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hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: india has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic. as the surge continues through the country, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the uk is sending extra 1,000 ventilators to india. throughout this crisis, we ve said we need to keep supply chains, particularly critical supply chains, open and we ought to resolve these kind of issues through collaboration. and that is certainly what we re doing with the indians. people in england may not need to self isolate if they have been in close contact with someone with covid. daily rapid covid tests will be offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. if they test positive, then they re required to isolate, and they have to take a confirmatory pcr test. so, again, it s a really important time for us to collect these data. so, hopefully, this may be more of a normal situation, so that we can move away from this very, very ....
death. we have our forensic and legal experts of analysis but first, we want to go in the courtroom, omar jimenez tells you the day in court. reporter: in one of the most highly anticipated moments of the trial. you conducted the autopsy on mr. george floyd? i did. reporter: hennepin county s chief medical examiner dr. andrew baker took the stand. with respect to mr. floyd, you didn t see any damage to the heart? that s correct. did you note anything resembling a pill or pill fragments in his stomach? i did not. reporter: it listed the death as homicide but specifically cardio pulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement constraint and next compression. no mention of asphyxia. in my opinion, the law enforcement subdue l restraint and next compression was more than mr. floyd could take by virtue of the heart conditions. reporter: according to testimony friday, in june 2020 he told investigators of george floyd, if he were found dead at home alone a ....
time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. good afternoon. this unseasonal warm speu good afternoon. this unseasonal warm spell is continuing. 0thers, good afternoon. this unseasonal warm spell is continuing. others, the average uk temperature in march is around 12 degrees, but this afternoon and into tomorrow we are likely to see values closer to the june average of 23 degrees. this warm spell north west corner of scotland. the persistent rain continues for the north west highlands into the western isles, but some good cloud breaks for the rest of scotland and northern ireland, england and wales will see the lion s share of the sunshine and temperatures this afternoon. further north and west it will be cooler, temperatures into the low teens. we could see 23, maybe 2a degrees in the warmest spots across the east and south east of england. this evening and overnight, a fine and to the day for many, clearskies overnight, a fine and to the day for many, clear sk ....
250 d.c. national guard. this trial is about more than just one police officer s actions or one man s tragic death. which means for many the verdict will be, too. let go to omar jimenez. how is the country reacting now that the jury is deliberating. reporter: we re seeing marks and protests calling for the verdict to be guilty against derek chauvin but the jury is deliberating whether they get to that point. this process is close to a year in the making. they are marching through the streets of parts of minneapolis and when you talk about the preparations in place prior to that, law enforcement presence is stepped up and added fort fa c fort fa case and all this is in anticipation of a verdict and as people on both sides in this trial made their final pitches to jurors today. his name was george floyd, junior. the first words in closing arguments for prosecution were not the man in trial but the man they want jurors to remember. this case is exactly what you t ....
the women s six nations gets underway today. it was delayed by the pandemic but is now taking centre stage. can england retain their title? they face scotland in the opening game this afternoon. good morning. a dry day ahead with some sunshine, particularly in the north and west. cooler and cloudier in eastern england. all the details coming up on breakfast. it s saturday 3rd april. our top story: care home residents in england will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from the 12th of april in a further relaxation visitors will also be able to bring babies and young children with them, meaning some residents could meet grandchildren for the first time. charlotte wright has this report. it has been an agonising year for those with relatives locked down in care homes. but last month, as restrictions started to ease, some were able to hold their loved ones hands for the first time since the start of the pandemic. now from the 12th of april, more family members will be ....