arrested after blockading traffic, locking and gluing themselves together, but the group say very little has changed . you are watching bbc news. now our world: myanmar: inside the resistance a people s army made up of unlikely soldiers. they re sacrificing everything to fight for democracy in myanmar. their enemy is general min aung hlaing, who seized power in a coup, ousting and jailing the country s top elected leaders. what started as a protest movement is now an armed uprising. we follow a mother and student as they become soldiers in this new civil war. as the death toll mounts, and the world looks away, can they restore democracy? whistle blows deep in the jungles of myanmar, hundreds of protesters are being turned into soldiers here in this rebel army camp. chanting among them is 20 year old myo. he just finished high school when the military seized power in february last year. he arrived here four months after the coup. he s undergoing intensive training. we ve been
nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has said the west must be prepared to provide long term support to ukraine. now on bbc news, our world: harvesting turkey s tea. hello there. 2023 started on a mild note across the southern half of the uk. further north ,it was a different story, particularly in scotland, with snow for some and some very low temperatures in the highlands. but over the next few days i think it is mostly mild weather that will win out, with some rain at times equally though, some drier and chillier interludes. as we head into monday it s this little ridge of high pressure that s going to be in charge of the weather. a brief, drier interlude with a wedge of colder air in place. and the day certainly starting on a really cold note ice an issue here, also for northern ireland and further south, some showery rain pushing across the far south east of england. that will tend to ease away, i think, as we go through the morning. and then for
covid vaccine status. he s competing in the adelaide international, a warmup to the australian open. coming up at six o clock breakfast with jon kay and sally nugent. but first on bbc news: return of the tigers. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it s an honour, you know, it s a privilege. it s a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species. roars military chanting privat
plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda in central africa. an unnamed source told the times newspaper that prince charles has described the policy as appalling . now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show i m in america s oldest national park as it celebrates its 150th birthday by welcoming back these magnificent animals. it never gets old. never. no, they re such gorgeous creatures, aren t they? they are. carmen is in hong kong with a night on the tiles, joining some of the young people breathing life into a traditional game of tactics and chance. oh my god, so many rules! laughter. and we head to cambodia, to meet the troop of young performers who are bouncing back from a tough time during covid. the children not only learn circus, theatre, dance and music, but they learn also life and the soft skills. this week, i m in the great american west, where lakes, volcanoes and mountains span vast swathes of wilderness to make up one of america s most dr
tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating across the united states, demanding stricter gun laws in response to a series of mass shootings. president biden encouraged the protesters to keep marching and called on congress to pass common sense gun safety legislation. the democrat controlled house of representatives passed a package of gun reforms last week, but republicans in the senate are likely to block them. barbara plett usher reports. another march against gun violence, banging on the doors of the nation s capital. this is a movement powered by young people, demanding the country s leaders take action after yet another school shooting a horrific massacre in uvalde, texas. if our government can t do anything to stop 19 kids from being killed and slaughtered in their own school, and decapitated, it s time to change who is in government! all: vote them out! again! vote them out! for years, congress has failed to pass gun safety measures, blocked by opposition fro