this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. the funeral of george floyd, whose death in police custody caused global outrage, hears impassioned pleas for racialjustice. until we know the price for black life is the same as the price for white life, we're going to keep coming back to these situations over and over again. president trump provokes criticism by accusing an elderly protester who was injured by the police of being an extremist provocateur. protests in jerusalem and ramallah over the killing of an autistic palestinian man. israel says a full investigation is under way. we are not just

we are notjust protesting for the palestinian people. we are marching on behalf of all people who are fighting for justice everywhere. and we hearfrom the indigenous people of the colombian amazon, who fear the coronavirus panademic could decimate their community. the funeral of george floyd, whose killing by us police triggered anti—racism protests around the world, has taken place in houston, texas. delivering the eulogy, the civil rights leader al sharpton called forjustice. mr floyd's family also paid tribute, with his niece brooke williams asking why the system was corrupt and broken. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a final goodbye to a man whose death sparked protests around

the world, a black man loved by his family, killed by the police, whose death may have changed the world. george floyd was a regular guy from a rough neighbourhood, a father, a champion basketball and football player, a gentle man. his funeral was passionate, political, but above all personal. ijust want political, but above all personal. i just want to say, political, but above all personal. ijust want to say, i love you, and i think god for giving me my own personal superman. amongst the tears and the family's grief, there was angen the family's grief, there was anger, reflecting the outrage seen on the streets over the past two weeks. no more hate crimes, please. someone said make america great again, but one has america ever been great? i want justice one has america ever been great? i wantjustice for my brother, my big brother. that's big floyd. everybody know who

big floyd. everybody know who big floyd. everybody know who big floyd is now. he died lying on the minneapolis street, with the knee of a police officer bearing down on his neck. some of the mourners war i can't breathe badgers, a reference to george floyd's final words, gasping as his life slipped away —— wore. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, addressed the funeral in a recorded video message. no child you have to ask questions that too many black children have had to ask for generations. why? why is daddy gone? looking through your eyes, we should also be asking ourselves why the answer is so often to cruel and painful. why in this nation due to many black americans wake up knowing that they could lose their life in the course ofjust living their life? george floyd's final journey was their life? george floyd's finaljourney was by horse—drawn carriage, with people lining the streets, his coffin was taken to a cemetery south of houston, where he was

laid to south of houston, where he was la id to rest south of houston, where he was laid to rest next to his mother, for whom he cried out as he lay dying. a private ceremony, after a very public farewell. many of the largest protests of the past few weeks have been in washington, dc, much of it around the white house. muriel bowser is the mayor of washington, dc. she told us why she thinks the funeral is a turning point. it definitely feels like a moment, and i especially see it in the young people who we have seen out in american cities in droves demanding change. they are a generation who is — who has experienced this police violence on camera. from bystander video, from dash cams, from body—worn cameras, in a way that even people of my generation, x, haven't.

so i think that they are going to keep pushing for national change, for local change, and use their voices at the ballot box. the governor of new york has poured scorn on president trump's tweeting of an unfounded conspiracy theory about a protestor injured by police in the city of buffalo last week. mr trump questioned the incident, suggesting that the elderly protestor was an anti—fascist provocateur who faked his fall, even though the video clearly showed him being pushed by police. this is how new york governor andrew cuomo reacted. what, do you think it was — it was staged? you think the blood coming out of his head was staged?! is that what you're saying? you saw his head hit the pavement! you see blood on the pavement. "maybe he fell harder than he was pushed." how reckless, how irresponsible, how mean, how crude!

i mean, if there was ever a reprehensible, dumb comment — and from the president of the united states. let's speak now to our north america correspondent peter bowes. clearly a very angry governor of new york. just remind us of this incident, and what happened to this man and exactly what mr trump said in his suite. yes, this was a 75—year—old man, a well—known local activist, although his friends who have been responding to what has happened over the last 2a hours or so say that he is not a provocateur, he is a peaceful activist. and he was caught on video being pushed by the police, and the president in his suite accuses him of using some sort of device to effectively block the police scanners. effectively block the police scanners. now, he can be seen in that video with what looks like a mobile phone. it seems

to be pointed at the police, it isa to be pointed at the police, it is a little bit difficult to tell. but many experts have been weighing in on this, saying that even if he was trying to block some sort of scanning device, a mobile phone wouldn't achieve that, and you see him being knocked to the floor. he bangs his head against the pavement, and you can see him start bleeding, and initially the police appear to walk off, and there has been a real outcry at the president's remarks on twitter, and we have just heard from the governor of new york state calling it reprehensible, and calling on mrtrump to reprehensible, and calling on mr trump to apologise. yes, and what about the timing of this tweet, coming on the day of the funeral of george floyd? yes, and that is the other thing that has angered so many people, that the timing was just that, the day of the funeral, and not a word about theissue funeral, and not a word about the issue that has so consumed america, indeed the rest of the world, for the last couple of weeks. not a word about that from the president on this day. and that is where a lot of the criticism of mr trump comes

from, that while he has had a lot to say about the law and order issues that clearly this country has faced over the last couple of weeks, that he, so the allegation goes, has been insensitive to the cause, issues of police brutality and racism more generally, that clearly have been highlighted by what happened to george floyd. peter, thank you. protests have taken place injerusalem and ramallah over the killing of an autistic palestinian man, iyad al—hallaq, by israeli police over a week ago. demonstrators said they were inspired by the black lives matter protests in the us and elsewhere. israel says a full investigation is under way. here is our middle east correspondent tom bateman. demonstrators on the streets of ramallah, remembering iyad al—hallaq, an autistic palestinian man. he was on his way to a special needs school injerusalem when

way to a special needs school in jerusalem when israeli police reportedly chased him and open fire. they claim to have mistakenly thought he was carrying a gun. another protest took place in jerusalem. took place injerusalem. well, this group of young women has been protesting on one of the main streets that leads to the old city, where the killing took place ten days ago. what the police have been trying to do is force them back, push them back from there. we saw some pretty ugly scenes as the border police were forcing the crowd back. and the point these protesters want to make is one ofa protesters want to make is one of a parallel between what they see as the police brutality and racism in the killing of george floyd in the us to the killing of iyad al—hallaq in the old city ofjerusalem. of iyad al—hallaq in the old city of jerusalem. we are not just protesting for the palestinian people. we are marching on behalf of all people who are fighting for justice everywhere, from palestine to the united kingdom to the united states. the israeli leadership say what happened in the old city, the killing of iyad al—hallaq, was a tragic mistake, and there is

a tragic mistake, and there is a full investigation into the police officers under way. but nevertheless, others simply say you can't disentangle the politics of this to the broader conflict in the region. one arab—israeli lawmaker said that while it was the police that pulled the trigger, it was israeli occupation that loaded the gun. there is growing evidence that a second wave of coronavirus has hit iran, which was one of the earliest epicentres of the virus. but, despite the increase in cases, there is no new lockdown in place yet for the 80 million people living there. some cities have already been announced as red zones for infection. the bbc persian's rana rahimpour reports. could this be around's second wave of coronavirus? the country was opened up from lockdown just about a month ago. and this is how it looks like now in one city. buses are

being used to transfer covid—i9 patients to the capital of this province. it is one of at least nine provinces where infections are rising rapidly. according to around's ministry of health, this province in the south—east is now a red zone. the hospitals are. their staff are overwhelmed. last week, iran recorded the highest daily increase in the number of coronavirus cases since the first were reported four months ago. many local officials say this is a second wave of infections. but iran's president insists that the term second wave creates too much fear among people. there are no signs of social distancing here. shoppers and street vendor ‘s don't seem too worried. the authorities say this is the reason behind the recent spike, that people have

ignored public health advice and travelled to other cities. translation: in the last 24 hours, we learned that about 60- 70% of the hours, we learned that about 60— 70% of the new patients in tehran hospitals have travelled to other cities recently. this has happened during eid holidays, as we were expecting. as life begins to look relatively normal and large parts of iran, most schools remain closed. but year 12 exams had to go ahead, which according to this student didn't feel safe. translation: they've taken our body temperature, but when we asked them about the results, we were told... that they sent all the stu d e nts to told... that they sent all the students to the exam zone. none of the desks were disinfected. when i wiped my desk with alcohol, the weight went com pletely alcohol, the weight went completely black. iran's

official number of confirmed cases is around 176,000 cases, with over 8000 deaths. yet many, including the iranian parliament, believe the correct number of infections is eight to ten times more, and the deaths are at least twice as much. the president has warned that, if people don't follow social distancing, the restrictions may be reimposed. but the economy, already badly hit by us but the economy, already badly hit by us sanctions and corruption, is on its knees. many say that iran can't afford another lockdown, even if the government wants to. rana rahimpour, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: child malnutrition levels reach record levels as the familes of india's daily workers suffer the most during lockdown.

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 news, the latest headlines: the funeral of african—american george floyd, whose death in police custody caused global outrage, hears impassioned pleas for racial justice. president trump provokes criticism by accusing an elderly protester, who was injured by the police, of being an extremist provocateur. nearly 300,000 children in india could die from severe malnutrition over the next six months, according to a new study by thejohn hopkins university. the country's daily wage earners have suffered the most during the coronavirus lockdown, with millions struggling to feed theirfamilies. divya arya reports from delhi, where malnutrition levels in children were already some of the highest in the world.

too much hunger, too little food. with jobs too much hunger, too little food. withjobs gone, it is a fight for survival. hunger was a lwa ys fight for survival. hunger was always an issue here but this desperation is new. for these children, just outside the capital, delhi, even one meal a day now feels like a tryout. this baby is just one day now feels like a tryout. this baby isjust one month old. his parents rely on daily wages to buy food and like millions of others, they lost work after the government announced a lockdown in march. translation: we used to cook rice and vegetables before the lockdown. our children ate well. now they remain hungry because we have no money and no work. many of these kids are

too young to understand why it's happening. children under five are vulnerable to severe malnutrition and india is the worst in the world with one in five children affected and that may have become much worse. this is almost a perfect storm for malnutrition in the region. we have a vulnerable population, declining quantity in quantitative diets and with the access to essential services that children need and that leads to mound attrition. for children who are already mounting rarest —— malnourished these months are harder. this 2—year—old's mother says she has lost weight and her malnutrition will worsen because you have little support. more than five years the government has provided a

scheme to provide essential nutrients for children up to the age of six in sentence but during the coronavirus lockdown, most of these centres such as these were shut down. now some of them are trying to home deliver a much smaller quantity of food supplements at a time where they are most critical for young children's development. now it is ordinary citizens who have stepped up, like this person, who has been distributing one hot meal a day to 500 people for the past two months, but that is hardly enough. translation: i can provide one 01’ translation: i can provide one or two meals but children need brea kfast, or two meals but children need breakfast, lunch and dinner. they are not getting the nutrition they need. despite a surging coronavirus cases, the lockdown is easing. the government has a huge dilemma, how to stop the deadly spread

of the disease and protect the most vulnerable, particularly children, from hunger and even starvation. they have not yet found all the answers. divya arya, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. zoos, safari parks and drive—in cinemas are set to be included in the next wave of coronavirus restrictions being eased in england. boris johnson is due to announce that they'll be able to welcome back visitors from monday the 15th ofjune, which is when non—essential shops will be allowed to reopen in england. brazil's government has restored a website that lists the full data on the impact of covid—19 in the country, just hours after it was ordered to do so by the supreme court. the health ministry had stopped releasing cumulative totals for deaths and cases on saturday. many accused president jair bolsonaro of whitewashing brazil's numbers for political gain. police have seized cocaine

with an estimated value of $265 million in shipping containers at the pacific port of buenaventura, in colombia. while there were no arrests, the operation represents the largest cocaine seizure in colombia this year, with 4.9 tonnes of the drug being confiscated. the indigenous community of ticuna, in the colombian amazon, fears that its proximity to brazil could open a corridor of infection that will decimate its population. the amazon rainforest, covers much of northwestern brazil and extends into colombia, peru and other south american countries. the ticuna community is afraid infections in brazil, the epicentre of the outbreak, could be deadly for its elderly leaders. sodaba haidare reports. a threat beyond comprehension — the indigenous community of ticuna are worried about loss of life and loss of knowledge. coronavirus is posing a great

danger to the amazon regions, ageing leaders and spiritual guides. translation: if our spiritual and cultural leaders die, obviously we would be left with young people who, in the future, would know nothing of our cultures, practices and customs, so that is what we are afraid of. to protect their community from the pandemic, movement is controlled and people are checked by traditional indigenous doctors. the region is in close proximity to brazil, the epicentre of the outbreak in latin america. infections across the border could be deadly for the ethnic group but the outbreak is not stopping ticuna members from keeping the community spirit alive. they are still performing their traditional dance, even if they have to wear face masks.

for decades, people along the amazon river have been walking, driving and rafting from one shore to another but, with covid—19 claiming nearly 1400 lives in columbia, they are standing guard to protect their people and, most importantly, their elders, who are seen as tools of knowledge about the rainforest and the community history. sodaba haidare, bbc news. anti—racism demonstrations in the uk have turned their focus on calling for the removal of statues of figures associated with the slave industry. in the city of oxford, protesters demanded a statue of the colonialist, cecil rhodes be taken down. in london, a statue has been removed of the slave trader robert milligan, who helped to build west india quay in the docklands. nick beake reports. they have taken pride of place

in our communities for decades, sometimes centuries. but in 2020, it is shame, not pride, which is driving many to look again at who we celebrate. it was a ripping down of 17th—century slave trader edward colston's statue in bristol at the weekend which sparked the reflection of how we mark the past. the ripple sent out as it was dumped in the docs are being felt far and wide. a statue of robert milligan, in london, and 18th merchant who owns more than 500 slaves in jamaica merchant who owns more than 500 slaves injamaica the latest to be removed but this time by authorities, not angry protesters. it was an insult to the people of colour, black people, and so today, finally, to find that this statue was pulled down with symbolic, a victory. in oxford, thousands gathered at one of the university buildings, demanding the statue of cecil rhodes be

removed. they say the 19th century imperialist in africa are represented white supremacy. oriel college, rich refused to take it down four yea rs refused to take it down four years ago, says it abhors racism and discrimination in all its forms. more than 130 labour councils across the country are now reviewing or controversial public monuments. in cardiff, this statue of thomas picton, the former governor of trinidad and a slaveholder may not be at city hall for much longer and it is not just hall for much longer and it is notjust in the uk whether debate is taking place. in antwerp, in belgium, this figure of king leopold ii was defaced, blamed for the genocide of 10 million people in the congo in the late 19th century, transferred to a removal van, other controversial public moral —— memorial consigned to history. nick beake, bbc news.

the duke of edinburgh celebrates his 99th birthday today. to mark the occasion, this official photograph has been released of him with her majesty, the queen. the duke is expected to spend the day at windsor castle, where he and the queen have been isolating during the pandemic. the queen will celebrate her official birthday at windsor on saturday. and, finally, a field of beautiful lupines. the blooming flowers in lolland, in denmark, have become somewhat of a tourist attraction. the blossom has proved to be a hit with the public, much to the surprise of the owner. pictures have been shared across social media, bringing happiness and the scent of summer to everyone! one visitor descibed the floral spectacular as overwhelming and inspirational during this coronavirus pandemic. a reminder of the top story. the funeral of george floyd, his death in police custody

caused outrage, and i'll be back with all the top business stories shortly. hello there. we'll take a look at the uk unsettled weather picture injust a moment, but first of all, one place that has seen some very high temperatures over the last 24 hours is the arctic circle, where temperatures reached 30 degree celsius on tuesday. amazing to think temperatures can get that high that far north, but they do from time to time. that, though, could be a newjune record for that particular area. looking at our weather picture, it is unsettled. we saw rain gathering across the north—west of the uk yesterday, and that was associated with an area of low pressure, and that low pressure is moving right over the heart of the united kingdom for today. so we are looking at an unsettled day. often it's going to be cloudy, often we're looking at spells of rain, that could be quite lengthy spells of rain and, at times,

pretty heavy as well. perhaps some of the heaviest bursts of rain working across the western side of the countries, so wales, maybe north—west england. there will be some areas that don't see too much in the way of rain. but i think they are going to be the lucky few. for most of us, it stays pretty wet. temperatures between 14 and around 18 degrees for most of us. now, once that area of rain has moved south, you might think, "phew, we got rid of it," but, no, this particular area of low pressure is going to deepen and spin back northwards. all said and done, we'll be seeing the low influence our weather for the next six days, so we better get used to it, i suppose. on thursday, we have further outbreaks of rain, moving in across parts of england and wales. some of the heaviest falls of rain could be working in across parts of north—east england. it looks like it could turn very wet here for a time. and, increasingly, ithink, as we go on through the next few days, when the rain does come along, it's got a tendency to become quite heavy. thursday is going to be a windier day, and it's going to start to feel a little bit more humid as well. now, for friday, we've got further bands of rain

pushing their way northwards. probably the heaviest coming into southern parts of england and southern wales. a real chance of some thundery downpours here, might even see some localised surface water flooding for a time. generally, the less rainy weather will be across the north—west of the country, but nowhere is immune from seeing an odd downpour. and that trend continues on into the weekend as well. for saturday, it's a day of sunshine and heavy thundery showers. those showers could be quite intense. perhaps some of the heaviest of them towards wales and parts of south—west england. it's a humid day, temperatures are rising. we're looking at highs up to 24. but it is going to stay unsettled.

this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. open for business. the uk government confirms all non—essential shops in england will reopen from monday, as it attempts to restart the economy. and, as singapore comes out of a two—month lockdown, we take a look at what impact the pandemic has had for its usually bustling hawkers.

hello and welcome. let's start here in the uk, because the government has confirmed all non—essential shops will be allowed to reopen in england from next monday. business secretary alok sharma said retailers can open as long as they follow safety guidelines, or they could face enforcement notices. mr sharma added other businesses, such as restaurants, pubs, bars and hairdressers, will remain closed until 4 july at the earliest. joining us now from london is yael selfin, who is the chief economist at kpmg. welcome to you. thank you very much for being with us. the economy here desperately needs this, doesn't it? yes, absolutely. i think businesses generally need to get this reopening, because they need the business to start going, so thatis the business to start going, so that is very good news for them. the big question is whether consumers will come back and spend sufficiently at this time, when there is so much uncertainty. do you think we will see a big change in third—quarter gdp as a result

of these shops opening, or is it just of these shops opening, or is itjust going to be too much of a slow trickle? so as a result of the broader measures, as well as the ones that were announced just recently, we expect gdp to rise significantly in the third quarter, and probably clawback about half of the contraction we saw in q2. but we are in no way going to be anywhere near, if you like, where we started at the start of this pandemic. some people say that is quite optimistic, given how many people have now lost their jobs, their businesses. do they have the money to spend? so we are expect thing uncertainty to continue, and we are expecting consumer spending to remain relatively low, bearing in mind that we had a huge shock in q2. that means that the recovery will still take some time, and overall we are expecting a relatively significant contraction for 2020. and what

about the number of businesses that will go out of business? is that going to rise exponentially now, do you think? so the real big question is when we are going to get a vaccine or treatments, effective treatments to effectively end this pandemic. the longer this takes, the longer it takes us to go back to normal, the more businesses are going to be closed, and more people are going to become unemployed. so it is really a question of when we can go back to normal, and no—one knows at the moment. our best guess at the moment. our best guess at the moment. our best guess at the moment is it is going to ta ke the moment is it is going to take another year, if you like, for us to go back to normal, and that will have permanent damage on some businesses, and we will see people losing their jobs, unfortunately, particularly in the second half of this year, once the job retention scheme ends. thank you. let's take a quick look at how the markets are faring.

asian stocks edged higher during wednesday's trading session, with investors keeping a close eye on the us federal reserve's two—day meeting. however, the nasdaq closed at a record high for a second consecutive day. after securing a $5 billion bailout on tuesday, cathay pacific shares have had a volatile 24 hours. in trading today, the airline's shares jumped almost 20% as investors reacted to the funding update. joining me now from singapore is sharanjit leyl, who has more on this story. that's right. as you said, shares of cathay pacific airways having a turbulent ride after the announcement of that $500 billion government rescue plan, shares rising the most since 2008 before falling back. the carrier actually soared some 90% ahead of the —— 19%

ahead of the opening of the hang seng and it is now up 1.3% or so. hang seng and it is now up 1.3% or so. trading in shares had been suspended yesterday pending these announcements. the proposed $5 billion rescue plan includes issuing more shares, warrants and rights as well as the extension of a loan, but these plans are still subject to shareholder approval, in what will be an extraordinary general meeting thatis extraordinary general meeting that is due to take place next month. banks like credit suisse are not being too positive about cathay‘s outlook, they downgraded the shares to the equivalent of cell, they say the prospect of recovery remains dim. and it is notjust cathay, it is not the only airline to be helped this way. germany's love ta nzer, singapore airlines, they have all had some sort of cash injection —— lufthansa. the pandemic has altered travel in many parts of the world and

grounded plans. thank you. -- grounded plans. thank you. -- grounded planes. let's get some of the day's other news: the world's second—biggest mobile operator, vodafone, has warned that britain's desire to lead the world in 5g technology will face a big blow if it decides to remove china's huawei from the country's telecoms infrastructure. britain labelled huawei as a high—risk vendor injanuary, limiting its 5g involvement at 35%. debenhams has said it will close another three stores, as the retailer struggles with falling high street sales, made worse by the coronavirus lockdown. stores at milton keynes, watford and gateshead will not reopen, meaning around 300 job losses. it means that, since april, the retailer has said 20 stores will not reopen. injust over an hourfrom now, the world's largest fashion retailer, inditex, will be reporting its latest earnings, which will provide clear evidence of how badly the high street has been hit by the global pandemic.

many of its brands, including zara, were forced to close around the world due to covid—19. joining us now from wakefield is kate hardcastle from the insight with passion. welcome to you, thank you very much for being with us. what can we expect from these results today? zara are one of the few organisations that had a very clever appeal. it also had very strong engagement with its operations, making their transaction opportunity for online as well as in—store almost seamless. they use local sourcing, as well. so if there was an organisation in that middle market fashion arena that was best set up to meet a challenge like this, i think it is zara. but they have already stated this has impacted their sales significantly, and what it has also done is created a bit of a level playing field, whereas zara has very much rescued the high street against a lot of bland brands, a lot of fashion big names that have really become tired over the

yea rs really become tired over the years and not reinvested. it has actually now moved to a level playing field of online, where those who do want to buy fashion have found lots of alternatives and independent brands and perhaps have more choice available to them. we have just been talking about how non—essential shops are going to reopen from next week. do you think consumers will rush back to the likes of zara and otherfashion rush back to the likes of zara and other fashion retailers?” think there will be a snap back to the likes we have seen, ikea and mcdonald's, where people are keen to get back there and enjoy the social element and while many workers are furloughed, perhaps people have time to queue. but longer term i think much more it will continue to move online and i'm afraid the indoor life hasn't helped the fashion industry generally. people don't want to make sure they have the very latest style if there is nowhere to go to in it, and that has caused a lot of consumers to really re—evaluate their wardrobes, where they spend money, and while we have

seen spend money, and while we have seen increases in the leisure industry, hobbies, activities, jim ware, et cetera, we have not seen that for fashion generally —— gymware. not seen that for fashion generally -- gymware. and all of these retailers will have a huge amount of stock in their warehouses. what will happen to that? different retailers have different approaches. zara we have seen this inefficiency where they were literally asking staff members to go back into store, check changing rooms, stock rooms, making sure they could fulfil any online opportunity, where again we have a lot of retailers much slower to adapt. what has been really interesting is how organisations have suggested perhaps they are just going to use it next year, is that perhaps suggesting that there fashion is that the cutting—edge? it has got to be about using technology to re— purposeit about using technology to re— purpose it and making sure that you can get hold of any online opportunity that is available. i think, most significantly as well, online, is making sure you have great social media presence and you are having good conversations with the consumer on all of the issues affecting us worldwide at the moment. and again, it is interesting to watch how some

fashion retailersjust interesting to watch how some fashion retailers just don't have that relationship base with their consumers. so which retailers have come out well in this and which have failed, do you think? i think zara is a great example of having great integrated operations, but i think a lot of the independent brands and newer brands have shown that they have much more conversation opportunity, they have much more resilience when it comes to building bass, and i think as we have seen this week particularly with the black lives matter, quite rightly, a lot of brands re—evaluating their statements and social media. it will be interesting times ahead. it is good to get your thoughts. thank you for being with us. singapore is cautiously emerging from a two—month lockdown known as the circuit breaker. although the streets are slowly coming to life, a ban on dining—in remains, leaving the city state's usually bustling hawker centres almost empty. lucy martin looks at how some stallholders are adapting to a potentially new normal.

melvin's family has been serving braised duck from this stall for almost 40 years. on a busy day, the second—generation hawker can churn out 100 plates, but that changed almost overnight. singapore's lockdown measures include a ban on dining in, which applies not only to restau ra nts, which applies not only to restaurants, but also to hawker centres. melvin had to look at other ways to keep the business going. he created a hawkers united group on facebook, which is pa rt group on facebook, which is part of a broader community effort to help the industry adapt, and to avoid hefty commissions charged by major third—party delivery apps.

thank you. singapore's government is offering one off payments to try and encourage hawkers to get online and embrace home delivery. it is also waving rent on bricks and mortar stores in government run hawker centres —— waiving. but it is estimated that a high percentage of hawkers in those centres have decided to close anyway. the median age of singapore's hawkers is 60 years old, and moving online is not easy for everyone. translation: going ahead, i think having an online presence is important, but i don't know anything about running a business online. street food —— this street food advocate has made it his mission to change minds, one hawker at a time. some of these hawkers are very stubborn, and i say just wait for your hawkers are very stubborn, and i sayjust wait for your phone to burst with prepaid orders.

you just want to hear the ka—ching message. you just want to hear the ka-ching message. if the industry can make it through this period, there are positive signs ahead. singapore's hawker heritages in the running to be recognised by unesco later this year. like all disasters, this will blow over. these things that we are advocating, online to survive, i really pray it is temporary. for now, these chefs are doing what they can to stay afloat in uncertain times. the number of people waiting for nhs treatment will double to 10 million by the end of the year, according to a report published this morning. the nhs confederation, which represents hospitals and ambulance trusts in england, says the challenges include the backlog of cases, maintaining social distancing, and staffing.

zoos, safari parks and drive—in cinemas are set to be included in the next wave of coronavirus restrictions being eased in england. boris johnson is due to announce that they will be able to welcome back visitors from monday 15june, which is when non—essential shops will be allowed to reopen in england. there have been further moves to take down statues honouring historic figures involved in slavery and colonialism. a local council in london's docklands has removed a statue of the 18th—century slave trader robert milligan. at oxford university, hundreds protested, demanding a statue of cecil rhodes be taken down. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the funeral of african—american george floyd, whose death in police custody caused global outrage, hears impassioned pleas for racial justice. president trump provokes criticism by accusing

an elderly protester, who was injured by the police, of being an extremist provocateur. as we've seen the service for george floyd in houston hosted a huge array of empassioned eulogies, tributes and messages of solidarity. music also played a central role during the order of service, with mouners joining in song during the emotional occasion. here's just one example. nakitta foxx sings: # pray forjustice, pray forjustice. here was the one to pray for, he will still pray for your kindness, kindness, kindness, your kindness, your love. here lies the answer, no matter the colour, no matter the education, when we are up, when we are down, love!

for better or worse, for richer or poorer, till death do us part, he love us, love supreme, he loves us. that was nakitta foxx, director of praise and worship at houston's fountain of praise church. after the service, she spoke to my colleague mike emberley about the emotional tone she wanted to strike. the tone that i was trying to send today, first of all to the family, just to comfort them and to let them know that they are loved, not only by the people but by our god, and just to give them some sense of hope, even with what is going on right now. we are all out and we are fighting for this cause, but i know that they are pained because they lost a loved one,

and so we just want them to be encouraged and to know that god is still worthy of the praise and the he still loves them. it's a really obvious point but you really made the music ring out today, and music plays a particular part in this kind of occasion. it is a comfort, of course, it also a rallying cry? yes, it is, yes, it is. i've heard, at one point in the service, the sam cooke song, change is going to come, you will know when he wrote that, the circumstances when he wrote that, and how long it has been since he wrote it. chance still‘s not really come. we're still fighting for it. it has not really come yet. i mean, we have come a long ways but we still have a long ways to go so, yeah, i am honoured and i am blessed now to see that we are actually taking some steps forward to make that change happen. given if the global response, do you have more hope that this

is a real moment of change? yes, i do, i do have a real hope because i have seen so many people from so many different places come together in this particular instance, and it is amazing to me, even with the viewing yesterday, there were so many people, from everywhere, they came to pay tribute and then people are protesting all over the world for the cause and for change to come. i know you are from houston, tell us more about george's background. do you know where he came from? i did not know him personally but just by listening to his family speak, i know that he grew up in the third ward community of houston, one of our inner cities, and that is about, you know, not one of the more ritzier neighbourhoods, but more of a close—knit family type neighbourhood, not a lot

of people with a whole lot of money but that is the most that i know about his upbringing and about him, you know, growing up in houston. a tough neighbourhood to make it through. yes. were there particualr standout moments for you today? there are actually two. the first one was when my mayor, mayor sylvester turner, spoke to us. i was proud to be a houstonian, just to hear him talk about the laws that he's trying to get passed even in our city, with the police brutality, and just to make sure that shooting is the last method of apprehending anyone, so that we do not have to continue to see so many people being killed,

you know, for... for it being an injustice. so that was one of the standout moments for me. just being proud to be a houstonian, because my mayor is doing what needs to be done to see the change that we need to see come. and another part that stood out to me was just at the end of the service, when they were carrying him out in his gold casket, and him being from where he came from and the song, i shall wear a crown, was being played and just knowing that his purpose was fulfilled through his life. so those were just two of the standout moments for me today. we have very limited time but i was promised, if you are not completely sung—out, that you mightjust give us a few lines of we shall overcome to take us off air. sure i will!

# we shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome someday, oh, deep in my heart, i do believe that we shall overcome some someday.# nakitta foxx, who sang at george floyd's funeral and for us on george floyd's funeral and for us on bbc news. a leading imam has told the bbc that the british government's decision to re—open places of worship for private individual prayer next monday could cause resentment in some faith communities. the government had listed

churches, synagogues and mosques for reopening no earlier than july 4th. our religion editor martin bashir has the story. before souls can be cleansed, buildings must be sanitised, and a team of professional cleaners are preparing westminster cathedral for reopening. the largest catholic church in england and wales, with a capacity of 1500, will allowjust 60 people a day for private prayer from next monday. obviously, i'm very pleased. it's a very important practical step, but it's also a very important symbolic step for our society. churches with open doors say something quite vivid to our society, which is cruelly lost when the doors are shut. but while christians have welcomed the government's decision, there is anxiety among muslims, because mosques

are generally used for congregational and not individual prayer. this will increase the tension that's already been seen through protests and otherwise. there is a sizeable section of the community that feels that the government's announcement has not shown parity between religions. and that's notjust the muslim community — hindus, sikhs, orthodoxjews and other communities are feeling the same. secretary of state for communities robertjenrick accepted that reopening places of worship next monday will favour some religions over others. individual or private prayer is more relevant to some religions than others. other faiths that have more of a tradition of communal prayer, like islam and judaism, for example, this is not going to be as meaningful

a moment as it is for others. at least 15 of the nation's cathedrals, including st paul's, will open for individual prayer. but it'll be some time before congregational worship as we know it returns to these sacred spaces. martin bashir, bbc news. the duke of edinburgh celebrates his 99th birthday today and this official photo has been released with the queen. he is expected to spend the day at windsor castle where he and the queen are isolating during the pandemic. the queen will celebrate her official birthday on sunday. in the top story, the funeral of george floyd took place. plenty of detail on the funeral, go to our website. don't forget you can get

in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews i will be back shortly with all the top stories. hello there. we'll take a look at the uk unsettled weather picture injust a moment, but first of all, one place that has seen some very high temperatures over the last 24 hours is the arctic circle, where temperatures reached 30 degree celsius on tuesday. amazing to think temperatures can get that high that far north, but they do from time to time. that, though, could be a newjune record for that particular area. looking at our weather picture, it is unsettled. we saw rain gathering across the north—west of the uk yesterday, and that was associated with an area of low pressure, and that low pressure is moving right over the heart of the united kingdom for today. so we are looking at an unsettled day. often it's going to be cloudy, often we're looking at spells of rain, that could be quite lengthy spells of rain and, at times, pretty heavy as well. perhaps some of the heaviest

bursts of rain working across the western side of the countries, so wales, maybe north—west england. there will be some areas that don't see too much in the way of rain. but i think they are going to be the lucky few. for most of us, it stays pretty wet. temperatures between 14 and around 18 degrees for most of us. now, once that area of rain has moved south, you might think, "phew, we got rid of it," but, no, this particular area of low pressure is going to deepen and spin back northwards. all said and done, we'll be seeing the low influence our weather for the next six days, so we better get used to it, i suppose. on thursday, we have further outbreaks of rain, moving in across parts of england and wales. some of the heaviest falls of rain could be working in across parts of north—east england. it looks like it could turn very wet here for a time. and, increasingly, ithink, as we go on through the next few days, when the rain does come along, it's got a tendency to become quite heavy. thursday is going to be a windier day, and it's going to start to feel a little bit more humid as well. now, for friday, we've got further bands of rain pushing their way northwards.

probably the heaviest coming into southern parts of england and southern wales. a real chance of some thundery downpours here, might even see some localised surface water flooding for a time. generally, the less rainy weather will be across the north—west of the country, but nowhere is immune from seeing an odd downpour. and that trend continues on into the weekend as well. for saturday, it's a day of sunshine and heavy thundery showers. those showers could be quite intense. perhaps some of the heaviest of them towards wales and parts of south—west england. it's a humid day, temperatures are rising. we're looking at highs up to 24. but it is going to stay unsettled.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: ten million people could be on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year because of the coronavirus impact — a stark warning from england's nhs leaders. another slave—owner's image removed as the debate over controversial statues intensifies — labour councils are to review public monuments with links to the colonial past. calls for racial justice at the funeral of george floyd, whose killing in police custody sparked the wave of international protests. the long queue for a refund as thousands of holidaymakers are still owed cash, virgin holidays tells