welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories: chanting. security forces fire tear gas at protesters in sudan, as the demonstrators call for a return of civilian rule. we report from khartoum. after more than 18 months, america finally re—opens its doors, and prepares to welcome fully—vaccinated visitors to the country. prosecutors in texas file lawsuits against the rappers travis scott and drake, after eight people died in a stampede at a music festival. and 70 members of an italian crime family are sentenced in the biggest mafia trial in decades.

security forces in sudan have fired tear gas at teachers taking part in pro—democracy protests in the capital, khartoum. demonstrators have set up barricades for what's intended to be two days of civil disobedience against last month's coup. as arab league mediators arrive in the country to try to defuse the crisis, organisers say they want to increase pressure on the military government to transition to civilian rule. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports from khartoum. chanting. anger on the streets of khartoum today. protesters blocking off neighbourhoods. taking big risks to show their contempt for sudan's military coup.

right now, a lot of blood, a lot of dead people. this military government is killer. it's a goddamn killer, for real. the protests began two weeks ago when the generals seized power, halting this giant country's admittedly bumpy transition from dictatorship to democracy. so which side will prove stronger? the army or the street? in a khartoum hospital, we found an elderly tailor recovering from a savage beating by the military... can i see your leg? ..and this young student, shot in the leg. a lot of people were shot. his message to the soldiers... they're like animals. maybe animals are better. it's hard to find anyone here who supports the military takeover. it's heartbreaking, honestly. to see those young people, the ones that are being

killed just for asking for what's rightfully theirs. for a free country with a civilian government. so for me, it's very devastating. it makes me angry. the man leading sudan's coup is general burhan. his spokesman, an admiral, told me the military had done nothing wrong. you've detained the prime minister and other politicians. your troops have killed protesters on the streets. why on earth would the sudanese people trust you for a second? translation: time will show this was not a coup. _ we will hold elections and the military will step aside. this was simply a course correction. but many people here are not convinced. even at night, the protests continue. the determination, the defiance here is impressive.

and it's possible that sudan's generals will back down under growing international pressure. but for now, this country's democratic revolution remains on hold. on a continent where it seems military coups are firmly back in fashion. andrew harding, bbc news, khartoum. here are some nice pictures of what is about to start happening for the us again. the us is set to reopen its borders on monday for vaccinated non—essential travel, ending a 20—month entry ban. the easing of restrictions will open up travel for double jabbed non—us citizens to over 30 countries, including the uk, eu, china and india. well, one us region greatly affected by the restrictions is the san ysidro port of entry, the busiest land border crossing in the world. from monday, travellers will now be able to make non—essential border crossings.

we can now speak to kenia zamarripa, the executive director of international business affairs at the san diego chamber of commerce. thank you forjoining us. what impact will this have? it is exciting, it is good to hear that these restrictions will be lifted after 20 months. the international community and business community can work towards complete economic recovery. to give you some numbers that i think will help you understand, the san diego tourism authority has shared that over 4 million visitors, anyone who doesn't spend the night in the san diego county area spent $420 million in 2019 just doing shopping, hotels,

parks, other businesses, and if we were to compare 2019 numbers to 2021 numbers, it has been less than 1 million visitors and falling short of 85 million, so there is over 300 million, so there is over 300 million loss and economic impact for the region, over 275 and 280 businesses have closed their doors permanently, and they have attributed this directly to water restrictions. not only has it impacted our businesses, but also the quasi— border community crosstalk. stop thousands of students and people like me that live in mexico and just cross the border to work on a daily basis. it has been a huge head, that is very clear, those figures as you quite rightly... they illustrate this very well. how easy will it be to get things

moving, above all, smoothly again? it is definitely going to be a challenge. borderwait times, we have several lanes, whether you have a truck or trailer, if you have a truck or trailer, if you have a little car that helps you cross. some people have been stuck there for four, five, six hours daily basis sometimes. sometimes theyjust decided it isn't worth the time, they turn around and leave. it means we have our businesses operating short, they are absorbing extra cost, they are absorbing extra cost, they are absorbing extra cost, they are calling on additional workers, they are losing clients because they are not reliable. they are falling short on production. crosstalk. 270 firms use they have closed, how ready is san diego to get up how ready is san diego to get up and move again, and get back to those amazing figures you had? well, it will be a challenge. well, it will be a challenge.

we understand that the customer border protection agency is pulling agents from administrative work over to the birds, and we have travellers specifically processing all of their permits to go further into the us online, so that they are ready and they are just ready to show their proof of vaccination also, so those lines are moving quickly. as you say, you travel across the border when you can, from a personal point of view, the level of excitement, the anticipation, this huge time, this must be quite a moment. this will definitely be a moment, we will have a press conference tomorrow with all of the maze, the city and county of san diego just celebrating the moment. again, now our businesses can move towards complete economic recovery and reactivation. someone not as lucky, so we're still looking

at our elected officials to bring an economic for those families that werejust bring an economic for those families that were just lost in the pandemic, they were not able to reactivate. best of luck to you, thank you very much forjoining us, kenia zamarripa with as a few days ahead of her, that's for sure. prosecutors in texas have filed lawsuits against the rappers travis scott and drake, after a stampede at the astroworld festival in houston led to the deaths of eight music fans. 0ne survivor has branded the concert a preventable tragedy. police have also opened a criminal investigation into the event on friday night. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. candles and flowers have been laid outside the festival venue, in tribute to those who died. more is now being heard about those who were killed in the crush. the youngest was 14. 0ther victims have been named. brianna rodriguez, just 16, was a keen dancer. friends are fundraising to pay for her funeral.

franco patino, 21. and danish baig, 27, who died trying to save his fiancee. i just want to send out prayers to the... to the ones that was lost last night. for the first time since the tragedy, travis scott addressed his fans. appearing sombre and distressed, he reflected on what went wrong at the festival he founded. i'm honestlyjust devastated, and i could never imagine anything like this just happening... there were signs of trouble shortly after 9pm local time. as the crowd surged towards the stage, the party soon turned into panic. the venue's first aiders were quickly overwhelmed. people were pushing and shoving to make their escape. police in houston say this is now a criminal investigation, after suggestions of foul play.

one of the narratives was that some individual was injecting other people with drugs. we do have a report of a security officer, according to the medical staff, that was out and treated him last night, that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen, and he felt a prick in his neck. several people were treated with an anti—drug medication. as the memorial for the victims grows, so do the questions about what happened. i was completely shocked, �*cause it was for about a couple of minutes that i was seeing two bodies laying down right behind me, and the whole time i was just thinking that they were passed out, and then once a security guard was right next to me talking to another security guard, saying that he didn't have a pulse. investigators say they will find out exactly what caused the surge, and who, if anyone, is to blame for the tragedy.

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. the british prime minister has been accused of "trashing" the uk's reputation for democratic standards the president of sierra leone has declared three days of national mourning after a fuel tanker explosion killed more than 100 people on friday. joseph maada bio said the country must learn from the incident, adding that those injured would be given free treatment. the us president, joe biden, has instructed his national security team to help investigate a drone attack on the residence of the iraqi prime minister, mustafa al—kadhimi. the attack targeted the prime minister's home in the high—security green zone of baghdad. the interior ministry said two drones were shot down, but a third hit his house. there've been violent clashes between the security forces and supporters of pro—iranian political groups in recent weeks.

the british prime minister has been accused of "trashing" the uk's reputation for democratic standards as a row over the conduct of his conservative politicians escalates. the opposition labour leader sir keir starmer said that borisjohnson had shown "corrupt behaviour" in trying to protect a member of parliament who was found to have broken lobbying rules. mps will hold an emergency debate on standards on monday. here's our political correspondent chris mason. mps are forever aware how many people don't much like politicians. it's why, for so many who spend their weeks here, this row over the government's behaviour gets right up their nose, because it leaves a whiff of this being a self—serving place. for the opposition parties, it's also a chance to take aim at the prime minister. instead of upholding standards, he orders his mps to protect his mate and rip up the whole system. now, that is corrupt, it is contemptible and it's not a one—off. and what makes me most angry is the prime minister

is trashing the reputation of our democracy and our country. at the heart of this is this man, the former cabinet minister 0wen paterson. he was found to have broken the rules by making the case to ministers and others on behalf of companies that were paying him. he was due to be thrown out of the commons for 30 days and potentially face a by—election until the government ordered its mps to back at least a delay to that and a review of the system. then, under intense pressure, it changed its mind. any review would not be applicable to mr paterson. today, this cabinet minister said it wasn't about getting their colleague off the hook. the vote wasn't to reject they report that had been put together. the vote was to establish an appeals process so that mps in the sort of position that, yes, 0wen paterson was in,

but others as well in future, would have a right of appeal. and i think that's right. it's still an important objective, to have due process here, to have a right of appeal, but obviously we could only take that forward with the agreement and cooperation of other parties. mps will return here tomorrow and spend around three hours debating parliamentary standards. there is real anger on all sides about what's happened. labour's chris bryant, who chairs the commons standards committee, still wants mps to vote to condemn 0wen paterson's behaviour, even though mr paterson has now resigned. plenty feel there's something of a rebuilding job to be done here, for the government and parliament, to restore trust in how this place works. chris mason and this chris mason and this place chris mason and this place will chris mason and this place will be discussing those issues in the hours ahead. stay with us on bbc news.

still to come: we report on a diamond mining project in india which activists say will ruin the environment and displace thousands of people. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public. eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display - but on the local campaign l headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. i berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning.

after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy, leaving ministers who long felt only grudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy suddenly felt welcome. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: security forces fire tear gas at protesters in sudan as the demonstrators call for a return of civilian rule. after more than 18 months, america reopens its doors and prepares to welcome fully vaccinated visitors to the country. votes are being counted in nicaragua's election where daniel 0rtega is likely to win a fourth term in office. many government critics have gone into exile or already been detained as mr 0rtega, a former guerilla leader, looks to extend his

14 years in power. earlier, i spoke to our central america correspondent will grant and put it to him that the results of this election are a foregone conclusion. it really is, david. i mean, daniel 0rtega essentially decided the outcome of this race injune of this year when he sent police to the home of his biggest rival cristiana chamorro and placed her under house arrest, and then there followed just an absolute a slew of further arrests and detentions, —— just an absolute slew of further arrests and detentions, house arrests and, of course, a lot of people have either been forced into exile or are behind bars — seven presidential candidates in total — and, of course, in that environment, this was really just a one—horse race. he made sure that it was completely toothless, you know, all of the opponents against him and no doubt that they are going to hand him victory very soon and it will probably be in a landslide.

joe biden has described it, i think, as a "farce". i mean, he's clearly not happy. there's talk in the state department of the sort of measures that still could be taken. fact is, though, will, 0rtega has been around for — well, sort of in modern terms forever, hasn't he? and not much that shifts him. there really isn't. he's the last of the cold war warriors, in a sense, after fidel castro died. he has shown incredible resilience over the years. i mean, of course, in the 1980s, he governed nicaragua until he was removed in 1990 but, you know, that was during a period where the reagan administration was, you know, honing in on him and he's come back in 2014, is still here, and it does very much look like he's going to be around for the next five years as well. his wife is also very, very powerful as vice president. will grant reporting. an italian court has

sentenced 70 criminals linked to the powerful �*ndrangheta gang in the first phase of the country's largest mafia trial in more than 30 years. the proceedings are expected to last for another two years. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. their shadow has hung over italy for decades. a web of criminal activity, a history of robbery, kidnapping, drug smuggling and murder. now, in this especially adapted courtroom in southern italy, some of �*ndrangheta finally facejustice. translation: today, - we have an important sentence. 91 defendants, 70 found guilty. i'm not afraid of anything or anyone. i always say what i think and if i can't tell the truth, it's because i can't prove it. there are no problems. a large and powerful criminal network, the �*ndrangheta first came to national prominence in the 1970s, but it's believed they could date back

to the late 18th century. they don't just operate in europe — their activities have been unearthed as far afield as north and south america, and even australia. it's estimated the group has an annual turnover of more than 50 billion euros. that's nearly $60 billion — bigger than most companies in italy. this isjust the beginning. in the coming months, hundreds of other suspects will go on trial. but these proceedings are only targeting one of perhaps 150 families that makes up this sprawling criminal enterprise. there is a lot of work to be done. tim allman, bbc news. as the cop26 climate talks continue, india is grappling with one example of the debate over development versus protection of the environment. billions of dollars' worth of diamond reserves lie in the ground in buxwaha forest in central india. the state government says a proposed mine will bring much—needed jobs, but local

people say their lives will be destroyed. bbc hindi's nitin srivastava reports. the lungs of central india are under threat. a trek of four hours is the quickest mode to arrive here, but all this could be lost if a proposed diamond mine gets operational. thousands of animals will be displaced, along with local tribes who are totally dependent on this forest. 10,000 people live here in buxwaha forest, but the madhya pradesh state government has given permission for 200,000 trees to be cut down for a diamond mine. translation: medicinal herbs and leaves are found _ in this forest. people have to decide what they want to do. they know that healer brings herbs from the forest. they have to decide if they want to fight for it. i can't do it on my own.

but the state government says people do want the project. translation: we have gone and met the villagers. - not a single person opposed it. everybody wants to get employment from this. diamond mines require millions of litres of water per day. the state government says it will plant a million trees to compensate for cutting down the forest, but even those trees will need water. translation: if we consider this area in the context - of water supply, this area has been designated as a semi—critical area. the mining project will require 16 million litres of water, so they are building a dam on the river and diverting river water. it will destroy the river. environmentalists are begging the state government

—— environmentalists taking the state government to court, fearful something unique, like these prehistoric paintings, will be lost. but the failure of the state to educate young people who live in the forest is also felt. nitin srivastava, bbc news. iran's most prominent cartoonist kambiz derambakhsh has died from covid—19. he received international recognition over his 60—year career and in 2014, he was decorated by the french government with the chevalier of the legion of honor medal. courtney bembridge looks back on his life. the work of kambiz derambakhsh is known around the world. on display in museums from paris to warsaw, hiroshima to istanbul, and published in popular magazines and newspapers including the new york times and germany's der spiegel. he grew up in tehran and started drawing professionally when he was just a teenager, working for a newspaper where his father was the editor—in—chief. he had a

career spanning more than 60 years and was best known for this style, a faceless man sketched with a simple line. he once said an artist's duty is to relieve the suffering of people's souls but often, his images highlighted human suffering. translation: ordinary people cannot see these social problems but cartoonist can spot them and show them to people. cartoonists are like doctors who know exactly what problem you have but cannot give you the remedy. ihis you have but cannot give you the remedy-— the remedy. his recent work focused on _ the remedy. his recent work focused on the _ the remedy. his recent work focused on the pandemic- the remedy. his recent work| focused on the pandemic and featured messages encouraging people to try to stop the spread of the virus which eventually claimed his life. the iranian culture minister has released a statement : kambiz derambakhsh years old.

—— kambiz derambakhsh was 79 years old. i should add we have more of the upstart on the website. ——we have more about that on our website. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @bbcdavideades. hello. after a bright and blustery sunday, lighter winds for monday morning mean it will feel colder out there. in fact, the start of monday looks to be the coldest part of the week ahead but the milder air isn't too far away from coming back with these set of weather fronts about to move in from the atlantic with thicker cloud and some patchy rain, heading into westernmost parts of the uk to begin the day, especially into northern ireland. where skies have stayed clear for long enough overnight across eastern scotland and eastern england, this is where temperatures will have fallen low enough with those light winds for a touch of frost. any early sunshine isn't going to last too long here as cloud increases. the rain from northern ireland will then gradually move across scotland as the day goes on, heaviest in the west, into north west england and wales — though much

of the midlands, eastern and southern england, will stay largely dry during daylight hours. the milder air lifting the temperature in belfast to 15 degrees. still feeling quite chilly into eastern parts of england with the cloud increasing after that frosty start — around 10 degrees in norwich. further outbreaks of rain overnight and into tuesday through northern ireland and scotland, pushing into parts of northern england. it will be a much milder night overnight and into tuesday — double—figure temperatures for many of the larger town and city centres as we start the day. this weather front is only very slowly edging southwards on tuesday, so from it there'll be cloud and some outbreaks of rain into northern england and wales, eventually pushing into parts of the midlands and south west england. east anglia and the south—east, will stay largely dry — a few hazy, sunny spells. a brighter day in scotland and northern ireland, albeit a few showery bursts of rain spreading their way southwards during the day, and temperatures are definitely on the mild side of average, and that's where they're going to stay for the rest of the week. this weather front is still around into wednesday — in fact, there will be

another pulse of energy running along it. it looks as if that will bring some outbreaks of rain into parts of wales and england on wednesday. a bright day in scotland and northern ireland. there will be a few showers just edging towards north—west scotland during the day. and again, those temperatures, for the most part, are into double figures. again, that's where they are going to stay for the rest of the week. a fair amount of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there, and another set of atlantic weather fronts beginning to take some rain southwards from scotland and northern ireland into wales and england as we head towards the end of the week. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: sudanese security forces have fired tear gas at multiple pro—democracy protests in the capital, khartoum. they have also been dismantling barricades that had been erected and set on fire by protesters. the demonstrators had called for two days of civil disobedience to protest against last month's coup. the rappers travis scott and drake are being sued over friday's stampede at the astroworld music festival in the us city of houston in which eight people were killed. prosecutors in texas have filed lawsuits on behalf of relatives against both artists. the stampede happened while scott was performing. the united states will shortly reopen its land and air borders to travellers from much of the world. visitors who are fully vaccinated against covid—19 will be allowed to enter the country after a 20—month ban, imposed by former president donald trump in march last year.

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