the uk vaccination programme hits 30 million first doses ahead of a big step in england's lockdown easing. it's a green light for the greens as outdoor sport resumes tomorrow and limited outdoor socialising. but ministers warn there is still a way to go. we do have to be vigilant, and that's why people still need to abide by the rules after monday. this isn't a complete free—for—all. we'll be looking at the latest data as the over 50s are urged to book theirjabs. also tonight... funerals in myanmar after its army kills 100 protestors — the deadliest day in the eight weeks since its military coup. the case that shook america and reverberated around the world.

the man accused of george floyd's murder goes on trial tomorrow. sir lewis hamilton crosses a line and he wins the bahrain grand prix! how lewis hamilton has begun the new formula one season. good evening. more than 30 million people in the uk have now had theirfirst dose of a coronavirus vaccine ahead of a loosening of england's lockdown restrictions. from tomorrow, groups of up to six people — or two households — will be able to meet outside for the first time since december, and outdoor sports will resume. but the public are being warned not to squander the gains in the battle against the virus. here's our political

correspondent, chris mason. the green of windy west yorkshire in spring. the strides towards liberty are long — putting the preparations in place for the return of golf in england tomorrow. it's a good three months now. we've had members at home on facebook, posting things about what they're doing. they're chipping in the garden, putting in the garden, they are putting duvets over the washing line and hitting into it. theyjust want to get up here and start playing golf. they want to get out. as well as outdoor sport returning, from tomorrow in england, six people — or two households — can meet outside, including in private gardens. it'll be another fortnight at least before a haircut can be done by a professional. but... well, of course they could be delayed if the situation deteriorates, but at the moment we are on track. so thanks to the work of the british people and the excellent vaccine roll—out, we are confident both in going ahead

with the easings from tomorrow and the next stages. there is, then, the cautious prospect of the streets of hebden bridge and elsewhere slowly looking a little less empty. the hope, too, of normality, or near—normality, by the summer. but alongside hope, jitters from some. i have to say, i'm a little bit nervous about a full relaxation in june. obviously, we all want to relax as far as it is safe to do so, and it will be important that the government continues to be guided by the data in that respect to see — and this is the particularly important thing — exactly how well are the vaccines performing? if they go on at this rate, i think we can get quite close to a full release. and huge questions spring forth about the tools to help normality return, as governments around the uk ponder whether it's possible — whether its practical — to have some sort of passport that says we've been vaccinated, tested or had covid.

i think there are definitely prizes to be won through domestic vaccine certification, but there are some very big practical and ethical challenges to face as well. the speed and specifics of unlocking vary around the uk. the stay local rule was scrapped here in wales yesterday. from friday, the instruction to stay local will begin in scotland, replacing the edict to stay at home. in northern ireland, six people from two households will be able to meet in private gardens from thursday. chris mason, bbc news. so what exactly will be permitted from tomorrow in england as lockdown restrictions are eased? our correspondent katie prescott has been looking at what changes — including the key �*stay at home�* message and what's still to come. spring has sprung and the uk is opening up once again. from tomorrow in england it will be easier to catch up

with friends and family, just like in wales this weekend, when we are allowed to get together in groups of six outside, or two households. and there will be more to do locally, too, as outdoor sports kick off again, something to keep us entertained, perhaps, until the next key date. the 12th of april in england, and a week earlier in scotland, shops will hear their tills ringing once again as they are allowed to reopen. we can go out for dinner or a drink, but a cold one, as it's alfresco only, and that rule of six, or two households, still applies. haircuts and manicures will be allowed, and there will be more ways to spend our free time as gyms and theme parks reopen. may the 17th, the next big date. we will be able to go to the cinema again, and forget patio heaters — we can eat inside in bars and restaurants in groups of up to six. outside, though, restrictions are mainly lifted, and you will be able to meet in groups of up to 30 people.

and if you're dreaming ofjetting away, foreign travel was likely pencilled in from the 17th of may, but that's still very much under review. by the 21st ofjune, nights out in clubs will start again if all goes to plan. and things may be back to some kind of normal as restrictions on social contact are scrapped. we may even have seen the last of elbow bumping. katie prescott, bbc news. let's take a look at the most recent official figures on covid. there were 3,862 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. which means, on average, 5,355 new cases reported per day in the last week. 4,560 people are in hospital with covid across the uk. another 19 deaths have been recorded of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average in the past week there were 62 deaths per day.

and the total number of deaths is now 126,592. as for vaccinations, 423,852 people had their first dose of a covid vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, bringing the total to more than 30 million. and more than 3.5 million people have had both doses of a vaccine. our medical editor fergus walsh is here. what stands out to you, fergus, in the picture represented by that data? it is optimistic. the number of people being admitted to hospital with covid every day is at its lowest level for six months and continuing to fall. the number of deaths is continuing to fall week by week and in part that is down to the lockdown and the huge efforts are public of made in sticking to the rules and that will remain important. of course it is also down

to the immunisation. one extraordinary statistic for you — more than 95% of people over 60 in england have had at least one dose of vaccine, so a huge uptake. in the coming weeks we will have to keep a sharp eye on cases. the third wave in continental europe is a worry but so many people in the at risk groups have had at least one dose of vaccine that that hard—wired link between cases and deaths should to a large degree have been broken. it will be crucial that people in their 50s come forward we have not had theirjab 50s come forward we have not had their jab and 50s come forward we have not had theirjab and people have the second dose. the under 50s will not see a job until may although the first doses of the moderna vaccine, very much like pfizer's, but arrive next month. but the more people who get immunised, the more the risk of covid will be outweighed by the benefits of opening up the economy and getting people back their freedom. , ., ~ , ., , freedom. fergus, thank you very

much. freedom. fergus, thank you very much- fergus — freedom. fergus, thank you very much. fergus walsh, _ freedom. fergus, thank you very much. fergus walsh, our - freedom. fergus, thank you very | much. fergus walsh, our medical editor. there's been widespread international condemnation of the military in myanmar after more than 100 demonstrators were killed yesterday. defence chiefs from 12 countries — including britain, the united states and japan — issued a joint statement saying armed forces should protect — rather than harm — the people they serve. the protests started after the country's elected leader aung san suu kyi was detained by the military in a coup on the 1st of february. they continued to grow in the two biggest cities, yangon and mandalay, despite a violent crackdown by the army. they've now spread to an estimated a0 locations. our correspondent laura bicker has been monitoring the situation from thailand and sent this report. "my son, my son, why can't you hear me," she cries. the 13—year—old boy was playing in the street when he was shot and killed. witnesses say troops opened fire,

even though no protests were nearby. his family are now adding their voices to a chorus calling for revolution. these children, in this time of crisis, they are kept in the safest place, by their family. these children are not on the street, not on the front, not even in the living rooms. they are hiding. even children are not safe, so that means no one is safe in burma. over 400 people have now died in myanmar since the military seized power last month. some protesters have started to fight back using home—made weapons. but they are no match against trained fighters and live rounds. the us has accused general min aung hlaing of presiding over a reign of terror. his regime has already been hit by some sanctions, but he still has powerful friends.

russia's deputy defence minister was given a front row seat for yesterday's armed forces day. other diplomats were also in the crowd, including from china. but 12 military leaders from around the world issued a rare joint statement reminding the general that an army is supposed to protect its people. gunshot. not turn their guns on them. and yet the protests continue undeterred. the will of a defiant people determined to restore democracy has so far refused to bend, even under relentless fire. laura bicker, bbc news, bangkok. dozens of people have been killed in an attack in northern mozambique by insurgents linked to islamic state. the town of palma — which is at the centre of mozambique's offshore natural gas industry — has been

under a coordinated attack since wednesday. hundreds of people have fled the area. police are setting up a dedicated helpline as part of their investigation into thousands of allegations posted online of sexual harassment, abuse and assault in schools and universities. many of the accounts posted anonymously on the everyone's invited website relate to private schools. police say they want to investigate allegations of criminal behaviour and challenge any culture within educational settings which has tolerated misogyny and abuse. sarah campbell reports. a walk—out at a north london private school after more than 200 former and current pupils anonymously made allegations of abuse, misogyny and even rape. highgate school has set up an external review and it's clear many more educational establishments are going to have to tackle difficult issues. in just three weeks, a website set up to allow people to share their experiences of what's being called a rape culture has received more than 6000 testimonies.

"at school, the boys would have days where they would go around slapping "or grabbing girl's bums, some would stand under the stairs "rating girls as they went by and trying to look "up their skirts." "i got drunk at a party and i was assaulted by a close male "friend whom i had really trusted. "i made it clear i wasn't interested in him and i was "crying as he did it." initially flooded with accounts from pupils from leading private schools, the founder of everyone's invited told me that's no longer the case. in the past week we've seen a very significant increase and widening of that demographic, in the increase of state schools and universities being mentioned, as well as a wider variety of ages as well. older, much older people, younger people, boys and girls, and i think what this really shows is that this is a universal problem. in recent years, the sporting world has been rocked by the stories which emerged of young boys who were abused by football coaches.

the chief constable involved in that police operation is now helping to coordinate the response to these latest allegations. i suspect that it's probably going to be the next child sexual abuse scandal that engulfs the nation in the way the football association revelations did. we have a huge challenge, and ultimately this is down to parents and guardians making sure that their children understand what healthy relationships look like, what healthy sexual relationships look like, and it's so important that schools reinforce that message consistently. a helpline is due to be launched by the department for education in the next week for those wishing to get support and potentially report those they believe to have abused them. sarah campbell reporting. the government has rejected a request from the owner of liberty steel for an emergency bailout to save his international holding company, gfg alliance, from collapse. the mining tycoon sanjeev gupta had asked for a loan of £170 million

after his main investor went into administration. ministers are understood to want to focus on protecting the firm's british sites. parents at batley grammar school in west yorkshire have called for calm to allow an incident where a teacher showed pupils a cartoon depicting the prophet muhammad to be properly investigated. there were angry protests outside the school on thursday and a further protest on friday. the school has suspended the teacher while an investigation takes place. but parents — including some of muslim pupils — say the protests and threats against the school are unhelpful. salvage teams trying to free the cargo ship still blocking the suez canal are hoping a high tide tonight will help the effort. with hundreds of vessels stuck either side of the ship, egypt's president has also ordered preparations to be made for containers to be lifted off it to lighten the load. our correspondent sally nabil reports from suez. the ever given container ship

is still stuck, refusing to budge. another attempt to dislodge it is expected to take place tonight, making use of the high tide. navigation is at a standstill in the suez canal and the congestion is building each day. hundreds of vessels are stranded here, causing huge trafficjams. they don't know when they will be able to resume theirjourneys. the authorities hope to resolve the situation as soon as possible. the current deadlock has put under immense pressure, given the big impact it has on the global economy. it is billions of trade held up every single day, so it is a huge effect on the global economy and it is affecting a lot of different supply chains. we do have fuel tankers there, a lot of oil going through suez every single day. and we also have a lot of container vessels and we have bulk cargo, so that will be grains or coal, these sorts of things.

so, it does affect us very, very widely. 14 tug boats are operating on site and large amounts of sand have been moved to try to dislodge the vessel. the changing tides, as well as the rocky soil, are not helping rescue efforts. the authorities say there is some good news as water has started running under the giant ship. one option being considered, if tonight's efforts fail, is to unload some of the ship's cargo, but with more than 18,000 containers on board, that could take days or even weeks to move. sally nabil, bbc news, suez. the trial begins tomorrow of derek chauvin — the minneapolis police officer accused of murdering george floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes in may last year. the video of mr floyd's death was caught on camera and sparked

widespread protests against police brutality and for racialjustice. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports on what's being seen as one the most important trials in us history. it sparked a mobilisation of people the likes of which has never been seen. the killing compelled americans to take a look notjust at the issue of police brutality, but systemic racism in all its guises. "my daddy changed the world", said george floyd's daughter. and politicians and corporations promised to deliver. but when the spotlight shifted, what did change? so, a lot of people... people like to talk about change when things are burning down. and people are breaking into malls and there are protests every night and people are burning down restaurants. when all of that dies down, the call for change dies down too, unfortunately. and black men continued to die at the hands of police.

at this site, just two weeks after george floyd was killed... i don't want to refuse anything. ..rayshard brooks was reported sleeping in his vehicle in a restaurant car park. he was shot in the back by police and killed as he ran away. the case against the officer has faltered. for many activists, the focus of frustration became the government of donald trump, as george floyd's nephew told me last year. we demand change. so this is what is going to happen. we need to get out there and vote. vote him out. in the elections in georgia, for example, the turnout of black voters is credited with helping flip the state democratic. the killing of george floyd played a big role in that. we were all politicised at that moment and many people actually decided that we were going to turn that pain into power. and it started with a vote? for many people, part of it is it starts with a vote. but not a vote because we are asking people to believe in the system,

but we're getting people to use their agency to believe in themselves. but what of the police? some states did introduce changes to do with body cameras or banning the use of choke—holds. but this was no root and branch reform. well, many police here feel they have been unfairly targeted since last summer, insisting there aren't systemic issues with racism and excessive use of force. and speak to some of those who represent officers when they've killed — well, they question even the fundamentals of this case. because the central question here is not going to be whether he used a tactic that was not recognised by law enforcement. we've already condemned it. the question is, what caused george floyd's death? but there are very few people who would feel he would have died without having a knee on his neck? i don't agree with you. a sense, perhaps, of how derek chauvin�*s defence will play things over the coming weeks. george floyd, as his daughter said, did change things. eliciting emphatic calls for action.

but even the trial itself is likely to expose the fact that not everyone has accepted anything needs to change at all. aleem maqbool, bbc news in atlanta. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. if the first race is anything to go by, we're in for a thrilling formula one season. lewis hamilton won the bahrain grand prix, but the world champion was pushed all the way to the chequered flag by max verstappen. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. who is for a jewel in the desert? lewis hamilton against max verstappen, and they did not disappoint. lights out and away we go... hamilton was slower in qualifying and as verstappen led him into the opening corner, it was clear his work was cut out. after different pit stop strategy is, hamilton emerged in front, the rest were left trailing, including debutant mick schumacher, the son of

michael, who suffered an early spin and finished in 16th. ahead of him, what drama... with four laps left, verstappen made his move. but watch... while overtaking, verstappen had gone off the track. you cannot do that. and he was told to let hamilton back in front. could he hang on this time? by a mere 0.7 seconds, just. even by his standards, that was special. they said he was _ standards, that was special. they said he was going _ standards, that was special. they said he was going to _ standards, that was special. tie: said he was going to catch you standards, that was special. ti3:1 said he was going to catch you with 10 laps to go and i thought i don't know how i will do this but we knew through testing that we would be on the back foot. but we pulled it through. it the back foot. but we pulled it throu~h. ., , the back foot. but we pulled it throu~h. .,, the back foot. but we pulled it throu~h. ,, . through. it was some spectacle. it could be some _ through. it was some spectacle. it could be some season. _ through. it was some spectacle. it could be some season. andy - through. it was some spectacle. it. could be some season. andy swiss, bbc news. england's cricketers have finished their tour of india with defeat in the one day series. despite an unbeaten 95 from sam curran, they came

up short chasing 330, losing the decider in pune by seven runs. india also won the test and t20 series. england have made it two wins out of two in world cup qualifying. it was a straightforwrd evening in tirana as they ran out 2—0 winners against albania. captain harry kane scored his first international goal for over a year. england face poland at wembley in another qualifier on wednesday. scotland are still waiting for their first qualifying win after a draw in the week against austria. they've drawn again, this time against israel. the scots were trailing at half—time but ryan fraser equalised just before the hour mark. 1—1 the final score in tel aviv. northern ireland lost 2—1 in a friendly against the united states, but they scored the goal of the game in belfast. aberdeen�*s niall mcginn with that stunning strike inside the last five minutes. chelsea have moved back to the top of the women's super league. the australian forward sam kerr scored both their goals in the 2—0 win at home to aston villa. that restored their two—point lead over manchester city. and finally, british cyclist adam yates has won the tour of catalunya.

much more on that story on the bbc sport website. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.

hello. this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. ina in a moment were going to be taking a look through a look of tomorrow morning papers. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers john stevens, the deputy political editor of the daily mail, and benedicte paviot, uk correspondent for france 24 — that's coming up after the headlines.

hello. this is bbc news. more than 30 million people in the uk have now received their first covid vaccine dose, according to the latest government figures. ahead of restrictions easing in england, the nhs warns not to "squander" the progress made against covid — as the culture secretary says plans to lift lockdown are on target. at the moment, we are on track. glory drivers airline crew and seasons entering from england and abroad will soon need to take a covid test within two days of their arrival. the change will apply from the 6th of april. elizabeth policy director at the logistics uk says that she welcomes the move. because of the lack and the —

welcomes the move. because of the lack and the issues _ welcomes the move. because of the lack and the issues that _ welcomes the move. because of the lack and the issues that we - welcomes the move. because of the lack and the issues that we had - welcomes the move. because of the lack and the issues that we had just | lack and the issues that we had just before christmas went 100% of vehicles travelling had to be tested. we have infrastructure for testing. we have that nationwide information and centres which are around the main arteries to our parts. there is could be used again for inbound tasting. so we won't be seeing the scenes we saw before christmas where very happy to say whatever testing regime is in place for covid it's really important to us. it's proportionate to the risk. and our worst scenario would be quarantine for hol ears. we've been able to update the country with all it needs during the crisis because there hasn't been quarantine for holly ayres and transport drivers. coming in between borders it's

really importantjust is not part of the answer. we think that therefore this is in acceptable set of measures by the don't forget, we will be taking a look through the papers. john stevens is the deputy political editor of the daily mail, he will be joining me, along with benedicte paviot, the uk correspondence. 24. that is coming up injust under two minutes. but first, the weather with ben rich. the start of the week will bring most of the spring warmth, but don't get too used to it. while temperatures across the southern half of the uk are likely to get to 22 or 23 degrees for a time, by the end of the week it will turn much colder. quite a lot of rain in the forecast for the north—west of the

uk, particularly the of scotland. rain will keep on coming as this weather front wriggles around bringing more moisture towards the west of the uk but to the south of that, we will tap into some very warm air. we will start to feel the effects through monday morning. look at the minimum temperatures. minimum temperatures 12 or 13 degrees in some places. windy through the night, rain for northern england in north wales and heavy bursts for northern ireland and especially western scotland. through tomorrow, rain continues to fall in high ground in western scotland, perhaps localised flooding here and there. northeast scotland will see brightness. a lot of cloud in northern ireland, northwest england further east and south more sunshine. 21 degrees across some parts of eastern england. towards tuesday, notice the rain still falling across western scotland.

the further south and east you are, northern ireland and south—east scotland and certainly england and wales should see sunshine and this is likely to be the warmest day of the week, 21—23 quite possible. into wednesday, some of the warmth will hold on down in the south. further north and west, rain will start to ease from the west of scotland as this frontal system pushes southwards. behind that, a big drop in temperatures. just 7 degrees in aberdeen. still in the 20s further south and east. toward the end of the week and easter weekend, this frontal system will eventually journey south allowing cold air to spill south reaching all parts of the uk by good friday. so for the easter weekend, spring warmth will be gone, it will be much colder and there could even be some wintry showers.