this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm aaron safir. council members in minneapolis pledge to dismantle the city's police force following the death in custody there of george floyd. thousands continue to take part in peaceful protests against police brutality and racism in the united states — this is the scene live in los angeles. thousands of people across britain take part in more anti racism protests. in bristol a statue of a 17th century slave trader is torn down and rolled into the river. it represents years of hurt and just a lot of emotion and hatred that has been built up inside of us that we have internalised.

it is utterly disgraceful and speaks to the act of disorder, public disorder that have now become distracting from the cause in which people are actually protesting about and trying to empathise and sympathise with. in london a huge crowd gathered at the us embassy as anger over the killing of george floyd in minneapolis widens to a call for change here — this is the scene live near parliament. and in brazil, hundreds of people have demonstrated there against president bolsonaro's response to the coronavirus. we start with news that minneapolis city council has voted to dismantle its police department. minneapolis is the city where two weeks ago the unarmed black man george floyd died

after a police officer officers knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes — triggering protests that have gone global. nine of the minneapolis council's thirteen members said they would instead create a new system of public safety. they told demonstrators, that decades of police reform efforts had proven that the minneapolis police department could not be fundamentally changed. commentators say that the statement sets up what's likely to be a long and complicated debate over policing after the death of george floyd. just showing what is happening in los angeles little bit is proof of how big some of these protests are right across the united states was not this is the scene there, it is early evening in that city and los angeles following the passage of many other cities in the united states which has seen largely peaceful protests. in fa ct, largely peaceful protests. in fact, the california national guard which was in place in california on hand to take care of any violent protests is now

departing the city. the mayor of los angeles said he is proud it has been a peaceful week of demonstrations in the city. while many other people in los angeles will be calling for what has happened in minneapolis, the dismantling of the police there, let us get a sense of what that means. charles wilson is a retired police officer and chairman of the national association of black enforcement officers. thank you forjoining us. i wa nt to thank you forjoining us. i want to get an idea of what it means for a police force to be dismantled. i couldn't tell you, for sure. what it sounds like they are doing is disbanding the police department to now put something else in its place. my

understanding is that they have not presented any clear—cut concepts not presented any clear—cut co nce pts of not presented any clear—cut concepts of what it is they are going to put in its place yet. only that they are looking to," dismantle what's there". that is likely to be a long and collocated process that could ta ke collocated process that could take some time. i want to talk bit about your experience will stop you where the first black police chief in the suburb of clevela nd, police chief in the suburb of cleveland, ohio, in the mid— 19805 cleveland, ohio, in the mid— 1980s and mid—i9 90s. what do you think it is like now for black police officers to be out on the streets dealing with protests, where, in many cases, the police other target of those protests. it is hard. as black officers, we have to tread a very thin line. we know

that we represent the quote unquote police establishment by virtue of thejob unquote police establishment by virtue of the job that we do, but we also have both a self recognition and community recognition and community recognition is being members of that black community. of the 9000 members of our organisation, most of them predominantly work in communities where they grew up and live in so they know the community, the community knows them and they know that it is a need to work together to

resolve the people that people face. you talked to our team and said that there is a dual consciousness of both a black person and a police officer. what is it like carrying those two thoughts in your mind once? when i first went on the job, somebody asked me what was i stop was i a black police officer or a police officer who was black? i specifically told them, iam a was black? i specifically told them, i am a very strong minded lack man who happens to wear the same uniform you do and i am watching you. —— very strong minded black man. its... it is ha rd minded black man. its... it is hard being a black officer. there is no doubt whatsoever about it. but we consistently

try to remember who we are, where we come from and the reason we do the job we do. it is not for the fame and glory, it is not for the major overtime, it is to make a difference in the communities that we serve. charles wilson, ta ke that we serve. charles wilson, take you for your time, thank you forjoining us and bbc world news and talking about your experiences as a police officer and dealing with that struggle. we are going live now to seattle and speaking to jay willis, talking about what has been announced in minneapolis and this police force being dismantled. what might that mean for the future of policing in the city? jay willis, senior

contributor at the appeal. in the short time, it is not clear. there is not a lot of precedent for this. i know they are working on different ideas and approaches to discuss problems both in the short and long—term. in order, first of all, there are many options for filling core police functions in minneapolis without the services of the minneapolis police department. you have state and local agencies on which you can rely, with which you can draw up agreements, and there are also a number of local independent police departments. for example, the university of minnesota metro pd, an independent parks department police department with which they could contract. in the long—term, minneapolis isa in the long—term, minneapolis is a charter city so it will require an amendment to the city's charter which actually sets out a formula for the size of the police department. so you can either see that in the special election, you can also see it as a major issue in the upcoming 2021 election in both

the mayor and the council will be out. i want to get a sense, to some extent, there is no avoiding certain aspects of policing. police officers have the right to use force. they have the right to carry weapons, to detain people. to deprive them of their liberty. and those are certain functions which really are at the core of policing and that probably can't be farmed off to other departments. if those powers and those functions remain within a group of people, and we really be sure we're going to see the end police brutality? i think it is important when you talk about dismantling minneapolis police department, or any police department, to notjust think about the absence of that department to think about what you are going to do instead. right now, we expect the american society, —— the american society, —— the

american society expects police to do so many things. notjust a —— respond to crimes in progress but respond to people with mental health crises, people dealing with substance abuse. these are things that do not require the dispatch of armed law enforcement. this requires experts, mental health —— mental health experts, substance use counsellors. we talk about dismantling this department, think about the things we're going to be to do instead that will be less likely to lead to the sort of tragic unnecessarily violence and death, particularly on communities of colour. it is a complicated topic and something only just getting complicated topic and something onlyjust getting going. take you for your thoughts on this. thank you for having me. here in the uk thousands of people defied a ban on mass gatherings to join rallies triggered by the killing

of george floyd, the unarmed black man who died in police custody in the united states. demonstrators in bristol pulled down a bronze statue of a 17th century slave trader, edward colston, and threw it into the harbour. colston's company transported more than one hundred thousand slaves from west africa to the caribbean and the americas at the end of the 17th century cramming them into ships to maximise profit. the prime minister boris johnson says that the anti—racism protests across britain have been, in his words, subverted by thuggery. jon kay is in bristol where the statue was taken down. chanting: take it down! 300 years after his death, edward colston's fall from grace. for centuries, he took pride of place in bristol, celebrated as a merchant, politician and philanthropist. now, reviled for his part in the slave trade. that statue represents years of oppression, it represents years of hurt and just a lot of emotion and hatred that has been built up inside of us, that we have internalised

for years, and that coming down today hopefully signifies change, hopefully we have sent a message, notjust to everyone in the uk or the usa, worldwide. cast in bronze, now daubed with graffiti, one of bristol's most famous sons. some protesters knelt on his neck, a reference to the death of george floyd, across the atlantic. this had begun as a black lives matter demonstration, but it ended in the historic docks, where colston's ships once sailed. gone! jasmine is a trainee teacher. what do you say to somebody who lives in bristol who is horrified by the fact this is gone? people might say it's vandalism, but black people have to walk these streets, black slaves built bristol. we have to walk the streets

and see that statue of colston every day. that is what it means. that statue is a kick in the face to all black people. there has been a growing campaign in recent years to remove colston's name from buildings across the city, but many feel destroying the statue was the wrong way to do it. tonight, there was a small counter protest, claiming local history had been trashed. sheer vandalism and disorder, is completely unacceptable, and it is right, actually, that the police follow up on that and make sure that justice is taken and undertaken with those individuals that are responsible for such disorderly and lawless behaviour. avon and somerset police say they deliberately took a low—key approach to the whole protest, due to sensitivities, safety and social distancing. some people will look at this

and think, "hang on a minute, you should have intervened and stepped in and at least challenged the behaviour that was happening." this was a very difficult policing operation. there is a lot of context that sits around it and i believe we did the right thing. no regrets? no regrets. well, this evening, people are coming down here and laying placards and many are just standing, looking in disbelief at what has happened here, that in one afternoon, this city has challenged its history and changed its landscape. jon kay, bbc news, bristol. black lives matter protests have been held across europe. most of the demonstrations were peaceful, although protesters did clash with police in belgium. reged ahmad has more. protesters in rome wearing face masks, kneeled in silence with their fists in the air. thousands taking part in socially distanced black lives matter demonstrations. chanting: i can't breathe.

protesters chanted "i can't breathe", echoing the words that george floyd spoke as a police officer in the us knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. like scenes seen in many cities around the world, black lives matter protests have been held across europe, just as many of those countries emerge from the coronavirus lockdowns. in brussels, the heart of the european union, thousands gathered peacefully outside the courthouse in the belgian capital carrying signs. translation: black lives matter is not only about police violence. here we experience discrimination that other races do not experience. for example, if we start looking for a flat to rent we have difficulties. regarding employment, we are disadvantaged. my message is that we need to end racism. it's just unacceptable.

i mean, just because of your colour of your skin? you have less rights? no. i mean, no, it's just not acceptable. there were some clashes and arrests later on though, as people threw stones at police. some gathered at the statue of former belgian king, leopold ii, linked to atrocities during colonial rule in what is now known as the democratic republic of congo. the drc flag was left on the statue and graffiti can be seen too. the peaceful demonstrations stretched to madrid and spain where people gathered at the us embassy, chanting and holding placards as they wore masks with their fists in the air. there was also a march and one—minute's silence for george floyd. similar scenes were repeated there and in other european capitals. mass demonstrations, just as parts of the continent

recover from the devastating overnighting pandemic. the timing, underscoring the strength of feeling on issues of race and equality. reged ahmad, bbc news. —— devastating covid—19 pandemic. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the madeleine mccann suspect‘s life in portugal. we report from the village where he lived around the time of her disappearance. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe.

it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade for the start of trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried but recovers quickly. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: council members in minneapolis have pledged to dismantle the city's police force following the death in custody there of george floyd. hundreds of anti—government protesters in brazil have staged a demonstration against racism and against presidentjair bolsonaro over his handling of the coronavirus. brazil's death toll has overtaken italy's, and in the next few days, it is expected to overtake

the uk and become the second—highest in the world. the brazilian government has been accused of trying to hide the true numbers. let's speak to oliver stuenkel, a professor of international relations at the getulio vargas foundation in sao paulo. thank foundation in sao paulo. you forjoining us, thanks thank you forjoining us, thanks for your time. how would you characterise president bolsonaro's response to the coronavirus pandemic in his country? well, bolsonaro has gravely mishandled the crisis. he has systematically minimised the pandemic, even though brazil had much more time than other countries to prepare for the crisis. so in that sense he has pretty much followed the us approach, even though his strategy overall has been much more radical. he has changed his minister of health twice

because both ministers refused to publicly endorse a medicine that... you know, without any real evidence of being effective in the fight against the coronavirus. so in that sense he is perhaps one of the most radical... or he has chosen the most radical sort of antiscience strategy one can imagine. and the reason behind it is quite simple. he knows that economic crisis is coming because of the pandemic, and he doesn't want to take the responsibility, so his decision is to work consistently against social distancing measures. he has consistently violated the rules of social distancing. he has met followers throughout the pandemic, and will certainly say in six or 12 months from now that the government governors and mayors who insisted on the social distancing measures were the ones to blame. but oliver, as you have been speaking, we have been seeing pictures of the president meeting, shaking

hands with a very enthusiastic reporters. his views on this, his actions on this, to have support in brazil. yes, i would say that about one third of brazil's population is sort of the core, you know, very resilient and determined supporters of the president. and many of these have genuine doubts about the pandemic. the president and several of his ministers have peddled conspiracy theories stop i regularly speak to bolsonaro supporters, and a significant amount of those say that this is something that the media is, you know, is trying to promote as an attempt to weaken trump and bolsonaro. there is a lot of rumours about supposedly fa ke of rumours about supposedly fake death certificates, so that the number is artificially increased of covid—19 related deaths. so these are people who are unlikely to be deterred, even though there is a lot of evidence now which suggests

that the president's strategy has caused a lot of unnecessary deaths, and that brazil is in a way becoming the country that is... one of the countries that is... one of the countries that is most affected by the pandemic in the world. oliver, thank you for bringing us up—to—date. thank you for your time. thank you. in the last few minutes the samsung group heir, lee jae—yong, has arrived in court for an arrest warrant ruling. south korean prosecuters sought the warrant last week over suspicions of stock price manipulation and perjury, among other offences. the heir to the world's largest maker of computer chips and smartphones has already spent about a year in jail on a separate charge of bribery. last month, lee made a rare public apology over the group's involvement in the scandals. new quarantine rules for passengers entering the uk come into force on monday, as three airlines begin a legal challenge to them. the system will require most arrivals to self—isolate for 1h days. british airways, easyjet and ryanair have written a letter to the government calling the restrictions unjustified and disproportionate. the home office insists the measures are needed to control the virus.

the new suspect in the madeleine mccann case has been described as strange and intimidating by people in the portuguese village where he stayed around the time of the child's disappearance in 2007. one resident claimed people were terrified of the man, identified by the german authorities as christian b, because he carried a gun. our correspondent gavin lee sent this report. this small village is where christian b is said to have stayed in the weeks after the disappearance of madeleine mccann. the suspect is reported to have turned up here, 30 miles from where she went missing, without money, asking for work. christian b is understood to have stayed in this village for several months, and was often seen at this

restaurant and with his campervan that police have appealed for information on. and several people have told us they found him strange and that he was intimidating. they said he spent time with two friends who rented this house and claimed they were fostering german children. this woman, who asked not to be identified, rented the property to the couple. she says locals feared him, and he was seen with a weapon on his belt. everybody was really terrified of him, because my friend's daughter had a health issue, a mental health issue, and my friend was very scared that, you know, he could really do something to her. and being seen with a gun — i suppose, you know, people would be frightened. in germany, police are also investigating the suspect over the disappearance of five—year—old inga in 2015. and the father of another german child, six—year—old rene, who went missing from this algarve beach in 1996, says police have told him there could be a link. this local fireman was part

of the search team. translation: we never had any evidence about where rene had been seen. one person said he was near the river, but wasn't very sure. normally, when people drown in this part of the coast, a body appears after a few hours. in four days since the new madeleine mccann appeal, police have received almost 400 tip—offs from the public, help which is vital, they say, if there is to be a breakthrough in this case. gavin lee, bbc news, portugal. just before we go, i want to show you what is happening right now in the us city of los angeles, where thousands of people have been taking part in a black labs matter protest. protest against police brutality and against racism —— black lives matter. los angeles like many cities has seen two weeks of process sparked by the killing of george floyd in the city of many applets. earlier we learned the california national guard is leaving los

angeles. that was announced by the mayor, a response to the fa ct the mayor, a response to the fact that many of these protests have been peaceful. we will bring you up—to—date with more information as we get it here on bbc news. hello there. the first week of summer has certainly brought a big change in the weather pattern. over the weekend, cool northerly winds, some rain, and a good deal of cloud around as well. interestingly, at loftus, in redcar in cleveland, there's been more rain in the last week than we've had during the whole of spring. the start of the new week, though, looks a lot drier. the winds won't be as strong either. that's because we've got this area of high pressure, or at least the nose of it heading towards the uk. may not last long, but for a while, it will keep those weather fronts at bay from the north—west of the uk. now, many places will have a dry day on monday, the sunshine coming and going. there'll still be a few light showers blown onto some of those north sea coasts. and during the afternoon, watch out for some heavy, slow—moving showers in wales

and the south—west of england. but, on the whole, a lot of dry weather around. temperatures not very different from what we had on sunday, but we'll find that the winds are a good deal lighter today. and those light winds continue into the evening. it shouldn't be too long before we see the back of those showers from the south—west, and overnight into tuesday morning, it's going to be dry pretty much everywhere. a fair bit of cloud around, perhaps not quite as chilly across scotland and the north—east of england as it will be first thing on monday morning. but, moving into tuesday, and there's still quite a lot of cloud in the picture. whilst most places will be dry, there's the odd shower developing through the day ahead of the main change, which is this band of rain here arriving into western scotland and northern ireland, probably very late on in the day on tuesday if not in the evening. temperatures on the cool side, though, for many, 15—17 degrees. then more significant changes

arrive from mid—week onwards. we've got that weather front driving some rain southwards, pressure is dropping, we end up with an area of low pressure a cross the uk on wednesday. we have got some cloud, some outbreaks of rain pushing towards the south—east, and whilst it may brighten up a bit further north, look at all the showers developing, and those actually could be heavy and thundery. and because there's more cloud, because there's more rain around, temperatures will be a bit lower, 14—16 degrees. that area of low pressure is still going to be around during thursday and perhaps into friday. it's drifting further south as well. so the wetter weather as we head towards the latter part of the week more likely to be across england and wales. we'll see the winds picking up, but by the end of the week, it could be a warmer wind.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a majority of the minneapolis city council has promised to dismantle its police department. the move follows the death of an unarmed black man, george floyd, in minneapolis police custody, nearly two weeks ago. nine of the council's thirteen members said they would instead create a new system of public safety. large numbers of people are continuing to take part in peaceful protests against police brutality and racism in the us. tens of thousands gathered in cities including washington and new york, as well as small towns across the country. the protests began as an expression of anger over the police killing of george floyd. thousands of people defied the ban on mass gatherings to join rallies triggered by the killing of george floyd in police custody in the us. in the uk, demonstrators in bristol pulled down a bronze statue of a 17th century slave trader, edward colston, and threw it into the harbour.