this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. thousands of people take to the streets of myanmar, in protest against the military coup. police set up barbed wire blockades. translation: as a citizen | who was born in this country i cannot accept the unjust takeover by the military. because of this military dictatorship, many of our lives have been destroyed. we can't let our future generation meet the same fate. astrazeneca admits its coronavirus vaccine appears to have limited effectiveness against milder illness caused by the south african variant. protests in india — where farmers try to blockade roads as they widen their actions against agricultural reforms. and in rugby union, —

scotland beat england at twickenham for the first time since 1983. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. myanmar has seen the biggest demonstrations yet against last week's military coup. and there have been protests in the capital naypidaw, and also in mandalay. protestors are demanding the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi and other members of her party. the military appears to have tried to stifle dissent with an internet blackout. our south east asia correspondent

jonathan head reports. five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. translation: as a citizen l who was born in this country, i cannot accept the unjust takeover by the military. because of this military dictatorship, many of our lives have been destroyed. we cannot let our future generation meet the same fate. translation: i am really pleased with what i see in these protests. l here people are not paid to come out to protest, these are genuine people. to those who are watching these scenes, we welcome you tojoin us. the crowd grew as it headed towards the downtown area of myanmar�*s largest city, where a line of police blocked their way.

offering a perfect backdrop for the hunger games salute that has become the symbol of popular defiance in this region. it's hard to gauge how much of the country shares this sense of outrage, but it is a fair bet this coup is widely unpopular. the protest was broadcast as it happened on a dozen or more social media pages but the military began shutting down the internet and blocking popular apps so that through the day we watched myanmar slipping back towards the digital dark age of a decade ago. protests have taken place outside myanmar too. with aung san suu kyi in custody once more, these are painful echoes of a wretched past. are myanmar�*s generals really prepared to return to the bad old days? perhaps even they do not know

what they will do yet after inflicting such a blow to their country's hopes. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. astrazeneca says it still believes its covid—i9 vaccine will protect against severe disease caused by the south african variant of the coronavirus. however, the drug maker has admitted the vaccine appears to have limited effectiveness against milder illness caused by the south african variant. let's speak to dr michael head a senior research fellow in global health at southampton university. how concerning is this data when we look at how transmissible the south african variant is?— look at how transmissible the south african variant is? good evening. we have et african variant is? good evening. we have yet to — african variant is? good evening. we have yet to see _ african variant is? good evening. we have yet to see the _ african variant is? good evening. we have yet to see the study _ african variant is? good evening. we have yet to see the study this - have yet to see the study this

report is referring to. i think it is going to be reported tomorrow. we cannot be too complacent about its implications just yet. it is less protecting against mild disease but still protective against severe disease, so that would still be a pretty good outcome. all the vaccine manufacturers are also working on updating things. we do need to see the full study to work out what the implications really are.— implications really are. when you consider the _ implications really are. when you consider the kent _ implications really are. when you consider the kent variant - implications really are. when you consider the kent variant has - implications really are. when you | consider the kent variant has also mutated and has picked up one or two characteristics of the south african and brazilian variant, should there be a little bit of concern? because, when we talk about genomics, south africa and the uk have been very goodin africa and the uk have been very good in surveillance, but if the virus is tending to go towards that direction, there is a concern, isn't there? ~ , ,

there? absolutely, there will be some concern _ there? absolutely, there will be some concern from _ there? absolutely, there will be some concern from the - there? absolutely, there will be some concern from the data - there? absolutely, there will be some concern from the data we | there? absolutely, there will be - some concern from the data we have seenin some concern from the data we have seen in the past. if you have high levels of covid—i9 disease you run the risk of new variants emerging which is why suppression of the virus is important. it will depend on when and how the uk comes out of locke and it should have implications for things like international travel and quarantining on arrival into a new country. we have seen it goes around the world very quickly so we need to do more about that. this virus is international, let's take it to the developing world. if international, let's take it to the developing world.— international, let's take it to the developing world. if these results do become _ developing world. if these results do become conclusive, _ developing world. if these results do become conclusive, this - developing world. if these results do become conclusive, this is - developing world. if these results i do become conclusive, this is highly significant for places, the continent of africa, latin america and asia as well. because astrazeneca is far better when it comes to distribution isn't it? the astrazeneca _

comes to distribution isn't it? tue astrazeneca vaccine comes to distribution isn't it? tte astrazeneca vaccine doesn't comes to distribution isn't it? ttj: astrazeneca vaccine doesn't need the ultralow cold chain the pfizer vaccine does. in terms of distribution around africa, most sub saharan countries won't be getting the vaccine anytime soon, which is a bit depressing. but when they it may be that astrazeneca and pfizer have updated their vaccine to cover any new variants. we need to be cautious aboutjumping to conclusions just about jumping to conclusions just yet, aboutjumping to conclusions just yet, because this is a fast evolving scenario and we will see how it pans out. but the new vaccines are under development. t out. but the new vaccines are under development-_ development. i know south africa received 1 million _ development. i know south africa received 1 million astrazeneca - development. i know south africa i received 1 million astrazeneca which landed injohannesburg on monday. they are starting to come in. but it is interesting that the who have not yet signed off on astrazeneca? yes. yet signed off on astrazeneca? yes, i don't know — yet signed off on astrazeneca? yes, i don't know why _ yet signed off on astrazeneca? yes, i don't know why they _ yet signed off on astrazeneca? t'j:3 i don't know why they haven't yet signed off on astrazeneca? tj:3 i don't know why they haven't signed it off yet or if they are about to

but certainly the vaccine distribution around sub saharan africa, particularly outside south africa, particularly outside south africa, will be very slow. we should look at more equitable distribution of vaccines globally. it is in the world's interest that the virus is suppressed around the world so new variants don't suppress the vaccine. thank you. the new chair of the uk's vaccine taskforce says he is "very optimistic", of meeting the target of offering a first coronavirus jab to all over 50s by may. almost 11.5 million people have now received their firstjab, but some, particularly those in minority communities remain hesitant, as our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell reports. this vaccination hub, at the royal london hospital, has been up and running for almost six weeks and it's nonstop, with staff putting jabs into hundreds of arms each day. any history of problems

with bleeding or bruising at all? one of them is martin griffiths, a consultant surgeon, whose dayjob normally involves treating trauma victims with severe wounds, but now he's part of the vaccination effort. he's seen, first—hand, the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on people from black, asian and other ethnic minority groups. there's a lot of anxiety out in the community about coronavirus and the vaccination, about its speed, about whether it works or not and a lot of misinformation on, particulary on social media about that. i think it's important that people take the opportunity to ask questions and have their concerns answered by trusted individuals. this government video is one way of spreading the vaccination message on social media. people from these communities are up to four times more likely to die from coronavirus than white people, but there's growing evidence and research which shows they're more reluctant to be vaccinated. we have to trust that, you know, the scientists have done

what they should be doing, government and everybody has done theirjob correctly and they've put this out there. they've had a lot of misconception, especially within the bangladeshi community. it's more to do with not getting the information in the language that they need it or if they've got the misconceptions, where they come from. nhs staff are giving jabs from more than 1500 sites across the country. this is one of the busiest vaccination hubs in london and, at the moment, it's running twice a week, where up to 700 people a day are given a jab here. and for those still in doubt... we are not authority, we are people as well. we want to help our community get better. so, yes, please, ask questions. we'll give you the answer and tell you the truth and we can move forward from there. in an effort to get more people vaccinated, the government has now started to publish ethnicity data and it's hoped these clinics will end up attracting the most hard to reach hesitant communities.

adina campbell, bbc news. let's look at some of the day's other news stories. egyptian authorities have released a journalist working for the aljazeera network after more than four years in detention. mahmoud hussein was detained since december 2016, without his case ever coming to trial. he was accused of spreading false news, joining a banned group and recieving foreign funds, all charges which he denied. italy's populist 5—star movement, said that it will wait for prime minister designate, mario draghi, to announce his policies, before deciding whether or not to support him. 5—star is the largest party in parliament. it will be difficult for mr draghi to form a government without five star's backing. thousands of farmers across india have blocked roads to pressure the government to roll back agricultural reforms that have triggered months—long protests. more than 50,000 security personnel

were deployed around delhi. small farmers object to plans to open up food production to big business. our india correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan reports. roadblocks as farmers in cities across india staged a three—hour traffic jam. protests against the government's farm laws have spread nationwide, protesters say they will not give up until the reforms are repealed. translation: in protest of the three farm laws that the modi _ government have imposed on us, we are blocking the highways, but peacefully. there will be no violence and they will be carried out peacefully. the government says they will leave farmers better off by allowing them to sell direct to big businesses. farmers fear once big corporations enter the market, price guarantees on crops will eventually disappear. translation: the modi government, under the pressure of big _

corporations, have brought these farming laws, our demand is that these laws be repealed because it is notjust bad forfarmers, it is harmful for the 1.3 billion people of our country. as tens of thousands of farmers continue to camp in protest, just outside delhi, a high security presence remains in the area. internet has been shut down at protest sites. farmers accuse the government of trying to silence them. the un human rights agency became the latest to comment on the protests, calling on the authorities to protect peaceful assembly and expression. it comes after public figures, including rhianna and greta thunberg, tweeted their support for the protests. in response, india's foreign ministry issued an unprecedented statement this week saying sensationalist social media by celebrities and others was neither accurate nor responsible. despite rounds of talks,

both sides are in deadlock. this is the largest challenge facing india's populist prime minister, narendra modi. farm leaders say they will not go home until their demands are met. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. president biden says donald trump should no longer have access to intelligence briefings because of his "erratic behavior." former presidents traditionally receive some briefings after they leave office. mr biden made the comments in his first sit—down tv interview since becoming president. he also spoke about the upcoming impeachment trial and was asked, "if he was a senator, would he vote to convict mr trump?" look, i ran like hell to defeat him because i thought he was unfit to be president. i've watched what everyone else watched. what happened when that crew invaded the united states congress. but i am not in the senate now.

i will let the senate make that decision. well let me ask you then, something that you do have oversight of as president. should former president trump still receive intelligence briefings? i think not. why not? because of his erratic behaviour unrelated to the insurrection. i mean, you've called him an existential threat. you've called him dangerous, you've called him reckless? yeah, i have, and i believe it. what is your worst fear if he continues to get this intelligence briefings? what value is it is giving him an intelligence briefing? what impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something? our correspondent lebo diseko is in washington. she says there is a reason why former presidents still receive intelligence information. when you think about the sort of role that former presidents can play, i guess it does make sense.

so these security briefings are really to help former presidents as they advance america's interests abroad, to help them if, for example, they were about to do a foreign trip, particularly official trips, they would get a briefing before they went off there. these are not to the same detail or frequency as the type of security briefings that, say, presidentjoe biden would get or the vice—president kamala harris, but they are a tradition. now, the former president donald trump does not have an automatic right to this, as it's not a right in law. it is really a courtesy, and it is entirely withinjoe biden's gift as to whether or not to continue with it, but it would be unprecedented if they decided, the current president decided to block donald trump from getting those. as the global race to produce and distribute covid—19 vaccines continues, china appears to have made huge strides, with vaccines from two front—runners, sinovac and sinopharm, already making their way abroad. despite a caution from sinovac that data for the protection rate among people aged 60 and above is "limited", its just received approval in china,

for use on an emergency basis. david campanale has more. from mask diplomacy to vaccine diplomacy. china has been working hard to change global perceptions. it already has a vaccine in production made by sinopharm, which is being used internationally. indonesia's presidentjoko widodo became the first major world leader to publicly receive a shot one month ago. by giving conditional approval to sinovac�*s product, chinese regulators have now allowed emergency access for a second chinese supply for general use. rio dejaneiro's iconic sambadrome, which hosts the city's famous carnival. brazilians here over 90 years old have been receiving sinovacjabs

after the venue was converted into a drive—through vaccination centre. translation: it will be - wonderful to see my family. there is nothing better than embracing them. i miss them. translation: professionally, it is a unique experience - and as a citizen, it is a joy for us to be giving hope to people with a vaccine that is efficient, that is safe, and we hope for better days. translation: professionally, it is a unique experience - sinovac says trials in brazil have shown 50% effectiveness in preventing infection, reaching 80% in preventing cases requiring medical intervention. but the company has also admitted that efficacy and safety results need to be further confirmed as trials are yet to meet normal standards. as western nations dispute contracts and bid up the price of the big—name vaccines, china's home—grown jabs are picking up customers overseas. in asia, singapore, malaysia, the philippines and indonesia have either signed up or begun rolling

out the sinovac vaccine. turkey has also approved the sinovac vaccine for emergency use. other deals have been reached with chile as well as brazil. the united arab emirates and bahrain have approved the sinopharm vaccine, as has hungary, along with several others. china's initial cover—up of the viral outbreak and deflection of its roots to countries far away has lowered global trust in beijing. its largesse with its products, branded china's health silk road, is not entirely altruistic, with beijing hoping for a long—term reputational and diplomatic return. in rugby union — scotland claimed a first win at twickenham since 1983 as returning fly—half finn russell orchestrated a shock 11—6

six nations victory over england. the bbc�*sjoe wilson was there. the word from scotland before this tournament was, if they brought their a—game they felt they were capable of beating anyone. i suppose thatis capable of beating anyone. i suppose that is exactly what we saw today. 1989 with the last time they were champions of europe. over that period, there have been time scotland had strong back row forwards, particularly when they sent the ball out wide, there was nobody there. more recently they have had this flamboyant reputation, almost playing basketball style rugby with all the creativity and flair, not enough steel. today what we saw was a combination of all of those elements coming together. above all else, they were in control of this match almost from the word 90, of this match almost from the word go, that is the remarkable thing. they maintained that intensity through the 80 minutes. for a coach,

that must feel like a perfect match. letter from gregor townsend. that must feel like a perfect match. letterfrom gregor townsend. t am letter from gregor townsend. i am deli . hted letter from gregor townsend. i am delighted for _ letter from gregor townsend. i am delighted for the _ letter from gregor townsend. t —.n delighted for the players. letter from gregor townsend. t :n delighted for the players. it letter from gregor townsend. t j.jti delighted for the players, |t is delighted for the players. it is weird, i think when there is no crowd you don't get emotionally invested in the game, so we were quite calm in the second half. the way the field, their accuracy was superb in these conditions. tide way the field, their accuracy was superb in these conditions. we 'ust had one of those i superb in these conditions. we 'ust had one of those days, i superb in these conditions. we 'ust had one of those days, first i superb in these conditions. we just had one of those days, first half. superb in these conditions. we justj had one of those days, first half we come _ had one of those days, first half we come in _ had one of those days, first half we come in and — had one of those days, first half we come in and we were two points behind — come in and we were two points behind in— come in and we were two points behind. in reality they have 75% of possession, the penalty count was something like ten. we hang in there — something like ten. we hang in there we _ something like ten. we hang in there. we had no ball, we had no field _ there. we had no ball, we had no field position, we had no penalty count _ field position, we had no penalty count we — field position, we had no penalty count. we have only got ourselves to blame _ count. we have only got ourselves to blame for _ count. we have only got ourselves to blame for the penalty count, let's be clear_ blame for the penalty count, let's be clear about that. just an update on dramatic result in the late premier league game. everton claimed a point in the 95th minute, away at manchester united thanks to dominic calvert lewin. the game ending 3—3.

united's slip late on means they now trail premier league leaders manchester city by two points. elswhere burnley drew 1—1 with brighton. a nine—man newcastle beat southampton 3—2. fulham and west ham was 0—0 and arsenal lost 1—0 away at aston villa. cricket and joe root scored a double century as england continued their strong start to the first test against india on day two in chennai. his nine—hour epic helped england close on 555 for eight, ben stokes also making an enterprising 82. the loss of four wickets in the evening session halted england's progress slightly but the tourists are still in an impressive position. ben stokes said the conditions weren't as easy for england as they looked.

we have just given ourselves a great opportunity to get in and score runs on a pitch which is great for the bowlers. we have seen a period today when sharma bowled with the reverse swing the ball. that can happen out here. yeah, ithink swing the ball. that can happen out here. yeah, i think you guys should give us a bit of credit. if we had been skittled, he would have said it is doing all sorts out here. we really played well as a batting unit. women in switzerland are remembering a key moment in history this weekend — the fiftieth anniversary of finally being granted the right to vote. swiss women began to defend the right to vote a century ago. the neighbours in france and germany succeeded. in switzerland, they had to wait until 1971, just 50 years ago. we're happy, but it's still like... to think that it was just

50 years ago is also, like, kind of shocking. why did it take so long? in switzerland, all big decisions are decided by nationwide vote. in 1959, the men went to the polls to decide if women could join them. the no campaign warned of catastrophic consequences forfamily life. as far as i'm concerned, i think it's against nature. i think it's an unnecessary luxury for the state, - because women's vote is expressed to their husbands, anyway. - one of the arguments not giving the women the right to vote was because their brains are too small. and i think... yeah, it was one of the arguments. 67% said no to women voting. yvonne, now 80 was 18 at the time. in the evenings, there was a large manifestation with flares and not even many speeches. it was more of a demonstration of mourning that, again, the women did not achieve what they wanted.

and by a large majority. the radical �*60s came and went. swiss women continued to protest. finally, in 1971, another referendum and finally, a yes. there was a general election later in 1971 and so, after decades of protesting here outside parliament, swiss women could finally vote to put women inside. and they did. since then, swiss women have continued to campaign, using their vote to get maternity leave and equal pay for equal work. i always vote. ifeel like because i can, i should participate and vote and give my voice. i never missed any of these votations or elections. i always went, and my daughters do the same, so somehow, i taught them that this political right is important for us in switzerland. switzerland has changed in the last 50 years.

in part, thanks to those tireless women who never gave up on their right to have their say. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett hello there. it has been called the beast from the east two. during sunday we will find a strengthening easterly wind and that will bring in much colder air and we and that will bring in much colder airand we will find and that will bring in much colder air and we will find snow falling more widely. focus of the snow has beenin more widely. focus of the snow has been in scotland and it is still snowing here now. but the emphasis changes more towards the south—east of england where we are closer to storm darcy, bringing thicker cloud and added moisture which is bumping into the cold air that we can trace all the way back to the baltic sea and up towards the arctic. we will find snow falling by the morning in the south—east and east anglia. it will be slippery elsewhere, further

north will find some snow showers coming in off the north sea. let's focus on the heaviest snow, where we have the amber snow warning from the met office which covers suffolk, essex and kent. five to ten centimetres, more perhaps in some places and it will be blizzards and drifting as well with those winds continuing to strengthen. notjust knowing here, it will be snowing widely across the south—east of england and east anglia. further north, snow showers blowing in off the north sea across scotland, northern england, northern wales, one or two for northern ireland and probably dry towards the south—west and the midlands as well. winds will be strong, perhaps gale force near the north sea coast and it will make it feel cold. temperatures will be lower than they were on saturday so maybe 2 degrees at best and add on the strength of the wind it will feel colder, typically —40 minus five degrees. the run of cold easterly winds continue for the start of next week. the cold air

coming over the woman north sea, generates the cloud which generates the showers, which will be snow. those will stream their way in across england, heading towards wales, lots of snow showers coming into scotland as well. a bit drier for northern ireland. shouldn't heavy falls of snow perhaps in the south—east of england but it will be very cold here. temperatures may be below freezing all day with the covering of snow and of course we have the strong winds, it will feel much colder in the wind as well. we are likely to find more snow showers, mainly for eastern parts of the uk during tuesday. by the middle part of the week, may be drier, not as windy but it is still going be cold.

hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers withjo phillips and nigel nelson in a moment — first, the headlines. thousands of people take to the streets of myanmar, in protest against this week's military coup. astrazeneca admits its coronavirus vaccine appears to have limited effectiveness against milder illness caused by the south african variant. hundreds of people have been detained during a nationwide road blockade in india by farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. and — scot shock — wild celebrations as scotland claim their first win at twickenham in nearly four decades with an 11—6 six nations victory over england.