this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain's prime minister boris johnson says that his government didn't understand coronavirus at the start of the pandemic and could have handled things differently. the single thing that we didn't see his body found dumped at the beginning was the extent to on the outskirts of the one policeman has since been arrested, the other it's still on which it was being transmitted a the run. symptomatically from person to translation: guilherme was such a good son. person. that wasn't clear. he helped me so much with his younger siblings. i'm afraid for my children huge crowds attend friday prayers now, not for me. at hagia sophia in istanbul — i don't even have the will to live any more. for the first time in more than 80 years. friends and neighbours have come together but many outside but so much has changed. "the police should be protecting turkey are critical. us," this woman tells me, "but they a court verdict that could set don't because of the a precedent for hundreds cover of our skin." guilherme's death devastated this of pro—democracy activists in hong community but is a reality lived by so many, they're kong. not the first community to suffer and sadly, a couple has been found they won't be the last.

not guilty of rioting the culmination of racism, violence and during last year's protests. poverty means it's also a reality that few people here think will ever change. brazilians were taught to believe that racism didn't exist, black lives matter in brazil. that everybody got along without being discriminated against. we have a special report it's what the president andj from the country where police killed are bolsonaro still believes. nearly six times as many people due to this myth that everybody is equal, and even black people in brazil as in the us last year. sometimes have difficulty to see themselves as black because here is not only about where you came from, it's the way you look like. so if you look like white, you are going to be treated as white even if your parents are black. that is slowly evolving. unlike the us, black people are the majority in brazil and there is more pride in being black than ever before but change is slow in the pandemic complicates progress. translation: black people are dying from gunshots, from hunger, and now from covid. as long as there's racists, the british prime minister, there's no democracy. boris johnson, has admitted and fighting for democracy that his government didn't is fighting against understand coronavirus in the "first the bolsonaro government. these are hard times. few weeks and months", acknowledging that there were things despite the challenges, that "could have been done these past few months have offered a differently" in handling the virus. chance for reflection. this in a country where there have been more violence and exclusion than 16,000 deaths in the uk, are so often normalised. behind only the us and brazil. racism is being more openly discussed. people here can't ignore it any longer. so, could the winds in an interview with our political of change finally editor laura kuenssberg, moved brazil in a new direction? katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. borisjohnson also said there are "very open questions" over long—time friends joe feeney whether the uk's lockdown and tom cook who live

in the us state of wisconsin, they made a pact many years ago — in march came too late. that if one of them won the us powerball lottery they would share it. 366 days in number ten. and now, decades later, tom's numbers came up hi laura. and he's honoured the deal. hello. with tom and their wives said welcome, welcome. he was stunned when his friend he won an election. called to say they were sharing the jackpot worth $22 we left the eu. million us. i have been you walked through this looking ahead to our weather weekend door as prime minister. process and i don't like what i see. the days have been dominated by a crisis no—one could have imagined. it will be a cloudy day for us with covid—19. outbreaks of rain at times. looking at the satellite picture, just to oui’ what have you got wrong so that at the satellite picture, just to our west you can at the satellite picture, just to you get it right next time? oui’ west you can see at the satellite picture, just to our west you can see just how extensive the cloud is added as a i think, laura, when you look compass 01’ back at this crisis, extensive the cloud is added as a compass or of low pressure that is everybody can see that this going to be bringing different zones was something that was new, across the country. a couple of that we didn't understand in the way weather fronts mixed in. that we would have liked across the country. a couple of weatherfronts mixed in. the first of those is bringing rain at the in the first few weeks and months, moment to scotland across wales, and i think probably, you know, the single thing that we didn't see across england too. we will be left with low cloud when the clares, at the beginning was the extent to which it was being drizzle for northern ireland, and a transmitted asymptomatically from person—to—person, but i am very mixture of weather here. that will extend to scotland. humid with proud of many of the things that temperatures run 17 or 18 degrees. people in our public services did, that members of the public did, tomorrow puts her forecasts is a car to deal with coronavirus. to start with drizzle around,

what you are saying is that the response was too slow because the disease wasn't i've... the dip pair responsive for understood? i think it is fair to say this line extending in across the there are things we need to learn republic and northern ireland. about how we handled it system debbie downpours around. as in the early stages. i think what people really that gets the rather front, the want to focus on now, is what are we doing to prepare english channel will cause a wave to develop and yes there will be a zone for the next phase? of heavy rain across east anti—and but prime minister, southeast england but this wave people also want to know could push into central southern what happened though, prime minister... you are talking about this england, the midlands, lincolnshire, and yorkshire. some areas will get as though it is in the past. it is not. hindsight isn'tjust a wonderful thing, it is also useful. pretty went in the east and as far people want to know what happened. as the cricket goes, we will see 16,000 people died, interruptions to play for the third who have tested positive, test for monday but it looks like a what do you think the mistakes were? com plete test for monday but it looks like a complete watch —— wash—out. there we mourn every one of those saturday night we will continue to who lost their lives, see operas of rain clearing away and our thoughts are very much from east anglia and southeast england. the skies were clear for a with their families, and... time and it will begin to start to were you taking it... turn a little bit less humid. but and i take full responsibility for everything that government did. temperatures still around 12 or 13 degrees or so. for sunday it is the but did you take it seriously enough at the start? best half of the weekend for many of

us, broadly speaking it's a day of sunshine or of the will be some lengthier outbreaks of rain working in scotland and a breezier kind of but feeling significantly your health secretary claimed a prospective ring had been thrown round care homes, you know that is not the case. we have done a huge amount. it was too late. i mentioned the difficulty of testing, but thanks to the fantastic work of our care home sector, if you look at what is happening now, the number of new outbreaks in care homes is massively down, and we are testing every care home worker weekly, every care home worker weekly, every care home resident every 28 days, we will increase testing both what is your priority now? i mean, you have had this roller coaster year? the priorities are exactly what they always have been. except we are doubling down. covid has taught me this country has moved too slowly sometimes, so we need to go faster, and when we look at some yes, the country has been going through a very tough time, and psychologically it has been an extraordinary time for the country. but i also know this is a nation

of incredible natural resilience and fortitude and imagination, and i think we will bounce back really much stronger than ever before. optimism his familiar trademark. do you see yourself being here for the very long—term ? we are working very hard, laura. i thought i'd got through this interview already, folks! but borisjohnson has already discovered the real challenge of life in power is perhaps surprise. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, downing street. the historic hagia sophia site has held friday prayers for the first time since turkish authorities ruled that it could be re—converted into a mosque. the 1,500 —year—old unesco world heritage site was originally built as an orthodox cathedral. it was then converted to a mosque in the middle ages, and became a museum in 193a. its return to a mosque hasn't been without controversy — as paul adams reports.

a vast crowd to witness a new chapter in hagia sophia's 1500 year history. this grand cathedral turned mosque turned museum once again a place of muslim worship. for older conservative turks, a moment of huge national and religious pride. translation: our 86 years of longing ends today. we have been waiting for the opening of hagia sophia for a long time and thanks to our president and the court decision today we are going to perform friday prayers at hagia sophia. translation: we are witnessing history today, the day hagia sophia returns to its origin. a moment of triumph too for turkey's president, a day to put other concerns of a fragile economy and political challenges and the effects of coronavirus to one side. his supporters compare him to the sultan who captured constantinople in 1163 and claimed this byzantine cathedral for islam.

for the president's critics, it is all part of a worrying trend. this is a symbolic act of reversing the turn towards the west and secularism and establishing the fact that turkey defends the right of islam as much as it defends its own national rights. inside, 500 invited guests attended prayers in a vast space revered by muslims and christians alike. the pope has called this moment painful, but mr erdogan says christians have nothing to fear, hagia sophia will remain open to all. byzantine mosaics depicting jesus and the virgin mary will be covered, but only during prayers. in an address full of references to the country's ottoman glories, turkey's top muslim cleric said a long period of national heartbreak

had come to an end. but away from the mosque, not everyone was celebrating. some see the president's move as needlessly provocative. translation: i think it would be much better if it remained as a museum. yes, we are muslims, we need mosques in turkey. if they want to use it as a mosque it is fine, but there is no need to argue with the whole world. this was a day for president erdogan to savour but for all the sense of triumph, today's move does little to foster unity in a country full of divisions. the diplomatic row between china and the us shows no sign of easing. in the latest tit—for—tat move, china has ordered the closure of the american consulate in the city of chengdu. beijing said us personnel had interfered in china's affairs. it follows washington's decision to shut down a chinese consulate in texas, amid accusations from the us

of spying and theft of intellectual property. scott kennedy, a china expert with the washington—based centre for strategic and international studies, says he's surprised by how quickly the situation is escalating and explains why. certainly, you have two nationalist governments and washington and beijing very protective of their sovereignty, very concerned about the other and both have taken steps to make the other feel much more concerned. in addition to that, you've got what you already mentioned. the trade were in washington, the fear of china's technological ascendance, china's behaviour during the pandemic. and then i think you also see the shift in an election strategy for the trump administration, to shift blame on the pandemic to china to paint trump as tougher than biden. i think there's also a sense among hawks within the trump

administration that they need to hurry up and roll—out a lot of harsh measures on china because trump may lose the election and biden wouldn't necessarily pursue a less hawkish approach but he might be more disciplined, and so i think all of those things are working to see this escalation and pace of actions against china. and what do you see as the way out of this? you had the benefit of more than 30 years of travelling to china and you have written about this relationship extensively. what is the exit ramp? well, i don't see it from here, but it has to involve some recognition from both sides that they're contributing to this. and a sense that the relationship, if it's maintained in trade and elsewhere, actually benefits their core national interests. so that would require both sides seeing, addressing issues of climate change together, global public health issues together as in their common interests, and that trade would reinforce those benefits and that they could

mitigate the risks and come up with ways to do so. right now, neither side is really interested in trying to provide the type of reassurance to the other. and so it mayjust be that we see what happens in american politics and see if there's a chance for a reset after the elections here at the end of the year. i was speaking to scott kennedy there. president trump tweets hawkishly about china and much else besides — and now he's told an interviewer he regrets his tweets too often. it's been a week of changing course for the president — he urged the public to wear masks repeatedly, and cancelled the republican convention because florida's been hit hard by coronavirus. with the presidential election 102 days away — our north america editorjon sopel analyses the white house strategy. it's as though donald trump was given this shiny brand—new car injanuary 2017 and injuly 2020, he suddenly discovered that it's got a reverse gear. he slammed it into reverse and now he can't get it out

and we are seeing reversals on all manner of different things. or as the british prime minister borisjohnson put it this week, more flip—flops than bournemouth beach. he's had to say that masks, farfrom being politically correct, are an act of patriotism. he said that the coronavirus, farfrom being a bad case of the sniffles, is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. he's had to perform a bit of a u—turn on schools going back, and, of course, he's abandon his plans to hold a huge event for his convention injacksonville, florida. now, what has changed? the medical advice has remained consistent. what's changed is donald trump's position in the polls which, to say the least, are precarious. and i think his new campaign manager has gone to him, sat him down, given him a bucket of ice cold water and said, "this is serious. you have to change direction on these things." a lot of people are guffawing, or laughing at donald trump having to perform u—turns. i'm sure there are some people who are writing,

"this could be the worst week ever of donald trump's presidency," because he's had to do humiliating things that show weakness. but if he wins in november, i think the campaign strategist will say, "this was his best week ever." let 5 get some of the day's other news... president trump signed a series of executive orders today that allow prescription drugs from canada and other countries where prices are cheaper, to be imported into the us. the president says this affects insulin and epi—pens, and the move would "completely restructure" the prescription drug market in the us. dozens of journalists at hungary's leading independent news website, index, have resigned, saying the government is attempting to destroy it. the move came after their plea to reinstate the sacked editor was dismissed. formula one has scrapped this season's races in the united states, canada, mexico and brazil because of the pandemic. the organisers believe it

would be irresponsible to go ahead with the events, as infection rates in the americas remain high. three grand prixs have instead been added to the calendar in europe. a court in hong kong has found a couple not guilty of rioting during last year's pro—democracy protests. the ruling is being seen by some as a precedent that could mean hundreds of others avoid jail time too. last year saw many months of massive and sometimes violent demonstrations in hong kong. since then, china has passed sweeping and controversial new national security laws in the territory. reged ahmad reports. this couple standing outside a hong kong court. their hands are raised as supporters showed pro—democracy slogans. a couple havejust as supporters showed pro—democracy slogans. a couple have just been

found not guilty of writing during last yea r‘s protests. found not guilty of writing during last year's protests. they found not guilty of writing during last yea r‘s protests. they were charged along with hundreds of others and face seven years in prison. but now they aren't free. yum echoes crying because a lot of we re yum echoes crying because a lot of were crying. —— they are free. it's a relief to hear that we are acquitted. henry and elaine insist they were only providing first aid to people being tear gas during one of the huge pro—democracy protests injuly of 2019. they say of the huge pro—democracy protests in july of 2019. they say they didn't go near the front lines or act violently. the court to believe them, saying there was no evidence them, saying there was no evidence the pair were involved. the couple own a gym in hong kong and before the trial, they were preparing for the trial, they were preparing for the worst. henry even made a photo book for elaine so they could remember each other should they be separated by a lengthy prison sentence. the couple were married

last year just days after sentence. the couple were married last yearjust days after being released from their first stint in jail. what was meant to be a small affair due to online threats, instead side dozens of family and friends show up. henry and elaine can now get on with their lives, but the couple say they won't celebrate while others are still waiting to be tried. translation: we hope what we have been through can give them a little courage. can let them know that they are not walking alone. since last year's protests in hong kong, china has introduced a new national security laws which have some worried about the implications for trials like this. but others are hoping this not guilty verdict will set a precedent for many others facing the same charge. reged ahmad, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: echoes

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unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunch time, as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... britain's prime minister boris johnson admits the government didn't understand coronavirus at the start of the pandemic and could have handled things differently. friday prayers have returned to istanbul's iconic hagia sophia, for the first time since the museum was turned back into a mosque. let's stay with turkey. joining me is elizabeth prodromou, a professor at the fletcher school, tufts university.

her current research projects concentrate on cultural heritage and institutional religious freedom in turkey. thank you very much forjoining us, elizabeth. we saw a little bit earlierjubilance elizabeth. we saw a little bit earlier jubilance scenes in elizabeth. we saw a little bit earlierjubilance scenes in turkey at aya sophia. what is your reaction to what we've seen today? yeah mech thanks for having me on and thanks for covering this story, and the issue that i think there is cause for great concern about the decision to revert hagia sophia from a museum to revert hagia sophia from a museum toa to revert hagia sophia from a museum to a mosque for cultural heritage resumes, nationalism, inclusive nationalism reasons and also for geopolitical issues. when you say nationalism, this obviously looks like it could be a political move on the part of president erewhon, but what is it specifically that concerns you? on the face of its commits turkey's obligation as

signatory two unesco conventions related to the hagia sophia is a world heritage sites. it was designated as such in 1985 and any state that is signatory to the unesco convention cannot make medications to world heritage sites without submitting the proper proposal to unesco, which would need to be reviewed, and turkey has not done that's, and they have already, evenin done that's, and they have already, even in the last two weeks since the announcement was made, made changes to the internal structure, which limits the outstanding universal value of the site. so that's the first major concern. and are you also reading this as a move by turkey away from being a secular state ? turkey away from being a secular state? certainly. president erdogan has used very very deliberate civilizational language to describe why it is that they made this decision. he has used the language

of conquest, he has deliberately defined the decision as the reconquest of the church the beeson teen orthodox cathedral, the mosque and then the museum. he says that this is a reconquest of the mosque, both in terms of the minority populations in turkey, but most specifically, in terms of turkey's secular history, so he's been very open about this move being a rejection of a turkish brand of secularism that was associated with most of form of secularism that was ultimately state control over religion not about separation of religion, but it's certainly a hard move away from that. all right, elizabeth, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us today. now to the impact of george floyd's death around the world. his killing in police custody has resonated in brazil —where last year police killed nearly six times as many people as in the us.

brazil has a long history of racism and slavery — more than five million people were enslaved there, which has left deep scars. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from sao paulo. a week before the death of george floyd, brazilians were morning one a week before the death of george floyd, brazilians were mourning one of their own. a 14—year—old boy was killed while playing with friends. a botched police operation in a rio favela. two deaths thousands of kilometres apart, and millions united in grief and anger. "black lives matter here, too", they said. but history keeps repeating itself. and in the sao paulo favela of american opelousas, people here are hardly living the american dream. guilherme was a 15—year—old with his whole life ahead of him. 00:22:57,323 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 but a few weeks ago, he disappeared.