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
is above average for the time of year, but that is something we will not see next week for the most part. we will talk about next week later on. as we say, we have cloud stretching its way further west through the night, just patchy frost under clear skies. a weather front will bring some rain to the north west of scotland by the end of tonight and tomorrow a very different day for scotland. 17 in the sunshine today, 13 and outbreaks of quite heavy rain and gusty winds tomorrow. eventually that cloud and a bit of rain getting in to northern ireland and the far north of england, but still warm at 16. 16 or 17 in a southern areas. it will be a warm day again in the south in a sunshine but it is all change for the north tomorrow. you re watching bbc news with me ben brown. england s biggest football teams in the sport s governing bodies are going to stage a four day boycott of social media from next friday. the campaign for social media platforms like facebook and twitter to cra
now on bbc news a preview of the oscars in talking movies. hello from union station in downtown los angeles. i m tom brook and welcome to our oscars preview edition of talking movies. in today s programme, we are going to tell you everything you need to know to make sense of this year s oscar ceremony which is taking place partly here, inside the biggest railway station in the western united states. it is the most diverse field of oscar contenders ever, a woman could win for best director and, for the first time, a muslim is up for best actor. it is a win for our culture when it feels like we are all moving forwards together. we will be hearing from several top contenders, we will also be looking at movies around the world, vying for oscars consideration. but first, something a bit different my take on the academy awards and the ceremony s move to an additional venue. everybody thinks that the king s speech, the british period drama is going to do very well indeed. i hav
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: hospitals in india struggle with overwhelming demand for beds, ventilators and oxygen as the country records the world s highest ever daily rise in coronavirus infections for the third day in a row. labour has called for the government to publish full details of how work on borisjohnson s official flat was paid for, following allegations by his former chief advisor, dominic cummings. indonesian rescue teams recover debris that is believed to be from the submarine that went missing off the coast of bali on wednesday. the public have been told to stay away from the mourne mountains in northern ireland, amid warnings more fires may break out this weekend. more headlines at nine, but now on bbc news, and oscar preview in talking movies. hello from union station in downtown los angeles. i m tom brook and welcome to our oscars preview edition of talking movies. in today s programme, we are going to tell you everything you need to know to make