madeleine mccann is presumed dead, say german prosecutors, as a man is investigated on suspicion of her murder. the three—year—old vanished from a holiday resort in portugal 13 years ago while her parents were having dinner. this is the camper van used by a 43—year—old german, identified as christian b, who was in portugal at the time. he's currently serving a prison sentence in germany. translation: we are assuming that the girl is dead. and the suspect, we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes against little girls. madeleine's parents say they feel the development is potentially very significant. also tonight... face coverings will be compulsory for anyone using public transport in england from 15thjune. if you don't wear one, you won't be allowed to travel and could be fined.

a memorial is about to get under way in minneapolis for george floyd as the police officers charged in connection with his murder are expected to make their first appearance in court. and the fields across britain crying out for tens of thousands of pickers to harvest their crops. and coming up on bbc news, premier league teams will be able to make five substitutions in a game as clubs approve new rules ahead of the planned restart later this month. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been one of the longest running mysteries of recent times. 13 years after she vanished,

german prosecutors today said they believe that madeleine mccann is dead. a 43—year—old german has been identified as a murder suspect. known only as christian b, he's currently in prison for sex offences. he was living in portugal and was thought to be near the resort of praia de luz in the summer of 2007, which was when the three—year—old disappeared while holidaying with her family. our correspondentjenny hilljoins us from the city of braunschweig, in north—eastern germany. yes, it's a case which has baffled detectives for years. there have been searches and supposed sightings all over the world. right now, the focus is on this german city were today, prosecutors said they have a suspect, a man who lived right here in braunschweig, but who also spent a considerable amount of time in portugal. it has been described as a significant development. they have looked everywhere for

madeleine mccann. it is 13 years since she went missing during a family holiday in praia da luz. her family holiday in praia da luz. her family have never given up hope that they would find her. but today, investigators in germany announced that they had opened a murder inquiry. they believe a german man killed madeleine mccann. translation: we are assuming the girl is dead, and the suspect, we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes against little girls and is serving a long sentence. the suspect has been named, though not officially, as christian b. his full surname has been withheld in line with german privacy law. in 1995 he left germany for portugal, where he lived until 2007. for some of that time, use the house between lagos and praia da luz. police say he was in the result and made a call from his mobile on the night madeleine mccann disappeared. he is now serving time

ina german disappeared. he is now serving time in a german prison for drugs offences and what police describe as a sex crime. that report suggests was the rate of 72—year—old american woman attacked in praia da luz two yea rs before woman attacked in praia da luz two years before madeleine's disappearance. so what you have now is an individual with a history of sexual offending that spans girls through to older women, extremely dangerous. he is not a preferential offender, he is someone who will offender, he is someone who will offend across a range of ages, also with a history, we are told, of burglary. so he fits the profile. the man is believed to have driven around the algarve in his camper van. police have released the picture, as well as that of the man'sj picture, as well as that of the man's jaguar, in the hope that someone, man's jaguar, in the hope that someone, somewhere, will remember something. they are also focusing on two houses. he is known to have spent time in both of them. one is close to a site which attracted the interest of detectives six years ago. they scoured this area of

wasteland in 2014. it is just inland from praia da luz. there have been so from praia da luz. there have been so many from praia da luz. there have been so many searches, so many from praia da luz. there have been so many searches, so many sightings, so so many searches, so many sightings, so much disappointment. for madeleine's family, the weight, they hope, the longing, unimaginable. madeleine's family, the weight, they hope, the longing, unimaginablem all the thousands of leads and potential suspects that have been mentioned in the past or discussed in the media, there has never been something as clear—cut as that from not just something as clear—cut as that from notjust one, something as clear—cut as that from not just one, now something as clear—cut as that from notjust one, now three police forces. so it does appear to be significant. still, so many questions, so much anguish. jenny hill, bbc news, braunschweig. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee joins us from praia da luz in portugal. you have been talking to people over there today. what are they saying? there are no police on the streets of praia da luz today and no visible

sign ofany of praia da luz today and no visible sign of any appeal. we understand portuguese police say they are supporting their german counterparts, but they say their focus now is to attract the attention of thousands of tourists who came here in may 2007 who may by chance have ta ken who came here in may 2007 who may by chance have taken photos or video footage with the suspect in the background, or video of the vehicles he was driving, including a jaguar carand he was driving, including a jaguar car and this camper than he was living out of from 1995 to 2007. this building behind me in the background, which is half hidden by palm trees and bamboo, is a site where a local media report said was used as storage for drug dealings which was frequented by the suspect, christian b, and one of two sites that the police are trying to appeal for more detail about. the pattern of living that we get during these 12 years is one of criminality that largely went under the radar. we don't know for certain whether police in portugal knew of his background and convictions for child

sex offences. but german police have been working quietly on this case for a number of years. been working quietly on this case fora number of years. it been working quietly on this case for a number of years. it is clear at this point that they don't believe they have enough information and they need the public to try to work out if they have clear evidence on this man. gavin lee, thank you. from june 15th, face coverings will be made compulsory for anyone using public transport in england. if you don't wear a mask or something to cover your face you won't be allowed to travel and you could be fined. the government says people should start wearing them now, but the rules will be enforced from the week after next. here's our transport correspondent tom burridge. please remember to use a face covering while travelling on tfl services. it is advice now. it will be an order soon. covering your face is to become compulsory on public transport in england. the move is popularfor transport in england. the move is popular for those travelling around in warrington this afternoon. you

don't want to catch anything or be ill. you don't want anyone in your family to get anything. so i think it isa family to get anything. so i think it is a great idea. you are in a closed space on a bus or on a train oi' closed space on a bus or on a train or anywhere like that. so i think it probably should be compulsory. throughout the pandemic, most services have been pretty empty. but at certain times in certain places, social distancing hasn't been possible as restrictions to control the virus ease, scenes like this could become more common. major stations now have crowd control measures in place as a precaution. they are, for now at least, still generally deserted. but they expect more people to be travelling to work oi’ more people to be travelling to work or school in the coming weeks. so when it gets busier, you will have to cover up. enforcing the measure could be tricky. is it possible that people will be fined if they do not cover their face

people will be fined if they do not cover theirface on people will be fined if they do not cover their face on public transport? it is a condition of travel, so you cannot travel unless you are wearing the face covering. there will be posted to remind you, it will be quite a visual thing. there will also be other powers. so ultimately, it could lead to fines. i hope we will not be in that situation. train companies say covering your face will become increasingly important. wearing a face covering in either a train or a station should give customers that confidence that they can make that journey safely. but obviously, this policy has just been announced and we have to work with government to ensure that it is implement it properly. face coverings are recommended on public transport in scotla nd recommended on public transport in scotland and northern ireland. the scottish government is thinking about making them compulsory. but the broad message is, please wear any type of face covering if you have to travel.

on the wearing of face dozens of countries already have rules in place on the wearing of face masks in public places. 0ur science editor david shukman explains the thinking behind the new guidance. inside a train, we can't see for real how the coronavirus could be spread, so this animation simulates what might happen. how someone who's infected but maybe doesn't realise can pass it on just by talking to the passenger sitting close to them. it's in confined crowded situations like this that face coverings could make a difference. scientists have studied how a cough travels through the air and could carry the virus with it, and how wearing some kind of mask can reduce that flow. the science is clear that being out of doors is safest of all because of all the fresh air and how it's easy to keep two metres apart, but indoors, of course you can't do that, especially on a train or bus.

in which case, if everyone wears some kind of mask, even something that's home—made, that will reduce the chances of them passing the virus to you and of you passing it to others. for several weeks now, masks have been mandatory on the paris metro. more and more governments have looked at the evidence and they have decided that, although face coverings are no guarantee against infection, they can help reduce it. many scientists say the benefits are clear. if you put your hand in front of yourface and cough, you can feel that it gets wet, you can feel that something in front of your face will stop those droplets, and i think the other thing that has changed is what we call natural experiments. country after country which has introduced face coverings has seen a subsequent decline in the transmission of this terrible virus. 0n face masks, we are guided by the science and the government position hasn't changed.

so we are now seeing a big change. for months, the uk government had been against the public wearing any kind of masks. not least because the most important thing people can do is the social distancing, as opposed to the weak science on face masks. but the contrast with countries like germany became more striking. for some time there, on public transport, masks have had to be worn. the big worry here was that medical staff would lose out. that's why home—made face coverings were suggested to help the public without harming the hospitals. david shukman, bbc news. let's join our chief political correspondent vicki young, who's in westminster. vicki, there's a question as to why the government is making this announcement now. the government has never really standard enthusiastic about this. it does partly go against every natural conservative instincts, including those of borisjohnson himself, to

force people to do this kind of thing. but you can see some parallels here with those measures, for example, to quarantine people travelling into the uk, some criticism that the government is against it and then they slowly start to move towards it. but remember, the mayor of london sadiq khan has been calling for compulsory face coverings in the capital for several weeks. the government's response to that is to say the timing now is because things are going to start to get busier. restrictions on england are starting to be lifted. there is also an element of trying to give people the confidence to get back onto public transport as they start to get back to some kind of normality. it is another reminder that everything to do with this crisis is notjust about the science. these are political decisions as well. vicki young, thank you. the uk's death toll from coronavirus rose again today to almost 40,000. in the past 24 hours, the deaths of another 176 people have been registered. since the beginning of march, 39,904 have now died. with me now is our health

editor, hugh pym. i remember sitting here with you two months ago, and 20,000 was going to bea months ago, and 20,000 was going to be a good figure. it is now almost double that. yes, it was sir patrick vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser, who said early on that 20,000 deaths would be a good outcome, although still horrible. that 20,000 mark was passed in late april. here we are in earlyjune on the verge of getting to 40,000, although not quite yet. let's look at the detailed data presented at the downing street media briefing on the number of deaths confirmed for those with a positive test around the uk. you can see the number coming down fairly steadily. the seven day rolling average, that line, has started falling again. the number of new delhi reported deaths, 176, is relatively low. but moving on to

hospital data, you get a slightly more ominous picture. the top graph is the estimated new daily admissions with covid—19 in english hospitals. and it has ticked up a bit. that figure of 505 new delhi admissions, the highest since the end of may —— new daily admissions. so in conclusion, what we see here, things are pointing tentatively in the right direction, but you can see why health officials and scientific advisers are extremely cautious about saying where things go from here. hugh pym, thank you. let's take a look at some of today's other news. the business secretary, alok sharma, who appeared in the commons yesterday looking ill, is today said to be "doing well" working from home, as he awaits his result of a coronavirus test. mr sharma went into self—isolation after his appearance at the dispatch box. new figures from the office for budget responsibility suggest the cost of the uk's emergency

spending and tax cuts, intended to soften the economic hit from coronavirus, will add up to £133 billion. this is a £10 billion increase on its previous estimate. there's also been a further collapse in car sales. borisjohnson has told a global vaccine some of that finding a coronavirus inoculation will provide cooperation on a scale not anything we've ever seen before. a summit of more than 50 countries and donors is aiming to raise a £6 billion for the vaccination of children. in scotland, the coronavirus infection rate has reduced slightly in the past week. the first minister, nicola sturgeon said the r number, which estimates how many people an individual will infect, is now 0.7 to 0.9, down from 0.7 to one. the new figures do not reflect the situation since the lockdown was eased last friday. ms sturgeon said the progress being made to control the spread of the virus was encouraging but still fragile. a memorial service is about to get

under way in the us city of minneapolis for george floyd, the african american killed there last week, while being held by police. three police officers, sacked after his death, will appear in court shortly for the first time charged in connection with his murder. the former us defence secretary james mattis has condemned donald trump's response to the protests over george floyd's death. he said the president was wrong to say the military should be used to end the demonstrations, and accused him of trying to divide the country. 0ur corresopondent, aleem maqbool reports. justice now! they haven't stopped taking to the streets even though there are now charges against all four officers involved in the incident where george floyd was killed. the cause has become much broader including protest against the way the state has often crossed peaceful demonstrations. even some of the most respected ex military leaders in the us have condemned donald trump's response

including his former defence secretary james mattis. donald trump is the first president in my lifetime who doesn't try to unite the american people, doesn't even pretend to try, instead he tries to divide us, he said. militarising our response as we witnessed in washington, dc sets up a false conflict between the military and civilian society. predictably, the president responded on social media with insults. good afternoon, everybody. in a virtual town hall meeting, former president barack 0bama said this was a moment to, in his words, make people in power uncomfortable. as tragic as these past few weeks have been,

as difficult and scary and uncertain as they have been, they've also been an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened to some of these underlying trends. and the duchess of sussex gave an impassioned address to students graduating from her old high school in la. i realised the only wrong thing to say it is to say nothing. because george floyd's life mattered and breonna taylor's life mattered and philando castile's life mattered and tamir rice's life mattered. and so did so many other people whose names we know and whose names we do not know. protesters continue to remind us of those agonising minutes george floyd laid down under a policeman's knee. they are yet to hear what's being done to make sure nothing like it ever happens again. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. 0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher is in minneapolis, where george floyd's memorial service is about to take place. give us a sense of the mood there

tonight. yes, sophie, so many pauses of breath taken after ten days of turmoil after this memorial. it'll be the first of three which will be held over six in three different states and the reverend al sharpton, a well—known civil rights leader, will lead the service. he will be remembering george floyd the man who meant a lot to his family when he was alive but also what is death a means to the country. i think he will be starting to try to shape that meaning because, as we saw, it triggered this movement for racial justice beyond any expectation. the service is going to be livestreamed but by invitation only so those who didn't getan but by invitation only so those who didn't get an invitation will still be coming here to the memorial site where george floyd drew his last breath. and just before the service,

yesterday, it was announced that new charges had been filed against three officers involved in that arrest and charges had been increased against one of those officers. those three will be appearing in court later today and the family is welcome that, they have called this a significant step on the road to justice, but they've also said this isa justice, but they've also said this is a bittersweet moment. and it's a bittersweet moment for the family, for those who have been protesting for those who have been protesting for the last ten days, but also a time of community drawing together and we've really seen this here at this memorial site. so many people, black, white, asian, joining together to say they don't want to put up with this, giving out food, solidarity, music, as well, so this isa solidarity, music, as well, so this is a positive thing which has come out of these terrible events of the past ten days. barbara, in minneapolis, thank you. several thousand people have gathered in the centre of birmingham for a black lives matter demonstration over the death of george floyd in america. authorities said the event's location had to be moved to accommodate the number of people

expected to attend. 0rganisers asked people to socially distance. the charity, crisis, is warning of a growing homelessness problem around the country in the wake of the pandemic. it has contacted scores of charities and organisations in england, wales and scotland and found that more than half of these front line services reported a rise in people seeking help during the lockdown. and councils are warning they need more money to cope with the growing problem. june kelly reports from birmingham. hello. you all right? they form part of birmingham is front line team in dealing with the homeless. are you ok? do dealing with the homeless. are you 0k? do you need any help with accommodation? the gentlemen, i've seen accommodation? the gentlemen, i've seen him before. he doesn't want to go in. with these outreach workers into organisations, councillor sharon thompson. normally you would see them in doorways, and... she is the homelessness lead in birmingham

and she knows what she's talking about. she was homeless herself in the city at 16. homelessness is more thana the city at 16. homelessness is more than a house, it's a whole life and creating a home, more thanjust simply giving them a key to a door. like other councils, birmingham has worked with the government from the start of a lockdown to try to get people off the streets. they are among those who have been housed in among those who have been housed in a city centre hotel. because i'm sleeping ina a city centre hotel. because i'm sleeping in a nice bed, with nice things around me, looking at a nice tv, things that make you feel good. you feel like you are a different race on the streets. you do feel like that. it's horrible to feel like that. it's horrible to feel like that. it's horrible to feel like that because you feel invisible as well. if it can be done as go, why hasn't it been done before? why is it touched so many people, dying from a horrible disease, for people to believe. to be. the street. money is one reason and birmingham is now

looking at its budget and all its new post—pandemic demands. looking at its budget and all its new post-pandemic demands. for birmingham, we have spent £272 million responding to covid—19. 0f that money, the government only given us back £70 million. i was in that one up there. back at the place where she was housed, sharon thomson knows there is a particular concern about young people as the city experiences a rise in numbers. about young people as the city experiences a rise in numbersm allowed me to apply for uni. this man was homeless. because you don't think you have any support or help, you'd think what are you going to do in the future, how will you survive when you are 30,40? in the future, how will you survive when you are 30, 40? can salida say they need to know what practical support they will get as a lockdown eases. “— support they will get as a lockdown eases. —— council leaders. the government says it's committed to ending rough sleeping and is planning 6000 new homes. june kelly,

news, birmingham. south korea is using technology to track down people infected with coronavirus in less than an hour as it tries to clamp down on those breaking quarantine rules. south korea has had one of the most successful strategies in the world for dealing with the virus. fewer than 300 people have died. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker has more details each gasp for breath... each drop of blood painted an alarming picture. do you have any cough? no cough. headache? wan yu from wuhan, china, was south korea's first coronavirus patient. her scans revealed she had been ill for days before showing symptoms. doctors realised then that carriers could infect others without knowing they were sick. at the peak of the outbreak, hundreds of contract

tracers were mobilised, lessons south korea learned from previous epidemics. she is allowed to ask personal questions and record private details because of special laws brought in to combat infectious diseases. tracers then hit the streets to seek out cctv footage. they will look at phone and bank records to get the most accurate information. the details are sent out as emergency messages across the country. this was my team and i in daegu in february. alarm sounds. that's the kind of thing. are we getting another one coming? tracking down covid—19 carriers once took days. after gaining access to even more data, it now takes less than an hour. how are you feeling? pretty tired, actually. i've come from south carolina. technology is used at the border too. and you have no symptoms?

luckily not. this woman has told how to download a quarantine app on her phone. she won't be allowed to switch her phone off or moved from a quarantine address for 14 days. this foreigner is told he will be deported if he doesn't comply. but she feels this is right. i'm so grateful that i can beyond this territory. nothing i can describe better. i'm just so glad. few have complained about any intrusion in privacy. it's been seen as a price worth paying. track and trace has kept this country out of lockdown. meanwhile, hugs from dad at the arrival gate are replaced by hosing down with hand sanitiser, an act of love in itself in these extraordinary times. laura becker, bbc news, seoul.

britain's fields are crying out for tens of thousands of people to help harvest their crops. the usual flow of labour from europe has ground to a halt because of coronavirus so the government launched a pick for britain initiative hoping that britons would step in and help. but 70,000 workers are still needed to deliver this season's harvest. claire marshall reports from worcestershire. a plea has been made for a land army to help pick british crops. on one of the largest farms in england, there's one already at work. everyone in it is from eastern europe. during the pandemic, it's not been easy to get here. evelyn is from bulgaria. were you worried that you couldn't make it at one point? man translates. the government has recognised how crucial migrants are. now they don't have to follow

the two—week quarantine rule. so what about home—grown labour? british workers, to date we've taken on 31 and we've lost 31. it's a great shame, really. why have they left? they've left because it's not for them. we don't see them again, they don't give us a reason. theyjust take their ppe and go. there are many different languages spoken here, bulgarian, polish, russian, romanian, but not english. migrant workers have been key to the farming economy for the last 20 or 30 years here, and that can't change overnight. being out in the fresh air... many thousands of british people have answered this appeal. but so far, fewer than 10% have ended up injobs. pick for britain. we had a fantastic response across the sector, and then we've seen furlough payments stop and workers having the opportunity to go back to their previous employment, and they've taken those opportunities. and the farms understand that,

but that's difficult and costly for them. still, more brits are needed. teresa brooks was a professional japanese drummer. now she is working on this family run farm. with the pandemic going on, i think people are becoming more aware of where their food is coming from and the importance of british growers and british farmers. however, this kind of spirit is not enough on its own. growers say migrants are as vital to farming as they are to the nhs. claire marshall, bbc news, worcestershire. time for a look at the weather here's louise lear. hi there. summer is on hold as we head into the weekend. a showery weekend with a cool wind for all of us weekend with a cool wind for all of us because of this area of low pressure that's going dominate to the south of scandinavia and it's going to interact with the uk for the next three days. that means we

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