hello, this is bbc news. the headlines — violent clashes in paris as thousands protest against a new law to restrict the sharing of images of police officers. it comes days after footage emerged of officers beating up a black man. the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed, says the army has entered the regional capital of the northern province of tigray. a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases if mps don't back new restrictions. the prime minister appoints nadhim zahawi as minister for the deployment of coronavirus vaccines. iran's president rouhani blames israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, saying his country won't be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. now on bbc news, 2020 has seen a record number of entries

for the rory peck awards. the awards pay tribute to an international field of freelance journalists around the world. a warning — this programme contains images some viewers may find upsetting. some of the most powerful images of the year. often filmed in difficult and dangerous places. but who are the people who bring us these pictures? why do they do it? how do they do it? and what is the impact on them personally? each year, we step behind the camera and speak to the men and women who capture and bring us some of the most important news stories of our times. often under extremely difficult circumstances and great personal strain.

these freelance journalists are honoured through the rory peck awards, named after a british freelancer who was killed in moscow covering the october coup in 1993. his memory lives on through the rory peck trust, which works to support freelance journalist and their families worldwide. the films chosen by the judges cover this year's most topical stories, from the hong kong protests to the impact of the pandemic on communities and hospitals around the world. first up, the rory peck award for news, for films that capture the immediacy of a story. five years after the peaceful pro—democracy protests known as the umbrella movement, a huge swathe of hong kong citizens were determined to stop the central

government in beijing from further eroding the "one country, two systems" promise it made in 1997. a video journalist was filming after a march in the city's district when a group of protesters hurled eggs and fragments of bricks at the local police station. hong kong society is not a society that were used to violent protests, so it was a very interesting moment where a group of youth that were used to studying, to playing games online, to have a peaceful life, suddenly they decided to be more aggressive and more defensive against riot police and the government. the film illustrates the frustration and anger of the demonstrators towards the police as the violence escalated. you have, like, two sides.

you have the protesters, and on the other side as well you have a police that were not used to this kind of violence on the street. so both sides little by little escalating, you know, first throwing tear gas, rubber bullets, then the protesters starts to use petrol bombs and this was a test to see who is going to do the next step? police or protesters. thejudges said this was as much a piece of art as it was a piece of news. not classic news reporting, but a unique and powerful digital piece that left the viewer more able to connect with the issues that inspired it. in august 2019, the indian

government revoked a bill which gave a state in kashmir autonomy for seven decades. kashmir was put under complete lockdown with a total communication blackout. many kashmiris feared that their way of life was at risk. this footage captured the ensuing protests as civilians in a suburb engaged in a fight for existence. it has gone through various political instabilites over the years, but i've seen that there is always a ray of hope. they were not ready to sit quietly about what was going on. they wanted to send a message to the world powers.

determined to prevent indian government forces from entering their community, residents defied tear gas and pellets to protect the last remaining pocket of resistance in the country's only muslim—majority state. people were not scared at all. they were out on night watches to protect the neighbourhood from police raids. they had bad injuries that were unable to get that were unable to get treated because the police used to raid the hospitals. the judges said that the vivid imagery captured the passion of the moment, and the intimate interview with the protester whose body was still riddled with pellets showed us the personal cost.

winner of the news award, this film follows two venezuelan migrants in peru picking up the bodies of covid—19 victims in the poorest neighbourhoods of lima. the two men arrived in the capital to escape the economic crisis in venezuela, but as they arrived in peru, the pandemic hit the country. when the virus hit peru, we only had 500 intensive care beds for a population of 32 million. the hospitals collapsed. so many people decided to try to pass the deceased at home, so that's why we had lots of people who died at home.

it was grueling, dangerous work recovering bodies of covid—19 victims from homes and streets as the country struggled to combat the virus. guillermo captured the scale of the situation was captured at the crematorium. i never saw that amount of death in my life. when we arrived, it was pretty clear the crematorium was working at maximum. and the outside of the crematorium was full of coffins of cheap wood because there were not enough coffins in the city for the amount of dead people. this is the new normal. if you can afford it. the high—speed burial. only three family members can attend. it lasts just ten minutes. i was thinking, "this is incredible, this is like an express funeral via the web," but those people

there at the cemetery clearly were the lucky ones who were able to at least bury their loved ones because the majority of people, what happened was that bodies were being picked up from hospitals or from homes and they were taken to the ovens, to the crematorium and then, you know, two or three weeks later, you would receive in your house a box with the ashes. the judges said this is a breathtakingly up—close account. it takes us to the heart of the suffering and shows us the disturbingly mundane way in which death has to be managed during the covid—19 crisis. next, the rory peck award for news features, for films looked beyond the immediacy of the news story. every day, thousands of ethiopian

set off on foot on a desperate 2000 kilometre trek in the hope of reaching saudi arabia in the hope of employment and a better life. the route takes them across the desert, the red sea and yemen, a country ravaged by civil war. and every year, hundreds die of exhaustion in the desert or drown while crossing the gulf of aden. charles and olivier followed the migrants on their treacherous journey. they want to go to saudi arabia because it's a rich country and there is always an example of a family who get richer by the money sent from the migrants. and even if there is a lot of bad stories of migrants who failed in their migration, the success story is always more appealing.

during theirjourney, they often go without food for days on end and are easy prey to kidnappers. speaking to the migrants and the traffickers, the film captures the willing to risk their lives for a better way of life and the criminals who exploit them. for those who make it as far as yemen, living conditions are often no better or even worse than what they left behind. they're really living in the streets. they get a little money from begging in the street or washing the cars, but really it's a harsh condition for most of them.

the judges said this is a remarkable feat of enterprise and endeavour whereby the journalists covered an otherwise underreported story alongside an awesome level of commitment where they put themselves at risk for the film. in this film, a localjournalist investigates the impact of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in one of kenya's largest and poorest slums. reporting from the coronavirus front—line and putting himself at risk, he found that the police brutality was worse than the virus.

everywhere, the police mishandled their way of doing things. people kept on resisting, and they were resisting because the cops came to enforce their laws so that people can follow them to save them from covid. but every time they did it wrong, people lost hope on their way of doing things and that is how things got out of hand. as the pandemic spread, heavy—handed policing led to violence and a series of tragic deaths, including that of a teenage boy. when he was killed, everything changed, even the mood of the community.

and no—one would follow the rules that were given for them to be safe from covid. people are angry, people are mad, people didn't want to be told anything to do with covid any more. having been born and bred here, he has a strong connection with the place and was able to show the desperate situation the locals found themselves and with compassion and sensitivity. since we started filming, there has been no coronavirus here, but so far three people have been killed. thejudges said that when everyone is looking for covid stories in africa, he was smart to find a fresh angle that would also highlight a local issue. these journalists' unique winning

film tells the story of a farming community known as the peace community in colombia's mountains. led by one man, the community has lived in the midst of conflict for nearly 20 years. they gained the trust of the community, giving them a voice to alert the world to their plight. the story represents what many people in colombian rural areas are living right now. paramilitary violence is spreading, so we wanted to portray the peace community. we wanted to show their work and their courage in standing against this violence.

in memory of the fallen, he leads his people — including the elderly, women and children — through the mountainous region to pay their respects to their slain community members. it's a riskyjourney they've chosen to embark on as an act of defiance against a local right—wing paramilitary group. the community's fighting for dignity. it's about not having to run away from the land. to stay and work their land. of course, they know that they live beside their enemy, but they don't live with fear. they live with dignity. since the landmark peace agreement between the colombian government and the farc rebels in 2016, more than 700 social leaders have been reported killed across the country.

herman is hopefulfor the future, even though they knows that the paramilitary is probably going to kill him, but he knows that if he dies there is another one that can take his position and lead the community. so it is a sad story, but it is also full of hope. the judges said this is an extremely relevant film in a time when the peace process in colombia is at risk of unravelling. it's quiet and unassuming, yet incredibly compelling, and the film—makers manage to get under the skin of the story. and finally, the impact award for current affairs for films that really examine the issues and have impact.

james jones and olivier‘s film captures president duterte‘s bloody campaign against drug dealers and addicts in the philippines. they first arrived in 2017 at a time when even duterte had had to restrain his police after the public outcry over the killing of a teenager. after meeting the new police chief, the colonel, they managed to persuade him to open his doors to filming.

immediately it became clear that his ego and vanity would get the better of him, and he loved the idea that we'd flown halfway across the world to a film about him. so from then on, the doors of the police were thrown open to us. over the course of six months, the film—makers spent weeks on end with a swat team, the secretive specialist operations unit within the notoriously overcrowded prisons. on top of the horrific physical conditions, the jail warden was a bully and a tormentor and he would dish out punishments, you know, like beating them with a wooden stick. and i think, you know, the whole system showed that they stopped seeing drug suspects as human. the film—makers managed

to gain the trust of the head of the swat team. so much so that he admitted off—camera that the police force could have been behind many of the vigilante killings. the judges said that this is a film alerting the world to human rights abuses. this is a visually amazing documentary shot with tension and urgency that plunges the viewers into the very heart of manila's murderous war against drugs.

with unique access into the battle for hong kong, this film follows demonstrators through the most intense clashes over several months of pro—democracy protests. we believe that our future should be decided by ourselves. the film examines their struggle against what they say is growing influence from the communist government of mainland china. they're very concerned that they will be living in a china, an authoritarian china, where they‘ re unable to access an open internet, where they're unable to obviously

decide their futures and elect their leaders, or have a rule of law which they trust and respect. and also had the right to protest. so these are big concerns for them about the future of the place that they love and are passionate about, hong kong. the majority of the demonstrations were peaceful, but as police started firing tear gas into the crowds, the situation became violent. this resulted in fierce clashes between police and the demonstrators. she was really interesting because her boyfriend was a policeman and he was on the front line of the protests on the other side from her, and so she was going through a very difficult time in her life where she was sort of fighting for a cause that she believed in but also had this very tricky relationship at home. but she was really determined and it was fascinating seeing somebody who basically had

never been involved in protests in her life and suddenly over a matter of weeks and months having her whole life turned upside down and totally transformed and we sort of watched her go through some of that process. the judges said that this is a compelling account of some of the most intense clashes the city has ever seen and their impact on five lives that are changed forever.

winner of the sony impact award, this film gives an unprecedented insight into three months on the covid—19front—line with an a&e doctor. francesca worked gruelling 12—hour shifts caring for the vulnerable who had been most affected by the virus. due to the lack of life—saving equipment, she faced the traumatising task of prioritising which lives to try to save. they had been receiving an increasing number of patients since late

february and found themselves in a situation in which the hallways were full of patients, patients had to wait for hours if not couple of days to be able to find a bed. the entire hospital had been turned into a covid hospital. a month into the outbreak, the doctor and her colleagues noticed a disturbing new trend. it was not just the oldest and most vulnerable who were getting ill. an 18—year—old was taken to hospital fighting for his life. since his mother could not visit, the doctors and nurses adopted him almost as their own son. when he had the phone call with his mother, i was so nervous. he had just woken up from ten days of his life completely gone by. when i saw the emotion on his face and i saw how happy and moved the nurses were, i was crying behind the camera. and so i would say it's my worst

camera work because i was shaking and i was crying, and at the same time it's probably the strongest scene in the film. the judges said that this film was a powerful tale of love, family and professional dedication recording an ongoing historical moment with so much precision, empathy and sensitivity.

that's it for this year's edition of the firing line, which featured the finalists and winning entries of the 2020 rory peck awards. goodbye. hello there. saturday brought us big contrasts in weather and big contrasts in temperatures from place to place. england and wales, many areas kept the low cloud, some mist and hill fog into the afternoon. but it wasn't like that everywhere. in scotland, we had clear blue skies like these in glasgow, light winds and what beautiful reflections we have there in the city centre. now looking at the satellite picture, you can see the extent of the cloud

crossing england and wales and the southern counties of northern ireland. big contrast in temperatures, too. toward the south coast, we had milder air work in so temperatures reached 1a degrees for a time towards the middle part of the day in bournemouth and dorset. at the same time, the frost had not lifted in newcastle. it was chilly across north east england and scotland for much of the day. and there will be further contrasts in weather as we look at the charts into sunday. some sunshine to start the day for northern ireland, but cold and frosty with a suspected temperatures down to about “11 or —5 degrees for some. for most of us, though, it's going to be another pretty cloudy day. the cloud thick enough still to give occasional spots of drizzle. still some mist around, particularly across east wales and the midlands, too. temperatures about 8—10 degrees celsius. turning breezier later in the day into north west scotland with a little bit of rain. and then for monday, we see more general rain arriving from these weather fronts that will be sliding southwards and eastwards across the country. so a lot more in the way of cloud and rain moving from scotland and northern ireland south and eastwards into parts of england and wales. no great rainfall amounts towards the south east,

and to a degree this rain will wash some of the mist and fog particles out of the atmosphere, so you should see visibility improving generally. and certainly for northern scotland as sunshine works in here, some sparkling visibility, but colder air arriving, temperatures about 7 degrees in stornoway through monday afternoon. that colder airjust about gets into eastern scotland and eastern england for a time on tuesday before milder air from the atlantic moves into the west. so, tuesday will be another day of pretty big contrasts weather—wise. some sunshine to start the day, cold and frosty as well. a chilly northerly wind for parts of eastern scotland and eastern areas of england where temperatures will stay largely into single figures and milder air working in into western areas, but with that, probably some mist and fog developing over some of our higher hills. further changes in the forecast for wednesday. we've got this cold front spreading southwards and eastward across the uk. the front moving into a ridge of high pressure, so there won't be much of the way of rain across parts of england and wales. but behind the front, the air turns significantly colder. so quite a lot of cloud on wednesday. there will be a few spots of rain

here and there pushing across england and wales. sunshine and a few showers into the north west of the country, but look at those temperatures. it's starting to get much colder particularly for scotland and northern ireland and the far north of england through wednesday afternoon. and that trend is set to continue later in the week. the confidence in the forecast actually through thursday and friday still pretty good, then the forecast becomes a bit more wobbly into next weekend. so we're not going to go there, but we've got these cold winds coming down from the polar regions and ultimately spreading across the country. also i think there will be a lot of cloud in three thursday and friday and the forecast is unsettled across these northern areas with rain or showers widely. look at the temperatures, too. highs ofjust around six degrees in edinburgh as we end the week. across england and wales, the temperatures going down signifcantly with the colder air arriving in london by the end of the week. highs of seven celsius on friday, and again rain or showers widely in the forecast, so colder air on the way.