doctors in india say people are dying from covid in the streets while desperate families queue to buy their own oxygen. lockdown restrictions in scotland and wales are eased pubs, cafes and restaurants reopen to customers outdoors. and triumph at the oscars for sir anthony hopkins, who becomes the oldest winner ever of the best actor award for his role in the father. well, here i am in my homelandl in wales, and at 83 years of age, i did not expect to get this award. i really didn t. and i m very grateful to the academy, and thank you. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. sources have said to the bbc that as england went into a second lockdown last autumn, the prime minister said he would rather see bodies pile high than take the country into a third lockdown. the prime minister denies it. the government was criticised for delaying the lockdown, during which tens of thousands more people died. labour say the prime minister has degraded his office and that his comments
the british iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in jail in tehran after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime in iran. we ll speak to her husband in the next 15 minutes. and she was one of the brightest stars on oscar night, picking up a trophy for best supporting actress. youn yuh jung will be with us later in the programme. hello i m katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. the situation in india is grim. doctors have harrowing accounts of the covid crisis in many cities as the country battles a terrifying wave of new infections. there are more reports of patients dying in the streets with desperate families trying to buy oxygen on the black market as hospitals run out. on monday, india recorded a new global high for daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day. 353,000 people were infected. despite this, the government says there is no need to panic. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan r
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there is now a nationwide internet blackout underway in myanmar. there are also troop deployments around the country which has seen mass demonstrations against the military coup which took place two weeks ago. western embassies in myanmar have called on the country s military to refrain from violence against demonstrators and civilians after reports that security forces have opened fire to disperse a protest. armoured vehicles have been seen driving round the streets of central yangon for first time since the coup two weeks ago. many drivers expressed their anger by beeping their horns. our reporter nyein chan ay filed this report from yangon just before the blackout began. for the first time since the coup, for the first time since the military have returned to central yangon. tonight, the generals want to send a powerful message to those planning to take part in a nationwide strike on monday. tensions are high across the city. as news of more arrests filter out and people
at his second impeachment trial. the duke and duchess of sussex have announced that they re expecting a second child a spokesperson for harry and meghan says they re overjoyed . hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two weeks after the coup d etat that took place a fortnight ago. a nationwide internet blackout is under way in myanmar. armoured vehicles have appeared on the streets of several major cities across the country as the army tries to consolidate power after its coup two weeks ago. there are also reports of security forces firing on a protest. western embassies in the country have urged the military not to use violence. from yangon, our reporter nin yah ay, filed this reportjust before the blackout began. back on the streets, for the first time since the coup, the military have returned to central yangon. tonight, the generals want to send a powerful message to those planning to take part in a nationwide strike on monday. tensions are