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hello and welcome. thanks to all of you for joining us. ‘get your knee off our necks' — that was the powerful message which rang out from an emotional memorial service, which has taken place in minneapolis for george floyd. mr floyd, a 46—year—old black man, died after being arrested by police in the city. during his arrest which was caught on video he repeatedly told police who were holding him down that he could not breathe. his death has sparked protests across the country and around the world. from minneapolis, barbara plett usher reports. # amazing grace... a moving farewell to george floyd from minneapolis, the city where he

met his death. family members described him as a loving father, son, and brother. the rev al sharpton, a black activist, spoke the eulogy, but also urged protesters to seize the moment while eyes of the world were watching to demand lasting police reform and confront racial injustice. what happened to floyd happens every day in this country in education, and health services, and in every area of american life. it's time for us to stand up life. it's time for us to stand up in george's name and say get your knee off our necks. because of the coronavirus pandemic, the service was closed, but hundreds of people gathered at this makeshift memorial of flowers based around the block where mr floyd died, where the police officer knelt on his neck. it's still a crime scene, but it's also become a place for people to reflect a nd become a place for people to reflect and respond to the

tragedy. this is supposed to be the land of opportunity and grace. look at this. i think this are so important, especially since i'm from the suburbs. this has raised a whole new movement talking about black lives matter and how we really need to come together and address this issue. the service ended with eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence to represent the amount of time mr floyd was pinned to the ground and eventually stopped breathing. >> george floyd —— chanting: george floyd! his body will be taken to houston, texas for burial. jane o'brien, bbc news, minneapolis. let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. the memorial aside, david, the memorialaside, david, of course the protests still go on. they do indeed. we have

seen protest tonight in cities such as seattle, adelaide, washington, dc, and denver. all of them are peaceful, unless no reports of violence so far. and, indeed, some key cities such as los angeles and washington, dc have actually lifted cu rfews that were washington, dc have actually lifted curfews that were in place earlier this week after several nights of peaceful protests. and the mood i think, generally, more sombre following that memorial service today for george floyd. in one of the key speakers we heard from today, the rev al sharpton, a leading civil rights leader here, has promised that the protest will go on and he is planning to lead a protest march to washington, dc in august this year to mark the anniversary of the famous march on washington where martin luther king delivered that famous i have a dream speech. but the feeling very much that this will go on.

but it is gaining more momentum as days go by. i am sure that will be bolstered by the series of memorial services that we can prepare for over the weeks ahead. also, though, let's focus on the matter in hand rather than the bigger big dog, and that is the officers related to a charge over george floyd's ili, some of those has have appeared in court —— bigger picture. the three officers accused of aiding and abetting the murder of george floyd appeared in court in minneapolis today. no pleas we re minneapolis today. no pleas were entered there but they could face up to a0 years in jail if they are convicted and it could be some time before any of the four are actually brought to trial. it emerged today that two of those officers,j today that two of those officers, j alexander kong anne tormis laine had spent less than a week with the many

ha pless than a week with the many hapless police force at the time that george floyd was killed. and also it has emerged that the man who was pictured on camera with his knee on george floyd's net, derek chauvin, was ostensibly in charge. he was meant to be training the three other officers. he was not in court today. he is due to appear on monday and he faces a charge of second—degree murder. monday and he faces a charge of second-degree murder. david, thank you very much indeed, bring us up—to—date on the situation there in the us. i wa nt to situation there in the us. i want to bring you up—to—date on the latest with regard to the coronavirus crisis as well. following the lead of other countries, face coverings are to be made compulsory on public transport in england from isjune. failure to comply with the new measure could lead to a fine. it comes as the number of people known to have died from the virus in the uk approaches a0,000. keith doyle reports.

it does not seem that long ago that people wearing face coverings out and about were an oddity. now it seems perfectly normal. and from june 15 in england it will be obligatory on buses, trains, trams, ferries, and planes. use a face covering while travelling... there will be some exceptions for children and disabled people, by the transport secretary said wearing a face covering will be a condition of travel. you cannot travel u nless travel. you cannot travel unless you are wearing the face covering and we will have people there to remind you, there will be posters that remind you, it will be quite a visual thing up—beat is working on. there will also other powers, it could lead to fights, hope we won't be in that situation —— finds a. fights, hope we won't be in that situation -- finds a. in scotla nd that situation -- finds a. in scotland the government will consider making them compulsory. in northern ireland they are recommended were social distancing is impossible and wales has not yet made any recommendations on face coverings. transport unions

have welcomed the move, which they said is overdue, and the doctors union, the bma, has asked why the requirement has not been brought in right away and that it should be widened to other areas were social distancing isn't always possible full nhs test entries will contact you to trace people you might have infected. the nhs test and trace scheme in england is key to controlling the spread of the virus. it's up and running with thousands of people in place to contact those who have come in contact those who have come in contact with the virus. the nhs gravitating up... part of this isa gravitating up... part of this is a smart phone app that has been trialed in the isle of wight, the governments says this should be up and running by the end of the month. the app should be up and running by the end of the month. it was running in the isle of wight and we will make sure it is running as soon and we will make sure it is running as soofi as and we will make sure it is running as sooi'i as we and we will make sure it is running as soon as we think it is robust. you said it would be in place this month, it will be rolled out across the uk this month. i would like to think we would be able to manage by this month, yes. the 14 day quarantine for most arrivals

into the uk, which starts on monday, has caused a rift between the government and the airline industry. british airways did not take part in a meeting with the home secretary, patel, yesterday. it is thought agreement on averages, which would help the tourism industry, is still way off. keith doyle, bbc news. a couple of other perspectives from around the world on the coronavirus situation. brazil now has the third highest death toll in the world from coronavirus, after the united states and britain. more than 3a,000 brazilians have died from covid—i9. the country reported almost 15 hundred deaths in the last 2a hours. -- 1500. police in the french city of lille have fired tear gas to disperse some 2,000 demonstrators denouncing police brutality, in an echo of the protests in the united states. demonstrators said they opposed all discrimination, notjust against black people. libya's internationally recognised government says it's taken full control of

the capital, tripoli. the city has been besieged by forces led by general khalifa haftar for over a year. they still dominate large parts of the country. rich preston has this report. these burnt—out vehicles are all that remain of the forces of general khalifa haftar as government troops celebrated their victory. horns blare the mission to control the city was deemed a success with the recapture of the airport. it hasn't been used since 201a but plays a symbolic role — he who has the airport has the city. ia months of fighting have ravaged tripoli. when general haftar‘s eastern libyan forces stormed the city last april, they bombarded it with rockets and artillery, sending ordinary people fleeing for their lives. hundreds were killed in the fighting. gunfire general haftar had been loyal to the former dictator colonel gaddafi. eight years after he was toppled, many say khalifa haftar wanted to install himself as the new dictator.

he had support from russia, the united arab emirates and neighbouring egypt. the internationally recognised gna — the government of national accord — is backed by turkey and qatar. speaking on a visit to turkey, libya's prime minister said control of tripoli was just the start of a bigger operation. translation: our battle is not over, and we are determined to defeat our enemy and take control of the entire nation, and for the eradication of all those who threatened our democratic free state. translation: turkey will continue to stand with the right side. we will never leave our libyan brothers. our support to libya's recognised government will continue. with its vast oil reserves, libya could be one of the richest countries in the world, but the rule of gaddafi, followed by years

of violence, have left the country devoid of infrastructure and security. horn blares diplomats now want to restart talks to bring about a ceasefire, with hope of long—lasting peace for the people of this north african nation which has been ripped apart. rich preston, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. there's not much that hasn't been touched by coronavirus, is there? if you are into your k‘p°p there? if you are into your k—pop you want to stay with us because it is changing their concerts in korea. 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 — this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the family and friends of george floyd, the african—american man who died while being detained by minneapolis police last week, have paid tribute to him at his memorial service.

more now on that and, as we know, tens of thousands of people — many of whom may never have demonstrated before — have felt moved to take to the streets in the days since george floyd's death. across america, but also around the world, they've expressed anger, outrage and a demand for lasting change. shane harris is a civil rights activist, ordained minister and the founder of the people's alliance forjustice, a national civil rights organisation. hejoins us from san diego in california. shane, thank you forjoining us. shane, thank you forjoining us. i wanted to just pull on that issue, we have had a very emotional and powerful memorial service, together with this extraordinary show of protest and demonstration the world over and one thing that the reverend al sharpton said within that service was seized

the moment. and ijust want to ask you how do you do that beyond where we are now because let's be honest, we have seen outpourings of anger, protest and emotion, many times before. they have not necessarily lead to where you want to go. yeah, no, ithink to where you want to go. yeah, no, i think that you are raising a very good point and thank you all for having me and thank you all for having me and thank you all for having me and thank you to the world, all around the world, everyone who is standing up. i think it is very courageous and it is a show and a sign of a turning point but i do think that this moment is very critical. i think that we need to meet this moment and i think that we need to look at where we are headed towards reform and to answer your question, i think the a nswer to your question, i think the answer to that question is simply to start channelling people's anger, frustrations and pain into long—term reform and pain into long—term reform and change. within the system. and so, one of the ways that we are doing that right off the

top of the people's alliance forjustice, top of the people's alliance for justice, the organisation top of the people's alliance forjustice, the organisation i lead, we we're beginning next week launching a federal campaign here nationally to campaign here nationally to campaign congress and the senate, for them to bring forth a piece of legislation, a law banning the chokehold restraint in the united states of america. this chokehold is what the arteries someone cannot breathe. that is what happened to george floyd, that chokehold was what happened to eric it is the carotid restraint, it cuts off the arteries. we are asking congress to pass a law immediately that will address this particular issue and to put it on the president's desk as soon as possible. right. they say they are serious about reform and we want to see how serious they are. point you draw there is one that obviously varies from state to state, doesn't it? i suppose thatis state, doesn't it? i suppose that is one of the great challenges within the united states is how you can unify, in

a way, the sort of direction that you want to go in when so many different states have so many different states have so many different states have so many different approaches. well, yeah, the united states ta kes a well, yeah, the united states takes a democratic autonomy approach to the states, states having their own control, state control, state power. as president trump has often said, andi president trump has often said, and i certainly disagree with him and many others do, but all police shootings are a state issue. police reform is a state issue. police reform is a state issue. but i would rather push back on that and say that it is a national issue. it has happened around the country, stephon clark here in california, eric garner in new york, obviously george floyd in minnesota. and trayvon martin in florida. we have seen this national pandemic. we talk about covid—i9, but this national pandemic of african—american men and women being killed by police and no

equal justice being killed by police and no equaljustice under the being killed by police and no equal justice under the law. that's why we want the federal government to act immediately for police reform. and just one last point, do you feel that the demonstrations, the protests, 0k, black lives matter is very much the message, is this far more cosmopolitan than we have ever seen before because this is not just about black people standing up and shouting, is it? no, i think standing up and shouting, is it? no, ithink that standing up and shouting, is it? no, i think that certainly, it? no, i think that certainly, it is about black people in the context of who it is happening to but i think everybody is saying this is a human rights violation. no longer can we see this man, george floyd, his arrest should not have become a death sentence and that is what happened that day, the cops that killed him played judge, jury that killed him played judge, jury and executioner. and that is not right and i think eve ryo ne is not right and i think everyone is saying that this is a human rights violation and thatis a human rights violation and that is why it is so create —— courageous and it is amazing to see those courageous souls around the world standing up,

saying we have got to do something, even if we are not in america, we stand in solidarity with those in america pushing for change but yes, you are right, it is the moment where we should take all of that anger, frustration, protesting and turn it into long—term reform and that is why we are asking people to get involved in the civil rights institutions like the people's alliance for justice so institutions like the people's alliance forjustice so we can really push for that reform and make the needed change in the united states that has been needed far too long, we are far too late. shane harris, thanks indeed for that and i should point out there is a court case pending now for those four offices which will be preceded eventually through the courts as well. friday is world environment day and to mark it, we're looking at communities tackling the 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.

a massive struggle there in indonesia. huge numbers of music concerts have been cancelled around the world because of the pandemic. one of the latest to be called off is a world tour by the south korean boy band bts. as part of our series examining the impact of lockdown on livelihoods, our reporter hyung eun kim looks at the problems facing k—pop as a result of the virus and its economic impact on korea. flickering headlights and honking horns. instead of the classic dancing. the driving could become the new way to enjoy your favourite singer show in this pandemic error. korea, home to k—pop, is coming up korea, home to k—pop, is coming up with ways to make up for the losses from cancelled concerts. everyone has had to rethink, including the global k—pop phenomenon that is bts. 2019 was a great year for them. just

three concerts in seoul generated 813 million us dollars, about six times the annual sales of a medium—sized korean business. translation: the amount of money that goes into a single concert is probably an unimaginable amount foran probably an unimaginable amount for an average person but even after paying for all of those costs, ca reer‘s after paying for all of those costs, career‘s entertainment companies were able to make profits from world tours but now, their source of profits is blocked, they are in crisis —— korea's. if it were not for covid—i9, the bts would have been on a world tour now and fans would have been waving this bts official light stick tens of thousands of fans from all across the world but with a pandemic, it is unclear if that is going to happen in the near future. cancelled concerts have

caused a ripple effect on tourism and retail industries as well. people have stopped travelling to shows and merchandise sales have plummeted. hs kim is a devoted fan. she bought tickets for the bts four concerts and the world tour. she thinks the experience is worth the money. translation: each concert is like a life markerfor us. i consider the bts concert at wembley stadium one of the moments of my life. when i look at these merchandise, i live the happy moment again. the more traditional economy, asia's fourth—largest and home to samsung, the world's biggest producer of smartphones and computer chips, has also been hit. predictions are difficult but some analysts estimate that the economy could shrink a 0.7% in 2020. that is a loss of 10.5

billion us dollars. equivalent to almost one third of career‘s defence budget for 2020. —— korea's. the experience of enjoying music surrounded by like—minded fans is over for now. k—pop ads have already started experimenting with new formats. everyone is trying to make these shows as appealing and as lucrative as actual physical concerts. hyung eun kim, bbc news. a new world orderfor k—pop. you are watching bbc news. the business is coming up. hello there. the warm and sunny days at the start of the week feel like a distant memory now as it's turning cooler and 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 deepen just to the north—east of scotland. it will continue to push in during the course of friday, bringing some persistent rain across the north. further south, the winds are 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 nine 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. 0ur 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 lighter. so it will feel that touch warmer across the board. as we head on into next week, looks like we'll 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 with the latest business news for viewers in the uk and around the world. round four — and still no deal. the latest brexit talks conclude, as britain insists it won't seek an extension — pandemic or not plus, back to work for some —

but will the office ever be the same again? how businesses cope with the new normal. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. and, of course, the business world without. we start with brexit, because a fourth round of trade negotiations between britain and the eu, via webcam of course, finishes today. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, is due to hold a press conference in brussels at midday, but there's not going to be very much to report. the two sides are still far apart on a range of issues and the deadline for seeking an extension to the transition

period is the end of this month. the uk has repeatedly ruled out asking for an extension. so is no deal looking ever more likely? joining me now from brussels is anahita thoms, head of international trade practice at the law firm baker mckenzie. thanks very much forjoining us. they well, no deal, is that what we are heading to? u nfortu nately, what we are heading to? unfortunately, we're not going to see an extension, that is what looking at. this will be a significant challenge for companies to deal with that. but we have to deal with what is there and we have to focus on getting as good a deal as we can. we have issues of common standards on the environment, labour markets, fishing grounds, access to those, these are massive stumbling blocks, aren't they, do you think, nonetheless, that in the course

of the six months left to get to the end of the year they can be unpicked or simply unrealistic on a timeframe basis? it has been realistic before covid—i9 and now we have a pandemic and is —— it is quite a mission impossible indeed. we have to see that the face—to—face negotiations were already so challenging and now we're doing via videoconference. international negotiations really depend on trust and this is a key element really not there right now. so the challenges not only legal but practical at the moment. so there is some hope that the frontline people, the european commission president, will see prime ministerjohnson engine so there are hopes of that face—to—face meeting. so there are hopes of that face-to-face meeting. boris johnson starts to take a face—to—face position in those vital months ahead. —— online

position. the impact of the pandemic, and so dwarfs the impact that brexit might have that, in a sense, the brexit result, whether it is deal or no deal, is not as significant, perhaps as it might have been. do you buy that? i think it's very clear that brexit will have an incredible impact and then you add to that through then you add to that through the pandemic. if you look at the pandemic. if you look at the ports, the supply chain, you have to take into account the situation of covid—i9. anything else would be very dangerous. and do you think, we've got the example of nissan, for example, recently revealing its need forjob losses, the closure plans and various parts of europe, it looked as though the sunderland plant was fairly safe in terms of nissan's future plans, but once we get back into the prospect of no deal they all come back up to the surface.

absolutely. this has to be taken into absolutely. this has to be ta ken into account absolutely. this has to be taken into account as well, because companies will take consequences when they see there is a no—deal scenario. ok, there is a no—deal scenario. 0k, anahita, thank you very much indeed. challenging times in the months ahead. and very little time to sort out any idea of any extension, certainly. the european central bank has massively increased its stimulus programme for the region's struggling economies. it will print another 600 billion euros to support governments and companies by buying up their debts, effectively. that takes the total spending under what it calls the pandemic emergency purchase programme, or, to 1.35 euros trillion and is extending this game for another year as well. what are the risks of printing money on this scale? thanks forjoining us.

craig erlam is senior market strategist at the foreign exchange company 0anda. what are the risks of going so faron what are the risks of going so far on this path? ultimately, you don't want central bank to bring up all the debt across europe, you are effectively putting foreign costs so low you are forcing investors to ta ke you are forcing investors to take more risk in search of return. there are a number of bonds offering negative yields, you're effectively paying people take your money. those are the main risks associated. therefore debt, which is typically riskier, is offering returns. as a noise in these situations you have to offset the risks with the benefits and, quite clearly, this moment in time we are facing the most severe recession in a century. the benefits far outweigh the risks, it seems. is a very bold message from the ecb to be saying we are going to do this, we will cover you, effectively, does it quell the argument over countries like the netherlands

and germany saying we don't wa nt and germany saying we don't want this, we really don't think we can afford to do it, are those days are over, do you think? i don't think they are over. i think there is or is going to be pushed back stop and think, for example, obviously germany is still against quantitative easing, now this is something the ecb is full engrossed in. there will always be debate and pushback against this. this is a programme that has really only been in force for a little bit over a decade now so we don't fully understand the risks associated with this type of endeavour all we know is when interest rates gets so low you have to do something else and many of the central banks around the world now are engaged, the us is doing unlimited bonnett bay, the bank of japan is doing unlimited bonnett bay, the bank ofjapan is doing unlimited bond buying. while it seems like a massive increase from the ecb you could argue they are playing catch up with elsewhere and ultimately may have a bigger task because they have a bigger task because they have more fragmentation within the euro area, germany and the

netherlands and others may be fine with borrowing costs at these levels come you have areas like italy and spain where they have enormous debt loads and have been hardest hit by the endemic and if the ecb doesn't do this their borrowing costs will go up quite severely and that could cause far more severe consequences further down the road. you talk about central banks around the world. we have the us jobless figures which will come out later. no doubt more bad news. the extent of it we will find out in due course. presumably then possibly a further knee—jerk response likely from the us to that. potentially. we have to remember the central banks have done so much at this stage was not 0nce done so much at this stage was not once upon a time they said we we re not once upon a time they said we were cutting interest rates and that is the way of stimulating the economy. —— around that. they have tried to shield their economy and sure of various corners of the financial markets. you have to question exactly how much they can do beyond unlimited bond purchase. they say they have

many mortals and they are willing to use them if need be. i guess thejob willing to use them if need be. i guess the job figures are going to shine a light on how much more is going to be necessary. but i think while the fiscal authorities have already done so much the burden will be very much on them because the central banks are shoring up the markets will have to come from the government if we are going to see economies grow out of this terrible situation. we wait to see. craig erlam joining terrible situation. we wait to see. craig erlamjoining us there. let's go to the us now, and those trade relations with china which are once again deteriorating. secretary of state mike pompeo has warned us investors about fraudulent accounting practices at china—based companies, and welcomed a decision by the nasdaq exchange to tighten rules on chinese firms wanting to sell shares there. mariko 0i is following this for us in singapore. oh my word, yet another issue of us

oh my word, yet another issue ofus— oh my word, yet another issue of us — china trade issues. oh my word, yet another issue of us - china trade issues. we not running out of issues there. it is latest flashpoint in the relationship between washington and beijing because just yesterday we will talk about how the us was going to suspend all chinese passenger flights from the 16th ofjune. they were trying to push meeting to allow american carriers to resume flights into the mainland and now china has confirmed that it will loosen restrictions on international airto restrictions on international air to other. so that issue may be resolved, but that doesn't mean tensions are gone at all from the issue of hong kong to the trae deal. mr pompeo's comment definitely won't help, warning against, as you said, fraudulent accounting practices of chinese companies and he praised the sting rules to limit ipos of chinese companies, saying it should be a model for all other exchanges around the world. we will see abating will react to that comment. all right, mariko, thank you for that.

around the world, lockdowns are being loosened, and workplaces re—engineered to make them safer for staff during the pandemic. accountancy giant pwc said this week it would reopen offices across the uk from monday, but with social distancing measures in place, only 15% of staff can be accommodated in their buildings at any one time. so how are businesses responding to the new normal? is it the end of the open—plan office? will they give up on having a large office altogether, and ask staff to work from home permanently? tamzen isacsson is chief executive of the management consultancies association. she's at home in wiltshire. and may be there to stay for some time yet, tamzen. it is such a huge issue for all businesses. i suppose that, first and foremost, if you want to get people back to work,

social distancing is absolutely essential. yes, absolutely. the welfare of the staff and clients is the top priority for our industry. as you say, the lockdown has fundamentally challenged our workplaces operate and where and how we work. there has been a dramatic shift for many businesses, office—based businesses across the uk and the world, and many have found that by adopt in new technologies and implementing new tools they have managed to work effectively and work very productively. so, yes, absolutely, some firms are looking at how they can open offices with social distance strategies, but for many firms working from home will remain. we are looking at also many firms are saying we don't need the space. we really don't need the space. we really don't need the space. we really don't need the space. what a saving that will be, and we will have happier staff as a result. how transformational is that? it is something people i've talked

about the long enough, but what about the long enough, but what a way to kickstart it. absolutely. the fact we have been able to maintain momentum and serve clients and many businesses able to operate as usual has really challenged those real estate fixtures we have. and the impacts are really quite significant, both in terms of the large offices that people need, whether they can shift to smaller urban workplaces just for collaboration meetings and also the shift in terms of the opportunity that it allows for companies to engage with a wider pool of clients, a wider pool of supply base, because now the physical restraint of having to be on site isn't there. the impact is quite significant, both in terms of the digital innovation this will bring to companies across the uk, you know, the regional impact in enabling people to work from all different part of the uk, both in terms of urban

centres, but in more rural areas. . . centres, but in more rural areas... (crosstalk). that sounds great. i want to ask you this, who has picked up new business from a zoom call ora new business from a zoom call or a phone call? you still have to have face—to—face get—togethers, don't you, you have to network and have that social interaction? in fact, our sector has been very resilient and although there has been a stabilisation in the pipeline, engaging with new clients is happening. there is pent—up demand for projects and there are many new tools now that firms are adopting to engage with new clients and to ensure that, you know, new work is coming in. so, yes, face—to—face, many people will wa nt to face—to—face, many people will want to try and engage to get new clients in the future, but there are difficulties with that and that's why people are looking at remote technologies and how they can use them in the future. tamzen, thank you very much indeed. tamzen isacsson.

let's get some of the day's other news. 0fficialjobs figures are expected to show the us lost eight million more jobs in may, on top of the 20 million lost in april. if confirmed that would put america's unemployment rate up to almost 20%, up from ia.7% in april. clothing retailer gap lost almost a billion dollars in the three months to the end of may. sales were down a3% on the same time last year and the company was forced to write off more than a quarter of a billion dollars worth of goods. the earnings report sent gap shares down more than 8% in after hours trade. luxury carmaker bentley is to cut 1,000 jobs in the uk, about a quarter of its workforce. the firm is expected to offer workers the chance to take voluntary redundancy. the move comes as the car industry faces a sharp drop in sales due to coronavirus, but bentley has also struggled to be profitable in recent years. stay with us on bbc news, still to come:

pulling down the statues of america's slave—owning past confederate monuments are removed in the wake of protests. 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, the latest headlines: the family and friends of george floyd, the african—american man who died while being detained by minneapolis police last week, have paid tribute to him at his memorial service. as we've seen in the past week, the killing of george floyd has moved people of all ages to action. for one man from charlotte, north carolina, the experience led to a profound moment of clarity. as he stood between two generations, curtis hayes began

imploring the protesters to find a "better way" to express their pain. a video of his empassioned pleas went viral — let's watch some of it. let me tell you something right here. he is 16. he is 16! what are we going to do? you tell me. this ain't the way. at this point i am ready to die for what is going on. what you see right now is going to happen 10 yea rs is going to happen 10 years from now. at 26 you're going to be right here too! what you gotta do right now

is come up with a better way, cause how we're doing it, it ain't working. my colleague, kasia madera, spoke to curtis hayes, and asked him what was going through his mind. what was going through my mind was, iam what was going through my mind was, i am 31, in 15 years, what was going through my mind was, iam 31, in15 years, i what was going through my mind was, iam 31, in 15 years, iam going to be him. there was so much anger and hurt in his words and i could tell he was getting more and more upset. when we choose not to listen. at that time, i wanted to let him know, i hearyou, i understand you but at the same timei understand you but at the same time i want to let you know, you are my elder, you are the 16—year—old's elder. i wanted him to use his rage and not turnit him to use his rage and not turn it into anger but into

passion and show us a better way to react. there were a number of young people surrounding this man and you we re surrounding this man and you were actively talking at this 16—year—old. he sounded incredibly grown in the way he reacted to your passion. right, when i seen him, i could tell from his face, he was young. i asked him how old he was and he told me he was 16. we had our dialogue. as i was having my moment with my elder, i turned around and! moment with my elder, i turned around and i seen him and at the moment i knew that i had to show my peers and my elder at the time that, look at this 16—year—old and when i brought him in, i wanted everyone to understand these are three generations and the way we are doing it right now is not

working because we are out here, year after year after year protesting and fighting for the same change we have invited more for so long. you we re invited more for so long. you were describing how you got to come up with a better way. what is that better way? i have several calls of actions. check your peers, that is first. if they are not moving for change and they are out there causing destruction and chaos, you make sure a white man, black man, white woman, black woman, check your peers and also continue to hold our leaders across the board, from the smallest towns to the biggest cities, to all the states, hold our leaders accountable. we have the 50 states protesting for change, we have the whole world protesting for change. we are

one as a human race. now we have to protest to our leaders and get to that change that we have been wanting for hundreds of years. an impassioned man caught between generations. curtis hayes speaking to my colleague kasia madera. the governor of the us state of virginia has ordered a key memorial to the slave—owning confederacy to be removed from the capital richmond. ralph northam said the statue of robert e lee, who commanded the confederate forces during the american civil war, had to come down. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. for more than a century, robert e lee has looked out over the city of richmond. but not for much longer. these protesters voiced their anger at what they see as an ongoing symbol of racial injustice. and state officials now seem to agree. yes, that statue has been there for a long time. but it was wrong then, and it is wrong now.

so, we're taking it down. robert e lee commanded the forces of the confederate states in their rebellion against the north during the american civil war. some still think of him as a hero, fighting for a lost cause. but even his descendants have come to believe that enough is enough. this statue is a symbol of oppression, and if it is a symbol, it becomes an idol, and if it becomes an idol, i am convinced as a christian, that the idols must be torn down. cheering this issue is hardly new. various statues, symbols of the confederacy have been taken down in recent years. but the protests of the last few days over the killing of george floyd have added an extra sense of urgency. this is a surprise to us, but we're glad, like, they're taking actions and they're taking what we're saying seriously. so we're glad to hear our voices are being heard, finally. the governor says the statue will be removed as soon

as possible. but even when it's gone, the legacy of slavery will remain. tim allman, bbc news. a corona virus story. another way to keep places covid—19 free. they have a robot cleaning places. you get a uv light on them and they sterilise surfaces and that helps to reduce the transmission of coronavirus. clever. smart. iwant transmission of coronavirus. clever. smart. i want to draw your attention to our website as well. we're covering all the stories that we have focused on in course of the bulletin but in particular, let's have a look at that pandemic of racism

leading to the death of george floyd. a memorial service has taken place in minneapolis. it isa taken place in minneapolis. it is a series of memorial services to occur. hello there. the warm and sunny days of 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 deepen just to the north—east 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. and 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 nine 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. 0ur 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 lighter. so, it will feel that touch warmer across the board. as we head on into next week, looks like we'll 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.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: # amazing grace... an emotional memorial service is held for george floyd — the black man killed while being detained by police officers in minneapolis. everybody wants justice, we want justice for george. he is going to get it. he's going to get it. face coverings are to be made compulsory on public transport in england from june 15th, but there are concerns about how it