Prince charles and Camilla View some of the floral tributes laid in memory of his father, as more details are released about the Duke Of Edinburghs funeral. Two years after a huge fire devastated Notre Dame Cathedral in paris, workers are finally preparing to begin the vast restoration project. This is one of the thousand Oak Trees that have been specially selected for Notre Dame. Smaller Tree Trunks will be used to rebuild the medieval rafters. Big ones like this will go to reconstruct the spire. And while the Coronavirus Pandemic has kept most humans locked down, its given the Animal World rather more freedom. We thought that animals for example, penguins in South Africa have survived perfectly well, we think. But in fact, when we retreated we discovered that the penguins actually normally would be doing very much better than they have been doing for decades. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel. 0le Gunnar Solskjaer warns his side not to blow their two Goal Advantage heading into tonights second leg with granda with a Europa League with granada with a Europa League Semi Final Spot at stake. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The number of people waiting to start Hospital Treatment in england has reached a Record High of 4. 7 million people. The figure, from The End of february, is the highest since records began in 2007. There were also nearly 388,000 patients waiting more than a year for non urgent surgery compared with 1,600 before the pandemic. Heres our health correspondent, anna collinson. This man has spent much of the pandemic in pain, waiting for an operation on his pancreas which was seen as vital but not time critical. The 23 year old has severe Learning Difficulties and Mental Health issues so his older brother is speaking on his behalf. His original surue speaking on his behalf. 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He is shaking his head and he is him in hospital injanuary. He 3 shaking his head and he does is him in hospital injanuary. He 3 shaking his head and he does that as a way to cope with things. He was in a way to cope with things. He was in a lot of pain at that point, to the point where hes crying almost daily. Point where hes crying almost dail. , , daily. Treating Hundreds Of Thousands daily. Treating Hundreds Of Thousands of daily. Treating Hundreds Of Thousands of Coronavirus L daily. Treating Hundreds Of Thousands of Coronavirus Patients has hit the nhs hard, with more people experiencing postponed care and prolonged pain. New figures show 4. 7 million people in england were waiting for routine operations in february, the highest since records began in 2007. Nearly 388,000 patients were waiting for more than a yearfor patients were waiting for more than a year for routine work, a striking increase to 12 months earlier when just 1600 people were on the list. Nhs england says trusts have been given funds to help their recovery, but unions are still concerned about staff. , , staff. The nurses within the nhs will have to staff. The nurses within the nhs will have to continue staff. The nurses within the nhs will have to continue to staff. The nurses within the nhs will have to continue to work staff. The nurses within the nhs will have to continue to work at| will have to continue to work at levels beyond what you would normally expect, and that comes on top of the last year and a half where, because of covid, they have been going above and beyond. So it does look like a really tough picture. Does look like a really tough icture. , , does look like a really tough icture. , , , picture. This hospital in Croydon Set U a picture. This hospital in Croydon Set Up a dedicated picture. This hospital in Croydon Set Up a dedicated centre picture. This hospital in Croydon Set Up a dedicated centre for. Set up a dedicated centre for nonurgent treatment, including Dental Surgery and some of the beaded work. The aim is to make best use of resources to get through the backlog. Bi; use of resources to get through the backlou. � , , backlog. By ensuring we have efficiently backlog. By ensuring we have efficiently run backlog. By ensuring we have efficiently run lists backlog. By ensuring we have | efficiently run lists maximising backlog. By ensuring we have efficiently run lists maximising the estate we have, using our theatres six days a week, three session days, it means we will have a chance of reducing the backlog that is now building. Reducing the backlog that is now buildinu. , building. These New Figures were recorded in building. These New Figures were recorded in february building. These New Figures were recorded in february when building. These New Figures were recorded in february when covid| recorded in february when covid pressures were particularly acute. While Coronavirus Hospital admissions have fallen substantially since then, the virus is still a threat. Surge testing for the South African variant is continuing in london to prevent its spread. 0n London to prevent its spread. On tuesday, then finally returned home after months in hospital. His family say they are over the moon. Hospitals have been under extreme pressure over the last year, is that any consolation for you and your family . I any consolation for you and your famil . U, any consolation for you and your famil . . , , , family . I can understand that, but for Someone Family . I can understand that, but for someone like family . I can understand that, but for someone like zen, family . I can understand that, but for someone like zen, it family . I can understand that, but for someone like zen, it is family . I can understand that, but for someone like zen, it is not for someone like zen, it is not something he can understand at all. All he knows is that hes in pain. There are many indirect effects of the coronavirus which has affected people like my brother. Anna collinson, Bbc News. 0ur Health Editor Hugh Pym is here. In terms of clearing that backlog, we have a sense there of the scale of the task. We have a sense there of the scale of the task of the task. Yes, there is no quick fix here. Of the task. Yes, there is no quick fix here you of the task. Yes, there is no quick fix here. You cannot of the task. Yes, there is no quick fix here. You cannot suddenly of the task. Yes, there is no quick| fix here. You cannot suddenly train more staff to come into the nhs, that takes years. There are already vacancies and Staff Feeling very burned out, some of them, after the pandemic and all of the pressures which had been on them. So workforce is a difficult issue to get to grips with immediately. There have been calls for more money to be put immediately into hospitals to allow them to open up more. You heard from Croydon Hospital to open up seven days a week, pay the overtime and tried to get through some of these long lists of patients. The problem is you have new patients coming into The System being referred by gps all The System being referred by gps all the time, that was difficult enough before the pandemic, and also you have this backlog. The government at westminster says for england more money has been put into The System partly to deal with Waiting Lists and bring them down in this financial year. And bring them down in this financialyear. Nhs and bring them down in this financial year. Nhs england says of course the figures were injanuary and february saw 40 of all Covid Hospital Admissions throughout the pandemic so there was a lot of pressure at that time, and some Nonurgent Elective Work was going ahead. But in all parts of the uk The Problem could well get worse before it gets better. The nhs will take a long time to recover from this, and i think the general feeling is urging plans for the short and long term are needed to try to deal with this legacy of covid. , , ~ try to deal with this legacy of covid. , , , the conservative chair of a watchdog looking at mps and civil servants working in the private sector says the whole system needs urgent reform. Lord pickles said there dont appear to be any boundaries between civil servants and the private sector. It comes as David Cameron says hell respond positively to any request for him to give evidence to an inquiry into the Lobbying Activies of the failed Finance Company greensill. 0ur Political correspondent Greg Dawson reports. What began as questions about the actions of a former Prime Minister advising are now collapsed Finance Firm has escalated into multiple investigations. Lord pickles, once a Government Minister himself under David Cameron, is now responsible for advising public servants over their work in the private sector. His assessment could hardly have been more blunt. Been more blunt. Contractors, consultants, been more blunt. Contractors, consultants, people been more blunt. Contractors, consultants, people who been more blunt. Contractors, | consultants, people who arrive been more blunt. Contractors, consultants, people who arrive and offer assistance, consultants, people who arrive and offerassistance, may consultants, people who arrive and offer assistance, may be during the pandemic or may be as Mr Greensill did. They are not covered at all, and i think that needs addressing. I think it needs addressing urgently. We now know three separate parliamentary committees who will look into the issues surrounding greensill capital. David cameron has already insisted he didnt break any Rules and says he will be happy to be questioned. There could be more revelations to come after it emerged Bill Crothers who was responsible for overseeing Government Contracts had been allowed to simultaneously work part time for greensill in 2015. Has prompted the most senior civil servant in the country to order heads of all departments to declare by tomorrow if any of their officials have second jobs like this. It was David Cameron himself who ordered stricter Rules on lobbying when he was in downing street, but the head of one of the countries biggest Lobbying Company says those reforms are part of The Problem. Says those reforms are part of the roblem. ,. , says those reforms are part of the roblem. , , problem. The law is that the David Cameron government problem. The law is that the David Cameron government rather problem. The law is that the David I Cameron Government rather ironically put in place in 2014 are a joke. They dont cover 80 of lobbying. It is a completely ridiculous State Of Affairs to see a former Prime Minister engaging in secret lobbying, and a former civil servant while he was a civil servant also acting for outside interests. Yesterday labour was defeated in its attempts to set up a separate parliamentary inquiry into lobbying. This morning its Leader Repeated Calls for tougher Rules. What this morning its Leader Repeated Calls for tougher Rules. This morning its Leader Repeated Calls for tougher Rules. What we are talkin calls for tougher Rules. What we are talking about calls for tougher Rules. What we are talking about here calls for tougher Rules. What we are talking about here is calls for tougher Rules. What we are talking about here is a calls for tougher Rules. What we are talking about here is a Lobbying Calls for tougher Rules. What we are talking about here is a lobbying of l talking about here is a lobbying of government for massive Procurement Contracts involving millions, sometimes billions of pounds. And increasingly we are seeing a murkier picture, whether it is the way contracts are handed out, the lack of Due Process or the lobbying which is an open door now into government. Borisjohnson insists his party have been consistently tough on lobbying. The Prime Minister has already ordered a Lawyer Led Inquiry into the links between greensill and government. The evidence will be heard privately and is expected to report back injune. Greg dawson, Bbc News. With me now is our assistant political Editor Vicki young. Where does this go next . We have a Ve Larae where does this go next . We have a very large number where does this go next . We have a very large number of where does this go next . We have a very large number of inquiries where does this go next . We have a very large number of inquiries now l very large number of inquiries now under way through all of this, so i think that will propel the story forward over the next few weeks. It is interesting listening to Lord Pickles today, he did talk about the need for change but he also talked about keeping perspective, saying it really was just a few people causing The Problem and most people did follow the Rules. He also talked about transparency, and speaking to ministers today, i think that is what they feel about all of this. Its a tricky issue, they know it looks bad, that people in the world of westminster might think lobbying is something we all know about and is something we all know about and is accepted but actually there are members of the public who look at this and think it doesnt smell quite right. They think the government will have to act to make changes. It is tricky but they think that will have to come, and i think what will be at The End of all of this is, as we were hearing in that report, the Lobbying Act and all of the Rules in place, there are many of them, but many people feel now they need to be updated. Hicki they need to be updated. Vicki youn , they need to be updated. Vicki young. For they need to be updated. Vicki young, for now, they need to be updated. Vicki young, for now, thank they need to be updated. Vicki young, for now, thank you. The inquest into the fatal stabbing of Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones at the Fishmongers Hall Attack in 2019 has been hearing from members of the Emergency Medical Teams who responded. Our home Affairs Correspondent Tom Symonds has been following the inquest. There has been a lot of distressing evidence. What more has been heard today . Evidence. What more has been heard toda . , , today . These were the first medical teams at the today . These were the first medical teams at the Scene Today . These were the first medical teams at the scene of today . These were the first medical teams at the scene of the teams at the scene of the Fishmongers Hall Attack in 2019, a scene that was described by one of them as generally messy and chaotic. 0ne them as generally messy and chaotic. One of those injured was Jack Merritt who was stabbed repeatedly, but The Problem was for the teams that outside on the bridge was his attacker, usman khan, who had been shot by police but they couldnt tell for sure if he had a real or fake bomb best. That made the area whats called a warm zone, designated when there is a risk of an ongoing terrorist attack, so jack had to be moved by the medical teams to a place of safety up the Road Neara to a place of safety up the road near a tube station. They did that, they attempted to treat him. He received open Chest Surgery in an attempt to save him, but sadly he bled to death. The inquest is considering all of this because the Helicopter Emergency medical service, a team which also operates from cars, we were told at the inquiry this morning had never entered a warm zone, usually a place they can only go when they have the correct equipment and training. So the inquest looks carefully at this and also will look very closely i think at what one of the doctors said which was that there were no hard or fast Rules for operating said which was that there were no hard orfast Rules for operating in that sort of zone. It is something other inquests have also looked at very closely. Other inquests have also looked at very closely very closely. Tom symonds, thank ou. Prince charles and the duchess of cornwall have been looking at some of the floral tributes that have been laid by the public in memory of his father. The Duke Of Edinburgh died on friday, aged 99. More details are to be released this afternoon about his funeral which will take place in windsor on saturday. Its expected that no members of the Royal Family will wear Military Uniform at the funeral. 0ur Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Buckingham palace has done its best to discourage people from leaving flowers, but hundreds of people have wanted to place their own tributes to the duke. The bouquets have been moved into the grounds of marlborough house, a short distance from the palace, and headquarters of the commonwealth, where the Prince Of Wales and the duchess of cornwall viewed them this morning. Most are accompanied by messages paying tribute to the duke and thanking him for his years of service. There will be a strong Military Flavour to saturdays funeral, reflecting the dukes many military connections. Rehearsals have been taking place for the service contingents, wholl be involved in the short ceremonial procession inside Windsor Castle. It will be whats known as a ceremonial royal funeral. This was the one staged for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 2002. Normally members of the Royal Family would wear Military Uniform, but its reported that on saturday the members of the family will wear civilian dress. This, it appears, is to avoid embarrassing prince harry, whos no longer entitled to wear Military Uniform. Behind the walls of Windsor Castle the grounds are being prepared for saturdays funeral. There will be no public access because of the covid restrictions. The Town Of Windsor is quiet, and police are hoping people will stay away on saturday because there will be nothing for spectators to view. During the funeral procession, the Kings Troop of the royal Horse Artillery will fire a salute. All the ceremonial components are being made ready. It will be an essentially private Family Funeral because of covid, though shared with millions via television, as the nation pays the duke a final tribute. Nicholas witchell, Bbc News. 0ur Royal Correspondent Sarah Campbell is windsor. We will learn a little more a bit later on this afternoon about saturdays service. Later on this afternoon about saturdays service. Well, indeed, and here in saturdays service. Well, indeed, and here in winter saturdays service. Well, indeed, and here in winter Preparations L and here in Winter Preparations continue for that funeral on saturday afternoon, so security has been stepped up here. There are extra police patrols and i have been movements in and out of The Castle here all day bringing equipment, all of which will be needed for the broadcast on saturday. There has been and continues to be a full military rehearsal within the grounds of Windsor Castle this afternoon. There will be on the Day Something like 730 members of the Armed Forces taking part in the funeral procession, very much a tribute to the Duke Of Edinburgh who of course, as we know, was a Military Man himself. Further details, as you say, to be released this afternoon, including the guest list. In normal times that would be something like 800 guests inside saint Georges Chapel but because of the pandemic limitations that number will be restricted to around 30, so bearing in mind the queen and the duke have four children and eight grandchildren that takes up over 20 spaces and of course there will be some relatives from the duke of Edinburghs Family as well, but those further details and confirmation of what the Royal Family will be wearing will be made public later this afternoon. Public later this afternoon. Sarah, thank you. Public later this afternoon. Sarah, thank you, sarah public later this afternoon. Sarah, thank you, Sarah Campbell. Our top story this lunchtime. The number of people waiting to start Hospital Treatment in england reaches a Record High of 4. 7 million people. And coming up an apology from instagram, after a mistake with its algorithm promoted Diet Content to users with Eating Disorders. Coming up on the Bbc News Channel Ronnie 0sullivan begins his World Title Defence against debutant markjoyce, as the draw is made for the first round of the world championship, which begins this saturday. Its two years since a huge fire that nearly destroyed Notre Dame in paris. The blaze destroyed the cathedral� s roof and toppled its spire. Now A Thousand Oak Trees have been felled across france to replace the spire and its medieval rafters, as workers prepare for reconstruction. 0ur Paris Correspondent Lucy Williamson has been finding out more about this vast restoration project. Beneath its protective cranes, Notre Dame still embodies the Horror And Heroism that unfolded here two years ago. Since then, workers have been clearing the debris, securing the structure, and dismantling the scaffolding that melted in the fire 40,000 tubes of it, fused into strange new sculptures each mangled piece cut away one by one. Now, for the first time, thoughts are turning to the reconstruction. A thousand trees have been pre selected to rebuild the roof nicknamed the forest for its sheer number of rafters. Some of them more than 20 metres tall to span the vast spaces inside the cathedral. This is one of the thousand Oak Trees that have been specially selected for Notre Dame. Smaller Tree Trunks will be used to rebuild the medieval rafters. Big ones like this will go to reconstruct the spire. Each tree is tagged, measured and assigned a place in the reconstruction. This one its trunk almost a metre across would have sprouted soon after the french revolution. Translation this is the historic oak of our forests. Were proud to see the work we do is meaningful. The forest is eternal, but thats not the case for the trees and if they have a Second Life in the new Notre Dame forest at the top of the cathedral, so much the better. A Second Life, too, for these statues of the apostles taken from the Cathedral Spire for routine restoration days before it collapsed in flames. Their survival, says the workshops director, helped persuade officials to opt for an identical reconstruction over a new contemporary design. Translation we took the statues i down on the 11th of april, 2019. I they arrived here the next day a friday. The following monday, the fire broke out and we immediately understood that what we had in our workshop was some kind of relics. Looking back, its clear we saved them, because they would have been smashed to pieces when the spire fell. There was a time that night when fire crews thought Notre Dame was lost its survival measured in minutes. Today its measured in Tree Trunks, manpower, scaffolding. The vast reconstruction of a symbol whose Scale Isnt fully grasped through numbers any more than through words. Lucy williamson, Bbc News, paris. A former policewoman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of a young black man in minneapolis on sunday. Kim potter resigned after shooting daunte wright, saying she had meant to draw her taser, not her handgun. Tensions were already high in the us city, as the trial continues of the former policeman whos charged with murdering george floyd. 0ur North America correspondent Barbara Plett Usher reports. Protesters had been demanding justice for daunte wright. But the Manslaughter Charge against the policewoman who killed him wasnt good enough for them. They wanted it to be murder, and so another Face Off with police the fourth night of unrest. Kim potter had already resigned before she was arrested and booked into the countyjail. A bitter end to 26 years in the force. She was actually training a new officer when they stopped Mr Wright because of an expired car registration. They discovered a previous warrant for his arrest and he tried to flee. The Police Department said she attempted to tase him, but mistakenly drew her gun. Ijust shot him. The civil Rights Attorney who represents the Wright Family called this an unlawful use of force, not an accident. All this training, at What Point did you not feel that this was a gun in your hand, versus a taser . This has amplified tensions around the trial of derek chauvin, whos charged with killing george floyd. The latest witness was for the defence. He said mr floyd died of medical complications rather than the force of mr Chauvins Knee on his neck. Is it your opinion that mr Chauvins Knee in any way impacted the structures of mr Floyds Neck . No, it did not. None of the vital structures. All the defence needs to do is establish doubt that the former policeman is guilty, and only in the mind of onejuror. The jurys expected to begin consideration early next week. Barbara plett usher, Bbc News, minneapolis. India has recorded more than 200,000 daily cases of covid 19, as the country continues to battle a rapid spread of infection. According to indias health ministry, more than 1000 deaths have been registered for a second day. Some areas have started imposing tougher restrictions, and reports suggest Health Care systems in some states are overwhelmed. Ministers in the Power Sharing Executive at stormont are to be asked later today to approve an easing of lockdown restrictions. Its understood that close contact services such as hairdressers and Beauty Salons will be allowed to re open a week tomorrow, with non essential shops allowed to admit customers a week later. The Scottish National Party has launched its manifesto for next months holyrood elections. The snp says it would put the nhs at the heart of its pandemic recovery plan, with a pledge to increase Health Spending by 25 over the next five years, and abolishing all dental charges. The partys leader, nicola sturgeon, said a Majority Snp Government would hold another referendum on independence, once the covid crisis is over. So it is myjudgement that the people of scotland should decide scotlands future through an independent referendum within the next term of parliament. It should take place only when the crisis has passed, but in time then to equip our parliament with the full powers it needs to drive our long term recovery. And let us be clear about this. If after this election there is a simple democratic majority in the Scottish Parliament for an independence referendum, there will be no democratic, electoral or moraljustification whatsoever for Borisjohnson Or Anyone else seeking to block the right of people in scotland to decide their own future. Nicola sturgeon. Instagram has apologised, after a mistake with its algorithm promoted Diet Content to users with Eating Disorders. The Search Function in the app automatically recommended terms including Appetite Suppressants and fasting to some people. Our Technology Reporter Cristina Criddle is with me. What exactly happened here . This has come about because what exactly happened here . This has come about because instagram come about because instagram introduced a new feature. In its Search Bar it would generate automatic terms based on things you have liked or followed within the app. We dont know how the algorithm works but instagram said its meant to generate things you are already interested in but The Problem came when some users who have a history of an Eating Disorder were getting terms which they found very harmful. They said they were getting things like fasting, dieting, Appetite Suppressants, and they were saying this was having a really upsetting effect on them and could even cause some people to relapse. So they were really concerned and when i spoke to instagram they said as soon as they were made aware of it they fixed the issue and they said that it was just a mistake with the algorithm. They said that no Weight Loss terms should ever be promoted on the app and they apologised to users for any confusion, but naturally people with Eating Disorders are still concerned because they think they might come across things which could be harmful to them on the app. They want instagram to do more to promote a healthy Body Image and although it says it only promotes content which is in fitting with a healthy lifestyle, of weve seen today they can still make mistakes. Can still make mistakes. Cristina criddle, thank can still make mistakes. Cristina criddle, thank you. While the Coronavirus Pandemic has kept most of us locked down, its impact on the natural world has been more positive. Sir David Attenborough has made a documentary exploring how our relationship with Wildlife And Nature has changed during covid. Sir david has been speaking to our science editor, david shukman. David attenborough march, 2020. 0vernight, our lives are put on pause. Boris johnson you must stay at home. I but as we stop, remarkable things start to change. The lockdowns have been tough for people, but great for wildlife, as we see in a Spectacular New Documentary with David Attenborough. This is the Year Earth changed. David, its great to talk to you. Im sorry We Cant Meet in person, but weve transported you electronically to the wonderful setting of chartwell. For people watching your programme, thats going to be shown on Apple Plus Tv from friday, what message would you want them to take from it . That human beings, even with the best will in the world, cannot restrict the natural world. Thats what were doing, were pushing it aside. Even the most considerate of us are pushing aside the natural world and denying space to other creatures which live on this planet. I mean, weve thought that animals, for example penguins in South Africa, have survived perfectly well, we think, but in fact when we retreated we discovered that the penguins actually normally would be doing very much better than they have been doing for decades, so the lessons to us are saying you should not be so domineering. But let us suddenly realise that we are intruders, that we are latecomers, and that the natural world actually by and large would do much better if we werent there at all. To what extent is it important or not, or in what form, that the great Climate Summit takes place at The End of this year . Well, its our last chance, and young people understand the science pretty clearly, and they cannot understand what it is that prevents grown ups, adults, taking sensible action, because they know what the action should be. We know what The Problems are, we know how to solve it. Why arent they doing it . And, of course, the answer is, that to do it youve got to get the agreement of the entire human race. No one, at no time in the history have the nations of the world until now, said, ok, well, were taking rather more of our share and we will retreat a bit and let you have a share, and that kind of unselfishness is not an attitude that has been present in Human Politics ever, in a worldwide sense. And its got to come, because if it doesnt we will lose the lot. Sir David Attenborough, of course. Time for a look at the weather. Heres darren bett