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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. atlanta's police chief resigns after a white officer fatally shot 27—year—old rayshard brooks. the family's lawyer expresses his despair. i could even say we wantjustice but i don't even care any more. i don't know what that is and i've been doing this for 15 years. i don't know what justice is any more. the death sparked protests on the streets of the us city. the fast food restaurant where the shooting took place was set on fire. britain's prime minister borisjohnson orders a review of the two—metre social distancing rule in england, ahead of nonessential shops re—opening tomorrow. the country has come together to squash the incidence of the disease down,
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and that gives us the potential now to look at those rules. a virtual church service is held to remember the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire in london three years ago. 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. a white policeman involved in the fatal shooting of a black man in the us city of atlanta has been sacked, after a night of unrest over the killing. the victim rayshard brooks, who was 27, was shot after a scuffle with officers in a drive—through restaurant car park. another officer involved
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has been put on leave, and the city's police chief has resigned. atlanta is one of many us cities to have seen protests since the killing last month of george floyd by police in minneapolis. a warning — you may find some of the images and details in andy moore's report distressing. it started as a very routine police incident. a man apparently asleep in his car, blocking the drive—through lane of a fast—food restaurant. guess somebody called 911 because you were asleep behind the wheel, while you were in the drive—through, right? rayshard brooks, who had been celebrating his daughter's birthday, said he was doing no harm. i'm not causing any problems. well, we got to make sure that you're safe to operate a vehicle. it was all filmed on police cameras, in footage released by independent investigators. blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, stop. very good. after failing a breath test, the two white police officers tried to arrest him. put your hands behind your back. hey, hands off the taser. hands off the taser! he grabbed one of their
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fluorescent yellow tasers. hey! during a brief chase, mr brooks pointed the taser at the officers, and one of them responds by firing live ammunition. i firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do, and what you should do. i do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force. as protests began at the scene of the incident, the police officer who fired the shots was sacked, his colleague was put on leave. their police chief, a white woman, resigned. lawyers for mr brooks said police had no right to kill somebody who was threatening to use a non—lethal weapon. i could even say we wantjustice but i don't even care any more, i don't know what that is. and i've been doing this for 15 years. i don't know what justice is any more. is it getting them arrested, is it getting somebody fired? is it a chief stepping down? i know that this isn't justice, what's happening
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in society right now. investigators in georgia have launched inquiries into 48 police shootings so far this year — 15 have been fatal. andy moore, bbc news. the british chancellor, the finance secretary, rishi sunak has said it will be down to government ministers to decide when the two metre rule on social distancing can be relaxed in england. a formal review is due to report byjuly 4th — the day pubs and restaurants are set to reopen. tomorrow, all nonessential shops in england can reopen, but as our business correspondent katy austin reports, the way we shop will have to change. the new covid—secure shopping experience. lockdown has been financially tough for non—food shops, and they share the concern of pubs and restaurants that social distancing will make operating profitably a challenge.
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please remember to shop safely by keeping two metres apart at all times. the prime minister has confirmed the two—metre guidance is under review, and today the chancellor said he would like to see it reduced. it has an enormous impact on their ability to operate profitably and maintain that employment that we care about. it also has an impact for public transport, schools and many other things, but, much as i would like to see it reduced, everyone would like to see that reduced from an economic perspective, we can only do that if it is safe and responsible to do so. marks & spencer has kept on selling basic clothes from food halls like this one, and will re—open its clothes and home spaces from monday. it has been a really big challenge for all the staff to move the store around several times over the past few weeks, but we are really proud of the effort they have put in, and we are really looking forward to monday and welcoming all our clothing customers back in. numbers of people in store here will be limited, and there are one—way systems. different retailers will have slightly different processes. at marks & spencer there are hand
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sanitising stations round the store, you can browse the rails and touch the clothes, but the fitting rooms are closed. from tomorrow, all shops in england selling non—essential goods can welcome customers back if they can put safety measures in place. northern ireland started its re—opening on friday, while there is no date yet for shops in scotland and wales. not all shops in england will re—open at once, and the big question is how many people do come out and spend? it really is all dependent on the confidence of us all as members of the public, and hence the importance of retailers putting safety at the centre of everything. meanwhile, politicians are trying to find the right balance between breathing life into the stricken economy, and doing what the scientists say is safe. katy austin, bbc news.
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ahead of that reopening, borisjohnson has been visiting the westfield shopping centre in east london to see how shops are preparing ahead of their reopening tomorrow. he outlined more details about the government review of the two—metre rule in england. we will work very closely with the scientists at all times and make the right decision on the basis of safety, health and stopping the disease. the question for us is, as we get the numbers down, so, you know, it becomes one in 1,000, one in 1,600, maybe even fewer, your chances of being two metres, or one metre, or even 25... ..a foot away, from somebody who has the virus is obviously the virus are obviously going down statistically. so you start to build some more margin for manoeuvre and we'll be looking at that and keeping it under constant review as we go forward to the next step in our plan which is, as you know, july 4th. so we'll be keeping it under
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review forjuly 4th. but this is a political decision. yes. you're the prime minister. it would have always been down to you. the evidence is there without a review so why notjust change it now? because the guidance at the moment is that there are benefits. you will have seen what sage said. there are benefits in terms of, i don't know how you would express this, the projectile of the... the cloud? that's right, thank you. there are benefits in terms of preventing the disease from two metres. now, clearly, statistically those benefits, while important, become less valuable as we get the disease down. but what i don't want to do is sacrifice the huge efforts of the british people in beating this disease. we've done a fantasticjob, the country has come together to squash the incidence of the disease down and that gives us the potential now to look at those rules. as our political correspondent
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jessica parker explained, he is under pressure from several sides. there is this balance still to be struck between trying to ensure that this move to bear down on the virus, cut and transmission rates, isn't undone by moving too quickly. but clearly there is a timings issue here. you have nonessential retail, as it is called, clothes shops and that kind of thing, opening from tomorrow and this hope that hospitality, pubs, restaurants, cafe is can open from earlyjuly. and for those businesses there is clearly a huge benefit if they can cut it to one metre, they can fit more customers in their venues. it is about economic survival, isn't it? it is notjust about how much money we can make, a lot of them are saying businesses will not survive if they can't really start to open up and ramp up
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the number of people they can get through the door. there are warnings that millions ofjobs could be at risk in the hospitality sector. but it doesn't appear that science is behind it, the government's whole mantra all the way through has been we are following the science or whatever. sage is warning or it is thought, isn't it, that there are big risks if you do shorten this distance. there was some scientific advice that was published on friday and it talks about how the risk if you go from two metres to one metre can be up to ten times greater, although there are caveats in that, it depends if you are indoors or outside, and if you are side to side or back to back the risk is very much cut, so there are considerations and what you are going to see is clearly businesses trying to take mitigation steps to try and stop the spread of the virus. but the problem is that old adage, the old phrase from margaret thatcher, advisers advise, ministers decide, this is something he's got to do. absolutely. the government throughout this pandemic has talked about taking a science—led approach. but ultimately there is a balance of risk. you have the risk of the virus spreading but also the risk to the economy and you have a broader public health risk. if lots of people end up unemployed
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because of the impact on the economy of coronavirus that will have serious health implications as well, so these are all the things borisjohnson is weighing up, but you are right it is up to ministers ultimately to decide on this issue. jessica parker speaking to me a little earlier. a 20—year—old man has died of a suspected drug overdose, and three others were stabbed, as thousand of people attended two raves in manchester on saturday night. the 20—year—old attended a gathering of around 4,000 in droylsden. in carrington there were reports of three separate stabbings at another party with 2,000 people. one 18 year—old—man is said to have life threatening injuries. a man has been arrested after a photograph emerged of a man urinating next to the memorial of a policeman killed in the 2017 westminster attack. a 28—year—old man handed himself in to police following the incident at the site where pc keith palmer was murdered.
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the home secretary priti patel called the act utterly shameful. there were more than 100 arrests in the westminster area yesterday following violent protests. police in glasgow have averted a clash between people calling for the removal of a statue of the founder of the metropolitan police, robert peel, and others who want it to stay. hundreds of people gathered around the statue and began running towards the group who wanted the statue gone. missiles could be seen flying between the two groups, as police — separated them in that line there. the shadow justice secretary, david lammy has accused the government of burying findings from a preliminary report looking at the disproportionate effect of covid—19 on people from black, asian or minority ethnic backgrounds. bbc news has seen a leaked copy of the report that concludes historic racism and poorer
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experiences of health care, or in the workplace, may mean people in those groups are less likely to seek care when needed. the government has promised to publish the report next week. speaking to andrew marr, mr lammy urged ministers to do more to protect ethnic minorities. at the moment across this country it's hard to be black or asian and not know someone, or someone who knows someone who has died. i've lost an uncle, i've lost a classmate who died at 45 due to this terrible virus. but the point is it is a scandal if one week borisjohnson and matt hancock say black lives matter, and then we find out today that they've buried part of the review that had the recommendations in it to do something about it. david lammy. speaking on the andrew marr
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programme. staying with the coronavirus. india has announced new emergency measures for the capital, delhi, as it struggles to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases. testing will be rapidly increased, 500 railway carriages will be converted to create 8,000 more beds for coronavirus patients. the bbc‘s south asia editorjill mcgivering explained why the government are taking these steps now. delhi is still seeing quite a rapid increase in the number of cases. in fact, the officials are predicting that they expect it could be up to something like 500,000 cases by the end of next month, and at the moment theyjust don't have the provision for the number of beds that they would need. so they're trying very quickly to roll out new and innovative measures to try and address that clear shortfall. one of those is the one that you mentioned, the central government giving delhi 500 railway carriages that they say they will convert and kit out and that they will be available for patients with the coronavirus. the chief minister also announced today that he's going to commandeer, to requisition, all the small
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and medium—sized nursing homes that are available, again possibly another 5,000 beds. there is also talk about a new field hospital. they are looking at sites for that at the moment, possibilities of hotel rooms and even banqueting halls usually used for weddings being used for beds. so all these plans still at a fairly early stage but they are desperately trying to keep up with the rate of infections. jill mcgivering reporting there. the headlines on bbc news. there's a night of unrest in the us city of atlanta after a white police officer fatally shot 27—year—old rayshard brooks. the uk prime minister borisjohnson orders a review of the two—metre social distancing rule in england, ahead of nonessential shops re—opening tomorrow. a virtual church service is held to remember the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire in london three years ago.
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let's stay with the grenfell fire. survivors and bereaved families of the grenfell tower fire are urging people to remember the 72 people who died by illuminating their homes tonight with green light. three years after the fire, survivors are coming together once more to help nhs workers and vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic. ayesha buksh reports. three years on from the grenfell tower fire, this vibrant west london community is much quieter than usual and the trauma and grief of so many who lost loved ones, friends and neighbours, has been deepened by the anxiety and isolation of coronavirus. nabil choucair lost six members of his family in the fire — his mother, sister, brother—in—law and his three young nieces — and he says he's really struggled since the lockdown. they're just still trying to cope and deal with it and not being able to cope and deal with it, because they're having
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to deal with the inquiry and everything else, you know? and then the covid—19 come in, you know, and it put more strain on the families and themselves. and when you can't get the help that you want and you need, because you're not able to physically speak to someone directly, you know face to face. many people here are already vulnerable and, like so many londoners, are dealing with the extra pressure brought by coronavirus. but yet again this community has shown incredible strength and resilience. when lockdown began, local resident tarek gotti along with volunteer army cadets started delivering supplies to the elderly, as well as local bus drivers, the fire brigade and cleaners. he lost a lot of friends in the fire and has recently seen relatives die from covid—19. a lot of people are struggling, because considering that they used to be able to go to their face to face appointment for therapy,
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a lot of it has stopped and not everybody has access to zoom, or whatsapp or something. i mean, some people can hardly even pay their own bills. the mosque has long supported locals who may be struggling with their finances, or mental health. soon after the fire, it opened its doors to survivors, offering food and shelter and again, although closed as a place of worship, with the help of aid uk volunteers, it's been collecting and distributing supplies to those impacted by the coronavirus. initially, we thought the elderly would be the most in need and that's still the case, but then we started to notice people who are able—bodied, healthy people, but in temporary casual work, especially within the restaurant sector, were laid off without any service or support. over at the mosque kitchen, they cook with local volunteers for local key workers
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and nhs hospital staff. munira mahmoud managed to escape from the fifth floor of grenfell tower, where she lived with her family. her close friend rania ibrahim and two children didn't make it out. the kitchen was opened up after the fire to give survivors a place to cook and eat. the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, helped the women create a cook book, the proceeds of which are now helping pay for the ingredients. when they sent me a picture, the first picture i received when receiving the boxing, i was in tears. it was happiness tears, but the memory came back again. three years ago, i was receiving and the time has come for me to give back. i wish i could hug them, you know? back then they hugged me, but i cannot hug them and i'm trying to hug them through food. just showing that you know we're here for you. unlike past anniversaries which have seen hundreds of people take to the streets, this year the community
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is being encouraged to reflect and remember at home with online virtual gatherings. church bells across london, including st paul's and westminster abbey will be rung 72 times to remember each of the victims and many public buildings and homes will be illuminated in green. ship ducksch, bbc news. churches around london are ringing their bells later in memory of those victims of grenfell tower. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here's 0lly foster. the final round is under way at fort worth, the first pga tournament to ta ke worth, the first pga tournament to take place since the start of the local lockdown three months ago. the americans under shuffle at leeds on 13 under, five players tied for second, shot further back, rory mcilroy and justin rose very well placed on ten under, they tee off in the next hours. the muted atmosphere with no fans permitted on the course has affected the players differently. i'm kind of a quiet
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quy: differently. i'm kind of a quiet guy, i differently. i'm kind of a quiet guy, i guess, so i don't have a huge effect on the crowd, i'd say, so not having friends isn't the craziest thing for me. it feels like i'm playing at home with some of my buddies, you make three birdies in a row, you buddies, you make three birdies in a i’ow, you can buddies, you make three birdies in a row, you can kind of give yourself a pat on the back, or that kind of it, you know what i mean? it's funny. i feel for a saturday afternoon being in contention on the pga tour, it felt sort of weird out there. the first couple of days it was fine but definitely today it is feeling strange and i'm sure tomorrow will feel pretty strange, especially with so feel pretty strange, especially with so many guys in and around the lead. football now and there are three more matches in spain's top division, la liga. barcelona stretched their lead at the top of the table to five points with victory on saturday. real madrid return to action on sunday. this is their squad arriving at the training
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base ahead of the game against eibar, all of the games will be played there for the rest of the season played there for the rest of the season at the training ground because the bone about is being renovated. athletic bilbao drew against atletico madrid. real sociedad against sassoon is coming later. in the bundesliga at half—time, mainz against augsburg, augsburg winning 1—0. later, by live accusing only need to draw at schalke to move up to fourth place. we are still three days away from the return of the premier league and norwich city player has tested positive for coronavirus. he played against spurs in a friendly on friday. that was one ofjust two positive results from 1200 tests taken across the league. in line with the premier league protocols, the player will now self—isolate for a period of seven days before being tested again. tottenham say there
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was no close contact for any sustained period with the player during that friendly, so none of their squad will have to self—isolate. the former england cricketer emily rainford brent says her sport has to be rebuilt from the grassroots to attract more black players. research conducted by leeds beckett university found that only nine out of 362 pro players in england were black. it is an issue she has begun to address in her role as director of women's cricket at surrey. —— ebony rainford—brent. what we have done is we have an academy setup now, obviously covid—19 got in the way of their training but as soon as they can they will be back to it and some have some real talent to move straight into the performance pathway which is exciting. but underneath that i'm talking to a lot of funders about how we really build and reconstruct the grassroots. that's the issue with our sport, i think, i love this sport and everything it stands for, but we still predominantly pick from the
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elitist environments, independent schools and certain clubs. so now it's time that we really look at what our programmes are delivering and make sure that there are routes and make sure that there are routes and pathways in and reduce the barriers for different communities to access sport. that's all your support for now. thanks. just before we go, one of the industry is being hit hardest by the coronavirus lockdown is tourism. in many places restrictions are being eased but in some it is more difficult. take venice, for example. venice is not open for business. at least that's the message these venetians want you to hear. a human chain and a giant banner stretched out over one of the city's famous canals. the people here are calling for responsible to the mass invasion tourism, an end to the mass invasion that comes every summer. tourism, an end to the mass invasion tha already every summer. tourism, an end to the mass invasion tha already returning, ner. tourism, an end to the mass invasion tha already returning, the. tourism, an end to the mass invasion tha already returning, the famous are already returning, the famous doge's palace has reopened its doors
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but locals are calling for quality, not necessarily quantity. we hope to have in the future of slow tourism. slow tourism, this is very important. it means not less tourism but better, good organisation, this is the first thing. around 30 million people visit venice each year. a city with a native population of little more than 50,000. many only come for the day, bringing little income to the local economy. and residents say many neighbourhoods are being ruined by landlords who turn rental properties into holiday lets, pricing out those who live here. then there is the cruise ships. larger vessels were banned from parts of the city after this crash last summer. their absence and then the lockdown has meant absence and then the lockdown has m ea nt clea n absence and then the lockdown has mea nt clea n waterways absence and then the lockdown has meant clean waterways and a cleaner venice. but that's the dilemma. these people need tourism. but they don't want too much. are they
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protesting against the one thing that will get venice back on its feet? tim allman, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. time for us you're watching bbc news. time for us to catch up now with the weather with tomasz schafernaker. a fine day for most of us with clear blue skies and scattered fair weather clouds. there is a chance of thunderstorms. showers have been brewing and will continue to brew through the afternoon and into the evening. the risk of getting a downpour with thunder, lightning and hail. for any one location that risk is low, many of us will miss the storms. the temperatures today will nudge up to around about the mid 20s and still be hovering in the low 20s and early evening across many parts of the uk. cooler on the north sea coasts. it has been cloudy, gloomy and misty and quite foggy. the forecast for
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monday, again, a lot of sunshine around. we are expecting further showers to develop across more northern parts of the country, yorkshire, lancashire, the north—west of england. likely to catch some showers and thunderstorms. to the south it should be mostly sunny and warm.
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hello this is bbc news. the headlines: atlanta's police chief resigns
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after a white officer fatally shot 27—year—old rayshard brooks. the family's lawyer expresses his despair. i could even say we wantjustice but i don't care any more. i don't know what that is. i've been that for 15 yea rs. what that is. i've been that for 15 years. i don't know whatjustice is. i don't know whatjustice is. the death sparked protests on the streets of the us city. the fast food restaurant where the shooting took place was set on fire. the uk prime minister borisjohnson orders a review of the two metre social distancing rule in england, ahead of non—essential shops re—opening tomorrow. the country has come together to squash the incidences of the disease down and that gives us the potential now to look at those. a virtual church service is held to remember the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire in london three years ago.
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time now for a look back on the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: the government reveals it won't be sending all primary children in england back to school before the summer after all. labour says the plans lie in tatters. it's no good the prime minister flailing around, trying to blame others. but the prime minister reckons it's the labour leader who can't make up his mind. he still can't work out whether he's saying schools are not safe enough or whether we should be going back more quickly. the government insists the housing secretary acted properly over his approval of a £1 billion property scheme in east london.

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