this is bbc news. the headlines at four... documents for a return to normal life — the fa cup final is set be be among the pilot events for the government's covid passport scheme in england. a traffic light system for countries is being planned for the re—introduction of international travel from england. but a warning not to book foreign holidays just yet. royal crisis injordan — a former crown prince says he's under house arrest. prince hamzah's accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. a man is arrested following a second night of violence in northern ireland — the police describe an "orchestrated attack" on officers. and a scaled back easter sunday,

although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. while at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. and in half an hour on bbc news — global questions talks to two formerfemale presidents, one from africa and one from europe, who've both been trailblazers for women's rights for decades. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the government is to trial measures in england, including covid passports, to allow the safe return of sports matches, major events and nightlife. they'll show if a person has been vaccinated, had a recent negative test or has antibodies. the pilot will include the fa cup final, and will last until mid may.

here's our political correspondentjessica parker. the fa cup final, 2019. it won't be so packed this year, but the final is being used to pilot how these kinds of mass events might work in future. the opportunity to get back to full capacity, i think, is something that is so prevalent at the moment and underpins so many of the hopes that the events industry and the entertainment industry has, so this scheme, we feel, is the right way to go. plotting a path to reopening society, trial events will also look at ventilation, as well as testing before and after, along with so—called vaccine passports, an idea that has met some resistance. it would be proportionate and it would be time limited. but we're just looking at these as options at the moment, hence the pilot programme. it is a pilot programme, we will be testing these options and the evidence gathered will then help inform long—term

decision—making and government policy. vaccine passports or covid status certification could include proof someone has been vaccinated, had a recent negative test, or has natural immunity through having had covid in the last six months. getting into places like pubs won't require certification for now as they look to start reopening. the system also won't be used in shops or on public transport, but after warnings, including from some tory mps, it could be divisive. there are logistical questions. how will it work, with an app or also a paper version? and then there's real ethical questions as well about will i have to pay for the testing if i haven't been vaccinated or haven't had that opportunity? so still a lot of open questions. questions, too, about how holidays abroad might work once they're legal again. there will be more details tomorrow on a risk—based traffic light system.

for now, people are still being advised not to book foreign trips. well, earlier i spoke tojess. they used to talk about vaccine passports, certainly within domestic settings, in that way, and then there was a sense that it was becoming inevitable they might become necessary on an international setting. because if countries are saying, "if you want to come here, great, but we'll need proof of a vaccine." and now, as society begins to reopen, it seems the government has reached a point where it thinks it but be necessary, in order to have these big events where social distancing might not always be possible — i think to try and allay some of the concerns that absolutely do exist, including among their own conservative mps. they're emphasising it won't just be about whether you have had a vaccine. it will be about testing as well, and if you might have some natural immunity, as it's being called, because you've had covid

in the last six months. but i think a lot of practicalities still need to be worked out, and details as well. overnight, there was confusion as to exactly which venues on this list over the next couple of months would be trialling what. so i think they are still ironing out a few things. i mean, the civil liberties argument�*s been around for decades, hasn't it? i suppose the government, especially the prime minister, doesn't want to portray this as id cards by the back door? i think that is one of the main concern of some mps as well, and some of them described it as potentially a checkpoint society. interestingly, though, a lot of the focus in recent weeks has been on the idea of pubs. would you need to prove your covid status by going into a pub? and that seemed to antagonise some people. pubs is not in this trial. we're told pubs will not be included. for now — they're not ruling it out down the line in any certification scheme. perhaps another attempt to soften this a little bit in terms of their critics. but i think ministers have moved,

as you say, and if you look at borisjohnson's ideological background and his politics, i think it's not a natural place for him or some of his senior ministers to be. and they have spoken out against it before. but they have seemingly changed their mind. is the tech ready? and just on the travel, because you ended your piece with travel, albeit being told not to book any holidays yet, the prime minister's giving a press conference tomorrow, isn't he? are we expecting an outline then of the countries which might be moved onto this green, amber, red list, or is that still further down the line? i don't think we'll get a list of countries. we're being told it's too early to predict which countries will be on which list over the summer. whether we're talking about the international situation or we're talking about this situation, we're not talking about something that's going to happen next week or the week after. we're talking about stuff that's going to happen in a little while to come. but they are going to go into further detail about this traffic light system that we've heard before — essentially as sort of risk register that they'll apply to different countries,

and depending where you might travel in future, you'll have to abide by different rules when you come home — depending how big the risk is from that country. more details expected from the prime minister tomorrow, both in terms of the domestic and international situation. i'm joined now by the liberal democrats' home affairs spokesman, alastair carmichael. your party is against these passports. do you think you reflect public opinion on this? i passports. do you think you reflect public opinion on this?— public opinion on this? i think whether we — public opinion on this? i think whether we do _ public opinion on this? i think whether we do or _ public opinion on this? i think whether we do or we - public opinion on this? i think whether we do or we don't i public opinion on this? i think- whether we do or we don't remains to be seen. 15 years ago, we took a similar stance then in relation to identity cards that the labour party wanted to introduce. initially, public opinion was against us, but once they understood what it would mean for them, once they understood that it was notjust having a piece of paper or a card to hand over, but a register, a database. public opinion did change. as you say, as a liberal, i don't particularly want to live in a country where the

government has more say over where i can go and who i can go with. if we are going to change our country in that way, at the very least we should have a major national debate about it. what we are getting here is that change, which i think it's being brought in by stealth, because in truth the government know there is no public appetite for what this really is as opposed to what they say it is. i really is as opposed to what they sa it is. ., , , . really is as opposed to what they sa itis. ., ,, ., say it is. i mention public opinion because peeple. _ say it is. i mention public opinion because people, by _ say it is. i mention public opinion because people, by and - say it is. i mention public opinion because people, by and large, i say it is. i mention public opinion i because people, by and large, have been quite prepared to go along with lockdown, perhaps more so than people like you might have initially predicted. in terms of the technology and the information that is stored, can it not be separated out? it doesn't necessarily have to have all the data that you would fear leading up to some sort of national identity card, with it? they word that kept getting used was

"for now." that is how these things always go. you are right, people have been very accepting of the changes we have had to live with for the last year or so, and they have done that because they felt that frankly we were genuinely all in the same situation. what you are seeing now is that, actually, some of the people that have made the biggest sacrifices are young people, are going to be the ones that would be excluded. these are the same young people that saw chaos in their schools and exams last year, that they have not been able to use university accommodation and have been working from home, and they have taken their case at the back of the queue for vaccines looking towards the rights and the interests of older and more vulnerable people. now, the government wants to avoid that by actually saying you will be the people that will be excluded

from concerts and football matches and other things, and frankly they are the people who would really be the main audience for these events. as it is the philosophy of this which you are against, or is it the risk of this surveillance data could be accessed by hackers, or is it that if you have herd immunity we won't need these things, or is it a combination of all three? for won't need these things, or is it a combination of all three? for me, my startin: combination of all three? for me, my starting position _ combination of all three? for me, my starting position is _ combination of all three? for me, my starting position is one _ combination of all three? for me, my starting position is one of _ starting position is one of political principle. as i say, i think that you don't change the relationship between the citizen and the state, you don't become a sort of community, unless there is some good or compelling reason for that. if you think of good compelling reasons, in 1939, the start of the second world war, we introduced identity cards then. it was to be a temporary measure. when the war ended, the government of the day

wanted to keep identity cards, and it took an individual citizen going to court in 1952. that is always the way it works. for me, yes it is a point of principle, but actually, evenif point of principle, but actually, even if you don't share that principle, there are many good, practical reasons as to why this is a dangerous and undesirable thing to do. it will exclude some of the people who have made the biggest sacrifices to get us through this pandemic, and i think when people understand that they will turn against it. that is why you have already seen the start of a government u—turn here. if you day ago they were talking about using this in pubs, today pubs are off the agenda. that is not to say that, once they do have their identity card scheme of this sort, they might at a future date introduce it for pops, or you at a future date introduce it for pops, oryou might find it at a future date introduce it for pops, or you might find it will be insurance companies. this talk about it as being a vaccine password for a reason. they want to make it sound

like it is some innocent measure that allows you to go and have a holiday abroad. butjust that allows you to go and have a holiday abroad. but just ask yourself, how many other things do yourself, how many other things do you get asked to use a password for these days? if you try to hire a card or open a bank account without a passport then you see how easy this sort of mission creep is going to be. that is why i think people, if they want to go down this road, they should go down this road with their eyes open. you should not be allowed to sleepwalk into this sort of country. allowed to sleepwalk into this sort of count . ~ �* , ., of country. we've “ust had the latest covid _ of country. we've just had the latest covid figures _ of country. we've just had the latest covid figures in - of country. we've just had the latest covid figures in as - of country. we've just had the j latest covid figures in as well. data showing that there were ten deaths on saturday. these are the figures released now. uk data showing that 31 million people have

now received the first dose of the vaccine, up from 31.43 a day earlier. just worth pointing out that, in england, the data is updated daily. scotland, the data is updated daily. scotland, the data is updated daily. scotland, the data is updated daily. wales, no data on the 2nd of april or the 4th of april either. specialist police divers are involved in the search for a student who has been missing for almost two weeks. richard okorogheye has not been seen by his family since 22 march, when he left their home in the ladbroke grove area of west london. the 19—year—old, who has sickle cell disease, took a taxi to loughton, essex. he was last seen in cctv footage recorded near epping forest. officers and police dogs have been searching the forest for four days. richard did not take his medication or any money when he left home.

jordan's deputy prime minister, ayman safadi, has been detailing allegations against prince hamzah — the half—brother of king abdullah. he said the prince and others had been involved in a plot to destabilise jordan that was linked to foreign parties. the statement comes after prince hamzah released a video saying he had been placed under house arrest. he also accused jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence. 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 said... well, earlier i got the latest from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, so now we have two dramatically different accounts of what has been happening injordan over these last significant 24 hours. this is truly unprecedented in the history of the jordanian royal family. you mentioned a bit that came out of that video that was shared with the bbc.

there, you have an account of prince hamzah presenting himself as a member of the royal family, listening to the concerns of jordanians, listening to their concerns over corruption and nepotism and misrule and losing hope, but what we just heard in a press conference from amman by the deputy prime minister, ayman safadi, is something quite different. he talked about how the intelligence services had been tracking prince hamzah, as well as two senior members of the royal court, who are among 16—18 people who have been detained. and they have been, according to the deputy prime minister, liaising with foreign agencies as well as local members of the community, and were going to, at some point, take steps to harm, to destabilise jordan. and that is why, according to jordan, they had to take action now. the deputy prime minister also made clear that they

were trying to resolve this within the royal family, but he also spoke of referring both prince hamzah and others to the state security court if necessary. so this was a coup attempt? they did not use the word coup. they talked about communication, they talked about coordination, they talked about foreign parties and harming and destabilising jordan. but not the coup. is it that what they have seen...? the meetings took place, prince hamzah talked about them. that he had been meeting people. we had heard that he had been meeting members of the powerful tribes wich have been a bedrock of support for king abdullah now, and king hussein before him. but he presents a very different account of what those meetings were all about. he also did say that in those meetings there were criticism of the king and government, but the government, especially the intelligence agencies ofjordan, which are regarded as for better of worse one of the _ most effective in the regions, they've obviously drawn very

different conclusions from that. bear in mind that this is taking place at a time when jordan, which was already suffering from an economic crisis before the global pandemic, is now reeling from the economic consequences that we've seen in so many countries. so was their concern that prince hamzah could be a lightning rod for even more discontent? in the minds ofjordanians, do they connect their growing economic health hardships, do they connect them to the royal family, to king abdullah, to the government? these are big, big questions for the stability and future ofjordan. it is time for all the sports news. we'll start with the boat race where in the last few minutes

cambridge have won the women's race for the fourth time in a row. both the men's and women's races have been moved from the thames to the great ouse at ely in cambridgeshire because of coronavirus restrictions, and it was the crew with local knowledge who took the victory. the men's race gets under way in around half an hour's time on bbc one. tottenham missed the chance to move into the top four of the premier league — they drew 2 all at newcastle... after conceding a late equaliser... joelinton gave under—pressure newcastle manager steve bruce the best start — his cool finish put them one up, around the half hour mark... joe willock came off the bench to score the equaliser. spurs still move up to 5th, but the point is vital for newcastle — now three points above the drop zone.

the day's early match saw southampton fightback, for a much needed win at st marys. they got the better of burnley — who were two goals up — matej vydra with their second. but an action packed first half saw saints level by the break. danny ings making it 2 all... and nathan redmond's stunner won it for ralph hassenhuttl�*s side... 3—2 the final score. they're now 10 points clear of the bottom three. these three points are important. we're in a good position now. yeah, we haven't won so many games in the second half of the season — we have had massive problems with injuries and everything. we're now coming back to the team that we were at the beginning of the season. chelsea thrashed birmingham 6—0 to remain top of the women's super league sam kerr underlining chelsea's dominance with a first half hat—trick. she's now the top scorer in the wsl this season. second placed manchester city two points behind after a 3—0 win over tottenham. elsewhere, brighton beat manchester united, while everton and arsenal also won. edinburgh have been dumped out of the european champions cup by a rampant racing 92 side, losing by 56 points to 3. the french team ran

in seven tries in paris. winger teddy thoma scored twice, his first was the pick of the lot as he left the scots trailing in his wake. it's the most points edinburgh have conceded this season. racing will face bordeaux or bristol in the quarterfinals. denmark's kasper asgreen has won the tour of flanders — one of the five prestigious "monument" one day races. britain's owain doull got caught up in one of two crashes during the 158 mile event. after six hours of racing, it came down to a fight between defending champion, with the dane taking the win. britain's beth potter ran the fastest five kilometre road race by a woman in lancashire last night. the triathlete from glasgow, seen wearing a blue top, crossed the finish line in a time of 14 minutes and 41 seconds. that beat the world record by a couple of seconds and sliced 10 seconds off paula radcliffe's british record. however, it's thought the race in barrowford didn't meet the stringent criteria needed to make potter's record official.

it only really started to sink in when i had about a kilometre to go and i saw the clock, and it said 11 something. i was trying to do the maths in my head. that's about 14 something. i was convinced the clock was wrong. i couldn't believe it. congrats to her, regardless. that's all the sport for now. in northern ireland, police have been attacked with petrol bombs and fireworks in the loyalist area of newtonabbey after a second night of protests. on friday, 15 officers were injured and seven people charged after disturbances in south belfast. from belfast, our ireland correspondentjohn campbell reports. the violence in newtownabbey began with masked men hijacking cars and setting them alight. as the police responded, their vehicles were attacked with stones, bottles and petrol bombs. they managed to contain the rioters and the trouble came to an end within a couple of hours. tension has been simmering in some loyalist communities for weeks. they're deeply unhappy at the northern ireland

part of the brexit deal. it creates a new trade border with the rest of the uk and they say that undermines their place in the union. in a separate development last week, northern ireland's public prosecution service decided not to prosecute senior sinn fein members who had attended a large funeral — in an apparent breach of coronavirus regulations. that provoked outrage among unionist politicians and some of that sentiment now appears to have spilled onto the streets. on friday night, 15 police officers were injured when a loyalist protest in south belfast turned violent. seven people have been charged with a riot in connection with that incident, the youngest a boy ofjust 13. there has also been several nights of trouble in londonderry, though no further incidents were reported from there last night. politicians and senior police officers are appealing for calm. john campbell, bbc news, belfast.

as coronavirus 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, she says. "it's a big problem. they're a large part of our turnover and at the moment they cannot come.

we plan from day to day, week to week, and in the evenings we watch what the politicians decide." those politicians are watching marburg, too. biontech claim their new factory here will be able to produce 1 billion doses of vaccine a year. good news for germany, which has givenjust 12% of the population a first vaccination. and astrazeneca's roll—out is now restricted to the over—60s. weary, frustrated, angela merkel wished germans a happy easter. she wants regional leaders to impose tougher emergency restrictions, but they're resisting. leading the rebellion, the man widely expected to succeed mrs merkel when she stands down later this year. armin laschet says he will think about it over easter. for the mayor of marburg, the time for reflection is over. translation: in the short term, it would be the right thing to do, |

given that infection rate is rising exponentially. but in the long run, we need a different strategy. a long—lasting lockdown is unbearable for the people. surveys suggest that most germans would support a lockdown, but they also reveal that this country is getting fed up. as you can see, it's not nice. one could say devastating that we are not getting out of the situation. i think england, withjohnson, is currently doing better in vaccinating their people to be more pragmatic and to get at least the first vaccination done. people ask what has gone wrong for germany. some point to inflexibility, a reluctance to adapt structures, but many more blame its political leaders who have been unable, unwilling to agree a common strategy. it's cost lives and, come this september's elections, it could cost angela merkel�*s conservatives another term in office.

easter is being celebrated around the uk and across the globe. the easter service at canterbury cathedral took place with no congregation due to covid restrictions. justin welby encouraged people to ensure charity and international aid are maintained, as the country emerges from the pandemic. and the pope's easter message concentrated on the victims of the coronavirus, calling for an end to vaccine delays and a call for their distribution to poorer countries. daniela relph reports. last year, at the height of the first lockdown, the easter service came from his kitchen table. today, the archbishop of canterbury, masked for the procession to the altar, brought easter back to canterbury cathedral. requires have been allowed to sing again. the adults must be socially distanced. those leading the service also had

to abide by covid protocols. and the easter address drew on the experience of the past year. 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 leaves us. or we can go with the flooding life and purpose of the resurrection ofjesus, which changes all things and we can choose a better future for all. in rome, there were no pilgrims filling st pieters's square on easter sunday. eerily empty, in a country that has partially returned to lockdown. the pope took mass and gave his global easter blessing inside st pieters's basilica to reduce congregation. he also focused on covid.

translation: | urge the entire . international community, in a spirit of global responsibility, to overcome delays in l the distribution of vaccine, - and to facilitate their distribution in the poorest of countries. for those that have not gone to church today, there have been online services, the way so many have worshipped over the past year. this is another easter sunday that feels so different. and so far the weather has been glorious. a warmer day today. we keep the sunshine across the southern half of the uk into the evening, but further north the winds are picking up. we've got cloud and rain that will sweep southwards as the winds continue to strengthen. the showers will turn to snow across northern parts of scotland. widespread frost in scotland,

perhaps into the north of england. patchy mostly rain, a bit of wintriness. then it is a sunshine and wintry showers following. showers moving into northern ireland. wintry showers down those north sea coasts. most of the rain and snow will be falling in northern parts of scotland. it's windy everywhere, and the winds gusting 70 mph northern scotland. add on the strength of the wind, and it will feel probably a bit more like the middle of winter. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: documents for a return to normal life — the fa cup final — set be be among the pilot events for the government's covid passport scheme in england. a traffic light system for countries is being planned for the re—introduction of international travel from england. but a warning not to book foreign holidays just yet.

royal crisis injordan — a former crown prince says