this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. singing. remembering george floyd. the first memorial service is held for the man whose death in police custody launched a global movement. america, this is the time of dealing with accountability in the criminaljustice system! in hong kong, tens of thousands commemorate the tiananmen square crackdown — defying a ban and challenging china. german prosecutors say madeleine mccann, is presumed dead, as a jailed sex offender, is investigated

on suspicion of murder. public transport in the pandemic — face coverings will be compulsory for passengers in england from the 15th june. hello and welcome. amidst emotional scenes, the first of several memorial services have been held in the american city of minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46 year old black man, who's death has sparked several days of protests across the us, and around the world. a lawyer for mr floyd's family, said his death was the result of a "pandemic of racism and discrimination." from minneapolis, barbara plett—usher starts our coverage. this is the beginning

of official mourning for george floyd but not the end of his story. a pause for breath after ten traumatic days. the unrest that has shaken the country in the wake of his death seem to demand a collective display of grief despite the risks of the coronavirus. # amazing grace. # how sweet the sound. one by one members of mr floyd's family remembered what he meant to them in life. every day he walked outside, just like when we came in, wanted to greet him and wanted to have fun with him. he had a way with words, he could always make you ready to jump and go all the time. everybody loved george.

he was this great big giant and when he would wrap his arms around you, you would feel like you were everything, any problems you had, any concerns you had would go away. but this service was even more about what george floyd's death means to the nation, but another black man in a list of so many killed in police custody. about beginning to shape the massive movement for racialjustice it ignited. i saw somebody standing in front of a church the other day that had been boarded up as a result of violence. held the bible in his hand. i have been preaching since i was a little boy, i have never seen anyone hold a bible like that but i will leave that alone. the civil rights veteran reverend al sharpton delivered a attack on the president's

recent controversial photo op but he was blistering about the violence of structural racism in the country. what happened to floyd happens in this country in education, in health services and in every area of american life! it's time for us to stand up and say, get your knee off our necks! let us stand still. you that believe in faith bow your heads. they were silent for eight minutes and 46 seconds, at the time that mr floyd spent with a knee on his neck. that number has become a symbol of police brutality for protesters. in new york another memorial. seeking to build on momentum for change. promising that this time will be different. in minneapolis, streets by

the scars of the dark days that followed george floyd's death. residents hunkered down trying to protect their livelihoods as protests turned violent, laying waste to hundreds of businesses. but the community has rallied strongly, created a safe space to support each other, uniting against the forces that would divide them, determined to lead the country in pushing for lasting change. so it can finally be the land of the free. this been a seminal moment for america to take a look at itself and ask in which direction it is going. a very moving service but the immediate focus june 4 is a solemn day for many people in hong kong as they mark the anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown in china. every year, hundreds of thousands of people march in the vigil. but this year, police banned

the event for the first time, citing coronavirus restrictions. despite that, thousands of people gathered in hong kong. it came hours after the territory's legislature approved a bill that outlaws insults to china's national anthem. we can now speak to martin lee. he is a barrister and founder of hong kong's democratic party. it was interesting seeing how many people took part in this vigil and the absence of any crackdown. do you think that is going to last? no. they are going to last? no. they are going to last? no. they are going to pass this legislation for hong kong. it will be national security for hong kong but they will be doing in beijing, but that is not allowed in our basic law. we we re allowed in our basic law. we were speaking to people in beijing before who said it was necessary for civil order in

hong kong because of the demonstrations that have taken place over the past year. i pointed out that the fines for ridiculing the national anthem is five and half thousand dollars, or three years in prison. could that potentially be one of the flashpoints where people will challenge the authority of china? it could be. and it's totally useless. six years ago they told the whole world including the british government what they would be doing. they said that the same government has comprehensive jurisdiction over hong kong. that is a complete change from the previous policy which was give hong kong people the right to rule hong kong. and have autonomy. sorry to

interrupt you, but why do you think china is doing this now? china is not bothered by the international criticism. it has been quite critical about britain offering passports for example and rejected the us criticism. but what is the calculation that china is following now? i think they wa nt to following now? i think they want to be sure that they suppress everything they don't like to see in hong kong. they don't care what is going to happen in the city. and i think they will now tell the whole world i will rule hong kong the way i want to. they will forget... does the world and need to than it used to need a hong kong as a financial hub? that china is simply too powerful? yes. but then how are you going to deal with this new giant later on? allow china to walk away from this agreement?

china canjust walk away from this agreement? china can just do whatever it likes. we are talking about hong kong, but the former foreign secretary in the uk has pointed out how concerned he is about the future of taiwan. is that something that has been discussed as well? indeed. when they wanted to solve the hong kong problem he was looking at taiwan. he wanted the one country that mac inaudible. thank you so much for talking to us. let's get some of the day's other news. a court in the us state of georgia has heard that one of the men accused of murdering ahmaud arbery used a racial slur after shooting him. travis mcmichael allegedly used the language — and an expletive — as the young black man lay on the ground. mr arbery wasjogging when he was chased down by mr mcmichael and his father in february.

a global vaccine alliance has raised nearly nine billion dollars at a virtual summit in london. the money will be used to immunise millions of children against diseases such as polio and measles. a leading pharmaceutical company has agreed to make hundreds of million of doses of any potential coronavirus vaccine available to low and middle income countries. a major study that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in covid—i9 patients has been retracted from a leading medicaljournal — the lancet. the anti—malarial drug had been touted by president trump as a potential cure. three of the study‘s authors said the research was no longer considered reliable. nba basketball is planning a return to the court. the sport's board of governors approved a plan that allows 22 teams to resume the regular season. they intend to play all games without fans, in orlando, florida. but — the plan still needs approval from the players association.

13 years after she vanished, prosecutors german prosecutors, who are investigating the disappearance of the british girl madeline mccann, are assuming she is dead. they're investigating a 43—year—old german man, who is believed to have been in the area of portugal where the child was last seen 13 years ago. jenny hill reports. they have looked everywhere for madeleine mccann. it's 13 years since she went missing during a family holiday in praia da luz. herfamily have never given up hope that they'd find her, but today, investigators in germany announced they had opened a murder enquiry. they believe a german man killed madeleine mccann. 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

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 he used a house between lagos and praia da luz. police say he was in the resort and made a call from his mobile on the night that madeleine mccann disappeared. he is now serving time in a german prison for drugs offences and what police describe as a sex crime. that, reports suggest, was the rape of a 72—year—old american woman, attacked in praia da luz two years before madeleine's disappearance. so what you have now is you have 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 you know that, from what we're told, he will offend across a range of ages. also with a history,

we are told, of burglary, so fits the profile. the man is believed to have driven around the algarve in this camper van. police have released the picture as well as that of the man's jaguar in the hope that somewhere someone 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 waste ground in 2014. it is just inland from praia da luz. there have been so many searches, so many supposed sightings, so much disappointment. for madeleine's family, the wait, the hope, the longing unimaginable. of 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, notjust one but indeed now three police forces, so it does appear to be significant.

still, so many questions, so much anguish but finally perhaps some answers. jenny hill, bbc news, brown—shweig. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: coronavirus contact tracing — how south korea hunts them down in under an hour. 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. outspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended the sport of boxing for which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter.

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 beatles lp sergeant pepper's today is the 20th anniversary 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. the family and friends of george floyd, the african—american man killed at the hands of minneapolis police last week, have paid tribute to him at his memorial service.

let's ta ke let's take it pictures from the protests that have been following test today. this is the scene in dc. police there looking at not that many protesters who have been taken to the streets today. but the crowds, not that significant, just down from the white house walking down towards georgetown from where they are now. past the white house which i think it's on the right there. people are socially distancing, but very much keeping... in order. a lot of noise and shouting and people holding placards. i think a few more in los angeles, we can take you to the scene there. yes. many more

people demonstrating there. a significant number holding placards as well. after the first of memorial services for george floyd attended by family, friends, a listers, civil rights people and jesse jackson and reverend al sharpton as well. more services to be held around the country over the next few days. it coincides with the warnings from the former us defence secretaryjim mattis, he said adding his criticism to donald trump's response to the aftermath of the killing of george floyd. he accused the president of trying to divide the country. our correspondent, 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 crushed peaceful demonstrations. even some of the most respected ex—military leaders in the us have condemned donald trump's response, including his former defense 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. donald trump's attorney general has once again focused on those he says are fomenting violence on the streets. the voices of peaceful protests are being hijacked by violent radical elements. groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate

and violent agenda. but in an impassioned speech to students from her old high school in la, the duchess of sussex lent support to those calling for change. 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 lay dying under a policeman‘s knee. they're yet to hear what's being done to make sure nothing like it ever happens again. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. from june 15th face coverings will be made compulsory, for anyone using public

transport in england. non compliance means you won't be allowed to travel and you could be fined. the government says people should try to start wearing them now. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. it is advice now, it will be an order soon. covering your face is to become compulsory on public transport in england. the move popularfor those out and about 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 will be a great idea. you're in an enclosed space on a bus or on a train, or anywhere else like that. so i think, yeah, it probably should be compulsory. at certain times in certain places, during the pandemic, social distancing hasn't been

easy. although, on the whole, our public transport system has been very quiet. major stations still almost deserted. but they expect more people to be travelling to school or to work in the coming weeks and so, as it gets busier, you will have to cover up when you board a service. the new measure will be enforced from june the 15th. is it possible that 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're wearing the face covering and we will have people there to remind you, there will be posters there to remind you, it will be quite a visual thing. there will also be other powers, so ultimately it could lead to fines. i very much hope we will not be in that situation. but train companies say the detail over how it will be policed is still being worked out.

wearing a face covering in either a train or a station, should give customers the 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 implemented properly. face coverings are recommended on public transport in scotland and northern ireland. the scottish government is thinking about making them compulsory. the chief medical officer in wales has called it a matter of personal choice. transport bosses are nervous about how to manage larger numbers when more people move about. so, the message is, if you have to travel, please use any type of face covering. tom burridge, bbc news. south korea is clamping down on those breaking quarantine as it battles clusters of coronavirus popping up across the country, stepping up its track and trace measures.

it's using technology to find covid—19 carriers in less than an hour. the country has been credited with one of the most successful pandemic strategies in the world. our 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 we've been getting. 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 is taught how to download a quarantine

app on her phone. she won't be allowed to switch her phone off or move from her quarantine address for 1h days. this foreigner is told he'll be deported if he doesn't comply. butjoo—yeon feels this is right. i'm so grateful that i can be on this territory, honestly. there's 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 a hosing down with hand sanitiser, an act of love in itself in these extraordinary times. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.

pretty impressive. that is that from us. bye—bye. hello there. the warm and sunny days at the start of the week feel like a distant memory now as it's turning to cooler, more unsettled to end the week. friday into the weekend will be cool and showery, longer spells of rain in the north. it's also going to turn unusually windy for this time of year as well. the culprit is this area of low pressure which has continued to deepenjust to the northeast of scotland. it will continue to push in during the course of friday, bring some persistant rain across the north. further south, the winds picking up. it will be a blustery day for all. with sunny spells but also blustery showers. some of these will be heavy and thundery at times, too. those winds gusting 30—110 miles an hour. further north, 40—50 miles

an hour, even stronger than that by the end of the day and this rain will become persistent and heavy across the north and northeast of scotland. don't be surprised as well — with these sorts of temperatures of only around 9 degrees, you could see a little bit of snow in fact on the mountaintops of scotland. further south, around the mid—teens celsius. we could just make 17 degrees across the extreme south. now, as we move through friday night, it stays blustery, further showers at times. the rain in the north begins to push southwards into northern ireland and into northern england, north wales. those temperatures falling to lows of around 6—8 degrees. area of low pressure still with us moving very slowly southwards on saturday. again, a real squeeze in the isobars — particularly central and western parts of the country. so in fact we are likely to see gales through friday night and into saturday as that area of low pressure slowly moves southwards across the country. we could see gusts of 60 miles an hour which could give rise to some disruptions, particularly strong for this time of year. thursday, area of low pressure spiralling off the east coast of england bringing further bands of rain or showers. again, some of these

will be heavy and thundery. further rain pushing into northern scotland but a little bit of a temperature recovery in the north. highs of 17 degrees there, in fact. mid to high teens further south. on sunday, a little bit quieter. our area of low pressure weakening still just to the east of england. so, it looks like eastern parts of england could see most of the rain whereas further west will be a bit drier with a little bit of brightness breaking through. the winds will be later. so, it will feel that touch warmer across the board. as we head on into next week, looks like we will start off rather cloudy and cool, mainly dry. but the winds will be light and then if anything, it looks like high pressure will start to build back in through the week.

hello, you're watching bbc news. our headlines. the first of several memorial services have been held in the american city of minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46—year—old black man, who's death has sparked several days of protests across the us, and around the world. tens of thousand of people in hong kong have defied a ban to turn out for a vigil on the anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown. this year's vigil was banned by police citing coronavirus measures. some protesters said they were also standing against china's growing control over hong kong. german prosecutors, who are investigating the disappearance of the british girl madeline mccann say she's presumed dead. they say a jailed sex offender is the prime suspect. named only as christian b, the 43—year—old lived in the part of portugal where madeleine was abducted in 2007.