india wasn't able to come tonight. will you be an angel? i do need you to help me receive my guests. yet she'd taken the part against the advice of her boss at warner brothers. jack warner himself said to me, "oh, you don't want to be in gone with the wind!" he said, "that's going to be the biggest bust in town!" i said i'm not hungry. so you did. i'd forgotten. her career at warner's had blossomed with a series of adventure films, in many of which she starred opposite errol flynn. but later she won a legal battle against the company which helped break the stranglehold hollywood studios had over their contract stars. he came back with the same lies. once free of warner brothers, her career flourished. she won two oscars, the second in 1949... he has grown greedier with the years. ..for the heiress. olivia de havilland herself stood back from hollywood in the 1950s, but not before her talent had made an indelible mark. olivia de havilland, who has died at the age of 104. the rescuer became the rescued on friday, when a st bernard dog had to

india wasn't able to come tonight. will you be an angel? i do need you to help me...receive my guests. yet she'd taken the part against the advice of her boss at warner bros. jack warner himself said to me, "oh, you don't want to be in gone with the wind!" he said, "that's going to be the biggest bust in town!" i said, i'm not hungry. so you did. i'd forgotten. her career at warner's had blossomed with a series of adventure films in many of which she starred opposite errol flynn. but later, she won a legal battle against the company which helped break the stranglehold hollywood studios had over their contract stars. he came back with the same lies. once free of warner bros, her career flourished. she won two oscars, the second in 1949... he has grown greedier with the years. ..for the heiress. olivia de havilland herself stood back from hollywood in the 1950s, but not before her talent had made an indelible mark. dame olivia de havilland who has died at the age of 104. a journalist has written on olivia's life and legacy. it is really more

anbarasan ethirajan on the situation in india. the authorities in the north—western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people after a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus there. it's the second region in spain to introduce a local lockdown after restrictions came into force in parts of catalonia at the weekend. from spain, our correspondent guy hedgecoe reports. the area of a marina on the atlantic coast will be cut off from the rest of spain. movement will be allowed in the zone, which has 70,000 inhabitants, but police will prevent people from entering or leaving without a specific region. with 106 new cases of virus in the area, the authorities say this as a precautionary measure which is expected to last five days. translation: detecting these outbreaks early proves that our health system is much readier than in march, and it also shows that we need to learn to live with the virus. we have to remain vigilant and keep social distancing. over the weekend, the regional government of catalonia in th

in many parts of india. people can money —— with money can go to the hospital. but many people still depend on the government's healthcare system. the government has done really well across india, they have given a lot of health support, but you have to think 1.3 billion people, and some of the cities are having for dean million, 16 million people and there are congested areas and thatis there are congested areas and that is one of the reasons why the number of cases are going up the number of cases are going up really very fast. is there any indication like we are thinking out of the world that some of those lock down restrictions could be brought backin restrictions could be brought back in now, given the cases are rising? that is what some of the states in india did for example in the southern city of chennai, the numbers are going up. a relaxed restrictions for a few days, but people started thronging to market like the market or the fish market and then the numbers started going up. they reimposed l

the taj mahal stays locked down as india's coronavirus cases reach a record high. in australia, a partial lockdown returns to melbourne as a breach of hotel quarantines is blamed for a spike in infections. also coming up, how turkey is using its influence in libya to further its ambitions. we have a special report. ankara wants to be a key player in the future, whatever emerges from the chaos in libya, and it's flexing its muscles across the middle east. india has now overtaken russia to become the country with the world's third highest confirmed coronavirus infections. a sharp rise in new cases in recent days has taken the total health ministry figure to nearly 700,000. more than 19,000 people have died in india so far. the bbc‘s alanna petroff reports. the taj mahal, a monument to love from the 17th century. a world—famous love from the 17th century. a world —famous attraction with millions of visitors each year. 0ne millions of visitors each year. one of the seven wonders of the modern world in the city of agra. it's been empty since mid—march. it was me

more than 19,000 people have died in india so far. alanna petroff reports. the taj mahal, a monument to love from the 17th century. a world—famous attraction with millions of visitors each year. one of the seven wonders of the modern world in the city of agra. it's been empty since mid—march. it was meant to reopen on monday. thousands were expected. at the last minute, plans were scrapped. authorities extended local lockdown measures. there is no word on a new reopening date. just days earlier, a representative for local tour guides was feeling optimistic about the reopening. translation: it's great news and has brought cheer to guides. work that was closed for months will now start again. this will give a boost for the tourism sector. north of agra, in south delhi, officials focused on a different kind of opening, a vast new treatment centre with capacity for up to 10,000 beds. in a country of 1.3 billion people, authorities are struggling to balance urgent priorities. the number of confirmed cases keeps rising to hit daily record levels. the healthcar

he isjust this huge representation of our community, both in india and outside of india, and i think everyone is just really, really hoping that he recovers and recovers well. ceremonies have been taking place in the bosnian town of srebrenica to mark 25 years since the massacre of 8,000 muslim men and boys by bosnian serb forces. nine recently—identified victims have been buried during a ceremony at poto—chari cemetery. it was the worst act of mass killing in europe, since the end of the second world war. our special correspondent, allan little reports. this is notjust a day of commemoration. it is also a funeral. the bodies are still emerging from the killing fields where many have lain undiscovered for a quarter of a century. translation: today, i am burying my father, the oldest among these victims here. it took 25 years until we found his body. his remains. so he can finally find peace. many bosnian serbs remain reluctant to acknowledge that the massacre at srebrenica happened at all. so remembering, keeping the historical record straight against distortion and denial has th

he isjust this huge representation of our community, both in india and outside of india, and i think everyone isjust really, really hoping that he recovers and recovers well. thank you so much forjoining us. germany's response to the coronavirus pandemic has helped it to keep the number of infections and deaths relatively low. the country is now trying to re—open parts of the economy which it had to suspend — in particular, its arts and culture scene. there's been extensive state support, but there are still concerns for the future, asjenny hill reports. # hey, hey, hey... corona didn't silence them for long. # hey, hey, hey! germany's amateur choirs singing again even if the rehearsal room is still out of bounds. you come home with a smile after every day you sing with the people and friends here, and that was really missing. corona's forced performers to think differently. at this private theatre, they're preparing a new piece written in lockdown. they can't let more than a0 people in to watch it, but they'll survive they say for now. translation: we had a lot of support from o

the taj mahal stays shut as india's coronavirus cases reach a record high. galicia in the north—west of spain becomes the second region to impose a local lockdown after a fresh outbreak. in australia, restrictions return to melbourne as a breach of hotel quarantines is blamed for a spike in cases. and the show must go on — republicans say they will hold their annual convention in florida despite its infection rate. india has now overtaken russia to become the country with the world's third highest confirmed coronavirus infections, after the united states, and brazil. but experts warn the true scale of the outbreak in india could be far higher. a sharp rise in new cases in recent days has taken the total health ministry figure to nearly 700,000. more than 19,000 people have died in india so far. alanna petroff reports. the taj mahal, a monument to love from the 17th century. a world—famous attraction with millions of visitors each year. one of the seven wonders of the modern world in the city of agra. it's been empty since mid—march. it was meant to r

he isjust this huge representation of our community, both in india and outside of india, and i think everyone isjust really, really hoping that he recovers and recovers well. the bbc has learned that a former islamic state group fighter has died in a prison, run by kurdish forces in a region of syria that they control. ishak mostefaoui left the uk to fight against the syrian regime in 2014, and later had his british citizenship revoked. he was killed in the notorious hasakah prison where many is fighters are held. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford reports. this was ishak mostefaoui when he was filmed by a bbc team last october. detained in deteriorating conditions in north—east syria. it's all very bad. from food to medicine, to, you know, to be very densely populated in one room. hygienic materials are very rare until the red cross came. the prison is in a converted school in the city of hasakah, run by the sdf, the kurdish—led that defeated is. —— the kurdish—led forces that defeated is. reliable sources have now told us that mostefaoui has died. either duri

i think the chinese government was probably expecting that with india distracted with its own covert crisis it would be a bit humiliated with the clashes in the deaths on the indian side and so would back down. actually the opposite seem to happen. narendra modi channelled the nationalist spirit in india and pushed back against the chinese in the not entirely sure beijing was expecting that some may the de—escalation now is the first sign that china may be realising it wasn't catching india off—guard as much as it would have hoped. there is been ridicule of narendra modi on social media, i don't know if you're following this, but he was photographed speaking to indian soldiers apparently in hospital, but they are all lined up in beds that didn't look like a hospital and none seemed to be injured than they all seem to be on parade even though they were sitting in their beds. given the image that narendra modi likes around the world with india being this real strong and given the kind of chauvinistic, verging on the far right kind of nationalism that we have seen in india over the

more than1 india is now not that far behind? more than 1 million cases of covid—19 tested positive in india right now and essentially this is a huge shop for many, many millions of people in india that worships stars like aishwarya rai bachchan. she is one of the most successful hindi film actresses of all time, also a successful tamil actress, former beauty queen, won miss world in 1997, great international present as well because she is a regular cans film festival so there are millions of people worldwide notjust in india who are concerned about her health and is whole incident and the family being tested for covid is actually broken some stigmas about covid—19 in india too. actually broken some stigmas about covid-19 in india too. well, i was going to ask you about that because we have talked quite a bit in the last few months of that stigma around the disease in india but surely such a high—profile family coming out and publicly saying that they are suffering just like the rest of their country, it might help break th

we begin in india today. india has now overtaken russia to become the country with the world's third—highest confirmed coronavirus infections, after the united states and brazil, but experts warn the true scale of the outbreak in india could be far higher. a sharp rise in new cases in recent days has taken the total health ministry figure to nearly 700,000. more than 19,000 people have died in india so far. the high numbers have forced the government to rethink plans to open up the country, as alanna petroff reports. the taj mahal — a monument to love from the 17th century. a world—famous attraction with millions of visitors each year. one of the seven wonders of the modern world, in the city of agra. it's been empty since mid—march. it was meant to reopen on monday. thousands were expected. at the last minute, plans were scrapped. authorities extended local lockdown measures. there is no word on a new reopening date. just days earlier, a representative for local tour guides was feeling optimistic abo

testing rates in india still remained low. we are testing lower than turkey, for example, even though we are a huge country of more than a billion people. in part to the government hasn't been testing enough but in part people have been fearing stigma and social backlash. even health workers haven't been spared at times. the authorities haven't helped by giving out stickers showing you are corona positive in the first months of the pandemic. when someone as iconic as amitabh bachchan very matter of fact they take to social media and says, "hey, i've got it, if you think you haveit "hey, i've got it, if you think you have it going get a test, " it will lead to the de—stigmatisation of this illness which is long overdue and much needed. the amitabh bachchan government —— the modi government has been criticised for its handling of the pandemic. the prime minister announced the first lockdown at 8pm and the country shut down at midnight meaning that they shut down with four hours notice. one of the downsides of the lockdown

they reimpose lockdowns in the city of chennai and north—east of india. now they are talking about re— imposing these very, very strict measures in different cities across india, at what is now happening is the government needs to understand whether this is community transmission or it is happening in isolated places. there is one problem. it is the stigma attached to this. many people don't want to be tested because they think they will be isolated and taken to a government centre. any people in many places like apartment blocks, the families are being isolated. there is a stigma attached to this coronavirus as well. even though the government has come out and given a lot of help to migrant workers and poor people in terms of economic assistance. they want to keep the whole thing locked up for nearly three orfour months. whole thing locked up for nearly three or four months. millions of people depend on this daily wages and that is why the government is very keen to divide the economy and remove the restrictions so that they can make people earn more m

from india to south africa, where the death toll has passed 5,000. with more than 350,000 confirmed cases, it's now the fifth worst hit country behind the us, brazil, india and russia. pumza filani is injohannesburg. what is happening now in south africa for a lot of people is driving that message home that the disease is really here and it's taking a toll on people's lives. authorities had spent months trying to educate south africans and even warned them of what is to come over the next few months, especially the behaviour around trying to prevent the spread of the disease does not change, but we are now sitting with just over 5000 deaths and those of families that have been left to having to contend with losing loved ones and for a lot of people here that message here that we are in the peak of the disease is starting to set in. let's take a brief look at other developments from around the world. in china, cinemas have reopened their doors, but it's not quite like it was before — customers must pre—book their tickets online and seats are limit

there's been, particularly, a surge reported from southern india. the death toll there, as he pointed out, was around 20,000, but i think there are serious questions about whether that is an understated number as well. indian authorities have been repeatedly pointing out that even though the number of cases on the whole are rising, the mortality rate in india seems to be lower than other countries with a comparable number of cases. but over the past many weeks we have spoke at front—line doctors who say that covid deaths are not being properly counted. sometimes the co—morbidity that a person might have is listed on the death certificate rather than covid—19. in some places they told us that people who were brought in dead, even if they had covid—like symptoms are not tested, therefore they are not counted among covid deaths. and finally, of course, even before coronavirus hit india of the system of recording deaths sometimes is much delayed, and therefore there are worries that the number of deaths could actually be far lower than the actua

india's government claims these chinese apps are using data illegally, and that they're a threat to india's national security. and now, tiktok faces the prospect of losing the us, another huge market. there's hostility elsewhere too. an australian senator who chairs an inquiry into foreign interference through social media says tiktok might be "a data collection service disguised as social media". here's james clayton again. if you look at if you look at tiktok‘s business model, clearly it is to expand into many parts of the world, they want to have a big presence in europe, in the us, and a huge presence in india. the indian market now looks very difficult for tiktok considering it is banned. us is looking increasingly difficult. where will this end? and i think you you work for tiktok, even if you are on tiktok right now, it is a worrying time because, really, at any point now, if you look at what pompeo said, if you look the fact that trump does not critically like tiktok. .. that trump does not critically like tiktok... your that trump does not critically like tiktok. .. your member t

gully boy, india's submission to the oscars last year. now he's appearing in a forthcoming cricket movie called 83, the story of india's cricket world cup victory in 1983. it was due for release in april but it's been postponed until later this year. another film that if it's a hit will prove that india's love affair with the movies and with cricket continues. online streaming platforms have now started to invest heavily in sports programming. with very little live sports on offer during the pandemic, the prevalence of sport docuseries online have helped fans get their regularfix. matt floyd has been looking at their recent rise. go out and win at any cost. while the sports docuseries is not exactly a new phenomenon, the soaring popularity of online streaming platforms has led to an explosion of fresh content. suddenly most big sports teams and star athletes have been sought after by film—makers eager to tell their story. oh, my goodness! i am cursed with this mentality of competitiveness. the last dance tells the story of michaeljordan

india records nearly 100,000 new cases of covid—19 in two days. a chief minister is one of those testing positive. thousands protest at poland's decision to withdraw from a european treaty combatting violence against women. and tributes are paid to the veteran american tv host regis philbin, who has died at the age of 88. hello and welcome to bbc news. the spanish government has insisted the country is safe for tourists. it follows the uk's decision to ask anyone returning from spain to quarantine for two weeks. there has been a sharp increase in spanish coronavirus infections, with nearly 1,000 new cases in the last two days. the new ruling means the travel plans of thousands could be thrown into chaos. paul hawkins reports. preparing to board the last flight of the day from gran canaria to the uk, these are the first britons who will have to self—isolate for m days after holidaying in spain. we've known in theory that countries could lock down, that countries could go back on this corridor list of not been able to visit without quarantine. but

india's coronavirus case numbers have been going up steadily. it now has more than 1 million registered infections, the third—highest case numbers in the world. some days have seen record surges. the chief minister of the state of madhya pradesh has announced he is one of those new cases. taken to hospital in a motorcade, he posted on twitter that he had been admitted after testing positive, but was healthy, and urged people to wear masks and follow social distancing rules. india has been trying to deal with its spike in case numbers by implementing sporadic local lock—downs in some areas. it initially had a wider, strict lockdown, but the devastating economic and human cost forced it to ease restrictions. as it reopened and increased testing, case numbers surged. the reality of the spread of covid—19 hit home when a family described as "bollywood royalty" tested positive. aishwarya rai bachchan, her daughter and husband, along with her father—in—law — both men also famous — were taken to hospital. the news sent shock waves around

if you have seen the india— china trade relationship after those skirmishes, there is recognition india needs today there is a fire its source markets —— needs to diversify. so it has been exporting goods and services but there is recognition perhaps in the european union that dependencies on china need to be reduced in this post covid-19 be reduced in this post covid—19 environment and also there is the added dimension that vietnam has recently ratified its sta of trade agreements with the european union, which is detrimental to india's interests in terms of how competitive its goods can be in the european union. so certainly, india is looking west, so to speak right now, and it will be crucial to see what comes out of these talks that begin later today. and what are the chances of a deal being done, do you think? i presume there are hurdles in the way? absolutely. you know, there have been various hurdles. these talks were stalled since 2013 over a number of sticking points ranging from a lack of consensus on all sorts of goods —— what sorts of goods would get free market ac

india's own digitaljourney is far from complete. there is still more work to be done to make the internet more affordable and useful for a billion indians. from improving voice input and computing all of india's languages, to inspiring and supporting whole new generation of indians. prime minister modi has welcome the announcement. india has none of the cheapest data rates in the world and over the last four years, cheap smart phones have been fighting the indian market, making it easierfor several indians to go online. experts say in the current environment where mobility is restricted, google's investment is likely to be effective. really interesting to see where the money is going. let's get some of the day's other news. the french government has agreed to give pay rises worth some $9 billion to health workers, for the role they played in helping fight the coronavirus. the deal was signed with trade unions on monday after seven weeks of lengthy negotiations. in recent weeks, health workers have held protests to demand pay rises a

but india is now not that far behind? more than 1 million cases of covid—19 tested positive in india right now, and, essentially this is a huge shock for many, many millions of people in india who worships stars like amitabh bachchan and aishwarya rai bachchan. aishwarya rai, actually, is one of the most successful hindi film actresses of all time. she's also a successful tamil actress. she's a former beauty queen — she won miss world in 1997. she also has great international presence as well, being a regular at the cannes film festival, so there are millions of people worldwide, actually, notjust in india, who are very concerned about her health, but this whole incident and the bachchan family being tested positive for covid has actually broken some stigmas about covid—19 in india too. the president of iran, hassan rouhani, has said that 25 million iranians have now been infected with the coronavirus. the figure is nearly 100 times the official number. in a televised speech, mr rouhani did not explain the discrepan

gully boy, india's submission to the oscars last year. now he's appearing in a forthcoming cricket movie called 83, the story of india's cricket world cup victory in 1983. it was due for release in april but it's been postponed until later this year. another film that if it's a hit, will prove that india's love affair with the movies and with cricket continues. online streaming platforms have now started to invest heavily in sports programming. with very little live sport on offer during the pandemic, the prevalence of sport docuseries online have helped fans get their regular fix. matt floyd has been looking at their recent rise. i'm going to tell you to go out and win, at any cost. while the sports docuseries is not exactly a new phenomenon, the soaring popularity of online streaming platforms has led to an explosion of fresh content. suddenly most big sports teams and star athletes have been sought after by film—makers eager to tell their story. oh my goodness! i am cursed with this mentality of competitiveness. the last dance tells

this is a massive bit of news for india actually. most film sets in india are so completely deserted. people are not going to work like they normally would and actually films that we re would and actually films that were ready to be released have had to find alternative platforms to release on. amitabh bachchan‘s film most recently was the first bubbly wood film that was supposed and sin was that is going straight to amazon prime. simile his son has been promoting his latest amazon prime series the assume interviews and skype. staying at home within the lockdown para meters at home within the lockdown parameters but still trying to get amount of work done. it is definitely going to take a hit, bollywood this bit of news because there were signs of things going back to normal of people leaving their homes, the paparazzi where clicking photos of more and more actors but it looks like that will not be happening again for the foreseeable future. haroon rashid. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the prime mi

india has approximately 35,000 new cases per day. scientists say the peak could still be months away. although the fatality rate is relatively low. south africa has 13,000 new cases per day. it has gripped the country, overwhelming hospitals and that is why all south africans have to wear masks with the president saying this last weekend. the sale, the dispensing and distribution of alcohol will be suspended with immediate effect. a curfew will be put in place. and, so, without a vaccine, the numbers keep climbing. the death toll keeps rising, and the world tries to adapt. paul hawkins, bbc news. uk prime minister borisjohnson has compared the prospect of a second national lockdown to britain's nuclear deterrent but says he wouldn't want to impose it. mrjohnson told the sunday telegraph newspaper he doesn't believe another nationwide lockdown will be needed if there's a second spike of coronavirus this winter. he also said that he believes any future outbreaks can be dealt with at a local or regional level. 0ur political corresponden

and the death toll in india now stands at 26,816. here's our reporter paul hawkins with more details. according to the world health organization, this is the first time the number of new daily infections has surpassed a quarter of a million. the biggest increases are in south africa, india, brazil and the usa, where there are now approximately 71,000 new cases per day. a1 states out of 50 are seeing an increase, but the biggest rises are in southern and western states like here in california, arizona, texas, and florida, which, a few days ago, reported more new cases in a 2a—hour period than the entire european union. many experts say lockdown was lifted too quickly, the messaging on masks has been mixed, with president trump wearing one, but not insisting his fellow americans have to wear one, too, which directly contradicts his top infectious diseases expert. i would urge the leaders, the local political and other leaders, in states and cities and towns to be as forceful as possible in getting your citizentry to wear masks. brazi

gully boy, india's submission to the oscars last year. now singh‘s appearing in a forthcoming cricket movie called 83, the story of india's cricket world cup victory in 1983. it was due for release in april but it's been postponed until later this year. another film that if it's a hit, will prove that india's love affair with the movies and with cricket continues. online streaming platforms have now started to invest heavily in sports programming. with very little live sport on offer during the pandemic, the prevalence of sport docuseries online have helped fans get their regular fix. matt floyd has been looking at their recent rise. i'm going to tell you to go out and win, at any cost. while the sports docuseries is not exactly a new phenomenon, the soaring popularity of online streaming platforms has led to an explosion of fresh content. suddenly, most big sports teams and star athletes have been sought after by film—makers eager to tell their story. oh, my goodness! i am cursed with this mentality of competitiveness. the last dance

to date, only the united states, europe, india and russia have managed to put a craft into orbit around mars. the mission is being overseen at the dubai space centre. our correspondent sameer hashmi is there. is sameer hashmi is there. a very long journey to ma so is a very long journey to mars, so this first stage was successful, what are the next steps that will be watching for? we know about the next stage very soon because what happens after the launch is within a couple of hours, once the spacecraft reaches a certain distance, it separates itself from the rocket and then itself from the rocket and then it starts sending signals to the control room over here. so, thatis the control room over here. so, that is very critical moment in this launch phase because if the control room starts receiving those signals, it means so receiving those signals, it means so much as been successful in the can focus on the rest of the journey which isa the rest of the journey which is a long one and would take seven months of it. we're waiting for the announcement will be in the next few minutes where

it's a painful chapter in india's colonial history. only a few surviving images show the horror of hunger. those who didn't die in villages went to cities in search of food. every day, bodies had to be removed from kolkata's streets. at least 3 million died, more than six times the british empire's casualties in world war ii, raging at the same time. this man has lived through it. british troops had been forced to retreat from burma by the japanese, and fearing that they could also invade bengal, anything that could aid the enemies, like food stocks and boats, were seized or destroyed. british officers in india sent telegram after telegram describing how grave the situation was. but for months, mr churchill's government turned down requests to urgently export food that could have saved lives. they feared it would reduce stockpiles in the uk and take ships away from the war effort. he felt more could be done by local politicians to help the starving. viceroy to india archibald wavell called the bengal famine one of the greatest disaster

india records nearly 100,000 new cases of covid—19 in two days. a chief minister is one of those testing positive. a memorial service is held in alabama for the congressman and civil rights leader john lewis. hello and welcome to bbc news. people arriving anywhere in the uk from spain from now on will have to quarantine for two weeks. it follows concerns over a sharp increase in spanish coronavirus infections, nearly 1,000 new cases in the last two days. the spanish foreign ministry says the country is safe — and that outbreaks are localised and isolated — but now the warning is that many people's travel plans could be thrown into chaos. paul hawkins reports. for the british holiday—makers amongst the crowds in catalonia, this the great escape into the sun and warm waters following long months of lockdown back home. but it's no longer looking like such a dream break because two weeks‘ quarantine now awaits when they returned to the uk. we've known in theory that countries could lock down, that countries could go back on this corridor list

shock for many, many millions of people in india that worships stars like aishwarya rai bachchan. she is one of the most successful hindi film actresses of all time, also a successful tamil actress, former beauty queen, won miss world in 1997, great international presence as well because she is a regular at the cannes film festival so there are millions of people worldwide notjust in india who are concerned about her health but this whole incident and the family being tested for covid is actually broken some stigmas about covid—19 in india too. holidaymakers in the uk who were given refund credit notes, rather than cash, for their cancelled package holiday are being reassured their money is safe. previously customers might have lost their holiday if the company they were travelling with went bust — but credit notes for future holidays will now be covered. katie prescott reports. jennifer and her partner were due to get married in las vegas injune. the coronavirus put that trip on hold. the couple is still waiting for a refund. we need that money to pay for the wedding that weâ

india records nearly 100,000 new cases of covid—19 in two days. a chief minister is one of those testing positive. a memorial service is held in alabama for the congressman and civil rights leader john lewis.

india has a federal structure, so what we're seeing in the country is that different parts of india are doing different parts of india are doing different things. i am in mumbai, actually a quarter of the deaths that taken place in this city, so it is the worst affected city, although the total number of cases is higher in delhi. here, for example, we have had a very nominal easing of lockdown restrictions. public transport is back on the streets, but restaurants, shopping malls, cinemas are closed, private offices are only allowed to have 10% of their staff working from workplaces, everybody else has to work from home. there are checkpoints across the city to ensure that people aren't venturing out unnecessarily. there are other parts of the country where, you know, because of the surge in the number of cases, they have reimposed a stringent lockdown for either ten days or two weeks. in the city of delhi as well, a lot of questioning happening on how do we continue to ease lockdown restrictions, to try to reopen the economy, because for a country as vast as india, keeping it shut down

india and south africa too — let's look at them. south africa has reintroduced a ban on alcohol sales — in the hope people will stick the rules better. a night—time curfew has also been imposed — and wearing masks has been made compulsory. pumza fihlani is injohannesburg. alcohol is no longer available for sale in south africa and it is also illegal to be found transporting alcohol in the event that you only had alcohol in the in the house and tried to moved elsewhere. if you found transporting it you could face arrest. the president says this decision of the difficult is necessary and he pointed to the situation in south africa cosmic state hospital is particularly which have become factually of around saying that they're now at a place where many are having to turn people away because that isn't enough space for them and that a number of people in those trauma units are people that are coming as a result of alcohol—related injuries and the need to take this decision to try to ta ke need to take this decision to try to take