noel clarke has strongly denied all claims made against him. been detained, including the elected leader aung san suu kyi. it's become increasing difficult to report what's happening, with the internet effectively blocked, borders closed and many journalists detained. but people are documenting their ongoing resistance — including one young musician, whose story the bbc�*s rebecca henschke has been following. chanting myanmar, in the grips of an uprising, triggered by a military coup. mass protests — demanding a return to democracy — met with brutal force. gunshots in the middle of this, we meet 18—year—old phone. his generation is fired up, defiant and determined to bring back democracy. this was phone's world before general min aung hlaing seized back power. he's a musician, who was just about to release his first album. the coup crushed those dreams. chanting we followed phone over weeks, as he took to the streets, armed with home—made shields. gunshots the military hits back this time with tear gas and rubber bullets. the next day, near pho

the film and tv industry has sought to distance itself from the british actor and director noel clarke is known for playing mickey smith in dr who from 2005 to 2010, and for his film trilogy kidulthood, adulthood and brotherhood. he is also a writer, director and producer. in a statement, the 45—year—old said: his statement comes after 20 women accused him of harassment and bullying. broadcasters itv and sky have now dropped his shows and he's been suspended by bafta, almost three weeks after the british film and television academy gave him an award for his outstanding contribution. it's just reminding everyone that #metoo is not something that happened in 2017, it's something that continues to affect people within the film and television industry, affect people outside of that, across the world, so we need to be more diligent and start taking some action and doing things to stop allowing these things to go on for so long. you are watching bbc news, the headlines: india becomes the first country to record more than 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. it comes as a huge vacc

report relating to allegations of sexual offences by a man, following recent claims against actor noel clarkerke of sexual harassment and bullying. he has "vehemently" denied any sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing. the met police said officers were assessing the information received on the 21st of april but there was currently no investigation. the us and nato have begun the formal withdrawal of troops from afghanistan, after a presence in the country for nearly 20 years. the withdrawal will continue until september 11th — and comes at a time of escalating violence. today, the taliban warned they no longer consider themselves bound by a promise not to target international forces. nightclubbing returned to liverpool last night. only a trial — but the first time people have been allowed on to the dancefloor since the pandemic began. and tomorrow it's the turn of live music as a festival will be held in the city with an audience of 5,000. even if a success, it may come too late for many as new research suggests a quarter of festivals with a similar capacity have already been cancelled. our

the film and tv industry has sought to distance itself from the british actor and director, noel clarker playing mickey smith in doctor who from 2005 to 2010, and for his film trilogy kidulthood, adulthood and brotherhood. he is also a writer, director and producer. in a statement the a5 year—old said: his statement comes after 20 women accused him of harassment and bullying. broadcasters itv and sky have now dropped his shows and he's been suspended by bafta, almost three weeks after the british film and television academy gave him an award for his outstanding contribution. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: heading back to the dancefloor without social distancing. it's part of a uk pilot on how to gather safely without spreading covid. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when r

report relating to allegations of sexual offences by a man, following recent claims against actor noel clarkend bullying. he has "vehemently" denied any sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing. the met police said officers were assessing the information received on the 21st of april but there was currently no investigation. police have arrested five people, including a 16—year—old boy, in west yorkshire, wiltshire and north wales on suspicion of terrorism offences. the arrests were made at addresses in keighley, swindon and anglesey this morning. officers say the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into right wing terrorism. all five suspects have been taken to a police station in west yorkshire for questioning. two addresses in keighley are currently being searched. from there, our correspondent sabbiyah pervez reports the north—east counterterror policing unit has today confirmed that two men aged 29 and 30 and a 28—year—old woman from keighley were arrested this morning on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism. they say part of an ongoing investigation into far right terrorism

report relating to allegations of sexual offences by a man, following recent claims against actor noel clarkend bullying. he has "vehemently" denied any sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing. the met police said officers were assessing the information received on the 21st of april but there was currently no investigation. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much. good afternoon. manchester city are on the brink of winning the premier league. their victory at crystal palace today means that if their nearest rivals manchester united lose tomorrow, then city will be crowned champions. joe lynsky reports. manchester city know they are close, a third title in four years is just two points away. if results go for them they could have it sealed tomorrow. they played crystal palace three days on from a champions league semifinal so might have been rusty. christian benteke had this chance to give the home side the lead. and in a frustrating first half, city's timing was off. gabriel jesus thought he had scored but was offside. but even when ci

report relating to allegations of sexual offences by a man, following recent claims against actor noel clarke any sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing. the met police said, officers were assessing the information received on the 21st of april but there was currently no investigation. police have arrested five people, including a 16—year—old boy, in west yorkshire, wiltshire and north wales on suspicion of terrorism offences. the arrests were made at addresses in keighley, swindon and anglesey this morning. officers say the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into right wing terrorism. all five suspects have been taken to a police station in west yorkshire for questioning. two addresses in keighley have been searched. officers have continued searching woodland in kent today following the murder of a police community support officer. julia james' body was discovered in woodland near dover on tuesday. some of her colleagues have been paying tribute and laying flowers close to the scene. peter whitlesea reports. paying tribute and leaving flowers. nighclubbing returned to liverpool l

report relating to allegations of sexual offences by a man, following recent claims against actor noel clarkeficers were assessing the information received on the 21st of april but there was currently no investigation. the bodies of 32 people killed at a jewish pilgrimage site in israel, have been identified. at least 45 people were crushed to death and another 150 injured, in the tragedy at the festival, which was being held near mount meron. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who visited the scene yesterday, has promised an inquiry into what happened. this is the scene live in tel aviv where mourners have gathered in memory of those who lost their lives in that crush. i don't know if you can see with some of those sitting on the ground and candles lit, you can make out the 45, which refers to the number of people who died, and the star of david as well. the headlines on bbc news. from tuesday care home residents in england will be able to visit relatives without having to self—isolate when they return. india becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a s

fresh allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against the actor and director noel clark for thatthat police have released i image that police have released today was spotted somewhere along this country lane in eltham last wednesday. the day after the body of julia james was discovered. this is an area that is not far from the crime scene, where the photograph came from or who ticket police won't say. —— make ajames had been walking her dog when she was attacked, just a few hundred yards from her home. —— aylesham. she separate head injury significantly. her husband posted this photograph of them saying how much she missed her. a reward of up to £10,000 has been offered by crime stoppers for information leading to a conviction information leading to a conviction in this case. officers from forces across the country have now been asked to support kent please i will continue to be a challenging case for them to him on the tenth day of this investigation, they are hoping they are getting closer to the breakthrough they need. —— kent police. a new story, back to election 2021. —— tha