this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson announces a further easing of the coronavirus lockdown rules in england — from saturday adults who live alone or single parent families will be able to form what's called a "support bubble" with one other household. spends more than half of its general redirecting some of that money towards other kinds of services like we are making this change to support housing or mediation or social those were particularly lonely as a services mental health services result of lockdown measures. the brother of george floyd has told a us congressional committee that people around the world want change on policing. defunding is not the same as dismantling as we heard in the case honour george and make the necessary of minneapolis this week. calling changes that make law enforcement for the dismantling of the police to the solution and not the problem. berman here, that has only happened the world health organization warns one place in the us in recent times, that the global coronavirus crisis is by no means over amid deep

in newjersey. but, yes, it's concerns that some health care becoming a kind of key flashpoints systems are struggling. the warning comes as health officials in delhi fear determined, and it's certainly going there will be a massive shortage to be one that the president has of hospital beds to deal indicated today is focusing in on. with an estimated half a million gary, good to hear that. thank you new coronavirus cases by the end by the end of next month. very much. the mayor of the city of bristol and calls from the uk's labour party in the uk has confirmed for a national taskforce that the statue of the slave trader on getting schools up and running edward colston will be retrieved from the harbour and placed in a museum. the toppling of the statue last again in england saturday has become one of the most symbolic moments in the wave of protests that have followed the killing of george floyd in minneapolis two weeks ago. now there are calls for other statues of those involved in the slave trade to be removed too — but where would it end? jon kay reports from devon. he is the most famous son here. sir hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the globe. francis drake circumnavigated the the world health organization says that "by no means" world. but his global change now is the coronavirus pandemic over. the who is warning that different risks in different countires means catching up with him. last night, it's down to "national authorities to consider where they protesters defaced the monument in are in the pandemic". in the uk, prime minister boris his hometown. is it time for that johnson says the government is still meeting the five tests it statue to go? i think it probably

has set itself, and so today he announced a further easing is. tony says there should now be a of some lockdown restrictions for some people in england, public vote, but he knows it will be including the setting up of social bubbles. controversial in a town that relies on the man who famously defeated the spanish armada. we're just about to come out of the coronavirus crisis, which has had a lot businesses very badly, and i from this saturday, don't want to see the demise of single adult households tourism, but any history has not just hundred people, but good deeds in england can form a ‘support bubble with one other household — of any size. they can go into each other‘s and follow. it was the destruction houses, stay the night and don't have to maintain social distancing. of this statue and bristle at the but the prime minister stressed that this new measure weekend that sparked this debate. in is only for single adults — he said it's not possible for those who do not qualify to start meeting north yorkshire, there is now a inside other people's homes — campaignfor north yorkshire, there is now a that remains against the rules. campaign for whitby‘s memorial captain james cook to he has also announced that campaign for whitby‘s memorial from monday, zoos and outdoor captainjames cook to go. we met we attractions such as drive did the whole commemorative pageant in cinemas, will be allowed on serpents is drake. jessica grew to reopen in england, as long as they adhere to social distancing rules. up on serpents is drake. jessica grew up here and study drake at school. elsehere, in india, health officials she'd like her kids to learn more are warning of a massive shortage of hospital beds to deal about his links to slavery, but she with a surge of new coronavirus cases in delhi. the chief minister there has said thinks his statue should stay. they could have more than half you can't erase it. and so is going a million coronavirus cases

to be there. maybejust you can't erase it. and so is going to be there. maybe just educate people on what it stood for, but as by the end ofjuly. for taking them down, absolutely there are also concerns ludicrous. in this rural part of of a second spike in iran. more on all those stories in a moment, devon, 98% of the population is but first here's our political editor laura kuenssberg white, but the black lives matter with her take, on the uk governments protests have still resonated. latest announcement. jackie came here from south africa keepers, not crowds of that the in the 1960s. penguins in the past few months as what was going on in america and the we get out of lockdown, the birds stop and search and the incidence of and animals will soon have company again. restorative getting to a deaths in custody in this country, point but we don't know why pretend it does make you upset and angry. open, so the news is really yeah, ido it does make you upset and angry. yeah, i do agree with people that exciting. outdoor cinema skin reopen those who are standing up to fight, as well as shops are next week as yeah. it has to be said. what about long as you're well used to hearing the statue here? oh, no. i'm not by now, everyone keeps their distance. and for millions of humans fussed about that, as far as i'm concerned can make and stay there. in england, life will soon change it is about you? no, doesn't bother indoors too. we will allow single me. and nearby clinic, square and named after drake slave trading aduu cousin, john hawkins, is to be indoors too. we will allow single adult households, are single parents renamed. inspiring this local with children under 18 to form a student to write a poem. you don't support bubble with one other see the problem? ok, that's fine.

but may i ask where do you draw the household. all of those enter line? it said sir francis drake was support bubbles will be able to act playing bones here in plymouth home as if they live in the same house. when he heard about the spanish armada. now there is a petition to for single mum and her mum remove this statue to for the alexandria, that could be reunion council, a monumental decision. after weeks of distance. being at my jon kay reporting from devon. swedish prosecutors have identified itiuitis after weeks of distance. being at my mums house, having dinner with her the man who they believe killed the country's prime minister, olof palme, 3a years ago. and for my little boy, having a wrist dinner at his nannies on a mr palme was shot dead in stockholm in 1986 on his way sunday is everything. so, i cannot home from the cinema. officials say a graphic designer ca ed st'g engstram _ wait to be able to do that. how, as prime minister, have you allowed this where they can the guidelines of the zoo, a single relative will be able to have sunday dinner with theirfamily, but be able to have sunday dinner with their family, but with be able to have sunday dinner with theirfamily, but with many situations, that same child may not be able to go to school until september? would like to be in a position where we can get the

remainder of primary back for a couple of weeks before the summer holiday and we wanted to do that if those could be possible. clearly, we got it right down, but not down far enough to change the social distancing measures in our schools. they proclaims borisjohnson is just not taking proper control. private cinemas, but we can't get more children in school. that is really a disgrace and the government have been asleep at the wheel. the government need to do much more to ensure that our young people can get backin ensure that our young people can get back in the school that will also up the patents —— help their parents get back to work. by easter time, get back to work}???et me; the funfair get back to work}???et me; the fun fair should look like this. instead, it is all packed up in an empty field in devon. that should be and the owners have no income and when

the owners have no income and when the things would be able to spend once more. known as legates no with the situation is. —— no one. lockdown under way, caution may be wise, but for so many families and firms, the moves are painfully slow. let's speak now to dr nick long from the london school of economics —— who led a recent study on the social bubble system in new zealand. how close the people stick to the rules in new zealand and did work? people stuck to the rules very closely, particularly when we are looking at the low household support bubbles which new zealand caught the buddy system. everyone recognised that the numbers needed to come down and that the pandemic was very serious and so they stuck to it very

seriously and there's always the possibility to see people as a social distance outside it he found is that there are people who really needed the support that you can only get inside, somebody who recently lost a spouse or have been bereaved 01’ lost a spouse or have been bereaved orjust waking lost a spouse or have been bereaved or just waking up lost a spouse or have been bereaved orjust waking up knowing that there someone orjust waking up knowing that there someone else in the house with them and it makes a huge difference. people who need support with childcare who have a soul is to juggle childcare who have a soul is to juggle childcare and work and maybe does not already have co—parenting arrangements available with a former partner they can look after the kids. this will come as a huge relief and help people that is been struggling. how fast did new zealand move from the bubble system to sporting single parents and those that are lonely to a bubble system where other families could start mixing more fully? in the new zealand case it took about four

weeks. that is in the context of a very different profile. this started lockdown very early and there weren't many cases there were rigorous contact tracing it a very strict lockdown with most workplaces shutin strict lockdown with most workplaces shut in most schools shut in terms of shopping only one person from a household could go grocery shopping. whether or not we will see the same rate or decline in the uk at the stages are to say and i would not put any money on this being able to open up every household within one month. but hopefully, gradually it will be possible but more people who need support to get support bubbles, i think getting about it —— thinking about it in this terms is the right turn to take. the prime minister was urging caution but anecdotal, strata to feel that when i walk about the people are starting to feel more co mforta ble people are starting to feel more comfortable going outdoors and

mixing. do you think he will stick as close to these rules as new zealand did? it is difficult to say, we have been in lockdown for so long that there's a question of fatigue and sticking to that, it may be a different manner to exclusivity is the bubble. if everyone bears in mind the transmission of the virus is very high indoors that even with these opportunities that the regulations of put forward, think about doing it because people really need the support and that support is more important than any risk of the virus. if we keep that logic of at the forefront in our minds, we can progress responsibly and despite the fears of people not completely sticking to the rules, we are seeing a steady decline in infection. overall, it looks like we're doing a good enoughjob overall, it looks like we're doing a good enough job and overall, it looks like we're doing a good enoughjob and i hope that eve ryo ne good enoughjob and i hope that everyone will respect the

restrictions and not take the opportunity of the bubble system if they are not a single parent was and the british people, what they are since really saying is that about the rules are a bit complicated, we need to bear in mind is that we need to mix outside mature inside and you're staying and it becomes a bit trickier. you can see it when you want to outside of the two metre distance, see very flexible situation and i think you can use the common sense to navigate and have a fulfilling life is possible under these lockdown conditions. the us federal reserve hasjust announced it is keeping its near zero interest rate on hold — as the economic recovery begins.

they have also been laying out theirfirst economic forecast in six months. let's go live to our business reporter samira hussain in new york. no great surprise that they're keeping interest rates on hold but what people are watching closely is the forecast of where the us economy is heading. exactly, this is why this particular meeting was so important because the first time from america's central bank in terms of their thoughts on the us economy going forward. last we heard from them with this regard was back in december. so, yes. unsurprisingly they're keeping interest rates near zero. so between they're keeping interest rates near zero. 50 between zero they're keeping interest rates near zero. so between zero and .25%. but what they are saying about the us economy going forward is that they're expecting the economy shrink by 6.5% this year. but they're

looking at 2021 as a time in which the us economy will bounce back and they're expecting growth to be 5% for 2021. so a they're expecting growth to be 5% for2021. so a big they're expecting growth to be 5% for 2021. so a big drop for this year, which is not a surprise but there isn't a big game to happen in there isn't a big game to happen in the following year. they put out the monetary bazooka during the crisis, there was financial, with finances saw about tapering off that support, what did they say about that? they made it very clear that they're not going to be doing that anytime soon and that they're going to keep these accommodative policies until at least 2022 at least with regards to interest rates is that they're not going to touch those for the next several years because no one is really sure what kind of recovery is going to be. so to keep the money flowing as much as possible, that is one way that the fed can use to try

to help support the american economy. . to help support the american economy.. thank you for to help support the american economy. . thank you for the update. the brother of george floyd — the african—american man who died while being restrained by us police — has addressed a congressional hearing on police brutality in washington. phil—o—nees floyd said his brother's calls for help were ignored, but that his death didn't have to be in vain. here's a little of what mr floyd has been saying. george called for help and he was ignored. please listen to what i may continue now. sue the calls across the world, people of all backgrounds, genders and races have come together to demand change. honour them. honour george and make the necessary changes that make law enforcement a solution and not the problem. hold them accountable when they do something wrong, teach them what it means to treat people with

empathy and respect. teach them with necessary force is, teach them that deadly force should be used rarely and only when life is at risk. we can speak now to our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue. : for :for ban : for ban on choke holds for policemen to always be wearing their body cams for qualified immunity so they can be qualified prosecutions under those the kind of reforms that democrats and republicans can coalesce around ? democrats and republicans can coalesce around? they're the kind of reforms that started to appear in the legislation that the democrats are putting together. there is some tension i think over the question of choke holds and some, it sounds like it's splitting hairs that they want to use federal money to incentivize

police departments and municipalities not use choke holds rather than tell them to do it. but that may be some room for a new maneuverability on that. a very hot issueis maneuverability on that. a very hot issue is love republicans will be a bit more resistant to things like that because they do believe that the police are vulnerable at times to being prosecuted unjustly if you like. so there are some common areas where they might start to work together, when you get guidelines and training and awareness