this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the number of coronavirus deaths in britain officially passes 40,000, the world's second highest tally behind the united states. a surprise surge in employment in the us as 2.5 million newjobs are created, but president trump comes under fire for evoking george floyd's name to welcome the figures. hopefully george is looking down right now and saying there's a great thing that's happening for our country. it's a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody. a pensioner is assaulted by police in new york state as protests over the death of george floyd continue. the european union's chief brexit negotiator accuses the uk of "backtracking" on its commitments

over a post—brexit relationship. round after round, our british counterparts seek to distance themselves from this common basis. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the terrible toll of covid—19 on the uk has been starkly highlighted in the passing of a grim milestone. the number of people who've died after testing positive for the coronavirus has passed 40,000. britain is now only the second country in the world to reach that figure, after the united states. but the number of new infections is falling quite dramatically. with the latest, here's our health editor, hugh pym. for families and friends

of the bereaved, some of whom spent weeks in intensive care, there've been months of grief and emotional turmoil. my mum, she was my best friend. she was kind, funny. this is just the worst pain in the world. i feel like without the proper protection, then more things like this and more families will lose a loved one. since the first uk death in early march, a total of 40,000 have now died after testing positive for coronavirus. the government's chief scientific adviser said keeping the death total to 20,000 or below would be a good outcome. it's now above 40,000. how do you assess that outcome given where we are now? the day that the number of deaths from coronavirus has gone over 40,000 is a time of sorrow for us all. we've got to remember that

each one of these is an impact on a family that will never be the same again. and my heart goes out to them all. and it makes me redouble my determination to deal with this virus. so, how did we get here? on march the 11th, the world health 0rganisation formally declared a pandemic. that day, spanish football fans were in liverpool for a champions league football fixture. the next day, testing and tracking of new community cases was stopped, with resources focusing on hospitals. the four—day cheltenham racing festival was in full swing. on march the 16th, people were told to avoid pubs and other social venues, and work from home as possible. the next day, the chief scientific adviser made this prediction. if we can get this down to numbers 20,000 and below, that's a good outcome. on march the 23rd, lockdown began across the uk. 0n the 21st of april,

the daily death toll hit a peak, with more than 1000 deaths. since then, the overall total has climbed and now stands atjust over 40,000 deaths, though this doesn't include those in all settings where there wasn't a test. some experts argue the government should have reacted more quickly after seeing what was happening in italy. we had two to three weeks' more time to get ready for this, but i think we just took it too easy, to be very frank. i think we assumed that we were different, that somehow we were going to respond in a different way, that we could cope. and then, by the time they realised they had the problem, it was too late. the uk covid—19 death toll, at around 40,000, is ahead of other european countries, with italy next on the latest reported figure atjust over 33,500, followed by france, spain and belgium. but adjusted for the size of the population, belgium has

the highest death rate, at around 84 per 100,000 people, with the uk at 60, a little above spain, italy and france. there are slight differences in the way each country calculates its figures. this virus has hit lots of very developed nations with robust health care systems, robust health infrastructures, and it's taken a lot of people by surprise. and i don't think the uk is alone in having been taken by surprise. i think we need to essentially wait until the end of the pandemic and then have a dissection of what happened and learn lessons from it. for now, the authorities will focus on testing as many people as possible and then tracing their contacts, seen as the best way to suppress the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. president trump's been commenting on today's usjobs figures, saying the american economy will take off like a rocket. some forecasts predicted the unemployment rate would rise to 20%.

instead, it fell to just over 13%, with the economy adding some 2.5 millionjobs. this is what the graph looks like. the big rise caused by coronavirus, followed by perhaps the beginning of the recovery there at the end. despite that, asjoe biden was pointing out, jobless figures are getting worse for african—americans. this is what president trump had to say. we had the most people working in the history of our country, almost 160 million people. we were never even close to that. so, we had things that we were doing so well, and then it came in. but we're going be back there. i we're actually going to be back higher next year than ever before, and the only thing that can stop us is bad policy. samira husseinjoined me from new york with more on these figures. well, they're certainly not as bad as anyone was expecting. it came as quite a bit of a surprise to both economists and journalists like myself. look, we were expecting to see an unemployment rate in excess of some 20%. but in fact we saw that the us

economy added 2.5 million jobs in the last month. so, what economists are now suggesting is that, look, we were expecting that the mayjobs report was going to be the nadir and that we would then start to see a recovery in the unemployment market. but it is possible that in fact this recovery is starting a little bit earlier. at least that is possibly what some of these figures are starting to highlight. as the protests about the death in police custody of george floyd continue, president trump has said that every american must receive equal treatment from law enforcement regardless of race, gender or creed. it comes as a new video has emerged of a 75—year—old man being pushed to the ground by police in new york state. aleem maqbool‘s report contains some content that some may find distressting. for days, the people of washington have been taking their calls for change to the white house.

now, the city's mayor has approved her own. the renaming of an area on the president's doorstep black lives matter plaza. but nearby, the protests go on in the shadow of the memorial to martin luther king. some scenes of police brutality he's witnessed in recent days may have seemed disturbingly familiar. in buffalo, new york, for example, a 75—year—old protester was shoved to the ground by a policeman. another officer goes to help him, but is held back, even though the man's now motionless and bleeding from his skull. police filed past, and no—one else is allowed to go to his aid. two officers have been suspended. but it's just the latest in a torrent of apparently unjustified use of force at these protests. an assault from behind in seattle. the arrest in charleston of a man peacefully trying to reason with officers.

and police in la driving into protesters, to name but a few examples. for the incident that sparked all this, three officers have now been charged with aiding and abetting murder. another‘s already been charged with murdering george floyd. minneapolis says officers will now be required to intervene if they see a colleague using unauthorised force. the president of the united states. the president's called for authorities to continue to be tough on the street, but has also talked of equality for black people. they have to receive fair treatment from law enforcement. they have to receive it. we all saw what happened last week. we can't let that happen. hopefully george is looking down right now and saying there's a great thing that's happening for our country, there's a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody. nobody's ever done for the black community what president trump has done.

think of it. well, it is easy to say there should be fair treatment for african—americans, but given the deep—rooted issues with racism in this country, and as we're seeing almost daily with police culture, that is of course far harder to achieve in practice. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. well, we heard in aleem's report there president trump remark that he hoped george floyd was "looking down" and seeing the "great thing" that was happening in the us. joe biden, who's expected to be the democratic party's candidate to take on mr trump in november's presidential election, called his comment despicable. george floyd's last words — "i can't breathe, i can't breathe" — have echoed all across this nation, and quite frankly around the world. for the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of george floyd, ifrankly think is despicable. and the fact that he did

so on the day when black unemployment rose, hispanic unemployment rose, black youth unemployment skyrocketed tells you everything you need to know about this man and what he really cares about. the death of george floyd has sparked protests across the us and the world, with people of all generations taking to the streets. there have been countless moving moments, and among them was a viral video from charlotte, north carolina. in it, 31—year—old curtis hayes implores one older protester and another 16—year—old boy to stop the clashes with the police. pointing at 16—year—old raymon, he pleads that he must "find a better way" to express his pain or risk being back here in the same situation in ten years' time. the video has received millions of views around the world, and now the bbc has brought the pair together again to continue their discussion about finding a better way.

at 16, the only thing you should be worried about is getting into college and driving and things like that. you shouldn't be worried if you're going to make it to see the next day or see if you're going to walk across that stage. like me personally, ijust thank god i got someone to pay for my college tuition to any college of my choosing. and he talked to me and he was like, "ray, you're a leader of his generation and i'm caucasian, i can't necessarily understand the struggle, but i do comprehend your pain." but to be honest that's the main thing we need to focus on is comprehending each other‘s pain, where they're coming from. 16 years old, oh, i was playing

football in the street, i was worried that if my next—door neighbour, if she was a girl, whether she liked me. i was worried about other things. and the world really has to look and say the 16—year—old man that we're speaking to right now is so bright, you can see how he speaks, he speaks with intellect and he speaks brave. and we have to say why is it fair, how is it fair this 16—year—old man has to sit and fight for his life and you have a white16—year—old that is figuring out when is he going to go to the beach with his friends. so, right there should be the problem in itself when you sit there and you hear this 16—year—old man putting himself in harm's way all over the movement. it should be upsetting to everybody. ifeel like i can be the last generation if i make this and i can find a way. that's the whole point of that whole video, find a better way. if i can find that better way and get my generation and all races and all backgrounds to come together and understand each other, then i think i can end this chain.

but then again you still have people in the world who don't change, who continue to go on their route, and they're human, we're human we all make mistakes. but you should learn from your mistakes and see what's going on. to hear him say what he said, listen to what he said, he's saying he hopes so and he's going to do what he needs to do and he's going to put his peers in his generation to do the same thing in order for change. i like you said you have the people in the world that do not want to change. so we have to sit and hear that he says to think about what he just said instead of seeing the work that he is planning to do, the work that he is planning to share in the work that his generation are planning for will it be enough to overcome the ones who have for years decided that they are just not going to change, that they are just not going to listen to anybody else outside of them. so that was a strong statement,

young man, you better speak. yes, sir. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the suspect in the madeleine mccann case is now being investigated over a missing five—year—old girl in germany. music. 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's died at the age of 74. 0utspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. yes. and he fought all the way until 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 sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the number of coronavirus deaths in britain has officially passed 40,000, the world's second highest tally behind the united states. a surprise surge in employment in the us as 2.5 million newjobs are created. but president trump comes under fire for evoking george floyd's name to welcome the figures. more now on the protests sweeping across the us over the death of african—american george floyd in police custody. kenyan journalist and the former bbc african business editor larry madowo has been living in america amid the protests and writing about his experiences with racism in the country. hejoins me now from texas.

you wrote an article for the bbc website looking at your own experiences of living in the us was up experiences of living in the us was up till about what you wrote. this is something that every person of colour in the us but especially for me as colour in the us but especially for measa colour in the us but especially for me as a black man in america is something that happens full of it might not be overt racism but there isa might not be overt racism but there is a lot of micro—aggression so when this one instance my first week living in new york city, i was invited to a friend's house for dinner at invited to a friend's house for dinnerata invited to a friend's house for dinner at a penthouse in the very wealthy upper west side. when i came in and was carrying dessert if you don't want to show up empty—handed, the doorman assumed i was a delivery quy the doorman assumed i was a delivery guy and sent me through to the back of the building through the trash area and to use the service elevator andi area and to use the service elevator and i did not realise what had happened to my friend opened the door and apologised saying i am so sorry but my racist doorman thought you were a delivery person and they're forcing you to the back. this is nothing compared to the hail

of what happens in the us and weather for many in the streets which is they feel is a system that is true and through racist and discriminates on people of colour but specifically on african—americans. but specifically on african-americans. yes look into people in your time in america as a journalist but when you speak to african—american people and also to african—american people and also to african migrants or people who work in the us, where did they feel safe? that is hard to tell. a lot of them feel they are constantly navigating white spaces. they are having to navigate these areas that are not designed to protect them. they are having to negotiate for their humanity with the government, with a society that privileges and favours whiteness more than any other colour. and whether it is in job applications or the workplace or how many people are stopped by police and how law enforcement is applied in the number of people who are in

jailfor instance, in the number of people who are in jail for instance, all of these insta nces jail for instance, all of these instances there is a lot of data to support more people of colour and more african—americans and more black people are in jail than any other ethnic group in the us and thatis other ethnic group in the us and that is why many people feel this moment helps highlight some of those issues when they feel the passion to go out on the streets. you've worked in the uk and now is in africa and 110w in the uk and now is in africa and now the us, are there any comparisons to draw between situations you have seen in different countries? that is a brilliant question because south africa has a very copycat aggressor history in the uk has its own racial hierarchies but i don't think the level of tension is operable to what the us has. there are many friends of mine of colour in the uk who do not feel that society privileges their experience or is stacked in their experience or is stacked in their favour. but they don't get as much attention and they have been talking about these issues and you saw the number who came at the protest in london and other places

in europe because this is a real issue there as well. but because and i think the people say it best here in the us and he does not think racism is increasing but it is being filmed more and cases are being able to buffer the media and people are rising to the occasion. for instance today would have been breonna taylor would've had her 27th birthday as she was at home and people busted in her house and shot her in the wrong house. but people are protesting this. thank you forjoining us, larry. the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has accused the uk of "backtracking" on its commitments over future relations. however, the government's chief negotiator, david frost, says the latest round of talks had been "positive in tone" and the uk remained "committed to a successful outcome". time is running out, with just six months to go to reach an agreement before the end of the uk's transitional arrangements with brussels. here's our poltical

correspondent, alex forsyth. remember this? it was the end of january when we left the eu. since that moment, the clocks been ticking towards the end of this year, the current timeframe to agree a new future relationship. earlier this year, negotiators from both sides held talks face to face, but it doesn't look like this any more. coronavirus means it's all online, and today, the eu said there's no significant progress, claiming the uk's backtracking on commitments made so far. round after round, our british counterparts seek to distance themselves from this common basis. we cannot and we will not accept this backtracking on the political declaration. among the key sticking points, the so—called "level playing field", measures to ensure businesses on one side don't have an unfair advantage over competitors on the other. fisheries, access to markets and waters, and governance, including how any agreement

will be enforced. number ten's chief negotiator agreed today progress has been limited. but the government's still adamant it won't extend the process beyond the end of december. given the time that's passed, it's time for both sides to work together, and we're willing to accelerate that work to get that final agreement based on a vision that's been agreed, and then we can progress. borisjohnson is due to meet senior eu figures this month, which some hope will give a fresh push to these talks, but uk officials have warned they don't want them to drag on to the autumn, because at some point, they say, businesses will have to prepare for no deal at the end of year. with the economic turmoil already caused by coronavirus, some businesses have warned that could be deeply damaging. the uk and the eu say they want to avoid that and a deal is still possible, but that will take some serious compromise on both sides, and quickly. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.

more details are emerging of the new suspect in the madeleine mccann case, who according to german media, is now also being investigated over the disappearance of a five—year—old girl in germany. it's reported the suspect is being named as christian b, a 43—year—old man who's believed to have been in the same area of southern portugal where three—year—old madeleine went missing while on holiday in 2007. 0ur correspondent gavin lee has more details. this is christian b. the man suspected of the murder of madeleine mccann. she disappeared in 2007. ten years later, german police received a tip—off from a friend of the suspect in a bar in germany. christian made comments that made them think he could be involved in madeleine's disappearance. here in praia da luz, we're told portuguese police have been making house—to—house inquiries since then. candido works close to one of the properties that was used by the suspect.

translation: i think i've seen this man. at some point i saw him, not here, but in the town. he also said that police searched for madeleine's body around this land in 2014 and several times after that. translation: they searched over here. there was a ditch there, and up over that side, too. it was extensive and all over the place. two years before madeleine mccann went missing from this hotel apartment, a woman was raped in praia da luz. christian b is remanded in germany charged in connection with that case. he's also in prison for other crimes, including child sex abuse. locals here are questioning why portuguese police hadn't picked up this man with an extensive criminal past before that. in the years after madeleine mccann‘s disappearance, christian b is said to have moved several times between germany and portugal. in 2015, he owned this run—down

property in the east of germany. it's emerged today that he's previously been investigated there over this german girl who went missing from a family party. that investigation has now been reopened. the search for madeleine mccann has been unprecedented in size and scale, with numerous suspects that have since been discounted. this seaside villages is synonymous worldwide with this unsolved, shocking case, one that's now reliant on a public appeal for help if there's to be a breakthrough. gavin lee, bbc news, praia da luz. and before we go, as if this week wasn't dramatic enough with protesters on the streets and anger across america, well, cue something else. this amazing footage was filmed from the sky—cam of a local cbs affiliate. it shows lightning strikes across america's capital, including the very top of the washington monument.

it's been seen by millions online. many have weighed in with metaphors of their own, both of the secular and biblical variety. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. please do stay with us. well, it's certainly not going to feel like a day injune out there on saturday. certainly not compared to what we had last week, when temperatures were in the mid to high—205. saturday is going to be a blustery one with further showers. and low pressure is firmly in charge of our weather. you can see the clouds circling around the area of low pressure very close to scotland, and actually through the early hours, we're seeing a band of cloud and rain slipping southwards across the uk, accompanied by some pretty strong winds. it's the weather front that's linked to this low pressure, and this low pressure will hang around through most of saturday and then by sunday it looks as though it's going to clear away. but through the early hours, we've got a band or more persistent rain stretching from the north,

moving due south. it does look as though the south of the country is actually going to wake up to some sunshine, but look how that cloud, that rain—bearing cloud slips southward through the course of the day, so i think most of us will catch at least a little bit of rain. but the chances are that during the afternoon the skies will clear across more northern parts of the country and the sun will come out. but it's across the south, middle of the afternoon, where we'll probably have most of the cloud and the outbreaks of rain. now, the wind arrows you can see here, those are the gusts of wind, and in places they're in excess of 40 mph, perhaps even up to 50. 50 mph in gusts isjust about gale—force, and that's a strong wind for the time of the year. certainly whipping those trees around. now, the temperatures in the sunshine in the north will probably peak at around 19 degrees, for example in the lowlands of scotland. but further south, we are talking more like the low or the mid—teens, and it is going to feel nippy in those gusty winds. and the showers will continue into saturday night and the early hours of sunday, but there is an indication that that low pressure and its weather front will drift a little bit further

towards the east during the course of sunday. so, yes, sunday on the north sea coasts blustery with showers, but even here, they will eventually fade a little bit later on in the day. and i think for most of us, overall, sunday is looking better, particularly the further west and the north you are. so, again, another fine day in glasgow. and the outlook actually shows that the weather will be stabilising itself as we go through next week. perhaps not all that sunny and not all that warm, but at least those winds will die down. that's it from me. bye— bye.

this is bbc world news. the headlines: the number of coronavirus deaths in britain has officially passed 40,000 — the world's second highest tally behind the united states. but the number of deaths and infections has been slowing in recent weeks. president trump has said a stunning set of employment figures is evidence the us economy is on its way back from the hit it took from coronavirus. two and a half million newjobs were created or brought back. a 75—year—old man is assaulted by police in new york state, as the protests over the death of george floyd, continue. the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has accused the uk of ‘backtracking' on its commitments, over future relations. however the government's chief negotiator, david frost, said the latest round of talks had been "positive in tone".