hello and welcome to bbc news. in the grip of the most brutal second wave, india has seen yet another record rise in coronavirus infections, more than 400,000 new cases in less than 2a hours. but that figure is almost certainly an underestimate. the virus has spread from india s cities to the countryside, where hospitals are poorly equipped. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has travelled to varanasi in uttar pradesh. and a warning, her report contains distressing footage and flashing images. in less than an hour, we saw 13 funerals here. the government says there were just seven in the whole day. and this is prime minister modi s own constituency. the human cost is being suppressed. this is the reality all over india. we ll never know how many died of the virus in this country. india s hinterland is where most of its people live. amidst lockdowns in big cities, masses are returning to their homes in small towns and villages. the virus is spreading. rundown hospitals trying to
of southern england and east anglia where there will be a first again to start tuesday. the best sunshine on tuesday, the highest temperatures as well. the odd shower into the south west through the afternoon. further north, you can see the showers are more widespread, but they will be quite broken up, not all areas seeing the wet, but the wettest conditions will be along the north sea coast with an onshore breeze for eastern scotland and the north east of england. looking much clearer here for wednesday. the showers tending to focus on wales, the midlands and the south west. there could be really heavy ones running across southern england and into the south east wednesday afternoon into the evening. the cold air to the north means temperatures 9 degrees in aberdeen, 1a further south. but lo brings rain finally for the south east and east anglia on thursday. then by friday, the lows into the continent, the isobars open up, the windfall is light, sky like to be clear by night,
growth significa ntly plus, sniffing out the fakers. how ebay is policing the multi million dollar trade in rare sneakers america is on the move again. that s the upbeat assessment of the world s biggest economy from the man in charge, president biden. in a speech to a joint session of congress to mark 100 days in office, the president has been pushing his massive, and controversial public spending agenda totalling $6 trillion. as well as the covid rescue plan already passed by congress, he s asking for more money for free pre school and college places as well as tax credits for the middle classes. all to be paid for by higher taxes on the corporations and the wealthy. he said his agenda is already paying dividends. thanks to the american rescue plan we are on track to cut child poverty in america in half this year. (applause). in the process, while this is all going on the economy created more than 1,300,000 newjobs in 100 days. more jobs in the first. (applause). more job