the lights on famous buildings around the world are switched off for an hour as part of a campaign against climate change. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united nations has led international condemnation of myanmar s military rulers over the killing of dozens of pro democracy protesters. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said washingon was horrified by what he called the reign of terror . there were similar statements from britain and the european union. but in a sign of how difficult it will be to agree international action its emerged delegations from china and russia were among those attending a military parade. let s get more on this with our correspondent laura bicker, who is in bangkok. laura, this development is very interesting that the presence of delegation from china and russia at the annual armed forces day, what can we read into that? it is can we read into that? it is difficult to can we read into that? it is difficult to read can we read i
scotland take on israel, while england take on albania, looking to make it two wins from two. iceland s hottest attraction: how an erupting volcano has become a popular alternative to cinemas and theatres. hello there, good morning. it is a windy, warm day we have some rain moving its way northwards. now next week, you will need a pair of shorts and a warm coat. and and i will explain why later on. it s sunday the 28th march and don t forget, the clocks have gone forward an hour. it gone forward an hour. is one minute past six o clo( our top story: gone forward an hour. the nhs in england is urging the over 50s to book a coronavirus vaccination before an expected shortage of supply next month. a quarter of those aged between 50 and 5a haven t been vaccinated. the nhs will concentrate on delivering second doses in april, meaning there ll be fewer first appointments available. charlotte wright reports. this is progress. every needle in each arm, one step closer in the figh
test within 48 hours and then one every 72 hours afterwards. the prime minister is urged to swiftly clarify how many covid vaccine doses the uk is prepared to donate to poorer countries. the un demands international action to stop a shocking wave of brutality against civilians in myanmar. i am terrified of what is going to happen. i think this could be just the beginning of a wave of brutality that is going to be just even more shocking than what we have seen today. the latest attempts to dislodge the ship that s stuck in the suez canal have failed officials say efforts will continue around the clock. 5,000 people attend a trial rock concert in barcelona the latest test of how viable large cultural events are during covid. a new milestone has been reached in the uk barca against coronavirus. battle against coronavirus. battle against coronavirus. more than 30 million people in the uk have now received the first dose of a covid vaccine. the health secretary matt ha
week. winter can be back for some of us as we head into easter weekend, as i m about to show you. but at the moment it is fairly mild, bleak and western areas with the rain present, but as i said, that feel of early summer comes to the first part of the week. it will stay very wet in the week. it will stay very wet in the first part of scotland, but the winter close will be back on as we head towards easter weekend. things turned colder and some can be some could even see a bit of snow. this continues to beat its way in, but to the south of back, we are dragging tropical air, that is why temperatures have gone into the middle or high teens across some eastern areas. at the wind is strong, coming in from the southwest and it is piling and against western scotland. this could be issues over the next couple of days with rain and parts of the highlands. there tonight there will be a bit of rain further south, tonight there will be a bit of rain furthersouth, but tonight there
the good news falling energy prices. the annual energy bill for a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will fall to £1,690, which is the lowest for two years. let s get more on this from our money and work reporter, peter ruddick. there is a mixed picture there, but a lot of bills going up? yes. there is a mixed picture there, but a lot of bills going up? a lot of bills going up? yes. you alwa s a lot of bills going up? yes. you always get a lot of bills going up? yes. you always get winners a lot of bills going up? yes. you always get winners and - a lot of bills going up? yes. you always get winners and losers i a lot of bills going up? yes. you i always get winners and losers at this time of year, the start of the new financial year and we work out what is coming in and what is going out and how those things have changed. i think there will be some crucial things going up that will off set the headlines. the government are keen to talk of the com