"india stands with uttarakhand," he said. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi.st on the military coup in myanmar now. we've seen the largest protests in more than a decade. tens of thousands of people demanding the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi. internet access has now been restored after a day—long blackout. the military seized power a week ago after claiming, without evidence, that the november election was fraudulent. from bangkok, our correspondent jonathan head reports. they started marching in the morning, and the numbers just kept growing. if the soldiers who unseated myanmar�*s elected government on monday thought their coup would be unopposed, thousands came out to prove them wrong, filling the streets. chanting. "democracy is our right", they chanted, "ending dictatorship, ourwill". horns honk. the traffic was forced to a crawl and cars sounded their horns, not in anger, but in support, and in defiance of the police, who mutely watched as yangon city centre was taken over. many wore or carried the colour red of the national league for

the floods washed away part of a dam in the uttarakhand region of the himalayas. disaster relief forces have been sent to the area. 0ur south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, has this update. the officials are saying that this himalayan glacier which broke away washed away parts of this dam. there have been a couple of construction projects going in that particular area of uttarakhand state, and basically for hydropower projects, and many of those missing are believed to be working in these power projects and, as we speak, hundreds of emergency services personnel have been deployed to the area, and so far they say they have recovered three bodies and dozens are still missing. and the government has already asked the army to be on standby and more people are being rushed to the area. but there is a fear that people who were maybe going along the riverside, along the banks of the alaknanda river, could be missing because many people take their cattle for grazing and they also go around collecting firewood. these people could be missing and this particular area is v

"india stands with uttarakhand," he says. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. its jet engine factories this summer to try to save money because of the pandemic. the two—week shutdown is thought to be the first in the company's history, affecting its entire civil aerospace division and 12,500 workers in the uk. parts of the uk were hit with heavy snow and strong winds today, with warnings of possible further significant disruption. the met office has issued yellow weather warnings for much of england, scotland and northern ireland — with snow and ice expected to affect travel. an amberwarning, meaning power cuts are also likely, is in force across the east and south east of england. from colchester, jon donnison reports. forfamilies in colchester, a bit of a lift from life under lockdown. although maybe some still claiming to be working from home, for many, the snow providing a welcome break. a few weeks ago, we were probably one of the only areas that didn't have any snow, so we're glad we've got some now. when was the beast from the east? three years ago? so t

it happened in uttarakhand, in the district of chamoli.t, rajini vaidyanthan, reports. this dramatic footage shows when the nanda devi glacier in the himalayas burst on sunday morning. as water gushed down the valley, damage and destruction. translation: i witnessed something that looked like a scene _ from a bollywood film. i'd never seen anything like it. about 50—100 people were running for their lives, but couldn't be saved. and they were engulfed by the river. the situation here is still dangerous. people are leaving their homes and are fleeing towards the forest. they're taking their belongings, including their quilts and mattresses. with floodwaters rising and roads and homes destroyed, and urgent rescue operation was under way. an urgent rescue operation was under way. hundreds of members of the indian military and disaster response units have been deployed to the area. translation: we are ensuring| that those who are stranded due to bridges being washed away and due to the absence of bridges, that they do not face any shortages of

it happened in uttarakhand state in the district of chamoli.s the latest. this dramatic footage shows when the nanda devi glacier in the himalayas burst on sunday morning. as water gushed down the valley, damage and destruction. translation: about 50-100 people were running - for their lives, but couldn't be saved, and they were engulfed by the river. the situation here is still dangerous. people are leaving their homes and are fleeing towards the forest. with floodwaters rising and roads and homes destroyed, an urgent rescue operation was under way. hundreds of members of the indian military and disaster response units have been deployed to the area. translation: approximately 125 people could be missing - as per the estimates, but it could rise because the power company is unable to give the exact figures. everyone is busy in the rescue operations. cheering. a moment of hope, as workers rescued one man from this tunnel, but dozens more are still feared trapped. officials say two power plants, employing more than 150 people, were also hit. man

"india stands with uttarakhand," he says.s behind the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine say it should still prevent people needing hospital treatment or dying if infected with the south african variant. it comes after early results from one study — not yet checked by other experts — suggested the vaccine had only limited protection against that variant. around 100 cases of it have been identified in the uk. our health correspondent, jim reed reports. extra surge testing in the midlands to try and stamp out the latest variant of coronavirus. around 100 cases of a version first found in south africa have been confirmed in the uk to date. the worry is a specific mutation could make vaccines less effective. now, new trial results from south africa appear to confirm that. a small study of 2,000 mainly younger people, published in full tomorrow, has found the oxford—astrazeneca jab only offered limited protection against mild and moderate infections. whether it works against more serious disease could not be assessed, because

it happened in uttarakhand state in the district of chamoli.he morning, and the numbers this dramatic footage shows when the nanda devi glacier in the himalayas burst on sunday morning. as water gushed down the valley, damage and destruction. translation: about 50-100 people were running - for their lives, but couldn't be saved, and they were engulfed by the river. the situation here is still dangerous. people are leaving their homes and are fleeing towards the forest. with floodwaters rising and roads and homes destroyed, an urgent rescue operation was under way. hundreds of members of the indian military and disaster response units have been deployed to the area. translation: approximately 125 people could be missing - as per the estimates, but it could rise because the power company is unable to give the exact figures. everyone is busy in the rescue operations. cheering. a moment of hope, as workers rescued one man from this tunnel, but dozens more are still feared trapped. officials say two power plants, employing more than 150 people, were

"india stands with uttarakhand," he said. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi.ong—time secretary of state, george shultz, has died aged 100. mr shultz spent most of the 1980s trying to improve relations with the soviet union and forging a course for peace in the middle east. paul hawkins looks back at his life. he is widely credited with helping to end the cold war. thank you very much, mr president and my friend. george shultz served for 6.5 years under ronald reagan. during that time he helped improve relations with the soviet union, striking relationships with gorbachev and his foreign minister, eduard shevardnadze. in negotiations, he refused to make concessions in advance, waiting for them to blink and they usually did. it will help us to remove some misunderstanding... because as he well knew, they had become more concerned with problems at home than interference abroad. in 1987, both countries signed a landmark arms control agreement. he was involved in talks with iran in the 1980s. the iranians are known as great rug merchants, not for nothing. the irani

the floods washed away part of a dam in the uttarakhand region of the himalayas.re believed to be construction workers. disaster relief forces are trying to reach workers trapped inside a tunnel. 0ur south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, has the latest. this morning, when people witness the deluge of water going through this river, it caused a lot of panic in that area and many people are feared missing. more than 100, and their unknown knobs of people working at the power plants in this area. the pictures showed one part of this dad being washed away. that raised lots of concerns about the welfare of the workers. a short while ago, the government confirmed that they have rescued around 16 workers who were stuck inside a tunnel very close to this power plant. they have been rescued, that is the positive news. but we don't have any information about dozens of people who are missing, most of them believed to be workers. because it is a lean season, there is not much water. state officials say the threat of floods the downstream areas have now reduced. the headline

"india stands with uttarakhand," he says. )south africa is suspending its full roll—out of the oxford—astrazenecahowed disappointing results against the local variant of coronavirus. last week south africa received one—million doses of the astrazeneca jab and had been due to begin vaccinating people next week. south africa's health minister was speaking at a video briefing. we wa nt we want to get our team of directors, and other scientists must sit together and figure out what approach we are going to use in order to effectively employ the astrazeneca vaccine. it has to be clear when can be done, what positions will be fulfilled and what we need to do about it. that is the assignment that is been given for scientists they will figure it out and come back to us and say this is and come back to us and say this is a proposal. it is a temporary issue that we have go to figure this out. scientists behind the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine say it should still prevent people needing hospital treatment or dying —— if infected with the south african variant. around 100 cases of the variant have b

"india stands with uttarakhand," he says.is suspending its full rollout of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine after a study showed disappointing results against the local variant of coronavirus. last week south africa received one—million doses of the astrazeneca jab and had been due to begin vaccinating people next week. south africa's health minister was speaking at a video briefing. are scientist must quickly sit together and figure out what approach we are going to effectively deploy the astrazeneca vaccines. it must be clear when they can be done, but conditions will be fulfilled, basically that is the assignment thatis basically that is the assignment that is been given to our scientists. they will figure it out and it is a temporary issue until we figure out what the next step is supposed to be. when we know the steps, we will move quickly. scientists behind the oxford astrazeneca vaccine say it should still prevent people needing hospital treatment or dying —— if infected with the south african variant. around 100 cases o

the flash flooding started in uttarakhand state, but authorities are evacuating people living along nearbyhe glacier. doctors in england are to be paid an extra £10 by the nhs for every person who's housebound that they vaccinate. it's part of the uk government drive to protect everyone aged 70 and over, together with front line health workers, by february 15th. meanwhile, 18 new mass vaccine centres open tomorrow. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh gp george hobbs is headed out to give around 20 of his patients covid jabs at home. they're too ill or vulnerable to come in a for a vaccination. first up is diana garfield... right, ok. ..who has heart problems and is also losing her sight. there still is a hope in the back of my mind, however old i am, i still have that hope that... ..something will work out. right, cheerio, bye—bye! it's great because i have been a gp for over 27 years and they know me, so i think when they see someone familiar coming it makes a difference to the experience. but quite a lot of them are quite nervous and then when they see someone they know, that

least two people have died and dozens more are missing after a himalayan glacier broke away in uttarakhandhed parts away of a dam. most of those missing are believed to be workers in the construction of a hydro power project. state authorities said the water level was stabilising. disaster relief forces have been rushed to the area. i'm joined now by our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, in london. what more do we know about this disaster? i what more do we know about this disaster? . , , . ., , ., what more do we know about this disaster? . , , . ., ,, disaster? i appreciate you saying that this- -- _ disaster? i appreciate you saying that this... washed _ disaster? i appreciate you saying that this... washed away, - disaster? i appreciate you saying that this... washed away, broke| disaster? i appreciate you saying - that this... washed away, broke away part of this town. there have been a couple of construction projects going on that critical area of the state and basically for hydropower projects and many of those are missing or believed to be working in these power projects and

the search for survivors of a devastating mountain flood in the north indian state of uttarakhand isl with, melting snow and ice washing around homes and bridges. almost 40 people still trapped inside a tunnel, more than 100 people still missing, and freezing temperatures. germany, poland and sweden have announced the expulsion of russian diplomats in retaliation against russia's own decision to expel eu representatives from the country. moscow's decision this weekend coincided with a controversial visit to the russian capitol by eu foreign policy chiefjosep borrell, the same weekend of mass protests in support ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny. for those watching on bbc world news — we'll be right back. people aged 70 and over in england are being encouraged to book an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine if they haven't been contacted by the nhs. the government had initially told people to wait for a letter or a phone call. the change is to ensure the most vulnerable get protected first. so, from today, i have a message for everyone. _ so, from today, i have a message for

"india stands with uttarakhand," he said. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi.t in the east and south—east of england, as the so—called beast from the east keeps temperatures around freezing. our reporter ben bland is in clacton—on—sea, in essex. clacton is best known as a seaside resort, but it's not exactly beach weather today? morning. yeah, that it is not of the da to morning. yeah, that it is not of the day to head — morning. yeah, that it is not of the day to head down _ morning. yeah, that it is not of the day to head down to _ morning. yeah, that it is not of the day to head down to the _ morning. yeah, that it is not of the day to head down to the beach, - day to head down to the beach, louisa — day to head down to the beach, louise. the big effect it is having here _ louise. the big effect it is having here is_ louise. the big effect it is having here is on— louise. the big effect it is having here is on vaccination centres across— here is on vaccination centres across essex. the main site at clacton — across essex. the main site at clacton hospital is