this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. thousands of protesters are assembled in london and in other cities in the uk to protest against racism. everything that is going on in terms of what is going on in the world, not just in america, but globally, it is our duty to do something. it has been our grandfather's fight, our father's fight, we don't want to make it our children's fight and that is why we want to make sure they are a part this. this is the scene right now in central london. the view looking along whitehall, with parliament square just ahead of us. with parliament square just ahead of us. those protesters have been urged by the mayor of london and by government ministers not to attend

because of the coronavirus, but those pleas have been ignored. we are in a health pandemic across the united kingdom and coronavirus is a deadly virus and of course, i would say to those that want to protest, please don't. and this is the scene live in paris where crowds have gathered to protest. they have gathered outside the us embassy to protest over the death of the black american man, george floyd. a further 204 people in the uk have died in the past 2a hours after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total in the uk to 40,465 across all settings. nhs trusts in england say they were not consulted or given any notice of a government announcement friday that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from a week on monday. thousands demonstrated in sydney saturday against racism. some treated themselves after having pepper sprayed on them by police. and prince william reveals

he's become a volunteer counsellor on mental health. 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. thousands of people have gathered in central london to demonstrate against racism, as the protests which followed the killing of george floyd, a black american who died after a police officer knelt on his neck, continue around the world. parliament square, in front of big ben, was packed — at one point a minute's silence was held and hundreds of protesters went down on one knee while raising one fist in the air. they'd been streaming over westminster bridge since mid—morning to join

the rally, despite a warning from the government to observe social distancing guidelines and stay away for fear of coronavirus. this is the scene along whitehall. so many people turned up that the police had to close the roads. another protest is being held in manchester, where about 15,000 people are reported to have gathered. and indeed, protests taking place in cities and towns across the uk, swa nsea, cities and towns across the uk, swansea, cambridge, swindon, sheffield, peterborough and leicester, among others. there is an online event being organised in newcastle, which is giving a platform for speakers from black and minority ethnic communities in the uk. we will be speaking to some of the people who turned up at the rally in london to ask them why they felt the need to be there. with everything that is going on in terms of what is going on in the world, notjust america but globally, it is our duty

to actually do something. it has been our grandfather's fight, our father's fight, we do not want it to be our children's fight and that is why we want to make sure they are a part of this as well. i think it is important to stand in solidarity with antiracist movements internationally because we are a globalised world, but i think it is really important that we do not forget that racism is a massive issue in the uk as much as it is a massive issue in the united states. we need to change, otherwise society is not, like... this is why the next generation, so my kids, and my kids come, for my kids, and my kids come, they need to know that i did something to try and make a change. it is such an important cause, i think for everybody to really rally together, you know, to support everybody. i think if you expect other people to care about issues that are important to you, you have to care about issues that are important to everybody else. and ijust feel this time that we come out and we speak out as a nation and just prove to the world that indeed black lives do matter. yesterday, the health secretary advised people not to attend large gatherings, including demonstrations of more than six people.

his words were echoed by the home secretary speaking at lunchtime. here's what priti patel had to say. what i would say, of course, completely understand people's desire to express their views and have that right to protest, but the fact of the matter is we are in a health pandemic across the united kingdom and coronavirus is a deadly virus, and i would say to those who want to protest, please don't. the regulations are very clear in terms of gatherings and mass gatherings in particular. we must put public health first at this particular time and i would also say to individuals and some of the organisers across the community, speak to the police because obviously the police are on the streets today, i have just had the operational briefing here from the metropolitan gold command team. and they want to explain, engage with people so that people, if they do come out, can be safe, and importantly we can try to stop the spread of this horrendous virus, particularly

in the community when we are certainly not out of the woods yet. 0ur correspondent, chi chi izundu, has been at that protest in central london. well, at the start of this protest the organisers were very clear. they said that they had face masks to give to people if they didn't feel comfortable and also asked people to maintain a distance. i must stress that when we first got here there were about 200—300 people, and now, as you can see, it is in the thousands, so the ability of people to maintain a two metre distance is virtually impossible. but what we keep hearing again and again, the message is loud and clear. yes, coronavirus is dangerous. yes, people are aware about the risks to their health, but they feel that the message about racism against black people is far more pressing and far more vital to get across. have you got any sense of why people feel that this particular death of george floyd in minneapolis, ten days or so ago

now, as opposed to other deaths, evenin the uk, has galvanised people in this way? well, we must remember that the death of george floyd is in fact being seen as a catalyst against a number of different issues that have happened, notjust in the uk, but across the world. the issues in the uk are stemming from things like the windrush scandal, things around the grenfell tower issue. people are angry about the railway worker, belly mujinga, who worked not far from here at victoria station, who was spat on at work. the british transport police said that when she was spat on that didn't contribute to her death. she tested positive for covid—i9 and died. people say they want justice. the cps have just said they will review the evidence in that case, but it is an amalgamation of different issues in the uk that have forced people onto the streets and it has been galvanised by the protests and the amount

of people on the streets in america that have encouraged people to come out and show how they are very antiracist in the uk as well. how is this protest going to proceed? what else are we expecting to happen during the course of the afternoon? well, we must remember that this isn't the only protest going on in the united kingdom. there are gatherings in swansea, newcastle, swindon. but this one, in particular, this half of people are still listening to some of the speeches going on behind us, but there is another, much larger group that has started to proceed towards the home office. we don't know exactly why they are going to the home office, but they have gone that way and this group, i think, are going to stay here. now, it has been atrocious weather, really cold and really wet, but that hasn't stopped thousands of people taking their voice to parliament to be heard, that they are no longer going to tolerate the kind of racism black people face, notjust in the united kingdom, but also around the world.

can i ask you about the policing question here? normally when a protest of this kind happens, they‘ re pretty routine, as you know, in parliament square in central london. they often happen at weekends because there are less people working in the area and it is easier to close off roads for traffic. they usually happen by consultation with the police and the organisers get permission and it generally passes off without any trouble. we are in an unusual situation here because technically all of these people are breaking the law and yet most observers would be astonished if the police tried in any way to break up this demonstration. and the police haven't tried. they are surrounded by police and police have just stood by and allowed the protests to continue because it is hard to maintain a two metre distance, but people are trying. as you can see, people have got face masks on. police didn't close the roads around here. i think the sheer number of people was unexpected and the roads, by force,

were closed just because, as you can see, people are in the roads. but maintaining a two metre distance is the message that organisers keep saying again and again, but it is difficult because there are so many people here. i reported there in central london. black lives matter protestors in the australian state of new south wales have won a last—minute appeal against a court order that tried to stop them from taking to the streets. demonstrators have focused on the treatment of indigenous australians. prime minister scott morrison warned that protests risked undoing the progress made in fighting coronavirus. a warning: shaimaa khalil‘s report contains some distressing images. black lives matter! a day of high tempers and high spirits for protesters in central sydney. politicians had urged them to stay away, fearing another wave of covid—i9. i say to them, don't go. not because you shouldn't express your view. find another way to express your view. but that didn't stop them.

i'm an aboriginal woman so it's a subject very close to my heart, and it'sjust so nice to see people from all creeds come together for this. i don't want to be a white person who sits by and does nothing, so that's why i'm here today. in the past three decades, more than 400 indigenous australians have died in police custody, an issue many here say has long been ignored. but with the very public killing of george floyd in the united states, the aboriginal community is using the international outcry to express their own anger. i can't breathe! stop resisting. this seems all too familiar. stop resisting. a black man restrained by officers screaming, "i can't breathe.", these were the last minutes of david dungaer‘s life, caught on camera in a sydney prison hospital in 2015. the inquest into the 26—year—old's death found that the officers' conduct was a result of insufficient training. but his family has called

for them to be prosecuted. seeing george floyd die in such similar circumstances to her son has been distressing for david's mother. tears just come from my eyes, and pain came to my heart again. i say, be strong, the floyd family, for we are in pain the same, and we do understand what you're going through. protesters hope marches like this highlight notjust black deaths in custody, but the centuries of inequality indigenous australians have suffered, and that a new—found momentum could mean a betterfuture for the community. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. the words black lives matter has been painted onto the road leading to the white house in washington, with letters so big they can be read from space. these are satellite pictures of the road,

now officially named black lives matter plaza, with those three words clearly visible in yellow letters. the camera is moving toward showing the white house there, so you have the white house there, so you have the rose gardens in front and the words beyond it. there is the wide shot, you can see the black lives matter plaza leading up to the white house leaping across the picture there. the message is getting across loud and clear. the latest figures released in the uk show that a further 204 people died from coronavirus overnight, bringing the total number of deaths to 40,465. although it is widely accepted that they were probably considerably more deaths than that, those where they once recorded and there is still debate about other figures about, for example, what are considered

excess for example, what are considered excess deaths, the overall number of deaths being higher than we would normally get at this time of year. meanwhile nhs trusts in england say they weren't consulted — or given notice — of a government announcement that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from the 15th ofjune. the government insists the nhs was warned about the changes. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. from june 15th, everyone who visits a hospital in england will have to wear a face covering. all staff working in them will have to wear medical grade masks. the government announced the shift in policy late yesterday at the downing street daily briefing. now, a group which represents hospital trusts in england claims it is being done on the hoof, with little notice. we would have liked to have seen a longer period of time to discuss this with the government and for them to consult front line leaders about what is actually the right way to go on this, and for us to work it out together with the government. the department for health and social care says it will publish more guidance this week to allow hospitals to stock up on masks

and plan for the changes. it comes just a day after the transport secretary announced that face coverings will also be compulsory for all passengers on public transport. separately, the world health organization has changed its view on mask wearing. in light of evolving evidence, who advice is that governments should encourage the general public to wear masks where there is wider spread transmission and physical distancing is difficult, such as on public transport, in shops or in other confined or crowded environments. uk government advice currently is that people should wear cloth face coverings, rather than medical masks. it is also reinforcing its message on social distancing. the guidance on wearing masks in hospitals, the government says, will be kept under review. helen catt, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news:

thousands of protestors are assembled in london thousands demonstrated in sydney saturday against racism. some treated themselves after having pepper sprayed on them by police. a further 204 people in the uk have died in the past 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total in the uk to 40,465 across all settings. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good afternoon. the biggest sporting event in the uk since lockdown takes place at newmarket later today. one of racing's classics — the 2000 guineas, first run in 1809. normally, tens of thousands of fans would be there cheering on the runners and riders, but the race will be behind closed doors, like all races this week since

the sport was allowed to return. jockey usheen murphy was crowned flat racing's champion jockey last season, but he's never won a classic, and earlier told us what it would mean to end that wait today. today and tomorrow i am the second favourite in both races so the 1000 guineas tomorrow is for female horses. i ride a filly called miller and they are two very good chances today and tomorrow, and i am hopeful, but these races are super hard to win, like a champions league final or a formula 1 big race. it is really hard, but i have good opportunities and the horses are in super form. the men's premier league season resumes a week on wednesday, and everton goalkeeperjordan pickford, is busy in training, but it's not what he was planning this summer. he should have been celebrating his pre—lockdown wedding, ahead of playing in goal for england at euro 2020. the euros will now be next summer, and despite increasing competition, pickford is not budging. people can say all they want,

but i've got the shirt and i'll keep the shirt by keeping striving to get better for my club, everton. for me, that's all i can keep doing, keep working hard and the shirt will be mine because i know how good i can be and i know how good i've been for england. i just want to get better. yeah, i think another season, another year of experience, also. former manchester city and liverpool striker mario balotelli looks set to have his contract terminated at italian side brescia. italian media are reporting that the serie a club have made the decision after balotelli failed to return to training, ahead of the league's restart later this month. capped 36 times by italy, balotelli has also played for both milan clubs during his careeer. michaeljordan is going to donate $100 million — to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice. the nba legend said that he and his jordan brand would distribute jordan brand would distribute the money, the equivalent to £78 million, over 10 years. the money will go to organisations in a bid to tackle "ingrained racism". the donation follows protests

across the us and around the world following the death of george floyd as he was restrained by police. world no1 novak djokovic has dealt a further blow to the hopes of the us open going ahead in late august after criticizing its safety conditions. players will have to stay at an airport hotel, not travel to manhatten, and bring just one person hotel, not travel to manhattan, and bring just one person to flushing meadows, which the 17—time grand slam champion condemned as impossible. earlier this week world no 2 rafa nadal said he was currently not prepared to travel abroad due to the pandemic. and there have been some unusual sporting trophies down the years, but have you ever seen someone had to resort to using something from the kitchen cupboard to celebrate a tournament victory? well, that's exactly what darts player nathan aspinall had to do, after winning the latest, pdc at home tournament. having nothing to hold aloft, he converted one of his dinner plates into a trophy. one for the mantelpiece! that's all the sport for now.

i guess that is probably not the most elaborate show think you could think of! may be get creative with the trophy! it is a really good idea in this age to zoom quiz games or people even getting married online, andi people even getting married online, and i like the idea of using plates as trophies. it may give someone an idea here. scientists at the university of liverpool have developed a way to scan through thousands of wildlife diseases and predict which might be most dangerous to humans. it's a key step to predicting the next possible pandemic before it happens. the researchers warn though that our impact on the natural world is also increasing the pace at which new diseases "spill over" from wildlife into humans. victoria gill has been looking into the hunt for the next pandemic. this is not the last of our pandemics. going back 20 years, i can think of six potential pandemics, of which one has turned into a serious reality. as the search for the solution for covid—19 continues, some scientists

are looking to the future. in the next 20 years we may get another six or even more, so it is really essential that we get onto this in advance and we go out there and we try to find these pathogens before they find us. the focus of that search? the frontier between humans and the natural world. being on watch at these boundaries enables scientists to understand which animal diseases, of the thousands known to science, pose most of a threat to us. now, researchers have developed a computerised disease recognition system to predict which ones have the ability to infect humans. this minutely detailed map shows the scale of that puzzle. every line represents a disease that is shared between different species. the system looks for red flags, identifying any viruses or bacteria that can infect lots of different species or any that, like the

coronavirus, belong to a family of diseases already known to infect humans. if any disease meets these criteria, scientists say they can direct research efforts into finding potential preventions or treatments before any outbreak happens. we have to be constantly on the lookout, and it's notjust in africa or in asia, but also in europe, the us and australasia. testing enough people over a long, long period of time constantly, but a small number of people very regularly, in order to understand what is popping up in those different populations and seeing what is happening there. reducing the rate at which we clear tropical rainforest, reducing the pressure we put on the natural world could minimise the risk, but while we can't stop new diseases emerging, it is hoped this research could leave us much better prepared. victoria gill, bbc news.

authorities investigating the new suspect in the madeleine mccann case are examining links to the disappearance of two other children, according to reports. the 43—year—old convicted german child sex offender, named by german media as christian b, is currently in prison in his home country. german prosecutors believe madeleine is dead after she vanished from an apartment in praia da luz, portugal, in 2007. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee has the latest on the investigation from there. there are two main strands to this investigation. there is this ongoing public appeal, with photographs of the vehicles and the properties here, used by the main suspect, following the disappearance of madeleine mccann in 2007, but we are getting out more of a picture, certainly of what has been happening here, at least, in terms of the portuguese police saying they have been carrying out their own

investigations for the past three yea rs. investigations for the past three years. this began a joint investigation when german police first got a tip—off that christian b had made some sort of partial compassion in a bar on the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of madeleine mccann, that first alerted to it than to what they say is a significant development. the house to house enquiries here, next response on the thoroughness of that and some people say there have been shown a photo list of men and have been asked to point out who the suspect could be over the past two yea rs, suspect could be over the past two years, and many of them have actually said it has been quite effective and some say they recognise this man, that he had distinctive features. 0ther recognise this man, that he had distinctive features. other people who have lived here for a long time say they are surprised that they haven't been contacted at all and the portuguese police say this is an ongoing investigation. also, in germany more details are coming out about this five—year—old girl who went missing from her family party backin went missing from her family party back in 2005, that she had gone out toa back in 2005, that she had gone out to a forested area to collect wood, we are told, in the grounds of the

party and disappeared. that has been formally linked to the suspect, christian b and another incident that portuguese and german newspapers are reporting that german police have contacted the father of a six—year—old boy who disappeared from a place about 20 kilometres from a place about 20 kilometres from here back in 1996, when christian b first moved here and whether there is a link. at the moment, the police are not so much more about that case, but this is clearly developing day by day. a new image has been released of the duke of cambridge, prince george and princess charlotte volunteering to pack and deliver food parcels. the photograph, taken by the duchess of cambridge in april, shows prince william and the couple's children on the sandringham estate in norfolk in the east of england, delivering food parcels for isolated pensioners in the local area. the queen because it is the end of

the volunteers week here in the uk, has sent her congratulations to all those who have volunteered. we will leave you with a look at the scene of protests here in central london. despite the government and other ministers urging people to stay away because of the risk of infection, many thousands of people on the streets. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello, there. 0ur weather is going to stay unsettled through the rest of today. that means we will see a continuation of the windy conditions with the rain, followed by showers. some of those shower clouds will be moving through the cleethorpes area. so, low pressure is in charge. the centre of the low is right there in the north sea, slowly drifting south—eastwards with extensive cloud across the country. there will only be glimmers of bright or sunny spells between these downpours and you can see the main band of rain clears

southwards and we are seeing some of the heavy showers again across the north of england into the likes of lincolnshire, east midlands and east anglia as well. so, heavy downpours for these areas to take us through. some rain at times for northern ireland and scotland as well. through the rest of the night, we will see more rain moving in from the north sea, affecting the eastern side of scotland and again turning wet for a time across into eastern areas of england, all the way from northumberland down to lincolnshire. of course, the rain continues to be welcome rain given how dry the weather has been over recent weeks. 0n into sunday's forecast — low pressure is still there, but it is weakening and it is tending to swing out into the north sea over towards the near continent, so, although we start off with outbreaks of rain across eastern england, in particular. the rain will tend to ease as the day goes by, probably turning more showery in nature as it drifts down towards the south—east and at the same time the weather will tend to brighten up across many north—western areas. so, of the two days of the weekend, sunday, there will be more dry weather around and a little bit more sunshine coming through. most of the high temperatures around glasgow, 18 degrees,

but many of us will see cooler weather than that. monday, a ridge of high pressure with us. tuesday, we start to see the next weather system spill in off the atlantic, so there will be further changes with our weather. monday probably one of the drier days of the week ahead. most areas will see spells of sunshine slowly developing, maybe an odd isolated shower towards the south—west. temperatures coming up a little bit for many of us around 16 or 17 celsius in the warmest spots. as we head into tuesday, we are going to see another weather front approach the north—west of the country, bringing outbreaks of rain ultimately back into scotland and northern ireland. england and wales, still quite a bit of cloud but some bright and sunny spells and again the day's highest temperatures around about 17 to perhaps 19 in the warmest areas, and then it turns increasingly unsettled later in the week ahead.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of protestors are assembled in london and in other cities in the uk to protest against racism. everything that is going on in terms of what is going on in the world, notjust in america, but globally, it is our duty to do something. it has been our grandfather's fight, it's been our father's fight, we don't want to make it our children's fight and that is why we want to make sure they are a part this as well. this is the scene on the edge of parliament square now. pleas by the capital's mayor and by government ministers not to attend because of coronavirus

have been ignored. we are in a health pandemic across the united kingdom and coronavirus is a deadly virus and of course, i would say to those that want to protest, please don't. and this is the scene live in paris where crowds have gathered to protest. these protests will be continuing throughout the afternoon there. in other news... a further 204 people in the uk have died in the past 24 hours to saturday after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total in the uk to 40,465 across all settings. more news at the top of the hour. now though — this is the story of one hospital and one

community in the time of covid—19. as britain's death toll, one of the highest in the world, continues to rise, bbc news has been given unprecedented access