nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. official inquiry into the way the scottish government handled allegations of harassment made against him. mr salmond and the committee have so far failed to agree on the material that can be published. mr salmond has accused his successor nicola sturgeon of misleading the scottish parliament, and the rift has exposed deep divisions within the snp, as our scotland editor sarah smith reports. alex salmond was jubilant two years ago when he proved in court the procedure used to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against him was unlawful. a holyrood committee is now investigating how the scottish government got it so wrong. mr salmond does want to tell his side of the story, but won�*t appear before the committee if they won�*t publish evidence he�*s submitted to them. nicola sturgeon says she�*s looking forward to her turn to give evidence. in addition to answering any questions, i will perhaps also get the opportunity to take head—on some of the ridiculous suggestions that hav

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. stay with us on bbc news.ing celebrations to keep out coronavirus — china offers to pay citizens not to travel for the lunar new year, usually the biggest mass migration on the biggest mass migration on the planet. there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a specialj secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning — elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the fate. this is bbc news. the latest headli

here's nyein chan aye with the latest.e thwe khaing, who was the first confirmed death from the anti—coup movement, after she was shot in the head last week and died on friday. the funeral was, so far, peaceful, despite thousands of mourners and supporters turning up to show their solidarity. in the meanwhile, the military regime arrest more people, including a famous actor, called lu min, who was among the celebrities calling for all civil servants to take part in nationwide civil disobedience movement. he was charged with incitement against the regime. now, nearly 600 people have been already arrested or charged, or sentenced under this regime, according to local rights groups. however, there is no sign of dying down in the anti—coup movement, and protesters called for nationwide strikes on monday. some of the largest retail outlets already declared a temporary shutdown tomorrow, and huge protests are expected again. this is nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. the duke of edinburgh has spent a fifth night in a london hospi

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. let's quickly round up some more of the main news.raud and breach of trust. benjamin netanyahu was making his second appearance in court since his trial began in may last year. he was charged over allegations that he accepted improper gifts and sought to trade favours with media moguls in exchange for positive coverage. mr netanyahu has called the charges "fabricated and ludicrous". in a tit—for—tat move, germany, poland and sweden have expelled russian diplomats in response to russia's removal of their respective representatives over the weekend. all three countries, and the eu, deny claims that they participated in demonstrations supporting russia's jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. hong kong is expected to decide shortly whether to grant bail to the media tycoonjimmy lai. he has been accused with colluding with forces under the new security law. he is the highest profile figure arrested since the law came into force lastjune. a popular, previously uncensored social media app called clubhouse appears to have been censored in

this is nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon.now — the head of the un nuclear watchdog says iran has agreed to extend for three months un inspectors�* access to its nuclear sites. the iranian parliament had threatened to stop snap visits unless the us lifted sanctions on tehran, but rafael grossi of the international atomic energy agency said although the visits are being suspended from tuesday, a new bilateral agreement would come into effect so that verification activities can continue. we reached a temporary bilateral technical understanding, whereby the agency is going to continue its necessary verification and monitoring activities for a period of up to three months. the bbc�*s bethany bell is in vienna and gave us some context on the situation between the international community and iran's nuclear capabilities. well, there is a standoff at the moment in terms of how people are trying to get the iran nuclear deal back on its feet again. but donald trump pulled out of that. presidentjoe biden has said he's willing to start ne

our reporter nyein chan aye has filed this report from yangon.r frustration and anger against the military coup. it has taken place on monday. people in general have been banging pots and pans in protest against the military coup that took place on monday. essentially, what people here are saying is they don't want to live or work under the military any more. singing. translation: we only respect our elected - president, and no one else. if the president wanted the military to take over, we would have accepted that, but this coup is not fair so we're expressing our feelings in a peaceful way. we're the voice of the little people. translation: | witnessedl the coups in 1962 and 1988. we know about what happens under military takeovers, so we have to do this. if we take to the streets, they will shoot us instead. under these circumstances, i support this kind of protest. we want the elected leaders back. translation: people don't accept the coup. j that's why we want to drive them out by doing this. - on the other hand, the military is taking total

singing nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon.d, vaccines are being produced that might help us return to something like normal. here in the uk, more than 10 million doses have already been given. but at the same time, the virus is mutating. so, scientists are turning their attention to how to adapt vaccines to make sure they work against all new variants. astrazeneca and oxford university say they plan to have a next—generation vaccine ready for the autumn. our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. the scientists at oxford who created the astrazeneca vaccine are continually monitoring how coronavirus is evolving. the current vaccine is thought to give good protection against new variants, but they're working on tweaking the jab to make it future—proof. the scientist who's leading the research says it's relatively simple to redesign the vaccine. it's not difficult to put a different antigenic insert into the vaccine. so, we don't want to panic and say that we must have a new version of the vaccine now but on the other hand we are

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon.t subversion. it's the biggest single use so far of the controversial security law introduced by beijing last year. the law was widely condemned for giving china wide ranging powers to control protest and free speech. the charges are in relation to attempts lastjuly to organise unofficial primary votes to select opposition candidates ahead of legislative elections. the authorities said the accused had aimed to �*paralyse the government'. lester shum is one of the activists who had to report to authorities earlier today. speaking outside the police station, he said despite his detention, he's not giving up. so that no matter how difficult it will be, i want to tell all of the hong kong people, no matter where you are, to keep faithful and to be hopeful and we will continue our struggle. let's speak to martin yip in hong kong. martin, just put these latest charges into context for us. what does it mean for the future of the pro—democracy movement in hong kong? at least for the near futur

singing nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. with human rights watch and has worked closely with the rohingyas in bangladesh and in myanmar, shejoins me live from sydney. thank you for being on the programme. tell us what you are hearing from people in myanmar about this extraordinary week. thanks, sally. it�*s hard not to get a bit emotional seeing and hearing that reportjust now. the situation is that it is quiet but tense. everyone woke up quiet but tense. everyone woke up this morning to the news that facebook actually has been blocked, as has messenger. there are unverified reports that perhaps this will last another 72 hours. but beyond that we are not sure. people are finding ways to communicate and get around that barrier. they are using other services orapp they are using other services or app that we can rely on. but ultimately the phone lines have been patchy, the internet has been patchy, the internet has been throttled at various points and, ironically, while the rest of the country goes into a bit of a shut down or

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. the war in yemen, which has killed around 100,000 people according to one un estimate. it's been six years since a saudi—led coalition intervened in the country's civil war, to restore an internationally recognised government to power. but houthi rebels, backed by iran, are fighting to regain control. the bbc�*s international correspondent orla guerin has had rare access to yemen. a warning, you may find some parts of her report distressing. aden, a city cradled by mountains in a country overshadowed by war. it's the seat of power of yemen's internationally recognised government, which is propped up by saudi support. but when ministers flew in from exile in riyadh, this was the welcome. the first of three missiles slamming in. screaming the woman screaming in fear is a localjournalist, alia fouad. i saw fire. i saw so many people running on the ground, kids, women injured, killed. for a moment, ithought about my family. yemen's foreign minister, ahmed bin mubarak, saw the full horror

singing nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon.ast asia correspondentjonathan head has more now on the charges aung san suu kyi is facing. on the face of it, these are transparently absurd charges. police say when they detained aung san suu kyi in her own home they found the walkie—talkies used by her personal security are unauthorised. absurd that is, there is method in what is going she is convicted as a criminal, she can no longer run as an mp. the real problem is last year in last november's general election, aung san suu kyi's party won in a resounding majority, even bigger than before with the military proxy party doing it disastrously badly. that has gotten in the weight of the long—term political ambitions of the armed forces commander. if they are to hold another election, the military needs aung san suu kyiout the military needs aung san suu kyi out of the picture. this is a continuation of a more than 30 year battle the military has fought to get rid of this enduringly popular figure. fought to get rid of this enduringly

this is nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon.s promised all adults in the uk will now be offered their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end ofjuly, ahead of the original estimate of sometime in the autumn. borisjohnson says the new target would help ease lockdown restrictions across the country. more details on a possible relaxation of the rules in england are expected on monday. helen catt has the latest. it isa it is a tiny bottle that could have a big impact. more than 17 million people in the uk have now had their first dose of the vaccine. they now have some protection against covid and it has been announced we will all be offered a vaccine sooner than thought. everyone over 50 and all adults with underlying health conditions where we are able to get their first dose by the middle of april, two weeks earlier than planned. every adult in the uk will be offered one by the end ofjuly. it is critical of course that as many— it is critical of course that as many as_ it is critical of course that as many as possible are

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon.yanmar team at the un office of the high commissioner for human rights. six and a half hours ahead of us in the uk, at the moment, in myanmar, what are the latest figures you have had of today's violence, which a few hours ago stood at 18 deaths, the bloodiest day so far?— bloodiest day so far? yes, well, ri . ht bloodiest day so far? yes, well, right now _ bloodiest day so far? yes, well, right now we — bloodiest day so far? yes, well, right now we are _ bloodiest day so far? yes, well, right now we are still— bloodiest day so far? yes, well, right now we are still tracking i bloodiest day so far? yes, well, j right now we are still tracking 18 deaths from the violence today, the numbers of wounded are fluctuating between anywhere from 30 to over 100. �* , ., , , 100. and these are shootings carried out by peeple _ 100. and these are shootings carried out by people following _ 100. and these are shootings carried out by people following orders, - 100. and these are shootings carried o

nyein chan aye reports from yangon — the country's largest city.ain defiant in the ongoing fight for democracy. as you see, here in the central city. people continue to protest and block the main road to prevent the security forces from coming. today the security forces were actually out early taking position at many protest sites across the city. they tried to contain the protest in small streets and townships, even before anti—coup protesters were being gathered all together. there were reports of shooting in several places, including near the university, the major gathering points. the circumstances of the shootings in several places, however, are not clear. but we have seen a number of photos of people appear to be fatally wounded. some reports said that a number of protesters were killed in yangon, as well as some other cities across the country. police appear to be using stun grenades, tear gas and live rounds. several bloodied people were seen in images from other regions as well, which were circulated on social media pages. it was not clear

dropped plans to visit myanmar itself because protesters had objected. 0ur burmese reporter — nyein chan ayehis reportjust moments before the internet was shutdown, for an eleventh consecutive night. outside the indonesian embassy protesters chant to make their voices heard. they are calling on indonesian leaders to abandon diplomatic ties with the ruling military. and for the release of their democratically elected leader. translation: please respect our vote and hear our voices. - i came here to ask indonesia to pressure to transfer the power back to the civilian government. indonesia has been relaying support for a united agent approach. to the situation in me and indonesian foreign minister was due to visit the country to meet but the plan has been abandoned for now. instead, they met in neighbouring bangkok where the thai foreign minister was also present. translation: the safety . and well-being of the people is the number one priority. therefore we ask all parties to exercise restraint and not use violence toward casualties and bloodshed for the up indonesia also continues to emphasis

the bbc�*s nyein chan aye reports from yangon. chanting sending a message to the generals.brought tens of thousands of people out onto the streets. worried about the future of the country, the people here say that their freedom has once again been taken away. this generation did not think they would have to do the same resistance against the military rule. young people hoped they would grow up in a very different this generation did not think they'd have to do the young people hoped they would grow up in a very different myanmar, open to the world and its possibilities. but now they find themselves battling to restore democracy and end military rule, just like the generation before them. but that fight won't be easy. their leader, aung san suu kyi, is still under house arrest. and today, the general who put her there spoke for the first time since taking power. justifying the coup, he said civilian leaders had failed to hold a proper election last november. across the city, red shirts hang outside homes in support of the protest movement. inside one apartment, this family s

retno dropped plans to visit myanmar itself because protesters had objected. 0ur burmese reporter nyein chan ayeutside the indonesian embassy in yangon, and sent this report. that was before the internet was shut down for an 11th consecutive night. outside the indonesian embassy in yangon, protesters chant to make their voices heard. they are calling on indonesian leaders to abandon diplomatic ties with the ruling military. and for the release of their democratically elected leader. aung san suu kyii. translation: please respect our vote and hear our voices. - i came here to ask indonesia to pressure to transfer the power back to the civilian government. indonesia has been relaying support for a united asian approach to the situation in myanmar. the indonesian foreign minister retno masudi was due to visit the country to meet thejunta but the plan has been abandoned for now. instead, they met in neighbouring bangkok where the thai foreign minister was also present. translation: the safety i and well-being of the people is the number one priority. therefore we ask all parties to exercise restrain

our reporter nyein chan aye has filed this report from yangon.as taken place on monday. people have been banging pots and pans and protest against the military coup that took place on monday. people here are saying they want to live —— don't want to live under military any more. singing transition back more. singing transition bac< more. singing transition bac ., , singing transition back we only resect singing transition back we only respect our _ singing transition back we only respect our elected, _ singing transition back we only respect our elected, and - singing transition back we only| respect our elected, and nobody else. we would have accepted that, but this coup is not fair so we're expressing our feelings in but this coup is not fair so we're expressing ourfeelings in a peaceful way with the voice of the little people. peaceful way with the voice of the little neonate-— little people. translation: i witnessed _ little people. translation: i witnessed the _ little people. translation: i witnessed the coup - little people. translation: i

nyein chan aye from the bbc burmese service in yangon has more details: security forces are reading thewho are against military agenda. people are protecting each other, staying up late at night. there are reports of at least over 200 people who are detained since the coup d'etat was taking place two weeks ago. nevertheless, today, all of these arrests were unable to stop people across myanmar for eight days straight, the military regime are trying to tighten their grip on the anti—cool movement. and for some prominent people are the travelling countries via their social media pages. the military agenda also sent out a letter to the press council and the governing body and warned not to use their administration as the military coup government and not instigate people. the anti—military coup demonstrations are scheduled to grow in the coming days but there is also worried that people are freely extremely insecure, anxious and worried about what may happen next. like who will be made or will they come after me or knock on my door. a reminder of our top story. the us senate has acquitted d

singing nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon.ia correspondentjonathan head has more now on the charges aung san suu kyi is facing. well, these are actually — look — on the surface, transparently absurd charges. the police are saying that when they detained aung san suu kyi in her own home they found that some of the walkie—talkies used by her personal security were unauthorised. absurd though that is, there is method in what the military is doing. because if she is convicted of a criminal charge, however trivial it might seem, she can no longer run as an mp. when the military seized power, it had to promise at some point it would have another election. i think the real problem here is last year in last november's general election, aung san suu kyi's party won a resounding majority, even bigger than before. the military�*s own proxy party did disastrously badly — that has gotten in the way of the long—term political ambitions of the armed forces commander. if they are to hold another election, the military needs, somehow, to get a

the bbc�*s nyein chan aye reports from yangon. chanting sending a message to the generals. a third day, anger has brought tens of thousands of people out onto the streets. this generation did not think they would have to do the same resistance against the military rule. young people hoped they would grow up in a very different myanmar, open to the world and its possibilities. their leader aung san suu kyi is still under house arrest. and today, the general who put her there spoke for the first time since taking power. justifying the coup, he said civilian leaders had failed to hold a proper election last november. across the city, red shirts hang outside homes in support of the protest movement. inside one apartment, this family say they have been protesting against military rule for three generations. 44—year—old thet thet aung spent four years in prison for protesting. translation: i feel really bitter about this coup. - "so it happens again," i said in my heart. i can't sleep thinking that our new generation will suffer this again. some here arejoining protests for the f

our reporter nyein chan ay filed this report from yangon just before the blackout began.irst time since the coup, for the first time since the military have returned to central yangon. tonight, the generals want to send a powerful message to those planning to take part in a nationwide strike on monday. tensions are high across the city. as news of more arrests filter out and people are taking to the streets tonight. setting up barricades and patrolling the neighbourhoods. the people here want to stop more night—time raids from the military. all across the city, you will find things like this one. dozens of people are staying up all night to protect their neighbours. if police arrive to make more arrests, they bang their pots and pans to sound a warning. there's also many rumours here. people are worried about attacks on their homes by strangers. translation: we are hearing things about attempted - arsons and chaos. they're trying to create an impression that there is a lack of security. that is why we are making our own arrangements together to protect our communities, ou

and a short time ago, our burmese correspondent nyein chan aye, has sent this update from yangon.military coup had taken place on monday. students and workers in a street like this and started marching near yangon university and tried to reach the central part of the city. thousands of people are singing some famous revolutionist song and also slogan against the military dictatorship. people all the way along are taking part by waving their hands, clapping, and by showing a three finger salute. some donate and offer food and water to the protesters. all of the people on the streets are taking part in this. there have a spate of stabbing attacks in south london in the past 2a hours. in one of the latest incidents, a 24—year—old man has been taken to hospital this afternoon after being stabbed in croydon. and a murder investigation has been launched after a 22—year—old man was stabbed to death in the town last night. 0fficers don't believe all the attacks were linked and have appealed for information. our correspondent dan johnson is here. what can you tell us about this? the latest

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon, myanmar.apporteur on human rights in myanmar told us the international community needs to step up its response. this is clearly a signal that this brutal military is willing to do anything, and it's telling us all it intends to ratchet up the violence, the brutality, that it's willing to commit against the people of myanmar. we know that there are 18 dead today, we think that there are probably more. we are still trying to determine how many injured, but we know that this is the bloodiest sunday of all, and we know that the military is showing its clarity that it's willing to do just about anything against the innocent peaceful protesters. and i thinkjust as they are showing they are willing to ratchet up up their brutality, i think the international community has to consider very seriously ratcheting up its response. i think that action is needed by the international community. there are a range of options that i will be recommending to the united nations and its various bodies to consider, i

nyein chan aye is a bbc burmese service reporter on the ground in yangon, he filed this update from theow people are taking to the streets in yangon. people nearby are also cheering up and supporting. they also singing songs and waving flags. what they are saying essentially here is they don't want military and they want better elected leaders. —— they want better elected leaders. —— they went back their elected leaders. as you can see behind me, there are more people here than yesterday, from lots of universities. there are so many young people involved in this. when i talked to them i was told they are not associated with any political party or group, theyjust take part this course is common people. the security forces are nearby, closely watching the protest, but they did not do anything yet. we see only police. people are also shouting. police are for the people, not for the military detector. we still don't see military troops in yangon. also no violence crackdown. there are separate protests against the military and other parts of the country as well, including another main city,

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. more on the situation in myanmar on the website, as well.ley. they're leading 4—0 through two gareth bale goals, one from harry kane and another by lucas moura. earlier, their north london rivals, arsenal, won 3—1 at leicester. they had to come from behind though, after youri tielemans gave the home side the lead afterjust six minutes. arsenal then found an equaliser through a headerfrom david luiz. a handball gave them a penalty just before half time, from which alexandre lacazette scored. and nicolas pepe then rounded off the victory early in the second half, putting the finishing touch to a fine move. it's probably one of the most dangerous teams in the league, once they are in front, to play against them, because they can exploit spaces behind you really quickly, like the goal that we gave them in our own half, but the reaction was terrific, i think the team looked really mature, confident, and we played some great stuff. josh maja had the best chance of the game at selhurst park where crystal palace and fulham played out a goalless draw

this is nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. israel has eased many of its covid lockdown restrictions.ist attractions are re—opening, but entry will only be allowed to those with a green pass, which shows they've either had the jab or the virus. nickjohnson reports. beer to persuade some. pizza to persuade others. israel's programme at getting covid jabs in arms continues at pace. the country has the highest vaccination rate in the world, more than 49% of people have had at least one dose. it's all part of the national effort to break free from this new normal. shops and restaurants closed, an economy at risk, people's lives on hold. after a steep resurgence in covid infections, the country entered its third lockdown just after christmas. but health officials say progress in their vaccination programme is now starting to make a difference in the number of infections, allowing the country to begin reopening its economy. studies in israel showed that the pfizer vaccine is 95.8% effective in preventing hospitalisations and death. from today, shops, libraries and tourist attractions are ab

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. 0ur correspondent, nick marsh, is following some breaking news, macthat the uk has now vaccinated more than 20 million people across the uk, so more than 21 million people have now been vaccinated, that first target was 15 million by the middle of this month, but matt hancock... well, in fact, this isn't from matt hancock, this is from nadhim zahawi, who is the vaccine minister. so, good news, there, that the vaccination roll—out, some debate about supplies, because the numbers had fallen after that initial surge to get to that first deadline. now, let's go back to the situation in myanmar, but our correspondence, and nick marsh, is following developments from singapore. he says hundreds of thousands of people are continuing to protest despite the increasing violence. it is becoming quite clear now that this will be the most they have simply been the bloodiest day since the coup was called. they're openly using live ammunition on the protesters, and as you just heard, several people shot in different cities, and the number of fatalities appears to be

nyein chan aye from the bbc�*s burmese service has the latest from yangon.otesters have died and at least 20 others injured in mandalay. people used live rounds and violence broke out in the shipyard in the afternoon and we can confirm that one man in his 20s and another man in his 30s, they are definitely have got a gunshot wound. we expect to hear more from the local emergency rescue unit and they are doing the volunteers and they are on the scene. when we talk to them, they witnessed the police use live rounds and they tried to crack down on workers who are on strike. and also, the public around also supporting that shipyard because the government forced them to work get back to work. all this definitely brings more anger to the public in the country, so we expect to see more protests in coming days. we still wait to see how the authorities will respond. the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has lost an appeal against his imprisonment for violating the terms of a suspended sentence. mr navalny was arrested last month on returning to russia from ger

next, let's hearfrom bbc burmese correspondent nyein chan aye in yangon.ening here in yangon. it is rather quiet, - unlike the previous day. you can still see heavy police presence in various areas - in the centre of the city. but we no longer see the tanks and armoured vehicles - which rolled in last night. we don't know where they are l and when they are coming back. but the situation i remains very tense. here in the uk, new hotel quarantine laws have begun in scotland and england. let's look at england first. british citizens and those with uk residency entering from this red list of 33 countries must quarantine in government—approved hotels. foreign citizens are already been banned from entering. anyone entering from a country not on the red list must quarantine at home. the red list comprises countries where the risk of new coronavirus variants is greatest. it includes brazil and south africa, where variants have been identified that make vaccines less effective. these are the first arrivals. they're taken away under escort to a hotel where they'll s

nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon, myanmar.ctivists and opposition figures in hong kong with conspiracy to commit subversion under the national security law. the charges are in relation to attempts lastjuly to organise unofficial primary votes to select opposition candidates ahead of legislative elections. the authorities said the accused had aimed to �*paralyse the government'. mr raab said the charges shows in the starkest terms the law being used to eliminate political dissent rather than restore order — contrary to what the chinese government promised. former us president donald trump will be the main attraction at a conservative conference in florida later — in his first public appearance since leaving the white house injanuary. the annual conservative political action conference — known as cpac — is the first big gathering of republican party supporters since the presidential election and is seen as a key event determining the future direction of the conservative movement in the united states. our north america reporter,