this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. england moves to a new phase in tackling coronavirus — the government is today launching a test and trace system. to protect your friends and your family, testing and tracing must become a new way of life. senior mps accuse the prime minister borisjohnson of undermining the uk government's moral authority by hanging on to his chief adviser. as protests rumble on in hong kong, the us secretary of state says the territory no longer merits special status under american law, because china is stripping it of autonomy. the death of a black man detained by police sparks violent protests in the american

city of minneapolis. faith in the time of coronavirus, what happens when the doctors and nurses have done their best — the second in our special reports from the royal london hospital. a new frontier in space travel — for the first time a private company takes astronauts to the space station. this is the scene at cape canaveral... those are the doors to the pod in which the astronauts are now being strapped in. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the government in the uk is set to launch a test and trace system in england to help stop the spread of coronavirus. it marks the most significant change

in the country's effort to tackle the disease since the lockdown began nine weeks ago, with the health secretary describing it as a "civic duty", to follow the new system from tomorrow. by tracing and isolating people who've been in contact with someone who tests positive for covid—19, ministers hope to replace the near—blanket lockdown with a targeted approach. individual businesses, schools or villages could potentially be isolated. today, the uk's prime minister, borisjohnson, has ruled out an inquiry into the conduct of his top adviser at the height of lockdown, insisting it was time to "move on" from the row. dominic cummings is accused of breaking lockdown rules by travelling from london to county durham. 412 new coronavirus deaths have been registered in the uk over the past 2a hours. it takes the total number of deaths across the uk to 37,460. the head of the european commission,

ursula von der leyen, has set out proposals for a 750 billion euro package of grants and loans to rebuild the european union's economy. two—thirds of the amount would be for grants to member states and businesses worst affected by coronavirus, with the rest in loans. and, spain is starting ten days of official mourning for the 27,000 people who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. king felipe and queen letizia held a minute's silence, as well as the spanish parliament, the police and members of the public. we'll have more on the those stories in a moment, but first here's our health editor hugh pym on the track and trace system in the uk. it's billed as a new phase in the battle to contain the virus, targeting people at risk in the areas where they live so restrictions for others can be progressively eased. it will be a big ask for some — those who have been in contact with someone who tested positive will be told to self—isolate for m days. nhs test and trace means we can start to replace the national

lockdown with individual isolation for those who have been in contact with the virus, and local action where it's necessary to respond to a flare—up. a local tracing system's already been tried out in sheffield. volunteers got in touch with individuals who had recently been in contact with people who had the virus, and it wasn't always easy. all you're saying to people is isolate, don't go to work, maybe don't earn, they're difficult things to say, and you're making people anxious they might get the illness, so that peace is hard. so will people self—isolate if they're asked to? i guess there's a risk that some of your civil liberties are being infringed. but in the immediate instance, you've got to stay safe for the benefit of you and everyone around you. i'd probably initially be a bit scared, but i would be happy to isolate for 14 days.

here's how it works. if you have coronavirus symptoms, you self—isolate and book yourself a test. if it's positive, an official will call and discuss your recent contacts, anyone you have been two metres or less from for more than 15 minutes, or closer than one metre face to face, so that could be colleagues in the office or friends you may have seen. the tracers then call these people and tell them to self—isolate for up to 1a days, though ultimately it is voluntary. a smartphone app to help the process has been tried out but is not yet ready to be officially launched. so will the scheme work? some are cautious about how it might turn out in practice. it is a big undertaking, and the huge challenge is to link up the testing and tracing people with your carers, the local gps, and the local public health system. but if we get it right, then it provides us with a fantastic community shield. it all depends on getting results back quickly after swab tests

at centres like this. it's meant to be a couple of days, but some have had to wait longer. eight days later, i have still not received a result, and i am feeling very anxious. i'm just wondering when i'm going to get the text message to tell me. the scottish government's test and protect strategy will also be launched tomorrow. a scheme in wales is set to start next week. northern ireland's got under way last month. the aim is always the same — search out those who may be infected, get them to self—isolate, and hopefully contain the virus. uk prime minister borisjohnson faced a series of questions about his backing of his chief adviser, dominic cummings, amid continuing accusations that mr cummings broke the government's coronavirus lockdown. here is the prime minister defending his top adviser — under questioning from the labour mp yvette cooper, who is chair of the house of commons home

affairs select committee. you would have to look at each individual case and the particular circumstances that my adviser explained, i think whatjenny harris was trying to say was that where there are exceptional difficulties, then people needed to take account of them and other than that, i do not really know what i can add. the reason you are ducking this, the reason you are not giving people a straight answer, is because you are trying to protect dominic cummings. the reason you sent all of your ministers out saying unclear things is because you are trying not to incriminate dominic cummings and you don't want to apologise for him. the problem is, that means you are putting your political concerns ahead of clear public health messages to parents who have coronavirus. with me now is our political correspondent helen catt. you got the impression that the prime minister is desperate to move the conversation on. did he manage

to achieve that today? you're right, thatis to achieve that today? you're right, that is certainly what he kept saying that time and again, it is time to move on. he did not want to be drawn into the detail of this, saying there had been a lot of autobiography recently and it was time to move on from what he calls a political ding—dong. you saw yvette cooper putting him under a bit of pressure. it was notjust opposition mps, but one conservative mp was raising with him the correspondence he had had from constituents. there was certainly that he was pressed on whether or not there should be some sort of investigation into mr cummings by the most senior civil servant. boris johnson cummings by the most senior civil servant. borisjohnson declined twice to say that. he said it would not be happening and did not think it would be a good use of officials time. he would not be doing hisjob if he shuffled this problem off into the hands of officials. i think as far as borisjohnson the hands of officials. i think as far as boris johnson is the hands of officials. i think as far as borisjohnson is concerned, he wants to draw a line under this and move into the next phase because

we are moving into a new time, the launch of test and trace, potentially into that phase two of lifting lockdown restrictions so he is very keen to move the agenda on it but there are still quite a lot of questions for people to ask. we have heard from dominic cummings and the prime minister twice on this now, where do you think it goes that? does it really depend on people like simon, the mp and dorset, who is getting a stuffed male bank from angry constituents, isa male bank from angry constituents, is a tipping point in that order is it's now stuck to peter out?” is a tipping point in that order is it's now stuck to peter out? i think it's now stuck to peter out? i think it does depend on what happens in the next 2a hours. we are now up to 40 the next 2a hours. we are now up to a0 conservative mps who have said his position is untenable or have called for him to go. 0thers his position is untenable or have called for him to go. others have said he should apologise. i think it isa said he should apologise. i think it is a case of watch and wait. i think it would have to be a much bigger number it to actually take this over into a point. danny street and the prime ministers seem very resolute

in the suggestion they will be keeping dominic cummings on a —— downing street. i think their strategy is to try and ride this out until events strategy is to try and ride this out u ntil events overta ke strategy is to try and ride this out until events overtake it in terms of moving into that next phase of lockdown, the things that are going to have a huge impact on people's everyday lives. 0k, thank you. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has told congress that hong kong no longer qualifies for special us trade status because it has ceased to maintain a high degree of autonomy from mainland china. mr pompeo said it was clear that beijing was modeling hong kong after itself. if the territory loses its preferential status, it will face the same tariffs as mainland china. i spoke with zhaoyin feng from the bbc‘s chinese service and asked her what the implications are for hong kong and beijing. it is a very hot punishment for china, because from an economic point of view, hong kong has been a very important financial hub where money from the east and the west come together.

it is very important for china, even though in china has risen very quickly in the past decades. hong kong's special financial status has not been changed and also politically, we can see china will also react to this very harshly because china has conceded hong kong's domestic affairs and has accused the us of interfering in the hong kong affairs and you saw those same accusations last year during the protests. china accused the us of seeding and flaming the social turmoil in the island, so we are going to see very strong reaction from china no doubt. is it likely, if that special status is stripped away, that you would start to see american banks drifting away to places like singapore? that is very likely. the financial sector is hong kong's lifeline and this will have a huge impact on hong kong, china and also the us. you just mentioned that the us have many

banks based in hong kong, it has many business shares, and ironically, this is going to hurt those us interests. this will also jeopardise billions of dollars worth of trade between hong kong and us. hong kong is actually one of the few places that the us has a trade surplus and last but not least, this will further jeopardise the already very dangerous us, china relations, which has been in freefall since the pandemic. a quick, final one. if there is no special status for hong kong, is there any reason why china would treat hong kong any differently? what i'm trying to say is, do they treat china that bit differently because all these western banks are there? well, that is a very good question. i wish i had the answer, but some people argue that the us, by removing hong kong's special status, is only pushing hong kong further away from the west, but closer to china,

because it basically sees hong kong as the same as china economically right now. riot police have fired tear gas in the american city of minneapolis, as people protested over the death of a black man in police custody. video footage shows a white officer holding down george floyd with a knee on his neck — he could be heard repeatedly saying he couldn't breathe. four officers have now been sacked. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant has the latest and a warning, from the start of his report contains disturbing footage of the incident. i cannot breathe. you tough guy! an african—american pleading for air as a white officer pressed his knee on the back of his neck. check his pulse! 0nlookers tried to help. but after being taken to hospital, george floyd was pronounced dead. the a6—year—old was being arrested following reports of the use of

counterfeit money. what unfolded next we have seen many times before. protestors filling the streets carrying placards asserting that black lives matter and a kerb—side shrine, this time at the spot where george floyd was pinned down. i just want to say we are sick and tired of being sick and tired. too many lives have been taken. yesterday what we saw was a black man who was lynched. right? they didn't used rope,they used a knee. then the fury broke loose, protestors targeting a police station in minneapolis, wrecking a control car and pelting the building.

0fficers responded with a volley of tear gas. and their own version of events. he physically resisted officers. officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and officers noticed the male was going into medical distress. but this security camera footage from the scene did not show george floyd resisting arrest and the mayor of minneapolis denounced the firing of four of the police officers involved. being black in america should not be a death sentence. this man's life matters. he matters. he was someone's son. this has become another american ritual, an african—american family going on television to express pain and dismay. they treated my brother like a scumbag, left him to die but they act like he was a piece of trash and wanted to leave him there. racism has been the angriest fault line in american life and even as the nation finds itself at the epicentre of the covid pandemic, we are watching it erupt again.

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. the first commercial spacecraft to carry people into space is launching later. the spacex rocket and capsule will take two nasa astronauts to the international space station in what's being described as a new era for space travel. to astronauts about to launch from american soil, something that has not happened for decades, and it is run bya not happened for decades, and it is run by a private company for the first time, spacex, so there is a lot riding on its founder, elon musk. i just like lot riding on its founder, elon musk. ijust like to say, if it goes right, it is credit to the spacex team, if it goes wrong, it is my fault. you believe that? absolutely.

the two astronauts, veterans of space travel, still it is a tense time for nasa and its boss. as the head of nasa, it is a really big moment for you, this launch. how nervous are you 7 moment for you, this launch. how nervous are you? i'm not going to lie, i'm very nervous, as anyone would be. iwill tell you, we lie, i'm very nervous, as anyone would be. i will tell you, we take it very seriously when we put american astronauts on a rocket. for yea rs, american astronauts on a rocket. for years, american astronauts... russian rockets were used instead and they were the only way for americans to reach space, until now. this is a prototype of the dragon capsule, the spacecraft which is designed to take astronauts up into orbit. back in 2011, i was allowed into a spacex capsule. it has taken longer than planned to get everything ready. back then, elon musk told me his real vision was to send humans to other planets. the

task today is a more modest. the rocket is well tested but everyone will be watching closely, including someone will be watching closely, including someone who may ride it soon, the british astronaut, tim peake. someone who may ride it soon, the british astronaut, tim peakelj someone who may ride it soon, the british astronaut, tim peake. i will be excited, there is always a degree of anxiety when you watch any launch, hoping it will all run smoothly, but again, it has been tested and certified. it is as safe as we can make it. go for lunch. this is how the launch is meant to look, but with the talk of space flight, look, but with the talk of space flight, there is an old—fashioned feeling now, nerves. let's talk about those nerves. 0ur correspondent jane 0'brien is on cocoa beach in florida. the astronauts are in their seats, they have been strapped in over the course of the last half jane, when i am strapped into my seat when i'm

going on my holiday, it is quite irritating when i am waiting for a long time, but i am not going to an international space station and i hear there is now a significant weather warning, so those nerves are going to bejust weather warning, so those nerves are going to be just amplified, weather warning, so those nerves are going to bejust amplified, aren't they? by just sitting going to bejust amplified, aren't they? byjust sitting there and waiting? i cannot even imagine what they are going through. we watched them walk across the launch pad and actually take the elevator up into the rocket system and watch them being strapped into their capsule. all the time while there was a tornado warning which is still in effect, so while those guys are safely strapped in their capsule, i am very unsafely in a cart taking shelter because we have a tornado warning affecting the entire region which is terrible news for nasa, because they are now giving this launch a a0% chance of going ahead, the odds have dropped since this morning when there was a 60% chance

of it going ahead, and the weather is absolutely vital. we are seeing a swirling cloud very grey skies and all that action in the distance, so all that action in the distance, so a tornado is completely predictable because you do not know where it will touch down or how long the warning will remain in effect. it could all dissipate within seconds, we just could all dissipate within seconds, wejust do not could all dissipate within seconds, we just do not know. the weather is it so important, notjust at ground level but at every stage of the system, getting into orbit. maybe it is because i'm risk adverse, but i a lwa ys is because i'm risk adverse, but i always wa nt is because i'm risk adverse, but i always want to know what the safety measures after these astronauts. reassure me, what it is —— what is it about this that is safer than the space shuttle? i do not think this will reassure you at all because nasa say that if the odds are, and i have to get this right, one in 270, 270 flights will be successful. that

is the odds. so as long as they hit the 270 mark that is fine. apparently, they are on to 276. i'm not sure if i would get into an aeroplane, but apparently it is good enough for nasa. when you're talking about the weather, yes, they have to have a clear window at the launch site, but they also have to have a clear weather window all the way across to ireland, because of anything does go wrong with the launch and the astronauts have to have safety, they have to know the weather is safe enough for them to do that for the entire flight path across the atlantic. they can be projected from this rocket if it goes wrong? yes, they can. up to a point. clearly once they reach orbit, no. while that the rocket is still in its take—off trajectory, they can. if anything goes wrong at that point, they can bail. but of course, that is phenomenally risky and everyone hopes it will not come

to that. but that is part of the weather problem, the unpredictability of the weather, is that it has to be clear, notjust at this point, at the kennedy space center, but all the way across the flight center, but all the way across the flight path. my sympathies i have to say with the astronauts, not you in the car. we will come back to you through the course of the evening but exciting times there at cape canaveral. let's hope the weather clears and they take off. back to uk politics now — after the prime minister boris johnson faced a series of questions from senior mps about his backing of his chief advisor, dominic cummings. during the meeting mrjohnson also announced a test and trace system that will start in england tomorrow. the mirror has done so much on this

story, did you feel you got any a nswe rs story, did you feel you got any answers today from boris johnson?” do not think anyone got a clear a nswer do not think anyone got a clear answer from boris johnson. do not think anyone got a clear answer from borisjohnson. i do not think anyone got a clear answerfrom borisjohnson. iwas listening to his appearance at the liaison committee and i do not think he said a clear yes or no once in a nswer to he said a clear yes or no once in answer to any of the questions from any of the politicians. he has been at prime ministerfor any of the politicians. he has been at prime minister for almost a year, july last year, that he became prime minister, this is the first time he has appeared before the scrutiny of a committee which is set up to keep a committee which is set up to keep a check on his home work if you like, and when he did ask about this stuff, they were very rigorous, they showed just how important it is to do what they were doing. he did not give any clear answers. at one point he said, what can i say? when asked whether there needed to be more women involved in the decision—making. when he was asked about whether it is in the national interest to keep dominic cummings in hisjob, he accused other interest to keep dominic cummings in his job, he accused other people of a squabbling and bickering and following political lines. the

trouble is, everyone who says that this issue about a dominic cummings is about politics and game playing and points scoring, they are forgetting the fact that the people who are angry as to other people who did not hold someone's hand when they were dying. they did not attend theirfunerals. they were dying. they did not attend their funerals. they have they were dying. they did not attend theirfunerals. they have not they were dying. they did not attend their funerals. they have not seen their funerals. they have not seen their grandmothers. they have held their grandmothers. they have held their children up to windows as they cried and held up for a cuddle from nanna and cannot understand why they cannot go in. it is not a political thing. it is very apolitical. it is across the spectrum. stick your head out the window and everyone knows that. i think they have a huge issue, borisjohnson that. i think they have a huge issue, boris johnson and that. i think they have a huge issue, borisjohnson and his government, with the fact they have lost authority and credibility and all the instructions they are going toissue all the instructions they are going to issue now on this matter, or any other in the future, are going to be very qualified by how many people are actually going to pay any attention to it. susie is right, isn't she, matt, that it goes beyond politics? yvette cooper quoted some polling from mums net today that a

quarter of parents say they did not have access to childcare when they had covid—19 and were in similar position to dominic cummings and a third said they were more likely to break the rules now as a result. that is the most important thing for i think often in these political scandals we focus very much on the political party affected so how many tory mps are calling to sack dominic cummings buti tory mps are calling to sack dominic cummings but i think this will very much be focused on how the public responds in the next week and coincidentally we have something being launched tomorrow, the test and trace that scheme, which is probably going to be the most important aspect of the government's handling of the crisis. within days, we will have a very clear proof of whether the public are going to comply with what is going to be really ha rd comply with what is going to be really hard instructions to self—isolate for two weeks. we have had nearly three months of lockdown and some people, when restrictions

are going to be lifted, from next week, we are going to get more restrictions lifted, we will be able to go to more shops, some people from tomorrow at 9am will be told to stay inside, cannot even go out for exercise or food, when they may not even have symptoms of coronavirus. i actually think that we may be focusing too much on westminster and how tory mps and cabinet ministers are reacting to this, when actually the proof is going to be in how the public responds over the next week. susie, that is going to be some trust put on the public because if they are contacted by a tracer, there is nothing that enforces the fa ct there is nothing that enforces the fact that they are going to have to go into isolation. they have to do it of their own free will at the moment, there is no punishment. yes, at least we are all in this together, finally. matt is right, a government as a group of people who have the authority to run a country, to runa have the authority to run a country, to run a state, an authority is about having the power to influence, to make decisions and to bring the

country, the state, along with you. with your instructions in some way. we just with your instructions in some way. wejust do not with your instructions in some way. we just do not have that at present for that we do not have a government that has the authority and therefore we do not have a government. 0k, that has the authority and therefore we do not have a government. ok, i have to ended there, we are over time, iam have to ended there, we are over time, i am sorry to cut too short. you are watching bbc news. temperatures were as high as 26 degrees today. the higher temperatures in the south—east of england but for many parts of the country, it has been a dry day with lots of sunshine around as well. strong sunshine, too. we thought more sunshine developing for a while in scotland but cloud amounts are increasing. we still have high pressure in charge of our weather but around the top of it we have this when the frontier moving in. that is increasing the cloud in scotla nd that is increasing the cloud in scotland and also bringing some outbreaks of rain for top that will mainly be affecting northern scotla nd mainly be affecting northern scotland for a while. 0vernight we will see some part of the northern ireland material and some into eastern parts of england but skies will be clear put up a warm at

night, temperatures in the north—east of england, six or 7 degrees. by the end of the night, there's not much rain left in scotland. what is left will move to the sea and cloud will thin. in scotla nd the sea and cloud will thin. in scotland sunshine will develop and we will see a much sunnier day for northern ireland. sunshine across england and wales after that andy lau cloud across the eastern parts of england. that's my coat that low cloud. an easterly breeze in the south. around about the mid 20s but at this temperatures may not change at this temperatures may not change a great deal over the next few days, some low cloud of eastern england and then a dry day, plenty of sunshine with a bit more of a bit more of breeze notable, especially around coastal areas but it is pushing further north they went to scotla nd pushing further north they went to scotland where we are hoping to get temperatures into the mid 20s. it has been a very dry month for many parts of the country. it looks like it is staying dry over the next few

days but it could a, considering some places have had not had much rain. the striker could be record—breaking. we press that are coming in from continental europe. this damages will be round about the mid 20s or so. the pretty much the bulk of the country, it is going to be high uv levels throughout this weekend. strong sunshine around. there may be some patchy cloud bubbling up, maybe for northern ireland and scotland but not a great deal of that. it is pretty much blue skies and there is temperatures probably peaking at 26 or 27.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. england moves to a new phase in tackling coronavirus — the government is today launching a test and trace system. to protect your friends and your family, testing and tracing must become a new way of life. senior mps accuse the prime minister borisjohnson of undermining the uk government's moral authority by hanging on to his chief adviser as protests rumble on in hong kong, the us secretary of state says the territory no longer merits special status under american law, because china is stripping it of autonomy. the death of a black man detained by police sparks violent protests

in the american city of minneapolis. and a new frontier in space travel — for the first time a private company takes astronauts to the space station. we'll be speaking to libby jackson from the uk space agency, about the mission. here in uk, as we have done everyday, we told you how many people have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic today. its impact has varied from region to region, with some communities affected more than others. this week we are reporting from the royal london hospital which serves a large south asian community in the capital's east end. in today's special report clive myrie looks at what happens when the doctors and nurses have done their very best for those in their care. his report contains some

distressing detail. it is hard to comprehend how historic these times are when you are living them. it is distance that will aid clarity. the lives and jobs lost because of coronavirus are destined to become chapter headings, not footnotes come in the public record. and in one corner of the east end, the work of a tiny morgue will become part of london's narrative. all the communities here have been hit by the coronavirus. but this place, up and running in a matter of days, serves the desperate burial needs of the muslim asian community, hit hardest by the disease. some of the victims come from the nearby royal london hospital.

having prayed much of their lives in the east london mosque. at the height, we were dealing with about 25 bodies daily coming into the morgue because the cemeteries and other funeral services were not able to cope. the leadership of the east london mosque felt it had a duty to intervene, when muslim dead began to pile up. it is beyond really comprehension. people would have this guilt inside the family and the community that we couldn't do the right thing for our deceased, especially the ones that suddenly passed away, you know, so it would have been a guilt that was felt throughout our lives probably. this lady phoned us up at the east london mosque and said, look, i've got my dad who died, passed away in the hospital, my mum is quarantined in my home, i can't see her because i have to be away from her, and i can't see my dad before he is buried. this is the kind of situation

that we had, and it brings tears to my eyes now, even now, talking about it. this is how bad it was. people felt so helpless. it is often when we feel helpless that some turn to faith. while the royal london may be one of the leading teaching hospitals in the world, there is always a little corner for what is important. the muslim chaplain here is imam faruq siddiqi. and he is proud of the royal london's links to one of the biggest muslim communities in britain. he is about to see a patient whose underlying health conditions were complicated by covid—19. we were given permission to film. she is clinging on to life but has refused any final medical intervention to save her.

a balm for the dying. faruq has had to recite these words so many times in this pandemic. faruq... just how important is it for that kind of prayer to take place? it is really important for notjust the patient but her children and the kind of extended family. it is a kind of source of comfort for them to know they have had a chaplain, a religious figure, and say some prayers for comfort, and this might be the last time they are able to speak and say the most important words in ourfaith which is, "la ilaha illa allah, muhammadan rasul allah," which is "there is no god but god." meanwhile, death appears to floors above on the coronavirus wards.

it has been a difficult night for the team here. they lost four patients, every one a tragedy and at the height of the pandemic, on one night 11 people died. now this is one of the vacant, empty beds left behind. we had seen how medics battled to save the life of one man. go, go, go. ready, steady, go. ravaged by covid—19. and sister becky smith told us a heartbreaking verdict loomed. we will have to make a decision about whether it is appropriate to continue with what were doing at the moment or whether we should give them a bit of dignity. well, the patient‘s name was krishna and the decision was made to stop his life—saving drugs.

a white partition was placed around his bed and becky's face was the last one he saw. take us into the cubicle at that moment. ijust sat on a chair and held his hand, to be with him in that time. it was are very quick experience in that way. we give the patient a full wash together, so two nurses will give them a warm wash always, put them in some new clothes so they can be sent away with a lot of dignity and respect for their body and for their life. do you take any of this home? i think in these current times, with covid, it is a lot harder to separate things because you feel like it could be your dad, like it could be your mum, because it is so close to home for everybody in the world at the moment. it is difficult because it is happening every day so, you do definitely take it home. we would all like to leave behind more than an empty bed.

for the shadow we cast to be benign. those who chronicle this time of coronavirus will recall that this hospital and the community it served tried to work together, to leave a legacy of which both could be proud. 0n tomorrow evening's programme, race and class in the time of covid—19. all of us cannot be doctors. somebody have to be a doctor, someone have to be a nurse and somebody have to be a domestic. i'm proud of what i am. and those hoping for burial in the soil of their birth but stranded in the uk. clive myrie, bbc news. a really important insight into what goes inside the heist but with

hospitals. breaking news from minneapolis. the mayor who has been outspoken about the behaviour of the police has called for the man who knelt on the neck of the african—american demand that died to be charged. he is also tweeted in the last few minutes and said it is most people, people of colour come had done when a police officer did late monday, they would all had a party been behind bars. that is why today i am calling on the attorney... he goes on to say... that officer who not on the neck of george floyd has already been fired

from hisjob. george floyd has already been fired from his job. —— george floyd has already been fired from hisjob. —— knelt on the neck. along with three other officers who attended the incident but quite clearly the pressure is growing to press charges and the district attorney now looking into that. the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen — has set out proposals for an eight—hundred—billion—dollar package of grants and loans to rebuild the european union's economy. two—thirds of the amount would be for grants to member states and businesses worst affected by coronavirus, with the rest in loans. spain is starting ten days of official mourning for the 27,000 people who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. king felipe and queen letizia held a minute's silence — as well as the spanish parliament, the police and members of the public. here in the uk, the chancellor says the number of employees being paid under the wage subsidy scheme rose from eight to eight—point—four million last week. the cost of the furloughing scheme so far is 15 billion pounds. a similar scheme for self—employed workers has received two—point—three million applications, totalling nearly

seven billion pounds. the uk telephone support line for children — childline — says it is holding an average of one counselling session every five minutes at the moment, for young people who are worried about their mental health and wellbeing during lockdown. the nspcc, which runs the support line, says over 16,000 counselling sessions were given between the start of lockdown on the 23rd of march, and the 10th of may. the charity says these calls accounted for more than half of sessions in this period, and that in 13 percent of them the young person mentioned suicidal thoughts and feelings. as we've been reporting, the first commercial spacecraft to carry people into space is launching later. the spacex rocket and capsule will take two nasa astronauts to the international space station in what's being described as a new era for space travel. let's bring you some live pictures now from the kennedy space center in florida. there you can see that despite the

weather warnings, that are still in place, they have closed the hatch doors. the two astronauts, bob thinking and doug currently come are inside behind that window that you can see the crew are still on. —— doug currently. they are awaiting orders from the authorities that are running this as to whether the flight running this as to whether the flight is to go ahead. 0bviously running this as to whether the flight is to go ahead. obviously it ta ke flight is to go ahead. obviously it take some time to prepare these things. we have stores having close. we think should be lunch if he goes ahead on time will be just after nine o'clock uk time. so we will keep a very close eye on that. we can speak now to libbyjackson, human exploration programme manager at the uk space agency. great to have you with us. are you excited? very excited! this really isa excited? very excited! this really is a new era, the last time that we saw a new human spacecraft list from american soil indeed really the last

time we thought was when i was a month old. nearly a0 years ago. this doesn't happen often in the commercialisation of the air this is starting is something that will change space travel. you are right. i've always associated space travel with the united states and like you, i grew with the united states and like you, igrew up with the united states and like you, i grew up watching the shuttle launches and mesmerized by them. and yet we haven't had anything for nearly from the us in terms of man travel into orbit, we should stress the orbit since 2011. the space shuttle retired. the space right, the dragon, one of the replacements, also being developed by boeing and they have been in the work since the space shuttle retired. 0ne they have been in the work since the space shuttle retired. one of the reasons there has been this gap is there is only so much money that can be spent on space travel by government. that is one of the reasons this is so exciting. this is a commercial flight. nasa reasons this is so exciting. this is a commercialflight. nasa have but two tickets from spacex. and by doing all of this and this

transition we see, governments, the uk included, are hoping to see how things work forcefully but a bit more money to focus on getting humans back to the moon and one day onto mars. let's explore the little bit. 0bviously onto mars. let's explore the little bit. obviously a very important moment for the united states. what does mean for the uk space programme and space programmes around the world ? and space programmes around the world? what sort of part in the play in this? the uk is a member of the european space agency. we have tim peakein european space agency. we have tim peake in the esa core and he should be heading back into space in the coming years. we would expect him to fly on this dragon vehicle or on the bones article so we are looking very carefully at that because we will have british interest in it. the science that happens on the iss is a big part of what happens up and down britain. we have uk —based scientist taking part in that. with the space

station at the mini only has three astronauts on board. this launch will take that crew back to five and with regular flights at the spacex a dragon capsule and boeing starlight it will see the crew get back to seven and that means we can do a lot more science and maintain the space station, all of which has benefits to everybody back here on earth.” was talking to jane, and florida, she talked about the weather. we we re she talked about the weather. we were talking about the nerve of these two men who are sitting in that capsule. look at it. we can see it at cape canaveral. high up there on the scaffold. strapped in. they will be for an hour and a7. before they get the not to go. can you actually imagine... there is air force one. can you imagine what is going through their mind at this moment? they have run through this over and over again. crew and the mission control centre and everybody who was part of this mission. they

run through simulations to make sure that everybody is ready and they thought about what happens and what if this or what if that and practice aboard scenarios. bob and doug, i'm pretty certain i just excited aboard scenarios. bob and doug, i'm pretty certain ijust excited that this time it is for real. they want to get going. they have trained for this. they know with the risk are. they know this is a demonstration. we all do. one of the reasons we're looking at it so closely and what have been selected. they are the right people to do this. they'll be very calm and collected. there will be working their way to the check list and the countdown. if the weather works come at 2133, local time in the uk we will see them head off to the space station. as we watch president trump touching down there, doesn't help that the commander—in—chief is so enthused by space? probably more so than maybe the last two or three presidents. the element trump has certainly embraced exclamation. and nasa have seen their plagiarize. but this

spacecraft has been conceived back in 2011. -- spacecraft has been conceived back in 2011. —— embrace exploration and nasa have seen their budget rise. internationally, we are looking gay going back to the moon. tromp has said he would like to see who spot in the moon by 203a. —— look at going back. the uk is going to be a pa rt going back. the uk is going to be a part of that international effort to get to the moon. we will play a part in the lunar gateway. a very small space station that will be out near the moon and part of this. certainly the moon and part of this. certainly the future of exploration is very bright. looking at some of the rain falling there. does that tell you that there might be concerns about that there might be concerns about that 930 launch? we will see. if it doesn't go today it will go the next lot is on saturday. we won't see it lit by an hour. there will be looking at the weather forecast very closely. an instantaneous lunch. it has to go right on time to get to

the space station. so the way they can come and go and clouds can blow in and they won't go unless it is safe to do so. but as well as looking at the conditions as you see there at cape canaveral, they are considering what is happening out over the atlantic. when the crew blasts off, they will head west over towards the uk and europe. if anything were to go wrong, the mission with a boar and they would splash down back in the atlantic ocean somewhere so they will want to make sure those conditions are safe as well. fascinating to talk to you. thank you for being with us on this exciting evening. we will bring you this live on 0utside source at 2130. it has to go on time. tune for that. governments around the world are desperate to develop effective ways to tackle the problem of misinformation. it follows reports that assaults, arson and even deaths have been linked to misinformation about coronavirus that has been spread through social media platforms. 0ur reporter, marianna spring, has more.

just like coronavirus, misinformation has spread everywhere. and as it has spread, it has caused harm. people have died from poisonings in the us, vietnam, nigeria and iran. misinformation has fuelled racist attacks on muslims in india. false claims that 5g is spreading covid—19 sparked arson attacks on telecommunications masts in belgium, russia, canada and the uk, where workers were targeted, too. all i could hear them saying was, 5g is killing us all, we should be ashamed of ourselves as engineers and that i don't have any morals. i'd heard rumours, not from any news sources but people talking about, oh, well, it could cause... it could have effects, people getting sick over the 5g towers and being too close. brian's wife is still fighting for her life in hospital.

as the human harm caused by misinformation rises, so doctors are speaking out. tales of patients trying to self diagnose by holding their breath, not seeking help soon enough or taking poisonous substances they think will help. the problem with misinformation in this setting is it does two things. firstly, it obscures the truth, and then the second thing is that it might mean people start to do things that are going to be bad for them, and maybe dangerous, and they started to use treatments that don't work. misinformation is a structural problem that we have and it's, in blaming someone for ingesting bleach or for staying at home and dying to me is akin to blaming someone for living next to a factory that pollutes and then they die of pulmonary disease. i have spoken to the government and social media sites who say they aim to stop the spread of disinformation that poses a threat to life.

however, often misleading posts that post a less immediate threat could prove to be just as dangerous, like conspiracies about vaccinations. anti—vaxx conspiracists have seen their numbers swell on facebook and doctors warn, if left unchecked, they could undermine an effective vaccine. for the public to buy into any solution to this pandemic, facts must triumph over fiction online. marianna spring, bbc news. here in the uk , most of us are desperate for a haircut — but as the rules stand, we have to wait until at leastjuly. while shops are allowed to reopen in england next month, hair salons have been told they can't open before the ath ofjuly. as our reporter rick kelsey has been finding out, many hairdressers say they'll be ready well before that, and have been doing all they can to get ready for a queue of customers. july the fourth, independence day — for hairdressers —

the day the government says salons may reopen, but only if they're covid—ready. welcome to our new salon, we've been knocking walls, changing the salon for everyone. we had 12 chairs, whereas now we've got eight chairs, to separate each person. we will be sterilising each section every time our clients finish. some, though, are getting well ahead of the game. this salon in north london has spent thousands of pounds reconfiguring for a socially—distanced future. in a space of four weeks it's transformed — knocking down walls, creating new booths and taking out reception space. i'm a bit nervous with cutting people's hair, but we're going to have to deal with it. appointments will be in blocks, with clear start times. hours are extended and you'll receive a text the night before an appointment to confirm you've had no covid symptoms for a week. staff will work in shift teams, so they can isolate one team and keep the salon open if someone falls unwell. but how can you stay

safe while cutting hair? we are going to be wearing our ppe, which is a face shield, face masks and gloves. normally, we have assistants washing our clients' hair, but i'll be doing everything. miss a slot and you'll need to rebook. as well as physical changes to salons and the way that the staff act, well, customers are going to have to change their behaviour, too. which could involve turning up at a set time, not waiting around, and even possibly wearing one of these while getting your hair cut. the uk has some of the widest social distancing measures in europe, and there will be tighter hygiene checks in place for people work in salons. at any given time on a saturday, we could have 30 people in here, including the staff. so we decided to lose a third, so we've taken four of the mirrors out and we've spaced everything about two, 2.2 metres along. so, yeah. we've been working quite hard to refit, remodel and redesign the salon.

is the fun and glamour going to leave getting your hair done for a while? you are socially distancing yourself, two metres from other members in the shop, but you can still have a conversation. so, it won't be as glamourous and it won't be as fulfilling, but, you know, eventually that will come back. with distancing set to continue, your hairdresser may be one of the few people who actually does get close to you for some time yet. rick kelsey, bbc news. almost it for me. before i go. let's bring you some live pictures now from the kennedy space centre in florida. you can see the rain is falling. the astronauts are in the capsule and the hatch door is closed. the lunchtime is 933 p:m.. that's a long time. this will be an instantaneous opportunity. you either go on the button or you don't. 0therwise opportunity. you either go on the button or you don't. otherwise you can ms the space station in the sky.

you can not hang around. we will bring on the latest news and whether the lunch will go ahead. stay with us. “— the lunch will go ahead. stay with us. —— whether at the launch will go ahead. hello. the high temperatures in the southeast of england. for many parts of the country is been a dry day with a lot of sunshine around as well. strong sunshine and we saw more sunshine developing for a while in scotland. cloud amounts are increasing now. still have high pressure in charge of our weather. around the top of it we have this weather front moving in. increasing the cloud in scotland and also bringing with it some outbreaks of rain. that is mainly going to be affecting northern scotland. we see more cloud for northern ireland and some cloud coming back into some decent parts of england. 0therwise skys will be clear. 0therwise skies will be clear. a warm night and low temperatures going to be in the northeast of england.

six or 7 degrees. you can see by the end of the night, not much rain left in scotland. what is left will move away into the north sea and cloud in scotland, sunshine will develop away from the northern isles and we will see a much sunnier day for northern ireland. sunshine across england and wales after that low cloud. a bit more of a breeze and noticeable in the southeast of england. pushing the higher temperatures this time was towards wales in the west country and also the west midlands. around mid 20s. temperatures may not change a great deal over the next few days. early low cloud for england and on friday and on a dry day and plenty of sunshine a bit more of a breeze and noticeable around coastal areas, pushing the warmth further north all the way into scotland where we will get temperatures into the mid—20s, warmer and essential part of scotland. it has been a very dry month for many parts of the country. it looks like it or staying dry over the next few days. could be a working breaker considering the southeast in some places have had no rain

at all this month. but over the weekend the high pressure still in charge. that is been the main reason it is been so dry. keep the weather front at bay and introduce our air coming in from continental europe. the temperature is going to around the mid 20s. but for pretty much the book of the country, it will be high uv levels. throughout this weekend, strong sunshine around, some cloud bubbling around, but not a great deal of that. pretty much blue skies and those temperatures peaking at 26 or 27 degrees.

this is 0utside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm kasia madera. we're covering all the latest developments and analysis here in britain and globally. everything is ready for liftoff of the first commercial flight taking astronauts to the the international space station. i'm jane 0'brien at the kennedy space center — where the weather will be the deciding factor. we've already had a tornado warning and nasa says there's a a0% chance the launch will go ahead.