this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump ups the stakes and threatens to bring in the military to quell growing civil unrest following george floyd's death in police custody. 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. protests have now swept across more than 75 cities in the united states, despite curfews to try to stop them. an empty coronavirus test centre, as the uk government is rebuked by officials over the way it presents data on testing.

a family at greater risk — a report confirms that those from the uk's ethnic minorities are more likely to die of coronavirus. queues as members of the uk parliament reject virtual voting — with a row over how business can take place safely. and holiday firms call on the uk government to consider "air bridges" and to scrap quarantine plans for people arriving in the uk. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he's prepared to deploy the military to quell violent protests across the united states, after the death last week of george floyd in police custody. donald trump says if cities and states fail to control the civil unrest sweeping across america, he would bring in the army to solve

the problem for them. the democrat presidential candidate, joe biden, has attacked the president's handling of the protests — saying the us was "crying out for leadership". there was more violence last night in washington, where the president walked to a church near the white house and held the bible for a photo—opportunity. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports from washington. it was peaceful protest in the shadow of the white house in memory of george floyd, but donald trump decided he was going to stamp it out. as we speak, i am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and wanton destruction of property.

and with that, demonstrators were gassed and shoved and pushed back from the historic church outside which they'd been protesting, though it was well before any curfew. i feel like i'm not even feeling one—eighth of what black people feel every day and i'm terrified. and what was it all for? this. the president took a short walk to stjohn‘s church — shown in this white house video — and apparently to pose with the bible. peaceful protesters dispersed using tear gas and flash grenades in order to stage a photo op. we can be forgiven for believing the president's more interested in power than in principle. but the security forces continued to force back demonstrators on the orders of a president who's claimed to be a champion of free speech. but there is a sense that this will go on. we've been martin luther king for ages, for generations,

generations on end. it's time for malcolm x and marcus garvey. like, nojustice, no peace. that's notjust a mantra any more. that's about to be a way of life. although the military and the police have fairly successfully shut down a lot of zones across the american capital, there are still large pockets of protest travelling throughout the city — determined to continue to demonstrate. the president's been out and about again today, apparently unconcerned, but some of his critics feel the actions he's displayed in recent days compare to those of authoritarian leaders across the world the us previously would have condemned. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. let's go from washington to minneapolis, where this all began, with the death of george floyd.

demonstrators gathered at the site of the memorial and mural to honour him. his brother, terence, urged people to use their vote, not violence, to change america. barbara plett—usher reports. a vigil continues at the spot where george floyd stopped breathing, pinned down by a police officer's knee on his neck. this is not new. this has been happening. this has been going on. just hours before, mr floyd's brother had pleaded for peace in the streets from those demanding justice. the memorial site is a space of calm, compared to the violence and chaos in the rest of the country. the vast majority of protests are peaceful, but it doesn't take much for the mood to change. and police have been responding with more and more force. nojustice! no peace! the heart of new york city, times square. it was emptied out in recent months to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but it's beating again — packed with protesters,

not tourists. the anger has taken a destructive turn here, as it has elsewhere. unfortunately, there are people out here looting, but you can't tell angry people how they can be angry. that's like telling the slaves not to burn down master's house. but this looked like more than protest about racial injustice. in manhattan, bands of young people dressed mostly in black took advantage of the unrest to pillage stores that had been shuttered because of the coronavirus. police struggled to respond and the mayor imposed a curfew, a double quarantine. police officers were targeted in several cities. in st louis, four were shot and injured. some coward fired shots at officers and now we have four in the hospital. but thankfully, and thank god, they're alive. they're alive. but... can we make some sense out of this? take a knee! police are struggling to make sense of their role,

to restore law and order but also respond to the tragedy of minneapolis. we are appalled at what happened in minneapolis. period. but we got to do better. in that city, people are demanding that all the officers involved in george floyd's arrest be charged. that might be the beginning of an answer, but only the beginning. here in minneapolis, people admitting that all of the officers involved in george floyd's rsp charge. one has been already. the attorney general says prosecutors are working as weakly as possible to determine whether the other three should be as well. that might be the beginning ofan should be as well. that might be the beginning of an answer but only the beginning. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, minneapolis. let mejust let me just take your life to new york and show you the pictures just coming in from there, because they see large numbers of people peacefully protesting their in new york. a little earlier in the day,

the new york governor andrew, —— andrew cuomo said the present was focusing on looting so he did not have to talk about the killing of george floyd. and we had to new york city mayor bill de blasio said the national guard did not need to come into new york city, was not required. that was in response to what president trump said, getting law and order, and he would send in the national guard if these numbers and protests were not called on the streets. of those life pictures there in new york. —— those live pictures. do stay with us. in a few minutes, i'll be speaking to us house representative hankjohnson, a democrat who represents an eastern district of atlanta, georgia — and who's also secretary of the congressional black caucus. that interview coming up here in a moment or two. before that... the uk's health secretary, matt hancock, has been criticised by the head of the statistics authority over the way the government presents figures on testing for coronavirus.

sir david norgrove said the data is "still far from complete and comprehensible", which means "it is not surprising" that the statistics "are so widely criticised and often mistrusted". it comes as 324 more deaths have been recorded in the uk in the last 2a hours. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a drive—in testing centre today but with very little activity, as a new debate on precisely how many virus tests are being carried out has flared up. the health secretary, matt hancock, made great play in recent weeks of the plans to boost testing. i am now setting the goal of 100,000 tests per day. currently, just over 50,000 tests available. i can announce that we have met our goal. but today, he's been criticised by the head of the uk statistics watchdog over the numbers.

watchdog over the numbers, who casts doubt over how many tests have actually been carried out and on how many people. in his letter, sir david norgrove welcomes the addition of some new data, but adds... the health secretary was challenged by labour in the commons. the uk statistics authority have written to him today, saying that his figures are still "far from complete and comprehensive," that the testing statistics still fall well short of standards in the code and that it is not surprising that testing data is mistrusted. i mean, this is quite damning, i have to say to the secretary of state. we will work with the uk statistics authority to make sure that they are happy with how we're publishing that data, to make sure that we get the data published in a reasonable and sensible way. the daily figures published show tests for whether people currently have the virus. in one recent day, over 108,000 tests were provided.

27,500 were for nhs staff and patients, around 29,400 were people getting tested at drive—in centres, nearly a4,000 were test kits sent out though not yet returned, nearly 28,000 were for research and antibody tests — finding out whether someone‘s already had the virus. the number of people tested isn't currently published. official say it will be restored soon after data checks. some — like michael — have reported delays getting results. they said, "don't call back for five days." i then phoned five days later. they said, "no, actually, it's now seven days." i phoned back seven days later. then it was nine days, i would just perhaps some form of confirmation or not, and i haven't since. and that was nearly two weeks ago. the government wants to extend testing and tracing of people who might be infected in england, but today's developments confirm there are still many questions about how the system is working. hugh pym, bbc news.

now more on our top story — the continued protests across the united states sparked by the death more than a week ago of george floyd, an african—american man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee onto his neck. let's speak now to us house representative hankjohnson, a democrat who represents an eastern district of atlanta, georgia. representative johnson is also secretary of the congressional black caucus. hankjohnson, welcome here to the programme. how hankjohnson, welcome here to the programme. how are hankjohnson, welcome here to the programme. how are learned are you by what you're seeing across the united states? i am alarmed at the lack of leadership at the top and also the kind of leadership that is being exhibited by our president, which is to try to divide and conquer the people, and it's really doing no good to quell the unrest thatis doing no good to quell the unrest that is playing out on the streets of cities and towns across america.

this issue is far greater thanjust simply lawbreakers this issue is far greater thanjust simply lawbrea kers looting and setting fires. it is an indication ofa setting fires. it is an indication of a deeper sickness or illness that affects this society, american society, insofar as it treats its black citizens of. i will connect to that thought in a moment or two, but the president's call for mayors and governors to get tougher, to dominate, using his words. how worried are you, those threats to sendin worried are you, those threats to send in the military? it's very worrisome. i know that this president has no respect for the rule of law and he has no understanding or grasp of basic constitutional principles in this country, and our country is not one that allows for the military to be used for domestic purposes. the military is to defend the country

from its external enemies, and so anytime you have a president that threatens to usurp domestic authority and insert the military to replace law enforcement and you know that this president has a history of disregarding basic law, it is very worrisome. what about the police tactics you see? of course, writing and looting has to be stopped, but we have all seen video of journalists being attacked, the national guard, talking about lighting up residential streets in minneapolis, a young man with his hands up, his mast pulled down by the police and pepper sprayed. even in an orderly man with a walking stick being deliberately tumbled over. all those images on our screen at the moment as i talk to you. how uncomfortable are you by all of what you have seen? this is the climate in which black people had to live in

america for our entire history. in the killing of george floyd, where we saw a police officer keep his knee on the neck of mr floyd for more than eight minutes, until he stopped breathing and actually killed him, that is the cause for the explosion of unrest in our society. that is something that black people are tired of and it's also something that now you have white people, particularly younger white people, particularly younger white people, particularly younger white people, are very much a part of the demonstrating, the peaceful demonstrating, and they are also expressing their angst, their anger, their anguish by setting fires and looting along with the other people, and so all of that can be talked about as being lawless behaviour, but when you look deeper at it, it's something that is caused by the

policies under which we have been living forever. just briefly on this point, because the congressional black caucus is holding an event later today, and it's titled living whilst black in america. joe biden earlier today said we have to deal with systemic racism for stub is it clear to you how you actually deal with it? what the steps, the most urgent steps, actually our? the law cannot change the hearts and minds of people, but the law can result in accountability for people's actions, and so law enforcement officers have to be ina and so law enforcement officers have to be in a position to be held accountable for their actions. it's time for changes in the law that allow for these police officers to be punished, and for that to not happenjust on be punished, and for that to not

happen just on occasion but for it to happenjust happen just on occasion but for it to happen just as often as police brutality takes place. and secondly, there are a host of social ills that society can correct by means of policy and legislation, and so when joe biden talks about the changes that are needed from our federal government all the way down to state and local governments, we are talking about policies that will level the playing field for all people regardless of colour to prosper and excel in our society, and live safely. a final thought, coming back to president trump. there are two distinct camps. one is that he is right to focus on law and order, the other is that there is a fear that he is using this as a classic dividing line just as he fear that he is using this as a classic dividing linejust as he has any past and to from coronavirus or asa

any past and to from coronavirus or as a backdrop to his 2020 reelection. where do you stand in terms of which camp? president trump knows that his electoral prospects of winning reelection are declining every day, and so he's getting very desperate, he's trying to draw out voters who approve of his divisive tactics. he's trying to appeal to those who want the old america to come back, where blacks had a foot on their next, women were in their place, there were no latinos and asians were unheard of and it was all about the white male. he is trying to bring that back and he is appealing to his base, but america has changed, and... so he's desperate and these are the acts of a desperate man trying to win reelection. one sentence, if you would. does that all scare you, what you have just outlined? well,

would. does that all scare you, what you havejust outlined? well, i have deeply concerned about the immediate future of the country about our country has overcome a lot of obstacles country has overcome a lot of o bsta cles in country has overcome a lot of obstacles in the past and we will get over this one. hankjohnson, we have to leave it there, but thanks so much forjoining us here on bbc news. thanks for your time. here, people from ethnic minorities are at greater risk of dying from coronavirus than those of white british ethnicity, according to a review by public health england. it shows that age remains the biggest risk factor for everyone, being male is another. but the risk is also higher for black, asian, minority ethnic people too. but the review does not explain why. our community affairs correspondent, rhianna croxford, reports. one family, one household, but the odds stacked against them.

abdullahi used to collect passengers to his his taxi but now only picks up groceries. he's black, male, aged 59 and was born outside of the uk, putting him at high risk of catching covid—i9. he lives with three generations in milton keynes. feeling unsafe, he chose to stop working at the start of the pandemic and has no income. the government was supposed to be really helping them. but they've been ignored. because there's no ppe, there's no help, there's not even proper advice around for people. his daughter is a nurse, a key worker, and says she's been unprotected on the front line. the ppe, to be frank, is very, very selective, very, very selective. but it depends on where you work in. if you're working in a low—risk area, it's fine, but if you're working in an area where you're in contact with those with coronavirus, i think it's right for you to have the right ppe. but khadija's concerns haven't been addressed in the government review released today, confirming that people from black and asian backgrounds are disproportionately dying from this disease. many people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds will be confused why it has taken six weeks

for the government to simply confirm what studies have already shown, that they're dying with covid—i9 at significantly higher rates. why haven't you done more to protect and support these communities? you're absolutely right that there's much more work that needs to be done, and this report shows that. so i've asked the equalities minister, kemi badenoch, to take this forward and to look into the causes and what further can be done. davida is a nurse from birmingham looking for answers. i know i've got to do myjob, so i feel sort of obligated. i've still got to do myjob. i trained to be a nurse off my own back, but, yeah, it makes you more anxious and thinking, how can you sort of minimise the risk slightly? but i can't because i'm the colour i am and i can't change it. it's been six weeks since the government's review was announced, but we're still awaiting recommendations. rhianna croxford, bbc news. let's speak now to charles kwaku—odoi, who is the chair

of the caribbean african health network. charles, what did you make of this report? i think the caribbean african health network, we did welcome the government report that welcome the government report that we are clearly disappointed with the review. in the review has not told us review. in the review has not told us anything new that we did not know prove donna, —— did not know before comes overly disappointed we do not know why people of a bame background have been dissed personally affected by covid—i9 at. been dissed personally affected by covid-19 at. is that your unhappiness, it is still not clear after this review what we have figures like this? but you also unhappy it did not take into account things like comorbidities, which we also know it is a factor? yes. at the start of the pandemic, the underlying health conditions were

highlighted and they were looked —— there were lots of conversations. when the review into the bame deaths we re when the review into the bame deaths were announced, when the review into the bame deaths were announced , we when the review into the bame deaths were announced, we were excited. it's really a shame that report that has been released talks about disparities in the outcomes of cover i9 disparities in the outcomes of cover 19 without making that targeted review that we were promised —— covid—i9. even the bame aspect of the review, it's not even mention in the review, it's not even mention in the report, and these things go to further deepen the lack of trust we have with government. where do you think that leaves protecting ethnic minorities who might be working in many of these front—line industries? there have been real concerns with ppe or how people have been treated u nfa i rly ppe or how people have been treated unfairly in their workplaces, and so therefore after six weeks of

conducting these reviews, we don't have any reassurance to offer our committee. the caribbean african health network, we have a helpline, with people ringing us and asking us. with people ringing us and asking us. they feel is going to used against them. if after six weeks, such reports do not make any recommendations about how to support and protect bame staff who have trained for many years and are passionate about what they do, there are real concerns. are you not reassured to hear matt hancock, as we did in that piece, say, yes, more research is required and we would you that —— we're going to do that the study crucial thing would be understanding the data to answer all of this questions. it's no good having a guest early, is it? my fear, to be honest with you, we don't need more research. the six weeks of review has not told us

anything new. if you look at the work on health inequalities, he talks about... what we need is no more research to tell us what we know already. there have been data for decades that talks about the impact of certain health conditions in the bame community and absolute nothing has been done to target and make sure that surfaces are appropriate or dealing with the lack of accessibility to services. charles, we have to leave it there but thanks forgiveness or assessment on today's report. thanks so much for your time. —— thanks for your assessment. we are going to take a break, but live pictures coming in from new york. you see large, large gatherings there, more protests in new york city. we heard those warnings from the president yesterday of sending the military

and. the mayor of the city saying he did not want the national guard in new york city. we will talk to katty kay coming up on the programme. don't go away. hello. well, for now, we can forget about the warm, sunny weather. don't worry, it is going to come back, eventually. but in the next few days, we'lljust have to get used to the cooler, cloudier, windier and at times wetter weather but it's not going to be a wash—out. there will be some sunshine around too. it's just going to feel a lot cooler compared to what we've been used to for quite some time now. now, this change has already taken place across the north of the country. in scotland, the clouds have been rolling in out of the north and rain has fallen. and actually, following that is this cooler current of air straight out of the arctic, so that means that the temperatures will drop throughout the uk over the next day or so. now, this is what it looks like through the night. you can clearly see where the rain is, particularly in eastern parts of scotland, the north of england.

and by the early hours of wednesday morning, i suspect there will be some rain reaching the south of the country, certainly wales and maybe central, southern england. and quite a mild night, temperatures around 13 degrees in the heart of england. so, wednesday across england and wales is going to be generally overcast. there will be rain. and that rain will be moving from north southwards, but as it does so, the rain tends to become very patchy, so that means that some areas willjust literally have a few drips and drops of rain with the cloudy skies. other areas, perhaps across the northeast of england, by that time will have seen maybe even 20 mm of rain. so a good dose of rain in one or two places, but for most of us, it's overcast with a few spots. and actually, across scotland and northern ireland on wednesday, there will be some sunshine around. so that was wednesday. this is thursday. you can see the wind blowing straight out of the north. and it will be quite a strong wind, a really fresh one in places. and with temperatures of, say,

only around ten, 12, 13 degrees, it is going to feel on the nippy side. and even in the south, where obviously we've often got our warm spots, temperatures only reaching around 14 degrees in london. and thursday will bring some outbreaks of rain as well, but not an awful lot. friday, low pressure is close by. weather fronts, cloud, more of a breeze, more of the same, really, so summer is definitely on hold. and you can see through the outlook here those temperatures remain below average as we head into the weekend. that's it form me. that's it from me. thanks for watching.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. chanting this was the scene outside the white house last night as protests continued to escalate after george floyd's death in police custody last week. ifa if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents than i will deploy united states military and quickly solve a problem for them. protests have now swept across more than 75 cities in the united states — despite curfews to try to stop them. an empty coronavirus test centre at gatwick airport today — as the uk government is rebuked by officials over the way it presents data on testing.

a family at greater risk — a report confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people in the uk are more likely to die of coronavirus than those of white british ethnicity. queues as members of the uk parliament reject virtual voting — amid a row over how business can take place safely. and holiday firms call on the uk government to consider ‘air bridges' — and scrap quarantine plans for people arriving in the uk. hello and welcome to bbc news. protests have now spread to more than 75 us cities following the death last week of george floyd, a black man who died while being detained by white police officers. presidentjoe biden — the democrat who's expected to

challenge trump for the presidency in november — has sharply criticised the president's handling of the protests. —— donald trump has been doubling down on military and police forces. todayjoe biden has been encouraging leadership from the white house. president trump dell has been saying that he will call in the military if these protests a re that he will call in the military if these protests are not quelled. let's speak now to katty kay — in washington. we had seen donald trump doubling down again on those calls to suppress these protests. you are there in washington and what is it like to be there? so it has been pretty tense, on sunday night there was a lot of looting here in my neighbourhood, and i saw a lot of

the leaders. yesterday that mary took radical action and decided to make that curfew here start at 7pm in the evening and not iipm make that curfew here start at 7pm in the evening and not ”pm in the evening and she shut down michael neighbourhood and you could not get in or outand neighbourhood and you could not get in or out and it was eerily quiet. there was nothing on the street so it was totally peaceful on the streets of washington and my neighbourhood. protests are back again outside the white house and started up again. they have been there every day for the last three days. the pattern has tended to be that in the daytime they have been peaceful and things have gotten more tends towards the evening so we will see the curfew still in place for 7pm which is five hours away and we will see if there is more violence in this city overnight and last night was pretty quiet. let's talk aboutjill biden. i mentioned his comments in philadelphia and calling for leadership which is what the us

needed and has opinion. joe biden, the former vice president was very critical of donald trump and said he has not done the right thing and calling for more for us and this is the time for a political for the country to come together and heal the wounds. he spoke about george played's family and the suffering of the african—american community and how long it had been going on. this was really from joe biden and attempt to draw the distinctions between himself and this president. he was talking about the need for empathy and understanding people and reaching out to people and at the same time you have donald trump as mr biden pointed out, talking about the need for more forests and domination, he used that word again ina domination, he used that word again in a tweet and he has been praising city officials who said he had been dominating and criticising those who dominating and criticising those who

do not do enough. drawing a real contrast here betweenjoe biden and donald trump. the curious photo op outside of the church last night and his aides are happy with how that went and said that is the image that he wants to project, so when he went out of the white house and stood in front of the church and it appeals to an evangelical base but it appears politically are there any people in this country who have not made their mind up one way or another, if you like donald trump you like what you saw last night but if you do not like donald trump you do not like what you saw last night andi do not like what you saw last night and i am not sure eitherjoe biden or donald trump will change very many minds at this point. all the while of course we see the scenes dominating the news agenda. we have heard almost nothing about the battle against coronavirus. heard almost nothing about the battle against coronavirusm heard almost nothing about the battle against coronavirus. it is interesting is in it because when i

spoke to the mayor of washington yesterday, in the morning she was concerned that we are going to see a spike in this city of coronavirus infections because of protests taking place and a lot of protests are coming from outside but i know a lot of dc residents are going down there and are in close proximity. no social distancing going on at these protests a nd social distancing going on at these protests and no social distancing going on with the leading taking place across the country and i would not be surprised if we see a pick—up in the cases. the president has not wa nted in the cases. the president has not wanted to talk about coronavirus for a while and wants to focus on the country opening up. and the doctor said he has not spoken to the president and two weeks and that shows that he is focusing on opening up shows that he is focusing on opening up the country and less on treating the virus alexi if the story changes asa the virus alexi if the story changes as a result of these protests and a result of more opening up around the country and whether we see a pick—up

in cases. thank you very much. going to the latest tweet from donald trump, he has been tweeting today and you see from the president my administration has done more for the black community than any president since abraham lincoln, past the opportunity zones and guaranteed funding and justice reform for lowest crime rate and history so he is trying to push back amongst all the criticism that has come from joe biden earlier today in terms of the response to the protests we have been seeing. and the governor wanted dmx made a bad he wanted to focus on writing because he did not want to speak about coronavirus. the oscar—winning film director spike lee has long been

an outspoken critic of racism and police brutality towards the black community in america. he has been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz about why he thinks the death of george floyd has resonated around the world. black gi, as it fair to serve the wider americas then serve you here. you are more than a film—maker, you are an intellectual, an activist and you are very eloquent on the situation of racism. how do you bring about change? we had to talk about how the united states of america was founded. the foundations. the foundation of this country is a moral. the land was

stolen from native people, genocide was committed against the native people and our ancestors were stolen from africa and brought here to work so our foundation of the united states of america is genocide, stealing land and slavery. and so any architect would tell you that if you do not have a strong foundation the building is going to be shaky. and it has been shaky from day one. the whole music business has come out and solidarity for george floyd and it seems to resonate beyond america. and i think that is the point if i can bring it up. the united states of america, racism, they do it better than anybody else. but, it is notjust racism, it is

all over the world. it was a global pandemic before coronavirus. they killed him. it is murder, they did it againjust like michael killed him. it is murder, they did it again just like michael stewart. and talking about young spike lee and young film—maker, disenfranchised and angry, is that the spike lee today? let's take a step behind that, why are people angry? people are angry because black people are being killed left and rightand black people are being killed left and right and cops walk away free. if they are angry for a reason —— they are angry for a reason. they are not just born they are angry for a reason. they are notjust born angry. spike lee talking to will gompertz. the uk 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. 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 is in 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 a lower 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.

jenny hill, bbc news, dusseldorf. members of parliament in the uk have approved the government's motion to only allow them to vote in person — and not remotely. critics say the move would still be "discriminatory" against those unable to attend for other reasons. the commons leaderjacob rees—mogg said he will put forward a proposal tomorrow that would allow some mps to participate remotely. the vote this afternoon lead to some unusual scenes in westminster. here's our chief political correspondent vicki young. mps have been told to set an example and get back to work. for some it has a round trip of almost 1500 miles. in excess of 18 hours for something that frankly is of questionable necessity. either say it is their duty to return to parliament rather than take part via video link. i am going to westminster to do the job i was

democratically elected to do. but what about government's advice during coronavirus pandemic? the government said if we can work from home we had to avoid the risk of spreading the virus but here we are, all corners of the uk heading to westminster. the parliamentary authorities then installed a virtual system so mps not in the comments could still quiz the prime minister and others from home. for the first time an electronic voting was allowed as well but today the leader of the commons said that must be donein of the commons said that must be done in person. voting while enjoying a sunny walk or while watching television does democracy and injustice and the sound decisions we take together affect the lives of millions of people in this country. we as members develop in person for a reason and it is the heart of what parliament is about. some mps cannot come back here because they are a family member is shielding at home for medical reasons and they are furious they

cannot represent their constituents. there is no reason for not allowing mps who genuinely cannot go and to have some kind of vote online. for those who did make it there are a new voting system to impose social distancing but as these take serious claimant pictures show,... after a long wait, many mps were not impressed. kenneth brennan, voting and shambles. what a forest. devote to it three times longer than usual and after all of that they had to go back to the start and do it all again for the second vote of the day. vicki young, bbc news,

westminster. let's speak now to shadow disabilities minister vicky foxcroft, who is at her home in south east london. your reaction of what happened today and proudman? i think it is an absolute disgrace, we had a system in place before where we could vote online and i think it is a joke to say we were sent out and the same time going for walks and i would ta ke time going for walks and i would take my role extremely seriously making sure there are issues that disabled people are facing are raised in parliament and we had that opportunity to do that and now that has been taken away from us. i can rightly understand why a number of people are extremely angry about this. you are shielding. are you not reassured at all by talk of carrying conservative mps so votes are in a sense cancelled out or if their motion will happen tomorrow to allow some mps to participate remotely, does that not reassure you at all? the talk of pairing, and some say it

is our democratic duty to go to parliament and vote but right now we have a system where every single mp can have a system where every single mp ca n vote. have a system where every single mp can vote. my constituents, disabled people should not be disenfranchised by that. when it was working, it was definitely working and we look at the shambles that was going on in parliament today and we really think that was working as effectively as before? are you one of those things perhaps there may an element of politics and that's because people have observed that boy scouts and struggled perhaps and reason pms use, without his mps behind him roaring him on are you convinced there is no politics in this? —— have observed that borisjohnson struggled. i have been working with mps from all political parties to try to find a way of resolving this and this is notjust one party attacking the other party but it does feel like people are shielding and people who are vulnerable and

disabled are being discriminated against by the vote that took place today. a final thought in terms of all mps he will return to westminster, are you convinced it is safe ? westminster, are you convinced it is safe? you have all these mps coming from all parts of the country and you are sure that makes sense to you? i am not entirely sure that it is safe and when you see some of the social distancing that was taking place in parliament it did not look like people were having the right distance apart from each other. we almost lost you in terms of picture but we have got to end it. thank you for joining but we have got to end it. thank you forjoining us from your home there in southeast london. people with learning disabilities and autism in the uk should be made a priority for testing according to the care quality commission after new figures showed deaths have doubled during the pandemic compared to the same period last year. more than half of those who died had coronavirus. our disability news

correspondent nikki fox reports. he had the most contagious laugh. you could have the worst day ever and he'd put a massive smile on your face. although adam brown lived away from home in supported accommodation, he spent a lot of time with his family. but the first weekend in march was the last time they all saw him. he died in hospital on the 29th of april after contracting coronavirus. he was only 30 years old. all we wanted to do was even just to see his face orjust to hold his hand, or to be with him in his last moments because he spent the last moments by himself. having to see new faces, people in gowns, people in masks that he doesn't even know, people putting needles in him and his family's not even there, no words can comprehend how

adam must've felt. adam wasn't tested until he got to hospital. how does it make you feel to be able to come outside for the first time today? as lockdown restrictions begin to ease, the care quality commission says early testing for people with learning disabilities and autism is vital. those who work in the sector belief people with learning disabilities have been forgotten. things aren't ok. there's still an issue with ppe, there's a major issue with accessing testing for residents and staff that work in the learning disability service. right from the start, everything's aimed towards elderly care homes and i don't think anything's been taken into account for those with learning disabilities. mark eventually managed to get his hands on some testing kits for his residents and staff, but it wasn't easy. the department of health and social care is currently prioritising testing for care homes that support elderly people and those with dementia but says it is working

to improve how it protects other groups at risk. it may be too late for adam, but his sisters will make sure his voice is still heard. it's easy to forget people like adam. there's people that don't have a voice, and we all have voices and that's very important to me, to us. nikki fox, bbc news. time to round up a few of today's other stories. bangladesh has reported the first coronavirus death of a rohingya refugee. around a million muslim refugees from myanmar live in crowded camps in cox's bazar. the 71—year—old man died from covid—19 on sunday. the indian authorities have started evacuating people from coastal areas — as a tropical storm develops in the arabian sea. it's likely to make landfall on the western coast near mumbai on wednesday. india's prime minister has urged people to take all possible precautions and safety measures.

more restrictions have been lifted in france today — as the country continues its exit from coronavirus lockdown. in most areas of the country, bars, cafes a nd restau ra nts can now re—open. a 100—kilometre travel limit has also been removed. just before we and the programme it is with taking a back to new york and shader life pictures there because we have been watching the scenes in the last little while large clouds again —— crowds again gathering there in new york city and peaceful and we have seen donald trump doubling down in terms of the aggressive response he wants from the authorities and response to the protest a nd the authorities and response to the protest and we have heard from the course of the day from new york bob mcnair saying there is no need for the national guard in new york. ——

from new york's mayor saying. inc. and from watching tonight's programme, next up on bbc news it is time for outside source. hello. well, for now, we can forget about the warm, sunny weather. don't worry, it is going to come back, eventually. but in the next few days, we'lljust have to get used to the cooler, cloudier, windier and at times wetter weather but it's not going to be a wash—out. there will be some sunshine around too. it's just going to feel a lot cooler compared to what we've been used to for quite some time now. now, this change has already taken place across the north of the country. in scotland, the clouds have been rolling in out of the north and rain has fallen. and actually, following that is this cooler current of air straight out of the arctic, so that means that the temperatures will drop throughout the uk over the next day or so. now, this is what it looks like through the night. you can clearly see where the rain

is, particularly in eastern parts of scotland, the north of england. and by the early hours of wednesday morning, i suspect there will be some rain reaching the south of the country, certainly wales and maybe central, southern england. and quite a mild night, temperatures around 13 degrees in the heart of england. so, wednesday across england and wales is going to be generally overcast. there will be rain. and that rain will be moving from north southwards, but as it does so, the rain tends to become very patchy, so that means that some areas willjust literally have a few drips and drops of rain with the cloudy skies. other areas, perhaps across the northeast of england, by that time will have seen maybe even 20 mm of rain. so a good dose of rain in one or two places, but for most of us, it's overcast with a few spots. and actually, across scotland and northern ireland on wednesday, there will be some sunshine around. so that was wednesday. this is thursday. you can see the wind blowing straight out of the north. and it will be quite a strong wind,

a really fresh one in places. and with temperatures of, say, only around ten, 12, 13 degrees, it is going to feel on the nippy side. and even in the south, where obviously we've often got our warm spots, temperatures only reaching around 1a degrees in london. and thursday will bring some outbreaks of rain as well, but not an awful lot. friday, low pressure is close by. weather fronts, cloud, more of a breeze, more of the same, really, so summer is definitely on hold. and you can see through the outlook here those temperatures remain below average as we head into the weekend. that's it form me. thanks for watching.

you're watching bbc news, this is outside source. i'm babita sharma. america is facing its biggest wave of protests for decades. president trump's critics say he's making the situation worse. donald trump has turned this country into a battlefield driven by old resentments and fresh fears. he thinks division helps them. ifa if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residence, then i will apply their residence, then i will apply the united states military and quickly solve the problem for