i had a visit from the chief of the general staff of thejordanian armed forces this morning, in which he informed me that i was not allowed to go out, to communicate with people or to meet with them. because in the meetings i had been present in, or on social media relating to visits i have made, there has been criticism of the government or the king. i asked him if i was the one criticising, he said no. he said this was a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabarat, that i should not leave my house, that i could only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. since then, a number of people i know, my friends, have been arrested. my security has been removed. and the internet and phone lines have been cut. this is my last form of communication satellite internet that i have. i ve been informed by the company that they are instructed to cut it, so it may be the last time i
out of the state. a state of emergency is declared in florida after a major reservoir leak at an old phosphate mine. and a pharaoh ld journey through the streets of cairo the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers, transported to a new resting place. hello. there s turmoil in one of britain and america s key middle eastern allies, jordan, where the former crown prince has accused the armed forces of putting him under house arrest. prince hamzah, who was removed as crown prince in 2004, has accused jordan s leaders of incompetence, corruption and harassment. thejordanian military denies he s been detained, but says he was told to stop any action that could undermine the country s security and stability. this is prince hamzah, the half brother of king abdullah. a statement from the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff confirms that a number of other seniorfigures are under arrest, including a member of the royal family and former envoy to saudi arabia. prince hamzah has denied
and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35 this morning s reviewers are shyama perera, thejournalist and author, and dave wooding, who s political editor of the sun on sunday. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. trials ahead of so called covid passports will get underway in england later this month, as the government looks to restart mass gatherings and indoor events safely. the first pilot event will be a comedy night in liverpool later this month where audience members will be tested for covid before and after the show. the pilots will last until mid may and include the fa cup semi final and final, the world snooker championship in sheffield, and several events in liverpool including an evening at a nightclub. downing street also confirmed countries will be in a risk based traffic light system when foreign holidays resume. the prime minister is expected to lay out more details tomorrow. our political correspondent, nick ear
at the vatican, the pope used his easter sunday address to call for vaccines to be shared with the world s poorest countries. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. trials ahead of so called covid passports will get underway in england later this month, as the government looks to restart mass gatherings and indoor events safely. the passes would show whether a person has been vaccinated, has had a recent negative test, or has a natural immunity with a positive test in the last six months. the first pilot event will be a comedy night in liverpool later this month where audience members will be tested for covid before and after the show. the pilots will last until mid may and include the fa cup semifinal and final, the world snooker championship in sheffield, and several events in liverpool, including an evening at a nightclub. downing street also confirmed countries will be in a risk based traffic light system when foreign holidays resume. the
but the final is being used to pilot how these kinds of mass events might work in future. the opportunity to get back to full capacity, i think, is something that is so prevalent at the moment and underpins so many of the hopes that the events industry and the entertainment industry has, so this scheme, we feel, is the right way to go. plotting a path to reopening society, trial events will also look at ventilation as well as testing before and after, along with so called vaccine passports, an idea that has met some resistance. it would be proportionate and it would be time limited. but we are just looking at these as options at the moment, hence the pilot programme. in the pilot programme we will be testing these options and the evidence gathered will then help inform long term decision making and government policy. vaccine passports or covid state certification could include proof covid status certification could include proof someone has been vaccinated, had a recent neg