good afternoon. at least 30 cities in the united states have seen protests overnight, triggered by the death of the black man, george floyd, in police custody in minneapolis. officers in riot gear charged at demonstrators, some using rubber bullets, and curfews are now in place in several cities after shops were looted and cars burned. this report from david willis

contains some distressing images. this was the night america rose up in protest. angry, destructive protest, aimed at the police and their treatment of racial minorities. curfews were imposed in more than a dozen american cities, but they were ignored. and as night fell, a rising tide of anger gave way to displays of arson, looting and anarchy. all chant. many of those protests had started peacefully. "we can't breathe", the mantra of a movement that has taken george floyd's final words and turned them into a rallying cry. i cannot breathe. mr floyd was captured on video gasping for breath and pleading for his life. the police officer seen with his knee on mr floyd's neck is now facing murder and manslaughter charges, but that's done little to abate the anger, and calls are growing for the three

other officers involved in his arrest to also be brought to justice. president trump said the us military was ready, willing and able to deploy if the unrest continued. as he hunkered down in the white house, protesters rallied for a second nightjust outside the gates. a potent cocktail of factors are at play here. the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a0 million americans out of work and trashed a once buoyant economy. people have been cooped up indoors for months as a result, some knowing it may be months, if not years, before they get theirjobs back. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has defended the government's easing of the lockdown in england, saying that number ten had been acting "very ca refully". it comes as vulnerable people across england and wales, who had been advised to stay indoors to avoid contracting covid—19, have been told they can

go outside tomorrow. jonathan blake reports. for ten weeks, len has had to stay at home, suffering from autoimmune disease and she is amongst the most vulnerable to coronavirus. only essential trip to the hospital was allowed. i sat in a car for ten minutes trying to pull myself together to actually get out. once out, and in the hospital, everyone was fantastic. but it has actually got harder as some of the rules has eased because we know it does not really change for us as a family. now ministers have announced the 2 million or so people who have been shooting in england will be allowed outside from tomorrow, as the lockdown is gradually lifted. the uk's covid—i9 alert system suggest restrictions can be eased at level three, but it is currently at four. as the government acting too soon?

the number of new cases is down by over 800 week on week. the number of covid—i9 the patients in critical ca re covid—i9 the patients in critical care is down by 200, the number of deaths week on week from friday is down by seven. because we have made that progress steadily, slowly, surely we can, week out, we can gradually and carefully take the steps that we are taking tomorrow on the way that i have described. the foreign secretary said this was a sensitive moment and any increase in coronavirus cases could lead to tighter measures in specific areas, which some scientists warn is likely. it may be that actually easing lockdown is perfectly 0k in areas like london, which were hit early and hit hard, and through the epidemic seems to have been virtually passed in many parts of the community, with a few exceptions, but up north, it is still a very large number of cases. testing people for coronavirus and

tracing those they have had contact with will be crucial to controlling the virus as restrictions are lifted. but the labour party and others are concerned the systems are not fully ready. test track and isolate is fundamental because unless that works, we will not know where the disease is, we won't know where the disease is, we won't know where to shut it down in localised areas and we could see the reimposition of a lockdown, and as you would expect a shadow chancellor, i am very concerned about what would happen to our economy if that happens, as well as the health impact. relaxing the rules is not without risk and the impact the changes will have is unclear. jonathan blake, bbc news. outdoor markets and car showrooms will be allowed to reopen in england tomorrow, with safety measures in place, as the restrictions on nonessential retailers start to be eased. all other shops classed as nonessential are preparing to open from june 15. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. neil's getting ready to sell his towels and bedding at barnsley‘s outdoor market

for the first time in over two months. he and his wife suzanne are planning a new safe stall layout. and then we've got the tables at the front, a two—metre distance... i don't think we'll take a great deal of money, but we've just got to get into the system of working again. however slow business is, they can't wait to reopen. it's very important. plus, we want to help the economy, don't we? we want to make a start. scotland, wales and northern ireland have different plans in place for the reopening of shops and markets, but no dates are set yet. meanwhile, retailers in england are pressing ahead with their covid—secure reopening plans. as it sells homeware, ikea could have stayed open, but it chose to shut, and will only reopen in england and northern ireland from tomorrow, with safety procedures. we will be limiting the flow of customers in the car park and into the store. we've invested in this new team of what we're calling "social distance wardens", who will be on hand throughout the store just to help customers

with the one—way system. other nonessential shops in england, including this kent menswear shop, can't open untiljune 15. we have ordered a screen for the till area. they, too, are adapting to recommended safety measures. i've closed one changing room. so we've got one changing room which will be sanitised after every use, and then whatever garments have been tried, they will be taken out of stock for a period of time to be sanitised. so, how much of a challenge is it for an independent shop like yours to introduce all these safety measures and still make enough money? very challenging. we've got to limit who comes in. so, straightaway, you're saying, "sorry, sir, do you mind waiting?" and that potential customer might say, "oh, well, i'll come back another time". tony only expects a trickle of trade initially, but like the markets, hopes customers who have been shopping more online, do eventually return. katy austin, bbc news. the actor michael angelis, the narrator of the thomas the tank engine series, thomas and friends,

has died, aged 76. "careful, thomas!" called his driver, but it was too late. he lent his voice to the programme for 13 series, taking over from ringo starr in 1991. the liverpool—born actor also appeared in z—cars, the liver birds, and boys from the blackstuff. in a little over two hours' time, the first astronauts put into orbit by a private company will dock with the international space station. elon musk‘s spacex rocket lifted off from cape canaveral in florida last night. jane o'brien sent this report. over radio: three, two, one, zero. ignition... liftoff of the falcon 9 and crew dragon! go nasa, go spacex! godspeed, bob and doug! as the countdown reached single digits, the clouds broke, the sky cleared, and the first commercial rocket to carry humans into space finally took off.

t—plus 30 seconds into this historic mission! astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley are now in orbit, heading for the international space station. the astronauts are the first to launch from us soil in almost a decade, after nasa retired its shuttle programme. since then, russia has provided transport to the international space station. the multibillion—dollar deal with spacex is intended to reduce the cost of human space flight, including landing on the moon and eventually taking people to mars. i think this is something that should really get people, i mean, right in the heart of anyone who has any spirit of exploration. and as one proud nation, we salute their fearless service, thank you, thank you. thank you. applause. the shuttle's reusable falcon 9 rocket has already been retrieved at sea by a drone ship.

over radio: i'm going to kind of do a side spin... and when the capsule returns to earth, splashing down off the coast of florida, it, too, will be recovered and reused. after all the nail—biting excitement of the launch itself, it's easy to forget that the astronauts still have some work to do. jane o'brien, bbc news, at the kennedy space center. you can see more on all of today's stories on bbc news throughout the day. the next news on bbc one is at 6:50pm this evening. bye for now. good afternoon.

horse racing will become one of the first competitive sports to return tomorrow after the government gave the go—ahead for sport to return behind closed doors. a ten—race fixture is planned for newcastle's all—weather track with a maximum of i20 runners. each race will be limited to 12 horses. a number of safety measures will be in place at every racecourse including hand sanitizer provision, ppe, covid testing and temperature checks. the bha has proposed a total of 18 meetings in the first eight days after resumption. the income streams have dried up. no crowds, no racing, no hospitality. no betting income for the sport for two months. it has been difficult. but we are a sport that is really based, noncontact, we are used to protocols around bio—security and we have been able to meet the

requirements that the government has set for the return of sport. we are looking forward to starting tomorrow at newcastle and having the opportunity for a few weeks to showcase our sport where other sports are not around. snooker is also back tomorrow. the championship league event will be staged behind closed doors at the marshall arena in milton keynes. the venue has been chosen because it has on—site accommodation, meaning everyone involved in the tournament can stay there. all players and staff will be tested before entering the venue, and will be kept in isolation until results are known. we won't know it's the right time until we go back and hopefully there is no repercussions from it. that i have read all the details that are going to be put in place and i have sat in on a commission committee for snooker and i know a lot of work has gone on behind the scenes. i am confident they have done everything they can. britain's sailors are preparing to move to the next stage of training from tomorrow. a number of measures have

already been implemented to allow some of the squad to continue their preparations for next year's olympics. our reporter nick hope's been finding out how they've been navigating some of the challenges. asa as a champion sailor, giles has ove i’co m e as a champion sailor, giles has overcome some of the toughest trials nature can offer that's not even he could be prepared for covid—i9. nature can offer that's not even he could be prepared for covid-19. my schedule was slightly developed. covid—19 has come along and touring that in bits. it is nice that we are able to get out on the water it now. to make that possible and safe british ceiling has follows government guidelines and modified their training base. athletes are screened for symptoms, temperature checks, to make sure that anybody that displays symptoms stays at

home. the hardest thing is making out we are all the tax points are that you need to keep clean. we need more disinfectant and a hand washing stationed there. it is thenjust a case of observing social distancing which in a boat park, yes that is difficult. this ceiling peer chose to go into lockdown together. they are... you are used to working in training. still able to train. it has helped with the planning. it

makes you appreciate the sport that we do. so with horse racing back tomorrow... we thought we'd bring you something to whet your appetite... camel racing from australia. this is the uluru camel cup which i'm assured normally has crowds in attendance — not this year due to the pandemic. a camel called tex won, with money raised from the event going to local charities. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. let's return to those protests across the united states, following the killing of an african—american man — george floyd — while he was in police custody. protests have erupted

from coast to coast across the united states — over 75 cities have ——many cities have seen demonstrations. lucy sherriff is a journalist on the scene in downtown la — she spoke to my colleague karin giannone about how the situation is unfolding there. during the peaceful protests there are still individuals who were throwing rocks, bottles and other missiles at the police but they very much were in the minority. around 6pm there was a curfew announced that 8pm. after that things definitely started to go downhill. there was a huge fire that was started on an intersection near here. i witnessed three or four small independent stores being trashed, littered. ispoke small independent stores being trashed, littered. i spoke to a woman who owned one of the stores.

she is an african—american woman and she was shouting at them, you are stealing from black people. it was quite an upsetting site to watch because she was an absolute bits over the fact that a protest that is supposed to be aboutjustice for african americans has turned into something like this. ido something like this. i do not know if you are able to move the phone around and give us an idea of what has been going on. move the phone around and give us an idea of what has been going onm front of me, i do not know if you can't make out, i cannot get that close, there are about ten men lined up close, there are about ten men lined up againsta close, there are about ten men lined up against a building being arrested. we can see that clearly. it has been completely covered in graffiti. there is a burnt out car next to those police cars. over the street, over here, there are a few

people the other side of the street. putting up wooden boards. and these wooden boards have been put up in anticipation of what i assume is going to be more of the same tomorrow. i just going to be more of the same tomorrow. ijust want going to be more of the same tomorrow. i just want to show you the scene in central london. this is a demonstration in trafalgar square in protest at what happened to that african—american man, george floyd, while he was in police custody in minneapolis. protests, we have seen across the united states, some of them violent. this one, a peaceful protest in trafalgar square. not a huge amount of social distancing, it has to be said. protesting what has been happening in the united states with the death of that man who was arrested by those for police officers in minneapolis, george

floyd. as schools prepare to start taking some pupils back tomorrow, school governors say plans for all primary pupils to return in england by the summer should be dropped. their association says with schools already working hard to take back a few, it's just adding to the pressure. england is the only part of the uk planning to reopen schools next month. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. schools in england have been getting ready, making it safe to take more children. some will start opening tomorrow. the school governors, many pa rents, tomorrow. the school governors, many parents, signing off the plans. more than 2300 governors in england responded to bbc questions. it gives isa responded to bbc questions. it gives is a snapshot on the school reopening. around half said their school would open from monday. others opening later injune. about one third say pupils will be

part—time with some closing for a deep clean once a week. three quarters said taking further pupils was unlikely before the summer holidays. that school governors association said ministers should drop those plans. it is unlikely. we would go further and say it is not possible for all primary school pupils to have a month of education in school before the summer holidays. the school governors, so many questions and worries about getting it right. as governing bodies we are volunteers, not experts in education or medicine so we knew that goods guidance. we struggle to apply our standard risk assessment matrix to this situation despite the fact that as a governing body we are likely to have some expertise in that area. the government says reopening will be gradual in england. parents can choose whether to send their child.

plans for all primary pupils to get lessons by summer are under review. there are more than three—and—a—half—million children in the uk who don't have a brother or a sister, and for them the lockdown has been particularly tough. the children's charity, the nspcc says that only children may have felt isolated in the last ten weeks. tomos morgan's been to meet a couple of one—child families in cardiff. i'm embracing the fact i'm watching him growing up every day. i am seeing him develop and spending all that time with him, that is brilliant. but he does need to be with his friends as well. since the middle of march eight—year—old evan has been enjoying quality life at home in cardiff with dad jason. we have bumped into if you of your friends.

as an only child the only children he has seen since lockdown are either his friends at a distance or online. which is just not quite as good as normal. if you see your friends you are like, dad, can i go and play with them? but, no, you can just play with them through the window but you can't go and play with them. really annoying. because i want to but i can't. according to the office of national statistics there are over 3.5 million single child families across the uk. and from monday some pupils in england will return to school. by then across all the uk nations groups of varying amounts of people from different households will be able to meet outside. but crucially still at a social distance. which means children still won't to be able to play with each other in person in the near future as the two metre rule remains in place. isolating for only children who are struggling with a lack

of social interaction with their friends, being in school, and yes they can go online but that does not replace that physical contact. because i am an only child i am kind of used to it but when i have time to think about it it is more lonely, yes. between football and playing international basketball, 12—year—old daniel would usually see friends almost every day of the week but not any more. i want to meet up but we are not allowed to. it is quite boring because i do not have any siblings. mum has been at home with daniel throughout lockdown keeping him engaged with school work, scrabble and sports training. he is dealing with it really well. he is good at keeping himself amused. but in the long term that is not good, is it? although any child could be experiencing loneliness

during lockdown the best way to overcome those feelings is by sharing those emotions. it is just that keeping in touch with people, sharing how you are feeling, sharing how you are feeling with your mum and dad, your carer. for daniel and evan quality time with their parents has made lockdown easier. but sometimes nothing can replace a kickabout with friends. increasing numbers of hong kong people are seeking advice about emigrating from the territory following china's decision to impose a national security law. there are no official figures, but consultants helping people emigrate say they've seen a sharp rise in inquiries over recent days. the uk's foreign secretary, dominic raab, says britain willnot look away from its responsibilities to the people of hong kong. if china follows through with this national security legislation which

clearly violates not just the autonomy guaranteed under chinese law on thejoint autonomy guaranteed under chinese law on the joint declaration, it undermines the freedoms that are also protected in the same way, if it follows through on this legislation we will give those people the right to come to the uk, we believe that six month restriction to allow them to live in the uk, to live and study for extendable i2 the uk, to live and study for extendable 12 month periods. a fire covering around five kilometres of moorland is still raging in lancashire in north west england after breaking out yesterday. eight fire engines along with wildfire teams, the air support unit and specialist appliances resumed firefighting at first light. lancashire fire and rescue said it's thought that a barbecue caused the fire and have asked people to avoid the area. this is the scene in trafalgar square. a big protest they are in

relation to what happened to george floyd in minneapolis. people calling for justice floyd in minneapolis. people calling forjustice for george floyd, seeing that black lives matter. and as you can see not a huge amount of social distancing. that is the scene in trafalgar square in central london. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. we are ending the month of may pretty much how we started the month. it is dry and sunny. the first few days ofjune look dry and warm and sunny also but we will start to see some changes to the weather as we reach the middle part of this week. a fine end to the day and overnight. skies will be clear for most. we could see some low cloud and sea fog in north—east coast in england and eastern

scotland. monday morning, dry, sunny and warm for many. low cloud and fog will tend to clear away for the north—east. in the afternoon some fear whether cloud bubbling up. across scotland and northern ireland and other warm one to come particularly across central and western scotland and western parts of northern ireland. there could be isolated heavy showers. england and we, widespread sunshine. an offshore buddies. —— offshore disease. on tuesday, across the north of the country, a cold front pushing southwards into northern scotland.

cold northerly winds pushing in behind it. elsewhere it is another finder, dry and sunny and warm day. much cooler across northern scotland than we have had over the past few days. by mid week we start to see a change, that where the front in the north moves southwards, there will be patchy rain for some of us. there will be a drop in temperatures. there is that where the front meandering its way southwards. rainfall totals will be variable. as we reach the middle and latter part of the week, gold ear expected to spread southwards across the uk. there could be patchy rain at times. temperatures will start to fall away.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... us protests spread from minneapolis to at least 30 different cities, following the death of george floyd, a black man, in police custody. president trump blames looters and leftwing radicals for the unrest. after 10 weeks at home, more than two million people in england and wales who've been shielding during lockdown are told they can go outdoors. religious services resume. the pope has returned to st peter's basilica to celebrate mass. as schools in england prepare to reopen to some pupils tomorrow, governors say all children shouldn't have to return before summer holidays. now on bbc news...

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