wales becomes the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders. the country is still shut to visitors but welsh residents today made the most of their newfound freedom. the kids love being out here — ice cream and chips. it feels amazing, being outwith our family. also in the programme tonight... scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says there are "significant questions" over her predecessor, alex salmond's plans to return to public office. on the deadliest day since last month's military takeover in myanmar, dozens of people are reported to have been killed. and 300 ships are now stuck either side of the giant container ship that's still blocking one of the world's busiest waterways.

the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. good evening. wales has become the first nation in the uk to relax the lockdown measures which have been in place since december. the "stay local" rule has been scrapped in favour of unlimited travel within wales and groups of six people from two households can meet up outdoors in private gardens. next week will see some rules change in the rest of the uk. in england, from monday six people or two households can meet outside,

including in private gardens. that'll also be allowed in northern ireland from thursday. and on friday the "stay at home" rule in scotland is scrapped and is replaced by "stay local". our wales correspondent tomas morgan has this report. things are beginning to look a little brighter in wales today. as beaches across the nation are open once again. travel is allowed, much to the delight of these visitors to barry island. breath of fresh air. the kids love being out here, ice—cream and chips. it feels amazing. really hot. being out with our family. tourism has also partially re—opened. a welcome relief for the mcleer family, who have travelled to saundersfoot after being in lockdown in merthyr tydfil since 19th december. we started off this morning at 8:15, the traffic was very good, weather was very good. we got down here at

about quarter to ten. we were saying, you know, "we've escaped, we've escaped." there is that feeling. although travel within wales is permitted, crossing the border either way is still not allowed, other than for work, childcare or emergencies. some holiday premises rely heavy on the english coming here. however, the prospect of any tourists coming back is good news for those in the industry. getting the owners back today will really help bring the park back to life. we only have a handful of local owners, of people within the county, but even so, that is a start to the season where we can start looking forward to getting back to some sort of normality. last year when restrictions began to lift, beauty spots across wales were flooded. today, people were more cautious, planning their visits carefully. i was here five in the morning and i think there was only two other cars here. but i think it's more of a shock, knowing everyone�*s still in the

phase of kind of going, "is it real? "are we allowed out now? is it ok to go out?" national parks and natural resources wales have asked people to be sensible. along with travel, six people from two households are also able to meet outside from this weekend and organised outdoor activities and sports for under 18s can resume. any travel further afield will be discussed at the welsh government's next three weekly review on thursday. but for now, an ice—cream on the sand will do in this glorious welsh sunshine. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has said there are "significant questions" over the appropriateness of her predecessor, alex salmond's plans to return to public office. mr salmond launched a new party yesterday called alba which will contest the scottish parliamentary elections in may. it's emerged that mp kenny macaskill has left the snp to join the alba party. our scotland correspondentjamie mciver has the details.

nicola sturgeon wanted to focus on the snp's own election campaign today, but instead she's been facing questions about another party's campaign. the new party led by her former friend and mentor, alex salmond. ms sturgeon questions both his motivation and suitability to return to public life. it's not an opportunity to gamble with the future of the country. i know from knowing him well in years gone by, alex salmond's a gambler, it's what he enjoys doing, but this is not the time to gamble with the future of the country. this is the time to make a serious choice. strong, experienced leadership, a policy programme for recovery and a chance to choose independence. the alba party... mr salmond unveiled the new party yesterday. he says he wants to create a so—called super majority at holyrood for independence. it got a boost today when a prominent member of the snp defected. kenny macaskill was the scottishjustice secretary and is now a westminster mp. this isn't just the alex salmond party or even the alex salmondj

and kenny macaskill party, - it's a party for those who support the cause of independencel and who want to make sure that we grasp that nettle, which is badly required, . because of the risks and challenges that we face — the scottish election is still six weeks away and it's hard to predict how much support mr salmond's new party may attract, but the battle between the snp and his party may well become the defining theme of this campaign. jamie mciver, bbc news, glasgow. more than 90 people, including children, are reported to have been killed by security forces in myanmar, on the deadliest day since last month's military takeover. us, uk and eu officials have condemned the violence, with the foreign secretary, dominic raab calling it a "new low". laura bicker reports. defiant, determined and undaunted. armed with wooden sticks and slingshots.

they scream in protest as the bullets continue to fly. street battles sprung up in over a0 towns and cities. some sheltered behind makeshift barriers in their neighbourhoods but the gunfire at times appeared relentless. attempts were made to save as many lives as possible. the applause here offering hope to these makeshift medics but casualties including children were reported across the country, making it the bloodiest day since the army seized power on the 1st of february. the military turned in its own people on what was supposed to be a national holiday to honour the armed forces. myanmar�*s british ambassador said the security forces have disgraced themselves. as general min aung hlaing inspected the troops in a grand parade, he said he would protect the country from danger. he blames protesters for the violence and a tv message warned they would be shot

in the head. translation: violent acts that affect stability - and security in order to make demands are inappropriate. but the people of myanmar appear ready to continue their protest, and fight for democracy to be restored, whatever the cost. laura bicker, bbc news. let's take a look at the latest government coronavirus figures. there were 4,715 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average 5,562 new cases were reported per day in the last week. there were 4,560 people in hospital across the uk with coronavirus. 58 deaths were reported in the latest 2a hour period, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test, and on average in the past week, 64 deaths were announced every day,

taking the total number to 126,573. in the latest 24—hour period, more than 400,000 people have had their first dose of a covid vaccine, bringing the total to more than 29.7 million. almost 3.3 million people have now had both doses of the vaccine. people over 70 could be given boosterjabs in september in order to protect them from new variants of coronavirus, the government has indicated. nhs workers and care home staff would also be eligible. here's our health correspondent katherine da costa. nearly 30 million people in the uk have had at least one dose of a covid vaccine. scientists are looking at whether booster shots may be needed to protect against new variants. if so, they could be rolled out to the over 70s,

health and care workers and people who are clinically vulnerable from september. the immune system tends to become forgetful as people become older. so, immunity wanes over time. so this new plan to give boosters has a lot of merit. viruses continually mutate to survive. some mutations cause concern if they make the virus more contagious or harmful. 0ne mutation called e484k has been found in the south african, uk and some brazilian viruses. it helps the virus escape immunity from vaccines and past infection. current vaccines do provide some protection, but may not be as effective against these variants. france, germany and poland, amongst others, are seeing a surge in infections. there is concern lifting travel restrictions with europe could increase the risk of bringing new variants into the uk and undermining our own roll—out.

there is huge interconnecdness in the worlds in which we live so that people move from one place to another and viruses move and there is interconnectedness in vaccine production. this is a complicated task enough now and it is not going to get easier as we look towards what to do next. scientists are alreadu working on adapting vaccines to combat new versions of the virus, but keeping cases low while ramping up vaccinations both here and abroad, is the best way to give us faith we will see an end to this pandemic. katherine da costa, bbc news. borisjohnson has launched the conservatives�* campaign for england's local and mayoral elections in may. in a pre—recorded speech at the party's virtual spring forum, the prime minister said the conservative party continues to fulfil its mandate, despite facing the difficulties of a global pandemic. we're a one—nation conservative

government, and we continue — in spite of the pandemic — to deliver on the promises we made in that great election of 2019. we have recruited more than 6,000 of the 20,000 police, we're building the a0 new hospitals, we're recruiting the 50,000 more nurses — 10,600 now in the nhs this year, as opposed to last year. there were fresh efforts today to re—float a giant container ship blocking the suez canal — one of the world's busiest waterways. more than 300 ships are stuck on either side of the ever given, which became stranded on tuesday. 0ur correspondent sally nabil reports. the operation to refloat the giant container ship blocking one of the world's busiest waterways, continues into the night in egypt's red sea. tug boats and dredgers have been operating here around the clock to try and dislodge this giant ship that has been blocking the suez canal for the past few days.

we understand that huge amounts of sand have been removed to make room for the ship to move. congestion continues to pile up in this strategic waterway, and the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. a vast trafficjam continues to build, with more than 300 ships stuck on either side of the vessel, which is holding up £7 billion worth of goods each day. strong wind had been given as the reason for the grounding of the ever given, but today officials suggested other factors could have been to blame. translation: there could be a lot of mistakes but we can't _ say what they are now. the only mistake we can be sure of now is the wind and the sandstorm. this is not the main one, like i said, but the rest will become clearer in the investigation.

tonight, the ship's manager said initial investigations suggested strong winds led to its grounding. more tug boats will arrive on sunday to help, with all efforts focused on freeing up the canal as soon as possible. sally nabil, bbc news, suez. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. the first race of the formula one season is in bahrain tomorrow. the world champion, sir lewis hamilton, will be on the front row, but not on pole as red bull's max verstappen set a blistering pace in qualifying. adam wild reports. in bahrain, this was formula one coming back together. familiarfaces, familiar names, all out to put a stop to the familiar tale of lewis hamilton dominance. the talk is of the closest season in years, but how would that sound once the chatter was drowned out by the roar of engines? on everyone's lips,

the name schumacher. this was mick, son of the legendary michael schumacher. a formula one debut, though not quite quick enough. that can't be said for max verstappen. there is so much anticipation about his duel with hamilton. he may well be the story of the season. this, perhaps, just a taster. hamilton on provisional pole. verstappen beats him! taking it in turns to go quickest until verstappen just couldn't be beaten. well done, max, that's the perfect start. well done. his garage delighted. hamilton's less so. congratulations to max. he did such a greatjob. so fast in that last lap. absolutely gave it everything i had but unfortunately it wasn't good enough. it all worked out perfectly in qualifying, so, yeah, of course very happy with pole position. if theirs is the battle to watch this season, it's a rivalry that's begun early. adam wild, bbc news. wales have beaten mexico 1—0 in a friendly at the cardiff city stadium.

they made 11 changes to the side that lost to belgium a few days ago in their opening world cup qualifier. kieffer moore scored the winner early in the first half. they play again on tuesday against czech republic in another qualifier. manchester united women have played a match at old trafford for the first time. they beat west ham 2—0 in the women's super league behind closed doors. teenager laurenjames opened the scoring to maintain her record. she also got united's first goal in the championship, the wsl and the fa cup. united stay third ahead of arsenal. manchester city top the table after beating reading. wales have got their hands on the six nations trophy. they won the championship last night after scotland beat france and they had a fairly low key presentation ceremony at their training base this afternoon. it's their second title in three years. bristol bears still lead the rugby union premiership, but they left it very late to beat harlequins. they scored a try to level the scores and this was the last kick of the game — callum sheedy with the conversion to win it 35—33.

that has stretched their lead over champions exeter to 12 points. there were also wins for london irish, northampton and sale. glasgow and leinster were winners in the pro—14 today, and you can find all the latest rugby league scores on the opening super league weekend on the bbc sport website. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, and the culture secretary, oliver dowden, will be among andrew marr�*s guests tomorrow at 9am on bbc one. that's all from me. goodnight.

you're watching the bbc news with lukwesa burak. ore than 100 british schools and universities have

been named on a website, where young people have posted anonymous accounts of sexual abuse. several independent schools have been accused of failing to deal with a "rape culture" in claims written on the everyone's invited' site. the metropolitan police are now reviewing testimonies provided on the website. soma sara is the founder of �*everyone's invited' and explained a little earlier why she set up the site. i she set up the site. created this website on instagi back i created this website on instagram backin i created this website on instagram back injune after i had many conversations with friends. and we just realise that so many of us had had these shared experiences of sexual violence and abuse in rape culture growing up throughout teenage years. in response to that i decided to post my own experiences

on my instagram. i was overwhelmed

with we are encouraged by the response we have seen so far and the dialogue between students, heads, parents and teachers, it is amazing to see so many engaging in this dialogue and i am very proud and my whole team is proud to have begun this crucial conversation.— proud to have begun this crucial conversation. ., , ., ., conversation. you say your team, i do not want — conversation. you say your team, i do not want to — conversation. you say your team, i do not want to be _ conversation. you say your team, i do not want to be condescending l conversation. you say your team, i | do not want to be condescending in anyway. some are very young and this is extremely serious, to be taken on other people's traumas. what support do you have to deal with the serious

issue of sexual abuse? yes. do you have to deal with the serious issue of sexual abuse?— do you have to deal with the serious issue of sexual abuse? yes, we have trauma informed _ issue of sexual abuse? yes, we have trauma informed individuals - issue of sexual abuse? yes, we have trauma informed individuals on - issue of sexual abuse? yes, we have trauma informed individuals on the l trauma informed individuals on the team who can provide that support to the rest of us. i am also trauma informed drained from the trust. qm. informed drained from the trust. ok, so at what do — informed drained from the trust. ok, so at what do the police get involved and how has that involvement been? we involved and how has that involvement been? we have had ositive involvement been? we have had positive conversations _ involvement been? we have had positive conversations with - involvement been? we have had positive conversations with the l positive conversations with the police and they have been —— they are still ongoing. we are interested in looking at new ways to prioritise survival first and, yes, in looking at new ways to prioritise survivalfirst and, yes, all i can say is it is going very well so far. 0k, say is it is going very well so far. ok, the testimonies you have, obviously the website is all about liberty. when we get to the stage where those who are connecting through the website want to speak out, that is a big, big step because

they lose that anonymity. what are they lose that anonymity. what are the steps there and do they have to take the next step and what are the police doing to ease that? i take the next step and what are the police doing to ease that?— take the next step and what are the police doing to ease that? i mean, i would 'ust police doing to ease that? i mean, i would just say _ police doing to ease that? i mean, i would just say that _ police doing to ease that? i mean, i would just say that no _ police doing to ease that? i mean, i would just say that no survivor - police doing to ease that? i mean, i would just say that no survivor has i would just say that no survivor has to do anything ever and if you are not ready to share your story, that is completely fine i would just say, take strength if you are not ready to share, to just read those stories and know that you are not alone in your experience. and you should never be ashamed of victim blaming and i'm very proud to have created a platform where survivors can experience catharsis and solidarity with each other.— experience catharsis and solidarity with each other. obviously there is a bit of a statement _ with each other. obviously there is a bit of a statement from - with each other. obviously there is a bit of a statement from the - a bit of a statement from the police, who have said that they are reviewing some of the submissions of misogyny, harassment, abuse and assault. when it gets to that stage,

and the survivor wants to take it further, are they believed? you know, i cannot _ further, are they believed? 7m, know, i cannot comment on what goes on inside the police and i am no expert, but i would hope that now, since we have had this incredible movement and it has been all over the years and we have had this national conversation, i do hope we are starting to work against that stigmatisation and shame culture and the survivors will, from now on, be believed. i5 the survivors will, from now on, be believed. , , , ., believed. is it 'ust girls we are talkin: believed. is itjust girls we are talking about, _ believed. is itjust girls we are talking about, women? - believed. is itjust girls we are talking about, women? , - believed. is itjust girls we are talking about, women? , we i believed. is itjust girls we are - talking about, women? , we have received testimonies _ talking about, women? , we have received testimonies from - talking about, women? , we have received testimonies from boys i talking about, women? , we havej received testimonies from boys as well stop and that is one of the main things we have tried to emphasise with this movement. everyone is invited and must be invited to this conversation the things to change. older generations, new generations, parents, teachers, it is so important that everyone is

involved because it is a cultural problem, a global issue and the only way we can change culture is everyone stepping up. that way we can change culture is everyone stepping up. that was sara s-ueakin to everyone stepping up. that was sara speaking to me _ everyone stepping up. that was sara speaking to me earlier. _ everyone stepping up. that was sara speaking to me earlier. we - everyone stepping up. that was sara speaking to me earlier. we are - everyone stepping up. that was sara| speaking to me earlier. we are going to be taking an in—depth look at the papers and the story does feature on one of the front pages. joining me is penny smith and martin lipton. before that, it is the weather with ben rich. good evening. the clocks spring forward an hour tonight and the temperatures? well, they are set to spring upwards over the next few days. the over the next few days. rain has already arrived an band the rain has already arrived and the band of rain to start sunday across parts of northern england, wales and northern ireland.

the rain will be heavy across high ground and some brightness for north—east scotland. voucher break—up across some parts of eastern england and it will be windy with gusts of a0 to 50 mph and strong in places. but a mild or even warm in some places and temperatures up warm in some places and temperatures up to 16 degrees across parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire. further rain towards the north—west and the sunset will be later. nearly eight o'clock across some parts of northern ireland. 7:a7pm in penzance. as we head through sunday night, we will see further outbreaks of rain become focused across western parts of scotland. we could see flooding there. an exceptionally mild night. temperatures for some staying in double digits. into monday, this frontal system brings rain to the north, but to the south of that weather front where we will be importing some very warm air for

the time of year. monday looks like this, cloud and rain through northern ireland but most across western scotland. eastern scotland sees brightness and england and wales see sunshine, cloud breaking up. temperatures could get to 19, 20, even 21 degrees. but those temperatures have further decline. through tuesday, rain will be plaguing north—west scotland and we could see over 200 millimetres of rain. tuesday is when the temperatures could get up to 23 degrees. but do not get too used to it. from mid week onwards, the frontal system pushes it southwards opening the door to colder air to push him from the north in time for the end of the week. look at london for an example. 23 on tuesday, just 10 degrees on good friday.

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment with penny smith and martin lipton. first the headlines. lockdown eases in wales — the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders. borisjohnson says england's road map out of lockdown remains on track, as it's revealed covid booster jabs may be available as early as september. mp kenny macaskill says he will quit the snp to stand for election within alex salmond's new party.