this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. hundreds of demonstrators are gathering across the uk to protest against racism after the police killing of george floyd in the us. this is the scene outside the us embassy in central london — we'll bring you the latest live from there. huge protests over the death of george floyd have continued in cities across america — all of them peaceful. in washington, thousands gathered in the biggest demonstrations there in 12 days. a member of the scientific group advising the uk government says he wishes the country had gone into lockdown earlier. i wish we had gone into lockdown earlier. i think that has cost a lot

of lives, unfortunately. i'm sure that taking into account everything we knew at that moment, my view is, that we made the right decisions at the right time. the head of the world bank calls the current global economic crisis a ‘catastrophe‘ and appeals for debt relief for the poorer nations. and from tomorrow outdoor weddings can take place in northern ireland, with up to 10 people present. 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. protestors are gathering in central london outside the american embassy for an anti—racism demonstration. other protests are also being held around the uk. this is a view of the area around the embassy on the south side of the river thames in london. this is on the south bank, close to battersea. but you can see, quite a considerable number of people already there outside the embassy, which was only built about four or five years ago. earlier the uk health secretary matt hancock repeated his call for people not to take part because of the risk of spreading coronavirus. tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the uk yesterday, after the police killing of george floyd in the united states. from coast to coast in the us — there've been some of the largest demonstrations against police violence since mr floyd's death in minneapolis nearly two weeks ago. in los angeles a crowd marched

from hollywood to beverly hills, at one point kneeling down for five minutes and chanting: " peaceful protest" before breaking into applause. and tens of thousands of people marched in washington dc, in the city's largest protest so far. security forces blocked any approach to the white house. here in london, police chief cressida dick urged protesters to "find another way" of making their views heard. that is danish chief cressida dick. —— dame cressida dick. our correspondent, chi chi izundu is in central london. and cressida dick's appeal hasn't been listened to, it is pretty clear. yes, i don't know if you can see the people behind me had taken the knee in a peaceful protest and are chanting that the uk is not innocent. actually, when we spoke to

protesters here they have said that racism is a pandemic enough and they are aware about the dangers of spreading coronavirus, but they are trying to keep a two metre distance and organisers have been handing out masks and gloves and reminding people to try to keep that to me to distance. whilst they can, they have the ear and the eyes of official... with the opportunity to get their message heard. chi chi izundu, you are breaking up a bit with your sound, but we will continue. just looking at it from the ad because i think the helicopter is up, and just looking from the helicopter, we are talking about several thousand people, it would appear there. there are several thousands of people and they started congregating more than an hourand a they started congregating more than an hour and a half before the protest officially started, and the police allowed them to spill out onto the roads because there are so many people wanting to take part in

this march. we must remember this is not just a this march. we must remember this is notjust a london issue. there are matches taking place in nottingham and in glasgow, people protesting peacefully. —— there are marches taking place. there is such an emphasis from organisers are maintaining a peaceful protest and thatis maintaining a peaceful protest and that is what people here are trying to do. they are trying to make their voices heard and have been chanting that silence is violence, and also that silence is violence, and also that the uk is not innocent. so yes, whilst they are in line with the protests in america over the death of george floyd more than a week ago, they want to highlight that there are racial tensions and issues that go on the uk that go largely ignored, and this is their opportunity to get their voices heard. that us embassy only built five years ago, and i have been inside in that. it is like a fortress there, there is a moat and very high—tech surveillance equipment there as well. is there a marked increase in security therewhat i can tell you is that just behind the camera is a hedge,

quite a large hedge and behind that hedge is a stationary lot of police officers, and then remote. and yes, you are right this is one of the most high—tech security buildings in london. as part of today's protest, because there were 14 officers injured in last night's protests towards the end, there has been what we perceive to be an increased number of police officers in and around this area, but i have to say the police have been very cordial with protesters, making sure that they are protesting safely in terms of making sure they are not blocking traffic or getting in the way of traffic, but allowing them to have their point and make their protest heard. but yes, there is an increased large amount of people in this area when it comes to police. i must apologise for any of the foul language that you might be hearing from protesters behind us, but that is the nature of coming live. it is. i can't quite make it out myself, so

let's carry on. we have a cute sound problems with you. are there any specific —— we have a few sound problems. are there any things about black lives matter here? it is in solidarity, of course, with the black population around the world and what happened in the states, that any specific demands for the uk? 50 that any specific demands for the uk? so there are still questions around what happened with the windrush scandal and why people still haven't received compensation as promised from the government. there is a lot of demand from the organisers of the people marching today that they want to stuff like that looked at. they want to specifics, dates, times and when people who are promised compensation are going to get it. they still believe that justice for the are going to get it. they still believe thatjustice for the railway worker who was working at victoria tube station was spat at and tested for covid—i9 and pass away from it, and that justice has

for covid—i9 and pass away from it, and thatjustice has still not come. the cps - agreed to start looking the cps has agreed to start looking at the evidence and that case, but they still feel that justice hasn't been done. and they want to talk about the other people that have, as have,is about the other people that have, as have, is that as they are calling it, been under police brutality and