dragonbar this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the veteran american civil rights leader and long—serving congressman, john lewis, has died at the age of 80. an officer for london's metropolitan police has been suspended — and another placed on restricted duties — after a video appeared to show one of them kneeling on man's neck. local authorities in england can use new powers from today to deal with coronavirus outbreaks in their area — with the ability to shut down specific premises, close off outdoor areas and cancel events. eu leaders are meeting for the second day of their brussels summit — with only faint hope of reaching an agreement on a coronavirus economic recovery package.

the indian film star, aishwarya rai bachchan, and her daughter havejoined other family members in a mumbai hospital, where they are all being treated for covid—19. the uk government guarantees financial support for holiday makers seeking refunds for trips that that were cancelled because of coronavirus. 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. one of the last surviving leaders of the civil rights movement of 19605 america, john lewis, has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer. he was 80 years old and had been a congressman for 17 terms.

stephenjackson has been looking back atjohn lewis‘ extraordinary life. john lewis was a giant of the civil rights movement and was present for many of its key moments. he helped organise the march on washington in 1963 at which martin luther king made his "i have a dream" speech. and he was there for the selma to montgomery protest marches that were instrumental in securing laws against racial discrimination in voting. i was beaten, knocked to the ground. his skull was fractured when alabama police attacked the marchers. we were beaten, we were tear gassed, i thought i was going to die on this bridge. elected to congress in 1987, john lewis continued to fight racial injustice and poverty and he was there for an event he said he had never even dreamt of seeing — the inauguration of barack obama, an african—american president. stephenjackson reporting there.

politicians have been playing tributes to mr lewis. among them, senator kamala harris, who described john lewis as... and senator eliza bath warren tweeted. .. seven years agojohn lewis delivered an address to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's landmark "i have a dream" speech in washington. mr lewis told the bbc about that experience, and how he was inspired by dr king. when i was growing up, we would go downtown and we would see those signs that said "coloured waiting, white men, coloured men, white women, coloured women."

we would go to the theatre and all of us like children had to go upstairs to the balcony and i would go home and ask my mother and my father, my grandparents, "why? " and they would say, "that's the way it is. don't get in the way, don't get in trouble." when i first heard martin luther king junior it inspired me. it moved me. this man spoke to my soul. i think in some strange way he was saying to me, "you can do something, you can make a contribution." i wanted to go and attend troy state college. it was a school that had never admitted black students. so, i wrote a letter to martin luther king junior and told him i needed his help. he wrote me back and sent me a round—trip greyhound bus ticket and invited me to come to montgomery to meet with him. so, in march of 1958, by this time i am 18 years old, and i saw martin luther king junior standing behind a desk. i was so scared. and doctor king spoke up and said, "are you john lewis?

are you the boy from troy?" and from that day on he started calling me the boy from troy. we became friends. john lewis there, speaking to the bbc seven years ago. earlier i spoke to the playwright and author bonnie greer who said thatjohn lewis's legacy should be the example for all of those standing up for the rights of others... i wish young people knew history before they set out on their matches and stuff, and john lewis is the reason you need to learn history. john lewis did everything that black lives matter is about right now, they just don't lives matter is about right now, theyjust don't know it, or they don't want to acknowledge it. i am sorry to sound angry, but this man did everything. they kept him... they try to keep him off the podium on the march on washington because

he was so fiery. he led students in refusing to accept segregation when you did things like that in those days you got killed. it wasn't any idea of oh, we're going to defund the police, you got killed, 0k? idea of oh, we're going to defund the police, you got killed, ok? so jon lewis faced all of this, he got thrown in a jail in mississippi when he was a young man and you get thrown injail in mississippi you didn't come out, so this guy was black lives matter, every second of his life, and i wish that people who are online now would stop using the cliches like rest in power and all of that and sit down and learn a little bit about this man's life and then move it forward. not go backwards, and i am saying something because i miss him already, i grew up because i miss him already, i grew up with him, he is not the past, he's right now, and if we want to go

forward we need to heed him every step of the way. bonnie greer. london's metropolitan police deputy commissioner says images posted on social media, of an officer appearing to kneel on a man's neck, are ‘extremely disturbing'. the suspect, who was black, was arrested in islington, north london on thursday. the officer has been suspended, and another officer has been placed on restricted duties. a man has been charged with possession of a knife in a public place. danny shaw reports. get off me! get off my neck!

an officer appears to kneel on the neck of a man police are trying to detain. i haven't done anything. they were called after reports of a fight. the footage, shot by someone at the scene, shows the struggle with police. we have blurred the faces of those involved for legal reasons. at this point, the officer's knee seems to be on the ground but his hand remains on the man's head. when i went to see what happened there was a crowd and his knee was stood on his neck, like i told you, and i got down there and his knee was on his neck still. the crowd has told him, screaming, "take your knee off his neck," so he listened to the crowd and removed his knee. scotland yard believes in recent weeks officers have been unfairly targeted for using force after footage of incidents has appeared on social media. police say clips tell only part of the story but on this occasion the met‘s response to the video has been robust. in a statement, sir steve house, the met‘s second highest—ranking officer said... "the video footage i have seen today and is circulating on social media is extremely disturbing." he went on... "some of the techniques used cause me great concern. they are not taught in police training." the incident comes after black lives matter protests sparked by the death

of george floyd in america. a police officer knelt on his neck for almost eight minutes. after this arrest the suspect was taken to a police station and examined by a doctor. he has been charged with possession of a knife. danny shaw, bbc news. dal babu is a former chief superintendent in the metropolitan police, who has more than 30 years of police service. obviously, we need to be very careful in talking about any given case, but let us just talk about some of the issues involved. we heard from the deputy commissioner that he was disturbed by the video. were you also disturbed? well, what we see is a glimpse of the incident there and you're absolutely right that there are ongoing legal procedures and we are limited in what we can say but what i would say is that police have an incredibly difficult role to play. you cannot

place only in some of his neck that you can control somebody‘s head you have to remember you can head—butt people eager bite people with your head, people can be quite vicious with their head so controlling the headis with their head so controlling the head is important but what you then had a situation where you had a crowd around these two officers now i have been in a similar situation where i have been trying to detain somebody and i have been kicked in the face so as police officers you are fairly vulnerable when you are a of kneeling down trying to deal with prisoners, so it is an incredibly complex situation, but, increasingly, we're seeing clips is jenny sure hasjust increasingly, we're seeing clips is jenny sure has just indicated, increasingly, we're seeing clips is jenny sure hasjust indicated, we are seeing short clips of videos where people are not posting the entire incident, and that leads to concerns. steve house is a hugely respected police officer, is public order through and through, has acted very decisively, and talked about individuals being suspended and investigations and being referred to

the independent office of police so we will just wait to see what the investigation will come back with. well, you have given is a very com plete well, you have given is a very complete picture of some of the challenges. the deputy commissioner talked about these techniques not being official protocol. what is the officers safety training around such incidents? what is a proper way to, she said, to control the head if you have to do, to be aware of the crowd if they in any form a risk to the officers? how do you go about it according to protocolwell, you know, protocol basically talks about a high risk and an unknown risk. now, the crowd as an unknown risk. my own experiences i have been kicked in the face trying to detain somebody and the individual who kicks me in the face and disappeared so the officers will be conscious that they have an unknown risk in the cloud, you have seen people shouting, screaming, i think there is one woman from the clip was sent to me a couple of days ago, one woman trying

to calm the individual down and speak to the people but other people are shouting and screaming and filming, you know, so i think there is something about responsibility of individuals to help the police as well in these kinds of situations, and in terms of a situation, situations will evolve, you know, so you cannot place only on somebody‘s net, that is very, very clear, but in terms of maintaining somebody and restraining them, you have to try and use minimum force in order to do it. -- and use minimum force in order to do it. —— you cannot place only on somebody‘s neck. but there you have individuals who are not complying with police so all of that has to be taken into with police so all of that has to be ta ken into account. with police so all of that has to be taken into account. so what is minimum force? i'm just interested in the programme and as we have already said we can't talk about this particular incident but what is the way of controlling the head that is safe? it is about reasonable force. ultimately it is reasonable false, that is what you have to justify, the officers would have to justify, the officers would have to justify to their superiors and two

coats, so reasonable force is... could be, it could be if somebody comes at you, i'm talking generally here, if somebody comes at you with an knife or gun than your usual pattern, that would be reasonable face in those circumstances. have had a gun fired at me where where the bullet got stuck in the barrel andi the bullet got stuck in the barrel and i use my truncheon on the individual, that is reasonable false, reasonable force to somebody who is complying and doing exactly what you say is very winnable false comic you would not be able to justify using your battens are striking them. —— is very minimal force, you would not fail to justify. he talks about the national organisation of muslim police. since the death ofjudge floyd in minnesota on the may basin policing has become already a very controversial topic and become even more sensitive. —— judge floyd. controversial topic and become even more sensitive. ——judge floyd. what is your experience in the met of

these issues? i think the met is trying but the challenge that the whole of the police service has across england and wales as being representative of the communities we serve and i think that is a challenge. i remember having a discussion when i died in 1983 about being more representative and we are still having this discussions so i think this is a challenge, being more representative and people who have influence and representation, i sorry, influence and power will make people have more confidence but at the moment, unfortunately, the police service does not represent the communities in terms of ethnic minority communities. it has been fascinating to talk to you, thanks for joining fascinating to talk to you, thanks forjoining us. thank you very much, carrie. the latest changes to coronavirus restrictions in england come into effect today — after the prime minister expressed the hope of a return to normality by christmas. councils now have new powers to close shops and cancel events to manage local

outbreaks of coronavirus. it's one of a series of measures to help ease lockdown over the coming months. let's take a look at what's planned for england . from july 25th, a week today, indoor gyms, pools and other sports facilities can reopen. august 1st will see the return of live indoor events and wedding receptions with up to 30 people will be allowed to go ahead. the prime minister will also update employers on plans to get more of us back into workplaces. from september, schools, nurseries and colleges will reopen. from october, the government intends to allow audiences to return to stadiums, while conferences and other business events can also resume. the changes come at the same time as warnings that the winter could bring further outbreaks. i spoke earlier to our political correspondent jess parker who has been guaging reaction to the prime minister's announcement yesterday...

something that some people have been picking up on is the contrast between what he has been saying about his scientists have been saying some issues. social distancing at the earliest from november then chris whitty a few hours later the chief medical officer said that he thought social distancing would need to be with us for a long time so i think there will be questions over to what extent ministers and scientists are on the same page, but on this idea of easing social distancing in time for christmas, it was something that was put to the transport secretary, grant shapps earlier today on whether he thinks it will be possible. the prime minister and i and others have spoken about this this week because we want to give people, sort of, some sense of direction because a lot of people are running businesses or rely on, you know, the christmas period,

for example and need to know that if everything goes well that this is our intention. but, as i say, you can't get away from the fact that this virus is, in many ways, still a bit of an unknown and of course it depends how millions of people respond and how good and alert we are in terms of all the things we know about now very well, like washing your hands and, for the time being, keeping that social distancing at one metre plus. something about grant shapps was alluding to that in the prime suspect that yesterday as it is of very conditional, conditional on people plasma behaviour, how much they observe the rules on how much that i was kept in the controls. the head of the united nations has called on countries to work together to tackle the coronavirus crisis. secretary general antonio guterres said the relationship between the us, china and russia has never been so dysfunctional. and he said the economic effects of the virus are widening the gap between rich and poor. the pandemic has exposed, exacerbated, vulnerabilities and inequalities within and among countries.

it has reconfirmed that the systems on which we depend — food, trade, health climate — are not only increasingly interdependent but increasingly fragile. indeed, the pandemic has underscored the world's fragilities, notjust in the face of a health emergency, but in confronting the climate crisis, lawlessness in cyberspace and the still very real risks of nuclear proliferation. the headlines on bbc news... the veteran american civil rights leader and long—serving congressman, john lewis, has died at the age of 80. an officer for london's metropolitan police has been suspended — and another placed on restricted duties — after a video appeared to show one of them kneeling on man's neck. local authorities in england can use new powers from today to deal with coronavirus outbreaks in their area — with the ability to shut down specific premises, close off outdoor areas and cancel events.

eu leaders are meeting for a second day to try to save a huge post—coronavirus economic rescue plan. so far, little progress on a deal to help rebuild their economies has been reached. european council president charles michel is trying to assuage the concerns of wealthy northern states by limiting the scope of free grants made to the worst—hit countries. paul hawkins reports. birthday elbow bumps for germany's leader on day one, and a present from the bulgarian pm. but angela merkel‘s best birthday gift would be eu approval for a 750 billion euro rescue package. along with the french president, emmanuel macron, they want most of the package to be grants. but the so—called ‘frugal four‘ nations led by the netherlands prime minister mark rutte, along with austria, denmark and sweden, disagree. they want most of the package to be loans, not grants,

and they want conditions attached such as getting greece and italy to reform their pensions and labour markets. translation: it's crucialto know what this money will be used for. we're fighting that this money will be used for future—orientated investments, for the environment, for digitalisation, for reforms, but not for past—orientated projects. but the southern eu states say attaching conditions will delay getting much needed help, especially with the eurozone economy forecast to slump by 8.7% this year. we should not lose the big picture and the big picture is that we‘re faced with the biggest economic depression since the second world war. maybe some compromises would be necessary but we need to be certain that we achieve an ambitious

solution because our citizens expect nothing less of us. the dutch prime minister said the chances of a deal were 50—50, while poland‘s leader said failure was still highly probable. there‘s also the eu budget for the next seven years to rubber—stamp, but with little agreements on day one, day two looks like being the same. paul hawkins, bbc news. the president of iran, hassan rouhani, has said that 25 million iranians have now been infected with the coronavirus. the figure is nearly 100 times the official number. in a televised speech, mr rouhani did not explain the discrepancy, but said the figures were based on a new ministry of health report. 111,000 iranians have officially lost their lives to covid—19. iran has been the country worst hit by the coronavirus in the middle east. one of bollywood‘s most famous actresses, aishwarya rai bachchan, has been taken to hospital after testing positive for covid—19 earlier this week. she‘s being treated at mumbai‘s nanavati hospital according to reports.

her daughter aaradhya has also been admitted. aishwarya‘s husband abhishek and father—in—law amitabh bachchan — both also considered bollywood royalty — have been in hospital since saturday with the virus. i‘ve been speaking to the bbc asian network‘s harron rashid about this — he gave me the latest. what we know is that last weekend exactly a week ago, one of bollywood‘s biggest stars was admitted to hospital after suffering mild symptoms after testing positive for covid—19. later that evening his son was also admitted to hospital and the following day we found out that his wife, aishwarya rai bachchan, again, a bollywood megastar and their eight—year—old daughter had tested positive. at the time, all we knew was that they were self self—isolating a home because they were asymptomatic which means they won‘t show any symptoms. we know last night it was confirmed that

aishwarya rai and her eight—year—old daughter had been moved to the same isolation unit in hospital where the other two bachchans were receiving treatment. and obviously, we have been talking about the united states is the worst affected country but india is now not that far behind? more than 1 million cases of covid—19 tested positive in india right now and essentially this is a huge shock for many, many millions of people in india that worships stars like aishwarya rai bachchan. she is one of the most successful hindi film actresses of all time, also a successful tamil actress, former beauty queen, won miss world in 1997, great international presence as well because she is a regular at the cannes film festival so there are millions of people worldwide notjust in india who are concerned about her health but this whole incident and the family being tested for covid is actually broken some stigmas about covid—19 in india too. holidaymakers in the uk who were given refund credit notes, rather than cash,

for their cancelled package holiday are being reassured their money is safe. previously customers might have lost their holiday if the company they were travelling with went bust — but credit notes for future holidays will now be covered. katie prescott reports. jennifer and her partner were due to get married in las vegas injune. the coronavirus put that trip on hold. the couple is still waiting for a refund. we need that money to pay for the wedding that we‘ve rearranged, so we‘re just chasing them, we just keep asking them, please, please, please will they refund us, but they‘re just saying there‘s a queue. £6,000, which is what our cost, is not a small amount of money to anybody. to normal people like this, especially when my partner‘s been furloughed for three months. travellers who see their holidays cancelled should get a refund within three days, but given the sheer number of cancellations that the travel industry has seen over the last few months many have struggled to meet that and have been instead issuing credit refund notes for holidays at a later date. the concern has been, though, if those companies go under, that

travellers would lose their money and their holiday. the government has stepped in to change this, pledging to underwrite all refund credit notes issued between the 10th of march and the 30th of september this year, up until the 30th of september 2021. this will cover atol protected bookings specifically cancelled due to covid—19. the body that regulates the airline says this should give travellers peace of mind. it gives consumers that confidence to accept these credit notes. if they don't want to accept the refund they can still take a refund if that's what they want, but then it does also give companies the opportunity to help to encourage those customers to book with them again in the future and starts to get that pipeline of customers for them moving forward. it‘s hoped the change will help keep people relaxed about taking a break. katie prescott, bbc news. a majorfire has broken out at a cathedral in the city of nantes in western france.

dozens of fire crew brought the fire under control after several hours. the fire blew out stained glass windows and destroyed the 15th—century cathedral‘s grand organ. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with tomas. hello. we have got some big some big contracts on the weather right now. wales in the north of england you can see overcast on the satellite image here and on the radar in posed and you can see the app moving through wales and about the northern england but also parts of scotland and northern ireland within the picture there. early evening we have got showers across scotland in particular around the north west highlands. some

decent weather for northern ireland, around 16 degrees at this stage and nice enough there in the north—east of england and the lake district and lancashire but wales, the north midlands, the peak district into parts of yorkshire still cloudy with outbreaks of rain and in the south—east we have got that fine warm weather around 25 degrees at six or 7pm. so, warm weather around 25 degrees at six or7pm. so, this warm weather around 25 degrees at six or 7pm. so, this weatherfront, and it is a weather front will move southwards and in fact it is going to turn wet in the south so through the early hours of the morning we are expecting some rain in places like cardiff northampton, london, mild here, 16 degrees, the north of the country overnight with a clear skies will turn very chilly, temperatures will be five or six or 7 degrees outside of time. today a very sunny day across the north of england with clear skies and beautiful weather for liverpool hull in newcastle but the south of the country will be cooler and cloudy and probably some splits and spots of rain still affecting the extreme

south—east there. in scotland we are expecting showers on sunday. be on sunday, we are expecting the high pressure to build on the atlantic and that means that the weather is going to start to settle down and that does mean it is going to be a fine start to the week ahead, light winds, plenty of sunshine, just a bit offair winds, plenty of sunshine, just a bit of fair weather cloud building up, very pleasant data, i think the start of the week. temperatures around 22 in london a little bit fresher in the north around 20 d celsius. and the indications are that we will keep the fine weather with beautiful conditions of the most of the week were in the north—west of the uk it could turn a little unsettled by the time we get wednesday. goodbye.

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the headlines... the veteran civil rights leaderjohn lewis has died at the age of 80. the former congressman was one of the last survivors among members of dr martin luther king jr‘s inner circle. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has strongly criticised the world‘s biggest powers for failing to work together to tackle the coronavirus crisis. he said the relationship between the us, china and russia had never been so dysfunctional. eu leaders meeting in brussels are struggling to find agreement on an economic recovery package to repair the damage done by the coronavirus. france and germany want two—thirds of the package to be in the form of grants, not loans, but some countries object. the indian film star, aishwarya rai bachchan, and her daughter havejoined other family members in a mumbai hospital, where they are all being treated for covid—19.