In india, thousands of Farmers Block Roads across the country in a protest that sees the deployment of hello and welcome to bbc news. We start in myanmar and the Military Coup there. Weve now seen the biggest day of protests. Thousands of workers and young acitivists out on the streets in the yangon. Meanwhile military rulers shut down most of the internet. The protesters are calling for the release of everyone detained by the army, including elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Our correspondent Jonathan Head reports. Five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. This group included Factory Workers from the Western Suburbs of yangon. But led by Young Political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. Translation as a citizen l who was born in this country, i cannot accept the unjust takeover by the military. Because of this military dictatorship, many of our lives have been destroyed. We cannot let our future generation meet the same fate. Translation i am really pleased with what i see i in these protests. Here people are not paid to come out to protest, these are genuine people. To those who are watching these scenes, we welcome you to join us. The crowd grew as it headed towards the Downtown Area of myanmar� s largest city, where a line of police blocked their way. Offering a perfect backdrop for The Hunger Games salute that has become the symbol of popular defiance in this region. Its hard to gauge how much of the country shares this sense of outrage, but it is a fair bet this coup is widely unpopular. The protest was broadcast as it happened on a dozen or more social media pages but the military began shutting down the internet and blocking popular apps so that through the day we watched myanmar slipping back towards the digital dark age of a decade ago. Protests have taken place outside myanmar too. With Aung San Suu Kyi in custody once more, these are painful echoes of a wretched past. Are myanmar� s generals really prepared to return to the bad old days . Perhaps even they do not know what they will do yet after inflicting such a blow to their countrys hopes. Jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. Wai wai nu is a Human Rights Activist from myanmar and the director of women peace network. Thank of women peace network. You for coming on the programme. Thank you for coming on the programme thank you for coming on the rouramme. , ~ i. ,. , programme. Thank you for having me. I programme. Thank you for having me i know programme. Thank you for having me. I know communication programme. Thank you for having me. I know communication in programme. Thank you for having me. I know communication in and out is difficult, me. I know communication in and out is difficult, but me. I know communication in and out is difficult, but what me. I know communication in and out is difficult, but what have out is difficult, but what have you been hearing from protesters on the ground about what is happening . What is happening . Since yesterday. What is happening . Since | yesterday, communication what is happening . Since yesterday, communication has completely cut off. The internet is shut down and now we are not getting any contact on the ground. So far, from some colleagues in myanmar, we are hearing that last night the police were chasing and arresting the activists. We dont know the number. But we are watching with great concern and we are hearing that today they are going to continue with mass protests. So we are very concerned about the safety and security. If concerned about the safety and securi. ,. , security. If there are more protests security. If there are more protests and security. If there are more protests and larger security. If there are more i protests and larger protests planned, are you expecting some kind of retaliation from the military . Kind of retaliation from the milita . , , military . The military is famous military . The military is famous for military . The military is famous for cracking military . The military is. Famous for cracking down military . The military is famous for cracking down on protesters in the past, in their history. Yes, i am very fearful of another crackdown by the military. We dont want to see that again in this time. We need Immediate Response and protection for these protesters and civilians. The protection for these protesters and civilians. And civilians. The military have one. And civilians. The military have one, essentially,. And civilians. The military| have one, essentially, the military is in control of the country. What to expect the protesters here to actually be able to achieve . The protesters here to actually be able to achieve . Able to achieve . The goal of the protesters able to achieve . The goal of the protesters is able to achieve . The goal of the protesters is basically i able to achieve . The goal of the protesters is basically to go and call for the end of the queue at the transfer of power to the elected officials and the release of all of the elected officials and detainees. That is the short term goal and we have, the community of activists and young students, we have a longer goal for the country where we have no military over the control and the systems and we have a new constitution that guarantees a democratic future which has the assurance of rights of everybody in the country, including the minority. Country, including the minority country, including the minori. �. , minority. But that is looking. Uite minority. But that is looking uuite far minority. But that is looking quite far away minority. But that is looking quite far away as minority. But that is looking quite far away as things minority. But that is looking i quite far away as things stand right now. Many people were taken by surprise the military stepped in at all, given its already powerful position in the country. It clearly felt threatened in some way. What do you think the International Community could do, if anything to restore democratic norms . We need the to restore democratic norms . Need the International Community to take immediate and prompt response. Call the Military General to release all elected officials and transfer power to them and put targeted sanctions on the Military Generals. And also, having a comprehensive approach from multilateral approach to respond to the crisis in myanmar and put pressure, diplomatic pressure, economic pressures and Security Pressure against the Military Generals, as well as we are asking the un to reconvene and adopt a strong resolution on a global arms embargo and the International Criminal court and the crimes they have committed in myanmar. We must leave it there, but thank you very much for coming on. , ~ thank you very much for coming on. , ~ ,. , lets move on to the coronavirus pandemic now and where we are with vaccines. Drug Company Astrazeneca says it believes its covid i9 vaccine will protect against severe disease caused by the South African Variant of the coronavirus. But, the drugmaker admitted the vaccine appears to have limited effectiveness against milder illness caused by the South African Variant. For more on this, heres our health correspondent, katharine da costa. Just a day after the Pharmaceutical Company said that the vaccine is effective at presenting against the uk variant. There are some caveats though. This is preliminary findings from a small study of about 2000 people in south africa and its not been peer reviewed. Theres been no comment from astrazeneca or 0xford University on this study. But crucially it being reported the vaccine still seems to be effective in preventing deaths in hospital admissions. Now yesterday, the head of astrazeneca said it wouldnt be surprising if levels of Protection Dip with the south africa variant, given what weve seen in early results from other vaccines. Developers are already working on tweaking their vaccines to cope with new, emerging variants. Its something that already happens with the flu jab and it may be in future that we need to have a booster shot each year. Dr michael head is a Senior Research fellow in Global Health at Southampton University here in the uk. Hes been explaining the wider implications of covid i9 mutations. If you have high levels of covid i9 disease you run the risk of new variants emerging which is why suppression of the virus is so important. So it may impact upon how and when the uk comes out of lockdown. And it should have implications for, with the emergence of these new variants, it should have implications for things Like International travel and quarantining on arrival into a new country. We have seen it spread around the world very quickly so we need to do more about that. China appears to have made good progress, with two vaccines from sinovac and sinopharm already making their way abroad. The Sinovacjab Hass just received limited approval in china for use on an emergency basis. Despite caution from sinovac that data for the Protection Rate for people over 60 is limited. David campanale has more. From Mask Diplomacy to vaccine diplomacy. China has been working hard to change global perceptions. It already has a vaccine in production made by sinopharm, which is being used internationally. Indonesias president joko widodo became the first major world leader to publicly receive a shot one month ago. By giving conditional approval to sinovac� s product, chinese regulators have now allowed Emergency Access For A Second Chinese supply for general use. Rio dejaneiros iconic sambadrome, which hosts the citys famous carnival. Brazilians here over 90 years old have been receiving sinovac jabs after the venue was converted into a drive through vaccination centre. Translation it will be wonderful to see my family. There is Nothing Better than embracing them. I miss them. Translation professionally, it is a unique experience and as a citizen, it is a joy for us to be giving hope to people with a vaccine that is efficient, that is safe, and we hope for better days. Sinovac says trials in brazil have shown 50 effectiveness in preventing infection, reaching 80 in preventing cases requiring medical intervention. But the company has also admitted that efficacy and safety results need to be further confirmed as trials are yet to meet normal standards. As western nations dispute contracts and bid up the price of the big name vaccines, chinas home grown jabs are picking up customers overseas. In asia, singapore, malaysia, the philippines and indonesia have either signed up or begun rolling out the sinovac vaccine. Turkey has also approved the sinovac vaccine for emergency use. 0ther deals have been reached with chile as well as brazil. The United Arab Emirates and bahrain have approved the sinopharm vaccine, as has hungary, along with several others. Chinas initial cover up of the viral outbreak and deflection of its roots to countries far away has lowered global trust in beijing. Its largesse with its products, branded Chinas Health silk road, is not entirely altruistic, with beijing hoping for a long term reputational and diplomatic return. Here in the uk the new chair of the Vaccine Taskforce says hes very optimistic, of meeting the target of offering a first coronavirus injection to all over 50s by may. Almost 11. 5 Million People have now received their firstjab. But some, particularly people in minority communities, remain hesitant. Heres our Community Affairs correspondent, adina campbell. This vaccination hub, at the royal london hospital, has been up and running for almost six weeks and its nonstop, with staff putting jabs into hundreds of arms each day. Any history of problems with bleeding or bruising at all . One of them is martin griffiths, a consultant surgeon, whose dayjob normally involves treating Trauma Victims with severe wounds, but now hes part of the vaccination effort. Hes seen, first hand, the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on people from black, asian and other ethnic minority groups. Theres a lot of anxiety out in the community about coronavirus and the vaccination, about its speed, about whether it works or not and a lot of misinformation on, Particulary On Social Media about that. I think its important that people take the opportunity to ask questions and have their concerns answered by trusted individuals. This Government Video is one way of spreading the Vaccination Message on social media. People from these communities are up to four times more likely to die from coronavirus than white people, but theres growing evidence and research which shows theyre more reluctant to be vaccinated. We have to trust that, you know, the scientists have done what they should be doing, government and everybody has done theirjob correctly and theyve put this out there. Theyve had a lot of misconception, especially within the bangladeshi community. Its more to do with not getting the information in the language that they need it or if theyve got the misconceptions, where they come from. Nhs staff are giving jabs from more than 1500 sites across the country. This is one of the busiest Vaccination Hubs in london and, at the moment, its running twice a week, where up to 700 people a day are given a jab here. And for those still in doubt. We are not authority, we are people as well. We want to help our Community Get better. So, yes, please, ask questions. Well give you the answer and tell you the truth and we can move forward from there. In an effort to get more people vaccinated, the government has now started to publish Ethnicity Data and its hoped these clinics will end up attracting the most hard to reach hesitant communities. Adina campbell, bbc news. This is bbc news, the headlines an Internet Blackout fails to prevent protests in Myanmar Thousands take to the streets in the biggest demonstrations yet against the miltary coup. A study shows the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine has limited effectiveness in preventing mild illness from the South African Variant of coronavirus, but the team says it does help prevent severe cases. To india now and the huge protests by farmers there. Thousands from right across the country blocked roads to pressure the government to roll back agricultural reforms. More than 50,000 Security Personnel were deployed around delhi. Small farmers object to plans to open up Food Production to big business. 0ur india correspondent, Rajini Vaidyanathan reports. Roadblocks as farmers in cities across india staged a three hour traffic jam. Protests against the governments farm laws have spread nationwide, protesters say they will not give up until the reforms are repealed. Translation in protest of the three farm laws i that a Modi Government have imposed on us, we are blocking the highways, but peacefully. There will be no violence and they will be carried out peacefully. The government says they will leave farmers better off by allowing them to sell direct to big businesses. Farmers fear once big corporations enter the market, price guarantees on crops will eventually disappear. Translation the Modi Government, under the pressure of big corporations, have brought these farming laws, our demand is that these laws be repealed because it is notjust bad for farmers, it is harmfulfor the 1. 3 billion people of our country. As Tens Of Thousands of farmers continue to camp in protest, just outside delhi, a high security presence remains in the area. Internet has been shut down at protest sites. Farmers accuse the government of trying to silence them. The Un Human Rights Agency became the latest to comment on the protests, calling on the authorities to protect Peaceful Assembly and expression. It comes after public figures, including rhianna and greta thunberg, tweeted their support for the protests. In response, Indias Foreign Ministry issued an unprecedented statement this week saying sensationalist social media by celebrities and others was neither accurate nor responsible. Despite rounds of talks, both sides are in deadlock. This is the largest challenge facing indias populist Prime Minister, narendra modi. Farm leaders say they will not go home until their demands are met. Rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. To Northern Iraq now. The formal burial has taken place of more than 100 members of the Yazidi Community who were murdered by the Islamic State group. The ceremony has been held in the village of kocho in the sinjar region, where is carried out an attempted genocide in 2014. Tim allman reports. On this day, in this place, they have to queue up to bury the dead. Coffin after coffin 104 of them, to be precise carried to their final resting place. With each one, a photograph representing a life lost and a family bereaved. It is the worst day in history, said this man. The worst day in history. People die once, but we die every day. These are our people, our community, all the yazidis. They are our sons, brothers, mothers, fathers. Thousands fled, thousands died as the so called Islamic State lay siege to sinjar. Many women and girls were abducted, some used as sex slaves by is fighters. Many of those killed were buried in mass graves. Only now, theyre exhumed remains finally being returned home. When we speak to survivors and ask them what is it that you want . The first answer of most of them is, we want to know where our loved ones, what happened to them. So their loved ones are missing and they are transferred in other countries or they are in these mass graves that are all over sinjar. A funeral is an ending, a chance to say goodbye to a loved one. But for the Yazidi Community, this is only the beginning. There are so many more funeral still to come. Tim ullman, bbc news. Lets get some of the days other news egyptian authorities have released a Journalist Working for the aljazeera network, after more than four years in detention. Mahmoud hussein was detained since december 2016, without his case ever coming to trial. He was accused of spreading false news, joining a banned group and recieving foreign funds, all charges which he denied. Cubas communist government has announced a Major Economic reform, expanding the range of activities allowed in the private sector. 2000 additionaljobs and businesses will be added to the list of more than 100 previously authorised. Its hoped the move might boost the islands struggling economy. The cuban government said 124 activities will remain under full state control, but has not specified which ones. Italys populist 5 star movement, said that it will wait for Prime Minister designate, mario draghi, to announce his policies, before deciding whether or not to support him. 5 star is the Largest Party in parliament. It will be difficult for mr draghi to form a government without its backing. A rare sumatran tiger, similar to the one shown here, has been shot dead after escaping from its enclosure at a zoo in indonesia. Officials said they had tried to tranquilise the animal but had to kill it because of its aggressive behaviour. Sumatran tigers are critically endangered. There are thought to be only about 400 living in the wild. Women in switzerland are remembering a key moment in history this weekend the 50th Anniversary of finally being granted the right to vote. Switzerland lagged far behind its neighbours, italy, france, and germany, becoming one of the last countries in europe to offer women equal political rights. From bern, imogen folks reports. Swiss women began demanding the right to vote a century ago. Their neighbours in france, germany and italy succeeded. In switzerland, they had to wait until 1971. Just 50 years ago. Were happy, but its still like. To think that it was just 50 years ago is also, like, kind of shocking. Why did it take so long . In switzerland, all Big Decisions are decided by nationwide vote. In 1959, the men went to the polls to decide if women could join them. The no campaign warned of catastrophic consequences forfamily life. As far as im concerned, i think its against nature. I think its an unnecessary luxury for the state, i because womens vote is expressed to their. Husbands, anyway. One of the arguments not giving the women the right to vote was because their brains are too small. And i think. Yeah, it was one of the arguments. 67 said no to women voting. Yvonne, now 80 was 18 at the time. In the evenings, there was a large manifestation with flares and not even many speeches. It was more of a demonstration of mourning that, again, the women did not achieve what they wanted. And by a large majority. The radical � 60s came and went. Swiss women continued to protest. Finally, in 1971, another referendum and finally, a yes. There was a general election later in 1971 and so, after decades of protesting here outside parliament, swiss women could finally vote to put women inside. And they did. Since then, swiss women have continued to campaign, using their vote to get Maternity Leave and equal pay for equal work. I always vote. Ifeel like because i can, i should participate and vote and give my voice. I never missed any of these votations or elections. I always went, and my daughters do the same, so somehow, i taught them that this political right is important for us in switzerland. Switzerland has changed in the last 50 years. In part, thanks to those tireless women who never gave up on their right to have their say. Chinas maiden Space Exploration mission to mars has captured its first fairly close up image of the red planet. And here it is. The Uncrewed Tianwen 1 sent this Black And White image showing geological features including a vast stretch of canyons on the martian surface. The probe took the picture at a distance of around 2. 2 million km from mars, according to the China National space administration. The spacecraft, launched injuly, is due to touch down on the martian surface later this year. In the danish capital, copenhagen, theyve been trying to cheer up the local populace with the citys annual light festival. There are thirty light installations all across the city on bridges, buildings and squares. But due to the coronavirus pandemic all guided tours and Pop Up Events have been cancelled. The festival will continue until the end of february. That until the end of february. Is it from me, Plenty Mo Online that is it from me, plenty more online on the website. You can reach me on twitter im lvaughanjones. Hello there. It has been called the beast from the east two and during sunday strengthening easterly wind will bring in colder air and we will have snow falling widely. The focus of the snow has been in scotland and it is still snowing here now but the emphasis changes towards the South East Of England where we are closer to storm darcy, bringing thicker cloud and added moisture, which is bumping into that really cold air that we can trace all the way back to the baltic sea and towards the arctic. We will find snow falling by the morning in the south east and east anglia. It might be slippery elsewhere, further north there will be snow showers coming in off the north sea. Lets focus on the heaviest snow, where we have the Amber Snow Warning from the met office, it covers parts of suffolk, essex and kent. Widely five to ten centimetres, more perhaps in some places and there will be blizzards and drifting as well with the Winds Continuing to strengthen. Notjust knowing here, it will be snowing widely across the South East Of England and east anglia. Further north, snow showers coming in off the north sea across scotland, northern england, northern wales, one or two for northern ireland, drier towards the south west and parts of the midlands as well. The winds will be strong, perhaps gale force around the north sea coasts and it will make it feel cold. Temperatures will be lower than saturday, so maybe two or three degrees at best. Add on the strength of the wind and it will feel much colder, typically minus four or even minus five degrees. That run of Cold Easterly Winds continue for the start of next week. The cold air coming over the slightly warmer north sea generates the cloud which generates the showers, which will be snow. Those will stream their way in across england, heading towards wales, lots of snow showers coming into scotland as well. Drier for northern ireland. We shouldnt see the heavy falls of snow perhaps in the South East Of England but it will be very cold here. Temperatures below freezing all day with that covering of snow and of course, because we have the strong winds, it will feel much colder in the wind as well. We are likely to find more snow showers, for Eastern Parts of the uk during tuesday. And by the middle part of the week, it may be a bit drier, not as windy but it is still going to be cold. This is bbc news, the headlines an Internet Blackout failed to dampen dissent in myanmar as thousands of people took to the street� s of the main city yangon to protest against this weeks Military Coup. Theyre calling for the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the army. Pharmaceutical company, astrazeneca, says a small trial suggests the Coronavirus Vaccine its developed with oxford university, does not appear to offer much protection against mild or moderate disease, caused by the south africa variant. But the firm believes the jab would protect against severe disease. Thousands of Indian Farmers brought some of the countrys major roads to a standstill to show their opposition to new agriculture reforms, that they say would leave them out of pocket. Dozens were arrested with more than 50,000 members of the Security Services being deployed for the protests. A leaked document has revealed that borisjohnson is considering a reform of the nhs in england