As just days after arriving following his evacuation from kabul, afghanistan s hossain rasouli competed in the long jump. He finished 13th, but merely being here was a victory in itself. Andy swiss reporting there. Time for a look at the weather. Good afternoon. No drastic changes over the next few days. That means more scenes like this, with extensive cloud across many parts of the uk. For the rest of the week, expect a lot of cloud which will be thick enough to produce the odd spot of drizzle. Equally thin enough to break up and give a bit of sunshine. High pressure is sitting to the north west with the wind is flooding in this clockwise direction, dragging cloud towards our shores. There are some breaks in the cloud. Some across parts of northern ireland, central and western scotland. And a beautiful scene from the isle of mull, blue skies overhead. Some parts seeing the best of the sunny spells through the afternoon with a few breaks in the cloud across england and wales, particula
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well over one hundred people are reported to have been shot dead in myanmar on the bloodiest day of protests yet against the generals. the crackdown came on armed forces day when the military junta held a parade to show off its strength. 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 in its own people on what was supposed to be a national holiday to honour the armed forces. myanmar s british ambas
hello, you are watching bbc news. these are the latest headlines. unless the government puts further restrictions in place, the uk faces a substantial wave of omicron next month which might overwhelm the nhs. another 633 cases of the new variant have been recorded in the last 2a hours. it s the uk s biggest daily jump hours. it s the uk s biggest daily jump in omicron infections so far. at least 70 people have been killed in a series of devastating tornadoes striking central usa. this has been the most devastating tornado event in the history of the states. forthose tornado event in the history of the states. for those that have seen it, what it s done here and elsewhere, it is indescribable. britain wants russia it will face severe consequences if it invades ukraine. a meeting of foreign ministers is discussing the rising tensions. much more coming up on those stories but first, it s a very busy weekend so let s catch up with the sport. now on bbc news it s time for sportsda