good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines.. the policing minister says those who pulled down that statue of a slave trader in bristol were wrong to do so. we resolve these issues in this country not by people showing up with ropes and tools and committing criminal damage. we have to have a sense of order and democracy in the country. when and democracy in the country. we have a lot of pro have when we have a lot of protests, you have skirmishes and we condemn that but let us not focus and yield to those who want to hijack the process of. there are protests, people have a legitimate right to protest. "subverted by thuggery" — boris johnson condemns those who clashed with police, saying they betraying the black lives matters movement. a pledge to dismantle the minneapolis police department by the local council, as part of reforms sparked

by the killing of george floyd. a legal challenge to new rules requiring people arriving in the uk to self—isolate for m days, which come into effect today. dentists can reopen from today in england. but they warn a shortage of ppe will lead to delays. coming up on bbc one and on bbc news in the next hour — top statistician professor david spiegelhalter — what's his advice about how we should take all those stats presented to us by the government at the daily downing st briefing? and the couple getting married in portrush, northern ireland this thursday who've organised thier wedding in six days.

borisjohnson has said anti—racism protests this weekend were "subverted by thuggery" after some demonstrators clashed with the police. scotland yard said eight officers were injured yesterday, after they were targeted with glass bottles and fireworks in london. 12 people were arrested. police in bristol are continuing to investigate after a bronze statue of a 17th century slave trader was pulled down. sean dilly reports. chanting: take it down! a grand adornment to a slave trader stands no more, torn down by protesters in bristol, angry at all it symbolises. 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've internalised for years. and that coming down today, hopefully signifies change, hopefully we've sent a message not just to everyone in the uk or the usa, worldwide.

edward colston was historically revered in bristol for his generosity to a city he called home. when he died in 1721, he left his fortune to good causes — a fortune he amassed by transporting and trading in slaves. now these protesters have forcibly removed his likeness, they hope in the process to consign his legacy to a watery grave. the actions have been condemned by the home secretary. that is utterly disgraceful and that speaks to the acts of disorder, public disorder that actually have now become a distraction from the cause in which people are actually protesting about. and it's right actually that police follow up on that and make sure that justice is taken, undertaken, with those individuals that are responsible for such disorderly and lawless behaviour. in the capital, this statue of wartime prime minister winston churchill was also targeted. as with the previous day's protests, the mood changed as the day drew to a close. police officers in less protective

uniforms were replaced by public order specialists, wearing riot gear.