festival early on friday. north korea has accused president biden of pursuing a hostile policy towards it, and has warned that the united states will get hurt if it provokes pyongyang. the crowds are coming back. 5,000 people will gather at a music festival in liverpool today to see headline act the blossoms as studies continue into the spread of coronavirus. surgery in the womb: a pioneering procedure to repair a baby s spine while still in its mother s womb continues despite pandemic pressures. and the american actress and oscar winner 0lympia dukakis who found worldwide fame in moonstruck and steel magnolias has died, aged 89 hello and welcome to bbc news. if you ve just joined if you vejustjoined us. india has reported the highest number of deaths with covid i9 over a 2k hour period. the health ministry says almost 3,700 people died. on saturday, there was a global record number of infections for a single day. the prime minister, narendra modi, is meeting senior
despite pandemic pressures. scheduled for 11.57 pacific time. nasa s first night time splashdown since apollo eight. four astronauts have returned to earth from the international space station. and in half an hour looking back at the past seven days at westminster, alicia mccarthy will be here with the week in parliament. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rules that require people to self isolate if they come into contact with someone who s tested positive for covid, could be relaxed. in a trial starting next week, up to 40,000 people contacted by nhs test and trace will be asked to take a lateral flow test every morning for a week instead of starting ten days of quarantine. 0ur health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. test, test, test. it s a key part of society reopening. currently, if you come into close contact with someone who s tested positive, you may receive this a message from test and trace saying you must self isolate for ten days. but this co
most of us are in for some glorious spring weather this weekend, so you may be thinking of entering into the great outdoors for a hike or a ramble. if so, you are being asked to stick to proper footpaths. adam mclean reports. this path is one of many in the lake district. we this path is one of many in the lake district. lake district. we are repairing them for the lake district. we are repairing them for the benefit lake district. we are repairing them for the benefit of - lake district. we are repairing them for the benefit of the - them for the benefit of the environment, so we re stopping the damage to the vegetation and the wildlife year, and that is our main reason, for the work we re doing, to protect this scenery and environment. this route is one of the most popular in the lake district from those completing the 3 piece challenge to those taking up the highest point of england. taking up the highest point of encland. england. the pandemic has made people realise
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. to be quite millions of readers all around the world are drawn to fiction that explore our fears, horror, and no one does that more prolifically in my guest stephen king, he has written more than 60 books, sold most of 400 million copies, he is the master manipulator of dark places in the paranormal. if you are not a reader you may have seen this shining, stand by me, all films based on his stories. he has been writing for half a century. how has our appetites forfear century. how has our appetites for fear evolved? stephen king in florida, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it s nice to be here. i wish we could do it in person. me too. but nonetheless, it is a pleasure to see you on my screen. and let me begin by asking you about the threat that we all, all over the world in florida, in the uk, all over the world are living with, and that is covid 19. has that invisible threat of the virus in any