this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: new rules for care home visits in england. two people — as well as babies and young children — will be allowed for indoor visits from 12th april. we know that in care homes we've got some... ..maybe grandparents or great—grandparents who haven't had a chance to see new arrivals to their family during the pandemic and this will be the chance for that to happen. president biden says he's heartbroken at the death of a police officer — killed as he was guarding the us capitol building in washington dc. that was on friday. italy goes into an easter lockdown, as the country struggles with the latest wave of the coronavirus. a special report from belgium, where a series of high—profile deaths in police custody lead to calls for reform. and the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers will be transported through cairo today —

crowds are expected to line the streets to witness the historic procession. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. iam shaun i am shaun ley. do stay with us for the very latest headlines. care home residents in england will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from the 12th of april, in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. visitors will also be able to bring babies and young children with them, meaning some residents could meet grandchildren for the first time. charlotte wright has this report. it's been an agonising year for those with relatives locked down in care homes. but last month, as restrictions started to ease, some were able to hold their loved ones�* hands

for the first time since the start of the pandemic. hello, mum, how are you? now, from april 12th, more family members will be reunited as residents will be allowed a second regular indoor visitor. it is time for people to be let back in and the difference in my mother's mental health is huge, but not only that, the difference in how i feel, you know, also, as her daughter to be able to see her. it is absolutely imperative that people get to see their loved ones. you know, we are running out of time with our loved ones and this is really welcome news. it's a cautious step forward. it's a step that we want to take. for us, it's important that - all guidance is followed and we'll wait and see what the guidance i is but, you know, holding hands, no hugging, no kissing, you know, - two members of the family coming in. it'sjust going to make a huge

amount of difference - for the individuals' well—being, for the families as well. - the change to the visiting rules will also mean parents can bring their babies and very young children. so while many have introduced their newborns to family members like this in the past year, some care home residents will soon be able to meet their grandchildren face—to—face for the first time. the department of health and social care says the increase in visitor numbers can go ahead because of a drop in community infection rates and the roll—out of vaccinations, as almost 94% of eligible older people's care home residents have now received their first dose. in line with existing rules, visitors must provide a negative test result and wear ppe, but the exact details are yet to be announced, including the definition of "very young children". the government says the full guidance will be published next week. charlotte wright, bbc news. the uk's care minister,

helen whately, has been speaking this morning about how to ensure the visits will be safe. care homes are taking a huge host of steps to keep residents safe at the moment. staff are being tested three times a week to pick up any early signs of covid. they are wearing ppe. and of course, the vaccination programme is making a massive difference for care homes, where now over 90% of care home residents and 77% of care home staff have been vaccinated and we know the vaccine is really effective. and we are seeing this is making a real difference. that was helen whately. earlier i spoke to mike padgham, chairman of industry body the independent care group, who said the move was a step in the right direction. we welcome the fact that we are being able to open up more to more visitors from the 12th of april because residents have waited a long time for this, so we can only welcome it, but as the minister said earlier, it is a cautious welcome. we have got to take

it step—by—step and hopefully keep the virus at bay, but yes, for people's well—being — the mental well—being — the visitors as well as the residents — it is fantastic news. what about the attention that has been brought to the continuing restriction on people going out? yes. so you can be in your care facility or care home or whatever other institution, you are protected there, but you are still prevented from going out for a trip with a family member or friend or even going out, dare i say it, because i know plenty of people do in care homes, are still able to do this, going out for half an hour's walk on your own. yes, well, iwelcome the extra visitor coming in, but i would like the government to go a bit further and have the guidance reflect that we would be able to allow some residents to go outside if they would like to. i cannot see why, provided they have had their two jabs and they are not meeting groups of other people, large groups, why they can't have more freedom like the rest of the country. i would like to see people perhaps go out in a minibus and if

they are people they already live with and there is fresh air, that that could be acceptable and also going for a walk because i think older people now deserve, like the rest of us, the freedom that is coming and i hope the government will have another look at that. i think the summer is a long time to wait, i would like to see it come earlier. guidance is one thing, what the actual statute said is another. is there discretion here and sufficient room for you as individual providers to look at the circumstances affecting particular residents and make up your own mind on actually how to handle a case? yes, i think that you would do a risk assessment for each resident you have got. there is a lot of extra work in that, but i think it is necessary in each case on its merits and if there is a particular need, then i think you would be flexible. the issue for us is the government's very good at putting the care home provider in the middle and saying, "yes, you "determine what is best." if something goes wrong you get blamed and if you're not doing it you get blamed, so it is a very difficult balancing act, but i do think risk

assessing each client and we should be flexible and give some people the benefit of outdoor activities and meeting other people. again, with the ppe and testing, it needs to be done, but i would like the guidance to be a bit firmerfor us when it comes out next week to allow some cautious visits externally. mike padgham of the independent care group, which represents care home providers. seven people in the uk have died with rare blood clots after receiving the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. the medicines regulator, the mhra, is reviewing 30 cases of clots out of more than 18 million vaccinations, but insists the jab is safe. rebecca morelle has more. the astrazeneca jab has been rolled out across the uk, providing vital protection against covid—19. no link between rare blood clots and the jab has been proven, but the uk medical regulator is investigating. the clots are unusual.

they're accompanied by low levels of platelets, which are a type of blood cell. 30 cases have been reported and seven deaths. this is out of 18 million doses, so the incidence is extremely low. now scientists are trying to establish whether the clots have occurred naturally or are very rare reactions to the astrazeneca jab. because something has been reported, does that mean that it's a side effect? well, if we look at all the side—effects that have been reported, or possible side effects that have been reported, they include excess wind, alcohol poisoning, getting pregnant. there are so many things people report because they happen shortly after people have the vaccine — within a few weeks of them having the vaccine. that does not mean that they wouldn't have happened anyway. the medical regulator also reported brain blood clots in two people who'd had the pfizerjab, although without the unusual low platelet levels. some countries are restricting who they're giving the astrazeneca jab to. the netherlands has announced

it's not recommending it for people under 60. but the uk vaccine roll—out is continuing. the british medical regulator, along with the european medicines agency and the world health organization, say the benefits from vaccination far outweigh any potential risks. rebecca morelle, bbc news. in other news... president biden has said he's heartbroken at the killing of a police officer outside the us capitol building on friday. william evans was hit by a car and then stabbed. a second officer was wounded. this was as they tried to restrain the suspect. the suspect, named as 25—year—old noah green from indiana, was shot dead, as david willis reports. sirens wail. panic in america's capital city once again. the driver of this car rammed into two police officers, killing one and injuring another before hitting the barrier. he then emerged, wielding a knife. he did not respond

to verbal commands. the suspect did start lunging towards us capitol police officers, at which time us capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. congress was sent into lockdown as a helicopter arrived to take one of the officers to hospital. officials later identified the policeman who died as william "billy" evans, an 18—year veteran of the force. house speaker nancy pelosi called him a "martyr for democracy". president biden said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken by the attack. three months ago, another police officer died after supporters of the former president donald trump forced their way into the building, as congress was certifying joe biden�*s election victory. this time, however, the capitol building was quiet.

congress is on easter recess and most of its politicians are out of town. the suspect has been named as 25—year—old noah green, an african—american who described himself on social media as a follower of the black nationalist group nation of islam. officials say they have yet to establish a motive for the attack. it came only days after officials started removing a fence put in place following the uprising in january. a week ago, the driver would not have been able to get as close to the building as he did. there had also been talk of reducing the thousands of national guard officers who were drafted in, some of whom found themselves deployed once again. lawmakers will have to decide whether they remain, and whether the fences should go back up. but as flags at the white house were lowered, some were posing a broader question — how to maintain an open democracy when so many people seem to want to cause it harm? david willis, bbc news, los angeles.

italy is heading into a nationwide lockdown — from today until the 5th of april. it means nonessential shops will be shut, restaurants and bars will not be able to serve customers and people required to stay at home except for work, health or other essential reasons. here's our rome correspondent, mark lowen. well, when pope francis gave his urbi et orbi message on easter sunday to the city and the world a year ago to a deserted, locked—down st peter's square, few would have imagined that 12 months on, here we would be here again, but yes, indeed, we are. italy is in the grip of a third wave with about 20,000 coronavirus cases a day, and so the whole of italy is now in a red zone for this easter weekend. and of course, the vatican, too, is in lockdown. what does that mean? well, that restaurants are only offering takeaway service across the whole of the country and that nonessential businesses right across italy have had to close.

there are movement restrictions as well. all arrivals into italy from european union countries are subject to a five—day quarantine as well. but in one concession to italians, who will be sitting down for their easter lunch or dinner at home, they are allowed to invite up to two people from the same family to join them for this, which is an extremely important weekend and celebration for many italians. in terms of church services, well, they are still going ahead for the easter mass, but the faithful are being encouraged to go to the church closest to their homes and, of course, to observe strict social distancing measures when they're inside. pope francis will be holding mass this weekend. he will deliver that urbi et orbi message on sunday morning, which he hopes will, i'm sure, provide some solace to many people around the world for whom this has been an incredibly difficult year, and hoping above hope that with the vaccine roll—out slowly ramping up, that this time next year will finally look very different.

mark lowen in rome. a british woman in her 80s has died after being attacked by two escaped dogs in her garden. the pensioner was found suffering from serious injuries at an address in rowley regis near dudley on friday. in the past hour we have had this statement from west midlands police. neighbours called to report that a lady in her... ..85 years of age was under attack from dogs from a neighbouring property. our officers have attended, at which point the dogs had returned through a hole in the fence to the adjacent property and then unfortunately, despite the best efforts of medical professionals and ourselves, that lady died at the scene. an operation then undertook to secure those dogs. they were tranquilized and transported subsequently to secure kennels, where they currently remain. they are being tested

to determine their breed. specialist officers are now working with the family to offer them their support in what is a tragic and horrific incident. that was the west midlands police statement fair on the woman who died after being attacked by two dogs in her home. campaigners in belgium are calling for urgent reform of the police after a series of high profile deaths. most were from black or from minority ethnic backgrounds and died in custody. no officer — in any of the cases — has beenjailed. it's prompted accusations that the police are acting with impunity. the belgian federalforce said it couldn't comment on ongoing investigations, but unions told us the police were not institutionally racist. our europe correspondent, nick beake, sent this special report. 23—year—old ibrahima barrie died in a police station injanuary.

the belgian authorities won't confirm how he lost his life. it is thought he suffered cardiac arrest, but his sister has been told after he fell on the floor officers did nothing to help him for at least six minutes. gunshots. ibrahima barrie�*s death sparked this explosive reaction on the streets of brussels. a police station was attacked and firearms officers replied with non—lethal bullets. shouting. this anger had been brewing for years. it was just the latest case of a person of colour dying after contact with the police. 29—year—old akram died last summer, after being arrested and restrained in the street. an investigation is ongoing. 27—year—old lamine bangoura died

after he resisted officers trying to evict him from his house. he was held down on his stomach for several minutes. all the police officers are white and he is black and they say he is crying like an animal. if the person would have been white, they would never have said that. maybe they would have understood that his cries were because he was dying, he was suffocating. a court ruled that this use of force was justified. all these cases, one afteranother, have fuelled the feeling that some people have that the police here in belgium are untouchable. and there was one case that was about to be closed, but then this video emerged. jozef chovanec was restrained for his own safety at charleroi airport. but some officers were seen laughing. one appears to make a nazi salute. jozef chovanec went into cardiac arrest and died in hospital. several officers have

now been suspended. despite covid restrictions, there have been protests against the police, with hundreds detained. trust seems to be evaporating. police unions concede there may be individual racists in their ranks, but say the accusations against them are unfair. ibrahima barrie�*s sister has faith in the belgian justice system to deliverjustice for her brother, but no faith in the police to investigate itself.

belgium's federal police told us they were unable to talk about the deaths we raised because they were ongoing enquiries. they deny they are a racist force. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. that report from our europe correspondent, nick beake. officials investigating a train crash in taiwan that killed at least 50 people are focusing on a maintenance lorry that slid onto the track. the train hit the lorry, then crashed inside a tunnel on friday. a construction site manager suspected of negligence has been granted bail. cindy sui reports from taipei. this is the taiwanese capital. the president came to visit the survivors of the deadliest accident the island has seen in seven decades. translation: this accident | is distressing and has caused

heavy casualties. i have come to visit our wounded and express my sympathy to the families of the victims. we will do our utmost to help with funerals. questions are being asked on how a lorry from a nearby construction site could have slid onto the tracks causing the accident. the driver, who is also the construction site manager, is suspected of not applying the emergency brakes before walking away from his truck. there are also questions on whether the government—run taiwan railway administration, which outsourced the maintenance project, should have exercised more caution. local media says it has awarded many contracts to this company. translation: we are cooperating with the prosecution team and the | national transport safety investigation commission, but first we need to ensure safety of the tracks safety of the tracks at the north

end of the tunnel. rescue workers described it as a living hell as they tried to save people in the dark carriages, which suffered a power cut after the collision. translation: the front carriage had the most serious injuries _ and the highest number of deaths. over half of it had split open and bodies were piled on top of each other. it was very difficult for our team to get the rescue equipment to the carriage. we could only send in medical supplies to help with the chances of survival. the train carriages are so badly damaged, it could take a week before they are removed and the tracks can be repaired, but it will take much longer for the survivors and the public to get over the shock of this tragedy along one of taiwan's's most one of taiwan's most scenic train routes. cindy sui, bbc news, taipei. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers are being taken in an historic procession through the streets of cairo later on saturday to be transferred to a new museum in the south of the city. crowds are expected to witness the lavish "pharaohs' golden parade" of 18 kings and four queens being transported in gold coffins, amid great fanfare, in chronological

order of their reigns. security will be tight, befitting their royal blood and status as national treasures. dr monica hanna is an egyptologist and the acting dean of the college of archaeology and cultural heritage at the arab academy in aswan. thank you very much for being with us, dr monica hanna. first of all, this must be the first time we have had an event of this kind, isn't it? a parade of the heads of state of ancient egypt? i a parade of the heads of state of ancient egypt?— ancient egypt? i think it is the first time in _ ancient egypt? i think it is the first time in the _ ancient egypt? i think it is the first time in the 21st-century, | ancient egypt? i think it is the . first time in the 21st-century, but first time in the 21st—century, but they have been moved previously because they were discovered in luxor and then they took a boat to cairo, they were first at a museum and then the garbine muguruza museum and then the garbine muguruza museum and then the garbine muguruza museum and then the... tomb and then the cairo museum in 1937, and now they are moved to hopefully their final

destination at the national museum of egyptian civilisation. i can imaaine of egyptian civilisation. i can imagine it — of egyptian civilisation. i can imagine it is _ of egyptian civilisation. i can imagine it is going _ of egyptian civilisation. i can imagine it is going to - of egyptian civilisation. i can imagine it is going to be - of egyptian civilisation. i can | imagine it is going to be both of egyptian civilisation. i can imagine it is going to be both for egyptians who turn out and for those small number of people who are actually visiting egypt or are in egypt at the moment, quite a spectacle. in practical terms, though, how big a risk is it to move the remains of people that were buried thousands of years ago and presumably, even in the current museum, have had to be in quite strict temperature controls? i think the are strict temperature controls? i think they are still _ strict temperature controls? i think they are still temperature - strict temperature controls? i think they are still temperature and - they are still temperature and climate control cases, they are being moved in the cases. the bodies are not interacting with the atmosphere. they have also levelled the roads, so they would not have any bumps or any problems going around and again this is not the first move for the royal bodies. they have moved before and even we have the mummy of king ramesses ii travelled to france because it

needed conservation lab is there, so it is not impossible to move them. it is... the first time we do it just in the 21st—century. it is... the first time we do it just in the 21st-century. under terms of the — just in the 21st-century. under terms of the condition - just in the 21st-century. under terms of the condition those . just in the 21st-century. under - terms of the condition those mummies are in now, they have been preserved and protected for so long, presumably the actual process of transferring them is being fairly rigidly reserved route observed and monitored because no one wants to be responsible for dropping one of these coffins or damaging something thatis these coffins or damaging something that is simply irreplaceable. i think they are in climate —controlled cases, they are not in their original coffins, so that they are protected from the atmosphere and i believe i have full trust in the egyptian conserved tests that they have done theirjob. this is not a job that was done now. the mummies were being conserved throughout the different years and the last time was at the end of the

19905 the last time was at the end of the 1990s and in the early 2000s, and i believe that they are quite stable at the moment. we believe that they are quite stable at the moment.— believe that they are quite stable at the moment. we have obviously there is concern _ at the moment. we have obviously there is concern about _ at the moment. we have obviously there is concern about trying - at the moment. we have obviously there is concern about trying to - there is concern about trying to revive tourism for many countries, egypt being run at them. how important is egypt's cultural heritage to its success in modern times, would you say? how much has its attraction as a tourist destination, is a place indeed where people want to go and study because of that remarkable heritage? i think that the remarkable _ of that remarkable heritage? i think that the remarkable event - of that remarkable heritage? i think that the remarkable event of - of that remarkable heritage? i think that the remarkable event of todayl that the remarkable event of today is first attracting more egyptians than international community. i do understand how important tourism is for the egyptian economy, but i think the success of today's parade is in the general interest of the egyptian public in their past. and... i get people who were never interested or never visited a museum interested or never visited a museum in their lives stopping me and

asking me for books to read about the royal mummies... dr asking me for books to read about the royal mummies...— the royal mummies... dr monica hanna, the royal mummies... dr monica hanna. i'm _ the royal mummies... dr monica hanna. i'm going _ the royal mummies... dr monica hanna, i'm going to _ the royal mummies... dr monica hanna, i'm going to get - the royal mummies... dr monica hanna, i'm going to get you - the royal mummies... dr monica hanna, i'm going to get you to i the royal mummies... dr monica - hanna, i'm going to get you to pause there because we are about to be left behind by viewers to bbc world, you are watching bbc news, thanks for being with us. dr monica hanna, ijust wanted to pick up one final thought for you, first of all to let you complete the answer you were going to give me and then i will ask one final question. go ahead, please. 50 one final question. go ahead, lease. ~ , please. so i think the first successful _ please. so i think the first successful today - please. so i think the first successful today is - please. so i think the first | successful today is actually attracting the egyptian public to their past and putting on a different narrative, that egypt is possessed of layers of history and making ancient egypt available for egyptian consumption. and of course attracting tourism is important, and i believe that with the covid crisis now ending, due to the continuous vaccines, tourism is going to

improve and we are going to get hopefully by next year better numbers than this year. figs hopefully by next year better numbers than this year. as someone who has been _ numbers than this year. as someone who has been fortunate _ numbers than this year. as someone who has been fortunate to _ numbers than this year. as someone who has been fortunate to visit - who has been fortunate to visit egypt, both as a tourist and for professional purposes, it is a humbling experience to be among some of the fine remnants of egypt's past civilisation and to be aware of the respect that many egyptians, particularly those who work in the conservation world, showed towards their past, the country's past. i wonder if there is now a greater desire to see restitution of some of those objects that are held in museums in london, new york, paris and all round the world, we have a decision by the university of aberdeen to send back one in the benin bronzes to restore back to modern day nigeria. how lively is this debate in egypt at the moment? it is quite life and i myself am a

principal investigator in a project thatis principal investigator in a project that is creating a database for objects that are supposed to be best if you did. i am working even with the university of oxford on it. and we're hoping actually... there is a big discourse on the streets and within academic circles and we are to get discourse started also in terms of political will for restitution. i believe that we should not rest you do everything, but i think the objects that are important for the modern egyptian identity ought to be distributed. dr monica hanna, from the college of archaeology, where she is acting dean, the college of archaeology and cultural heritage. thank you very much for speaking to us, great pleasure. and i hope you enjoy the parade! even seeing it on the television, thank you. thank you. let's take a look at the weather prospects now.

hello. a lot of dry, settled weather in store for much of the easter weekend, but things are turning cold and quite wintry feeling by the time we get to easter monday, but certainly for today it's a dry picture. sunny spells for most areas, but not everywhere. we have got more cloud lingering for central and eastern england, in particular, so, if you are stuck under the cloud with a north—easterly breeze coming in off the north sea, it's going to feel quite chilly here, only round about 8 or 9 degrees, but, in the sunshine, aberdeen, 16 celsius. lots of dry and sunny weather for northern ireland into wales, as well. now, through this evening and overnight, it stays dry, with some long clear spells, and it's going to be quite a cold night, so, temperatures getting down to freezing even in our towns and cities — a little bit lower than that in the countryside. a touch of frost, then, to start off your easter sunday. through the day, though, there will be more sunshine developing across england and wales, particularly in the east, than we have seen recently. cloud and wind pushing in across scotland and northern ireland ahead of some afternoon rain, but, in the south, temperatures up

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... new rules for care home visits in england. two people — as well as babies and young children — will be allowed for indoor visits from 12th april. we know that, in care homes, we have some grandparents and great grandparents who have not had a chance to see your rivals to their family during the pandemic and this will be the chance for that to happen. president biden says he's heartbroken at the death of a police officer killed as he was guarding the us capitol building in washington dc. italy goes into an easter lockdown — as the country struggles with the latest wave of the coronavirus. a special report from belgium — where a series of high—profile deaths in police custody lead to calls for reform. and, the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers will be transported through cairo today — crowds are expected to line the streets, to witness the historic procession.