a very warm welcome to bbc news of the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a special report from a london intensive care ward and the doctors who fear a second wave of coronavirus. i suspect cases will rapidly rise again. amid public outrage, four minneapolis police officers are fired following the death of an african—american man in custody. for the first time, twitter labels one of donald trump's tweets as "misleading". and costa rica becomes the first central american country to legalise same—sex marriage. of course we're not showing you the pictures there but we will come to them in a moment.

hello to you. we're covering all of the latest developments here in and globally. —— and globally. first, doctors at one of the hospitals hit hardest by coronavirus in the uk have spoken of theirfears of a second peak as lockdown restrictions loosen. the bbc has been given unprecedented access to the royal london hospital. hundreds of people with the disease have died there, those from ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected. medical staff say a rise in cases is now inevitable, as people have more and more contact with each other. clive myrie reports. it's in times of crisis we find out who we really are. i've felt broken on many occasion. and i think a lot of my colleagues have.

when souls are laid bare. in this time of coronavirus, one hospital, and one community, reflect on these troubled times. coming upforair, to reveal their souls to us. beeping we saw the fragility of life. this guy's not going to survive the night. better to call the family, i think. we're going to take out your tube now. we saw its strength. perfect. well done. how's that feel? yeah? and all the while, one fear looms — another peak of infections to rival the first. we are on the back foot again. are you expecting a second wave? yes. i have to say yes, because i think once

the lockdown is relaxed, people, of course, are going to have more contact with each other. so that's the way this is going to spread. then, as our interview ends, he's called away. i'll be two minutes. these two minutes turn into several agonising hours. i can see you're working hard to ventilate him. we had permission from all the patients or their families to film. do we have any more atracurium? and krishnapillai yogan‘s vital signs have worsened. he's just 55. this is going to cause a bit of a problem here. yeah, and again. go, go, go. the professionalism of the team is stunning. years of experience are gathered around this bed. as the duality of time, the drifting, oblivious patient, and the rush to save his life merge into a tableau for our times. so, there's a final roll of the dice. so, you guys lift him up, i'll push the pillows down. ready? this is a last resort. maybe by turning him onto his front they can force

air into his lungs, oxygen into his body. it's all they can do. 0k. ready, steady, go. his lungs are just getting worse, and more inflamed again. and you've been preparing to talk to his family? yes, that's right. just to let you know... imagine what the stress was like. now you understand what the peak of the pandemic was like. are you all right? my face is all marked. well, you've just come off shift. sister carleen kelly bore witness to those dark days. i've felt broken on many occasion. and i think a lot of my colleagues have. it consumes you. it's what you think about when you go to bed. it's what you wake up... you're preparing for your next shift. you're relieved that

the previous shift is over. you're sad. it's a huge emotional burden. sometimes, it's hard to find light in the darkness. but you're about to witness what medicine can do. i'm going to take out your tube now. this is one of the defining moments in an intensive care unit. give me a big cough. big cough, that's it. when a patient‘s ventilator tube is removed. it's a procedure full of expectation. and dread. i'm going to pull the tube, as you do that, 0k? will it work? nice big cough again. he's grimacing as the tube inches up his throat... he gasps. ..and finally leaves his chest. how does that feel? gasping. the heavy breathing of a man given a second chance. but there are other defeats. sadly, that evening, krishnapillai yogan died. another soul lost.

the physical and emotional burden carried by the staff of the royal london hospital, clive myrie reporting with producer sam piranty and cameraman davy mcilveen. to the united states now, and an investigation is under way in minneapolis after the death of a black man in police custody. he's been named as george floyd. a video emerged showing a policeman kneeling on his neck. nada tawfik‘s report contains some distressing images. a disturbing scene caught on camera by witnesses incensed over the police‘s actions. the ten minute video shows george floyd beating with offices who have him restrained on the ground. one of them using his need to pin the man down by his neck. clearly in distress, he tells the white officer he cannot breathe and is in pain.

the crowd tries to help and grows increasingly concerned and frustrated. when george floyd appears motionless, bysta nders floyd appears motionless, bystanders question why he isn't being given urgent medical attention. seven minutes into the video, an ambulance arrives. he is put on ambulance arrives. he is put on a stretcher, still handcuffed and taken to hospital. at a press c0 nfe re nce and taken to hospital. at a press conference of the minneapolis police department offered their version of events, they said they were responding to a crime and that the man appeared to be under the man appeared to be under the influence. he physically resisted officers. officers we re resisted officers. officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and officers noticed the male was going into medical distress. officers called for an angland is and he was transported to the medical centre, where he died a short time later. mary jacob reyes had four of the officers involved have now been fired after initially being put on paid leave. the fbi is also

investigating the incident. being black in america should not be a death sentence. for five minutes, we watched as a white officer pressed his knee into the neck of a black man. for five minutes. when into the neck of a black man. forfive minutes. when you hear someone forfive minutes. when you hear someone calling for help, you are supposed to help. so, officers failed in the most basic human sense. the viral video quickly sparked outrage. yesterday, what we saw was a black man who was lynched. right. they didn't use rope, he used his knee. and that black man, mr floyd, said i cannot

breathe. minnesota prides itself on being progressive and being the north. but this is thejim being the north. but this is the jim crow north, being the north. but this is thejim crow north, and we demand justice. i can't breathe! for many, this is a case of history repeating itself stop millions protested in 2014 after eric garner, an unarmed black man in new york, died after being restrained by police. his repeated plea of i can't breathe, also captured in ceuphone can't breathe, also captured in cellphone footage, became a rallying cry in demonstrations against police brutality against police brutality against african—americans. nada tawfik, bbc news. and a little later in the bulletin will be speaking to the american civil liberties union. costa rica has become the first central american country to legalise same—sex marriage. a female couple tied

the knot in a ceremony that was broadcast on national tv. costa rica's president, carlos alvarado, said the new law meant the country now recognised the rights that gay and lesbian people have always deserved. and in a moment we'll be speaking to the president — but first, rich preston has this report. just after midnight, in a town near the capital, san jose, alexandria and dona were married, costa rica's first same—sex marriage. that first televised ceremony came after three hours of special programming dedicated to celebrating marriage equality. translation: the approval of same—sex marriage in costa rica is perfect. it's something that families need, we especially need that protection for the rights of our children. translation: we are a recognised family under the law

from now on. with the law changed, couples made their vows a cross changed, couples made their vows across the country on tuesday. for some, being vows across the country on tuesday. forsome, being able to marry the person they love has been a long time coming. translation: it means we have progressed in law, now we have to progress in society, searching for equality. this is a stepping stone towards equality, that makes us keep up the fight for respect that those of us with a different sexual orientation deserve. m essa g es of sexual orientation deserve. messages of support came flooding in. costa rica's president carlos alvarado said: the president of the advocacy group human rights campaign, calling it a historic moment, adding his congratulations to those who made this victory possible. and the united

nations expert on sexual orientation, himself costa rican, said today marked an extra merry moment of celebration and gratitude to the work of so many activists, and quite reflection of the lives of those who lived without seeing this moment. in 2018, costa rica's supreme court ruled a ban on same—sex marriage was unconstitutional, a year that dominated that yea r‘s a year that dominated that year's presidential election. parliament was told it had 18 months to change the law. parliament didn't do that, so the change happened automatically, which someone happy about. translation: we feel outraged by the way this approval for same—sex marriage was processed, it wasn't done through legislative channels as it should be in a democracy, but through international resolutions, which we respect but don't endorse. some religious groups in this majority catholic country had opposed the move and more than 20 lawmakers tried to delay the

change in legislation. same—sex marriage is legal and other parts of north and south america, including argentina, brazil and colombia, but costa rica is the first central american country to equalise its marriage laws. rich preston, bbc news. we heard from the president in richard's report. we can now speak to the president of costa rica, carlos alvarado quesada. very good to talk to you. this was a major campaign promise for you against considerable opposition. indeed. and today isa opposition. indeed. and today is a historic day in costa rica, because it's about human dignity and human rights, not only about one specific right, human rights for all. so that is why we are happy as a whole. i was looking out the list. of course you know far better than me, there were other moves to

legalise same—sex marriage in uruguay, ecuador, brazil. but costa rica is quite conservative. i think that's related mostly to democratic institutions. many conservative voices had opinions, and we wa nted voices had opinions, and we wanted to make same—sex marriage legal in costa rica, recognising it is a human right through the appropriate channels. many people in the past years, the lgbt community in costa rica, not only were they bullied, but there were also persecuted either by police, having this recognition now. so to have the security of

lords of the families and the children —— of the law, that is to recognise human dignity in front of the whole of society and isa front of the whole of society and is a strong message of equality. mr president, it was a close run thing. just two weeks ago, more than 20 lawmakers tried to stop this happening, try to put it off for 18 months. and it was never agreed in parliament, as i understand. the constitutional court ruled the ban on same—sex marriage was unconstitutional and is given hairy —— and discriminatory. do you expect challenges in the future?|j discriminatory. do you expect challenges in the future? i do expect that, but that is the challenge is all of the open, free societies phase. progress in democracies is not something we should take for granted. we should always defend human rights and that the message not only for costa rica in today's world and in the contacts of

multilateralism —— in the context of, it's a reminder we need to keep fighting for free, open societies, democratic societies, we cannot take for granted human rights. i think thatis granted human rights. i think that is a strong reminder in costa rica, but also around the world. mr president, thank you so much for talking to us. my pleasure. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: after two months of closure, the ancient city of pompeii re—opens to the italian public — so long as they're healthy. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am.

taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice,‘ has announced she has left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it. she's the one with the bounce, the go, girl power. not geri, why? this is bbc news. the latest headlines: doctors at one of london's biggest hospitals have told the bbc they are expecting a second wave of virus infections once the country's lockdown ends.

four police officers in the american city of minneapolis who were being investigated over the death in custody of a black man have been sacked. more now on that story now. john gordon is executive director of the american civil liberties union of minnesota. thank you very much yo time. we have all watched this and thought, "again? " have all watched this and thought, "again?" that's the natural reaction, we are feeling the same thing here. in minneapolis, choke holds are technically banned, aren't they? this was not really a chokehold, this was an incident where a police officer had a man on his stomach in the street and placed his knee on the man's for between five and ten minutes until he lost consciousness. there's a video bya consciousness. there's a video by a bystander that is ten minutes long that is appalling

and sickening, and you can see the way this man is treated. you can see him begging for his life, you can see him saying, "i can't breathe! i can't breathe!" more than nine times over, begging," you can literally see the life go out of him. and that very phrase, of him. and that very phrase, of course, is so well—known from eric garner, of course, first of all in 2014. injuly of first of all in 2014. in july of 2014 first of all in 2014. injuly of 2014 on staten island, those were eric garner's last words. he was being arrested for the heinous, andi being arrested for the heinous, and i say that ironically, offence of selling individual cigarettes as opposed to selling them in a packet, as a result of which he died. obviously there will be an investigation, i guess there may be court process 's, are you surprised at the speed of the sacking? it's quite unusual for action to be taken against police officers in these

situations. it's very unusual and it shows the drama of having this video. i think it is speculative to imagine what would have happened but for this video, but the police chief, dario arredondo, had the video, had information outside the video and he acted quickly. there will still be various investigations. ona preliminary investigations. on a preliminary basis, what do you think is going on here? clearly the police unions are very powerful and a lot of people, fearful of crime and disorder, are prepared to give a lot of backing and funding to police departments, but clearly individual police officers are genuinely quite scared of black men. there is definitely that trend, and tests and quizzes and questionnaires show that. this man was on his stomach face down, face towards the camera, handcuffed with a knee

on his neck. there wasn't much to be scared of from this guy based on what we see in the video. obviously an investigation to come but thank you very much for the moment. thank you. twitter has for the first time prompted readers to check the facts relating to a tweet by president trump. the social network has placed a notification under a posting in which mr trump criticises plans to expand the use of postal ballots in november's election, which he says will lead to voterfraud. the notification directs readers to a page with news articles and information from fact checkers debunking the claim. technology reporter zoe thomas joins us from san francisco. zoe, i guess a lot of people will be thinking given the type of stuff the president has been putting on twitter for a of stuff the president has been putting on twitterfor a long time, this action has been quite a long time coming? is a lot of people saying better late than never. of course they're complaining late than never. of course they‘ re complaining about late than never. of course they're complaining about some of the tweets the president has written in the past which they say already violated twitter‘s

policies but what's happened now is twitter has set new rules saying it won't remove comments and block the users who write certain things, but instead when tweets might be misleading or give the wrong information, it is simply going to direct users to correct information and explanations about what's being said, and this was a fairly successful policy for twitter when it came to information about covid—19 and misleading medical information by having a little notification on the bottom, get the facts about covid—19, they we re the facts about covid—19, they were able to spread correct from the world health organization and now it's trying that out with election news and it's caught up the president in this new policy. there was a lot of speculation president donald trump might get caught up but twitter hasn't acted in the past, so it's impressive to the company taking steps now. there's something slightly cynical about what twitter is doing, any other user who wasn't the president would have had their account closed a long

time ago for what the president has put up but it brings twitter enormous publicity and attention? it's a real balancing act they have to do. president donald trump has more than 8 million followers on twitter. after the company decided to label his tweets as potentially misleading, he went on to twitter to say it was stifling his free speech. so on the one hand the company wants to hold onto him as a user and it has said in the past president trump and other world leaders who have made misleading or even aggressive comments in the past, that they can make those comments even though they violate twitter‘s policies because their politicians and world leaders and it's valuable for people to see what they're saying and for free speech to go on that way. it's got to find a way to balance some of the things he's making, some of the things he's making, some of the claims that are potentially false and harmful while making sure he stays online because they want to keep him and his followers on the platform. zoe, is there a reasonable

expectation that twitter will be dealing more aggressively with posts that are way over the line with an election coming up, of course, in the states ? coming up, of course, in the states? of course, we've seen a lot of hostility on social media, notjust lot of hostility on social media, not just twitter lot of hostility on social media, notjust twitter but other platforms as well, and there going to have to find a way to deal with this but what's going to be interesting is whether the president's aggressive stance towards twitter because of its actions leads to twitter may be backing down or being cautious as it decides which comments it labels going forward. they're going to have to make sure they have an open platform so people can comment — they don't want to be accused of creating more division in the us when there is already quite a lot of division — but they don't want people to be so mad at the platform that they decide to use it, then they become irreleva nt use it, then they become irrelevant and they stop bringing in the ad revenue that keeps the company going. it has a lot of things to balance and we wouldn't expect twitter to be too aggressive with the president going forward. zoe, thank you very much that.

one of italy's top tourist attractions, the ancient city of pompeii, has re—opened to the public after being closed for more than two months due to the coronavirus lockdown. visitors must book a place in advance and have their temperatures checked. as david campanale now reports, it will re—open to international tourists next month. the streets of pompeii. for italians, now is a great moment to visit as foreign tourists are banned untiljune. once inside, they will have a better view compared to the heights of a normal season. the visitors must first adjust to the site's coronavirus safety measures. temperatures are ta ken as people enter and they must follow a specified route through the site. everyone must wear a face mask and maintain a physical distance from others of one metre outside and more if indoors. even so, pompeii guides say with major restoration work just completed before the lockdown, visitors to pompeii will not be disappointed.

david be disappointed. campanale with that report. david campanale with that report. much more on all the news national and international any time on the bbc news website for you. thank you for watching. hello there. there is plenty of dry and very warm weather in the forecast for the next few days. now, during tuesday, the very highest temperatures were found across eastern and southern parts of the uk, 27 degrees west of london. it was a bit cooler further north and west. not an awful lot cooler, but actually as we go through the next few days, we're going to see this area of high pressure, which is really dominating the scene, shifting a little further eastwards. now, the winds out ofthe high pressure flow in a clockwise direction. so as the high shift eastwards, that will allow us to waft warm air northwards across just about all parts of the uk. but we start wednesday morning with the very mildest conditions across the south —

13, 14 degrees in cardiff and in london. not quite as mild further north. but as we go through the day ahead, we're expecting lots of fine weather, some spells of sunshine, a bit of patchy cloud towards the south and east of england, and certainly more cloud into northern ireland and scotland. and that cloud mayjust start to fringe some patchy rain in across the far west. those temperatures getting up to around 17 degrees there in glasgow. once again, 24 or 25 across parts of south wales, central and southern parts of england. now, as we go through wednesday night into thursday, we will see some outbreaks of rain pushing across the northern half of scotland, a weak frontal system pushing through. further south, it's dry with some clear spells on what will be a mild night for most, lows of six to 12 degrees. any early rain across scotland or northeast england will clear very quickly on thursday. and then, as you can see, increasing amounts of sunshine. bit of patchy cloud here and there, yes, but largely sunny skies. and at this stage, i think the highest temperatures will be found across western areas. so liverpool, cardiff, 25 degrees, but glasgow up to 22. a bit coolerfor some

north sea coasts. now, as we get into friday, remember, when you look at our maps and you don't see cloud, that means we're expecting sunshine. a lot of blue sky overhead on friday. again, those temperatures, 24, 25, 26 degrees. parts of southwest scotland getting into the middle 20s. still a bit cooler for some of those north sea coasts with a flow of air off the sea, but as we head into the weekend, high pressure does remain dominant. it should fend off this frontal system. yes, we might just see a little bit of rain fringing into the far northwest of scotland at times, but generally speaking, it's a dry weekend. and widely, it will be very warm, with those temperatures into the 20s.

this is bbc news. the headlines: doctors at one of the hospitals hit hardest by coronavirus in the uk have spoken of their fears of a second wave of infections as the country's lockdown restrictions loosen. clinicians at the royal london hospital said they were better prepared than four months ago but still very concerned. four police officers in the american city of minneapolis have been sacked over the death of a black man who was arrested and pinned down by his neck in the street. video of the incident shows george floyd groaning and repeatedly telling officers that he can't breathe. twitter has for the first time prompted readers to check the facts relating to a tweet by president trump. the social network has placed a notification under a posting in which mr trump criticises plans to expand postal ballots, which he says, against all

the evidence, will lead