this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. prince charles leads the uk in remembrance, as communities fall silent for two minutes to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in europe. the queen will address the uk in the next hour. president trump lays a wreath at the war memorial in washington, and isjoined by several second world war veterans. in the united states, 20 million jobs are lost, as the coronavirus pushes up unemployment to its highest since the great depression of the 1930s. a father and son are charged with murder after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in the us state of georgia. as the uk government decides whether to ease some lockdown measures —

from monday, people in wales will be allowed to exercise outside more than once a day. and one week on from the lifting of one of the strictest lockdowns in europe, we see how the people of spain are coping with the daily commute. translation: today is the first day i leave home and i go to work. iam afraid. you don't know what might happen. you might catch the virus. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first... europe has been marking the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany in the second world war. events are dramatically scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic. at a ceremony in berlin, the german president expressed gratitude for the country's

liberation from the nazis. here in the uk, a two—minute silence was been held and led by prince charles and his wife, camilla, from scotland, and the queen will address the nation in an hour's time. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. in streets largely deserted due to the lockdown, britain remembered and gave thanks for the day when the second world war in europe came to an end. the nation's tribute was led by the prince of wales, with the duchess of cornwall, at the war memorial on the balmoral estate. a cannon at edinburgh castle marked the start of the two minutes‘ silence, and carefully managed moments of remembrance across the nation.

at balmoral, as the silence ended, the prince of wales laid his wreath in tribute to the second world war generation which overcame the tyranny of nazi germany. the cost had been high. nearly 400,000 members of britain's armed services lost their lives in the second world war, and a further 60,000 civilians. over the white cliffs near dover, two spitfires — the wartime fighter aircraft which played such a key role in the defence of britain, flying today in remembrance of the few, linking the communities over which they flew with the events of 75 years ago, as today's political leaders paid

tribute to the wartime generation. all of us who were born since 1945 are acutely conscious that we owe everything we most value to the generation who won the second world war. we remember the millions of people from across the united kingdom and from across the world who came together in world war ii to fight for our shared values — values of freedom, of democracy, of peace. on this day in 1945, many tens of thousands of people took to the streets in joyous celebration that the war in europe was over. at three o'clock, they heard a broadcast by prime minister winston churchill. yesterday morning, at 2:41am, at general eisenhower's headquarters, generaljodl, the representative of

the german high command, and grand admiral donitz, the designated head of the german state, signed the act of unconditional surrender of all german land, sea and airforces in europe. hostilities will end officially at one minute after midnight tonight, tuesday the 8th of may. at buckingham palace that evening, churchill appeared on the balcony with the king and queen and their daughters, elizabeth and margaret. later, the two princesses left the palace to join the crowds, as elizabeth recalled in a broadcast in 1985, reissued today by the palace. we cheered the king and queen on the balcony and then walked miles through the streets.

i remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down whitehall, all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief. the contrast between the crowded streets of may, 1945, and those same streets today is striking. yet, 75 years after the end of the second world war, a nation in lockdown looked beyond its present challenges to give thanks, thanks which will be expressed tonight in a special broadcast by the queen. nicholas witchell, bbc news. leaders across the world have been commemorating ve day. in the united states, president trump met veterans at the world war 2 memorial in washington. he was accompanied by first lady melania trump. in france, president

macron laid a weath and re—lit the flame at the tomb of the unknown soldier — who rests at the arc de triomphe. and in germany, chancellor merkel led a ceremony at germany's central war memorial and expressed gratitude for the nation's liberation from the nazis. a father and son have been arrested and charged in the us state of georgia for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. gregory mcmichael and travis mcmichael were detained on thursday by the state bureau of investigation. both were charged with murder and aggravated assault. ahmaud arbery had beenjogging in february when he was confronted by the pair. for more than two months, police did not charge the mcmichaels. but in the last few days, a video appearing to show the killing emerged has been widely circulated and caused outrage over the failure

of the police to take action against the two men. the georgia bureau of investigation said both men had been taken into custody, shortly after their agents became involved. i can tell you that based on our involvement in this case, considering the fact that we hit the ground running wednesday morning and within 36 hours, we had secured warrants for two individuals for felony murder. i think that speaks volumes for itself and that the probable cause was cleared to our agents pretty quickly. we realise that emotions have run really high here for a period of time and still are, to a great extent, and we understand that's and we respect that. lets speak to our washington correspondent, gary 0'donoghue. no action for a while and then almost immediate action, is that right? that is about the sum of it, this took place, the shooting, on the 23rd of february. and the authorities, the local prosecutors in that area of brunswick in georgia

effectively said, this was self defence. these guys were trying to conduct a citizen's arrests, there is nothing to see here. then there was complications that emerged with connections between certainly the elder of the two currently accused and law enforcement. he worked in law enforcement, some had worked in one another‘s officers and earlier this week when the video emerged, not exactly clear when prosecutors first saw that video, but there was a nationwide outcry about it, so much so thatjoe biden called the contents and the evidence on the video a lynching. what has been the reaction in georgia and the reaction of the family of ahmaud arbery? well, ahmaud arbery‘s family are

glad these arrests have been made, no question, they say he was an innocent man having a jog on a sunday afternoon and was effectively shot dead for no reason at all by the father and son now in custody. many people, including the president's daughter, has questioned why it took so long for authorities to ta ke why it took so long for authorities to take any action, the president described it this morning as incredibly disturbing. there have been questions about whether or not there might be charges in terms of a hate crime. but georgia is one of just a handful of states in this country that doesn't have a hate crime laws, so this will be prosecuted, if it gets to court, is a straightforward murder case. but it is really the evidence of the video that has now been made public that people have found incredibly shocking and almost too shocking to watch. gary o'donoghue, thank you so

much. 20.5 million americans lost theirjob last month as the coronavirus pandemic paralysed the economy. the us unemployment rate for april soared to nearly 15% — the highest since the great depression of the 1930s. and the true economic damage may be even worse — as the numbers don't include workers whose hours have been cut or those unable to look for work because of stay—at—home orders. the monthlyjob figures — shown here since the 2008 crash — showjust how quickly the us labour market has collapsed. in the space ofjust a few weeks, the economy has shed more jobs than were lost in the whole of the last recession. earlier, we spoke to our business correspondent, samira hussein, about these new unempoyment numbers. we saw that the increase in terms of unemployment over the past month in the hispanic community has been almost 19%, and that is just huge when you compare it to previous months, where the unemployment rate in that group would have been around 6—7%. historically in the united states,

we've seen that it was actually usually the black sector that really suffers the biggest brunt ofjob losses. but in this last sort of, in this last expansion in the labour market, we've seen that, actually, the minority communities and the black community has actually been gaining a lot ofjobs and this has actually been one of the strongest labour markets for that community. in fact, it's been something that us president donald trump has certainly touted quite a bit. so, we've seen such a drastic reversal of that very, very quickly. earlier, heidi sheerhols, former chief economist at the us labor department, now director of policy at the economic policy institute, joined us to give her analysis of today's new figures. the unemployment rate was reported atjumping upfrom the unemployment rate was reported atjumping up from 4% to 14.7%, so a huge increase, but even that

understates how many people really are facing job loss as a result of the pandemic. because in order to be counted as officially unemployed, you have to be actively seeking work and there is a lot of people that are out of work because of the pandemic and they cannot look for work because they are not allowed to. everyone is required to stay at home. so a lot of people are being misclassified as just dropping out of the workforce instead of unemployed. then there is another thing where there is a lot of people being misclassified as being employed, but not at work. when they are furloughed, they should be counted as unemployed so we can really get a sense of how many people are not working right now. if you added all those factors together, the unemployment rate would be 23.6% right now. so we are seeing this astronomicaljob loss right now. and then to pile on with

the grim news, we are still in the middle of this. like, the surveys we got the results from today were from mid april, but we saw another 6 million people apply for unemployment benefits in the sense the survey was taken, so it is going to get worse before it gets better. uk prime minister borisjohnson won't be announcing any dramatic changes to britain's coronavirus lockdown this weekend — instead, opting for a cautious approach when he addresses the nation on sunday evening, to ensure that there is no second deadly peak of infections. so far, more than 31,200 people with coronavirus have died in the uk — a figure which increased by 636 in the past 24 hours. as you can see from this chart showing daily deaths in the uk over the past four weeks. environment minister george eustice today set out the uk government's approach. we have to be realistic that there isn't going to be any dramatic overnight change. we will be very, very

cautious as we loosen the restrictions we have, as the data that we are aligning on a daily basis shows, we are not out of the woods. there are still major challenges with this virus. we will be living with this virus for some time to come. the four nations of the uk each have the power to set their own lockdown rules — and scottish first minister nicola sturgeon raised the possibility today that scotland's lockdown could be lifted at a different rate. i, with the first ministers of wales and northern ireland, spoke to the prime minister. there was, ithink, a helpful recognition call that the four uk nations may well move at different speeds, if our data about the spread of the virus says that that is necessary to suppress it. welsh first minister mark drakeford did announce changes to wales' lockdown today, but only small ones — and guided by evidence showing the virus is transmitted less easily outdoors. we will adjust our regulations to allow people to be able to go outside to exercise more than once

a day, but we will strengthen our regulations to make it clear that that exercise must be local. with me is our political correspondent, ben wright. for those of us who are not uk constitutional experts, which is 50% of us in this conversation, are each of us in this conversation, are each of the four nations in the uk simply allowed to do whatever they want in terms of lockdown? they are responsible for their own lockdown restrictions and rules, yes. the general direction set by the uk government and that is what boris johnson is trying to do and nicola sturgeon in scotland and mark dra keford sturgeon in scotland and mark drakeford in wales have talked about wanting a harmonious uk wide approach. four years in the uk, we have had significant devolution of powers to the constituent nations of the united kingdom and in scotland, they have control over their own education system, healthcare system, housing, some financial measures. even though so far during this lockdown, we have seen almost

com plete lockdown, we have seen almost complete alignment between the nations of the uk, i think you are beginning to see the potential at least for that to start to soften a bit. as the leaders of scotland, wales and northern ireland look at their own transmission rates of the virus and work out, what is in our own best interest here? i think there was a lot of concern, particularly in scotland a few days ago when they were at the british press preview in what looks like a significant relaxing of rules when the prime minister makes his announcement on sunday, that is not going to happen now by all accounts. it is clear that any changes will be very modest, in—line i imagine with the things we heard from mark dra keford the things we heard from mark drakeford in wales today, a bit more exercise, recycling centres opening, libraries possibly, garden centres, things like this. but i think as much as possible, they will keep the four nations aligned. given the fact there are no internal borders in the uk, if i had an essential journey, i borders in the uk, if i had an essentialjourney, i could go from london to edinburgh or cardiff if there was a need for it and the uk government would want one policy

given the fact anyone can travel anywhere. that is exactly why they see it as a potential recipe for chaos and misunderstanding and confusion if there starts to be significantly different messaging coming out of edinburgh, belfast, cardiff and london. which is why at a high level, ministers talk all the time about how to get that messaging right because i think it did get a bit muddied over the last few days and people are sitting here across the uk under one bank holiday, waiting for guidance and they are picking up the rules are changing in wales. i think the government in london will be very aware that it needs, as far as possible, to keep a coherent single message about the direction of travel and i think that direction of travel and i think that direction of travel is pretty clear. there is going to be no significant move at all in the coming weeks to relax lockdown measures. simply because the disease is still prevalent, the death rate is still high and there is no sign yet that that danger of a second wave has

receded enough for a significant lockdown to be lifted. thank you so much. spain is slowly starting to open up after one of the tightest lockdowns in europe. people can now leave their homes to exercise outdoors, and small businesses have been allowed to serve customers again. but there are still strict rules — including compulsory use of masks on public transport, hygiene procedures in shops, and social distancing. and there are concerns that some are not following the regulations. 0ur europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports from madrid. this is a country cranking into motion again, but cautiously, keeping their distance. rush—hour without the rush, and everyone is masked. it's compulsory now on public transport, even while stations are mostly empty. translation: today is the first day i leave home and i go to work. iam afraid. you don't know what might happen. you may catch the virus.

masks are handed out to anyone who doesn't have them. marilyn isn't taking any chances. translation: this is really uncomfortable. you can't breathe easily but, for my protection, i need it. most people in spain are still confined inside their houses, so this limited opening brings risks. among them — that as people come out, they'll start to behave in a way that enables the virus to begin to spread again. cheering a street party on the first day the lockdown was lifted was exactly what the authorities feared. laughter those who took part are being fined 1,000 euros each. so, police move people on. and as businesses open, distancing is enforced rigorously, with safety tape and screens. 0r visors and limits. 0ne customer in the shop at a time.

a first visit to the hairdresser means a friendly greeting, but feet must be disinfected. hands cleaned, and more gloves and masks. all by government order. this is a high—risk place. translation: risk? yes, there is. until we have a vaccine, everybody is at risk. i hope for the best. then the place is swabbed down, before a new customer is allowed in. but getting people to maintain a safe separation is a problem. as the rules relax, the numbers outside are growing and not everyone keeps their distance. not all the people is very aware of what the situation is. and i think they don't really respect the rules, the basic rules, that you should have. i mean, there's a lot of people but, yeah, we've tried to keep it...

as safe as possible. yeah, as safe as possible, yes. so, underneath the surface, there's real nervousness. even as spain starts to relax and embrace its new—found freedoms. damian grammaticas, bbc news, madrid. to bring you up—to—date with news from downing street, downing street has released a statement saying the prime minister has spoken to the president of the european commission and in that statement, downing street says both leaders welcomed the good cooperation between the uk and the eu on the coronavirus including the global effort to repatriate citizens. the prime minister says, congratulating the european commission on the 7.4 billion euros raised at the pledging conference and britain was thanked for its contribution to treatment and diagnostics. the two leaders

agreed on the need for ongoing cooperation and the need to fight against coronavirus. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. italy has become the third nation in the world to record more than 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus. the other two are the uk and the us. italy's latest daily death toll is 243. a disagreement over the appointment of a chairperson to lead a key committee led to fights breaking out on the floor of the hong kong legislature. the scuffle is the latest sign of rising tensions between pro—beijing and pro—democrat camps in the semi—autonomous chinese territory, which is scheduled to hold elections in september. the government of kuwait has announced that the country will go into total lockdown from sunday until may 30th. the small gulf country has reported over 640 new cases

of the coronavirus in the past twenty four hours. the interior ministry is expected to seek the army's help to enforce the lockdown. let's end the programme by returning to our main story — the 75th anniversary of ve day. let me leave you with some of the highlights from the day's celebrations here in the uk. trumpet sounds long live the course of freedom! god save the king. trumpet sounds drumrolls

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hello, we had very pleasant weather today, generally speaking, for ve day and it will be every bit as warm and sunny tomorrow. at least for most of us, a couple of showers developing in the afternoon and a change of heading towards the far north of scotland and you can see this change in the satellite picture. this cloud is a cold front and expected to bring more cold weather to the whole country on sunday. tonight, seeing the signs of the cold front in the north of scotland, winds increase. south of that, the weather is calm and mild and early on saturday, talking around 7—11d low temperatures first thing. this is the focus for the morning, lots of sunshine. may be a

few showers developing like today across england and wales, and a huge change in northern scotland with cloud, rain, strongerwinds, 10 degrees in stornoway and seven in lerwick. much of the country, the 0range indicates temperatures. 0n sunday, when the cold front sweeps m, sunday, when the cold front sweeps in, increasing cloud, rain, cold winds and we really will notice the strength of the wind particularly on the north sea coast. and in the south east, gusts of 40 mph, perhaps more ina south east, gusts of 40 mph, perhaps more in a few places. this is a cold front and even in the north, cold enough for wintry showers across the hills of scotland. temperatures on sunday really take a dive. talking at least a 10 degrees drop, if not more, in most major towns and cities. 0nly more, in most major towns and cities. only seven in newcastle, nine in norwich and 13 or 14 degrees in london. the following night, this is sunday night into monday, we see an airfrost

is sunday night into monday, we see an air frost developing across the northern half of the uk and probably a ground frost across the south. a cheery start to monday and the strong winds blow in off the north sea, very cold in the shade compared to what we have been used to. temperatures dropping further, single figures along the north sea coast and barely making double figures across many areas of the midlands. 12 degrees in london. staying cool until wednesday, thursday. after that, temperatures will pick up that little bit. goodbye.

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the headlines... bagpipes. prince charles leads the uk in remembrance, as communities fell silent for two minutes to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in europe. the queen will address the uk this evening. donald trump lays a wreath at the war memorial in washington, and isjoined by several second world war veterans. in the united states, 20 million jobs are lost as the coronavirus pushes up unemployment to its highest since the great depression of the 1930s. and as the uk government decides whether to ease some lockdown measures — from monday, people in wales will be allowed to exercise outside more than once a day.