hello. bbc news. i am sally bundled with the latest headlines for this is bbc news i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world... as new zealand becomes the first country to suspend political and miliatry ties with myanmar, fresh reports of water cannon use on protestors in the capital. trump on trial again. washington prepares for the first ever impeachment of a former president. europe remains in the grip of severe snow storms and more bad weather is forecast. in business — tesla invests in bitcoin driving the crypto currency to a record high. and rendezvous with the red planet why this mission to mars is reaching a crucial moment.

good to have you with us. new zealand has become the first country to suspend political and military ties with myanmar following last week's coup against the elected leadership. the prime ministerjacinda ardern also announced restrictions on aid to exclude programmes that were delivered with or benefited at the military government. this is the same now live in yangon. protests have spread across the country, largely peaceful. more details in a moment. the bbc�*s nyein chan aye reports from yangon. chanting sending a message

to the generals. for a third day, anger has brought tens of thousands of people out onto the streets. this generation did not think they would have to do the same resistance against the military rule. young people hoped they would grow up in a very different myanmar, open to the world and its possibilities. their leader aung san suu kyi is still under house arrest. and today, the general who put her there spoke for the first time since taking power. justifying the coup, he said civilian leaders had failed to hold a proper election last november. across the city, red shirts hang outside homes in support of the protest movement. inside one apartment,

this family say they have been protesting against military rule for three generations. 44—year—old thet thet aung spent four years in prison for protesting. translation: i feel really bitter about this coup. - "so it happens again," i said in my heart. i can't sleep thinking that our new generation will suffer this again. some here arejoining protests for the first time. this student, who can't show his face for safety reasons, spent most of his adult life in this young democracy. i feel like we have no freedom. i feel like we have lost our freedom and hope. as the protests build, the military is already starting to tighten the grip on the country. despite mass demonstrations in many cities for days, there is still no sign that the military will back down. nyein aye, bbc news, yangon. we'll be live in myanmar

in a moment but let's first speak to the bbc�*s nick marsh who is in singapore. that is the first day of —— this is the fourth day of protests in a row. people are still gathering in high numbers despite the fact they are supposedly breaking a ban on such gatherings.— such gatherings. yes, that is ri . ht. such gatherings. yes, that is right. thousands _ such gatherings. yes, that is right. thousands in - such gatherings. yes, that is right. thousands in the - such gatherings. yes, that is l right. thousands in the streets like you say in defiance of that ban, which was announced last night by the military command. they said that you could not gather in groups of more than five, but already we are seeing images of water cannon, some pictures of some hurt, injured protesters. and what we have to see now is how far these protesters are willing to test the limits. —— test the limits of the military authorities. yesterday we saw some water cannons, skirmishes here and there, but nothing major. it was mostly peaceful, but the big difference is that like the report mentions, the military leadership has addressed the people for the

first time. the new leader of myanmar, min aung hlaing spoke to the country last night and are said to the military leadership had the best interests of the burmese people at heart but also one that any protesters who broke the law are were causing trouble would face consequences. judging by what we have seen so far today, the military authorities look like they are turning the screw somewhat on the day protesters and it is too soon to say no, but they could be marking the beginning of some kind of crackdown.— beginning of some kind of crackdown. �* . ~ , ., crackdown. and talk us through the significance _ crackdown. and talk us through the significance of— crackdown. and talk us through the significance of a _ crackdown. and talk us through the significance of a new - the significance of a new zealand's moved to suspend all high—level contact with the military in myanmar? high-level contact with the military in myanmar?- high-level contact with the military in myanmar? yes, they are depressed _ military in myanmar? yes, they are depressed are _ military in myanmar? yes, they are depressed are suspend - military in myanmar? yes, they are depressed are suspend all. are depressed are suspend all high—level contact in this way and others are not the first to condemn the countries like the —— they are the first to suspend all high—level contact in this way. other countries have got

suspending economic ties, which is why countries like china or here in this region and southeast asia keeping very quiet on what has been happening. myanmar has a lot of investments from several different countries, but here in southeast asia, for the biggest investor in singapore. new zealand being a comparatively small country, it has a gesture, a symbolic gesture where the countries will be following this lead and backing it up with economic as well as political action. we'll have to see.— have to see. for now, thank ou. have to see. for now, thank yom now— have to see. for now, thank yom now to _ have to see. for now, thank you. now to the _ have to see. for now, thank you. now to the united - have to see. for now, thank i you. now to the united states. the senate trial to impeach donald trump starts today after the house charged him last month with inciting the attack on the capitol building. the trial is historic on several counts: mr trump is the first us president to be impeached twice, and the first to be tried after leaving office. barbara plett usher

reports from washington. for the first time in modern history, america's peaceful transfer of power was shaken. the capitol stormed by armed supporters of the president to stop congress from declaring his election defeat. the ragged insurrectionjolted lawmakers into action. members of the lower chamber, including some republicans, charged donald trump with inciting the riots. we fight like hell and if you don't fight like hell, you are not going to have a country any more. president trump used fiery language that day. his lawyers say he was simply exercising his right to free speech. we are going to walk down to the capitol. but democrats plan to use his own words against him. they say the evidence is all out there, live streamed and live tweeted. and they will present it in vivid colour for the nation to see.

no one will be able to avert their gaze from what mr trump said and did and the consequences of his actions. five people died during the riot. here, a memorial service for a capitol police officer who was killed. and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle feared for their lives. and then ijust start to hear these yells of, where is she? where is she? like hell i'm going to let a bunch of domestic terrorists interfere with ourjob to protect and defend the constitution. it looks almost certain, though, that senate republicans won't vote to convict. on the day they were sworn in as jurors, most of them backed mr trump, calling the trial unconstitutional. democrats are wasting the nation's time on a partisan vendetta against a man no longer in office. the man may have left the white house, but he's still a power broker in the party, with a tight grip on the grassroots.

and he's not coming back here to testify to this fortress capitol, still under heavy guard to protect members of congress. republicans are eager to turn this unhappy page and move on, but democrats are determined to hold donald trump to account, for the history books, if nothing else. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. much of northern europe remains in the grip of severe snow storms as the cold weather of recent days shows little sign of easing. poland, germany, the netherlands and the uk are amongst those countries that have seen plunging temperatures and widespead travel disruption. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. it seems like an entire continent has come almost to a grinding halt. this was poland — cars and lorries barely moving as traffic jams formed in and around warsaw. cities across the country blanketed in snow, a hazard for commuters

and pedestrians alike. translation: it's hard, i wouldn't recommend i the elderly to go out. it's difficult to walk. i'm not 20 years old and i don't want to fall over and break something. snowploughs tried to clear major roads in germany, but they were a little too late for some — a lorry jackknifed and on its side south of berlin. in the netherlands, it has been described as the first proper snow storm to hit the country in more than a decade. code red national emergency was declared, motorists told to stay at home and dozens of flights were cancelled. although it seems not everyone shared that sense of urgency. it's notjust snow, of course — in france, they've had rain, lots of rain. and that's led to flooding.

much of this town on the outskirts of paris has been submerged after the local river burst its banks. translation: it used - to happen every 10-15 years, but now it's every single year, every year. across the channel, snow warnings are still in place for parts of the uk. people have been told not to travel and some schools and coronavirus vaccination centres have shut their doors. but look at this... the vast expanse of the yorkshire dales turned completely white. snow may bring disruption and delay, but it brings beauty too. tim allman, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. a court in hong kong has denied bail to the media tycoonjimmy lai in a landmark case. the territory's call to a final appeal ruled that he should remain in custody. he is the highest profile figure arrested under the law

since it came into force last june. everyone arriving from the to the uk from abroad will have to take at least one coronavirus test to prove... the details of the plan are to be released. it is in addition to travellers from covid hotspot to quarantine in hotels. a team of scientists from the world health organization is concluding an on the ground investigation into the origins of the coronavirus in the chinese city of wuhan. the foreign ministry has also said the government will work with medical experts around the world as a base research the pandemic. refugee support groups are concerned about the conditions in an old army barracks where the uk is hosting hundreds of asylum seekers. the bbc has obtained documents proving that a number of covid positive cases were diagnosed

in the camp in the last two weeks but no isolation measures were taken. hanan razek reports from kent in the south east of england. an asylum seeker trying to escape a military barracks where the uk is keeping hundreds of those seeking refuge. normally, those seeking asylum are allowed to move freely, but not here during this pandemic. the asylum seekers inside who have fled countries like syria, iraq and eritrea are told they cannot leave the camp because of covid restrictions. but inside the camp is not covid free. the bbc has obtained evidence that a number of the camp's residents tested positive for covid—i9. despite numerous positive cases, residents living together in dormitories were not separated from those who had contracted the virus. local refugee support groups are extremely concerned about the conditions inside the camps. the most immediate danger is the fact that there are people inside who have

covid and there are people inside who do not yet have covid. and the two groups are mixing, sharing the same air and it's extremely dangerous, it's only a matter of time before those other people get covid. this is an emergency. we spoke to a number of residents at the camp, one of them is a syrian who didn't want to be identified. he fled his country after the islamic state group took hold of his village. after the outbreak of coronavirus, residents held protests asking to be transferred. they argue that the conditions in napier barracks are similar

to prisons in their countries. as tensions over the conditions rose, one small group of residents set fire to one of the buildings. a number of people were arrested. in response to the allegations put to them by the bbc, the home office insisted that the camp is safe, suitable and covid secure and that some of the asylum seekers who didn't test positive were moved elsewhere. many of those now living in napier camp told me that due to the conditions in the camp, they are willing to risk their lives once more and take the treacherous journey back to france. hanan razek, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come... holy cow, why this image was too controversial for the social media giant facebook.

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning — elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith.

you're with bbc news, the headlines... as new zealand becomes the first country to suspend political and miliatry ties with myanmar, fresh reports of water cannon use on protestors in the capital. trump on trial again. washington prepares for the first ever impeachment of a former president. the united arab emirates' historic first mission to mars will soon be arriving at the red planet. hope spacecraft is the first of the church arrive at the red planet this month. with chinese and the americans having craft on their way. our global science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. a first for the united arab emirates. this was the moment last summer when it sent its spacecraft to mars. now it's almost reached its destination, but the probe, called hope, has a critical manoeuvre ahead —

getting into orbit. it needs to approach mars at just the right speed and angle. if anything goes wrong, the entire mission will be lost. the spacecraft will study the atmosphere to solve a big mystery of how mars transformed from a planet with water, like earth, to the dry, dusty world it is today. until now, the uae has only sent satellites into earth orbit. arriving at the red planet will be a huge leap. to know that there is a spacecraft that has gone from this region further than any man—made object has ever gone, that is hurtling towards a small pink dot that you also see in the sky, i can't describe the feeling or the thought process, but i never thought that this was possible. the spacecraft has one shot to get into orbit. if it succeeds, history will be made, firmly establishing

the united arab emirates as a new space power. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the actor hugh bonneville's newest role might win him a few more fans. he hasjoined an army of vaccine volunteers are helping to roll it covid jabs and kindly let us see him in action. good morning, lovely to see you. welcome. table 41? thank you for bringing the sunshine. i could do valley parking, i reckon now. i get to wear high visibility and be very bossy. just to welcome people, as i'm about to do. good morning, sir, welcome. so it is about 730 and we are about to

enter where the pharmacy has set up its vaccination hub. first thing of the day is signing in. first thing of the day is signing im— first thing of the day is signing in. first thing of the day is siuanin in. ., ,., signing in. your badges are there, signing in. your badges are there. your _ signing in. your badges are there, your sign _ signing in. your badges are there, your sign in - signing in. your badges are there, your sign in sheets | signing in. your badges are i there, your sign in sheets out there — there, your sign in sheets out there. . . ., there. here we are backstage. it takes me — there. here we are backstage. it takes me back. _ there. here we are backstage. it takes me back. these - there. here we are backstage. it takes me back. these have l it takes me back. these have all been disinfected. it is the last shift. there we are. welcome, welcome, welcome. week two, week welcome, welcome, welcome. week two. week one _ welcome, welcome, welcome. week two, week one went _ welcome, welcome, welcome. week two, week one went really _ welcome, welcome, welcome. week two, week one went really well. - two, week one went really well. there _ two, week one went really well. there are — two, week one went really well. there are about _ two, week one went really well. there are about 80 _ two, week one went really well. there are about 80 willing - there are about 80 willing volunteers on the rota. only a fraction of those have been used, but the capacity as they are. everybody is gearing up. we will be with you in a few minutes. forsome we will be with you in a few minutes. for some people, we will be with you in a few minutes. forsome people, it we will be with you in a few minutes. for some people, it is the first time they have been out of their house in a year, you know, we have people who have been really grateful for the outing as much as anything and the sense of a glimmer of hope so it is great to be part of this team effort. the

hope so it is great to be part of this team effort.— of this team effort. the 'ob for the marshals is i of this team effort. the 'ob for the marshals is that h of this team effort. the job for the marshals is that we | of this team effort. the job . for the marshals is that we are customer— for the marshals is that we are customer facing and there is a lot of— customer facing and there is a lot of apprehensive design evidence around the elderly community have not socialise for a — community have not socialise for a long _ community have not socialise for a long time, some of them, so for— for a long time, some of them, so for some _ for a long time, some of them, so for some of them we are the first— so for some of them we are the first point— so for some of them we are the first point of contact so we give — first point of contact so we give them a bit of fun, a bit of humour— give them a bit of fun, a bit of humour before they go into the hole — of humour before they go into the hole and they come out with a spring — the hole and they come out with a spring in— the hole and they come out with a spring in the steps, it is brilliant _ a spring in the steps, it is brilliant. —— into the hall,. very— brilliant. —— into the hall,. very helpful, reassuring, efficient _ very helpful, reassuring, efficient.— efficient. the staff are fantastic, _ efficient. the staff are fantastic, so - efficient. the staff are fantastic, so a - efficient. the staff are fantastic, so a really l efficient. the staff are - fantastic, so a really good job. fantastic, so a really good 'ob. ., ,., fantastic, so a really good 'ob. ., ., job. you said you had notice it was him- _ job. you said you had notice it was him. no, _ job. you said you had notice it was him. no, too _ job. you said you had notice it was him. no, too early- job. you said you had notice it was him. no, too early for- was him. no, too early for that. oh, _ was him. no, too early for that. on, i _ was him. no, too early for that. oh, | don't _ was him. no, too early for that. oh, | don't like - was him. no, too early for- that. oh, i don't like downton. i have a selfie _ that. oh, i don't like downton. i have a selfie with _ that. oh, i don't like downton. i have a selfie with him! - that. oh, i don't like downton. i have a selfie with him! say, | i have a selfie with him! say, this helps- — i have a selfie with him! say, this helps. you _ i have a selfie with him! say, this helps. you get _ i have a selfie with him! say, this helps. you get the - i have a selfie with him! say, this helps. you get the odd l this helps. you get the odd marmalade sandwich thrown at you! marmalade sandwich thrown at ou! ., . . marmalade sandwich thrown at ou! ., , ,'::::::., you! you can set up 1000 of these, you! you can set up 1000 of these. but _ you! you can set up 1000 of these, but it _ you! you can set up 1000 of these, but it is _ you! you can set up 1000 of these, but it is the - these, but it is the volunteers, the people who work in there — volunteers, the people who work in there that actually stand it up. without them, it would not work— up. without them, it would not work at — up. without them, it would not

work at aii _ up. without them, it would not work at all. it is up best to keep— work at all. it is up best to keep it _ work at all. it is up best to keep it local and it is something we want to put back into the — something we want to put back into the community. a lot of people — into the community. a lot of people have been furloughed are out of _ people have been furloughed are out of work and this is such an uplifting — out of work and this is such an uplifting thing to do and we wanted _ uplifting thing to do and we wanted to keep it very local and — wanted to keep it very local and tet— wanted to keep it very local and let those people experience that _ and let those people experience that. ~ ., , .. , , , that. well done, success. it is tan . ible that. well done, success. it is tangible the — that. well done, success. it is tangible the pub _ that. well done, success. it is tangible the pub or— that. well done, success. it is tangible the pub or sense - that. well done, success. it is tangible the pub or sense of l tangible the pub or sense of relief, but not relief because it is not over but the sense of hope so to be part of that is lovely. welcome, welcome, how are you? lovely. welcome, welcome, how are ou? ., ., , ., , are you? one of many, many brilliant volunteers. - now, at first glance that looks like a pretty innocuous picture, but according to facebook that was considered to be a "sexually overt" image.

this happened repeatedly to an english photographer. paul hawkins reports. meet photographer mike from winchester. he was trying to sell his photos on facebook, but the social media platform had other ideas when he tried to upload his pictures. suddenly i found, after a while, that it was sending just crazy inappropriate sort of bans for some of the adverts or some of the images i was trying to sell. what was their problem with the picture of the bullock? facebook didn't like it because they believed it was an overtly sexual photograph and facebook bans any image that has an overtly sexual position portrayed in the image, but actually, it's two cows about 30 feet away. to be fair to them, mike, it isn't wearing any clothes. that is true, it is a naked cow. it is au naturelle, as it were. it was a similar story for this building, considered overtly sexual.

so too the england cricket team. because they were huddling, again the overtly sexual content policy was breached by ben stokes and others. this sign was banned for apparently promoting alcohol sales, while this picture from france was rejected for promoting ticket sales. at one point, mike even had his facebook account suspended, but after intervention from the bbc, he finally got a response from facebook and was back up and running. facebook is a way of reaching millions of people who look at images every day and so, you don't want to be in a position where you can't use something which is so important and so widely read. you do understand that facebook is a huge operation with billions of users and they have to police content and sometimes mistakes are made? yeah, of course. i think it's really important to make sure that the internet and what is available for people to see is safe. there has to be some kind of way of filtering that stuff out if it does not meet policies, that is absolutely understandable. so mike is back up and running for now, while facebook says

it is investigating the issue. as for how the england team is deemed overtly sexual, or a bullock for that matter, i will let you or the algorithms do the maths. paul hawkins, bbc news. let's return to oui’ our top story, police fired water cannons at crowds of demonstrators in myanmar in the capital. new zealand has suspended high—level political and military contacts, the first international to isolate the country following the coup. prime ministerjacinda ardern called for the international community to strongly condemn what we are seeing are going on in myanmar. all of the top business stories are right here next so do not go away. i will see you in a moment.

very cold out there at the moment, with ice around and of course further snow flurries, particularly in eastern areas. the heaviest of those snow flurries as we go through tuesday, covered by a met office amber weather warning across parts of central scotland. travel, power, communication disruption possible, as those snow levels start to mount up. but it's notjust that, it's the extent of the chill this morning. may be as low as around “14, —15 through some parts of central scotland. all starting the day sub—zero. you can see where those snow showers line up through central areas of scotland. there will be others around northern and eastern parts of scotland, and we'll see little snow corridors again across parts of england and wales, just focusing some of those snow showers to give a further covering in some places. either side of it, we will see just that light flurry most of you saw through tuesday,

but a better chance of some sunshine in between. you saw the winds, another windy day across the board. in the thermometers, temperatures barely above freezing — it's going to feel much, much colder than that. and with some of the strongest of the winds to be found down toward south—west england and the channel islands, it's here where the coldest wind chill values will be found, as cold as —10 through —8 through the afternoon. also the chance of some sleet and snow very close to cornwall and the channel islands to end the day. that will gradually pull away as we go through the night and into wednesday. a subtle shift in wind direction means snow showers pushing through southern scotland into northern england in particular, and a few lines further south. another icy night, temperatures could get even colder, —15, —16. now, the big picture to start wednesday has low pressure out in the atlantic trying to get towards us, but high pressure is holding on. and with the isobars opening out a little bit, the good news is it's not going to be quite as windy on wednesday. those winds more north—easterly, so it will be parts of south—east scotland, north—east england, the focus of showers. a few down east anglia,

the south—east too, but more of you dry on wednesday, more of you see the sunshine. it's not going to do much to the temperatures, still struggling to get above freezing in some spots. another widespread, harsh frost, then, to take us into thursday. plenty of sunshine around for many, but increasing cloud into the west. signs of weather fronts trying to push in as the breeze picks up. signs of something milder trying to edge in as well, but do not underestimate the power of cold air across europe. it could hold off that charge of milder air from the west and could stay cold for many of us right the way through into next week. bye for now.

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