this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. people in cities across the us are bracing themselves for another night of protests, decrying police brutality following killing of an unarmed black man. there is a point of being policed, where we just reach our wits‘ end, and this is our wits‘ end. and crowds are gathering again to protest in dozens of us cities. this is the scene live in boston. —— in washington dc. the government has defended the easing of lockdown measures in england from tomorrow despite the country‘s covid—19 alert system indicating high levels of transmission. after 10 weeks at home, more than two million people in england and wales who‘ve been shielding during lockdown are told

that they can go outdoors. increasing numbers of people in hong kong seek advice about emigrating from the territory following china‘s decision to impose a national security law. nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reach the international space station onboard the spacex crew dragon capsule. 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. crowds of protesters have gathered for a sixth day in cities across the united states following the killing by police of an african american man george floyd. he was unarmed. there‘s already been violence

and looting in philadelphia. the unarmed mr floyd, who was black, died in minneapolis after being pinned to the ground by a white police officer. he was the latest in a string of african american men to die through police action. during the day, volunteers have helped clear up damage after protests in at least 30 us cities, with violence, looting and arson in some. several cities have now imposed curfews. president trump‘s national security adviser denied there was institutional racism in the us police, saying that most officers were heroes. our correspondent barbara plett—usher is in minneapolis. another night of chaos and unrest as anger over police killings spread to every corner of the country. penetrating the heart of political power in washington, dc. security agents used tear gas to push protesters away from the white house. new york apartment iconic streets were littered with the debris of rage over the death of

george floyd, but also giving vent to years of festering frustration with police mistreatment of african—americans. here and in more than a dozen other cities, protesters and looters ignored cu rfews. protesters and looters ignored curfews. security protesters and looters ignored cu rfews. security forces protesters and looters ignored curfews. security forces rounded them up, fighting to restore order. nearly a third of the arrests took based in los angeles. in minneapolis, the national guard move with military precision to clear demonstrators away from a police station on the firing tear gas and rubber bullets. setting up roadblocks throughout the city, shutting down movement. we are the press! we are media! security forces have been aggressively pushing back the protesters. they came determined to make sure this night would different from the others, to retake the street. we have seen a real show of force here tonight. the protests began here after this video went viral. the police officer pressed his knee into the net of george floyd and their more than eight minutes. he has been charged with

third—degree murder. most here don‘t support the violence in the demonstrations, but some say without it, divorces aren‘t heard. demonstrations, but some say without it, divorces aren't heard. have been silent for too long, we have been peaceful. how many peaceful protests do we have two have? i felt peaceful. how many peaceful protests do we have two have? ifelt like he needed to happen. there is a point of being policed, where we just reach our wits' end, and this is our withstand. they are notjust stepping back and allowing us... they see this as a pivotal moment in a long struggle for racialjustice. but the country is walking a dangerous line between protested anarchy, confrontation and aggression, battering the space to find answers to the unrest. the trump administration has called violence and protests domestic terrorism and denied systemic racism in the police force. this afternoon

large numbers of national guard troops deployed to protect the capital building in saint paul, minnesota. the project was peaceful as $0 minnesota. the project was peaceful as so many minnesota. the project was peaceful as so many have been. but not in philadelphia. the entering its second week of social disorder, one of the most turbulent periods it has seenin of the most turbulent periods it has seen in decades. the lawyer acting for the family of george floyd has been speaking to the cbs face the nation programme, saying he didn‘t understand why all the police officers involved in the incident hadn‘t been arrested. he argued that the killing was done with intent and was "pre—meditated". over eight minutes, almost nine minutes, he kept his knee on the man‘s neck that was begging and pleading for breath. at what point does it not be about detaining a man who‘s face down with handcuffs, not posing any threat to an intentional will to cause bodily harm?

in the uk, thousands of people have gathered to protest in manchester, cardiff and london in solidarity with demonstrators in the us. protesters walked to the american embassy in south west london and crowded together despite social distancing restrictions. they chanted "black lives matter" in reference to the civil rights campaign group. five people were arrested. protestors also gathered outside the american embassy in berlin. demonstrators wearing face masks waved banners, calling for justice for george floyd. it‘s the second day of protests in the city. let‘s ta ke let‘s take you to some live pictures now. this is a protest in washington, dc, very near the white house as we believe. as you can see, there is a line of police, potentially local police standing between those protesters and the grounds that lead up to the white house itself. you can see those protesters wearing masks and carrying placards, demonstrating their anger both potentially at the

police and also the administration of president trump. it took almost nine minutes that the former police officer derek chauvin knelt down on the neck of george floyd. of course, there are a lot of questions about police action, including whether or not this method was warranted within approved police standards. let‘s go live tojohn peters who is the president of the institute for the prevention of in—custody deaths. thank you so much forjoining us. do officers actually have to be told that kneeling on a person‘s neck is dangerous and could cause death? for most people, this is simply obvious. well, you are right. it should be obvious. unfortunately, the city of minneapolis police department had a policy that authorised that technique to be used by its

officers. it is not and in minneapolis? it has not been banned in minneapolis, they know the dangers of using it, in fact, the minneapolis police department classifies a knee on the neck as a nonlethal technique. are there any specific guidelines written guidelines in place for when a suspect, in any position, says, i can‘t breathe? suspect, in any position, says, i can't breathe? well, it is widely known and it is widely trained in the united states that when a person says, i can‘t breathe, at that point, officers need to transition from thinking of the individual as a suspect or a prisoner and thinking of that person is a patient. this is a medical emergency first and foremost, and it needs to be handled as such. looking at the george floyd arrest, when four armed officers are

faced with the prospect of arresting an unarmed man who happens to be well—built, what kind of techniques with those officers use to make sure that the arrest is done safely?” think there is a couple of things. number one, mr floyd was not offering any resistance that could be seen in the video, so there was absolutely no point to be continually holding him on the ground. numbertwo, if there continually holding him on the ground. number two, if there was a reason to hold him on the ground, it could have been done, the officer could have been done, the officer could have been done, the officer could have taken both hands and pressed them on mr floyd‘s back or they could have put a knee lightly across the shoulder blade area just to hold him there, but there was no need to put a knee on the neck and certainly not for that length of time, particularly given the amount of times mr floyd said, i can‘t

breathe. do you know of any other exa m ples breathe. do you know of any other examples in recent years of any other police departments where an officer has placed a knee on a suspect‘s neck for an extended period of time? i am not aware of any that has been this long in duration. i am aware that there has been these knees placed on next causing vertebrae damage to the neck area and also other problems, but i never encountered or have seen anything that was this egregious. doctorjohn peters, thank you so much. you are welcome. the government here has defended its timing of a further easing of the lockdown in england from tomorrow morning. the communities secretary robertjenrick said they were "reasonably confident" the steps being taken were manageable, but people also had to play their part. from tomorrow, all four uk nations will have guidelines in place allowing more than two people to meet outside. vulnerable people in england and wales, who have been advised to stay home since the coronavirus lockdown began, will also be able

to go outdoors again. shielding advice in northern ireland and scotland hasn‘t changed. the first phase in the reopening of schools will begin in england with children in nurseries and years i and 6 to return. and provided they meet safety guidelines to protect shoppers and workers, open—air markets and car showrooms can also start to trade again. the relaxing of measures comes as another 113 deaths were recorded in latest 24—hour period, taking the total number of deaths to 38,489. here‘s our political correspondent chris mason. shropshire in the sunshine. this is carding mill valley, a spot so popular today, the car park eventually had to close. scientists say the chance of catching the virus outside is pretty small, but they‘re pleading with us to be cautious. it is notjust about what it is possible to do, it‘s about what it is sensible to do. and what is sensible to do is have as few interactions

as possible. by tomorrow, all parts of the uk will have guidelines in place to allow more than two people to meet outside. in england, groups of up to six people can gather from different households. in wales, any number of people from two different households will be able to meet. family should aim to travel no more than five miles. in scotland, two separate households, up to a maximum of eight people can meet. as in wales, people are being encouraged to travel far. —— not to travel far. and in northern ireland, groups of up to six people who don‘t live together can gather. wherever you are in the uk, social distancing rules still apply and people from different households must stay two metres apart. we‘ve heard how crucial it is in this next stage that we stick scrupulously to the rules, that this is a very dangerous moment, that this is a sensitive moment. so i wonder how worried you are,

having seen the pictures this weekend, where social distancing is difficult or impossible? those additional easements together will still come in all likelihood, keep the rate of infection below one. so we are reasonably confident that the steps we‘ve taken and will be taking on monday are manageable. as we all venture out more — this was burnsall in the yorkshire dales today — is the government being reasonably confident they‘re getting this right good enough? labour are sceptical. test, track and isolate is fundamental because unless that works, we won‘t know where the diseases is, we won‘t be able to shut it down in localised areas and we can see the reimposition of lockdown. and others point to geographical differences around the uk. are you going in there? yeah, yeah. it may be that actually easing lockdown is perfectly 0k in areas like london, which were hit early and hit hard. but up north, it's still

a very large number of cases. relaxing the rules is loaded with uncertainty. no—one can know what the consequences will be. chris mason, bbc news. vulnerable people in england and wales who have been shielding in their homes since march will be able to venture out for the first time from tomorrow. they‘ve been shielding because of underlying health conditions, putting them more at risk from coronavirus. the advice that they can go out comes four weeks earlier than expected. here‘s our health editor hugh pym. charlie has an immune deficiency and asthma. she‘s been shielded since march, not leaving her house and garden but, from tomorrow, she will be able to, taking the dog for a walk and meeting a member of the family. i‘m ecstatic. i‘ve already rung my mum and she‘s going to come for a dog walk tomorrow morning at 10:30am so that we can actually have a proper conversation in the air, and it will feel like we‘re a lot closer again.

so even though we can‘t embrace yet, it will be much better than it has been. those most at risk from the virus because of their health conditions are shielding — around 2.5 million people in the uk, including transplant recipients, some cancer patients, those with severe respiratory conditions and those who are immunosuppressed. since march, they have been told not to leave their homes, but from tomorrow in england and wales, they will be allowed to go outside — in england, meeting one person from another household, if they want to, and, in wales, people from another household. the rules haven‘t changed in scotland and northern ireland. but some are worried. faizan has kidney dialysis at home in blackburn four days a week and is waiting for a transplant. he‘s stayed indoors for ten weeks with his mother and brother. he says he will not be going out tomorrow. it‘s not something i really would want to risk. i‘d rather be safe than sorry. and, yeah, the messaging generally from the government over the past couple of

months has been very muddled and unclear, and it doesn‘t fill me with much confidence, and i am probably more afraid now than i was at the beginning. one charity leader gave a cautious welcome, but said the change had come with no notice. the way this announcement was made and the fact that we haven‘t seen any of the evidence for this particular group that says it‘s now safe, it‘s actually created quite a lot of anxiety among people, and people are hearing different things now in the government announcement as they‘re hearing from their own clinical team. ministers say it‘s up to people in the shielded groups whether they go outside or not and they should only do what they‘re comfortable with. there will be a review of the policy in mid—june. hugh pym, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: people in cities across the us are bracing themselves for another night of protests, decrying police brutality following the killing of an unarmed black man. the government has defended

the easing of lockdown measures in england from tomorrow despite the country‘s covid—i9 alert system indicating high levels of transmission. increasing numbers of people in hong kong are seeking advice about emigrating from the territory following china‘s decision to impose a national security law. the new legislation will outlaw secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in hong kong. countries including the us, britain and canada have expressed their deep concerns, with britain saying it may offer path to citizenship for hong kong‘s british overseas passport holders. let‘s go live to bonnie leung in hong kong, who is a democracy campaigner and also participated in mass protests in hong kong. once the new law is imposed, will a person in hong kong still be able to stand on the street and criticised the chinese communist party or not?

this is a very good question. in fa ct this is a very good question. in fact know we haven‘t seen the draft bill of the national security law. there are only rumours. but all these rumours are vicious and merciless. hong kong people have been commemorating the june merciless. hong kong people have been commemorating thejune for massacre for 30 years, and now we are doubting whether or not we can continue to do this without a legal consequences, which actually the right to protest against our hong kong government is totally within the basic laws and protections, including all the human rights, freedom of speech, et cetera, so in the future i see that there is a grim future. however, i also believe that this is now a very delicate period of time. as i said, we haven‘t seen the draft bill yet, so i also believe there is some sort of leeway that if the world, including the united kingdom, which can give a

strong message to the chinese communist party that this is not going to be acceptable behaviour, then perhaps the ccp will consider not to legislate in a manner that will undermine our human rights and freedom, as we are afraid that it is going to be. we've reported of course that the british government is considering a path to citizenship for those that have overseas british nationality. is that a topic of conversation among those know in hong kong, and are some you know interested in taking up that offer and leaving the territory? this was certainly being discussed in hong kong and has been over the years, because we always believe the british government have the responsibility for hong kong people, and i‘m very glad that mr rabb acknowledged the british government‘s responsibility over hong kong people. iam glad

government‘s responsibility over hong kong people. i am glad to be na li is also being discussed in the uk government and they are going to extend the period of hong kong people staying in the territory. however, if the situation escalates, i also hope that the uk government can takea i also hope that the uk government can take a step forward and would give holders equal rights to stay in the uk as uk citizens as well,. thank you so much. today brazil overtook france as the country with the fourth—highest death toll from coronavirus. nearly 29,000 people have died in south america‘s biggest country and it‘s registering record numbers of new infections. but in sao paulo, the worst—affected city, authorities are planning on reopening the economy. from there, our south america correspondent katy watson reports. as winter approaches, some welcome protection and, for the children, entertainment. these past few months have been

brutal for families in this, sao paulo‘s biggest favela. beatriz has come here today with six—year—old gestapo. i‘m unemployed—0 so is my husband, she tells me. and she lost her father—in—law to covid—i9 just a few weeks ago. all these families have a story to tell. with half a million official cases and the true number believed to be many times higher, few people here are untouched. the message is stay at home, but community leaders tell me that, with a president who continues to be in denial, it‘s an uphill battle. every day, they have to convince people that the virus actually exists. the heart of sao paulo state is seeing cases soar, and it‘s getting doctors at the main hospital nervous. it‘s enrique‘sjob to ensure the hospital doesn‘t run out of gloves and gowns. he‘s normally

a maths professor, but he‘s found himself playing the role of diplomat or trade negotiator. while he wants to help, he says he‘s doing it because the government isn‘t. basically, they are not doing anything. they are in complete disarray and, in fact, in many ways, they are harmful to the process of response to a pandemic. while hospitals fill up, some states have taken matters into their own hands. the governor of the north—eastern state of maranhao imported these ventilators from china but says the federal government made the process difficult. translation: they tried to interfere. even now, our team is trying to get through silly processes that customs is insisting on. they are making it out like it was illegal, but it was nothing of the sort. this interference is down to political reasons. latin america has become the focal

point of the pandemic, but the eyes of the world are particularly on brazil, because countries across the region are battling with similar issues of inequality and poverty, but it‘s the lack of political leadership that sets brazil apart. as the death toll rises, so too does the fear. it feels like an inexorable rise to the top. katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo. the first american astronauts to travel on a commercially built craft have arrived on board the international space station. the two crew members were welcomed by a fellow nasa astronaut and two russian cosmonauts. the docking was the first by a us spacecraft carrying crew members in nearly a decade. the spacex rocket blasted off from the kennedy space center in florida yesterday. it marks the start of a new era from the commercial sector. victoria gill reports. we are ready to get dragon docked to the international space station. closing in after a i9—hourjourney on a destination 260 miles above the earth. soft capture confirmed. stand by for retraction and docking. the first astronauts to arrive

at the international space station in a privately owned spacecraft floated safely through the hatch at 6:22pm uk time. we have bob behnken from spacex demo two mission, entering the international space station. doug hurley and bob behnken, dubbed america‘s favourite dads, are now the newest space station crew members. it‘s great to get the united states back in the crewed launcher business, and we are just really glad to be on board this magnificent complex. lift off! go, crew dragon, go, nasa! the success of their voyage marks the start of a new, commercial era in space travel. it‘s the first trip of a $2.6 billion space transportation contract that nasa has signed with spacex. watching from home was british astronaut tim peake, who says he hopes to get back to the international space station

within the next four years. any chance that you might be going back to space with spacex? i certainly hope so. what the national space agency would like to do, of course, is to slowly hand over operation of the entire international space station to commercial companies and for them to be a customer themselves, and what that does is it frees up the space agencies go on with exploration to the moon and mars. the two astronauts will spend between one and four months helping the rest of the crew with scientific and engineering duties on board. it‘s a relatively short stay before their private spacecraft brings them back to earth. victoria gil, abc news. the bulgarian—born artist christo has died at his home in new york aged 8a. christo vladimirov javacheff was best known for his monumental works wrapping up entire buildings and otherfamous landmarks in reams of cloth or plastic. the reichstag in berlin and the pont neuf in paris were among the gaint structures that were draped and concealed.

let‘s leave you now with some pictures from the latest protests in the united states. this is the scene in times square, where there are several hundred protesters in a peaceful protest. you are watching bbc news. please stay with us. now, it‘s time for a look at the weather with stav. this has been the sunniest spring across the uk, but it‘s been dry, especially for much of england. collectively england and wales have seen collectively england and wales have seen 12 millimetres of rain over the month of may, only 6% of the monthly average, so clearly there is a rainfall deficit. some parts of southern and eastern england haven‘t seen a southern and eastern england haven‘t seen a drop all month. i take this value of 28 celsius, reached in the highlands on the 28th of may — it was the warmest day of the year so

farfor was the warmest day of the year so far for scotland, and the was the warmest day of the year so farfor scotland, and the reason i‘m showing you is because, as we move through this week, much colder air will be moving down from the north with the chance of some rain, and temperatures could be as much as ten to 15 degrees lower than what we have seen of late. for monday, the first ofjune, and the first day of meteorological summer, it‘s going to feel like that — another warm and sunny day across the board. maybe the chance of a heavy shower for scotla nd the chance of a heavy shower for scotland and northern ireland, but most scotland and northern ireland, but m ost pla ces scotland and northern ireland, but most places dry and warm away from the north sea coasts. as we head into tuesday, subtle changes take place. this cold front sinks southwards into the north of the uk, bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rains in northern scotland, some of the rain turning heavier into the afternoon, with a cold northerly wind beginning to dig in. elsewhere again, another dry wind beginning to dig in. elsewhere again, anotherdry and wind beginning to dig in. elsewhere again, another dry and sunny, very warm day, highs of 27 to 28 in the south, and look at those values in the north — i3 south, and look at those values in the north — 13 degrees or so for the north—west highlands compared to the

mid to upper 20s we have seen of late. onto thursday, a bit of uncertainty, but that weather front will be under its way southwards through the day. a bit of uncertainty as to how much rain we will get, but at this stage it doesn‘t look like the south—east will get that much, unfortunately, in the areas where we really do need it. we will see some sunshine, temperatures of 2! degrees cooler further north with those temperatures in the low to mid teens celsius. high pressure dominates the scene celsius. high pressure dominates the scene into thursday, bringing another cold front into the north—west of scotland through the day. that will bring outbreaks of rain, and colderair day. that will bring outbreaks of rain, and colder air looms behind it, but because of that ridge of high pressure, it should be dry with cloud and spells of sunshine. it will be a brisk northerly breeze, so it will feel quite cool on thursday. temperatures again low to mid teens in the north and mid to upper teens further south. that weather front in the north pushes southwards on friday, so a band of cloud, some

showers on it, eventually clears the way to sunshine. could be a few showers across northern scotland, but it will be chilli with a brisk northerly wind. those temperatures just about making double figures in the north, and i9 just about making double figures in the north, and 19 or 20 in the south. enter the following weekend, a very different feel right across the country. you can see the blue colours spreading south. it will feel much colder than it felt that we canjust feel much colder than it felt that we can just gone, barely making 15 ori6 we can just gone, barely making 15 or 16 degrees across the south—east on sunday afternoon. it will be breezy with quite a bit of sunshine around because high pressure will be largely dominating. into the following week, just a quick heads up following week, just a quick heads up that we might see this area of low pressure moving in, which could bring more significant rainfall in places and stronger wind, so you will have to stay tuned to the forecast.