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. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. there are signs of growing frustration across europe as many nations reintroduce lockdown measures to control the coronavirus pandemic. infections are on the rise as a third wave threatens to sweep the continent. delays in the eu vaccine programme have not helped. today there were protests in poland, where a strict new lockdown has come into force, after a sharp rise in cases. there were also angry demonstrations in vienna,

with many frustrated protestors calling for chancellor sebastian kurz to step down. this protest took place in finland, which has more than 70,000 confirmed cases and 800 deaths so far. there were also anti—lockdown protests in london. they came despite a fall in infections and a fast paced vaccine program. and german police used pepper spray during ugly clashes in the northern city of kassel — another city where demonstrators are angry about covid—linked restrictions. 0ur berlin correspondent, damian mcguinness is following developments. anti—restrictions demos in germany have become a common site over the past year, really. and we saw the high point last summer where, strangely,

the lockdown measures were relatively light and the pandemic was seen as quite under control here in germany. but what we have seen over the past few months is quite a change in mood across the country. now, these particular demonstrations are a mix of people. so you have all sorts of people from far—right groups to just people who don't agree with this government, right through to anti—vaccination campaigners, even a few people there who don't even believe covid—19 exists, and then other people with more moderate views. so a real broad range, a large demo, about 20,000 people, clashes with police. but i think what we are seeing is this particular demo, and these demos across the country here in germany are not really representative of mainstream feeling. because mainstream feeling is not so much angry at the restrictions, but angry at the very slow vaccine roll—out. many people, in fact, think it's wrong of the government to start loosening restrictions in some areas, which is also happening at the same time, quite a confusing situation here in germany. and i think what brings a lot of people together now, the majority probably in germany, is a generalfeeling that the government doesn't really

have control of the situation and whether you think the restrictions should be harsher or looser, the government is losing popularity, and certainly that is the case for angela merkel�*s conservative party, which is not good news, considering we have an election year in six months�* time. that was damien mcguinness there. the protests across europe come on the day france increased its restrictions, following a recent surge in new coronavirus infections. figures released today show more than 35,000 new infections. france has re—introduced a partial lockdown, affecting some 21 million people in 16 areas — including the capital paris. one of them is our correspondent hugh schofield. yes, well if you went out today as i did, i mean it didn't feel that different on the streets of paris. the markets were open, the parks were full of playing children, families — it didn't feel that different

from yesterday or the day before and partly of course that's because this is a lockdown—lite. we are allowed to leave our homes for as long as we like within a radius of 10km and that means life apparently is going on as normal. but i think beneath the surface, there is a big psychological burden that nonetheless in all of this. partly because we can't leave paris, that's one of the big rules — you can't travel outside of the area that's in lockdown now. and partly there's this bureaucratic element too which means that again, if you leave the home, you have to have this piece of paper or a web document to show to justify why you're out. and there's this feeling that every time you go out you might be accosted by a policeman or policewoman and told to show why you are out of the house, and that weighs on people i think. but above all, there's this sense i think that despite the fact that in many ways life today is no worse than it was yesterday, it's not getting better and it should be. the restaurants, the cafes,

there's absolutely no prospect of them opening now in the weeks or for another couple of months, maybe. and we were all hoping that the end was coming. and i think that really is what weighs on people that exactly a year — exactly one year to the day after the first lockdown — it's coming again. it's like a treadmill. that was hugh schofield in paris. poland is also back in a form of lockdown as adam easton in warsaw explains. poland, in terms of the numbers, is seeing its third coronavirus wave, and it is seeing the infection rate accelerate. we are seeing cases that have reached levels that haven't been seen since november, which was the peak of the second wave. so i think there is acceptance in society there should be some restrictions. previously we have had regional restrictions and from today they are now nationwide. and it's partly because of this prevalence of the british variant,

which is rampant in poland at the moment and is responsible for more than 60% of all cases and soon will be responsible for 80% of cases. so i think there is a feeling among society that we should have some restrictions. but at the same time, the health ministry is warning that there is also a feeling that restrictions are not being adhered to. there is a feeling amongst some people that covid has been tamed to some extent, and people have become accustomed to it. that was adam easton with the picture from poland. of coronavirus vaccinations. the health secretary says half of all adults have now had at least one vaccine dose. in the latest 2a hour period alone —

nearly 600,000 people had theirfirstjab. that brings the total nationally who've had at least one dose to more than 26.8 million. and just over 2.1 million people have now had both doses of the vaccine. here's the uk's health secretary, matt hancock. the vaccination programme is our route out of the pandemic. it will help us to protect people, and we know that these vaccines protect you. but we also know that they protect those around you. that was the health secretary of the uk, matt hancock. let's turn our attentions to brazil. brazil has registered nearly 80,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 2a hours, and has been registering record numbers of deaths this week. the country is battling a more contagious variant which is taking a heavy toll on young people. freya cole reports. the start of another hectic day for intensive care workers in sao paulo. the ward is full of covid—i9 patients, relying on ventilators

and constant monitoring so they can stay alive. for the head of intensive care, the biggest concern now is a sharp rise of younger people being admitted in a serious condition. translation: today we face | the prospect that the situation will get worse because the patients we are witnessing have a slightly different profile than before. we are seeing more younger patients with very serious conditions and no underlying health issues. covid—i9 has left a trail of death across brazil. a local variant is highly contagious. in the last 21 hours, almost 3,000 people died, the second highest daily death toll since the pandemic began. the hospital workers have had no reprieve. some doctors say the health system is on the brink of collapse.

translation: there is a waiting list at practically all— hospitals with icu beds. that creates a problem for us health workers because we are already tired, we have been doing this for a year now and causes it us additional stress because we know we are not helping everyone who needs us. having to hospitalise more young people in brazil only adds to the pressure because young immune systems resist the disease more so than older people. it means beds are taken for longer, creating a backlog which doctors feel is never—ending. freya cole, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. 11 people who were being investigated by the maltese journalist daphne caruana galizia before her murder have appeared in court in valletta. they're facing charges of money laundering, corruption and fraud. among the accused is keith schembri, the chief of staff to the former prime minister of malta. he denies any wrongdoing.

a court in pakistan has sentenced two men to death for raping a woman on the side of a highway last year. the attack triggered nationwide protests — it happened in front of the french woman's children after her car had run out of fuel. the two men, named as abid malhi and shafqat hussain, were convicted of rape, kidnapping, robbery and terrorism. thai police have used water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets against an anti—government demonstration in bangkok. the violence came after demonstrators broke through a barricade of shipping containers protecting the royal palace. many of the protesters want to reduce the monarchy�*s influence in thai politics. turkey has pulled out of its landmark global convention aimed at combatting violence against women. europe's top human rights body, the council of europe, has called it a huge set back for the protection of women

in and outside the country. the bbc�*s 0rla guerin reports from istanbul. 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 headlines on bbc news. thousands of people take part in protests across europe, against coronavirus lockdown measures. the uk government says that more than half of the country's adult population has now had at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. emergency authorities in australia are warning of "life—threatening" flash floods as torrential rains batter parts of the country's east coast. dozens of people have been rescued from floodwaters, and residents in many low—lying communities of new south wales have

been ordered to leave their homes. police say hundreds of people have flocked to evacuation centres in areas north of the city of sydney. the state premier described the floods as "a deep—seated, "extreme weather event" which would not be going away soon. live now to sydney, and our correspondent phil mercer. hi there, phil. i picked up we are expecting a press conference with a number of key people including the premier and emergency services minister come at the emergency service commissioner, are we expecting things to get worse? we are not expecting things to get worse? - are not expecting things to get any better by at least thursday. a new south wales government minister had been warning that sydney was bracing potentially for a rain bomb, the

main dam, the main reservoir that supplies australia's biggest city west of the cbd is overflowing for the first time in five years. that is prompting authorities to order evacuations in certain parts of sydney. there was a mini tornado that hit one suburb as well but it has been extremely wet and authorities are warning that by the time this is all over towards the end of next week, parts of eastern australia could well have had one metre of rain injust a australia could well have had one metre of rain in just a week. australia could well have had one metre of rain injust a week. so, it is wet and getting wetter. m50 is wet and getting wetter. also ickin: u- is wet and getting wetter. also picking up a — is wet and getting wetter. also picking up a story _ is wet and getting wetter. also picking up a story is _ is wet and getting wetter. also picking up a story is that from a residence having to mobilise themselves because a lot of them have got livestock that they are trying to rescue.— have got livestock that they are trying to rescue. moving them to hi . her trying to rescue. moving them to higher ground — trying to rescue. moving them to higher ground as _ trying to rescue. moving them to higher ground as quickly - trying to rescue. moving them to higher ground as quickly as - trying to rescue. moving them to higher ground as quickly as they| higher ground as quickly as they can, some cows and cattle on social media have been turning up in very unusual places. facebook page is

being set up by people who are urging help for these stranded and besieged livestock. we do know that a swimmer has gone missing to the north of sydney will stop the surf is wild. the rain was torrential, and authorities are urging people in sydney and other parts of eastern australia to stay at home. this is a country well use to nature's extremes but i think the ferocity of these storms has taken many people by surprise and worth noting too that on the positive side if there is one, new south wales, australia's most populous state, has had its quite as bushfire season because of the rain over the warmer southern months over a decade. but now it is raining and will likely do so till the end of the week. phil mercer, thank ou the end of the week. phil mercer, thank you very — the end of the week. phil mercer, thank you very much. _ the end of the week. phil mercer, thank you very much. let's - the end of the week. phil mercer, thank you very much. let's find i the end of the week. phil mercer, l thank you very much. let's find out exactly what will happen with the weather. let's speak to senior meteorologistjonathan how, at the government's bureau

of meteorology in melbourne. thank you very much forjoining us. just described to us how much longer can we expect this weather bomb, this rain bomb to continue? goad this rain bomb to continue? good evenin: this rain bomb to continue? good evening work— this rain bomb to continue? good evening work good _ this rain bomb to continue? (emf. evening work good morning to you from australia. it is quite a dangerous situation developing across sydney and new south wales. it has been raining since thursday for some places and has not let up until 72 hours and unfortunately we will see that rain continue as you have heard until the middle of the weekend so we are expecting daily rainfall totals to keep going across sydney and new south wales, about 100 millimetres, we have seen plenty of rain already and that is why we are seeing this major flooding of rain already and that is why we are seeing this majorflooding going on right now. how are seeing this ma'or flooding going on right now.— on right now. how rare is a weather event like this? _ on right now. how rare is a weather event like this? the _ on right now. how rare is a weather event like this? the people - on right now. how rare is a weather event like this? the people of - on right now. how rare is a weather event like this? the people of new| event like this? the people of new south wales _ event like this? the people of new south wales and _ event like this? the people of new south wales and sydney _ event like this? the people of new south wales and sydney as - event like this? the people of new south wales and sydney as well, l event like this? the people of new. south wales and sydney as well, they are no stranger to rainfall like this was the last weather we had was

in february 2020 after the devastating bushfire season across new south wales. before that we do need to go to about 2013 and in 2016 to see some similar rainfall events but what we are seeing now because it is so prolonged and such a broad area, this could be one for the record books in terms of widespread scale of impact. we have seen already over 700 mm of rain over three days, about 28 to 38 inches. we have seen models being broken and we could see up to one metre of rain with this is all over.— with this is all over. people will be worried _ with this is all over. people will be worried about _ with this is all over. people will be worried about how— with this is all over. people will be worried about how or - with this is all over. people will be worried about how or when l with this is all over. people will. be worried about how or when they will start see this water while things are drying up. how long is that expected to take her when can we expect to see those water levels drop? in we expect to see those water levels dro - ? , ., , we expect to see those water levels dro? , ., , ., drop? in sydney we have seen the dam which is the main _ drop? in sydney we have seen the dam which is the main what _ drop? in sydney we have seen the dam which is the main what surprise - drop? in sydney we have seen the dam which is the main what surprise him - which is the main what surprise him at that rich capacity yesterday and they authorities have been talking about... we have seen majorflooding downstream this is a populous part

of austria, 2 million people live in western syria —— western city and about 6 million in other parts. because there has been quite a bit of rainfall, we have this rain period, catchments earned very saturated so any rainfall we will see from now want have a chance to absorb into the soil and will run up into the rivers. even though the rains are dire for around wednesday and thursday, we will see these rivers quite high into the weekend and any other rainwater that will trigger further rises. bier? trigger further rises. very interesting. _ trigger further rises. very interesting. jonathan - trigger further rises. very interesting. jonathan at i trigger further rises. very - interesting. jonathan at how, trigger further rises. very interesting. jonathan at how, thank you very much indeed. you are watching bbc news. for a decade, the hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban, has set his government the task of boosting the birth rate in hungary, with some success. 3,000 more babies were born in 2020 than 2019, marriages are up, divorce and abortion rates are plunging. but now the coronavirus pandemic has dealt a blow to his plans, as nick thorpe reports from budapest.

armin is ten days old, born here in his parents�* small living room in budapest. but births in hungary are down nearly 10% compared to 2020. avoiding hospital was one reason why his parents chose a home delivery. translation: we did not - want to postpone having our second child just because of the pandemic. how we felt about it was we'ill leave it to armin to arrive in his own good time. —— how we felt about it was we'll leave it to armin to arrive in his own good time. translation: my father died of covid barely a month ago. i he went into hospital for something else and caught covid there. he'd caught the virus in hospital when he went in for another reason, so that sort of clinched our decision to have our baby at home. siren wails armin's older brother ignatz is two and has his own house, sort of. parents plan to have more children — that's music to the ears

of families minister katalin novak. because if you ask a young person if they want to get married, if they want to have children, they are very positive about that so the number of wished children, let's say, it is quite high. so what we have to do is to enable these young people to fulfil their wishes, their dreams. and the government is leaving no stone unturned — non—repayable home—building loans worth over $30,000, tax incentives, nursery placesjust some of the encouragements on offer, as prime minister 0rban told this conference. but then came covid. after rising for much of 2020, the birth rate plummeted in december and january. and one unpublished study suggests that each extra baby born in hungary in 2020 cost the taxpayer $50,000 — money some social policy experts

suggest could be better spent. the bulk of that money is spent on better—off families — families who already are either wealthy or they have a stable financial situation, stable incomes. whereas those families who are now in a really bad situation — not only because of covid but that, you know, accelerated processes of unemployment — they simply get nothing. but some couples simply want big families and they are grateful for any support they can get. translation: as we want to have more babies, - we want to have a bigger house. translation: soon after we first - met, the subject came up of how many children we'd like to have realistically, and we just looked at each other and both said "six!" yeah, there was not

much need for debate. the state helped them by this strip of land adjacent to their own to build the bigger place they will need for all those children. but the longer the economic crisis caused by the pandemic lasts, the fewer couples likely to share their enthusiasm. nick thorpe, bbc news, hungary. a volcano in south—west iceland has erupted, releasing streams of lava from under the earth's surface. the fissure, 30 kilometres from the capital, reykjavik, is more than 500 metres long. it's the first eruption in the area in centuries and follows thousands of small earthquakes over recent weeks. 0ur europe correspondent jean mackenzie visited the volcano 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 this to happen and it's been 15 months since seismic activity began increasing significantly on the 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 the pretty eruptions "tourist eruptions" only with no tourists around to witness this one, it is the locals who get to marvel at their latest geological wonder. jean mackenzie, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter, @lukwesaburak — thanks for watching. and a reminder that there's always much more on our website or on the bbc news app. you're watching bbc news. let's find out how the weather is looking. 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, 12, 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 11 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 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. hello to you both. a quick look through the front pages first. 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.