Hello, welcome to bbc news. I m shaun ley. India s official death toll from the covid 19 pandemic is approaching 200,000, with reports suggesting the numbers could be twice as high. Crematoriums in the capital delhi have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres, as the city runs out of space for its dead. But, while there has been a lot of reporting from the big cities, what is happening in smaller towns and rural areas of this vast nation of 1. 3 billion people? the bbc s indian language services correspondents are based across the country and have sent this update. India s western maharashtra is the worst affected state by the covid 19 pandemic. Along the with cities like mumbai and camille, it s rural areas like where i am today are also suffering from a rise in coronavirus cases. Some districts in maharashtra have reported a massive 700% rise, as compared to last year in the first wave. The availability of icu beds is a major cause of concern as a few districts have already ran
Accused him of being a liar. Back to old duties for the duke and duchess of cambridge. The queen because my grandson and his wife, and the queen herself are on theirfirst his wife, and the queen herself are on their first public engagement since the death of prince philip. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Almost 200,000 people have now died from covid related causes in india according to official figures, but independent observers say the real figures are probably much higher. 0ne account suggests that the deaths recorded by crematoria in delhi may be double the government figures, which deal only with people who have died in hospital. Divina group to reports from the indian capital deli. Lives erased in india, their fate sealed by the pandemic. But even as families seek closure in this crematorium built on a car park in india s capital, delhi, some are being denied dignity even in their death as the actual reason of their demise is being buried with th
Hello, welcome to bbc news. I m shaun ley. We begin in mexico city 2a people dead, a rail bridge collapsed, many more injured and a perilous rescue effort under way. That s the toll from one train plunging into a city street after the overpass simply gave way under the train s weight. The exact cause of the incident is still to be determined, but officials said it appeared that a girder had given way on the bridge at the olivos station in the south of the capital. Local residents say that the bridge had cracks in its structure, believed to have been caused by an earthquake four years ago. And the overpass itself was only built in the last ten years. You may find some of the images in will grant s report distressing. The scene of devastation at mexico city s subway was reminiscent of one of the city s many earthquakes. But this was not a natural disaster, rather it was a man made one on the newest stretch of subway track in the capital. Line 12 was heralded as the future of the city s
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the chief political correspondent for the daily mail, harriet line,and broadcaster and author, john kampfner. Reminding us that a little later we talk about relations with europe. Tomorrow s front pages starting with. The ft carries a picture of the collapsed metro overpass in mexico city which has killed at least 23 people questions are mounting over the structural integrity of the bridge. The telegraph leads on calls to drop what it calls witch hunts into soldiers who served in the troubles it s after the collapse of the trial of two paratroopers who had been accused of murdering an ira commander. That story also the lead for the mail the paper also carries news that the duchess of sussex has written a children s book inspired by prince harry s bond with their son, archie. The times claims a third covid jab will be offered to all over 50s in the autumn in an attempt to eradica
white house correspondent kristin fisher starts us off tonight live on the north lawn. a rainy washington. good evening, kristin. good evening, bret. president biden announcing today that the country s vaccination program is entering a new phase. first there was too little supply. now there is almost too little demand. we have enough vaccines. now that we have the vaccine supply, we are focused on convincing even more americans to show up and get the vaccine that is available to them. president biden has a new goal, he wants 70% of american adults at least partially vaccinated by july 4th. to do that he is focusing on making it easier to get vaccinated by winding down large mass vaccination sites in favor of smaller more convenient locations and by directing all federal pharmacy partners to begin providing walk-in hours. you will soon be able to get vaccinated without an appointment. president biden is also trying to make it more fun to get vaccinated by bribing the