sticks and slingshots. they scream in protest as the bullets continue to fly. street battles sprung up in over a0 towns and cities. some sheltered behind makeshift barriers in their neighbourhoods, but the gunfire at times appeared relentless. attempts were made to save as many lives as possible. the applause here offering hope to these makeshift medics but casualties including children were reported across the country, making it the bloodiest day since the army seized power on the 1st of february. the military turned on its own people on what was supposed to be a national holiday to honour the armed forces. myanmar s british ambassador said the security forces have disgraced themselves. as general min aung hlaing inspected the troops in a grand parade, he said he would protect the country from danger. he blames protesters for the violence and a tv message warned they would be shot in the head. translation: violent acts that affect stability - and security in order to make de
we start with another day of bloodshed on the streets of myanmar. world leaders have expressed outrage at the killing of dozens of protestors, on what was the deadliest day since last month s military coup. the un secretary general antonio guterres said the violence was unacceptable and demanded a resolute international response. our correspondent laura bicker has this report from bangkok. defiant, determined and undaunted. armed with wooden sticks and slingshots. they scream in protest as the bullets continue to fly. street battles sprung up in over a0 towns and cities. some sheltered behind makeshift barriers in their neighbourhoods, but the gunfire at times appeared relentless. attempts were made to save as many lives as possible. the applause here offering hope to these makeshift medics but casualties including children were reported across the country, making it the bloodiest day since the army seized power on the 1st of february. the military turned on its own people on
now on bbc news. it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. never mind losing the presidency and both houses of congress donald trump still seems to have a choke hold on the republican party. already he s dropping hints about running again in 202a. and, even if he doesn t, he ll have a huge say in who does. so what are anti trump republicans to make of it? my guest is evan mcmullin, one of their key organisers and strategists. fight from within or create a new conservative party what should unhappy republicans do? evan mcmullin in washington dc, welcome to hardtalk. good to be with you. let s talk about the last few weeks. how discouraged are you by what you ve seen in conservative politics since that assault on the capitol onjanuary 6th and then the departure of trump and the inauguration ofjoe biden? what are your feelings about what you ve seen over the last few weeks? well, certainly, on one hand, i m discouraged that the majority of t
contactless store in the uk. the violence in myanmar will be discussed at the united nations security council on friday, as international leaders condemn the actions of the military. the british prime minister borisjohnson has said he s horrified by what s happening. and washington has just announced fresh export controls. thursday has seen fresh protests in myanmar, as our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, reports. every revolution has its martyrs, and 19 year old kyel sin has been made a symbol of this unequal struggle against a powerful and merciless military. she was given a hero s sendoff in her home city of mandalay. one of 38 people, shot dead in a day of violence, when the security forces opened fire on demonstrators here and in other cities. at least eight died here in the yangon suburb. makeshift shrines dotting the road where they fell in a hail of gunfire. but if the intent was to terrorise people off the streets, it failed. people were out again in la
care home residents in england will be allowed to have face to face visits from next week with one regular visitor for the first time in nearly a year. the government has published details of how the visits will work. they can take place indoors, and visitors will need to be tested but not necessarily vaccinated. our social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. this has been the ritual for gillian lay them and jacqueline for months now. masks on, they make their way to visit their father michael in his barnsley care home. he has dementia. on monday, rather than behind a screen, just one of them will be able to sit with him, hold his hand but not hug. she can come in next week. don t bang on the door, don t. it may be a step forward but he s been making his frustration at not being able to see all his family clearfor a long time. this was a visit a few weeks ago. the only touch possible through thick rubber gloves. he gets really frustrated, and he is like walking about