alex cobham, have. thank you very much, alex cobham. joining _ have. thank you very much, alex cobham, joining us _ have. thank you very much, alex cobham, joining us from - have. thank you very much, alex cobham, joining us from london. thank you. let's go to asia now, where the united states has widened its sanctions against the military government in myanmar. the treasury department has added a gem company owned by the military authorities to its list of targets. mariko 0i is following this for us in singapore. tell us what you know. there have been a number of sanctions by the us and other countries on generals involved in the coup as well as two conglomerates controlled by the military. the latest target is the country's state jam company, seen as a key moneymaker, managing notjust moneymaker, managing not just the moneymaker, managing notjust the mining and marketing of the country's jade and other gemstones. it's hard to put an exact figure on the industry, but it is estimated the jade industry alone is worth some $15 billion. the treasury department has said it would now block all assets and ban any transactions with the company. secretary of state antony blinken said the us and its allies are determined to restore democracy in the country. the big question, though, is how effective these questions are? because it is a tricky balancing act to put pressure on the military without affecting the burmese people. all the while, of course, protests are continuing in the country, and i am not sure if you have heard of the milk tea alliance, but it is an online protest movement which has drawn together through democracy activists across asia, hong kong, taiwan, thailand, and now myanmar. printer has launched a new —— twitter has launched a new emoji. china has criticised it, asking for them to be fair and objective. thank you, mariko. stay with us on bbc news. 6yms in england can reopen from monday. but can the bear the weight of months of losses? we speak to the boss of losses? we speak to the boss of the uk's biggest chains. one of britain's richest men has been found stabbed to death at his home in dorset. sir richard sutton was a hotelier worth more than £300 million. sophie berman reports. with more than £300 million, sir richard sutton, one of england's most rich man, was found stabbed to death in dorset. last night, his body was found at his home near 6illingham. a 60—year—old woman, believed to be his wife, was critically injured in the attack and is any serious condition in hospital. dorset police say a vehicle linked to the incident was followed to london, where a 34—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. he is believed to be known to the couple. sir richard's company paid tribute to him, saying his loss would be felt by all who work with him, and his family, who have lost an incredible individual. sophie brohman. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: police in northern ireland use water cannon for the first time in six years after more violence, in west belfast. president biden sets out measures to tackle gun violence, which he says has reached epidemic proportions in the united states. live music is a $29 billion a year global industry that has been brought almost to a standstill by the pandemic. but as vaccines lead to the easing of restrictions around the world, there is hope the volume can be turned up again. one of the world's leading concert promoters has told the bbc that a huge amount of pent up demand means some venues are seeing bookings for as far away as 2024. alexst, who began by asking how damaging the pandemic has been for the live music industry. we host about 20,000 plus events a year and now we have not posted any, so the impact is absolutely massive, if you look at our employees, sadly we have had two redundancies last year, the numbers would have been higher if we weren't able to rely on government fellow schemes. 6overnments have supported less freelancers, i would say, and the impact on them is huge, we have seen a significant number of people leave the industry and i think it would be one of our challenges in reopening to make sure we have the right talent in place to be able to regenerate and reinvigorate the live music industry.— live music industry. indeed. you operate _ live music industry. indeed. you operate venues - live music industry. indeed. you operate venues all - live music industry. indeed. i you operate venues all around the world from christchurch and zeeland to los angeles to shanghai to stockholm. what lessons have y
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