hello to use. —— hello to you. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar�*s military leaders of more sanctions if troops carry on killing unarmed protesters and attacking journalists and activists. the deposed civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, has appeared via videolink in court in myanmar. she now faces fresh charges. it's the first time her lawyers have seen her since the military seized power on february 1st, detaining many government leaders. since then, there've been widespread protests, security forces responding with increasing force. this weekend they killed at least 18 protesters. here's what the us state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces' brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co—ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is abhorrent. the recent escalation and tactics by security forces is reprehensible. the united states stands in solidarity with the tens of thousands of people in burma who once again came out, peacefully across the country, with courage and determination, to reject this military coup and to voice their aspirations for a return to democratic governance, peace and the rule of law. well, that is the official line from the us state department. nyein chanaye has the latest on the protests — from the country's biggest city, yangon. a warning, his report contains distressing images. back on the streets, despite the deadly risk, protesters here try to prepare to face the military as the violence from the security forces increases. nini aung tut naing, one victim of their brutal response. this is where a young man was shot dead in the chest in sunday's crackdown. he was just 23 years old, a university student. he lost his life while demanding a return to democracy. he was not alone. in mandalay, this is where 32—year—old ma daisy was killed. witnesses say ma daisy was a bystander, shot in the head near a protest. translation: she was shotj in her temple, from the left. i was told the attacker was riding a motorbike. it happened as the soldiers came and fired. people were shouting, "go inside," so we went inside and shut the doors. we couldn't pick up her body, we couldn't even see it because of the gunfire. at this court today, aung san suu kyi appeared via video link, the first time she has been seen since the coup. but her lawyers are struggling against the system. we cannot have any access to the court, to look at the screen on the side of the court, to look at herface, aung san suu kyi's face. because the judge says we are not permitted. security forces here say they are on the streets to enforce the rule of law, and accused the protesters of rioting, arresting hundreds. it's clear the military are not backing down. nyein chanaye, bbc news, yangon. an entire generation of children in yemen is at risk of missing out on an education. after six years of civil war, famine and widespread disease — one in five schools is unusable. help is hard to come by. at a donor conference, the un secretary general described the aid pledged - $1.7 billion — as "disappointing". but against the odds, the children of one town are finding ways to continue their education. our international correspondent orla guerin, producer claire read, and cameraman goktay koraltan sent this report from the outskirts of the city of taiz. it's a hard road for little feet, but in the early morning on the outskirts of taiz, they flock here across the rubble. this is their prized equipment, stored nearby, under lock and key. time for morning assembly. leading the drill, the top student, ahmed. the primary school was the pride of the district until 2016, when it was occupied by houthi rebels and became a battleground. it has been reclaimed, such as it is, but some days, pupils sit and wait for teachers. the government hasn't paid many of them in years. so, in this class, there is a substitute. ahmed calls, they respond ahmed fills in. he's nine years old and has been blind from birth. this is his dream job for the future. in the meantime, he's got a wish list. distant explosions ahmed, what's that noise? that? frontline or not, classes continue here. down below, it's mathematics. over here, it's arabic language. teachers tell us the war has already taught these children to be resilient. they say the pupils rarely miss a day. now, more than ever, they are hungry for education. school's out, and this is the journey home for ahmed and his sister, fatima, who is also blind. a friend leads the way. ahmed calls him "his car". a stumble doesn't stop ahmed. he is a study in determination. orla guerin, bbc news, taiz. we can now speak to shireen adeimi, who's is an assistant professor at michigan state university and expert on yemeni history. thank you very much for your time professor. can you give us a sense of how important aid is in terms of day to day needs and risks for people in yemen? it is extremely crucial, and it is crucial because of the blockade that is being imposed on yemenis for the last six years, before the war here began, yemenis used to import 90% of their food from countries like saudi arabia, for example, and since the blockade, commercial trading has been very much restricted. and the saudi—led coalition banned much of what is needed in yemen, there are currently 14 in yemen, there are currently 1a fuel ships waiting to enter yemen despite being cleared by the un. because of these conditions, 80% of the population in yemen has come to rely on aid, so it is extremely crucial for people's daily survival. crucial for people's daily survival-— crucial for people's daily survival. ., ., ., ., survival. 50, the amount of aid that has survival. so, the amount of aid that has been _ survival. so, the amount of aid that has been pledged - survival. so, the amount of aid that has been pledged by - that has been pledged by international donors, considerably less than the un had asked for. what impact will that have?— had asked for. what impact will that have? , ., , that have? the un said this was a death sentence, _ that have? the un said this was a death sentence, and - that have? the un said this was a death sentence, and frankly, l a death sentence, and frankly, it is. is no less than a death sentence to the millions of yemenis who are food insecure, over half the population is food 60 million people at. eildon between the ages of 0— five are suffering greatly, 400,000 of them are going to die in the next weeks or months, according to the un. 2.3 million children between the ages of 0— five are going hungry right now. so, without the aid that frankly is not even charity, this is the very least that yemenis can demand, given the fact many of these countries that are donating, or pledging or not pledging, are also involved in creating these conditions, and the bombing and the blockade, this is the least these countries can do to provide reparations, notjust to stop the war and the blockade but repair the damage they have done to yemen and yemenis. they have done to yemen and yemenis-_ yemenis. instead of spending mone yemenis. instead of spending i money on weapons is that we do not have sympathy for countries that have sat our economy has been hammered by covid. we have to cut what we can give? unfortunately the same countries have been involved in the destruction of yemen for six years of. the uk is involved in not only weapons sales but also providing intelligence and targeting to the saudi—led coalition, they are a party of this and have benefited from it. they have grown there economy at the expense of yemen. they will not even played half the amount that they were supposed to pledge, and i think such as a commitment to enriching their economy, unfortunately the us is in a similar boat here. but they have made a lot of money of yemen's destruction and the best thing they can do is to provide some sort of aids are millions of people in yemen don't die. millions of people in yemen don't die-— millions of people in yemen don't die. ., , ., ~ ,, don't die. professor, thank you very much _ don't die. professor, thank you very much for— don't die. professor, thank you very much for talking _ don't die. professor, thank you very much for talking to - don't die. professor, thank you very much for talking to us - very much for talking to us thank you for having me. —— thank you for having me. —— thank you for talking to us. thank you for having me. the uk's prime minister, borisjohnson has been obliged to defend his policy on border controls as health officials try to trace one person in england who's been infected with the brazilian coronavirus variant. they want to try to stop it spreading into the community, of course. it's one of six cases of the variant found in the uk in february, before the introduction of mandatory hotel quarantine. three cases were found in scotland after passengers flew back from brazil via paris and london. two of the cases were from the same household in the west of england, after one person returned from brazil last month, that leaves one — a sixth person — who they can't trace because that person did not fill out the registration form correctly. the variant was first detected in the brazilian city of manaus, where it is thought to be causing a surge in new cases. ravi gupta is a professor of cvlinical microbiology at the university of cambridge. he's been researching the evolution of covid—19, including new strains. we don't think it is more dangerous, but it is a variant of concern because it carries the signature mutations that have been shown in vitro by a number of groups, and in terms of vaccine responses to be a bit of a problem. all we know is that, if you put e484k mutation, which is one of the key mutations in spike that the brazil variant has, along with the south african variant, we can see something like a tenfold shift in the amounts of antibody required to neutralise or to block that virus from infecting cells. tenfold sounds like a lot but actually we make huge amounts of antibody after vaccination, and so for most people that will not be a problem. so you will still limit severity, you will still prevent death, but there may be a small chance of transmission, and that's what we are worried about here, the public health implications of this. ravi gupta. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the world athletics is set to unveil a roadmap for russia to be readmitted into international competition. we'll hear from an olympic medallist and board member of the canadian centre for ethics in sport. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional rights of - these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united i states, and they should be protected even in the right i to test them out, so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. i this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up when you get to the states? well, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right in the end, as they say. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: myanmar security forces have intensified their crackdown on anti—coup protests as the us warns the country's military leaders it could face further sanctions. the un expresses its disappointment by amount of aid pledged to war—torn yemen. it had hoped for $4 billion to help prevent famine. 0nly $1.7 billion has been pledged. world athletics president lord coe is set to outline a roadmap for russia to be readmitted into international competition. the country has been suspended since 2015 for continually doping athletes. a number of deadlines have been set through the year, including wider drug testing, in what coe has described as an opportunity to "rebuild trust." world athletics will also consider whether russian athletes with proven clean records can take part in the tokyo 0lympics. christine girard is board member of the canadian centre for ethics in sport. girard won bronze at the 2008 olympic summer games in beijing and gold at the 2012 for weightlifting, but it took years to get her medals as her fellow competitors had their medals stripped from them for cheating. she's in ottawa. very good to talk to you. as someone who has suffered, to put it bluntly, from russian cheating, what do you think about this plan?— cheating, what do you think about this plan? well, i think it is actually _ about this plan? well, i think it is actually great _ about this plan? well, i think it is actually great news, i about this plan? well, i think it is actually great news, it i it is actually great news, it is time to rebuild trust. we know that changing a culture can take a generation, it can take a lot of time, but i think it is a first step in the right direction, and they are well surrounded and they know we are watching. so i think it is a good step. watching. so i think it is a good step-— watching. so i think it is a good step. watching. so i think it is a aood ste. ., ~ , ., good step. you think there is a chance it will _ good step. you think there is a chance it will work? _ good step. you think there is a chance it will work? well, i i good step. you think there is a chance it will work? well, i am ho eful. chance it will work? well, i am hopeful- i _ chance it will work? well, i am hopeful- i am _ chance it will work? well, i am hopeful. i am really— chance it will work? well, i am hopeful. i am really invested i hopeful. i am really invested in clean sport, and i think we have been really clear on the international level that that is what athletes want, we want clean sport and fair play. so i think they have heard that, and i am really hopeful.— i am really hopeful. hopeful is not uuite i am really hopeful. hopeful is not quite the _ i am really hopeful. hopeful is not quite the same _ i am really hopeful. hopeful is not quite the same as - i am really hopeful. hopeful is not quite the same as thinking it will happen. we are talking about a change of culture here, aren't we? it could take a while. w , aren't we? it could take a while. , , . while. exactly, but we have seen it in — while. exactly, but we have seen it in canada, - while. exactly, but we have seen it in canada, right? i while. exactly, but we have i seen it in canada, right? after benjensen we had a lot of talk in our country and we decided to believe in clean sport and invest money into protecting our athletes, and throughout my career in canada i never heard anything about getting doped or drugged, i never got offered anything, we are all well educated on the subject. i think it is possible, i think some countries have done it and i am really hopeful for them as well. ~ , ., . . i am really hopeful for them as well. ~ , ., ., ., ., well. were you aware of the time that — well. were you aware of the time that there _ well. were you aware of the time that there was - well. were you aware of the| time that there was cheating going on?— time that there was cheating auoin on? ~ ., ., , going on? well, unfortunately m sot going on? well, unfortunately my soot had _ going on? well, unfortunately my spot had been _ going on? well, unfortunately my spot had been on - going on? well, unfortunately my spot had been on the i going on? well, unfortunately| my spot had been on the news quite often for that. it's physically changed every year in a way that couldn't be natural, we all had suspicions about her. it was unfortunately part of my sport, as i grew up. and i made peace with that fairly early on. so i went on to compete at international level. my goal was always to be the best that i could be washing the public and stay true to ourselves. so i'm pretty proud that i have done that. i pretty proud that i have done that. ~ ., ., ., that. i know you are wearing our that. i know you are wearing your metals. _ that. i know you are wearing your metals, can _ that. i know you are wearing your metals, can we - that. i know you are wearing your metals, can we see i that. i know you are wearing i your metals, can we see them? there they are! congratulations. how long did it take, all told, to actually get the medals you should have got? i get the medals you should have not? ., get the medals you should have iot? ., ., ., �* got? i got the one from bei'ing ten ears got? i got the one from bei'ing ten years later i got? i got the one from bei'ing ten years later and i got? i got the one from bei'ing ten years later and this i got? i got the one from bei'ing ten years later and this on i ten years later and this on years, from london. so it took a long time, i had time to have three babies! so it was a long time. �* ., ., i. ~' time. and what do you think brouht time. and what do you think brought about _ time. and what do you think brought about clean - time. and what do you think brought about clean sport i time. and what do you think brought about clean sport inj brought about clean sport in canada? ~ ~ , ., canada? well, i think it is a question — canada? well, i think it is a question of— canada? well, i think it is a question of values, - canada? well, i think it is a question of values, and i i question of values, and i think, like i said, our country decided to believe in clean sport a long time ago and we invested a lot of money and effort into having that as a norm in our country, so, yeah, it is really deep in our values here. and it surely had something to do with the ben johnson scandal? yes, that is when we got talking going, that is when the country really sat down to discuss and decide what we wanted, i think that ben johnson really helped my story happen, actually.— happen, actually. lovely to talk to you- _ happen, actually. lovely to talk to you. thank - happen, actually. lovely to talk to you. thank you i happen, actually. lovely to talk to you. thank you very j talk to you. thank you very much. the former president of france, nicholas sarkozy, has been found guilty of corruption. a court in paris heard wiretap evidence that he offered a magistrate a job in monaco in return for information about a separate corruption investigation. sarkozy, who is 66, was sentenced to three years prison, two of them suspended. lucy williamson reports from paris. you really saw the two sides of his image today, as he walks to the courtroom the police standing outside stood to attention and saluted him. just a few minutes later he was getting a dressing down from the judge as she convicted him of corruption and influence peddling. more surprising than that, perhaps is that this case would never have come to trial were it not for another inquiry that was taking place seven years ago. the police had tapped a phone line that saw him use to speak to his lawyer and they overheard the two men discussing a plan to bribe thejudge in return for information about yet another investigation. his lawyer said today he would appeal the verdict, sometimes she says it takes a long time to get to the truth. armenia's prime minister has offered to hold snap parliamentary elections next month in a bid to stave off calls for his resignation. nikol pashinyan has been under pressure after armenia's defeat to azerbaijan over the six—week conflict in nagorno—karabakh at the end of last year. paul hawkins reports. 0pposition protesters to force their way into the government building. but this is armenia, not america. and along the way the call for prime minister nikol pashinyan's resignation. eventually holding a rally inside the building. the calls continued into the evening outside parliament. "the people, the army, victory," they shouted. last week the army called and the prime minister and his cabinet to resign after he sacked a commander. they blame him for losing last year's conflict with azerbaijan of the disputed region of nagorno—karabakh. translation: everyone absolutely everyone i who is present here, we are tired of nikol pashinyan. we are not satisfied with the current situation in the country. we want to stop the country of armenia being disgraced in the eyes of the whole world. translation: the governor of the region, the mayors i of the cities of spitak and vanadzor have declared their disobedience to nikol pashinyan. the army does not obey him either. the police almost don't obey him and the foreign ministry is thinking about disobedience. it's all a matter of time. nikol pashinyan and his supporters disagree. 20,000 of them packed into the square to rally in support of their leader. the prime minister has admitted making mistakes, but denounced those calling for his resignation. last week he warned of an attempted military coup, and perhaps that's why now he has offered the opposition a snap election. paul hawkins, bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to bart's hospital in london for tests on a pre—existing heart condition. he is 99 years old. he was driven by ambulance after almost two weeks at another london hosptial. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. king edward vi! hospital this morning, an ambulance had been reversed up to a rear entrance. umbrellas were raised by staff to shield the view of a patient who is being placed into the ambulance. it's believed the patient was the duke of edinburgh. as the ambulance departed, it was assumed he was leaving after 13 nights in the hospital to be taken home to windsor castle. but at 12:30pm, this statement was issued by buckingham palace. the journey across london was a short one. st bartholomew's, or bart's, is britain's oldest hospital, but it has some of the most modern and extensive facilities for cardiac care. it's a recognised centre of excellence. it's the largest specialist centre for this type of condition in the uk, and one of the largest in europe, and so you can see all of the subspecialists, whether it's a problem with the heart rhythm, a problem with the blood supply to the heart, or the heart muscle, all under one roof and delivering care at the same time. the duke has suffered heart issues in the past. in 2011, there was an emergency admission to papworth hospital in cambridgeshire. he had suffered chest pains at sandringham. the queen and his immediate family all went to his bedside. a blocked coronary artery was diagnosed. it had been a close call. yet there has been no suggestion until today of any recurrence of any heart problems. for a man approaching his 100th birthday, the duke has seemed in generally good health, yet his hospital stay is now longer than any previous one. it's unclear whether the duke will require any surgical procedure on his heart, such as occurred in 2011. on that occasion, he had a stent inserted to relieve the blocked coronary artery. on this occasion, all the palace will say is that he's comfortable and responding to treatment. ah, good morning. amidst all of this, a message of reassurance from the palace. tonight, footage of the queen on a video call, unveiling a statue of herself in south australia. it was recorded a few days ago, before the latest news of the duke. but the queen sounded unmistakably cheerful. it might be quite alarming to suddenly see it out of the window, if she arrived unexpectedly. all of which would seem to emphasise that these royals don't dwell on their problems, they get on with the job. nicholas witchell, bbc news. you may not know this, but coconut trees are what some people call zero waste trees, meaning all parts of them are usable in some form or another, including as artwork. 0ne artist in nigeria uses trash coconut shells to create these unique mosaic art pieces. he began experiment in with coconut shells in 2006 when he was gifted two coconuts by his art teacher. much more on all the news at any time on the bbc news website and also on our twitter feeds. news website and also on our twitterfeeds. thanks news website and also on our twitter feeds. thanks for watching. hello there. today is shaping up to be a pretty similar day to how yesterday was, with many places starting chilly, grey, foggy with some low cloud, that will slowly burn back to the east coast, allowing for some sunshine to develop for many of us. so a largely dry day today, a chilly start with that low cloud and fog. many places though will turn brighter into the afternoon. now, it's all driven by this area of high pressure, which is keeping things fine and settled. most places will see light winds which is why we will start off rather grey with this fog around for many places. the exception, the west of scotland, parts of northern ireland, the far west of england and wales, which will start cold, frosty and sunny. but eventually the sun will get going on this cloud, thinning and breaking it. but it could linger again like on monday, through parts of eastern wales, the midlands, eastern england and also eastern scotland, where we will continue sunshine will develop across southern areas. reaching 14—15, but chillier where we hold onto the grey, foggy weather, only 3—5. as we head into tuesday night looks like that low cloud and fog will tend to return across much of the country. a few clearer spells out west. a few showers starting to push through the channel islands in the southwest. some cloud, but not quite as cold. chillier further north, particularly where we have many cloud breaks. into wednesday, this little weather front is going to bring some wetter weather to southern and southwestern areas. mainly the form of rain showers, could be quite heavy for the channel islands. southwest england, then into south wales, then spreading into parts of the midlands. southern and southeastern england and into the afternoon. elsewhere it's generally cloudy particularly towards the east and the best of the sunshine further west. despite the sunshine, actually turning colder in the north. that's because of this new area of high pressure moving down from iceland which has some very cold air mixed in with it, so that is going to affect much of the country as we move through thursday and indeed friday. so a much colder feeling to our weather to end the week. it will return to a more settled mode, thursday looks pretty cloudy across the board. friday, perhaps seeing a little bit of sunshine in places. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us has threatened myanmar�*s military with more sanctions if it continues its violent crackdown on demonstrators opposed to last month's coup. it had already sanctioned ten individuals, including its acting president, as clashes continue in the country. the united nations says it is disappointed by the amount of aid pledged by international doners to war—torn yemen. secretary—general antonio guterres warned that cutting aid was a death sentence. it had hoped for $4 billion to help prevent famine, but $1.7 billion has been promised. prince philip — the queen's husband — is moved to a specialist heart hospital in london for further treatment. the 99—year—old was said to be comfortable on arrival to st bartholomew's hospital.