the headlines: india becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. new freedoms for care home residents in england from tuesday, they will be able to visit relatives without having to self isolate when they return. new research finds that around 1,000 rivers are the source of the majority of plastic waste in the ocean. and back on the dance floor, with no social distancing the covid pilot schemes testing crowd safety. and now on bbc news, here is one i prepared a little earlier.
coming up here on breakfast. good morning. it s saturday the 1st of may. care home residents in england are to be allowed to go out for walks, or visit the gardens of friends and relatives from tuesday, without having to self isolate for two weeks on their return. the government says it s updated its guidance in light of the success of the vaccination programme, and falling coranavirus infection rates. campaigners had threatened legal action, arguing that residents human rights were being breached. here s our social affairs correspondent alison holt. care homes have felt the full force of covid i9, but now, with most residents vaccinated and infections falling in the community, there s been increasing anger over government restrictions families call barbaric. if residents leave a care home, even if it s just for a walk, they re expected to self isolate for iii days when they return. the government says that will now change, to the relief of campaigners.
pc benjamin kemp was sacked yesterday for using excessive force on the youngster, who d become distressed after running away from a guided walk. the independent office for police conduct said there was no indication racial discrimination had been a factor something disputed by the family s solicitors. the headlines on bbc news. from tuesday residents in england will be able to visit relatives without having to self isolate when they return. india becomes the first country to record 400 thousand coronavirus infections in a single day. five people are arrested on suspicion of terror offences , including a sixteen year old boy, as police target three locations across the uk.
impacts of the pandemic that have increased the demand for non covid health care, that has been crowded out by the pandemic, that the charity is trying to deal with. they say this cut will have an impact on that. the contrary side, the british government says, the pandemic has hit the economy, they are having to make some tough decisions at the moment and the uk will still be spending £10 billion, $i2 13 billion a year on aid next year. it s still one of the biggest donors, it is just having to spend less. what we are seeing now isjust, drip by drip, what impact that will have on people on the ground. that was james landale. headlines on bbc news. as us and nato troops officially start pulling out of afghanistan, the us commander has warned militants against attacking them. india becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. from tuesday, care home residents in england will be able to visit relatives without having to self isolate when they return
stay completely dry with temperatures struggling at 8 11; c at best and those temperatures will drop weekly as we head into the evening with showers fading as we move into the night and in the early hours of sunday, largely clear, quite chilly, mist and fog patches around and temperatures down around freezing with a frost again to take us into tomorrow morning and tomorrow is another sunshine and showers a day with some of the showers a day with some of the showers again heavy, possibly thundery but bank holiday monday, some heavy rain sweeping in from the west and some brisk winds as well. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. india becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. new freedoms for care home residents in england from tuesday, they will be able to visit relatives without having to self isolate when they return. new research finds that around 1,000 rivers are the source of the majority of plastic waste