the bbc says it's doing everything it can to find aung thura, and that it takes the safety of all itshelp locate him and confirm that he is safe. aung thura is an accredited bbc journalist with many years of reporting experience covering events in naypyidaw. the director of bbc news, international services, mary hockaday, has called on the authorities to confirm his safety: he was taking in their capital by unidentified men in plain clothes and we don't know where he has been taking too and we don't currently know where he is. he was with anotherjournalist know where he is. he was with another journalist from know where he is. he was with anotherjournalist from another another journalist from another organisation anotherjournalist from another organisation who was also taken at the same time and we really are appealing to the authorities in myanmar to help us locate him and confirm to us that he is safe and well. we know that since the coup in february a number ofjournalists february a number of journalists have february a number ofjournalists have been detained and some remain in det

at the moment over focus is on aung thura and from other- on aung thura and from other organisationsaware, yes. thank- the foreign office is involved? theyl are of course aware, yes. thank you. the scottish conservative leader at holyrood, ruth davidson, says nicola sturgeon should resign if she has a "shred of integrity". a majority of the committee investigating the scottish government's handling of harassment claims against alex salmond are understood to have voted last night that ms sturgeon had not given them accurate information. she's insisted she told them the truth. a report about whether the first minister broke the ministerial code is expected within the next week. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. scotland's first minister is facing significant pressure, just weeks ahead of the scottish parliament election. for some time, she's faced claims she's not told the full story about what she knew when about harassment allegations against alex salmond. i solemnly, sincerely and truly declare... now, a committee of msps has concluded she misled them about meetings

the bbc says it's doing everything it can to find aung thura and that it takes the safety of all its a report from public heath england looks for the first time at how people's circumstances can have an impact, and says inequality is a major factor. jon donnison reports. this report says that while overall, dental and oral health is improving across england, much still depends on your socioeconomic background and where you live. this is especially the case for children. in 2019, five—year—olds from the most deprived areas of the country were more than three times as likely to have tooth decay as those from the least deprived. there is a similar imbalance in dental health amongst adults. public health england says barriers to nhs care, including cost and lack of available services, are partly responsible. it says that people from the south of england have significantly healthier teeth and mouths than those living in the midlands and the north. the research also says that women, who brush their teeth more often, consume less sugar and visit the dentist for checkups more frequently than

the bbc has said it's extremely concerned after one of its burmese service reporter, aung thura, wasroup of civilian clothed men, in an unmarked van arrived and demanded to see him. the bbc has called on the myanmar authorities to help locate him and confirm that he is safe. mary hockaday, who's the director of bbc news, international services gave us this update. earlier on friday the bbc services, bernese services reporter aung thura was taken by unidentified men into a vehicle and we currently do not know his whereabouts and we are very concerned about this. we are calling on the authorities in myanmar to confirm his location and that he is safe. he is an accredited journalist, working in naypyidaw for many years. we know that have been other journalist detentions since february and it is concerning for us and we really want to know that he is ok and where he is. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. little change on the weather front as we head into the weekend for most of us, fairly cloudy, a little on the nippy side, although some spots in scotland h

the bbc has said it's extremely concerned after a bbc news burmese reporter — aung thura — was taken a district court in when a group of civilian clothed men in an unmarked van arrived and demanded to see him. he has been on contactable sense. —— one contactable sense. —— one contactable sense. the bbc has called on the myanmar authorities to help locate him and confirm that he is safe. time is1:50pm. all week we have been hearing stories sourced and produced by young people between the ages of 11 and 18 as part of the bbc young reporter competition. today we hear from 17—year—old ben, an apprentice footballer at burton albion. he tells us about the pressures of trying to make it as a professional. there has been a couple of lads recently who have been released by clubs who have taken their own lives. that should not be how it is. young people are often overshadowed on the mental side, you kind of see, you're playing football every day, what can be wrong with you? who knows what is going on inside? i am 17 years old and i play for burton albion football club. i am a first year schola

aung thura, who works for the bbc burmese service, has been reporting from the capital on the militaryity forces are reported to have shot dead eight people in the town of aungban. sunday, for most of us, is census day, the once—in—a—decade, compulsory survey that aims to provide an up—to—date picture of people and households across the country. and this time, there's a new voluntary question on sexuality for over—16s. there's also one asking whether your gender identity matches your sex registered at birth. jessica parker reports. census 1951, this snapshot usually takes place every ten years. archive: thus, it will be possible to answer mechanically _ such varied questions as, how many married women are doing part—time work? running for over two centuries, things have moved on. thank you, babe. welcoming the new questions, keland lisa. we are counted now in a way that we haven't been previously. yes, it does feel that statistics have been guestimated, to some extent, but now are going to have, to some extent, but now we're going to have, hopefully, accurate representation. do you thi

in other news, the bbc says it is extremely concerned about one of its reporters in myanmar, aung thuran. the bbc said it's doing all it can to find him. the white house say president biden is fine after he stumbled several times as he was walking up the steps of air force one to board a flight from washington. a spokesperson saie high winds at the air base near washington may have been a factor and stressed the 78—year—old was doing "100% fine." the queen's official birthday celebration, trooping the colour, has been cancelled for a second year running. last year the queen viewed an alternative parade at windsor castle due to the pandemic. buckingham palace says it's considering something similar again. the united nations has warned about a serious crisis in ethiopia, as an investigation has been launched into allegations of human rights abuses. a brutal conflict in the northern region of tigray began in november, with regional groups fighting against the ethiopian government forces, backed by eritrea. the number of people who have been killed is unknown, but opposition political group

aung thura was seized by men in civilian clothes and driven away in an unmarked van., the hungarian prime minister viktor 0rban has set his government the task of boosting the birth rate in hungary, with some success — 3,000 more babies were born in 2020 than 2019, marriages are up, divorce and abortion rates are plunging. but now, the coronavirus pandemic has dealt a blow to his plans, as nick thorpe reports from budapest. this baby is ten years old, born in his parent's small living room in budapest but births in hungary i done nearly 10% compared to 2020. avoiding hospital was one reason why his parents chose a home delivery. translation: did parents chose a home delivery. translation:— translation: did not want to --ostone translation: did not want to postpone having _ translation: did not want to postpone having our _ translation: did not want to postpone having our second i postpone having our second child just because of the pandemic. how we felt about it was we will leave it to him to arrive in his own good time. translation: mi; arrive in his own good time. t

aung thura, who works for the bbc burmese service, has been reporting from the capital on the military of ow—ngban. in the town of aungban. the queen's official birthday parade, trooping the colour, won't go ahead in its traditionalform, for the second year running. thousands of well wishers usually attend the annual celebration injune, as it passes through the streets of central london. last year the queen viewed an alternative parade at windsor castle, due to the pandemic. buckingham palace says it's considering something similar again. if your social media apps froze up today, you're not alone. facebook inc's platforms including the messaging service whatsapp and photo—sharing app instagram went down for thousands of users. according to outage tracking website downdetector.com, there were more than 1.2 million incidents of people reporting issues with instagram, while over 23,000 users posted about issues with whatsapp. facebook has so far not commented on the issue — and for some users the applications are now working again. the big dilemma is how do you check and ask others if you

there's still no news about the whereabouts of bbc journalist aung thura, who was abducted in myanmarken at the same time, and we are really appealing to the authorities in myanmar to help us locate aung thura and confirmed to us that he is safe and well. a volcano has erupted in the south—west of iceland after the region experienced thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks. the eruption, which is around 18 miles from the capital, reykjavik, caused the night sky to glow bright red and led to a temporary suspension of flights at the country's international airport. just looking from above, it's quite a show, isn't it?— a show, isn't it? must have been a little bit worrying _ a show, isn't it? must have been a little bit worrying if _ a show, isn't it? must have been a little bit worrying if you _ a show, isn't it? must have been a little bit worrying if you were i little bit worrying if you were anywhere in the vicinity. scottish postman—turned—singer nathan evans has reached number one in the uk charts with his version of a 19th century sea shanty. # when the weather man comes,

the bbc have confirmed the bbc news burmese reporter, aung thura, has been released.uted over the death of a british aristocrat alex monson in 2012. the 28—year—old died in custody in kenya after being arrested for allegedly smoking cannabis in the diani beach resort. an inquest two years ago ruled he'd been beaten to death by police — while officers claimed he'd died of a drug overdose. the judge said, "the accused should tell the court what happened since the deceased was arrested in good health." a night—time curfew has been extended in miami beach in florida after thousands of tourists descended on the area for the annual spring break holiday, risking the spread of covid—19. a state of emergency was declared after city officials said they were unable to cope with the large number of people, with few wearing masks or social distancing. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. party time in miami. spring break, when students traditionally descend on florida to let off steam. the bars, beaches and restaurants are packed. but this is no time to party. the