towards israeli cities as israel destroyed another high—rise tower in gaza city and killed top commanders in the military wing of hamas. one of the rockets fired from gaza hit an apartment building in the city of sderot — seriously wounding a young child. france has opened up coronavirus vaccine appointments to anyone over the age of 18 — as it tries to boost its vaccination rates. adults of any age can now get next—day appointments when slots and doses are available. of the astrazeneca vaccine. ellen degeneres has announced she is ending her us talk show next year after nineteen years on air — saying the show is just "not a challenge anymore." the ellen show is a household name — but a few months ago faced accusations of being a toxic place to work.

the prime minister has announced a full independent enquiry into the handling of the coronavirus. borisjohnson said it would start next spring and put state actions under the microscope. the labour leader welcomed the enquiry but said it should begin as soon as possible. after more than one year of covid trauma, there are lessons the country must learn. the uk has one of the highest covid death rates in the world. were why when we better prepared for a pandemic? were the right decisions made at the right time?— right time? you must stay-at-home. - right time? you must stay-at-home. to - right time? you must - stay-at-home. to protect the most vulnerable? _ stay-at-home. to protect the most vulnerable? and - stay-at-home. to protect the most vulnerable? and why i stay-at-home. to protect the | most vulnerable? and why did some things go better than others. ~ , ., u, others. when you get the call, aet others. when you get the call, net the others. when you get the call, get the jab- — others. when you get the call, get the jab. will _ others. when you get the call, get the jab. will lessons - others. when you get the call, get the jab. will lessons be . get the jab. will lessons be learned? — get the jab. will lessons be learned? today, _ get the jab. will lessons be learned? today, a - get the jab. will lessons be learned? today, a step - get the jab. will lessons be i learned? today, a step closer to getting some answers. amid starts tragedy the state has an

obligation to examine actions as rigorously and as candidly as rigorously and as candidly as possible and to learn every lesson for the future. which is why i have always said that when the time is right there should be a full and independent enquiry. enquiries due to start next spring and evidence will be given under oath. fran had been married just three weeks when her husband, steve, died of covid last year. she told me she was pleasantly surprised when she heard today's announcement but questioned the timing. what heard today's announcement but questioned the timing.— questioned the timing. what we would like to _ questioned the timing. what we would like to have _ questioned the timing. what we would like to have as _ questioned the timing. what we would like to have as a - questioned the timing. what we would like to have as a rapid - would like to have as a rapid review and that is something that can be done in a matter of weeks. it would not tire people's time toward the degree that a fulljudge let enquiry would involve and hopefully that will begin to get some quick answers to some of the pressing questions that need to be resolved so that other families don't have the same experience we had. but families don't have the same experience we had.— experience we had. but the government _ experience we had. but the government said _ experience we had. but the government said doing - experience we had. but the government said doing it i experience we had. but the l government said doing it now would distract those still dealing with the pandemic. when it came to the scope of the

enquiry, the labour leader had this request. the enquiry, the labour leader had this request.— this request. the enquiry will only work— this request. the enquiry will only work if— this request. the enquiry will only work if it _ this request. the enquiry will only work if it has _ this request. the enquiry will only work if it has the - this request. the enquiry will| only work if it has the support and confidence of the families and confidence of the families and i— and confidence of the families and i urge them to consult the families— and i urge them to consult the families at the earliest possible moment. government should — possible moment. government should also consult those on the frontline who have done so much, — the frontline who have done so much, whether in the nhs, social— much, whether in the nhs, social care or other frontlines.- social care or other frontlines. . , social care or other frontlines. ., , ., frontlines. the families of those who _ frontlines. the families of those who have _ frontlines. the families of those who have died - frontlines. the families of those who have died want answers on the prime minister has promised transparency. ministers and officials will be quizzed in public and thousands of documents will be published. but enquiries like this are never quick. could be years, probably after the next before conclusions are reached. the hope is that looking back on learning lessons will mean no more names are added to this wall. today, an international panel highlighted serious failures across the globe and said without urgent change the world will be at the mercy of another disease outbreak. now on bbc news, our world follows a brother and sister fighting for their future in myanmar. a warning this film contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing.

myanmar is in the grips of an uprising, triggered by a military coup. protesters are demanding a return to democracy. they are met with brutal force. borders are closed, the internet is blocked. the military doesn't want the world to see this. we follow a brother and sister who are part of a generation that briefly experienced democracy. they are now fighting for their future.

yangon. myanmar�*s biggest city was opening up after decades of oppressive military rule. bhone and his sister cindy lived through a brief period of democracy. for the last five years, the military has been sharing power with aung san suu kyi's party. all that changed on the first of february, when general min aung hlaing staged a coup. since then, they have been joining daily protest.

aung san suu kyi's party won that election by a landslide, but army chief, general min aung hlaing, contested the results, seized power, detained suu kyi and other elected leaders. s'r

gunshots.

this was bhone's world before the coup. he's a musician, inspired by american trap music. he was planning to release his first album this year. his sister cindy recently returned home from years abroad.

the military coup on the first of february crushed those dreams. now they channel their creativity into the resistance, painting the name of this uprising, the spring revolution, at the end of their street. cindy grew up under military rule and remembers the repression and the economic hardship that came with it.

a few weeks after the coup, their neighbourhood now resembles a battlefield. bhone is documenting their resistance. a local night watch is set up.

a few days later, they take to the streets again. when security forces arrive, residents offer them shelter. their revolution is powered by social media. they hope the world will act.

a video is being shared. troops with heavy artillery are descending on yangon. the next day, bhone decides not to go out, but watches on social media what happens. gunshots. shouting. this man was one of nearly a0 people killed that day. it was the bloodiest since the two so far. —— coup. he was killed not far from where bhone and cindy live. they decide to collect some

money for his family. they have come to visit his widow. two days later, despite the increasing risks, bhone and cindy prepared to take to the streets again.

they always stick together. they meet up

with their friends. this time, bhone is on the frontline. they are wearing cameras to capture what happens.

cindy has lost her brother. security forces are closing in.

this time, bhone is safe. he calls his sister.

by mid—march, nearly 200 people have been killed. every night, the vigils are held across the country — including on bhone and cindy's street. pots are banged in anger.

he goes searching for guidance from that older generation that's experienced this before. bobo is one of the renowned 88 generation, a group of young activists — including aung san suu kyi — who pushed for democracy and an end to military rule in 1988.

archive: the thousands - who demonstrate against burma's military rulers take a calculated risk, a risk that the army will open fire on them. and on this occasion, it does. gunfire it was one of the defining moments of myanmar�*s modern history. more than 3,000 people were killed. bobo spent 11 years behind bars. and is now watching it happen again.

he also loves music. he fears he will be arrested again, but meets bhone in a safe place. bhone wants his advice.

by now, bhone and his sister are starting to realise this is going to be a long battle.

they watch on state tv general min aung hlaing celebrating armed forces day.

they take to the streets again, staying closer to home. later that evening, they watch videos from the day. over 750 people have now been killed since the military coup. they are now too scared to go out. soldiers are everywhere. each night, state tv announces who will be arrested next. bhone and cindy decide to leave yangon. like many, they go to

the countryside to decide what to do next. it's getting harder to get online now. they find a tea shop to send one last video.

hello there. the weather is in a very unsettled mood, notjust for the next few days, even as we head on into the weekend and into next week. that's because we've got low pressure nearby. for the next few days, it looks like it will stay showery, some heavy downpour in places with some hail

and thunder, but also some warm sunshine around, too. now, low pressure sitting on top of the country on thursday. this weather front bringing some wet weather to start the day for wales, up to the midlands, into the south and south—west of england. but it will tend to clear away through the day. away from the north and east of scotland, which will be rather grey through the day today, northern ireland, southern scotland and the rest of northern and eastern england will see some sunshine. but then the showers will get going again into the afternoon. and like the last few days, some will be heavy with a mix of hail and thunder in places. temperatures reaching 14—15 celsius for most, but rather cool again across the far northeast of scotland. now, as we head through thursday night, it looks like the showers will tend to fade away from most areas, and that weather front will clear away completely. so, many places will be turning dry, but we will start to see some cloud rolling into northern and eastern areas, so that should stop temperatures from falling much below 6—7 celsius, so another

frost—free night for most. as we head on into friday, we are in between weather systems, low pressure to the east, a new area of low pressure slowly encroaching in off the atlantic. and you will also notice the blue colours across the north of the uk. this colder air tries to get into the northeast of the country but doesn't get too far, but it will bring enough chill to the north and east of scotland, and in northeast england it will be quite noticeable there. but a rather grey, cloudy day for most, away from northern ireland, wales, the west midlands and the south—west where we will see some sunny spells. and that will set off a few showers again here, again, some of them will be on the heavy side. temperatures in the sunny spells 14—15 celsius, but noticeably cooler, like i mentioned, then as we move into the weekend, we see this weather front sweep across the country to bring a band of rain, and then our new area of low pressure starts to push across the uk for the rest of saturday and into sunday. so it's back to square one with sunshine and showers once again. now, some of the showers again

over the weekend will be heavy, there will be the risk of hail and thunder, and there will be some sunshine in between these showers. and the sun, of course, this time of year is strong, so it will feel fairly warm. low—pressure, though, wants to hold on into next week too, so unfortunately, it's looking pretty unsettled for much of the country, further showers at times. those temperatures below the seasonal average.

welcome to bbc news, i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: for a second straight day a tower block in gaza is destroyed. israel's prime minister says this isjust the beginning as hamas confirm some of its senior leaders have been killed. from the other side, palestinian militants fire rockets into israel — hitting an apartment building and seriously wounding a young child. colombia is rocked by weeks of deadly protests. we report from the city that's seen the worst of the violence. can new zealand make tourism more environmentally reponsible as it re—opens its travel bubble with australia? and — after nearly twenty years on the air —

ellen d'generes says her long—running talk—show