this is bbc news: i'm maryam moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump is facing widespread condemnation, for his handling of the unrest, in dozens of american cities. violent clashes between police and protesters continue, after the death of a black man being detained by police, but the president issued this warning. 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. mr trump's likely rival in november's election comes out swinging. joe biden accuses the president of ‘fanning the flames of hate‘. plus, a report confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. hello and welcome — we start in the united states where president trump is facing widespread condemnation for his handling of the unrest in dozens of american cities. it follows the killing of george floyd an african—american who died last week in minneapolis while being detained by police. aleem maqbool has the latest from washington. lock him up! undeterred, they are outside the white house again. but the focus of their anger

now is notjust violent police officers who kill unarmed black men, but the president as well. it is terrible that people can't protest, which, by the way, is their first amendment right. president trump likes to talk a lot about the second amendment, owning guns and everything, but will not even comment when we come to do what we are literally raised to do, born to do, as americans. donald trump himself has appeared quite pleased with the way he has, in his words, dominated with overwhelming force. but those subjected to that force here late yesterday were peaceful protesters out in the memory of george floyd. as we speak, i am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement officers. and with that, demonstrators were gassed and shoved and pushed back from the historic church outside which they had been protesting,

though it was well before any cu rfew. i feel like i'm not even feeling one eighth of what black people feel every single day and i'm terrified. and what was it all for, particularly outside the church? well, this. the president took a short walk to saintjohn‘s to show he is in control and apparently to pose with a bible. donald trump's democratic presidential rival has been critical of his handling of this crisis. the country is crying out for leadership. 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 their neck for a long time. but the security forces continued to force back demonstrators on the orders of a president who has claimed to be a champion of free speech. but there is a sense that this will go on. we have been martin luther king for ages, for generations. generations on end.

it's time for malcolm x and marcus garvey. like, nojustice, no peace. like, that's notjust a mantra any more. that's got 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. black lives matter! the president may have disrupted the protests in washington and with it, dealt with some of the looting, but his critics feel his actions compare to those of authoritarian leaders around the world the us would previously have condemned. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. and there've been protests across the united states, including in minneapolis, the city where mr floyd was killed. our correspondent barbara plett—usher is there with the

latest. minneapolis is reclaiming the place that sent the city into spasms of anger and unrest, smothering with flowers at the spot where george floyd stopped breathing, pinned down by the knee of a police officer on his neck. it's become a pilgrimage site for those demanding justice for george. at the state capital, a sit—in echoing the civil rights movement. 60 years later, still demanding equaljustice for african americans, especially an end to police brutality against black people. the minnesota government has announced it will investigate the conduct of the state's largest police department stretching back ten years. in houston, texas, it seemed like the whole city had turned out to march for mr floyd and members of his familyjoined them. this is where he grew up and where he will be buried. packed streets in new york city, emptied in recent months to contain the coronavirus pandemic, now full again with

protesters. the anger has taken a destructive turn here as it has elsewhere. unfortunately, there are people looting but you can't tell angry people how they can't be angry. that is like telling slaves not to burn down master's house. but this looks like more than protest about racial injustice and in manhattan bands of young people dressed mostly in black took advantage of the unrest to pillage stores that have been shattered because of coronavirus. police struggled to respond and the mayor imposed a curfew, a double quarantine. the vast majority of protests are peaceful. but it doesn't take much for the mood to change. police have been responding with more and more force. and they have been attacked. in several cities last night, and four were shot and injured in st louis. some coward fired shots at officers and now we have four in the hospital but thank god they are alive.

they are alive. but... can we make some sense out of this? police are struggling to make sense of their role to restore law and order and also respond to the tragedy of minneapolis. we are appalled at what happened in minneapolis. period. but we have got to be better. in that city, faith leaders made clear they were siding with those calling forjustice. people are demanding that all of the officers involved in mr floyd's arrest to be charged. accountability in this case might be the beginning of an answer, but only the beginning. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, minneapolis. as you can see behind me, pictures there are protesters in washington. thousands of

people have been gathering in many cities around the us, of course just to point out that the curfew is due to begin at 7pm local time, it is now seven minutes past local time. the protesters looks like our protesting around lafayette square which only around this time yesterday was cleared by police for president trump to walk to the st. john's episcopal church where he held a bible and had photographers and reporters take photos of him. these peaceful protests have been going on across the united states for about seven days now, since the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. we will bring you more on these protests around the united states when we get here. hundreds have defied a ban by french police to protest against the death in police custody of a black man four years ago. a large crowd in central paris is caling forjustice for adama traore‘s who lost consciousness in a police vehicle and died at a nearby police station.

the officers who detained him have never been charged. here in the uk a report by public health england has found that although age is the biggest risk factor when it comes to covid—i9, black, asian and other ethnic minority communities in the uk are more likely than others to die from the disease. rianna croxford reports. one family, one household, with the odds stacked against them. abdullah used to collect passengers to his taxi but now only picks up groceries. he is black, male, aged 59, and was born outside of the uk, putting him at high risk to 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 is supposed to really help them but they have been ignored

because there is no ppe, there's no help, there's no even proper advices. his daughter khadijah is a nurse, a key worker, and says she has been unprotected on the front line. the ppe, to be frank, is very, very selective, very, very selective. but it depends on where you are working. if you are working in a low risk area, it's fine, but if you are working in an area where you are in contact with those with coronavirus, i think it is right for you to have the right ppe. but khadijah‘s concerns have not been addressed in the government review released today confirming that people from black and asian backgrounds are disproportionately dying from this disease. i put those concerns to the health secretary, matt hancock. 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 are dying with covid—i9 at significantly higher rates. why haven't you done more to protect and support these communities? you are absolutely right that there is much more work that needs to be done and this report shows that.

so we are asking... i have asked the equalities minister, kemi badenoch, to take this forward and to look into the causes and what further can be done. divina is a nurse from birmingham looking for an answer. yeah, it makes you even more anxious, thinking how can you sort of minimise the risk slightly. but i can't, because of the colour i am, and i can't change it. there are many factors driving these figures and they point towards socioeconomic inequalities — an existing problem the pandemic has only further exposed. rianna croxford, bbc news. let's get a quick round up of coronavirus developments: brazil's indigenous community is at threat from the coronavirus, according to the pan american health organisation. they've highlighted the risk of contagion from illegal goldminers in the amazon region. they also again warned brazil against relaxing measures to contain the virus,

saying the number of infections was still increasing. 31,000 people have now died from coronavirus in the country. the head of the uk statistics authority has criticised the government's presentation of data related to coronavirus testing. sir david norgrove said it appeared that ministers wanted to show that the largest possible number of tests was being carried out and the way the figures were presented gave them limited value. mr hancock said it was important to get the data right and committed to working with sir david. formula one and international cricket have announced plans to return from next month. motor racing officials have approved an initial eight—race calendar across europe. england will host the west indies in three test matches over a 21—day period, subject to downing street clearance. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: news, still to come: spike lee speaks out — the director tells the bbc he thinks donald trump is trying to act like a dictator.

the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended the sport of boxing of which he was three—times world champion. he was a good fighter, and he fought all the way to the end — even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles‘ lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band — a record described as "the album of the century".

this is bbc news, the latest headlines. president trump is facing widespread condemnation , for his handling of the unrest in dozens of american cities. his likely rival in november's election — joe biden — accuses mr trump of ‘fanning the flames of hate‘. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, says the uk is prepared to react if china imposes a national security law in hong kong. in an article published in the south china morning post he writes... meanwhile hong kong chief

executive carrie lam is in beijing later to discuss the new security law which would make it a crime to undermine beijing‘s authority. hong kong could be on the verge of changing forever, and many fear it is now part of a new cold war between washington and beijing. danny vincent looks at what all of this means for hong kongers. these are front—line members of the protest movement in hong kong. fearful of arrest, they agreed to speak to us under the condition of anonymity. a year ago, they were ordinary hong kongers. but now beijing says protestors like them represent a threat to national security. if the chinese communist party tries to destroy hong kong, the hong kongers will try to resist and refringe in every sinlge way that we could. single way that we could. and every way that we can to try to make them burn with us — politically, economically, and internationally. if we burn, they burn with us.

last week, china passed a national security law which would make it a crime to undermine beijing‘s authority. many fear this could bring the city under beijing‘s full control. the new law is aimed at stopping protesters exactly like them. critics fear that hong kong is now on the verge of changing forever. the details of this new national security law have yet to be discussed. but many fear that hong kong is already in the middle of a new cold war between washington and beijing. president trump said that the us would subject hong kong to many of the same restrictions as mainland china, especially on trade. many businesses here say that it is america, not beijing, that is threatening the stability of hong kong, one of the biggest financial hubs in the world. the trump administration said they stand with hong kong

and support hong kong people, but on the other hand, it is punishing hong kong. china and the united states are the two major trading partners of hong kong. it‘s now the two big countries who are having a fight with hong kong sitting in the middle. bella is a 17—year—old student who could go to jail because she has delivered supplies to front—line protesters. she worries that hong kong is losing its identity. translation: i am pessimistic about my future. now that the national security law has been passed, china keeps on restricting our freedom and basic human rights. i am so sad when i think about it. the hong kong government insists that this city will maintain its level of autonomy from mainland china. but many fear the former british colony is living on borrowed

time. let‘s get some of the day‘s other news. indian authorities are evacuating people near coastal areas as tropical storm, nisarga, develops in the arabian sea. it‘s likely to make landfall on the western coast near mumbai on wednesday. at least 100,000 people have left their homes already. the united nations says that a virtual conference on yemen has received pledges of humanitarian aid that fall far short of the target of the two—point—four—billion dollars. at the conference, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, warned that aid workers faced a race against time in the war—devastated country now facing the spread of coronavirus. back to out top story now and the oscar—winning film director spike lee has long been an outspoken critic of police brutality and racism suffered by america‘s black

community. he said scenes witnessed in the united states over the past week were not new and had been going on since the advent of slavery in america four centuries ago. spike lee was speaking to will gompertz, ahead of the release of his latest film. black gi, is it fair to serve more than the white americans that sent you here? in the broad sense, is the vietnam war through the viewpoint of black vietnam vets. i see...ghosts. happens to all of us, man! you are more than a film—maker. you‘re an intellectual, an activist, and you are very eloquent on the situation of racism. how do you bring about change? we have to talk about how the united states of america was founded, the foundation. the foundation of this country is immoral. the land was stolen

from the native people. genocide was committed against the native people. and my ancestor was stolen from africa, and brought here to work. so the foundation of the united states of america is genocide, stealing the land and slavery! and so any architect will tell you that if you don‘t have a strong foundation, the building‘s going to be shaky. and it‘s been shaky from day one. the whole music business has come out in solidarity for george floyd. this seems to have resonated beyond america. yes, and i think that‘s a good point that you‘re bringing it up because united states of america, racism, they do it better than anybody else! but it‘s not just. .. racism is all over

the world. this is a global pandemic before corona. we've been dying for this country from the very beginning. i shall resign the presidency. what did you think of president trump‘s suggestion that he‘d put military on the streets if the protests didn‘t cease? well, i was watching this last night with my family, and we were all screaming in disbelief. that this thing was staged, the show of force, gassing innocent, peaceful bystanders, so you could clear the street? he‘s a gangster, you know? he‘s trying to be, you know, a dictator. mookie, they killed him! they killed radio raheem! it's murder. they did it again, just like michael stewart. murder... talking about the young

spike lee, young film—maker, enraged, angry. does this apply to 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 right, cops walk away free. they are angry for a reason. you‘re angry because you live every day in this world where the system is not set up for you to win. staying with that now: st louis in missouri was one of the cities protests led to the death of a retired police captain and the shooting of four more officers during a long night of violence. earlier i spoke to the city‘s mayor — lyda krewson. i put to her the question asked by her city‘s own police chiefjohn hayden —

"can we make sense of this?" it is a very difficult time. a difficult time all across oui’ nation. yesterday afternoon, what began as a very peaceful protest at around 3:30 by nine o‘clock last night had turned very violent. with looting and shooting and burning and attacks on police officers. four of our officers were shot and injured. i‘m happy to report that they will recover and be ok. with a little time. but we also had a retired police officer who was shot and killed last night. so it is a very sobering time for our community. and we are just trying to work together to prevent any future events like last night. and to prevent a future evening like that, you have a curfew. what are the details of that? we have it this evening,

everybody needs to be at home by nine pm. unless you are... unless you are going to and from yourjob, or having an emergency that you‘re going to the hospital, you need to be off the streets at 9pm tonight. we expect for this curfew to remain in place for as many days as need be in order not to have a repeat of the night before. there have been critics of curfews, in particular reverend darrell gray who told the press conference "what you are doing in terms of curfew is setting up a situation for people to violate the curfew, violating the curfew is active civil disobedience," some people say curfews just don‘t work. i understand that point of view. and i do know the reverend. however what we have here is a situation where the folks

who are not interested in burning and looting and destroying our city and hurting people, i think those folks will be at home. and we hope that we can express our grief and the anger that we have over the killing of george floyd and many other people of unjustifiable killings over the last decades, maybe even centuries. we need to express that anyway that can bring about some real sustainable change and really once and for all, make those changes to give more opportunities to everybody in our country. there have been peaceful protests in st louis. obviously there has been rioting and violence and looting. who are these people rioting and becoming violent and looting?

we don‘t know exactly who they are. we know many are from or we believe that many are from outside of our community. we see this happening around the nation. but we also know that some are from our own communities. we are not going to entirely blame this on folks from the outside. but it really is a situation where everybody has to come together in order for a better future for all of us. more future for all of us. on our website. thank you for more on our website. thank you for watching. goodbye. hello there, the temperature reached 27 celsius in hampshire on tuesday, but that was the last of the very warm days for probably quite sometime. the next few days at least will be feeling much cooler, thanks to a northerly wind. more cloud and some wet weather around as well. that rain certainly arrived in scotland during tuesday — knocking temperatures back as well.

the cloudier weather, together with the rain, is continuing to push its way southwards overnight. many areas by the end of the night will have had some rain, the exceptions really being towards the southeast and east anglia where it is going to be a little chilly in the countryside and probably drying off later in the night for northern ireland and western scotland. cloudier skies for wednesday in england and wales. some outbreaks of rain as well, could be little heavy at times. across northern ireland, largely dry, little bit of sunshine and missing most of the showers across western scotland, where temperatures may make 18 degrees in glasgow, much cooler with the showers in eastern scotland and across the rest of the uk temperatures quite a bit lower than they were yesterday. continuing that cooler theme through the rest of the week, because pressure is lower across scandinavia where we once had high pressure. instead, high pressure we are treating out into the atlantic. it‘s not close enough to the uk, and it means that we are drawing down a northerly wind which will feed in that cooler air and continue to feed in some showers. perhaps a longer rain to clear

away from the southeast of england early on thursday morning, and then a little bit of sunshine but on the whole, pretty cloudy skies and further showers which could be heavy at times as well. if anything in that northerly wind temperatures may be even lower on thursday, typically 14—15 degrees or so, quite a bit cooler than it should be at this time of year. so this weather is quite a change from what we have seen for a long time. those cooler northerly winds pick up again on friday. we will blow down some heavy showers from the north. south wales may get up to 16—17 degrees, but for northern scotland, weird struggling to make double figures. as we head into the weekend, we no longer have high—pressure close to the uk. instead, we are dominated by low pressure, and it‘s quite a deep one as well. it could bring some unusually windy weather to some northern and western parts of the uk, at least for a while on saturday, some risk of gales. even without the strong winds, it will feel cool in the cloud with some showers, and longer spells of rain.

this is bbc news. the headlines. the family of george floyd, the black man who was killed while being restrained by police in the us city of minneapolis last week, are joining tens of thousands of people on a march in his hometown, houston. the us democratic presidential candidatejoe biden said black communities were being victimised, and their cries of anger were being ignored. he accused president trump of fanning the flames of hatred. here in the uk, a report confirms that black, asian, and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. the health secretary matt hancock

said it was still unclear why this was the case but that the government would get to the bottom of it. clashes have broken out in paris between riot police and protesters demonstrating over the death of a black man in police custody four years ago. now on bbc news, it‘s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i‘m stephen sackur. the coronavirus pandemic has hit europe hard, but now that most eu member states have curbed the rate of infection and begun to ease their lockdowns, does the eu have a coherent recovery strategy? well, my guest today is mario centeno, finance minister of portugal and head of the eurogroup of ministers. has this pandemic exposed the eu‘s greatest weakness,