this is bbc news: i'm mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. all four officers involved in the death of george floyd are formally charged, but the state says it's only one small step towards justice. what i do not believe is that one successful prosecution can rectify the hurt and loss that so many people feel. what lies behind the frequency of police brutality in the us? we have a special report. the british government announces plans to quarantine visitors for coronavirus but it's criticised for being unworkable. 13 years after the british girl madeleine mccann disappeared in portugal, a german prisoner is identified as a new suspect.

hello and welcome. all four police officers who were present when george floyd was arrested in minneapolis are now facing charges in connection with his death. derek chauvin, the officer who was videod kneeling on mr floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes has had his charge elevated from third to second degree murder. george floyd's death has sparked huge protests in cities across america. our north america correspondent, barbara plett usher, is in minneapolis. for the past week protesters have been demanding justice for george floyd, tougher action against the police officers who arrested him. there has been frustration, sadness and pain. but today, finally, some news. the very fact that we have failed these charges means the very fact that we have

filed these charges means that we believe in them, but what i do not believe is that one successful prosecution can rectify the hurt and loss that so many people feel. the solution to that pain will be slow and difficult work of constructing justice and fairness in our society. these are the four officers who arrested george floyd. the one who pinned him to the ground with the knee to the neck what he struggled to breathe was charged, but not the others who are now formally accused of playing a role in his death. today, the family returned to the memorial on the street corner where mr floyd took his last breath. speedy through their lawyer, they have been calling for the authorities to carry out a thorough investigation into the actions of the police force. we cannot have two justice systems in america, one black america and one for white america. we must have equaljustice for the united states of america. protests that began

on the streets of minneapolis spread across the country in demonstrations not seen since the civil rights unrest of the 1960s. hundreds of thousands of people marched, defying cu rfews, clashing with the police, chanting, "i can't breathe," and, "black lives matter. " the turmoil provoked a threat from the president to deploy that military, something that so alarmed the defence secretary, he publicly opposed it. that option should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. we are not in one of those situations now. i do not support invoking the insurrection act. the mother of george floyd's 6—year—old daughter said he'd been a good father who provided for them. he will never see her grow up, graduate, he will never

walk her down the aisle. the charges announced today may bring justice for mr floyd but they will not be enough to quell the demands for a radical reform of the way america polices black people. this feels different from previous protests against police brutality. it has galvanised more people across more divides than ever before, a movement against racial injustice that will not be easily silenced. the attorney general said the justice system had failed to investigate and bring to justice these kind of cases in minnesota and across the country, which is an extraordinary state. now that the charges have been laid, people will be watching very carefully to see how the prosecution plays out also what happens on the street, whether cases of excessive police force against black people continue and how they are handled. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, los angeles.

—— barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis. the former american president, barack obama, has said it's vital to channel the momentum built up in the recent street protests across the us in order to bring about change. i have to tell you, although i was very young when you had riots and protests and assassinations and discord back in the ‘60s, i know enough about that history to say there is something different here. you look at those protests, and that was a far more representative cross—section of america out on the streets peacefully protesting. and they felt moved to do something, because of the injustices they had seen. let's get an update from our north america correspondent, david willis. wide what's been the response to the changes in the charges? well, there has been response from the lawyer for george floyd's family, mike, and they've said this is a significant step forward on the

road to justice, as they put it, but will it be enough to quell the protests? maybe not. there have been calls already for other senior officials to stand down including the state governor of minnesota but this had been a key demand of the protesters all along that all four police officers captured on camera should be brought to justice. we got an elevated charge now against derek chauvin, that of second—degree murder and the previous charges will remain, that of second—degree murder —— third—degree murder and second—degree manslaughter and the other three officers involved in the death of george floyd a re involved in the death of george floyd are being charged with aiding and abetting his murder, mike. just looking at the bigger picture for the moment at the protests and unrest, there's been a couple of interventions that will be very welcome to the president? very much so. chiefly one from

former defence secretary james mattis who in an editorial op—ed has lambasted the trump administration's handling of this entire crisis. james mattis served as the us defence secretary for about two years and resigned over differences between himself and president trump over the treatment of us allies and in this op—ed, james mattis expresses his sympathy for the protesters because and condemns president trump's brett to impose army forces on the streets of cities where there has been violence over there has been violence over the last few nights and he accuses the president of seeking to divide the american people. let me read three lines of it to you. he says donald trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the american people, does not even pretend to try. instead he tries to divide us. we are witnessing the consequences of three years of

this deliberate effort. james mattis goes on to say that we can unite without the president of the united states, and all this comes after his successor, mark esper, also took issue with president trump's brett to impose military order on the streets of american cities. mark esper saying that should bea mark esper saying that should be a last resort in the current circumstances don't merit it. it may not surprise you to hear that mr esper‘s remarks have not gone down very well at the white house tonight. let's ta ke let's take you to some of the live pictures. but coming in from denver. that is denver, i think. still significant protests, as far as we know.

people simply lying down the street with their hands behind their backs. as mr floyd was while under the knee of derek chauvin for nearly nine minutes with his hands cuffed behind his back. more on that to come. george floyd's name is the latest in a long list of black americans to die as a result of police brutality over many decades. clive myrie now looks at how a toxic mix of racism and bad policing, has led to the most serious racial unrest in the us, for many years. his report contains images you may find disturbing. america's original sin perpetuates. the notion of the supremacy of whiteness over blackness has enshrined in slavery. newsreel: where the negroes have come up against a determined white resistance, fighting has often broken out. it helps underpin the brutality

of some in the police. it helps underpin the poverty of the inner city. and it fundamentally underpins the racial inequality ofa land... ..where all are meant to be equal. i have been reporting from the united states for almost a quarter of a century. clive myrie, bbc news, los angeles. it's a generous nation but, for some, the original sin is still a rule to live by, as slavery morphed into segregation and civil war battle flags became the proud emblems of identity. hail, hail, state police! all: hail, hail, state police! perhaps inevitably, the institution charged for centuries with enforcing discrimination is the one having the toughest

time changing. all: troopers' life is made for me. policing in america is opaque. there is little transparency. powerful unions can protect bad cops and the principle of qualified immunity means officers accused of misconduct are almost always given the benefit of the doubt. i think that there are bad apples among many good police officers in most departments. but the fact that they don't get outed, quickly, and dismissed, is a problem. the fact that a lot of these people who do get dismissed because of misconduct quickly find themselves recruited by other police departments in neighbouring communities, theyjust go from one place to another. it also doesn't help that america's policing system is fragmented to the point of farce, with around 18,000 different forces. in california, training can last 24—48 weeks while in north carolina, it isjust 16 weeks, half the length of time it takes to become a licensed barber in the state. whatever the training, the real—life fear of stopping a suspect who may be armed

in a country awash with guns can lead to bad decisions. you want to go to jail? this is atlanta in georgia. it's after curfew during protests over the death of george floyd. police stop a car with two college students inside, who protest they simply got stuck in traffic and didn't mean to break the curfew. the officers aren't convinced. the students are tasered. you can hear the tension and fear in the officer's voice. muffled shouting. but the students are unarmed. six officers now face misconduct charges. rogue cops, inadequate training and weak oversight are a toxic mix. then add racism — a scourge

in america that sleeps lightly when it sleeps at all. to wake, all it needs is the slightest provocation, as happened on a minneapolis street one day in may. clive myrie, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the odyssey is over — the russian ship forced to spend six months at sea because of coronavirus finally makes it back to home port. 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 74. outspoken but rarely outfought,

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, sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: all four police officers involved in the death, george floyd, in the american city of minneapolis, have now been formally charged in connection with his killing. let's return to our top story now. kristen clarke is the president of the national lawyers' committee and joins me now from washington.

i know you spent years prosecuting for the department ofjustice. what do you make of the changes in the charges? prosecutors seem to be trying to manage expectations but it is possible, isn't it, with the different levels of proven evidence and the tightness of police contracts, the new judges may make it harder to get convictions? —— new charges? the development about todayis charges? the development about today is the offending officer has been charged with a higher offence but will come with a longer sentence if he is indeed prosecuted at the end of the day. but three officers who we re day. but three officers who were present during the time of this killing have also been charged with aiding and abetting second—degree murder. they face a sentence of up to 12 years in prison. right now people are demonstrating and protesting because they want accountability. i am pleased that state attorney general keith alverson has made the decision to elevate the charges in this case. it is most

appropriate here, given the gravity of the offence, given the fact that his actions, if any officer's actions result in loss of life, under the law in minnesota, prosecutors have two show the officer used force in a way that it intended to kill while committing another felony. and what we are hearing, what is underlying these protests is a desire for reform and accountability of officers in the united states, who do often kill with impunity. —— too often. who do often kill with impunity. -- too often. it is possible there may not be a conviction or they may be reinstated of another arm. if there are convictions in this case, the explosions of feelings then are likely to make this perhaps seem like nothing? it's hard to predict what will happen. but one issue

in these cases is will there be a prosecutor who is fair? is there a prosecutor on hand you will not be biased by a close working relationship with the police officers? the state attorney general is the most appropriate person to be prosecuting this case. they are distanced from the facts and from the officers, someone who will carry out the case with integrity. but as a former prosecutor of these kinds of cases, they are incredibly hard and difficult. what you want is and difficult. what you want is a prosecutor again who will be fairand a prosecutor again who will be fair and independent and leave no stone unturned in uncovering the facts and someone who will ably carry out theirjob of presenting those facts to a jury presenting those facts to a jury would judge at the end of the date —— jury orjudge at the date —— jury orjudge at the end of the day. clearly policing is a very difficult

and dangerous job. any policing is a very difficult and dangerousjob. any employee needs a strong contract and union to protect against an abusive employer. but we have seen police unions and contracts is a block to real reform. that is indeed a real issue and it is an issue that issue and it is an issue that is right and centre for us, the lawyers campaigning for civil rights. we know the road map, bans on racial profiling, we need officers to be disciplined and held accountable when they violate people's civil rights. too often this is made difficult by collective bargaining agreements which are really hamstring the ability to put in meaningful reform that can transform a police department and make it possible to hold officers accountable. it's time we start having conversations about police unions, their grip on the way that policing is carried out in oui’ that policing is carried out in our country is significant. and

too often an impediment to progress. and of course it is bizarre and troubling, as our respondent reported —— as our correspondent reported, that police have often failed to treat african—american people like anybody else? underlying all that this is racism is something we are living with. racism is alive and well and affects every aspect of our justice system, including the way communities are policed. it's time we had some tough conversations about these issues. the tragic death of george floyd has rip the band—aid off of these issues, forcing a national reckoning with issues we have tried to avoid forfar too long with issues we have tried to avoid for far too long in this country. just recently we heard the big picture as one person we spoke to was, tensions go

back hundreds of years, thejim crow era, slavery, and frustration over poverty, deprivation and inferior healthcare. this is a very big picture to deal with. spike lee hit the nail on the head and i couldn't agree more. for too long in our country we have ignored the legacy of slavery. we have been uncomfortable having the conversations about racism and the discrimination that remains so pervasive in oui’ that remains so pervasive in our society today. the pandemic started that conversation. the pandemic is affecting people across the world, but having a disproportionate impact on african—americans disproportionate impact on african—america ns because of racism and discrimination. it rears its head in virtually every aspect of our lives george floyd's death is really the straw that has broken the camel's back in our country and we are going to have to start

getting very comfortable having ha rd getting very comfortable having hard conversations about racism and white supremacy and the legacy of slavery, and start to confront the manifestations of this which we see so often with police surveillance and racial violence which have devastating impacts on the lives of african—americans. kristen clarke, thanks so much for talking to us. thank you for having me. moving on to other news now. from monday anyone arriving in the uk will have go into quarantine for two weeks. but the new plans have been heavily criticised by mps on all sides. almost everyone will now have to to self—isolate when they come to the uk. tom burridge reports. the experience for people arriving into the uk is about to change. from monday, almost everyone will be expected to self—isolate for two weeks. so what does it mean for holidays this summer? should anyone be booking a holiday anywhere in

europe right now? what's your assessment? are holidays abroad this summer going to happen? you know what the foreign 0ffice guidance is — the guidance is that everybody at the moment should avoid non—essential travel. everybody should avoid non—essential travel. we have to knock this virus on the head. so how will the quarantine work? when you book your ticket for a plane, train orferry abroad, you'll have to provide a uk address when you will self—isolate when you return. when home, you will have to spend two weeks at that address. government officials will carry out random checks to see if people are self—isolating. anyone who breaks the rules might have to pay a £1,000 fine. enforcement rules might differ in scotland, wales and northern ireland. airlines say the quarantine adds uncertainty, and the boss of one of the world's biggest travel websites told me brits are looking but not booking.

we saw in the uk a lot of searches of people who want to travel outside, but they are not booking like in the other countries because they don't know what will happen when they have to come back. tens of thousands of people travelled into the uk during the lockdown. the government insists the quarantine wouldn't have been effective at the height of the pandemic because any cases imported would not have had any real impact on the overall prevalence of the virus. labour and conservative backbenchers disagree. unfortunately, like too much of the home office handling of the crisis, the management of arrivals to the uk has lacked urgency and coherence. i simply cannot get my head around the public health mental gymnastics of this policy. if such a barrier was required, why was it not introduced earlier in the outbreak? portugal wants brits to travel there this summer and says it's negotiating with the uk so, byjuly, people might not have

to self—isolate when they travel home. tom burridge, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news on coronavirus. an experimental vaccine developed at the university of oxford is to be tested from mid—june in brazil. researchers chose brazil because it is in the accelerated curve of the pandemic and 2,000 volunteers are currently being recruited there. the university says the results will be fundamental for the vaccine's approval in the united kingdom, which it says it expects late this year. german chancellor angela merkel says the country will plough 130 billion euros — around $1116 billion — into a stimulus package to kick—start an economy severely hit by the pandemic. under the wide—ranging measures value—added tax will be temporarily slashed, families will receive 300 euros for each child, while those who purchase electric cars will see a government rebate

doubled to 6,000 euros. alex sharma is self—isolating, he became unwell in parliament. he was seen regularly mopping his brow several times as he spoke. he has been tested for coronavirus and is awaiting results. —— alok sharma. 13 years after the british girl madeleine mccann disappeared in portugal, a german prisoner is identified as a new suspect. this is the volkswagen campervan that was by the new suspect in the madeleine mccann investigation. with its distinctive colours, police hope it will trigger someone's memory and lead to new evidence about their as yet unnamed suspect. the suspect also used this jaguar car at the time. he registered the car into someone else's name the day after madeleine mccann disappeared. the three—year—old went missing

on may the 3rd 2007. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. much more on the bbc news website. hello there, we are going to end this week on a very different note than we began the week certainly. we have lost our area of high pressure and low pressure starting to take control, it is going to bring windier, wetter, and cooler conditions and thursday looks like being another cool day, cooler than it was on wednesday in fact, and we will have some spells of rain at times too. 0ur area of high pressure is continuing to retreat away westwards, low pressure is beginning to develop to our east and that is going to bring further spells of rain. northerly winds as well which is why it is going to feel on the cool side for the time of year. so, for thursday we start off

on a grey note across the south—east with early rain. that should clear away and it'll turn dry for a time but we will have areas of showers or longer spells of rain moving down from the north — scotland, northern ireland — into northern england. it will turn breezy as well. windy across the far north of the country as temperatures range from 10—17 or 18 degrees in the south. so, much cooler than how we started the week off. through thursday night, it stays rather breezy, variable amounts of cloud, further showers or longer spells of rain at times and those temperatures falling to lows of around 5 to around 10—11 in the south. now, as we head on into friday, we start to see our area of low pressure to the east of us developed further and it starts to push in towards our shores. you can see the isobars squeezing together indicating that the winds will turn stronger through the day on friday. so, it looks like being a blustery one with a bit of sunshine around. but there will also be plenty of showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery particularly across northern, central, and eastern areas.

and then later in the day, an area of more persistent heavy rain starts to push into the north of scotland. here, it will really feel cold for the time of year, nine or 10 degrees. further south, 14—17 degrees. but you factor in the wind, it's going to feel more like autumn than it willjune. gusts of 50 miles an hour in the north, 30 miles an hour in the south, and those winds pick up further friday night into saturday as you can see our area of low pressure, a real squeeze in the isobars across central and northern parts of the country. and don't be surprised, we could see gusts reaching 60 miles an hour in places. those sorts of gusts this time of year could lead to some disruption — remember, trees in full leaf. it stays very blustery on the cool side on saturday with further showers or longer spells of rain. then, it starts to quieten down a little bit as we head on into sunday. those winds begin to ease down, too.

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all four police officers involved in the killing of george floyd in minneapolis have now been formally charged. the officer who was kneeling on mr floyd's neck when he died has had his charges elevated to second—degree murder. mr floyd's family called the move a significant step. the government's insisted that a 14—day quarantine on people arriving in britain from monday is needed to prevent an upsurge in coronavirus cases. the new plans have been heavily criticised by mps on all sides, including senior conservatives, who are concerned about damage to the travel industry. police in germany and britain are appealing for information about a german national who has become the new focus of a long—running investigation into the disappearance of the british girl madeleine mccann in portugal 13 years ago. he's currently serving a prison sentence in germany on an unrelated matter. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament.