vladimir hernandez, bbc news.ting against the government has been killed. the second to die in the latest round of violence. it brings to 105 the number of people killed in the last four months of protests. national rebellion day in cuba marks the beginning of the revolution. it's the anniversary of the attack in 1953 on the moncada barracks and raul castro attended the celebrations for the last time as president — he's expected to step down next february. from cuba, the bbc‘s will grant. in cuba, it's known as the day of national rebellion, when fidel castro led a group of young radicals in a failed attempt to overthrow a military barracks in july, 1953. it marked, in effect, the starting pistol for the cuban revolution. and every year the authorities hold this event for the party faithful, attended by the handful of survivors who were there that day. including the octogenarian president, raul castro, the rhetoric has remained pretty much the same over the years. president castro didn't speak himself, but the com

for our world, vladimir hernandez reports from caracas.m includes images and descriptions of violence. welcome to venezuela. once the richestjewel in latin america, it is now a country drowning in political and economic chaos. a state with the largest oil reserves in the world is now so impoverished that it cannot feed its own people. translation: even if i die, it's worth it. how long is this going to go on for? we are a hungry country. as his people rage, president nicolas maduro‘s grip on power has grown increasingly desperate. all opposition is being systematically crushed. it is feared a new constitution will extinguish democracy and establish a dictatorship. as the battle for venezuelan democracy reaches boiling point, the bbc has heard disturbing allegations of state torture against demonstrators. several officers there are told us, "we are going to give you the shock treatment." for venezuela ns, long accustomed to economic hardship, the assault on their democracy is proving the final straw. i have been to caracas, to meet the resi

coming up we have our world — for this week's edition vladimir hernandez travels to venezuela to reporthello there. with rain across the north and south for saturday, there was still some room for fine weather. for a while we had sunshine yesterday in lincolnshire but the rain did arrive and it was wet for much of the day in eastbourne in east sussex. some strong wind here as well continuing at the moment. the thickest of the cloud here has been spilling in across much of england and wales to provide outbreaks of rain but by the morning the wettest conditions are heading eastwards and out into the north sea. things are beginning to dry off but only briefly — as we head towards the north—west we still have showers continuing into the morning across northern ireland, western fringes of scotland. the rest of scotland, a dry start but it will not stay that way. it should be drier across much of northern england, lincolnshire and east anglia, rain from overnight should be gone by nine a.m. most of england and wales, bright and sunny but the showers rattle in from the bristol channel. through

vladimir hernandez reports from caracas. welcome to venezuela.n latin america, it's now a country drowning in political and economic chaos. as his people rage, president nicolas maduro's grip on power has grown increasingly desperate. it's feared a new constitution will establish a dictatorship. the bbc has heard disturbing allegations of state torture against demonstrators. i've been to caracas to meet the resistance to the maduro regime and to find out what future lies in store for this troubled country. it wasn't meant to be like this. by the time maduro came to power in 2013, venezuela's bolivarian revolution, begun by his charismatic predecessor, hugo chavez, was in chaos. price regulations and the state control of industry had apparently failed. when the oil price fell, venezuela's extravagant spending didn't stop. the country found itself borrowing heavily and increasingly reliant on imports of food and medicine. in the last quarter years the economy has shrunk by a third. the imf estimates that inflation is running at over 700%. the peopl

vladimir hernandez, bbc news, caracas. your family back home in venezuelan. i was kind of mixed up. my dad is a comedian, well over there. he has been experimenting and dealing with this situation as everyone. he gets more attention from the government, draws more attention. it is difficult for him, trying to fight against it. being part of the resistance as well. he tries to deliver the message from the people to the government, against the government, against what the government is doing to the people. is the government cracking down on him? yes. since some time ago, a long way before this, shutting down. he is going to do the shows or whatever. my mother isa do the shows or whatever. my mother is a normal citizen. she is dealing with the rest of the situation that eve ryo ne with the rest of the situation that everyone else deals with. have iq? it has been very difficult. i have not been able to speak with my parents. —— how about you? the only way we can communicate is through whatsapp or the occasional facebook messag