anti-government protesters and riot police have clashed in colombia's capital bosnians to 5 covert 19 restrictions to rally against president even decays proposed tax increases on the sounds of the m.p.'s he reports from bogota. protesters in the police face off in as demonstrations against government proposed tax reforms turned violent rocks were hurled at the police who responded with flashbacks and tear gas. the protests here and in a dozen other cities drew some of the biggest crowd since the start of the pandemic . that's the spite attempts by the government to dissuade the protesters in a court order to postpone the demonstrations due to arise and could be $1000.00 infections but. i think the tribunals decision further angered people to come out we're dealing with the worst government proposals in decades people hungry and desperate for help not more taxes than the reform proposed by president because government would raise taxes paid by people and businesses including the tax some basic food items that were so for example that with tax middle class pensions utility bills and even funerary services. the government is hoping to raise the country's gross domestic product by 2 perce

police officer derek chauvin�*s trial. police in belgium clash with thousands of people attending a hoax concert in brussels. and great news for eurovision fans as the dutch governmentay.

police officer derek chauvin�*s trial. police in belgium clash with thousands of people attending a hoax concert in brussels. and great news for eurovision fans as the dutch governmentl allow a live audience to watch the song contest in may. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in northern ethiopia and some disturbing videos obtained by the bbc. they appear to show the killing of unarmed civilians by people apparently dressed in ethiopian army uniform. in november the government launched a military campaign in the region of tigray. this was after an attack on an army base there thought to have been carried out by the rebel tigray people's liberation front. there have been accusations of serious abuses, by all sides in the conflict. our africa correspondent leila nathoo�*s report, contains images that some will find very disturbing. gunfire. armed men in uniform leading a group towards a cliff edge. gunfire. bodies appear strewn across the ground. a man is urged to throw one off the cliff. these graphic videos, and others like it, were passed to the bbc and began circulating on social media last month. we have been able to match ele

president bolsonaro�*s government certainly appears to be dismantling some of the structures that had succeeded in holding back destruction in the amazon. the environmental polices on the front line of brazil's efforts to protect the forest. but some officers say they aren't getting the support from the president that they need. one of them agreed to speak to us anonymously. translation: i've never seen so many illegal goldmines. - but also, the prospectors used to be scared of being caught by us. now they feel the president will protect them. explosion. in places where we didn't have incidents in the past, now loggers, prospectors, squatters are rioting. last year, an officer was trying to seize a vehicle that was taking timber from indigenous land. he got hit with a bottle, while the police that was meant to protect him just watched. the police are loyal to the president. in the past, the police would give us security during the operations. the brazilian government admits some local officials have withdrawn protection for environmental officers, but says this is not official policy. it has become guerrilla warfare. thejob is getting more and more risky. peopl

eastjerusalem between palestinians and israeli police, despite an appeal for calm by israel's prime minister. the turkish government has reacted angrily to president biden�*sommitted genocide against armenians during the first world war. turkey has always strongly denied that the deaths were systematically orchestrated. its foreign ministry has summoned the us ambassador in ankara. orla guerin reports from istanbul — it contains images you may find upsetting. a solemn ceremony of remembrance in the armenian capital, yerevan. people here see the past as a burning injustice. more than a century on, it has now been recognised by america as a genocide. president biden, seen here leaving the white house, has taken a historic step, a reckoning with history, and has given his verdict. the statement issued by the white house is damning. the president refers to the ottoman—era armenian genocide and says... these painful images from 1915 show some of the horrors — skulls on public display, armenians hanging in full view. for decades, turkey has denied this was a genocide and said innocent turks died, too, in the turmoil of war. it has reacted angrily to president bi

a curfew�*s imposed in the us city of minneapolis after another shooting of a black man by police. the governments an independent investigation, into david cameron's lobbying of ministers on behalf of a finance company. and, a "trailblazing" politician. tributes to shirley williams, who's died at the age of 90. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel... it's back—to—back wins for the baggies. west brom's faint survival hopes given a boost after they beat southampton 3—0. good evening. more lockdown rules have eased across the uk, with many businesses opening their doors for the first time in months. the most significant changes have been in england. restaurants and pubs can now serve people outside, while all shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, gyms and outdoor attractions like zoos and theme parks, can also resume business. wales has also reopened stores, and remaining pupils have gone back to school. restrictions on travelling across the border have also eased. in scotland all students, except those who are shielding, have now returned to the classroom, as have pupils in northern ire

the police attorney has said he denies the allegations in windsor, deborah villalon. ktvu fox two news, new government data shows the number of suicides in the u. s fell nearly 6% last year. that's the largest annual decline in at least 40 years, and it defies expectations. many were worried that the isolation brought on by the coronavirus pandemic would actually lead to more suicides, not less. it's hard to say exactly why suicide deaths have dropped, experts say one factor. maybe that people were supporting each other more during the early stages of the pandemic and increase in the availability of tele health services may have also contributed. coming up. uber is making some changes to its app how they will affect both. riders and drivers in the weekend just around the corner. now, tomorrow's friday. the weather is warming up. we'll check in on your saturday and sunday after the break, plus a hair stylist who lost her job during the pandemic, is now opening up a salon of her own. coming up how her community helped prices and may soon not be able to see tripp destinations in advance. last year, uber gave drivers in california more control over f

police were called to stop them re—entering the embassy. the ambassador had previously called for the release of aung san suu kyi. lawyers representing myanmar�*s ousted civilian governmentthe military of carrying out extrajudicial killings and torture since it took power in february. they say they have received hundreds of thousands of pieces of evidence, including on the deaths of prisoners in custody and the disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters. robert volterra is a partner at the firm representing myanmar�*s civilian government. i asked him what these documents contain. they contain very sad evidence of terrible, awful armed attacks on innocent civilians. it's quite breathtaking in the zist it's quite breathtaking in the 21st century. this archive has been collected by the parliamentary committee that is the civilian government and represents the state of myanmar. and there have been more than 250,000 communications to our law firm and to this parliamentary committee containing thousands and thousands of pieces of evidence, videos, written statements by e—mail, photographs showing exactly what you described — torture, adduction, judicial killing,

the government says it�*s right to be looking at the idea of covid passports as a means of returning to a more normal life. borisjohnson says they could help signal a person is not contagious. policessembly is recalled — after several nights of violence has resulted in 41 police officers being injured. that stinks. and tributes have been paid the actor paul ritter, who�*s died of a brain tumour at the age of 54— he was best known for his role in �*friday night dinner�* — we�*ll speak to one of his co—stars shortly. fresh calls have been made to deport members of a notorious grooming gang — after one of the men was spotted in the town where he abused young girls more than a decade ago. qari abdul rauf, abdul aziz and adil khan were jailed in 2012 for attacks in rochdale, greater manchester. the trio have been facing deportation since 2018 after losing an appeal to retain their british citizenship. annabel tiffin reports. the ringleader of the rochdale child grooming gang, photographed shopping in the town where he committed his crimes, six years after he was supposed to be deported. the photo which emerged in a national newspaper at the weekend has horrified his victims and those s

police were called to stop them re—entering the embassy. the ambassador had previously called for the release of aung san suu kyi. lawyers representing myanmar�*s ousted civilian governmentextrajudicial killings and torture since it took power in february. they say they have received hundreds of thousands of pieces of evidence, including on the deaths of prisoners in custody and the disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters. robert volterra is a partner at the firm representing myanmar�*s civilian government, who has been gathering the evidence and presenting it to the un questions we discussed. can you just talk us through what this document, what your documents contain? certainly. well, they contain _ your documents contain? certainly. well, they contain very _ your documents contain? certainly. well, they contain very sad - your documents contain? certainly. | well, they contain very sad evidence of terrible, awful armed attacks on innocent civilians. it's quite breathtaking in the 21st century. this archive has been collected by the parliamentary committee that is the parliamentary committee that is the civilian government and represents the state of

announced a probe into the minneapolis police department following the conviction of derek chauvin for george floyd�*s murder. rashawn ray is fellow in governancece department. it doesn�*t happen a lot, it happened most under president obama�*s ten year, and even then we are talking about less than 15. there was zero under president trump. and that is significant because there are a tonne of investigation sitting at the department ofjustice, and preventing some of them, some of the high ranking officials from being approved by the senate is something that will store this. but i expect them to investigate. truths; that will store this. but i expect them to investigate.— that will store this. but i expect them to investigate. why is it that so few consent _ them to investigate. why is it that so few consent decrees _ them to investigate. why is it that so few consent decrees signed i so few consent decrees signed limited? . so few consent decrees signed limited? , ., so few consent decrees signed limited? , . ,., limited? there is a high bar. often times it has — limited? there is a high bar. often times it has to _ limited? there is a high bar.

s wishes. police in chicago release film of the moment an officer shot dead a 13—year—old boy in an alley last month. after accusations of cronyism, the government health secretary, matt hancock, after it emerged he is part owner of a firm, along with his sister, which won contracts from nhs wales. coronavirus restrictions limiting travel within scotland and meeting outdoors are eased — ten days earlier than planned — after progress in the vaccination roll—out and falling case numbers. are you in scotland? what do you think about the easing being brought forward? are you planning to take advantage, or are you holding back for a little longer. do get in touch with me with your comments, on twitter @annita—mcveigh and use #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour.... caravans, tents and glamping — with the ongoing uncertainty around foreign travel, uk holiday destinations are seeing huge demand for staycations this summer. good morning, welcome to bbc news. final preparations are being made ahead of the duke of edinburgh's funeral, which will take place at st george's chapel in windsor tomorrow afternoon. the service for prince philip, who died

s police state into hong kong to crush dissent. since it passed, c.c.p. has purged pro-democracy lawmakers from the government while resting -- arresting the c.c.p.'s political enemies. unfortunately the c.c.p.'s human rights abuses in hong kong are far from over. chairman meeks' resolution continues our bipartisan work to call out the c.c.p.'s abuses and stand with the people of hong kong. and so with that, i reserve the balance of my time -- first i urge my colleagues to support this measure and then i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. meeks: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, the ranking member of the foreign affairs subcommittee on africa, global, health and human rights, and has been a champion for human rights more than most people have been in this congress maybe combined. i don't know. but with that i yield to the gent

government. david and goliath. david doesn't have a slingshot. no local police department not even a good sized city like louisville has a chance to fend off what the civil rights a.g.'sderal commission find something wrong and threaten civil litigation or consent decree. it is going to come toward a civil settlement that will last for years with federal supervision over this department like it does in almost every pattern and practice. >> bill: the outcome of this a defunding of the force? >> no, it is just a loss of control. it is the folks at d.o.j. civil rights that have their own notions of what training should look like and how the police resources should be used and what the practices should be on the streets and so it is very much a d.c. sent rick approach that says we'll take over management on a lot of levels. whether it's needed. my concern is we're chasing headlines. you have a high-profile fatal shooting and all of a sudden the entire department gets a full audit. i'm concerned we're seeing this in rapid fire and we'll see more of it come out of a d.o.j. going back to the obama years when they talked about it. >> bill: the big rub in the taylor case is th

the uk government says it�*s confident the moderna jab will help them meet their target of offering the vaccine to all over 50s by mid—april. policeear—old richard okorogheye are aware. richard�*s family are being supported by specially trained officers and are being kept updated with developments. richard�*s mother has previously described the past two weeks as a complete nightmare and she recently said this about her son. richard is a very, very civilised boy. he�*s very focused, intelligent, loved by everyone. police officers remained at the scene where the body was found overnight. enquiries continue. tim muffett, bbc news. whenjoe biden was vice—president, under barack obama, his son hunter became something of a liability. his drug and alcohol addiciton, and a lucrative appointment to a ukrainian energy company, were later seized upon by donald trump as he sought to undermine mr biden�*s presidential campaign. well, hunter biden is now telling his side of the story, in an unflinching memoir. he has given a wide—ranging interview to the bbc. mishal husain takes a closer look at his life so far. hunter got thrown out of the mil

governments, police forces and even hospitals. and now a coalition of more than 60 organisations including microsoft, amazon, the fbi and the uk�*sd other organised criminal activities. so, you�*re talking about things like human trafficking. one of the things the task force wants to do is make reporting ransomware attacks compulsory, especially if victims pay the hackers. a lack of transparency means we only know about a fraction of the true cost of ransomware. one estimate for 2020 puts the real figure of ransoms paid plus business disruption at potentially $170 billion, or £122 billion. and increasingly, this is public money. hackney council in east london is still recovering after a devastating attack in october that is likely to cost more than £10 million to overcome. that october, we were seven months into a pandemic, where people are suffering enormous hardship, and to sit there and imagine that anyone could think it was ok to cause such damage to those services at a time like that is just hard to comprehend. even now, many vital services are still disrupted. investigators here are still trying to work out who attacked the

the government says the full guidance will be published next week. president biden says he�*s heartbroken after a policeled in an attack on a checkpoint outside the us capitol building in washington. another officer was also seriously hurt when a man drove a car into a security barrier and then lunged towards them with a knife. david willis reports. panic in america�*s capital city once again. the driver of this car rammed into two police officers, killing one and injuring another, before hitting the barrier. he then emerged, wielding a knife. he did not re5pond _ emerged, wielding a knife. he did not re5pond to — emerged, wielding a knife. he did not respond to verbal _ emerged, wielding a knife. he did not respond to verbal commands. | emerged, wielding a knife. he did - not respond to verbal commands. the suspect started lunging towards us capitol police officers, at which time us capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. congress was sent into lockdown _ fired upon the suspect. congress was sent into lockdown as _ fired upon the suspect. congress was sent into lockdown as a _ fired upon the su