Of Social Media from next friday to campaign for Social Media companies to crack down on online abuse. And, as la gears up for tonights oscars, we go Behind The Scenes at the ceremony� s new venue Union Station. India has registered a new World Record for daily Coronavirus Infections for the fourth day in a row with almost 350,000 new cases. In the capital delhi the epicentre of a ferocious second wave of covid the disease is killing one person every four minutes. As hospitals across India Struggle with overcrowding and limited Oxygen Supplies an initial shipment of Uk Aid is due to leave tonight. From delhi, our correspondent Yogita Limaye reports. With every pyre that burns, indias Self Belief is dying. Each funeral is a story of personal loss and national shame. Charanjeev malhotra has been helping to cremate the dead for decades. Now, he barely ever stops working. Ive never seen such a terrifying situation. I cant believe that were in the capital of india. People arent getting oxygen, and theyre dying like animals, he says. We dont even have enough resources to cremate them properly. 0utside, shivangi mehras on the phone, organising oxygen for the hospital she works in. Nothing, nothing is being done. I dont know if government is sleeping, or what they are doing. I am totally disheartened with the situation that i am seeing. The government is a literal failure. A person cannot live here in delhi. A person cannot even die peacefully in delhi. She is waiting to cremate her grandfather, who died, she says, because there wasnt enough oxygen. This small hospital in North Delhi is facing a daily struggle. And we have been spending sleepless nights since the last one week. At times we feel like crying, because we are not able to help patients properly. Every day, it is the same scenario. We are left only with two hours of oxygen. And we are only getting assurance from the system, no oxygen. And so, families are being told to organise oxygen. At one medical shop, we found people with empty cylinders, waiting to buy their own supply for Loved Ones who urgently need it. People are being told that the government is rushing in oxygen. But its already too late. Every Crematorium Weve been to, weve seen body after body being brought in. Its hard for anyone to keep calm, but what workers have been telling me is that the real scale of deaths caused by Covid I9 in india is a lot higher than what official numbers reflect. And a lot of those whove died right now have done so because they couldnt get oxygen in time. There is a sense of abandonment in this country. Citizens are stepping up to do what a government should. Left to fight a vicious pandemic on their own. Yogita limaye, Bbc News, delhi. As mentioned earlier, the uk is sending a shipment of medical equipment to india, to help the country fight its current wave of coronavirus. In brussels, the European Commission said it planned to send oxygen and medicine. And the us has also responded, saying it will immediately provide medical equipment and protective gear, as well as the raw materials for vaccines. The Uks Package has been funded by the foreign, commonwealth development office, and includes ventilators and Oxygen Concentrators from surplus stocks. Earlier the foreign secretary Dominic Raab gave more details. We are sending out an Emergency Segment of over 600 items of equipment ventilators, Oxygen Concentrators and the aim is to provide the support the indians need at their hour of need, really, ifjudging by the distressing scenes weve seen in many other hospitals in india. Will be a serious of further shipments and we are in ongoing discussion with the indian government about four of they may need. We want to provide all the support because they are close friends, increasingly important partners, but we need this kind of international collaboration if we are going to get through the pandemic. We are not going to be safe until we are all safe. Lets now speak to Aditi Khanna the London Correspondent for the Press Trust of india the largest News Agency in india. Thank you forjoining us, how are you concentrating on the story . Mice you concentrating on the story . Nice reoinin of you concentrating on the story . Nice rejoining of this you concentrating on the story . Ii ca rejoining of this evening. Its an extremely disturbing time for me and others. Somebody was telling us my colleagues are on the ground, theyve been covering it every day and dealing with these grim figures on a daily basis. Ijust felt really hard and today that the Uk Shipment is ready and on its way, and ijust feel like one of those times when as is the foreign secretary said we are all in this together and it has never felt more real. All in this together and it has neverfelt more real. {iii all in this together and it has never felt more real. Of course all su lies never felt more real. Of course all sunplies are never felt more real. Of course all supplies are welcome, never felt more real. Of course all supplies are welcome, its never felt more real. Of course all supplies are welcome, its very i supplies are welcome, its very difficult to get people across to india to help out because of the travel restrictions. But how many collaborations are you seeing between india and other countries in the world . It between india and other countries in the world . ,. , ~ between india and other countries in the world . ,. , ~ ,. , the world . It has taken some time for some of the world . It has taken some time for some of the the world . It has taken some time for some of the other the world . It has taken some time for some of the other countries the world . It has taken some time for some of the other countries to | for some of the other countries to grasp the enormity of this. Because we have seen how, especially with the us and talking about the raw materials for vaccine manufacturing, its now finally seems to be rolling. Ijust wonder its now finally seems to be rolling. I just wonder why its now finally seems to be rolling. Ijust wonder why it even took that long for it to get going. But the same time it does feel like a lot of people based here are rallying quickly as well. And a charity that works here, they have started raising funds for Oxygen Manufacturing plants to be set up in a rural region which is also undergoing a really heavy waiver. In terms of collaborations its also the people themselves that are making the effort. And one of the largest in the world here now coming together to make the difference. You must have collects reporting the story from all of the indian subcontinent, are there any parts of the country that are managing to Keep Pace with demand . The country that are managing to Keep Pace with demand . There seems to be certain Keep Pace with demand . There seems to be certain states Keep Pace with demand . There seems to be certain states for Keep Pace with demand . There seems to be certain states for instance Keep Pace with demand . There seems to be certain states for instance in to be certain states for instance in southern india like Kerala And Certain States that seem to be slightly on top of it, as it were. But i think whats happening is because there is demand and other regions where the demand is much higher is also that need to think about how much of that supply can keep for your state and expecting things to get worse there and maybe it transports them across to where its actually needed right now. The really difficult balance that is being struck and in a way he could not actually come you cant say that when state is doing better than the other in that sense because theyre all trying to manage the demand. When this is over how likely do think it will be that the government is under pressure to look again at the Health Service Provision the country . I the Health Service Provision the count . ~ ,. , � country . I think if this doesnt shake the country . I think if this doesnt shake the Health Country . I think if this doesnt shake the Health System Country . I think if this doesnt shake the Health System i country . I think if this doesnt. Shake the Health System i dont think anything can. Because i think that now needs to literally be top of the agenda for any kind of elections. Im sure thats going to be what is expected and demanded now. Im sure lessons are going to be learned. Now. Im sure lessons are going to be learned and well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 30 and 11 30 this evening in the papers our guestsjoining Me Tonight are Polly Mckenzie from the think tank, demos and the Executive Chairman of the cicero group, iain anderson. A Senior Minister has denied claims that borisjohnson acted improperly over how the renovation of his downing Street Flat was paid for. The former number ten adviser Dominic Cummings has accused the Prime Minister of planning to ask conservative donors to pay for the work in secret Something Mr cummings described as foolish and possibly illegal. Heres our political correspondent, Damian Grammaticas whose report contains some flashing images. Borisjohnson, his fiancee, and his Election Triumph putting them in downing street. But now, questions that wont go away. After they moved in, the flat there was redecorated cost, perhaps tens of thousands. But who funded it . 11 months later, kicked out, the Prime Ministers closest adviser Dominic Cummings. So did the Prime Minister, as he suggested, get a secret loan . The Trade Secretary was asked the question five times by andrew marr. My understanding is the costs have been covered by the prime Minister And Everything is being fully declared in line with the rules. Did a tory Party Donor lend him the money beforehand . As i said, he is covering the cost, and it is being complied with fully. The question is, did a donor provide the money beforehand . Andrew. That hes now paid back . I am spending my time in intense trade negotiations, getting a good deal for the united kingdom. I am not spending my time thinking about the downing Street Flat refurbishment. On sky, another side step. Its the most distrustful, awful environment. Its rather windy out here. For liz truss, it must have felt like there was incoming from all sides today. Borisjohnsons office say no laws or codes have been broken. At this matters because he has to declare a loan for electoral or tax purposes, orjust to show there is no conflict of interest. Cummings� s claim about his former boss, labour say, fits a pattern. Whether its redecorations or privileged access to contracts in the pandemic, ministers must be transparent. The government have to answer why theyve given out billions of pounds of money to their cronies and theirfriends, and they wont even declare it through the current rules. Publish the members interests and ministers� interests, and publish who is on that vip list, and tell us about where you are getting this money from, boris, to do up your flat. So, this is the storm unleashed by an adviser scorned and the questions that keep being asked. Damian grammaticas, Bbc News. The biggest clubs in English Football along with the sports Governing Bodies will boycott Social Media for four days, as part of efforts to fight racist abuse of players. The Action Due to begin on friday is an attempt to pressurise Twitter And Facebook to do more to combat online abuse. Angus crawford reports. 0n the pitch, a clear message there is no room for racism in football. But on Social Media its a different story. Players across the Game Report relentless, hate filled abuse. Enough is enough, you know . It has been happening for too long. I got it a year ago, boys are still getting it to this day, its 2021. You are getting racially abused online. Now, listen to this. The Blanket Ban will be staged across next Weekends Round of fixtures. For four days next weekend, English Football will go quiet. No facebook, instagram or twitter. Football has worked hard to stamp out racism within the grounds. But so far, its found it impossible to do the same on Social Media. This boycott is an attempt to redress that balance. I think it is just a great statement from all of football that its not acceptable, whats been happening is not acceptable. I think Social Media platforms and companies can do more. They know exactly what were doing, when we are doing it and when to sell us stuff when weve been looking at something only five minutes before on a different website. So they have the technology, we just want them to point it in the direction of removing hate, not just selling us stuff. Twitter says its improving its automated systems, with new filters and improved content moderation. Similar changes have been adopted by facebook and instagram. And, in an interview before news of the boycott, the Tech Giant said it was committed to fighting racism. We have worked really closely with educators, we worked really closely with Football Clubs to talk about how do we raise awareness, and how do we educate people that this is an issue of concern . But we do believe that everyone, whether its media, whether its corporations, whether its tech companies, everyone should be having these conversations. Four days of silence, then. A symbolic gesture, or a real attempt to rid football and Social Media of racism for good . Angus crawford, Bbc News. Bomb disposal experts have been called after a car was stopped by police on the m20 in kent, causing the motorway to close. Officers were concerned about the security of the car, and after a Police Chase it was stopped using tactical contact. A spokesman said an Army Team attended as a precautionary measure, but the motorway had since been reopened after they declared the vehicle safe. A 14 year old boy has been charged with the murder of another teenager in east london. Police were called on friday after reports of the attack, but were unable to save fares matou, who was also 1a. Witnesses said fares was wearing his School Uniform when he was attacked outside a Pizza Restaurant in the borough of newham. Tributes have been paid to an Ambulance Technician who died when object struck his vehicles windscreen as it was responding to an emergency call. The incident which happened near moreton on lugg in herefordshire, is being treated as an accident and not a malicious act. The driver of the ambulance was also injured and taken to hospital. Colleagues at west Midlands Ambulance Service paid tribute tojeremy daw, who had recently returned to his job after retiring, in order to help with the coronavirus pandemic. He was one of lifes good people, you know . He was a public servant that did his nearly 30 years in the ambulance service. He was a mentor, a friend, colleague, a father. He was doting husband. Things like this shouldnt happen to anybody, but for people that provided that public service, were devastated. And this hurts. It really, really hurts at this moment in time. The headlines on Bbc News. Families are told to buy their own oxygen as india hits a Record Number of new coronavirus cases for the fourth day in a Row A Senior Minister declines to say whether borisjohnson was ever lent money or sought donations to help pay for the redecoration of his downing Street Flat. Englands biggest Football Teams and the sports 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. Three days of mourning have been declared in iraq after a fire at a baghdad hospital, in which at least 82 people have died, and more than 100 others injured. Its thought the fire was caused by an exploding Oxygen Tank which tore through an intensive care ward. The Health Minister has been suspended over the fire. 0ur middle East Correspondent Lina sinjab reports. A moment of horror, people in shock and despair. The hospital that gives oxygen to covid 19 patients is filled with smoke. An Oxygen Tank exploded, breaking the fire and leaving many out of breath. Translation my father is over there. We went in after hearing the sound of explosion. We took people outside. The people responsible for the oxygen were not there. People run for their lives. Seeking a gasp of air to survive. Evacuated. But the search continues, families looking in panic for their beLoved Ones. They were here for a hope of surviving the coronavirus but are now at risk of the fire. Translation weve been looking for them for an hour, and there is no trace. We went to the morgue, to every hospital, to all the hospitals. Iraqs cases of covid 19 surpassed 1 million, with more than 15,000 deaths. The government did not impose strict Lockdown Rules to contain the pandemic. People who reached the hospital are a few of a large number across the country. And the Vaccine Plan is far from in reach with only 300,000 vaccines available at the moment. Iraq is suffering layers of conflict, political, economic and the Health One with the pandemic. And this fire only added to the flame of anger among people. Its really horrific news. As you said, the Prime Minister has called for three days of mourning and called for an investigation into this negligence, as he describes it. A man has been arrested in albania after driving into a Pedstrianised Square in the capital of tirana. People were queuing to be vaccinated when the car drove erratically through the square. It was only stopped when a passer by jumped feet first through the window. He said he thought the driver was aiming for the crowd in a possible Terror Attack Albanian Police have said they believe the 32 year old suspect was driving under the influence of drugs. Firefighters in Northern Ireland have managed to bring one of its worst Gorse Fires for years under control. The flames had been raging since friday in the Mourne Mountains in County Down with the firefighting teams assisted by organisations including the Forestry Service and the national trust. Our Correspondentjulian Fowler Reports from the scene. The slopes of slieve donard, Northern Irelands highest mountain, have been ablaze for three days. After several weeks of dry weather, the Gorse And Heather on the mountainside was a tinderbox. The flames, fanned by a steady breeze from the irish sea. Coast guard helicopters were deployed to get an aerial view, and transport firefighters into remote areas of the mountain terrain. The Firefighting Operation is now being scaled down, as the investigation continues into how it started. Our focus remains finalising the extinguishing of the fire, wrapping up, briefing our crews and working with the multi agency partners for that. Its been a really challenging incident for us. Its really difficult terrain. The mournes are an area of outstanding natural beauty, and a conservation habitat forwildlife, including Ground Nesting birds. The impact of the fire has been devastating for the environment. An area the size of 500 Football Pitches has been destroyed. Firefighters have worked in intense conditions, taking up shovels to beat out the flames. They have been praised for their heroic efforts, in fighting one of Northern Irelands most challenging wildfires. Julian fowler, Bbc News, the Mourne Mountains. The controversy over the multi billion Pound Cost of removing cladding from buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire returns to parliament this week. The government will try to pass the fire safety bill, amid opposition from some of its own backbenchers and the house of lords. The bill would allow freeholders who own blocks of flats to charge leaseholders for the cost of removing cladding leaving some fearing bankruptcy. Sarah corker reports. Security, safety, A Place To Call Home again. Bassel deeb fled the War In Syria and came to the uk a decade ago. When you live in these situations, you often come to a point where you feel numbed of the violence and the death that goes on. I bought my flat in eastern ghouta, which is the east side of damascus. I moved into my flat. In 2013, ive been told how the flat, how the building was destroyed by the fighting. It was my life savings basically all gone. This is where i live. Eventually, bassel was granted asylum. He could work and managed to buy a 25 share in a one bed flat in east london. When i first came to the uk, i had to walk, so i could save the fare of the bus to actually put a deposit together for a flat. But his development has flammable hpl or High Pressure laminate cladding. There are also combustible wooden balconies, and other Building Safety defects. I own 25 of my flat, but yet i am asked to pay 100 of any Remediation Work that could be needed for the property. Which could lead to me being bankrupt. Bassel and his neighbours had hoped the governments £5 billion Building Safety fund would come to their rescue, but their applications been rejected their Development Isjudged to be just half a metre short of the 18 Metre Qualifying Height for funding. Which is bonkers. Like, the fact that we have, you know, 50 centimetres difference and we Cant Access the fund is just weirdly unfair. The Ministry Of Housing told us that, for smaller blocks, low Interest Loans will be offered to help cover cladding costs. It added that Building Safety is the responsibility of the building owner. Im still hoping that society will not accept this to happen to so many people across the uk on that massive scale. Sarah corker, Bbc News. It is guaranteed to be an oscars like no other, broadcast live from a Train Station, honouring films that few people saw in Movie Theatres or cinemas, and reuniting hollywoods a listers for the first time after more than a year. Tonight, nominees and their guests will gather at a courtyard in the Los Angeles, Union Railway Station as 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. When 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 had 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. And Tomorrowjane Hill and Film Criticjason solomons will host a special programme bringing you the winners and reaction from the 93rd academy awards. Thats at 9 30 here on Bbc News. Now its time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. Hello. The sunny dry theme to the April Weather continued through the course of the weekend. This was the picture in wiltshire on sunday, so similar to picture in wiltshire on sunday, so similarto many areas, picture in wiltshire on sunday, so similar to many areas, blue Sky Overhead Butjust quite dry and in fact quite cracked ground. Some parts of Southern England has seen barely any rainfall throughout the entire month so far. This week a return to some scattered showers and we will not will be seeing them but there is thankfully a little bit of rain in the forecast and things turning a bit colder as well. A small slow moving area of low pressure moving it from the north, slowly slipping south over the next few days and so Monday Morning starts off on a bit of a mild note in particularfrom starts off on a bit of a mild note in particular from scotland we have more cloud. Likely the sea of france across parts of england and wales particularly in the north. Monday morning initially a bit of cloud in the south that will tend to break up so quite a lot of sunshine coming through. More cloud for scotland with some patchy showers heading in and there will be heavier than during the course of the afternoon for parts of eastern scotland. One or two into Northern England and ireland. Forthe or two into Northern England and ireland. For the south in the sunshine also less windy than recent days as well so we are losing that biting easterly wind. Onshore breeze making Things Cooler around the East Coast but for the rest temperatures for the likes of Cardiff And Belfast after about 60 degrees on monday. His area of low pressure still with us 16 degrees. Hit and miss scattered showers on tuesday but they will avoid East Anglia in the southeast or we could really do with a bit of Rain Fall around. Staying quite mild of the south about 16 degrees in the sunshine by Turning Colderfrom the degrees in the sunshine by turning colder from the north as the wind to start coming from a northerly direction, just 7 degrees for aberdeen. Into wednesday i think the focus of the showers for wales and the southwest of england fewer showers around elsewhere perhaps one or two around the eastern coast where its again going to feel chilly, just 7 degrees for the likes of aberdeen but could well be 15 or 16 first Southern Parts of england and wales. As low pressure drifts off towards the near continent is good to open the door for these northeast winds and coming down from the arctic. Averages in the cold side towards the end of the week for thursday into friday, just about double figures by date if you have Gardening Plans which could have a return of frosty nights. Bye for now