Hello and welcome. In Myanmar Police have filed criminal charges against the civilian leaders who were deposed in a military this week. Theres been no word on the whereabouts of either Aung San Suu Kyi or the deposed president win myint since monday. The United Nations said the charges just compounded the undermining of the rule of law in myanmarand the democratic process, and they called for the Immediate Release of the leaders. For a second day, protesters banged pots and sounded car horns in the countrys largest city. Our reporter, nyein chan aye, filed this report from yangon. People are showing their frustration and anger against the Military Coup. It has taken place on monday. People in general have been banging pots and pans and using their car horns in protest against the Military Coup that took place on monday. Essentially, what people here are saying is they dont 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, then, we would have accepted that, but this coup is not fair so were expressing our feelings in a peaceful way. Were 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 dead. Under these circumstances, i support this kind of protest. We want the elected leaders back. Translation people dont accept the coup. I thats why we want to drive them out by doing this. On the other hand, the military is taking total control of the country. The military has installed an ii memberjunta who will rule under a state of emergency. The people of yangon have come out here again in less numbers than yesterday to say they want their vote and voice to be heard. Singing nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon. Our South East AsiaCorrespondentjonathan 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 novembers general election, Aung San Suu Kyis 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 NeedsAung San Suu Kyiout the Military NeedsAung 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 popularfigure. They have not succeeded yet, well have to see in the year of Emergency Rule they have given themselves whether they can finally finish off Aung San Suu Kyi as a superb vote winner and leader of the country. From a political prisoner to a peace and anti discrimination activist, wai wai nu joins me now. What do you worry about the most . Right now, i am worried about the safety and security of the activists and Civil Society activists and further arrest of the politicians. And im worried about dictatorship again. A Military Dictatorship began. I5 again. A Military Dictatorship bean. , again. A Military Dictatorship beian,. , , again. A Military Dictatorship bean. ,. ,. , began. Is it easy for people to contact each began. Is it easy for people to contact each other began. Is it easy for people to contact each other at began. Is it easy for people to contact each other at the contact each other at the moment . Contact each other at the moment . , moment . So, right now, the military has moment . So, right now, the military has banned moment . So, right now, the| military has banned facebook for three days. Over the past two days, people are mainly communicating with each other on facebook, on social media, because they had very limited access to internet phone lines, Phone Services were cut off over the past three days since after the Military Coup has started. And now, yesterday, like, early this morning, the Military Hasjust banned like, early this morning, the military has just banned the internet, not the internet, but facebook, for three days. So it is getting difficult for people to communicate among each other. I think its a strategic move again from the military. What was life like in myanmar during previous periods of Military Rule that you experienced . {iii Military Rule that you experienced . Military rule that you exerienced . , experienced . Of course, the eo le experienced . Of course, the peeple in experienced . Of course, the people in myanmar experienced . Of course, the people in myanmar are experienced . Of course, the people in myanmar are no i people in myanmar are no stranger to the Military Dictatorships, and i was born and grew up under the Military Dictatorship and witnessed brutality first and, ever since i was very young firsthand, i was very young firsthand, i was very young firsthand, i was only five years old when my father was taken away by the military in a military truck. I grew up with this fear. You know, year of Security Forces and the military, for constant fear of when my parents or Family Members would be taken away from us and we had very little freedom of almost no Freedom Of Expression and access to information and communication whatsoever. Ilisted communication whatsoever. Wai wai nu, thank communication whatsoever. Wai wai nu, thank you so much. Around the world, vaccines are being produced that might help us return to Something Like the lives we had before covid. 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 Covid 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 theyre working on tweaking the jab to make it future proof. The scientist whos leading the Research Says its relatively simple to redesign the vaccine. Its not difficult to put a different Antigenic Insert into the vaccine. So, we dont want to panic and say that we must have a new version of the vaccine now but on the other hand we are getting prepared, so that if it turns out we do need a new version, we will be ready to start using it. Itsjust going to be a sharp scratch, 0k . Those on the oxford vaccine trials were shown to have 76 protection from a single dose, which lasted three months, rising to 82 protection, with the second shot. Youll be doing swabs every week at home. Its also the first time a Covid Vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission of coronavirus. Those immunised were much less likely to test positive for infection, cutting the risk of them passing the virus on to others. Thats the vaccine, but what about those who have actually had covid . They want to know how long they may be protected against subsequent infection. A study involving nearly 20,000 volunteers may provide at least part of the answer. Like the other participants, i was asked to send off a few drops of my blood every month to a lab. Scientists at uk biobank found that 88 of participants, nearly 9 in 10, who started off with antibodies, still had them six months later. These findings are really good news, because it does suggest that people who have been infected with the virus may have some degree of protection against another infection for some considerable time. And i think what we would really like to know next is, how long does this Natural Immunity last for beyond six months . Scientists think vaccines are likely to offer much stronger protection than natural infection, so a key message is to get immunised, even if you have already had covid, to boost your immunity and maybe protect others. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Afghanistans stalled Peace Process is facing the high probability of failure thats the stark warning coming from the eus commissioner for crisis management, whos visiting the country. In addition to that a bipartisan report to the us congress has strongly urged President Biden to delay a Trump Administration plan to pull all us forces out of afghanistan byi may. Lets get more on this from andrew watkins, who is Senior Analyst specialising in afghanistan for International Crisis group. Andrew, that high probability of failure, do you agree . Thank ou for of failure, do you agree . Thank you for having of failure, do you agree . Thank you for having me. You for having me. Unfortunately, the nature of Peace Processes anywhere Around The World is that they will often face a high probability often face a high probability of failure. The things that Start Conflict and continue them, as they have in afghanistan for a0 years, are often very difficult obstacles to overcome, no matter how a his Peace Process is structured. But the steps the Trump Administration took to get here, there is no doubt this process is particularly fragile at the moment. What others obstacles . Fragile at the moment. What others obstacles . The fragile at the moment. What others obstacles . The obstacles are that both others obstacles . The obstacles are that both sides others obstacles . The obstacles are that both sides of others obstacles . The obstacles are that both sides of the are that both sides of the conflict, the taliban and the Afghan Government, are highly resistant to the kind of compromises they would need to make in order to reach an end to the conflict, to come to some sort of power sharing arrangement. And the way the United States under the Trump Administration initiated this process by entering into bilateral talks with the taliban without the Afghan Government at the table has left the government in kabul reluctant and resistant to participate in a process but it feels like has the legitimised it from the very start. It from the very start. Lets talk about us troops now. There is a chance some of the us troops currently on deployment werent even born when the us first sent troops in into thousand and one. There is some debate on whether they should be withdrawn. Debate on whether they should be withdrawn. Where does that stand . Currently, be withdrawn. Where does that stand . Currently, the be withdrawn. Where does that stand . Currently, the biden stand . Currently, the Biden Administration has signalled it will undertake a comprehensible of its afghanistan policy, including the deal the Trump Administration signed early last year comprehensive review. It seems there will still be sometime before the us makes a determination on whether continue with withdrawal, as the Trump Administration set a path to reaching zero foreign troops. Or, whether or not it will reconsider, and take into consideration forces like those regarding this major report today, advocating for some delay and possibly a reconsideration altogether. Andrew watkins, thank you so much. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come hollywood pushes ahead through the pandemic with the start of its awards season well tell you why this years Golden Globe Nominations are making history. This is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. After his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of Ayatollah Khomeini on iranian soil. South africas white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. And the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. Three, two, one. A countdown to a critical moment. The worlds most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. And apart from its power, its this recycling of the rocket, l slashing the cost of a launch, l that makes this a breakthrough in the business| of space travel. Two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. One of them called it a piece of cake. Thousands of people have given the yachtswoman Ellen Macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo Around The World non stop. This is bbc news. The latest headlines protests continue in myanmar as the un urges the world to make sure mondays Military Coup, which removed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, fails. Scientists at Oxford Univerity and astrazeneca say theyre working on the next generation of Covid Vaccines so that the jab can be adapted to to deal with any new variant. Asa as a worrying tone for a country that had been doing so much better than its european neighbours in battling the outbreak will stop mark lowen reports. Shes weak, exhausted by just a few steps. But, overwhelmed by the third wave, portugal had no ambulances to bring her in. So her husband, mario, had to take her to the countrys largest hospital close to collapse. Portugal currently with the worlds highest rate of infections and deaths. The main problem is the fact that i can, here, put another is always the situation that i can pass my sickness or my wifes sickness to the other people. The bbc was taken inside Santa Maria Hospital and to the frontier of portugals battle. Beyond these doors, an Intensive Care Unit with just seven of its 70 beds still free. One medic filmed for us in the hell of the storm, some working 18 hour shifts. The british variant is spreading like wildfire, behind half of portugals cases. One of the eus most Fragile Health Systems is now critically short of resources. Nurse Patricia Fonseca nunes says only Covid Patients are coming all other surgery has stopped. The emotional burden is immense. Well, i can tell you are remember all of my patients who died. I remember theirfaces, i remember their names, i remember their families. I remember the 22 year old who woke up to me and asked me, what happened to my legs, am i going to be able to play my soccer again . I get so frustrated and so sad when people tell me this is not happening. Sometimes i just want to take them by the hand and say, come along, come with me, come and see how it feels like to be losing people. Today, germany flew in doctors, ventilators and dozens of beds to help. European partners keen to show theyre pulling together after being criticised for throwing up walls in the first wave. Portugal has now tightened a lockdown that it briefly lifted over christmas, a move partly blamed for the new search. I think the responsibility is more people on ourselves and less on the government. They are trying their best. There are many people dying for days. It is something not normal. Honestly, very scary, yeah. Portugal has gone from weathering the early pandemic to an unlikely global epicentre, as the virus rages through europes westernmost shores. Mark lowen, bbc news. Hundreds of players, officials and support staff at the Australian OpenTennis Championship will go into isolation after a worker at one of the events hotels tested positive for coronavirus. Scheduled play at the warm up events at Melbourne Park have been cancelled as a result. Players will be free to return to the competition after a negative test and the organisers expect 2021s first Tennis Grand Slam to go ahead as planned on monday. The premier of the state of victoria, daniel andrews, has been speaking in the last few moments. There has been a very big team of people working throughout the night and they will continue working until we have absolute control of this. There are many, many hundreds of people who have been contacted. The number of exposure sides, as we predicted last night, has grown. Its very important people get the best information and then go ahead and get tested. ~ , lets get some of the days other news nancy pelosi, the democrat speaker of the us house of representatives, has confirmed therell be a full vote on thursday about whether to strip a republican representative of her role on two key congressional committees. Marjorie taylor greene, from georgia, is accused of encouraging bogus Conspiracy Theories and making anti semitic comments online. Canada has become the first country to designate the far right extremist group, the proud boys, a terrorist organisation. The all male, anti immigrant group, which describes itself as western chauvinist, was founded by a canadian and is active in canada, the United States and internationally. The Canadian Government cited the groups involvement in targeting black lives matter protestors and its role in the storming of the us capitol by supporters of donald trump last month. Movie theatres are closed in many parts of the world due to the pandemic, but the hollywood awards season began in earnest on wednesday, with the announcement of the golden globe nominees. And history was made, with three women nominated in the best director category. Among them, chloe zhao, who directed the movie nomadland. Our entertainment correspondent tom brook has more. Im not homeless, im just. Chloe zhaos picture nomadland, starring frances mcdormand, is a contemporary western, the story of a woman who leads a nomadic life in americas heartland. Its been playing at festivals and at their drive in venues, and its generated a lot of awards buzz. For 38 year old zhao, this, her third film, is a major achievement. Shes made history by becoming the first woman of asian descent to land a golden globe best director nomination. Obviously, shes pleased by the recognition. I think its great, i think its very happy. I love what i do, and anything that can help me keep doing what i love to do, ill take it. Last year, the south korean movie parasite won the top Best Picture Trophy at the oscars. Now, with chloe zhao earning a golden globe nomination, it suggests that hollywood is becoming more open to embracing asian storytellers long marginalised by the industry, especially women. Tom brook reporting. We can now speak to Jacqueline Coley whos a Film Critic Editor at rotten tomatoes. Finally, finally, finally, female directors have made it. What do you make of that . It is uuite an what do you make of that . It is quite an incredible what do you make of that . It 3 quite an incredible year, especially from the Hollywood Foreign who has had a bit of an issue in the past. Remember Natalie Portman when announcing the awards but a bit of shade out there by saying all the male nominees, now in 2021 we have three female nominees, the first time two women of colour were nominated, the same three women were nominated, and two debuted erectors as well in that category as well, along with Emerald Fennell, you will know her from Emerald Fennell, you will know herfrom killing eve as Emerald Fennell, you will know her from killing eve as well, also called the midwife, which is where i know herfel, and then regina king 190 miami. It is great for netflix. What does that say about the company . Netflix had an incredible year. Of all the award shows that have happened this year they have happened this year they have lead nominations. It is something we keep track of on rotten tomatoes. We break down the films and how many wins they have. With some of the films, as well as the animated features, netflix has essentially learned how to do this game with a better sort of sense of purpose and some of the traditional studios who rely on Awards Dinners and events based on things as a way to get voters excited about them. Netflix has been playing in this streaming only watch movies at home game for a while and i think they are well ahead of the curve. I think we nominations reflect that. What are the biggest nominations reflect that. What are the biggest surprises, nominations reflect that. What are the biggest surprises, the names, that left you scratching your head when they were announced . I your head when they were announced . Your head when they were announced . , � ,. ,. Announced . I wouldnt scratch m head announced . I wouldnt scratch my head on announced . I wouldnt scratch my head on anything, announced . I wouldnt scratch l my head on anything, especially with the Hollywood Foreign. Most folks dont know exactly what they are but it is a group of less than 80 journalists, many of whom have been doing this for decades and its really just that at group of peoples particular taste. It is not necessarily a reflection of the entire foreign press, as it were. They are reallyjust the most powerful critics� association, due in part that they through the best awards show. It doesn� t surprise me that a movie like music get so many nominations will Emerald Fenneu many nominations will Emerald Fennell gets four. It was a little shocking to see the five bloodshot hour, but spike lee has only been nominated twice by the Hollywood Foreign someone of those was when he won best screenplay for blachklansman. And that is through the entire pantheon of the fullscreen graffiti. We through the entire pantheon of the fullscreen graffiti. The fullscreen graffiti. We are used to these the fullscreen graffiti. We are used to these awards the fullscreen graffiti. We are used to these awards done i used to these awards done virtually. Do you miss the big dinners and thejokes . I virtually. Do you miss the big dinners and the jokes . Dinners and the okes . I love when ricky dinners and the jokes . I love when ricky gervaiss dinners and the jokes . I love when ricky gervaiss goes i dinners and the jokes . I love | when ricky gervaiss goes out when ricky gervais� s goes out at hollywood people, at the press, about all of us. To be honest, we� re sitting at a very nice place, to be even be able to sit down at the dinner. So give them the business. I actually think that awards shows and festivals have done an incrediblejob of being able to marry this new digital setting and, like, technology and sort of circumstance have given us some great instances of things like the Sundance Film Festival where they have Virtual Party rooms, Something Like the Gotham Awards where they put the folks at the table, in a table Group Session so they can talk to the people that are part of your group. I think it is given for too a lot of innovation but people miss the parties, they miss the champagne. People want to see brad pitt dancing to lizzo at the sog awards. I brad pitt dancing to lizzo at the sog awards. Brad pitt dancing to lizzo at the sog awards. I missed out. How do they the sog awards. I missed out. How do they miss the sog awards. I missed out. How do they miss that . How do they miss that . Jacqueline coley, thank you so much. ~ Jacqueline Coley, thank you so much. , ~ i. Jacqueline coley, thank you so much. , ~ , Jacqueline Coley, thank you so much. , ~ ,. Before we go, this year� s Super Bowl Stadium will be more empty because of covid health and safety protocols. The nfl has invited a number of guests in order to be at the game. To fill the rest of the things you can see there will be Cardboard Cutouts of people who were lucky enough to submit the images. Do stay with us bbc news. Hello there. Winter is about to mmp hello there. Winter is about to ramp up to another gear by the end of this week, settling into the weekend is going to be turning much colder with a risk of some disruptive snow in places. So for the next few days it will gradually be turning colderfor all and days it will gradually be turning colder for all and we will see increasing snow, particularly over the hills in the north. On thursday we still have got low pressure close by to the uk� s weather front across the north bringing further cloud outbreaks of rain to northern ireland, to much of scotland, Northern England too, and here we will see further snow across the scottish hills accumulating and drifting in that strong southeast wind. Further south, after a race after the day, we will see Showery Bursts Of Rain Moving UpShowery Bursts Of Rain Moving Up from the south. Here it will tend to be fairly mild, 8 10 degrees, very cold across the north where we have that snow. Through thursday night, it continues, with rain and the snow across scotland, significant accumulations of the grampians in the highlands, very wet weather to higher levels and the risk of flooding. Further south, a dry note to come, under clear skies we could see mist and fog across Southern England and again a big temperature contrast north to south. Now, the snow continues as we head on into friday and significant accumulation has prompted the met office to issue an Amber Warning for this heavy and incessant snow. And also some very heavy rain to lower levels could cause some localised flooding, so a whole host of issues there. Further west we will have muggy spells, a few showers, tend stay dry across the face south east. Again, 10 degrees. Much colder further north. It will also be windy without drifting snow in the hills. To move on into the weekend, area of low pressure things a little further south was, so it means the rain and health snow across scotland will drift across parts of Northern England at times too. So a whole wintry mix it could be disruptive. Further south, quite a bit of cloud around, outbreaks of rain. And the temperatures dropping generally across the board. Still cold de minaur and a little bit colder for much of england and wales. As we head on into sunday, the very cold out across the east pushes southwards, right across the uk and it will be very windy, so the wind making it feel even colder, two or three degrees, some snow pushing into northern and eastern areas which could be disruptive, so turning very cold through this weekend for all areas with a risk of some disruptive snow for some of us. This is bbc news. The headlines protests are continuing in myanmar, as the un urges the world to make sure monday� s Military Coup fails. Deposed de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of breaching the country� s strict import and export laws and illegally possessing two way radios. Scientists at Oxford University and astrazeneca say they are working in the next generation of Covid Vaccines so it can adapt to different strains of the virus. Different variations have been found in the uk, brazil and south africa. In portugal, hospitals are struggling, as the country suffers some of the world� s highest rates of new covid infections. It isa it is a worrying turn of events for a country that had been doing better than its