this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm: certificates 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 reintroduction 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 is accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. a second night of violence in the outskirts of belfast — the police describe an orchestrated attack on officers. a scaled—back easter sunday, although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral.

at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. cambridge across the finish line! victory for cambridge in the women's boat race as they win for the fourth time in a row. the men's race isjust underway. good afternoon and 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 correspondent, jessica 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 are just looking at these as options at the moment, hence the pilot programme. in the 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 are really 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 as well about how holidays abroad might work once they are 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. earlier, i spoke tojess parker, who said ministers have been on a journey over covid passports. it is only a few months as one minister said passports would be wrong and discriminatory. 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. the latest coronavirus numbers for the uk have been released by the government. they show a further ten people have died within 28 days of testing positive for covid—i9 within the last 2a hours. there were also a futher 2,297 confirmed cases of coronavirus. the total number of deaths now stands at 126,836. 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 the 22nd of 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 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 hamzah's american—born mother and widow of the late king hussein ofjordan, has posted her reaction on twitter. she said...

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. so 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 which have been a bedrock of support for king abdullah now, and for king hussein before him. but he presents a very, 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? and in the minds of jordanians, 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. flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall have left at least 44 people dead in the indonesian island of flores and the neighbouring state of east timor. a landslide killed 11 people in the east timorese capital dili, with homes washed away. in one village in eastern flores, a mudslide buried dozens of houses. power supplies were cut and floodwaters also engulfed the presidential palace. 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. police say they're dealing with reports of an illegal rave in herefordshire. roadblocks are in place in dorstone between hereford and hay—on—wye after around 100 cars arrived in the area last night. west merica police say they understand concern from local residents and officers say they are dealing with the incident as a priority. 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. the choirs have been allowed to sing again but 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 saint peter'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 saint peter's basilica to a reduced congregation. he, too, focused on covid. translation: | urge the entire . international community, in a spirit of global responsibility, - to commit to overcoming delays in the distribution of vaccines, and to facilitate _ their distribution, - in the poorest of countries. for those who 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. the headlines on bbc news: certificates 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 reintroduction 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 is accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. 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 is a big problem. they are 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 as well. 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 vaccine

is 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 are resisting. leading the rebellion, the man widely expected to succeed angela markel when she steps 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 time, 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. a survey suggests that most germans would support a lockdown, but they also reveal that this country is getting fed up.

as you can see, it is 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 and being 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 has cost the lives and come this september elections, it could cost angela merkel�*s conservatives another term in office. aid agencies in mozambique say nearly 10,000 people have been evacuated from the northern town of palma, which was recently attacked by islamist militants. some have been taken to a transit camp in the port city of pemba. the mozambican authorities say thousands are still hiding

in the forests surrounding palma, in desperate need of food and water. the united nations says more than 20,000 people have taken refuge on a peninsula near palma, where a giant gas site is based. the plant is reported to have come under militant attack on friday, hours after the french energy company total evacuated its staff. vumani mkhize reports from pemba, where many victims sought refuge. this man has just got off the rescue ferry in pemba harbour. his tears are for his dead father. his brother is still missing. all morning, they arrived, a steady procession of over 1,000 survivors grateful to be alive but in shock from the horrors of palma. witnesses spoke of decapitations, bodies on the streets and fleeing through dense forests

from gun—wielding insurgents. now, as you can see, there are still scores of people anxiously waiting for any news on their loved ones. here today, i've witnessed ambulances coming in and out, carrying the injured. i've also witnessed emotional family reunions. and there was also a harrowing moment where a woman spoke of the horror of losing her two sons during the attack. translation: my son, my son, he was working at the hotel. - it hurts a lot. every day we saw mothers crying. three, four of their children. they don't know where they are. it's too painful, it's too painful. translation: there were a lot l of lost children, hungry mothers. even us, we were also hungry. there was no food, no water. we even drunk river water.

according to the united nations, tens of thousands of people have been displaced, while the official figure of those killed in palma is still not yet known. they fled to the afungi peninsula, the site of the natural gas project and a doctors without borders base. we could not help everybody. i mean, the need is huge there. this population is really in need of medical care, protection and evacuation. and food. it's not a way for human beings to be, in certain way abandoned there, alone, in need of help and support. and they are not having the support they need. i'm at a local community sports complex that's been converted into a makeshift shelter for survivors of the deadly attack in palma. now, these are some of the victims who have come here seeking shelter and refuge following the horrors that they encountered at the hands of the insurgents. aid organisations are desperately trying to help displaced victims with food, water and much—needed trauma counselling.

we identify cases, traumatic cases, to the special needs psychologist specialist and also send them to the hospital. because some people want to die themselves because they don't want to live. they don't feel like to live. the people that made their way off the boat are the lucky ones. thousands remain scattered in the forests are around palma. many will not survive. for mozambique, this is not only a humanitarian crisis but potentially an economic catastrophe. $60 billion were earmarked for investment in the gas—rich cabo delgado province. the single biggest investment on the continent of africa. that's all been thrown into jeopardy as extremism threatens to derail this country's fragile future.

in a few minutes' time, we'll be joined by bbc one viewers for a full round—up of the day's news with reeta chakrabarti. first, it's time for a look at the weather with darren hello there. a cloudier day today across scotland and northern ireland, cooler as well. the really cold air is just north of scotland, proper arctic air, sweeping its way down across the whole of country during monday with the risk of wintry showers. today, with the winds coming in off the north sea, it's been a much warmer for eastern parts of england in the sunshine, ending the day with sunshine as well. the cloud and patchy rain for the north sweeps south overnight. the winds pick up, the air gets colder and the showers turn more wintry, even to lower levels in northern scotland. frost and ice in scotland, frost in the far north of england, not so cold elsewhere, though still cloud by the end of the night. some rain and wintriness and then it pushes through with sunshine and wintry showers on monday.

most of the snow falling in northern scotland, some wintry showers down the east coast into east anglia, some in northern ireland and some over the irish sea. in some inland areas, quite sunny in the afternoon, all areas windy, strong to gale force winds, up to 70mph in the north of scotland. temperatures will be lower, three degrees the low, but when you add the strength of the wind, probably feeling more like the middle of winter, despite the sunshine. with clearer skies overnight, a widespread frost early on tuesday, icy patches in the wintry showers, most of the snow sitting across the north of scotland still. a few more wintry showers around northern and western coasts but some wintry showers heading inland into scotland and northern england, later wales and the midlands too. temperatures on a par with monday, still windy and still feeling cold. it is april after all, so worth pointing out that any impact from snow is more likely

to be felt across northern scotland, where we're more likely to have snow lying and blizzards because of the strength of the wind. those really cold arctic winds get swept away on wednesday out into the north sea, and this is where our weather starts to come from on wednesday and thursday, more from the atlantic source. so not a cold but still not very warm. not windy at all, many places dry on wednesday, patchy rain in the north on thursday.

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england is to trial covid passports in a bid to allow the safe return of mass events and nightclubs. among the pilots will be the fa cup final. tou'll need to show you've had a jab, a negative test, or have covid antobodies. empty pews at canterbury cathedral due to covid restrictions, as the archbishop calls for a better future for all in the easter service. petrol bombs and hijacked vehicles in a second night of violent protest in a loyalist area of northern ireland. and it's a double win for cambridge in both the men's and the women's boat race.

good afternoon. the government is to trial so—called covid passports in england 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 developed antibodies after a previous positive test. the pilot will include the fa cup final and will last until mid—may. critics, including more than a0 tory mps, say covid passports will be discriminatory. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. england's national stadium has been quiet for sometime. but in the next few weeks, fans will be back at wembley cheering on teams as part of pilot schemes. this year's fa cup

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won't need one, either. the government believes that covid passports could be most useful for mass spectator events. if you buy a ticket, with an app to show that you don't have the virus. but you will not need one for restaurants, when they reopen in the next few weeks. but ministers are still looking at whether they could be useful for reducing, maybe even removing, social distancing. it is reducing, maybe even removing, social distancing.— social distancing. it is very different — social distancing. it is very different from _ social distancing. it is very different from anything - social distancing. it is very different from anything we social distancing. it is very - different from anything we have social distancing. it is very _ different from anything we have done in britain outside wartime. we are not used to presenting papers, or indeed the electronic equivalent, to go to the pub or to go to a football match. that is not what we think of as our freedoms, match. that is not what we think of as ourfreedoms, ourfreedom is match. that is not what we think of as our freedoms, our freedom is the freedom to have a normal life. this outdoor cinema _ freedom to have a normal life. this outdoor cinema in _ freedom to have a normal life. this outdoor cinema in liverpool will be part of test events in the next few weeks, looking at how to safely allow larger gatherings. the opportunity _ allow larger gatherings. the opportunity to _ allow larger gatherings. the opportunity to get back to full capacity — opportunity to get back to full capacity i think is something that is so _ capacity i think is something that is so prevalent at the moment and is underpinning so many of the hopes of

the events_ underpinning so many of the hopes of the events and entertainment industry. _ the events and entertainment industry, so, this scheme, we feel, is the _ industry, so, this scheme, we feel, is the right— industry, so, this scheme, we feel, is the right way to go.— is the right way to go. events will be tried out _ is the right way to go. events will be tried out in _ is the right way to go. events will be tried out in sheffield - is the right way to go. events will be tried out in sheffield later - is the right way to go. events will be tried out in sheffield later thisj be tried out in sheffield later this month, too. some here have reservations.— month, too. some here have reservations. there is the thing about having — reservations. there is the thing about having your— reservations. there is the thing about having your liberties - reservations. there is the thing | about having your liberties taken away, which is really quite worrying, about the passports, but i also sort of get it. haifa worrying, about the passports, but i also sort of get it.— worrying, about the passports, but i also sort of get it. how do you make --eole also sort of get it. how do you make people feel — also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe _ also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe and _ also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe and reassured, - also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe and reassured, but| people feel safe and reassured, but how do— people feel safe and reassured, but how do you — people feel safe and reassured, but how do you make sure that we still have that _ how do you make sure that we still have that freedom? it is how do you make sure that we still have that freedom?— have that freedom? it is probably for the best _ have that freedom? it is probably for the best to _ have that freedom? it is probably for the best to have _ have that freedom? it is probably for the best to have it. _ have that freedom? it is probably for the best to have it. the - for the best to have it. the government _ for the best to have it. the government will _ for the best to have it. the government will set - for the best to have it. government will set out for the best to have it.- government will set out more for the best to have it— government will set out more details tomorrow. the reopening of society is continuing but it could get more complicated. nick is with me now. so, more details tomorrow, what are we expecting? hate so, more details tomorrow, what are we “petting?— we expecting? we expect the prime minister to confirm _ we expecting? we expect the prime minister to confirm that _ we expecting? we expect the prime minister to confirm that the - we expecting? we expect the prime minister to confirm that the next. minister to confirm that the next phase of reopening will go ahead in england on 12th april, allowing more people to be outside, pub beer gardens, haircuts, finally, as well. he will have a meeting of the

cabinet to sign that off in the morning and a press conference in the afternoon. and as part of that he is also going to talk about plans to allow more international travel, we don't know when, but we will get the framework, which will be a traffic light system, green will mean that you can return to the uk without quarantining, amber will mean you have to quarantine at home, red, you would still have to quarantine in a government approved hotel. i think the most controversial part of what the prime minister will say tomorrow will be about these covid status passports. we know that many in parliament, about 70 mps, are concerned about the impact that they could have and have threatened to vote against them, so i think there will be a lot of questions for the prime minister about how to make sure this is temporary and doesn't continue for too long. temporary and doesn't continue for too lonu. . ., temporary and doesn't continue for too lonu. w ., , temporary and doesn't continue for toolona. . , ., , temporary and doesn't continue for toolon.. ., , ._ ., the latest government figures on coronavirus for today don't include wales and northern ireland because of the bank holiday. but in england and scotland, there were 2,297 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest

24—hour period, the lowest number since the middle of september, which means on average, 3,764 new cases were reported per day in the last week. there are 3,536 patients in hospital with covid—19. ten deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 35 deaths were announced every day, taking the total number to 126,836. 0n vaccinations, just over 97,000 people have had theirfirstjab in the latest 24—hour period, bringing the total to just over 31.5 million people. and 5.3 million people have now had two doses. the traditional easter service has taken place at canterbury cathedral but with no congregation, due to covid restrictions. the archbishop of canterbury,

justin welby, called for a better future for all as we emerge from the pandemic, urging private acts of charity and the maintenance of international aid. meanwhile, the pope in his easter message urged an end to vaccine delays and their speedy 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... christ is risen.— for the procession to the altar... christ is risen. brought easter back to canterbury _ christ is risen. brought easter back to canterbury cathedral. _ christ is risen. brought easter back to canterbury cathedral. the - christ is risen. brought easter backj to canterbury cathedral. the choirs have been allowed to sing again, but 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

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inside st peter's basilica to a reduced, again. he, too, focused on covid. �* ,, �* covid. translation: i urge the entire international _ covid. translation: i urge the entire international community | covid. translation: | urge the| entire international community in covid. translation: | urge the i entire international community in a spirit of global responsibility to commit to overcoming delays in the distribution of vaccines and to facilitate their distribution, especially in the poorest countries. for those who 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. daniela relph, bbc news. police in northern ireland have been attacked with petrol bombs in the loyalist area of newtonabbey during a second night of protests. on friday, 27 officers were injured after violent protests in belfast and londonderry. from belfast, our ireland correspondentjohn campbell brings us this report — a warning, it contains distressing images.

the police say this violence was orchestrated, with masked men hijacking cars in order to draw them into the area. as officers responded, they were attacked with stones, bottles and petrol bombs. and this is the moment a rioter was engulfed in flames as he seemingly prepared to attack a police vehicle. the fire was quickly extinguished and it is not yet clear if the man was seriously injured. tension has been simmering in some loyalist communities for weeks. they are 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 apparent breach of coronavirus regulations.

that provoked outrage among unionist politicians, and some of that sentiment now appears to have spilled onto the streets. some nationalist politicians say unionist rhetoric has added to community tensions. a senior unionist rejects that. the violence has to be deplored and it needs to stop and i know, for example, we have local councillors and community workers trying to do what they can to calm fears, to try and get people to go home, to get parents to take responsibility and to get the mostly younger people to disperse. on friday night, 15 police officers were hurt when a loyalist protest in south belfast turned violent. seven people have been charged with riot in connection with that incident, the youngest a boy ofjust 13. the signs of last night's trouble have been cleared away. police and politicians are hoping there will be no repeat.

john campbell, bbc news, belfast. the former crown prince ofjordan says he's been placed under house arrest over his alleged involvement in a plot to destabilise the kingdom. in a video passed to the bbc, prince hamzah bin hussein, the half—brother of king abdullah, accused jordan's leaders of corruption, incompetence and harassment. i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years. today, thejordanian government has given its account. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is here. what are they saying? this is an absolutely _ what are they saying? this is an absolutely extraordinary - what are they saying? this is an absolutely extraordinary and - absolutely extraordinary and unprecedented moment in a country which has long been regarded as a rare island of stability in the middle east, and the government has

just given a far more sinister account of what has been happening. the deputy prime minister spoke of howjordan's security agencies have been monitoring prinz hamza, and at least two other prominent individuals, for months. he said that they contacted foreign parties as well as local communities with this plot to destabilise the kingdom, and he said security forces moved in with arrestjust as that plan was about to be put into action. we've been given very few details about the alleged plot, we don't know which foreign country could have been involved. all we do know is that this political crisis has erupted just when jordan, know is that this political crisis has erupted just whenjordan, like many other countries, is reeling from the crisis of the global pandemic, and whatever has happened has clearly rattled jordan's neighbours and allies, including other arab monarchies, because they have raced to express. two king abdullah and the stability of his kingdom. abdullah and the stability of his kinadom. , , abdullah and the stability of his kinadom. , . ., , abdullah and the stability of his kinadom. ,, . ., , .,

let's take a look at some of today's other news. flash floods triggered by heavy rain have left at least 44 people dead in the indonesian island of flores and the neighbouring state of east timor. in the east timor capital, dili, a landslide killed three people. and in one village in eastern flores, a mudslide buried dozens of houses. police divers are involved in the search for a student who has been missing for nearly two weeks. richard okorogheye's family hasn't heard from him since he left his home in west london almost two weeks ago. the 19—year—old was last seen in cctv footage recorded near epping forest. more than 100 people were arrested in central london yesterday during protests against the government's police, crime, sentencing and courts bill. thousands of people took part in demonstrations across england despite covid restrictions. in bristol, seven people were arrested after a large crowd was ordered to leave the city centre. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much.

cambridge have won both the men's and women's university boat race, continuing their dominance in the famous event which was staged outside london for the first time since the second world war. 0ur correspondent katie gornall reports. this year, nothing is familiar. gone is the river thames lined with hundreds of thousands of fans. in its place, a landscape devoid of all the usual landmarks. here on the banks of the great news, the crews would have to make their own atmosphere. —— the banks of the great 0use. cambridge have a home advantage, and yet the women's race wasn't overly close.— wasn't overly close. some movement and clashing — wasn't overly close. some movement and clashing and _ wasn't overly close. some movement and clashing and this _ wasn't overly close. some movement and clashing and this can _ wasn't overly close. some movement and clashing and this can cause - and clashing and this can cause allsorts of problems. fin and clashing and this can cause allsorts of problems.— and clashing and this can cause allsorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford, _ allsorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford, on _ allsorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford, on the _ allsorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford, on the right, - allsorts of problems. on a straight l course, oxford, on the right, almost veered into the path of cambridge, but the light blues fought back and found their rhythm. bhd

but the light blues fought back and found their rhythm.— found their rhythm. and they have that feeling _ found their rhythm. and they have that feeling now, _ found their rhythm. and they have that feeling now, cambridge, - found their rhythm. and they have l that feeling now, cambridge, across the finish line.— the finish line. living up to their billin: as the finish line. living up to their billing as favourites, _ the finish line. living up to their billing as favourites, to - the finish line. living up to their billing as favourites, to win - the finish line. living up to their billing as favourites, to win for. billing as favourites, to win for the fourth successive time. history had been made before the men's race even started, as in sarah winckless became its first female umpire. under her watch, both teams kept their distance to make a powerful start without the twists and turns of the thames, this felt like a sprint to the finish. cambridge edgedin sprint to the finish. cambridge edged in front and while oxford pushed them, they failed to reel them in. {in pushed them, they failed to reel them in. ., ., , , them in. on home water, it is still there is, cambridge _ them in. on home water, it is still there is, cambridge have - them in. on home water, it is still there is, cambridge have the - there is, cambridge have the victory. b. there is, cambridge have the victo . �* ., , there is, cambridge have the victo. victory. a double victory for cambridge. _ victory. a double victory for cambridge, in _ victory. a double victory for cambridge, in a _ victory. a double victory for cambridge, in a year- victory. a double victory for cambridge, in a year unlikej victory. a double victory for- cambridge, in a year unlike any other. time to toast a new chapter in this event's storied history. katie gornall, bbc news. tottenham are up to fifth in the premier league but they could have been back in the top four if newcastle hadn't scored a late equaliser against them. 2—2 was the final result at st james' park and it was what could be crucial point

for newcastle as they battle relegation. however, they could still endup in the bottom three tonight if fulham win at aston villa. chelsea women remain on top of the wsl after another huge win, this time against birmingham city. sam kerr scored her third hat—trick of the season and england striker fran kirby got two as they eventually won 6—0. chelsea are going for an historic quadruple this season. only two british sides will feature in the quarterfinals of rugby union's european champions cup. 0n the final day of the last 16 games, edinburgh were thumped 56 points to three by racing 92 and bristol lost to bordeaux. scarlets v sale is on now and the winner willjoin holders exeter in the last eight. and britain's beth potter has run the second fastest 5km road time by a female. now it is time for the news where

you are. hello. this is bbc news. during the pandemic, we've brought you lots of stories about the nhs staff working tirelessly to keep us safe, but we rarely talk about who is caring for them. a charity has now been set up to do just that, and so far almost two thousand nhs

staff have signed up for free counselling sessions. james waterhouse has been to meet some of the people involved. as a psychologist, it is chloe's job to help look after the well—being of nhs staff. in a year like no other, there were a lot of people suddenly needing her support. so much so she lost sight of her own mental health. i did have people around me, my husband, my friends saying, "you know, i think you're not ok" and i would get, i would attack that and say that "i am fine, you don't understand." i was definitely having a lot more wine and i remember it vividly i was home on a rest day trying to rest and felt really anxious and just wired. like, really wired. it was 11 in the morning and i thought i needed a drink to help me calm down and i thought, oh, my gosh! i need a drink at 11 o'clock in the morning?! this is not right, this is not me.

it was when she pointed someone else in the direction of help she realised she could benefit as well. so she got in touch with nicky, a psychotherapist, online and today they are finally meeting in person. i know it takes an awful lot for nhs professionals to seek help for themselves and i think, particularly, it is fair to say about you that you need a lot of reassurance. you are allowed to come and talk to somebody like me, that it was ok and you were very unsure at the beginning. you were wondering if you are eligible, if it were ok and i needed to say that this is your space and your sessions now. after eight sessions, chloe's situation started to get better. i am not 100%, i think there are still some things that trigger me and will probably trigger me for a long time to come. but i feel more on top of my mental health, i feel more in control.

and nicky is part of the bigger picture. the british medical association surveyed 8000 doctors across england wales and northern ireland. 40% said they were currently suffering from a mental health condition being made worse by having to work during the pandemic. they were also asked whether they or any colleagues and had time off work because of it, one third said yes. the feeling for many nhs workers is that they have to put their own mental health to the side to be able to do theirjobs. after one intensive care doctor in south london realised he could not keep that up, he and his wife harriet decided to try and change things. i struggle with anxiety, that is my main issue. it is a pressure that i have always put on myself to be the best at whatever i am doing and particularly being a doctor and then the reality of what you have to do as a doctor surprised me when i first started and my ability to be the best i could be was challenged very early on and i struggled. they both set up duty to care last year, a charity that offers free

therapy to nhs workers. things are busier than ever since the second spike in coronavirus cases earlier this year. wellness and mental health and things is something that nhs workers put to one side until recently. it is much more of a focus now. there are still holes in the system and that is where we think that duty to care is trying to bridge that gap a little bit, of being able to get immediate help. that is what i needed. thankfully, there are fewer people needing hospital treatment for coronavirus, but according to therapists it is the people who have done the looking after, who now need to be the focus too.

choirs have perfomed in churches in england for the first time in months this easter after being silenced by the pandemic. under previous guidelines, only a maximum of three people were allowed to sing. 0ur religion reporter harry farley explains. for most of the past year, the choir at chingford parish church was silenced. in places of worship around the country, singing has been restricted. now, for the first time in many months, the choir has returned. singing.

the last time we sang must have been in september, 0ctober time, so quite a few months. it feels really good. i think itjust doesn't have the same essence when you're singing to a backing track. i think a lot of what being a choir is about is the community, it's being able to know that you're singing with someone in that moment, it's the connections you make, it's hearing the harmonies that surround you, and notjust coming at you from a screen and a headset. like many other places of worship, chingford parish church moved its services and its choir online in the past year. even as people return in limited numbers, the hybrid of in—person and on—line worship will continue. but there are fears about the toll the pandemic has taken. i don't think there's going to be any problem here but i do feel that in churches where the congregations are more elderly, it's going to be far more difficult — the elderly people, perhaps they will have gotten used to sitting at home, watching worship on the television or even online if they are able to do that sort of thing.

perhaps they're going to think well, dark, cold night, morning, whatever in winter, do i really want to go to church? i hope not, but it could happen. later today at vatican, st peter's square will be eerily quiet. pope francis will deliver his message from inside the basilica. instead of thousands, only only a handful will be allowed to attend. the archbishop of canterbury will host a service from canterbury cathedral, encouraging people to be it's exhilarating and really quite spine tingling. it's really uplifting and i know that has that effect on the congregations here as well. �* ., , effect on the congregations here as well. �* . , ., ., effect on the congregations here as well. �* ., ., ., well. and a sign of hope at easter. certainl . well. and a sign of hope at easter. certainly. east _ well. and a sign of hope at easter. certainly. east of— well. and a sign of hope at easter. certainly. east of all— well. and a sign of hope at easter. certainly. east of all times - well. and a sign of hope at easter. certainly. east of all times is - well. and a sign of hope at easter. certainly. east of all times is a - certainly. east of all times is a sign of new life.— certainly. east of all times is a sign of new life. most places of worship voluntarily _ sign of new life. most places of worship voluntarily closed - sign of new life. most places of. worship voluntarily closed during lockdown. many suffer from worship voluntarily closed during lockdown. many sufferfrom reduced donations but this easter, squires returned to churches like this, a moment of hope and a glimpse of normality. more headlines coming up at the top of the hour. time for a look at the weather with darren. a warmer day, keeping the sunshine

into the evening. rain speaks southwards as the winds continue to strengthen and we will see the l getting colder and the showers turning colder. widespread into scotland in the north of england but also not quite so chilly by the end of the night with more clout, patchy, mostly rain, bitterwinter in a sin there, too, which moves through and then sunshine and wintry showers following the showers moving into northern ireland over the irish sea and some wintry showers down the north sea coast towards east anglia with most of the hail and snow falling and northern parts of scotland with many inland areas probably driver some sunshine but windy everywhere and the winds gusting 60—70 mph in northern scotland, temperatures lower, 3—9 c, add on the strength of the wind mind you and they will feel probably a bit more like the middle of winter.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: england is to trial covid passports in a bid to allow the safe return of mass events. the fa cup final will be among the pilots. royal crisis injordan — a former crown prince says he's under house arrest. prince hamzah is accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. petrol bombs and hijacked vehicles in a second night of violent protest in a loyalist area of northern ireland. a scaled—back easter sunday, although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. and it's a double win for cambridge in both the men's

and the women's boat race.