hello. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a plan for the return of large public gatherings. the fa cup final — will be among the pilot events for the government's covid passport scheme in england. a traffic light system is being planned for the re—introduction of international travel from england. but there's a warning not to book foreign holidays just yet. the former crown prince ofjordan says he's been placed under house arrest — as part of a crackdown on government critics. a second night of violence in northern ireland. vehicles are hijacked and set on fire in a loyalist area of belfast. and — it's a scaled back easter sunday, although this choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral.

at the vatican, the pope used his easter sunday address to call for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. trials ahead of so called �*covid passports' will get underway in england later this month, as the government looks to restart mass gatherings and indoor events safely. the passes would show whether a person has been vaccinated, has had a recent negative test, or has a natural immunity with a positive test in the last six months. the first pilot event will be a comedy night in liverpool later this month where audience members will be tested for covid before and after the show.

the pilots will last until mid—may and include the fa cup semifinal and final, the world snooker championship in sheffield, and several events in liverpool, including an evening at a nightclub. downing street also confirmed countries will be in a risk—based "traffic light" system when foreign holidays resume. the prime minister is expected to lay out more details tomorrow. our political correspondent, nick eardley, has this report. this feels like a long time ago. it has been more than one year since we saw packed football grounds in the uk. but the government is testing ways to get fans back in stadiums and certificates showing your covid status could the answer. the government has confirmed it is developing a system to allow people in england to return to mass events. you would be asked to prove you have had either a vaccine, a recent negative test or natural immunity from having had the virus within the last six months. the plan will be tested later this month at the snooker championships. the crucible, a pilot

for what could become a much wider scheme. a nightclub and an outdoor cinema in liverpool will be used for test sites as well. with pubs and restaurants reopening in england later this month you will not need to prove your covid status, but downing street has not ruled out that happening later in the year. perhaps to reduce the need for social distancing. but the government does not want covid certificates for public transport or supermarkets and other essential shops. some devolved governments are sceptical about the plan. the prime minister said that "we are doing everything we can to enable the reopening of our country so that people can return to the events, travel and other things they love as safely as possible." there will be an update on foreign travel tomorrow, as well, but do not expect to book a holidayjust yet. ministers are planning a traffic light system for england. green means you do not need to quarantine on return. amber means you do, at home.

red means to quarantine in a hotel. but the government does not know which countries will be in which category. some devolved governments want a strict system but it will be the middle of next month at the earliest before foreign holidays start again. our political correspondent, jessica parker, gave me this update. yes, we saw a letter earlier this week cross party saying that this sort of policy could be discriminatory. and i think that is why you were getting an emphasis for ministers that it will not be just about if you have the vaccine because only a certain portion have been offered, it won't be just the vaccine, it will be testing as well and whether you might have natural immunity because you had covid in the last six months. i think that is why they're emphasising that. a couple of tory mps who spoke to me says that it looks like pubs

will not be involved in this. you don't need to improve your covid status to go in. that allays some fears, but some are still very much against this. there have been concerns about what some have called a checkpoint society. the government is saying this is a way of opening things up safely and we have been hearing from the sports minister this morning. the purpose here which is a learning experience _ the purpose here which is a learning experience is to see how we can mitigate — experience is to see how we can mitigate the risk factor. the earlier— mitigate the risk factor. the earlier pilots almost certainly won't — earlier pilots almost certainly won't involve any elements of authentication, it will involve testing. _ authentication, it will involve testing, making sure that people are testing _ testing, making sure that people are testing before and after the event and what — testing before and after the event and what we will be looking at the mitigation measures. ventilation, one-way— mitigation measures. ventilation, one—way systems, hygiene, all of those _ one—way systems, hygiene, all of those things to help inform long—term decision—making.

those things to help inform long-term decision-making. people i've been talking _ long-term decision-making. people i've been talking to _ long-term decision-making. people i've been talking to her— long-term decision-making. people i've been talking to her saying - long-term decision-making. people i've been talking to her saying that. i've been talking to her saying that there has been no decision made. but this is the path that we are going down for now. in terms of international travel that seems much more certain. talking about vaccine passports as being much more of an inevitable. 50 passports as being much more of an inevitable. .., passports as being much more of an inevitable. , ., ., ~ ., inevitable. so can you talk a little bit more about _ inevitable. so can you talk a little bit more about the _ inevitable. so can you talk a little bit more about the traffic - inevitable. so can you talk a little | bit more about the traffic system. green is obviously the place where there is the least concern. so if you went to a country that was green, you would still have to test pre—and post—arrival, but you would not need to quarantine on return. it is a way of dividing up countries in terms of risk. the government is saying do not go ahead and book your holiday, what we know in terms of international travel, there won't be any information until the 17th of may and maybe not even then. tomorrow we will get to the where the government's thinking is. that

is jessica parker. _ earlier i spoke to professor adam finn, a member of the government's joint committee on vaccination and immunisation who gave his thoughts on vaccine passports at home and abroad. he was speaking during a bike ride in somerset. it is becoming clearer now that the vaccines that we are using don'tjust stop you from getting sick with covid, but do substantially reduce the risk of getting the infection and passing it on to other people. we are still in the process of figuring outjust how good they are at doing that and of course, at looking at how they will work against the different variants of the virus. it does mean that vaccination in a sense becomes more than just a matter of personal protection, but is relevant to other people as well. so you can see how this will kind of start to fit into the whole traveljigsaw puzzle that people are trying to put together. i heard your correspondent saying

earlier that it has been seen as kind of inevitable. and i tend to agree that we are inevitably going to see that people are going to want some kind of authentication that you have received the vaccine if you are going to travel in the future. in terms of domestically going to big events, that is being trialed and now. things like sporting events with covid passports. showing that you have had a vaccine or that you have had a negative test or that you have had a positive test with covid, so you've got immunity. does all of that make sense as well, do you think domestically? some people have concerns about privacy, also about discriminating against people who don't want to have the vaccine or who cannot. well, i agree that domestically you do start to raise issues about civil liberties. it is becoming an increasingly political issue, so it is more difficult to really understand how that will work. and i think there are also some quite tricky logistic issues getting

that information and then making it work. because if everything... life is likely to become a permanent queuing process if you had to prove you are immune in some way to do all these things that we normally do all the time. so i can see that there are challenges, but i can also see why it is also being explored. i think much more tricky to be honest than the international question. that was professor adam finn talking to me a little earlier. the former crown prince ofjordan has accused the armed forces of putting him under house arrest. prince hamzah — who was removed as crown prince in 2004 — has accused jordan's leaders of incompetence, corruption and harassment. thejordanian military denies he's been detained, but says he was told to stop any action that could undermine the country's security and stability. prince hamzah has denied any wrongdoing in a video passed to the bbc via his lawyer. here's some of what he had to say. i had a visit from the chief of the general staff

of thejordanian armed forces this morning, in which he informed me that i was not allowed to go out, to communicate with people or to meet with them. because in the meetings i had been present in, or on social media relating to visits i have made, there has been criticism of the government or the king. i asked him if i was the one criticising, he said no. he said this was a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabarat, that i should not leave my house, that i could only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. queen noor, prince hamza's american—born mother and widow of the late king hussein ofjordan, has posted her reaction on twitter. she says...

i'm joined now by our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. can you try and make sense of this for us. is he actually under house arrest has there been some sort of conspiracy or a coup d'etat attempt? there is a lot that we do not know. this is an unprecedented moment in this kingdom. there has never been this kingdom. there has never been this kind of very public, stark criticism by such a senior member of the royalfamily. while there criticism by such a senior member of the royal family. while there were reports additionally of an elaborate coup d'etat plot, the more we know and again, we have to emphasise we have a very limited amount of information, it does seem as though prince hamzah has been confined to

his home and that his social media, his home and that his social media, his internet and telephone have been cut off. whether you call that house arrest or call itjust being confined to your home, but that video which was passed to the bbc appears to have been his last communication. and he was absolutely clear about why he believes he is being asked to remain there by the country's intelligence services. whether this is simplyjordan�*s whether this is simply jordan's all—powerful security whether this is simplyjordan�*s all—powerful security and intelligence forces moving to crack down against critics, we also know from state media that a large number of prominent individuals have been detained, including a member of the royalfamily and a detained, including a member of the royal family and a former, very close confident of king abdullah. something is happening, but the full extent of the security issue will only be clear within the days to come, we hope.—

only be clear within the days to come, we hope. this is unusualto hear signs— come, we hope. this is unusualto hear signs of _ come, we hope. this is unusualto hear signs of instability _ come, we hope. this is unusualto hear signs of instability from - come, we hope. this is unusualto hear signs of instability from what | hear signs of instability from what has always been seen as a oasis of stability in a pretty volatile region. stability in a pretty volatile reuion. , , stability in a pretty volatile re.ion_ , , stability in a pretty volatile reuion. , , ., ,, region. yes, 'ust look at the speed with which region. yes, just look at the speed with which there _ region. yes, just look at the speed with which there has _ region. yes, just look at the speed with which there has been - region. yes, just look at the speed | with which there has been reactions from other monarchies in the gulf. neighbours ofjordan who seejordan as this very rare zone of stability in such a volatile region. all the statements talked about expressing full support for king abdullah. not just emphasising security but stability of the monarchy right next to a rack, syria, to the west bank and to israel. jordan has played a pivotal role in the region for a long time. yes there has been criticism in the past of corruption, of miss rule, there has also been a widespread view ofjordanians that stability doesn't matter. there is a huge challenge to the king and how

he will respond. tote huge challenge to the king and how he will respond.— he will respond. we will see. many thanks. he will respond. we will see. many thanrs- our _ he will respond. we will see. many thanks. our chief _ he will respond. we will see. many thanks. our chief international- thanks. our chief international correspondent. police in northern ireland have appealed for calm after a second night of violence in belfast. petrol bombs, bricks and bottles were thrown at police. on friday 15 police officers were injured and seven people — including boys aged 13 and ia — were arrested when a demonstration turned violent. we can get more details from our ireland correspondent john campbell who's in belfast. give us a bit of the background in the context of what has been going on there. the scenes of violence. what we had last night was a second night of violence this time in newton abbey in the north of the city where police were at tact with petrol bombs and other missiles for more than two hours. a bbc camera crew captured dramatic footage where a man ran at a crew captured dramatic footage where a man ran ata land crew captured dramatic footage where a man ran at a land rover, it seemed that he had a petrol bomb. another one came from the top, he slipped and fell and he was engulfed in

flames. it looks like his hats and his gloves were on fire. he was then extinguished by other writers. we don't know how seriously injured he was, but clearly his clothes were on fire for a bit of time. this came after the events of friday night aware of the demonstration turned violent in the south of the city. in that case 15 officers were injured, seven arrests, three of them were juveniles. they have been charged with a riot including the 13—year—old boy. in the background of all of this is simmering tensions within loyalist communities some of them. they are very unhappy with the northern ireland brexit deal which creates a new border, trader border. in a separate issue which emerged is that some senior sinn fein members

were not prosecuted breeching coronavirus registrations. —— restrictions. and it seems that some of the sentiment is now spilling onto the street.— onto the street. thank you very much. onto the street. thank you very much- he _ onto the street. thank you very much. he was _ onto the street. thank you very much. he was reporting - onto the street. thank you very much. he was reporting from i onto the street. thank you very - much. he was reporting from belfast. the headlines on bbc news: a plan for the return of large public gatherings. the fa cup final will be among the pilot events for the government's covid passport scheme in england. a traffic light system is being planned for the re—introduction of international travel from england. but there's a warning not to book foreign holidays just yet. the former crown prince ofjordan says he's been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on government critics. pope francis has called on the international community to overcome delays in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines, especially for the poorest countries. in his easter sunday �*urbi et orbi' address at the vatican, the pope called vaccines an essential tool in the fight against the pandemic.

translation: in his spirits in the fact that the _ translation: in his spirits in the fact that the vaccine _ translation: in his spirits in the fact that the vaccine should - translation: in his spirits in the fact that the vaccine should be - fact that the vaccine should be international, a spirited global responsibility to commit to overcoming delays and a distribution of vaccines and to facilitate their distribution. especially in the poorest countries. the crucified and risen lord is comfort for those who have lost their jobs risen lord is comfort for those who have lost theirjobs or who have experienced serious economic difficulties. well we can speak now to our correspondent in rome, mark lowen. in terms of his message, he was talking about easter as a message of hope as we tried to come out of the pandemic. hope as we tried to come out of the andemic. , ., ., , ., ,

pandemic. yes, that was really the focus of his — pandemic. yes, that was really the focus of his message. _ pandemic. yes, that was really the focus of his message. it _ pandemic. yes, that was really the focus of his message. it was - pandemic. yes, that was really the focus of his message. it was using | focus of his message. it was using the resurrection of christ as the symbol of hope for the victims for those who lost their lives and their jobs and young people who missed out on opportunities at schools and universities and socialising with friends. he talked of how he hoped for healing for the benefit of healing to spread across the world. in reference to the vaccines that he hopes will create a different easter next year, not one under lockdown as it is now. in italy with the whole of the country in lockdown and the vatican as well. there was a small socially distant congregation inside where the pope gave his message. the focus was very much on the pandemic, but he also did a tour of the world's trouble spots. myanmar, syria, mozambique, calling for peace

and reconciliation at this time. he had a recent visit to iraq. to think about reaches of the world that are volatile and violent.— volatile and violent. yes, that was a tri that volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we _ volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we were _ volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we were on _ volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we were on and - volatile and violent. yes, that was a trip that we were on and we - a trip that we were on and we watched as pope francis went to places like muzzle the old capital of the islamic state militant group. that was very much a visit aimed at trying to give solace to the dwindling christian community there. he mentioned that in his message today. he said that he had been privileged to go there and he talked about how christians around the world have had to try and celebrate easter under severe restrictions and how he hoped that they would lift soon. it is a time in which people's faith has been shaken and many of them will turn to the pope at this time. it is the most important time of the yearfor time. it is the most important time of the year for catholics. once

again for the second year running people here and around the world are having to celebrate it under very tight lockdown.— having to celebrate it under very tiuht lockdown. ., ~ , ., , . tight lockdown. thank you very much mark. the archbishop of canterbury has urged people to choose a "better future for all", rather than live in a society that only benefits the rich and powerful. in his easter sunday service, justin welby said society had a "choice" to make over the coming years as it emerged from the covid—i9 pandemic. in this country, in our world, we have a choice over the next few years. we can go on as before covid where the most powerful and the richest gain and so many fall behind. but we have seen and known where that leads us. or we can go with the flooding life and purpose of the resurrection of jesus. which changes all things and we can choose a better future for all.

the overwhelming generosity of god to us should inspire the same generosity by us in everything from private acts of love and charity to international aid, generously maintain. we have received overwhelmingly, so let us give generously. that was the archbishop of canterbury. that was the archbishop of canterbury. dozens of young activists in myanmar have decorated easter eggs with anti—coup slogans and pictures as part of a coordinated social media campaign. some protesters were seen handing out the eggs in yangon, but most posted anonymous photos in a bid to attract international attention while avoiding police brutality. street protests against the military coup have also continued in several towns and cities. a civil society group monitoring civilian deaths says five hundred and fifty seven had been killed by the authorities since the february first coup.

as case numbers continue to rise in germany many health experts are calling for an immediate lockdown. but angela merkel — who's urged regional leaders to introduce tougher restrictions — is facing stiff opposition. jenny hill reports from the city of marburg. spring has brought some life back to germany. but it has also delivered soaring case numbers and a confusing variety of restrictions. sandra is open for business, but her cafe is closed, her takings down by 80%. marburg is a tourist town, they are a large part of our turnover and at the moment they cannot come. we plan from day to day, week to week end in

the evenings we watch what the politicians decide.— politicians decide. those politicians _ politicians decide. those politicians are _ politicians decide. those politicians are watching l politicians decide. those - politicians are watching marburg politicians decide. those _ politicians are watching marburg as well. biontech claimed their new factory here will be able to produce i factory here will be able to produce i billion doses of vaccine a year. good news for germany, which has givenjust good news for germany, which has given just 12% of the population the first vaccination. and now the astrazeneca vaccine is restricted to the over—60s. translation: astrazeneca vaccine is restricted to the over-60s. translation: weary and frustrated, the over-60s. translation: weary and frustrated. and — the over-60s. translation: weary and frustrated, and glamour _ the over-60s. translation: weary and frustrated, and glamour girl _ the over-60s. translation: weary and frustrated, and glamour girl wished - frustrated, and glamour girl wished citizens a happy easter. she frustrated, and glamour girl wished citizens a happy easter.— citizens a happy easter. she wants to urue citizens a happy easter. she wants to urge ministers _ citizens a happy easter. she wants to urge ministers to _ citizens a happy easter. she wants to urge ministers to pass - citizens a happy easter. she wants to urge ministers to pass tougherl to urge ministers to pass tougher restrictions but they are resisting. experts say the country must lockdown now. they will think about it over easter. for the mayor of marburg the time for reflection is

over. translation: in marburg the time for reflection is over. translation:— marburg the time for reflection is over. translation: in the short time it would be the — over. translation: in the short time it would be the right _ over. translation: in the short time it would be the right thing _ over. translation: in the short time it would be the right thing to - over. translation: in the short time it would be the right thing to do. - it would be the right thing to do. but in the long room we need a different strategy. a long lasting lockdown is unbearable for the people. lockdown is unbearable for the --eole. ,, , lockdown is unbearable for the heole. ,, , , , , lockdown is unbearable for the --eole. ,, , , , , ., lockdown is unbearable for the neale, ,, , , , , ., people. survey suggests that most germans would _ people. survey suggests that most germans would support _ people. survey suggests that most germans would support a - people. survey suggests that most. germans would support a lockdown, but they also reveal that this country is getting fed up. this but they also reveal that this country is getting fed up. as you can see, country is getting fed up. as you can see. it _ country is getting fed up. as you can see. it is _ country is getting fed up. as you can see, it is not— country is getting fed up. as you can see, it is not nice. _ country is getting fed up. as you can see, it is not nice. we - country is getting fed up. as you can see, it is not nice. we are i country is getting fed up. as you | can see, it is not nice. we are not getting out of the situation. i think england with vaccination are doing better. think england with vaccination are doing better-— think england with vaccination are doing better. people ask what has one doing better. people ask what has gone wrong _ doing better. people ask what has gone wrong for — doing better. people ask what has gone wrong for germany. - doing better. people ask what has gone wrong for germany. some i doing better. people ask what has i gone wrong for germany. some point to inflexibility, a reluctant to adapt structures, but many more blame its political leaders who have been unable, unwilling to agree a common strategy. it has cost the lives and come this september elections, it could cost angela

merkel�*s and served as another term in office. 22 ancient egyptian mummies were taken on a historic procession through the streets of cairo last night to be relocated to a new museum in the south of the city. 18 kings and four queens were transported in gold coffins, which preserve the low temperatures to ensure the bodies don't deteriorate further. they are some of egypt's most precious treasures. here in the uk, it's been a very fruitful easter for this little one. elizabeth, the four—year—old elephant, has enjoyed some easter treats, laid out by her zoo keepers in the small english village of whipsnade. she is the youngest of the zoo's herd of endangered asian elephants. zoos in the uk have been closed to visitors due to lockdown restrictions, but are currently scheduled to reopen on april 12th, when many outdoor attractions are set to open back up.

now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. our easter sunday weather is looking pretty good for much of the country, thanks to high pressure. we've got some good spells of sunshine especially for england and wales. after the great chilly weather that we have had. we will start to see changes across the north. a reverse of fortunes. higher pressure holds on across more southern areas and we will have lighter winds. after a bit of a great start for the east anglia, skies will be sunny certainly through this afternoon and it will be warm with the light winds. more clout around for scotland and northern ireland. a bit of sunshine. it will be wet and windy across northern scotland. nine to 12

degrees, 13 to 15 degrees across the east or south east of england. this weather front will come towards the south overnight and it will introduce colder arctic air. it is going to be a strong wind as well and that will feed in sleet and snow showers. a huge change to our weather into easter monday. it is going to feel more like midwinter. some rain across the south and the front will clear away it will be bright would sunshine. we will see hail, sleet and snow showers pretty much anywhere especially around the coast. it will come in on the strong and gusty northerly wind. significant accumulations of snow across the highlands. three to 8 degrees. factor in that strong wind it is going to feel subzero particular across northern areas. low single digits towards the south so you will need to wrap up. monday

night it will be showery. a few more accumulations of snow. it is going to be a cold and frosty night with the risk of ice in places. gardeners and growers take note, very low temperatures for the time of year. tuesday and wednesday, you can see the blue is still with us, it will be cold, but something a little less cold will move in from the west towards the end of the week. we could have a little bit of rain by the end of the week. for most it will be dry and settled with sunny spells and cold with overnight frost.

if hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: plans for the return of large public gatherings. the fa cup final will be among the pilot events for the government's covid passport scheme in england.

a traffic light system is being planned for the re—introduction of international travel from england. but there's a warning not to book foreign holidays just yet. the former crown prince ofjordan says he's been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on government critics. a second night of violence in northern ireland. vehicles are hijacked and set on fire in a loyalist area of belfast. and it's been a scaled back easter sunday, although this choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. now on bbc news, click. this week, need a new career? this is where the jobs are.