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
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 in its own people on
good afternoon. wales has become the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders, as lockdown rules are eased. the stay local rule has been scrapped from today, to allow unlimited movement within the country. non essential travel to other parts of the uk is still banned and people are being urged to avoid crowding at beauty spots. tomos morgan reports. just as the weather takes a turn for the better, things have begun looking brighter in wales. the beaches of the gower and cardigan bay can now welcome visitors once again, as travel is allowed in wales. having been in lockdown since the 19th of december, it s a welcome relief to leave merthyr tydfil for this family. we started off this morning at 8:15am, the traffic was very good, weather was very good, we got down here at about quarter to ten and hopefully going for a walk on the beach shortly. as soon as i can unpack. self contained accommodation is now open for one household and travelling within wales
to free the vessel by saturday night, japan time. and coming up, is the concept of one country, two systems in hong kong dead? we ll be asking the question, in hardtalk, in half an hour s time. the government is preparing to roll out booster vaccines from september to protect people from new variants of the coronavirus. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, told the daily telegraph he expected there would be eight different vaccines available by the autumn, and they d be offered first the over 70s as well as care and health workers and the extremely vulnerable. simonjones reports. on track, the government is confident of offering all adults the first of two doses of a covid vaccine by the end ofjuly, but now it s looking further ahead. the vaccines minister has told the telegraph that the most vulnerable could be given a third dose as early as september. nadhim zahawi says the boosterjabs, if needed, would initially go to people over 70 as well as nhs workers and care home st