hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start with another day of bloodshed on the streets of myanmar. world leaders have expressed outrage at the killing of dozens of protestors — on what was the deadliest day since last month's military coup. the un secretary general antonio guterres said the violence was unacceptable and demanded a resolute international response. our correspondent laura bicker has this report from bangkok. 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 on 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. fighting in mozambique is continuing between islamist militants and government forces near giant gas projects in the north of the country. the french news agency quotes security sources as saying the jihadists have seized the town of palma. the french energy group total has suspended plans to resume work at its nearby facility. catherine byaruhanga has

this update. so, when the attack began, you had a group of foreign workers, and then even local residents in palma who were all congregated at the hotel. they had been trapped there for two days, and finally, on friday, they tried to make a break for it to try to get to the beach and hopefully onto boats that would take them to safety. now, what we understand from people on the ground is that this convoy came under attack twice, at least seven of the vehicles were hit. some of the people tried to run back to the hotel, others we understand did eventually manage to get out of palma. but right now, it is very hard to verify numbers. to russia now. the opposition politician alexei navalny says he's being woken up by a guard every hour during the night while in prison. he says it amounts to torture and his appeals for medical attention have been refused in a deliberate attempt to wear him down. he's the most prominent critic of president putin

and was jailed for two and a half years in a case he claims was fabricated. here's vladimir ahshurkov, navalny�*s friend and executive director of his anti—corruption foundation. from what we know, his health has deteriorated with pain in his back and limited movement in one of his legs. and he has been subjected to torture in the form of sleep deprivation — every hour during the night, he is woken up by a guard. according to regulations in russian prisons, the prisoners should get uninterrupted eight hours sleep. we have announced new mass protests, and we are collecting people's signatures. the goal is to get 500,000

people to sign up to this mass protest that will take place all over russia and once we get to that number, which will be unprecedented in the history of this protest in russia, we will announce the date for this demonstration. there's more on all these stories on our website — just go to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. thousands of women have protested in istanbul against the turkish government's decision to leave a pan—european treaty meant to protect women from domestic violence. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. clenched fists and chanting in unison. these women are making

sure turkey�*s president erdogan takes note. following his degree to pull out of an international treaty to pull out of domestic abuse, thousands of istanbul's women have taken to the street this weekend, demanding he reversed the decision. the move has shocked those inside and outside turkey, as the country was the first to sign the treaty which ends legal impunity for perpetrators. it is even called the istanbul convention after the city it was draughted in, ten years ago. now, women are concerned their safety and freedom is in jeopardy. translation: �* , jeopardy. translation: a ., translation: as women, we will be here to get _ translation: as women, we will be here to get our _ translation: as women, we will be here to get our freedom - translation: as women, we will be here to get our freedom and i be here to get our freedom and our rights back. we will not give up. we are here until we get ourfreedom and give up. we are here until we get our freedom and our convention back, we will not give up on the convention. according to the world health organization, 38% of women in turkey suffer violence from a partner in their lifetime, compared with 25% in europe.

and according to turkey's we will stop genocide platform, at least 300 women... inaudible. . mostly by their partners. the country's conservatives argue these treaties undermine family values, and feeling the pressure, president erdogan insists there is no going back. translation: we insists there is no going back. translation:— translation: we made our decision. _ translation: we made our decision, we _ translation: we made our decision, we pulled - translation: we made our decision, we pulled out - translation: we made our decision, we pulled outjustl decision, we pulled outjust like we signed it, nobody should dig through this, we made the decision to pull out, we notified the council of europe, it is a done deal now. activists disagree. so despite the pushback, they are determined to have their say. rallies in support of the asian—american community have taken place in around 60 cities across the us. it's the second consecutive weekend of nationwide action following the killing of six women of asian descent in the state of georgia earlier this month.

the deaths drew attention to a sharp rise in anti—asian sentiment in america over the past year. 0ur north america correspondent david willis is watching events from los angeles for us. talk us through what has been happening. as you say, protests in cities across the country today. to do with these attacks on asian americans, which are growing quite substantially. indeed, the organisers say that over the course of the last year, there have been almost 3800 attacks on asian—americans, ranging from verbal harassment to physical assault. indeed, last week, the washington post had a story about a restaurant are in san antonio, texas, an asian american who had his store daubed with graffiti including the message, hope you die. 0ther asian—americans report

being having their premier robbed, size league premises vandalised, some are hiring private security, others say they are buying guns. reactions to the fact _ they are buying guns. reactions to the fact this _ they are buying guns. reactions to the fact this problem - they are buying guns. reactions to the fact this problem seemsl to the fact this problem seems to the fact this problem seems to be getting worse? it to the fact this problem seems to be getting worse?— to be getting worse? it does. some blame _ to be getting worse? it does. some blame it _ to be getting worse? it does. some blame it on _ to be getting worse? it does. some blame it on the - to be getting worse? it does. | some blame it on the remarks to be getting worse? it does. - some blame it on the remarks of the former president donald trump, who insisted or course on calling the coronavirus the china virus. some, as i mentioned, say they have been spat at and yelled at, ostracised generally, and some have said they are afraid to go out. this was before the mass shooting in atlanta just under two weeks ago, in which eight people died. six of them of asian descent. that has not yet been classified as a hate crime, because the authorities in atlanta haven't established the gunman�*s motive, but nonetheless it has done nothing, of course, to quell the unease being felt in the

asian—american community. in cities, for example, like san francisco, which have a large asian—american population. and this is what one protester in san francisco had to say today. i think it's a start. i think our— i think it's a start. i think our voice _ i think it's a start. i think our voice is starting to be heard _ our voice is starting to be heard and we are getting the visibility— heard and we are getting the visibility we have lacked for so long _ visibility we have lacked for so long. like i said, this is just— so long. like i said, this is just the _ so long. like i said, this is just the beginning, there is so much — just the beginning, there is so much more to go. asians are finally— much more to go. asians are finally getting the platform we need _ finally getting the platform we need to — finally getting the platform we need to stop the asian hate, but also _ need to stop the asian hate, but also stop racism in general. but also stop racism in general-— but also stop racism in ueneral. ~ . ., ,., general. we heard there about platforms. _ general. we heard there about platforms, voices _ general. we heard there about platforms, voices being - general. we heard there about platforms, voices being heard, but what about concrete action? well, there have been calls for formal action on the part of government, on the part of congress. these were the words of a grassroots organiser in the capital city washington, dc today. the capital city washington, dc toda . , ., ., .,

today. they have not done enough. — today. they have not done enough. a _ today. they have not done enough, a lot _ today. they have not done enough, a lot of— today. they have not done enough, a lot of things - today. they have not done enough, a lot of things to | today. they have not done l enough, a lot of things to be done, — enough, a lot of things to be done, especially in congress. two — done, especially in congress. two hills, _ done, especially in congress. two bills, the no hate act and the covid _ two bills, the no hate act and the covid hate crime bill, we need — the covid hate crime bill, we need to— the covid hate crime bill, we need to show support and take real action to protect asians and — real action to protect asians and the _ real action to protect asians and the pacific island community.- and the pacific island communi . , ,, , ., community. this is because a nation of _ community. this is because a nation of immigrants, - community. this is because a nation of immigrants, some i community. this is because a l nation of immigrants, some 22 million in the united states. they have been scapegoated before, of course, at times of economic crisis. at times of virus and pandemic. but the current situation is unnerving a lot of them at the moment. thank you, david. let's talk more about the situation in myanmar. tom andrews is the un's special rapporteur on human rights and he's been briefing the un's human rights council. he says the international condemnation is ringing hollow without concrete action.

the brutality and the horror of this military seems to know no bounds whatsoever. it is just completely outrageous, what's going on in myanmar as we speak. we have had international condemnation, but to be honest, we have had that for quite a while now. nothing seems to be happening. well, that's right, that's a fair statement. it seems particularly if you are in myanmar, words of condemnation are beginning to ring hollow. what the people of myanmar would like and desperately need is for the international community not to just condemn, but also to take action and to hold this military fully accountable. there are many things that can be done that have not been done and should be done. let's get down to some specifics, what are some of the concrete things you think could and should be done? let's start with the united nations security council — that is why the security council exists, to deal

with just such crises. this has not come before the security council for a debate and a resolution and a vote, it should, that is what they are there for. if they can't act for whatever reason, it is important for those countries willing to take action to work together to co—ordinate a full range of options including tough focused sanctions that working together can have a cumulative impact, a power punch to the junta. you talk about like minded countries coming together and agreeing sanctions, that is what you think should happen? well, that's right, it has to be an emergency summit of countries willing to take action if the security council can't take action. there are dozens of various sanctions on regimes around the world. we need to co—ordinate them into a whole and focus them together

so they will have the strongest possible punishment. to direct themselves to the source of revenue flowing into the pockets of this regime and empowering its brutality. and to be clear, part of the reason you think the united nations security council may not be the route is because of the positions of china and russia? well, that's right. people expect and predict that if it comes to a vote, russia and china would veto. first of all, china has been making some statements, they have condemned the violence at least, they have called for the release of political prisoners. so i'm not sure how they would vote if it happened. and i don't know how russia would vote, but that is the point, it has not been before the security council, i think it should and that china, russia and all of the other members should stand up and be counted one way or another. let's get a bit more clarity on the economic sanctions you were talking about. are you confident that

if the international community got together to try to cut off international funding to any institutions and organisations funding the myanmar government, and the funds going to prop up the militaryjunta, would that work, would it be enough? i think it would be a very, very important step. i think the key is the people in myanmar, it's extraordinary what they are doing, the civil disobedience movement is powerful, growing, tenacious, creative. that ultimately is where success is to come, but they are reliant on the support of the international community. $1 billion alone each year going to the pockets of the generals from the oil and gas industry. if we stop that flow of oil and gas revenue into their pockets, that would make a big difference, as well as cutting off revenue in the various businesses and conglomerates they have control over. by itself, it's not going to end this brutality, but taken together, we have a real shot at making a big dent in what is going on and changing the trajectory

of this horrible nightmare. you are watching bbc news, the headlines. the international community has expressed horror at the killing of dozens of protestors by the security forces in myanmar — on what was the deadliest day since last month's military coup. diplomatic sources in mozambique say fighting is continuing between islamist militants and government forces near giant gas projects in the north of the country. let's have more on that story. witnesses claim parts of the northern town of palma in mozambique have been destroyed with bodies lying in the streets. security analysts say the islamist group, al shabab, which is based in somalia, trained the insurgents — they say this group has now pledged allegiance to isis and is proving to be better prepared and equipped than expected. as we've heard, the french energy giant total has had

to suspend production at its natural gas plant near palma. the company says none of its workers were victims of the fighting. the government is under increasing pressure to get the violence under control. emilia columbo is a senior associate for the center for strategic and international studies. she worked as a senior africa analyst at the cia. thank you for coming on the programme. we are hearing desperate reports of what exactly is happening, it's actually quite difficult to get actually quite difficult to get a truly accurate picture of what is happening in the chaotic scenes for obvious reasons. but could you talk us through your understanding of what has been happening in palma? this what has been happening in palma? �* , , ., ., palma? as i understand it, on wednesday. _ palma? as i understand it, on wednesday, the _ palma? as i understand it, on wednesday, the insurgents i wednesday, the insurgents launched a three—pronged attack against the town. it appears they may have earlier infiltrated the town, either mixed up with other refugees or just slipped in under darkness

and combined with collaborators in the town. since then, they launched an attack focusing on banks, government infrastructure, medical clinics, schools and eventually other parts of the town. what makes this attack different is the extent to which the ex patriot community was involved, to the extent they were also victims of the violence. in the past they had not been.- past they had not been. let's focus on _ past they had not been. let's focus on the _ past they had not been. let's focus on the residents, - past they had not been. let's focus on the residents, what| focus on the residents, what does this mean for people living in the area?- does this mean for people living in the area? palma was already a _ living in the area? palma was already a very _ living in the area? palma was already a very isolated - living in the area? palma was already a very isolated part . living in the area? palma was| already a very isolated part of the province as a result of insurgent activity along the key access routes to the town. now with this added mix of violence, the situation has become far worse for civilians, who are surrounded by hostile areas where the humanitarian aid workers cannot go to

provide support. the nearest places they will need to go are hundreds of miles away, either by land or sea.— by land or sea. what is your assessment _ by land or sea. what is your assessment of _ by land or sea. what is your assessment of the - by land or sea. what is your assessment of the islamist | assessment of the islamist militants? this sounds pretty sophisticated and well trained organisation.— sophisticated and well trained organisation. indeed, last year we saw an _ organisation. indeed, last year we saw an amount _ organisation. indeed, last year we saw an amount of - organisation. indeed, last year we saw an amount of growth i organisation. indeed, last year| we saw an amount of growth in terms of their operational capability, their strategic thinking. what we have seen this week into palma is a continuation of what we saw last year in terms of growth in capacity and planning. and the foreign fighters who had previous experience from other parts of africa, early on in this organisation, the government would often report on detentions of members, and they often included people from tanzania and other places. given that, do you think it is time for a step change in the international response? clearly the government forces are not

getting control. but unfortunately - getting control. but unfortunately i - getting control. but| unfortunately i think getting control. but - unfortunately i think the ultimate solution does rest with the government. it rests with the government. it rests with them developing a comprehensive strategy that incorporates both security measures and socioeconomic programmes that address the underlying causes of this conflict. 0nce underlying causes of this conflict. once they have a comprehensive strategy in place, the international community will be in a much better position to lend support and aid to that strategy, but ultimately the solution lies at home. . , ., , home. that is really interesting, - home. that is really interesting, but - home. that is really interesting, but the | home. that is really - interesting, but the time, isn't that going to take years? it will, and perhaps one of the first step to the international community can do is to help push maputo along in the identification of a strategy, identify areas where various foreign partners can best participate and support the strategy, and get a move on there. there is an organisation in the us, a think tank that focuses on insurgencies and

counterinsurgency is, and part of their portfolio, a study they conducted or post—world war ii insurgencies showed that even when a government has developed the right mix of tools in its strategy, it can take up to six years to see real results, so we are a way away. real results, so we are a way awa . . ~' real results, so we are a way awa . . ~ , ., wales has become to the first nation in the uk to relax lockdown measures which have been in place since december. the "stay local" rule has been scrapped in favour of unlimited travel within wales. groups of six people from two households can meet up outdoors in private gardens. next week will see some rules change in england and scotland too. 0ur 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 reopened. 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. for more than a week now, a volcano near the icelandic

capital of reyjkavik has been throwing lava and gas into the air. it's the first eruption of its kind there in over 800 years. this unusual volcanic activity continues to attract thousands of visitors, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. mother nature can provide the most astonishing of spectacles. but for there to truly be a spectacle, you have to have spectators. this audience, rapt with attention, marvelling at the jaw—dropping sight on display. it seems more like woodstock or glastonbury than a geological event. it feels so nice! it feels like a music festival here, to have so many people around. yeah, i love it, i love how many people are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here, this is my third time, and it's changing so severely, every single time i come.

they literally queued up to see this. a line of cars parked nearby now a common sight. the authorities have set up a hiking trail, and are patrolling the area to prevent people from straying too close to dangerous volcanic gases. all this, quite the diversion after a year of viruses and lockdowns. i think for myself and so many other people, it's like a really nice experience to have this social vibe, really, to get out. it really makes you forget about the whole pandemic and everything that's been going on. volcanologists say they've no idea how long this eruption will last. it could be over in days, or it may go on for decades. 0nly mother nature knows. you can reach me on twitter — @lvaughanjones.

this is bbc news. someone weather on the way, although if you are in the north—west of scotland, prepare for heavy rain which could pull some localised flooding. the rain has already arrived, a band of rain to start sunday across northern england wales and northern ireland. that will move north through the day, so sunshine and showers replaced by cloud and persistent rain, especially heavy across high ground in the west. further south and east, a bit of brightness, the cloud should break up across eastern england, it will be windy with gusts of 40—50 mph, even

stronger in places, but my even warm in places with temperatures up to 16 across parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire. sunday evening, further rain up towards the north—west. remember, the sunset will be later, nearly eight o'clock across parts of northern ireland. 7:47pm in penzance, west cornwall. through sunday night, we will see further rain, becoming focused across those western parts of scotland. that is where we could see flooding. exceptionally mild night across the central areas, temperatures for some staying in double digits. monday, the wriggling frontal system will continue to bring rain towards the north, but to the south of the weather front, we will import some very warm airforthe time front, we will import some very warm airfor the time of front, we will import some very warm air for the time of year. monday, cloud and rain in northern ireland, but especially across western scotland. eastern scotland, some brightness. england and wales, spells of sunshine, cloud broken up, and if you see

sunny skies, temperatures could reach 21 degrees. temperatures have further to climb. tuesday, rain still in north—west scotland. 0ver rain still in north—west scotland. over the next few days, we could see 200 millimetres. but further south, with the sunshine, tuesday is when temperatures could reach 23 degrees. but don't get used to it. from mid week, this frontal system will push southwards, opening the door to some colder air to push in from the north in time for the end of the week. london, 23 on tuesday, just 10 degrees on good friday.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the international community has expressed horror at the killing of dozens of protestors by the security forces in myanmar — on what was the deadliest day since last month's military coup. the us and the eu have condemned the violence as "horrifying" and "indefensible". diplomatic sources in mozambique say fighting is continuing between islamist militants and government forces near giant gas projects in the north of the country. the french news agency quotes security sources as saying the jihadists have seized the town of palma. a giant container ship remains stuck in the suez canal despite hopes that it would be dislodged by the high tide. local authorities say it could be afloat again before monday. more than 300 ships are stuck on either side of the vessel, which became stranded on tuesday. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has said

there are "significant questions" over the appropriateness of her predecessor, alex salmond's