hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: with 15 million new vaccinated — the goverment says it's hit the first covid vaccination target a day early. it has been a truly national uk—wide effort. we have done it together. and i want to thank each and every person who has helped make it happen. you can be incredibly proud of the part you have played. the prime minister is under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april — ministers urge caution. anger in myanmar as armoured vehicles appear on the streets of yangon — an overnight internet blackout has been imposed.

president trump suggests he could make a political comeback — after he's cleared of his second impeachment trial. the duke and duchess of sussex have announced that they're expecting a second child — a spokesperson for harry and meghan says they're "overjoyed." now on bbc news — our world investigates the story of human rights activist azimjan askarov, who was imprisoned in kyrgyzstan in 2010 for a crime he says he did not commit. ever since then, his wife hadicha has campaigned tirelessly for his release. hadicha is fighting forjustice. her husband, azimjan, has been in prison for ten years for a crime he says he didn't commit.

now he has one last chance of freedom. but as the court case approaches, coronavirus is spreading. this is the story of hadicha and azimjan, and their fight for justice. kyrgyzstan, a central asian

country which borders china. most of the six million population are kyrgyz. but there arejust under1 million uzbeks. one of them is hadicha. for ten years she has campaigned for her husband, azimjan askarov, a human rights activist who is in prison.

hadicha and azimjan have been married for over a0 years, but in 2010 he became caught up in violent clashes between kyrgyz and uzbeks.

azimjan set out to find out.

while azimjan was documenting the violence, police visited while azimjan was documenting the violence, police visited hadicha. now azimjan found himself being interrogated by the same local police he had been investigating. he says he was mistreated. shortly after his arrest,

he told a localjournalist what happened. azimjan was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a policeman and inciting ethnic hatred. he has always strongly denied the charges and says he was not given a fair trial.

hadicha has spent the last ten years campaigning for azimjan�*s release. but despite international pressure and a un human rights committee calling for him to be freed, he remains in prison. hadicha and azimjan are both artists.

hadicha and azimjan have four children and ten grandchildren.

today, hadicha is making the 14—hour journey to the capital, bishkek, where the supreme court will make a final ruling

on azimjan�*s case.

but right from the start, they find justice is hard to come by.

the court postpones the verdict and rules that hadicha has to pay $1600 to the family of the policeman who was killed. if she doesn't, half of her house will be confiscated. hadicha's monthly pension is $60.

every few weeks, hadicha makes the long journey to prison 19,

where azimjan is being held. but this time, they hit a problem.

but coronavirus is now spreading across kyrgyzstan, which puts an end to prison visits. once a month, hadicha and azimjan talk on the phone.

despite the pandemic, the court pushes ahead with the final hearing in may. the court upholds azimjan�*s life sentence. it's the end of hadicha's hopes for justice.

hadicha continues to wait and work on new parcels for azimjan. today, she's baking traditional

uzbek food for azimjan. with coronavirus spreading rapidly through kyrgyzstan, amnesty international and human rights watch step up their calls for azimjan to be released on health grounds. he is 69 and considered to be at risk.

the kyrgyz government told the bbc:

azimjan was buried in uzbekistan on the muslim festival of eid al—fitr. his family believed holding the ceremony on a holy day was a good sign for his spirit.

hello. much milder air is now moving in across the uk. just a massive difference from what we have had for the past week. it has not been good weather for ducks because a lot of stuff has been frozen, but now it will be this week because, well, it is back to rain.

radar picture, which has so often been full of white for snow in the past week, shows the milder air is coming with outbreaks of rain. and there will be more to come as we go through the week. as we go on through the night, the rain becomes confined to the east and south—east of england, showers to northern ireland and western scotland. those really strong winds, particularly in western scotland, that we have now slowly easing. initially quite chilly across eastern parts, but these are the temperatures at the end of the night, all areas seeing them gradually creeping upwards. and the flow of air around low pressure coming in from the south—west, so a mild direction, that's why temperatures are heading up as the cold air is squeezed away further east. so we're starting the week with temperatures of above average for the time of year, compared with what we have had. but there will be further rain across east anglia and south—east england for a time in the morning before slowly clearing away. very misty, murky start for many of us, a few sunny spells developing, and showers heading from northern ireland across scotland into parts of wales

and the western side of england as the afternoon goes on. look at these temperatures, though, for many of us into double figures. just northern and eastern parts of scotland hanging onto around 7—9 degrees. now, we're dry for a time on monday night, but we are going to see another spell of rain sweeping north eastwards. again on these fairly brisk south—westerly winds. all of that means another mild night and a mild start to the day on tuesday. during tuesday, we'll have one lingering weather front that has to clear away from the east and the south—east of england. early rain clearing away from northern scotland. then we're left with a few sunny spells, but a few showers coming in towards the west. some of these could be heavy, possibly with a rumble of thunder. turning quite windy again, particularly towards the north—west of scotland. again, for most of us, temperatures into double figures. a little bit cooler on thursday, and then the potential for things to turn very mild indeed going into next weekend. we'll keep an eye on that, particularly in those areas that get to see a bit of sunshine rather than a bit more rain. much milder, then, this week, and we'll notice that by day and by night,

but with rain at times.

their first covid—19 vaccine — just over two months since the programme started. in england, the top four priority groups have now been offered the vaccine. the prime minister said overall it was an "extraordinary feat". i want to thank each and every person who has helped make it happen. you can be incredibly proud of the part you've played. we'll be looking at which groups are next in line for the vaccine. also tonight... harry and meghan announce they're overjoyed to be expecting their second child. to navalny with love — supporters of the jailed russian opposition leader protest with flowers on valentine's day.