this is bbc news. the headlines: groups including right wing activists have clashed with police in central london as they gathered near parliament and the statue of sir winston churchill. in trafalgar square there were scuffles and more objects were thrown at police as they contained the protesters. another 181 people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 41,662. the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. it includes as yet unpublished recommendations on how to protect them.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. national anthem plays 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. good afternoon. 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.

a large group of protesters, claiming they they were protecting statues from anti—racism activists, converged on central london locations, including whitehall and parliament square, after a call from various right—wing groups, including britain first. there have been a number of clashes with police in riot gear as crowds chanting "england" and raising their arms surged towards lines of officers. the home secretary, priti patel, tweeted: "throughly unacceptable thuggery. there were further clashes in trafalgar square, where fireworks were thrown across the crowds with police intervening to break up violence. a scaled down protest by the black lives matter campaign was being held less than two kilometres away, but they abandoned plans to march to parliament because of the violence. protests have been taking place in other cities across the uk — in glasgow a group called the loyalist defence league gathered

in the city's george square to defend the cenotaph from any potential vandalism. well, let me just to show you the live pictures that we have got. this is trafalgar square, as you can see, still a group of people. it is not totally clear. this is the black lives matter supporters, or whether it is spam or the people who are gathering in effect to protect statues, as they say, and of course, those right—wing groups also had gathered, so it is not totally clear which groups of protesters we can see there at the moment, will stop our correspondent, chi chi izundu, has been following the protests in central london. bring us up on what has been happening at the moment. we are just here in parliament square, where

there are still a small group of protesters around a winston churchill statue, which is actually boarded up in the grey in the distance. it has already gone 5p n, it is three minutes past 5p n and police have put strict conditions on protesting around this area, saying that people had to be clear by its ip and in the evening. we havejust seen a protest occurring over there, where we think somebody has been detained already, but police did say that all protests had to be cleared from this area from five o'clock, but as you can see behind me, there are still protesters, quite a large group around the winston churchill statue, and they say they want to defend these touches after some of the protests earlier this week where a statue was defaced. just down whitehall as well, the cenotaph has a similar building around it are protected from any graffiti or vandalism. earlier today, we were at the antiracism protests that occurred in hyde park. the

organisers that spoke to of the black lives matter protest group said that they had cancelled their protest today over fears of clashes and violence, but yet a small antiracism protests took place in hyde park. they didn't move. they advised the people —— not too much down towards parliament, again, on the advice of police about possible violence. and are you aware of any direct confrontation between these two groups of protesters? we have not heard of any direct confrontation, but what we do know is that there is a large group here and there is a large groupjust is that there is a large group here and there is a large group just past that line of police officers. i don't know if you can see the line of police officers making their way into parliament square, possibly to start clearing out some of these protesters. earlier today, we do know there was a lot of clashes, objects, bottles, bricks and stuff being thrown at the police and the home secretary, priti patel, said it

was thoroughly unacceptable thuggery and any perpetrators of violence or vandalism should expect to face the full force of the law. as i said before, ahead of these protests the metropolitan police had put certain conditions on protesters taking part. they had to follow a very strict route and also their protests and this area were supposed to be cleared by five o'clock this evening. it is now five minutes past five and you can see the officers are starting to close in in the area. we can see that groups of them area. we can see that groups of them are in the area. i don't know if they are going to clear the area. we also know and have had reports that another group of similar protesters up another group of similar protesters up near chicago square is there, but as yet we don't know who is who and we haven't been able to identify specific groups. yes, we can see those protesters enter tells al. to swear from the helicopter shot we have and thank you very much indeed toa have and thank you very much indeed to a reported down on the ground in

westminster. we can still see quite a lot of people there. not clear whether they are going to start dispersing and leaving, as police had instructed that everyone had to go had instructed that everyone had to 9° by 5p had instructed that everyone had to go by 5p n. black lives matter protest, the organisers were telling them to clear the area earlier and we can see still quite a number of people in the centre and there has been a big police force there of course throughout the day. well, we can see, just looking at the picture is still coming in, just going back to those live pictures, it is of course changing all the time, and we can see lines of offices there just at the top of whitehall, i think. obviously, with reinforcements and so on. obviously, with reinforcements and so on. we have seen obviously, with reinforcements and so on. we have seen some obviously, with reinforcements and so on. we have seen some sporadic outbursts of violence all afternoon and fireworks phone, bottles thrown,

smoke bombs set off and the police are smoke bombs set off and the police a re really smoke bombs set off and the police are really doing all they can to contain the groups of protesters. it is not clear how many of those who turned up were simply concerned about protecting statues and wanted to have peaceful protests, and how many of them were also from any of the right—wing groups that are known to be active. we know there have been protests, not only in london, but in other parts of the uk as well, but as you can see there are still people in central london bear, despite the fact that police had said that everyone must clear by five o'clock. it is just past that hour, both the mayor of london and the home secretary priti patel have condemned any acts of violence against police. similar demostrations have been taking place in other parts of the uk.

eyewitnesses in newcastle reported seeing missiles thrown and scuffles between right wing activists and anti racism protesters. a demonstration has also taken place in bristol at the city's cenotaph. it follows a larger black lives matter protest, which took place there last sunday. our reporter tracey miller is there. we have been gathering here since monday, there are about 1200 people here. there was trouble when some of the balloons left by the black lives matter protesters were ta ken the balloons left by the black lives matter protesters were taken away supposedly as letter, but then someone supposedly as letter, but then someone stuck in and it stops them being taken away and it did defuse the situation. in fact, i would say most of today has been peaceful. mostly represented by veterans here who say they are only here to protect the cenotaph and i'm not interested in anything else, but there have been moments where it has got quite scary, especially to be here as media, but it looks like at the moment things are peaceful.

here as media, but it looks like at the moment things are peacefullj reported the moment things are peaceful.” reported their reporting from bristol. —— our reporter. meanwhile, in france anti—racism protesters are gathering in paris and other cities for demonstrations against police violence. sparked by the killing 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. that is what happened earlier and these are the live pictures from paris. again, you can see pretty big numbers out there. not entirely clear which part of the city that is at the moment,. it looks peaceful so farand quitea at the moment,. it looks peaceful so far and quite a few to 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 black, asian and minority ethnic 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 4,000 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—19 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.

nhs england told us that covid—19 had put a spotlight on health inequalities. scotland, wales and northern ireland say they are prioritising risk assessments for ethnic minority staff. 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 3,000 jobs. easyjet says it could make 11,500 staff redundant. and virgin wants to close 3,000 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. the headlines on bbc news: groups of protesters, including right—wing activists, have clashed with police in central london as they gathered near parliament and the statue of winston churchill.

another 181 people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 41,662. the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. it includes as yet unpublished recommendations on how to protect them. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good evening. it provided a snapshot of how things will look when life returns to normal. 20,000 fans packing into dunedin's stadium as domestic rugby returned in new zealand, with no new coronavirus cases there in three weeks. the highlanders beating the chiefs, in what was a first match back home for warren gatland who left wales at the end of last year. patrick gearey reports.

this is watching sport on the other side of the world from the uk, it seems like another planet altogether. new zealanders rarely need much encouragement to watch by, need much encouragement to watch rugby, but here the full stance where a reward for a nation that has purged coronavirus on its shores. 22 lives were lost. restrictions had all but gone, so these islands are a strange normality, where two tries from highlanders could be celebrated without a caveat of social distancing. when premier league football returns on wednesday the noise will be artificial and fans will watch at home. as for rugby, there is no date set for its return here, but this was a reminder of the sport's ability. in the final stages, damien canty looked like he had won it for the chiefs, but that wasn't the end. we are two points behind, this player took aim. and it twist, the team he had just beaten and now coach standing at the back,

was his dad. at least in new zealand, he could apologise over a pint. dunedin not the only place where crowds were allowed to watch on inside a stadium. this was novak djocovic‘s tennis club, in belgrade for the first official day of his charity tournament. the serbian government recently lifted lockdown restrictions there, despite a recent rise in cases. restrictions there, despite a recent the world number one defended the staging of the tournament which features other stars such as dominic thiem and alex zverev. borussia dortmund have cut bayern munich‘s lead at the top of the bundesliga to four points after a 95th minute winner. frustrated for large parts away at strugglers fortuna dusseldorf — with a goal disallowed by var, teenage sensation erling haaland teenage sensation erling haland came off the bench to score the only goal. manager lucien favre appeared to injure himself in the celebrations. bayern can reestablish a seven point gap if they beat

borussia monchengladbach — that kicks off in around 15 minutes. but this win means they can't lift the title today. england's cricketers first test match since the pandemic began is against the west indies injuly. the visitors became the first international sports team to arrive in the uk since lockdown earlier this week. safety measures, such as banning the use of saliva to shine the ball has also been brought in, and west indies head coach phil simmons was asked if that will help his team. i don't know if it will increase our chances because i think that both teams are under the same umbrella, for want of a better word. i think that the nice part for us is that 20,000 englishmen, that crowd support is not there for them, so that will help us. so it is good for us that will help us. so it is good for us from that point of view, but i'm

not too sure the rules will make it better for any of the two teams. the enforced break hasn't affected world number one rory mcilroy who starts the third round of the pga tour's return event in texas in a couple of hours time, just two shots off the lead. he produced a brilliant round of 63 yesterday. this putt gave him one of six birdies, he also had an eagle — enough to move him right into contention. in contrast, justin rose was probably glad no fans were there to witness his slide down the leader board from leader to 7th — plans remain to stage three of golf‘s four majors this year. the nba is also set to restart in the usa at the end ofjuly, with all 22 teams concluding the season at disney world in florida. as part of a special bbc programme this weekend all—stars pau gasol and carmelo anthony explain the impact the enforced break has had on them and the league. it was a sad day. we were dead smack until the heart of the season and he

was the guy who let us, he made a decision to shut the nba down and we supported him as players because we knew we were the pioneers and the leaders in that space, making hard decisions that can effect and will affect a lot of people. it was like is this really happening? now it is really almost like a wake up call. i was really serious. now, we can't ignore it any more or pretend it is not happening here. it has happened here and it has been proven to happen, has hit the very greatly. and the programme, called "the virus, the lockdown "and the return of sport" can be seen here on the bbc news at 19:30 this evening. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much indeed.” thank you very much indeed. ijust wa nt to thank you very much indeed. ijust want to show you the live pictures from london centre here, where there are still some protesters who have been gathering and we have been

getting helicopter shots in the last few hours. there are still some people there and the mayor of london, siddique khan, has said on twitter that he is urging everyone basically to leave london now. he said everyone who intended to come to black lives matter protest today but didn't has reduced the risk of the spread of covid—19 and confrontation with these right—wingers. to those in parliament square to prevent further violence and the spread of the virus ina violence and the spread of the virus in a city, please leave now. that is the mayor of london, sadiq khan there. some right—wing groups there saying they just want to protest the statues who have gathered in quite some numbers in central london. there has been some conflict with the police, some bottles thrown and some sporadic outbursts all through the afternoon. this is a public square, you can

still see there are still some police force offices and protesters visibly there. we know that the black lives matter organisers asked people to leave a couple of hours ago now and the bigger number by far has been those saying they gather to protect the statue of the boarded up winston churchill statue, which we can see there in the heart of westminster at central london. people who live alone in england and northern ireland will be able to form what's being called a support bubble with another household from today, in a further easing of coronavirus lockdown rules. adults who live alone will be allowed to visit another household and are even allowed to stay overnight. in england, the rule also applies to single parents with children under 18. our correspondent tim muffett reports. for nicola, a support bubble was the birthday present she wanted. for a good few weeks me and my daughter, because it's her birthday on monday, have both been thinking that our birthdays are a write—off this year.

so to hear that, and to hear that for both of our birthdays we'll be able to spend some time with my parents and her grandparents, it's the best news. support bubbles will mean that adults who live alone, or single parents with children, can pick one other household to visit. they can stay overnight if they want. how hard has it been for you to not see your parents? normally we're there two or three times a week, because, being a single parent, they're sort of my closest support network. we haven't really had any time with them for over three months. hey, keith. how are you getting on? back in april, we heard from keith, who was struggling in lockdown. you've got nobody to turn and have a chat with, you've got nobody to give a hug to. a support bubble means he can now see and hug his daughters, who live with his ex—partner. i'm welling up nowjust thinking about it. i know i'm just going to burst into tears, i know i am. support bubbles were first introduced in new zealand.

the support benefits worked really well in new zealand, and compliance with the system was also really good. i think maybe in terms of things that didn't work so well, i think sometimes there was this idea it was the opportunity to reconnect with friends and family and there was just this assumption that you would be going back to normal. tempting though it is, preity will not be forming a support bubble with her parents. she's in london, they're in shropshire. they're in shropshire. i have decided to stay put in london, rather than go back home to my vulnerable parents. and i think it's very important to have a precautionary approach, because there is so much uncertainty as to whether the virus will come back or not. the "support bubble. " another phrase that would have made no sense months ago, but which will now change the lives of many. tim muffett, bbc news. neuroscientists are warning that not being able to see friends face to face during lockdown could cause long term damage for teenagers.

writing in the lancet, experts say that adolescence is a key time for brain development, and are calling for schools to reopen for young people as a priority when it's safe. let's speak now to laverne antrobus, a child psychologist at the tavistock clinic in london. thank you forjoining us. what is it specifically about a teenage brain that needs peer company?” specifically about a teenage brain that needs peer company? i think what we know about teenagers... in this situation, they would normally be making the most of getting out, seeing friends and socialising, and taking risks. perhaps the things that parents wouldn't want them to do, but we all know that is what teenagers do. these are the formative parts of their development, where they are together and being social together is a key moment for them. and the fact they have mostly been denied this over a period of months and this could of course go on for goodness knows how long. what will be effects be,

potentially? it is important to remember that we all went into this for a protective factor and we are all doing this together. i think thatis all doing this together. i think that is quite helpful, but i think now that we have been here for some time, perhaps what we are going to notice is the differences between children's capacities to cope. so social media has become even more important and for some children they