the government says it has provided a £40 million fund to zoos to support animal care, but here, they say that is simply not enough and failure to allow them to reopen within weeks could put this place at risk of extinction. holly hamilton, bbc news, chester. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. they are any fuzz oozes the weather has been glorious of late. this was last weekend, blue skies, sunshine, temperatures into the mid 20s. but this weekend, the first full weekend ofjune, cloudy, cool, quite a strong northerly wind and some rain at times. we are actually seeing that change through the day to day as well, quite a lot of cloud across the country. that cloud is producing some showers, mostly across scotland. fairly light at the moment but there could be the odd lightning and one or two sharp ones as we go

through the afternoon. that cloud continues. there will be a little bit of brightness here and there, very hit and miss, 10—18d, a noticeable difference with the feel of the weather in comparison to the last few days. this evening the showers will drift steadily south. we could see clearer skies in southern scotland and northern england. a chilly start tomorrow, a more comfortable night for sleeping for many, loads between 7—10d. tomorrow, cloudy, there will be some showers across england and wales but they are going to be very hit and miss. not everywhere will see them. the winds start to strengthen as we go through the afternoon, gusting in excess go through the afternoon, gusting in excess of 30—a0 miles an hour. similar story for northern ireland and northern england but into scotla nd and northern england but into scotland the showers will be replaced by some heavier rain by the end of the afternoon and winds strengthen further still, 40—50 miles an hour, may be stronger in the evening. that will have an impact on the feel of the weather

here, 9—13d, temperatures around the mid—teens elsewhere. that low pressure is going to drift its way south and push its way across the east coast. the strongest of the winds always to the west and southern flank of that low. the winter is certainly a feature thru friday night and into saturday. we could see them topping out across northern england at 60 miles an hour. that in june northern england at 60 miles an hour. that injune is going to be unusual, strong enough to bring down some trees in full leaf. there will be some rain around on saturday. it's going to be windy. to the north and scotland some drier weather and may be southern england not seeing that much notable rainfall u nfortu nately, that much notable rainfall unfortunately, but look at the temperatures. what a difference to the weekend. 0nly mid—teens the high. sunday a little bit better, some of the rain eases away at the winds is down but it will certainly be cloudy and noticeably cooler. a reminder of our top story. police in germany have identified a man they believe killed madeleine mccann. the convicted sex offender,

referred to as christian b, is serving a prison sentence in germany. have a good afternoon, bye— bye. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm, and here's your latest sports news. we are less than two weeks away from the premier league's planned restart, and there's a meeting under way where clubs are discussing what to do if the season can't be completed. also being debated is the initial fixture list, tv plans and where matches can be played as liverpool continue their title—chase, behind closed doors. every one of the 92 matches remaining will be on live tv. 33 of them are going to be free to air, with the bbc showing live games for the very first time. it'll all look and sound very different — broadcasters are discussing with clubs

the possibility of adding in crowd noise as an option for viewers. putting microphones in the dug outs... and even having cut—outs of fans in the seats. all first team squads in the scottish premiership will be allowed to return to training from the 11th ofjune. the scottish fa says the plan remains for the new premiership season to start on the first of august. 0ther leagues wishing to resume training will need to prove they can meet the same testing and health measures. the former england batsman kevin pietersen says he's glad he's not playing now, with international matches going ahead behind closed doors. he says he thrived off the energy of the crowd. england's three—test series against west indies has been delayed until next month because of the pandemic, and there'll be no spectators allowed. from a player boss mike perspective, it's going to be interesting, because these guys are used to playing in front of crazy crowds, and we have seen stories from the bundesliga already where players are

not able to play up as much, they cannot... can we see that in the premier league? i these guys going to think this is just a tory game? is the intensity going to be there? it'll be strange for the players and a strange way, i am quite happy i'm not playing any more because, goodness, i would not playing any more because, goodness, iwould not not playing any more because, goodness, i would not have wanted to goodness, i would not have wanted to go back and play in front of no spectators or crowds. i hated playing when there wasn't an atmosphere and you weren't actually feeling like every single session there is something there. the european gymnastics championships that were postponed in the spring have been rescheduled. the men's and women's events will take place in december in baku, azerbaijan, although the governing body has said it will "react accordingly" if the coronavirus situation still makes it unsafe for gymnasts, coaches and spectators. we've seen some powerful messages from sportsmen and women following the death of george floyd in amercia. but now there's a conflict emerging between two team—mates in the nfl. some players have been asked if they'll choose to ‘take a knee' during the national anthem

in the upcoming season in protest against racism and police brutality. but drew brees of the new orleans saints said hed "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the united states". in response, his team—mate malcolm jenkins posted a video. here's a part of it. and here we are now with the world on fire and you still continue to first criticise how we peacefully protest because it doesn't fit with what you do and your beliefs, without ever acknowledging the fact that a man was murdered at the hands of the police in front of us all, and that has been continuing for centuries. the same brothers that you break the huddle down before every single game, the same guys that you bleed with and go to battle with every single day, go home to communities that have been... crying: ..decimated. unfortunately...

unfortunately, drew, you are somebody who doesn't understand their privilege. you don't have the potential you have to actually be an advocate for the people you call brothers. —— you don't understand the potential. there is much more on that on the bbc sport website, well worth having a look on there. for now, that is all the sport. back to you, jane. see you later. i will be with you for the next few hours to take you through all the day's developments, we'll be talking about coronavirus and the situation in the united states, and we will start this half an hour with the story that has dominated here today. the news out of germany, because... a german prisoner has been identified as a new suspect in the disappearance of the three—year—old british girl madeline mccann from a holiday resort in portugal 13 years ago.

this was shortly before her fourth birthday. the man in his 40s is a convicted sex offender who had been living in the algarve at the time, travelling around in a camper van. the german police have given a statement to the media. they confirmed that they were seeking to question a man on suspicion of murder. the braunschweig state prosecutor, hans christian wolters gave this update. translation: in connection with the disappearance of the three—year—old british girl madeleine mccann on the 3rd of may 2007 from an apartment complex in praia da luz in portugal, the braunschweig prosecution is investigating against a 43—year—old german on suspicion of murder. we are assuming that the girl is dead.

with the suspect, we're talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted for crimes against little girls, and he is already serving a long sentence. between 1995 and 2007, he has regularly been living on the algarve, amongst others a couple of years in a house between lagos and praia da luz. we understand that during this period he was in lagos he went and did a couple of odd jobs, particularly in gastronomy. other points are that the suspect financed his life by committing crimes, including thefts in hotel complexes and apartments, but also drug dealing. the braunschweig prosecution is now

concerned because they suspect prior to going abroad, he last had his residence in braunschweig. during the investigations being carried out here, we are working together closely with the british metropolitan police and the police in portugal, we are now asking the public, appealing to the public to help, and a call for witnesses is being set out. and this is published. i can only appeal to everyone as far as you possibly can to react to this appeal and help us along with this. i am asking for your understanding that because of the running investigations, no further information, no details can be given on the concrete matter, and no more can be said about the current

investigation situation. as far as i am concerned, this is all i can tell you today and thank you for your attention. the german police statement in the last hour and a half or so. making a fairly lengthy statement but not wanting to take any questions from journalists. julian reichelt is the editor in chief of german newspaper bild , and gave us the latest on how the 43—year—old german man became a suspect in the case. well, we have heard a lot already there on your programme about how he has emerged in this crime. it was about that telephone number that was locked in close to where maddy disappeared on that day, but there is another aspect to this. he is in prison in the city of kiel right now here in germany, and there is some information coming from the whole prison environment, some new information emerged that

pushed investigators towards christian b, because everything we have heard so far publicly has been around and basically known to police in germany and in britain for years, so what we are hearing from our sources is that there was an additional push towards looking at christian b another time, and that is when the police put all the pieces together again, and now opened as we just heard from the prosecutor in braunschweig, opened a murder investigation. that was from the german newspaper bild, and we will be talking more about this development after two o'clock year on bbc news. i will be

talking to a former spokesman for kate and gerry mccann, and we will be reflecting with our home affairs correspondent as to how we reached this point, 13 years after madeleine mccann was last seen. we will have more on that after two o'clock. now a wave of anti—racism protests have been triggered by the death of the african—american george floyd in minneapolis and demonstrations have taken place in several countries around the world, in solidarity. rich preston has been looking at the global picture over the last 2a hours. thousands gathered in london's hyde park on wednesday to show their support for the black lives matter movement, and calling forjustice for george floyd... ..before marching towards westminster... ..and gathering outside the houses of parliament. it was an image mirrored across europe. here, in finland, where thousands chanted george floyd's last words... all chant: i can't breathe!

..and sending their message to the us. the way that everyone showed up today, and especially in an homogenous, white country such as finland, it's sending a big message that many more people than just black people are tired. protesters in denmark took to one knee as a symbol of support, condemning racism and calling forjustice to be done. in central germany, protesters in frankfurt decrying racism of all kinds. translation: the difference is that, there, it was recorded but it does not mean it does not happen here and it is not bad here and it has to stop. it is vital to stand up against it, notjust here in germany but all over the world. translation: the most we can do here is show solidarity with people over there and to go out on the streets and show them that they are not alone. crowds in the greek capital, athens, marched towards the us embassy but

the demonstration turned violent. protesters threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas. explosion. in cape town, south africa, where legalised discrimination in the form of apartheid is, for many, within living memory, messages of unity and solidarity. i think it's really important to show some kind of support and for all of us to stand against something that we know is not right. what started out as a seemingly innocuous call to police in minneapolis over a week ago resulted in the death of a man, sparking an outpouring of emotion and a civil uprising, notjust in the city where it happened but around the world. russia's president putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel leaked into a river

within the arctic circle in siberia. the accident occured a week ago near the siberian city of norilsk and could be the worst environmental disaster in the region. a manager at the fuel plant has been arrested. 0ur moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, says the scale of the accident is huge. 20,000 tonnes of fuel diesel that spilt out of this tanker at a power plant up near the city of norilsk in the russian arctic. then it crossed some 12 kilometres to reach a river, the river ambarnaya, and has been flowing down that river now for several days. the clean—up operation has finally begun, and we're told that the spill itself has been contained. it's been fenced off, but the big question is what to do now? now, environmentalists are warning that this is an event of catastrophic implications for wildlife in the area, for the water systems, too. and at the moment, it seems that

officials here in russia really don't know how to deal with this. it is in an extremely remote area of the russian arctic, the tundra. there are no roads to the area. the river itself is not navigable by boat. so there are big questions about what they're going to do with this fuel, which they're now pumping out of the river systems. and yesterday on state tv, there was quite an extraordinary video conference that president putin held with his ministers and with the local officials in that area, in norilsk area. and he was asking what on earth had happened, and essentially berating local officials that he said had taken two days to inform the emergencies ministry and to inform the authorities about what had happened. so suggesting there had been some kind of attempt to cover this up for a couple of days. in fact, he said that the authorities had found out about this from social media. he was absolutely furious, and one of the newspaper headlines this morning described him as being "white with rage".

well, this isn't president putin's only problem at the moment. his approval rating has fallen to an all—time low. russia, like many countries, is suffering acute economic hardship after weeks of coronavirus lockdown. amid rising unemployment, there are signs of growing disillusionment with the kremlin. steve rosenberg reports. bells toll. 0ften, it's when darkness approaches that you see most clearly how the city is struggling. every night, this mobile soup kitchen feeds the hungry of st petersburg. demand has doubled since the pandemic — the economic consequence of covid. this man tells me he's been on the coronavirus diet, surviving on water and hoping thejobs come back. "i have to start shoplifting," says vladimir, a chef who's been laid off.

"what else can i do?" milana's family relies on food parcels now. she and her husband have lost their jobs. the kremlin says its supporting families like milana's, but not nearly enough, she thinks. with unemployment rising, vladimir putin's popularity has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years. you can sense a change in mood — despair is fuelling disillusionment with those in power. vladimir putin's big selling point to the russian people

has always been, "i am the man who brought you stability." but take that stability away, and suddenly it becomes much harder for president putin to convince russians that he has the solution to their problems. yaroslav tells me about his problems. a coronavirus nurse, he and his colleagues complained online about a lack of ppe. soon after, he got the virus. yaroslav is a member of putin's party, but not for much longer. disappointment — milana knows all about that.

coronavirus isn't only claiming lives — another casualty of this pandemic is hope. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. some teaching unions have reacted angrily to the announcement that all schools in wales are to re—open on the 29th of this month. pupils from all year groups are expected to return for limited periods, with only a third of children in school at any one time. but teachers union the nasuwt says the decision to re—open is "risking lives". here's our wales correspondent hywel griffith. it's a maths test facing every welsh school. how will they bring back a third of their pupils without breaking the two—metre rule? there is room for only six pupils. the head teacher of ysgol l rhyd y grug in aberfan is struggling for answers. they've started redesigning classrooms but can't fit in enough desks. the official guidance doesn't come

until next week, but this is not what he'd been expecting. to be told today that we've got to prepare for every age range in the school has been a bit of a body blow. if we go down the route of having a third of the children in for one day, two days, then how is that deep cleaning going to happen between those different groups of children in order to make their learning environment safe? some teaching unions have gone further, saying offering contact time to every pupil is dangerous, even risking lives. a charge the welsh government dismisses. attendance won't be compulsory. families can decide if they want a place, which has created a dilemma for sian and her son evan. she says he needs a return to routine, but is worried about social distancing. is it going to be regimented, they had to go here, they have to stand there, they are not allowed to go and interact with their peers.

are they allowed to go and have a cuddle off their teacher if they fall over? if they take place or not this time, families are being warned this may be the shape of schooling in september, two, as everyone tries to calculate the safest way to learn. hywel griffiths, bbc news, aberfan. the northern ireland executive is meeting today to discuss the easing of lockdown. if it confirms the changes, outdoor weddings with 10 people present will be allowed from next week. earlier my colleague rebecca jones spoke to a couple who are getting married this summer, peter mcconnell and sarah mcafee in ballymena in county antrim, about how the lockdown has affected their wedding plans. i guess it's the uncertainty at the minute. and up until a while back, we didn't know how many people we would be allowed, and just realising we had to make a call ourselves, make a decision just to reduce the numbers ourselves, and we are going to do

a really small wedding, and then hopefully celebrate with all of our guests at some point in the future. so, yes, we are working round it, it's fine. peter, can ijust clarify, are you in separate houses? we are, we are only ten minutes apart from each other, but separate houses. so when did you last see each other in person? since the northern ireland executive brought in the distance we have been able to see each other at the weekend. we went and climbed a mountain at the weekend. so you are hoping that this wedding can go ahead in august. how difficult has it been, though, deciding who to invite and perhaps more importantly who not to invite, if you are only allowed a handful of guests, sarah? tricky, but as i say, we plan to do a really small wedding with just close family, so we are really hoping that

by the time august comes, we will be allowed to have perhaps 20 guests, and then we plan to celebrate again in the future with everybody that we wanted there. so we are excited. there are not many people who get to have two wedding days, so it is good. peter, have there been any aunts and uncles or distant cousins who have said they are sorry that they won't be able to join you? i think the fact that we have next year pencilled in already, they are all looking forward to that. but obviously they can't make it this year. but at least we have next year to look forward to. i do assume there will be no stag night? no, that was meant to be this weekend, but that will have to be postponed as well. and sarah, i have to ask you about the dress. i suppose this could be an opportunity, you might be able to wear it twice? most brides don't get that chance. that is going to be the case, hopefully. it is funny, actually,

my brother—in—law, we were chatting about it one day, and i said, i don't know whether to get another dress or to wear the same one twice, and he was like, if i could just have one input, he said whenever we got married, this was him and my sister, he said at the end of the day, she took her dress off and she was like, i can't believe that is the only time i will ever get to wear that, and he was like my advice is to just wear it twice. peter, what about you? have you got your outfit? nope! i was going to going to look for a suit before lockdown, and life has gone on hold. all of us here in the studio today are doing a shout out to our lovely floor manager who should be on his honeymoon right now but he is stuck in the studio with me. that is

pretty poor, isn't it, really. that is no substitute whatsoever, i as i am well aware. i will have to at least buy him a cup of tea. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. we are expecting quite a contrast to welcome in our first full weekend ofjune, particularly in comparison to last weekend. we closed out may with blue sky, sunshine and warmth, temperatures in the mid to high 20s. this weekend there's going to be a lot of cloud around, a cold northerly wind and showers or longer spells of rain as well. now, you can see the signs of this change already. 0n the satellite picture a lot of cloud across the country, and it's triggering off some of these showers. some of them could be heavy with some lightning mixed in there through this afternoon. in terms of the feel of things, temperatures subdued, 9—18 degrees at the very best. through this evening, we continue to see those showers drifting their way across the country, but where we get some clearer slots, some favoured spots likely, southern scotland, northern england, here we could see temperatures down into low single figures, so a chilly start.

elsewhere perhaps holding up around 7—10 degrees. so we start off tomorrow again with quite a lot of cloud and a few scattered showers. those showers will be very hit and miss across england and wales, but nevertheless they are going to be accompanied by strengthening wind. gusts in excess of 30, maybe a0 mph here. the showers will be replaced by longer spells of rain by the afternoon into the north of scotland, and here the winds are expected to strengthen further, 45—50 mph, maybe more as we close out the day. so it's going to feel pretty chilly under the cloud, the wind and the rain, 9—13 degrees. highest values likely of 17. but that area of low pressure is going to slip its way down through the north sea. the winds stay strongest to the west of that low. that's where we'll see the strongest gusts of wind, potentially topping out at 60 mph. now, that's quite unusual forjune, and it has the potential to cause some issues, particularly with the summer trees in full leaf at the moment. so, that low sitting on the north

sea, spiralling around that low is a series of weather fronts bringing showers or longer spells of rain for a time. maybe scotland and once again the far south of england escaping the persistent rain, but look at the difference with the feel of the weather. really quite cool on saturday, 11—15 degrees. sunday will be a slightly better day. perhaps not as showery, not as windy, and as a result, not feeling quite as cold. temperatures should peak with highs of 17 degrees. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines. german police identify a man they believe killed madeleine mccann. the suspect — who is in prison — is being named as christian b. translation: with the suspect we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted for crimes against little girls. the police are appealing for the public‘s help — they say the man used this camper van when he lived in the algarve. donald trump is accused of dividing america, by his former defence secretary — james mattis has attacked the president's handling of the anti—racism protests. as the business secretary awaits the result of his coronavirus test — it's revealed he had a 45 minute meeting with the prime minister