now on bbc news. it's time for our world. a people's army made up of unlikely soldiers. they're sacrificing everything to fight for democracy in myanmar. their enemy is general min aung hlaing, who seized power in a coup, ousting and jailing the country's top elected leaders. what started as a protest movement is now an armed uprising.

we follow a mother and student as they become soldiers in this new civil war. as the death toll mounts and the world looks away, can they restore democracy? whistle blows. deep in the jungles of myanmar, hundreds of protesters are being turned into soldiers

here in this rebel army camp. among them is 20—year—old myo. he just finished high school when the military seized power in february last year. he arrived here four months after the coup.

he's undergoing intensive training. we've been given rare access to film. in the central plains of myanmar, 800km away, another unit is in training. this is an all—female fighting force. they chant.

mahura used to run a village store — now she's one of the unit's leaders. she asked us not to show her face or use her real name. joining the resistance meant saying goodbye to her boys, who are just five and eight.

they're part of the people's defence forces — or pdf. a loose network of civilian militia groups. chanting. it was born out of the ashes of the spring revolution triggered by the military coup. a mass uprising demanding democracy be restored. myo and mahura were part of the movement.

tens of thousands of civilians have joined the pdf�*s ranks. they clash with the military almost daily. one month into his training, myo is struggling. he's being trained by the ethnic karenni army. they've been fighting the military

for decades for greater autonomy and have formed an alliance with the people's defence forces. naw blair used to be a police officer. she defected after the military seized power.

mahura has been camping out here for four months now.

mahura helped set up this unit so that women could take an active role. the people's defence forces are largely funded by public donations.

resources are tight. in myo�*s camp, there's not enough weapons, so they have to improvise. it's only now, in his final weeks of training, that he's picking up a gun. gunfire.

in mahura's camp, the women make bombs with whatever they can buy. diana is 21, and the group's key bomb—maker. explosives made here are used to target police stations and destroy military infrastructure. explosion.

min aung hlaing commands a powerful army. russia and china are supplying him weapons. he's vowing to crush the people's defence forces who he calls terrorists. his forces are bombing villages and carrying out brutal raids.

the military are relying on local informers to tip them off. now mahura has been told that one is living nearby. she prepares her team to raid their house. they say they've already sent a number of warning letters.

they find the house empty. after completing his training, myo is on his first mission against the myanmar military.

gunfire. his unit is ambushing a remote military outpost. shouting.

the raid has taken the military forces by surprise. they're not in uniform. myo�*s unit takes five soldiers captive.

during the battle, myo�*s friend was badly injured.

she prays.

it's been six months since she's seen her boys.

myo, too, is longing for loved ones. it's been eight months since he left home.

two months after losing his friend, myo is being sent back into battle.

hello there. most of their weekend we have had fine, sunny skies for the majority but not all of the uk. in paul, surfers were enjoying brisk north—easterly winds. it has been a dry month, particularly for england and wales with less than half the average april rainfall. scotland has about average rainfall and northern ireland in between with three quarters of a month's worth of rainfall. across the north east of scotland we had to go cloud on sunday. temperatures just limited to seven celsius. that cloud is likely

to be there still across parts of northern scotland come into monday morning. with that a bit of drizzle, a few mist patches as well. a sunny start to the day but through the afternoon, the cuddle bubble up bring a scattering of showers and with the wind is coming in off the north sea, eastern areas will have the slightly lower temperatures, ten - 14 the slightly lower temperatures, ten — 1a degrees. some of the showers could be fairly heavy across south—east england with the risk of hell mixed in. it is across the south we will see highest temperatures, 16, 17. into monday night time, we can see the extent of the dry weather. we will see cloud moving into northern areas of scotland, perhaps thick enough to give light rain or drizzle. temperatures like they have been over recent nights, 3—7. temperatures like they have been over recent nights, 3—7 . tuesday we will see cloud per southwards into the north sea and then move across inland areas. after a sunny start it

turns cloudier. a little bit cold as well, so you will notice temperatures down a little bit further a0 scotland, eastern england, nine in aberdeen and newcastle. still some want, 16 and i7 newcastle. still some want, 16 and 17 across parts of the south and west. wednesday a similar picture. winds can be for me north, north—easterly direction. cloud building across most areas, the best of the sunshine likely across sheltered western areas and temperatures still ranging from nine to just 1a further southwards. the trend is for you to turn cloudier and a bit cooler as well. that trait is not there just three wednesday, similar conditions through wednesday and friday as well. but then probably some changes into the following weekend. let's take a look at the jet stream pattern. over recent days we have seen this reach to the north of the uk, that is what has been building the area of high pressure. bring us fine weather with the wind is coming from the

north—east but if i run through the next week or shown, the biggest change is the main area of reaching starts to build across the greenland area, just here. pressure will be rising to the rest of the uk. what that will bring us is north or north—westerly winds as we head into early may and an area of low pressure. next weekend we will see rain or showers pushing southwards. north—westerly winds follow, it then starts to turn cooler from the north and it might well be cold enough for and it might well be cold enough for a little bit of snow to return in some of the showers across northern hills in scotland as well. that is something we will be firming up over the next few days but the message is, make the most of the sunshine while it lasts.

tonight at ten, we're in paris, where emmanuel macron is on course to be re—elected as france's president. mr macron is projected to defeat his far right rival marine le pen, and after a divisive campaign, promised tonight to govern for everyone. translation: our country harbours many doubts — translation: our country harbours many doubts and _ translation: our country harbours many doubts and division _ translation: our country harbours many doubts and division so - translation: our country harbours many doubts and division so we - translation: our country harbours | many doubts and division so we need to be strong but nobody will be left behind. ms le pen, who improved on her vote from the last election, admitted defeat, but vowed to carry on campaigning. translation: this evening french eo - le translation: this evening french peeple have _ translation: this evening french people have shown _ translation: this evening french people have shown that _ translation: this evening french people have shown that they - translation: this evening french people have shown that they wantl translation: this evening french | people have shown that they want a strong counterweight to mr macron.