this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. gunshots. myanmar security forces step up their crackdown on anti—coup protests — as the us warns the country's military leaders it could face more sanctions. in the uk — the hunt for the person carrying prince phillip — the queen's husband — is moved to a specialist heart hospital in london for further treatment. guilty of corruption and influence peddling — the former french president, nicholas sarkozy, is given a three year sentence — two suspended — one, under house arrest. and the simpons gets a makeover — but who is the new

voice of dr hibbert? well, maybe this will help with medical school. - the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar�*s military leaders of more sanctions if killing of unarmed protesters and attacks on journalists and activists continue. earlier in myanmar, the deposed leader aung san suu kyi, appeared via videolink in court and was told she faces fresh charges. it's the first time her lawyers had seen her since the military seized power on the 1st of february , detaining many government leaders. since then there've been widespread protests with security forces responding with increasing force , this weekend at least 18 protestors were killed.

here's what the state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close coordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is abhorrent. the recent escalation of tactics by security forces is reprehensible. the united states stands in solidarity with the tens of thousands of people in burma who once again came out peacefully across the country with courage and determination to reject this military coup. to voice their aspirations for a return to democratic governance, peace and the rule of law. nyein chanaye has the latest on the protests — from the country's biggest city, yangon. a warning, his report contains distressing images. back on the streets,

despite the deadly risk, protesters here try to prepare to face the military as the violence from the security forces increases. nini aung tut naing, one victim of their brutal response. this is where a young man was shot dead in the chest in sunday's crackdown. he was just 23 years old, a university student. this is where a young man was shot dead in the chest in sunday's crackdown. he was just 23 years old, a university student. he lost his life while demanding a return to democracy. he was not alone. in mandalay, this is where 32—year—old ma daisy was killed. witnesses say ma daisy was a bystander, shot in the head near a protest. translation: she was shotj in her temple, from the left. i was told the attacker was riding a motorbike. it happened as the soldiers came and fired. people were shouting, "go inside," so we went

inside and shut the doors. we couldn't pick up her body, we couldn't even see it because of the gunfire. at this court today, aung san suu kyi appeared via video link, the first time she has been seen since the coup. but her lawyers are struggling against the system. we cannot have any access to the court, to look at the screen on the side of the court, to look at her face, aung san suu kyi's face. because the judge says that we are not permitted. security forces here say they are on the streets to enforce the rule of law, and accused the protesters of rioting, arresting hundreds. it's clear the military are not backing down.

nyein chanaye, bbc news, yangon. here in the uk — the prime minister has defended the uk's border controls as health officials try to trace one person in england who's been infected with the brazil variant — to try to stop it spreading into the community. it's one of six cases of the variant, found in the uk in february before the introduction of mandatory hotel quarantine. so how dangerous is the new variant and what does it mean for the vaccines developed? john moore is a virologist and joins me now from new york. it is also known as the variant come up it is also known as the variant come up and when you look at what happened in brazil, how worried should we be? it’s happened in brazil, how worried should we be?— happened in brazil, how worried should we be? it's a concern. it's also circulating _ should we be? it's a concern. it's also circulating in _ should we be? it's a concern. it's also circulating in the _ should we be? it's a concern. it's also circulating in the usa, - should we be? it's a concern. it's also circulating in the usa, not . should we be? it's a concern. it's| also circulating in the usa, not as widely as the south african variant. but it is very similar to the south

african variant. it has similar properties in laboratory tests when tested against convalescent patients and vaccines. you should treat it like this variant. and the concern is that once you immunise people, it's been tested in cell culture systems against one dose pfizer and moderna vaccines and itjust blows right past that. to dose recipients can cope with it but it looks like it won't affect the efficacy of the vaccine. and the south african strain, the astrazeneca oxford vaccine was unable to protect against it and again there were concerns if the variant spreads widely, a number of vaccine

failures. and the emphasis is on one dose to a maximum number of people thatis dose to a maximum number of people that is not what is being done here. and it does leave the uk very vulnerable to variants that are able to resist the neutralising antibody effect of only a single vaccine dose. so it does need to be carefully tracked and people with this variant should be quarantined absolutely. the this variant should be quarantined absolutel . ., , absolutely. the government is saying the second dose _ absolutely. the government is saying the second dose will— absolutely. the government is saying the second dose will come _ absolutely. the government is saying the second dose will come they - absolutely. the government is saying the second dose will come they have| the second dose will come they have just delayed it to spread the vaccine around to as many people as possible. all viruses mutate, all variants mutate. is there a risk this could become a dominant strain and is that another concern? welcome es. it's a and is that another concern? welcome yes. it's a concern _ and is that another concern? welcome yes. it's a concern here _ and is that another concern? welcome yes. it's a concern here as _ and is that another concern? welcome yes. it's a concern here as well. - yes. it's a concern here as well. the kent variant, is projected to become the dominant strain in the usa within about a month because it is more transmissible. so we are seeing the same as you are seeing,

but a little bit later. the brazil and south african variants have not spread as by the here and hopefully there won't, hopefully there will be outcompeted or blocked off. but it could happen, and there is, already in the uk there is a case of a key mutation found in the south african variant that have emerged in the context of the kent virus, so that might be seeing more and more often. the brits are very good, as you know there's a lot of tracking of variance in britain, and this is something to be proud of because it is leaving the world in that area. but i think british vaccine policy may need to be looked at very seriously if these more resistant viruses spread because to prevent them in effecting people you will need to vaccine doses for people that are highly vulnerable in the period of the first and second dose. thank you very much indeed for joining us here on bbc news.

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has described the amount of humanitarian aid pledged to yemen this year as disappointing, warning that cutting aid was a death sentence. the un had been seeking almost four billion dollars for yemen, saying the funds would help prevent a devastating famine. but only one point seven billion has been promised by international donors. david miliband is former british foreign secretary president and ceo of the international rescue committee. i asked him first for his reaction to the reduction in aid from the uk. honestly, it's inexplicable to hear that the uk has cut its aid for yemen at a time when the uk has a globalfamine envoy and has made famine a priority for its presidency of the group of seven leading industrialised countries. the organisation that is at the closest, the closer to the front line when it comes to doing food deliveries would be the world food programme. organisations like mine, the international rescue committee, we

work on the wider nutrition agenda committee work on health. so we are treating the victims of malnutrition, but that difference from about £167 million down to £87 million, that is literally at mouths being fed through the world food programme. because these are people who are literally facing starvation. because of a combination of conflict which is cutting off aid, lack of aid because of lack of money, the number getting humanitarian aid in the form of food support was cut from 13 million to 9 million last year, and a commercial economy whichjust does not work because of the consequences of the war. yeah. it's 187 down to 90 million, but the war is the problem obviously. britain, the us involved in the arms trade for saudi arabia. it does not necessarily follow, does that, that whatjoe biden has done with a reset in terms of the relationship with saudi arabia and the supply of arms

for the war here, is necessarily having a desired effect. only a few days ago houthi rebels attacked a saudi stronghold, for example. so what of the options there? because a lot of it does not necessarily seem to be going according to plan. well, that's a very good point. the us have taken the first steps, two of them in particular. they have stopped support for the offensive operations for the saudi led coalition. obviously the british government are out of step at the moment because they have not ceased that support, albeit at a lower level. the second thing the biden administration have done is stop the designation of the rebel houthi movement as a global terrorist entity, which would have really torpedoed humanitarian aid, but also further torpedoed with the commercial economy. one needs to happen now is first of all, a proper cease—fire across the country. because all parties, you are right to make this point, have been flouting international humanitarian law. second, the aide needs to flow as i have

discussed, but thirdly the un envoy who is charged with bringing political settlement to the war in yemen, he needs... as it happens, it's british diplomat martin griffiths, he needs to get on with his business with proper support. with the americans pressuring the 70s, europeans like germany pressuring iran, which has an influence over the houthi. at the moment, the situation is fragmenting very badly in the south of the country where 20% of the population live. and the rebel movement is stronger and stronger across 80% of the population. hundreds of people gathered in hong kong, outside the court outside the court where 47 pro—democracy activists are facing charges of "conspiracy to commit subversion". it's the biggest protest in months, against china's controversial national security law, imposed on hong kong last year. danny vincent reports

from hong kong. protesters in hong kong saluting pro—democracy activists in myanmar. but they came to show solidarity with 47 activists here who are facing charges for breaking the draconian national security law. the police warned the hundreds of supporters outside the court that the police warned the hundreds of supporters outside the court that they too could be in violation of the sweeping new law — which has all but silenced the street protests movement. yet still they came. translation: i'm a person who loves freedom, and i clearly _ know what i should do to secure our freedom. hong kong activists say the pro—democracy camp is facing an unparalleled crackdown. the government says it's returning law in order to hong kong. this man is a lifelong activist. he is facing charges relating to the 2019 movement. he's prepared to serve time in prison. his generation of activists hoped hong kong might

it's sad that hong kong has become just like what happened inside china. and the young people are caught in that environment, and we, you know, in a way, are part of it. but still, we have already had years of fighting. but they are still young. more than half a million hong kong residents voted in in the unofficial primary election — which led to the arrest of 47 activists that participated. millions took to the streets in 2019 in opposition to greater control from beijing. today's scenes, much smaller, represent a new desire for hung congress to protest in public. translation: participating in the very simple step - activists like lee must face several charges for his role in the protest movement. he must fight his battle in court. he fears he's living on borrowed time. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how our canine friends are being trained to sniff out coronavirus in infected people.

first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables, then suddenly the tables, the chairs and the people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier. and so my heart went bang, bang, bang. the constitutional rights of these . mergers are there rights as citizens of the united states, _ and they should be protected even in the right to test them out, so they— don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. -

this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you that it is going to boil up when you get to that? well, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right at the end of the day. this is bbc news, our top story. myanmar security forces have intensified their crackdown on anti—coup protests — as the us warns the country's military leaders it could face further sanctions. the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to st bart's hospital in london for tests on a pre—existing heart condition. the 99—year—old was driven by ambulance today after almost two weeks at another london hosptial. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. king edward vii hospital this morning, an ambulance had been reversed up to a rear entrance. umbrellas were raised by staff to shield the view

of a patient who is being placed into the ambulance. it's believed the patient was the duke of edinburgh. as the ambulance departed, it was assumed he was leaving after 13 nights in the hospital to be taken home to windsor castle. but at 12:30pm, this statement was issued by buckingham palace. "the duke of edinburgh was today transferred the journey across london was a short one. st bartholomew's, or bart's, is britain's oldest hospital, but it has some of the most modern and extensive facilities for cardiac care. it's a recognised centre of excellence. it's the largest specialist centre for this type of condition in the uk, and one of the largest in europe, and so you can see all of the subspecialists, whether it's a problem

with the heart rhythm, a problem with the blood supply to the heart, or the heart muscle, all under one roof and delivering care at the same time. the duke has suffered heart issues in the past. in 2011, there was an emergency admission to papworth hospital in cambridgeshire. he had suffered chest pains at sandringham. the queen and his immediate family all went to his bedside. a blocked coronary artery was diagnosed. it had been a close call. yet there has been no suggestion until today of any recurrence of any heart problems. for a man approaching his 100th birthday, the duke has seemed in generally good health, yet his hospital stay is now longer than any previous one. it's unclear whether the duke will require any surgical procedure on his heart, such as occurred in 2011. on that occasion, he had a stent inserted to relieve the blocked coronary artery. on this occasion, all the palace will say is that he's comfortable and responding to treatment. amidst all of this, a message

of reassurance from the palace. tonight, footage of the queen on a video call, unveiling a statue of herself in south australia. it was recorded a few days ago, before the latest news of the duke. but the queen sounded unmistakably cheerful. it might be quite alarming to suddenly see it out of the window, if she arrived unexpectedly. all of which would seem to emphasise that these royals don't dwell on their problems, they get on with the job. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the former president of france, nicholas sarkozy, has been found guilty of corruption. a court in paris heard wiretap evidence that he offered a magistrate a job in monaco in return for information about a separate corruption investigation. sarkozy — who is 66 — was sentenced to three years prison, two of them suspended. lucy williamson reports from paris.

he really saw the two sides of his image today, as he walks to the courtroom the police standing outside stood to attention and saluted him. just a few minutes later he was getting a dressing down from thejudge as later he was getting a dressing down from the judge as she convicted him of corruption and influence peddling. more surprising than that, perhaps is that this case would never have come to trial were it not for another inquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that saw him use to speak to his lawyer and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe the judge in overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe thejudge in return for information about yet another investigation. his lawyer said today he would appeal the verdict, sometimes she says it takes a long time to get to the truth. in australia, specially—trained "covid detection dogs" could soon be sniffing out coronavirus in infected people.

dogs' acute sense of smell is already used to detect certain cancers and other diseases, and it's hoped they can now play their part in ending the pandemic. to explain how it works, dr anne—lise chaber is from the university of adelaide's school of animal and veterinary sciences. we know of dogs being used to detect cancers as we just said, all sorts of dogs. is it the same techniques, basely introducing them to coronavirus and then letting them do their magic? it’s coronavirus and then letting them do their magic?— their magic? it's exactly the same technique- — their magic? it's exactly the same technique- we _ their magic? it's exactly the same technique. we are _ their magic? it's exactly the same technique. we are using - their magic? it's exactly the same technique. we are using a - their magic? it's exactly the same technique. we are using a sweat l technique. we are using a sweat sample from people who are infected by coronavirus and training them to detect the smell. so it's not the virus itself that they are detecting, it's the smell that would we produce when we have it. so how accurate can — we produce when we have it. so how accurate can it _ we produce when we have it. so how accurate can it be? _ we produce when we have it. so how accurate can it be? somebody - we produce when we have it. so how

accurate can it be? somebody has i we produce when we have it. so how. accurate can it be? somebody has got to be infected, but even if they are not showing symptoms. so the ace of dramatic people, these could still be picked up as well?— be picked up as well? that's very accurate. they _ be picked up as well? that's very accurate. they don't _ be picked up as well? that's very accurate. they don't need - be picked up as well? that's very accurate. they don't need to - be picked up as well? that's very accurate. they don't need to be i accurate. they don't need to be symptomatic, and actually they can be on the in the incubation phase. when you're in the incubation phase you are not positive, it's not picking at that you are positive and the dogs can. we finish their assessment of accuracy and they are very accurate, more than 99%. i mention from france to australia because the french have trialed this out already and you are no hunting for dogs over there, what sort of dogs are you looking for and do these dogs, can you use dogs that have been trained for other things like explosives and things like that? , ., , like explosives and things like that? ., , , ., . like explosives and things like that? . , ., that? yes as of this pro'ect is done with the australian _ that? yes as of this project is done with the australian order— that? yes as of this project is done with the australian order for - that? yes as of this project is done with the australian order for us - that? yes as of this project is done | with the australian order for us and we are using a dog that belonged to them. we're using dogs that were

previously trained for explosives, and also what we call green dogs because they were not experienced before. �* ., , ., , , because they were not experienced before. �* ., , , , before. and read you see this being rolled out? — before. and read you see this being rolled out? borders _ before. and read you see this being rolled out? borders and _ before. and read you see this being rolled out? borders and airports - before. and read you see this being| rolled out? borders and airports are things in australia and new zealand have got almost covid free status and lock people down as they fly in. yes, you are right and so we are now are to getting the deployment trial at borders. bud are to getting the deployment trial at borders. �* ~' are to getting the deployment trial at borders. �* , ., ~ ., at borders. and when you think that will happen? — at borders. and when you think that will happen? very — at borders. and when you think that will happen? very soon _ at borders. and when you think that will happen? very soon in _ at borders. and when you think that will happen? very soon in the - at borders. and when you think that will happen? very soon in the next. will happen? very soon in the next few weers- — the tv show the simpsons has been on the air for over 30 seasons. and while the show has tackled social issues in funny ways, it's also been criticised for having white actors voice the parts of people of colour. following the death of george floyd last year and the subsequent protests, producers announced that some characters would be recast.

fine round today, sir. you know, i hope to be a doctor myself. it's always been my dream to work around blood. well, maybe this will help with medical school. - whoa, 20 bucks! kevin michael richardson is the voice—over artist who's taken on the role. he's spoken to the bbc about what it means to him... i have been in the business for quite _ i have been in the business for quite some time and it has always been _ quite some time and it has always been somewhat colourblind to us. because there are some need different varieties of nationalities in voiceover, you know, you will find, oh, gosh, asian plain black, black playing weights, adult playing children, myself playing a troll. i play a tree, for god sakes and guardians of the galaxy. so, you know, it'sjust this evolution that we are watching happen is pretty remarkable, and so when you say that, it is wonderful

to be a part of that. you know, the acknowledgement to know that people of colour matter is i think very important. ijust don't think that we should disregard the folks that have created certain roles who have done brilliantjobs, because i've done the voice and face of kevin michael richardson,. a painting by the british wartime leader, winston churchill, has sold at auction for eleven—point—six million dollars — a record price for his work. churchill painted "tower of the koo—too—bee—a mosque" in morocco in 1943 and gave it to then us president franklin roosevelt — although it most recently belonged to the actress angelina jolie. it's thought to be the only painting he completed during world war two. both leaders attended the casablanca conference.

that is it from me. we are back in half an hour. hello there. today is shaping up to be a pretty similar day to how yesterday was with many places starting chilly, grey, foggy with some low cloud what will slowly burn back towards the east coast, allowing for some sunshine to develop for many of us. so, a largely dry day today, a chilly start with that low cloud and fog. many places will though turn brighter into the afternoon. now, it's all driven by this area of high pressure which is keeping things fine and settled. most places will see light winds which is why we'll start off rather grey with this fog around for many places. the exception — the west of scotland, parts northern ireland, far west of england and wales which will start cold, frosty, and sunny. but eventually the sun will get going on this cloud thinning and breaking it but it could linger again like on monday through parts of eastern wales, the midlands,

eastern england and also eastern scotland where we'll continue to see some threatened half lapping against coast. sunshine will develop across southern areas. and winds generally light but still quite fresh through the channel and for the south—west of england. in the sunniest spots, we could see temperatures reaching 10 to maybe 1a or 15 celsius but really chilly where we hold onto the grey, foggy weather — only 3—5 celsius. now, as we head into tuesday night it looks like that low cloud and fog will tend to return across much of the country. a few clearer spells out west. a few showers starting to push through the channel islands and the south west. so, here a bit more cloud, so not quite as cold but chillier further north particularly where we have any cloud breaks. so into wednesday then, we've got this little weather front which is going to bring some better weather to southern and south—western areas. mainly in the form of showery rain, some of the showers could be quite heavy for the channel islands. south west england then

into south wales and than spreading into parts of the midlands, southern and south—eastern england into the afternoon. elsewhere, it's generally cloudy particularly towards the east. best of the sunshine further west. but despite any sunshine, it's actually turning colder across the north. further south, given some sunshine again, quite mild —10—15 celsius. the reason for it getting colder in the north is this new area of high pressure moving down from iceland. it's got some very cold air mixed in with it. and that's going to affect much of the country as you move through thursday and indeed friday. so, a much colderfeel to our weather to end the week. it will return to a more settled note though. thursday looks pretty cloudy across the board. friday, perhaps, seeing a little bit of sunshine in places.

this is bbc world news.

the headlines. as anti—coup protests continue in myanmar, the country's deposed leader aung san suu kyi has been charged with two more offences. the us is threatening further sanctions against the military leaders. the hunt for the person carrying the new brazilian variant of covid into the uk is continuing. but the prime minister has defended the government's policy on protecting borders. the former president of france, nicholas sarkozy, has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption. a court in paris convicted him for trying to bribe a judge. and the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to st bart's hospital in london for tests on a pre—existing heart condition. he was driven by ambulance after almost two weeks at another london hosptial. —— another london hospital.