stop falling across the uk. one of the nice men of the sport, one of the really delightful individuals, takes... and rolling back the years — a fairy tale finish for 39—year—old chris thompson as he wins the men's british olympic marathon trials in kew gardens, securing a place in tokyo. ifeel like someone�*s going to tell me this didn't happen and this is a dream! seriously. i just... i'm 39! i'm 39, for crying out loud. this doesn't happen. and coming up on bbc news, a batting masterclass from jonny bairstow and ben stokes sends england on their way to a six—wicket win against india and forces a decider in their odis series. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. scotland's former first minister alex salmond has announced he is setting up a new pro—independence — political party to run in the scottish parliament elections in may. the surprise announcement comes after a very public falling out with his former protege and successor nicola sturgeon over her government's handling of complaints of sexual harrassment against him. the snp reacted to the news saying the interests of the country should not be obscured by what it called alex salmond's self—interest and questioned whether it was appropriate for him to return to public office. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. today i'm announcing the public launch_ today i'm announcing the public launch of— today i'm announcing the public launch of new political force, the alba _ launch of new political force, the alba party. launch of new political force, the alba party-— launch of new political force, the albapa .�* ., ., alba party. another comeback from alex salmond. _ alba party. another comeback from alex salmond, this _ alba party. another comeback from alex salmond, this time _ alba party. another comeback from alex salmond, this time is - alba party. another comeback from alex salmond, this time is leader i alba party. another comeback from | alex salmond, this time is leader of a brand—new political party. we alex salmond, this time is leader of a brand-new political party.- a brand-new political party. we are seekin: to a brand-new political party. we are seeking to build _ a brand-new political party. we are seeking to build a _ a brand-new political party. we are seeking to build a super— a brand-new political party. we are seeking to build a super majority i seeking to build a super majority for independence in the scottish parliament. overthe for independence in the scottish parliament. over the next six weeks we will— parliament. over the next six weeks we will promote new ideas about taking _ we will promote new ideas about taking scotland forward, giving primacy— taking scotland forward, giving primacy to economic recovery from the pandemic and the achievement of independence for our country. despite — independence for our country. despite the bitter personal feud between alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, he claims his new party is not out to steal snp votes. he won't run candidates in constituencies. under the proportional representation voting system, msps are also elected from regional lists, and that is where alba candidates will be standing. the only peeple _ candidates will be standing. the only people who benefit from the creation — only people who benefit from the creation of — only people who benefit from the creation of alex _ only people who benefit from the creation of alex salmond's - only people who benefit from the creation of alex salmond's partyl only people who benefit from the i creation of alex salmond's party are those _ creation of alex salmond's party are those who _ creation of alex salmond's party are those who oppose _ creation of alex salmond's party are those who oppose independence. i creation of alex salmond's party are l those who oppose independence. we will double _ those who oppose independence. we will double down, _ those who oppose independence. we will double down, work— those who oppose independence. we 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the snp. ., , snp. not everyone who supports independents — snp. not everyone who supports independents support _ snp. not everyone who supports independents support the - snp. not everyone who supports independents support the snp. l snp. not everyone who supports - independents support the snp. they do or want to elect as many pro—independence msp clinic as possible to pressure westminster into allowing another referendum. alex salmond's new party will split this bout and his rivals think alba is more to do with his ego than political strategy. this is more to do with his ego than political strategy.— political strategy. this is the -ublic political strategy. this is the public meltdown _ political strategy. this is the public meltdown of - political strategy. this is the public meltdown of a - political strategy. this is the - public meltdown of a thoroughly disgraced individual. this is a man from _ disgraced individual. this is a man from scotland's past personally pursuing — from scotland's past personally pursuing vendettas who does not have anything _ pursuing vendettas who does not have anything positive to offer. he is less popular in scotland and boris johnson — less popular in scotland and boris johnson. ., ., f, less popular in scotland and boris johnson. ., ., . , ., johnson. today's launch, plagued with technical _ johnson. today's launch, plagued with technical problems, - johnson. today's launch, plagued with technical problems, not - johnson. today's launch, plagued with technical problems, not the | with technical problems, not the slick operation alex salmond was used to in the snp. almost exactly a year ago he was acquitted of 13 charges of sexual assault, although he did admit inappropriate behaviour with female staff when he was first minister. he has since accused people at the top of the snp of conducting a malicious plot to destroy him. now alex salmond has created a new platform from which to pursue his own agenda. studio: sara, what impact could this new party have on the pro—independence bout? new party have on the pro-independence bout? new party have on the ro-inde endence bout? . ., pro-independence bout? alex salmond insists this party _ pro-independence bout? alex salmond insists this party could _ pro-independence bout? alex salmond insists this party could take _ insists this party could take advantage _ insists this party could take advantage of— insists this party could take advantage of the _ insists this party could take . advantage of the proportional representation— advantage of the proportional representation system - advantage of the proportional representation system we - advantage of the proportional. representation system we have advantage of the proportional- representation system we have in scotland — representation system we have in scotland to — representation system we have in scotland to return _ representation system we have in scotland to return more - scotland to return more pro—independence - 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out in front of voters _ fight will now continue to be played out in front of voters in _ fight will now continue to be played out in front of voters in scotland . out in front of voters in scotland before _ out in front of voters in scotland before they _ out in front of voters in scotland before they go _ out in front of voters in scotland before they go to _ out in front of voters in scotland before they go to the _ out in front of voters in scotland before they go to the polls - out in front of voters in scotland before they go to the polls in i out in front of voters in scotlandl before they go to the polls in just six weeks — before they go to the polls in 'ust six weeks. w ., before they go to the polls in 'ust six weeks. ,,., ., ,, before they go to the polls in 'ust six weeks. ., ,, ., ,, before they go to the polls in 'ust six weeks. ., ,, ., ~' , ., thousands of asda supermarket workers have won a major victory at the supreme court, in their battle for equal pay. more than 40,000 store workers, who are mostly women, are arguing that it's unfair that workers in depots, who are mostly men, are paid more. the judge found that the roles could be compared, but they will still have to prove that the work is of equal value. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. the scales are now shifting in their favour. today the supreme court has ruled that workers on the shop floor at asda can be compared with colleagues in distributing centres when it comes to equal pay. wendy worked at asda for 32 years in middlesbrough. she's retired now and has happy memories of stacking shelves and community work. her husband worked for asda in the nearby depot. we've always worked as a team, but him getting paid more than me, it just wasn't fair. her reaction to today's news? fantastic! fantastic part that we actually got awarded it, that things will happen. asda responded today, saying: "retail and distribution are very different sectors with their own distinct skill sets and pay rates. asda has always paid colleagues the market rate in these sectors and we remain confident in our case." the ripple effects of this ruling here at the supreme court could be huge. for instance, tesco, sainsbury�*s, morrisons, co—op and next are all defending similar equal pay claims. if ultimately successful, lawyers reckon the overall bill could hit £8 billion for back pay and compensation. it is certainly a landmarkjudgment. the supreme court's decision basically means that companies can no longer rely on the fact that they've got workers in two different places in order to avoid paying them equally. it's made very clear in the judgment that the purpose of the legislation is to allow these types of comparisons to happen rather than to try and avoid them. but this is only round one for asda shop workers in their battle for equal pay. the next legal hurdle is proving that their roles are of equal value to those in the depots. a dispute that's expected to go on for several more years. emma simpson, bbc news. the number of people testing positive for coronavirus has stopped falling across england, wales and northern ireland, and is rising slightly in scotland — according to the latest weekly data from the office for national statistics. it has found that infection levels in secondary school—age children rose slightly in england. here's our health editor hugh pym. schools reopening means more people mixing, both in the classrooms and the wider community, and that was always likely to mean some spread of the virus even with robust controls. the latest data in england suggests an increase in case rates among teenagers in years 7—11. holly and her brother morgan are back at school in sandwell in the west midlands. during lockdown they had to share a school laptop which made life difficult, and their mum was pleased they went back, even with the slight virus risk. i was struggling with how much work they got sent to them at home, and a lot of the things, like, i didn't understand what they were doing, because what we did at school when i was at school, they're doing something completely different. the head of the office for national statistics said, with school holidays, cases should fall again, so he's not concerned about next month. i'm very hopeful that although we may see a small uptick when the schools reopen, the combined factors of it being from a lower base together with the summer season coming on will mean that it is manageable. the ons survey suggests that last week in england one in 340 people had the virus. in wales it was one in 450, and in northern ireland one in 450, and in northern ireland one in 320. the ons said in all of them case rates were levelling off. but in scotland one in 240 had the virus with case numbers increasing. the r number range, anything below one suggesting the virus receding, between 0.7 and 0.9, with the midpoint a bit higher than the previous week. what does all this mean for the easing of lockdown restrictions? should that be speeded up restrictions? should that be speeded up or slowed down? health officials point out even if virus cases are rising the chances of getting seriously ill are lower because of the vaccines. hospital admissions and deaths are falling sharply. but there are warnings that policymakers should not move too quickly. this rare should not move too quickly. as we have seen throughout _ should not move too quickly. as we have seen throughout this - should not move too quickly. as we have seen throughout this pandemic, if we plan _ have seen throughout this pandemic, if we plan too — have seen throughout this pandemic, if we plan too far— have seen throughout this pandemic, if we plan too far ahead _ have seen throughout this pandemic, if we plan too far ahead it _ have seen throughout this pandemic, if we plan too far ahead it is - if we plan too far ahead it is likely— if we plan too far ahead it is likely those _ if we plan too far ahead it is likely those plans _ if we plan too far ahead it is likely those plans and - if we plan too far ahead it isj likely those plans and those if we plan too far ahead it is - likely those plans and those dates set in _ likely those plans and those dates set in place — likely those plans and those dates set in place nfay— likely those plans and those dates set in place may change, - likely those plans and those dates set in place may change, so- likely those plans and those dates set in place may change, so whatl likely those plans and those dates i set in place may change, so what we really _ set in place may change, so what we really need _ set in place may change, so what we really need to — set in place may change, so what we really need to do _ set in place may change, so what we really need to do is _ set in place may change, so what we really need to do is look— set in place may change, so what we really need to do is look at _ set in place may change, so what we really need to do is look at the - really need to do is look at the data _ really need to do is look at the data on— really need to do is look at the data on a — really need to do is look at the data on a weekly— really need to do is look at the data on a weekly or _ really need to do is look at the data on a weekly or fortnightlyj data on a weekly or fortnightly basis — data on a weekly or fortnightly basis and _ data on a weekly or fortnightly basis and respond _ data on a weekly or fortnightly basis and respond to - data on a weekly or fortnightly basis and respond to that - data on a weekly or fortnightlyj basis and respond to that each data on a weekly or fortnightly- basis and respond to that each time. a key— basis and respond to that each time. a key moment — basis and respond to that each time. a key moment for— basis and respond to that each time. a key moment for looking _ basis and respond to that each time. a key moment for looking at - basis and respond to that each time. a key moment for looking at the - basis and respond to that each time. i a key moment for looking at the data will come in mid to late april, after schools have gone back, and shops and other businesses have started reopening. hugh pym, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 6,187 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average 5,687 new cases were reported per day in the last week. the latest figures show 4,852 people were in hospital across the uk. 70 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 70 deaths were announced every day. the total number who have died is now 126,515. as for vaccinations, more than 324,000 people have had their first dose of a covid vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, bringing the total to more than 29 million. and more than three million have now had both doses of the vaccine. from tomorrow, people in wales will be able to see family and friends in other parts of the country, when the "stay local" coronavirus rule is lifted. self—catering accommodation can open, but nonessential travel to other parts of the uk will still be banned. there's some concern the changes could attract unwelcome visitors from england, as hywel griffiths reports. a taste of sea air or something more adventurous? this is what many of us crave right now. from tomorrow, people across wales can travel where they want, as long as they remain within its borders. i think there's a mass confusion over when people are opening or when they're not opening. paula can start welcoming guests, too, provided they're from wales. she says customers have been confused about when they can book one of her huts, but there's no doubting demand. i think people have been literally locked into their homes and theyjust want to get out and they just want the freedom of walking and breathing in the fresh air and seeing the sea. this may sound like a big leap out of lockdown, but actually what you can do on your day trip or staycation is still pretty limited. pubs, cafes and restaurants are still closed, offering takeaway only, and there is no date on when the rest of the tourism industry can open. so three lads? living at the same address, coming to walesjust because they're bored? no. previous lockdowns have seen people test the rules. you're potentially bringing the virus over from merseyside over to here. for now it's only welsh visitors who can come and enjoy the scenery. the stay at home message remains in place in scotland and northern ireland. from monday, people in england should stay local, and that means not crossing the welsh border unless it's essential. in the brecon beacons they expect a busy easter. and some people will still think heading to the hills puts them above the law. people have got to take responsibility for their own actions and, you know, the police, national park staff and others will be out and about engaging with visitors throughout the easter period, and hopefully we won't find too many people breaking the rules. these are still tentative steps. concern over a third wave of the pandemic remains, as we move slowly towards greater freedom. hywel griffith, bbc news, in the vale of glamorgan. china has imposed sanctions on nine uk citizens, including mps, peers, a lawyer and an academic, who have all criticised china's treatment of its uighur minority population. the foreign secretary dominic raab said the move wouldn't stop him and others speaking up against what he called "industrial scale human rights abuses." there are about 12 million uighur in china — predominately muslims. china is accused of detaining up to a million of them in so called re—education camps in the province of xinjiang in the north west of the country. ichina has dismissed claims of abuse as a plot by britain and the us to destablise the chinese economy. here's our diplomatic correpsondent james landale. here's our diplomatic correpsondent james landale. this is the image china wants you to have of xinjiang. a mountainous paradise where everyone can live out their lives in liberty and prosperity. people from various ethnic groups live in concord, work in solidarity and develop in harmony, blending together closely like the seeds of a pomegranate. but if you try to get past the propaganda videos, as the bbc�*s done in the past, there is a different perspective not everyone wants you to see. and that's one where allegations of human rights abuses against the uighurs are rife. of arbitrary detention, forced labour and sterilisation. so strong are these allegations that britain and allies announced sanctions on four top chinese officials responsible for camps like these. today, beijing retaliated, imposing travel bans and asset freezes on british citizens and organisations it accused of spreading lies. for some time, certain forces... have fabricated a large amount of lies of the century about xinjiang. the sanctions were aimed at five conservative mps including the former party leader, sir iain duncan smith, all of them vocal critics of china's government. as well as two peers, a lawyer and an academic and a handful of campaign groups. few of those sanctioned appeared dismayed. speaking for the nine individuals who have been sanctioned it's only going to re—fortify our efforts to pull out china for the industrial scale human rights abuse abuses going on in xinjiang, in tibet and elsewhere within china. it's intimidation of members of parliament to try to put them under pressure not to talk about what's happening in xinjiang. and i think that's the big issue we need to deal with internationally. how democracies deal with political interference. china's acting ambassador was summoned to the foreign and development office to hear of britain's displeasure and determination. if the chinese government's want to continue with these blanket denials, but nothing wrong is taking place in xinjiang, the obvious thing for them to do would be to allow access to the united nations. diplomats here at the chinese embassy dismiss all these allegations, talking of anti—china forces fabricating these accusations to try and constrain their country. but amid the claim and counterclaim, one thing is clear. the government's ambition of pursuing a more positive trade relationship with china is getting harder by the minute. the sanctions imposed by president xi were not unexpected but they were unprecedented. the price paid for raising human rights concerns with the world's growing military and economic power. james landale, bbc news. our top story this evening. scotland's former first minister alex salmond launches a new pro—independence party to fight the elections in may. and still to come, a former british army general is jailed after claiming allowances for his children's school fees. today marks 50 years since bangladesh declared independence from pakistan. hundreds of thousands of people died in the conflict that led to the establishment of the independent country. millions more fled what was then called east pakistan. qasa alom has been finding out how the anniversary is being celebrated and commemorated in birmingham. looking back through photographs of his life as a young man living in bangladesh, aqueel choudhury has no regrets. we get the land, we get the flag. we get our name — we are bengalis. we can say we are from bangladesh. as a student in 1971, he fought against west pakistan in a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of people. the bengal regiment, they are giving artillery from the back, from our back, mortar shelling. but still there were a lot of casualties that day. bangladesh, known as east pakistan, was ruled by a government more than 1000 miles away. many wanted autonomy and voted for it in the elections of 1970. a landslide victory. the pakistani authorities refused to acknowledge the result of the election, and so began a brutal war, mass killing, rape and torture. within a month, they killed my brother—in—law. his son was only 21 days. this was a great shame for me. now talking with you, i'm still feeling not very good — i'm feeling very bad about what happens in our country. in 1971, with india's help, bangladesh gained independence. three generations of his family have not made the uk their home. but he wants his grandchildren to learn about their history. bangladesh was part of pakistan. those who lived and fought through the ware have tried to put it behind them, but 50 years on, younger generations are eager to learn about their heritage and the roles their families played in such a historic event. like british bangladeshi singer and award nomineejoy cooks. i think about it every day. i miss it so much, i long for going back there, for my one thing that really spins me is where is part of my lineage started. as those who fought to gain independence now reach the final chapter in their lives, a new generation is picking up the mantle to keep their stories going. a former general in the british army has beenjailed for 21 months forfraud. major general nick welch was convicted after falsely claiming more than £48,000 in allowances to pay for his children's boarding school fees. he's the highest ranking officer to be convicted at a court martial since 1815. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is here. quite a fall from grace? yeah, a glittering career, in the words of his barrister, brought to a bitter end. he was said to have shown unimpeachable integrity in his 33 years in the army but in the trial thejudge said he'd behaved dishonestly and, as a result, he has been discharged from the army. he left in 2018 but has been stripped of his rank and sentenced to 21 months in prison and is expected to serve half that time in jail and months in prison and is expected to serve half that time injail and has been ordered to pay back that nearly £50,000 in allowances for children's school fees. because military personnel move around the country they are entitled to a continuity of education allowance. the problem for the general is that while he was posted in london his life was living most of the time at their family home in dorset near to where the children pass boarding schools were —— where the children's boarding schools were. he's not the first to have broken the rules but in the words of thejudge, have broken the rules but in the words of the judge, the have broken the rules but in the words of thejudge, the high rank aggravated the offence and required recognition in the sentence. the higher you are, the harder you fall. thank you. there have been further protests outside a school in west yorkshire, where a teacher has been suspended for showing an image of the prophet muhammad. depictions of mohammed are considered to be deeply offensive within islam, and the head of batley grammar has apologised "unequivocally". the communities secretary robertjenrick has called the demonstrations "deeply unsettling". a mother, whose two daughters were brutally murdered in london last summer, has questioned why their deaths received so little attention at the time compared to the death of sarah everard who was abducted in south london. mina smallman feels the metropolitan police did not act swiftly when her daughters were reported missing. she was later told police had taken selfies with their bodies. mishal husain has been speaking to her. they were dancing in the fields with lights and just having a real good time. and we never, ever, spoke to them again. bibaa henry was celebrating her birthday on a june evening last year. her sister nicole smallman was with her in a london park. a search by friends found their bodies two days later. the family's trauma was compounded when they were told of allegations against officers at the crime scene. they had seen one of their colleagues, a police officer, taking selfies with our girls. and he'd notjust taken the photograph but he'd sent it on further. allegations against the police in relation to the case are still being investigated. the commissioner cressida dick told us she recognises that trust in the met among some black communities is still too low. she's very sorry about that and it's something she's working to change. now the public response to the everard case has left the family with new questions. we've received so much kickback from friends and colleagues who are saying, excuse me, where was this level of coverage and outrage for two of your daughters murdered? why do you think that is? i think the notion of all people matter is absolutely right but it's not true. other people have more kudos in this world than people of colour. if their lives make a change, in the way women are viewed and black women in particular, because in the pecking order of things, it's been known that we are the lowest on the ladder. a man suspected of their murders is due to go on trial this summer, one of many milestones for mina. two sundays ago it was my first mother's day without my girls. we were destroyed, really. as mum, i am as broken, broken beyond words. mina smallman speaking to mishal husain. an 11—year—old boy from devon who's been sleeping in a tent since the first lockdown to raise money for charity will have his final night outside this weekend. max woosey is raising money in memory of a neighbour, who gave max the tent before he died of cancer — telling him to have adventures in it. max set out to raise £100 for his local hospice, but has so far collected over £350,000. he's now encouraging children around the world to take part in a "big camp—out" on saturday night. it has been quite a week for the british runner chris thompson. it started with the birth of his first child. it ended with the race of his life as he won the men's british olympic marathon trials in kew gardens. it was a fairytale finish for the veteran runner as he secured his place in tokyo, proving age is no barrier. stephanie davis won the women's race and a ticket to tokyo — the 30—year—old only took up running seriously three years ago. laura scott reports. a picturesque location for olympic dreams to be made and broken, with a botanical reminder of what was at stake. britain's top distance athletes had kew gardens to themselves to trial for the delayed games, knowing two automatic spots on the plane were available in each event, providing they met the qualifying times. by tokyo, chris thomson will be 40, but age proved no barrier — nor the sleepless nights since welcoming his first child earlier this week. winning by a distance and smashing his personal best, he was overwhelmed. i've never had such an explosion of emotion at the end of a race like that in my entire life. to have a kid and make an olympics this week, ijust... i'm just in cloud cuckoo land. i've not experienced that feeling of obviously having a child before, and it is a really cool thing, and you don't want to get too emotional because you're trying to get the job done, but ijust can't wait to get home, give him a cuddle and say, "your dad's awesome!" stephanie davis had been the leading contender coming into the race and had already achieved the olympic qualifying standard, but she needed to finish in the first two, and she's ensured she's on the plane to tokyo with a dominant display to win here. i'm really happy, obviously. i'm going tojapan! and a small pb for me today as well, so, yeah, ifeel like i kind of achieved what i wanted to achieve. earlier, on the 20 kilometre race walk, tom bosworth was the only athlete who guaranteed their place in the team. they might have been in one of london's most beautiful tourist attractions, but this morning those here had only one capital city in mind. rather than medals, they left with a symbol of what's in store this summer. laura scott, bbc news, kew gardens. time for a look at the weather here's ben rich. good evening. the weekend is getting off to a cold start. it's been cold enough for snow in some parts of the uk today. that's how it looked with some wintry showers in the scottish highlands. the cold air has been coming in behind this weatherfront. a cold front behind it, the air has been getting colder which means the showers are coming in on the north—westerly wind falling as a mixture of rain and hail and also some sleet and snow. the last of the weather front clearing from the south—east corner. behind it, clear spells and showers overnight. in highland scotland, up to five centimetres of snow but in northern ireland and north—west england, wales and even the moors of the west country over the highest ground we may see a of lying snow by the morning. there may be some icy conditions around first thing. so a chilly but bright start to the weekend with some spells of sunshine. howeverwe'll weekend with some spells of sunshine. however we'll see cloud thickening from the west through the day. rain in northern ireland and western scotland, the odd spot in wales and the south—west of england. increasingly windy but after a cold day, a cold night, temperatures starting to edge up during tomorrow. tomorrow night is going to be very wet and windy across parts of northern ireland and western scotland, gail was likely for a time. the clocks go forward one hour on sunday. through sunday the band of rain will

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