another record number of new coronavirus infections in india the latest daily figure crossing 150,000. thousands of people on the caribbean island of st vincent take shelter as volcanic ash rains down. the easing of lockdown in england nonessential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. hello and welcome to bbc news. a service of remembrance is being held at canterbury cathedral today in memory of the duke of edinburgh. it will be led by the archbishop, justin welby, who is also expected to officiate at prince philip s funeral next saturday. only 30 people, thought to be the duke s children and other close family, will be able to attend that service. the duke of sussex is expected to fly in from america, but his wife, the duchess of sussex, who is pregnant with their second child, has been advised not to travel by doctors. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it will be here in st george s chapel, windsor, so often the setti
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster daisy mcandrew and the sun s chief sports reporter martin lipton. well again, welcome to both. let s run through some of the front pages. the metro says the prime minister is putting his fiancee in the frame over the downing street renovations, following his declaration of love forjohn lewis earlier today. sir keir starmer looking at wallpaper injohn lewis is on the front of the telegraph. it also says that social distancing won t be enforced at big events afterjune 21st. the sun says carrie symonds is among the bbc s top pick for strictly, and says the fee could cover the decoration costs. the tories have extended their lead over labour in the polls, despite the renovation row, according to the times. the i says the uk is getting ahead of schedule in its vaccine programme, and that people in their 30s will start being jabbed in a fortnight. the guardian says the pm is
for the time of year. and that warmth lasts on into sunday, as well. so, in short, the week ahead looks completely different. gone is the severe cold and it will turn increasingly mild, very mild indeed, as we head into the weekend. hello, this is bbc news. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow morning s papers in a moment with maya goodfellow and mo hussein. first, the headlines: with 15 million now vaccinated the goverment says it s hit the first covid vaccination target a day early. it has been a truly national uk wide effort. we ve done it together. and i want to thank each and every person who has helped make it happen. you can be incredibly proud of the part you ve played. the prime minister is under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april ministers urge caution. anger in myanmar as armoured vehicles appear on the streets of yangon an overnight internet blackout has been imposed. president trump suggests he could make a politic
at the heart of westminster. the isolation period for anyone with covid in england is being cut from seven to five full days from next week. no let up in the pressure on borisjohnson, as some tory mps say he should resign, for attending a drinks the isolation period for anyone with covid in england is being cut and coming up on the bbc news channel. the teams are yet to be finalised, but team gb and paralympics gb set their medal targets for the upcoming winter games in beijing. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. buckingham palace has announced prince andrew is returning his royal and military titles to the queen. he will no longer be referred to as his royal highness in any official capacity. it comes just a day after prince andrew s lawyers failed to persuade a judge in america to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him that accuses him of sexually abusing a teenager two decades ago. the duke of york has denied the allegations. buckingham palace says he will con