theatre actor in and around new york. what popular broadway theatre actor in and around new york.— popular broadway theatre actor in and around new york. what was it about her performances _ and around new york. what was it about her performances and i and around new york. what was it about her performances and her . and around new york. what was it i about her performances and her work off screen that made her so well liked? i off screen that made her so well liked? ~' off screen that made her so well liked? ~ ., , .,

liked? i think it was that versatility. _ liked? i think it was that versatility, that - liked? i think it was that j versatility, that warmth, liked? i think it was that i versatility, that warmth, that humanity and the performances. you know films such as moonstruck and steel magnolia are popular because they feel so human, because they feel like they speak to stories that people can relate to, and 0lympia dukakis was a big part of telling those stories. irate dukakis was a big part of telling those stories.— dukakis was a big part of telling those stories. we have also seen throu~h those stories. we have also seen through those — those stories. we have also seen through those sharing _ those stories. we have also seen through those sharing their- those stories. we have also seen i through those sharing their tributes at her teaching was a big part of her life, and to many others she passed on some of her skills and wisdom. ~ ,,., , ,, .,, ., , wisdom. absolutely. she was a big believer in passing _ wisdom. absolutely. she was a big believer in passing on _ wisdom. absolutely. she was a big believer in passing on her- wisdom. absolutely. she was a big believer in passing on her craft. i believer in passing on her craft. you only have to see that in the documentary about her career, which came out in 2018, a number of big—name 0scar came out in 2018, a number of big—name oscar winners such as whoopi goldberg, absolutely enthusiastic in their praise of her generosity and her belief in passing on all that she has learned on stage

and screen. on all that she has learned on stage and screen-— on all that she has learned on stage and screen. touching on her legacy, in a recent — and screen. touching on her legacy, in a recent interview _ and screen. touching on her legacy, in a recent interview she _ and screen. touching on her legacy, in a recent interview she was - in a recent interview she was encouraged by how things have improved for women, ourforward improved for women, our forward movement improved for women, ourforward movement that is real and strong? think there is. i think there is a hunger with so many different avenues to watch movies, watch tv shows, to have a broader spectrum of storytelling, and that includes stories from a female perspective. she obviously would have experienced a narrower spectrum throughout her career, throughout her long career, where there were fewer, in terms of the variety of roles, actresses. towards the end of her life, that seems to have picked up, with more stories being told and more actresses getting more opportunities.- actresses getting more ouortunities. ., , ., ., opportunities. lovely. thanks for “oininr us opportunities. lovely. thanks for joining us this — opportunities. lovely. thanks for joining us this afternoon. - four astronauts have returned from the international space station, in nasa's first night—time landing in 53 years. the crew, made up of three

astronauts from nasa and one from japan's space agency have spent six months in space. recovery ships were waiting in the gulf of mexico to reach the capsule and crew. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. mhr sunshine and showers, heavy showers around right now, but showers around right now, but showers were gradually ease through this evening. —— a mix of. alt was the west cloud increasing, some rain coming in from the atlantic, breeze picking up, it means frost night will be more limited to eastern scotland and the north—east of england. many places starting the day dry on monday, the wind blowing in this cloud, rain pushing its way across the west. most of the day to reach the south—east of england and east anglia, drier in northern scotland and some western areas

turning showery.