our correspondent robin brant reports from shanghai. crowd shouts.broad daylight, a confrontation. the police up against the people. horns honk. woman screams. scenes like this have become increasingly unusual here, but then, so is locking down almost 25 million people. head to toe in protective suits, in an eastern district of the city, officers were forcing people out of their rented apartments... ..so they could turn them into temporary quarantine facilities, all in the name ofa waragainst a resurgent covid. but for some, it was just too much. their homes sequestered, their desperation easy for all to hear. woman cries. a few miles away, there was an organised protest — a bold stand as the lockdown takes hold. in a country where you can be arrested for picking quarrels, they're angry about a local school being turned into another quarantine facility. police with riot shields forced them off the streets in the end. this was on a small scale... ..but it's a sign of anger and frustration as this lockdown goes on. larger scale social unrest is what th

robin brant, bbc news, locked down in shanghai. statements in his defamation case in the us. depp is suing ms heard for $50 million over an article she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence, that didn't mention him by name. david sillito reports from virginia, where the trial is taking place. fairfax, virginia, and in court today, a hollywood star — johnny depp, who was here to sue his ex—wife, amber heard, for libel. this is a defamation case. it's a case about how devastating words can be when they are false and uttered publicly. in court, both barely even glanced at one another as this $50 million libel suit began, a case about an article in the washington post, in which amber heard talked about enduring sexual assault and how institutions protect violent men. she did not namejohnny depp, but his lawyers say she didn't need to — everyone knew who she was talking about. his legal team said the allegations were all lies. amber heard was the abuser, notjohnny depp. she has been preparing to give the performance of her l

robin brant, bbc news, locked down in shanghai. isolation facility in shanghai after testing positive for covid. there are a few rules. rules wise, there are a few. there is a big area outside we are not allowed to go to at every time. there are specific moments during the day. but then the rest, like, there are no specific rules but the conditions here are borderline terrible. you cannot see it, and i'm supposed to not— i suppose i should move the camera but i have another person who i don't know sleeping at one metre from my bed. i am sitting on my bed now. there are two other beds there, and there are thousands of people all around me. the bathrooms are obviously... luckily, we are one of the centres that has men and women bathrooms separated, but you can imagine thousands of people going to one bathrooms, which are not cleaned on a regular basis. we don't have showers, so we have a little... this to clean ourselves. we put some water inside and we use a towel to, you know, just wash ourselves off. it really feels like i have lo

robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. by processing their claims in east africa. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked, and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock. and, as for a sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world—best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quicker, she seemedj just to slide away under i the surface and disappear. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... 50 days into the war in ukraine, president zelensky tells the bbc his heart is now filled with hate for russia and says each alleged russia

robin brant, bbc news, locked down in shanghai.sitive for covid in shanghai. hejoins me now. thank you for talking to us. walkers through a little bit of a timeline, how did you end up in isolation?— in isolation? good morning, everyone. — in isolation? good morning, everyone. yes. _ in isolation? good morning, everyone, yes, the - in isolation? good morning, everyone, yes, the first - in isolation? good morning, | everyone, yes, the first time in isolation? good morning, l everyone, yes, the first time i tested positive with an antigen tested positive with an antigen test was on 26 march. then i received my first positive swab on 29 march. basically, since the 29th i have been waiting and lockdown at home to be taken to one of these isolation centres. i was taken from my home on 9 april and eventually managed to reach this current centre where i am out on 10 april at 2am in the morning. how long will you be there? that is unclear at the moment. first of all, i should have two negative tests, so i shouldn't have a swab then. we hav

robin brant, bbc news, locked down in shanghai.given their opening statements in his defamation case in the united states. mr depp is suing ms heard for $50 million over an article she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence, that didn't mention him by name. david sillito reports from virginia, where the trial is taking place. fairfax, virginia, and in court today, a hollywood star — johnny depp, who was here to sue his ex—wife, amber heard, for libel. this is a defamation case. it's a case about how devastating words can be when they are false and uttered publicly. in court, both barely even glanced at one another as this $50 million libel suit began, a case about an article in the washington post, in which amber heard talked about enduring sexual assault and how institutions protect violent men. she did not namejohnny depp, but his lawyers say she didn't need to — everyone knew who she was talking about. his legal team said the allegations were all lies. amber heard was the abuser, notjohnny depp. and she has been prepa

robin brant, bbc news, locked down in shanghai.ime minister scott morrison announced that an election will be held on 21 may. morrison's liberal party and their coalition partners of representatives. but recent polling seems to point towards a change of government — with the opposition labour leader anthony albanese currently ahead. jill sheppard is a researcher and lecturer in the school of politics and international relations at the australian national university — shejoins me now from canberra. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. firstly, what are the key issues that will likely shape this election campaign — economy, covid, what's on the agenda? campaign - economy, covid, what's on the agenda? look, regardless — what's on the agenda? look, regardless of _ what's on the agenda? look, regardless of the _ what's on the agenda? look, regardless of the things - regardless of the things happening around the world at the moment, this australian election campaign looks like a pretty similar one to previous events here in

that was accurate to reporting on that story for us. —— that was robin brant. under some degree of lockdown, as authorities battle with outbreaks of the coronavirus in several cities. there are now concerns about the kind of impact the stress of these lockdowns could have on people's mental well—being. i'm joined now by dr wendy li, an associate professor of psychology at james cook university in queensland who published research last year investigating the mental health of chinese people during the covid outbreak. it is great to get you on the programme. ijust want it is great to get you on the programme. i just want to get your thoughts right now, in terms of the research that you've working on, what are your main concerns for people living in lockdown in china right now? $5 living in lockdown in china right now?— living in lockdown in china right now? as a researcher specialising _ right now? as a researcher specialising in _ right now? as a researcher specialising in mental- right now? as a researcher. specialising in mental health, i am definitely concerne

robin brant, bbc news, shanghai.toric gorilla. her name is fatou and yesterday, she turned a stunning 65 years old. for context, the average lifespan for most western lowland gorillas is roughly 35—40 years. so, the zoo presented fatou with a cake made of rice and fruit. happy birthday! hello there. the weather this easter�*s looking pretty decent across much of the country. could see a little bit of rain pushing into the far north and west of the uk as we head through easter sunday into easter monday. but i think for many, it will stay fine, dry and pretty warm. temperatures into the low 20s celsius across the warmest part of the south and east of england. we'll have these weather fronts across more western areas, but this high pressure will continue to exert its force and keep them out at bay. so, for good friday, many places will start dry with some sunshine through central and eastern areas. a bit of coastal mist and fog around. further west, closer to those weather fronts, we'll have more cloud — northern irelan

the bbc�*s robin brant there. to a psychologist about what impact the constant cycle of lockdowns in china is having on the mental health of people there. so so do stay tuned for that. a heatwave which has gripped india for the past few weeks is continuing — with warnings that it will get worse. experts are forecasting a gradual rise in maximum temperatures in most parts of north—western and central india this week. delhi is expected to reach 44 degrees celsius. while heatwaves are common in india, especially in may and june, this year's high temperatures started in march. our correspondent vineet khare is in delhi. it is 42 degrees centigrade here in delhi, and as i stand here, i can feel the heat on my skin. march was the hottest month ever and april was never this hot, and the worry here in india is that we have may and june coming up, which is the summer season here in india. an official i spoke to said that this is an extreme situation and they are comparing the data with the situation back in 2010, when he s

robin brant, bbc news, locked down in shanghai. the consevative mp sir david amess. describing it as �*a murder that struck at the heart of democracy�* judge nigel sweeney said the 26—year—old islamic state group sympathiser had shown no remorse. outside the court, a police officer read a statement on behalf of lady amess and sir david's family. there is no elation in ourfamily today, following this sentencing. 0ur amazing husband and father has been taken from us in an appalling and violent manner. nothing will ever compensate for that. we will wake each day and immediately feel our loss. we will struggle through each day for the rest of our lives. our last thought before sleep will be of david. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani was in court for the sentencing. life with no possibility of parole for ally harbi ally who sat passively to the hearing this morning occasionally smiling. the reason why thejudge morning occasionally smiling. the reason why the judge went for the highest possible sentence that he could giv

robin brant has more from shanghai.ching the end of our fifth week of a lockdown that has confined almost everyone in this city — this vast city of almost 25 million people — to their homes, or in some cases their places of work. now, the good news is that the statistics appear to show the cases are consistently coming down. the government is shifting the goalposts slightly. it's not aiming for absolute zero covid now. what it's aiming for is something it calls "societal zero covid", so no cases are springing up outside of quarantine centres, outside of places where people already identified are being contained. it has been brutal, though, for many people. tens of thousands taken off to quarantine centres, many of them 100 miles or more away from shanghai, and kept in varying conditions. alessandro pavanello lives in shanghai. hejoins us now. a very good morning to you there in shanghai. just tell us — you spent several days in isolation in the city. what was that like? ~ , , ., that like? well, i spent almost three, th

our correspondent robin brant reports from shanghai. crowd shouts.aylight, a confrontation. the police up against the people. horns honk. woman screams. scenes like this have become increasingly unusual here, but then, so is locking down almost 25 million people. head to toe in protective suits, in an eastern district of the city, officers were forcing people out of their rented apartments... ..so they could turn them into temporary quarantine facilities, all in the name of a war against a resurgent covid. but for some, it was just too much. their homes sequestered, their desperation easy for all to hear. their homes sequested, their desperation easy for all to hear. woman cries. a few miles away, there was an organised protest — a bold stand as the lockdown takes hold. in a country where you can be arrested for picking quarrels, they're angry about a local school being turned into another quarantine facility. police with riot shields forced them off the streets in the end. this was on a small scale... ..but it's a sign of anger and frustration large

but there are signs of a small shift in government policy as robin brant reports. in this city — this — to their homes, or in some cases their places of work. appear to show the cases are consistently coming down. so that is good news. but this thing has not bottomed out yet. the government is shifting the goalposts slightly. it's not aiming for absolute zero covid now. what it's aiming for is something of places where people already it has been brutal, though, for many people. tens of thousands taken off to quarantine centres, some have been very old, but all of them taken away because this government remains committed to maintaining its zero covid policy. if you test positive for covid here, symptomatic or asymptomatic, you are taken off at some point to a quarantine facility. now, what is clear, as i said, as we approach the end of the fifth week of lockdown here is that the government in shanghai — and overall, xijinping, the man at the very top — remain committed to this policy of containing zero covid here and then trying to maintain it. no exceptions. early on, it looked like s

robin brant, bbc news, locked down in shanghai.were being abused. she was 12. i had one shoe, no coat, it was freezing and the police officers picked me up and said, what's happened? i said these men had taken me in the car and asked for sex. he said, what's their names? i only know nicknames. the police didn't even take me to the police station to question me, they didn't even ask for the phone numbers, they took me home to my dad and said, "keep your daughter in." in fact, daisy found herself arrested dozens of times for being drunk and disorderly. none of her abusers were arrested. daisy, which is not her real name, spoke to us two years ago, as she launched a civil action against greater manchester police. how did all these authorities get away with it? calling a child a prostitute? people say we are suing for compensation. that's not the truth. i want the police to be held accountable for what they've done, for their failings, for their misconduct, for not being there. can you get down, please, or else i'm going to have to ask

robin brant reports.housands of people forced into government—run quarantine. in one of china's most advanced cities the conditions for some are awful. translation: the moment i really broke down - was when i entered the cabin hospital. we spoke to this 26—year—old, she tested positive a few days ago. in china, symptoms or no symptoms, you are forced to quarantine. we were first assigned to the shared area. the conditions were terrible. my roommate and i had two camp beds and there was only one bathroom and one wash basin on each floor. many slept next to each other. i was terrified, i broke down and cried. forced quarantine is one of two often brutal measures that china is using to try to beat covid. the other is citywide lockdowns. i am two weeks into the one here, along with the other 25 million people who live in shanghai. for me, that means you can't step out of your date and for some it means you cannot even go beyond your front door. also daily worries about food, for some even about water. for som

our china correspondent robin brant is one of them.ple that live in shanghai. now, for many, that means you can't step out of your gate. for some, it means you can't even go beyond your front door, and also daily worries about food. for some, even about water. this is the result of that on the streets of shanghai. almost completely deserted. remember this is the financial hub of china and we're more than two years into the pandemic. the state—run newspaper the global times reports that motor vehicles are banned from driving on the roads. only officials involved in stopping covid are allowed to drive. then there's this. this is a local community worker using a megaphone to call out people for testing. testing drives like this are being done on a huge scale in shanghai. officials say nine million people were tested on tuesday. that's like testing all of london in a single day. there's no sign of this changing. here's reuters reporting that president xi jinping says "china must continue with its strict "dynamic covid—clearance policy". le

robin brant, bbc news, shanghai.t the queen yesterday in their first joint visit to the uk since announcing their intention to step down as senior royals. prince harry and meghan stopped en route to the netherlands, where the invictus games will get under way tomorrow. they left the uk in january 2020 and have since made several damaging claims about how they were treated by some members of the royal household. now the weather with sarah. good morning. with the long easter weekend, it is nice to deliver a weather headline like this. things are looking largely dry for the uk and one for the time of year. we will see more rain later on on easter sunday and into easter monday as well. always more cloud across western parts of the uk. we will be seeing a few weather fronts that will be trying to edge in from the atlantic but high pressure will be building towards the east. this morning to start your good friday, we have some mist and low cloud around across eastern england and some of the irish sea coast. most of the low