Enters its Third Day more than 100 firefighters have been trying to put out the flames since friday. And coming up this hour a new backdrop for the oscars. Well go behind the scenes as las Union Station prepares for a covid safe ceremony. Hello and welcome to Bbc News. Indias Prime Minister says the surge in coronavirus cases across the country has shaken the nation. Narendra modi was speaking after india registered a World Record Number of new coronavirus cases for the fourth day in a row. Nearly 350,000 infections were reported in the latest daily figures, as well as more than 2,700 deaths. Across the country, hospitals are being overwhelmed by the new cases and Running Out of oxygen to help them breathe. Simonjones reports. Patients continue to arrive at hospitals, struggling to breathe, needing urgent treatment. The Health System is close to collapse. Almost 350,000 new cases in the latest daily figures, another record. This man is desperate to find help for his sister in delhi. Translation ive been trying | nonstop for three days from one hospital to another. Ive never seen anything so terrible ever in my life. Whats needed above all is oxygen. Patients are dying because it is Running Out. These are the scenes inside many hospitals, pushed to their limits. The World Health Organization says the situation in india is a devastating reminder of what coronavirus can do and doctors are feeling the strain. Its an emotion of fear, of frustration, and a fear of helplessness. How much ever we try, at some point, we just cannot do our best because there is a shortage of oxygen, a shortage of Icu Beds, and a shortage of medicines. At this plant in the state of uttah pradesh, Hospital Staff are among those queueing up, trying to get supplies of oxygen. The government says it is distributing it to some of the hardest hit areas, using the train and also the plane. The airforce has been called in to help. Customs duties on imports of medical Grade Oxygen have been axed to try to boost availability. Critics say it is too little, too late. Earlier this year, the government thought it had beaten the virus. With cases falling, vaccines were being exported. The Health Minister said india was in the endgame of the pandemic but the emergence of new variants, as well as mass gatherings has completely changed the picture. The us is promising additional support to india, to tackle what it is calling an horrific outbreak with Record Numbers of new cases and deaths, there will be many tough days ahead. Simon jones, Bbc News. We can speak to our correspondent in delhi, devina gupta. We had in simons report about the measures that are being done to try to improve supplies for patients. Is it having an impact yet . Right now, it having an impact yet . Right now, it is like a dmp it having an impact yet . Right now, it is like a drop in it having an impact yet . Right now, it is like a drop in the it having an impact yet . Right now, it is like a drop in the ocean. It is like a drop in the ocean. There needs far outweighs what is being done currently. The city where i am, delhi, being done currently. The city where iam, delhi, has reported being done currently. The city where i am, delhi, has reported over 300 deaths for their third straight day. It needs i33 more oxygen than a normal day. Even by establishing Transport Corridors simon talked about, by airlifting and running trains from neighbouring states, experts say I2 , 15 of demand will be met, which will leave a shortfall. I was speaking to a doctor in a City Hospital who said they are fast Running Out of oxygen and will be stopping admissions of patients because they are stressed for resources. I looked Down Delhi a week back has extended this morning. So public sector workers can ramp up resources and try to break the cycle. We also had talk about the need to ramp up their vaccination drive. The Prime Minister says it is a sure shot for immunity. India has reached out for global aid. The united states is one of the countries offering help. We saw singapore, Hong Kong Yesterday sending an additional supplies to india. In pakistan, where tensions have been historically high, they have been historically high, they have offered support in this time and sent additional ventilators. The time is quite limited. Notjust hens but hundreds of thousands of cases are emerging in different parts of the country. Are emerging in different parts of the country are emerging in different parts of the count. , ~. ,. ,. The country. Tens. We had a medic in a report the country. Tens. We had a medic in a report describing the country. Tens. We had a medic in a report describing fear, in a report describing fear, frustration and helplessness. Aha, Lat Frustration and helplessness. A lot of Eole Frustration and helplessness. A lot of peeple are frustration and helplessness. A lot of people are worried frustration and helplessness. Irvt of people are worried because frustration and helplessness. Lot of people are worried because this is impacting children. The religious have pointed out there is a dangerous mutation because the virus has adapted to local conditions and is more deadly than before. Hospitals are full of patients and families living in lockdown are living with anxiety because they do not want to go to the hospital because the aid potentially that they need is not available. In hotspots people are adapting to covid appropriate behaviour. They are wearing masks if they had to step up for essential services, which cannot be said for the entire country. Dr Arup Senapati is an ent surgeon, who is currently working on a Covid Ward at a hospital in the eastern state of assam. Welcome. Thank you very much for joining us. A really dreadful picture that we are hearing about. Just describe what it is like for you on the wards, what you are dealing with. At present here, the condition is under control. We are not deprived of Oxygen Supplies like what is happening in metropolitan cities like delhi and mumbai. Still cases are rising here stop they are doing our duty here. What else i can say, in delhi right now somehow we managed to get a bed that Hospital Administration say we are Running Out of oxygen and people can bring their own oxygen. This is the condition in New Delhi and other metropolitan cities in india. I know Ou Sa metropolitan cities in india. I know yOu Say where metropolitan cities in india. I know yOu Say where you metropolitan cities in india. I know yOu Say where you are metropolitan cities in india. I know yOu Say where you are you metropolitan cities in india. I know yOu Say where you are you are metropolitan cities in india. I know yOu Say where you are you are not| yOu Say where you are you are not Running Out of supplies stop for doctors who are having to Ration Supplies with medicine, oxygen and beds running low, how difficult is it to take those decisions and how are they taken . I it to take those decisions and how are they taken . Are they taken . I can understand ressure are they taken . I can understand pressure going are they taken . I can understand pressure going on are they taken . I can understand pressure going on with are they taken . I can understand pressure going on with my are they taken . I can understand pressure going on with my colleagues in New Delhi, and mumbai. They are deprived of Oxygen Supplies and medicine, also, and hospital beds. People are seeking for beds and oxygen. This is the worst condition ever happening in india last time also we had the situation. I think we did well earlier this time the situation is pathetic. What else we can do, we have to treat people with whatever we have in our hands. Just heafina whatever we have in our hands. Just hearing from whatever we have in our hands. Just hearing from our correspondent that children are being more effective this time around. How concerning is that development . The this time around. How concerning is that development . That development . The virus keeps chanauin that development . The virus keeps changing and that development . The virus keeps changing and has that development . The virus keeps changing and has been that development . The virus keeps changing and has been mutated. It| that development . The virus keeps i changing and has been mutated. It is infecting middle aged people and children also. It is very distressing for us because last time we got less infected people from this age group. This time we are getting less exports also, and that is very distressing. Irate getting less exports also, and that is very distressing. Is very distressing. We appreciate the time you is very distressing. We appreciate the time you have is very distressing. We appreciate the time you have taken is very distressing. We appreciate the time you have taken talking i is very distressing. We appreciate | the time you have taken talking to us. The Prime Minister is under pressure to explain how the refurbishment of his downing Street Flat was paid for, following allegations made by his former chief advisor. Dominic cummings claimed borisjohnson considered what he called possibly illegal plans to have Party Donors fund the work. Downing street says borisjohnson paid for it himself, and that nothing improper took place. This report from Iain Watson contains flashing images from the start. Out but not down. Boris johnsons closest advisor left Downing Street in november but now, Dominic Cummings has not only denied that he leaked some of the prime Ministers Text messages, he has also opened a Pandoras Box of accusations against his former boss. The most serious is that the funding of last Years Renovation of the downing Street Flat, where the Prime Minister lives with his fiancee carrie symonds, was not above board and led to reports that cost was spiralling out of control. In a blog, Dominic Cummings says the government says the Prime Minister is paying for the works himself and that no codes of Conduct Non Electoral Law were broken. The Electoral Commission is looking into whether there were any undeclared donations. Number ten says all donations that needed to be reported have been, but labour is accusing the government of not playing fair. They want to know if any conservative donor was initially involved in the funding and are calling for more transparency and an inquiry. Publish the details, have the full inquiry. If there is nothing to see here, whether it is the refurb of number ten, whether it is the dodgy contracts, whether the privileged access, if there is nothing to see, publish everything, have a full inquiry because that you know, sunlight is the best disinfectant. But a former adviser on standards in government thinks that more information, rather than a new inquiry, is what is needed. Weve probably got enough inquiries going on. Its actual concrete, hard evidence which demonstrate where things have gone wrong that is critical now, and cummings might be able tojust provide some of that. And Dominic Cummings has a means of communicating what he knows. Next month, he will be able to give evidence publicly to a Joint Committee of mps on the governments handling of the pandemic. The Prime Ministers former advisor clearly believes that the best form of defence is attack. He is now questioning Borisjohnsons Competence and his integrity, and Dominic Cummings says he is happy to have every E Mail that he has sent and received during his time here at number ten published. Dominic cummings is showing no signs of getting back in his box, and that could be Bad News for his former boss. Iain watson, Bbc News. Lets get more on this from our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. It is over all the front pages. Fears being articulated about what might come at next from Downing Street stop it is quite a fight to have picked. Street stop it is quite a fight to have picked street stop it is quite a fight to have icked. ,. ,. ,. , have picked. Exactly. Extraordinary when ou have picked. Exactly. Extraordinary when you think have picked. Exactly. Extraordinary when you think about have picked. Exactly. Extraordinary when you think about it. Have picked. Exactly. Extraordinary when you think about it. This have picked. Exactly. Extraordinary when you think about it. This man | when you think about it. This man was closest to boris johnson, when you think about it. This man was closest to borisjohnson, the architect of his biggest triumphs. The brexit referendum, getting him into Downing Street winning an election and now they have fallen out and the allegations, revelations Dominic Cummings is making are very difficult for the Prime Minister. This week we will see the labour party, the opposition, picking up on what it terms sleaze, the general swell of things coming out about the government. They will be trying to push those in parliament. The top civil servant in government will be in parliament as well this week. Labour, the opposition, want to know how much the refurbishment of the Prime Ministers Flat Cost and did he get any loans to pay for it . Whether any obligations that might have put on him . That the dan deadline, Dominic Cummings wants to talk about the handling of the pandemic. Further down the line. He will be in front of parliament in a three weeks time to talk about that. A view weeks time. To iraq now, where three days of mourning has been declared following a fire in which at least 27 people have died, dozens injured and many missing in a hospital in the capital baghdad. The fire reportedly caused by an exploding Oxygen Tank tore through an intensive Care Ward with patients on ventilators, unable to move. Lets speak to lina sinjab, our middle East Correspondent in beirut. This sounds horrific. Tell us the latest. This this sounds horrific. Tell us the latest. � , latest. As he said, the Prime Minister has latest. As he said, the Prime Minister has called latest. As he said, the Prime Minister has called for latest. As he said, the Prime Minister has called for three | latest. As he said, the Prime Minister has called for three days of mourning and called for an investigation into this negligence, as he describes it. This hospital was dedicated for Covid I9 cases. Imagine this situation with lots of people trying to recover on ventilators. The fire broke and they were out of breath. People were Running Out, jumping out of windows, trying to escape from the fire, smoke. Sadly at least 27 are confirmed dead with dozens of others injured because of this. There were many ambulances rushing into the hospital. Iraq has no there were at least i hospital. Iraq has no there were at leasti million coronavirus cases and lots of death as well. It is a really bad situation in iraq at the moment. 0n really bad situation in iraq at the moment. On top of that to have a fire where people had nowhere to escape, to be able to survive. The latest headlines on Bbc News. Indias Prime 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. Pressure grows on the Prime Minister over his flat Refurbishment Labour calls for the government to face mps. A fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the iraqi capital baghdad, killing more than 20 people and injuring dozens. As india struggles with galloping covid infections, and not enough oxygen or vaccines to protects its citizens, here in the uk more than half the population has had a firstjab. And across europe other countries are ramping up their own vaccine rollouts. Aru na iyengar reports. This is Disneyland Paris but not as you may know it. Its Convention Centre is now a Mass Vaccination Site as france seeks to speed up its covid injections. Open at weekends only, the aim is to inoculate 1000 people per day as france tries to reach a target ofjabbing 20 Million people by mid may. Translation i told my friends, i texted them and said im going to get vaccinated at disneyland, and i think its amazing, its great, im going to get the vaccine, everything is perfect. Romania has opened its first drive through vaccination centre, no appointment is required. People here were vaccinated with pfizer doses, receiving them inside their cars in a City Centre Car park. 600 were vaccinated today. More drive throughs are planned in other regions. Translation after seeing the huge queues of cars, i we realised that we should have initiated this action earlier. There were hundreds of people at 6am today. It has been difficult to get a vaccine if you live in a rural area or dont have access to the internet. The Drive Ins may provide a solution. But even as the roll out gathers pace, there are some who are angry at ongoing lockdown measures. In the uk, thousands demonstrated in london against covid restrictions and the possible introduction of so called vaccine passports. Marches also in germany against stricter rules brought in last week, including overnight curfews in some areas. And switzerland too, protesters took to the streets. For these people, the return to normality is taking too long. Aruna iyengar, Bbc News. An operation to put out one of the largest Gorse Fires in recent years in Northern Ireland is continuing into a Third Day. More than 100 firefighters have been trying to put out the flames in the Mourne Mountains since friday. Our correspondent, catherine morrison, sent this report. Halfway up slieve donard, the ground is still alight. Flames fanned by a steady easterly wind spread quickly across a tinder dry mountain. A Ring Of Fire encircling the mountain could be seen from up to 20 miles away a sight usually associated with the california mountainside, not county down. At one point, the fire came close to some properties. There was a great change in the wind and we seen it develop really quickly and we came down into the forest here, the Ymca Centre and one property just coming down in the road. We just knocked their doors. We just wanted to prepare them and get them ready, just in case. Thankfully, with wind dying down in the middle of the night, it took a change of direction and we did not have to evacuate. This is a designated special area of conservation. Hundreds of hectares have been burnt, and there are fears for the flora and fauna and the wildlife who live here. Its still unclear if the fire was started accidentally or deliberately. For those fighting it, conditions are challenging. We are either travelling for one hour or 1. 5 hours up in that ppe, carrying equipment. You cannot get water to the scene of the fire so effectively, we are taking beaters up there to work with that. Were working small pumps out of rivers and areas where we can find small pockets of water, and sprayers and Backpack Sprayers to address some of that, but predominantly its a physical, hard, big job there. Members of the public were asked to stay away from the mournes a warning most seems to have heeded. But the fire is not out yet. Catherine morrison, Bbc News, Mourne Mountains. Assistant chief Officer Aiden jennings from the northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service gave this update earlier this morning. We take our personnel off the hillside, off the mountain overnight between hours of darkness. Were back this morning again with significant resource. The fire is still burning in areas. Were optimistic that today we will be able to finish up. If that is so, were going to get supplies up to the higher parts of the mountain now. It takes an hour, an hour and a half to get up there. Slieve donard, the highest part in the mournes, is 850 metres. Quite a journey up with that equipment. Yesterday was very challenging, difficult day friday. A very challenging day yesterday. We are working in difficult terrain. We are climbing heights of 700, 800 metres. The fires burning in largely very inaccessible areas and the firefighters, as we heard from the report earlier, are carrying significant Equipment And Ppe because there is no access to water supplies. Even getting water and refreshments and relief crews up, getting turnaround times right, getting crews off the mountain so they are properly rested, hydrated, that creates challenges. In the end, there is the issue of the actual work being done. It requires physical beating out of the fire. In some places, youre facing fires with flames heights of three and four metres, which makes it very difficult to get in close and beat the flames down to be successful in those operations. Another tragic moment in the first World War has been remembered in australia and new zealand. Services have been held to mark Anzac Day when the two countries honour their armed forces. Thousands gathered at events in both countries where coronavirus has been largely controlled. Last year people commemorated from their driveways and balconies because of the pandemic. Anzac day marks the start of the Gallipoli Campaign in which more than 11,000 soldiers from the two countries were killed in turkey. It is guaranteed to be an oscars like No Other broadcast live from a Train Station, honouring films few saw in Movie Theatres or cinemas, and reuniting hollywoods a listers for the first time in more than a year due to covid 19. Nominees and their guests will gather at a courtyard in the Los Angeles Union railway station, while other Show Elements will be held live inside its usual venue the dolby theatre. Sophie long reports from la. What a year, right . The oscars should be about film stars, red carpets, parties and champagne. This year theres a few little added extras, like covid tests, vaccine, and quarantine. And the ceremony itself is being held in a Train Station. Notjust any Train Station Union Station an iconic landmark in the Movie Capital of the world. Union station is a Life Breath in so many ways, its a story of Los Angeles in so many ways. And, its featured in more than 200 hollywood movies. The list is huge, but a few stand out. Union station, where Union Station played a Train Station, they played it in chicago, but nonetheless, its our station. Then you come to something as recent as the dark knight rises, the batman trilogy, the way we were you look for Union Station in that movie, you will find it. Supporting roles, or leading lady, she fills the bill. So, this is where the magic will happen. The vast majority of the ceremony will take place right here, in person, therell be no zoom calls, and theres a dress code, theres been a very clear No Thanks to sweat pants. It will be smaller, only nominees and one guest have been invited. The producer of aardmans shaun the Sheep Farmageddon will be among them. Im slightly nervous, if im really honest i think its kind of weird for a lot of us, weve spent over 12 plus months sitting in our houses, not really going out and socialising. And suddenly were going to be at this event. So, its a bit exciting, nervous, kind of unsure what to expect, but you know, to have the opportunity to go is fantastic. Composer and director Chris Bowers has been nominated for � a concerto is a conversation, a short documentary about his family. Do you know what its going to be like . Yeah, they did tell us that its going to be something where they only have a certain amount of seats and the audience will be rotated in and out, so people are controlled in how many people are in a space at one time, i guess. People have to get tested and most people are vaccinated. Once you are on the premises, i think it is like masks off and it will definitely feel like, as normal as they can make it, which would be pretty wild, definitely the biggest event ive been to since covid started. So, finally, the Oscars Buzz is building. Oh, the finale is going to be sensational and were building to it now. You can feel it. When you when you see the transformation, of what is happening inside the station, and the wild anticipation you feel, your heart quickens. Because its so good. Sophie long, Bbc News not in hollywood, but downtown la. Youre watching Bbc News. Now the weather with ben rich. For the vast majority it is turning into another try and mostly sunny day. Into another try and mostly sunny day with into another try and mostly sunny day. With Easterly Winds developing across day. With Easterly Winds developing across england and wales, it is feeling across england and wales, it is feeling cooler, compared with yesterday. High pressure in charge giving yesterday. High pressure in charge giving dry yesterday. High pressure in charge giving dry and settled weather stop the wins giving dry and settled weather stop the wins around high Pressure Flow in a clockwise direction and is pulling in a clockwise direction and is pulling some of this air in. Also some pulling some of this air in. Also some Cloud Rolling in across eastern parts some Cloud Rolling in across eastern parts of some Cloud Rolling in across eastern parts of england, some getting into the midlands and east wales and breaking the midlands and east wales and breaking up as it goes. There will still he breaking up as it goes. There will still be some sunny spells. The shower still be some sunny spells. The shower popping up in highland scotland. Any showers will be quite slow moving because the wins will be light slow moving because the wins will be light. Strongerwinds slow moving because the wins will be light. Stronger winds further south. The lowest light. Stronger winds further south. The lowest temperatures will be close the lowest temperatures will be close to the lowest temperatures will be close to the east coast. The highest temperatures will be in shelter further temperatures will be in shelter further west. 16 degrees for cardiff, further west. 16 degrees for cardiff, 17 for Liverpool And Glasgow cardiff, 17 for Liverpool And Glasgow and 17 for western counties of Northern Ireland as well. This evening, of Northern Ireland as well. This evening, it of Northern Ireland as well. This evening, it will stay dry for the majority evening, it will stay dry for the majority. More clad across england and into majority. More clad across england and into wales. In this clear slot, seven and into wales. In this clear slot, seven scotland, the far north of engiand seven scotland, the far north of england and Northern Ireland, that is where england and Northern Ireland, that is where we will see A Touch Of Frost is where we will see A Touch Of Frost is where we will see A Touch Of Frost. Southern scotland. There will he frost. Southern scotland. There will he rain frost. Southern scotland. There will be Rain During Monday across scotland~ will be Rain During Monday across scotland. Some quite heavy bursts of rain. Scotland. Some quite heavy bursts of rain the scotland. Some quite heavy bursts of rain. The odd shower breaking out in northern rain. The odd shower breaking out in Northern Ireland but may be that far north Northern Ireland but may be that far north of Northern Ireland but may be that far north of england. Further south and other north of england. Further south and other predominantly sunny day. Wendy in the other predominantly sunny day. Wendy in the channel islands. Their wins using in the channel islands. Their wins using a in the channel islands. Their wins using a touch. Windy. If you are waiting using a touch. Windy. If you are waiting for using a touch. Windy. If you are waiting for more rain in the south, some waiting for more rain in the south, some of waiting for more rain in the south, some of the waiting for more rain in the south, some of the wet weather will migrate southwards. It will break into showers southwards. It will break into showers. A little bit warmer in the southeast showers. A little bit warmer in the south east. Turning chillier in the north south east. Turning chillier in the north the south east. Turning chillier in the north. The Cool Air will spread southwards in the middle part of the week southwards in the middle part of the week still southwards in the middle part of the week. Stilla southwards in the middle part of the week. Still a lot of weather around. A similar week. Still a lot of weather around. A similar story further north. Any showers a similar story further north. Any showers on a similar story further north. Any showers on the high ground of scotland showers on the high ground of scotland could turn wintry. This is Bbc News. The headlines indias Prime 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. How ever much we try, at some point, we just cannot do our best because there is a shortage of oxygen, a shortage of Icu Beds and a shortage of medicine. Pressure grows on the Prime Minister over his flat Refurbishment Labour calls for the government to face mps. A fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the iraqi capital baghdad, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens. A operation to extinguish one of the largest Gorse Fires of recent years in Northern Ireland, enters its Third Day more than 100 firefighters have been trying to put out