this is bbc news, very good to have you with us. i'm rich preston with our top stories this hour. protesting manchester united fans, angry with the club's american owners, invade the pitch, forcing the game against liverpool to be called off. the club has just been bled dry by the players. it is a cash cow, but for us, it is the manchester united football club and we really love it. to manchester united football club and we really love it.— and we really love it. to not communicate _ and we really love it. to not communicate with - and we really love it. to not communicate with the - and we really love it. to not communicate with the fansl and we really love it. to not i communicate with the fans for 16 years — communicate with the fans for 16 years and this leads to this kind _ 16 years and this leads to this kind of— 16 years and this leads to this kind of anger 16 years and this leads to this kind ofangerwe 16 years and this leads to this kind of anger we have seen on this leveh _ both the us and uk deny iranian tv reports that they've agreed prisoner release deals with tehran. u nfortu nately unfortunately that report is untrue. there is no agreement to release these four americans. we are working very hard to get released. we raised this with iran.

cities across brazil are forced to stop giving people a second dose of coronavirus vaccine because of severe shortages. everything is going to be all right! and, at last, the revellers in liverpool enjoying a music festival despite covid. welcome to the programme. here in the uk, a key football match between manchester united and liverpool was called off earlier after hundreds of manchester united fans stormed the pitch. not over a rivalry with the opposing team but in protest at their clubs american owners. it's the first time an english premier league match has been postponed because of demonstrations by fans. police have condemned the actions. our sports correspondent, joe wilson explains why the fans took this action.

we want glazer out! the concourse outside old trafford where protesters were expected to congregate to voice their continued opposition to the ownership of manchester united by the glazer family. further, and, ultimately, onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the world, that revered manchester united pitch, the place of stirrring feats of football, occupied. as clashes continued, police reported two injuries to officers, one slashed in the face by a broken bottle. meanwhile, some of those who stayed peacefully outside were leaving. as we are speaking outside the ground, there are lots of fans actually on the pitch. is there? they've got through? what do you think about that? it's a frustrating thing because, obviously, as fans we want the best for our club.

it has been from when we were young, watched it, it's been magical, the history we have had. and people get so annoyed with it. do you think the glazers will be watching? i hope they are, i hope they are to be honest with you. if they haven't, they should be watching it online and everything. they'll know supporters have been here and put everything on the table for them so it is up to them now to decide, isn't it? as we are speaking outside the ground there are fans actually on the pitch, do you approve of that? no, i don't approve of that. well, they stayed. there was a match due to be played here. a match with direct implications for the outcome of the premier league, supposed to happen here. with protests continuing inside old trafford and also at the manchester united team hotel, there was no way the game itself against liverpool could be played. today, the reds were stopped. so, will it change anything? the direct response from the premier league was a statement:

well, for 16 years supporters have opposed the glazers. for 16 years, they've believed the family is taking money out of the club. fan power has been reignited by recent opposition to the european super league. this anger runs deeper. does it take something extreme for the glazers just to notice? united! the pitch invaders were widely condemned and don't represent all manchester united supporters, farfrom it. but the landscape of english football has changed, and these are the images viewed across the premier league's global marketplace. joe wilson, bbc news, in manchester. jonathan tannenwald is a football reporter for the philadelphia enquirer. thank you very much for making the time. there has been something of a campaign against the glazers since 2005. we saw

the glazers since 2005. we saw the passions running high in the passions running high in the report. what is behind the opposition to the glazers family. opposition to the glazers famil . ~ . . , family. we certainly did, the eo - le family. we certainly did, the peeple we — family. we certainly did, the people we heard _ family. we certainly did, the people we heard from - family. we certainly did, the people we heard from some| family. we certainly did, the - people we heard from some that are very well. it is about the perception that this club is a cash cow for the glazers and not a sports team doing everything it can to compete to win trophies. we heard about the lack of communication with fans. the distance across the atlantic obviously plays a role in the perception. it would surprise you is american that i wish some of the entire american sentiment was turned back a bit and i do think that even over here, the protest today resonated a lot stop they were on live television over here. everybody who follows the premier league in the united states saw them on live tv and i think there were a lot of people who are sympathetic to the notion that the glazers aren't really doing enough to make manchester united what we all know what it has been for so many decades, one of the pre—eminent clubs in english well football. pre-eminent clubs in english well football.— pre-eminent clubs in english well football. you mentioned the anti-american _ well football. you mentioned the anti-american sentimentj the anti—american sentiment there. several clubs have

foreign owners. what is it about the american model, this franchise model that gets passions running high? i5 passions running high? i3 fascinating. we know that promotion and relegation is such a major part of european world football and people here look at closed franchise system that they have in the nfl, major league baseball, and they don't like it. a lot of people over there in the united states what european football because they like the promotion and relegation and open tier system. at the same time, if you were to ask fans of the nba in europe, they would say they like the nba how it is, and if you were to ask football fans, sorry, soccerfans, you know what i mean. soccerfans sorry, soccerfans, you know what i mean. soccer fans over here about what they think about football in europe, they will say they like european formal how it is they like their american sports how they and i think that is the difference maybe won't get all the way over but at the conclusion of that i will say that a whole lot of people in the united states were very much against the super league.

i'm talking about fans, the sorts of people who visible it was going to be targeted out. baden didn't want to be targeted out. aidan wanted and i think that is a lot.— i think that is a lot. mentions this perception _ i think that is a lot. mentions this perception of _ i think that is a lot. mentions this perception of english - this perception of english soccer clubs —— i don't think they wanted it, you mentioned that fines will be levied. are theyin that fines will be levied. are they in control, you mentioned profits in the bottom line of the american owners? i profits in the bottom line of the american owners? i have a hard time _ the american owners? i have a hard time believing _ the american owners? i have a hard time believing they're - the american owners? i have a hard time believing they're in l hard time believing they're in control and i have a hard time that the glazers and much like the owners of arsenal we saw those protesters there recently, i have a hard time believing there's going to be much of a difference. i am happy to see it and i hope it has an effect. a lot of people over here do hope that is the case. a lot of people here are certainly sympathetic to the idea that if the fans don't think the ownership is doing everything they can to compete and win trophies, and that is something worth protesting over. , ., ., ., something worth protesting over. ., ., ., ., ., over. jonathan tannenwald from the philadelphia _ over. jonathan tannenwald from the philadelphia inquirer, - the philadelphia inquirer, thank you for your time. my pleasure- — let's get some of the day's other news. reports from ivory coast say at least seventeen people have

been killed and fourteen injured in a road accident involving a truck and a mini—van. the accident took place near the village of darkokaha, on the main highway to the north of the central city of bouake. more international aid is being flown to india amid continuing shortages of oxygen and other supplies needed to deal with a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections. britain has announced it will send a further 1,000 ventilators. thousands of people have taken part in renewed protests in myanmar, against the military coup. the generals seized power three months ago. small, short—lasting events like this, in yangon, were held across the country, there are reports of several people being shot dead by the security forces. the colombian president, ivan duque has scrapped a tax reform bill which had sparked days of violent unrest across the country. mr duque said his government would work with other parties to produce new proposals. unions had complained

that the bill would have a disproportionate impact on the poorest people, including indigenous groups. both us and british officials have denied reports from iranian state tv that they've struck deals to free prisoners in iran, including the british—iranian dual national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. state media also reported a supposed prisoner exchange, swapping four americans jailed in iran, forfour iranian prisoners in the united states. here's white house chief of staff ron klain denying the reports. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, that report is untrue. there is no agreement to release these four americans. we are working very hard to get them released. we raise this with iran all the time but so far there is no agreement to bring these four americans home. joining me now is iran expert karim sadjadpour, who is a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. thank you for being with us. these claims of a prison

prisoner release came from a iran state media traditionally controlled by hardliners. what is in it for them to send out these messages? i is in it for them to send out these messages?— is in it for them to send out these messages? i think at this oint, these messages? i think at this point. there _ these messages? i think at this point, there is _ these messages? i think at this point, there is diminishing - point, there is diminishing returns for iran to continue to hold onto these dual nationals. the challenge for the united states and britain is how do you get your citizens released without appearing to pay a ransom and essentially incentivising a ride—mac to continue the practice of hostagetaking. that is the tricky part for the west. == tricky part for the west. -- iran. there _ tricky part for the west. -- iran. there are _ tricky part for the west. —— iran. there are elections in the country injune of the back of the iran nuclear deal happening in vienna. 0ut of the iran nuclear deal happening in vienna. out of the plane to the narrative? the owers plane to the narrative? the powers that _ plane to the narrative? the powers that be _ plane to the narrative? the powers that be in _ plane to the narrative? the powers that be in a - plane to the narrative? tie: powers that be in a iran, the supreme leader and the revolutionary guards, president elections don't have a transformative impact on tra nsformative impact on iranian transformative impact on iranian internal politics. the

reality is that the security forces and iran are the ones who engage in acts of hostagetaking, not the president, not the iranian foreign ministry. and i think it is going to be difficult for the iranian government to get the iranian government to get the citizens excited about a presidential election when people have seen... i think we have lost _ people have seen... i think we have lost our— people have seen... i think we have lost our guest _ people have seen... i think we have lost our guest there - have lost our guest there unfortunately. we will come back to him if we can. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: emerging from pandemic — joy for the crowd in liverpool enjoying a music festival at last. i. i, nelson mandela, do hereby swear that the faithful republic south africa. after

six hours — republic south africa. after six hours of _ republic south africa. after six hours of construction . republic south africa. after| six hours of construction and numerous _ six hours of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel— numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the _ tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and the french president. the tunnel is not yet ready— president. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers or freight— yet ready for passengers or freight services to begin. for centuries. — freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and is iamb— centuries, christianity and is lamb struggle _ centuries, christianity and is lamb struggle for— centuries, christianity and is. lamb struggle for supremacy. now, _ lamb struggle for supremacy. now. the _ lamb struggle for supremacy. now, the pope's _ lamb struggle for supremacy. now, the pope's as— lamb struggle for supremacy. now, the pope's as it - now, the pope's as it symbolises _ now, the pope's as it symbolises their- now, the pope's as it - symbolises their willingness to coexist — symbolises their willingness to coexist. ., �* ., , symbolises their willingness to coexist. ., , , coexist. roger bannister became the first man _ coexist. roger bannister became the first man in _ coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the _ the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. run a mile in under four minutes-— run a mile in under four minutes. ~ ., , ., . ., , minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax — the ve celebrations reach their climax. , , .., climax. this night is dedicated to everyone — climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who _ climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes - climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in i climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a | to everyone who believes in a future — to everyone who believes in a future of _ to everyone who believes in a future of peace _ to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. | this is bbc news, the latest headlines: protesting manchester united fans, angry with the club's american owners, invade the pitch, forcing the game against liverpool to be called off.

both the us and uk deny iranian tv reports that they've agreed prisoner release deals with tehran. back to our expert here on iran from the carnegie endowment for international peace. we lost you there, we're talking about the elections on the horizon in june and the nuclear deal. 0ut does that play in the narrative of these messages from iranian state media?— state media? ultimately i think it is auoin state media? ultimately i think it is going to — state media? ultimately i think it is going to be _ state media? ultimately i think it is going to be difficult - state media? ultimately i think it is going to be difficult for- it is going to be difficult for the iranian government to get the iranian government to get the population excited about presidential elections in iran because people don't really think that elections make much of a difference in their lives. i do think we're going to continue see the nuclear negotiations happening in vienna. at the end of the day, the biden administration is committed to providing this deal. and iran really does need the deal revived for its own economic reasons. i think

there's going to be a lot of drama and is different sides threatening to walk out but i do feel confident in 2021, we will oversee a full or a partial revival of the deal. irate partial revival of the deal. we may have _ partial revival of the deal. we may have lost _ partial revival of the deal. we may have lost you again the stop we might have to call it a day thereby thank you for making the time for us. doctors in nepal have warned that the country faces a similar surge in the rate of covid infections as neighbouring india. nepal has registered its highest daily tally of new cases since the pandemic began at over 7,000 on sunday. cases were initially rising in districts along the border with india, however now half are in the kathmandu valley, nepal's economic heartland. i'm joined by dr paulo verardi associate professor of virology and vaccinology at the university of connecticut. thank you for being with us. what is the picture in nepal at the moment? we what is the picture in nepal at the moment?— the moment? we really had a lane the moment? we really had a large surge — the moment? we really had a large surge in _ the moment? we really had a large surge in india _ the moment? we really had a large surge in india that - large surge in india that started about a month ago and

it really became noticeable about a month ago. that is because not only in nepal bordering india but a lot of migrant workers are officially returning from india to nepal. it is not surprising that cases are increasing there. in fact, if you look back at last august, september, when india had one of the first waves, we also noticed in nepal having a second wave a free weeks later. mentions the migrant workforce there, that is critical. lockdowns typically affect the poorest communities and migrant workers the most. how do you contain the virus in situations like this? ~ ., , contain the virus in situations like this?— like this? what is really drivin: like this? what is really driving these _ like this? what is really driving these two - like this? what is really| driving these two waves like this? what is really i driving these two waves is like this? what is really - driving these two waves is two things, one is fatigue, we want to go back to our pre— pandemic normalcy, and those new variants that have actually increased rates of transmission. 0bviously when you have a surge like that,

things that come to mind, travel bands, restrictions, that type of thing. lockdowns as well and those are in place in nepal right now, but the reality is, they tend to be a reaction to the problem and perhaps a little bit too late and we have to remind ourselves that we are not out of the wood. nobody is and we have two keep doing those things that we have been doing relatively well so far, so the proper use of masks and other types of facial coverings, the physical distance in crowds and places where people gather that are poorly ventilated, and we have two modify our pre— pandemic behaviours. but having said that, that is easier said than done. the people both in india and nepal, they have big trouble to them coming in the next few weeks.— trouble to them coming in the next few weeks. thank you very much, ithink— next few weeks. thank you very much, i think we _ next few weeks. thank you very much, i think we are _ next few weeks. thank you very much, i think we are going - next few weeks. thank you very much, i think we are going to i much, i think we are going to have to leave it there copy thank you for being with us.

dozens of cities across brazil have been forced to stop giving people a second coronavirus vaccine because of severe shortages. at least six state capitals, including rio dejaneiro, have been affected. the country's health minister has blamed his predecessor for the crisis, saying he allowed too many people to receive the first dose without having enough stocks for a follow—up. professor marcus andre melo is a political scientist at the federal university in the coastal city of recife. thank you very much for being with us. what is brazil's vaccine rollup programme like at the moment?— vaccine rollup programme like at the moment? well, strangely, cooperatively _ at the moment? well, strangely, cooperatively speaking, - at the moment? well, strangely, cooperatively speaking, the - cooperatively speaking, the situation regarding vaccinations is not that bad. 15% of the population has received the first shot and this compares relatively well with some other countries and so on. but the key question in

the case of the bolts in our government is that we could be in a much better situation, that's the problem. considering brazil's institutional capacity in this area and previous experience with mass vaccination, we could be in a much better situation and we are not, because of bolts and aro —— jair bolsonaro response to the pandemic last year, and this has created this huge problem now where you have a very, a calamitous situation, but at the same time, the vaccine being not that bad but there is a tremendous mismatch between the two. you there is a tremendous mismatch between the two.— between the two. you mention president _ between the two. you mention president boss _ between the two. you mention president boss ira's _ between the two. you mention president boss ira's handling i president boss ira's handling of the pandemic. there is going

to be a senate enquiry into that and what do you expect this enquiry to do to his reputation? —— president bolsonaro. i5 reputation? -- president bolsonaro.— reputation? -- president bolsonaro. is going to be devastating _ bolsonaro. is going to be devastating for _ bolsonaro. is going to be devastating for his - bolsonaro. is going to be - devastating for his reputation. he is in the minority. there is a minority of government supporters and the commission, and this commission receives a lot of attention and brazil and traditionally they, there is a lot of friendly fire, as we call it, in the political jargon, meaning that even supporters tend to say bad things about government performance, concessions and so on, so it is going to be bad for him. on, so it is going to be bad for him-— on, so it is going to be bad for him. ~ ., , ., ., for him. what is the way out of this for brazil? _ for him. what is the way out of this for brazil? more _ for him. what is the way out of this for brazil? more than - this for brazil? more than 400,000 dead, second only to the united states. now we are stopping vaccine second shots for people stopping what is the

pandemic?— pandemic? well... brazil has started producing vaccines. l pandemic? well... brazil has i started producing vaccines. the astrazeneca is being produced in rio and the centre back —— sinovac vaccine is being produced in sao paulo stopping there is light at the end of there is light at the end of the tunnel in that respect because there will be more, the supply will be bigger, in the medium to long—range, but in the new time, we have over 1000 deaths daily in brazil and this situation is really a calamity. professor marcus andre melo, thank you for being with us. israeli flags have been flying at half—mast across the country as the nation observeed a day of mourning for the victims

of the deadly crush at a jewish religious festival on friday. 45 men and boys died in a walkway on the slopes of mount meron, in what was one of israel's worst peacetime disasters. more funerals have been held, and families are beginning their traditional, week—long wakes. meanwhile questions are being raised over who might be to blame for the tragedy. three people are dead and more than two dozen others hospitalized after an apparent smuggling boat capsizes and breaks up off san diego. police say there were at least 30 people on board when it overturned and had broken apart tjy overturned and had broken apart by the time rescue boats arrived. several people were pulled from the water. police say the captain of the boat has been taken into custody stopping the nationalities of those on board isn't known. the united states has expressed concern after el salvador�*s national assembly dismissed the attorney—general and five judges from the constitutional court. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said that the attorney—general, raul melara, was an effective

partner in efforts to combat corruption and organised crime in el salvador. the opposition described the move as a coup attempt. 5,000 uk music fans have attended theirfirst gig for more than a year without coronavirus restrictions. the concert, at sefton park in liverpool, is among the events being used by the government to see if mass gatherings can be held safely. danjohnson has the story. unmasked and ready to go! it's the liftin: unmasked and ready to go! it's the lifting of restrictions, and i looked into it first. it's _ and i looked into it first. it's a _ and i looked into it first. it's a good day to be a scouseri _ it's a good day to be a scouser! lit— it's a good day to be a scouser!— it's a good day to be a scouser! , , . scouser! it feels strange, queueing _ scouser! it feels strange, queueing the _ scouser! it feels strange, queueing the portaloos i scouser! it feels strange, i queueing the portaloos and scouser! it feels strange, - queueing the portaloos and you are stitt— queueing the portaloos and you are still right next to someone, no masks copy everybody has been tested and they wiii— everybody has been tested and they will be tested again next week— they will be tested again next week stopping the question is, can they— week stopping the question is, can they gather like this, without—

can they gather like this, without masks, without social distancing, and enjoy themselves without the virus spreading?— spreading? i've played at big shows before _ spreading? i've played at big shows before but _ spreading? i've played at big shows before but that - spreading? i've played at big shows before but that role i spreading? i've played at big i shows before but that role was next level copy this was the first live thing in front of a crowd and more than a year. and effects one else as well, every crew member from stage builders to set designers, the lorry drivers, so it is a big deal. all the festival favourites are here stopping the bar is well—stocked enough to last year's some of silence, they are raring to feed the 5000. can't wait to have some money over the counter, get back to normal. ., , , , normal. hopefully it will be bus as normal. hopefully it will be busy as well. _ normal. hopefully it will be busy as well. busy - normal. hopefully it will be busy as well. busy day. - normal. hopefully it will be i busy as well. busy day. better be a busy _ busy as well. busy day. better be a busy day- _ busy as well. busy day. better be a busy day. scientific - busy as well. busy day. better be a busy day. scientific field l be a busy day. scientific field research as _ be a busy day. scientific field research as it _ be a busy day. scientific field research as it usually - be a busy day. scientific field research as it usually does i research as it usually does much fun. research as it usually does much fun-— research as it usually does much fun. ~ ., ., ., :: much fun. we got around 40 cameras _ much fun. we got around 40 cameras up _ much fun. we got around 40 cameras up on _ much fun. we got around 40 cameras up on the _ much fun. we got around 40 cameras up on the site - much fun. we got around 40 j cameras up on the site today making our own observations, just into how people move and behave in a festival environment stopping to wear masks? how far apart people stand? , ,

stand? getting this right matters to _ stand? getting this right matters to a _ stand? getting this right matters to a city, - stand? getting this right matters to a city, and i stand? getting this right - matters to a city, and industry and so many people. it matters to a city, and industry and so many people.— and so many people. it looks like we are — and so many people. it looks like we are going _ and so many people. it looks like we are going to - and so many people. it looks like we are going to lose - and so many people. it looks i like we are going to lose about 10% of the audience because they fail the covid test stopping that means they get etiquette money refunded and can come to the show. it shows that it's working. _ can come to the show. it shows that it's working. that - can come to the show. it shows that it's working. that piece - that it's working. that piece of it is working. _ that it's working. that piece of it is working. has - that it's working. that piece of it is working. has been i that it's working. that piece of it is working. has been a | of it is working. has been a big week — of it is working. has been a big week for _ of it is working. has been a big week for music's - of it is working. has been a | big week for music's uniting of it is working. has been a i big week for music's uniting in a comment shared language that unites so many people and is now helping us get back to the things that we enjoy. and the american singer and songwriter billie eilish has appeared on the cover of vogue, opening up about how commentary on her appearance has affected her. known for wearing loosefitting clothes and what she has said is an attempt to stop people from body shaming her wearing a corset and skirt. she told the magazine that showing your body or not should not take any respect away from

you stopping the grammy award—winning artist also spoke about the prevalence of sexual exploitation of minors, saying that all of her peers had suffered some form of impropriety. a reminder of our top story: manchester united premier league football match against liverpool has been postponed after angry fans invaded the old trafford stadium. hundreds of supporters swarmed in ahead of the game to call for the removal of the club's american owners. a long—standing hostility to them boiled over last month when the club joined a breakaway european super clubjoined a breakaway european super league, only for the project to collapse amid a backlash by fans. police in the uk have convened or condemned protesters stopping around 200 supporters forced their way into old trafford stadium. and that's nearly me for the time being. all the latest news available on our website or you can download the bbc news app.

you can reach me on twitter, i'm @richpreston. would love to hear from you. i will see you soon. take care. good morning. weather across the uk is on the change. and windy this bank holiday monday, and then that's going to be replaced by a case of sunny spells and blustery showers. and all the time, the temperatures disappointing, cold, for early may. so, the culprit arrives through the night. it's going to bring wet and windy weather in from the west, and that rain is going to continue to track its way steadily eastwards. now, ahead of it, quite a lot of cloud around, so it will be a frost—free start to monday — something we've not seen for quite some time. but the cloud, the wind and the rain's on its way, moving out of northern ireland into southern scotland,

northern england and parts of wells during the morning, probably not arriving into london and east anglia until the end of the afternoon and maybe not arriving at all in the far north of scotland. it's going to be windy for all, gusts widely in excess of 40 miles an hour, maybe in excess of 60 miles an hour on exposed southwest coasts, and that's going to make it feel pretty cool. it may well be one of the coldest early may bank holidays on record. now, that low pressure will drift its way steadily eastwards. still plenty of isobars touching in behind. the wind direction's still coming from a northeasterly. gales on exposed east coasts driving in some showers, and the showers turning increasingly wintry to higher ground in scotland, northern england and north wales. top temperatures by the middle of tuesday afternoon between six and 13 celsius. move out of tuesday, into wednesday, we've still got that cold air in place. the isobars are likely to open up, so that could mean we could start off early wednesday with a light frost around — something very unusual for the first week of may. so, potentially, a frosty start, a dry one with some sunshine around for many. won't be long before we see further showers, particularly across northeast scotland and northeast england. west is best for sunshine but not necessarily for warmth.

we should be seeing temperatures across southern england of around 16 degrees at least at this time of year. thursday, we keep the risk of some showers going, but friday will be a quieter day, drier and perhaps a little warmer. however, as we head into next weekend, there is another significant low pressure that's likely to push its way in from the southwest, bringing yet more wet and windy weather, but it may well turn things a touch milder by the end of the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: manchester united's premier league football match against liverpool has been postponed after angry fans invaded the old trafford stadium. hundreds of supporters swarmed in ahead of the game to call for the removal of the club's american owners, the glazers. several thousand more demonstrated outside. both the united states and britain have denied an iranian media report that an agreement has been reached with tehran on prisoner releases. but the uk's foreign secretary, dominic raab, has said that tehran's treatment of the detained dual national, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, is tantamount to torture. dozens of cities across brazil have been forced to stop giving people a second dose of coronavirus vaccine because of severe shortages. the health minister has blamed his predecessor for allowing too many people to receive the first dose without having enough stocks for a follow—up.

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