this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines: america on the brink — as violent protests escalate across the country, donald trump says he is prepared to take action. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. traced, tested, and found wanting — health secretary matt hancock is criticised by the uk statisitcs authority over his use of coronavirus test numbers. public health england publishes a review which has confirmed that people from ethnic minorities are more likely to die from covid—19 than white people. the health secretary promises to take action. this promises to take action. pandemic has exposed hu

disparities this pandemic has exposed huge disparities in the health of our nation. it is very clear that some people are significantly more vulnerable to covid—19, and this is something i vulnerable to covid—i9, and this is something i am determined to understand in full and take action to address. give us a break — holiday firms call on the government to consider air bridges and scrap quarantine plans for people entering the uk. mps will vote on the future of virtual proceedings in parliament amid a row over how commons business can take place safely. gyms and bars re—open in germany, while france, too, is continuing to ease its coronavirus lockdown, reopening cafes, bars and restaurants in most of the country. accelerating to the fast lane — the formula one season is back injuly, with eight races in europe.

good afternoon. amid the sound of a nearby protest being dispersed, president trump addressed americans last night and threatened to deploy the army if cities and states fail to control protests which have swept across the us, triggered by the death last week of an unarmed black man, george floyd, in police custody. over night protests took place in cities across the country and after appeals for calm from george floyd's brother most demonstrations appeared to be peaceful, but there was some violence, including in washington, where the president and his entourage walked, bible in hand, for a photo—op to a local church, at the epicenter of the unrest. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. chanting: no trump, no kkk, no fascist usa! more protesters, more cities. this is philadelphia, its name promising brotherly love, and the place which is home to the liberty bell. but now, a week after the police killing of an unarmed

black man in minneapolis, it's the scale and depth of america's racial divide which is most obvious. you are here trying to defend the civilians, and it's against your code, bro! like so many other protests, this one ended in confrontation with police, with tear gas and pepper spray. screaming, explosions a wash with milk, as one way to ease the burning sensation, and a warning from police to stay away. it's notjust a single thing that brought me out, it's really all the years of oppression, all the years of police brutality. i don't know, if i had to pick one word, it's injustice. people need to realise that it's not something we are making up, it's something we live with, have to prepare with, from the day that we're born. in washington, the focus of the protest is the president himself. his demand, that security services must get tougher, must dominate,

has infuriated many. his threat to deploy heavily armed soldiers to cities where he thinks law enforcement is too lax risks drawing sharper lines in a divided country. mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. then the president walked out of the white house, past the security forces, to the historic church, stjohn‘s, which was damaged by fire in sunday night's protests. donald trump held up a bible to the cameras. black lives matter! in minneapolis, where this all began, with the police killing of george floyd,

they gathered again. at the site of a memorial and mural to honour him. his brother terence urged people to use their vote, not violence, to change america. new york has become a critical flashpoint in this increasingly polarised political conflict. large crowds rallied peacefully in times square and in brooklyn. the city is moving from locked down to boarded up, as some use the end of demonstrations to follow up with attempts to steal and to loot. the united states looks like a nation in turmoil and torment. its unresolved racial inequalities and discrimination pushed back to the centre stage in a critical election year. when americans will be looking at their president, as well as themselves, before deciding in which direction they want their nation to head next. james robbins, bbc news.

here, the health secretary matt hancock has been been criticised by the head of the uk statistics authority over the presentation of coronavirus test numbers. sir david norgrove described the figures as "inadequate" and said they "fall well short of expectations." he also said that statistics were being presented in a way that aims to "show the largest possible number of tests — even at the expense of understanding". our health correspondent richard galpin explains. to start with, they're saying that the government figures on testing are far from complete and comprehensive, and he's going on to say that the way they are analysed and presented gives limited value for how many people are actually being infected. and then, actually, as you were saying, he says the aim seems to be show the largest possible number of tests, even at the expense of understanding. and he goes on to give some examples. so, one of them is he says the headline total of tests carried out, includes test kits posted out to people at home, but in fact there is no data whatsoever on how many people have

actually used those tests, the kits and actually carried out the test. generally he's saying the figures are presented in a way that's difficult to understand without looking at the technical notes, which are themselves sometimes hard to follow. it's really withering criticism. there has been a response from government, a statement from the health secretary, matt hancock, saying that the department of health is continuing to work closely with uk statistics authority to address their concerns. richard galpin. mps have been able to either attend parliament in person or contribute online during the pandemic, but commons leaderjacob rees—mogg plans to bring this to an end in a move criticised by the equality and human rights commission, he's due to kick off proceedings shortly. let's go to our political correspondent nick eardley. he is inside the palace of westminster. what is controversial about what he wants to do? the government says it wants to set an

example by urging mps to get back to work here in westminster, as the country work here in westminster, as the cou ntry starts work here in westminster, as the country starts to gradually, slowly open up again. the problem many mps haveis open up again. the problem many mps have is they think it is setting the wrong example. there are those mps who have been shielding and are told they are not allowed to return to parliament, so they will not be able to ta ke parliament, so they will not be able to take part in debate or vote under the plan become has come up with. there are mps who have to travel the length and breadth of the uk to get to whence mr —— westminster who are less ha p py to whence mr —— westminster who are less happy to do so. i think there will be some room for compromise, the government is continuing talks with some who are less than happy with some who are less than happy with this plan, about whether they may be some scope to allow them to ta ke may be some scope to allow them to take part, if not necessarily to vote. if they do vote, it is going to ta ke vote. if they do vote, it is going to take a while, just down from where i am, they have set up rows and rows of bodies because mps are going to have to space themselves

out by two metres. that queue, if eve ryo ne out by two metres. that queue, if everyone was to vote, with be longer than a kilometre, take more than an hour to allow them to go up to one of the clerks in the commons down there and say this is how i want to vote on this particular issue. potentially quite a lengthy and cumbersome process for mps if this change is past within the next couple of hours or so. we will be hearing from jacob rees—mogg right now. let'sjoin him. i beg to move the motion standing in my name on the order paper. the rationalfor returning to physical procedures is a straightforward one. parliament is the assembly of the nation, it expects it to deliver on the monday provided by larger ‘s general election and expected to conduct the kind of effective scrutiny that puts ministers under real pressure. neither expectation could be fairly rhyolite while we are not sitting physically. that is why we are returning to work safely at the first opportunity in order to fully

conduct the essential business not possible from our homes. this assessment is based on the facts, the stopgap other hybrid parliament was a necessary compromise during the peak of the virus. but by not being here, the house has not worked effectively on behalf of constituents will stop legislating asa constituents will stop legislating as a key function of parliament, yet there has been no ability for legislative committees to meet since the 23rd of march. this means for ten weeks, there has been no detailed line by line consideration of bills that will affect people's lives. i remind members in the week commencing monday the 11th of may, we had no debates on secondary legislation, no public bill committees, note delegated legislation committees. there were significant last time the debate, just 216 minutes of debate on primary legislation, compared to the example of 648 minutes in the normal sitting week. far less flexibility to ensure proper scrutiny of the

garment. i would like to remind that much of the business on hybrid proceedings was arranged to be non—contentious. the time limits we re non—contentious. the time limits were also heavily restricted. this was to facilitate the smooth running of what was always a technically challenging arrangement. what was a cce pta ble challenging arrangement. what was acceptable for a few short weeks would have proved unsustainable if we allowed the hybrid proceedings to continue. this house plays an invaluable role in holding the government to account and debating legislation which can only properly be fulfilled when members are here in person. i wasjust about be fulfilled when members are here in person. i was just about to say intervening time and again, and it is the perfect time for me to give way. he will know because he is a historian, that one of the ancient liberties of all members of parliament has been to attend, such a liberty has been asserted even when the crown has wanted to arrest people and the house has insisted

that people should be allowed to attend. but at the moment, by law, there are lots of mps who are banned from attending parliament because they are shielding, either themselves or others in the household will stop how can it possibly be right to exclude those people? how can it be a conservative motion to exclude those mps and thereby disenfranchise their communities? nobody is banned from attending parliament by law, the ancient right of mps dates back to 1340, entitles members to attend. however, i accept that for some members with particular health conditions, it is very difficult to attend and i will be... no law exists that stops members attending parliament. i will give way. yesterday in the public proceedings, the question was asked and the colour confirmed that

members are bound by law outside of the particular act that the leader is making reference to, if for example a county or a part of united kingdom, a nation was put into lockdown, the member of parliament would have to abide by that law, unless they were specifically exempt from within that law. we might have gone back to having amendments, but that does not mean we can have long amendments. the ancient right to attend parliament goes back to 1340, and as the honourable member pointed out, this is something that has been used against the crown in the past. it is against the crown in the past. it is a most important and long—standing right, that all holidays must be an exemption for members to attend parliament —— mike they must always. what i was going on to say an elaborate, i will be bringing forward , elaborate, i will be bringing forward, as i did on the 20th of may, and motion tomorrow to allow members who for medical grounds are

unable to attend to continue to appearfor unable to attend to continue to appear for scrutiny, questions, urgent questions and statements, remotely. that will be brought forward to tomorrow. as i promised i would do when we discuss these matters in response to an urgent question on the 20th of may. i will give way. as usual, the leader is making a strong statement. 0n leader is making a strong statement. on this particular point on voting, surely as we are in a recall of parliament, surely every member should have the right to vote today on whether to accept the new proceedings. why is today's vote not being done remotely? my being done remotely? my honourable friend is right, every member does have the right to vote. members accepted that these proposals would be temporary, that they would continue until they expired and one has to deal with these matters in good faith, that it was put to members who were very

relu cta nt was put to members who were very reluctant in some cases to accept remote voting to agree to it on the basis that it was temporarily. it expired and therefore it comes back, automatically, without any motion to physical voting. i will give way. will my right honourable friend agree with me that today there are low—paid, clinical staff working in the nhs who are free of the surcharge as a result of this house having its voice heard? which he therefore understand my incomprehension that members opposite would to continue with this coke zero parliament for one more day when we could resume ourjob of holding the government to account? my holding the government to account? my honourable friend puts it extremely well, that lots of people are going back to work and we have a role as leaders within the country and within the community to do that. i will give way. thank you. can i ask the leader of

the civic could outlined his intention with regards to ensuring that minority parties like ourselves are able to speak in areas through the present system in this house? the upcoming debate on abortion, for example. i would like to assume there will be some northern ireland mps able to talk in this conversation. this week, the northern ireland assembly will be deliberating on this mandate. the members wish to see the assembly making that decision that it has to bea making that decision that it has to be a committee here, it is important that we have an opportunity to have northern ireland mps on that legislation. that is a point that is really not one for today's debate, i completely accept what he is saying about representation on committees for minority parties, but that is much asa minority parties, but that is much as a business questions rather than today's debate. i might add that the voice of strangford has always had in this house and that is our good

fortune as members of parliament. i was saying just before the intervention about having members intervening and we see, we have seen in the last few minutes how this enhances and develops and evolves the debate on ensures that ministers are held to account and allows the debating of amendments clause by clause in the chamber so constituents' these can be represented on them to vote physically so that we are coming together as a single parliament. i will give way. i thank the leader of the house for giving way, he is a strong advocate of the union, he must appreciate that the present time is difficult are not straight forward for members of ulster to get her to the british mainland and as a result of that, i'm wondering if he accepts that the socially distancing queueing arrangements that are now going to be trialled, they actually defeat the purpose to some degree of us

actually having the debates because they will lead into so much parliamentary time that we i get to use the debate. the temporary measures that are going to be useful voting will take a little bit longer than the ordinary division lobbies, that is true. this will be dependent to some extent true. this will be dependent to some exte nt o n true. this will be dependent to some extent on honourable and right honourable members, on how many divisions they demand... i notice some noise in the background, i would point out that divisions are not demanded on every item that comes before this house. if it were, the budget resolution would take a day to be passed. that is a routine matter. members decide what they wish to vote on and madam deputy speaker as if notice could be given beforehand, we will look if there are faster ways of providing for divisions to take place and i am

sure physical divisions, why should they be physical? why it is important for votes to be physical? it is important for votes to be physical because we are coming here together as a single parliament and we are voting on things that have a major effect on people's lies. every piece of legislation affects people's lies some way or the other. we should not do it quietly and secretly, some people tweeted they we re secretly, some people tweeted they were doing was going for a walk on things like that. is that really the way to be voting on laws... i will give way. i am grateful to him for giving way. the principal in this house is that votes follow voices. body is telling us votes follow voices. body is telling us is that he will bring a motion tomorrow to allow those who are not medically able to be here to have a voice. why should they then not have a vote to follow that voice? the vote following the voice is the

tradition that if you shout one way, you then cannot vote the other way, thatis you then cannot vote the other way, that is all that that means in terms of that tradition. it means if you shout aye... i willjust explain this point and then i will give way. the vote follows the voice, if you have started iron, you must not vote no. you are allowed to move animation and then vote against the motion as long as you do not shout in favour of the motion stop is the honourable gentleman from the rhondda is looking critically at this point, he might remember that the former leader of the labour party, he did exactly that within the last couple of years. this is a fairly routine procedure. i will give way, as i said. we will pull away from the start of that debate, jacob rees—mogg mount, leader of the house. 0ur correspondence has been listening in. the temper getting a bit frayed.

what does it matter? a bit of abbreviated history of why people vote the way they do in the comments there. simple reason it matters as there are some mps who are really worried that this new system is basically going to mean they cannot take part in parliamentary proceedings. you had jacob rees—mogg saying that those with a medical reason, no shielding, there will be a mechanism to allow them to take part by video link, they will not be able to vote. the one area that some of them have, and number of mps who are not in that category is that that basically locks their constituents out of decision process, it means when it comes to big contentious rates, they cannot take part. we do not know how long that could go on for, we do not know when things will get back to normal and those who are shooting with be able to come back to westminster, it all comes down to who can take part in these debates.

—— when those who are shielding will be able to come back. assuming this does pass the softening, looks likely, there are going to be massive keys mps waiting to vote down the corridor, potentially more than a kilometre long and taking more than ourfair than a kilometre long and taking more than our fair every votes they have. nick, thank you very much. the united nations and saudi arabia are co—hosting a virtual pledging conference on yemen as coronavirus spreads in the war—damaged country. around 80% of yemen's malnourished population relies on humanitarian assistance, making it the world's biggest humanitarian crisis even before coronavirus. lyse doucet reports. the world's pandemic struck yemen when it was already on its knees. hollowed out by war and the pestilence of old — cholera, diphtheria, dengue all take their toll here. now, yemen confronts the coronavirus, what many fear will be its greatest catastrophe.

this man shields himself as doctors everywhere do, but he is treating patients in the only dedicated covid—19 unit in all of southern yemen. every day is almost like suspending disbelief because more things keep happening that defy expectations or anything that, you know, i've been trained to deal with. what is your greatest fear now? i think what we worry about is that we're going to get a deluge of patients over the coming weeks that we can't. . .we can't provide the care that they need. no—one knows the numbers here. how could they? there's almost no testing. this lab, assisted by the who, is medicine at its gleaming best. but much of yemen's health system barely functions. some help is arriving. there's not enough of everything. even the funds to keep the world's biggest aid mission from going broke.

the humanitarian operation is on the breaking point. the week before the first case of covid was officially declared in yemen, we had to stop incentives for 10,000 frontline health workers all across the country. these are people that we had been paying in lieu of their salaries for years. if we don't get the funding that we're asking for, this operation will break — it will break. a people who survived the worst are scared. listen to the woman wailing. wailing. videos like this posted on social media. fears that loved ones taken to hospital are certain to die. many more said to be dying at home. yemen urgently needs the world's help when everyone has their own crises at home. but the un warns nowhere will covid—19 spread faster, wider and with deadlier consequences than yemen.

lyse doucet, bbc news. let's speak to former labour foreign secretary, david miliband, who now leads the aid organisation, the us—based relief group international rescue committee. thank you forjoining us. there was the point made at the time of the global pandemic when matters are focused on close to him, how bad are things in jenin? thank you for your interest in this important story. things are at breaking point. the international rescue committee has 800 staff up and down yemen, north and south, both income and hands on rebel held areas. the fact that there are really only 31 tests per million of the population shows you that covid is being laid upon a humanitarian crisis that was already affecting 18 million people, more

than 90% of the population. this is a desperate situation when we are on the ten to —— zoom call to our teams, they are practically in tea rs. teams, they are practically in tears. it is why the money that is vital should not obscure the fact that desperate need for a ceasefire, as well as covid in poverty, there isa wargoing as well as covid in poverty, there is a war going on and i have been 700 air strikes is a war going on and i have been 700 airstrikes in is a war going on and i have been 700 air strikes in the six weeks up to the 21st of may which is the most recent period that there is records. i the conference will also take seriously the responsibility from following the core of the us secretary general for a proper ceasefire. as well as dealing with covert mac in terms of a health crisis, is it really hitting the money that you and others rely on in trying to make things better? yes, this crisis is remarkable in many ways but one is that so many governments are frozen

in the headlights. i've been leading the committee for six years that my collea g u es the committee for six years that my colleagues who have worked here for ten, 15, 20 years, they will say they cannot remember crisis were dominants have they cannot remember crisis were domina nts have offered they cannot remember crisis were dominants have offered so little to people on the front line, the aid agencies. the un appeal launch was a tubulin dollar appeal, only $37 million has come through for all the ngos we are reliant on company support and donations. the fact that government is also focused on their own problems is making them myopic about the global problems. today you have any 200 former presidents and prime ministers across parties in the uk saying there needs to be an international response notjust on the economic side but on the house status will speak to the vacuum of global leadership that is so striking at the moment. saudi is co—hosting this conference.

that may raise eyebrows, people pointing to that country is having a role in the problem that yemen faces. absolutely right. as i said earlier, it is notjust incumbent on saudi arabia to be a pledging conference, it is the key, the saudi led coalition is a significant player, it is the author of the air strikes that i mention. they have a fundamental responsibility. the responsibility is also on the other side as well, they have responsibilities, they get in way a delivery. 0n the ground, we are finding it is notjust money, we need help in breaking through the bureaucratic obstacles that get in the way of delivering aid effectively to people in need. you are absolutely right to highlight the political responsibility, the number one need is for the war to end and the fact that the war is still being thought despite covid—19, despite the meltdown at the country of the last five years tells you how serious the situation that is. you are absolutely right to raise about this is notjust on by

money, it needs to be solved by politics and the policy as well.“ i could talk about something else dominating the world headlines, they was a statement put out which at the end of that, following the death of george floyd, it says continued police violence against people of colour and black people in particular is painful evidence that america bans promise of and justice role remains a vision rather than a reality. those are stark words.“ isa reality. those are stark words.“ is a very striking for me as a british person, a british citizen, leading a us ngo to be in the united states at the time of such pain, such anguish from so many of my own colleagues, never mind the wider country. the fact that black people are three times as likely to be killed by the police and the united states as white people, the covid—19 crisis has struck people of colour so much more than it has the white community makes one reflect on the

fa ct community makes one reflect on the fact that there is this gaping gap between the promise of equal treatment, equal protection, equal rights, equal opportunity and the reality. it of the sea took this absolutely appalling, anguish and, terrible murderous turn with the killing of george floyd and i think it is very important that we as an international humanitarian organisation who deal with racism and xenophobia all around the world, we have to cut out the fact that in the country which we are headquartered, there is so much more work to do. as it happens, it was funded by albert einstein in the 19305 funded by albert einstein in the 1930s and he did that in alliance with the nationalisation with the advancement of coloured people, the history of the committee on the fight for civil rights is a long one. you make of what donald trump had to say last night? it strikes me that there is not much us it strikes me that there is not much us in the united states at the moment. there's a lot of us and them and there's not much us. every

country depends on being a community andi country depends on being a community and i think that the reference in the statement that we have made to working across a 25 officers to healing division and to build coalitions, it seems to me the absolute priority at the moment and iam under absolute priority at the moment and i am under server in the united states, i'm not a citizen here that building the us and minimising the us building the us and minimising the us and them seems like an absolute priority. david miliband, thank you for your time, thank you forjoining us for your time, thank you forjoining us this afternoon. thank you so much for your interest. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomas. hello. a change in the wind on the way and in the coming days it is going to feel a lot cooler and on top of that, we have some rain on the way, not enough but there will be some rain for our gardeners and growers. this is what it looks like this afternoon, you can see the much cooler air setting and across the northern half of scotland, but for many of us, it is still a warm and sunny day and basically this evening and overnight that change

spreads across the country, persistent rain in scotland, northern england, perhaps spreading into parts of the midlands and wales, but the further south you are, the more patchy rain will be and the extreme south—east not getting a drop until a little bit later on perhaps in the morning. tomorrow the rain will be hit and miss across the uk, so some may get a downpour, a brief downpour, others willjust get overcast skies and bits of rain and for many of us in the north—west of the country, the sun will be back. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: america on the brink — as violent protests escalate across the country. donald trump says he is prepared to take military action. health secretary matt hancock is criticised by the uk statistics authority over his use of coronavirus test numbers. public health england publishes a review which has confirmed that people from ethnic minorities are more likely to die

from covid—19 than white people. holiday firms call on the government to consider "air bridges" — and scrap quarantine plans for people entering the uk. mps will vote on the future of virtual proceedings in parliament — amid a row over how commons business can take place safely. european countries continue their exits from lockdown as france opens bars and restaurants and germany welcomes back gymgoers. accelerating to the fast lane — the formula one season is back injuly, with eight races in europe. ican hearjane i can hearjane totting from here because that is probably a story you are because that is probably a story you a re interested because that is probably a story you are interested in. it isa are interested in. it is a story we are covering but now, i appreciate your need to cover it and we start with a different

story. the ecb has announced that england men will play three tests against the west indies next month behind closed doors, subject to government approval. old trafford will host the second test — starting on the 16th — and then the third — starting on the 24th. the west indies squad are expected to arrive in the uk on tuesday 9th june, and will go into quarantine and train at old trafford, using it as their base for three weeks, before moving to the ageas bowl in hampshire for the start of the first test on the 8th ofjuly. joe root says if approved it will be a safe and welcome return to the game. to make it the bubble and the environment as safe as possible is incredible but for the west indies to still come over here, they are obviously helping the game massively and safety is everything and it wouldn't be possible if that was going to be compromised but still, it must be extremely scary and i think the whole cricketing world

will be grateful to see some cricket again. it's been confirmed that silverstone will host two formula one races behind closed doors in august. they'll be on consecutive weekends as part of a revised schedule, which begins on the 5th ofjuly in austria. the first eight races will be held in europe, with the silverstone double—header on august the 2nd and then the 9th. 0ne proposal is to replace qualifying with reverse grids. a 30—minute race with the starting order based on reverse championship positions. the driver leading the standings starts at the back of the grid, with bottom driver on pole. however, british driver for williams, george russell says he's against the idea. we are going to be thrown into a position that we are not in a car capable of fighting in that position, you're going to get drivers going to make us look stupid because it's like throwing a dog into a bull fight, he has no chance and we are going to be at the front

of this grid having faster cars all over us of this grid having faster cars all overus and i'm of this grid having faster cars all over us and i'm fighting for my career over us and i'm fighting for my careerandl over us and i'm fighting for my careerand i want over us and i'm fighting for my career and i want to do a good job but i will be made to look like a bit ofan but i will be made to look like a bit of an idiot. ahead of the potential return of the premier league later this month, southampton manager ralph hasenhuttl has signed a new four—year contract at st mary's. hasenhuttl guided the club to safety after being appointed in december 2018, having taken over with southampton in the bottom three. they're currently 14th in the table, with hasenhuttl saying he wants to create success going forward. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has told the bbc he doesn't mind if his team have to play matches at neutral grounds when the season resumes. with the premier league expected to re—start on the 17th ofjune, a number of liverpool's scheduled games could take place at neutral venues. that's partly to discourage fans from turning up to celebrate together — were they to win the league. klopp's side are 25 points clear at the top of the table, and he says they'd even play on mars if they had to.

when you look at germany we want to play there. i'm not the guy who makes a decision but i am sure we can sort the situation. we will speak to our supporters, i'm not sure we have to because they know already but we will 100% so the situation is positive and we will make something negative of it. premiership and championship rugby union clubs have been given the go—ahead to return to non—contact training. players will be allowed to train in small, socially distant groups. meanwhile, an overhaul of the salary cap in the premiership has been unanimously approved by clubs. it comes in the aftermath of champions saracens' relegation for breaches of the cap. the recommendations include titles being stripped for serious offences. and 11—year—old british skateboarder

sky brown is recovering from a fractured skull and broken wrist after falling during training in california. a dramatic video posted via her social media channels shows brown — who was hoping to become britain's youngest summer 0lympian in tokyo — falling from a ramp before being taken to hospital. she was said to be unresponsive on arrival, but should fully recover. quite a terrifying fall but good to see that she's awake and smiling. that's all the sport for now. my word, good to see her recovering anyway. thank you very much. the fourth round of trade talks between the uk and eu begin today. they will be the last before both sides take a break to assess progress so far. uk and eu negotiators remain deadlocked on several major areas. i'm joined now by our reality check correspondent chris morris.

ididn't i didn't use the word brexit once. it's done! the post—brexit trade talks have not got very far, it hasn't been helped by the fact they have had to do them over video conference, none of the chaps in the corridors that sometimes help drive things forward but they haven't even agreed on the structure of the deal they're trying to do and it got testy in public in the few weeks, there was an exchange of public letters which was a bit of washing dirty linen in public and both sides made it clear they think the other one has to move significantly if any deal is to be done. so not much has changed. on the surface now, it hasn't, and last wednesday we had david frost, the uk's chief negotiator sitting alongside michael gove addressing the house of commons future relationship with the eu committee and here is what he said

about what he thinks the prospects at the moment are of a deal. the eu have the formal mandate clearly, that's the way it normally does negotiations and our view at the moment is that that mandate, at least in key areas, is not a mandate that is likely to produce an agreement that can be agreed with us. if their internal process, if they think they need to rewrite it, then that's up to them, but what's clear is that the policy that's enshrined in that mandate isn't one that can be agreed with us. iam sure i am sure you will presume that having heard that the eu will roll over and say we give in but sadly it didn't. the eu's position is that the uk is trying to shift the goalposts and we can show you a quote from an interview michelle barney eight gave to the sunday times. he says the uk has been taking three steps back from the

original commitments. you negotiators need to be in line with what the prime minister signed up to. he says, we remember what we negotiated with borisjohnson and we wa nt to negotiated with borisjohnson and we want to see that complied with. if it doesn't happen there will be no agreement, so both sides saying if you don't shift towards us there will be no agreement. normally at this stage behind—the—scenes they begin to shift towards each other because they both know their maximalist positions will not be we re maximalist positions will not be were they end up. behind the scenes they haven't been able to have a coffee and a chat because of the coronavirus pandemic and that has presumably changed the dynamic so this is an important month. it is, especially because the end of this month is the deadline for either or both sides agreeing a potential extension of the transition period beyond this year but the uk government has said they will not

ask for that extension, but during this month boris johnson ask for that extension, but during this month borisjohnson will be meeting the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, and it's that high—level political involvement that sometimes gets things moving. at a high political level there hasn't been much focus on these negotiations for understandable reasons in the last few months but there needs to be now. covid—19 is still the main source of business both in white call and the corridors of power in brussels but there needs to be a high—level political engagement to get it over at some of the hurdles that still exist in these negotiations because time is short, we always say that about brexit negotiations but it is a gantry. there is a deadline, the transition period during which everything stays the same runs out at the end of december. we had an op—ed in the politico news website this morning from carolyn fairbairn, director of

the cbi saying for many firms fighting to keep their heads above water during covid, the idea of preparing for a chaotic change in eu trading arrangements in seven months is beyond them, they are not remotely prepared, faced with the desperate challenges of the pandemic their resilience and ability to cope is almost zero. that is uk companies, there are probably similar messages on the other side, maybe not for countries like malta or cyprus or greece but for those companies in belgium, northern france, in holland, that do a lot of trade across the english channel, they want some deal to be done as well or if not ideal they want an extension to the deadline which the uk government says it will not countenance. thank you, chris. drugs gangs attempting to operate during the lockdown have

been on a recruitment drive ta rgetting vulnerable children, increasingly focussing on girls. youth organisations say girls are less likely to attract the attention of police when quieter streets and public transport make it harder for drug gangs to operate. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds explained their findings. drugs gangs are a bit like any other business — in quiet times they prepare for the next wave of work. and the youth workers that the authors of this report have spoken to say that on the front line, they believe that more vulnerable children are being approached and perhaps children they didn't think would be involved in this in the past. girls in particular, because girls can move more freely, they're not seen by the police sometimes as being necessarily involved in drugs. they're also being pushed away from their homes where they're perhaps in difficult situations and having trouble being cooped up with theirfamilies. and the other point is that youth workers say they don't have their projects running at the moment because of the lockdown, so they are not getting the intelligence they normally get from children as to what's going on in their communities. we spent yesterday in bristol talking to youth workers there

where there is a big problem and they were clearly concerned. what you might see through crime statistics is everything has gone down. actually the reality is those at risk are way more at risk and those that weren't at risk but on the cusp are now at risk. and the worst thing is that because we're not doing this work, we can't see those kids. we are blind to the risks of these kids, every single service that is trying their best to support these young people, we have not got the community intelligence that we used to. but some good news — the metropolitan police today, simon, have said that it is managed to cut 87 drug lines being used by drug dealers by using some new tactics and analysis that they're working on at the moment. tom simon is talking to me earlier. the headlines on bbc news: america on the brink — as violent protests escalate across the country. donald trump says he is prepared to take military action. health secretary matt hancock is criticised by the uk statistics authority over his use of coronavirus test numbers.

public health england publishes a review which has confirmed that people from ethnic minorities are more likely to die from covid—19 than white people. let's return now to the response spreading around the world, to the death in the united states of george floyd in police custody. amid the scenes of anger and tension during protests we've also witnessed moments of unity. this was the scene in indianopolis on monday afternoon — a tense stand—off between police and protesters on a fourth consecutive day of demonstrations. two protesters approached the police, appealing for dialogue. their efforts to defuse the situation worked and led to the protesters and police embracing one another. let's go! they are done shooting us. the gesture of solidarity went even further, with the officers eventually walking arm in arm

with a protester. that's in stark contrast to the words of us president donald trump — who said that police and state governors had to ‘dominate' the streets, they had to not ‘be weak‘ or they would ‘look like jerks‘. here in the uk the society of black lawyers along with a number of pan—african organisations have written a letter to the us ambassador to express their concern. they are calling for an international global coalition to put pressure on the us to review its criminaljustice system. the president of the society of black lawyers, peter herbertjoins me now. 0ur our very good afternoon to you. good afternoon. what would you like to see, what is this a letter calling for? it's calling for a systematic consideration, radical changes to the justice system of the united states, demilitarisation of the american police and rooting out racism where it exists within the

us, 18,000 us police forces and this is nothing new, i was demonstrating with bernie grant mp outside the american embassy when rodney king was beaten and the officers were acquitted in the 1990s and this is the latest in a long line of tragedies which have impacted upon the black community in america. do you have any hope that things can change in the nearfuture? we remember when barack 0bama became president there was a thought that things could change and yet they don‘t. things could change and yet they don't. i think there was a huge responsibility on white america, mainstream silent white america who has stood by and watched this happen over the years and wrung their hands and a little on the tragedy is now you have one of the most racist and american president you had who was even prepared to use peaceful

demonstrators in the lafayette park, drive them off for a photo op, but there are enough good people in the american police forces, military and institutions to make a difference. they have to be pressured to do so, we cannot watch as pan african is over the world and the america lecture china or africa on human rights while being guilty of some of the most appalling human rights abuses of its own citizens. white people watching you now uncomfortable at least with what is going on are probably asking what they can do. they can get out and demonstrate and protest. you saw many white people doing that and they did it all the weight through they did it all the weight through the civil rights marches, the kenyan diaspora lines which had many ca nyo ns diaspora lines which had many canyons and diaspora lines which had many ca nyo ns a nd west diaspora lines which had many canyons and west africans working and contributing and paying taxes in

america, those police officers will not distinguish yet the nationality or ethnicity, as long as it‘s a person of colour you are at risk so for white people all over the world, don‘t be silent or afraid because tomorrow it‘s you as well. don‘t be silent or afraid because tomorrow it's you as well. there will be a trial, one assumes, we have had the arrest of the police officer who faces a third murder charge. the justice system officer who faces a third murder charge. thejustice system in officer who faces a third murder charge. the justice system in the officer who faces a third murder charge. thejustice system in the us is under scrutiny as never before and what do you see is the best course of action from now?|j and what do you see is the best course of action from now? i think keep the pressure on the federal and state governments because i know benjamin crump, the lawyer representing george floyd‘s family, he is one of the best in america, he like the latejohnny cochran had to keep the pressure on the institutions of the us not to let theissue institutions of the us not to let the issue go. we have had far too many instances of people being tried

for killing black men in particular and being acquitted. there have been numerous instances were even relatively low charges of manslaughterfor relatively low charges of manslaughter for perverting the course of justice manslaughter for perverting the course ofjustice are placed and people are acquitted and that does nothing to boost the confidence in african—americans or hispanic americans that justice african—americans or hispanic americans thatjustice will be done and you will remember with rodney king, it was not when rodney king was beaten that people demonstrated, it was when the officers were acquitted. we have an expectation of justice and as african americans and africans around the world we expect justice to come home, especially when the perpetrator is up white police officer who ought to be working to a higher standard to protect the rights to life that all human beings have. and no one will have a sense of deja vu on this more than benjamin crump, who you are

referred to, because he represented the family of trave on martin. he did, and that was a huge tragedy and again the disappointment and sadness within all communities when the perpetrator of that was acquitted, ina perpetrator of that was acquitted, in a sense this is simply another milestone that british people, french, german, wherever you have people of colour, brazil, all over the world, we know and understand police brutality, we are often the victims of it and it‘s high time america got its house in order before dictating to the rest of the world what is wrong with theirs. peter herbert, president of the society of black lawyers, thank you for joining society of black lawyers, thank you forjoining us. 20 british police forces have caught people driving at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour during the lockdown. that‘s according to figures obtained by the rac from an freedom

of information request of forces in england, wales and scotland. let‘s speak to the rac‘s road safety spokesman, simon williams. i was going to say bring us up to speed, but give us the figures in terms of how many people and in which parts of the country. we asked all the forces for the top speeds they had seen in the first three weeks of lockdown and a higher speed recorded was in west yorkshire, 151 miles an article on the m62, truly shocking but there are other ones as well, in london 130 fire miles per hour on the aten, 840 mall on our roadin hour on the aten, 840 mall on our road in north london and in cambridgeshire, someone was driving at 73 miles per hour, truly shocking speeds. are we talking about cars and bikes or just speeds. are we talking about cars and bikes orjust cars? we don't

know the vehicle involved, i think the fastest one was a porsche driver, 151 miles per hour, but with the others there were no vehicle specified. is the thinking because the roads have been clear people felt they would go for it? a small minority of drivers have seen quieter roads is a chance to drive as fast as they like, unfortunately putting other people‘s lives at risk and this was happening in the beginning of the lockdown when roads we re beginning of the lockdown when roads were quietest and when the nhs was fighting its hardest to get to grips with coronavirus so there was no doubt a number of accidents that would have been caused by people driving at these speeds and people we re driving at these speeds and people were also social distancing in towns so people were stepping into the road to avoid coming into contact with people coming the other way so you can only imagine the consequences of someone driving too fast in an urban area. especially

with schools going back up more people on the streets, it is that 20 mile per hour limited area where people have to take care. we urge eve ryo ne people have to take care. we urge everyone to think about the consequences of speeding and using a mobile phone. you have to think it could you cope with the thought of inflicting a permanent life changing injury on someone or killing someone by driving too fast and then there‘s the implications of consequences for yourself, losing your licence, job, house, livelihood, for that reason i think it‘s best to stick to the speed limit as much you can.|j think it‘s best to stick to the speed limit as much you can. i spoke toa speed limit as much you can. i spoke to a police officer recently about this and you mentioned the make of car one of the speeders was using, some people feel they are invincible behind the wheel of a sports car and feel it is safe to drive at speeds like that. that's something you

should never think. we know from looking at accident statistics that speed is a contributing factor in many road accidents and of course if you are driving at 151 miles per hour on you are driving at 151 miles per hourona you are driving at 151 miles per hour on a motorway and a lorry or another driver pulls out in front of you and you have that speed, your chance to react is so limited, the consequences are unimaginable. simon, it‘s good to talk to you, thanks very much. you‘re watching bbc news. headlines coming up and we will have more from the house of commons as well but in the meantime let‘s get a look at the weather. we had a dose of summer and i‘m quite sure it will be back but in the short term, a wind of change is upon us and in fact this change is already taking place across scotland, rain clouds have been moving in and the temperature is dropping and the outlook is looking distinctly chilly right across the country over the next few days. the weather fronts are coming in from the north, really spreading

across the uk and behind it, a current of much cooler air all the way from the arctic will set in and the winds will strengthen as well, it will really become quite windy across northern areas. as far as tuesday afternoon is concerned, still very warm in many areas, certainly england and wales and northern ireland and even the lowlands of scotland but later this evening and into tonight, that persistent rain in the east of scotland spreads further south, rain on the way for newcastle, carlisle, the lake district, into the pennines and possibly more patchy rain there into the midlands and wales as well. it looks as though the south—east and east anglia just about stays dry through the course of the night. the rain through tomorrow, as it moves further south tends to become a little bit more patchy and you can see some blobs of blue rather than one large coherent band of rain and as far as the gardeners and growers are concerned, i would not get too excited.

we‘re not going to get enough rainfall, it has been so dry we need more and the rain is going to be hit and miss but there is the chance of one or two downpours, even thundery ones in the south later in the afternoon. much cooler, temperatures of 12 in newcastle, mostly in the teens across the country right across the board and if anything, those temperatures will drop even further as we head into thursday and you can see the wind blowing straight out of the north, out of the norwegian sea, viking winds keeping things cool around the north sea coast. temperatures of only 12 degrees in newcastle, adding a 30 or 40 mph wind, and patchy rain in places on thursday. and it will feel chilly. low pressure quite close to the uk on friday and that low pressure will probably hang around through the weekend, so again the weather is going to be changeable, unsettled and temperatures in london down to 14 degrees at one point. that‘s it for me. goodbye.

this is bbc news, i‘m simon mccoy. the headlines: america on the brink — as violent protests escalate across the country. donald trump says he is prepared to take action. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. traced, tested, and found wanting — health secretary matt hancock is criticised by the uk statistics authority over his use of coronavirus test numbers. public health england publishes a review which has confirmed that people from ethnic minorities are more likely to die from covid—19 than white people. the health secretary promises to take action. this pandemic has exposed

huge disparities in the health of our nation. it is very clear that some people are significantly more vulnerable to covid—19, and this is something i am determined to understand in full and take action to address. give us a break — holiday firms call on the government to consider ‘air bridges‘ and scrap quarantine plans for people entering the uk. mps are debating ahead of a series of votes on the future of virtual proceedings in parliament, amid a row over how commons business can take place safely. european countries continue their exits from lockdown as france opens bars and restaurants and germany welcomes back gym goers. accelerating to the fast lane — the formula one season is back injuly, with eight races in europe.

good afternoon. amid the sound of a nearby protest being dispersed, president trump addressed americans last night and threatened to deploy the army if cities and states fail to control protests which have swept across the us, triggered by the death last week of an unarmed black man, george floyd, in police custody. over night protests took place in cities across the country and after appeals for calm from george floyd‘s brother most demonstrations appeared to be peaceful, but there was some violence, including in washington, where the president and his entourage walked, bible in hand, for a photo—op to a local church, at the epicentre of the unrest. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. chanting: no trump, no kkk, no fascist usa! more protesters, more cities. this is philadelphia, its name promising brotherly love, and the place which is home to the liberty bell. but now, a week after the police killing of an unarmed black man in minneapolis,

it‘s the scale and depth of america‘s racial divide which is most obvious. you are here trying to defend the civilians, and it‘s against your code, bro! like so many other protests, this one ended in confrontation with police, with tear gas and pepper spray. screaming, explosions a wash with milk is one way to ease the burning sensation, and a warning from police to stay away. it‘s notjust a single thing that brought me out, it‘s really all the years of oppression, all the years of police brutality. i don‘t know, if i had to pick one word, it‘s injustice. people need to realise that it's not something we are making up, it's something we live with, have to prepare with, from the day that we're born. in washington, the focus of the protest is the president himself. his demand, that security services must get tougher, must dominate,

has infuriated many. his threat to deploy heavily armed soldiers to cities where he thinks law enforcement is too lax risks drawing sharper lines in a divided country. mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. then the president walked out of the white house, past the security forces, to the historic church, stjohn‘s, which was damaged by fire in sunday night‘s protests. donald trump held up a bible to the cameras. black lives matter! in minneapolis, where this all began, with the police killing of george floyd, they gathered again. at the site of a memorial

and mural to honour him. his brother terence urged people to use their vote, not violence, to change america. new york has become a critical flashpoint in this increasingly polarised political conflict. large crowds rallied peacefully in times square and in brooklyn. the city is moving from locked down to boarded up, as some use the end of demonstrations to follow up with attempts to steal and to loot. the united states looks like a nation in turmoil and torment. its unresolved racial inequalities and discrimination pushed back to the centre stage in a critical election year. when americans will be looking at their president, as well as themselves, before deciding in which direction they want their nation to head next. james robbins, bbc news.

we are expecting a major speech on civil unrest from joe biden, former vice president, presumptive democratic nominee, he is scheduled to be talking in the next few minutes. we will take you over to philadelphia for that. here, the health secretary matt hancock has been been criticised by the head of the uk statistics authority over the presentation of coronavirus test numbers. sir david norgrove described the figures as "inadequate" and said they "fall well short of expectations." he also said that statistics were being presented in a way that aims to "show the largest possible number of tests — even at the expense of understanding". 0ur health correspondent richard galpin explains. to start with, they‘re saying that the government figures on testing are far from complete and comprehensive, and he‘s going on to say that the way they are analysed and presented gives limited value for how many people are actually being infected. and then, actually, as you were saying, he says the aim seems to be show the largest possible number of tests, even at the expense of understanding.

and he goes on to give some examples. so, one of them is he says the headline total of tests carried out includes test kits posted out to people at home, but in fact there is no data whatsoever on how many people have actually used those tests, the kits and actually carried out the test. generally he‘s saying the figures are presented in a way that‘s difficult to understand without looking at the technical notes, which are themselves sometimes hard to follow. it‘s really withering criticism. there has been a response from government, a statement from the health secretary, matt hancock, saying that the department of health is continuing to work closely with uk statistics authority to address their concerns. richard galpin. the government is working on plans to allow air travel from certain low—risk countries. from monday, most people arriving by plane, ferry or train, including uk nationals, must self—isolate for 14 days.

but some mps and businesses have expressed concern at the plan, warning it will damage the travel industry. tom burridge reports. departures at manchester. eerily quiet of late. but the travel sector fears this will continue, if the government‘s blanket travel quarantine comes in next week. even the threat of quarantine has created so much uncertainty, that nobody wants to book. forgive me. we are going to take you to philadelphia. more than 100,000 people have lost their life to the violence, a departure in a number of jobs and that forces in black and brown communities. i speak to a nation where every day millions of people, in the course of living their life are saying to themselves, i cannot believe. it‘s a

wake—up call to our nation, in my view, it is for all of us and i mean all of us. it is not the first time we have heard those words. they are the same words we had from eric dier now when his life was taken away six yea rs now when his life was taken away six years ago. “— now when his life was taken away six years ago. —— eric gardner. it is time to listen to the words, understanding, respond to them, respond with action. the country is crying out for leadership, leadership that can unite us, leadership that can unite us, leadership that can unite us, leadership that brings us together. leadership that can recognise pain and deep grief of communities that have had a knee on the next a long time. there is no place for violence, no place for looting or destroying property or burning judges are destroying businesses, many of them built by the very people of colour who are beginning to realise their dreams and build wealth for their families. nor is

to realise their dreams and build wealth for theirfamilies. nor is it a cce pta ble wealth for theirfamilies. nor is it acceptable for our police, swan to protect and serve all people, to escalate tension, resort to excessive violence. we need to distinguish between legitimate peaceful protest and opportunists violets and destruction. we have to be vigilant about the violence that is being done by this income the president to our economy and to the pursuit of justice. when peaceful protesters dispersed in orderfor a president, a president from the doorstep at the people‘s house, the white house, using tear gas and flash grenades in order to stage a photo opportunity, a photo opportunity on one of the most historic churches in the country, or at least in washington, dc, we can be forgiven to believe the president is more interested in power than in principle. more interested in serving the passions

of his pace than the needs of the people in his care. that is what the presidency years, the duty to care. to care for all of us, not just those the duty to care. to care for all of us, notjust those who vote the duty to care. to care for all of us, not just those who vote for us but all of us. notjust donors but all of us. the president held up the bible at saintjohn‘s church yesterday, i wish she had opened it once in awhile. instead of brandishing it. —— i wish he had opened it. if he had, he could have learned something, love another as we love ourselves. it is really hard work but it is the work of america. donald trump is not interested in doing that work. instead he is sweeping away all the guardrails that have long protected our democracy, guardrails who have helped make possible destination‘s path to a more perfect union. a union that constantly requires reform and rededication and, yes,

the protest from voices that are mistreated, ignored, left out or left behind. it isa left behind. it is a union. a union worth fighting for and that is why i am running. in addition to the bible, he should also open the american constitution once in awhile. if he did, he would find the first amendment and what it says in the beginning, it says, the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to position the government for redress of grievances. it‘s kind of an essential nation built into this country. mr president, that is america. that‘s america. no horses riding up on their hind legs to push back peaceful protest. not american military to move against the

american people. this is a nation of values, ourfreedom to american people. this is a nation of values, our freedom to speak as a cherished knowledge that lives inside every american, almost from the time you are a kid. we are not going to allow any resident to quite our voice, we will not let those who see this as an opportunity to do case, threw up a smoke screen and distract us from legitimate grievances at the heart of these protests. we cannot, we cannot leave this moment, we cannot leave this moment thinking that we can once again turn away and do nothing. we cannot do that this time. we just can‘t. the moment has come for our nation to deal with systemic racism, to deal with the growing economic inequity that exists in our nation, to deal with the denial of the promise in

this nation that leads to so many. i said from the outset of this election, we are in the battle for the soul of this nation and we are in the battle for the soul of this nation. what we believe, most importantly, who we want to be is all at stake. it's who we want to be is all at stake. it‘s truer today than it has been everin it‘s truer today than it has been ever in my lifetime. it is this urgency, it‘s in this urgency we can find a path forward. the history of this nation teaches us that in some of our darkest moments of despair, we have made some of our greatest progress, some of our darkest moments. 13th, 14th, 15th amendments, following the civil war. the greatest economic growth in world history grew out of the great

depression. civil rights act of 1964, voting rights of 65 came in the tracks of the vicious dogs. to paraphrase reverend barber, it is the morning that we find hope. it is in the morning where we find hope. it is going to take more than talk. we had talked before. we have had protest before. we have now got to vow to make this an air of action and reverse the systemic racism of the long overdue concrete changes. the action will not be completed in the first 100 days of my presidency ifiam the first 100 days of my presidency if i am able to be elected or even in my entire term, it will take the work of any generation. but if this agenda will take time to complete,

it should not wait for the first 100 days of my presidency to get started. a down pavement of what is long overdue, should come now, should come immediately. i call on the congress to act this month on measures that will be the first step in this direction, starting with the real police reform. congressman jefferies has a bill to outline the mac —— out law choke holds. to create a model use of full standard, that should also be made law this month. no more excuses, no more delays. if they can bring in the senate to confront... it is time to pass legislation that will give true meaning to our constitutional promise, legal protection under the law. looking ahead on the first 100

days of my presidency, i‘ve committed to create a national police oversight commission. i‘ve long believe we need real community policing. we need each and every police department in the country to understand the competitive review of the hiring, training, the de—escalation. some have done it, some are in the process of doing it. the federal government should give the cities, the states the tools and the cities, the states the tools and the resources they need to implement reforms. more police officers meet the highest standards of their profession, most of them do it, all the more reason why bad cop should be dealt with severely and swiftly. we all need to take a hard look at the culture that allows for the senseless tragedies that keep happening. and we need to learn from the cities in the precincts that are getting it right. we know, in order to have true american justice, we

need economic justice as to have true american justice, we need economicjustice as well. that is much to be done that as well. congress should act an immediate step, they should act now to rectify racial inequities that have allowed covid—19 funds to be diverted from where they live. i will be setting forth my agenda and economicjustice and opportunity in the weeks and months ahead, but it begins with health care. health care should be a right, not a privilege. the quickest route to universal coverage is this country to expand on 0bama care. we can do it, we should do it. but this president, even now, in the midst of a public health crisis with massive unemployment, wants to destroy it. he does not care how many millions americans will be heard because he can cease. . . americans will be heard because he can cease... the president should withdraw his lawsuit. the conquer

should prepare to pass the act i propose to expand 0bama care —— the congress. they should prepare to pass it to expand it to millions of others. we have seen america‘s true halos. health care workers, doctors, nurses, greece store workers, truck drivers, we have come up with a new phrase for essential workers. —— grocery store workers. we need to do more than praise them, we need to pay them. we need to pay them. because if it was not clear before, it is clear now, this country was not built by wall street bankers in the years, it was built by the greater american middle—class. i know there is an enormous fear and uncertainty and anger in the country. i understand. uncertainty and anger in the country. iunderstand. i uncertainty and anger in the country. i understand. i know so many americans have suffered, suffering loss of a loved one,

suffering loss of a loved one, suffering economic hardship, wondering if i can feed my family tomorrow, what is going to happen? suffering under the weight of generation of hurt inflicted of people and colour and black, brown the native communities in particular. like many of you, i know what it means to grieve. my loss is not the same of loss is felt by so many, but i know what it feels like when you think you cannot go on. i know what it means to have that black hole in your chest, where your grief is being sucked into it. just a few days ago, it marked the fifth anniversary of my son‘s passing to cancer. there are still moments when the pain is so great it feels no different than the day i sat in the bed as he passed away. i also know

that the best way to buy loss and pain is to turn it into anger and anguish and into purpose. and americans know what our purpose is of the nation. it has to be guided, it has to be guided. it has guided, it has to be guided. it has guided us from the very beginning. it has been reported the day that presidentjohn f kennedy was assassinated, yolanda king jumped on her daddy‘s answered and said i am never going to get our freedom. her daddy was reassuring, strong and brave. he said, no, do not marry, baby, it is going to be ok, it is going to be a right —— do not worry. and that the violence and fear,

doctor king, he persevered. he was driven by his dream of a nation where justice runs down like water. 1968, hate cut him down in memphis. two days before doctor king was murder, he gave a final sunday salmon in washington. he told us that —— he gave a final sunday sermon stop he says it bends towards justice. we know we can bend it because we have. we have to believe that still. that is our purpose. it has been our purpose from the very beginning, to become a nation where all men and women are not only created equal but they are treated equally, notjust

created equally but treated equally. to become a nation defined in doctor king‘s words not only by the absence of tension fed by the presence of justice. it is not enoughjust of tension fed by the presence of justice. it is not enough just to have not have tension, butjustice. today, in america, it is hard to keep faith that justice today, in america, it is hard to keep faith thatjustice is at hand. i know that. you know that. pain is raw. the pain is real. the president of united states must be part of the solution, the problem. but this president today is part of the problem and accelerates it. when he treated the words, when the looting starts, the shooting starts, they we re starts, the shooting starts, they were not the words of the president. they were words of other miami police chief in the 60s. when he

tweeted that the protesters would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, when people with a been very hurt, and of quote. they we re been very hurt, and of quote. they were not the words of a president. they were the kind of words used by a man unleashing his dogs on innocent women and children. the american story is a story about action and reaction. that is how history works. we cannot be naive about it. i wish i could say that hate began with donald trump and will end with him, it didn‘t and it will end with him, it didn‘t and it will not. american history is not fairy tale with a guaranteed happy ending. the battle for the soul of this nation has been a constant push and pull for more than 240 years. a tug—of—war between the american

ideal that we are all created equal and the harsh reality that racism has a long torn us apart. the honest truth is, that both elements are pa rt truth is, that both elements are part of the american character. data elements. at our best, the american ideal wins out. but it is never an out, it is always a fight, and the battle is never fairly one. out, it is always a fight, and the battle is neverfairly one. but out, it is always a fight, and the battle is never fairly one. but we cannot ignore the truth that we are the best when we open our hearts rather than conventional fests —— clinch our best. donald trump has turned this country into a battlefield. he thinks division helps him, his narcissism has become more important in the nation‘s well—being that the he leads. i ask every american, i ask every american, look at where we are now and think anew. is this who

we are? is this who we want to be? is this who we want to pass on to our children and our grandchildren? fear, anger, finger—pointing, rather than pursuit of happiness. incompetence and anxiety, self—absorption, selfishness, or do we wa nt self—absorption, selfishness, or do we want to be the america we know we can be? the america we know in our hearts we could be and should be. i look at the presidency as a very big job and nobody will get it right every time. and i will not either. but i promise you this, i will not traffic in fear and division, i will not find the flames of hate, i will seek to heal the racial wins that have long played in our country, not use them for political gains. i will

do myjob and i will take responsibility, i will not blame others. i will never forget, responsibility, i will not blame others. i will neverforget, i responsibility, i will not blame others. i will never forget, i will never forget, others. i will never forget, i will neverforget, i promise you, this job is not about me, it is about you. it‘s about us. they work to rebuild the nation, but to build it better than it was. we are the only nation anyone that goes through crisis and comes out better —— only nation in the world. we need to know the better future, that nation in the world. we need to know the betterfuture, that is nation in the world. we need to know the better future, that is what an american does. we build the future. it may in fact be the most american thing today. build the future. we hungerfor liberty in thing today. build the future. we hunger for liberty in the way that frederick douglass and harriet did. we thirst for the vote, like susan b anthony and john there instead. we strive to explore the stars, cure disease, make an impact that union more perfect than it has been —— in

perfect union. we may come up short but at our best we try. my but at our best we try. my fellow americans, we are facing enemies, they include not only the coronavirus and the terrible impact of the lives and livelihood, but also the selfish and fear that has loomed over a loss for the last three years, selfishness and fear. defeating those enemies requires us to do our duty and that duty includes remembering who we should be. here we should be. we should be the america eisenhower, of rosa parks and martin luther king junior, of diehl armstrong, we should be that america, that cherishes life, liberty and courage —— macneill

armstrong. above all, we should be the america that cherishes each other, each and every one of us. we must not let up pain destroyers. we are a nation in rage, but we cannot let our rage consumers. we area consumers. we are a nation that is exhausted, but we will not allow our exhaustion to defeat us. as president, it is my commitment to all of you to lead on this issue. and to listen because i truly believe in my heart of hearts we can overcome and we stand together, fighting as one america, we will rise stronger than we were before. we will move the arc closer to justice. we will reach out to one another, speak out for one another

and please, please, take care of one another, as recently has been happening. this is the united states of america. there has never been anything we have been unable to do when we set online to do it and we have done it together. —— when we have done it together. —— when we have set our mind. together, united. that is when we are at our best. may god bless you will and may god protect our troops. thank you. applause former vice presidentjoe biden, the presumptive democratic nominee, strong criticism of donald trump. he said when peaceful protesters are dispersed by the president from the doorstep of the white house using tear gas in order to stage a photo °p tear gas in order to stage a photo op ata tear gas in order to stage a photo op at a church, we can be forgiven

for believing the president is more interested in power than in principle, so the latest in a series of statements byjoe biden in the wa ke of statements byjoe biden in the wake of george floyd at the hands of the minneapolis police. we will have more from that a little later but that‘s a to events here at home. the health secretary, matt hancock, has told the house of commons that public health england‘s report into the higher coronavirus mortality rates for black and minority ethnic communities was published and brought to mps at the ‘first chance‘. speaking in the house of commons this afternoon, mr hancock, this afternoon, mr hancock told mps that he had instructed the work to be carried out by phe as he was worried by the death rates amongst the bame community. pha have found the following. first, as we are all aware, age is the biggest risk factor. among those diagnosed with covid—19, people who are 80 or over are 70 times more

likely to die than those under 40. being male is also a significant risk factor. working age men are twice as likely to die as a working age women. 0ccupation is a risk factor with professions that involve dealing with the public in an enclosed space such as taxi driving at higher risk. people working in hospitals are not more likely to catch or die from covid—19. i‘m joined now by the labour mp for battersea and shadow women and equalities secretary — marsha de cordova. good afternoon. what he has just said in the house of commons, that more work needs to be done, do you buy that? finally the report has been published and i think the review confirmed what we already knew about the inequalities that have been amplified as a result of covid—19 and the fact that if you

are black, asian orfrom a minority ethnic background you are disproportionately more likely to be affected by the virus. what the report failed to do was actually addressed some of those structural inequalities that you would have expected to see because we have had a report, out today that presents no recommendations and so it‘s time for the government to take action on what we already all now, this review was called for a of weeks ago and pretty much all the evidence suggests that, if you do a particular type of work you are going to be at a higher risk of the virus. i would like to have seen the health secretary talk about what measures will be put in place to protect some of our workers that are on the front line. we have already called for there to be at risk

assessments in workplaces to be carried out on the government haven‘t said anything about that today. establishing that the injustice, whatever its nature, exist is one thing but then addressing it, this is something we have talked about for years. exactly, and what coronavirus has done is shone a light on an exposed some of those structural inequalities that we now exist, but it also presents us with this opportunity because while it is a terrible virus, it has to be an opportunity for the government to not say it will start to try to tackle some of those inequalities, whether that is within the labour market or in housing or education, it is time for action and i was hoping, given the fact that the review that was being carried out, i understand professor benton spoke to

hundreds of different stakeholders to identify some of the causes and hopefully some of the solutions but this report hasn‘t shown us that. it has pretty much told us a lot about what we already know and gathers data from sources that we are familiar with, whether it is the 0ns or the institute for fiscal studies. so while we have suspected the level of inequality in terms of the deaths and those suffering from coronavirus, amongst minority ethnic black asian groups, when you say you wa nt black asian groups, when you say you want action, what do you mean? what needs to happen? one of the things i have been calling for and we have been calling for in the labour party is the government have gone about this whole process and they have produced a recovery strategy which is the right thing to do but there is the right thing to do but there is no equalities impact assessment

that has been published or carried out and one thing would be for the government to risk assess those groups that are at a higher risk of this virus in the workplace. what steps a re this virus in the workplace. what steps are the government going to ta ke to steps are the government going to take to begin to address some of these inequalities? i expected to seek some recommendations in a review. you cannot publish a review without any recommendations that we can then all begin to constructively work together to achieve and deliver. so what do you think is at the heart of this? when we talk about the injustice and the fact these figures to you straight there isa these figures to you straight there is a serious problem in this country, is it because the workers on the front line the ones most at risk tend to be from a certain background? what has bidded enough i‘d and you have just hit the nail on the head —— what has been

identified, if you work from a certain background and doing certain types of work, especially in certain industries or whether in the transport sector or health and social care or retail in supermarkets, you are at the front line and you will be at higher risk of contracting the virus, so i go back again, and i keep saying it, u nless we back again, and i keep saying it, unless we start to address that and ta ke ste ps unless we start to address that and take steps to risk assess some of our workers on the front line, how can you seek to address that? there are longer term structural inequalities that also need to be addressed and it‘s time for the government to use this time is an opportunity as it begins to ease its lockdown restrictions and as we want to start forging our pasty white recovery to ensure, that start to address the issues around race,

around inequality. this is the opportunity to do that and i was hoping to have heard the health secretary may be shed some light on that today. difficult not to ignore the similarities, we just heard joe biden in the united states talking about the inequality of suffering in terms of coronavirus and race. are we getting things right here that they are not getting it right there or is the similarity far too close? first i think it‘s important for me to say that what many of us sought from that footage of george floyd passing last week, it cut quite deep. that could have been my brother, my nephew or somebody, so it cuts quite deep for me so what we need to ensure in the uk is that our

police service, they work well with our communities, we need to ensure that at the moment we are seeing young black men are disproportionately being stopped and searched more than any other group. why is that? so we need to address some of the unconscious biases that already exist in our country so there definitely are similarities and that is what you are seeing the peaceful protests you have been seeing take place here in the uk and across the world, because we all recognise some of the challenges that black and brown people and people of colour are facing, and again come it really presents us with the opportunity to begin to start addressing that because disproportionality when it comes to stop and search isn‘t a right thing to be happening to our young black men and! to be happening to our young black men and i want to see action and i wa nt to

men and i want to see action and i want to see that changed and it begins with us as a society recognising and acknowledging that there is a problem. we cannot be afraid to talk about race, we cannot be afraid to talk about racism. it does exist, it‘s how we address it. marsha de cordova, good to talk to you. thanks for your time. we will go to the house of commons, the speaker, lindsay world, is on his feet and nick eardley can tell us what‘s going on. feet and nick eardley can tell us what's going on. mps are voting on a plan which would see physical proceedings back in parliament from now, and it will be a very different —looking vote. normally they walk through lobbies and it is over in 15 minutes but today to maintain social distancing, the belt means they are starting to about now, and it will bea starting to about now, and it will be a massive queue, up to eight kilometre long and it could take

about an kilometre long and it could take aboutan art, kilometre long and it could take about an art, so it‘s a very different scene to the one mps are used to. we are in the central lobby just along from the chamber and a few confused mps are wondering about trying to find the back of the queue, among them the chancellor, rishi sunak, who wasn‘t sure where he was going but aside from the fact we will see a massive queue and mps having to queue for a long time, this has provoked a serious debate because in the last hour and a half the government has said people need to think about getting back to work so they need to set an example, parliament works better when we are all here, but opposition parties and some tories are less than impressed with that argument. some tory mps are shielding and say they cannot get to parliament and will lose their vote. there has been a compromise plan which would allow them to take part in some debates via video link but they could not

vote. there are also mps from far away from westminster, the snp and some labour mps and in wales, they will have to travel the length and the bread of the country to come to parliament and exercise their right to vote and in doing that they might become silent spreaders who are taking the disease from one part of the country to another so there is real concern in parliament about this plan but the government seems adamant that it‘s now time to get parliament back to something resembling normal, even if that means that these queues are going to be potentially and are long and mps will take even longer than normal in voting. i'm looking at the pictures, while you were talking, what are we looking at? is this new now, the mps are showing social distancing as

they walked through?” are showing social distancing as they walked through? i cannot see what you are seeing but i will tell you what‘s going on. behind the speaker‘s chair is where mps will go to vote, there will be a couple of clerks who asked them if they want to vote for or against the motion, at the moment it‘s one of the amendments which would mean maintaining the hybrid parliament of virtual and in person. there needs to beat two metres between each mp which is what you will see only a few in the chamber at the time. they then go into members lobby and because there are 650 mps, most will because there are 650 mps, most will be voting, they will then sneak down into westminster hall and there will bea into westminster hall and there will be a queueing system where they have to double back on each other and that‘s where that kilometre long queue comes from. it's like being at ikea. in some ways, yes, a number of

mps are not sure where they are going, this was a last—minute plan that came in late last night but some of these mps have had to travel down from different parts of the uk and are less than impressed that they are having to do so when they argued that if they can work from home they should be, and although the system in place wasn‘t always perfect before today, it‘s better than having to bring everyone back in and suddenly the parliamentary estate has hundreds of mps and their staff back overnight.” estate has hundreds of mps and their staff back overnight. i was listening to jacob rees—mogg earlier in the arguments seem to beat you are better off in the chamber when voting and add to the outsider the system of appearing via video appeared to work. there are plenty of mps who say it makes life easier. there were some technical glitches, i don‘t think they were especially

troublesome but the government‘s argument is first when it comes to legislation and the committees that scrutinise legislation line by line, you need to have everyone here so they can do that in the most efficient way. it was fairly easy to have a virtual parliament when talking about non—contentious things or asking ministers questions or replying to their statements. it‘s a lot harder when it comes to some of the contentious brexit legislation and some of the coronavirus legislation we will see in the next few weeks. there is also this question about responding to what ministers are saying. some mps worry if you have a set list of who will be speaking in a given debate, as you had to have under the virtual parliament, you cannot catch the speaker and say i don‘t like what he was saying so i would like to intervene, which makes it harder to

respond to things you didn‘t see coming, to be on top of whatever detail the minister or whoever is coming up with so there is that argument that many mps agree with that proceedings are more combative and it‘s easier to scrutinise ministers when you are in facing them from the chamber, but a lot of those mps, even if they subscribe to that, still site we should only do that, still site we should only do that when safe and although the government is arguing set an example, show people it‘s safe if your workplace is covid secure to get back to work and start easing the economy back into something approaching normal but other site you also have to set an example by giving people who need to shield for those who aren‘t comfortable coming back to work or who have to travel a long way to work, give them the option to work from home. the argument is that getting rid of the

virtual proceedings mean you are robbing a lot of mps of the chance to ta ke robbing a lot of mps of the chance to take part. a couple of things spring to mind, it‘s like kids on the first day of school in the new class learning how things work. some of them are looking at each other to see if they are doing the right thing, but for are coupled this may be the first exercise they have had ina long be the first exercise they have had in a long time. what do we need to look out for? this amendment would see most of the virtual parliament proceedings continue. i think it will struggle to get through because although a number of tory mps are unhappy with the government and might vote against it, a lot of those mps who were unhappy with returning to normal have shown that by not turning up today so there are some mps from the snp, they have 48 mps, only eight of them are here today so that takes a white 40 mps

who would normally be voting against the government, likewise a number mps are shielding and they cannot ta ke mps are shielding and they cannot take part in this vote, which has caused anger because a lot of people argue that takes away their right to ta ke argue that takes away their right to take part in a debate to which they are central but it seems the government is likely to get its way but we will have to watch because we are not completely sure how many tory mps are angry about this. one thing that came up in the debate, we heard jacob rees—mogg site they would be another measure brought in tomorrow which will allow mps who have medical reasons like shielding to ta ke have medical reasons like shielding to take part in proceedings so they will be able to call in via video link but they still won‘t be able to vote so the criticism will continue because it comes down to this, we‘ll mps have their right to represent their constituents potentially

curtailed by these measures? those who are shielding, those who have to travel far to get here and are uncomfortable about that for various reasons say yes, the government says it‘s time to get back to business as normal. but it's not, is this what we will have to go through every time there is about? there could be three votes over the next while so i could be standing here for a while before i can say what‘s happened because if all mps turn up the queue would be over a kilometre and it could take well over on our for eve ryo ne could take well over on our for everyone to get through. it‘s normally 15 minutes which some people think it takes too long a nyway people think it takes too long anyway when in the scottish parliament and the welsh assembly you can press a button, not what they want to happen here but it will ta ke eve n they want to happen here but it will take even longer than normal here. your hair will get even longer! it's

growing by the minute. thank you, nick early, and we will bring you the results of that, in whatever year it comes. let‘s change gear. the spiny hd sources, the endangered spiny seahorse has recolonised its former stronghold in dorset due to the coronavirus lockdown, marine conservationists say. during one regular survey dive at studland bay, the seahorse trust found 16 seahorses including pregnant males neil garrick—maidment, who founded the seahorse trust, what do you put the increase down to? it's because of the lack of people and the lack of noise and sea horses are very susceptible to noise. this is great news, you must

have been thrilled when you found this. i am still reeling from it. in the whole history of doing our surveys from 2008 onwards, we have never found 16 sea horses in one dive, the most we ever got before was nine so to find 16 was remarkable. how many members of the sea horse trust are there? there are so many because we have people working all over the world with us, there is a core group of six or eight who were coming all the time, they have been looking for sea horses, turning up week after week but not finding any soap for them to turn upa but not finding any soap for them to turn up a couple of weeks ago and find the 16 sea horses was remarkable. when you say grass has repaired itself, that cannot be to do with what is going on now? it's because it‘s not being consistently

dug up by anglers. we never wanted to stop the boats going there but this has proven a point, if you stop anchors going in and allow the seagrass to do what it does and spread naturally, it will repair itself and there are still a few holes left but i was surprised the amount of repair the had done. the two species of sea horse in this country are both protected. they are, igot country are both protected. they are, i got them protected in 2008, it took about six years to get that in place and that required data collection and analysing everything, in 2008 they were fully protected with the highest protection in the land, so to have the sea horses protected and also debate last year became a marine conservation zone so it‘s a protected site as well, so to have those two things in place is

fantastic. there was the sea horse, we all love sea horses but we don‘t really know who they are, what they do, what benefit they serve. one of those sort of enigmatic species that have so many myths and legends about them but when you meet the real animal in real life it‘sjust as enigmatic. every time i go down and die with sea horses and what their behaviour i think what‘s going on here, so they are wrapped up in myths and legends and stuff like that until now we have both species here in the uk is amazing. it really is good. neil, really good to talk to you. thank you. let‘s return to the strength of feeling spreading around

the world about the death of george floyd in the united states. much of the music industry is shutting down today in response. artists, record labels and radio stations around the world say they are pausing business on what is being called blackout tuesday — to work with communities to fight racial inequality. chi chi izundu reports. it‘s sad that it‘s taken somebody to lose their life. he‘s obviously been the catalyst, enough is enough, to be quite honest with you. words echoed by the music industry. it‘s called blackout tuesday. hundreds of record labels and artists around the world have cancelled their work plans for today to join in with their own protest over the death of george floyd in the us, who was killed after a police officer knelt on his neck. # yeah, i needed a change... rapper tinie tempah‘s label, disturbing london, is also taking part. dumi 0burota is his manager and the ceo and says things need to change. we got into that industry, realised how whitewashed the industry really is, and it‘s not very reflective of what the real world looks like or who‘s really consuming

the music or who‘s really contributing to making the music and making, like, the industry tick, you know? so this is what‘s happening, this is not the world i want to be in, and i‘m going to try to make a contribution to change. racism is happening all around us, so take a stand. if you are white and you're listening to this right now, this is your problem too. it's mine, it's yours, it's everybody's. it's uncomfortable to listen to, but we should feel uncomfortable about it. the words of radio 1‘s breakfast show presenter yesterday. but today a number of bbc radio stations are also marking the event. corporations are forced to make statements not based on the law, not based on what is legal but what is based on human morality. when you watch that video, knowing that right is right and wrong is wrong, knowing that one plus one is two and you can see clearly what is happening there, brands and corporations are being forced to speak. chanting: black lives matter! black lives matter!

whilst the music industry goes quiet in protest, the sound of those taking to the streets in the uk is expected to rise. chi chi izundu, bbc news. next, ben brown will be bringing you the news and i‘m in trouble with ben because i said everyone loves sea horses but he said he doesn‘t love sea horses. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with tomasz. we had a dose of summer and i‘m quite sure it will be back but in the short term, a wind of change is upon us and in fact this change is already taking place across scotland, rain clouds have been moving in and the temperature is dropping and the outlook is looking distinctly chilly right across the country over the next few days. the weather fronts are coming in from the north, really spreading across the uk and behind it, a current of much cooler air all the way from the arctic will set in and the winds will strengthen as well, it will really become quite

windy across northern areas. as far as tuesday afternoon is concerned, still very warm in many areas, certainly england and wales and northern ireland and even the lowlands of scotland but later this evening and into tonight, that persistent rain in the east of scotland spreads further south, rain on the way for newcastle, carlisle, the lake district, into the pennines and possibly more patchy rain there into the midlands and wales as well. it looks as though the south—east and east anglia just about stays dry through the course of the night. the rain through tomorrow, as it moves further south, tends to become a little bit more patchy and you can see some blobs of blue rather than one large coherent band of rain and as far as the gardeners and growers are concerned, i would not get too excited. we‘re not going to get enough rainfall, it has been so dry we need more and the rain is going to be hit and miss but there is the chance of one or two downpours, even thundery ones in the south

later in the afternoon. much cooler, temperatures of 12 in newcastle, mostly in the teens across the country right across the board and if anything, those temperatures will drop even further as we head into thursday and you can see the wind blowing straight out of the north, out of the norwegian sea, viking winds keeping things cool around the north sea coast. temperatures of only 12 degrees in newcastle, add a 30 or 40 mph wind, and patchy rain in places on thursday and it will feel chilly. low pressure quite close to the uk on friday and that low pressure will probably hang around through the weekend, so again the weather is going to be changeable, unsettled and temperatures in london down to 14 degrees at one point. that‘s it for me. goodbye.

protect our troops. thank you. applause

this is bbc news, i‘m ben brown. the headlines: america on the brink — as violent protests escalate across the country. donald trump says he is prepared to take military action. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. but democratic presidential candidatejoe biden says the country is crying out for leadership to end racial divisions in america. we can be forgiven for believing the president is more interested in power than in principle. more interested in serving the passions of his base than the needs

of the people in his care. here — criticism of the way the government uses data on coronavirus test numbers, by the head of the uk‘s statistics watchdog. people from ethnic minorities much more likely to die from covid—19, according to a review from public health england. the health secretary promises to take action. holiday firms call on the government to consider ‘air bridges‘ and to scrap quarantine plans for people arriving in the uk. mps vote on the future of remote proceedings in parliament — amid a row over how commons business can take place safely. and in the next hour, we‘ll be heading to downing street for today‘s government coronavirus briefing, today led by the health secretary, matt hancock.

hello, good afternoon. president trump has threatened to deploy the army if cities and states fail to control protests which have swept the united states after the death in police custody of an unarmed black man, george floyd. there‘ve been protests in cities across the country and after appeals for calm from george floyd‘s brother, most demonstrations appeared to be peaceful. there was however some violence, including in washington, where the president walked to a church near the white house and held the bible for a photo opportunity. in the last hour, the democratic presidential contender, joe biden, has said america is crying out for leadership. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. chanting: no trump, no kkk, no fascist usa! more protesters, more cities. this is philadelphia, its name promising brotherly love,

and the place which is home to the liberty bell. but now, a week after the police killing of an unarmed black man in minneapolis, it‘s the scale and depth of america‘s racial divide which is most obvious. you are here trying to defend the civilians, and it‘s against your code, bro! like so many other protests, this one ended in confrontation with police, with tear gas and pepper spray. screaming, explosions a wash with milk is one way to ease the burning sensation, and a warning from police to stay away. it‘s notjust a single thing that brought me out, it‘s really all the years of oppression, all the years of police brutality. i don‘t know, if i had to pick one word, it‘s injustice. people need to realise that it's not something we are making up, it's something we live with, have to prepare with,

from the day that we're born. in washington, the focus of the protest is the president himself. his demand, that security services must get tougher, must dominate, has infuriated many. his threat to deploy heavily armed soldiers to cities where he thinks law enforcement is too lax risks drawing sharper lines in a divided country. mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. then the president walked out of the white house, past the security forces, to the historic church, stjohn‘s, which was damaged by fire in sunday night‘s protests. donald trump held up a bible to the cameras.

black lives matter! in minneapolis, where this all began, with the police killing of george floyd, they gathered again. at the site of a memorial and mural to honour him. his brother terence urged people to use their vote, not violence, to change america. new york has become a critical flashpoint in this increasingly polarised political conflict. large crowds rallied peacefully in times square and in brooklyn. the city is moving from locked down to boarded up, as some use the end of demonstrations to follow up with attempts to steal and to loot. the united states looks like a nation in turmoil and torment. its unresolved racial inequalities and discrimination pushed back to the centre stage in a critical election year. when americans will be looking at their president, as well as themselves, before deciding in which direction they want their nation to head next. james robbins, bbc news.

speaking in the last hour, the us democratic presidential contender, joe biden, has strongly criticised presdient trump and says america is crying out for leadership that unites a country currently divided by racial tensions. when peaceful protesters dispersed in orderfor a president, a president from the doorstep of the people‘s house, the white house, using tear gas and flash grenades in order to stage a photo op, a photo op, at one of the most historic churches in the country, or at least in washington dc, we can be forgiven for believing the president is more interested in power than in principle. more interested in serving the passions of his base than the needs of the people in his care.

for that‘s what the presidency is, the duty to care. to care for all of us, not just those who vote for us but all of us. notjust our donors but all of us. the president held up the bible at stjohn‘s church yesterday, ijust wish he opened it once in awhile, instead of brandishing it. if he had, he could have learned something, love another as we love ourselves. it is really hard work but it is the work of america. donald trump isn‘t interested in doing that work. instead he is preening and sweeping away all the guardrails that have long protected our democracy, guardrails who have helped make possible destination‘s path to a more perfect union. a union that constantly requires reform and rededication.

joe biden speaking in the last hour. the uk‘s statistics watchdog has criticised the government over its handling of coronavirus testing data. the chairman of the uk statistics authority, sir david norgrove, says the information is "far from complete". a spokesman said the government‘s approach throughout has been to "increase transparency" around its response to coronavirus. a report confirming people from ethnic minority backgrounds are more at risk from covid—19 has been published by public health england. it found people of bangladeshi heritage were about twice as likely to die as white british people. the health secretary, matt hancock, said the report had exposed "huge disparities in the health of our nation". phe have found the following. first, as we are all aware, age is the biggest risk factor. among those diagnosed with covid—19, people who are 80 or older are 70 times more likely to die than those under 40. being male is also a significant risk factor.

working age men are twice as likely to die as a working age women. 0ccupation is a risk factor, with professions that involve dealing with the public in an enclosed space, such as taxi driving, at higher risk. importantly the data show that people working in hospitals are not more likely to catch or die from covid—19. the health secretary, matt hancock. the government is working on plans to allow air travel from certain low—risk countries. from monday, most people arriving by plane, ferry or train — including uk nationals — must self—isolate for 14 days. but some mps and businesses have expressed concern at the plan, warning it will damage the travel industry. tom burridge reports. departures at manchester. eerily quiet of late. but the travel sector fears this will continue, if the government‘s blanket travel

quarantine comes in next week. even the threat of quarantine has created so much uncertainty, that nobody wants to book. and so within the industry, we‘ve had almost four months, now, of 100% cancellations. if the government go ahead and introduce quarantine next monday, we are going to see an industry on the verge of catastrophe. more than 100 bosses in the travel and hospitality sector, who oppose the quarantine, say, if it goes ahead, they will have to lay off 60% of their staff. we are told ministers are now working hard to negotiate so—called air bridges, so that people arriving from countries with a low infection rate of covid will not have to self—isolate for two weeks. a growing number of senior conservatives say that has to happen. there are plenty of ways we can introduce a targeted system which could reassure people

and mitigate the health risks, but allow people to travel round and also show that britain is open for business. there is some level of normality now in spain. but british tourists will not be allowed to travel here until the infection rate in the uk falls more significantly. holidays, if they happen, will be different this year. and the government insists a travel quarantine for people returning home will, in the short term at least, help control the virus. this is a proportionate step that we are putting in place to make sure that we minimise that risk of new cases of coronavirus coming into society, just at a time that we are getting a grip on it within the uk. testing centres for the virus, like this one in burnley, are dotted across the uk. i‘m told rapid tests at airports could be used in the future, so people don‘t have to self—isolate when they fly in.

tom burridge, bbc news. we can speak now to the chief executive of heathrow airport, john holland kaye. thank you for being with us. does this idea of two weeks quarantine makes sense? we are just beginning to get the virus under control in this country, why jeopardise to get the virus under control in this country, whyjeopardise that? we recognise the need to avoid a second peak and the health pandemic, but we need to avoid that becoming unemployment pandemic. unless we can get people flying again in the next three months, that is what we risk. notjust in the aviation sector were already 20,000 jobs have been put at risk by the allies alone, but the millions of people who are in other sectors that rely on aviation. that is why we are calling for the government to lay out a plan for what comes next after quarantine. how we can start to get these air bridges that the prime minster has committed up and running as soon as possible so we can get travel me to

no moving between countries as fast as we can. in time, we can look at a health passport. for now the air bridges the best option in town and we should be focusing on getting that in place as quickly as possible so we can get the aviation sector of the ground and that the uk economy off the ground. give us an idea about what countries you are talking about when you are talking about air bridges, countries with the lowest levels of transmission at the moment, the lowest level in the deaths and give us some examples? the choices will be done to the uk government to decide with the other countries who they are ready to build connections with. if we take an extreme example, somewhere like australia has very low if any levels of transmission, so why should someone not be able to fly from australia to the uk to spend time and money in this country? we do have direct flights from australia that could enable that kind of trouble to start.

equally, there may be countries in the baltics with low transmission, greece, italy even, they are starting to open up over the next month and we should be looking at how we can develop trade and traffic with those countries, together uk economy off the ground. by extension, countries may be like brazil that have got a high death rate at the moment, he would not have an air bridge with a country like that? you could imagine they would be high risk countries and we need to be thinking about how can we allow, in time, when safe to do so, people to travel from these countries. maybe we need to ask them to ta ke countries. maybe we need to ask them to take tests before they get on the plane to plane to come to the uk and thatis plane to plane to come to the uk and that is the next thing we need to the government to stop to think about. how do we start have a very quick test or some kind of health passport that would allow people to fly. that is sometime in the future, that needs to be agreed bilaterally by the uk and other governments to have a common international standard. today, air bridges are the best way to allow people in low risk

countries to come and visit the uk and allow uk business people and told us to go and visit other countries. the low risk countries, but they are not numerous countries. some people will say, i hear your economic arguments, but in the end, if this is going to cost lives in uk, it is not worth it. and because we have to put keeping lives first, that is why we support the quarantine, if that is needed to avoid a second peak. but we also need to start thinking as we get the disease levels under control in this country about how we get the economy up and running again. we risk livelihoods. millions of people across the uk are dependent on businesses that depend on aviation. unless we can start to get planes flying again, all of those jobs are at risk. this is not just about tourism, of course, 40% of all the uk‘s exports and 40% of our supply chain comes passenger planes through heathrow alone. until

we can get the heathrow planes moving again, we cannot get the uk economy moving again. good to talk to you. thank you. )nearly nine million workers have been placed on furlough as part of the government‘s job retention scheme, according to new figures. around £17.5 billion has been claimed by 1.1 million employers as part of the the government‘s coronavirus job retention scheme. it was set up to protectjobs during the coronavirus crisis, with the government paying 80% of the salaries, up to £2,500, of staff sent home because their workplaces had to close. the headlines on bbc news: america on the brink — as violent protests escalate across the country. donald trump says he is prepared to take military action. but us democratic presidential candidatejoe biden says the country is crying out for leadership to end racial divisions in america.

criticism of the way the government uses data on coronavirus test numbers — by the head of the uk‘s statistics watchdog. germany is continuing to relax restrictions with gyms and bars being allowed to reopen in several towns and cities from today. the country‘s international reputation was enhanced by the way it brought the coronavirus outbreak under control, but there are now fears it may be moving too quickly. jenny hill has the latest from berlin. it‘s going to be a painful recovery. dusseldorf‘s gyms open again as germany relaxes most of its corona restrictions. "i‘m torn," brita tells us. "i enjoy the new freedoms, but at the same time i‘m a bit scared. maybe it was too early." germany‘s cautious approach relaxing now. angela merkel continues to warn

repeatedly that this country is still in the early stages of the pandemic. on a day like this, it‘s hard to believe it. germany has brought its outbreak under control, but there is now an intense public debate about what happens next. this country can still boast low infection rates, but it‘s early days. yes, i think it is too soon just now, we are easing up too fast and we are easing up too much, so we risk a second wave. and i don‘t really understand why this is done so quickly, because still more than 80% of the population stand behind the federal agreement which we had some time ago. small but voluble, a minority demanded angela merkel lifted restrictions. so, more significantly, did germany‘s regional leaders, like armin laschet, a leading candidate to replace her when she steps down next year. translation: we have the health problem of the pandemic, but there‘s other damage.

children from disadvantaged backgrounds who couldn‘t go to school, sick people who didn‘t get treatment because the hospitals were reserved for covid, people in care homes got lonely. this is damage too, and it claimed lives. nothing, then, to do with raising his political profile? translation: the measures we had to decide are so important, a matter of life and death, you couldn‘t act on a tactical basis. katerina‘s not impressed, though the relaxations mean she‘s seen her family for the first time in weeks. "i‘m very sceptical, very sceptical," she says. "it‘s like tipping over a sack of potatoes." this country, praised worldwide for its initial success, feels rather fragile now.

that is the picture in germany. france is continuing to ease its coronavirus lockdown — and reopening cafes, bars a nd restau ra nts in most of the country, subject to distancing rules. in paris people can only be served outdoors. hugh schofield is there for us. the covid news has been good in france, better than the government expected, and as a result this is the scene, something which parisians haven‘t seen for more than two months, people sitting outside in glorious weather, enjoying their lunch. this is a terrace, if you look inside there‘s no—one there because the rules in paris are clear — cafes a nd restau ra nts ca n operate but only outside. inside is still regarded as too much confinement and risk. if you haven‘t got a terrace and you‘re a cafe or restaurant in paris, the rules have been bent for you, you can open up and put some decking out on the parking spaces next to your restaurant and for the time being put a few chairs and tables outjust to get it ticking over again. around the rest of the country it‘s open, there are no restrictions like this, all cafes, restaurants can open inside and out.

the rules are simply that the staff must wear masks as they are here and there has to be a metre in between the tables. it all is giving a little bit of a feeling that maybe this tourist season that is approaching may not be quite as bad as feared — for once a soupcon, a mini soupcon of optimism in the air. he is careful therefore is in —— hugh schofield. mp‘s are currently voting on whether to allow virutal voting to continue in the house of commons. 0ur political correspondent nick eardleyjoins me now. just talk us through what is happening. this is an unfamiliar scene, this is the first time we have seen it. the plants that were in place that are out a virtual parliament were mps could contribute

and vote from their constituencies, that has run out. the government does not want to replace it. at the moment, they are deciding whether or not to go back to something approaching normal. of course, it is not normal because here, just like anywhere else, there needs to be social distancing. i think you see the chain be right now, mps are having to stand two metres apart, as they walk up to the speaker‘s chair and tell one of the clerks of the commons how they want to vote. yes or no for this amendment at the moment, which would keep the old system in place or allow mps to continue to vote from their constituency. vote from home. this is all part of the system any comments were mps physically vote when they are here and it has caused a lot of controversy because that he is not just a lot of controversy because that he is notjust in the comments, i think ican is notjust in the comments, i think i can show you a tweets just now from the snp mp stuart mcdonnell,

just down from where i am standing just down from where i am standing just now in westminster hall, which is hundreds of mps queueing up to get into the comments to vote. there are many more elsewhere in this building. it is proving quite a snake around the estate at the moment as they try to get everyone into vote. this is hugely controversial because the government‘s argument is we need to get back to normal and the best way to scrutinise the government and to make sure the legislation is getting the attention it needs is to have mps here debating and going through things, speaking to ministers and holding them to account. there are many arguing they will not be able to do that. firstly, we have many mps who are shielding, they are absolutely mps who are shielding, they are a bsolutely fearless mps who are shielding, they are absolutely fearless because they cannot be here either to take part in the debate today of the future all the comic gets their way, they will not be here to vote in the next few weeks and potentially the next three months —— if the government

gets their way. we do not know how long the shielding policy will stay in place. there are mps elsewhere in the uk who are furious they are having to travel all the way to london to take part in parliamentary proceedings. the shadow leader of the commons, the labour member, she is worried that mps could become super spreaders. we know at the start of the outbreak in the uk, there were a number of cases close to westminster, the prime minister, the health secretary, the cabinet secretary all came down with the virus and some are that people coming to westminster could help spread it again. and he is at the moment of voting on whether or not to scrap the virtual —— mps at the moment are voting on whether to scrap the virtual system. they have been voting for about 45 minutes, there is no sign of it being over. it could take a long

time if they continue the system. thank you. the united nations and saudi arabia are co—hosting a virtual pledging conference on yemen as coronavirus spreads around 80% of yemen‘s malnourished population relies on humanitarian assistance, making it the world‘s biggest humanitarian crisis even before coronavirus. lyse doucet reports. the world‘s pandemic struck yemen when it was already on its knees. hollowed out by war and the pestilence of old — cholera, diphtheria, dengue all take their toll here. now, yemen confronts the coronavirus, what many fear will be its greatest catastrophe. this man shields himself as doctors everywhere do, but he is treating patients in the only dedicated covid—19 unit in all of southern yemen. every day is almost

like suspending disbelief because more things keep happening that defy expectations or anything that, you know, i‘ve been trained to deal with. what is your greatest fear now? i think what we worry about is that we‘re going to get a deluge of patients over the coming weeks that we can‘t. . .we can‘t provide the care that they need. no—one knows the numbers here. how could they? there‘s almost no testing. this lab, assisted by the who, is medicine at its gleaming best. but much of yemen‘s health system barely functions. some help is arriving. there‘s not enough of everything. even the funds to keep the world‘s biggest aid mission from going broke. the humanitarian operation is on the breaking point. the week before the first case of covid was officially declared in yemen, we had to stop incentives for 10,000 frontline health workers all across the country.

these are people that we had been paying in lieu of their salaries for years. if we don‘t get the funding that we‘re asking for, this operation will break — it will break. a people who survived the worst are scared. listen to the woman wailing. wailing. videos like this posted on social media. fears that loved ones taken to hospital are certain to die. many more said to be dying at home. yemen urgently needs the world‘s help when everyone has their own crises at home. but the un warns nowhere will covid—19 spread faster, wider and with deadlier consequences than yemen. lyse doucet, bbc news.

we were talking to nick speaking about how the mps vote, on how they conduct their business. becoming keen to get the mps back to the commons if they want to take part on parliamentary business. there was amendment we that they were voting on, and he said they want to keep the remote virtual taking part in parliamentary proceedings where they could take part by video link and vote by video link, that amendment has failed. the nos have it, so the government have one on that. —— the garment have won on that. hello. a change in the wind on the way and in the coming days it is going to feel a lot cooler and on top of that, we have

some rain on the way, not enough but there will be some rain for our gardeners and growers. this is what it looks like this afternoon, you can see the much cooler air setting and across the northern half of scotland, but for many of us, it is still a warm and sunny day and basically this evening and overnight that change spreads across the country, persistent rain in scotland, northern england, perhaps spreading into parts of the midlands and wales, but the further south you are, the more patchy rain will be and the extreme south—east not getting a drop until a little bit later on perhaps in the morning. tomorrow the rain will be hit and miss across the uk, so some may get a downpour, a brief downpour, others willjust get overcast skies and bits of rain and for many of us in the north—west of the country, the sun will be back.

this is bbc news. i‘m ben brown. the headlines... america on the brink, as violent protests escalate america on the brink as violent protests escalate across the country. president trump says he is prepared to take military action. i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. but us democratic presidential candidatejoe biden says the country is crying out for leadership to end racial divisions in america. we can be forgiven for believing the president is more interested in power than in principle. more interested in serving the passions of his base