this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in one of the bloodiest days since the military coup in myanmar, more than 20 demonstrators have been killed in a single neighbourhood of yangon. the british home secretary orders an investigation into police actions during a vigil in memory of the murder victim sarah everard. france is forced to move covid—19 patients out of paris as intensive care units struggle to cope with a surge in cases. and erik lamela goes from hero to villain as tottenham lose to arsenal in a remarkable north london derby. # cos i, i, i'm in the stars tonight # so watch me bring the fire and set the night alight

k—pop band bts isjust one of the nominees at tonight's virtual grammy awards. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. security forces in myanmar have killed at least 21 people in yangon in one of the deadliest days since huge demonstrations began against the military coup last month. a police officer is also reported to have died as clashes between the military and anti—coup protesters continue for a sixth week. martial law has been declared in two areas of yangon. and, after two china owned factories were attacked, beijing has asked the authorities to protect its businesses. bbc burmese�*s nyein chan nyen is in yangon. deadly crackdowns on previous days

cannot stop these people taking to the streets again here in myanmar. the demonstrations continue in the biggest cities of yangon, mandalay and as well in the country and again they are met with force by the military regime. there are reports of crackdowns in a number of places, including bago, about 50 miles away from here. a number of people were reportedly killed and several more injured. today is the 42nd day since the military takeover last month. the death toll in the demonstration against the regime already exceeded 80. more than a dozen unarmed protesters were reported to have been killed over the past 2a hours. people here feel like words are not enough to stop

the regime's brutality. they are now becoming more frustrated than ever because the international sanctions or resolution or statements so far cannot prevent all the killings. people feel helpless, but all the same, they are hopeful with determination, particularly the younger generation, who have realised that they have to rely on themselves to stand up against the military. this is nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon, myanmar. let's speak to chore win — founder and executive director of burma human rights network. he joins us live from london. good evening, thanks for being with us. what are you hearing about what is happening on the ground in yangon? is happening on the ground in yanuon? ., is happening on the ground in yanuon? . ., is happening on the ground in yamon? ., ., ., is happening on the ground in yanuon? . ., . ., yangon? thanks for having me today. i am hearing — yangon? thanks for having me today. i am hearing that _ yangon? thanks for having me today. i am hearing that several _ yangon? thanks for having me today. i am hearing that several dozens - i am hearing that several dozens have been killed and there are many

parts of burma, and as you heard about the factory has been burned down so our team has reached out on the ground. what we've learned as it was burned down by the military and police not by the protesters because the protesters told us that they are living next to the factory, how could they burn down the factory and risk their house being burned down? it is a senseless and baseless accusation from the military and also chinese government is buying that life. we also chinese government is buying that life. ~ , ., , also chinese government is buying that life. ~ , . , ., that life. we understand it is china itself that may _ that life. we understand it is china itself that may be _ that life. we understand it is china itself that may be promoting - that life. we understand it is china itself that may be promoting that i itself that may be promoting that why to the military there. tell us more about the relationship between the two countries and why china might be doing that if indeed they are? , ., , ., , might be doing that if indeed they are? , . , ., , ., are? this military was defeated in world war ii _ are? this military was defeated in world war ii by _ are? this military was defeated in world war ii by the _ are? this military was defeated in world war ii by the japanese - are? this military was defeated in world war ii by the japanese butl are? this military was defeated in | world war ii by the japanese but it world war ii by the japanese but it is different now, and it was once the victims to china and now they are supporting this fish is military

and they're expecting the people a permit to not suspect china because their sprint the people who are killing us, that is a wrong strategy to adopt and you see chinese influence will be saved if they support the burmese people. the people of burma can guarantee that chinese interests are safer but unfortunately, china has the wrong part of. unfortunately, china has the wrong art of. ., , , ., part of. now the nld, the party that won the election _ part of. now the nld, the party that won the election last _ part of. now the nld, the party that won the election last year, - part of. now the nld, the party that won the election last year, we - part of. now the nld, the party thati won the election last year, we heard from their leader from the first time since the coup and he hasn't spoken and very strong terms urging protesters to continue their action and he is not talking about a revolution, is that the state that the country is and now? —— now talking. the country is and now? -- now talkina. ., , ., ., , talking. you see that enough is enou~h, talking. you see that enough is enough. we — talking. you see that enough is enough, we have _ talking. you see that enough is enough, we have been - talking. you see that enough is enough, we have been living i talking. you see that enough is enough, we have been living ini enough, we have been living in several decades of oppression at authoritarians and military dictatorship and this is not going to continue. day by day people taking the streets know that they may not return and may come home in a body bag but they are in the

street and protesting and showing their resilience. d0 street and protesting and showing their resilience.— their resilience. do you believe that protesters _ their resilience. do you believe that protesters will _ their resilience. do you believe that protesters will continue i that protesters will continue despite the increasing number of deaths? ~ , , ~' despite the increasing number of deaths? ~ , , ~ , deaths? absolutely. the killing is not new, deaths? absolutely. the killing is not new. it _ deaths? absolutely. the killing is not new, it has _ deaths? absolutely. the killing is not new, it has started _ deaths? absolutely. the killing is not new, it has started several. not new, it has started several weeks and they deployed snipers in using machine guns to give the people yet people are going out but here what i can hear is international order is proven failed because burma is very clear proof that the un and the national system is failed because they failed to protect the civilian against a well armed and ruthless military force of the international community needs to me to be protected and do something to protect the civilians.— to protect the civilians. chore win, thank ou to protect the civilians. chore win, thank you very _ to protect the civilians. chore win, thank you very much _ to protect the civilians. chore win, thank you very much for _ to protect the civilians. chore win, thank you very much for talking . to protect the civilians. chore win, thank you very much for talking to | thank you very much for talking to us from the burma human rights network. britain's home secretary, priti patel, has ordered an investigation into the way officers in london forcibly broke up a vigil in memory of sarah everard, a woman allegedly murdered by a policeman. the city's police chief

is resisting calls to resign. she said the gathering violated coronavirus restrictions. mark easton reports. within moments of being taken, this picture of police holding down a woman on clapham common last night became a symbol of female defiance against male aggression. as darkness descended on the vigil for sarah everard, what had been a peaceful and respectful demonstration of female solidarity turned ugly. police moved in to disperse the crowd, there was pushing and shoving, with a number of women taken away in handcuffs. four were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches — among them, dania. as i was sat in the van, as my hands were handcuffed, i wasjust thinking... "gosh, all i wanted was to stand with other women." the fear that has been brewing for years from a very young age, we get harassed and we're aware of the abuse and violence against women. chanting: nojustice, no peace! as the police surrounded

the bandstand, emotions intensified. they had grabbed me, they was being really aggressive, twisting my arms, you know, they had put me in the handcuffs. the beautiful women stood with me. one of them, as the pictures are circulating, she was thrown to the floor. you know, she had police officers on her back with their knees, their feet. the police are saying that they had to act for public safety reasons. i personally being there didn't see anyone being at risk. shame on you! the sight of women who had come together to stand against male violence being manhandled has led to a chorus of criticism from across the political spectrum. the mayor of london, sadiq khan — who runs policing in the capital — described the scenes as "completely unacceptable", demanding the commissioner of the met, dame cressida dick, explain herself at a meeting in city hall today. an official inquiry was ordered by the home secretary, priti patel, this afternoon as dame cressida defended her officers. they have to make these really difficult calls and i don't think

anybody should be sitting back in an armchair and saying "well, "that was done badly," or "i would've done it differently" without actually understanding what was going through their minds. the metropolitan police were already being investigated for events around the sarah everard murder inquiry. now, scotland yard's leaders find themselves under increasing political pressure. the focus really of this weekend should be on sarah everard and herfamily but it is right also that the police explain their actions. they should've been allowed to protest, to have their vigil, to come together in peace and i was very disturbed to see the police action. i think it was wrong and i'm pleased it's now going to be reviewed. there is evidence to suggest that some of those who attended the vigil had been looking for trouble and the police had been criticised before for not intervening in protests during the pandemic, notably by the home secretary. this evening, a crowd of protesters gathered outside scotland yard

presenting a new challenge to the police's ability to handle the outpouring of anguish sparked by sarah everard's death. up to now, the met stands accused of getting it badly wrong. mark easton, bbc news. doctors in france say they're experiencing the same emergency situation as in march last year, when the pandemic started. the health sector is overwhelmed by new covid cases. in the paris region intensive care beds are almost completely full. patients are now being sent out of paris to bordeaux or even belgium. sara monetta reports. there are no more icu beds in this hospital in north of france. patients need to be transferred elsewhere. translation: for the past few days, we've been receiving two or three - new patients every day. the nearby hospitals are also full, so people are now being airlifted to belgium. over 4000 covid patients are currently in intensive care

units across france. more than a fourth of these are in the region of the french capital. after a year of fighting against the virus, health care workers are exhausted and discouraged. it looks like exactly last year in march because we have 90% of occupation in intensive care units, and we don't know how we're going to do over time until spring. in an attempt to lighten the burden of local hospitals, 100 icu patients have been flown from paris to other regions, and the government is considering declaring a lockdown on the capital. translation: we want measures that i are effective but at the same time i the least restrictive for the french people. we always try to strike the right balance but obviously when it becomes necessary, we will take the appropriate measures. but for front line staff, this is only a temporary fix.

what we are waiting for is the efficacy of the vaccination but we know that we have to wait some more time maybe, even after the summer holidays. the government has committed to vaccinate 30 million people by the summer. with only 5 million doses administered so far, it's a long road ahead. sara monetta, bbc news. in the netherlands, police have used water cannon to disperse anti—lockdown protesters. several demonstrators shielded themselves with yellow umbrellas. mounted police were also sent in. hundreds of people had gathered to protest against covid restrictions imposed by the government of prime minister mark rutte. elections are taking place from monday and voting is over three days to avoid congestion at polling stations. the biden administration has ordered the government's major disaster agency to assist with the surge of migrant children arriving at the us—mexico border. there were a record

number of children, 3,200, being held in us immigration facilities on the us southern border with mexico as of the 8th of march. the federal emergency management agency will spend the next three months helping to manage and care for children arriving without parents or legal guardians. government figures show hundreds of minors are crossing the border each day. alfredo corchado has covered mexico for many years, and is currently the us—mexico border correspondent for the dallas morning news. hejoins me now. welcome to alfredo, good to have you on the programme. what is behind this surge in numbers?— what is behind this surge in numbers? �* , ., numbers? behind the surge, are several factors, _ numbers? behind the surge, are several factors, one _ numbers? behind the surge, are several factors, one is _ numbers? behind the surge, are several factors, one is a - numbers? behind the surge, are several factors, one is a sense i numbers? behind the surge, are| several factors, one is a sense of hopein several factors, one is a sense of hope in the biden administration, since that they may have a chance and opportunity but also what is driving them is factors like the economy, climate change, violence, and more and more we are seeing the

aftereffects the pandemic. the people were interviewed on the us—mexico border state the situation is such that they have no choice but to make the journey north. jae is such that they have no choice but to make the journey north. to make the “ourney north. joe biden before the to make the journey north. joe biden before the election _ to make the journey north. joe biden before the election did _ to make the journey north. joe biden before the election did promise - to make the journey north. joe biden before the election did promise to i before the election did promise to change on many of trump on—site micro policies, has actually done it though? he micro policies, has actually done it thou~h? . , , , ., though? he has been trying to balance hepe _ though? he has been trying to balance hope and _ though? he has been trying to balance hope and the - though? he has been trying to balance hope and the border. | though? he has been trying to i balance hope and the border. and though? he has been trying to - balance hope and the border. and if you talk to immigrant advocates on the ground, they say they are not ready to concede these kinds of numbers. —— receive these kinds. what is really at work is you have these really well organised organisations who take whatever little message there is coming from the biden administration and sending their own message to the migrants saying now is the time to come, this is your opportunity. and it is really hard for the administration

to come and say the border is not opened when you had these organisations are saying this is the moment for you. it is after winter, it is march, you have spring coming and you have people who feel this, it doesn't get any better than this opportunity. there is a lot of money behind the organisations so there is a lot of incentive for them to try to send them often times in a very desperate and long journey. find to send them often times in a very desperate and long journey. desperate and long “ourney. and you filed a report _ desperate and long “ourney. and you filed a report this — desperate and long journey. and you filed a report this morning _ desperate and long journey. and you filed a report this morning about - filed a report this morning about migrant families with children being flown across the state. explain why and what happens to them. there flown across the state. explain why and what happens to them. there is a lot of concern — and what happens to them. there is a lot of concern about _ and what happens to them. there is a lot of concern about overcrowding - and what happens to them. there is a lot of concern about overcrowding in l lot of concern about overcrowding in south texas the rio grande valley and so shelters in odessa had been designated to help ease overcrowding. they are expected to receive up to 270 migrants a day. but it happened that many of them are not even going to the shelters.

instead the customs border protection are bringing in these migrants and sending some to the shelters but many others are being expeued shelters but many others are being expelled into mexico right across the borderfrom odessa. so expelled into mexico right across the border from odessa. so fema, the disaster agency — the border from odessa. so fema, the disaster agency more _ the border from odessa. so fema, the disaster agency more commonly - disaster agency more commonly associated with natural disasters is being brought in to help. what difference do you think they will make? i difference do you think they will make? ~' , ,., , ., , ., make? i think everybody agrees that border patrol — make? i think everybody agrees that border patrol facility _ make? i think everybody agrees that border patrol facility is _ make? i think everybody agrees that border patrol facility is not _ make? i think everybody agrees that border patrol facility is not the - border patrol facility is not the place for children, not the place forfamilies. the hope is that they will receive more of a humanitarian assistance for them. but we are seeing it's very concerning for people in mexico because the facilities are now at near or at capacity, so there are worries you might have a lot of migrants in the streets of the border.— streets of the border. fastening it destructive- _ streets of the border. fastening it destructive. alfredo _ streets of the border. fastening it destructive. alfredo corchado, - streets of the border. fastening it i destructive. alfredo corchado, thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much for “oining us. thank ou, you very much for “oining us. thank you. samantha. _ let's look at some of the day's other news. a british—iranian woman,

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has just completed a five—year prison sentence in tehran, has appeared in court to face new charges. she's accused of propaganda against iran, including taking part in a demonstration in london 12 years ago. the british government has demanded her release. the biden administration says it has been trying to contact north korea since february, but there has been no response. a senior official said the white house had attempted to reach pyongyang in several different ways to try to prevent a possible escalation in tensions. joe biden is expected to release details of his policy for north korea in the coming weeks. several thousand people have taken part in a march through the paris suburb of argenteuil in honour of a schoolgirl allegedly thrown off a bridge to drown in the river seine. friends of 14—year—old alisha led the procession. two teenage classmates are being held on suspicion of her murder last monday. german chancellor angela merkel�*s conservative party has suffered heavy losses in two key regional polls.

they've been seen as a test of the national mood ahead of a general election in september. the votes, in baden—wurttemberg and rhineland—palatinate, are the first of seven elections taking place in germany this year. angela merkel is stepping down in september after 16 years in office. 0ur correspondent in berlin, damian mcguinness, has more. one reason why the results have been like they are today is because the premiers there are incredibly popular. so, the green premier in baden—wurttemberg, looks like he's going to hang onto power. the centre—left premier in rhineland—palatinate will probably also hang onto power and that's because of those individuals themselves. so, that's the regional aspect but of course the big question we're all asking is what this means for angela merkel for the national government and those elections in september? and it is to a certain extent the first of a whole range of big elections this year which do indicate the mood of the country, and what we're seeing here is that it's been called a "superwahljahr" which is a "super election year", but things are not looking super

for angela merkel�*s conservatives. that's because her party, not her personally — she's still popular — but her party is being blamed for a lot of perceived missteps over how germany's handling the pandemic such as the slow vaccine roll—out, a rather botched attempt at bringing in a new fast rapid testing strategy such as a scandal over conservative mps gaining or earning big commissions on deals to buy masks for the state. damien mcginnis there. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hello and thanks forjoining us. we start in the premier league where in the last few minutes manchester united have won 1—0 against west ham. an own goal gave them the victory which takes them second. they are ia points behind leaders manchester city, but more importantly it gives them a cushion in their chase for a top four place and a spot in next

season's champions league. they are nine points clear of fifth—placed west ham. arsenal won the north london derby beating tottenham 2—i. spurs lost son heung—min midway through the first half with what looks like a hamstring injury. but they still managed to score first — eric lamela, both saint and sinner, with a wonderful goal but he was then sent off later in the game for a second yellow. arsenal's goals came from martin 0degaard and alexandre lacazette, who scored a penalty. we had a really strong performance right from the beginning. we were really dominant and created many chances. we were a goal down, the first shot that they had and i loved the reaction of the team. they stayed calmed, they stayed composed. we sticked to the plan that we had and we played really well and scored the goal, and at the end won the game, even though probably the worst ten minutes that i have seen us play as well, the way we managed the game at the end. third—placed leicester hammered bottom club sheffield united 5—0.

brighton moved three points clear of relegation with a win at southampton. in italy, leaders inter won 2—1 at torino. second—placed milan are in action against napoli, who lead them i—0. a hat—trick from cristiano ronaldo means juventus keep their challenge going. it hasn't been a good week for rb leipzig who dropped points in their pursuit of bayern munich at the top of the bundesliga. they were held to a 1—1 draw against eintract frankfurt, who are doing well themselves in fourth place in the table. india got their own back on england in the second t20 international. after being thrashed in the first game, they inflicted a similar result this time, beating england by seven wickets in ahmedabad. india captain virat kohli finished with an unbeaten 73 and his six took india to their target of 165 with 13 balls to spare, levelling the series before tuesday's third match of five at the same venue. ireland beat scotland with a late penalty in rugby union's six nations championship.

jonny sexton held his nerve to kick the winning points after scotland had scored a converted try from hamish watson to level the scores with five minutes remaining. it's ireland's sixth successive win over scotland and lifts them up to second in the table behind wales. former middleweight world champion "marvelous" marvin hagler, has died at the age of 66. hagler dominated his division from 1979 to 1987. the american won 62 of his 67 professionalfights, 52 of those by knockout. hagler�*s most memorable win was arguably in 1985 when he beat thomas "hit man" hearns in a fight known as "the war". stubborn, did everything his own way, he had those fantastic fights with the likes of tommy hearns, the controversial fight with sugar ray leonard which brought the curtain down. i think if you look at how he will be remembered, people will

remember marvin, he left with that sour taste from the lettered fight, some people will remember that but his body of work was so extraordinary over a long period of time. this was a guy who was given nothing, he earned everything the hard way. some of his early fights in philadelphia were fighting the best fights in a tough town in that era. i think that is what he has so much respect because he has earned everything the hard way. another tribute to marvin hagler who died at the age of 66. there's much more on the bbc sport wesbite, including how england's lee westwood is stilljoint leading the players championship in sawgrass florida. that is it for me. lizzie, thanks very much, we will see you later. the grammys take place this evening in la — it's music's biggest awards night of the year. but of course, because of the pandemic it won't be the same as usual. 0ur los angeles correspondent sophie long has been speaking to a couple of first time nominees who will be watching from afar.

# shining through the city with a little funk and soul # so imma light it up like dynamite, whoa—oh—oh... # dynamite immediately became a record—breaking song on multiple platforms for k—pop band bts. it's earned a grammy nomination for them and for the london duo who wrote it. wow, we've got a grammy nomination. so, getting a grammy nom on a song that we wrote over zoom in lockdown and in the midst of a pandemic has just got to be a silver lining to any dark cloud and any terrible year, so, yeah, we're just so, so happy. it wasjust, like, a mad like... surreal, yeah. ..surreal 20 minutes of watching it and a buzz, and then suddenly it was just like — back to real life! back to work, yeah. keep it moving. david and jessica have written hundreds of songs together. they kind of knew this was a little different. we understood how huge bts were. we knew that it was their first ever english—speaking song,

which was a major thing that we were like, "i think this is it." and then it only got more and more exciting when we see the visual, we see the video, and we was like, "this is like nothing we could ever imagine." it's just the levels of this is like nothing that we've ever worked on before. in los angeles, the stage is being set for bts to perform on sunday night, but due to the pandemic, jessica and david will be watching thousands of miles away in london. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. what's your grammy night going to look like? i will be watching it in bed with my girlfriend and my dog. that's as rock and roll as it is going to get! yeah, i think i'm going to be doing the same, but i'm probably going to have to set an alarm, because i think i'll be in my dressing gown drinking mint tea, and i think i'm gonna fall asleep by, like, 1:00am and that's when it comes on. yeah, yeah. they won't get to hang out with host trevor noah this time but a grammy nomination —

or two, in david's case — is a massive achievement and a vote of confidence in their partnership. for how to watch the ceremony there's information on bbc news.com. our music reporter mark savage has compiled a guide of seven things to look out for. you are watching bbc news. now, around two million vulnerable people are being sent texts from nhs england this weekend, urging them to book their coronavirus vaccination. those with pre—existing medical conditions such as diabetes and certain types of cancer, who've not yet received a letterfrom their gp, will be able to make an appointment. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. ciara lawrence has a learning disability, she was nervous about getting vaccinated so on the day, told the nurse. i told her that i didn't like needles and she prepared it away from me and she came from behind me, and as she was doing it my husband was there to talk to me and distract me. my message for those people who are afraid of having the covid jab is don't be worried,

don't be scared. there are calls for millions more vulnerable people with underlying health conditions to follow ciara's lead. more than 7 million people are in group six and have been prioritised because they're more likely to become seriously unwell from coronavirus. the group includes those with underlying health conditions like cancer and heart disease, their carers, and people with learning disabilities. as part of a renewed call to help some of the most vulnerable, leading charities including mencap have published an open letter urging them to consider booking their coronavirus jab. overall, more than 2a million people have now been vaccinated, but there's still a long way to go. this morning, the republic of ireland announced it was suspending using the oxford/astrazeneca jab afterfour people in norway developed blood clots. but the uk's regulator the mhra insists available evidence did not suggest the vaccine was the cause.

the vaccine roll—out has been a success but that doesn't mean covid—19 will not continue to pose a threat. we need also to recognise that this is a virus that isn't going to go away and i have no doubt that in the autumn, there will be a further wave of infections. so as restrictions continue to be lifted, like the reopening of schools in england this week, the scientific community will be watching the data closely for any causes for concern. anna collinson, bbc news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10.30 and 11.30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight our guests joining shaun tonight are the former pensions minister, ros altmann, and the independent�*s business commentatorjames moore. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. after last week, when strong winds battered the uk and every day we were pretty much talking about low pressure, the change for the week ahead will be lighter winds,

and us watching this area of high pressure as it tries to build in from the south—west. not entirely plain sailing, however. occasionally, fronts will run into the north of our area of high pressure. and just how it sets itself up towards the end of the week could have quite a big impact on how our temperatures go. certainly overnight, a few showers remaining across england and wales on the tail end of one weather front. skies clear for northern england and scotland, though, and a frost here first thing on monday. towards the west, some cloud pushing into northern ireland will bring some rain for the morning, and we'll see that moving towards wales and the south west by lunchtime. generally cloudier across the western side of the uk as this quite weak weather front moves in through monday afternoon. lighter winds, though, across the board. best of the sunshine in the east and our top temperature perhaps up to 13 in the south east.

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