a campaign has been launched to raise money to build a memorial in st paul s cathedral to those who ve died as a result of coronavirus. costing £2.3 million, it would be the first new structure of its kind inside st paul s for 150 years. charlotte wright reports. for centuries, st paul s cathedral has been a place to reflect on significant national events, which is why campaigners say it s a fitting site for this a covid memorial. designed by an architect who himself lost his mother during the pandemic. there are now over 100,000 other families who will have gone through that same sense of dislocating anguish. and, for us, i think a memorial could not be more important. the plan is to the build the memorial here at the north door, the site of a porch that was bombed during world war ii. and visitors will walk through to an area of reflection, where there will be a digital book of condolence and they can call up entries, including photos and epitaphs. more than 7,300 names
some heavy rain sweeping in from the west and some brisk winds as well. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: 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. india becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. new research finds that around a thousand rivers are the source of the majority of plastic waste in the ocean. and back on the dancefloor with no social distancing the covid pilot schemes testing crowd safety. thanks for your company so far today. jane hill will be here at the top of the hour, but before that. talking movies looks back on the academy awards which is experimenting with a new format that includes an in person ceremony that will take contributions from multiple locations. here is tom brook. hello from los angeles and welcome to our talking movies 0scars review special. i am tom brook. in today s programme, we are
the probation officer who was in charge of the man who carried out the fatal attacks at fishmongers hall in london has told an inquest that he had no indication he was being deceived by usman khan but he admitted that there had been some prison intelligence that khan might return to his old ways . daniel sandford has more. the disastrous consequences of allowing a recently released, high risk convicted terrorist travel alone to london. the battle on london bridge, with usman khan, who had just stabbed two people to death. saskia jones and jack merritt had been involved with learning together, a prison education organisation whose events khan had been attending. khan had been a difficult prisoner, involved in violence against other inmates and radicalisation. he had improved his behaviour but there was intelligence suggesting that he might go back to his old ways. the inquests into the deaths of saskia jones and jack merritt have heard that it was usman khan s probation offi
start to turn wintry. this is bbc news. the headlines: india s 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. labour calls for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister s downing street flat. but the government denies claims that borisjohnson broke the rules. answer need to the government need answer need to the government need to answer need to the government need to answer why have given out billions need to answer why have given out billions of need to answer why have given out billions of pounds of money to their cronies billions of pounds of money to their cronies and billions of pounds of money to their cronies and friends. everything has been declared within the rules. a fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in baghdad, killing at least 80 people according to iraq
good morning. another dry and mostly sunny day on the cards today. if you re desperate for some rain, well, there is some in the forecast for the week ahead but possibly not enough. all of the details coming up here on breakfast. good morning, it isjust gone good morning, it is just gone six o clock. it s sunday 25th april. our top story: india has recorded a global record of coronavirus cases for the fourth day running with 349,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours. more than 2700 people have died as overcrowded hospitals warn of dire shortages of oxygen. simon gerrans reports. , here s simon jones. patients continued to arrive in hospitals struggling to breathe, needing urgent treatment but 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: i ve been trying non stop for three days from one hospital to another and i have never seen anything so