We re at holyrood in edinburgh on the final day of campaigning in a series of elections across great britain. Only northern ireland wont be going to the polls. The voting tomorrow represents the biggest set of local and national elections in almost half a century. Political parties here in scotland are making their final push ahead of elections to the holyrood parliament. Voters will elect 129 msps, with the campaigning this year looking a little different. And polling day and the count will also be unusual, as lorna gordon explains. Getting ready for tomorrow s vote, constructing booths, cleaning surfaces. Pandemic procedures mean polling stations like this one in glasgow will be a little different this time round. There will be screens to protect staff and voters. That will have to go at the front. Familiar one way systems and the number of people in a polling station at any one time will be limited. Outside the polling stations we will also have marshals, who will welcome voters to
For a company he had shares in. Nomadland a drama about a woman who starts a new life on the road in the american midwest won four baftas last night. And coming up this hour, katie price pays tribute to big brother star nikki grahame, who s died at 38. The tv personality had an eating disorder. The prime minister has asked us all to behave responsibly as england takes its next step in easing lockdown restrictions from today. Pubs and restaurants can now serve customers outside, and all shops, gyms, hairdressers and beauty salons can re open. Hairdressers some rules have also been relaxed hairdressers in wales, scotland and northern ireland. Aru na iyengar reports. Opening its doors at midnight. Regulars at this huddersfield pub have been waiting for this moment for months. What used to be taken for granted now a luxury to be savoured. Drinking could only take place outdoors, so was the chilly weather a put off? it was snowing earlier, but i was still going to come out. Just put my
Tell us whatjob you do and how you re feeling about getting back into it. Labour demands former uk prime minister david cameron appears before parliament, to answer serious questions about his lobbying of current minsters for a company he had shares in. Hundreds of protesters take to the streets in the us city of minneapolis, angry at the fatal shooting of a black man stopped for a traffic violation. Mps return to the commons from their easter break a day early to pay tribute to the duke of edinburgh. I don t need her or anyone else, i can manage i don t need her or anyone else, i can manage very well on my own. And at the age of 83, sir anthony hopkins becomes the oldest ever best actor winner at the baftas, but he was blissfully unaware he d won the award. I was sitting here painting, iwas sitting here painting, in fact, iwas sitting here painting, in fact, in iwas sitting here painting, in fact, in my iwas sitting here painting, in fact, in my hotel. I heard a chair io fact, i
Hello and welcome to bbc news. In the grip of the most brutal second wave india has seen yet another record rise in coronavirus infections more than 400,000 new cases in less than 2a hours. That figure, though, is almost certainly an underestimate. The virus has spread from india s cities to the countryside, where hospitals are poorly equipped. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has travelled to varanasi in uttar pradesh and a warning, her report contains distressing footage and flashing images. In less than an hour, we saw 13 funerals here. The government says there were just seven in the whole day. And this is prime minister modi s own constituency. The human cost is being suppressed. This is the reality all over india. We ll never know how many died of the virus in this country. India s hinterland is where most of its people live. Amidst lockdowns in big cities, masses are returning to their homes in small towns and villages. The virus is spreading. Rundown hospitals trying to cope