this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm geeta guru—murthy. groups including right—wing activists have clashed with police in central london as they gather near parliament square and the controversial statue of sir winston churchill. this is the scene live in central london where police hold back protesters. virus deaths surge in brazil. it now has the second highest toll in the world. british airways‘ treatment of staff during the coronavirus crisis is a "national disgrace" according to a group of prominent uk politicians. they say ba has used the pandemic to cut thousands ofjobs. the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. it includes recommendations

on how to protect them. support bubbles come into effect across england and northern ireland. people who live alone will be able to form a support bubble with another household, in a further easing of coronavirus lockdown rules. the queen's official birthday has been marked with a ceremony at windsor castle this morning. it took place instead of the annual trooping the colour parade, due to the coronavirus lockdown. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. police have been pelted with bottles and fireworks during clashes in central london after hundreds of protesters gathered claiming

they wanted to protect statues from anti—racism protesters. the protesters converged on central london locations including whitehall and parliament square after a call from groups including the far—right britain first. the home secretary priti patel has condemned what she called "unacceptable thuggery" after footage of clashes emerged. there are two groups of protesters in london today — a smaller group of black lives matter demonstrators, who gathered in hyde park and larger numbers of demonstrators who made that claim of wanting to protect symbols of british history from vandalism, and who initally surrounded the cenotaph and a boarded up statue of sir winston churchill in parliament square. these are pictures from earlier. you can see the confrontations with police. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been with the protestors and is here now.

there has been some violence today and perhaps strangely for these types of protests, it happened at the beginning early in the process, really. i watched as a line of about 300 protesters, a big group pushed back quite a small detachment of police officers, threw bottles and lots of pushing and a lot of abuse shouted. also there was another moment earlier when the protesters try to get to the cenotaph. what has happened today is the police divided the two protests away from each other so there is a sanitised area in front of downing street and one protester of the black lives matter protester of the black lives matter protest is to the north and this one is to the south. they are not meeting but there is pressure because the police have the protesters their inner downing street card and in and it is causing some tension.

who are amongst these protesters that we can see now? a mixed group. certainly what we might call it far right activists, activist groups on the right of politics, the traditional groups like britain first, the bnp, re m na nts of like britain first, the bnp, remnants of their groups. lots of people from the football lads alliance. . they are found around football clu bs alliance. . they are found around football clubs which have a political angle. i did interview a young man who said he is one of these and he said, i am not racist, i live next to black people, but he said were incensed to him and others is what he sees as the desecration of statues. they see it as an attack on britishness. it is a wide grouping. the difficulty for reporting these events as you cannot go and talk to them because we have tried and we have been threatened.

threatened repeatedly? yeah. we were able to ask that chap whether he was comfortable being alongside these right—wing groups who are? he was comfortable. he put it to me that the reason there was trouble, andi that the reason there was trouble, and i can't say i necessarily agree, ididn't and i can't say i necessarily agree, i didn't see any evidence, he said there were some left—wing activists in the crowd trying to stir up trouble. we have not seen that but that was his view of the reasons why there had been clashes. could you see why the clash has built up? was there any direct confrontation with any of the black lives matter protest? they were kept separately. no. the run—up to this day, during the week, there was intelligence coming through that groups were prepared on the black lives matter to come and fight against this grouping in

central london. black lives matter moved the protest they were planning to yesterday and it was very peaceful in trafalgar square mainly yesterday of about 3000 people. it seems to have taken the sting out of the situation. there are small numbers of protesters from black lives matter around the place. we saw some in parliament square and we re saw some in parliament square and were facing a lot of hostility from the protesters. what we have not seen is clashes between the two groups. it was clashes with the police. thanks very much indeed forjoining us. home secretary responds to bbc footage of clashes outside downing street. "throughly unacceptable thuggery. any perpetrators of violence or vandalism should expect to face the full force of the law. violence towards our police officers will not be tolerated. coronavirus remains a threat to us all. go home to stop the spread of this virus and save lives."

the mayor of london has said this is totally u na cce pta ble, we the mayor of london has said this is totally unacceptable, we will not tolerate attacks on our police and they will feel the full force of the love. it is clear far right groups are causing violence and disorder in central london. i urge people to stay away. we also know the black lives matter group who gathered in hyde park have urged their supporters to disperse and leave the area. obviously nobody wants any violence to escalate and the police are out in force today in central london urging members of the public to stay away if they can. meanwhile in france anti—racism protesters are gathering in paris and other cities for demonstrations against police violence. sparked by the death of george floyd in the united states, french campaigners are highlighting similar local issues. the rallies are organised under the banner truth for adama, after adama traore, who died in police custody,

with protesters chanting slogans calling for justice. the government is allowing the demonstrations to go ahead despite the coronavirus restrictions. brazil has now recorded the second highest number of deaths from covid—i9 after the united states, overtaking the uk. the brazilian health ministry says more than 900 people died from the virus in the past 2a hours, bringing the total to over 41,800. president jair bolsonaro has consistently downplayed the severity of the crisis. densely populated cities like sao paulo and rio dejaneiro have begun lifting restrictions, even though many brazilians fear the worst is yet to come. professor anthony pereira, who is director of the brazil institute at kings college london, says that the situation is very worrying for brazilians. it is very sad, because the numbers are still going up in brazil, even as lockdown is being eased in a lot of places, so we don't know where this is going to end. it even is possible that brazil

could exceed the number of deaths in the united states byjuly or august, and it comes amid a political war of each against all between the branches and levels of government. we know about the fight between the governors and the president about how to deal with the pandemic. but yesterday a supreme court justice gave a preliminary decision, saying that the army couldn't be a moderating power. in other words, it could not act in defence of the president if there was a conflict between the powers. the president tweeted a response, saying that the army would not obey senseless orders from the other powers. so in digging in and perceiving that he is losing popularity, bolsonaro, he is reinforcing his power in congress, but also trying to reemphasise his control over the armed forces. so it is a very troubling moment for brazil's democracy, as well as for its public health.

british airways has been accused of taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis by cutting thousands ofjobs, and downgrading the terms and conditions of its remaining staff. a report by the commons transport select committee described the company as "a national disgrace". ba insists no decisions have been made and it's doing everything possible to save as manyjobs as it can. theo leggett reports. british airways is a company in crisis. it's struggling to cope with the huge financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic and embroiled in a bitter row with its unions. now, mps have weighed in. the airline is planning a major cost—cutting drive which could lead to as many as 12,000 redundancies, out of a total of 42,000 employees. some remaining staff could also see big cuts to their pay. i don't live an expensive champagne lifestyle, i live within my means. and what could happen means that i'm

going to get a 50% or 60% pay cut, so i could lose my home. that's the long and short of it. after hearing from british airways employees and questioning the chief executive of its parent company, mps have described the airline's behaviour as a national disgrace. they claim the company's been taking advantage of the pandemic to push through job cuts and undermine the pay and conditions of staff who remain. ba rejects the claims. it says it needs to find ways to survive during the deepest crisis ever faced by the airline industry, and says mps should focus on the facts. and ba is certainly not alone. ryanair plans to cut 3000 jobs. easyjet says it could make a500 staff redundant. and virgin wants to close 3000 posts. airlines are very welcoming of the support that has been put in place so far by the chancellor, the furlough scheme has been widely picked up by the airline sector

and it's very welcome indeed. but we are facing a future with an aviation sector that's going to be very much smaller than what we've got currently. it's going to take several years to get back to pre—crisis levels, and therefore difficult decisions will have to be taken. the mps‘ report also criticises the new quarantine rules which came into effect on monday. they now force anyone arriving in the uk to go into isolation for two weeks, in order to prevent new cases of coronavirus being brought in from abroad. but the committee says the policy will cause further damage to the aviation industry and the wider economy. theo leggett, bbc news. hundreds of black and minority ethnic doctors in the uk have told the bbc they are still waiting for a coronavirus risk assessment. guidance issued by nhs england at the end of april recommended that staff who are at greater risk should be assessed. the health services in scotland, wales and northern ireland have issued similar guidance. 94% of doctors who have died with coronavirus have come

from non—white backgrounds. meanwhile, the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. the report includes recommendations on how to protect them. our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford explained more earlier. this leaked draft is a second report from public health england, including recommendations and contributions from 4000 organisations about how to reduce the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. the report is dated from the end of may and says that racism, stigma, occupational risk and social inequality may increase the risk of covid—i9 for these groups, and says people from black backgrounds are at the greatest risk. now, the key recommendations they call for are better data collection about ethnicity and religion, including having this recorded on the death certificate to really monitor the real impact. it also suggests making it law for health risk assessments to be brought in for ethnic minority workers and generally

calls for better personal protective equipment, better representation in the nhs, but also suggests there needs to be more culturally sensitive public health messaging to really reach these communities. to make clear, this isjust a draft. there are still questions around the role of diet and vitamin d and no work has been done by the government yet to review this evidence. after being approached by the bbc last week, the government did say it will officially publish this leaked report next week and that this work is being carried forward by the equalities minister. i can now speak to samara afzal who's a gp in birmingham. thank you for your time today. first of all on the idea of getting protection and what should be done for ethnic minority staff, what is your view? i have seen the recommendations, i have seen the

original review and i was quite disappointed because there were no recommendations in that original review, although they have said risk assessments should be carried out on nhs staff. i am not aware everybody has had a risk assessment. i made enquiries the other day and i have had one and wasn't told. i think thatis had one and wasn't told. i think that is the case in a lot of places bust up with the risk assessments, i think the problem is that there is no plan in place for if you are at high risk. in our practice, two out ofafarat high risk. in our practice, two out of a far at high—risk and nobody knows what to do if they go off, where do they get redeployed? as an gp, many have not worked in a hospitalfor a long time gp, many have not worked in a hospital for a long time and there has been no guidance as to where they would be deployed. although there is work done, more needs to be done and looking at the new recommendations, i don't think anything that is particularly going

to help in acutely in the current situation, these are all a long term things we can take away from of these reports and these reviews. things we can take away from of these reports and these reviewsm terms of doctors and nurses and other staff, if they are from an ethnic minority background and are worried, is there a way they could be moved away from the front line for this period? are there enough jobs elsewhere they could do?” for this period? are there enough jobs elsewhere they could do? i know there is a backlog, a backlog of referrals from dgp settings to hospitals, there has been clinics that have not been urgent and cancelled. there was doctors or nurses could review the patients in the community settings through video consultations and there is work. the problem is a lot of the workforce is made up of the bame community so i don't think technically you can read

apply everybody at a high risk. asking quickly, how vulnerable do you feel? i do not know if you are seeing patients yet directly. you feel? i do not know if you are seeing patients yet directlylj you feel? i do not know if you are seeing patients yet directly. i see about 20% of patients are now face—to—face. you feel vulnerable. we have ppe guidance in place which is different from those in intensive care. i would is different from those in intensive care. iwould be is different from those in intensive care. i would be most comfortable if everybody had a step up to ppe and i think in particular, in the bame community, it is a practical solution to deal with in immediate terms. do you feel directly let down by government? i think things should have come in quick others think ppe took a while to get to us, there we re took a while to get to us, there were masks out of date, and things are coming through slowly but you do it with one mask for two 23 patients because you don't want to run out

and then be in a situation with no masks. we have lots of support from schools and colleges are sending ppe but that should not have been the case and the government should have made sure everyone had to be adequate ppe. many thanks indeed. a very good to talk you. nhs england told us that covid—i9 had put a spotlight on health inequalities. scotland, wales and northern ireland say they are prioritising risk assessments for ethnic minority staff. back to the pictures in central london. still at large numbers of police and protesters in that stand—off position. we know they have gathered around the statue of sir winston churchill. they have gathered around trafalgar square. and in some numbers. our reporter on the ground has said he thinks it is

made up of people who have come along to protect the statues and think it is important and felt unhappy at what happened in the last few days. clearly also some right wing groups also gathering. and there was intelligence this was going to be happening. that is why some of the black lives matter protesters gathered yesterday, to avoid any kind of big stand—off. from today, places of worship in england can reopen — but only for private prayer, and under strict conditions. many muslim and orthodoxjewish communities, whose worship often revolves around communal gatherings, will have to wait until the 4th ofjuly at the earliest. qari asim is a senior imam at makkah mosque in leeds. he is also chair of mosque and imams national advisory board, an independent body here in the uk. how difficult has it been for people not to be able to gather and how do

you feel about the fact you have to wait longer? reopening places of worship from this weekend is a symbolic and positive step and we welcome the announcement. but it doesn't go far enough to accommodate the muslim way of worshipping which is communal prayers. there was a bit of distress in the muslim community. they were expecting are the places of worship to be reopened at the same time but we are looking to the 4th ofjuly which is the current date when places of worship can reopen. we are looking forward to praying together and i know when the masks we open, it will not be the same as before. we totally understand they will be small scale community players allowed, but are still in a positive symbolic step and we can't wait for that date. how will you be able to keep people distanced? we as an umbrella

organisation of masks have issued guidelines and we are asking the masks to change some of the processors. there will be controls that entrance and exit, social distancing, mark king will be on mats, we will ask people to bring their own prayer mats. it would be a different way in which the mosques operate but it is important we don't risk a second wave of covid—i9. it has already disproportionately affected the bame communities and be very wary of that is the safety of our congregations as well as eve ryo ne our congregations as well as everyone in the country is really important and that is what our islam also teaches us, that the preservation of life is the fundamentally important principle. are you expecting individuals come in and pray on their own in mosques

from today? the announcement has caused practical challenges for the muslim community because we go to the mosques for communal prayers, so the mosques for communal prayers, so the overwhelming majority of the mosques will not be opening their doors to the public from today because it is not practically possible to stop people from gathering together, albeit two, three people, to do communal prayers. therefore many regional bodies have asked mosques to remain closed, which is disappointing but it is important for our own safety. so you said it does not take into account the way that muslims pray, but you are supportive of the government wanting to be cautious in allowing more gatherings —— mass gatherings. we are proposing to the government that as soon as safely

possible, communal prayers should be allowed and we are working closely with the government to ensure this happens as soon as and as safely as possible. thank you very much for your time. the queen's official birthday has been marked with a military ceremony in the grounds of windsor castle. the traditional trooping the colour on horseguards parade in london was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. the queen was the only member of the royal family attending today's celebration as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a birthday parade for changed times, with windsor castle substituting for horseguards parade. there were no crowds, and no cavalry. but under perfect summer skies, into the castle's central quadrangle, marched the soldiers who formed the castle guard, with the rather less than massed ranks of the band of the household division. and on this, the day that officially

marks her 94th birthday, the queen was there to watch. she emerged, accompanied by officials from the castle, where she has been in isolation with her husband since the start of the lockdown. social distancing was very much in the order of the day. the soldiers from the welsh guards were all standing at least two metres apart. all the troops had learned new marching techniques to maintain safe distances. this was something called "feathering". watching intently, of course, the most experienced pair of eyes on parade. she first took part in a birthday parade back in 1947, when her father was king. for many years, as queen, she always attended trooping the colour on horseback. these days, for the guest of honour the birthday parade is a little more leisurely, but we shouldn't forget

windsor castle has become the hub of the monarchy during the lockdown. it was from here, that the queen broadcast to the nation at the height of the pandemic. while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. we will be with our friends again, we will be with our families again. we will meet again. today, at the queen's birthday parade for 2020, while not trooping the colour as we know it, there was a note of hope — that very slowly and very carefully, life can start to be restored to a version of normality. from today in england and northern ireland, people who live by themselves can expand their support network to include one other household of any size. these new "support bubbles" allow qualifying people to meet indoors or out, be less than two metres apart and stay overnight. in england, the rule also applies to single parents with children under 18.

a little bit of good news for those who have been living alone until now. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. it is a bit of a mixed day out there for some of us, some torrential downpours. this was the scene earlier on saturday in staffordshire. some blue sky and fairweather cloud. the rest of the weekend, we expect a mix of sunshine and thundery downpours. courtesy of this area of low pressure, you see the cloud swirling around, in a deep area of low pressure which is moving up area of low pressure which is moving up towards the uk out of the bay of biscay and showers are circulating around that area with warm and humid air. this evening, we will stick

with the showery theme, close to the area of low pressure in the south—west, so the showers could be heavy and thundery, potentially thunderstorms pushing into the far south—east, london region, into the evening hours. hale and squally winds associated with the thunderstorms. fewer showers in northern england and northern ireland, but a brighter end to the day. cloudy for scotland this evening with some showers to the east, cooler under the cloud in scotland, but elsewhere the humid air sticking with us tonight. temperatures falling now lower than 14 degrees, certainly a mild night tea on sunday. tomorrow something very similar to today. centring around for many, will be cloudy for the north—east of england and north—east of scotland. in the sunshine, will feel warm or humid. the temperatures into the low and mid 20s for some. the threat of

thundery downpours in parts of wales, south—west england, potentially north—west england and northern ireland. we went all cb showers, but they will still be lingering around into monday. low— pressure lingering around into monday. low—pressure easing, but we have got it close by on monday. another day of sunny spells, ma'am humid conditions through the day and the threat of heavy showers and thunderstorms especially to the west. a further east less of those. showers lasting through the first half of this coming week but it looks drier as we look towards the end of the week. bye—bye.

hello, this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. the headlines: groups of protesters including right wing activists have clashed with police in central london

as they gather near parliament, saying they are there to protect statues. coronavirus deaths surge in brazil — it now has the second highest number in the world. the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. it includes recommendations on how to protect them. british airways' treatment of staff during the coronavirus crisis is a "national disgrace" according to a group of prominent uk politicians — they say ba has used the pandemic to cut thousands ofjobs. ba says it's doing all it could to keep "the maximum number ofjobs". the queen's official birthday has been marked with a ceremony at windsor castle this morning. it took place instead of the annual trooping the colour parade, due to the coronavirus lockdown. now on bbc news, click looks at the technology that will allow us will allow us to stay safe as we shop after lockdown.