this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. gunfire. an escalation of violence in myanmar as security forces open fire at protesters. at least two people have been killed. sirens. unrest on the streets of barcelona as thousands of people protest for a fifth night against the jailing of a rapper for controversial tweets. russian opposition leader alexei navalny loses his appeal against a 2.5—year prison sentence. prince charles has visited the hospital in central london where his father, the duke of edinburgh, is being treated. and a 21—year—old briton has become the youngest woman to row solo across the atlantic.

jasmin harrison rowed from the canary islands to antigua injust over 70 days. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk emergency medical workers in myanmar say at least two people have been killed and several others injured at an anti—coup protest in the city of mandalay. witnesses said police used live ammunition as they tried to disperse the crowd in myanmar�*s second city. it's an escalation in the military�*s response to the daily demonstrations across myanmar. they began when the burmese army seized power on the 1st of february and detained the elected leader, aung san suu kyi. our south east asia correspondent

jonathan head reports. the military has promised patience with those protesting against its coup, but there was little sign of it here in mandalay. the police had gone in to disperse striking ship workers and moved quickly from using tear gas and rubber bullets to live rounds. gunfire. the shooting was caught on camera by this terrified bystander. "please don't shoot, don't let it happen," she says. two people were killed. several more sustained gunshot injuries. is this an escalation by the military junta? that isn't clear. in yangon, protesters were mostly left alone by the security forces today as they pressed their demands for the elected government of aung san suu kyi to be

released and reinstated. they've been holding memorials, too, for the 20—year—old who was the first protester to die, adding fuel to a wave of public fury against the military which is still sweeping across myanmar. the coup leaders, though, seem prepared to wait them out, while going in at night to arrest increasing numbers of those organising and funding the movement. "we young people have our dreams," said this 27—year—old. "but everything is gone now. everything we hoped for is being destroyed." they're trying to cripple the military�*s authority with these protests, to show that they cannot govern. but how much longer can they keep this up? jonathan head, bbc news. spanish police have again clashed with supporters of the jailed catalan rapper pablo hasel on a fifth night of demonstrations

in the city of barcelona. bottles have been thrown at officers, shops ransacked and vehicles set alight. the authorities say 6000 people took part in the protest. pablo hasel was jailed for tweets and song lyrics defaming the monarchy and glorifying terrorism. his supporters say his case is an attack on free speech. the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe is in madrid and told us more about these growing protests. well, people are gathering for this fifth consecutive night of demonstrations against this sentence against against the rapper pablo hasel. on tuesday, he began this jail sentence, a very controversial jail sentence, for insulting the spanish crown and glorifying terrorism due to these tweets that he posted online a few years ago,

and also due to the content, the lyrical content, of one of his songs which he posted online. and that triggered these protests. people believe that he was simply... he should've been allowed to express himself, this is a case of freedom of expression. the court that found him guilty decided he'd gone beyond that and he was inciting hatred and violence. but it's freedom of expression which is at the heart of these protests. although the authorities say that there are people who are out here at the moment who are just planning to carry out violent acts against the security forces. this is spain's first ever coalition government in the modern era, but with the socialist party of pedro sanchez, the prime minister, and then the junior partner, which is podemos, further to the left. now, the socialists have condemned the violence that we've seen in these protests over the last few days, and the socialists have also backed the security forces very strongly in their attempts to handle these protests. podemos, on the other hand, has taken a very different stance. it's refused to condemn the violence, and it has said that

in many cases that these protests have been justified. that seems to have exacerbated existing tensions within this governing coalition, and that has really been making headlines over the last couple of days. alexei navalny has had a disappointing, but perhaps unsurprising day in court in moscow. first, the ruling to jail the kremlin�*s most prominent opponent was upheld. and then alexei navalny was later found guilty and fined for defaming a world war ii veteran. he denies the charges. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. back in court. the kremlin�*s most vocal critic, russia's most famous prisoner. alexei navalny tried to be upbeat. but his appeal was rejected. the result? 2.5 years in prison for fraud and parole violations — charges widely seen

as politically motivated. this was mr navalny a month ago, flying home after recovering in germany from being poisoned in siberia. he was arrested on arrival. that sparked nationwide protests, but the russian authorities were in no mood to listen. and there's been a cold response here to international criticism. this week, the kremlin rejected a ruling by the european court of human rights that mr navalny should be freed. as for talk of more western sanctions, the kremlin has been exploiting that to its own benefit. in vladimir putin's russia, this is how it works. western criticism over the jailing of mr navalny, western pressure, western sanctions, the kremlin takes that and holds it up to the russian people and says, "look, we told you so, the west has got it in for russia." in other words, the authorities try to use this to bolster their claim

that this is a country under siege. and that is precisely the message in the russian state media. basically, west is not interested in navalny. west is just willing to see russia destroyed. and that's the major idea that we have in russia. blaming the west is an attempt to distract attention from problems here? we are not... yes, of course, we have our problems. but they cannot be even compared with the problems that you have. the kremlin will be hoping that this problem of a rival and a challenger has been dealt with once and for all. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the prince of wales has been to the hospital in london where his father, the duke of edinburgh, is currently being treated after feeling unwell. prince charles arrived this afternoon. his father was admitted to the king edward vii hospital,

on tuesday evening as a precautionary measure. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph gave us this update from outside the hospital. when the prince of wales came to see his father today, he was driven from his father today, he was driven from his estate, and drive of over 90 miles. he spent half an hour in the hospital before leaving and heading back to gloucestershire. this is a private hospital and the covid—i9 guidelines here do say that family visit should not happen except for exceptional circumstances but at this stage you don't have any update on the health of the duke of edinburgh. he is putting his fifth night in hospital here and today the palace has reiterated their most recent statements, saying he had been kept in the hospital out of an abundance of caution and he remains in good spirits. senior british ministers

are expected to meet tomorrow to finalise details of the full plan for easing lockdown in england, which will be announced by the prime minister on monday. in the first confirmed relaxation of the rules, care home residents in england will be allowed to choose one person to visit them regularly from march 8. 0ur health correspondent anna collinson has more. a moment of relief during a dark year for 83—year—old barbara abrams. this is the closest her family have been allowed to get to her while visiting her care home in stockport because of covid restrictions. that lack of physical contact has been really difficult for us. my poor mum. her health, both physically and mentally, has really deteriorated, particularly in the last... since christmas. i think it was, like, the straw that broke the camel's back. but now, a sign of hope. from the 8th of march, care home residents in england will be allowed to pick one person to visit them regularly indoors. with the government preparing to reveal its road map for easing lockdown on monday,

this announcement has been called the first step to getting back to where we want to be. there are some rules. it has to be the same visitor every time, holding hands is allowed, but there can be no kissing or hugging. the visitor must be tested before entering the home, and they must wear ppe while inside. it's welcome news for many families, but too late for those who've lost loved ones during the pandemic. we have tried everything we possibly can, and what you have to remember is people in our services have very complex health care needs. and so, therefore, our primary duty has always been, through all the guidance we get, to keep them safe and to keep our staff safe. from early march, residents in scottish care homes will be allowed two visitors. in northern ireland and wales, the advice varies between individual homes. scientists say a slow and steady approach is needed. there are some families who haven't seen their loved ones _ in care homes since march. so i really welcome i that announcement. i would say we still.

have to be cautious. i let's not forget the the nhs has| treated over 100,000 severely ill patients in the last month, and we still have almost i 20,000 people in hospital. jill has two siblings and says it's unlikely she'll be the chosen visitor because she lives the furthest away, but she doesn't mind. it's wonderful that one of us will be able to go in and hold her hand, and that will make a whole difference to us as a whole family. anna collinson, bbc news. president biden has approved a major disaster declaration for texas, which will pave the way for more us federal funds to be spent on relief efforts. aid will include assistance for temporary housing, home repairs and low—cost loans, after the state has suffered widespread power blackouts and water shortages caused by a severe freeze over the last week. the bbc�*s lebo diseko has been meeting some of the volunteers who have been helping their communities in dallas.

after days battling to find power, texans are now struggling to get clean water. 13 million people, that's around half the state, are being told to boil what comes out of their taps. some are even resorting to heating snow to drink. whoo! awesome! but in any crisis, there are helpers like allen. he's bought hundreds of bottles of water for his local community. super important, it really is. this takes the burden off of me having to get out and drive around. so i appreciate this, i really, really do. it's been a gruelling few days for allen, who's dealt with power outages and now has no food at home. i was very cold, and every time i would get out of my car and go back injust to have somewhere to lay down, i had to decide, do i want to be uncomfortable in my car in the warmth or go into a cold home and lay in a comfortable bed?

today, i'm going to do this water, and then after the water, i'm going to check and see what type of food people lost and see what i can do to replace their food. honey, this is more than enough! thank you. it's clear allen's making a huge difference to his community, bringing supplies like water and even electricity generators. but temperatures here are expected to triple in the coming days, and that could bring new problems. melted ice coming through already damaged pipes could cause flooding. that could see precious supply dwindle even further. officials say some areas in the state could completely run out in the coming days. residents are being asked to ration the little utilities they already have. it's been a long, cold week in the us. several states in this country have been brought to their knees by the severe winter storms. it's too early to definitively link this weather to global warming, but what is clear is that the us needs to be better prepared

for a changing climate. lebo diseko, bbc news, dallas, texas. meanwhile, united airlines has launched an investigation into who leaked information about senator ted cruz�*s travel plans. the republican senator for texas was criticised for taking his family on a beach holiday to cancun in mexico while other texans endured freezing conditions. a source from within united airlines reportedly told a travel reporter that mr cruz originally planned to return on saturday, but had rebooked his flight to thursday after his constituents condemned the move. although tens of thousands of united employees have access to customer flight data, leaks about flight plans are rare in the industry. a united airlines flight bound for honolulu suffered a right engine failure on saturday shortly

after departing denver international airport, scattering debris over a residential neighbourhood before returning safely to the airport. colorado police have shared images of pieces of debris from the boeing 777—200 aeroplane, some in people's front gardens. there have been no reports of any injuries on the ground. the national transportation safety board will be investigating the incident. russia has registered the first case of a bird flu strain passing from poultry to humans. the h5n8 strain infected seven workers at a poultry plant in southern russia, according to a consumer health official. there were no signs of transmission between humans, and the infected workers have all recovered. the top official from the international atomic energy agency has been visiting iran in a diplomatic effort to get tehran to return

to an international nuclear deal. it comes amid threats from iran to restrict the activities of un nuclear inspectors if the us doesn't lift sanctions imposed by president trump by sunday. more than 1000 people have been forced to leave their homes in indonesia's capital, jakarta, due to severe flooding. in the south and eastern areas of the sprawling mega—city, home to more than 10 million people, residents were forced to flee after floodwaters reached up to 1.8 metres high in some areas. they're one of the most recognisable couples in the world, but it seems the seven—year marriage of kim kardashian and kanye west is over. the reality tv star is reported to have filed for divorce from her rapper husband. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has the latest from los angeles, and his report contains some flashing images.

it was a made—for—tv marriage, the rapper and the reality star, the union of two people uniquely gifted in the art of self—promotion. kim kardashian—west! both destined to strike an improbable alliance with another star of reality television, although politics was, it's thought, just one source of disagreement. she, a democrat... i love this guy right here! he, an increasingly vocal conservative, seen here sporting a make america great again hat in the oval office before going on to announce an ill—fated run for president. that led, in july last year, to a barrage of worrisome tweets, including one in which kanye west likened his mother—in—law to the north korean dictator kim jong—un and even accused herfamily of trying to lock him up. i it's being reported that kim hadl been over the marriage for a long time, but she felt that last year was not the right time to file i

for divorce, because kanye, . in her mind and in that of a lot of the public, was struggling. both are said to be worth more than $1 billion — he through music and fashion lines, she as a tv star and entrepreneur. it's thought the couple has a prenuptial agreement which neither side plans to contest. neither side has commented on the divorce, but kim kardashian is expected to discuss it later this year, where else than on her own reality tv show? david willis, bbc news, los angeles. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport center, here's 0lly foster. hello there, i'm 0lly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. we're going to start with football, because everton have beaten liverpool at anfield for the first time since 1999. they won the merseyside derby 2—0

thanks to an early goal from richarlison and a late penalty from their substitute gylfi sigurdsson. it was theirfirst derby win since 2010. liverpool's domestic woes continue. that's four league defeats in a row, and they've lost four successive matches at home for the first time since 1923. everton are still seventh, one place behind liverpool, but only on goal difference now and they have a game in hand. we are really happy, i'm really pleased. after a long time, everton is able to win at anfield. that, i think it was, it's a good gift for our supporters. the performance was good. we were focused. we worked hard. and when we had the opportunity, we were clinical. from time to time, like each human being, you need, like, this little light where thingsjust happen.

so, like, maybe you score a goal and you just shoot, close your eyes and it's in. so these kind of things didn't happen to us for ages. so, if you play well, it's not sure that we win. if you play not good, we lose 100%. that's the situation at the moment, and we have to... and even if you play well, we can lose. so that's not good. but, again, that's the job now to do, and we will keep going. chelsea are still unbeaten under thomas tuchel, but they dropped points away at southampton. the saints were on a run of six league defeats in a row, but took the lead in the first half thanks to takumi minamino. mason mount equalised from the spot early in the second half. the point means chelsea stay in fourth. southampton remain 13th. frustrating afternoon for callum hudson—0doi, who was brought on at half—time but substituted half an hour later. i was not happy with his bodyl language, and i was not happy with his attitude against the ball and we had ball losses. - i i had the feeling that he's not i ready and cannot give the energy that i wanted to have from him,

so it was a hard _ decision to take on him. tomorrow, it's forgotten. naomi 0saka said she was grateful for the energy of the crowd in melbourne after winning the australian open. that's the japanese player's fourth grand slam title, and it maintains her 100% record in majorfinals. she beat the americanjennifer brady in straight sets, as adam wild reports. at a time where little in tennis has felt certain, the threat of naomi 0saka is perhaps one of the few constants. but for a tournament that's taken place against the odds, it felt fitting that here also was a finalist that few expected. jennifer brady spent her first two weeks in australia in isolation, forced to practice in a hotel room, yet here she was holding her nerve in a first grand slam final. but from lockdown, she was before long a set down. a momentary misjudgment. and against an opponent like 0saka, that really goes unpunished. 0saka took the first set with the very next point,

and from there, she accelerated like only a player of her quality can, serving out the match and the tournament. ifeel like playing a grand slam right now is a super privilege, and it's something that i won't take for granted. so, thank you for this opportunity. atjust 23, this is already naomi 0saka's fourth grand slam title. an uncertain year, an uncertain tournament, but you can be sure 0saka will win more. adam wild, bbc news. now some rugby union news, and the six nations leaders france are struggling with a covid outbreak in their camp. winger gabin villiere and prop mohamad haouas are the latest players to test positive. scrum half antoine dupont returned a positive result on friday. head coach fabien galthie, his assistant william servat were already isolating following the news that they both had the virus. france, top the table with two wins out of two, are due to face scotland next sunday. and that is all your sport for now.

a 21—year—old british woman has become the youngest female to row solo across the atlantic ocean. jasmine harrison, from north yorkshire in the north of england, slept and rowed in two—hour rotations to complete the crossing in 70 days. sophia tran—thomson has this report. welcome to antigua! horn sounds. this was the moment jasmine harrison broke records. applause. the 21—year—old is the youngest female to row solo across the atlantic ocean. and for that matter, the youngest female to row solo across any ocean. welcome to antigua, jasmine! applause. when she stepped off the boat, she wasn't going to let her sea legs get in the way of celebrating. you did it in a time of 70 days, three hours and 48 minutes! cheering. after taking up rowing just two years ago, jasmine completed

the 4800—kilometre journey from the canary islands to antigua in her appropriately named boat, rudderly mad. i loved it. there's nothing like actually. getting away from everything, from social media, from bad news, from literally everything. _ so i'd ring my friends up| and they'd just say, "oh, we're in another lockdown for, i like, three weeks," and i'm, "uh, i don't know, i don't care." she makes it sound easy, but jasmine battled 20—foot waves, was circled by sharks, narrowly avoided a collision with a tanker and at one point even capsized. now, after relying on peanut butter—fuelled energy for weeks, she says she's looking forward to a decent meal before thinking about her next challenge. sophia tran—thomson, bbc news. you know that saying that criminals are not the sharpest tools in the shed?

these two women in florida were caught after they dressed up as grannies to try to dupe health authorities into giving them a coronavirus vaccine. the state's department of health said the pair confused their dates of birth. they were given a trespassing warning and thrown out you were watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. this weekend, it's all about the very mild weather for the time of year. last weekend, we were talking about snow, ice and very cold weather. but the mild air has also brought quite a lot of rainfall to western parts of the country. we've seen some flooding across parts of wales, into south west england, parts of north west england, northern ireland, western scotland. it's been raining a lot recently, so those flood warnings have been increasing in number. this is the rainfall radar from the last 2a hours. you can see initially very heavy south west england into wales, and then recently it's been very wet indeed across parts of southern and western scotland. that rain should tend to clear away northwards. it turns very windy, with a chance of gales across the north west of the country

through tonight, up to 70 mph in exposure. further south is where the front will bring thicker cloud. some patchy rain to the very far south east. in between, clearer skies. another very mild night to come for the time of year, ranging between five and maybe 10—11 in east anglia and the south east. now, into part two of the weekend, we've got this weak weather front still straddling parts of the country, affecting central and south—eastern areas. low pressure anchored to the north west of the uk, so it will be quite breezy with some showers to start here. but plenty of sunshine around, and this weather front will bring some patchy, generally light rain to central, south—eastern areas. and it'll very slowly work its way westward through the day, perhaps pepping up again for parts of wales and the south west, so not quite as heavy as what we've had through today. the sunshine will emerge again across the south east. that'll nudge temperatures up to a very mild 15 degrees, but elsewhere, as you can see, those temperatures very mild for the time of year. into monday, our weather front�*s still with us, bringing outbreaks of rain through central and eastern parts of england. stays quite breezy with a few showers across the north west

of scotland, but in between, a good deal of bright and dry weather. temperatures maybe a degree or so down across much of the uk. perhaps in the single figures for most, but still very mild in this south—east corner. as we move out of monday into tuesday, we see a new area of low pressure push towards the west of the country. that's going to bring another weather front and some strong winds again to the north and the west of the uk. to the south—east of that weather front, we'll be drawing up some extremely mild air from the near continent. and with higher pressure beginning to build, by the end of the week, it's going to turn drier and brighter as well. so it could be very mild indeed across the south east around the middle parts of the week. some rain in the north and the west, and then turning drier for all by the end of the week.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow

morning's papers in a moment. first, a reminder of this evening's headlines: care home residents in england will be allowed to have one person visit them regularly from the 8th of march, as easing of lockdown measures start to be revealed. number 10 says reuniting families and allowing people to have more social contact will be an "absolute priority" in easing lockdown after schools reopen. prince charles has visited the king edward vi! hospital in central london, where his father — the duke of edinburgh — is being treated. alexei navalny forjust over two—and—a—half years and finds him guilty of a further charge. in the united states, president biden declares a major disaster in texas, as he unlocks federal funds for a state paralysed by a severe freeze and a huge powerfailure.