this is bbc news — i'm philippa thomas — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. royal crisis injordan — former crown prince hamza accused of plotting to destabilise the country. singing. 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. thousands of survivors flee fighting in mozambique — a week after a deadly attack by so—called islamic state insurgents. cambridge have crossed the finish line! cambridge beats oxford in both the men and women's boat race — one of the oldest rivalries in sport.

hello and welcome to bbc world news. the half—brother of the king of jordan 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 within jordan'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 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 told me more about the relationship between prince hamza and the rest of the jordanian 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 in jordan in the past four years. and given the multiple problems facing jordan, do you think troublemaker is fair? how do you see the actions of prince homicide? prince hamzah was supposed to be the king ofjordan. it's an open secret. he was his father's favourite, king

hussein, charismatic, popular, and it was really at the last minute that king hussein decided that hamzah was too young, he was an experienced, and that king abdallah the second, the current king, is much more qualified and much more basically experienced to basically navigatejordan in a minefield. he was made the crown prince and then into thousand four, was basically king of delegates second made his son the crown prince. so you can imagine the anger, the grievances, and may take on it is that prince hamzah has never really basically come to terms with this particular reality. 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 boiling point in the country. here in the uk 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: i 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, 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. 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 from marburg. 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 producei 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, 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. the authorities in the czech republic have pleaded with people to respect covid restrictions over the easter weekend. the plan is for children to go back to school in a week's time, but they say that could bejeopardised if people mingle now in big numbers. until recently, the czech republic had some of the highest per capita cases and deaths in the world. i have been speaking to dr daniel lopez—acuna from the andalusian school of public health in spain, about whether the lockdown and restrictions over easter across europe are necessary. it was more than necessary to do an easter in silence and in quietness, the reason being that the extremely high incidence levels that we are observing in many countries in europe.

when we have france approaching the 800 cases per 100,000, when we have italy close to 500, when we have several other countries like the netherlands or belgium around 500 as well, when we have the czech republic close to 1,000, it is clear that we need to stick to restrictive measures and to limit mobility and to limit the interaction between people. and yet there are still protests across europe against continued restrictions and lockdowns. how do you convince people? well, the protests exist. this is unfortunately the outcome of a very long pandemic, of the pandemic fatigue that we have, of some approaches of negationism nature. and unfortunately they are not sensible, in many respects,

because they are forgetting that it is this type of restrictive measures, the ones that will reduce the contagion, that reduce the transmission. and we need to do a lot of effort in communication — the health professionals, the authorities, the media — to make people understand that, if we want to have a better summer, a better situation in the future months, we need to do sacrifices now while we attain the necessary levels of immunisation that we have to attain in most countries in the world and in europe in particular. in europe in particular, could more sacrifices now lead to a summer free of lockdown? well, yes, if we are stringent from now until the summer, if we stick to the measures and to the restrictions, if we understand that, as we

advance in the vaccination, we need to continue with the use of the mask, with the physical distance being strictly adhered to and with the avoidance of gatherings of people that is what triggers the contagion. i think we need to keep the guard up, in terms of restrictions and in terms of health measures, of early diagnosis, of tracking, of isolation of positives, while we make some additional progress in the immunisation, but this is a period — the spring, the rest of the spring — where we need sacrifices in europe. scandal hit businessman, and former owner of adidas, bairnar tape and his wife have been attacked in a violent burglary at their estate near paris. the 78—year—old — a former french finance minister — is a controversial figure who has been at the centre of legal battles concerning corruption and fraud for decades, and spent

time injail. he and his wife were asleep when four men slipped passed security guards and broke into their home. the couple were tied up with electrical cords, physically assaulted and robbed of their jewellery. exit polls for bulgaria's parliamentary election, suggest the centre—right party of prime minister boyko borissov has won the most votes with around 25%. but even if this lead is confirmed mr borissov may be prevented from forming another government because of a strong showing by the the anti—corruption parties who oppose him. the prime minister's main challengers are the pro—russia socialists — with approximately 16% of the votes — according to exit polls. the elections were held in spite of high levels of coronavirus infections. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: oxford and cambridge, just messing about on the river.

but who won and on which river? years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's i works were beautiful,

they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss - to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... 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. 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 ——the bbc�*s vumani mkhize brings us this report from nearby pemba, where many victims have sought refuge. this man hasjust 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. ethiopia says troops belonging to its neighbour eritrea have started to withdraw from the tigray region. the eritrean forces have been fighting on the ethiopian government side against tigray�*s ruling party — the tplf. on friday the g7 group of industrialised nations called for their withdrawal and condemned the killing of civilians and other abuses in tigray. it also demanded immediate and unhindered humanitarian access. flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall, have left at least 44 people dead on the indonesian island of flores and the neighbouring state of east timor. a landslide killed 11 people in the east timorese capital, dili, as homes were 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. dozens of young activists in myanmar have decorated easter eggs with anti—coup slogans and pictures as part of a coordinated social media campaign. some protesters were seen handing out the eggs in yangon, but most posted anonymous photos in a bid to attract international attention while avoiding police brutality. street protests against the military coup have also continued in several towns and cities. a civil society group monitoring civilian deaths says 557 had been killed by the authorities since the february first coup. 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. just time to show you some more easter pictures, this time in berlin, the local zoo's gorilla got a special treat on sunday, a mix of colloured eggs and salad leaves the gorillas got to join in the festive cheer. however the father gorilla, sango, cheekily tried to take all the eggs for himself, leaving the mother gorilla

and their baby looking on! you can talk to me on twitter about any of our stories. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. hello there. easter sunday's highest temperature was in worcestershire, where it got very close to 18 celsius. but at the other end of the uk, the weather was changing, and it was changing drastically. that was shetland with some snow showers and some cold air. and that cold air is now moving southwards behind this cold front. a much, much chillierfeel to the weather for easter monday. the start of the new week bringing much colder days and some frosty nights. snow showers quite widely, but especially across northern scotland, where there will be blizzard conditions with some really strong winds. so as we start monday morning, then, the remnants of our cold front bringing some patchy rain into the south. behind that, sunny spells, yes, but plenty of showers, especially for coastal areas. the showers falling as a mixture of hail

and snow in most places, and the showers most plentiful across northern scotland, where we will see the snow really piling up over the highest ground. and there will be blizzard conditions here, as i said, with wind gusts of 50, 60, maybe 70 mph. and even if you see sunshine through monday afternoon, 4—9 degrees the maximum temperature. factor in the strength of that northerly wind, this is what it's going to feel like. it will feel subzero for many, feeling like “4 there in aberdeen. now, as we head through monday night into the early hours of tuesday, you can see the snow showers continuing, particularly for eastern and western coasts, some for northern ireland and plenty more for northern scotland. and it is going to be, widely, a cold and frosty night, and there could be some icy stretches around as well first thing on tuesday morning. and another cold and wintry day to come on tuesday with some spells of sunshine. showers especially around the coasts, but actually, a greater chance of seeing some showers in land, and again, those showers are likely to be wintry. and it's another cold day, still windy too,

2—9 celsius at best. a subtle change as we head towards the middle part of the week, and it comes courtesy of this little frontal system here. it is a warm front running in from the west. as the name suggests, the air behind it will be warmer or perhaps just a little bit less cold. temperatures will slowly nudge upwards. that front will bring a little bit of rain for some, but not quite all of us. so, through the middle of the week, some slightly higher temperatures, but then actually by friday, in northern areas, it will turn cold once again.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the half—brother of the king of jordan is being investigated, for allegedly plotting with foreign parties to destabilise the kingdom. in a video sent to the bbc, prince hamzah denied being part of any conspiracy but said he's under house arrest and accused jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence. the pope has used his easter sunday address to call for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. he was addressing a socially—distanced congregation in st peter's basilica. the traditional easter service has taken place at canterbury cathedral, but with no congregation due to covid restrictions. cambridge has defeated oxford in one of the oldest rivalries in sport — the boat race — between the two universities. this year, the men's and women's race was moved to the great ouse river in cambridgeshire because of the pandemic and to avoid large crowds gathering.