this is bbc news with the latest headlines, for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. 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 criminal justice 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. a new crisis for new york — first coronavirus,

now the protests. can business blossom for the city's small traders? hello and welcome. we start in the us. the first of several memorial services have been held in minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46—year—old black man, who's death sparked days of protests across the country, 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, here's barbara plett usher. 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 walks 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, about another black man in a list of so many killed in police custody. about beginning to shape the massive movement for racial justice 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, 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 bear 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 has been a seminal moment for america to take a look at itself and ask in which direction it is going. barbara plett usher, bbc news. let's speak to our north america correspondent, david willis. give us a sense of the temperature across the us now. a very moving memorial service in minneapolis and we heard from the reverend rev al sharpton who said it was time for people to stand up and get

off our necks. he went on to say that it does not matter if you wear blue jeans or a blue uniform, you must pay for the crime that you commit. thousands of people attended a memorial service for george floyd in new york as well today. more protests planned across the united states tonight but we saw 5000 people, perhaps more, at rallies both in washington, dc and here in los angeles. both of those passed off entirely peacefully. i know much is made of watershed moments in history and so on but with these protests growing and growing more peaceful, this really is starting to seem like one. this memorial we saw in the report, the first memorial? that's right. the first of a number over the next six days or so

that will culminate in george floyd's funeral and it seems that perhaps the momentum will grow steadily as those memorial services continue. they are being held in three separate states. today a big attendance in that one in new york, as many people as they could cram in to the service in minneapolis. this is the start that something rev al sharpton has said will continue over the summer has said will continue over the summerand has said will continue over the summer and beyond ideal, as he put it, there is reform, genuine reform of the criminal justice system. let's go back to the original incident. an update on the other police officers that were present at the time. three of them appeared in court today, charged with aiding and abetting the murder of george floyd. no please were entered.

if convicted, they face up to 40 if convicted, they face up to a0 yea rs if convicted, they face up to a0 years injail. it emerged that two of them, j alexander kueng and thomas lane had been ona kueng and thomas lane had been on a theme police force for less tha n on a theme police force for less than a week and they were under the supervision of derek chauvin, the man captured on camera with his knee on george floyd's neck. derek chauvin is not due to appear in court until monday to face charges of second—degree murder. until monday to face charges of second-degree murder. thank you, david. to hong kong now. june the ath is usually the day 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 because of coronavirus. despite that, take a look at at this. thousands of people gathered in hong kong ignoring the ban. this was just hours after the territory's legislature approved a bill that outlaws insults to china's national anthem.

we can now speak to allison sherlock. she's a china analyst form the eurasia group in washington dc. thank you for being with us. let's get to the idea that this visual was banned for the first time because of coronavirus. how credible do you think that is asa how credible do you think that is as a reason? thank you for having me. the chief executive did bring up coronavirus in her recent press did bring up coronavirus in her rece nt press c0 nfe re nces did bring up coronavirus in her recent press conferences in beijing, saying it still presents a serious public health risk but if it is such a high risk why has she eased restrictions and now targeting protesters ? restrictions and now targeting protesters? in reality the local government is still anxious about unrest. hong kong police have tightened security, bringing out crowd control techniques and mass arrests to

try to get people off the street. following that this visual would be banned. street. following that this visualwould be banned. what do you make this legislation being passed, this idea of ridiculing the flag is now against the law? this bill has been very controversial since it was first proposed, even resulting in scuffles in the legislature and approaches on the street. while it seems small in the scope of legislative legislation which proposes to it legalised actions, in the past the pro— democratic minority was able to block or at least delay or disrupt certain wheels but within the last month, they have control over the legislative agenda,

beijing, and in addition to other more restrictive regulations, this control is going to be really important for them. given that control, what do you think that means for the future of hong kong? you think of the economic powerhouse, those huge business is based there, if this control tightens, what is the impact?|j think tightens, what is the impact?” think that, before all this was announced a couple of weeks ago, there was a misconception that beijing would never dare to implement drastic political changes in hong kong forfear of weakening the appeal of hong kong's financial and commercial environment, which is a key interest for the leadership themselves but leadership correctly calculated that the biggest local players, like hsbc, have no choice but to

remain in hong kong and comply with new regulations. we see right now that the biggest local players are moving early to co—operate and making sure there is no disruption to the business. huge implications to what is happening in hong kong. thank you very much. 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 $9 billion 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 medical journal, 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. german prosecutors who are investigating the disappearance of the british girl madeline mccann are assuming she's dead. they're investigating a a3—year—old german man who's 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 yea rs 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 campervan. 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 201a. 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, braunschweig. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we're in indonesia, meeting the last

family standing, as their village is sinking. 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 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. i'm lewis vaughan jones. 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. in hong kong, tens of thousands have commemorated the tiananmen square crackdown, defying a ban and challenging china. since the middle of march, new york city has been on pause to stop the spread of coronavirus. well, mayor bill de blasio, has said the city must move forward, and so on monday it will begin to reopen, with construction and limited retail allowed. but the protests over george floyd's death have led to a nightly curfew, and as laura trevelyan found

in her own brooklyn neighbourhood, there's now even more uncertainty for business owners trying to survive. this woman is a i—woman florist these days are doing everything herself. but from monday customers can come into the stores to collect flowers. she can hire back staff. coronavirus turned her life upside down. notjust with easter, but spring overall, and then of course mother's day, which is the number one holiday for florist. where we which is the number one holiday forflorist. where we make literally, we make the money for the whole summer. now estela worries the protests after george floyd's killing will set back new york's reopening. this store on her street was damaged was that a lot of people are not going to be able to go back to work as expected on monday, so therefore, people are not going to have money to spare. and flowers is not, like, the main

thing. across new york city, small businesses are struggling with high rents and little revenue. social hubs for many blocks probably won't open untiljuly. come on, open! we are dying. andre reopened for take—out after his customers begged him to. he's not making money, and the nightly curfew isn't helping. he is planning on reopening at 50% capacity and has many worries. we don't know how the customer will react if they will be afraid to go in react if they will be afraid to goina react if they will be afraid to go in a restaurant. do you think you will be able to make money if the restaurant is only able to be half full? maybe, in the best—case scenario, maybe. maybe, but... making money? new

york was my greatest strength is also its greatest on ability as it begins to reopen. people here live densely, it is what gives the city its vibrancy, but coronavirus preys on crowds, so we have to find a way to feel comfortable being around each other again. george monaro, a clinical psychologist at colombia university has studied how we respond to traumatic events. in my own research we have looked at the 30 years all of the bad things we can think of and get access to. people are always resilient and they are resilient because we find a way to deal with things. that is what estela under the watchful eye of lola is hoping for. i think flowers is hoping for. i think flowers is the one thing that in, i don't care what race or culture you come from, they are used around the planet from the moment you are born till the moment you are born till the moment you are born till the moment you die. new yorkers have been living in the epicentre of the global coronavirus outbreak and they are grappling with the

aftermath of the protests, too. now monday marks both the end of the curfew and the city's reopening. laura trevelyan, bbc news, new york. friday is world environment day and to mark it we're looking at communities tackling crisis. the world's most populated island is java in indonesia, but land there is sinking, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. experts say overextraction of groundwater and the destruction of mangrove forests are to blame. the village of bedono was once home to more than 200 families. only one household now remains and they're trying to save what's left.

and before i go let's check in with the protests taking place in cities across the us. this is los angeles, you can see crowds there peacefully gathering, as they have been in other cities. in washington, dc, thousands of protesters out on the streets protesting against the death of george floyd. and so far they have been largely peaceful. we are keeping across all those protests across the us for you

here on bbc news. you can get me online any time. i'm @lvaughanjones. this is bbc news. 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 persistent 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—a0 miles an hour. further north, a0—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 north—east 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.

there's the 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.

this is bbc news, the headlines. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the first of several memorial services have been held in the american city of minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the a6—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 a3 year old lived in the part of portugal where madeleine was abducted in 2007.