this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. appeals for calm after a fourth night of violence in the us city of minneapolis following the death of george floyd, an african—american, in police custody. a former police officer is charged with murder and the pentagon puts the us military on high alert. anger has spread across america. a state of emergency is declared in georgia. atlanta's mayor calls for an end to rioting. you are disgracing our city.

the lockdown is still too risky amdist fears the warm weather this weekend could lead people to ditch social distancing. the uk is reporting something like 4000 cases per day. india's daily total of new coronavirus cases hit another record high today — with nearly 8,000 new infections. and — us business magazine forbes removes reality tv star and entrepreneur kylie jenner from its list of billionaires, accusing her family of inflating the value of her cosmetics business.

the united states has been waking up to the aftermath of violent disorder on the streets of some of its biggest cities. it was in response to the death of a black man, george floyd, in police custody. protestors broke an overnight curfew in minneapolis where the incident happened. political leaders have appealed for calm. george floyd, who was not armed, died on monday after a police officer, derek chauvin, who is white, was shown in footage kneeling on his neck. the officer has been sacked, arrested and charged with murder. anger spread from minneapolis itself where there have been four nights of riots, to other major cities including los angeles, new york, atlanta, houston, louisville and denver. this was the scene as dawn

broke in minneapolis, with police still on the guard and fires burning in the streets. our correspondent barbara plett—usher is there. minneapolis is under curfew, but the city is still burning. outrage over the police killing of an unarmed black man has consumed people here for four days, with street protests but also arson and looting. the state deployed the national guard to restore order, and local officials moved unusually quickly to charge the police officer with third—degree murder and manslaughter. he's the one in the video kneeling on the neck of george floyd for nearly nine minutes while mr floyd cried out again and again that he couldn't breathe, and then stopped moving. the governor of minnesota has said that he expects swiftjustice, but the question is whether that will be enough to quell the rage

that was ignited here and is now spreading across the country. america is looking at a long, tense weekend. the protests have spread and grown. in los angeles, demonstrators clashed with police officers. in manhattan, they marched also in memory of eric garner, a new york man who gasped for air in a police chokehold before he died. in atlanta, one of the country's biggest protests suddenly turned violent, angering the mayor. this is not a protest. this is not in the spirit of martin luther king junior. this is chaos. the wave of demonstrations reached right to the president's doorstep. the white house was under lockdown late friday evening. earlier, mr trump gave his first extensive remarks on the protests.

we can't allow a situation like happened in minneapolis to descend further into lawless anarchy and chaos, and we understand that very well. it's very important, i believe, to the family, to everybody, that the memory of george floyd be a perfect memory. america is reeling. in the middle of a pandemic, suffering its worst economic crisis since the great depression. and now, once again, watching its racial fault lines explode. barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis. as we said, minneapolis has been waking to fires still burning on the streets. cbs correspondent michael george is there with the latest. yes. the sun just rose here a few hours ago and minneapolis is still burning. take a look behind me. you will see fires and the national guard out here. these fires were set overnight by protesters. more than 30 different businesses.

i am going to ask my photographer to move out of the way of the vehicle that is coming through. as you can see, still a very active situation here. police, the national guard, and firefighters have been overwhelmed by the number of protesters who have been out here. so it's a nonstop process trying to extinguish these fires and try and get the situation under control. what is happening in minneapolis is really happening in cities across the us right now. and law enforcement and firefighters just trying to get a handle on things. we have not seen a strong response to the curfews that have been put in place in many american cities. here in minneapolis a curfew was set at 8pm. while most people who live in this community were at home there were still hundreds, in some cases thousands of protesters defying those curfew orders. president trump yesterday urged the nation to be calm. but last night we saw anything but calm

in cities across the nation. while one of the officers involved in this incident has been arrested there is still a lot of anger that we are seeing nationwide. there is a lot of people with eyes on america again tonight to see if we have a repeat of what we saw last night. here in the uk, scientific advisers to the government have warned of the risk of lifting the lockdown in england and wales, with rules set to change next week. several scientists on the advisory committee — sage — have raised concerns that restrictions are being relaxed too soon. from monday, up to six people in england can meet outside. but police forces are reminding people they must still only meet on a one—to—one basis this weekend. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. allowing groups to gather outside, a significant step out of lockdown, already taken in scotland and northern ireland. england and wales will follow on monday. with the number of coronavirus cases falling ministers say the time is right, but some of those advising the government have concerns.

if we make multiple releases of the lockdown at the same time, we won't know what is causing the inevitablejump in cases. and we don't have an established test, track and isolate process to follow these people up, so we are at a very risky point where we could take the lid off a pot that is still bubbling in places, and it risks overflowing in these places. he is one of several members of the scientific advisory group for emergencies to speak out, after borisjohnson confirmed this week restrictions would be relaxed in england. these changes mean that friends and family can start to meet their loved ones, perhaps seeing both parents at once or both grandparents at once, and i know that, for many people, this will be a long awaited and joyful moment. downing street insists these decisions are informed by data

and evidence and designed to ease the lockdown while keeping the rate of infection down, but some want more detail about the risk at a local level. the time has come, i think, to empower the public with much more information about the level of risk in their own part of the country, and i think it's now imperative that the government publishes this regional r number on a regular basis so that the public can judge what they should do, in response to the level of risk they are facing. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has also expressed concern about a rush to lift lockdown measures, but others argue easing restrictions could have a positive impact. there is a huge amount of stress and strain which goes along with not being able to see friends and family, and being able to see them, albeit at a distance, may help people's mental health and help them to live with lockdown a bit better, and may help them comply better. the debate will not change

decisions already made but with so much at stake, the effect of easing the lockdown will be watched very closely. latest figures issued by public health wales. there have been 14 more deaths in wales, according to public health wales. this brings the total in wales toi,331, and there have been 86 more cases which brings the total to 13,913. joining me now is susan michie, professor of health psychology at university college london — she's a member of the scientific advisory group for emergencies which advises the government.

let me ask you about the behavioural side of this, this is your area of expertise. how do you think people have adapted in the uk to the restrictions that are imposed on them? what they are being asked to do in terms of social distancing and the rest in the last few months. first to say, i am speaking in my personal capacity. in terms of how people have coped and how they have risen to the challenge, it has been very impressive. it has been around 90% of the population have adhered pretty well to everything that was being asked of them, despite obviously some being very challenged by their accommodation or their financial circumstances. we saw this decrease about three weeks ago when the messaging changed from stay home, to stay alert, along with differing kinds of easing of restrictions for example, nannies and cleaners and cooks and estate

agents being able to come into peoples houses, but still not relatives or friends. i think at that point there was confusion about the rationale and also ambiguity of the rationale and also ambiguity of the instructions. then we have seen from surveys a subsequent decrease over this last few days of this last week, i think as a result of the political crisis there has been. having said that, that majority of people are still at healing, still wa nt to people are still at healing, still want to adhere, and there is a sizeable part of the population that wa nt sizeable part of the population that want more restrictions rather than less restrictions. you can understand why that is. just in england alone we are having 8000 infections per day, and that is not even counting the care homes and hospitals. this is what the levels we re hospitals. this is what the levels were when we were having a much stricter at lockdown. that is quite

worrying for people. and we do not have that test, track and isolate system in place. and it seems like the end ofjune is the next target date for its being operational. i think many people have expressed concern, epidemiologists, sage, other scientists, that's taking everything into account this is not the time to be easing restrictions. —— independent of sage. the time to be easing restrictions. -- independent of sage. we have seen people who sit on derek chauvin, you could see it as a relatively small number —— we have seen people who sit on sage. could it be that if

there is no give it is behaviourally possible that people would say they have had enough and the other way? we know from the evidence, looking at other quarantine situations in other pandemics, that as time goes on, and this is of no surprise to anyone, it's become psychologically and socially more challenging for people to adhere. that is very true. especially for some groups, younger people, especially younger men. the other thing that is really worth noting is that one of the powerful reasons why the population has been so reasons why the population has been so at is because they really have developed a very strong sense of collective solidarity. we are in this together, we are helping each other getting through this. the concern now is that that sense of collective solidarity and unity across different sections of the population is breaking down. and, yes, i think it is important to

recognise where people are at, bring everybody a long, but that doesn't mean requiring understanding what the challenges are, in what sections of the population, and rather than just doing blanket easing of restrictions, actually involve the population, involve communities, develop partnerships with civic organisations, and begin to really listen to those who are going through the problems who can generate solutions, so there is collective approach to adherence is dwindling, why is it, what is needed to understand the nature of the problem in order to think how best to intervene to help with it. rather than these blanket easing of restrictions, which are already concerning. i think if it moves to things like opening nonessential shops i think we are in a lot of trouble at that point. you did talked earlier about this political

crisis. people looking at your twitter feed would see what you said they are. there are critics who said you have strong political views and you have strong political views and you are confusing your politics with your scientific views. i have my personal views. some of my personal views i will share on twitter. when i come onto programmes such as this iam wearing i come onto programmes such as this i am wearing a behavioural science heart and thinking about what does the evidence from behavioural science suggest in terms of what is the best strategy for suppressing this pandemic as soon as possible. because unless the pandemic is suppressed we are not going to be able to move forward, open up businesses, get people back to jobs, and for people to be able to get back to the everyday lives they want to get back to you. the headlines on bbc news.

appeals for calm after a fourth night of violence in the us city of minneapolis — following the death of george floyd — a black man in police custody. a former police officer is charged with murder. scientists advising the uk government warn relaxing the lockdown is still ‘too risky‘ , amdist fears the warm weather this weekend could lead people to ditch social distancing. india's daily total of new coronavirus cases hit another record high today — with nearly eight— thousand new infections. from monday many primary schools in england will open more widely for some year groups. there's been opposition from teaching unions and some local authorities concerned about the risks of spreading coronavirus but the government says it's safe for children to go back. it's used denmark as an example as the first country in europe to reopen schools and day care centres, and according to official data, that hasn't led to an increase of infections. our education correspondent

elaine dunkley reports. can schools in england mirror what has happened in denmark? six—year—old hanna has been back in her class in the danish capital, copenhagen, since mid—april. hanna now learns and plays with just a small group of children. nearly all of her classmates have returned, and the infection rate for coronavirus in denmark is currently falling. meet hanna's parents, jens—christen and louise. and, in england... hello, i'm kate. i'm in liverpool. i have two boys. hi, my name is marvin harrison. i'm based in london and i have two children. can the danish experience convince these parents who are sceptical about schools in england partially reopening from monday? so, every monday, they start the working by reminding them, 0k, remember distancing, remember washing your hands, and even the six—year—olds are pretty good at quote unquote self—policing these things, because they also want to do the right thing. if the death rate was higher in your country, would that have

changed your approach and how you felt about going back to school at that time? i think we had the sense that a lot of the efforts that were made had an effect, although they sound really, really basic, but some of the simple guidance in terms of washing hands and keeping distance and so on has really worked. i think it may be, if we had someone at particular risk in our family or our household, we would have been more anxious about sending hanna back to school. that is very much my situation. my 11—year—old is shielding, so he is in the extremely vulnerable category, so he will not be returning to school, but then i have my other little boy, who is in year one, he's nearly six, and i have a real concern that, unless the school can guarantee us that he could maintain strict social distancing, he places his brother at risk by bringing something into the house. have you heard anything from denmark that would reassure you, or is there anything that you think we could learn from denmark?

my personal concerns are that we have seen more black people die from covid—i9. at this point, the risks are way too great, and so we're just going to have to take a view stronger than what's being said and reallyjust protect ourfamilies. schools in wales will not reopen on the ist ofjune, and schools in scotland and northern ireland are due to start in august. its home time in denmark, but going back to school in england is a personal and difficult decision for many parents. creating confidence in the new school rules is crucial in getting children back in the classroom. elaine dunkley, bbc news. scotland, 22 coronavirus deaths

reported in scotland in the last 24 hours. nhs england has announced 146 new dates of people who tested positive for covid—19. just to clarify that although 146 new dates were announced on saturday those deaths occurred over a couple of days period. in india — the daily total of new coronavirus cases has hit another record high today — with nearly 8000 new infections.

it's the latest sign of surging numbers as the nation slowly relaxes its stringent lockdown. more than a third of all cases are in maharashtra, one of india's richest states. let's get more now from bbc‘s salman ravi in delhi. these figures suggest that any easing of the lockdown is not a wise move. what is the government are saying about this? everybody is worried that today the prime minister has sent a message to the people of the country seeing that he could see migrant workers and people in distress, but then he said that this distress should not turn into a disaster. more and more migrant workers are leaving their villages. tens of thousands of cases of cholera positive are rising. just a single day, the highest spike so

far —— corono positive. altogether 173,000 cases positive so far, 5000 deaths. time is passing by, as migrant workers are reaching their villages as a lockdown is being reached, tomorrow. as this lockdown ends, social distancing will not be possible in market areas and that is that cause of concern. the ruling party has said, powerful nations like the united states or uk or other countries like france and

spain, that death rates were higher, but with a 1.3 billion population in india has still managed it better than any other country. that is fine up to a point but if there is now this record number of infections recorded in the last 24 hours, if the government goes ahead regardless and eases into stage five of this process, and there is a surge of cases, people will not look at india so favourably in terms of how it has responded? presumably the health system is not ready to cope with potential hospital admissions? you are absolutely right. ict is more in urban areas, most of the population lives in rural areas. even there have been reports on

other news websites that people who voluntarily want to get tested, they are not being tested. there is a federal government and different other states. the chief minister said cases are alarmingly rising. mention was made there of the extraordinary journey of some mention was made there of the extraordinaryjourney of some of these migrant workers, you can see a video of that on the bbc website. reality tv star kylie jenner has been removed from forbes magazine's list of billionaires. the publication, which declared her a self—made billionaire last year,

has accused her family of going to "unusual lengths" to present her as being much richer than she actually is. jenner tweeted the article was inaccurate and uses "unproven assumptions". all the latest headlines on our website. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. it is another sunny weekend. we still have this area of high pressure a cross still have this area of high pressure across scandinavia which is influencing the weather across western europe. a good deal of dry weather and warm weather. we have seen weather and warm weather. we have seen temperatures above average for this time of year. whenever you are, whatever you are doing, you will see scenes like this. from cornwall all the way up to the north east of scotland, blue sky and sunshine. a difference with the feel of the weather particularly on the east.

hardly a cloud in the sky. there is aberdeenshire. still some cloud in the north west. we keep that through the north west. we keep that through the evening. easterly breeze driving ina the evening. easterly breeze driving in a little more cloud. temperatures will fall back to comfortable levels overnight. tomorrow morning, any murkiness will melt away. we are back to doing it all again, lots of blue sky and sunshine. temperatures again quite promising. the easterly breeze keeping it at a perhaps more co mforta ble breeze keeping it at a perhaps more comfortable level. not as warm into western scotland as well as a few days ago. the warmest and the base of the weather is likely to be through the midlands, south wales. tomorrow is the final day of may. it

is nowt that sunniest spring on record. and june is the beginning of ecological summer, and there is a change, the potential for showers through the middle part of the week and something cooler. there could be showers from the near continent as well. a northerly wind starts to pick up and brings cooler air across the country. the beginning of the week will be warm, settled and sunny, then cooler with the risk of some welcome showers towards the end of the week.

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the headlines: appeals for calm after a fourth night of violence in the us city of minneapolis following the death of george floyd, an african—american in police custody. a former police officer is charged with murder and the pentagon puts the us military on high alert. anger has spread across america. demonstrators clashed with security forces in several cities including atlanta, new york and la. a number of scientists advising the uk government warn relaxing the lockdown is still "too risky," amidst fears the warm weather this weekend could lead people to ditch social distancing. india's daily total of new coronavirus cases hit another record high today, with nearly 8,000 new infections. and us business magazine forbes removes reality tv star