we start in myanmar where activists say security forces have killed at least 39 people in one of the deadliest days of demonstrations against the military coup last month. 21 died in the biggest city yangon after two china owned factories were attacked. beijing has asked the authorities to protect its businesses. a police officer also died in clashes. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. they have built themselves barricades, they have fashioned makeshift shields. but when the security forces opened fire, there was nothing to do but run. this was the scene in myanmar s biggest city, yangon, where more than 20 people are reported to have died. some here see china as supporting myanmar s military rulers, and several chinese owned factories were set on fire. so, troops were sent in and martial law for two districts was declared on state tv. there were fatal clashes elsewhere in myanmar. the now familiar round of tear gas, rubber bullets and gunfire and the ever ri
in the history of the grammys while billie eilish wins record of the year, hello and thanks forjoining us. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, will chair a meeting of the uk government s crime taskforce today, following intense criticism of the way police in london handled saturday night s vigil in memory of sarah everard. borisjohnson says he s deeply concerned by footage from the event, which showed officers grabbing women and leading them away in handcuffs. simonjones reports. they are scenes that have shocked, and brought shame on the metropolitan police, according to some politicians and protesters. women who had gathered to mark the life of sarah everard at an unauthorised vigil on clapham common taken away in handcuffs for breaching coronavirus restrictions. it s led to calls from the metropolitan police commissioner to resign, but she says she is going nowhere and has defended her officers. are you considering your position? no, i m not. they have to make th
us. further lockdown easing as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. a new £3 billion plan to improve bus services in england, but there are concerns the money won t be ready quickly enough. at the grammys, beyonce breaks the record for the most awards ever won by a woman. as an artist, i believe it is myjob and all of ourjobs to reflect the times and it has been such a difficult time. and coming up at 10:30am, we ll talk live to katie price as her petition to make it more difficult for online trolls to be anonymous passes 100,000 signatures. good morning. the prime minister will chair a meeting today of the government s crime and justice taskforce after saying he is deeply concerned about the way police handled a vigil in memory of sarah everard. borisjohnson said every part of the criminaljustice system needed to work to protect and defend women and girls. among those attending today s summit will be the metropolitan police comm