Hello, welcome to the programme. We start in Northern Ethiopia and some disturbing videos obtained by the bbc. They appear to show the killing of unarmed civilians by people apparently dressed in Ethiopian Army uniform. In november, the government launched a Military Campaign in the region of tigray this was after an attack on an army base there thought to have been carried out by the rebel tigray Peoples Liberation front. There have been accusations of serious abuses by all sides in the conflict. Our africa correspondent leila nathoo� s report contains images that some will find very disturbing. Gunfire. Armed men in uniform leading a group towards a cliff edge. Gunfire. Bodies appear strewn across the ground. A man is urged to throw one off the cliff. These graphic videos, and others like it, were passed to the bbc and began circulating on social media last month. We have been able to match elements of the landscape shown to features visible on Satellite Images to identify the location mahbere dego in ethiopian� s northern Tigray Region. In november 2020, following an attack on a military base, the Ethiopian Army began an offensive in the region against the tigray Peoples Liberation front, or tplf, who are challenging Central Government rule. Troops from eritrea are also involved, backing the Ethiopian Government. The conflict has largely been hidden from view as access has been severely limited. The un is currently investigating numerous allegations of atrocities committed by all sides. We cant say for sure when these videos were filmed, but the armed men are wearing uniforms that match those used by the Ethiopian National defence force, or endf. They are heard speaking amharic, one of ethiopian� s official languages. They are heard speaking amharic, one of ethiopias official languages. The victims are dressed in civilian clothing and are heard speaking the language of the Tigray Region. For those trying to piece together what is happening on the ground, this is more evidence of shocking violence. I mean, since the beginning of the conflict in the Tigray Region, weve documented a whole magnitude of very serious abuses, including extrajudicial executions by Ethiopian Government forces and their allies, and this is absolutely an incident which will require further investigation because what we are seeing here in the video could amount to war crimes. We put the videos and claims to the Ethiopian Government, who said they were open to independent investigations in the Tigray Region and said Social Media Posts and claims could not be taken as evidence. They added that investigations into allegations were welcome for remedial action and accountability. After months of darkness, slowly, a horrifying picture is beginning to emerge of the bloody events that have occurred there over the past five months. Leila nathoo, bbc news, in nairobi. To the us now. The girlfriend of george floyd, whose death in minneapolis last the Stand Today In The Trial of Derek Chauvin, the Police Officer accused of murdering him. Courtney ross cried as she talked about how she first met mr floyd and described their struggle with opioid addiction. Derek chauvin has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of manslaughter. Our North America correspondent lebo diseko has been watching the evidence and a warning, her report contains some disturbing images. A man who enjoyed food, exercise and taking dad selfies George Floyds girlfriend of three years painting a picture of the man she loved. She told the court about the life that theyd shared, including their addiction. Our story, its. Its a classic story of how many people get addicted to opioids. We got addicted and tried really hard to break that addiction, many times. The prosecution wanted to show mr floyds addiction was not a reflection on his character, but the issue is central to mr chauvin� s defence. For the majority of that time, mr floyd was clean, right . Yes. And it was your belief that mr floyd started using again about two weeks prior to his death, correct . I noticed a change in his behaviour, yes. The court heard that mr floyd had previously overdosed and that both friends with him on the day he died had sold him drugs before. Next on the stand, the paramedics whod been called out to the scene. Both testified that mr floyd was unresponsive when they arrived. In a living person, there should be a pulse there. I did not feel one. I suspected this patient to be dead. And at the moment that youre checking for this carotid pulse, are the officers still positioned on top of mr floyd . Yes. For the first time, we heard medical evidence that suggested george floyd died at this spot, and while that was less emotional than the testimony heard at the start of the day, it was no less impactful. Lebo diseko, bbc news, minneapolis. Some of the days other news now. In the last 30 minutes, the dutch Prime Minister has narrowly survived a vote of No Confidence in parliament. The opposition had accused mark rutte of lying when he denied trying to silence an mp who has been highly critical of the government by offering him a Job Elsewhere and then lying about his role in the scheme. Chile has closed its borders for the whole of april as it seeks to slow the spread of coronavirus. Health officials said a second wave of the pandemic had left hospitals close to collapse. Chile has one of the worlds fastest rates of vaccination but has seen cases spike following the Southern Hemisphere summer holidays. Major Oil Producing countries are increasing output in an attempt to stop fuel prices rising. The group 0pec said there had been improvements in the market because of global vaccination programmes and stimulus packages but production will still remain well below pre pandemic levels. In mozambique, a ship carrying more than 1,000 survivors of a deadly Insurgent Attack has arrived at the port of pemba. Armed isis linked militants raided the coastal town of palma last week a hub for the countrys natural gas industry. Islamist insurgents have been increasingly active in the Northern Province of cabo delgado since 2017, although it remains unclear what specifically they are fighting for. Mark lobel has this report, which contains distressing stories. Finally safe, 250 kilometres south of where the attacks began over one week ago, escapees consoled one another but their pain is far from over. Translation im but their pain is far from over. Translation im so tired. Over. Translation im so tired it over. Translation im so l tired. It was seven days in the bushes. Im so tired. We crossed paths several times with evildoers. The situation is really bad. Many dead. Many dead. , ~. , dead. Still in shock and searching dead. Still in shock and searching for dead. Still in shock and searching for her dead. Still in shock and searching for her son, l dead. Still in shock and i searching for her son, this survivor says she heard the attackers were targeting the military. Translation some of them were military. Translation some of them were cutting military. Translation some of them were cutting the throats i them were cutting the throats of people from there. It them were cutting the throats of people from there. Of people from there. It has been a traumatic of people from there. It has been a traumatic journey i of people from there. It has| been a traumatic journey for been a traumaticjourney for many of the over 8000 the un estimates are displaced, including thousands of children. Fleeing an enemy with unclear intentions as yet undefeated by the army. Journalists visited the town of devon to 5000 people with operations still under way. Witnessing troops battle to secure it. Translation we are in a staue secure it. Translation we are in a stage of secure it. Translation we are in a stage of exploration secure it. Translation we are in a Stage Of Exploration And In A stage of exploration and consolidating the main areas. We are setting up our trips to control the perimeter of palma village. Control the perimeter of palma villaae. ~. , control the perimeter of palma villaae. ~. ~. , village. Meanwhile, back at the ort, the village. Meanwhile, back at the port, the nervous village. Meanwhile, back at the port, the nervous weight village. Meanwhile, back at the port, the nervous weight for. Port, the nervous weight for relatives continues. Weight. Wait. To the United States now and a slightly strange story about trainers and bear with me, we are trying to get a live link. A brooklyn based company has been ordered to stop selling satan shoes. Earlier this week nike sued the company, mschf product studio, claiming that the black and red, devil themed sneakers, which carry the nike swoosh logo, infringed its trademarks. The trainers have been modified to contain one drop of human blood in the soles. Lets get more from our North America correspondent david willis. We will come back to the drop of blood in a minute. This is a slightly strange story from start to finish. Can you take us through what has been going on here . , � , on here . Thats right, lewis, es. On here . Thats right, lewis, yes nikkei on here . Thats right, lewis, yes. Nikkei has on here . Thats right, lewis, yes. Nikkei has claimed yes. Nikkei has claimed Trademark Infringement on the part of this small brooklyn based Art Collector of cold mschf or mischief nike. In the lawsuit, nike said everyone had customised a pair of nike air max 97 shoes with what it called satanic themed detailing and as you mentioned, but included filling the Air Bubble Cushioning Soul on those shoes with red ink and a single drop of human blood. Mschf marketed these as satan shoes, it produced 666 pairs of them and sold them at over 1000 each online and they sold out within a minute. I might add you can buy a pair of three air max 97 shoes on ebay forjust over 100. But notwithstanding that, nike was incensed and argued that it suffered some backlash over this, but there have been threats to boycott the company on behalf of people who thought that nike was responsible for this little episode and so it took the company to court and it has one and one at least a Restraining Order which prevents any more of those limited edition from being produced. Im of those limited edition from being produced. Of those limited edition from being produced. Im not going to ask if you being produced. Im not going to ask if you bought being produced. Im not going to ask if you bought a being produced. Im not going to ask if you bought a pair, i to ask if you bought a pair, david the fact that we are both talking about this story means that whatever the legal action, this kind of work, didnt it . They got the publicity. Didnt it . They got the publicity didnt it . They got the ublici. ,. ,. , publicity. 0h, they have got enormous publicity. 0h, they have got enormous publicity publicity. 0h, they have got enormous publicity out publicity. 0h, they have got enormous publicity out of l publicity. 0h, they have got. Enormous publicity out of that not to mention the fact it has all been a line to audio producing and promoting a new song by the rapper lil nas x and of course this is not the first stunt of this kind that this brooklyn Art Collective mschf has come up with. 1. 5 mschf has come up with. 1. 5 years ago, it produced what it called the jesus years ago, it produced what it called Thejesus Shoes. They were filled, the soul was filled with water from the riverjordan, which mschf claimed had been blessed so the slogan there was basically walking on holy water. Nike did not actually threaten legal action in that particular case, probably because Thejesus Shoes did not sell quite as well as the satan shoes, it turned out, to sell. Well as the satan shoes, it turned out, to sell. What a erfect turned out, to sell. What a perfect note turned out, to sell. What a perfect note to turned out, to sell. What a perfect note to end turned out, to sell. What a perfect note to end on, turned out, to sell. What a. Perfect note to end on, david. Thank you. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come find out how an april fools day hoax turned into a mass riot in belgium. The accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. In this case, the precautions worked but they didnt work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the Safety Features of these stations from resurfacing. The Republic Of Ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. From today, Anyone Lighting Up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. The president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. A small crowd outside included his assailant. It has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. The eiffel towers birthday is being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. This is bbc world news. The latest headlines disturbing videos which appear to show the massacre of unarmed civilians in Northern Ethiopia, have been obtained by the bbc. George floyds former girlfriend reflects on his life and their battle with addiction, on day four of ex Police Officer Derek Chauvin� s trial. Myanmar� s detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing another charge for violating the nations official secrets act. This is the most serious charge she now faces and carries a possible jail term of 1a years. Ms suu kyi hasnt been seen in public since she was ousted from power. Its been two months since the military takeover in myanmar. In the past 2a hours, the un and the us has evacuated Family Members of its staff because of the worsening security situation. Were also hearing its become difficult and dangerous for Foreign Embassy staff, journalists and medical workers on the ground. Myanmar authorities have ordered an Internet Shutdown until further notice. More than 520 people have died in the crackdown since february 1. According to the charity save the children, its now been revealed 43 of them are children, the youngest being a seven year old girl, who was shot at her home during protests in mandalay. And this was the funeral for a 13 year old boy who was reportedly shot in the head as he ran away from the security forces. Save the children has called it a nightmare situation. Children have witnessed violence and horror. It is clear that myanmar is no longer a safe place for children, it says. Gary hufbauer is a researcher from the Peterson Institute for international economics. He evaluated over 200 cases of sanctions being imposed on various countries and joins me now. Thank you for coming on the programme. Im really fascinated by this issue of sanctions because, well, i ask people all the time on this programme about sanctions, whether they work, whether they should be brought in. Who have actually done an assessment, how effective are sanctioned in situations like this . Situations like this . Well, we have looked at situations like this . Well, we have looked at more situations like this . Well, we have looked at more than situations like this . Well, we| have looked at more than 220 cases since the, well, since a century ago, very much loaded in recent decades and we would say that about a third of those cases, say 70, 80, had some measure of success for the Foreign Policy goal, which was sought by the country imposing the sanctions. Usually the us, the sanctions. Usually the us, the uk, sometimes the un, show not how do you mean that as a success rate . Well, some people say sanctions never work, so compared to never work, 30 isnt bad. Other people claim miracles for sanctions and that clearly is not the case. It is the case that you can inflict punishment on a country, especially a small country like myanmar. Especially a small country like myanmar especially a small country like m anmar. �. , � ,. , myanmar. But thats what they wanted to myanmar. But thats what they wanted to come myanmar. But thats what they wanted to come to, myanmar. But thats what they wanted to come to, how wanted to come to, how effective do you think sanctions could be in a country like myanmar . Like myanmar . Well, they can impose punishment like myanmar . Well, they can impose punishment on like myanmar . Well, they can impose punishment on the. Like myanmar . Well, they can. Impose punishment on the target individual, these so called specially dedicated nationals who are military officers, sees their assets if you can find them and deny their visas and so forth, but do those kind of sanctions change the policy of a country like burma . Oh, no, they dont. Those leaders were never going to come to the us or the uk or paris. They are going to stay in their countries where they are well insulated from any of this kind of pressure. I insulated from any of this kind of pressure of pressure. I see, so that kind of pressure of pressure. I see, so that kind of pressure not of pressure. I see, so that kind of pressure not so. Kind of pressure not so effective but the military and myanmar have huge economic links and economic power if other countries that do trade and have these strong economic things in the region decide to act, do you think that is going to have an impact . It act, do you think that is going to have an impact . To have an impact . It might, but the socalled to have an impact . It might, | but the socalled association but the so called association of Southeast Asian nations, asean, those countries are very, very relaxed and to impose any trade sanctions, even to criticise the government in burma. So, yes, if they did something, it might make a difference. So far, they have done nothing and of course china is in fact supporting the military leaders in burma, so, you know, that leaves the western countries that might impose some sanctions but we dont do a lot of trade with burma. ~ ,. , dont do a lot of trade with burma. ,. , burma. Absolutely fascinating, thank ou burma. Absolutely fascinating, thank you very burma. Absolutely fascinating, thank you very much burma. Absolutely fascinating, thank you very much for burma. Absolutely fascinating, | thank you very much for coming on. ~ thank you very much for coming on. ~ ,. , police in belgium have dispersed a crowd of several thousand young people, whod turned out for a non existent concert. Tanya dendrinos has the details. It started as a joke on social media but this april fools prank quickly gained traction, striking a nerve with a young crowd demanding freedom. All chant. Translation too many rules are imposed on us that really l deprive us of our freedom, even though we are aware of the problem. We dont deny the existence of covid, we are careful, but we just need to be allowed to live a little. Around 2,000 people attended the event in the belgian capital, ignoring warnings from police and prosecutors. Those who showed up and violated Health Measures could face charges with outdoor Gatherings Limited to four people. Police arrived on foot and on horseback. Translation | wasnt here to protest or anything. I came here to say that we have the right to be here in a public place and we get gassed for absolutely no reason. We stayed in front, we made a chain. There were people behind who threw beer bottles. Ok, we said stop doing it but police, you are with us. Protect, serve. Youre not here to punish us. Stop. But scenes quickly descended into chaos. Water cannons and tear gas were used to disperse the crowd. Arrests were made and people injured, including a number of Police Officers. Investigations are under way to uncover those behind the event a Hoax Invitation turned defiant mass gathering. Tanya dendrinos, bbc news. Two american youtube stars known for carrying out online pranks have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from two fake Bank Robberies they staged in california. The videos show the pair wearing black and running with bags stuffed with banknotes before getting into an uber. The incident led to police drawing their guns on the uber driver after being alerted by a member of the public. Known on youtube as the The Stokes Twins they have over six million subscribers who follow their pranks on their youtube channel. This latest stunt however could have cost them a maximum of five years in prison had their sentences not been reduced to probation and Community Service after they both made guilty pleas. Well, earlier i spoke to rebecca jennings, a Senior Reporter at vox who regularly covers youtube Internet Culture i asked her what these Internet Superstars were thinking before undertaking such a prank. I think what you are seeing in The Stokes Twins video was just one manifestation of this much wider culture of pranking people on youtube, whether they are willing participants or not, because thats just part of youtube culture. There is this very much, do anything for views, for likes, because thats what the platform rewards, it rewards engagement and thats what it get. And i suppose with youtube by definition, lots and lots of them are young and perhaps inexperienced and are going to make mistakes like we all do, but we didnt all make mistakes with 6 Million Viewers watching. Exactly. The stakes are much, much higher and i think young people, especially young creators who happen to stumble upon a following like this or build one over the years have to learn really, really fast and they have the whole world watching them when they mess up so thats unfortunately what you get. And if we give them obviously the understanding that we all make mistakes and we are all young and things like that, but we have to do something and draw a line somewhere and say actually, if we are fermenting a culture of pushing people and doing further and further tricks, more and more extreme, thats a dangerous precedent but how does youtube or someone else step in and stop that . I totally agree, its such a tricky situation but i think ultimately, youtube the company is simply never going to have enough Human Moderators to keep track of every minute of content uploaded to their site. I think the real change does have to be cultural and to push back against this behaviour that pranking ordinary people for your own klout or attention is juust unacceptable and if anything its a case of Law Enforcement needing to learn and understand online culture because it is only going to be more relevant in what people do in their off line lives. That is really interesting. In what has the reaction theyre been to this case and the sentencing . Yeah, i mean, the reaction to the sentencing, i dont necessarily think two boys who were doing what, to them, was normal. I think as youtube prank culture, you could point to so many creators who do things that are very similar to this, but it doesnt necessarily need to be punished to the full extent of the law but what i hope to see is that this will set a precedent that this is no longer acceptable, this is not even cool. No one should really aspire to this because its really embarrassing, frankly. And just lastly, the youtube Apology Video is now a big artform in itself, isnt it . Have we heard anything from these two or should we expect that later . I think we should expect it later. I think this is just a cycle that we have seen time and time again, Youtubers Mess Up and then they apologise and then people ultimately forget about it. I think a lot of youtubers are sort of uncancellable in a weird way, and it isjust part of celebrity now. And finally before we go it seems easter has come early for a couple of on monkeys and meerkats here in london. The zoo animals rushed to find treats hidden for them in easter eggs hanging from branches in their enclosures. There they go its part of an annual easter tradition at london zoo, although no guests were there to see it. Zoos in the uk have been closed to visitors due to lockdown restrictions, but are currently scheduled to reopen on april 12, when many Outdoor Attractions are set to reopen. You can reach me on twitter im lvaughanjones. Im Lewis Vaughan jones, im Lewis Vaughanjones, this is bbc hello there. Temperatures have been coming down day by day and its but with High Pressure nearby, we should see quite a bit of sunshine around, though itll be cold with overnight frost so gardeners and growers, beware. And then as we head on into Easter Monday, a significant cold, arctic blast will bring us a mixture of sunshine and also wintry showers. So for good friday, weve got High Pressure building in, some slightly cooler air around it, and it will be breezier across northern and eastern areas. Heres where well see most of the cloud northern eastern scotland, eastern england, maybe the Odd Light Shower around through the morning. Through the day, it looks like eastern air in parts of england will stay rather cloudy and breezy and cool. Further west, the best of the sunshine, and its here from Northern Ireland down through wales and the south west where we could make 13 or 1a degrees, otherwise, a lot cooler across northern and eastern areas. As we head through good friday night and into saturday morning, itll stay quite breezy and cloudy across the eastern half of the country. Clearer skies and lighter winds further north and west so here, well see a widespread frost versus lows of 3 5 degrees further east. Our area of High Pressure still with us then as we head through saturday and, indeed, into sunday but it starts to retreat away and thats where we start to see the floodgates open to the arctic through sunday night into Easter Monday. Saturday then, another dry day, thanks to High Pressure. Best of the sunshine across northern and Western Areas with lighter winds. More cloud, though, for central and eastern england, more of a breeze, so quite chilly here. Temperatures reaching highs of around 12 or 13 degrees in the sunnier spots, so not too bad pretty much temperatures what we should be looking at for early april. For easter sunday, it looks like well have another fine day but as our area of High Pressure retreats away, itll allow wetter and windier weather and Colder Weather to arrive across the north of the uk. But further south, england and wales dry with some sunshine but quite mild with highs of 1a or 15 degrees. Then its all change through sunday into Easter Monday we open the floodgates to the arctic, Weather Front sinks southwards, lots of isobars on the charts, so its going to be very windy. A cold and strong northerly wind feeding in plenty of hail, sleet and snow showers pretty much anywhere. There will be some sunshine in between but we could see some significant accumulations of snow over the hills across northern scotland. So with that cold arctic wind, its going to feel much colder than what we expect at 4 8 degrees. This is bbc news. The headlines a series of disturbing videos have been obtained by the bbc which appear to show the killing of unarmed civilians in ethiopias northern Tigray Region, by people wearing Ethiopian Army uniforms. Ethiopias government says its open to independent investigations but added that Social Media Posts and claims cannot be taken as evidence. George floyds girlfriend has described how they both struggled with opioid addiction. Her testimony came as the murder trial of former Police Officer Derek Chauvin entered its fourth day. He denies charges of murder and manslaughter. Chauvins defence team say mr floyd died because of ill health and drug overuse. Belgian police on horses and using water cannon charged a crowd of up to 2,000 people gathered in a brussels park. The revellers had descended on the park for a fake concert announced on social media as an april fools day prank. Now on bbc news, panorama. My name is jacqui wakefield. Im secretly filming inside one of the largest laboratories testing for coronavirus in the uk. Its made me really angry and theres been times on shift where ive really had to bite my tongue. My evidence reveals how some people could be getting the wrong result. Gasps. What youre seeing here is just absolutely crazy. There is almost zero question that this would lead to contamination