this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the mayor of atlanta orders immediate changes to police practices — and the white house prepares an executive order on reforms— after the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer last week. president trump says he will accept the supreme court's decision to ban workplace discrimination of lg bt people. countries across europe re—open their borders to tourists — but greece will maintain tough restrictions on the worst hit coronavirus countries — the uk, italy and spain. and the secrets of the queen bee —

scientists discover how the leader of the hive communicates through toots and quacks. 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. all this comes as president trump is expected to sign an executive order on police reform today during a ceremony at the rose garden. our north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now from los angeles peter, a lot happening this week. just talk is through what this executive order on the pa rt this executive order on the part of the white house might mean. the president is planning to focus on police misconduct and a big thrust of this executive order is the setting up executive order is the setting up national data base, effectively to track those

police officers who been guilty of misconduct on the idea seems to be to stop those officers, perhaps they've been sacked from thejobs in one perhaps they've been sacked from the jobs in one district, from the jobs in one district, from moving around the country and being reemployed. another aspect of this is the encouragement of police forces around the country to deploy social workers to work alongside police officers in situations that are not violent. it might be dealing with the drug case,, or dealing with the drug case,, or dealing with homelessness, a situation that may involve mental illness. the main thrust appears to be, according to officials in the white house, to bring the police closer to communities and quite significantly this will not involve a ny significantly this will not involve any defunding of police forces. we heard about this in minneapolis were local counsellors plan to effectively break down their police force.

and for the black live matters movement, is this a significant step forward 7 movement, is this a significant step forward? i don't think it's the big step forward they've been hoping for. let's see when we hear more detail later in the day, there may be critics who say the president isn't going far enough that there isn't one strand, and the democrats in the house of representatives have put together their proposed legislation that could involve the banning of chokehold is, legislation that would have to get through republican—controlled senate. later this week, senators and republicans will put forward their own proposals as well so there are multiple strands here and it does remain to be seen whether it answers many of the criticisms we will be hearing over the last three weeks from americans who have been taking to the streets. peter, thank you.

and later in the programme we have a special report from the us on how officers are rethinking theirjobs after the newjersey force was disbanded over 7 years ago. president trump has expressed surprise at a landmark ruling by the us supreme court that employers cannot fire workers for being gay or transgender. the expectation had been that more conservative judges might not uphold civil rights law. last week the trump administration removed health insurance protections for transgender people. our reporter sylvia lennan—spence explains. the rainbow flag, a symbol of pride. the rainbow flag, a symbol of pride, and outside america's top court, a man celebrates an outcome which will protect lgbtq people from workplace discrimination. the united states supreme court stood on the right side of history, declaring that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are both prohibited under federal law.

six of the nine supreme court judges agreed that the 1964 civil rights act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, should include gay and transgender people. leading the decision is president trump—appointed conservative, justice neil gorsuch. he said: gerald bostock is one of three people whose case was heard in court. mr bostock was fired from hisjob afterjoining a gay—friendly softball team. i did nothing wrong, and i now have that validated from the united states supreme court. we share this victory together as a community and i learned early on that this was more than just about my own personal circumstances, that it impacts so many people across this country. president donald trump has said it was

a very powerful decision. they ruled. i've read the decision, and some people were surprised, but they've ruled and we live with their decision, that's what it's all about. it comes at a time of great social upheaval in america, when millions of people are fighting for equality. trans women are women! and the ruling has gained widespread reaction from high—profile activists and allies. victory, yes! a victory for the lgbt community in the supreme court today. this is great news. you know, trans voices must be heard and they are, this is a great thing. i mean, black trans lives matter, trans lives matter. we are not going to be erased. more than half of america's states will have to adjust their understanding of the workplace discrimination law, a victory for the lgbtq community and their continuing fight for equal rights. freya cole, bbc news.

0h sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. and you can fight all the analysis on the supreme court ruling on the website, including how lg bt ruling on the website, including how lgbt workers and their allies have reacted and also an analysis of exactly what the ruling does meet. —— mean. had to bbc.com/news. 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 number of confirmed coronavirus infections across the world has passed eight million. the united states accounts for a quarter of all cases, but the disease is spreading fastest now in latin america, where 80,000 people have died after contracting covid—i9.

next year's 0scars will be pushed back from february, until the end of april. that's because of ongoing worries over the coronavirus pandemic. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences will also extend the eligility window, so movies have a chance to be made and seen. hollywood has virtually shut down, as film—makers struggle to adjust to america's social—distancing restrictions. new zealand has recorded two new cases of the coronavirus, ending a 24—day streak of no new infections in the country. the cases are related to travel from the united kingdom. with me is our reporter freya cole.

so the two new cases are two women from the united kingdom who had been cleared to enter new zealand on compassionate grounds. they had been cleared to visit a relative who was really unwell and has actually since died. they are from the same family and they had been in quarantine but were cleared to drive from auckland to wellington. they've told authorities they didn't stop to use petrol stations or public bathrooms but there is of course the chance of cross contamination, whether it be at the hotels in new zealand or on that flight to the unmarked kingdom via doha, brisbane and then to new zealand. authorities have said today they are closely monitoring anyone they came into close contact with. they are even reviewing videos from the airport to see if they did get into that close contact with somebody but this stage, they say they are not nervous. let's listen to that. we should not

be complacent. we need to remain vigilant. i've said it before, there is a pandemic raging outside our shores, we are all aware of that, and as kiwis return and as they are able to from all around the world, we have got more coming m, world, we have got more coming in, there are several hundred most days, that's why we have these folk processes in place so these folk processes in place so it's a reminder to us that we can't board to be complacent. so these are the first new cases in new zealand in more than three weeks. prior to this, the country had been clear. social and economic restrictions had been lifted but the borders remain close for this very reason. anyone arriving in new zealand must quarantine for 14 days. they have been cleared to leave to visit the sick relative. they did quarantine but they were told they could leave. somebody

who was very unwell. from here on in, there will be closely monitored to make sure new zealand can... in europe, there isa zealand can... in europe, there is a huge debate about quarantine. there is confusion now over whether or not visitors from the uk will have to quarantine when entering spain. at the weekend, the spanish prime minister announced they will be opening up announced they will be opening up borders for uk and eu travellers. but speaking to the bbc last night, the spanish foreign minister has said the government will consider a 14 day quarantine for uk arrivals. theorist ms gonzales speaking on bbc last night. we've

decided that the best way is to do away with the quarantine measures. we will have them until the 22nd of june measures. we will have them until the 22nd ofjune and come 22nd ofjune, until the 22nd ofjune and come 22nd of june, we until the 22nd ofjune and come 22nd ofjune, we will remove them. for reasons that have their own view of health, we will respect this but we will probably receive kate. the british government is reviewing its 14 day quarantine every few weeks which takes us to the end ofjune. spanish authorities are hoping by then the quarantine measures will be taken away in the uk so they can do the same as well. i suppose ms gonzales is keeping in close contact with uk cou nterpa rts in close contact with uk counterparts and she says she is being guided by the guidance to make the right decision but as it stands, we are waiting to hear from the uk government to see what it does on its quarantine measures. stay with us on bbc news. still to come:

we speak to one italian beach owner who is gearing up for a covid—secure 2020 season. 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. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the mayor of atlanta has ordered changes to police practices and president trump is to sign an executive order on police reforms after the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer last week. in peru, more than 6,000 people have died from the coronavirus. in a tribute to the victims, portraits of many of them are on display in lima's cathedral after church workers spent days filling the pews with images of the victims. rachel stanton reports. row upon row of portraits, each showing a loved one that succumbed to covid—i9. the archbishop of lima had

this church filled with more than 5,000 photographs in their memory. translation: our healthcare system doesn't work. let it be a healthcare system that thinks of human beings, especially the poorest. that's why i find it impressive how just last week we said the faithful could send their photos of coronavirus victims. and they sent in almost 6,000 photos, calling for solidarity. the country has the second—highest number of deaths and infections in south america after brazil. peru imposed a quarantine back in the middle of march and has extended it until the end ofjune. translation: it can be solved by giving them attention here, giving emergency medical attention, giving them the pills, not only oxygen will let them live, oxygen is not the only thing they have to receive. they have to have their medicine. we know there are a lot of patients, but they can be saved. despite the rising numbers,

people are out and about on the streets and markets have reopened to keep the economy going. translation: here in the markets, there are too many people, it's too crowded. people do not have much awareness, they are always exposed, but i always come two times, three times a week, no more. we are always in fear. peru's victims of the coronavirus pandemic may be gone, but they will never be forgotten. rachel stanton, bbc news. here in the uk, for some children, lockdown has meant quality time with theirfamily and a welcome break from school. but there's a warning that the pandemic has severely affected some young people's mental health. hannah gray reports. iam i am scared about the coronavirus. i get really afraid that my family and i might get it. a lot of people

die from it. it is really scary because everyone is talking about it and people are sharing stories every day on social media. i don't know how to cope. i am really scared of my dad, especially when he has been drinking. sometimes he gets really angry and throws things at my mum. it has been getting worse since coronavirus data. i have no idea what to do. i can't escape because of the lockdown. these are exa m ples of the lockdown. these are examples of the kind of calls helen has been hearing since march. she works for childline and is really concerned about children's well—being. and is really concerned about children's well-being. children are the victims of this coronavirus, and for many children, home is not a safe place. we haven't got community eyes and ears, schools, health services looking out for community —— my children, so thatis community —— my children, so that is a real worry. community —— my children, so that is a realworry. people are dying, people are ill and you can see your friends, your relatives. sara is 11 years old. during the country has

done a survey asking 162 children in south yorkshire how they have been coping. lots of people are actually worried, scared and concerned about coronavirus, that was 82%. it was a very coronavirus, that was 82%. it was a very big thing to go through as a child and it affected me quite a lot because i was worried what it could do to my family. her dad is a dock at the local hospital and he inspired her to talk to others about their feelings. -- doctor. it is important that we as children get out voices heard. so we feel calm and we know it is safe because when you are very young, you can get very worried about things that com pletely very worried about things that completely change your life.l new survey from the university of oxford asked 10,000 families across england to report on their child positive mental health. secondary school aged children say they are less stressed and behave better out of school, but primary school aged children seem to be finding it more difficult. pa rents finding it more difficult. parents reported that over the course of lockdown children had

difficulty, they were clingy, worried and unhappy or had behaviour robbins. having tantrums, getting into arguments are not doing what they were asked to do. those things have got worse. even before the pandemic, the children's commissioner says the system is far away from meeting the needs of all the children who have mental health conditions. psychologists now suspect there will be an even greater number of children who will need support after being isolated for so long. it out -- and it is ourjob to make sure there is enough support available. these effects don't have to be lifelong and it is important that we all take account of what children and young people are telling us, believe them and give them the right to support to emerge from this intact and able to go on and enjoy their childhood and aduu and enjoy their childhood and adult life. in the meantime, children like sara tried to find their own ways of coping as they watch the adults around them deal with the biggest change to our world in a generation. hannah gray, bbc news.

scientists in the uk have decoded sounds made by queen honeybees to ensure that colonies successfully reproduce during the swarming season. the researchers used highly sensitive vibration detectors to pick up two distinct sounds. they hope their findings will help beekeepers predict when their own colonies might be about to swarm. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has this report. busy and vital pollinators. the buzz of honeybee activity is, despite insect ongoing decline, a very familiar sound. they might be less familiar, though. they are the tweaks and cracks of queen honeybees. they were detected during the late spring swarming system. by recording

them and observing how the colony behaved, researchers reviewed the crucial role in the society. they use vibration affecting society —— devices to record and decode the signals. we think the signals are sending information to the colony, to the worker bees. rather than talking to other queens, the researchers found the queen was moving around the colony, and the presence of the workers. the responding cracks we re workers. the responding cracks were from queens that were still sealed inside the special cells, ready to emerge. the life of a queen bee depend on the worker ‘s response to those signals. they will keep all the captive queens sealed away untilan captive queens sealed away until an existing one is left with a swarm. if two queens are released at the same time, they will fight to the death. it is yet more proof that the entire colony should be treated as an individual, as a super organism, and it is also

warning beekeepers to be careful when they inspect the colonies and the hooting and cracking is taking place. be careful not to disrupt the sophisticated mechanism that is taking place at that very special time in the year for the colony for the bees. beekeepers and the hives they provide are vitalfor the survival of honeybees in the uk. the researchers hope their eavesdropping exercise will help the beekeepers to tune into the health of their own hives. victoria gill, bbc news. as many european countries continue to ease their lockdowns, beach resorts in italy are gearing up for a covid—secure 2020 season. face masks, hand sanitiser and more space between sun loungers are being put in place. 0ne beach resort owner, 84—year—old arnaldo valentini, has lived through a series of events which threatened tourism in the region. we've been to meet him.

the top business stories are coming up next. i will see you soon. 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 thundery downpours on monday, you knew about it. there was a lot of heavy rain in a very short space of time. if we take a look at the rain radar and the thunder and lightning strikes as we went through the afternoon, they were quite frequent across south—west scotland, northern ireland, north—west england and north wales. it certainly does look as though tuesday we could see more showers in a similar area. now, plenty of showers across europe as well, all under the influence of low pressure at the moment. so starts off with a fair amount of cloud across the eastern half of the uk, rolling in off the north sea. that will slowly burn away. we'll see sunny spells and

scattered showers developing. now, showers perhaps fairly widespread across england and wales, but the heaviest ones across wales and north—west england, along with south—west scotland. so there could be around an inch of rain falling within an hour, and that potentially is heavy enough to cause some localised flooding. but dodge the showers, keep some sunshine, you'll see temperatures peaking at 23 degrees. that's the mid—70s in terms of fahrenheit. now, 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 a little more cloud just filtering across from the north sea. but it's going to be a relatively mild, muggy night. double figures across the country, only in some areas around 13—14 degrees. it's a repeat performance almost as we move into wednesday. a lot of cloud along that east coast. that burns away, sunshine comes through and we see more showers around on wednesday. and yet again, some of them could be heavy and thundery. but those temperatures still peeking

between 1a and 23 degrees. now, as we move out of wednesday into thursday, there's likely to be a change with some more heavy, persistent rain from a frontal system moving in from the near continent. 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 head towards the weekend. things look likely to quiet down. dry and sunny for all of us and just that little bit warmer. take care.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. what impact has covid—19 had on the ukjobs market? in a few hours we'll find out with the numbers for the first full month under lockdown. and in the us total umployement may be falling, but that doesn't apply to afrrican american workers.we have a special report. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world.

we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. in a few hours, we will for the first time get uk jobs data for april — a full month of lockdown. we'll also find out how many people claimed unemployment benefit in may. job losses have been growing worldwide as businesses struggle to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus epidemic. governments have been doing what they can to cushion the blow, but as the lockdown eases, and government support begins to taper off, many firms are faced with lower demand for their goods and services. so are furtherjob losses inevitable? joining me now is tej parikh, chief economist, at the institute of directors. good morning, good to see you. the question is, what's going to happen in the months ahead? what are you expecting? we know the all—importa nt furlough scheme which is provided support for one in four workers

will be changing in august and means businesses will now start to have to contribute to the salaries of furloughed workers. demand doesn't pick up on consumers are not encouraged to go back onto the high street, it may mean some firms will have to make some workers unemployed and had to look at alternate ways in order to keep costs open to us. let's talk about government support. the furlough scheme has been critical with some industries have to make tough choices at that scheme comes to an end. have to make tough choices at that scheme comes to an endlj think the key sectors such as the retail sector, hospitality, leisure that have been closed a lot longer than other sectors, will struggle as consumers are cautious around going around daily activities, there is going to be a major challenge,

as we return to some sense of normalcy, it's going to be difficult for to increase their costs a nd difficult for to increase their costs and return with more workers on the lines,, if there is not enough revenue to match, there are going to be a number of difficult decisions to make, not only keeping workers on but paying salaries going forward. ba rs paying salaries going forward. bars and paying salaries going forward. ba rs a nd restau ra nts paying salaries going forward. bars and restaurants and other hospitality not opened yet, and to what extent they can supply services if they have to have a two metres social distancing rule, there are so many unknowns at the moment. do you think the government should extend the furlough scheme?m should look to extend other forms of support at the same time. as i've been mentioning, businesses of all types are going to face cash flow difficulties. extending the

loa ns difficulties. extending the loans programmes, , also realising a number of businesses are trying to adjust to operate under social distancing and that involves a number of costs in terms of adapting the work based on changing business models and i think clearly is businesses are going to prepare their balance sheets from a very difficult few months, they may need additionalfinancial few months, they may need additional financial support to do that effectively. do you agree with some that say the young are going to be impacted worst. those leaving school or graduating in 2020? that does appear to be the case. a lot of people graduating right now will be entering a challenging job market, we are expecting vacancies to continue to fall, we know a number of his nieces and employers are thinking about what they will open because they are undergoing a process of restructuring, trying to keep costs low at

this time. good to talk to you, thank you for your time. to the united states where the unemployment rate for the month of may actually fell, surprising many economists. but while the world's largest economy added jobs in the last month, the unemployment rate for african americans went up, making it the highestjobless rate for black americans in more than a decade. it's a reminder of the economic inequality that could serve as an early warning sign for the recovery to come. samira hussain reports from new york. natasha waterson's hair salon has been closed since the middle of march. she is a delay of the entire staff who are all african—american and has been using her savings to stay afloat. i think i was more concerned about clients because they were anxious, just trying to manage their anxieties, not only around here but also their own personal issues and of course employees. i'm responsible for seven people.

how are they going to get money? bristol bryce has been struggling since the pandemic new york. he is out of work and found himself depending on food banks again. i only saw people who look like me in my line. that just made who look like me in my line. thatjust made me so angry and then i see all these unemployment has gone down and jobs are opening up now and it's like, i don't see that in my own community. he has a point. the latest jobs my own community. he has a point. the latestjobs report may have shown unemployment fell overall the african—americans. america's racial divides have shown a vividly on this pandemic. the virus may not discriminate on who it in fact but death rates in predominantly black communities like this one are higher than in mainly white communities, just like unemployment disproportionately affect african—america ns. so while the protests over the past few weeks may have started

because of the death of george floyd, they have also reflected wide—ranging anger about america's systemic racism. before the coronavirus hit, black unemployment was at an all—time low but those gains have now been obliterated. 0nce again, black america is bearing the brunt of the country's economic failures. what we often find is that black workers are among the last group of workers to recover fully from an economic downturn, both in terms of the peak unemployment rate experienced by black workers in the amount of time that it ta kes to the amount of time that it takes to bring that unemployment rate down to anything near what we would consider normal. we are going to be open july consider normal. we are going to be openjuly one. do you wa nt to be openjuly one. do you want me to take down your information? despite the uncertain future, particularly if you are black, natasha is looking forward to when she can reopen her business and get back to work. 0ptimism and

endeavour that america's battered economy needs now more than ever. samira hussain, bbc news, new york. a third of this year's university leavers in the uk have lost theirjob, or had an offer cancelled or deferred as they graduate into one of the worst economic situations since the depression. so what are the options out there for school leavers or graduates who still want to get work experience? this summer, internships have gone online. students are being invited to apply for 3—day virtual internships in areas like commercial law, investment banking and technology to help gain skills and boost their employability. james uffindell is founder and chief executive of bright network — a company that provides virtual internships. good morning, james, welcome to the programme. how does it work? great to see you again.

how it works, we've launched internship experience uk, a 3— day deep immersive learning experience open to any student over 18 years old, and we've got over 100 world leading employers, they come together to back this experience and help these students essentially learn about the world of work. we recognise that young people are going to be hit by the coronavirus and employers want would dress getting ahead in these very difficult times. many might be listening and thinking, how do you learn about the world of work when you are not in it? we make a big point about calling it internship experience uk, with a 20,000 applications since it went live once your question, it's trying to replicate and assimilate as much as possible on line, it's never the same as going into an office and working in a company but in a nutshell, they are hearing from employers for consultative

selling from google, project management from pwc, amazon are doing courses, really interesting courses. work on real samples. and finally they are also connecting with people in the organisation, really importantly, their peers, their age group, a couple of years older. this is the generation that wants to give back. three days, all completely free, it shows their commitment and how interested they were. obviously a very difficult time. there are obviously opportunities in the main message we are giving is it's really important for young people to keep a positive mindset. this will pass on when it does, we want young people to be as employable as possible. companies working with you, how do you manage to

persuade them to get onboard because of course, all companies worldwide are trying to deal with one of the worst crises they've ever come across. absolutely. we got over 300 amazing organisations and they are really committed to young stop they really want to help these students are not skilled them and they are giving their time, their people, the resources and are now investing in the future work force as we build the workforce of tomorrow. it's delightful the coalition came together so quickly. we have the universities involved as well. everybody wants to really invest in the next generation of work. how do you make money if it's free? we are investing £100,000 into this kind of initiative. normally our business model, we have our employers, we've got over a quarter million students, it's all free for the students so we believe we are a faster better

way to find diverse talents from all backgrounds, for example, 40% of black students still feel their backgrounds are holding them back. employers use our network, better data, better technology to get to our students and that is our business model. james, we are very is our business model. james, we are very keen to hear more. 0nce we are very keen to hear more. once your time this morning. interesting. let's squeeze in some other business stories. the us supreme court has ruled that employers who fire workers for being gay or transgender are breaking civil rights laws. the supreme court said this should be understood to include sexual orientation and gender identity. this is a major win for lgbt workers. six former ebay executives and staff have been charged with cyber—stalking in a campaign against a couple who ran a newsletter critical of the company. prosecutors allege the harassment included sending the couple live cockroaches, a bloody halloween mask and a funeral wreath, as well as threatening messages. ebay said it did not

tolerate such behaviour and apologised to the couple. the coronavirus has affected every pa rt of our lives, even the oscars. the academy has announced next year's 0scars ceremony will be pushed back by two months and will be held in april, rather than february. the pandemic has already halted work on a number of films which were due to be released by the end of the year. let's show you the financial markets, bumper session in asia. japan markets, bumper session in asia.japan up markets, bumper session in asia. japan up over 4% in hong kong not far behind. 3%, a lot of this is due to a rally the night before on wall street. i don't know if we have the us numbers for you. basically this is lack of actions from the us federal reserve, the central bank. it started formally corporate bond buying programme and this gives much support to

businesses so once again, the us central bank coming into the rescue of financial markets and boosting sentiment late yesterday on wall street and today in asia. since april, millions of indian migrant workers have left cities to return to their villages, by trucks, trains & often on foot. but if reaching home was a monumental challenge, bigger problems lie ahead. with rural india offering few livelihood opportunities, many could plunge into deeper poverty. nikhil inamdar sent us this report from mumbai. translation: we saw sold off some old utensils and water cycle a nd some old utensils and water cycle and came back because of the lockdown. we couldn't stay back there and go hundred —— hungry. after a gruelling a day journey. this couple are among the tens of millions of migrant workers who returned to their villages, safe but staring at an uncertain future.

translation: we suffered a lot during the lockdown and we thought things would return on coming home but there are no jobs here in the government hasn't given us any help. a lucky few have landholdings, shared among many members of the same family. but several others like this man, a tailor who made a decent living working as an export house, has been forced to sell mangoes on the right road side to make ends meet. i have to do this to look after my wife and five daughters, what option you have? the villages struggling to cope with what many call the biggest reverse migration in recent history in the supreme court of the country has asked state governments to provide employment to those who returned. in response to the crisis, the government has increased spending on its rural employment guarantee scheme and up employment guarantee scheme and up to the minimum wage but given the scale of the problem, that's not nearly enough, say experts. the employment guarantee act needs to be

radically expanded very soon. we are looking at the prolonged period of masks and employment in the next few months and the consequences could be catastrophic for millions of people who live on the marred —— margin of some distance to start with. despite the bitter experiences, many are eager to return to the city ‘s. in the face of hunger and desperate poverty, there isn't much choice. if the state government gives me a job, i'd like to stay back. 0therwise what's the option? i would die of hunger. but with a looming economic recession and business are scaling down, that won't be an option for many. nikhil inamdar, bbc news, mumbai. the government's under growing pressure from some conservative mps to provide vouchers for free school meals to vulnerable children in england over the summer. attention has been drawn to the issue

after the manchester united footballer, marcus rashford, wrote a passionate letter to mps about relying on them as a child. the matter will be debated this afternoon. the former conservative leader, lord hague, has become the latest influential party member to criticise the coronavirus lockdown, describing it as a "disaster for our society." writing in the telegraph, he said that unemployment figures released this morning, which will take in the first full month of lockdown, are likely to "represent a personal catastrophe for hundreds of thousands of people." demand across england's high streets surged as some shops reopened after a 3—month coronavirus lockdown. the research firm springboard has indicated that footfall rose by 50% compared to last week as pent—up demand led to reports of long queues. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the mayor of atlanta has ordered changes to police practices and president trump is to sign an executive order

on police reforms after the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer last week. president trump says he will accept the supreme court's decision to ban workplace discrimination of lg bt people. here in the uk, borisjohnson's plan to set up a commission into racial inequality in response to the black lives matter protests has been criticised by opposition politicians. labour's david lammy said the proposal had been "drawn up on the back of a fag packet." here's our home editor mark easton. chanting black lives matter! "black lives matter," tens of thousands cry. "i cannot ignore your strength of feeling," the prime minister responds, today announcing a commission to investigate racial inequality in britain and report in six months. what has slightly been lost in all of this is the story of success.

and what i really want to do as prime minister is change the narrative, so we stop the sense of victimisation and discrimination. it is both condescending and untrue. it's not a "sense" of victimisation or discrimination, it is the everyday reality. we're here today to remember george floyd... details of how the commission will work are sketchy, with officials apparently taken by surprise. there have been questions as to whether the policy has been properly thought through. if he was serious, why are there no details about how it will be staffed? its remit, its terms of reference, its timetable? that's the question. it's because this was written on the back of a fag packet yesterday to assuage the black lives matter protest. britain's had many inquiries and commissions looking at racial inequality and injustice. the scarman report into race relations after the brixton riots in the ‘80s, the macpherson report, which found the metropolitan police was institutionally racist in the ‘90s.

in the last three years, we've had major reports on race disparities in britain, treatment of minorities by the criminaljustice system, and racial discrimination in the workplace. all the reports and inquiries have produced dozens of recommendations and proposals, which have been greeted by numerous promises and apologies. we already have a racial disparities unit here at the cabinet office in whitehall, and the new commission will be in the same room. rather than yet another whitehall committee, wouldn't it be more helpful to allow us to see immediately the official findings on why people from black and other ethnic minorities are more likely to die from covid—19? i don't accept that this is yet another review on top of the ones that have gone before. we have made progress. it's not enough, we're still restless to bring further change, but the prime minister ran his election campaign on a levelling up agenda. he's been talking about this issue. however, the prime minister's claimed that there is a story

of success to be told did not find approval among black lives matter protesters who took to the streets in leeds yesterday. people claiming that we're trying to play the victim. that is infuriating because nobody wants to be a victim, but regardless of people's sentiments, the stats and figures do speak for themselves. we are, unfortunately, the victim. after the toppling of his statue, another legacy of slave trader edward colston was removed in bristol today. the prime minister admits dealing with these issues won't be easy, and history tells us he's probably right. mark easton, bbc news. at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in april, we reported on the devastating effect the crisis was having on organ transplants in the uk. a shortage of eligible donors and space in intensive care units meant the transplant programme was struggling to continue. we featured the story of ana—rose thorpe who was waiting for a desperately needed liver transplant. a few weeks after our report, ana—rose fell seriously ill.

0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has been catching up with her story. this is a window now of opportunity without the coronavirus, whilst my body could withstand the transplant. this was ana—rose in april. we met at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. she desperately needed a liver transplant, but covid—19 meant organ donations and operations had ground to a halt. the longer i leave it, i could just get sicker and sicker, and it is a matter of life and death. not long after this interview, ana—rose's health quickly went downhill and she was admitted to hospital in birmingham. ana came into the hospital at a time when we had kind of paused our transplant service. coronavirus had a significant impact there over two weeks where we couldn't do a single liver transplantation, and it was worrying times for us, because we knew there were so many patients waiting for transplantation. i was really, really worried that i wouldn't make it. i probably should have

been preparing to speak to my family, and i couldn't bring myself to say goodbye. it wasn't something that i could do. i think you're accepting it then, once you say it. and i wasn't ready to accept it. she was in an extremely critical condition, and if she didn't have a transplant operation, i cannot say how long she would have survived. not for more than a few weeks. but then, at the darkest time, some incredibly welcome news. the coordinator and the surgeon himself came up to see me and said that they'd just had an offer, and the donor was a match. itjust felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders. she was the first patient to be transplanted when we were about to restart the liver transplantation programme. i did not have to think twice, because ana is a patient almost on the edge of her life,

so for me, it was a no—brainer. after a 9—hour operation, ana—rose now has a fully functioning liver and a hefty scar. i'm very proud of it! from a near standstill at the height of the pandemic, transplants are now on the rise. we still do not do the same transplant numbers, the frequency that we used to. i'm glad that it is picking up now, but this is only the high risk patients. there is an organ shortage at the moment, and that is going to affect patients who are on the transplant waiting list. and the impact of coronavirus on donations and operations will have cost lives among those waiting for a new organ. not every patient was as lucky as ana—rose. i'm just so happy and i'm so thankful for the doctors and nurses and surgeons and my donor. they are my heroes and i wouldn't be here without them. dominic hughes, bbc news.

you are now up—to—date. thank you for your company. whatever you for your company. whatever you are up to today, we wish you are up to today, we wish you all the very best. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @sallybundockbbc. 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 thundery downpours on monday, you knew about it. there was a lot of heavy rain in a very short space of time. if we take a look at the rain radar and the thunder and lightning strikes as we went through the afternoon, they were quite frequent across south—west scotland, northern ireland, north—west england and north wales. it certainly does look as though tuesday we could see more showers in a similar area. now, plenty of showers across europe as well, all under the influence of low pressure at the moment. so starts off with a fair amount of cloud across the eastern half of the uk, rolling in off the north sea. that will slowly burn away. we'll see sunny spells and scattered showers developing. now, showers perhaps fairly widespread across england and wales,

but the heaviest ones across wales and north—west england, along with south—west scotland. so there could be around an inch of rain falling within an hour, and that potentially is heavy enough to cause some localised flooding. but dodge the showers, keep some sunshine, you'll see temperatures peaking at 23 degrees. that's the mid—70s in terms of fahrenheit. now, 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 a little more cloud just filtering across from the north sea. but it's going to be a relatively mild, muggy night. double figures widely across the country, only in some areas around 13—14 degrees. it's a repeat performance almost as we move into wednesday. a lot of cloud along that east coast. that burns away, sunshine comes through and we see more showers around on wednesday. and yet again, some of them could be heavy and thundery. but those temperatures still peeking between 1a and 23 degrees.

now, as we move out of wednesday into thursday, there's likely to be a change with some more heavy, persistent rain from a frontal system moving in from the near continent. 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 head towards the weekend — things look likely to quieten down. dry and sunny for all of us and just that little bit warmer. take care.

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: marcus rashford says he won't give up the fight as more mps back his campaign to provide free school meal vouchers over the summer. this comes after the premier league footballer told breakfast he wants to help people who are struggling to feed their families. former tory leader william hague says lockdown is an "economic catastrophe" as he calls for the two—metre social distancing rule to be scrapped. queues at the shops — people flocked to england's high streets and retail parks with those non—essential retailers re—opened.