this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. us regulators approve the use of thejohnson &johnson covid vaccine, for everyone aged 18 and over. myanmar security forces use tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds in the biggest crackdown yet on people protesting against the military coup. new zealand's biggest city begins a snap seven—day lockdown after the discovery of a new coronavirus case. injuries and arrests in the centre of dublin during violent demonstrations against ireland's covid—19 restrictions. 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. hello, and welcome. to the us now, where regulators have authorised the use of thejohnson &johnson covid vaccine for people aged 18 and over. it is the third vaccine to become available in the states, following those from pfizer and moderna, but this one is single—shot so is set to be more cost effective. it can also be stored in a refrigerator rather than a freezer. the company has announced they're shipping more than 20 million doses immediately, with first deliveries 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. well, earlier i spoke to our north american correspondent david willis and asked him how significant this latest vaccine approval was. highly significant, and there are two huge advantages to this new vaccine, thejohnson & johnson vaccine. one is, as you mentioned, doesn't have to be kept in a freezer, unlike the pfizer and no donor vaccines. —— moderna. that makes its transportation and storage easier. two, it is a 1—shot deal. that means it is a lot easierfor mobile deal. that means it is a lot easier for mobile vaccination centres, the homeless shelters, and for people who, for example, can't guarantee they will be able to come back for a second shot in weeks time. that sort of thing. now, as you mentioned, these first doses should be available at the

start of next week and altogether the us government has ordered 100 million doses of this new vaccine, and they are hoping it will make a significant contribution, combined with the 600 million doses of the pfizer and moderna vaccines that are expected to be available here in the summer. ~ g ., �* summer. and joe biden has ledaed summer. and joe biden has pledged -- _ summer. and joe biden has pledged -- joe _ summer. and joe biden has pledged -- joe biden's - summer. and joe biden has i pledged -- joe biden's pledge pledged ——joe biden�*s pledge ahead of the election was 100 million injections in his first 100 days. how is he getting on? well, he's ahead of schedule as far as that is concerned. today he has said, this was encouraging news, the news of this newjohnson &johnson this newjohnson & johnson vaccine, this newjohnson &johnson vaccine, but he urged people to not let their guard down. we have seen this happen before, of course, weatherford has been taken off the accelerator, and cases sought again. they are down at the moment and joe biden is very keen to keep them that way. he has pledged that

every american who wants a vaccine will be able to get one by the summertime. he looks to be ahead of schedule on that, even more so, perhaps, with a 100 million doses of this new johnson &johnson vaccine coming. thanks to david willis there. security forces in myanmar have used batons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds, in the biggest crackdown yet on people protesting against the recent military coup. this was the scene in yangon. hundreds of activists are reported to have been arrested, and there are unconfirmed reports that a woman died after being shot. in the south—east of the country, police were filmed firing tear gas at protesters who blocked a road. 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 10 years. he told me he thinks things are heading towards some kind of major confrontation.

imean, i mean, nobody knows what the future holds. but clearly the military is determined to impose this new military coup, to crack down on these protests, but equally we have seen these inspiring scenes of people just refusing to be cowed by the military, and even people in international diplomacy, the ambassador was mentioned at the top of the peace calling for further defiance and so forth, i think the onus of responsibility is now in the international community to send a signal to new military rulers that there will be no business as usual for them. will be no business as usual for them-— for them. you say send a signal. — for them. you say send a signal, what _ for them. you say send a signal, what does - for them. you say send a signal, what does that i for them. you say send a - signal, what does that actually mean impact? people will be asking, what should the international community actually, practically be doing? there are four very simple things, they should impose a total arms embargo on the country of myanmar. second accommodation post targeted sanctions on all the generals,

but especially the general responsible for the genocide against the rohingya in 2017 but is now the leader of this coup. thirdly, they should divest from all these massive conglomerations but the military controls inside the country, and finally, there should be no recognition that this government has anything approaching a legitimate government in the world of international diplomacy. this is a country _ international diplomacy. this is a country which _ international diplomacy. this is a country which of - international diplomacy. this is a country which of course was ruled by the military for a long time. it was criticised internationally, it is not a country, certainly under military rule, that is too bothered by international criticism? i bothered by international criticism?— bothered by international criticism? ~' , criticism? i don't think they are bothered _ criticism? i don't think they are bothered by _ criticism? i don't think they are bothered by not - criticism? i don't think they are bothered by not being l criticism? i don't think they l are bothered by not being on people's 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 only a force of violence inside me and my, it is also a massive moneymaking enterprise. so i think if you target those enterprises, but does actually make the general set up in

their chair and make the general set up in their chairand take make the general set up in their chair and take notice. and we have already seen today, woodside, the massive australian resource firm, said that it was withdrawing from myanmar. other countries have said they are severing their development aid, severing their military ties and other ties stop those things actually will have the generals and will make them take the situation seriously. them take the situation seriously-— them take the situation seriousl . v , , seriously. let's 'ust quickly no back seriously. let's 'ust quickly so back to _ seriously. let's 'ust quickly go back to the _ seriously. let'sjust quickly go back to the protests - go back to the protests themselves. we are seeing big numbers on the streets. clearly there is a big groundswell of opposition to the military coup, that much is obvious. how much support for the military is there in myanmar? i mean, there is some _ is there in myanmar? i mean, there is some support. - is there in myanmar? i mean, there is some support. that's| there is some support. that's undeniable. but it is worth keeping in mind that if you look at the numbers in the election that happened in november last year, it means most people who are serving in the military at the moment possibly voted for democracy, possibly voted for democracy, possibly voted for the people that the two was intended to topple. also, we have seen people out on the streets, armed thugs essentially being

deployed in kind of collaboration with the military, going around undertaking protesters. but it is clear the overwhelming majority of the population are opposed to this coup and essentially want a better future than the average military rule officer. our thanks to _ military rule officer. our thanks to simon - military rule officer. 0ur| thanks to simon adams. let's get some of the day's other news. hudnreds 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 nine 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 their families 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. the usjustice department says it will appeal a federal judge's ruling that the nationwide eviction moratorium during the coronavirus pandemic is unlawful. the measure, issued by the centers for disease control and prevention, covers most residential evictions. thejudge, who is from texas, ruled that congress�* authorisation of the moratorium was unconstitutional. 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. residents, including schoolchildren, have been told to stay at home, while the rest of the country will observe less stringent restrictions. here's what prime minister jacinda ardern had to say. we are in the unfortunate but necessary position of needing to protect auckland as once again. —— aucklanders. that is why cabinet met this evening i made the decision auckland will need to move to alert level three for a period of seven days. the rest of new zealand will move to level two. well, earlier i spoke to microbiologist dr suzie wiles,

from the university of auckland. she told me the case is connected to a small cluster that broke out a few weeks ago. about two weeks ago we had a three—day snap lockdown after a couple of cases were detective, that outbreak we thought would be brought under control, we got 11 cases in three families, and then another case appeared yesterday, so this is another family, at the time the lockdown was called it was not clear whether it was linked to the first three families, but also renewed the person had been infectious for probably about a week, and has been outliving their life. so we think there may be quite a bit of transmission that has happened. that is what has led to our latest restrictions. we sa this to our latest restrictions. we say this every _ to our latest restrictions. we say this every time we speak and every time we crossed in new zealand, to other countries you are used to so many more cases, these restrictions seem very strict indeed for a

relatively small outbreak. yeah, well, we know that the kinds of lives we are living here, where we have large gatherings, there were big concerts over the weekend, there is a big art show going on, we have the america's cup here, boat racing, there are lots of things going on, so there are lots of opportunities for massive amounts of spread of this virus. the virus is the more infectious variant, first identified in the uk, so we know that can spread very fast and very far. and our strategy is 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 and isolation strategy to stop outbreaks, but this looks like it is a little bit big to do that stop and where is new zealand when it comes to the vaccine rollout? so, ourfirst vaccine rollout? so, ourfirst vaccine has been approved, we are using the pfizer—biontech vaccine that came i think about

two months now, the last couple of weeks, we have started the rollout to our border workers and those working in managed isolation and quarantine facilities. for us, these are the people most at risk to pick up the people most at risk to pick up the infection from returning travellers. and then we are expecting the rollout of the rest of the country to happen later in the year, but that is very much determined on access to other vaccines and when they will arrive in the country. captain sir tom moore, the british second world war veteran who raised more than £30 million 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 100 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 sirtom 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. our 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. you are watching bbc news. the latest headlines: us regulators have approved the use of thejohnson & johnson covid vaccine for everyone aged 18 and over. in myanmar, security forces use tear—gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds in the biggest crackdown yet on people protesting against the military coup. 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. i was with the president so many trips, and he would

tell his counterparts across the world, he would say, "look, i'm going to put america first as the president of the united states and i expect you will put your country and your people first. and we'll work together and accomplish this for both our countries," and we did that. applause you know, america first is right foramerica, it's right for each of us. america first secures our freedom. and the entire world benefits when america's fearless and bold and strong. let me just tick through a few ways, right? so, first, we show up — paris climate accord. it was a job—destroying joke, so we said "au revoir"! look, we all want clean air, safe drinking water, but the paris agreement was a fantasy for elite diplomats who just wanted to virtue—signal. and when president biden re—entered this deal, i can tell you that xijinping was smiling every single minute. and the american workers lost. political analyst and journalist peter chowka explains that trump's speech on sunday will effectively

serve to re—energise republicans and could further re—enforce the former president's hold on the republican party. president trump will be making his return after a period of relative silence, silence for the first time in five and a half years. in the event where he will be the future speak is always a high energy event. it provides the ideological red meat for the republican party. and after five and a half weeks of the biden administration governing from the left and with over 60 executive actions, republicans, including those at the conference, a frustrated and dispirited and are waiting to be fired up. and as one of the attendee said on national television here in the united states, "we are waiting to hear the next step from president trump. so we shall see, injust over 12 hours from now, but in the past, no defeated president has a of influence over his

party after his defeat, but cpac is going to give that leadership back to president trump, it appears.— trump, it appears. well, where does this leave _ trump, it appears. well, where does this leave more _ trump, it appears. well, where| does this leave more moderate, traditional republicans than who might not have been huge fans of donald trump? there will be recognised now for the republican party, they have decision to make whether they follow donald trump go back to more traditional values, this big debate, existential crisis, doesn't seem to be happening. it seems to be falling in behind donald trump. that's very correet- _ behind donald trump. that's very correct. in _ behind donald trump. that's very correct. in fact, - behind donald trump. that's very correct. in fact, in - behind donald trump. that's very correct. in fact, in the l very correct. in fact, in the past, cpac, it has been an event since 1973, that usually featured debate between the different ideological wynks of the republican party, this year it is much more behind donald trump —— wings. emwazi was not invited and who has chosen not to attend, it includes mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader in the united states senate, senator mitt romney, he is not a fan of president trump, liz cheney, who is not a

fan of president trump, and former un ambassador nikki haley, ambassador in the trump administration, so these are these so—called moderates, they are not attending. the polls meanwhile show that a vast majority of republican voters, among the 75 million who voted for president trump last november, a vast majority of them still so just support him and his policies and consider his administration a smashing success, which was the words of mr schlupp, who heads the cpac organisation. thanks to peter chowka there. the president of the dominican republic, luis abinader, has announced plans to build a wall along its border with haiti. he said that the barrier, which would extend for nearly 400 kilometres, would help reduce illegal immigration and that construction of the barrier will begin later this year. relations between the two neighbours have been difficult haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and hundreds of thousands of haitians are believed to have crossed the border illegally. 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. music plays. 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 this 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 roll as 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 different jobs, 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. is normal —— slowly we will get back_ is normal —— slowly we will get back to — is normal —— slowly we will get back to normal. an _ back to normal. an award season is a fun thing for a make—up artist and hair and stylist for sure.

for a make-up artist and hair and stylist for sure.— and stylist for sure. that is it for me- _ and stylist for sure. that is it for me. get _ and stylist for sure. that is it for me. get me - and stylist for sure. that is it for me. get me on - and stylist for sure. that is it for me. get me on social media. i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. bye—bye. 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. this 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. certainly cooler air may be reaching us from the northern climes, but enjoy the sunshine if you can.

this is bbc news, the headlines: us regulators have authorised the use of the single dose johnson &johnson covid vaccine, for people aged 18 and over. it's the third vaccine to become available following those from pfizer and moderna. johnson &johnson say they will begin distributing it immediately. 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. new zealand's biggest city has begun a snap seven—day lockdown after the discovery of a new coronavirus case. the police in auckland have prepared checkpoints near the city's borders, and public venues have been shut. residents, including schoolchildren, have been told to stay at home.