tonight at ten... boris johnson warns that the fight against racism could be undermined by a minority resorting to violence. the latest demonstrations today have been peaceful and the prime minister says the government can't ignore the anger and injustice felt by so many. you're right, we are all right, to say black lives matter. and to all those who have chosen to protest peacefully and who have insisted on social distancing, i say, yes of course i hearyou, i understand. but following some of the violent events of the weekend, there was a rather different tone struck by the home secretary. to the criminal minority who have subverted this cause with their thuggery,

i simply say this — your behaviour is shameful and you will face justice. we'll have more on the government's response and we'll be reporting on the latest events in the us, where the protests started. members of congress have shown their solidarity with african—america ns following the killing of george floyd two weeks ago. prince andrew is embroiled in an increasingly bitter dispute with us prosecutors investigating his friend, the latejeffrey epstein, the convicted sex offender. from today the new quarantine rules come into force for most passengers arriving in the uk — but how will they be enforced? and, we talk to the young carers whose numbers are rising as a result of the pandemic. and coming up on bbc news in sport... manchester city get their appeal under way against a two—year ban from all european football competitions at the court of arbitration for sport.

good evening. borisjohnson has warned that the fight against racism could be undermined by a minority resorting to violence. but he went on to say in a statement tonight that it was impossible to "ignore the depth of emotion" triggered by the spectacle of george floyd, an african—american losing his life at the hands of the us police. the prime minister spoke after protests in the uk over the weekend, which included clashes with police. his colleague, the home secretary priti patel, says there should be no further public protests during the pandemic and warned that some of those involved in violence or causing damage would face justice. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. after laura kuenssberg is in westminster. a fraught few the

after a fraught few days tonight, the response to protesters and the wider public from boris johnson. the response to protesters and the wider public from borisjohnson. an a cce pta nce wider public from borisjohnson. an acceptance that the anger seen on some of our streets comes from real and genuine experience and pain, and admission this country has not yet made enough progress to make all our lives equal, but in this curious moments, protests taking place in a public health crisis, no sympathy at all in number ten for those not willing to stick with the government's rules. black listen. black is beautiful. seven—year—old on the stage. a protest in the park in cheltenham this afternoon. ripples after waves of anger came from across the atla ntic after of anger came from across the atlantic after the death of george floyd. tonight in a video and article for the black newspaper, the voice, borisjohnson article for the black newspaper, the voice, boris johnson broke article for the black newspaper, the voice, borisjohnson broke his relative silence. we simply cannot ignore the depth of emotion that is being triggered by that spectacle of a black man losing his life at the

hands of the police. we who lead and who govern, simply cannot ignore those feelings because into many cases, i am afraid, they be founded ona cases, i am afraid, they be founded on a cold reality. so i say, yes, you are right, we're all right to say black lives matter. but there was an attempt to reach out to those demanding equality, stern words for those breaking the public health rules or breaking the law. no, i will not support those who flout the rules on social distancing and i will not support or indulge those who break the law or attack the police or desecrate public monuments. many of the 200 demonstrations over the weekend were peaceful. many make the effort to keep their distance to protect everyone's health. but often, those rules may not have existed. some police officers were attacked and statues damage, even graffiti on winston churchill, claimed by this man. churchill was a racist. people

will be angry, but at the end of the day i am angry that for many years i have been oppressed. it is notjust classic views of history or unrest in america, there is plenty of evidence the uk's black population, around 3%, is too often left behind. caps illustrated in a major official audit for the government that showed black people are most likely to be ina low black people are most likely to be in a low income household in a low skilled job, or unemployed. 9% in a low income household in a low skilledjob, or unemployed. 9% of that community are out of work. it is more than twice the rate among the white community and higher than 6% among asians. 39% of black pupils got good passes in english and maths gcse. 43% of white peoples and 50% of asian peoples. but 35 black people out of every thousand were arrested in 2017 to 18. ten white and 12 from the asian community. successive governments have a ellilfllliqtq

witmuses e' "" ' ' ' gaps and there has been progress. but not enough to - frustration but not enough to avoid frustration on all - does the on all sides. does the home secretary recognise there is structural inequality, discrimination and racism in our country? does the home secretary recognise that people want to see action on this government? the home secretary detailed the racially offensive language she has faced. secretary detailed the racially offensive language she has facedlj am offensive language she has faced.” am saddened the lady has said this government doesn't understand racial inequality. on that basis, it must have been very different home secretary who worked as a child was frequently called the paki in the playground. very different home secretary he was racially abused in the streets, or even advised to drop her surname the streets, or even advised to drop hersurname and the streets, or even advised to drop her surname and use has been's in order to advance her career. recent days have been neither the beginning of the end of the country's conversation about race. history features pa i n conversation about race. history

features pain and pride, the future not yet in ink. police in bristol say they've identified 17 suspects in relation to the toppling of a statue of edward colston, a 17th—century merchant who made a fortune from the slave trade. they're appealing to anyone who filmed the incident to share the images with them. yesterday, police said they were satisfied that their decision not to intervene had been the correct one. the statue had long been the target of campaigners who said colston was not a man whose life deserved to be commemorated. but not everyone in the city thinks the events of the weekend were justified, as our correspondent jon kay reports. people power or pure vandalism? justifiable or inexcusable? edward colston‘s plinth now stands empty, and bristol is dealing with what happened here. for some, the destruction of this statue went too far.

this is completely different, we're talking about bristol history. you've got it all wrong. colston‘s name is everywhere in bristol, and for decades the city has struggled with his legacy. an mp who gave a fortune to local charities, but his money came from the brutal and deadly slave trade. kerry understands the conflict all too well. her grandad was a civil—rights leader in bristol in the 1960s, but she went to a school built by colston. she wishes the statue had been taken away peacefully by politicians decades ago. now she hopes the city can move on. looking at it empty, maybe it should remain empty. maybe that's one way of kind of bringing everyone together, to say that if we're not all up standing up on that plinth, then no—one should be up there. so maybe that's what should happen. the sign beneath the statue described colston as virtuous and wise.

over the last few years, there has been talk about putting another plaque onto the plinth to reflect colston‘s involvement in the slave trade. but there have been all kinds of arguments about what words and phrases would be used on it. so yesterday some took things into their own hands. but even as the statue was being disposed of, edward colston continued to divide. as a political leader, it's myjob to understand all those feelings, and try and bring the city together, you know, in the face of those clashing understandings. colston‘s statue was thrown into bristol docks, where his ships used to sail. racing driver lewis hamilton said on social media that it should be left beneath the water, like the bodies of so many slaves who died. but others think it should be put on display. i see that now as an artefact, an historical artefact.

i think it's part of bristol's history. i think the damage that was done to it is also part of its history and bristol's history, and i think it belongs in the museum, where it can be useful as an artefact in telling history. tonight, a small number of locals turned up, wanting to pull the statue out of the water and put it back on the plinth. this city may be redrawing its past — the question now is what that means for its future. jon kay, bbc news, bristol. tens of thousands of people took part in the demonstrations over the weekend, as part of the black lives matter campaign. despite government warnings of the health risks of being in a large group during the pandemic, many were determined to take part in marches for the first time. our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford has been speaking to some of those who took to the streets and asked what they wanted to see happening next. it's been two weeks of taking to the streets.

two weeks since the horrific death of george floyd. that could have been my brother, uncle or dad, and it shouldn't happen to anyone. more or less it keeps happening to my people. for some, marching for the first time, this feels like a moment in history. i was kind of hesitant to do it, but as you grow older, you start to understand things a bit better, and you understand that if you manage to to be part of the change now, it could benefit those people in the future. but the protests have been criticised for a lack of social distancing. we can't just, like, sit back and just wait and let the police keep, you know, killing black people, we can't let the brutality keep going on, we can't let the injustices go on for several months until it's convenient for us to go back out there. their frustration, their passion is visible, but till

now their demands haven't been as clear. we want equality. we want the same opportunities as everyone else. i've seen a lot of, you know, big companies coming up with posts like, "black lives matter, we support the movement," but then when i go on your website and i look at the board members, nobody looks like me. i go a bit further down, still nobody looks like me. and when i walk into a big company, or any company, the only person that seems to look like me are the ones cleaning. if i could bring in one positive change, it would be to change the curriculum, it would be to bring more diversity to the curriculum. it's just important for us to be able to have some form of literature to be able to relate to us as black people. the boxer have joined

the boxer havejoined in the boxer have joined in the protests. but they have backed the calls from afar. that is something like 500 plays in the premier league. and only a third of them are black. we have no representation of us black. we have no representation of us in the hierarchy. it's time we need to have conversations to be able to spark debate. notjust debates because we have done a lot of talking, but start to increment change. tonight, the prime minister said he heard and understood their concerns. there is a saying actions speak louder than words, so we need to see some action. this is their chance to not let us down any more. and they won't stop that happens. the protests in this country were sparked by the killing of george floyd in the us city of minneapolis. my colleague clive myrie is with me.

let's talk about the prime minister's statement, he is talking about understanding and recognising angen about understanding and recognising anger. but that in context about what the overall government approach seems to be? the protesters believe the government over the last few days have focused too much on the law and order side of things. a tiny minority at the end of the demonstrations on saturday who caused trouble. the protesters believe this is yet another attempt to divert from the main issue at hand, which is dealing with racial inequality in this country. it is an attempt to change the subject. boris johnson's speech tonight was an attempt to dispel the notion and the prime minister talked about the cold reality of injustice and discrimination in education, employment and the application of the rule of law. the problem is, where is the beef, as that chap has just said. you cannotjust talk, you have got to walk the walk. these protesters are seen nancy pelosi in congress in the united states talking about putting forward a police reform bill which would end

police reform bill which would end police choke holds and would have, as mandatory, police racial bias training, they looking at the police force in minneapolis are being com pletely force in minneapolis are being completely disbanded and rebuilt. the mayor of new york talking about doing the same thing for the famous nypd. of course, they look to people like siddique khan here in london who is talking about a racial review of the major institutions of the capital, the nhs, local governments and the met police. all these protesters are wondering, where is the government's own proposals for this? what they want to see is a cutting of that thread, the direct line from edward colston, 300 years ago, a different form of racial bias and appalling behaviour, that thread all the way through to the racial problems we see in society today. they want it cut and they don't see any proposals being put forward from the government in order to do that. clive, many thanks.

in the us, the city council of minneapolis has pledged to dismantle the city's police department, following the killing of george floyd. it's promised to create a new system of public safety. thousands are queuing to pay their last respects to mr floyd's body in his home city of houston ahead of a private funeral tomorrow. our north america correspondent barbara plett—usher is there. well, huw, we have seen a steady procession of people here this afternoon, but even as these memorials continue for george floyd in his home attention is shifting to the wider question of how policing is in america. they queued in the heat of the day to pay their last respects, to show solidarity with a hometown man who's become a global symbol of police brutality. some were grieving the loss of a friend and neighbour, but all were showing up to strengthen the movement for racialjustice that erupted

as america watched george floyd stop breathing with a policeman‘s knee on his neck. we will do what we can to make this thing happen which is called change. hopefully, policies will begin to change, people will begin to get out and vote and effect change. as far as equality, people to learn who we are, why we do what we do, to kind of get in our world, to see where we are, and i think that's going to make a difference. in the nation's capital also — a solemn pause. we will have a moment's silence, actually eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence, in honour of george floyd and so many others. congressional democrats fell silent for the exact period of time that mr floyd was pinned to the ground. they unveiled today sweeping legislation on police reform. calls to change the way policing is done are echoing across the country.

already in minneapolis, where mr floyd died, a majority of city councillors has pledged to dismantle the police department and replace it with a community—led system. they say reform hasn't worked, as activists have long claimed. when people say they might file a complaint against the officer, the officers willjust laugh, they know it's a joke. the system is a joke to them, because it never provides consequences, and they act with impunity. but maybe not this time. the officer charged with murder in mr floyd's case appeared in court for the first time today. in washington, president trump weighed in on the debate by meeting police officers and dismissing the idea of any radical changes. there are not going to be any disbanding of our police, our police have been letting us live in peace, and we want to make sure we don't have any bad actors in there, and sometimes you'll see some horrible things, like we witnessed recently,

but 99, i say 99.9, but let's go with 99% of them are great, great people. in houston, the democratic presidential contenderjoe biden met mr floyd's family privately for more than an hour. police reform has become part of the mix in a turbulent time. there's a quiet sense of confidence here that it's now firmly on the agenda in an election year. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, houston. prince andrew is embroiled in an increasingly acrimonious dispute with us prosecutors who are investigating the crimes of the late jeffrey epstein, the convicted sex offender. the prince, whose friendship with epstein has been the source of major controversy, insists that he has offered to help, but tonight the us authorities have accused him of falsely portraying himself as willing to cooperate and challenged him to prove his offer is serious.

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the latest. it's more than six months now since andrew withdrew from royal duties.