hello and welcome. the half—brother of the king ofjordan is being investigated for allegedly plotting with foreign parties to destabilise the kingdom. in a video sent to the bbc, prince hamzah bin hussein denied being part of any conspiracy, but he accused jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports on this unprecedented crisis withinjordan�*s ruling family. a young prince at the heart of a major royal rift. hamzah, 41 years old, graduate of sandhurst in the uk, harvard in the us. now he says he's under house arrest. all my friends have been arrested. my security has been removed, and the internet and phone lines have been cut. this is my last form of communication. and in this video, passed to the bbc, rare public criticism from a jordanian prince. i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption and for the incompetence. today on state tv, a dramatically different account — prince hamzah and others accused of plotting to destabilise the kingdom. translation: the investigations monitored interference _ and phone calls, including with foreign parties, which discussed the appropriate timing to start steps to shake the security of our stable kingdom. king abdullah is being said to be trying to resolve this within the family — an effort failing so far. so much is so unclear. there have long been some strains between brothers. hamzah was called the favourite of their father, the late king hussein. there's a striking resemblance between them. but when the king lost his long battle with cancer in 1999, he chose his eldest son, abdullah, to succeed him. 2004 was a pivotal yearfor the prince. he got married and was stripped of his royal title. the king made his own son second in line. prince hamzah has expressed veiled criticism before, but nothing like this. this crisis in a quiet corner of a volatile region has rattled neighbours, including other arab monarchies. they've rushed to back the king. the kingdom already worried about discontent over an economic crisis made much worse by a painful pandemic, now there's uncertainty over whether this is a family crisis or one which goes much further. lyse doucet, bbc news. james dorsey is a senior fellow at the s rajaratnam school of international studies. he's in singapore. very good have you with us. what do you make of all that has been going on over the last 24, 48 hours with thejordanian royals? 24, 48 hours with the jordanian ro als? ., , royals? there have been long-standing _ royals? there have been long-standing fissures i royals? there have been - long-standing fissures within long—standing fissures within the family as well as within jordanian societies. i would think again there is much that we do not know, that this is primarily domestically driven and there has been widespread criticism, both within the ruling family and within society of corruption of economic mismanagement. that is not to say that other countries in the middle east, particularly the israelis, the saudis, the emirati is don't have an interest in what is happening but i think it would be premature to suggest that they are the driving force in this. in they are the driving force in this. , ., ., �*, this. in terms ofjordan's neighbours, _ this. in terms ofjordan's neighbours, how - this. in terms ofjordan's neighbours, how worriedi this. in terms ofjordan's - neighbours, how worried would they be by all of this, given thatjordan is a relatively stable, consistent, safe cou ntry stable, consistent, safe country and what can be a very volatile region?— volatile region? again it depends _ volatile region? again it depends on _ volatile region? again it depends on what - volatile region? again it - depends on what neighbours you are talking about. relations between israel and king abdullah in weeks and months have not been good, as we have seen on multiple incidents. the saudis and the emirati's are very critical of king abdullah�*s refusal to endorse the middle east peace plan for the middle east peace plan for the palestinians that have been put forward by the former us president donald trump and the jordanians suspect that particularly the saudis would like to have a say in the administration of one of the most holy sites of islam in jerusalem and deep down they suspect that the saudi and emirati endorsement of the trump plan at the time, in effect meant that they were more than willing to seejordan as the palestinian state rather than the west bank. just briefl , than the west bank. just briefly, how _ than the west bank. just briefly, how do - than the west bank. just briefly, how do you - than the west bank. just briefly, how do you see i than the west bank. just briefly, how do you see this all being resolved, then? i think what you are going to see is what you have already seen. a crackdown on critics within thejordanian a crackdown on critics within the jordanian elite, a crackdown on critics within thejordanian elite, both within the ruling family as well as in the broader elite. the king, and that is also very much ajordanian the king, and that is also very much a jordanian tradition, will try to resolve this in—house. i think you are going to see less of the kind of crackdown that we saw with mohammed —— mohammed bin salman. jordan has really structural social and economical problems and it is not going to be resolved without addressing those. fiifi without addressing those. 0k, james dorsey _ without addressing those. 0k, james dorsey there, thank you very much. my james dorsey there, thank you very much-— the indian state of maharashtra will see tighter restrictions from monday after a significant rise in coronavirus infections. india has the third highest number of cases in the world, after the us and brazil. tanya dendrinos reports. a crowded market in mumbai. masks are on, but social distancing is virtually impossible, and coronavirus cases are rising rapidly. the warning is stark. translation: the number of covid-19 cases reported | in the past 24 hours is alarming and is a matter of concern. it could turn into a hazardous situation. almost 15 days ago, there were about 23,000 cases, which have increased four times now, which is a very big thing. if the cases increase in this proportion, the impact of the pandemic will be as dreadful as last year. 165,000 people have died of covid—i9 in india, the country recording 12.5 million infections. on sunday, the number of daily cases peaked at its highest level since september, with more than 93,000 recorded. more than half of those were in maharashtra, the state facing tighter restrictions from monday, including a night—time curfew and full lockdown on weekends. translation: this is a very - good decision by the government as coronavirus cases are surging and the chain of transmission of the virus will break, which will be very beneficialfor all of us. stopping the spread of the virus is a mammoth task, particularly in a country with a population of 1.3 billion. despite having the world's largest inoculation drive, so far administering more than 68 million doses, it has not yet been enough to halt transmission. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. in bulgaria the centre—right party of prime minister boyko borissov has emerged as the leader in the parliamentary election, according to exit polls. mr borissov had this to say to the anti—corruption parties who opposed him. translation: so, my dear opponents. _ translation: so, my dear opponents. i _ translation: so, my dear opponents, i know- translation: so, my dear opponents, i know you - translation: so, my dear opponents, i know you all. | translation: so, my dear - opponents, i know you all. most of you have worked with me. celebrate! you are in the parliament, you have become deputies. that was your goal since the summer. you've wanted a coup, you were saying that people did not want us. now you see, the most peaceful, the most tolerant, the most positive, the cheapest campaign, we did it. but with only 25% of the vote, mr borissov�*s gerb party have not won enough to give them a majority in the assembly, and they will need to find partners to form a coalition. efforts to find those partners will be complicated by the anti—corruption and anti—establishment parties who oppose them, and did well in the polls. the former owner of adidas, bernard tapie and his wife have been attacked in a violent burglary at their estate near paris. the 78—year—old, a former french finance minister, is a controversial figure who's been at the centre of legal battles concerning corruption and fraud for decades, and spent time injail. he and his wife were asleep when four men slipped passed security guards and broke into their home. the couple were tied up with electrical cords, physically assaulted and robbed of theirjewellery. emergency workers in florida are trying to prevent catastrophic flooding after a leak in a toxic wasterwater reservoir. more than 300 homes have been evacuated in florida's tampa bay, where the reservoir is located. azadeh moshiri reports. thousands of gallons of toxic waste water pumping out by the minute. this is what emergency workers in florida's tampa bay are hoping will prevent an environmental catastrophe. this leak in the pony point reservoir is now a week old. initially workers try to plug the hole with rocks and other materials but that failed, forcing the government to declare a state of emergency and evacuate 300 homes. what we are looking — and evacuate 300 homes. what we are looking at _ and evacuate 300 homes. what we are looking at now— and evacuate 300 homes. what we are looking at now is _ and evacuate 300 homes. what we are looking at now is trying - and evacuate 300 homes. what we are looking at now is trying to - are looking at now is trying to prevent and respond to if need be a real catastrophic flood situation. to be clear, the water being discharged to point manatee is not radioactive. it is primarily water from manatee is not radioactive. it is primarily waterfrom point manatee dredge project mixed with stormwater run—off upright emergency operation is both ambitious and urgent. by flying and these pipes, teams are hoping to pump out enough water to prevent a total collapse of the reservoir which would flood the reservoir which would flood the area. the reservoir itself holds nearly 2 billion litres of polluted water. the pipes are currently pumping out 85,000 litres per minute stopping at close to 125 million litres a day. but while the water being released is not radioactive, experts say it is filled with nutrients that could devastate the local environment by creating algae blooms that can suffocate marine life. it's a man—made disaster critics say could have been prevented. this is something that back even in the late 90s, early 2000, was told to the governors of our states over 20 plus years, was aware that this was a disaster waiting to happen. this is something that should have been addressed 20 years ago but unfortunately now we are hitting a historic disaster here in the state because it actually was not taken. workers are scrambling _ actually was not taken. workers are scrambling to _ actually was not taken. workers are scrambling to fix _ actually was not taken. workers are scrambling to fix the - are scrambling to fix the situation but even if they can prevent the contaminated water from crashing into the area, the long—term concert answers to the environment are ill unknown. —— are still unknown. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: often a best friend, and a life—line in lockdown. but what happens to our pets after the pandemic? 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power. the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a royal crisis in jordan: former crown prince hamza says he's under house arrest, accused of plotting to destabilise the country. new coronavirus restrictions in india's worst—affected state of maharashtra as the country records the world's highest number of daily infections. aid groups in mozambique say nearly 10,000 people have been evacuated from the northern town of palma — which was recently attacked by islamist militants. authorities say thousands are still hiding in the forests surrounding the area, in desperate need of food and water. the bbc�*s vumani mkhize sent this report from nearby pemba, where many victims have sought refuge. this man hasjust gotten off the rescue ferry at pemba harbour. his tears are for his dead father. his brother is still missing. all morning, they arrived, a steady procession of over 1,000 survivors grateful to be alive, but in shock. they spoke of decapitations, bodies on the streets, and fleeing through dense forest from the gun—wielding insurgents. this distraught woman lost two sons during the attack. translation: it hurts a lot. every day, we saw mothers crying. three, four of their children — they don't know where they are. it's too painful. gunfire. isis—linked insurgents began the coordinated attack on palma just over a week ago, killing indiscriminately and displacing thousands. the official death toll is still not yet known and, according to the un, tens of thousands of people have been displaced. among those missing is british man philip mawer. his family fear the worst. as victims made their way out of the besieged town, doctors struggled to keep up with the wounded. we could not help everybody. i mean, the need is huge there. this population is really in need of medical care, protection and evacuation, and food. i'm at a local community sports complex that's been converted into a makeshift shelter for survivors of the deadly attack in palma. now, these are some of the victims who have come here seeking shelter and refuge following the horrors that they encountered at the hands of the insurgents. the people that made their way off the boat are the lucky ones. thousands remain scattered in the forest surrounding palma. many will not survive. and with reports of an ongoing conflict in palma, mozambique will struggle to keep up with the escalating humanitarian crisis. vumani mkhize, bbc news, pemba, mozambique. everyone in england will be offered two rapid covid tests each week under the government's plans to expand its programme. the health secretary matt hancock says the additional tests will play a crucial role in curbing future outbreaks of the virus as life returns to normal. our health correspondent jim reed has this report. rapid lateral flow tests are already being used to test secondary school pupils, families with children and those who cannot work from home. from the end of the week, they will be offered to everyone in england. these devices give a result in 30 minutes. they can be picked up from a local testing centre or pharmacy ordered online and delivered in the post.- delivered in the post. even when people _ delivered in the post. even when people have - delivered in the post. even when people have no - delivered in the post. even when people have no symptoms, they may be infected and they may be infectious and if we can catch those people early, then we can break transmission. and that reduces the number of people who are infected, it reduces the likelihood of new variants, and it helps keep everybody say. variants, and it helps keep everybody say-— variants, and it helps keep eve bod sa . ., everybody say. the government sa s the says the twice—weekly test will be crucial to help prevent outbreaks in the future. but labour said the mass testing programme must be backed by improved financial support so those told to self—isolate can afford it. and some scientists have questioned the accuracy of the tests, especially in people who don't have symptoms. the tests are not _ who don't have symptoms. iie: tests are not good who don't have symptoms. "iie: tests are not good at who don't have symptoms. tie: tests are not good at ruling out and saying you don't have covid. we have to be very careful to get a message to everybody that says if the test is negative, behave the same. don't believe you have not got covid. don't go and kiss and cuddle your granny or grandad because it is not a test which tells us that, it is not a good enough test.— tells us that, it is not a good enough test. the government claims the — enough test. the government claims the kits _ enough test. the government claims the kits are _ enough test. the government claims the kits are extremely| claims the kits are extremely accurate, particularly when it comes to identifying the most infectious cases. in england, new problems are to drive. this week to convince people to make regular testing part of their weekly routine. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, mass testing is also being expanded in places like officers, factories and care homes. jim reed, bbc news. for so many people, one of the worst things about the global pandemic has been loneliness — millions unable to meet family orfriends and crying out for company. one possible solution has been to get a pet, but some are worried about what will happen to those animals once the lockdown is over. tim allman reports. this is uschi. for markus and his daughter, analie, she's made lifejust that little bit more bearable, one of around a million dogs and cats that have found new homes in germany since the covid crisis began. translation: a pandemic is obviously a time - when we stay at home a lot, confined. that means i have to work from home. the children are also at home a lot, so it's obviously a good time to get a dog used to a family. across the country, there was a 20% increase in dog ownership last year. one survey showing that more than eight out of ten owners said animals like uschi provided emotional support. but the lockdown won't last forever, and the manager of this shelter in berlin is concerned about what happens next. translation: we estimate that after the current lockdown - ends, there will unfortunately be a crazy number of abandoned animals dropped off at our shelter when people return to their normal lives. marty is typical of the kind of animal returned to the shelter. a staffordshire terrier mix, he's friendly, lovable, but a lot to handle. the message is a simple one — a dog is for life, not just a pandemic. tim allman, bbc news. hello, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we start with golf. the first women's major of the year has been won by 21—year—old patty tavatanakit, the first rookie to win the ana inspiration since 1984. there was a brilliant final—round charge from lydia ko, who shot 62 — the lowest final—round score in a women's major — but tavatanakit, from thailand, held her nerve to complete a wire to wire victory at mission hills country club and claim herfirst lpga tour win. she closed with a four—under 68 — herfourth round in the 60s — finishing 18—under, two shots ahead of ko. after a drought of nearly four years without winning a title, former world number one jordan spieth has won the texas open by two shots. the american — whose last win came in the 2017 open at royal birkdale, which was the third major title of his career — hit seven birdies in a final—round 6—under—par 66 to finish on 18 under and beat his playing partner charley hoffman by two strokes. a good time to return to winning ways, a week before the masters. staying with sport. the swimmer rikako ikee has qualified for the tokyo olympics two years after being diagnosed with leukaemia. the 20—year—old athlete won the 100m butterfly at the trials in 57.77 seconds. she only restarted her olympic training last year. she cried when she realised she'd won, saying she was really surprised. mikako kotani is a the sports director —— mikako kotani is the sports director and spokesperson for the tokyo olympics committee and joins me now. this is quite extraordinary, you were there, i believe, when this happened. please talk us through that moment. actually, i was watching television, i was in a different venue watching a different sport, but itjust watching a different sport, but it just give watching a different sport, but itjust give me chicken bumps and i was in tears, seeing her be so happy. and i was in tears, seeing her be so happy-— be so happy. and have you soken be so happy. and have you spoken to _ be so happy. and have you spoken to her _ be so happy. and have you spoken to her about - be so happy. and have you spoken to her about how i be so happy. and have you l spoken to her about how she be so happy. and have you - spoken to her about how she is feeling? no, she is still competing. _ feeling? no, she is still competing, she has- feeling? no, she is still. competing, she has more feeling? no, she is still- competing, she has more races to go so i've tried not to bother her.— to go so i've tried not to bother her. �* ., ., , , bother her. and what does this tell ou? bother her. and what does this tell you? what _ bother her. and what does this tell you? what indication - bother her. and what does this tell you? what indication does| tell you? what indication does this tell you about the sort of level of competition we are going to be seeing at the tokyo olympics this year?— olympics this year? what was the question, _ olympics this year? what was the question, the _ olympics this year? what was the question, the first - olympics this year? what was the question, the first part? l the question, the first part? how exciting do you think this makes the competition this year as we look ahead to the limbic games? —— olympic games. as we look ahead to the limbic games? -- olympic games. while, for sure, games? -- olympic games. while, for sure. i— games? -- olympic games. while, for sure, i have _ games? -- olympic games. while, for sure, i have been _ games? -- olympic games. while, for sure, i have been hearing - for sure, i have been hearing lots and lots of comments that they are so looking forward to watching her race at the tokyo olympics. but as a former athlete myself, ijust want olympics. but as a former athlete myself, i just want to stay back, kind of. ijust want to wish her good health and just be happy. to wish her good health and just be happy-— to wish her good health and just be happy. how much of a difference _ just be happy. how much of a difference do _ just be happy. how much of a difference do you _ just be happy. how much of a difference do you think - just be happy. how much of a difference do you think it - difference do you think it makes for athletes like rikako do not have spectators because of course numbers will be limited. �* ., of course numbers will be limited. �* . , of course numbers will be limited. ~ . , ., limited. again, as being an athlete, if— limited. again, as being an athlete, if you _ limited. again, as being an athlete, if you focus - limited. again, as being an athlete, if you focus in - limited. again, as being an | athlete, if you focus in your race or performance, it does not matter, because you are inside your zone so you can pretend there is a big crowd, so it doesn't matter if they are there or not. but from my experience when i was swimming, i could hear and feel the atmosphere through the water so i would try to send my cheers to her, which goes through the water. mikako kotani. thank you so much forjoining us. a reminder of our top story — jordan has accused prince hamzah bin hussein, the half—brother of king abdullah, of plotting with foreign parties to destabilise the kingdom. the deputy prime minister ayman safadi said communications had been intercepted in which the conspirators discussed steps to undermine the country's security. prince hamzah has categorically denied involvement in any conspiracy, but says he's under house arrest with his communications cut. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @benmboulos hello, there. easter sunday's highest temperature was in worcestershire, where it got very close to 18 celsius. but at the other end of the uk, the weather was changing, and it was changing drastically. that was shetland with some snow showers and some cold air, and that cold air is now moving southwards. behind this cold front, a much, much chillierfeel to the weather for easter monday. the start of the new week bringing much colder days and some frosty nights. snow showers quite widely but especially across northern scotland, where there will be blizzard conditions with some really strong winds. so as we start monday morning, then, the remnants of our cold front bringing some patchy rain into the south. behind that, sunny spells, yes, but plenty of showers, especially for coastal areas. the showers falling as a mixture of hail and snow in most places and the showers most plentiful across northern scotland, where we'll see the snow really piling up over the highest ground. and there will be blizzard conditions here, as i said, with wind gusts of 50—60, maybe 70 mph. and even if you see sunshine through monday afternoon, 4—9 degrees the maximum temperature. factor in the strength of that northerly wind, this is what it's going to feel like. it will feel subzero for many, feeling like —4 there in aberdeen. now, as we head through monday night into the early hours of tuesday, you can see the snow showers continuing, particularly for eastern and western coasts, some for northern ireland and plenty more for northern scotland, and it is going to be widely a cold and frosty night, and there could be some icy stretches around as well first thing on tuesday morning. and another cold and wintry day to come on tuesday with some spells of sunshine. showers especially around the coasts but actually, a greater chance of seeing some showers inland and again, those showers are likely to be wintry. and it's another cold day, still windy too — 2—9 degrees at best. a subtle change as we head towards the middle part of the week, and it comes courtesy of this little frontal system here. it is a warm front running in from the west. as the name suggests, the air behind it will be warmer, or perhapsjust a little bit less cold. temperatures will slowly nudge upwards. that front will bring a little bit of rain for some, but not quite all of us, so through the middle of the week, some slightly higher temperatures but then, actually, by friday in northern areas, it will turn cold once again. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. airline bosses pressure the uk govenment to allow travel earlier than planned. remote learning has become the new normal in the pandemic. but will it become a permanent normal? we find out. and the massive surge in the sales of garden furniture. let's run through some