this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. bagpipe music. prince charles leads tributes in the uk for the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in europe. the queen also marked the occasion. many people laid down their lives in that terrible conflict. they fought so we could live in peace at home and abroad. from boom times to a heartbreaking bust — more than 20 million americans lost theirjobs last month as the coronavirus crisis laid waste to the us economy. a father and son are charged with murder after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in the us state of georgia.

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... queen elizabeth has made a televised address marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in europe at the end of a day of muted commemorations across the continent. the british monarch said the message of ve day was "never give up, never despair." our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. this is london. his majesty king george vi. it was a not a nation gave thanks as it emerged from a terrible struggle and the king

recalled the many thousands who would been lost. we have come to the end of our tribulation. and they are not with us at the moment of our rejoicing. 75 years later, the queen recalled her father's and rejoicing. 75 years later, the queen recalled herfather‘s and britain's great from tyranny. at the start, the outlook seemed bleak. the end distant. the outcome uncertain. but we kept faith that the cause was right. on ve night, the queen was 19. never give up, never despair, that was the message of ve day. i vividly remember the jubilant scenes my sister and i witnessed with our parents and winston churchill from the balcony of buckingham palace. the message of ve day was very clear. many people lay down their lives in that terrible conflict.

they fought so we could live in peace. at home and abroad. they died so we peace. at home and abroad. they died so we could live as free people in a world of free nations. they risked all so our families and neighbourhoods could be safe. we should and will remember them. and then to today's battle, as a locked down country dealt with coronavirus. it was hard, the queen said that this anniversary could not be marked as we wished. instead we remember from our homes and our doorsteps. but our streets are not empty. they are filled with the love in the care that we have for each other. and when i look at our country today, and see what we are willing to do to protect and support one another, i say with pride that we are still a nation those brave soldiers, sailors

and airmen will recognise and admire. it was a message which called to the spirit of the wartime generation to rally the nation's resolve. the lockdown had severely curtailed the ve day commemorations. but at 11am the prince of wales with the duchess of cornwall had led the national tributes at balmoral. a field gun at edinburgh castle signalled the start of a carefully managed national two—minute silence.

at balmoral at the silence and income of the prince of wales laid his wreath in tribute to the second world war generation. and over the white cliffs near dover, to spitfires, the aircraft which helps defend britain, flew past the rim of the few, to pay tribute to those who had fallen as clinical leaders of today paid their tribute. all of us who were born since 1945 are acutely conscious that we are everything we most value to the generation who won the second world war. we remember the second world war. we remember the millions of people from across the millions of people from across the united kingdom, from across the world who came together in world war ii to fight for our shared values. values of freedom, of democracy, of

peace. 75 years ago, britain's streets were teeming with joyful crowds. the contrast with those same streets today is striking. and yet 75 years after the end of the second world war in europe, a nation in lockdown look beyond its present challenges to give thanks. nicholas witchell, bbc news. leaders across the world have also been commemorating ve day. in the united states, president trump met with veterans at the world war ii memorial in washington. he was accompanied by first lady melania trump. in france, president macron laid a wreath and relit 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. today's snapshot of the us unemployment situation was one for the record books and for all the worst reasons. the unemployment rate soared to its highest level since the great depression in april as the pandemic battered the economy. more than 20 million jobs were lost in america in april, many times more than the previous record of 800,000 jobs lost per month during the great depression. it means the us unemployment rate has surged to 14.7% — the highest since the 1930s. our business correspondent michelle fleury has been speaking with some of those affected. americans tend to be resilient, but that toughness is being tested by the coronavirus. the speed and depth of the nation's economic downturn drawing some

uncomfortable comparisons. we've got the biggest shock since the great depression. it's a very grave shock, and it's something we need to take very seriously. it's been a tough month for single mum tanya nikolaevskaya. recently furloughed from herjob at a law firm, she's now collecting unemployment benefits. i'm not certain what's going to happen next. tanya, who received a total of $1800 from the us government, used her coronavirus relief money to pay the rent. how much economic damage has this done to you? i'm afraid to think about the future, let's say. for now, i'm good, i got paid, i will pay my rent, i will pay my bills. what future will bring, this is something that you try not to think of. honking. the virus has left countless americans in dire financial straits. the economic pain plain to see at protests like this one in california.

no wages, no rent! here, they want state leaders to cancel rent for the length of the health crisis. nearly a third of renters across the country weren't able to afford monthly housing costs in april. and with so many americans out of work, experts worry a housing crisis may not be far off. this is the worst economic crisis united states has seen in generations. if nothing else changes and evictions continue as normal, then this public health crisis will turn into a full—blown homelessness crisis. rhonda englander worked as a contract medical assistant in boise, idaho until the pandemic took herjob. i'm one among so many that are experiencing this. she lives in a two—bedroom apartment, but with no income, she couldn't pay last month's rent and was unable to reach an agreement with her landlord. they were not willing to work with me, nor were they willing to waive any administrative fees or late fees. in february, america's unemployment

rate was at a half—century low of 3.5% after 113 straight months ofjob creation. the coronavirus changed that. the pandemic that swept through the country took with it millions ofjobs, wiped out a decade ofjob growth and now threatens other parts of the economy. the change was swift and dramatic, and there are signs that recovery won't be nearly as quick. michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. well, earlier, ispoke to our business correspondent samira hussain for more on those worrying job figures. indeed, but remember that what makes this really different than any other massive amounts ofjob losses that we've ever seen is the speed with which all of these jobs were lost. remember thatjust two months ago the unemployment rate in the united states was 3.5%. that's a 50—year low. and fast forward two months and now we're seeing that the unemployment rate is 14.7%.

and the real sort of number that actually as what you alluded to, the fact that it's not taking into account people that are working less hours, that are not even looking for a job any more, if you take into account those number of people, the unemployment rate is more like 20%. it looks like those graphs in some ways simply cannot cope. you almost think it's a computer glitch the way the line sort of skyrockets downwards or upwards. what kind of steps are being taken by the government to try to get this back to, if not normal, then survivable? well, look, the government has put through all kinds of massive spending measures to try and help the american people weather this storm. and i think you need to look at specifically the jobs, or the sectors rather that are being impacted. look, across the board, every single sector in the american economy is experiencing job losses. but by far the biggest losses

are being experienced by people in the services sector. so, in hospitality and leisure, we saw that 7.7 million people have lost theirjobs in that small sector itself. that represents like 27%, it's massive. but what a lot of people believe is that, look, let's get some of the day's other news. all bars and nightclubs in south korea have been urged to close for a month after one clubber in seoul was confirmed to have infected at least 14 people with the virus. south korea had relaxed its social distancing rules and some schools were due to reopen next week. japan's government is easing its criteria for accessing coronavirus tests after criticism that it wasn't testing widely enough. those who felt ill were previously told to seek advice if they had a fever of over 37.5 degrees for four days. they're now to make contact if they have a high fever, are breathless or extremely fatigued. the venezuelan government has

charged two former us soldiers with terrorism and conspiracy for alleged involvement in a failed plot to overthrow president nicolas maduro. luke denman and airan berry were among at least 17 people captured by the venezuelan military on sunday attempting to enter the country illegally. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, in south korea, football returns from its hiatus, but spectators are now banned from attending the matches. music. i nelson rolihlahla mandela do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is still not ready for passengers and freight services to begin.

for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: severely scaled—down events have been taking place across europe to mark the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany in the second world war.

let's return to our top story, those job figures coming out of the us. over 20 million lost theirjobs in april. the unemployment rate has soared to its highest since the great depression. joining us to discuss the impact this can have on people's lives is jay knight, who has lost his job at a casino. it is kind of you tojoin us. how are you charisma and are you able to pay your bills? i am good and thank you for having me. i have to say i am one of the lucky ones. but i am being contacted by a lot of my union workers who work with me every day who are unable to do that. simply because the unemployment system has such a backlog of people trying to put in claims and be paid. the system is antiquated and sibley cannot keep up. talk me through how

someone cannot keep up. talk me through how someone makes a claim. there are multiple ways. you can either go on a computer or to the internet or you can make actual phone call to the labour department. unfortunately, the labour department, you cannot get through. it is absolutely impossible. you can start when they open and you can stay on the phone the whole day and the reason i know thatis the whole day and the reason i know that is because i have a good friend of mine who actually did that. she was unable to get through. she did this for multiple days. the problem is if you make a mistake while filing online, you cannot get it fixed with him in a people who have been waiting six, eight weeks and they cannot get through to speak to anyone and cannot get their claim fixed. so unfortunately they are maxing out credit cards, they are going to food banks, you know doing whatever they can to try to keep food on the table. one thing our viewers know about america is that health care is tied to jobs. so viewers know about america is that health care is tied tojobs. so if you lose a job there is a very good chance you might lose your health

ca re chance you might lose your health care as well. explain to us how that affects people you know. so we are very concerned at this time. for me, for example, i work in atlantic city casinos, and through our union we are self funded health care but the company contributes to that health care. company contributes to that health ca re. u nfortu nately company contributes to that health care. unfortunately the company has not contributed to the health care since march the 16th. so as of right now, we have been self funding our health care. unfortunately that money is going to run out. and you are talking about somewhere around 17,000 people in this small area that we live that will all lose health care at the same time. what are your prospects for getting the job? so we are hoping the casinos reopen hopefully in june. u nfortu nately, we reopen hopefully in june. unfortunately, we don't expect all of our members and all of the workers to go back to work. sadly for the fact there will not be the demand in the hotels probably will open up at a half occupancy in all

bars and open up at a half occupancy in all bars a nd restau ra nts open up at a half occupancy in all bars and restaurants will open, it is just not bars and restaurants will open, it isjust not going bars and restaurants will open, it is just not going to the same. so we are looking at possibly up to half of our workers not going back to work in june. and of our workers not going back to work injune. and we honestly don't know when they are going to go back to work. america has not seen numbers like this since the great depression. what is it like trying to get through every day? you just roll with the punches. u nfortu nately, we roll with the punches. unfortunately, we have seen some tough times and this is not the first. but i will say this is probably the worst. and we hope that the government figures out a way to help us all get through it. and we are not sure. we will see where it goes. we will follow your progress. j thank you so much. goes. we will follow your progress. i thank you so much. thank you. here in britain, the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, is urging people to stay home this weekend, saying it would be catastrophic to lift the lockdown too soon. the uk prime minister is going to make a statement on sunday night outlining how he sees the lockdown easing over the coming weeks,

but he's tried to dampen expectations of any great changes. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. a sunny may bank holiday doesn't normally look like this. but, of course, these are not normal times, and the lockdown restrictions are being continued in all four nations of the uk. on sunday, the prime minister will map out how the country might gradually ease out of its confinement. but, today, number 10 said any new measures would be very limited. today, the welsh government has announced some modest changes to their lockdown rules before the prime minister speaks on sunday. can we expect those measures to be mirrored in england, and what can you, as the uk government, do to ensure the public receive a very clear message? 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're outlining

on a daily basis shows, we are not out of the woods. there are still major challenges with this virus. but the government's been accused of allowing mixed messages to develop after borisjohnson told the commons on wednesday some rules could change from next week. we'll want, if we possibly can, to get going with some of these measures on monday. there followed newspaper headlines suggesting a more significant loosening of the rules. we do know number 10 plans to scrap the stay—at—home slogan after this weekend, but it's now clear any changes will be small. the four nations of the uk can set their own rules but have so far largely moved in lockstep. that may be beginning to change. i, with the first ministers of wales and northern ireland, spoke to the prime minister. there was, ithink, a helpful recognition in that 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. scotland's first minister said

she might consider a minor rule change around exercise, and similar adjustments are being pondered in northern ireland. i would put going out more for exercise in the open air as a nuanced change rather than a fundamental change. i think that those things can be looked at during the three weeks. social distancing is set to last for a long time yet, as politicians across the uk try and balance the need to restore some sort of normality to our home and working lives without triggering a second big wave of the virus. ben wright, bbc news. rallies and memorial runs have been taking place in the us to mark the killing of ahmaud arbery, an unarmed black man who was gunned down while out for a run. authorities in georgia have charged two white men with murder. the killing took place in february, but gained national attention when video footage was made public this week. ahmaud arbery would have turned 26 today. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool has more.

this is the video that appears to show ahmaud arbery, an unarmed black man, jogging close to his home before being stopped by two men. there's a struggle before he's shot dead as he tried to get away. it proves that my son was not committing a crime. he was out for his dailyjog, and he was hunted down like an animal and killed. ahmaud was killed in february by a father and son who claimed they thought he resembled a burglary suspect. after the video's release, protesters took to the streets of brunswick to demand their arrest as it approached what would have been ahmaud's 26th birthday. people do racist things. people do racist things, but this is a cover—up! do not get it twisted! this is a cover—up by the police department! even though the men who killed ahmaud armed themselves and followed him, georgia prosecutors initially didn't even press charges, saying there was no probable cause.

but the video's release and public pressure led finally to the arrests of travis mcmichaels, who's thought to have pulled the trigger, and his father gregory, a former enforcement officer. we applied the law to the facts in this case and came up pretty quickly with a solid belief that there's sufficient probable cause to charge the mcmichaels with felony murder and aggravated assault. family of ahmaud arbery now await justice, but given what it took just to get arrests, that might not be a straightforward process. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. now, something for the football—starved fans around the world — south korea has kicked off the start of its delayed k—league season as the country continues to successfully keep its covid—19 infection rates down. the opening match was live—streamed online and shown on the bbc, but even fans inside the country had to watch from afar, as reged ahmad reports.

it's football, but not quite as you may know it. in south korea, the first match of the k—league kicked off on friday with stringent safety measures in place. almost anyone not playing more masks. 0n the pitch, they didn't, but players were forbidden from handshakes or talking near each other. there was an eerie atmosphere of silence in the stadium. the stands empty save for a message of hope spelled out in cards. this is where south korean fans actually were, watching on television from a safe distance. translation: i was disappointed as all soccer games around the world were suspended because of covid—19, but now i feel like it quenched my thirst as i can watch the game. translation: our family prepared the uniform and waited for the league opening, so it was disappointing as we can't go in person. now it's good to watch the game in this way. it's a view potentially shared by fans around the world.

k—league has had unprecedented take—up as international tv broadcasters by up the rights to satisfy football—hungry viewers. authorities say they've tested more than 1000 players and coaching staff to get the season under way safely and two months later than scheduled. it's an impressive feat after the country endured one of the worst early outbreaks of covid—19. it's testing and tracing program has kept the rate of new cases extremely low. back to the football, the match ended in a 1—0 win for champions jeonbuk motors. but it was also a glimpse into the future of how football might be played in the age of covid—19. reged ahmad, bbc news. why support after such a long time. more on our website and if you would like to tell me how you enjoyed

watching that football match please let me know on twitter. stay with us. hello. there are lots of weather changes on the way as we go through the rest of this weekend. still some warmth in the day ahead but turning colder in northern scotland and much colder elsewhere across the uk by sunday. and windier as well. what's going on? cold air lurking close to northern scotland saturday night into sunday. not a huge amount of rain at least towards england and wales, and with that cold air a stronger wind coming down from the north or north—east as well. we start today with temperatures well above freezing, a lot of dry weather around, but in that colder air we have a weather system near to northern scotland and that will bring the rain heavier and more widespread across northern scotland during the day

with a strengthening wind. elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells, could see a few heavy thundershowers developing through england and wales. across the east and south, largely sunny, temperatures could be as high as 25 celsius, nine or 10 degrees in northern scotland with the rain. and we know the cold air is going to win out through the weekend. this is the process overnight and into sunday morning. by the way, channel islands, maybe close to the south coast there could be a few heavy showers. and its wet weather coming down south with the colder air going into sunday morning. look how mild it is to start sunday in the south. there could be some snow following the cold air in scotland to start off on sunday, a few wintry showers around as well. cloud, not a huge amount of rain left as the weather system works south across england and wales, introducing the colder air on sunday. and for all, it is going to be much windier as well.

strong gusty north—northeast winds, 35—45 or so on their strongest on these north sea coasts. colder sunday compared by saturday. and on sunday morning, a phosphor many of us, so gardeners and growers, take note of that —— a lot of dry weather but still the air coming down from a chilly direction. and he wind is quick to gradually ease as the week goes on. so, for next week, high—pressure, a lot of dry weather, frosted night at first, using becomes a little bit less chilly.

this is bbc world news, the headlines queen elizabeth has made a televised address marking the seventy fifth anniversary of the end of the second world war in europe. in a recorded message, she said the message of ve day was "never give up, never despair." the united states has recorded its worst unemployment figures in generations as the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic continues to mount. in april, thejobless rate surged to 14.7%. the uk government is deciding whether to ease some lockdown measures next week. some of the nations within the uk have already announced relaxations in wales people will be allowed to exercise outside more than once a day. rallies and memorial runs have been taking place in the us to mark the killing of ahmaud arbery, an unarmed black man who was gunned down while out for a run. authorities in georgia have charged two white men with murder.