this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. paying their respects — thousands of mourners file past the casket of george floyd in his home town of houston. his brother makes an emotional plea for justice. thank y'all. we will getjustice. we will get it. we will not let this door close. the us economy has officially gone into recession — but stocks are surging, with the nasdaq hitting a record high. our planet matters team has a special report on why carbon dioxide — or c02 — is at the heart of the world's changing climate.

and royal ballet dancers make a special video to raise funds for artists struggling through the pandemic. good to have you with us. a private funeral service for george floyd — whose death at the hands of police officers in the us sparked protests across the world — will take place later today. on monday, thousands paid their respects at a memorial service in the city of houston, where mr floyd grew up. jane o'brien reports from houston. for several hours, a steady procession of mourners bypassed the coffin of george floyd. ——

filed past. the vast majority never knew him but felt a deep connection as a catalyst on race. just to see his body in the casket, you know, he was helpless, no—one was there to helpless, no—one was there to help him. the police knee on his neck. it's just, help him. the police knee on his neck. it'sjust, it's horrendous. to witness a person who went through a situation that was, you know, unfair and his life was removed from him, just being part of that history means a lot to me. this is the last public gathering in honour of mr floyd before the private funeral. thank you all so much for coming out to support us. and all the families that are here with me today, michael brown, eric garner, breonna

taylor, everybody. thank y'all, we will getjustice, we will get it. we will not let this door close. former vice presidentjoe biden has met with the family but won't attend the service stop in minneapolis, meanwhile, the city where george floyd was killed, the white police officer charged with his murder appeared in court via video link. derek chauvin was remanded in custody and bail was set for $1.25 million. and in washington, lawmakers took a knee as they discussed legislation that would make it easier to prosecute police officer is accused of misconduct. a majority of americans, black and white, now say that police reform is an essential first step towards social justice for african—americans. there is certainly momentum. and as george floyd is laid to rest,

real hope that change will come. jane o'brien, bbc news, houston. let's get an update from our north america correspondent, peter bowes. peter, a very important day, the private funeral service occurring later today. tell us more. it has been two weeks since mr floyd died. this is the end of what has been eaten motor was period in the united states, with the demonstrations we have seen and there have been three memorial services so farfor been three memorial services so farfoer been three memorial services so far for mr floyd been three memorial services so farfoer floyd in minneapolis, in north carolina, where he was born and now back at home in houston. and as we have been hearing, many, many people queueing up to file because the coffin to pay their respects. will be a private funeral service with some local dignitaries there and the reverend al sharpton will deliver the eulogy. and after the service there will be a

possession to the local cemetery where mr floyd will be finally laid to rest, next to his mother. and of this is happening at the same time the ex— policeman accused of george floyd's murder appeared on a video camera to the court. it was done remotely. derek chauvin appearing for the first time, delayed by a week, the charges were changed from third degree murder up to second—degree murder. he was also charged with manslaughter. he didn't enter a plea on this occasion, it was a short hearing, about 15 minutes. he has been bailed and we know the bail has been increased to $1.25 million, apparently because of the severity of the charges and the public outrage had a bearing on the rising of the bail to $1.25 million. his next appearance is later this month. and tell us about joe

biden‘s presents yesterday, meeting the family in houston. and how that is reflected in the media in terms of him versus president trump? well, joe biden has a reputation. he has for a long time, of being a people person who can connect with people, who is good at consoling people. he's had a lot of personal hardship and grief in his own life. and i think in that that might have been a reason why he wanted to meet with this family and that has become very well—known over the past couple of weeks. it was a meeting of about 30 minutes, understand, he consoled the family and talk them. we were told on the weekend he was recording a video that will be paid at the funeral. he won't be there in person, and the reason for that, given simply the security detail and all of the lava involved in a form of ice president being at an event

like this —— a former vice president being at an event like this, he didn't want to put the family through that. thank you, peter bowes, our north america correspondent. the economic downturn in the united states triggered by the pandemic has been officially declared a recession. the body that monitors economic cycles said production, employment and consumption had collapsed since february. but on the same day, the nasdaq index exceeded its previous record high — it's seen the largest three—month rise since the dot—com boom in 2001. the s&p 500 has also risen by 1.2% to regain most of the losses of the seen in past three months. it is back where it was at the beginning of the year. gregory daco, chief us economist at oxford economics explains why it is possible for the stock market reach new highs just as the economy

goes into recession. we have to remember markets are not the economy. the economy is going through a contraction in the national economic research said the longest economic expansion on record and it in 2020 and i started the global coronavirus recession. —— and that started. that recession is deep, pervasive across sectors and will persist, because even though we are starting to see some rebounds in economic activity, gdp is about to fall about 10% peak to trough, if not somewhat more. and a number of sectors across the economy are seeing significant losses, including the employment front, which has now lost 20 million jobs in the united states. the markets are driven by a number of factors, including the fact the fed has signalled it stands ready to react to any increase

in the tightening of financial conditions and it's also driven by the tech sector. and we will have more of that in 20 minutes time. let's get some of the day's other news: chile has seen a sharp rise in deaths from covid—19 after changing the way it collects the figures. it now has one of the highest number of cases in latin america. the government has been criticised for how it was counting the deaths from the virus. more than 2,200 people have died of the disease there. cyprus airports will re—open on tuesday after more than two months of lockdown. health and safety protocols across the island have been tightened. contingency plans include covering the medical costs if a visitor fell ill with covid—19, and setting up dedicated quarantine hotels. passengers have been urged to carry all necessary medical certificates. coronavirus infections

in south africa are increasing at an alarming rate — especially in the country's cities that are known as being hotspots. those trying to treat people with the virus in the coastal city of durban are being infected with covid—19 at an alarming rate, forcing a number of private and government hospital to close. nomsa maseko reports. an unprecedented boom in the funeral parlour business as covid—19 doubts arise. undertakers are preparing for the worst, stocking up on coffins. officials estimate durban will need at least 15,000 new graves as the virus picks. this undertaker has already conducted coronavirus related funerals. for the funeral, there was no live video. the family could not ta ke video. the family could not take the body home. they brought the body in the morning, the body could not even attend the funeral. they took the body straight to the cemetery. hospitals in durban have been hotspots for covid—19 infections. some have been

forced to close temporarily after patients caught the virus there. doctors and nurses were also not spared. healthcare professionals say the fear of catching the virus at their workplaces looms large. hospital staff have protested the lack of personal protective equipment. this icu nurse cannot be identified for fear of using hisjob. knowing that you come into contact with covid—19 positive patients often, have you been tested for covid—19, and if so, how often are healthcare workers tested? translation: we haven't been tested, all of us, actually. we have asked management to just us have asked management to just us because we have been exposed to those patients. they said we will not be tested into we show symptoms. this durban doctor is worried staff are not being careful enough stop translation

mac mini healthcare workers think they cannot be infected by their colleagues. often rules like social distancing, wearing a mask when interacting with colleagues, they seem to be ignored, and as a result they become prone to becoming infected. on the outskirts of the city, the health department and ngos are tracing, trying to ensure the virus does not spread any further. durban, like most of south africa, is bracing itself for a peak in infections. for now, the city remains under lockdown. nomsa maseko, busy news, and durban -- bbc maseko, busy news, and durban —— bbc news, durban. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: raising the plight of artists struggling through the pandemic. the royal ballet dancers make a special video.

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 west 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 world news. the latest headlines: thousands of mourners have filed past the casket of george floyd in his hometown of houston. the us economy has officially gone into recession, but stocks are surging with the nasdaq hitting a record high. over the weekend, minneapolis council members vowed to dismantle the city's police department and campaigners across the us calling for similar reforms. but how could that work in practice? one project that has been raised as a potential model for city's like minneapolis to adopt is the cahoots project based in eugene, oregon. while the town hasn't replaced the police force, for 31 years eugene has used mental health professionals as first responders for a variety of issues. i'm joined by chris hecht, executive co—ordinator of the white bird clinic, which runs the scheme.

chris, welcome to the programme. tell us how it works. thanks, and good evening. 31 years ago the city of eugene chose to diversify public safety funding and created a partnership between the police and the white bird clinic's cahoots programme. we have two people, one medically trained, and a mental health professional, to provide mental health first response for folks in our community. we are dispatched through the police nonemergency line and work in pa rt nonemergency line and work in part —— partnership with public safety —— who are. part —— partnership with public safety -- who are. i presume it is successful, you have been doing it for over 30 years. indeed. over the years we have refined and improved the model

and learned through trial and error what works best stop a loss of our success is built on the strength of our relationship of the community, with the community that we serve stop over the years, the frontline workers in cahoots have shown their dedication and high quality training to the citizens in our area and gained their trust. the trust that we have with folks is the key to our being able to provide a response that is supportive, helpful, and doesn't escalate a situation that can sometimes already be tense when our workers arrive on the scene. so this, do you believe, is a good example of a way of the community working with police and more funding going to other aspects of care for the community, as opposed to all being put into the police department? indeed. ithink

it's very useful to distinguish between the different kinds of needs that police departments these days are forced to deal with and to discern which are best handled by trained public safety officers and by other individuals. together we ought to be able to handle everything that comes up in an appropriate manner. chris, it has been really good to talk to you and i'm sure many will be looking at what you have been doing in eugene it now with great interest, given what is going on in minneapolis. we are out of time but we thank you for your company this morning, or evening. us prosecutors have accused prince andrew of trying to "falsely portray himself" as willing to co—operate with the investigation into the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. the duke of york's legal team insists the prince has made three offers to assist the inquiry. he's denied any wrongdoing. sean dilley reports.

prince andrew has been under intense pressure to co—operate with us authorities want to talk to him about his friendship with the late convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. he was asked in his new slate interview last november whether he would co—operate and at that point he seemed unsure —— newsnight. co—operate and at that point he seemed unsure -- newsnight. and i... i... iwould have to seemed unsure -- newsnight. and i... i... i would have to take all the legal advice that there was before i was to... to do that sort of thing, but if push came to shove and the legal advice was to do so then i would be duty—bound to do so. but when he withdrew from royal duties more than six months ago, he said he would answer questions from any appropriate us law enforcement agency. his lawyer spoke out for the first time yesterday after a leak from the us revealed a formal request to uk authorities. in a statement they said:

in response, the us prosecutor in charge of the investigation, jeffrey berman, said: that's an off a lawyer for some of macron‘s alleged victim 's says you should now take up. prince andrew is not going to be able to drag this out forever. every day that goes by is more pain on the victims. so it's time for him to step up

and say "here's the date, here's the time, there's the place i will answer any and all questions from the department ofjustice. questions from the department of justice. was quite questions from the department ofjustice. was quite us authorities say the duke will not be extradited to america, but if he does not voluntarily respond to their legal request he could be forced to answer questions in a uk court. sean dilley, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. russia says it has agreed to collaborate with turkey in an effort to end the war in libya. moscow says the two partners would aim to create the conditions for a peace process. turkey supports libya's un—backed government, which has in recent days inflicted a series of defeats on the warlord general khalifa haftar, who's supported by russia. north korea has said it will sever inter—korean hotlines with south korea as the first step toward completely shutting down all means of contact with seoul. north korea had been threatening to do so for several days if the south refused to stop defectors sending leaflets and other material into the north.

carbon dioxide, or co2, is at the heart of the world's changing climate. butjust why is it so crucial to climate change? as part of the next our planet matters day, reality check‘s chris morris unpacks co2. you cannot see it, you cannot smell it and it is actually all around us and it is at the heart of our climate crisis. co2 is a gas made of three parts, or atoms. one carbon and two oxygen. its full name is carbon dioxide. it occurs naturally in our atmosphere and is a vital part of life on earth. people and both animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. plants use co2 to help them grow. but it has a bigger role to play as well. it helps to regulate the temperature of our planet because co2 is one of

the main greenhouse gases. it is like a glass in a greenhouse, keeping some of the heat from the sun trapped inside the atmosphere of the earth. that is good because without it the planet would need to call for us to live on. but the natural world works on an incredibly delicate balance and human activity, especially over the last 50 years has increased the amount of co2 in the atmosphere. too much of the sun's heat is being trapped and our planet is getting hotter. so where is all the extra co2 coming from? from modern life. factories, cars, aeroplanes, large—scale agriculture. they all use what we call fossil fuels. oil, coal and gas. over hundreds of millions of years, the remains of plants and animals which are full of carbon have been buried under the surface of the earth. some fossils eventually turn into fossil fuels. so when we burn them, all the carbon that had installed over an incredibly long period of time is released quickly as co2.

it is still only a tiny percentage of all the air around us. just over 0.04%. scientist measure that as the measure of parts per million in the air. in 2020 it was an average of 1113.4 ppm. but in 1970, the number was 325 ppm. at the start of the industrial age it was 280 ppm. the increase has been huge. co2 levels have increased fast. they fluctuate naturally but they have not been as high as this since well before modern humans like us even existed. in fact, experts reckon the last time there was this much co2 in the atmosphere was little more than a million years ago when sea levels were 15—25 metres higher. so in order to sustain life on earth as we know it, we need to limit the amount of co2 that is released. in that a change debate has become so urgent.

and that is so useful. dancers from the royal ballet have made a short film performing in the deserted streets to the sounds of the rolling stones, a project designed to highlight the plight of the arts during the global coronavirus pandemic. sodaba haidare reports. no spotlight, no stage and no audience but that's not stopping these dancers from showing off their moves on deserted streets of london. # living in a ghost town #. in trainers and ballet shoes, they danced on sunlit pavements and cobblestones outside the shuttered entrances of some of the capital's biggest theatres. # search for me, i have to go underground # the soundtrack, living in a ghost town, released by the rolling stones

in april this year, echoing the lockdown mood. the video is cocreated by melanie hamrick, a ballet dancer and partner to mickjagger. she says it's a call to support theatre actors and workers whose professions are being threatened by the pandemic. i was definitely inspired by mick's movements. sympathy for the devil, he loves to dance, so i try to incorporate that feel ofjust the love of dance. arts venues at this time of the year are normally crowded with theatregoers, but in the uk, they will be amongst the last places to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted. actors and crews make up some of the 290,000 workers in the industry. they are living in fear for their futures. projects like these are one way to help those affected with financial and emotional support. sodaba haidare, bbc news.

the top business stories in a moment. i will see you soon. hello again. for many of us, monday was a dry day with variable cloud, some spells of sunshine, and the skies looked like this for quite a few of us. however, we did see some heavy downpours across south—west england. looking at the forecast over the next few hours, we do still have quite a lot of cloud in the sky across the uk. there are a few clear spells for the majority. it's dry at the moment, so those temperatures ought to account for all the cloud — not too low, we're looking at 8—10 celsius as we start off tuesday morning. so i suppose a fresh start to the day, but we will see some further changes in our weather as we go through tuesday. although we start off on a dry note, we do have this weather system moving into the north—west, which will be bringing outbreaks of rain particularly to scotland and northern ireland. but it's the rain here which should arrive quite late in the day for england

and wales, and it is a dry start, but we might see showers developing particularly across parts of north—east england, running down the pennines and perhaps into parts of the midlands and southern and central england. don't be too surprised if you see an odd shower formed here as we head into the afternoon. our temperatures similar to what we had, really, on monday, with highs between 15—18 celsius for the majority of us. now for wednesday, the area of low pressure starts to move right over the uk, so we are looking at a cloudy day with some fairly prolonged outbreaks of rain. still, the rain is useful for a number of us — it was very dry last month, so the rain is welcomed by gardeners, i'm sure. but there is more of that rain to come, and it is kind of yo—yo rain, if you like it, because as this low pressure deepens and moves to the south, outbreaks of rain moves southwards, as well. but the rain will then return back northwards, so we get two dollops of rain from this particular system. thursday we are looking at some rain around, across parts of the south. northwards, there's heavier rain set to move in across the swathe of northern england, particularly north—east england, perhaps even a bit

of thunder mixed in with some of that. it will start to turn quite windy as we go through the course of thursday, and that continues into friday, turning increasingly humid as well. now it stays on the unsettled side friday and even into the weekend, with still some bursts of heavy rain around accompanied by claps of thunder across england and wales. but generally further north, the quieter the weather gets, so it may stay dry in inverness in glasgow this weekend.

this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the united states is officially in recession, as the global pandemic strikes the heart of the world's biggest economy. and despite the recession, the nasdaq hits a record high! we'll explain how us stocks are surging amid the bleak economic picture. hello and welcome. i'm sally bundock. let's start with the world's

biggest economy — the united states — which is now officially in recession. this puts a formal end to what had been more than a decade of economic growth. the national bureau of economic research says the coronavirus had caused a downturn that was unprecedented for its speed and severity, but which may turn out to be shorter than previous recessions. samira hussain has more from new york. the longest running economic expansion in american history came toa expansion in american history came to a crashing halt in february of this year. that's according to the national bureau of economic research. the bureau looks at two key indicators: production and employment. now, with these strict conditions put in place to control the spread of the coronavirus, when businesses we re coronavirus, when businesses were shut, consumers were left at home. normally, it would ta ke at home. normally, it would take the bureau of several months —— it would take the bureau several months to make this kind of designation and usually the rule of thumb is

two consecutive quarters of negative growth. but the speed with which america's labour market and its output collapsed made it very clear that the american economy is in fact in recession. although the bureau painted a pretty bleak picture of america's economy, it did have one little bright spot, that it have one little bright spot, thatitis have one little bright spot, that it is perhaps possible that it is perhaps possible that this recession may not last as long as the previous ones. so that is samira hussain. let's take a quick look at how the markets are faring. this is the picture in asia despite a bumper session the night before on wall street it's a mixed picture across asia this tuesday. the positive mood is continuing in asia today. but turning to the us

on the day it was declared it's in recession, markets powered past the levels seen at the end of 2019. this board shows you the results of an 11—week surge in stocks despite the economic devastation of coronavirus. joining me now from london is james hughes, who's the chief market analyst at scope markets. good morning, nice to see you. did you think we would see an 11 week rally? absolutely not. iam the 11 week rally? absolutely not. i am the first person to say i have been wrong on this for the last 11 weeks. nobody, no a nalyst last 11 weeks. nobody, no analyst has really expected to see this in such an aggressive way, such an aggressive move to the upside. after such big falls, it was always inevitable we would get some kind of recovery, but many analysts we re recovery, but many analysts were talking about the fact the markets fell very quickly and would come back up but the lows would come back up but the lows would continue. what has happened has really amazed all of us. there have been some

sectors that have performed secular lee well. these days while street isn't made up of the biggest companies being the banking stocks and the oil stocks, its technology which is massive. and the likes of the fang stocks, facebook, amazon, netflix and google, all of those types of companies have performed particularly well during this lockdown or not as badly as expected. that has helped to boost stock markets higher. and for those who hung in there when we saw the massive crashes in march, those days when we were all feeling so ill with the sight of what was going on with the markets, they are pretty much back to where they started, are they? yeah, very much a lot of these investments, people would have held on at the time when us stock markets started to crush, would definitely be back at sort of levels which are back to where they were treating

before. however, what is so, so amazing is the fact that if you look at what is going on in the us with protests and unrest, political unrest, and then the fa ct political unrest, and then the fact the us is in recession, it shows there are — despite economic data being better than expected, there are still problems going ahead. but it is that fact, that small detail the fact that maybe this won't last as long because what you are going to do is completely close and economy straightaway but then reopen it almost as quickly and without being the case that could well help things. but the big thing is going to be the unemployment picture. just how bad will that get? last month we saw that actually improved. all right, james, we thank you for your analysis as ever. you and i both in the same boat, i com pletely both in the same boat, i completely cold it wrong. but we will see what happens next was that it is not over till the fat lady sings. there are

many more days and difficult weeks ahead. let's get some of the day's other news. uk retailers faced another difficult month in may, with retail sales falling 5.9% according to the british retail consortium. online sales rose a massive 60.2% last month, but this wasn't enough to offset the overall drop. however, some products did see a spike in sales, such as office and fitness equipment. tesla shares rose to a record high after the electric—car makers sales in china beat expectations in may. last month, tesla sold just over 11,000 made—in—china model three vehicles in the country. with tesla's main manufacturing facility in california being closed for the past two months, the electric car maker is relying heavily on china for both production and sales. well, the uk and japan will start trade talks later today, with both sides hoping to agree a new deal which would replace

the current the free trade agreement that britain enjoys through the european union. last year, trade between the two countries was worth as estimated £31 billion. joining us now from asia business hub in singapore is shara njit leyl. it's nice to see you, sharanjit leyl it's nice to see you, sharanjit leyl. for japan and it's nice to see you, sharanjit leyl. forjapan and the uk, this relationship is so important. it is indeed. the british government is essentially saying it intends to build on that existing eu— japan deal, which as we know, the uk will no longer benefit from when it completes its exit from when it completes its exit from the bloc at the end of this year. the head of brexit happening there was so much talk of just happening there was so much talk ofjust how important it was for britain to secure trade deals with other countries. we know japan is currently the uk's fourth largest non—eu trading partner, and you will also recall ahead of brexit many of the over 1000 japanese companies with uk bases had expressed lots of fears about losing their gateway into the european market after the accident. so these negotiations

are accident. so these negotiations a re really accident. so these negotiations are really a chance to allay those fears because without a new deal with japan, the two countries would have to default to trading on world trade organisation terms, which could mean tariffs and more obstacles to commerce. so getting trade deals off the ground is very much a very high priority for the uk as it reshapes its economic relations with the rest of the world. and as we know, the global economy struggles to recover from the recession caused by this pandemic. we know the uk's international trade secretary and the japanese minister for foreign affairs, well, they are launching these negotiations via video conference call. naturally, travel to meet face—to—face is off because of the pandemic. thank you, sharanjit leyl, the pandemic. thank you, shara njit leyl, good the pandemic. thank you, sharanjit leyl, good to see you. as the lockdown eases in the uk and businesses begin to re—open, how likely is it that those who are currently out of work will be

able to find a job? the latest manpowergroup employment outlook survey says the prospects of companies hiring are the weakest since its records began nearly 30 years ago. the companies surveyed do expect hiring to return to pre—covid—19 levels within the next 12 months. joining us now from brighton is chris gray, who's the uk director of manpowergroup. good to see you. gloomy news for those who do not have a job. yes, it is certainly gloomy. we do have two recognised that organisations does make we have to recognise while organisations face a short term hit, they are getting organised and preparing for the future of work, not the past of work, which will be very different to the past. however, over 50%, 57% of employers surveyed, and that is over 1000 employers over various sectors say they will

be back at pre— covid—19 levels within the next 9—12 months. they say most analysis shows mostly young people are going to be the ones with the toughest times in terms of re—employment. would you agree with that? those who had just graduated or have lost their jobs? it is very much an uncertain time for that group of people. and i think they have got to take the opportunity to not only be active in theirjob searching, which is an obvious statement, but after having coming out of learning, continuing to explore the market, anticipate where surges are going to be and re— skill or of skill and demonstrate curiosity —— re— skill or upskill. and be willing to learn and be agile in their own applications. for those who are applying, they will be well aware they are up

against any, many more than normal when you apply for a job because of the so many that are out of work right now. when you talk about the future of work, how do you get yourself ready so you are most attractive to those who are employing? well, asi those who are employing? well, as i said earlier, sally, demonstrate basic behaviours that employees need —— employers need, time management, attending work on time, customer service attributes, so when you are actually rehearsing for interviews and of course having to go through a very different way of applying forjobs in a short period of time. i saw my own daughter practising interviews on the laptop, and even though they are used to working or chatting with their friends on social media, it is a very formal environment. so don't be afraid to rehearse as you are looking at opportunities. all right,

chris, good to talk to you. thanks for your time. chris gray, uk director of manpowergroup. theatres worldwide will be among the last places to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, leaving venues, actors and crews fearing for their futures. in the uk, the theatre industry employs 290,000 workers and is a big earnerfor the uk — box office takings were £1.3 billion in 2018, but have virtually dried up since march. that is march of this year. joining me now from london is nica burns, chief executive and co—owner of nimax theatres — nimax operates six theatres in london's west end. good to talk to you. for theatres, this is extremely worrying times, isn't it? some theatres are on the brink of bankruptcy? it's extremely hard because we cannot trade. an

there is no money coming in at all. many in the industry have called for a government bailout or government investment. what are you hearing from that perspective? we have to wait. the bottom line is that we — our problem is we cannot open with social distancing. theatre is about bringing people together. the buildings are simplyfar together. the buildings are simply far too small to allow that kind of distancing within them. economically, it's com pletely them. economically, it's completely unviable. the numbers do not add up stop so, in so we can be told by the government we can reopen safely without social distancing, and we have been working on preventative measures, all of the things we have been reading about, and ask, sanitation —— masks, sanitation of the buildings, there are a lot of things we can do but we have to wait till the government tells us we can wait till the government tells us we can do it and we can open our doors. and we have no idea when that would be without social distancing. what about the idea that it is notjust government that invests, but others in this industry, like,

for example, netflix, that is doing so well in this environment. yet they benefit, don't they, from theatre? they do. the uk is like an incredible development training ground for writers, for actors, directors and performers. literally we support them to the whole world. take the crown for example, a major tv series that sold well all over the world. that started off as a stage play. wilmington the crown here alone brought another £300 million into the economy. the high-profile theatres in london and other big cities in the world will get investment and help what about smaller theatres that are so incredibly important in, you know, original areas of the uk, where they won't necessarily get the money they desperately need is denmark well, some of them will close. we have already had two go into administration, 13 weeks in,

without any view going forward as to when we can open. theatres don't carry huge reserves. we a re theatres don't carry huge reserves. we are actually very good at making money, we do everything we can, we are very financially disciplined. so, really, it's not so much a bailout we want, but investment. if you invest in us, we will get back up there and we will get it back many times over. well, nica, thank you for getting up so early and good luck. let's hope it is do not close. they are so, so important. now, more than ever, people have been facing huge strains to their mental health. balancing working from home, children not being in school, with fears of getting sick and losing our livelihoods — we're under intense pressure. but it's notjust a matter for individuals to be concerned about. companies need to factor it in as well if they're going to protect the future of their workforce. our reporter katie silver has been investigating. is it

isita is it a weekend? a week down? but frankly, it doesn't really matter. i'm still at home. again. for many days at the moment can feel pretty repetitive. this monotony, coupled with the fact that for some of us we are doing more work than ever, it can lead to burnout. this is a time of tough emotions and we live in a society that seems to value relentless positivity and happiness, but when we just get on with things in a way that denies the reality of people's experience, then we are living in denial. this can damage employee productivity and retention, and as a business risk that many companies will face. one former tech start—up from sydney is actively trying to mitigate against it. the main thing has really been how to support people navigating quite different challenges, thatis quite different challenges, that is one thing we have learned, there is not one solution for everyone. the company gives workers short regular surveys to track

employee sentiment. they also have a subscription to a wellness out, they run fitness classes, trivia nights, and even pub sessions where they all dancer —— app. they also hold team cooking classes. wa nted hold team cooking classes. wanted a's menu, gnocci. harvard psychologist susan david says ignoring mental health at the moment is one of the worst things a business can do. the costs include things like lower levels of engagement, and organisational culture that feels stymied and isn't working effectively, and, ultimately, the cost becomes a cost to the bottom line as well. susan has some top tips on how we can manage a mental health during these times. she says recognise what is in our control and try and let go of

that that isn't. to have compassion with oneself. these are compassion with oneself. these a re really compassion with oneself. these are really tough times. and to try to build strategies to make space between our immediate emotional reactions and how we choose to respond to them. these guidelines apply to managers as well to help them empathise with staff during these unprecedented times. plans for all primary school children in england to return to the classroom for four weeks' teaching before the summer holiday are to be dropped by the government. ministers now no longer believe the proposal is feasible. pupils in reception, year one and year six will remain in school, while head teachers will get "flexibility" to bring back more classes if they can.

the government is also due to update its guidance on when pubs and restaurants can start trading again. the current timetable suggests that customers could return at the beginning of next month, but ministers are hoping to speed up the timetable in an attempt to prevent over three million workers in the hospitality sector from losing theirjobs. and coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, louise and dan will have all the day's news, business, and sport. they'll also have more on the significant landmark in energy production britain is due to pass — when it compleres two full months without burning coal to generate power. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the protests we've seen were obviously sparked by the death of george floyd, but the anger behind them runs much deeper, with a long list of cases of police brutality against african—americans. one of the most notorious is that of rodney king, who was beaten by los angeles police in 1991. images of an unarmed king on the ground, being hit with batons, went round the world. the aquittal of the officers at trial sparked huge riots across the us. my colleague matthew amroliwala spoke to rodney king's daughter lora, about how she has

found the last two weeks. you know, ithink you know, i think it's been pretty much the same feeling for all of us that are human beings. it's a little bit of mixed emotions, it's a little bit of frustration, hurt, angen bit of frustration, hurt, anger. it's been very challenging. it's been very challenging. it's been very challenging. were you able to actually watch the george floyd video? you know, i'm going to be completely honest with you, i've seen bits and pieces of it, couldn't bring myself to watch the whole thing, because they just got anxiety through my whole body, and evenjust talking about it and seeing it and seeing what his daughter has to go through, i'm not able to watch the complete video, no, i'm not. now, you were

about six or seven when your father was beaten. you saw those images in the tv reports at the time and many, many times subsequently. give me an idea of what impact that had on someone so young. idea of what impact that had on someone so young. yeah, i was seven someone so young. yeah, i was seve n yea rs someone so young. yeah, i was seven years old at the time. it's a lifelong impact. it's something that never goes away. it's something that a repetitive video image in your head. so it's undescribable, let alone coming you know, her father died this particular day, my father died years later, but a part of him died that night that we never recovered. he never fully recovered. he never fully recovered. so that's something that sticks with you your entire life, it's something that you have to try to use your pain to push passion through for other people who are going through the same thing you are going through. something that, like as never goes away. they will come to how you are doing that in a moment, but we are nearly 30 yea rs on moment, but we are nearly 30 years on from those images,

again, we have been putting on our screens, how much or how little has actually changed, do you think? you know, not much has changed at all. why would they not much. because right when we think maybe we have hope, then there's another viral video and its repetitive. so all in all i would have to say no, things have not changed. now, you have a young son, a red extraordinary thing that you didn't want boy because you were so that you didn't want boy because you were so scared of what might actually happen to him. is that right? because that seems just the most extraordinary thing to even read out aloud to you and ask you is a question? yes, that's correct. i never wanted a son because they didn't want to have to have the feeling that they have now and that's the feeling of unknown, if he is

going to live, if he's going to live his entire if he is going to live even to, you know, i will say 21 or 18, but you know, we see with tamara rice and trayvon martin, they didn't make it to their 18th birthday, so, yes, they are very fearful, son 's life. a final thought in terms of some of the politics we are seeing, because the democrats today, they unveiled a large list of a package of police reform that they want to push through, we know the president is going to focus later in the day on law and order, what do you think is actually required to genuinely make progress in the united states on this? you know, i think the whole structure needs to be redone, because it's obvious it's a repetitive action. it's not working. and if you keep doing the same thing over and over and it's not working, i mean, i don't know what it takes, i don't know what it takes, i don't know way human lives are not important. it doesn't even

matter that the black, just coincidentally they are black, so we coincidentally they are black, so we have to say black lives matter, which we shouldn't. you know, it's unfortunate that it isa know, it's unfortunate that it is a state of emergency when it comes to looting and merchandise damage, but a human life, and african—american human life, that's not a state of emergency, that stick to me. so i'd just feel like we are at a standstill. that's why i've created the rodney king foundation so we could have structured programmes to have uncomfortable conversations, to have dialogue with each other because we are all human, we all live together, and until we value the black man's life we're not going to be able get along. and that's just that. it's unfortunate we are having this conversation. lora king there speaking to my colleague, matthew amroliwala. let me highlight to the coronavirus live page which is updating on bbc online all the time. it has the very latest news and information about what's happening all over the world, but also you can take a look at

these great little short videos as well, which brilliant watchers. this one life as a young carer under lockdown stop hello again. for many of us, monday was a dry day with variable cloud, some spells of sunshine, and the skies looked like this for quite a few of us. however, we did see some heavy downpours across south—west england. looking at the forecast over the next few hours, we do still have quite a lot of cloud in the sky across the uk. there are a few clear spells for the majority. it's dry at the moment, so those temperatures ought to account for all the cloud — not too low, we're looking at 8—10 celsius as we start off tuesday morning. so i suppose a fresh start to the day, but we will see some further changes in our weather as we go through tuesday. although we start off on a dry note, we do have this weather system moving into the north—west, which will be bringing outbreaks of rain particularly to scotland and northern ireland. but it's the rain here which should arrive quite late in the day for england and wales, and it is a dry start,

but we might see showers developing particularly across parts of north—east england, running down the pennines and perhaps into parts of the midlands and southern and central england. don't be too surprised if you see an odd shower formed here as we head into the afternoon. our temperatures similar to what we had, really, on monday, with highs between 15—18 celsius for the majority of us. now for wednesday, the area of low pressure starts to move right over the uk, so we are looking at a cloudy day with some fairly prolonged outbreaks of rain. still, the rain is useful for a number of us — it was very dry last month, so the rain is welcomed by gardeners, i'm sure. but there is more of that rain to come, and it is kind of yo—yo rain, if you like it, because as this low pressure deepens and moves to the south, outbreaks of rain moves southwards, as well. but the rain will then return back northwards, so we get two dollops of rain from this particular system. thursday we are looking at some rain around, across parts of the south. northwards, there's heavier rain set to move in across the swathe of northern england,

particularly north—east england, perhaps even a bit of thunder mixed in with some of that. it will start to turn quite windy as we go through the course of thursday, and that continues into friday, turning increasingly humid as well. now it stays on the unsettled side friday and even into the weekend, with still some bursts of heavy rain around accompanied by claps of thunder across england and wales. but generally further north, the quieter the weather gets, so it may stay dry in inverness in glasgow this weekend.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: no school until september for millions of children in england as the government drops plans for all primary—aged children to return before the summer holidays. thousands of mourners pay tribute to george floyd in his home city of houston — as the police officer charged with his murder appears in court for the first time. a war of words betwen prince andrew's lawyers and a us prosecutor over co—operation with the investigation into sex offenderjeffrey epstein.