this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. huge protests against the death of george floyd have been taking place in cities across the us — all of them peaceful. in washington, thousands gathered around the white house in the biggest demonstrations in the capital over the past 12 days. while the us protests were peaceful, in london, there were some clashes with police outside downing street with mounted officers driving back protestors. thousands of mourners honour george floyd at a second memorial service, this one in his birthplace of north carolina. police investigating a suspect in the case of the missing british girl madeleine mccann are also looking into the disappearance of two other children. how a former bomb—maker for an indonesian terror group is on a new mission to stop

the next wave of terror groups in south east asia. hello. welcome to the programme. no end to the protests across the united states demanding change after the death of george floyd 12 days ago but a big change in the atmosphere. as demonstrators gathered in huge numbers, no sign yet of widespread violence or clashes with law enforcement. let's go live now to the us and we can show you these pictures of los angeles just after nine o'clock there. you can see the numbers, huge numbers there, and it has been replicated in cities right across the us. people pouring into the streets, into parts, in san

francisco, new york and here in los angeles, where you'll remember last week, scenes of police cars on fire, police ca i’s police cars on fire, police cars being vandalised, buildings on fire in la and none of that, very different scene there in that park in los angeles today. in philadelphia, huge crowds poured into the streets as police officers looked on. for an eighth day, crowds gathered on the streets around the majestic art museum in what seems to be the biggest protest yet. on previous nights, there have been confrontations between police and protesters but not this time. there have been nearly 800 arrests over the last week, and a curfew is now in place. washington, dc has seen the biggest protest so far with tens of thousands pouring into the newly named like life matt applies. that leads to —— the newly named black lives matter

plaza. police have taken a low— key plaza. police have taken a low—key approach with the cu rfew low—key approach with the curfew that was in place has been lifted. let's get this update from our correspondent aleem maqbool in washington. chanting: no justice! no peace! it was the biggest demonstration washington has seen since the killing of george floyd, but with none of the confrontation from security forces we saw previously. they sent in the national guard. there were national guard here on the streets. they were tear—gassing people, shooting them with rubber bullets. really, like, perpetuating police brutality and violence in the streets of washington, dc, and still, people are still out here and showing up. we are not afraid. we are not backing down until we see change. we're still getting arrested, we're still getting pulled over, we're still getting discriminated in everything in american life. so we've got to fight, not for now, but for the future. we may be just outside the white house but the sense we get through speaking to people here is that this has now gone beyond just getting

a message across to donald trump. what people are telling us is that they've now really given up on him doing the right thing. instead, the focus has become changing the system — individuals and police departments. there are huge protests in london, in paris, in berlin, in sydney in solidarity with african—americans. how does that feel to you? i have cried every day since i have been seeing the protests, out ofjust pure joy that finally, finally, the voices are being heard. singing. at the same time as the demonstration in washington, there was a memorial service for george floyd in north carolina, close to where he was born. these images associated with this will affect all of our lives for the rest of our lives. not only did we lose a family member, but y'all

watched as well. george floyd's body will now continue its finaljourney but the reverberations of his death will be felt long beyond his funeral in texas on tuesday. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. two police officers have appeared in court, having been charged with the assault of a protester in the city of buffalo in upstate new york. the two officers were suspended after video recorded by a local nprjournalist went viral online. a quick warning — we're going to play the footage, which may be upsetting. the video shows the two officers push martin gugino. he then falls backwards and starts bleeding from the head. after the officers were suspended, all 57 members of their unit — the buffalo emergency response team — resigned from that particular unit in protest. the two officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges.

kyle mackie is a reporter for wbfo, the local nation public radio station which first captured the footage. i caught up with her about an hour ago, just after buffalo's curfew began. i am here in niagara square, just across from buffalo city hall. this square was packed about a half hour ago but the protesters have since taken to the streets. they are now marching peacefully through the city and i have seen hardly any police presence here this evening. now, that is interesting. let's recap first of all. let's go back to what happened at court today with these two officers. right. well, my colleagues were on scene outside. because of some social distancing measures, not all reporters were allowed into the courtroom today. but we did see class d felony assault charges for the two officers involved, and we have now also seen the 57 colleagues of the emergency response team resign in support of those officers.

they are still employed by the buffalo police department as far as we know, but are no longer on that team and the officers did come out in full force, then stood outside of city court, which my colleagues reported this morning, and were actually trying to block media, cameras, and really showing a strong front of solidarity with their officers who were being charged today. interesting, and yet you say this evening there is not a particularly strong police presence. what have protesters on the streets been saying to you? tonight's protest was organised by two long—standing activist groups here in buffalo, so it was very on—message, and the main message tonight was to defund the police. it really wasn't much of a call for reform — although they do have a list of demands — but the main two messages i heard tonight was defund the police and also end white silence. there were a lot of white protesters out today. and just lastly, on the video itself — which has gone viral and is quite upsetting to watch for lots of people —

what's been the reaction to that video? there has been quite an amount of disgust and shock. i think because of the gentleman's age in the video and actually, his age also factored into the charges we heard this morning — the local da said that because of the age difference between the protester and the officers who pushed him, that is why it was such a felony charge. the reaction here has been shame that this is the face that buffalo is now showing to the world but there are lots of calls, especially from people of colour in buffalo, that they also want to see justice for officers who have either killed or assaulted people of colour over the past couple of years in buffalo. our thanks to kyle mackie there. local leaders in the us are facing increasing calls to defund their local police departments with protesters calling for budgets to be slashed in order to pressure forces into reform.

that was the rallying cry for protesters in minneapolis, who took to the streets earlier. following the main march, minneapolis mayor jacob frey went out to address some of their demands face to face. i understand that the culture within the department and the way that business has been done has to be radically reshaped. correct. we need to rethink everything before as we move forward. you are correct. i am with you. as far as the full abolition of the department, of — the full—on getting rid of police officers in our city, i will tell the truth, and i don't agree with that. that footage was captured by minnesota public radio journalist tim nelson. earlier, iasked him how that exchange unfolded. these marchers went through the city, starting at a park in north—western minneapolis and wound up in front

of the building where the mayor lives and called him down to join them and called on him to disband or abolish the police department and, with some explanations, offering some reforms and some other changes, he said, no, he wasn't going to do that, which elicited howls of objection and chants for him to go home and a very tense few minutes as he left the crowd there. but it didn't spill over into violence or anything? it did not. it was a peaceful protest. you know, people were gathered peacefully, you know, the police kept their distance and he left safely. 0k, and it is interesting now the — you know, so much anger, understandable, and rage and frustration, moving on to quite specific demands, you know — people want to change,

people want reform, but actually getting to specifics — defunding police departments one of them. what else were people there in the crowds talking about? what kind of changes do they want to see? they have talked about changes before. there have been promises of reform, promises of requirements that officers report misbehaviour by their colleagues, the distribution of body cameras in the department, de—escalation training, sensitivity training. there have been a lot of other changes suggested for that department. and they have not satisfied most of the people at a march like this. and ultimately, did not prevent the death of george floyd. and a lot of people were saying "we are beyond reform". they think that it is time for something truly radical and some members of the city council — the city council president and another member have called publicly for the police department to be disbanded and said they will act

against the agency in budgetary discussions. so there is setting up to be quite a struggle inside city hall over this and clearly, the people on the streets today let theirfeelings be known — that they want the department to go away. that is really interesting — radical is the word you used. briefly, unfortunately — because we are running out of time — what do you think the chances are of the success of that, given what we heard and saw earlier? i think there is a lot of work to do in the city. everything from traffic enforcement and pedestrian safety to child protection. and it is unclear how those objectives would be accomplished by community organisers or community safety. but this has been at a boil for a long time and people think that half measures just aren't going to work anymore. tim nelson there. back to the uk.

tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests against racism across the uk in defiance of government appeals to stay at home because of coronavirus. they were largely peaceful but in london, some demonstrators clashed with police. ten officers were injured. 14 people were arrested. chi chi izundu reports. early evening, after the official end of the protests, police were trying to clear whitehall. woman: oh, my god! the horse has bolted! the officer knocked herself off her horse. it bolted into the crowd and trampled a protester. both are now receiving medical care. screaming. this is exactly what organisers called not to happen. just at the end of the protests, when the heavens had opened, trouble started. despite heavy rain, groups stayed behind, throwing bottles and flares at officers. other protesters

called for calm. peaceful is what the main event had been. a much larger number had turned up than expected. chanting: nojustice, no peace! nojustice, no peace! but this is a movement growing with each protest — not only over the death of african—american george floyd last month after a white police officer knelt on his neck, but to highlight that the uk is not innocent when it comes to racism. we are here to unite. because what we are fighting for is to stop institutional racism. cheering. the government had appealed for people to stay away. cheering. 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. the regulations are very clear in terms of gatherings and mass gatherings, in particular. we must put public health first at this particular time.

organisers handed out masks and gloves and told people to keep two metres apart but as the crowd grew, space diminished. it's just not defying the government — we're still going to be careful — it's to say that actually, this is urgent and this needs an urgent action. black lives matter! but london isn't the only place taking a peaceful stand. in belfast, they managed social distancing during the demonstration. in manchester, an estimated 15,000 people gathered in and around piccadilly square. i'm from america, so this isjust a really big deal, to see this impact in the world so far from home. it's actually pretty fantastic. in sheffield, thousands of protesters took the knee — a peaceful, symbolic gesture against racial inequality and police brutality that's fast becoming the emblem of this time. this is one voice with one

message — black lives matter. and as thousands gathered in towns and cities around the uk, theirs is a hope that they'll be heard and real change can start. chi chi izundu, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. the main headlines: huge, but peaceful, protests against the death of george floyd have been taking place in cities across the us, tens of thousands of people marched in the capital washington, in the biggest protest so far. two us police officers have appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to the assault of a 75—year—old protester, in buffalo, in upstate new york. away from the protests, police investigating a suspect in the madeleine mccann case, are also now looking into the disappearance of two other children. the 43—year—old convicted sex offender named christian b is currently in a german prison on drugs offences. the cases being reviewed

include the disappearance of a german boy in southern portugal in 1996 and the disappearance in germany of a five—year—old girl, in 2015. jenny hill reports. in the tranquillity of the german countryside, the former home of a suspected child killer. christian b owned this land, lived here sometimes ina caravan. the impression you get is of a rather secretive man, someone who came and went, usually at night, who didn't want to speak to the neighbours. in fact, gave the very clear impression he didn't want to be disturbed. police have searched this land twice in the last four years. they found a memory stick containing child pornography, but no trace of a little german girl who went missing in 2015. inga was five when she disappeared from a family party. we've been told that police still suspect christian b of involvement in her disappearance. there are other suspects.

detectives know he had an acquaintance who worked at the complex where the party was held. this lawyer represents inga's father. it's always when every few months or every few years, new evidence in ourcase appears, it is something between hope that his daughter is still alive and resignation that she might be dead already. christian b first came to portugal in 1995, on the run from germany, where he'd been convicted of sexually abusing a child. a year later, a german boy disappeared in the algarve. german police now reportedly looking again at the case. more details are emerging about the man whose biography is chaotic, characterised by crime. christian b drifted between portugal and germany in the years after madeleine's disappearance. for a while, he ran this shop in braunschweig. he is now in kiel prison serving a sentence for drug dealing and for the rape of

a 72—year—old woman in praia da luz. german police believe christian b killed madeleine mccann, but they say they still need the public‘s help if they're to bring him tojustice. jenny hill, bbc news, saxony—anhalt. a growing number of schools in the north—west of england, have delayed plans to reopen to more pupils on monday. it's over fears of rising coronavirus infections. judith moritz reports now from greater manchester. well, here we are, russell scott primary school in very changed times. and it's all about welcoming your children back in a safe and sensible manner. yesterday morning, head teacher steve marsland posted this video on his school website as he prepared to open up to more children on monday. but by the afternoon, those plans were put on hold. the school told to delay by the local director of public health. we want the children in school where they should be

but in terms of the health of our community, i salute the decision, that somebody has actually come out and followed the guidance that was issued originally, where if the r level is anywhere near one and the contamination rate rises, looking after the health of the community and our school. it's not just schools in this area which are being advised to delay their wider opening. it's the same in blackburn, and on the wirral schools are being asked to pause and reconsider. it's all based on the same worry, that the coronavirus infection rate is rising in the north west. there's also a feeling that not all parts of this region are the same, and there are calls for more localised information. we still could do with at least understanding what's happening in our localities, and they can take it to a sub—regional level. ok, we might not even be able to go down to a district level but we'd understand what we would need to do and the advice we'd need

to give, which may be different from the national government's. the government's scientific advisers believe that across the uk the infection rate remains at a safe level. the north—west‘s two metro mayors say there's been pressure on schools to reopen. tomorrow, they'll call on the government to reassure head teachers that they can stay closed if they wish. judith moritz, bbc news, denton in greater manchester. places of worship are set to reopen later this month, underfurther easing of the coronavius lockdown in england. individuals will be allowed private prayer, under plans announced by the government. weddings will still be banned. our political correspondent, leila nathoo explains when this will happen. a week on monday, they don't we know nonessential shops are set to reopen and now alongside

them, places of worship in england will be open for individuals for private prayer, gi’oup individuals for private prayer, group worship, weddings and services will not resume until further down the line. this is a change that is importing to northern ireland but not yet scotla nd northern ireland but not yet scotland and wales and there will be guidance issued on social distancing and safety but up to individual churches, mosques, temples, synagogues to manage how people attend. now, remember there is still nervousness in some parts about the pace of coming out of lockdown and number 10 says it is contingent on the testing to be met but we can also expect to hear more this week from the prime minister about other areas in which other restrictions could soon be relaxed. ali fauzi was a chief bomb—maker for an indonesian terror group with links to al-anda, responsible for string of bombings in south east asia, including the bali bombing in 2002 that killed more than 200 people. after serving time in jail, he is now on a new mission to try stop recruits from joining the next wave

of terror groups in south east asia. the bbc‘s asia editor rebecca henschke reports from his hometown in eastjava. ali fauzi used to be behind bars for his role in acts of terror, but now he is here for a very different reason, to meet and try to deradicalize inmates. translation: i know what helped me to change and i use that to change others. the soft approach by the police, access to education, and meeting the victims of the bombing was what changed me. his sleepy javanese village was the base camp of his group, jemaah islamiyah, responsible for a string of deadly attacks, including the bali bombing in 2002 that killed more than 200 people. but now the village is the centre for his group, the circle of peace, a place bomb victims are invited to so they can talk about the pain caused by the attacks, and the group also helps former militants

who have served their time find work. like sumarno, who played a minor role in the bali bombing and now runs this travel agency. translation: i want to be of use to society now i am out of jail. with my travel company i hope that i can leave a life of violence behind me. i want to show the friendly face of islam. for nearly a decade, this village was the centre of terrorism in indonesia. now it is hoped, with these activities, that this generation will be a force for peace and tolerance. translation: we teach the children that not everyone has the same faith and that we have to respect non—muslims around us. but lulu fauzi admits they have not convinced everyone. translation: after the bali bombings we changed because there were too many victims, it was not right. but many of our friends have

not, and we cannot influence everyone. the next wave of militant groups in indonesia, loosely linked to the so—called islamic state, have been responsible for a series of attacks in recent years, and ali fauzi regularly receieves death threats. lam not afraid, because i believe what i am doing now is right. i am ready to die fighting this. a battle, he says, against extremism and intolerance — one he is determined to win. and a quick reminder of our top story, huge peaceful protests have been taking place in cities across the us against the death of george floyd.

there were large protests in washington, near the white house, in the newly named black lives matter plaza. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @ l vaughanjones. hello there. it has been unusually windy the past couple of days. and we will still have a keen north wind with us during the day ahead, making it feel quite chilly near the north sea coast, around this area of low pressure, but gradually high pressure building in for the next couple of days. so that will start to dampen the winds down in southern and western areas and the showers. but, as you can see, there are still further outbreaks of rain or showery rain to come, making its way southwards, across england and wales. it does allow drier and brighter weather for much of scotland and northern ireland. just a few showers around, some sunshine in sheltered spots, but some of the showers, as they sink southwards, across england and wales, could turn heavy and thundering. and although the winds are easing in southern and western areas, still quite keen in the north, but particularly as well

near the north sea coast, just taking the edge off those temperature again — 12 or 13. but in southern areas, it might be just a little warmer on saturday, with slightly less wind and a little bit more dry and bright weather. and then through the evening and overnight, any of those showers will ease away and, in fact, we start to see some starry skies coming through. so quite a chilly start to monday morning. there could be some grass frost in the glens of scotland. and that is all due to that area of high pressure, that ridge of high pressure from the azores, starting to build in, for monday and for many, we think, on tuesday as well. however, thereafter there's some more much—needed rain, we think, on the cards, as this area of low pressure starts to take shape but, as i say, from monday, it is looking like a drier day. still quite a bit of cloud mulling around but some sunshine, some strong sunshine for this time of year. slightly less windy so it will start to feel warmer. there could just be a few sharp downpours developing into the afternoon. into tuesday, another coolish start but we are, at long last, losing that northerly wind that we've had.

we pick up a south—westerly winds instead, and eventually that will bring some rain, we think, into the north and west but for many feeling warmer because we'll have a bit more sunshine and we've lost that northerly breeze. then, as we get towards mid—week, some uncertainty still but it is looking now as if low pressure will start to develop to bring all of us some rainfall, and that could well hang around for much of the week, and can sink into southern areas and that will give some appreciable rainfall. so certainly one to keep our eye on. it is looking, as you can see, as if southern areas might get some significant rain as we head towards the middle part of the week. as ever, we will keep you updated. bye bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: huge protests against the death of george floyd have been taking place in cities across the us, all of them peaceful. in washington, thousands gathered around the white house in the biggest demonstrations in the capital over the past 12 days. two us police officers have appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to the assault of a 75—year—old protester in buffalo, in upstate new york. after the officers were initially suspended, all 57 members of their unit — the buffalo emergency response team — resigned in protest. the mayor of minneapolis has been told to leave a rally after saying that he won't defund the city's police department.