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and as eunice pointed out, i the india, the india—england test series, it was phenomenal but it was dumblysis i of what you should be doing. weddings, we all love indian- weddings and a bollywood movie. but we are seeing mass weddings in india and as a result— we are seeing over the next two weeks, potentially half - a million people infected every single day. - but the background to all this is an election. - and mr modi, he is way ahead in the polls and it is likely- his party will do very i wellagain, but the idea that he is focusing - on the economy and trying, to keep that doing 0k, in the teeth of this - coronavirus pandemic, - he feels that is enough to get over the finishing line. he is probably right. he is probably right- but the tragedy is we are seeing pictures of mass - cremations, multiple people dying every day and mass graves being dug. - in terms of the implications, internationally. india was a big exporter of vaccine. the private company that produced them, we spoke about them before, is producing the astrazeneca for many countries. it was due to supply some to the eur

if india goes into a steep recession it will not be felt in asia, it will be felt only in india. england is simple. don't shout victory too soon and once the second wave has excited -- has subsided, don't do stupid things like having open cricket games with 150,000 people and religious festivals. i'm not anti-but pro-human life. -- i'm not anti-religion, but pro-human life. you pay the price. it's very simple. keep social distancing. they didn't and they paid the price. the prices being paid by the poor people who are dying. that's the global estimation. >> thank you for your thoughts. andrew freris. still ahead, apple's new privacy policy is set to impact earnings on social media companies such as facebook and snap. we spoke with alexis and how the ad cookie is crumbling. ♪ rish: japan's biggest brokerage reporting. learning more about the extent of the damage. they have named christopher wilcox is the cohead of the troubled america's business. let's go to stephen engle. steve, what do we know about namura's transactions? stephen: we know that christopher wilcox has his work cut out for

why isn't india on england's red list, in i india on england's red list, in other words that people can lot - accommodation? that is a question that has been as quite a lot of- accommodation? that is a question that has been as quite a lot of lastl that has been as quite a lot of last week particularly in light of the prime minister's plan visit. but the government will say is they put countries on the red list or take them off depending on the scientific data, on a number of factors they look at to decide which countries are on the red list and which ones are on the red list and which ones are not. if you're on the red list it means if you visit you have to quarantine in a government approved hotel, when you return to england. it's partly as well to do with this variant, downing street sources point out the indian variant is currently classed by public health england as what's known as a variant under investigation. that is not as serious if you like as a variant of concern. so there are a lot of factors in this. however i think it's going to be really interesting to see if there is a

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hospitals in england —— india struggle with a lack of beds and ventilators and oxygen as it records then borisjohnson's official flat was paid for following allegations by dominic cummings. the indonesian navy says a submarine missing since wednesday off the coast of bali with 53 sailors on board has sunk. the public have been told to stay away from mourne mountains with warnings that more fires may break out this weekend. some breaking news now from the west midlands ambulance service. they say that an ambulance technician has died after an object struck the vehicle's windscreen. the ambulance at the time was responding to a 999 call in herefordshire this morning, so west midlands ambulance service saying one of their technicians has died. now on bbc news... the death of george floyd in minneapolis in may 2020 sparked a public outcry that swept across america after weeks of closely—watched testimony, the jury reached a verdict on the former police officer charged with killing george floyd. nada tawfik reports on the outcome and the impact of one of the most important trials america has

one more day to this, at least outdoors, plus shopping and haircuts, as england's lockdown eases. in indiathe hospitals are struggling amid an intense second wave of covid. and... i'm not homeless. a story of life on the road in america — nomadland is the big winner at the baftas. good evening. the duke of edinburgh has been remembered publicly today by some of those closest to him, with princess anne, prince andrew and prince edward speaking of what he meant to them. it follows yesterday's words from the prince of wales, and a special service this morning in canterbury cathedral. prince andrew also spoke of the impact of the duke's death on his mother, the queen, and how she'd described it as leaving a huge void in her life. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. on a day of pause and reflection, prayers for the duke were said in many church services. and after the service at the chapel of all saints in windsor great park, members of his family spoke about him. it's a great loss. i think the way i would put it is that we've lost almost the grandfather of the nation. and i feel

jane hill. 77 cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in india have been identified in the uk. 73 cases have been confirmed in englands covid rates are soaring with almost 14 million confirmed cases but the country isn't currently on the uk's travel red list. earlier my colleague martine croxall spoke to paul hunter, professor in medicine at the university of east anglia, who said there may be questions about the variant�*s resistance to vaccines. india itself is seeing a pretty dramatic increase in cases at the moment and it has since the beginning of march. and we don't know for certain that this variant is what is driving that, but it is certainly possible. the other thing is that this variant has possibly two escape mutations. and an escape mutation is one that makes it a bit more resistant to immunisation and it is plausible, but we don't know for certain, that two escape mutations would make the but we don't know for certain, that two escape virus even less susceptible to vaccines than the south african and the brazilian variants are. this is what we see with coronaviruses, they accumulate escape mutations and

many are trying to get to the uk before india is added to the red list of countries. figures from public health englandsitive. this sudden surge has left the already stretched health care infrastructure in shambles. in major cities, hospitals are fast running out of beds and oxygen. these people in the central indian state of mati pradesh, desperate for scarce oxygen, have resorted to looting cylinders to treat their families. india's capital where i am is one of the worst affected cities. in the last 24 hours, eight major hospitals have asked for support, claiming that they will exhaust their oxygen supply in 6—7 hours. the situation is worse in smaller cities, prompting the country's prime minister to appeal to everyone to stay indoors at covid hotspots but stopping short of a national lockdown. translation: we have - to save our country from going into a complete lockdown. i urge the state governments to consider lockdowns only as the last option. but critics have questioned this message by coming after a lightning campaign, where he addressed masked gatherings recently, despite warnings over social

india. - i would've much ratherl seen a specific question on the england variant - and implications to usa, don't hijack these briefings. for political questions. you provide excellent analysis - and information on other platforms. in reply to those points, the bbc told us... well, we asked bbc news for correspondent and editor or an executive to come on and discuss any or all of the points we raised on the programme, but were told that no one was available. instead, let's talk to another newswatch viewers who got in newswatch viewer who got in touch with us, mike denny. mike, you complained specifically about laura kuenssberg asking the question she did about the flat at that covid news conference. can you tell me what concerned you? i just thought that the question was entirely inappropriate. a lot of people all over the country had been tuning in to hear a very, very important news conference about the coronavirus pandemic. and for miss kuenssberg to effectively attempted to hijack that was, i think, quite frankly, appalling, and i think it was a delight for me and a lot of the country

about the numbers of cases in india, and the situation there, but also concerns about the indian variant of the virus. now, downing street sources were saying public health englandier downing street said there was no single factor that caused the cancellation of the trip. we knew that it was planned to be curtailed and was down from four days to just the bulk of it being done in one day. today we know it is off. they will speak, the two prime ministers, remotely, and we don�*t quite know yet when, they have said later this month, earlierthe yet when, they have said later this month, earlier the prime minister�*s spokesman said we would find out in the due course, in the same way we are not sure if you would see the things you would normally see from this sort of trip, the signing of things like trade agreements. we are waiting to hearfrom downing street more detail about what will happen in place of that four—day visit. the two men are hoping to meet in person later this year though. hopefully they say by the, before the cop 26 summit. . ~ they say by the, before the cop 26 summit. ., ,, , ., we have the latest coronavirus cases. that information just coming in.

today's new restrictions in england mean anyone arriving from india from 4am anyone arriving from indiarow have been writing for more than two months and management told the bbc the sister hotel in gatwick has just opened, employing an extra 100 people and are expecting demand to go up. while the industry weights hoping international travel will open next month, england's list of red list gets longer as countries confront the new wave of the virus. caroline davies, bbc news. just a recap of the headline, more than 100 been injured in clashes injerusalem and palestinian demonstrators. the israeli police 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 co

questions about why india isn't on england's red list with that high coronavirus infection rate.l's peak. huge billowing clouds of smoke drifting into a brilliant blue cape town sky. firefighters desperately trying to get the flames under control but pretty soon they had spread to the campus of the local university. historic buildings damaged, hundreds of students forced to flee for safety. also in the path of the fire, the city's historic mostert�*s mill, the oldest surviving and only working windmill in south africa. now burnt out and almost completely destroyed. hikers in the table mountain national park were urged to leave, but it was a pretty close—run thing for this cyclist, who suddenly found himself surrounded by smoke and flames. it's a bit stupid of me. but... smoke, my eyes... 0k... ah, that's hot! smoke... my eyes... i can't see. he did eventually manage to make it home safely. all day, helicopters have flown back and forth, dropping thousands of gallons of water on the mountain below. people have been told to stay inside and keep their windows shut as the battle goes

the uk. 77 cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in india have been identified in the uk. 73 cases have been confirmed in englandmost 1a million confirmed cases but the country isn't currently on the uk's travel red list. let's speak to professor peter drobac, expert in infectious diseases from the university of oxford. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. so the indian variant — what do you make of that making an appearance in the uk? how concerned are you? appearance in the uk? how concerned are ou? . ~ appearance in the uk? how concerned are ou? ., ~ ., ., are you? thank you for having me. there's a lot _ are you? thank you for having me. there's a lot that _ are you? thank you for having me. there's a lot that we _ are you? thank you for having me. there's a lot that we don't - are you? thank you for having me. there's a lot that we don't yet - are you? thank you for having me. | there's a lot that we don't yet know about this particular variant, but what we do know is concerning. so you mentioned india's certain infections over 200,000 infections per day in the country is really buckling under this wav

one day more — lockdown easing in england will see outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers reopen tomorrow. in indiahospitals struggle to cope with the second wave of covid — and more than 150,000 new cases in 2a hours. after seven nominations — could the british film �*rocks' dominate the baftas tonight? and coming up on sportsday — twojesse lingard goals help west ham beat leicester, moving them back into fourth place in the premier league. good afternoon. the duke of edinburgh has been remembered today in a service at canterbury cathedral led by the archbishop of canterbury. at windsor, members of the royal family attended a private service this morning, speaking afterwards about the impact of the death of the duke — who prince andrew described as "the grandfather of the nation". he said the queen had described his passing as leaving a huge void in her life. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on a day of pause and reflection, players for the duke were said. in many church services, and after the service at the chapel of all saints in windsor great park, members of his family spoke

india. also tonight: almost everyone over 50 in england, wales and scotland has now had their first coronavirusa formal apology from the government after failing to commemorate properly more than 100,000 black and asian people who died fighting for the british empire during the first world war. and — the post office scandal that left dozens of workers with criminal convictions — the sub post masters who hope their names will finally be cleared tomorrow. and coming up on the bbc news channel: protests continue against the crumbling european super league, as fans demand more of a say in how football is run. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. president biden has opened a major global climate summit, with a call to other world leaders to step up to the challenge. joe biden pledged to cut us emissions by half by the end of this decade — but he warned his country couldn't take action alone. he told world leaders that scientists were calling this the "decisive decade" for tackling climate change and action was needed now. this graph shows how global carbon emissions have risen over the y

now there is to be added to the from there to england will be banned. indiag a trip to delhi planned next monday. 0ver was cancelling a trip to delhi planned next monday. over a hundred cases of the indian variants have been discovered here in the uk. the health secretary made the announcement in the commons.— in the commons. after studying the data and — in the commons. after studying the data and on _ in the commons. after studying the data and on a _ in the commons. after studying the data and on a precautionaryj the data and on a precautionary basis, we may be difficult but vital decision to add india to the red list. that means anyone who is not an indian, uk or irish resident or british citizen cannot enter the uk if they have been in india the previous 10 days. uk and irish residents and british citizens who have been in india for the past 10 days before their arrival will need to complete hotel quarantine for 10 days from the time of arrival. these rules will come into force at 4am on friday. but a labour mp wanted to know why he hadn't acted sooner.

behalf of greensill capital one day more — lockdown easing in england will see outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers reopen tomorrow. in india struggle to cope with the second wave of covid — and more than 150 thousand new cases in 2a hours that's it for me, sean will be here at the top of the hour. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. ello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme: all to play for at the masters but canjustin rose mount a fightback at augusta? the comeback kings again — manchester united come from behind to beat tottenham and strengthen their hold on second place. and after five years away from rowing, it's a golden return for helen glover at the european championships. i was literally thinking of my going to make it on the track was met because i do it in training every day, butjust something about racing makes those come to the surface. i have squashed all of those. good evening, welcome to the programme. the final round is under way at augusta with the leaders teeing off in the next hour or so. england'sjustin rose no longer the man to catch, he's four shots behin

britton there. 77 cases of a coronavirus variant first detected in india have been identified in the uk. 73 cases have been confirmed in englandare soaring with almost ia million confirmed cases but the country isn't currently on the uk's restricted travel red list. well, for more on the indian variant of covid—i9, we can speak now to ravi gupta, who's professor of clinical microbiology at the university of cambridge. thanks very much for being with us. tell us more about this variant. well, a strain has emerged in india, the first sequences were from back in november last year. around a month ago, there were stories in the indian press about a double mutant. and what they are referring to is the fact that there is a variant circulating now with two major mutations in the critical part of the virus that interacts with antibodies that we make it, and also the cells that it is trying to infect. and so, one of these is the mutation which is seen in variants emerging from brazil and south africa, and there's another one that's the key mutation in the california variant. so in a way, you have to mutations that really are of concern

england and play. i went to the ipl into by and we hosted india for the indian summer hero.i was lucky enough to go to new zealand and play for the aussie turn. so there is hope that we can still continue to do ourjobs and travel around the world. andrew tye speaking to ali mitchell. time now to bring you up to date with what's happening at the world snooker championship at the crucible and world number onejudd trump has a battle on his hands against 2005 champion shaun murphy — it's fourframes all after the afternoon session. australia's neil robertson is looking for his first world title since 2010 — he's 5—3 up against last year's beaten finalist kyren wilson. that one resumes at 7 o'clock tonight. mark selby, has the advantage over mark williams of wales after the first session of their match — the �*jester from leicester�* is 6—2 up in that one. and anthony mcgill, who knocked out ronnie 0'sullivan in the last round, is giving stuart bingham a run for his money. mcgill won the last frame of the morning session to square the match at four—all. they'll start again at seve

one day more — lockdown easing in england will see outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers reopen tomorrow. in indiahospitals struggle to cope with the second wave of covid and more than 150,000 new cases in 2a hours. now on bbc news, dozens of migrant women have alleged that they faced unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures without proper consent whilst being held at a us immigration detention centre. in december 2020, 41 women submitted sworn testimonies as part of a class action lawsuit, with 3a alleging unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures. the bbc explores these allegations. the only thing i remember is waking up, back in irwin county detention center, feeling woozy. when i feel, i've got, like, three different bandages on my stomach. so i'm like, "what went on? "what's up? " we are about to drive by irwin county detention center. a little anxious. i've never heard of a whistle—blower. i never knew who a whistle—blower was until this. dozens of women in a us detention centre say they were subjected to unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures without proper consent.

one day more — lockdown easing in england will see outdoor hospitality, shops, and hairdressers reopen tomorrow. in indiahospitals struggle to cope with the second wave of covid and more than 150,000 new cases in 2a hours. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are faiza shaheen, political commentator and former labour parliamentary candidate and nonresident fellow at new york university, and lizzy burden is the uk economy reporter at bloomberg. welcome back to both you. we will hear from welcome back to both you. we will hearfrom both welcome back to both you. we will hear from both of them in just a moment. but we've had a few more front pages and since our last paper reviewjust under an hour ago. let's start with the i. it says government scientists are urging caution, as england takes another major step out of the national lockdown. the queen says the death of her husband, the duke of edinburgh, has "left a huge void in her life". that's in the telegraph. the death of prince philip was "so gentle" — that's according to sophie, countess of wessex,

one day more — lockdown easing in england will see outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers reopen tomorrow. in indiale to cope with the second wave of covid and more than 150,000 new cases in 2a hours. the company of miriam and mishal. i will be back for the paper review at 10:30 p:m.. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's show... i'll be asking if our holiday habits will change post—pandemic. now you're finding that the response is safety, health, wellness. pirouettes, prima donnas and more — our rundown of online events to keep you going till we can all travel again. plus, we visit the animal hospital working round the clock to save new zealand's endangered penguins. they're quite aggressive — they won't bite you, they won't flipper—bash you, they hoop all over you. —— they poop all over you. but we love them. penguins chirp hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you from london's covent garden here in the uk. now, i am on the famous piazza, which is normally heaving with tourists. some a0 million people pass through this patch every year. but with the

the england one day cricket captain eoin morgan says it's "hard to watch" the unfolding covid crisis in indiates compete in the indian premier league. morgan skippers kolkata knight riders. the competition continues despite soaring numbers of infections in the country. former england bowler monty panesar believes that's probably for the best. one aspect is that it obviously gets people, like i said staying indoors, something to look forward to watching the ipl games. i think the ipl continuing will be good to get control but the only reason that it may stop is if there is an outbreak amongst the other teams. and that is probably the last link we would want to see. —— last thing. the quarter—finals of the world snooker champioship are taking place in sheffield. neil robertson is playing kyren wilson. it's the first time robertson has got beyond the first round since winning the title and he currently leads wilson by five frames to two. anthony mcgill is playing stuart bingham on the other table. bingham is 11—3 up. you can watch that no on bbc two. joe launchbury will miss the british and iris

that is why india is on the red list. public health englanded yesterday that a further 55 cases of the variant first seen in india have been found in the uk, taking the total to 137. frightening figures. thank you very much. the convictions of around a0 former postmasters, who were accused of stealing money from the post office, are expected to be quashed by the court of appeal today. more than 700 postmasters were prosecuted between 2000 and 201a, because of a faulty computer system. the post office has apologised for its failure, and said today's hearing will be an important milestone in addressing the past. a review into english football will consider creating a new regulator and examine how to give fans a greater say in how their clubs are run. the review, ordered after the collapse of the european super league, will also consider interventions to protect clubs' identities. mike is here. what do we know about this review so far? details came out last night about what _ details came out last night about what they are going to be looking at.

today's new restrictions in england mean anyone arriving from india from 4am this morning must quarantiner ten days, at their own expense. quarantine hotels like the sofitel at heathrow have been running for more than two months. the management told the bbc its sister hotel in gatwick has just opened, employing an extra 100 people, expecting demand to go up. while the industry waits, hoping international travel will reopen next month, england's red list of countries gets longer, as countries confront new waves of the virus. caroline davies, bbc news. our correspondent, 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

one day more — lockdown easing in england will see outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers reopen tomorrow. in india news, dozens of migrant women have alleged that they faced

. >> india reported another surge with 170,000 new cases. people in englandl get their first chance in months for hair cuts, shopping, gym sessions, and even hit those pubs. restrictions have been in place since early january. >>> developing this morning, clashes erupting between police and protesters in minnesota. hours after police fatally shot a man during a traffic stop. that shooting prompted protesters to gather at the brooklyn center police department and officers fired tear gas and deployed flash bang grenades to disburse the crowd. police say they pulled over a driver with outstanding warrant and shot him when he tried to get back in the vehicle. he drove several blocks before crashing. a crowd gathered at the scene and protesters tore down crime scene tape. the victim's family demanded answers. >> he was only 20 years old. he didn't deserve to be shot and killed like this. he said he was getting pulled over by the police and i said why did you get pulled over. and he said they pulled him over because he had air fresheners hanging from the rearview m

england and along the south coast. temperatures down on today, 10—7 —— 17 degrees. hello. this is bbc news. hospitals in indiath overwhelming demand for beds, ventilators and oxygen — as it records the world's highest—ever daily rise in coronavirus infections for the third day in a row. labour has called for the government to publish full details of how work on borisjohnson�*s official flat was paid for, following allegations by his former chief advisor, dominic cummings. indonesian rescue teams recover debris that is believed to be from the submarine that went missing off the coast of bali on wednesday. the public have been told to stay away from the mourne mountains in northern ireland — amid warnings more fires may break out this weekend. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. it's three in a row for england who win this year's women's six nations. newcastle stun liverpool with a late goal — what could that mean for the champions' top four hopes and back in the premier league — watford promoted at the first time of asking. good evening plenty to get though. we start though with england's success in this

today's new restrictions in england mean anyone arriving from india from 4am this morning, must quarantinen days at their own expense. quarantine hotels like the sofitel at heathrow have been running for more than two months. the management told the bbc its sister hotel in gatwick has just opened, employing an extra 100 people, expecting demand to go up. while the industry waits, hoping international travel will reopen next month, england's red list of countries gets longer, as countries confront new waves of the virus. caroline davies, bbc news. earlier this morning, 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 patient

england today, including a traffic light system for foreign travel. hairdressers, homeware shops and garden centres are reopening in scotland, as covid restrictions are eased. indiaecords more than 100,000 new coronaviruscases in a single day — the highest daily increase in the world. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu in court on trialfor corruption — as his party seeks to form the next government. and, coming up, what's it like to live with a stammer? we'll be finding out in half an hour on bbc news. hello, good afternoon. if you've just joined if you'vejustjoined us, welcome if you've justjoined us, welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson will announce this afternoon whether hairdressers, gyms, pubs with outdoor areas and nonessential shops will be allowed to open in england in a week's time as planned. members of the cabinet are meeting today and are expected to approve this next stage in easing the lockdown. the prime minister will also say more about proposals regarding foreign travel. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. so you'll feel a slight pressure... secondary school children are already used to being regularly tested for coronavirus. fr

india's capital. devina gupta, bbc news, delhi. in englandorning. that's right. good morning. it is beautiful _ good morning. that's right. good morning. it is beautiful here. - good morning. that's right. good i morning. it is beautiful here. when we arrived at the temperature was below freezing. now it's just above freezing. so it has been a frosty start. across many parts of southern england it has been a cold start. some of us seeing some frost. but the sun is getting to work. the forecast for today remains dry in the south, but for the rest of the uk it's fairly cloudy with showers. some of those will merge. the sunshine will be more limited. as we go through the morning we continue with the showers. low pressure is basically dominating our weather. the showers are all rotating around it. we could see some heavy ones across north—west wales, north—west england and south—west scotland, where they could be thundery. across north—east scotland more persistent rain. we hang on to the sunshine further south. along the north sea coastline toda

india. also tonight: almost everyone over 50 in england, wales and scotland has now had their first coronavirus

the england one day cricket captain eoin morgan says it's "hard to watch" the unfolding covid crisis in indiary. three australian players left india early to make sure they got home before australia shut it's borders. one of those players, aj tye, gives his thoughts on the competition continuing. i still feel it's a safe environment for the players. now it'sjust i still feel it's a safe environment for the players. now it's just down to the fact that the aussies are really stuck there. they may so stay in play. yeah, just the fact of whether or not they can play there safely and possibly get over it at this stage. the afternoon session is over at the world snooker champioship are taking place in sheffield. we've had two matches featuring former world champions and a close contest between world number onejudd trump and 2005 champion shaun murphy. neither man has been ahead by more than one frame. murphy won the last frame with a break of 67 to square it at a—a. on the other table, mark selby leads mark williams 6—2. the evening session starts at 7pm, there's coverage across the bbc. if snooker

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england's biggest football teams and the sport's governing bodies will stage a four—day boycott of social media from next friday to campaign for social media companies to crack down on online abuse. india'srime minister narendra modi says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation — his comments come as the country hits a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row. the indonesian military say that the submarine that that went missing last week has been found split into three pieces and that all on board are dead. a fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in baghdad, killing at least 82 people according to iraqi officials. more details emerge about the death of an ambulance technician killed when his vehicle was hit by an object. west midlands ambulance service is ruling out foul play. labour calls for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister's downing street flat. but the government denies claims that borisjohnson broke the rules. good afternoon. the biggest clubs in english football, along with the sport's governing bodies will boycott social media, as part of efforts to fight the racist abuse of players online. t

england. police, stop! stop right bleep now. there are appeals for calm in chicago — as footage emerges of a 13—year—old boy being shot dead by police. doctors in indialing it a tsunami — 200,000 covid cases have been recorded in 2a hours, and there are fears about a dangerous new variant. and whiter than white — scientists develop a paint that reflects so much sunlight, it will help drive down carbon emissions. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, england's under—21 manager aidy boothroyd is stepping down from his role. his future was in doubt after the side's early exit from euro 2021. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. final preparations are being made for the duke of edinburgh's funeral, which will take place tomorrow at st george's chapel in windsor. the archbishop of canterbury, who will lead the service, said he hoped the whole nation would reflect on a profound day for the royal family. much of the ceremony has been carefully planned by the duke, to reflect his life and interests. the head of britain's armed forces, general sir nick carter, will walk alongside the funeral procession, and said the details of the even

the england one day cricket captain eoin morgan says it's "hard to watch" the unfolding covid crisis in indiang for three or four hours. i think it will be good to get controlled but the only reason it may stop as if there is an outbreak amongst the other teams and thatis outbreak amongst the other teams and that is probably the last thing we want to see. leicester have strengthened their hold on a top four spot in the premier league after a 2—1win over crystal palace. and surprise surprise, it was kelechi iheanacho who scored the winner for leicester ten minutes from time with this stunning effort — that's 14 goals in 14 games for the foxes front man. we've had to change it around with injuries we have had and he has come injuries we have had and he has come in and been successful, notjust with his goals but he is so happy to work hard for the team and then you see his quality, his quality is phenomenal. chelsea are in spain to take on real madrid tonight in the first leg of their champions league semifinal. it's the first time in seven years that chelsea have been this far in the competitio

easing of lockdown in england — non—essential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. another record number of new coronavirus infections in indiaest daily figure crossing 150,000. thousands of people on the caribbean island of st vincent take shelter — as volcanic ash rains down. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the service of remembrance has just taken place canterbury cathedral in memory of the duke of edinburgh. the service was led by the archbishop justin welby, who is also expected to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday. for to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday. for his royal hiahness funeral next saturday. for his royal highness the _ funeral next saturday. for his royal highness the duke _ funeral next saturday. for his royal highness the duke of _ funeral next saturday. for his royal highness the duke of edinburgh - funeral next saturday. for his royal l highness the duke of edinburgh there was a willingness, a remarkable willingness, to take the hand he was dealt in life and straightforwardly to follow its call, to search its meaning, to go out and on a

plus india reports a new search uncovered 1000 cases authorities hope to stop the new wave by pushing for more vaccinations and many states saying there's not enough vaccine to go route and england meanwhile starts to ease covert 1000 restrictions as a hard lock down and a mass vaccination drive start to bear fruit but the government also has a warning for the population. outlay our thank you so much for your company everyone we start this broadcast right here in germany where the race is on for who will succeed chancellor angela merkel will germans go to the polls this fall to elect a new government and after 16 years of chancellor anglo-american so she's not running again well now her christian democratic union party and its various sister party the christian social union are close to deciding who will replace americal as the. candidate for chancellor and these 2 partitions are now in the running i mean less chips on the left has already succeeded miracle in one respect he is the christian democrats party leader and also the state premier of north rhine-westphalia but marcus center on the right he also wants the job is the bavarian state premier and leader of the christian soc

and england's women will play their first test match for nearly two years, as part of a multi—format series against indiatry. they'll then wrap up their home summer with a limited—overs series against new zealand in september. the cricket season is under way. we've already had the first round of matches in the county championship. it's going to be a very busy summer, with the delayed hundred taking its place in the calendar as well. the ecb is aiming to attract a wider, younger and more diverse audience, and that is going to see a few changes to the language used around the game. including replacing the word wickets with outs. patrick gearey reports. for some, those words makes a perfect sense. for others, they might as well be mush. it's the language of cricket's part of its charm, or part of its problem? this summer, the hundred is promising to shake up the sport in england. they are considering upper updating the phrases too. the idea to remove cricket's language barrier. is a cricket's language barrier. is a treat cricket's language barrier. is a great opportunity _ cricket's language barrier. i3 —.

india — the latest daily figure crossing 150,000. thousands of people on the caribbean island of st vincent take shelter as volcanic ash rains down. the easing of lockdown in england nonessential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. hello and welcome to bbc news. a service of remembrance is being held at canterbury cathedral today in memory of the duke of edinburgh. it will be led by the archbishop, justin welby, who is also expected to officiate at prince philip's funeral next saturday. only 30 people, thought to be the duke's children and other close family, will be able to attend that service. the duke of sussex is expected to fly in from america, but his wife, the duchess of sussex, who is pregnant with their second child, has been advised not to travel by doctors. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it will be here in st george's chapel, windsor, so often the setting forjoyful occasions for the royal family, that they will pay their final farewells to the duke next saturday afternoon. buckingham palace is at pains to emphasise that the event will be covid—compliant. everything will happen within the privacy o

england's biggest football teams and the sport's governing bodies will stage a four—day boycott of social media from next friday to campaign for social media companies to crack down on online abuse. india'srime minister says the surge in coronavirus cases there has shaken the nation, it comes as the country hits a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row. a campaign is being launched to encourage young people to get the covid vaccine when their turn comes. figures show more than half the uk population has now received a first dose of the jab. the indonesian military said the submarine that went missing last week has been found split into three pieces and that all on board are dead. a fire has swept through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in baghdad killing at least 82 people, according to iraqi officials. more details have emerged about the death of an details have emerged about the death ofan ambulance details have emerged about the death of an ambulance technician when his vehicle was hit by an object. west midlands ambulance service is ruling out foul play. they were particle for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister's downing s

and victory for england in the women's six nations gives them their third consecutive title. good evening. a huge surge in coronavirus cases in india created dire shortages in medical supplies, with hospitals running out of oxygen. in the last three days, the country has registered almosti million new infections, and set a grim world record for the highest number of daily cases for three consecutive days. with the health care system close to collapse in some areas, the government says it's waiving customs duties on imported oxygen, and deploying the air force to transport supplies. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan�*s report contains images you may find upsetting. patients as far as the eye can see but oxygen remains scarce. the situation right now here is really, really worse, critical and out of control. tushar maurya filmed this video inside a crowded delhi hospital, as he took a family member with covid to casualty. it is difficult to provide equal treatment to all the patients. that's why there is a high casualty rate inside, and there's a very negative environment inside. it's the same outside. every day as cas