this is bbc news. welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines: that supplies reach hospitals by the end of monday. critics condemn australia's temporary ban on india which is now in force as a model and breach of human rights. it is back—to—school from millions of children in france as a number of european countries is a coronavirus lockdowns. —— is coronavirus lockdowns.

hello and welcome to bbc world news. india's supreme court has ordered the federal government to deliver oxygen supplies to the capital delhi where they are suffering 25,000 daily covid infections. social trends have started delivering oxygen as several hospital say, they are struggling to admit new patients because of a shortage of the gas. the authorities in the indian capital delhi have asked the army to set up covid facilities as the city grapples with the pandemic. i'm joined now by our correspondent divya arya in delhi. help is only way for so many desperate people in delhi. that is artl desperate people in delhi. that is partly because — desperate people in delhi. that is partly because the _ desperate people in delhi. that is partly because the government i desperate people in delhi. that is. partly because the government has faced so much credit in the courts have had to step in to resolve this crisis are to whatever extent

possible. the supreme court gave a really detailed verdict yesterday late night where they asked at the centre to come up with one clear policy about admission of patients, whether they need to be residence for a particular state to access hospitals in that state and the covid facilities, how they are being ramped up, how oxygen is reaching them. all of it, they said we need road map from the government because the government has not moved in disaster management act and is taking control of the larger handling of the pandemic. it also says that for delhi, which has sent hospital centre sos messages, oxygen needs to reach by the end of the day today. it seems some of that damage control that we have these visuals of what has been called the oxygen express, the train service that has been ferrying oxygen, cylinders to a different part of the country where there are shortages. it has been organised by the central government and we are being told that it is now headed for the capital delhi. and

authorities in delhi have also asked the army to step in? yes and that shows the crisis we are finding ourselves in. the deputy chief minister of delhi state has said he has written to the defence minister asking for the army to help in the supply of oxygen the ferrying of oxygen cylinder so it is not that the country does not have enough manufacturing of medical oxygen, it is that we do not have dedicated transport facilities to cater to the sudden increase in demand. and he has also asked for special facilities that can be set up and manned by the army because the health infrastructure right now and the health workers are really stretched. the health workers are really stretched-— the health workers are really stretched. ., ~ , ., . the health workers are really stretched. ., ~ . ., stretched. thank you so much for that update _ stretched. thank you so much for that update they _ stretched. thank you so much for that update they from _ stretched. thank you so much for that update they from delhi. - rana ayyub is a journalist in mumbai and the author of the book gujarat files — anatomy of a cover—up. she has just lost two family members to the pandemic. firstly, thank you so much for joining us. i know this is a

difficult time for you and you have lost two family members. can you just tell us a little bit about what you went through? i just tell us a little bit about what you went through?— you went through? i have been re ”ortin you went through? i have been reporting for — you went through? i have been reporting for the _ you went through? i have been reporting for the last _ you went through? i have been reporting for the last 15 - you went through? i have been reporting for the last 15 years. | you went through? i have been | reporting for the last 15 years. i have reported insurgencies, sectarian violence, but nothing can actually prepare you for... and uncle has been part of your growing up uncle has been part of your growing up years casting for breath —— gasping for breath. and a day when a lot of friends should be wishing me my birthday, within 2a hours, a distant cousin died and nothing can prepare you for something like this. my prepare you for something like this. my mother has been... she has fainted. she has morning... none of us relatives could reach there for the funeral because most of the people in the village have been tested positive were the funeral was going on, three of my own uncles in the same village had tested positive

for covid. so i do not know how much —— how someone is a bus tomorrow because there is so much grief that lies ahead, so much sos and urgency that lies ahead for my own relatives in rural india where health is not great. forthis in rural india where health is not great. for this uncle of mine, i had to beg on social media for oxygen bed, but by the time he reached a private hospital, his oxygen had slipped to a point where he could not be saved and his lungs had collapsed to a significant level. it is such a devastating situation listening to that story, rana. sadly, your story is not unique. it does not feel like anyone in india is now untouched by this virus. ianthem is now untouched by this virus. when i wake u- is now untouched by this virus. when i wake up every _ is now untouched by this virus. when i wake up every morning, _ is now untouched by this virus. when i wake up every morning, i— is now untouched by this virus. “mien i wake up every morning, i dread looking at my phone. just this morning, and any last five hours, i have heard of the death of at least five close people in my immediate

circuit. ajournalist friend of five close people in my immediate circuit. a journalist friend of mine who was so close to me, who wished me about the exact two years ago is on a ventilator and every family in india, that is not a single family in this country that is not witnessing a devastation of their immediate family members or friends and acquaintance. i think we are in collective mourning at this point in time. this nations seems to be on a ventilator. i do not know how to process this, yalda, is a journalist, is a citizen of this country, as someone with a heart and feels, and all of us do, ijudged her to process less. i don't know how we will be as a nation, to process esky. how we will be as a nation, to process esky-_ how we will be as a nation, to rocess es . ~ ~ ., process esky. when you think about the beginning _ process esky. when you think about the beginning of— process esky. when you think about the beginning of this _ process esky. when you think about the beginning of this pandemic- process esky. when you think about the beginning of this pandemic and | the beginning of this pandemic and at the huge a lot done that india had, it was being hailed as being on top of it. and now, this feels like the worst case scenario. who do you point the finger of blame?— point the finger of blame? yalda, it feels like we _ point the finger of blame? yalda, it feels like we were _ point the finger of blame? yalda, it feels like we were operating - point the finger of blame? yalda, it feels like we were operating in - point the finger of blame? yalda, it feels like we were operating in a i feels like we were operating in a two different worlds in social

media, people were begging for auction, hospitals were sending sos messages for auction, whereas our government, led by prime minister narendra modi was a leading election marries in west bengal, the election page was a live tweeting —— election rallies. thousands of unmasked people were on the streets, the prime minister of the country welcomed a hindu religious festival just about one week ago when it was being held. millions of hindu devotees were taking a religious dip. it does not feel like... it feels like the prime minister of this country has enabled carnage by criminally abdicating his responsibility while last year, when we saw the pandemic hit india, millions of migrant workers where walking barefoot to their villages. and the prime minister announced the

lockdown, giving them four hours notice. we are still a privilege people, the middle—class india, which is expressing its grief, which is expressing it immediate urgency and social media. most of india is unable to express itself, they don't have social media, not even a power supply so what we are witnessing right now is any carnage of india, we don't even know the numbers in rural india. the government of india is not even been transparent in telling us how many people have lost their lives. the official figures are 2000 deaths a day, but from what we hear from local are 2000 deaths a day, but from what we hearfrom local media and any people i have been speaking to, it could be anywhere between 20,000 deaths any day. could be anywhere between 20,000 deaths any day-— could be anywhere between 20,000 deaths any day. indeed, rana, thank ou. i deaths any day. indeed, rana, thank you- i appreciate _ deaths any day. indeed, rana, thank you. i appreciate you _ deaths any day. indeed, rana, thank you. i appreciate you joining - deaths any day. indeed, rana, thank you. i appreciate you joining us - you. i appreciate you joining us here on the programme on bbc news. that was rana ayub joining

here on the programme on bbc news. that was rana ayubjoining is here on the programme on bbc news. that was rana ayub joining is there from mumbai. does today mark the start of a final return to some sort of normality in europe? with vaccination campaigns picking up and covid infections starting to fall, several countries are beginning to lift lockdowns following a devastating second wave of the pandemic. in france, children are back in class today and people can again travel more freely within the country. in the last few hours, the european commission has recommended easing restrictions on non essential travel to the eu — giving hope to the tourist industry for the coming summer. let's take a look at what is changing and where. greece is reopening the outdoor spaces of its taverns and cafes. in the czech republic, hair and beauty salons have opened and older students will return to the classroom in about half the country's regions. portugal is extending the opening hours for cafes and restaurants as part of its final stage of reopening, and all sport activities can now resume. on saturday, it reopened its land border with spain — which had been shut for three months. and in italy, the museums in vatican city have opened

their doors to the public once again, with covid restrictions in place. 0ur paris correspondent, hugh schofield has more on the lifting of lockdown in france. today is the start of a process of coming out of confinement here in france. not that much is going to actually change today, except perhaps for the hundreds of thousands of teenagers who are going back to school, their college and lycees, after a period of home—schooling. the end of the ten kilometre rule, as well, today, which means we can travel further than that from our homes. but the curfew in the evening at seven o'clock remains in place. the big change in france is going to be injust over a couple of weeks when terraces on cafes and restaurants can open, as well as nonessential shops and cinemas and museums. that is when we are going to start seeing a return to city life on the street, like here in the champs—elysees. then injune, at the beginning ofjune, it is the interiors of cafes and restaurants that can open, as well as sport stadiums.

the curfew, meanwhile, being pushed later and later in the evening until it is abolished completely. but all this based on an interpretation of the data, which is very optimistic, and president macron has warned that if the figures are not good, then this process of opening up can be stopped. 0ur paris correspondent, hugh schofield, has more on the lifting of lockdown in france. the netherlands has postponed a further easing of lockdown measures as covid—i9 infections remain high and hospitals are struggling with large numbers of coronavirus patients. anna holligan is in the the hague. behind me is the main shopping street in the hague, and last week all nonessential shops and outdoor seating areas, outside cafes and restaurants, were allowed to reopen, but that went against the advice of the scientists advising the government, who said it was too soon to relax the rules. now some hospitals have reached capacity in their intensive care units, others have stopped admitting new patients, and some have delayed, postponed, or even cancelled routine cancer and heart operations because they are so overwhelmed

with covid patients. now, tonight the dutch government was due to hold a press conference and was expected to announce that zoos, museums, and gyms could reopen on the 11th of may, but that has now been postponed. these streets are really divided, actually, between those who have covid fatigue — business owners desperate to reopen, to be allowed to save their livelihoods — and people who are afraid that, with only about 5 million people vaccinated, covid still poses a considerable risk to dutch society. the government is due to reassess its next steps at the weekend. here in the uk, mps are urging the government to maintain restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17th of may. the all—party parliamentary group on coronavirus says airport arrival halls are a "breeding ground" for new infections and the importation of new variants could lead

to further lockdowns. the government says robust border controls are in place to prevent the spread of covid. the bbc�*s political correspondentjonathan blake says that although many people will want clarity on when they can book travel abroad, politicians are urging caution. some people may well be desperate to do that at the moment, but others are urging caution. mps on the all—party parliamentary group for coronavirus, an informal cross—party grouping, say that it's staggering ministers are even considering encouraging people to go on holiday anywhere this summer. they say it will inevitably lead to further lockdowns and further loss of life. specifically, their concerns are around airport arrivals halls and travellers from different destinations mixing there, warning that that could become a breeding ground for infection. also, the test and isolate system not being strong or robust enough, and then the issue of fake covid test

certificates, allowing people to possibly travel without a genuine negative result. despite all those concerns, the indications are that the government is going to, later this week, confirm that some international travel will be allowed again from may the 17th. the prime minister, though, saying today that it is important still to be cautious. we will be saying as much as we can a bit later on. thejoint security committee is having a look at exactly which countries they think are going to be safe. but i do think that it is important to be cautious in this. we do want to do some opening up on may the 17th, but i don't think that the people of this country want to see an influx of disease from anywhere else. i certainly don't. and we have got to be very, very tough, and we have got to be as cautious as we can whilst we continue to open up. should people be planning for their holidays yet? we will be saying more

as soon as we can. i think that there will be some openings up on the 17th, but we have got to be cautious and we have got to be sensible. we have got to make sure that we do not see the virus coming back in. and as ministers and officials weigh up exactly what quarantine and testing restrictions will be required for each country when international travel restarts, there is a signal from european countries today that restrictions there could be about to be relaxed, with the european commission recommending that its members relax restrictions and allow people in from countries with a good epidemiological situation and those who are fully vaccinated. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake there. britain's foreign secretary, dominic raab, will hold talks later with the new us secretary of state, anthony blinken, who's on his first visit to london sincejoe biden became president. the discussions take place before britain hosts foreign ministers from the g7 group of industrialised nations in what will be their first face—to—face meeting for more than two years. 0ur diplomatic correspondent

james landale reports. america's top diplomat arriving in london for the first time since team trump was swept away by team biden. and while the politics and style may have changed, when it comes to world affairs, the message remains the same. what we have witnessed over the last several years is china acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad. it is the one country in the world that has the military, economic, diplomatic capacity to undermine or challenge the rules—based order that we care so much about. and it is defending that international order that will be top of the agenda as g7 foreign ministers meet face—to—face for the first time in two years. above all, how to protect open societies from authoritarian ones, including mechanisms to respond rapidly to misinformation and cyber attacks from russia and elsewhere.

the pandemic, of course, will overshadow this meeting. with delegates talking through masks and screens after daily on—site tests. their focus not only india, but also new ways of getting vaccines to poor countries. they will also agree measures to tackle famine and encourage millions more girls into school, something that will prompt accusations of hypocrisy against the government just as it cuts foreign aid for both. the economic circumstances we find ourselves in as a direct result of coronavirus has meant that we have had to make some difficult decisions with regard to our aid budget. nevertheless, in both percentage terms and in absolute terms, the uk remains one of the most generous aid donors in the world. so, for the host of this meeting, the foreign secretary dominic raab, a tricky path to walk. how to show global leadership while also saving money.

james landale reporting there. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we'll bring you the latest on what led manchester united fans to clash with police and invade the pitch, forcing the postponement of sunday's game against liverpool.

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: special trains carrying life—saving oxygen are on their way to delhi after india's supreme court ordered the government to ensure supplies for hospitals in the capital by monday night. a temporary travel ban between india and australia has begun today, with anyone breaching the rule to face up to five years injail or heavy fines. it is the first time australia has banned and put in place criminal sanctions for its own citizens who return home. the move has been condemned by critics as immoral,

and some experts say it may also be unconstitutional. the australian government, though, say they have the absolute belief the two—week ban is legal. sunnyjoura is one of the thousands of australians stranded in india trying to get home. hejoins me now from delhi. thank you so much forjoining us. you have been stuck in india for 12 months now?— months now? yes, that is right. thank you _ months now? yes, that is right. thank you for— months now? yes, that is right. thank you for having _ months now? yes, that is right. thank you for having me. - months now? yes, that is right. thank you for having me. i - months now? yes, that is right. | thank you for having me. i came months now? yes, that is right. i thank you for having me. i came to india in may 2020 to attend to my father who was any critical condition in the hospital. since then, i have been here. my father sadly passed away on the 1st ofjune and i was not able to meet him, i was in court in tignes while he passed away. since then, i have been looking after my mother who also has multiple medical conditions —— i was

in quarantine when he passed away. we managed to get a ticket on 10th ofjuly to fly out of india to melbourne, but at the end ofjune, there was a lockdown in melbourne which went for about four months so ourflight which went for about four months so our flight was cancelled. we couldn't manage to get another ticket until april. 0n the 28th of april, i was supposed to fly a japan airlines, but 27th of april, i came to know from the agent that our flight has been cancelled, we will not be allowed to board the flight because australian authorities will not allow us in. a couple of days later, from that date, i found not allow us in. a couple of days later, from that date, ifound out that ipl cricketers were able to get out of india on qatar airways via doha back to melbourne. they left on the 28, the same day. that doha back to melbourne. they left on the 28, the same day.— the 28, the same day. that your fliuht the 28, the same day. that your fli . ht was the 28, the same day. that your flight was actually _ the 28, the same day. that your flight was actually cancelled - the 28, the same day. that yourl flight was actually cancelled the? tell me how you're feeling knowing that your government has put a ban

on australians like yourself coming? i feel externally disappointed. especially this has happened to me the second time and they have not been sufficient flights from india going to australia because of india has banned all commercial flights so only it india operates and australia has also put in caps, a0 or 50 passengers can come in on a flight and the cities have caps as well like, for example, sydney cannot have more than 500 people in a day. melbourne cannot have more than 1000 people any week. so that's out of restrictions out there as well. and you have to quarantine when you get there for ia days. you have to quarantine when you get there for 14 days.— there for 14 days. given how strict destroyers. _ there for 14 days. given how strict destroyers. can — there for 14 days. given how strict destroyers, can you _ there for 14 days. given how strict destroyers, can you also - there for 14 days. given how strict i destroyers, can you also understand why they would have put something this in place? —— given how strict australia is. i this in place? -- given how strict australia is— australia is. i feel it is an overreaction _ australia is. i feel it is an overreaction looking - australia is. i feel it is an overreaction looking at l australia is. i feel it is an i overreaction looking at the australia is. i feel it is an - overreaction looking at the spike in india. having said that, there have been other countries where similar

spikes have happened, if not more. but the same sort of reaction didn't happen. so i think with one year into the pandemic, with health care professionals and knowing the disease a lot better than what they knew initially, with the health care workers are vaccinated, front line vaccinated and any number of precautions that they already have, i think they can manage a0 to 50 passengers perflight i think they can manage a0 to 50 passengers per flight coming i think they can manage a0 to 50 passengers perflight coming in i think they can manage a0 to 50 passengers per flight coming in and been quarantined safely. i think this is great an overreaction based on fear. i think they can sort it out. ,, , . ~' on fear. i think they can sort it out. ,, , . ~ . on fear. i think they can sort it out. ,, , . . ., out. sunny, thank you so much for shafinu out. sunny, thank you so much for sharing your _ out. sunny, thank you so much for sharing your story _ out. sunny, thank you so much for sharing your story and _ out. sunny, thank you so much for sharing your story and joining - out. sunny, thank you so much for sharing your story and joining us i sharing your story and joining us here in the programme.- sharing your story and joining us here in the programme. thank you for havin: me. it's one of the biggest games in the english footballing calendar. but on sunday, manchester united's match against their rivals liverpool was called off after fans stormed the old trafford stadium and clashed with police. the manchester club's supporters managed to get on the pitch as they called for the club's american owners to go. it's the first time an english premier league

match has been postponed because of demonstrations by fans. henry winter is the chief football writer for the uk's times newspaper and was at the stadium as the protests unfolded. it has been brewing for 16 years, ever since the glazer family, who are based in america, very successful over there, own the tampa bay buccaneers, they came into english football. there were concerns amongst fans and certain members of the media at the time about what their motives were. over the subsequent 16 years, very sadly for manchester united, we have seen debt loaded onto the club, and a lack of investment in old trafford, the famous stadium, which you showed with the fans going into. the fans basically had had enough. the catalyst was probably two weeks ago, as you know, the possibility of a breakaway, this super league of six english clubs, being very much driven byjoel glazer, the manchester united owner.

the fans have said, "enough is enough, we want to protect our club. "and actually we also want to protect english football". is it, then, enough, these demonstrations, this anger, to actually change anything? it is a very good question. that is what the fans are discussing today. the pressure really, i think, is going to be on borisjohnson, the prime minister of this country, as much as trying to put pressure on the owners. it is a private enterprise, even though it belongs emotionally to the supporters and it is their second home for so many of them. ultimately, it is owned by the glazer family, and how do you actually take away shares in an element, without shares in an element, even board representation, from their owners? i think they're going to try and put pressure on the prime minister, borisjohnson, who has already suggested that he will drop a legislative bomb on the six who tried to break away if they threaten to do so again. that was sports journalist henry

winter speaking to me earlier. you can get in touch with me on twitter i will see you in a few moments. hello there, the temperatures this early monday bank holiday are much lower than they were last time this year. we have seen the weather going downhill, cloud, rain coming as well. you can see all of this cloud coming in from the atlantic. notice the curl in the cloud there. that marks the centre of an area of low pressure. that is moving further into the uk, strengthening the wind, bringing the rain more widely. keeping temperatures quite a bit louder than —— lower than they should be at this time of year. windy weather, strengthening winds come across wales and southern england, particularly across coastal areas. the rain is setting and more across east anglia and the south—east in the afternoon. by then it is more windy and less showery.

10 degrees are fairly to play, but colder in scotland by this stage. there is the area of low pressure, the centre pushing its waste was across the uk. the main rain band sweeps away but we keep these areas of showers coming in on some noisy winds as well. quite windy overnight. as a result, it should be frost—free. temperatures will be higher than they were last night in scotland and northern england where we had a frost in places. still windy, the wind to gradually ease. we have the showers, longer spells of rain. initial across scotland and all knowing, in the morning moving down towards england and wales. a lot of dry weather, probably across most other parts of england and wales. 30 degrees here. but further north in scotland, whilst it may dry up, temperatures are only degrees so a bit of winter is over the hills as well. low pressure is out of in

during tuesday and wednesday as well. itjust keeps at this cold weather going. this is the picture on wednesday. some wintry showers in scotland there. some showers developing elsewhere in the uk but by the mid of the afternoon into the midlands and east england drier further west. ten which is only getting up to around ten or 12 degrees. still cold for the time of year. that is the study, really, really we can. we start with this wet and windy note and then it is sunshine and showers. as the celsius than any week, we have a touch of frost returning at night.

today i'm in the white cube gallery, as the cultural life starts to re—establish itself after many months of lockdown. my guests are the artistic duo gilbert and george and overfive decades the artistic duo gilbert and george and over five decades they have been producing controversial and provocative work in this exhibition they call new normal pictures, but is there anything normal about gilbert and george?