this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughanjones: our top stories. tributes are paid to the record—breaking, british charity fundraiser, captain sir tom moore, at his funeral. family members say his spirit will live on. myanmar security forces use tear—gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds — in the biggest crackdown yet on anti—coup protesters. injuries and arrests in the centre of dublin — during violent demonstrations against covid—19 restrictions. praise for donald trump at the annual gathering of us conservatives — but will the ex—president stay in command of the party? and — we find out how top hollywood make—up artists have been adapting their skills, during a socially—distanced pandemic.

hello and welcome to bbc news. (pres)we start with breaking news from the united states: regulators have authorised the use of the johnson and johnson covid vaccine for people aged 18 and over. (tx it is the third vaccine to become available in the us, following those from pfizer and moderna. first shipments of the single dose jab are expected as early as monday. the news comes as washington warns state governors not to relax coronavirus restrictions too quickly, saying that recent steep falls in infections and deaths showed signs of stalling.

captain sir tom moore — the british second world war veteran who raised more than 30 million pounds for health charities during the uk's first lockdown — has been honoured at an emotionalfuneral service broadcast live on uk television. he died earlier this month at the age of a hundred after contracting coronavirus. people in the english town of bedford stood outside their homes to applaud as his cortege passed by. our correspondent, john maguire, reports. his was a story born out of lockdown, and as the hearse left his house this morning, pandemic restrictions meant people adhered to the family's wishes to stay at home. soldiers from the yorkshire regiment, the modern equivalent of captain sir tom moore's wartime unit, who were with him as he made his famousjourney,

joined him once more as he made his finaljourney. he received full military honours. on the coffin, his medals, including his knighthood and a specially commissioned officer's sword. on one side, the regimental motto, "fortune favours the brave", and on the other, his motto, "tomorrow will be a good day". and in clear blue skies above bedford cemetery, the silence was broken by a fly—past from a wartime dakota. to us, he was a veteran and a record—breaking fundraiser who walked 100 laps of his back garden to mark his 100th birthday, raising almost £40 million for nhs charities in the process. but for his daughters, lucy and hannah, he was first and foremost a father. daddy, you would always tell us "best foot forward", and true to your word, that's just what you did last year, raising a fortune

for the nhs and walking your way into the nation's hearts. we are all so proud of everything you have achieved and promise to keep your legacy alive. thank you for all the special times we've shared. 0ur relationship cannot be broken by death. you will be with me always. and for his grandchildren, benji and georgia, who've grown up living with their grandad, it was a time to remember cherished moments. if there is a lesson i have learned from living with you these past 13 years, it's the power of positivity and kindness. i truly do not believe i'd be the person i am today without your sound guidance. he tells stories of his loved . ones, the people left behind. he doesn't cry - or moan or shout. he just says, "best be kind." during the funeral service, we learnt so much more

about captain sir tom moore — the man, the grandfather and the father — about his humour, his honesty and his humility, qualities that have sent his name around the world and will ensure that it lives on beyond today for generations to come. and he became a favourite for millions of people around the world who were inspired by his words and deeds to walk, to be kind and to support good causes. # walk on through the wind... # reassuring us all that we would never walk alone. john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire. now to myanmar, where security forces have used batons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds, in the biggest crackdown yet on anti—coup protesters. this was the scene in yangon.

hundreds of activists are reported to have been arrested , and there are unconfirmed reports that a woman has died after being shot. in daaway, in the south east of the country, police were filmed firing tear gas at protesters who blocked a road. meanwhile, state tv has announced that myanmar�*s un ambassador, chaw moe tun has been fired. on friday, he defied the militaryjunta in a speech to the un general assembly — urging the organisation to use "any means necessary" to reverse the coup. should dr simon adams is the executive director of the global centre for the responsibility to protect — an ngo that's been working in myanmar for nearly ten years. so we so we have had these protests for weeks now and it feels like

it is building towards something but what that something but what that something is isn't quite clear. what is your assessment? i agree with what you just said. i mean, nobody knows what the future holds but clearly the military is determined to impose this military coup, to crack down on these protests but we have seen these expiring scenes of people just absolutely refusing to be cowed by the military and even people in, you know, international diplomacy. the ambassador was mentioned at the top of your piece calling for further defiance and so i think the onus of responsibility is very much on the international community to send a signal to the new militarily that there is that there will be no business as usual for them. you say send a signal. what mean in practice? people will be asking, what should the international community actually practically be given? there are four very simple things. they should impose a total arms embargo on the country of myanmar and imposed targeted sanctions and all the

generals but especially the general has not only responsible for the genocide against the brain get in 2017 is now the leader of this clue. they should diverse against these massive collaborations that the military controls and finally there should be no recognition of this government as anything approaching a legitimate government in the world of international diplomacy. world of international diplomacy-— world of international diplomacy. but this is a country _ diplomacy. but this is a country of _ diplomacy. but this is a country of course - diplomacy. but this is a country of course which diplomacy. but this is a - country of course which was ruled by the military for a long time. it was criticised internationally. it is not a country under military rule thatis country under military rule that is too bothered by international criticism. i international criticism. i don't think they are bothered by not being on peoples christmas card list but i think what they are bothered about is targeted sanctions which hit the generals directly. and also about their business interests. because the military is not in the force of violence inside myanmar, it is also a massive moneymaking enterprise so if you target those enterprises that actually does make the

general set up in their chair and pay notice and they have already seen. the massive australian resource firm said that it australian resource firm said thatitis australian resource firm said that it is withdrawing from me in mind other countries have said they are severing their development and they are severing their military things actually will hurt the generals and make them take the situation seriously. we have seen big numbers _ situation seriously. we have seen big numbers in - situation seriously. we have seen big numbers in the - situation seriously. we have - seen big numbers in the streets and clearly there is a big groundswell of opposition to the military coup. that much is obvious. �* ., . , , obvious. but how much support for the military _ obvious. but how much support for the military is _ obvious. but how much support for the military is there - obvious. but how much support for the military is there in - for the military is there in myanmar? i mean, there is some support. that is undeniable. but i think it is also worth keeping in mind that if you look at the numbers in the election that happened in november last year most people who are serving in the military at the moment possibly voted for the national league for democracy. possibly voted for the people that the queue was intended to topple. also we have seen people on the streets

and armed thugs are essentially being deployed in kind of collaboration with the military going round and attacking protesters but it is clear that the overwhelming majority of the overwhelming majority of the population are opposed to this clue and want essentially a betterfuture this clue and want essentially a better future than that which military rule offers. great to talk to you. thank you for coming on. thank you so much. thank you so much. let's get some of the day's other news. hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, for a second day of protest over the death of a prominent writer. mushtaq ahmed died in prison on thursday , 9 months after being detained on charges relating to the country's digital security act. the bangladeshi government says it will investigate his death, if the results of a post—mortem suggest it's necessary. large—scale protests have been taking place on the streets of buenos aires, following the news that top government officials and theirfamilies had received coronavirus vaccines secretly, in contravention of the country's guidelines. the minister of health was fired on friday, after he was found to have helped arrange earlyjabs for prominent people

connected to the government. three irish police officers have been injured during a violent demonstration against covid—19 restrictions in the centre of dublin. 23 people were arrested — 12 men and one woman were charged with public order offences. aruna iyengar has this report. chanting. hundreds gathered for a planned demonstration against coronavirus curbs at st stephen's green, a city centre park, but they were blocked by police. violence erupted with fireworks aimed at police officers. police charged the crowd with batons drawn. three officers were injured in the protest, which lasted around two hours. you're my brother, you're my sister! protesters gave out leaflets

saying "let ireland live". garda commissioner drew harris said a number of groups were working in concert with each other, ranging from far—right and far—left groups, as well as those opposing lockdowns and vaccines. ireland has experienced some of the toughest lockdown measures in the world. deaths in the country total over a300, and the nation is currently in its third lockdowns, which was extended by a further month earlier this week. the irish taoiseach, micheal martin, condemned the violence, saying it showed "a complete lack of respect to the public and an garda". the country navigated two previous waves of covid—19 with relatively low case numbers and death rates, but cases surged after restrictions were relaxed in the run—up to christmas. now that pent—up frustration is spilling over. aruna iyengar, bbc news. new zealand's biggest city, auckland, has begun a snap seven—day lockdown after a single new coronavirus case was detected.

police have prepared checkpoints near the city's borders, and public venues have been shut. residents, including schoolchildren, have been told to stay at home, while the rest of the country will observe less stringent restrictions. let's speak to microbiologist, associate professor suzie wiles, from the university of auckland. what do we know, then, about the single case? it is part of a wider cluster so about two weeks ago we had a three—day lockdown after a couple of cases were detected. and that ran, we thought it was under control and got to around 11 cases in three families and then another case appeared yesterday so this is now our fourth family and at the time that this lockdown was cold it was not clear whether it was linked to the first three

families but also we knew that the person had been infectious for probably about a week and has been outliving their life. so we think there may well be quite a bit of transmission that may have happened and so that may have happened and so thatis that may have happened and so that is what has led to our latest restrictions. we say that every time you speak it every time we crossed to new zealand. two other countries were used to so many more cases, these restrictions seem very strict indeed for a relatively small outbreak. yes, well, we know that the kind of life that we are living here, we have large gatherings and there were big concerts over there were big concerts over the weekend and a big art show going on. boat racing and lots of things going on so there are lots and lots of opportunities for massive amounts of spread of this virus. the virus is the more infectious variant first identified in the uk so that can spread very fast and very far and our strategies elimination so when that comes,

when a virus cases detected in the community, depending on what that case looks like we take measures and so in the past we have used our contact tracing an isolation strategy to stop at a pace but this looks like it is a little bit bigger to do that. where new zealand when _ bigger to do that. where new zealand when it _ bigger to do that. where new zealand when it comes - bigger to do that. where new zealand when it comes to - bigger to do that. where new zealand when it comes to the j zealand when it comes to the vaccine roll—out? so zealand when it comes to the vaccine roll-out?— vaccine roll-out? so our first vaccine roll-out? so our first vaccine has _ vaccine roll-out? so our first vaccine has been _ vaccine roll-out? so our first vaccine has been approved i vaccine roll-out? so our first l vaccine has been approved and we are using the vaccine that came, two shipments now over the past couple of weeks and we have started the roll—out to our border workers and those working in our facility so far as these are the people most likely at risk to pick up the infection from returning travellers. and then we are expecting the roll—out at the rest of the country to happen later in the year but that is determined by access to other vaccines and when they will arrive in the country.- arrive in the country. that, other countries _ arrive in the country. that, other countries are - arrive in the country. that, other countries are a - arrive in the country. that, other countries are a lot i other countries are a lot further down the road and

millions of people are vaccinated. are early rumblings that the people would like this done sooner? it that the people would like this done sooner?— that the people would like this done sooner? it is quite mixed, actuall . done sooner? it is quite mixed, actually- we — done sooner? it is quite mixed, actually. we have _ done sooner? it is quite mixed, actually. we have some - done sooner? it is quite mixed, actually. we have some people| actually. we have some people who work wishing it could have been done sooner but the vaccine has done to our full approvals process that is taking some time and i believe that the next one that is coming is the oxford one which is going to the approval process at the moment but we know that about a quarter of new zealanders surveyed were nervous about getting the vaccine. they are worried about the speed at which was developed and being rolled out so this gives us time as well to make sure that those new zealanders are confident that the vaccine is safe and effective.— the vaccine is safe and effective. ., ., ., effective. great to have you on. effective. great to have you on- thank _ effective. great to have you on. thank you. _ effective. great to have you on. thank you. thank- effective. great to have you on. thank you. thank you. | thank you. you're watching bbc news. tributes are paid to the record—breaking, british charity fundraiser, captain sir tom moore — at his funeral, family members say his spirit will live on. in myanmar, security forces use tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds in the biggest crackdown yet on anti—coup protesters.

the former us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has told the first major gathering of republicans since donald trump left office in january that the ex—president�*s �*america first�* strategy had always been right for the country. mr pompeo was addressing the annual conservative political action conference — known as cpac . every single speaker here, practically, has been talking about their connection to donald trump and how donald trump is not going anywhere, in the words of texas senator ted cruz. of course, he is casting a long shadow. he's the closing speaker here tomorrow, and i would expect him to be warmly welcomed by the crowd here. they're just setting up for the evening's events behind me. but when i talk to the people who attend this conference,

america first secures our freedom and the entire world benefits. so first we show up. look, we'll want clear safe drinking water but the paris agreement was a fantasy for those who wanted to virtue signal and when president biden entered this deal? the american workers lost. the conference has also been hearing from the former us trade representative, robert lighthizer , who was asked how important it was to the conservative cause, that the former president's voice was not silenced. look, he had a four—year extremely successful presidency. i have an enormous amount of respect, not only respect, but personal affection for the president. i worked very hard with him. i've never seen a person work harder. the notion that you can cancel

donald trump is absurd, right? i mean, that's literally... look, if they could have cancelled donald trump, they would've done in 2016. former us trade representative robert lighthizer. joining me now is republican strategist and trump's former georgia political director, seth weathers. thank you so much for coming on the programme. any time. this is a long period that we haven't really had very much from donald trump. highly anticipated, what you think he is going to bring tomorrow when he speaks? well, i think what he speaks? well, i think what he has to bring, and i do believe he will, he's got to bring the fire. there are a lot of people expecting a hell of a speech from tomorrow. like you said, this is his first major appearance post—election so i do believe he will, this is his moment to shine. if he does and it is not going to be good for him but i do believe he is going to shine tomorrow and

he'll give the people what they want. it he'll give the people what they want. , , ., want. it is interesting, after the storming _ want. it is interesting, after the storming of— want. it is interesting, after the storming of the - want. it is interesting, after the storming of the capital. want. it is interesting, after. the storming of the capital on the storming of the capital on the election defeat there were lots of people, senior republican saying i am out now, thatis republican saying i am out now, that is it. the republican party seem to be at a big crossroads. what direction will it go? but so far there has been pretty broad support for donald trump.— been pretty broad support for donald trump. you are right in that sense- — donald trump. you are right in that sense. the _ donald trump. you are right in that sense. the reality - donald trump. you are right in that sense. the reality is - donald trump. you are right in that sense. the reality is that. that sense. the reality is that you say that republicans are ready to leave trump of the people ready to leave with people ready to leave with people who hated him all along and that is everyone from mcconnell on down. the reality is it is a grassroots republican group of supporters and they are showing up and they love trump. and the majority of america, the majority of america, the majority republicans in america love donald trump and there is a massive disconnect between what goes on in washington, dc and what goes on in everyday america. dc, republicans and democrats hate donald trump. you get outside of that and

republicans in everyday americans love the guy and so there is not a disconnect. there it is the need to get rid of the people that are in dc, from my perspective.- of the people that are in dc, from my perspective. what about the fact that _ from my perspective. what about the fact that he _ from my perspective. what about the fact that he lost _ from my perspective. what about the fact that he lost the - the fact that he lost the election. we got millions of votes but he was millions of votes but he was millions of votes behind joe biden. aha, votes but he was millions of votes behind joe biden. a good election strategy _ votes behind joe biden. a good election strategy to _ votes behind joe biden. a good election strategy to back - votes behind joe biden. a good election strategy to back a - election strategy to back a loser? well, the reality is that he got more votes than a republican president ever received in history by roughly 10 million which is a massive game. granted, biden received even more for a nominee ever on the democrat side. the reality is there is no republican that has anywhere near the support that donald trump has within the republican party. so that doesn't necessarily mean he will be the one who runs as the nominee in 2024 but if you want to it's his to have. but he also has an incredible position that he is and where he is

considered to be or will be the king made careful who the nominee if he decides ultimately that it is not him. it could be sanchez or don junior or whoever. it could be sanchez or don junior orwhoever. but it could be sanchez or don junior or whoever.- it could be sanchez or don junior or whoever. but he could ultimately _ junior or whoever. but he could ultimately be _ junior or whoever. but he could ultimately be the _ junior or whoever. but he could ultimately be the deciding - ultimately be the deciding factor there. ultimately be the deciding factorthere. his ultimately be the deciding factor there. his power seems secure within the republican party sadly at the moment. what is your instinct? do you think you will personally want to run again all, like you say, throw his weight behind someone else? look, i would his weight behind someone else? look, iwould imagine his weight behind someone else? look, i would imagine the guy is probably sitting there and he wants to get back in the game and run. i ultimately don't think by 2024 he is really going want to have to go through all of that again but i do see that he is an assets and by not letting on whether he does or doesn't he hold that position open. no one, there is no tech crews are no major name would jump into the presidential race thinking that trump mayjump on later. he holds the position open and he gets to put on whoever he wants. , ., ., ., ., ., wants. great to have yuan and sor i

wants. great to have yuan and sorry i have — wants. great to have yuan and sorry i have to _ wants. great to have yuan and sorry i have to wrap _ wants. great to have yuan and sorry i have to wrap it - wants. great to have yuan and sorry i have to wrap it up - wants. great to have yuan and sorry i have to wrap it up so i sorry i have to wrap it up so quickly but great to talk to you. thank you. thank you. the golden globes take place this weekend, but, for obvious reasons, it's been a subdued year in hollywood. the effect of the pandemic on actors and directors is well publicised, but we might spare a thought for a group of movie industry workers with no way of doing theirjobs remotely, make—up artists. make—up artists and hair and wardrobe is so important for hollywood. what you see in the movies and, you know, all the new apps, netflix and amazon and hulu, you know, they need make—up, and without us, it's just not going to be the same. you know, i mean, itry and keep six feet apart as much as i can, but as i'm doing the make—up, you really can't, so, that's why i keep my mask on at all times. i get covid test, you know, pretty regularly.

like, maybe once a month, so, you know, i come up negative, and then i feel confident that, you know, i can go to my clients. in sydney and in australia they got a good handle on the pandemic quite quickly, so what was quite a fast halt to my work, it was the first time in about 16 years where i had a clear calendar for three months! so, that was really strange, a very strange moment. but everybody was in the same boat, you know, many productions, we had a few marvel films that were filming out here, different types of films, and also shoots that were scheduled to happen. it really was put on hold, everything was stopped, you know, and halted while we went into different versions of lockdown around australia. it obviously affected my rollers make—up artist because we are so tight when we are with a client. it all depends on each job.

so, there's different levels of things we need to do for differentjobs, but nowadays, if i go to a photo shoot or i am on a large—scale production, actually, even the small photo shoots, we need to sign a covid waiver. it's not that i ever need a break. i love doing red carpet, and i love the glitz and glamour of, you know, making my clients up and going to the award shows and being with them on the red carpet. (pres) don't forget you can get in touch slowly, we will get back normal but we just have to be patient. awards seasons are a really funding for make—up artists.

don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones the weather's been pretty good lately across most of the uk. lots of sunshine, it feels like spring. the flowers are coming up. there's certainly more oomph to that sunshine, and there's every reason to believe the weather is going to stay settled for the next few days because of high pressure. but high pressure doesn't necessarily mean sunshine everywhere. in fact, it really does all depend on how the wind blows and where around the area of high pressure. and sometimes we get sort of lumps of cloud stuck in that high, and they may creep in from the coast well inland. so, it does mean that some areas in the morning could be pretty overcast. where the skies are clear overnight, there'll be a touch

of frost in the morning, but elsewhere, it's going to be above freezing. so, this is what it might look like in some areas early on sunday morning, and in fact possibly even into the afternoon. here's an example. around lincolnshire, east anglia and down into the south east, possibly london, too, you may have to wait a while before that cloud burns to the coast, if it does. in some areas, it might actually hang around, and temperatures will struggle to seven degrees. but out towards central and western areas, we're talking about 10—12 degrees. not spectacular, but actually mild enough, really, for the very end of february. because as we head into the 1st of march, the first day of meteorological spring, again a touch of frost in the morning to greet us, to greet march. temperatures out towards western areas a little bit milder there, 3—6 degrees. now, here's the high pressure monday and into tuesday.

it'll sort of be around about here. in fact, extending its reach well into europe across the alps and further south into the mediterranean as well. now, look how much cloud there is on monday. now, this is so, so difficult to predict. in fact, it could linger, it may not. it may actually clear away, so there's a bit of a caveat there. yes, plenty of sunshine with the high pressure, but it's not guaranteed. and it's a little bit cooler, only around eight degrees. in fact, there will be a tendency for temperatures to drop a little bit as we go through the course of the week. slightly cooler air may be reaching us from the northern climes, but enjoy the sunshine if you can.

this is bbc news. the headlines. the funeral of captain sir tom moore — the british second world war veteran who raised more than $40 million for health charities during lockdown — has taken place in bedfordshire. during the family—only service, his daughters said he represented "the fundamental

goodness of the human spirit". security forces in myanmar have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds, in the biggest crackdown yet on anti—coup protesters. over 400 people were arrested in yangon. the army, which seized power earlier this month, says it's sacked the country's un ambassador after he condemned the coup. more than 20 people have been arrested and three police officers injured during violent demonstrations against covid—19 restrictions in dublin. officers were attacked with fireworks, cans and bollards. the irish minister forjustice described the unrest as mindless thuggery. members of the public are being urged to stick to the lockdown rules this weekend, the first since the road map out of the coronavirus restrictions was released. saturday saw some of the warmest temperatures of the year so far, and in london it brought many people out into the capital's open spaces —

but there are concerns it could lead to some