so we've had enough. and conspiracy theories... there's no more freedom to choose what's going to be injected into your body, there is no freedom to speak. there's censorship everywhere. but in general, a feeling that individual rights have been a casualty of the battle against covid, including the right to protest. the metropolitan police has accepted, including in court last week, that right remains, but... at the moment gatherings of this scale are unlawful, and as you can see from the images, it is clearly not a safe covid compliant crowd. a gathering of this scale, i cannot see that this would ever be a safe environment under the health protection regulations. some dispute that protests are super spreading events. 60 mps and peers wrote to the home secretary this morning, demanding they be allowed. "no," said the home office.

clearly, arresting everyone involved is not feasible. it would mean surrounding them, possibly making the covid risk greater. in fact, at times, police withdrew today allowing the crowd to disperse. but tonight, police in riot gear faced abuse and thrown bottles as they cleared a park. dozens were arrested. let's go, let's go... bottle smashes well, it's the end of the day and as you can see the policing operation now is about telling everybody they've got to go home and the command of this operation earlier said that it would have been much better if nobody had come at all. tom symonds, bbc news, central london. thousands have protested in several cities in turkey in response to president erdogan�*s overnight withdrawal from the world's first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women. europe's top rights body, the council of europe, has condemned the move.

yet his conservative supporters claim the convention undermines family structures and promotes divorce. a warning, our international correspondent orla guerin�*s report contains flash photography and images you might find upsetting. even behind the mask, the defiance is clear. this was the response in istanbul to president erdogan�*s decree issued in the dead of night, pulling turkey out of the landmark treaty protecting women and girls. this in fact proves that the government enables these men, enables these men in their violence towards women, domestic violence, abuse, sexual harassment and murder. i felt the biggest ache in my heart and it'sjust the biggest disappointment as a woman you can feel in turkey. well, there's plenty of anger here. these women believe the decree

is an attempt to drag them and their country back in time, to deprive them of key rights and protections. turkey's main opposition party has put it like this, "women will be kept as second class citizens and left to be killed." it was a very different picture ten years ago. turkey was first to proudly sign up to the treaty, ironically called the istanbul convention. the council of europe has branded turkey's withdrawal from this line—up "deplorable." and domestic abuse survivors like daria say they are now more vulnerable. these horrific images were taken after she was attacked by her husband who has been convicted but is free on appeal. "with this decision, i'm an open target," she told us tonight.

"i'm worried for my life because i have kids. "if i die, many others will be affected." at the protest, some held photos of women who have been killed. rights campaigners here say last year alone there were around 300. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, has suggested that over—75s who do not pay the tv licence fee will not be threatened with legal action. the right to a free tv licence for the elderly ended last august for all except those who receive the pension credit benefit. a volcano in south—west iceland has erupted, releasing streams of lava from under the earth's surface. the fissure, 20 miles from the capital, reykjavik, is more than 500 metres long. 0ur europe correspondent jean mackenzie travelled to the volcano for us last week.

the lava bursting through a long crack in the earth's crust, the moment icelanders have been bracing for turns into a spectacle, rather than a threat. translation: the nation has been waiting with bated breath _ for three weeks for it to happen and it's been 15 months since seismic activity started increasing significantly on the reykjanes peninsula. since the activity ratcheted up three weeks ago, iceland has recorded more than 50,000 earthquakes, a sign this eruption was imminent. we visited the volcanic area just 20 miles from the capital reykjavik last week. the eruption is going to happen most likelyjust beyond that ridge. this island which straddles two tectonic plates is used to eruptions. but not here.

this area has sat dormant for centuries. this is very different to the explosive eruption in 2010 that blanketed the skies of europe in ash for weeks. the biggest threat this time is the pollution from the gases released, with residents being asked to keep their windows shut. icelanders have nicknamed these pretty eruptions tourist eruptions only with no tourists around to witness this one, it's the locals who get to marvel at their latest geological wonder. jean mackenzie, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre. good evening. kate, thank you. it was a cruel end for wales in rugby union's six nations championship as a late french try ended their grand slam hopes, losing 32—30 in paris. it means the title will be settled in the final game of the tournament next week. asjoe wilson reports.

through the stage—managed metres of an empty stadium, there was no doubt about the occasion. it's all there in his face. but france were playing not simply to defy the welsh grand slam, they had their own eyes on the trophy, on the try line, bear. wales recovered immediately, watch out for dan biggar, stronger and over, the scores were level, for a few seconds. this was scintillator, now france were attacking again, and dupont was now getting the second try, end to end. when would it end? not yet. and then a navidi found a way through and it was 14—14 inside 20 minutes. second half and a marginal moment, did josh adams touch this down? the on field referee said yes but his tv colleague did not overrule so wales were ten points in front. discipline is everything. france had just

scored and try when the official spotted this, that hand, near the eye, try ruled out, and willemse was sent off, but then france to cross the line, three minutes left, the lead was just three. wales had played themselves to the brink of glory and then, this, the game lost. the championship is still to be decided. joe wilson, bbc news. the holders england slipped to a 32—18 defeat against ireland in dublin. keith earls produced this stunning solo try as they finish above england, whose title defence also saw them lose to scotland and wales for the first time in the tournament in 45 years. while scotland ran in eight tries beating italy 52—10, their biggest ever margin of victory in the six nations. they play france in their postponed third round match next week. england lost their twenty20 decider with india by 36 runs. despite producing the moment of the match through chrisjordan thanks to his stunning piece of fielding, ultimately england

were out—hit and out—bowled as they fell short in their run chase in ahmedabad. a timely boost for india who stage the world cup there in this format in october. match of the day follows the news so if you don't want to know today's results look away now. manchester city are still chasing silverware on four fronts after reaching the semi finals of the fa cup. goals from ilkay gundogan and kevin du bruyne in the last five minutes of the match sealing a 2—0 win over everton. southampton are also through after beating bournemouth 3—0. in the premier league, newcastle did little to boost their survival hopes, losing 3—0 to brighton. and stjohnston pipped st mirren for a top six finish in the scottish premiership. rangers and celtic meet in the old firm derby tomorrow. and british freestyle skier kirsty muir has won her first world cup medal. the 16—year old from aberdeen took silver in the ski slopestyle event taking

place at aspen in colorado. there's more on the bbc sport website, including tributes to leeds united's all—time record goal—scorer peter lorimer. who's died at the age of 7a. kate. that's all from me. goodnight.

hello there, for most places, it's been a quiet weekend so far. high pressure has been firmly in charge. it's been mostly dry, but not always sunny. this is the satellite picture from saturday. you can see there was a lot of cloud. where we had the best of the sunshine, parts of north—east england and eastern scotland, got up to 17 degrees or even a little

higher in a few places. now, as we move into sunday, this little frontal system is one fly in the ointment. it's going to provide just the odd spot of rain through the first part of sunday in southern areas. but high pressure is still in charge. so that means mainly dry weather. that weather front will bring just the odd spot of rain across the south—west of england and the south of wales first thing. that will clear away and then, if anything, there should be a little more sunshine than we saw during saturday in many areas. but a slight shift in wind direction means it'll be a bit cooler for those parts of south—east scotland and north—east england that had such a warm start to the weekend — ten or 11 degrees looks likely, highest temperatures likely to be across parts of south wales and south—west england, getting up to around 13. now, as we move through sunday night and into the early hours of monday, you can see the areas of cloud just moving across the map quite slowly. not much wind to push them around. where we do see clear skies, that's where temperatures will drop. some of us will start monday morning with a touch of frost. but high pressure still in charge,

giving plenty more fine and dry weather for the start of the new working week. you can see a frontal system out to the west, that is eventually going to begin a process of change, changing the weather to something more unsettled. but for monday, it's mainly fine, lots of sunshine across a good part of england and wales. more cloud for northern ireland and scotland, maybe the odd shower, increasingly breezy here as well. temperatures between 11 and 13 degrees. a very similar looking day, actually, on tuesday. again, the best of the sunshine to be found across england and wales. the breeze continuing to pick up across northern ireland and scotland, with more in the way of cloud. again, the odd shower. temperatures through tuesday still 11, i2, 13 degrees. and then you can see our frontal system beginning to make its move. now, this is quite a complex feature. there's uncertainty about exactly how quickly it'll move through. it does look most likely that, for the middle of the week, the most significant rainfall will move across the north of the uk. there may not be very much rain at all further south. on wednesday, still a lot of fine

and dry weather, particularly for england and wales. more cloud and some showery rain, i think, for northern ireland and for scotland. and temperatures ranging from eight or nine degrees in the far northwest to a high of 13 down towards the south—east. now, as we get into thursday, we'll start to see a more active weather front pushing in from the atlantic. so that will bring some outbreaks of rain, uncertainty about the timing at this stage. it's likely to be quite windy actually by thursday, especially along the line of our weather front. and temperatures again in that familiar range of ii to 13 degrees. now, that frontal system is going to move its way through, most likely during thursday night into friday. behind it, you can see some wintry showers, potentially, just an idea that we could see something a little bit chillierfor a time across northern parts of the uk. but the big story for next weekend is that it'll be much more unsettled with low pressure in charge of the scene rather than the high pressure we have at the moment. so that means it will be wetter next weekend.

it'll be windier as well, colder for a time across the north, but nothing too significant. that's all from me. bye for now. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips and the political editor of the people and the sunday mirror, nigel nelson. lovely to see you both. hundreds of complaints against met police officers. the observer reports on documents which reveal the list of sex abuse claims against london's police force. the "sas takes fight to meddling russians" —

the telegraph lead story is on how special forces are working with mi6 to counter wide—ranging threats from spies. a sunday times investigation looks at hereditary peerage in the house of lords — with two candidates for lords speaker saying the system has to change. shameful, say the mirror, whose special investigation claims sexism, sleaze and bullying is rife in the police force across the country. the sunday express report that the prime minister is being urged by mps to promise that all our liberties will be fully restored and protected once the pandemic is over. that was a little taster of some of the front pages. nigel and jo, so nice to see you both. we will start with the front of the telegraph, jo, and the sas to take the fight to the

meddling russians. yes. and the sas to take the fight to the meddling russians.— meddling russians. yes, it doesn't sound very — meddling russians. yes, it doesn't sound very sinister, _ meddling russians. yes, it doesn't sound very sinister, does - meddling russians. yes, it doesn't sound very sinister, does it, - meddling russians. yes, it doesn't sound very sinister, does it, but i sound very sinister, does it, but this is taking the perceived threat from russia very seriously. it is an interview or a piece by ben wallace, the defence minister, in the sunday telegraph. it is a preview, really, of the defence command paper which is going to be published on monday. the ministry of defence's response to the government's integrated review paper, which was published last week, which looks notjust at defence but at security, foreign affairs, defence and security and development. there is a really good phrase ben wallace uses in this. that we are in a grey zone a lot of the time, he describes the limbo between peace and war. moving away from the traditional warfare, this is an approach, as you said in the

look through the papers just now, where the sas, working alongside mi6, and this new troop organisation called ranges, are going to be looking much more at the disruption which i think is what they mean by meddling, which is things like sniper security and all of those sort of things. it can have such a huge impact on destabilising nations, internet security, banking and so on and so forth. so this is quite a new approach. away from the traditional boots on the ground, tanks and things like that. it will see the end of quite a lot of traditional fighting weaponry that we have got, but a new super submarine that will be very under the sea, obviously, scouring for meddlesome russians. it is notjust

the russians that mr wallace says all the biggest threat, it's china, north korea and iran as well. nigel, it's interesting, _ north korea and iran as well. nigel, it's interesting, because _ north korea and iran as well. nigel, it's interesting, because when - north korea and iran as well. nigel, it's interesting, because when i - it's interesting, because when i first saw this headline i thought, the sas? today's increasing security threats are cyber, so you wonder. yes, you still need to monitor what the russians are up to, so the sas are absolutely ideal for that because they can hide almost anywhere. this seems to be a sign that the _ anywhere. this seems to be a sign that the new cold war is getting much _ that the new cold war is getting much chillier. in addition to the sas, _ much chillier. in addition to the sas, we — much chillier. in addition to the sas, we are looking at threats everywhere. the new shipmentjo sas, we are looking at threats everywhere. the new shipment jo was talking _ everywhere. the new shipment jo was talking about, that is there to protect— talking about, that is there to protect halfi million miles of fibre—optic mac under the sea. —— half a _ fibre—optic mac under the sea. —— half a million. _ fibre—optic mac under the sea. —— half a million. they have done an assessment, they are highly vulnerable, no one to protect them

because _ vulnerable, no one to protect them because they are so deep. they are easily— because they are so deep. they are easily accessed by russian submarines. so at the moment this is actually— submarines. so at the moment this is actually more about a show of force thaniust_ actually more about a show of force thanjust simply spying on each other, — thanjust simply spying on each other, which is what it was previously. other, which is what it was previously-— other, which is what it was previously. other, which is what it was reviousl . ~ ., ., ., ., previously. we are going to turn to the front page _ previously. we are going to turn to the front page of _ previously. we are going to turn to the front page of the _ previously. we are going to turn to the front page of the observer. - the front page of the observer. don't extend covid curbs, a warning from senior tories. he is stuck between scientists and members of his own party, jo. between scientists and members of his own party. 10-— his own party, jo. yes, he is. we have long _ his own party, jo. yes, he is. we have long heard _ his own party, jo. yes, he is. we have long heard the _ his own party, jo. yes, he is. we have long heard the rumblings i his own party, jo. yes, he is. wej have long heard the rumblings of discontent from the so—called covid recovery group. we have seen people on the streets of london and elsewhere today, some of them anti—vaccine and covid deniers, but some of them people just fed up with the restrictions and lockdown. what is interesting, on thursday it is highly expected the prime minister will extend the covid legislation

for another six months, which takes us up to september. that is way beyond his stated date ofjune 2ist, when restrictions should be lifted. i think the sense is, particularly as we have seen with the row over the policing of the sarah everard clapham common vigil last week, and the powers of the police have got, its notjust about police powers, it's notjust about police powers, but it is restrictions on freedom, freedom to protest, but it's also about travel. we have been hearing all day long about what's happening in europe. if you are going off to france or spain on holiday, germany, wherever, and they have rampant covid, the chance is you are going to bring it back with you. so really big issues at stake, we are not out

of the woods yet. the vaccine is doing a fantasticjob and we are way ahead of many other countries, but the prime minister, as you say, is caught in a bind between the people who want everything lifted immediately, let's go back to normal, and the science, which is saying take it easy. which is why we have these gaps between the reopening of schools last week and the review in another couple of weeks, and the gradual reopening. we have seen what has happened lurching from one macro reopening to another lockdown quickly and we have seen the devastating effect it has on infection rates and hospitalisation and therefore, death rates. we infection rates and hospitalisation and therefore, death rates. we are a bit stuck for — and therefore, death rates. we are a bit stuck for time, _ and therefore, death rates. we are a bit stuck for time, nigel, _ and therefore, death rates. we are a bit stuck for time, nigel, because i bit stuck fortime, nigel, because of bit stuck for time, nigel, because of the rugby this evening, so i wonder if you could take us straight to the sunday times. this is an investigation into peerages. the sunday times — investigation into peerages. the sunday times has discovered this is the hereditary peers, 85 of them.

they— the hereditary peers, 85 of them. they cost— the hereditary peers, 85 of them. they cost the tax—payer £50 million of over— they cost the tax—payer £50 million of over expenses the last 20 years. the sunday— of over expenses the last 20 years. the sunday times is quoting a couple of the _ the sunday times is quoting a couple of the candidates for the house of lords _ of the candidates for the house of lords speaker to say this must stop. the problem is they have been trying to reform _ the problem is they have been trying to reform the house of lords for years— to reform the house of lords for years and — to reform the house of lords for years and it never quite works. you have _ years and it never quite works. you have a _ years and it never quite works. you have a problem here, if you get rid of hereditary peers, and abolish the hereditary— of hereditary peers, and abolish the hereditary principle, it begins to affect _ hereditary principle, it begins to affect the — hereditary principle, it begins to affect the monarchy. do we then want affect the monarchy. do we then want a hereditary— affect the monarchy. do we then want a hereditary head of state? it was the same — a hereditary head of state? it was the same reason they kept bishops in the same reason they kept bishops in the house _ the same reason they kept bishops in the house of lords, it seems an extraordinary anomaly in the 215t century— extraordinary anomaly in the 215t century to— extraordinary anomaly in the 215t century to have clerics as legislators. but once again, if you lose them, — legislators. but once again, if you lose them, the church of england could _ lose them, the church of england could disestablish, that is a key plank— could disestablish, that is a key plank of— could disestablish, that is a key plank of the monarchy, and the monarchy— plank of the monarchy, and the monarchy could potentially collapse because _ monarchy could potentially collapse because of it. that is the reason they— because of it. that is the reason they are — because of it. that is the reason they are there. it does sound bizarre — they are there. it does sound bizarre. the house of lords is

bizarre — bizarre. the house of lords is bizarre in— bizarre. the house of lords is bizarre in the 215t century democracy. our constitution have evolved, — democracy. our constitution have evolved, and i think this one works. very quickly, — evolved, and i think this one works. very quickly, jo, about half a minute. ~ , , , ., , minute. well, yes, it is the least worst option- — minute. well, yes, it is the least worst option. the _ minute. well, yes, it is the least worst option. the hereditary - minute. well, yes, it is the least i worst option. the hereditary peers is a bone of contention but so are the cronies that are appointed to the cronies that are appointed to the lords. appointed by outgoing prime minister is, incoming prime minister is. so there is no perfect solution. but it is the cost and the input these people have, are they worth the money? the answer from the sunday times is probably not. we worth the money? the answer from the sunday times is probably not.— sunday times is probably not. we are auoin to sunday times is probably not. we are going to discuss _ sunday times is probably not. we are going to discuss this _ sunday times is probably not. we are going to discuss this further - sunday times is probably not. we are going to discuss this further in - sunday times is probably not. we are going to discuss this further in the - going to discuss this further in the next edition, when we will have more time. but now, jo and nigel, thank you very much indeed. we are back again at 11:30pm with a full papers slot. coming up next, the weather.

hello. sunday should be a dry day for most of us, there will be sunshine from time to time as well. today where we had the best sunshine across parts of eastern scotland, the north—east of england down to lincolnshire, we saw temperatures up to 16, even 17 degrees. that was ahead of this weather front here. it is a very weak weather front and may produce a little drizzle overnight. as it heads southwards, mind you, it starts to change the air mass, so it brings in slightly cooler air in time for sunday so i don't think we will see temperatures as high as 16 or 17 degrees even with some sunshine. here is where our weather front is and that's bringing in a few spots of drizzle as it moves down to the south—west overnight. some clearer skies following for a while, although more cloud will arrive into the north—west of scotland. where we have the clearest skies for longer, around lothian, tayside and fife, temperatures could get close to freezing, it should be a milder night

than last night across south—eastern parts of england. the south—west, still quite cloudy in the morning, few spots of drizzle, the north—west of scotland sees more cloud coming in, a bit misty in the hills but elsewhere dry, there will be some sunshine and the weather should brighten up in the south—west as well. the winds should be fairly light but as i say the area should be slightly cooler, and temperatures will be ten or 12 degrees, a bit chillier perhaps in norfolk, but also in the north—west of scotland. high pressure there is in charge, still, as we head into the start of the new week and it is keeping these weather fronts at bay for the time being. there will be more of a breeze in the north—west of scotland, could be a few spots of drizzle here with more in the way of cloud but otherwise the wind should be fairly light and it should be dry and there will be sunshine at times. those temperatures aren't really changing much, they are near—normal really for this time of year. moving ahead into tuesday, a similar sort of picture for many parts of the country, probably more of a breeze picking up through the day on tuesday, mind you, and this band of rain on a weather front is not far away

from the north—west of scotland, so those temperatures again, 12, maybe 13 degrees or so. the high pressure is keeping it quiet for the start of the week but it slips away into continental europe, allowing this band of rain to move across the country, opening the door to more atlantic air and lower pressure as well. so that means the weather turns more unsettled as we head further into next week. most of the rain and stronger winds in the north—west, and it'll be drier and brighter towards the south—east.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. thousands of people take part in protests across europe, against coronavirus lockdown measures. france tightens its coronavirus restrictions — more than 21 million people are now subject to tougher conditions as parts of europe deal with a third wave of the virus. but cases remain low in the uk — as the government confirms more than half the adult population have now had at least one vaccinationjab. also ahead — parts of australia's eastern coast suffer flash floods. thousands of people are moved to safety. a volcano erupts south—west of iceland's capital, reykjavik, the first eruption in that area of iceland for 800 years.