now on bbc news. it s time for our world. a people s army made up of unlikely soldiers. they re sacrificing everything to fight for democracy in myanmar. their enemy is general min aung hlaing, who seized power in a coup, ousting and jailing the country s top elected leaders. what started as a protest movement is now an armed uprising. we follow a mother and student as they become soldiers in this new civil war. as the death toll mounts and the world looks away, can they restore democracy? whistle blows. deep in the jungles of myanmar, hundreds of protesters are being turned into soldiers here in this rebel army camp. among them is 20 year old myo. he just finished high school when the military seized power in february last year. he arrived here four months after the coup. he s undergoing intensive training. we ve been given rare access to film. in the central plains of myanmar, 800km away, another unit is in training. this is an all female fighting force. they chant. mahura
support, so again the question, what gap remains should they need that with china. head to head for the only time before sunday s french presidential election, marine le pen and emmanuel macron clash in a tough televised debate. and, in a virginia courtroom, the actorjohnny depp says he felt driven to drugs and alcohol because of clashes with his then partner amber heard. live from our studio in singapore, live from our studio in singapore, this - live from our studio in singapore, this is - live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc| live from our studio in- singapore, this is bbc news, it s newsdax welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. in his latest initiative to save the lives of thousands of people trapped in the ukrainian city of mariupol, president zelenskyy has offered to exchange russian prisoners of war for a guarantee of safe passage for his fellow citizens. the city is still under heavy bombardment, as russia intensifi
report into down street parties. another of his mps have called for them to go. andy who says medical waste from the pandemic is a threat to the environment and to human health. and the who. let me bring you right up to date on the tensions around ukraine. in the past hour, the uk by minister boris johnson has warned that europe is at a critical moment. we also note the mats and russia and the west have been engaged in talks diplomats. and president putin has made his first public comment on the situation there since december. translation: the united states most im ortant translation: the united states most important goal translation: the united states most important goal is translation: the united states most important goal is to translation: the united states most important goal is to contain translation: the united states most important goal is to contain russia. - important goal is to contain russia. that is the most important thing. in that sense ukraine is
stakeknife was also the ira s most feared interrogator, believed to have been linked to the murder of 17 suspected informers. astonishingly, some were also working for british intelligence. their families have suffered for decades without getting answers to their questions. were they informers? were their confessions real? why weren t they rescued? and why weren t their killers brought to justice? grieving families are at the very heart of kenova. operation kenova this investigation now gives those victims, those family members an opportunity to tell their story. we revisit those families and shed light into the darkest corners of the conflict. everybody s looking forjustice and the truth, so why should we not look for it? i ve returned to many of the interviews and programmes i ve made over decades to piece together the bloodyjigsaw of this undercover war. the ira are confident they now have the manpower to carry on the war for the next ten years. and stakeknife was the
later tonight, us presidentjoe biden will announces plans for the us military to construct a port in gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the territory by sea. is this a sign of american frustration over israel boiling over? we ll speak to a senior british diplomat and the relative of one of the israeli hostages still being held by hamas. also tonight. pressure grows on the science secretary michelle donelan to personally foot the bill for the legal damages that the uk taxpayer has picked up after she falsely accused an academic of promoting extremist ideologies. we ll discuss with one of the academics on the same group that she had in her sights. and the woman who accused this man, christian homer, the boss of f1 team red bull, of inapproprioate behaviour is herself suspended. we will ask two female motorsport experts, does motor racing have a wider problem? good evening. in his annual state of the union address in a few hours time, the us presidentjoe biden will announce