this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a political crisis injordan — the king's half—brother says he's under house arrest, accused of a plot to destabilise the country 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. 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. there is the thing about having your liberties taken away, which is really quite worrying. how do you make people feel safe and feel reassured,

but how do you make sure that we still have that freedom? we'll hear from one of the industries hardest hit by the pandemic to get their view on covid passports. also this hour... thousands of survivors flee fighting in mozambique — a week after a deadly attack by islamic state insurgents. and it's a double celebration for cambridge — who win both cambridge, it is still there. they have the victory. and it's a double celebration for cambridge — who win both the men's and the women's boat race. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the half—brother of the king ofjordan is being investigated for allegedly plotting with foreign parties to destabilise the kingdom.

in a video sent to the bbc, prince hamzah bin hussein denied being part of any conspiracy — but he accused jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports on this unprecedented crisis withinjordan�*s ruling family. a young prince at the heart of a major royal rift. hamzah, 41 years old, graduate of sandhurst in the uk, harvard in the us. now he says he's under house arrest. all my friends have been arrested. my security has been removed, and the internet and phone lines have been cut. this is my last form of communication. and in this video, passed to the bbc, rare public criticism from a jordanian prince. i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption and

for the incompetence. today, on state tv, a dramatically different account. prince hamzah, and others, accused of plotting to destabilise the kingdom. | translation: the investigations i monitored interference and phone calls, including with foreign parties, which discussed the appropriate timing to start steps to shake the security of our stable kingdom. king abdullah is being said to be trying to resolve this within the family, an effort failing so far. so much is so unclear. there have long been some strains between brothers. hamzah was called the favourite of their father, the late king hussein. there's a striking resemblance between them. but when the king lost his long battle with cancer in 1999, he chose his eldest son, abdullah, to succeed him — hamzah became crown prince.

2004 was a pivotal yearfor the prince. he got married and was stripped of his royal title. the king made his own son second in line. prince hamzah has expressed veiled criticism before, but nothing like this. this crisis in a quiet corner of a volatile region has rattled neighbours, including other arab monarchies. they've rushed to back the king. the kingdom already worried about discontent over an economic crisis made much worse by a painful pandemic. now there's uncertainty over whether this is a family crisis or one which goes much further. lyse doucet, bbc news. fawaz cherges, is professor of international relations, at the london school of economics. he gave us more context of the relationship between prince hamza and the rest of thejordanian royal family. this is really a family dispute between prince hamzah and king abdullah ii.

i think despite...if you isolate all the noise, i think this is a palace coup designed to really silence hamzah, who was seen as a troublemaker. hamzah has been meeting with tribal leaders, tribal elders. he is very popular among certain tribes. he tweets, he gives voice to the grievances of many people, including the tribes. so in a way, at this particular stage, giving the convergence of many challenges and many problems facing jordan, i think what the government has done is to connect the dots between what hamzah has been doing, meeting, being invited to meet with the tribes and also some of the criticisms of the incompetence of the government, and the corruption and

the multiplying economic problems. i think this is what we are seeing, really, the tip of the iceberg, what has been happening injordan in the past four years. and given the multiple problems facing jordan, prince hamzah has emerged as a kind of voice, as a kind of voice that is willing to criticise the government. to listen to the grievances of the people, and given who he is, what he represents, surely, the security forces and the intelligence community feel that prince hamzah really represents a threat, even if the situation basically reaches a particular oiling point in the country. —— boiling point in the country. 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. ..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 leads 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. 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 maintained. in rome, there were no pilgrims filling st peter's square on easter sunday. eerily empty, in a country that has partially returned to lockdown. the pope took there are gave his global easter blessing inside st peter's basilica to a reduced crowd again.

he, too, focused on covid. translation: | urge the entire l 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. the british 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 one of football's biggest games — the fa cup final — and will last until mid may. here's our political

correspondent, nick eardley. england's national stadium has been quiet for some time. but in the next few weeks, fans will be back at wembley, cheering on teams as part of pilot schemes. and this year's fa cup final will be used to trial covid passports, where you have to prove your status before you're allowed in. the key purpose of looking at this option is to see how it can enable us to open up getting back to the things that we want to do, if this can be at all, to enable businesses to open sooner, because it could potentially mean that we can get rid of social—distancing sooner. then that could mean that some of these businesses can open sooner. and certainly, if they are open, then they can open more profitably. this isn'tjust for people who've had the vaccine. it could be a few months before all adults have had both jabs.

but status certificates would allow you to prove that you've had the vaccine, a recent negative test or that you have natural immunity based on having had the virus in the past six months. ministers have ruled out having to prove your status to get on public transport or to go to essential shops. and when pubs reopen in the next few weeks, you won't need one either. the government believes that covid passports could be most useful for mass—spectator events. if you've got to buy and take a ticket, why not an app as well that shows that you don't have the virus? but while you won't need one when these restaurants reopen in the next few weeks, ministers are still looking at whether they could be useful for reducing, maybe even removing, social distancing. dozens of mps have expressed reservations, though, and some senior conservatives think widespread covid passports are unlikely. it's very different from anything we have done in britain outside wartime. you know, 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's not what we think of as our freedoms, our freedom is the 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 to get back to full capacity, i think, is something that is so prevalent at the moment and is underpinning so many of the hopes of the events and entertainment industry has. so, this scheme, we feel, is the right way to go. events will be tried out in sheffield later this month too. some here have reservations. there is the thing about having your liberties taken away, which is really quite worrying, about the health passports, but i also sort of get it. how do you make people feel safe and reassured, but how do you make sure that we still have that freedom? the government will set out

more details tomorrow. the reopening of society is continuing but it could get more complicated. michael kill is the ceo of the night time industries association — and has been giving his thoughts on the use of covid passports. we are very pleased that dcms, the cultural department for the uk government, has been working very hard alongside many of the trade bodies and businesses to bring about these nine pilot schemes, which are looking at testing many pieces of the puzzle for us to move forward and be able to open. looking at things like customer behaviour, mitigating measures as well as looking at the logistics for the covid certificates, which has been debated heavily over the last few days. we have had pretty much the last week or two to really sort of indulge ourselves in information. initially, it was a limited release of looking at covid passports.

we are now waiting for a response from a prime minister. i think the issue we have at the moment is if we are not forearmed were forewarned, it is difficult to anticipate or understand the impacts of the government's ban without understanding them fully and being able to scrutinise them to a point to see whether they logistically work for us, and then we can start moving forward by being able to communicate appropriately with customers and levy some sort of understanding of how that will work within these environments. there is no doubt that there is an appetite to come out. we have seen many of the festivals in the uk salad very quickly, ——we have seen many of the festivals in the uk sell out very quickly, given the road map and the ability to open at the earliest on the 21st ofjune, but there is a certain amount of concern, anxiety amongst operators. there are some huge concerns from parliamentarians within the uk government that this could be a divisive and discriminatory measure that's being put in place in terms of these certifications.

it could present barriers, but there is definitely a disparity between some of the spaces that they are looking to use them in, especially as the likes of pubs and restaurants have now been taken out of that pool of businesses that will be required to take part in that. coronavirus case numbers in germany are rising, and many health experts are calling for an immediate lockdown. angela merkel has urged regional leaders to introduce tougher restrictions. but she's facing resistance as our berlin correspondent, jenny hill, reports. spring's brought some life back to germany. but it's also delivered soaring case numbers and a confusing variety of restrictions. sandra vette's open for business, but her cafe is closed — her takings down by 80%. "marburg's a tourist town," she says. "it's a big problem. "they're a large part

of our turnover and, "at the moment, they can't 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 i 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. experts say the country must lock down now. armin laschet says he'll 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, i given that infection 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's gone wrong for germany. some point to inflexibility, a reluctance to adapt structures and systems, but many more blame its political leaders, who have been unable — unwilling — to agree

a common strategy. it's cost lives and, come the september election, it could cost angela merkel�*s conservatives another term in office. jenny hill, bbc news, marburg. exit polls for bulgaria's parliamentary election suggest the centre—right party of prime minister — boyko borissov has won the most votes with around 35%. if confirmed, he will need the support of others to continue governing. mr borissov main challengers are the pro—russia socialists, with approximately sixteen per cent of the votes, according to the exit polls. the elections were held in spite of high levels of coronavirus infections. the headlines on bbc news: royal crisis injordan — former crown prince hamza says he's under house arrest. he's accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. the pope uses his easter sunday address to call for covid vaccines to be shared with the world's

poorest countries. 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. aid groups in mozambique say nearly 10,000 people have been evacuated from the northern town of palma, which was recently attacked by islamist militants. the mozambican authorities say thousands are still hiding in the forests surrounding the area in desperate need of food and water. the plant is reported to have come under militant attack on friday, ——the bbc�*s vumani mkhize brings us this report from nearby pemba, where many victims have sought refuge. this man has just gotten off the rescue ferry at 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. they spoke of decapitations, bodies on the streets, and fleeing through dense fires from the gun—wielding insurgents. this distraught woman lost two sons during the attack. translation: 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. isis—linked insurgents began the coordinated attack on palma just over a week ago, killing indiscriminately and displacing thousands. the official death toll is still not yet known and, according to the un, tens of thousands of people have been displaced. among those missing is british man philip moore. his family fear the worst. as victims made their way out of the besieged town, doctors struggled to keep up with the wounded. we could not help everybody.

i mean, the need was huge there. this population is really in need of medical care, protection, and evacuation, and food. 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. the people that made their way off the boat are the lucky ones. thousands remain scattered in the forest surrounding palma. many will not survive. and with reports of an ongoing conflict in palma, mozambique will struggle to keep up with the escalated humanitarian crisis. vumani mkhize, bbc news, pemba, mozambique. police in northern ireland have described a second night of violence, in a loyalist area, as "orchestrated", with cars being set alight in order to draw officers in.

they were attacked on saturday with petrol bombs during disturbances near belfast. from belfast, our ireland correspondent, john campbell, brings us this report — and 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. it's one of the oldest rivalries in sport — and this year, it's been a double win for cambridge against oxford for both the men's and the women's boat race. the traditional showdown between the two universities was staged outside london for the first time since the second world war. katie gornall has more. it's one of sport's most traditional showdowns, but this year nothing about it looks 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 ouse, the crews would have to make their own atmosphere. go! the pandemic and the closure of hammersmith bridge has forced

the change of scenery, giving cambridge a home advantage, and yet the women's race was nervily close. sudden movement and clashing, and this can cause all sorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford, here on the right, almost veered into cambridge's path, but the light blues fought back and found their rhythm. and they have that feeling now. cambridge across the finish line. living up to their billing as favourites to win for the fourth successive time. history had been made before the men's race even started as sarah winckless became its first female umpire. go! 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 edged in front and, while oxford pushed them, they failed to reel them in. on home water, it is still theirs. cambridge have the victory. a double victory then for cambridge in a year unlike any other — time to toast a new chapter in this

event's storied history. katie gornall, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. good evening. for most of us, easter sunday has brought sunshine and temperatures for some as high as 17 degrees. but if you're in the north of the uk, you will know the weather has been changing. that was the scene in shetland earlier on, with snow showers and very cold air, and that cold air is going to dig its way all the way southwards through tonight and into tomorrow. so, the start of the new week, some cold days and frosty nights in store. there will be snow showers quite widely, and blizzard conditions across northern scotland, the snow really packing in here as we head through the night. cold air coming in behind this cold front, bringing a band of cloud and patchy rain. in southern areas overnight,

temperature staying above freezing but in the northern half of the uk, very cold indeed, —8 in parts of scotland, where it will be snowing in parts in the morning, especially in the north. a band of patchy rain will tend to break up and push southward but behind that, all of us getting the cold conditions with a mixture sunshine and showers. showers down the eastern coast, into northern ireland and perhaps wales and the south west as well, blowing on strong winds, particularly in northern scotland, gusts up to 70mph. so while the thermometer may read between three and nine degrees, it will feel subzero for some, “4 the feels—like temperature in aberdeen, and the snow keeps coming across northern scotland. some really poor travelling conditions here. monday night, widely it will be cold with a frost for most places and then getting into tuesday, another day of sunny spells and showers, most of the showers falling as snow or perhaps hail in places.

mainly across coastal areas, though some developing inland in parts of england and wales across the afternoon. another cold—feeling day but a subtle change on the way as we head into the middle part of the week, courtesy of this frontal system developing out west. it is a warm front, bringing cloud and patchy rain but also something a little less cold. no heatwave but those temperatures will climb a little through the middle part of the week, double digits towards the south, but in northern areas, friday will turn cold again.

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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, a look at the headlines: royal crisis injordan — former crown prince hamzah says he's under house arrest. he's been accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. 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. 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.