hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm shaun ley a. security forces in myanmar have killed at least 21 people in yangon in one of the deadliest days since huge demonstrations began against the military coup last month. a police officer is also reported to have died as clashes between the military and anti—coup protesters continue for a sixth week. martial law has been declared in two areas of yangon, and after two china owned factories were attacked, beijing has asked the authorities to protect its businesses. our diplomatic correspondent. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. they have built themselves barricades, they have fashioned makeshift shields. but when the security forces opened fire, there was nothing to do but run. this was the scene in myanmar�*s biggest city, yangon, where more than 20 people are reported to have died. some here see china as supporting myanmar�*s military rulers, and several chinese—owned factories were set on fire. so, troops were sent in and martial law for two districts was declared on state tv. there were fatal clashes elsewhere in myanmar. the now—familiar round of tear gas, rubber bullets and gunfire and the ever—rising death toll. and yet for all the bloodshed, the pro—democracy campaigners keep coming. it's now almost six weeks since the army seized power, but they have yet to break the will of those taking to the streets. translation: we have to fight for our future. l i don't accept the military coup. for some campaigners, it's an afternoon to wave placards and the now—familiar three fingered salute, but others seem ready to fight fire with fire. this bloody war of attrition has some way to go. james landale, bbc news. yangon is where sunday's clashes took place. bbc burmese�*s nyein chan aye is there. deadly crackdowns on previous days cannot stop these people taking to the streets again here in myanmar. the demonstrations continue in the biggest cities of yangon, mandalay and as well in the country and again they are met with force by the military regime. there are reports of crackdowns in a number of places, including bago, about 50 miles away from here. a number of people were reportedly killed and several more injured. today is the 42nd day since the military takeover last month. the death toll in the demonstration against the regime already exceeded 80. more than a dozen unarmed protesters were reported to have been killed over the past 2a hours. people here feel like words are not enough to stop the regime's brutality. they are now becoming more frustrated than ever because the international sanctions or resolution or statements so far cannot prevent all the killings. people feel helpless, but all the same, they are hopeful with determination, particularly the younger generation, who have realised that they have to rely on themselves to stand up against the military. this is nyein chan aye, bbc news, yangon, myanmar. the british prime minister boris johnson has said he's �*deeply concerned' at images of police officers in london forcibly breaking up a vigil in memory of sarah everard, a woman allegedly murdered by a police officer. and he'll chair a meeting of senior officials to discuss violence against women. london's police chief says she won't resign and says coronavirus restrictions must be observed. that was the reason the vigil was broken up. mark easton reports. within moments of being taken, this picture of police holding down a woman on clapham common last night became a symbol of female defiance against male aggression. as darkness descended on the vigil for sarah everard, what had been a peaceful and respectful demonstration of female solidarity turned ugly. police moved in to disperse the crowd, there was pushing and shoving, with a number of women taken away in handcuffs. four of them were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches — among them, daina. they put me in the handcuffs. all i was thinking was i wanted to stand with other women. i had a fear brewing for years for a very young age, we're aware of the abuse and violence against women. the? age, we're aware of the abuse and violence against women. they grabbed me, the violence against women. they grabbed me. they were — violence against women. they grabbed me, they were being _ violence against women. they grabbed me, they were being really _ me, they were being really aggressive, they put me in handcuffs. the beautiful women stood with me. _ handcuffs. the beautiful women stood with me, one of them was thrown to the floor~ _ with me, one of them was thrown to the floor. she had police officers on her _ the floor. she had police officers on her back with their needs, their feet t0~ _ on her back with their needs, their feet to. , ., . on her back with their needs, their feet to. . , ., ., feet to. the police say they had to act for public _ feet to. the police say they had to act for public safety _ feet to. the police say they had to act for public safety reasons. - feet to. the police say they had to | act for public safety reasons. being there, i personally _ act for public safety reasons. being there, i personally didn't _ act for public safety reasons. being there, i personally didn't see - there, i personally didn't see anyone — there, i personally didn't see anyone being at risk. the there, i personally didn't see anyone being at risk. the sight of women who _ anyone being at risk. the sight of women who come _ anyone being at risk. the sight of women who come to _ anyone being at risk. the sight of women who come to stand - anyone being at risk. the sight of. women who come to stand together against male violence being manhandled has led to a force of criticism from across the political spectrum. all eyes on this woman, the commissioner of the met, forced to explain her actions to the london mayor and home secretary and defend herself to the press. i’m mayor and home secretary and 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anybody should be sitting back— and i don't think anybody should be sitting back in — and i don't think anybody should be sitting back in an _ and i don't think anybody should be sitting back in an armchair- and i don't think anybody should be sitting back in an armchair saying . sitting back in an armchair saying "welt, _ sitting back in an armchair saying "well, that— sitting back in an armchair saying "well, that was _ sitting back in an armchair saying "well, that was done _ sitting back in an armchair saying "well, that was done badly, - sitting back in an armchair saying "well, that was done badly, i- "well, that was done badly, i would've _ "well, that was done badly, i would've done _ "well, that was done badly, i would've done it _ "well, that was done badly, i would've done it differently."i "well, that was done badly, i- would've done it differently." we are under— would've done it differently." we are under -- _ would've done it differently." we are under —— without _ would've done it differently." we i are under —— without understanding what _ are under —— without understanding what was _ are under —— without understanding what was going _ are under —— without understanding what was going to _ are under —— without understanding what was going to their— are under —— without understanding what was going to their mind. - are under —— without understanding what was going to their mind. the. what was going to their mind. the olice what was going to their mind. the police were _ what was going to their mind. police were already being investigated for events around the sarah everard murder inquiry. now the leaders find themselves under increasing political pressure. the focus of this _ increasing political pressure. tie: focus of this weekend increasing political pressure. tte: focus of this weekend should increasing political pressure. tt2 focus of this weekend should be on sarah everard and herfamily, but it is right also that the police explain their action.- is right also that the police explain their action. they should have been _ explain their action. they should have been allowed _ explain their action. they should have been allowed to _ explain their action. they should have been allowed to come - explain their action. they should - have been allowed to come together, to have _ have been allowed to come together, to have their vigil in peace, and i was very— to have their vigil in peace, and i was very distraught to see the police — was very distraught to see the police action. i think it was wrong and i'm _ police action. i think it was wrong and i'm pleased it's now going to be reviewed _ and i'm pleased it's now going to be reviewed. ., , and i'm pleased it's now going to be reviewed. . , . ., reviewed. there was evidence to su: est reviewed. there was evidence to suggest that _ reviewed. there was evidence to suggest that some _ reviewed. there was evidence to suggest that some of _ reviewed. there was evidence to suggest that some of those - reviewed. there was evidence to suggest that some of those who | suggest that some of those who attended the vigil had been looking for trouble, and the police have been criticised before for not intervening in protest during the pandemic, notably by the home secretary. this evening, a crowd of protesters gathered, presenting a new challenge to police's ability to handle the anguish sparked by sarah everard's death. the mets now stands accused of getting a badly wrong. the biden administration has ordered the government's major disaster agency to assist with the surge of migrant children arriving at the us—mexico border. there were a record number of children — 3,200 — being held in us immigration facilities on the us southern border with mexico as of march 8th. the federal emergency management agency will spend the next three months helping to manage and care for children arriving without parents or legal guardians. government figures show hundreds of minors are crossing the border each day. alfredo corchado has covered mexico for many years, and is currently the us—mexico border correspondent for the dallas morning news. he explained why there's been this surge in migrant arrivals. several factors. one is a sense of hope in the biden administration. a sense that they may have a chance, and opportunity. but also what's driving them is factors like the economy, climate change, violence, and more and more we are seeing the after—effects of the pandemic. people were interviewed on the us mexico border saying the situation is such that they have no choice but to try to make the journey north. if you talk to immigrant applicants on the ground, they say they are not ready to receive these kinds of numbers. what's really at work here, we have all these well—organised organisations, smuggling organisations who take whatever little messages coming from the biden administration and send their own message to the migrants are saying now is the time to come this is the opportunity. it's really hard for the administration to say the border�*s not open when you have these organisations are saying, this is the moment for you. obviously it's after winter, it's march, spring is coming and you have people who feel like it doesn't get better than this opportunity. there is a lot of money behind the organisations. so there's a lot of incentive for them to send them oftentimes on a very desperate, long journey. there was a lot of concern about overcrowding in south texas, the rio grande valley. so shelters in el paso had been designated to help ease the overcrowding. they were expecting to receive up to 270 migrants a day. but it happened that many of them are not even going to the shelters. instead the cpb, the customs and border protection, is sending some migrants to shelters, but many others are being expelled into mexico right across the border. the federal emergency management agency will spend the next three doctors in france say they're experiencing the same emergency situation as in march last year, when the pandemic started. the health sector is overwhelmed by new covid cases. in the paris region intensive care beds are almost completely full. patients are now being sent out of paris to bordeaux or even belgium. sara monetta reports. patients need to be transferred elsewhere. forthe patients need to be transferred elsewhere. for the past few days we've been receiving two or three new patients every day. aha, we've been receiving two or three new patients every day.— new patients every day. a nearby hos - ital new patients every day. a nearby hospital also _ new patients every day. a nearby hospital also full, _ new patients every day. a nearby hospital also full, so _ new patients every day. a nearby hospital also full, so people - new patients every day. a nearby hospital also full, so people are i hospital also full, so people are now being airlifted to belgium. 0ver now being airlifted to belgium. over 4000 covid patients are currently in intensive care units across france. more than a fourth of these are in the region of the french capital. after a year of fighting against the virus, health care workers are exhausted and discouraged. it virus, health care workers are exhausted and discouraged. it looks like exactly last _ exhausted and discouraged. it looks like exactly last year _ exhausted and discouraged. it looks like exactly last year in _ exhausted and discouraged. it looks like exactly last year in march, - like exactly last year in march, because — like exactly last year in march, because we have 90% of occupation in intensive _ because we have 90% of occupation in intensive care need, and we don't know_ intensive care need, and we don't know how— intensive care need, and we don't know how we're going to do. in an attem -t know how we're going to do. in an attempt to — know how we're going to do. in an attempt to lighten _ know how we're going to do. in an attempt to lighten the _ know how we're going to do. t�*t an attempt to lighten the burden of local hospitals, and —— icu patients have been flown to other regions in the government is considering the lockdown on the capital. translation: we want affective measures, but at the same time, police restrictive for the french people. we always try to strike the right balance, but obviously, when it becomes necessary, we will take the appropriate measures. but necessary, we will take the appropriate measures. but for front line staff, this _ appropriate measures. but for front line staff, this is _ appropriate measures. but for front line staff, this is only _ appropriate measures. but for front line staff, this is only a _ appropriate measures. but for front line staff, this is only a temporary l line staff, this is only a temporary fix. ~ ., �* line staff, this is only a temporary fix. . . �* ., ., , ., fix. what we're waiting for is an efficacy of _ fix. what we're waiting for is an efficacy of the _ fix. what we're waiting for is an efficacy of the vaccination - fix. what we're waiting for is an efficacy of the vaccination that l fix. what we're waiting for is an l efficacy of the vaccination that we know _ efficacy of the vaccination that we know is _ efficacy of the vaccination that we know is more time, even after summer holidays _ know is more time, even after summer holidays the— know is more time, even after summer holida s. ., holidays. the government has committed — holidays. the government has committed to _ holidays. the government has committed to vaccinate - holidays. the government has committed to vaccinate 30 - holidays. the government has - committed to vaccinate 30 million people by the summer, but only 5 million have on through so far. it's a long road ahead. sara monetta, bbc news. in the last hour, the netherlands has become the latest eu country to suspend its rollout of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. officials said the decision was based on reports from denmark and norway about side affects including blood clots. but they emphasised the move was precautionary and no causal link had been established with the vaccine. 43,000 vacccine appointments will be cancelled. it follows a similar move by ireland earlier on sunday. let's look at some of the day's other news. a british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has just completed a five—year prison sentence in tehran, has appeared in court to face new charges. she's accused of propaganda against iran, including taking part in a demonstration in london 12 years ago. the british government has demanded her release. several thousand people have taken part in a march through the paris suburb of argenteuil in honour of a schoolgirl allegedly thrown off a bridge to drown in the river seine. friends of 14—year—old alisha led the procession. two teenage classmates are being held on suspicion of her murder last monday. the biden administration says it has been trying to contact north korea since february, but there has been no response. a senior official said the white house had attempted to reach pyongyang in several different ways to try to prevent a possible escalation in tensions. joe biden is expected to release details of his policy for north korea in the coming weeks. recent months have seen tensions escalate between china and the west over media coverage. in february, the english—language satellite news channel, the china global television network, had it's license revoked by the uk had its license revoked by the uk regulator, and in retaliation, bbc world news has been banned from broadcasting in china. there have also been tit—for—tat expulsions ofjournalists, in both the united states and china, in the past year. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports on how beijing, is trying to control, public information. take a look at how low bbc would go... take a look at how low bbc would 9°--- b? take a look at how low bbc would no. .. �* , , take a look at how low bbc would 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