it's hoped the scottish government will follow suit. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies hasor a covid—safe return. re—carpeted, re—stitched, repainted, restarted, but a way off recovery. uk cruising is returning. for over a year, the uk cruise industry has stopped completely, but despite the fact the ships are tied up here in harbour unable to get out to sea with no passengers, costs have kept rolling in. my guests and the colleagues, they have become like part of my family as well. after 12 years working on fred olsen cruise ships, maria carmen spent last year at home in the philippines. many international staff were not eligible for furlough, and with ships stuck in port, they went home. unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to some really fantastic colleagues as the ships were not moving. and then, of course, starting to plan the re—entry into service, nobody has done anything like this before. it still takes an army of people to keep the ship going. once they have been on board and tested for two weeks, crew form their own bubble with no masks or hi—vis. some have been on

caroline davies, bbc news.sh floods and landslides hit indonesia on sunday. dozens are still missing. officials have warned that the death toll could still rise. the bbc�*s asia editor rebecca henschke reports. torrential rains caused dams to overflow and triggered landslides, wreaking havoc and destruction. residents say they had very little time to save themselves. translation: our house is on the mountains. - we had to dismantle the zinc roof. we went out through the back door and pulled ourselves out with a rope. with the power cut in many regions, people are trying to leave and reach temporary shelters. local officials say there's an urgent need for food, blankets and medicine to provide for people who've lost everything. translation: everything is gone. we only managed to salvage whatever we could save. compared to the possessions, our lives are more important. if we saved the items, we might die. it's better to save ourselves. the remoteness of some of the areas affected and continuing heavy rain mean re

caroline davies, bbc news.s his corruption trial resumed. the veteran political leader faces charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery. he denies them all. as he appeared in court, his party likud was meeting israel's president, asking for a mandate to form a new government. our correspondent yolande knell has this report. it has been called israel's split screen moment. at thisjerusalem court, benjamin netanyahu beginning his corruption trial in earnest. the prosecution accuses him of accepting expensive gifts from businessmen and offering favours for more positive news coverage. charges he denies. meanwhile, across the city at the president's office, talks start on who should be given the first chance to form a new coalition government after last month's election, israel's fourth in two years. he is known as the great survivor, but this is another day when benjamin netanyahu's personal and political fate lies in the balance. simply put, israel is divided into two camps, those for and against the prime min

our transport correspondent, caroline davis, looks at how it could work. to the seats and every last screw, preparing for international travel takes time. ever since the prime minister mentioned the 17th of may as the first date when international travel could start from england, many in the travel industry began gearing up ready for then. while work is underway here at luton airport and across the uk, scotland, wales and northern ireland have yet to commit to a date. the industry is crossing its fingers that international travel will restart. the thing we need to hear is that travel is going to be back open. we are all trying to open, the uk, the economy and travel is an intrinsic part of that. all our teams are getting ready for restart. we believe and we hope that the 17th will be possible. we think with our amazing vaccination programme and the greater provision of testing, we think we should be able to get going. today, the prime minister will announce that when international travel does restart, there will be a traffic—light system. anyone from engla

caroline davies, bbc news. floods and landslides hit indonesia and east timor. torrential rain sparked widespread destruction the number of people missing remains unknown. tanya dendrinos reports. panoramic views of a stunning indonesian coastline but this village has been reduced to mud and rubble. officials say that no—one will ever call it home again. translation: no-one will ever call it home again. tuna/mom- no-one will ever call it home again. translation: once we realised there _ again. translation: once we realised there had _ again. translation: once we realised there had been - again. translation: once we realised there had been a - again. translation: once we realised there had been a flash flood, the houses were already gone, covered by debris. we managed to help some survivors. rescue crews have been left with a grim task of searching through the debris for those unable to escape the torrent of water and mud. translation: we still water and mud. translation: - still can't determine the actual numbe

caroline davies, bbc news.avirus pandemic. he was speaking as he launched his pa rty�*s manifesto for the senedd elections on may 6th. the manifesto we launch is a document rooted in trust, and infused with ambition. trust, because of the way we have worked together to keep wales safe in the face of the global pandemic. these last 12 months have been a time of immense sorrow for so many. lives have been lost and harm has been caused to so many livelihoods. it has also been a time of immense strength and bravery. together, we have faced our difficulties head—on. we have taken the tough decisions. part of an ancient woodland that helped inspire roald dahl to write fantastic mr fox is being cleared to make way for work on the high speed rail link, hs2. the operation has led to a standoff with protesters. our environment correspondent clare marshall reports. the ancient beech trees ofjones' hill wood. they're said to have helped inspire the author roald dahl to write his story about wily mr fox. but times have chan

caroline davies, bbc news.it indonesia on sunday. dozens are still missing. officials have warned that the death toll could still rise. the bbc�*s asia editor rebecca henschke reports. torrential rains caused dams to overflow and triggered landslides, wreaking havoc and destruction. residents say they had very little time to save themselves. translation: our house is on the mountains. - we had to dismantle the zinc roof. we went out through the back door and pulled ourselves out with a rope. with the power cut in many regions, people are trying to leave and reach temporary shelters. local officials say there's an urgent need for food, blankets and medicine to provide for people who lost everything. for people who've lost everything. translation: everything is gone. we only managed to salvage whatever we could save. compared to the possessions, our lives are more important. if we saved the items, we might die. it's better to save ourselves. the remoteness of some of the areas affected and continuing heavy rain m

caroline davies, bbc news. and now the rest of the day's news.sing from his home in west london for two weeks say they've found a body in epping forest. officers say the family of richard okorogheye has been informed. tim muffett reports. last seen on cctv on tuesday march the 23rd. the disappearance of 19—year—old student richard okorogheye prompted appeals for sightings and led to extensive searches. he had been shielding during lockdown because he suffered from sickle cell disease. five days ago, police turned their attention to epping forest in essex, and tonight, the metropolitan police said they had been informed by colleagues in essex police that the body of a man had been found in the forest. the statement said that inquiries are under way to identify the body, and that detectives investigating the disappearance of 19—year—old richard okorogheye are aware. richard's family are being supported by specially trained officers, and are being kept updated with developments. richard's mother has previously described the past two weeks as a compl

caroline davies, bbc news.ocial distancing measures will need to remain in place for much longer, amid warnings there could be a third wave of the virus in the summer, despite the success of the vaccine roll—out programme. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. the long bank holiday weekend saw hundreds of thousands more receive their vaccines. have you had a covid vaccine at all? no. the fast roll—out, plus the impact of lockdown, has seen virus case fall to levels not seen since last september. i think it is the right thing to do to be careful, so that we don't have to reverse on this, and i think i am confident to say, if you look at where we have got to now and you look at the efficacy of the vaccines we will in a good place when we get to, obviously, may and then june. next week, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers will reopen across england. the government's scientific advisers have been poring over the data. they say relaxing those rules should not lead to another spike in hospital admissions, but la

caroline davies, bbc news, southampton.h april — the next stage of lockdown easing — that's according to the british beer and pub association. it says most venues don't have suitable outside areas needed to serve customers, or won't be able to operate at a profit. that's having a massive knock—on effect on brewers, as phil mackie's been finding out. if you're already savouring your first pint of draught beer on april 12th, there's a good chance it will be from one of these casks. they're ramping up production at the marston�*s brewery. they've been making it in the same place and in the same way since the 19th century. during the three lockdowns, hundreds of gallons of beer have been wasted. it's been almost impossible to gauge demand. it was extremely difficult to figure out what to brew and when to brew it. but having some knowledge of previous sales and trying to come to some kind of assumption and gut feel was really used in all of this, and just monitoring things very closely. if it's been tough for the big brewers, it

caroline davies, bbc news.terday — the highest figure recorded anywhere in the world since the beginning of the pandemic. more than a third of the world's new cases are now in the country. hospitals are being overwhelmed with patients, while suffering acute shortages of oxygen. our correspondent nikhil inamdar sent this report. mass cremations after a deluge of covid deaths in india's capital new delhi. more than 2,200 people dead in the last 24 hours, according to figure count. according to official count. the real numbers could be much higher. india recorded more than 332,000 infections in the last 24 hours, a global record since the pandemic began, crushing the country's already weak health infrastructure. translation: i have been waiting for a bed since 21st and done the rounds of half the hospitals in delhi. there's not single vacant bed. meanwhile hospital continue to put out sos calls on social media saying they have just a few hours of oxygen supplies left. some even saying that supplies have run out en

caroline davies, bbc news.k now to graeme buck, director of communications at abta, the travel association. i watched the prime minister's press conference, there was not a huge amount of information about this traffic light system. from what you know about it, does it sound like a goodidea? know about it, does it sound like a good idea? we know about it, does it sound like a good idea?— know about it, does it sound like a aood idea? ~ . , ., good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach — good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach a _ good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach a route _ good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach a route out - good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach a route out of - bert to approach a route out of lockdown towards international travel which has a tiered approach. —— we have been calling atba. which are exact risks involved as well. traffic light system a tick that box, it very much gives you levels, different tiers, which look at dif

caroline davies, bbc news, southampton.r many people to socialise online. the last year has seen increased investment in the uk games sector, so much so that developers are hiring new staff in large numbers, as marc cieslak reports. the uk games industry has experienced massive success in the last 12 months. one example of this is developer sports interactive. based in east london's olympic park, it's grown as a business so much, it's moving to new, bigger offices. so this area here is where programmers and artists will be. it's very much been set up for a new way of working. as a studio, we've been going forjust under 30 years. 0riginally started in two kids' bedrooms in shropshire. since then, we've grown to 200. in london's brick lane, the games might be on a smaller scale, like this mobile title mochi from indie developer love shark, but expansion is occurring here too. so we've been around for about three years now, and we make games for teenage girls. so these days 84% of teenage girls play video games. it's actually

caroline davies, bbc news.e minister will lead today's downing street briefing, he'll bejoined by england's chief medical officer chris whitty and the government's chief scientific advisor sir patrick vallance. we'll have full coverage from my colleaguejane hill at 4.30 on the bbc news channel and bbc one in england. if you are watching from scotland, wales and northern ireland then stay tuned on the news channel, don't tuned on the news channel, don't tune into bbc one. butjane will join us from 4.30 and we hope the news conference will begin sometime between then and five o'clock. stay with us on bbc news. now, hairdressers and garden centres in scotland can reopen from today in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. salons and barbers can welcome back customers with appointments only — although most nonessential shops will have to stay closed for at least three more weeks. here's our scotland correspondent james shaw. a big day in scotland for barbers and hairstylists, and everyone who has been despe

caroline davies, bbc news.e are trying to keep the groups apart. you can reach me on twitter. this is world news. see you soon. hello. we're seeing big temperature differences from night to day at the moment. we started yesterday morning at around —6 in a few spots. thursday afternoon, under clear skies, sunny skies — you can see from the satellite imagery — we got to 17—18 degrees. problem is, as soon as you lose that sunshine, the temperatures plummet again. and this morning, another widespread frost across the country, maybe as low as —3 or —it in some spots of england and south—east scotland. frost—free towards the north but that's because we've got more cloud, even though we're under this same area of high pressure — that's what's keeping things dry at the moment. but around it, we are seeing some blustery conditions, particularly towards the far south and the west. most, though, light winds through friday, early morning mist and fog patches quickly clearing. that cloud stubbornly persistent across the far

caroline davies, bbc news. coronavirus restrictions here in the uk, because from monday, pubs, bars and restaurants in england will be able to reopen for outdoor—only drinking and dining. all customers will have to check—in using the nhs track and trace app. there is huge pent—up demand with hospitality venues reporting thousands of pre—bookings. patrick hooykas is managing director of thefork.com, which is europe's top restaurant booking platform and part of tripadvisor. thank you very much forjoining me, patrick. what kind of trade are you expecting? well what we have seen in the last few weeks, on the uk version of our website, we have seen an enormous number of this type of bookings. we see people very eager to go out.— very eager to go out. when restrictions _ very eager to go out. when restrictions were _ very eager to go out. when restrictions were lifted - very eager to go out. when restrictions were lifted iast| restrictions were lifted last year, restaurants experienced a large number of no—shows, peo

here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. have rarely had to wait this long to get a test. i've had my test cancelled i think eight times by this point, but i've kind of lost count. i live quite literally in the middle of nowhere with the nearest bus station being about a mile or two away. it's almost impossible to get around or go anywhere without asking someone else to give me a lift. the last car driving tests for non—key workers was before christmas. the delay has had an impact on instructors too, many of whom haven't been able to work. you've still got overheads to cover for the cars, you've got to pay for the cars and the insurances and all that sort of stuff. and also, it's been very frustrating for a lot of the pupils that you teach. effectively, it's three and a half, four months since they've last been in a car. and to have that break when you're a fairly inexperienced driver is quite difficult for a lot of them. but the wait is almost over. there are currently over 400,000 people waiting for a car test in britain.

caroline davies, bbc news.this should be answered when the prime minister leads this afternoon's news conference, broadcast from 4.30 on the bbc news channel and we will expect tojoin the bbc news channel and we will expect to join that sometime after 4.30, and we will bejoining expect to join that sometime after 4.30, and we will be joining viewers on bbc one on england only for that. 0bviously viewers in other parts of the uk will be able to watch it on the uk will be able to watch it on the bbc news channel. so what about those destinations desperate to welcome back holiday makers once again? countries such as greece rely heavily on tourism — but surging coronavirus cases in many parts of europe means the situation is still uncertain. bethany bell reports now from athens. the boats are in the dock, waiting for tourists. this man and his team rent out catamarans and yachts for trips to the greek islands. their clients come from the uk, the united states and south africa. april is normally the start of the sea

caroline davies, bbc news.e minister will lead today's downing street briefing. he'll be joined by england's chief medical officer chris whitty and the government's chief scientific advisor sir patrick vallance. we'll have full coverage from 4.30 on the bbc news channel and bbc one in england. stay with us as we will bring that to you. let me bring you some breaking news. death of a member of parliament, the mp for cheshire and buckinghamshire has died after a long illness, dame cheryl gillan. the former secretary of state for wales and although she represented a home counties constituency for many years back into the 1990s she was actually born in cardiff and that was the reason david cameron selected herfirst was the reason david cameron selected her first eye shadow home secretary and then dame cheryl gillan also sat in the cabinet for a number of years. she sat in the parliament as memberfor number of years. she sat in the parliament as member for chesham and amersham first in 1992, that big election succes

caroline davies, bbc news.ear — with under—35s accounting for 80% of the losses. the office for national statistics said the figures show the jobs market remains subdued, with five million people still on furlough. the equalities minister has hit out at "bad faith" attempts to discredit the findings of a controversial report on racial disparities. kemi badenoch told mps "appalling abuse" had been meted out to members of the commission on race and ethnic disparities and false assertions have been made about their work. her statement comes one day after a un working group accused the report of attempts to "normalise white supremacy" and urged the government to reject its findings. the trial has begun for three men charged with perverting the course ofjustice in the aftermath of the hillsborough disaster more than 30 years ago. former south yorkshire police officers donald denton and alan foster, and a former police solicitor peter metcalf, are accused of altering police statements following the tragedy in 1989, i

caroline davies, bbc news.avirus cases in india yesterday, the highest figure recorded anywhere in the world since the beginning of the pandemic. more than a third of the world's new cases are now in the country. hospitals are being overwhelmed with patients, while suffering acute shortages of oxygen. 0ur correspondent nikhil inamdar sent this report. mass cremations after a deluge of covid deaths in india's capital new delhi. more than 2,200 people dead in the last 2a hours, according to official count. the real numbers could be much higher. india recorded more than 332,000 infections in the last 2a hours, a global record since the pandemic began, crushing the country's already weak health infrastructure. translation: i have been waiting for a bed since 21st _ for a bed since the 21st and done the rounds of half the hospitals in delhi. there's not a single vacant bed. meanwhile hospital continue to put out sos calls on social media saying they have just a few hours of oxygen supplies left. some even saying tha

caroline davies, bbc news, southampton.12 months. based in east london park it's grown as a business so much that it's moving to new bigger offices. , . . , ., offices. this area here is where our programmers _ offices. this area here is where our programmers and _ offices. this area here is where our programmers and artists _ offices. this area here is where our programmers and artists work. it's| programmers and artists work. it's been set up. as a studio we have been set up. as a studio we have been going forjust under 30 years. 0riginally started in two kids bedrooms. since then, we have run into 200. . , , ., ., into 200. the games might be on a smaller scale _ into 200. the games might be on a smaller scale act _ into 200. the games might be on a smaller scale act as _ into 200. the games might be on a smaller scale act as mobile - into 200. the games might be on a smaller scale act as mobile game i into 200. the games might be on a i smaller scale act as mobile game but expansion is occurring here as well. we have be

caroline davies, bbc news. coming up on this week's show: we are gonna go into freefall. we go. i can't believe this guy is actually trusting me to cut his hair. grab the tail, oh and we're away! this is one of the craziest things i've done in my entire life. hello and welcome to this week's travel show, very firmly not going anywhere right now, but hoping we will be back on the road again sometime soon. until then we are here to keep you inspired and hopefully entertained until we can all start making plans again and take those trips we have all been missing so much. well, for many of us, south america really is one of those once—in—a—lifetime destinations. so rich in culture, scenery, wildlife, and sheer life force, it's one of those places that once you visit, you never quite forget. so this week we are taking a look back at some of our favourite travel show adventures in brazil, argentina, chile and peru. so why not stick around, and who knows, maybe get some inspiration for the next time we can all travel again. let's kick off with a trip to chile that christa made b

caroline davies, bbc news. afternoon. good afternoon. great to have _ good afternoon. good afternoon. great to have you _ good afternoon. good afternoon. great to have you with _ good afternoon. good afternoon. great to have you with us. - good afternoon. good afternoon. l great to have you with us. thinking about talking to you has made me feel quite nervous as if i am about to take a listen. i wonder how your students if they have a test this week and they haven't had lessons for such a long time.— for such a long time. exactly. it's a situation _ for such a long time. exactly. it's a situation that _ for such a long time. exactly. it's a situation that a _ for such a long time. exactly. it's a situation that a lot _ for such a long time. exactly. it's a situation that a lot are - for such a long time. exactly. it's a situation that a lot are in. - for such a long time. exactly. it's a situation that a lot are in. they| a situation that a lot are in. they have found these early test dates but haven't been abl

caroline davies, bbc news. classroom full—time after the easter holidays. speaking at a scottish government coronavirus briefing, the first minister said the decision had been taken following an assessment of the relevant data. ms sturgeon said the exception to this is children who are shielding, who'll be asked to remain at home until april the 26th. police searching for the missing student, the missing student, richard okorogheye, say they've found a body in epping forest in essex. the 19—year—old, who has sickle cell disease, was last seen leaving his home in west london two weeks ago. the body has yet to be formally identified. richard galpin reports. 19—year—old richard okorogheye, a business and technology student at oxford brookes university, went missing from his home in west london in the evening of march 22. he told his mother he was going to meet a friend. she was concerned he had gone out without his medication for sickle cell disease, and without a jacket. this is the last known sighting of him on

caroline davies, bbc news.ondent, tim muffett, has spent the morning at london's heathrow airport, from where he's been giving us the latest. at four o'clock this morning, the 40th country to be added to the red list, india, that happened. so that means that anyone arriving in the uk from india will either be refused entry or allowed entry, so long as they have a uk or irish passport or residency right. in which case, they then have to go to a hotel, a government—approved hotel, and quarantine for ten days. now, virgin atlantic were saying that they had to ensure that everyone on that aircraft had proof that they had a booking in a hotel, otherwise, they would not have been allowed to fly. and we also understand that four separate airlines requested for eight additional flights to be allowed to land here this morning before four o'clock, to beat the deadline, but that was refused. the authorities here at heathrow just weren't prepared to put that added pressure on to border force — the part of the home office t

caroline davies, bbc news. to our business presenter ben thompson who told us a bit more about the government's latest announcement there is a lot of frustration in the travel industry this morning that this does not reopen travel in any sort of meaningful fashion or way they would want because they say the cost of those pcr tests is still too prohibitive, they say it will mean only the wealthiest can afford to travel this summer. because if you take a family of four trying to head off to somewhere even if it's on the green list this summer, it could cost them up to £600 before they've even paid for their flights or hotels so they say is simply not good enough. they question why if you had a negative lateral flow test you had a negative lateral flow test you then need to take another one, they say only if you have a positive lateral flow test should you need to take a confirmation test, pcr test, when you get back so lots of queries and questions. we also don't know yet which countries will be on which list, th

than 100 cases of the indian variant were identified in the uk. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davies are rising across india, and there is a growing concern about the so—called indian variant of the coronavirus. while it's under investigation, the uk government has taken a new step. we the uk government has taken a new ste -. ~ ., ., new step. we have made the difficult but _ new step. we have made the difficult but vital _ new step. we have made the difficult but vital decision - new step. we have made the difficult but vital decision to l difficult but vital decision to add india to the red list. this means anyone who is not a uk or irish resident or british citizen cannot enter the uk if they have been in india in the previous ten days. uk and irish residents and british citizens who have been in india in the past ten days before their arrival will need to complete hotel quarantine by ten days from the time of arrival. the rules will — from the time of arrival. the rules will come _ from the time of arrival. the rules will come in _ from the time of arrival. the rules will come in

caroline davies, bbc news.ar—old richard 0korogheye has been missing for two weeks. he has sickle cell disease and has been shielding due to coronavirus since last march. he left home without his medication. he is described by his mother as focused, intelligent and loved, and his disappearance is completely out of character. police say they are working round—the—clock to find richard. police divers have been searching in areas of water in the woodland of northeast london and in epping forest. these pictures released by the police show the last sighting of richard, around half past midnight on the 23rd of march. he got out of a taxi in loughton, east london. he is wearing all black and carrying a black satchel with an adidas white logo on it. he walks along a residential road called smarts lane. police say they have records that he paid for that taxi. earlier, he left his family home at 8:30 in the evening on the 22nd of march. 15 minutes later, he was seen boarding a number 23 bus southbound in ladbroke grove.

communities have seen greater unemployment than the national average. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davieseam purchases. no pre—flight pints. apart from a skeleton staff were today's one flight in and out, southampton airport stands near empty, waiting. as does martin, one of the only taxi drivers still coming here for work. lucky if we get one trip a day. it's not enough, and the savings are right at the end now, so we're sort of looking, thinking, blimey, what am i going to do now? you know, there's lots of people that are on furlough at the moment. they are all in the same boat that i am, you know, they're thinking, if this airport doesn't stay, what am i going to do? southampton airport, like many smaller airports, was hit twice last year. firstly by the collapse of flybe, that ran many of its routes, then by the pandemic. the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in nearby eastleigh was 1a7% higher in january 2021 than january 2020. the fact that there are no passengers doesn'tjust have an impact on the airport and the airline and people who work here. local businesses have s

here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies.ses. this pandemic has meant that many of us have spent months hardly using this network but as the world begins to bench outside, public transport is once again getting ready to take us there. at this depo in whole, they began fogging their buses 14 months ago. they are planning extra services in the summer to help with social distancing but there is still some uncertainty from potential passengers. i would like to use the bus. it could be so busy i wouldn't want to be that close to people, especially if i have to sit next to a random person. i5 sit next to a random person. is a must people wear the mask, i think— a must people wear the mask, i think you — a must people wear the mask, i think you can get as many peorrie _ think you can get as many people honestly want. changes are happening _ people honestly want. changes are happening around - people honestly want. changes are happening around the - are happening around the country. by monday, there will be 18,000 train services each

increase the number of slots available to make up for lost time, as our transport correspondent, caroline daviesthis long to get a test. ., ., , , test. i have had my test cancelled _ test. i have had my test cancelled eight - test. i have had my test cancelled eight times i test. i have had my test| cancelled eight times by test. i have had my test - cancelled eight times by this point but i have lost count. i live quite literally in the middle of nowhere with the nearest bus station being about a mile or two away, it's almost impossible to get around i go anywhere without asking someone else to give me a lift. the last car— else to give me a lift. the last car driving test the 90 workers was before christmas, but delays had an impact. the insurance _ but delays had an impact. the insurance and _ but delays had an impact. the insurance and all _ but delays had an impact. tie: insurance and all that sort but delays had an impact. tue: insurance and all that sort of stuff, and also it's been a very frustrating time for the pupils, because effectively it is three and a half or four months since th

caroline davies, bbc news.anned from monday. a travel bubble launched between australia and new zealand could be in jeopardy. a border worker at new zealand's auckland airport is said to have tested positive for coronavirus. prime ministerjacinda ardern said the country's health authorities were liaising with their australian counterparts. turkey is second in the world behind india in terms of the spread of covid—19. the daily infection rate has exceeded 60,000 in the past week. the total number of deaths is relatively low. the authorities aim to have everyone over 40 years old vaccinated by the end ofjune but some are hesitant about getting inoculated — as our international correspondent orla guerin reports from istanbul. this is one of the oldest state hospitals in istanbul, and here alone, they have given out 23,000 doses of the vaccine. across the country, around 8 million have had both jabs out of a population of around 83 million, so about 10% of the population here is fully vaccinated. the door is open h

caroline davies, bbc news.rning, our correspondent nikhil inamdar, who is in the state of maharashtra, told the bbc how hospitals are now facing an oxygen crisis. it's a very, very grim situation. yesterday, india shattered a global record. it soared to about 315,000 fresh new infections. today, that tally�*s jumped to about 330—plus thousand, with over 2,200 people losing their life. meanwhile, the news that we're getting from hospitals is absolutely devastating. one of delhi's largest hospitals, the capital, actually saying that 25 of their sickest patients had died because the ventilators were supposedly not working. they'd also been putting out 505 calls for oxygen cylinders. and many hospitals have, in fact, been doing that, saying they have just barely a few hours of oxygen left. some even completely running out. so there's an oxygen crisis, of sorts, in the country. people are also scrambling to get beds, ventilators, and there's also a shortage of essential treatment drugs such as remdesivir. now, amid

caroline davies, thank— find out about this.ahu —— the israeli president has nominated benjamin netanyahu to form a government. he is ready president says he thinks it is unlikely anybody can spawn a government at the moment that he is nominated benjamin netanyahu to try to form a coalition that will lead to form a coalition that will lead to a government, that is the very latest from israel on the state of play with those elections, so the israeli president has nominated benjamin netanyahu to try to form a government. the moderna vaccine will be in deployment "around the third week of april," uk vaccines minister nadhim za hawi has confirmed. it became the third vaccine to be approved for use in the uk injanuary, after the astrazeneca and pfizer jabs. in trials with more than 30,000, the moderna vaccine offered nearly 95% protection from severe covid. the uk government says it's confident the moderna jab will help them meet their target of offering the vaccine to all over—50s by mid—april. new zealand has agreed to open a so—ca

caroline davies, bbc news.sent shockwaves across much of india in recent months. a three—month long investigation by the bbc heard multiple claims of a culture of systemic sexual abuse and intimidation. from mumbai — nikhil inamdar has this report which contains disturbing accounts from the victims. for me, the music was most important. i really wanted to come to india and dedicate my life to music. i was really impressed with how ramakant gundecha was teaching. his teaching was mystical. he had a lot of charisma. he forced himself on me that morning. he pulled my pants off and forcefully had six with me. this student says one of india's most famous teachers of traditional indian music sexually assaulted her. she left her home and family in europe and traveled to india several years ago to learn dhrupad — an ancient form of indian classical music. it brought her to the dhrupad sansthan, an internationally recognised music academy, run by three siblings known as the gundecha brothers. now she's one among several

our transport correspondent caroline davis reports. preparing for international travel takes time.ey will have a summer season. today, the prime minister wasn't making any promises. brute season. today, the prime minister wasn't making any promises. we are ho eful wasn't making any promises. we are hopeful that — wasn't making any promises. we are hopeful that we _ wasn't making any promises. we are hopeful that we can _ wasn't making any promises. we are hopeful that we can get _ wasn't making any promises. we are hopeful that we can get going, - wasn't making any promises. we are hopeful that we can get going, from| hopeful that we can get going, from may to 17th, we are hopeful. but i do not wish to give hostages to fortune, orto do not wish to give hostages to fortune, or to underestimate the difficulties we are seeing in some of the destination countries people might want to go to. we don't want to see the virus being reimported into this country from abroad. ianthem into this country from abroad. when it does restart, _ into this country from abroad. when it does restart, it

here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. christmas. the delay has had an impact on instructors too, many of whom haven't been able to work. you've still got overheads to cover for the cars, you've got to pay for the cars and the insurances and all that sort of stuff. and also, it's been very frustrating for a lot of the pupils that you teach. effectively, it's three and a half, four months since they've last been in a car. and to have that break when you're a fairly inexperienced driver is quite difficult for a lot of them. but the wait is almost over. there are currently over 400,000 people waiting for a car test in britain. more examiners are now working weekends, extra people have been recruited, and some have been brought back out of retirement. even the boss is now taking some of the tests. waiting time varies around the country, because it depends on how many other people are in the queue, and how many examiners we've got in any given location. so it can vary quite a bit. i think the key thing there is that we will add

caroline davies, bbc news.o our business presenter, ben thompson and he is at gatwick airport for us this morning. and out light for a traffic light system but it's not the green light the travel industry has been looking for, is it? m0. has been looking for, is it? no, ou're has been looking for, is it? no, you're absolutely _ has been looking for, is it? no, you're absolutely right and good morning — you're absolutely right and good morning from gatwick airport. there is a lot_ morning from gatwick airport. there is a lot of— morning from gatwick airport. there is a lot of frustration in the travel_ is a lot of frustration in the travel industry this morning, this does _ travel industry this morning, this does not — travel industry this morning, this does not reopen travel on any sort of meaningful fashion, in any sort of meaningful fashion, in any sort of way— of meaningful fashion, in any sort of way they— of meaningful fashion, in any sort of way they would want. they say the cost of _ of way they would wa

caroline davies, bbc news.not managing an occupation. —— baptiste is a sound engineer when he is not managing an occupation. their demands — reopen cultural venues and stop the planned reform of unemployment benefits, which artists say could reduce their daily payment at a time when they are unable to work. when your message involves the calculation of benefit policies, though, it helps to have a nation of adoring fans. i think there is a place to open our theatre. i know that nothing is easy and all the decisions are quite complex, but unfortunately there is a choice, our government has made a choice, and it is not the choice that i would have made. the protests have now spread to 90 theatres across the country, where president macron is once again seen as cutting benefits to those already struggling. i think it'sjust, little king on his castle, he doesn't want to look down and he's just trying to get money from the poor and isjust increasing the difference between rich and poor. but feelings of anger and ineq

here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies.ondon buses. please ensure you wear a face covering... - this pandemic has meant many of us have spent months hardly using this network. but as the world begins to venture outside, public transport is once again getting ready to take us there. at this depot in hull, they began fogging their buses 1a months ago. they're planning extra services into the summer to help with social distancing, but there's still some uncertainty from potential passengers. i wouldn't like to use the bus. it can be so busy i wouldn't want to be that close to people, especially if it's so full you have to sit next to a random person. as long as people wear their mask, i think you can get as many people on as you want. changes are happening around the country. by monday, there'll be 18,000 train services each weekday across britain — that's1,000 more since february. but how many passengers will take rail trips over the next few months is still guesswork. we want people to travel with confidence, so we're making

caroline davies, bbc news.n will give a covid briefing later — she“s expected to confirm the lockdown easing measures planned for april 26th. and wales will see its lockdown restrictions eased further from saturday — with six people from six different households being able to meet outside. pubs, restaurants and cafes will also be able to open outdoors as planned from monday. a travel bubble launched yesterday between australia and new zealand could be in jeopardy. a border worker at new zealand“s auckland airport is said to have tested positive for coronavirus. prime ministerjacinda ardern said the country's health authorities were liaising with their australian counterparts. turkey is second in the world behind india in terms of the spread of covid—19. turkey is now second in the world — only behind india — in terms of the spread of covid—19. the daily infection rate has exceeded 60,000 in the past week. however — the total number of deaths is relatively low. the authorities aim to have everyone over forty yea

caroline davies, bbc news.fet is outside heathrow airport for us this morning. good morning. we do know that there are a number of flights due to arrive from india today. that's right. there were 39 countries on the red list, including brazil, argentina and pakistan. but from 4am this morning india has been added to that list and there are now 40. added to that list and there are now a0. anyone travelling from india to the uk will be refused entry unless they have a uk or irish passport, or residency rights. then they faced that the ten day quarantine. that is out of their own expense. we understand the last flight to make it in before the red list kicked in was just before seven o'clock last night. as you say, there are some flights due to arrive from india today. those now will be red list arrivals. one of them is due about ten past seven. it is now coming in about eight o'clock. that is a virgin atlantic flight from mumbai. virgin atlantic flight from mumbai. virgin atlantic flight from mumbai. virgin atlant

here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies.issed me goodbye, told me he loved me and apparently he was dead by 8:15. claire's husband jason died on his drive to work injune 2019, hit by a lorry on a smart motorway with no hard shoulder. since then, she has campaigned against them. common sense tells you a smart motorway with no hard shoulder cannot be safer. the hard shoulder is the only safety feature on a very dangerous environment and if you remove it, you don't make it safer. but more motorways without a hard shoulder are being built. this is one stretch of road currently being converted into a smart motorway, meaning all of the lanes here, including the one that used to be the hard shoulder will be used for traffic. converting the hard shoulder is intended to ease congestion without having to use more land. cameras should spot when a vehicle stops in a lane and then close it with a red cross illuminated above. in 2019, 15 people died on smart motorways with no hard shoulder, for more than the year before. the department fo

caroline davies, bbc news.year from bowel cancer. after deciding to be looked after at home, her daughter susan became her main carer — but the country went into lockdown weeks later. we had a lot of difficulties getting hold of medicine. it would be sent electronically over to the local pharmacy. the pharmacy didn�*t have stocks. it was so frustrating. i think a couple of times i burst into tears in the.... ..in the actual pharmacy. in a new survey of 1,000 unpaid carers, commissioned by marie curie, nearly two thirds of respondents said they didn�*t get all the support they needed to manage the pain of their loved one. 65% said they needed more respite care, and just over three quarters said they took on more emotional burdens. terri was diagnosed with terminal cancer three days before christmas, and she said two things when we got back to the hospital car park. the first one was, "i don't want to go because i don't want to leave you." and the second was, "i want to die at home." it was a given that i would d

caroline davies, bbc news.the transport secretary grant shapps here on breakfastjust after 7.30 this morning. there's been another night of rioting in belfast, with petrol bombs, fireworks, and stones thrown at the police. officers used water cannon for the first time in six years in an attempt to restore order, as james reynolds reports. in belfast, the night was lit up. this latest unrest came on the nationalist side, not far from the wall separating the city's two communities. the police responded with water cannon, the first time they have done so in six years. the first minister says these scenes have taken northern ireland backwards. last night's clashes weren't on the same scale as wednesday, where rioters on the loyalist side hijacked and firebombed a bus. some of those gathered were in their early teens, far too young to remember the era of troubles that the 1998 good friday agreement pledged to end for good. history has shown very, very clearly in relation to northern ireland, one side acting on its o

caroline davies, bbc news.r you? three. i was sor ! all how many times for you? three. i was sorry! all the — how many times for you? three. i was sorry! all the best _ how many times for you? three. i was sorry! all the best drivers _ how many times for you? three. i was sorry! all the best drivers take - sorry! all the best drivers take three, that is my theory! she made me reverse — three, that is my theory! she made me reverse around _ three, that is my theory! she made me reverse around the _ three, that is my theory! she made me reverse around the curve. - three, that is my theory! she made me reverse around the curve. the i me reverse around the curve. the drivin: me reverse around the curve. the driving examiner? she, yes? and| me reverse around the curve. the | driving examiner? she, yes? and i wasn't actually _ driving examiner? she, yes? and i wasn't actually a _ driving examiner? she, yes? and i wasn't actually a curb. _ driving examiner? she, yes? and i wasn't actually a curb. and - driving examine