this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm mike embley. another african—american man killed by police, another family speak of their grief and call for peaceful action. this is going to be a long time before i heal. it's going to be a long time before this family heals. a landmark legal decision in the us, the supreme court rules it is illegal to fire someone based on their sexuality. china races to shut down a coronavirus outbreak linked to a massive market in beijing. and seeking real change — how black lives matter has put pressure on the enterainment industry to examine its role

in perpetuating racism — in front of and behind the camera. hello. the widow of rayshard brooks, the african—american man killed by police in atlanta, georgia, on friday has appealed for protests against his killing to be peaceful but says her family will take a long time to heal. he was shot in the back as he fled from two white police officers in a restaurant car park. according to his niece, he was killed as if he'd been a piece of trash in the street. our north america correspondent nick bryant has the story. atlanta, georgia — the birthplace of martin luther king, a cradle of the civil rights movement. and now the scene again of america's on ending racial struggle. protests sparked by yet another police killing of an african—american. rayshard brooks, 27—year—old father of four. his young family appeared

before the cameras today. this has become an all—too—familiar ritual of american life. i can never tell my daughter, "0h, he's coming to take you skating," or swimming lessons. so... it's just going to be a long time before i heal. how many more protests will it take... ..to ensure that the next victim isn't your cousin, your brother, your uncle, your nephew, your friend or your companion? y'all took my brother... the press conference ended with a family struggling to contain their emotions. they‘ re demanding that murder charges be brought. rayshard brooks had been sleeping in his car when he was approached by two white police officers. after failing a breath test, the police tried to arrest him.

then came a struggle in which he grabbed one of their tasers. during a brief chase, he pointed the taser at the officer, who responded by fatally shooting him in the back. george floyd! so black lives matter is the cry once again. this latest killing fuelling what has become a multiracial, global movement. this has been a moment of reckoning and awakening. but the protesters have seized upon this killing in atlanta as proof that even at this time of heightened racial tensions, the police are continuing to use excessive force. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms has announced new police reforms which will come into effect immediately after the death of rayshard brooks. she said she couldn't wait for official recommendations before taking action. police will now be required to de—escalate situations with suspects and intervene if a colleague is using excessive force. we saw the worst happen

on friday night with mr brooks. it angered me and it saddened me beyond words. but i know it's my responsibility as mayor of this great city for us to continue to work to put that anger and that sadness into action. and so, this is the first of a series of actions and steps that we will take, and i look forward to continuing to work with all of our community stakeholders. justin miller is a lawyer for the family of rayshard brooks. i asked him how he is pursuing this case. we are working very hard right now, there is a lot of stuff going on. so we're just going to take it step—by—step to make sure we do not miss anything. presumably it's going to be

very difficult for the police to argue they faced a threat to their lives, since although they knew that rayshard brooks had one of their tasers, when police use a taser, the official argument is always a taser is not lethal. well, when they first stopped him for a dui, they checked him for weapons. they knew he didn't have a knife or a gun or any other lethal weapon. so him having a taser and shooting backwards, we don't think that was warranting of the force they used to take his life. and if you watch the tape closely, you can see the officer went to his gun before mr brooks had the taser up, and when mr brooks was turned and running away from him he shot him in the back, which was terrible and not warranted at all. can you tell us more about raysha rd brooks? we saw you at the press conference with the family, you're obviously close to them? yes. gosh. mr brooks is a father of four, or he was, and he worked at a local tacoria here in the atlanta area. that day was a very

important day for mr brooks because it was his daughter's eighth birthday. he had told his daughter they were going to go skating. when we went to the house that day after the family had found out mr brooks was killed, the daughter had on a very pretty birthday dress. she was prepared and she thought one of us was her father coming through the door. sadly, it was not. so he was a good family man, a good guy, and by all accounts, all members said he was a pillar of the family. why was he asleep in the car? he had been faintly impaired having festivities for his daughter's birthday earlier at his sister's house. he went and decided to go out to grab a burgerfrom a local wendy's. what is your response to the mayor's executive order? we think it's a step

in the right direction. a lot of reforms need to happen with policing here in america. the police are more of a militarised unit, somewhat of an occupying force, more than the community liaisons they should be. so we think the mayor's order goes towards getting there, but there is a lot more work that needs to be done. and the way police are governed is particular to individual areas. what is your feeling about this in atlanta, georgia? generally police in atlanta are pretty good. but we are finding — like when you push a rock over in the wilderness, all of the bugs start rolling around and you get to see everything, that happens sometimes here, too. so, you know,

we had another case. my partner chris and i, about two weeks ago, the police department took kids out of a car, tasered them and used excessive force when it wasn't necessary. so it's happening generally — i know a lot of police officers, and a lot of them agree with me that this needs to change. and this has become a national issue and an issue worldwide. is this a turning point for change? does this feel like a real moment? there have been so many moments and so little has changed. you know, that's a difficult question. it could be, and it has felt like that before. my partner and i represented george floyd's six—year—old daughter, gianna. during that case, and we're still working on that, that was just a couple weeks ago, but we talked and we said

this seems like it is really changing, something is about to happen. then you follow up with something like this. it's really hard to say. we would like the protesters and other people to stay there, black people in other countries to keep protesting, keep fighting, keep letting people know how you feel about this, because that is the only way things are going to really change. justin miller, thank you very much for talking to us. the us supreme court has ruled that employers can't fire workers for being gay or transgender. the decision is being hailed as a victory for lgbt employees and campaigners. here's president trump reacting to the ruling earlier on. they've ruled. i read the decision and some people were surprised, but they ruled and we live with their decision. that's what it's all about. we live with the decision of the supreme court. very powerful, very powerful decision, actually, but they have so ruled.

how has this change in the law been received by activists? kevin jennings is ceo of lambda legal — a national organisation which has been fighting for the civil rights of lgbtq people since 1973. he also served as assistant deputy secretary of education under barack obama. the reaction of the president is interesting. it was friday that his administration was removing health insurance detections for transgender people, discrimination in healthcare is not forbidden. no, it's quite interesting the president said that this afternoon and we call upon him to withdraw the rule he proposed on friday which would strip transgender people of healthcare protections in the middle of a global pandemic, there is no worse time in the world he could have proposed such a rule and given the court today basically said discrimination against transgender people violates the civil rights act of 1964, we call upon him to withdraw this

rule immediately. so there will be challenges to the rule? we absolutely will sue to block this rule. we're talking about people life—saving healthcare in the middle of a global pandemic. it's wrong, it's illegal and it needs to be stopped. quite a bit of surprise at this of dream court ruling, at least in the trump administration and among supporters. the expectation was that the court was moving in a much more conservative direction. i think that the justices had no choice. title seven of our civil rights act says plainly that you can't discriminate based on sex and the fact of the matter is that the fact of the matter is that the only reason people discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people lesbian, bisexual and tra nsgender people is lesbian, bisexual and transgender people is the sex of their partners or the sexual identity of trans— people and the fact of the matter is, it's on the face of it illegal. the

justices, who are generally considered to be conservatives, simply could not ignore the way the law was written. and with the law was written. and with the four so—called liberal judges, giving us a 6—3 majority. it's quite often the case as well that people who are appointed to the supreme court with the expert patient they will be conservatives sometimes become wildcards. well, we are very encouraged by the ruling that happened today. although quite honestly, it's somewhat scandalous that there are still three justices somewhat scandalous that there are still threejustices on the supreme court think it's ok that people be fired from their jobs simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity in the year 2020. that's quite honestly absurd andi that's quite honestly absurd and i would have hoped for an unanimous decision. kevin, just briefly, what other battles are on the horizon? one of the things we are most concerned about is the trump administration's efforts to pass religious exemptions which would allow people to ignore

nondiscrimination laws if it violates their religious beliefs. basically they are asking for a license to discriminate, allowing people to ignore the law if it disagrees with their religion. this is a very slick we slope and we are going to fight this idea in court because once you start saying you don't have to serve people based on their religion, where does it stop? it makes laws meaningless and we believe the law is the law and everyone has to abate. kevinjennings, and everyone has to abate. kevin jennings, thank you and everyone has to abate. kevinjennings, thank you very much. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a former us marine is found guilty of spying in russia and sentenced to 16 years in prison. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given.

army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for 40 years, forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while.

welcome back. very good to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines: the family of another african—american man killed by police speak of their grief and call for action. in a landmark ruling in the us. the supreme court says it's illegal to fire someone based on their sexuality. there are increasing calls to tackle racism in the entertainment industry both in the us and in the uk. following the black lives matter protests which have taken place around the world, artists have been opening up about their experiences of racism. in a recent open letter, the black writers committee of the writers guild of america said it is now a public duty to interrogate the entertainment‘s industry's role in perpetuating racism both in front of and behind the camera. we can now speak piya sinha—roy who is a journalist and former film editor at the hollywood reporter. she joins us from los angeles. good to talk to you. my know it has been a pretty tumultuous year already. the collapse in advertising, did that lose you and many other people yourjob

at the hollywood reporter. yeah, think the entertainment journalism industry is suffering throughout and, obviously, the immediate impact of losing advertising and a lot of losing advertising and a lot of movies being pushed back, u nfortu nately, of movies being pushed back, unfortunately, did hit newsrooms directly in our space and, yes, unfortunately oh was and, yes, unfortunately oh was a casualty of that. sorry to hear it. of course. piya, do you think the industry is really taking on board black lives matter? it's really difficult to tell if the industry is really taking it on board. i think they are listening, because they have to right now, the noise is far too loud for them to ignore. but we have not seen change implemented really in previous yea rs. implemented really in previous years. you know, i'd have to bring up, 0scar sue white came up bring up, 0scar sue white came up in 2016, and there were all these promises at the time, studious, networks, streamers all saying we will work to improve these numbers and we haven't really seen the impact

of that for black and generally people of colour in the industry. and so i think, you know, it's great that people are listening right now and they are willing to listen, but this could be dismissed very easily, so until i see change i think a lot of us will wait to see what changes going to be made and what levels is it going to be made at. what would that seachange below, surely more black writers and more black actors bringing in the perspective generally. yes, think having more black executives in positions of power is a most important thing. if you start to look at the executive board is of all of the networks and studios, you know, you have a problem when your highest ranking black mobile staff happens to be the person who is the diversity and inclusion officer. we need to see more black people, more people of colour in the

industry at the highest levels. until they are there we're not see that change. because, as we think, and all whiteboard does not generally do much to help diversity within its own company. and what they have seen company. and what they have seen and experienced myself is when you bring in people of colour at higher levels they are much more cognizant of the diverse make—up of the newsrooms, their executive rooms, their writers rooms, all across each arm the industry there can be a seachange only if you start bringing in people and places of power. of course they need more white people to become more conscious of our own privilege. from the outside hollywood is thought of as a liberal and diverse place. they know many people in the industry who say that really isn't true. no, it's not true at all. i think that's obvious of our entire society. la is supposed to be a very liberal place, london, england, is supposed to be a very liberal place, that's just not true,

because the undercurrents of racism exist. and so the best thing about what's happening right now is there is a rising unity of the voices in hearing 1—person's story with and hear something else tell their story and the more stories you are hearing the more that the white community can understand this is not, like, just an isolated incident, it's a pattern and it's a systemic pattern and until people actually start to realise that quite often racism isa realise that quite often racism is a weight problem then this is a weight problem then this is never going to get solved. so why am happy that people are listening right now, i am so why am happy that people are listening right now, iam happy that we're having this conversation, i'm frustrated it taken until conversation, i'm frustrated it ta ken until 2020 conversation, i'm frustrated it taken until 2020 and the tragic death of, you know, black men and women at least agreed this movement that is only now being listened to, but i'm glad is opening up conversations. piya sinha—roy, thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news. president trump, here visiting troops in germany, has announced that the us will cut its military presence there by 9,500. that will leave about 25,000 servicemen and women

in the country. speaking to reporters, mr trump complained that berlin is not paying enough on defence, as required by its membership in nato. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and eu chiefs have agreed to breathe new life into post—brexit trade talks. both sides have committed to ramp up negotiations over the summer. the uk is due to leave the post—brexit transition arrangement at the end of the year. as europe opens up, beijing is shutting down. chinese authorities are racing to contain a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital. it's a sign of how precarious this process is. all entertainment and indoor sports venues are being closed, and 21 housing estates have been locked down as cases increase. the city had previously seen no signs of the virus for more than 50 days. stephen mcdonell reports. residents in large parts of south—western beijing are again behind fences, with fears that a second wave of the coronavirus

could take hold. housing estates have been sealed off to all but those who live there. deliveries must be made to the perimeter fence only. shops, schools, and some public transport have been closed. translation: i'd be lying if i said i wasn't worried. i came to beijing on the 13th. if this was one day later, then i definitely wouldn't be able to come. right now, there aren't many people on the subway. there aren't as many as before. in beijing today, dozens of new confirmed coronavirus infections have been added to the tally, which has been growing since the end of last week. it may not sounds like many, but it's caused quite some concern, especially when you consider from where the cluster has emanated. the massive xinfadi wholesale market, responsible for 80% of the city's vegetables and meat, has been shut for cleaning and testing. all the infections in this cluster have been traced back to the market in some way.

chinese officials say they're hoping to test up to 200,000 people who visited xinfadi in the last two weeks. as well as 90,000 residents. in the response to beijing's cluster, we're seeing the best and the worst of china's communist party. 0n the one hand, the speed and the scale of the social isolation of the testing has been something to behold. 0n the other, the party has also been criticised for going after scapegoats, for dismissing local officials on whose watch the outbreak occurred. if you wanted to guarantee a culture whereby cover—up was your first choice, rather than open reporting, there's probably not a better way to do it. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said america is outraged by the conviction by a moscow court of a former us marine. paul whelan was sentenced to 16 years in prison, on spying charges, which he denies. he was arrested in a moscow

hotel room 18 months ago, with a usb flash drive, which security officers say, contained russian state secrets. sarah rainsford reports. this is the american russia says is a spy. after a quick closed trial, paul whelan wanted to shout out his side of the story. the court cameras didn't capture that, but we did. in december 2018, mr whelan was in moscow for a friend's wedding and staying at this smart hotel. he was getting ready in this room when fsb security officers burst in. they say they caught him red—handed with russian state secrets on a flash drive. a former us marine, mr whelan first came to russia over a decade ago.

he has visited several times, making lots of friends, some in the military like him. one was an intelligence officer who he says has framed him. the evidence has never been made public, it never is here in spy trials. the verdict though was guilty. and 16 years in a high—securityjail. whelan, do you understand the sentence, the judge asked. i think he will be taking it very hard. it's an extraordinary long time. there's no reason for the harsh sentence. i think he was probably prepared because he knew it could be 18 years. but i think all of us hoped that it wouldn't be that long. mr whelan has four passports, three ambassadors were in court for this verdict. relations between russia and the west are already hostile, and the us ambassador warned that this case makes it very hard to improve things. it's a mockery ofjustice, i can't say i'm surprised.

this is the direction this case has been headed from since the beginning. but if they can do this to paul, they can do this to anyone. paul whelan has always described himself as a political hostage and from the very start, there've been suspicions of this case is part of a much bigger political game here. now mr whelan has been convicted of espionage, his family in the united states have appealed directly to donald trump to do everything possible to bring him home. russia's foreign ministry has already hinted at a possible prisoner swap, but in this climate, any bargaining is likely to be hard. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. just very briefly a reminder of that may news again. the widow of rays ha rd that may news again. the widow of rayshard brooks, the african—american man shot dead by police in atlanta, georgia, on friday has appealed for protest to be peaceful. she said the family will take a long time to heal. the mayor of atla nta long time to heal. the mayor of atlanta has ordered immediate

changes to police procedures. that is it for now. much more for you any time on the bbc website. hello there. the phrase sunshine and showers can at times seem quite trivial, can't it? but i'm sure if you were caught in the thundering downpours on monday, you knew about it. there was a lot of heavy rain and a very sort space of time. if you take a look at the rain radar and the thunder and lightning strikes as he went to the afternoon, they were quite frequent across southwest scotland, northwest england and north wales. it looks as though tuesday, we could see more showers ina similararea. plenty of showers across europe as well, all under the influence of low pressure at the moment. starts off with a fair amount of cloud across eastern half of the uk, rolling in off the north sea, that will slowly burn away. we'll see sunny spells and chatters hours developing. showers widespread across england and wales but they have heaviest across wales and northwest england along with southwest scotland. there could be around an inch of rain falling within an hour, and that potentially is heavy enough to cause localised flooding. but dodge the showers, keep some sunshine,

temperatures peaking at 23 degrees. that's the mid—70s in terms of fahrenheit. as we move through tuesday evening, the showers are likely to continue for a while and then start to fade away overnight. once again, we'll see some cloud filtering from the north sea. but it's going to be a relatively mild, foggy night. double figures across the country, in some areas around 13—14 degrees. it's a repeat performance almost as we move into wednesday. lots of cloud or on the east coast. that burns away, sunshine comes through and we see more showers around on wednesday. yet again, some could be heavy and thundery. temperatures still peeking between 14—23 degrees. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, there's likely to be a change with more heavy, persistent rain from a frontal system. still a level of uncertainty where that's going to be sitting across england and wales, but it will bring some further outbreaks of rain through england and wales on thursday, friday. just want to end on a glimpse of good news as we had towards the weekend. things will be likely to quiet down.

dry and sunny for all of us and just that little bit warmer. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the widow of rayshard brooks — the african— american man shot dead by police in atlanta, georgia on friday — has appealed for protests to be peaceful. tomika miller said the family will take a long time to heal. the mayor has ordered immediate changes to police procedures. president trump says he accepts a decision by the supreme court against discriminating people for being lgbt q and it breaks civil rights laws if they do in the workplace. china has moved to shut down a coronavirus outbreak linked to a massive market in beijing. more than a hundred cases have been confirmed. the world health organisation has described a new outbreak as a ‘significant event‘ and warned it needs careful tracking.