this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world... a ruling in the case of breonna taylor — but the charge does not directly relate to her killing. how will the city react? lam i am pretty sure a lot of people are led down after hearing what they heard. ijust hope this doesn't turn into anger and we actually do hold peace. tributes are paid to ruth bader ginsburg — as the liberal icon of the supreme court lies in repose. pressure on the uk government to step up economic support for businesses and workers — amid fears of a tsunami ofjob losses. and — new research shows the horrendous effects bushfire smoke is having on expectant mothers and their unborn babies.

the family of a black medical worker shot dead by police in her home in the us state of kentucky have expressed their anger that no one is to be charged with her killing. instead, one louisville officer is to be prosecuted for a lesser offence because some of his bullets went into a neighbour's property. the death in march of breonna taylor, who was 26, fuelled anti—racism protests. the state attorney general said two officers weren't charged because they were returning fire after breonna taylor's boyfriend shot at them. our washington correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports: they are already starting to express their outrage at the news that police

won't be charged with the manslaughter of breonna taylor. in march, the 26—year—old had been in her own home after midnight when plainclothes police officers burst in on a drug raid. her boyfriend, kenneth walker, a licensed gun owner, says he thought they were intruders and fired his weapon. they fired back at least 20 times, killing breonna. no drugs were found. 911, operator here. what is your emergency? i don't know what's happening. somebody kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend. breonna taylor! after months of protests, the city of louisville paid a $12 million settlement to breonna taylor's family, but they wanted the officers charged with manslaughter. a grand jury decided against that. according to kentucky law, the use of force by mattingly

and cosgrove was justified to protect themselves. this justification bars us from pursuing criminal charges in miss breonna taylor's death. instead, one of the three officers involved was charged with a far lesser count of wanton endangerment. you've heard the announcement. what do you feel? angry, very angry, very upset. basically, everything that's going on right now, i'm pretty sure a lot of people are let down by hearing what they heard. ijust hope it doesn't rise into anger within ourselves, and we actually do hold peace. protesters here feel it's the decision not even to send these officers to trial for manslaughter that's made anger, perhaps violence, inevitable. for them, in spite of a long summer of protest, little in america has been resolved.

joe biden has sais he will review the grand jury's decision in the breanna taylor case before commentating further but also called for the protests against the decision to be peacful. and speaking at a news conference at the white house, president trump was asked for his reaction to the events in louisville. a really brilliant kentucky attorney general, daniel cameron, who's doing a fantasticjob. i think he's a star. and he made a statement i'lljust read. "justice is not often easy. it does not fit the mould of public opinion, and it does not conform to shifting standards. it answers only to the facts and to the law. if we simply act on emotion or outrage, there's nojustice. mobjustice is notjustice. justice sought by violence is not justice. itjust becomes revenge."

i mean, i heard that, i said, "write down for me, please," because i think it was a terrific statement. he's handling it very well. you know who he is, right? i think everyone now knows who he is. i will be speaking to the governor, and we have a call scheduled to make very shortly with the governor. i understand he's called up the national guard, which is a good thing. i think it's a very positive thing. and it will all work out. let's speak to our wahsington correspondent, nomia iqbal. the president was not really keen to talk by breonna taylor. in fact, he was asked another question and then what happened? she walked out. he basically said he had an emergency phone call to take and didn't give an exact detail on that, but it was interesting that at the end of his comment. he said you all know who he is,

talking about daniel cameron, he appeared at the republican national convention for donald trump and he said mr trump was the best president for the country. he is a big fan of mr trump, mrtrump is country. he is a big fan of mr trump, mr trump is a country. he is a big fan of mr trump, mrtrump is a big country. he is a big fan of mr trump, mr trump is a big fan of his and so, i think reporters probably expect donald trump to perhaps give a few words to breonna taylor's family who are understandably really angry about this result in the family lawyer saying the decision by the attorney general to charge one officer and not directly with breonna taylor's death is outrageous and defensive, but i am sure a lot of people will pick up on the fact that mr trump did refer back to daniel cameron's comments and interestingly, mr chairman also appeared on his list as potential supreme court justices even though he is unlikely to get picked they do have a very close relationship. it is good that you make that

point, also during that press conference, the president was also asked whether he could guarantee a peaceful of power. he was not quite clear with this answer. yes and that is something that is quite concerning two people. particularly democrats who are worried what could happen if donald trump loses the election. he refers to it as a contested election and suggest that it could get kicked to the supreme court like it did in 2000 and he would be depending on the justices to back him, but when he was asked about it, he just refer to postal voting, calling it fraudulent and would change the election. there has never been any evidence of this, but he keeps repeating that line. he was also asked about meghan markle and prince harry tonight, making the first joint appearance on us tv to employer people to vote and they were part of the list of

people were influential. prince harry did say to encourage people to reject misinformation, hate speech and on my negativity. these are traits that are commonly associated with the donald trump administration and meghan markle has said in her life before during the royal family that she would leave the us if donald trump was victorious. so, people have put two and two together in donald trump said, iam nota together in donald trump said, i am not a fan of hers. i wish prince harry a lot of luck. you will need it. make of that what you will. i'm sure people will have comments about that, many thanks up to date with events in washington and our correspondent. family members and former colleagues have been paying their respects to the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. after a brief ceremony at the court in washington, her casket when on display for the public. the passing of justice ginsburg was a watershed moment for the bench. she was only the second woman to ever serve on america's highest court and for 27 years she served as a voice for the voiceless.

0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. there was something almost dystopian about the image as former clerks of ruth bader ginsburg lined the steps of the supreme court. six feet apart, black facemasks instead of black armbands, mourning in a time of covid. her death a source of genuine pain for millions of americans. a rabbi conducted the small service attended by family and her fellow supreme court justices. the tribute from the us chiefjustice, john roberts. ruth used to ask, "what is the difference between a bookkeeper in brooklyn a supreme court justice?" her answer, "0ne generation." it has been said that ruth wanted to be an opera virtuoso, but became a rock star instead. but she chose the law.

members of the public will be able to pay their respects to the notorious rbg, her rock star nickname, over the coming days, but the world is not standing still. donald trump is moving at warp speed to fill her seat on the court, still draped in black, and it looks like he's got the votes in the senate to push this through, particularly after a strong republican critic fell into line. what i intend to do is to proceed with the consideration process, and if a nominee actually reaches the floor, then i will vote based upon the qualifications of that nominee. two women are being talked about as a successor — barbara lagoa, a cuban—american from florida, and amy coney barrett from indiana. but in social outlook, they couldn't be more different from the liberal justice ruth bader ginsburg. and at trump rallies, there's a new chant for 2020. chanting: fill that seat! we will. "fill that seat, fill

that seat," they call. and it looks like donald trump will, shifting the court in a markedly conservative direction. the liberal era on abortion, gay rights, immigration reform may well be coming to an end. let's get some of the day's other news. there have been violent clashes in belarus, with reports of dozens of people being detained. in the capital, minsk, water cannon were used and protesters were struck with batons as riot police tried to stop demonstrations taking place. it came as the country's longtime president, alexander lukashenko, was sworn in for a sixth time on wednesday. a major outbreak of covid—i9 at glasgow university has led to 124 students testing positive. the university said the actual number of infected students was "likely to be higher" and added that 600 people were self—isolating.

faced with growing pressure from business leaders each of the four home nations each of the four home nations of the uk. tighter restrictions including curfews for the hospitality industry have been announced for each of the four home nations of the uk, but those restrictions also include some significant differences. in scotland and northern ireland, people can no longer meet with other households indoors, while england and wales have not gone that far. so, what is the scientific thinking behind those decisions? 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. the morning after lockdown was declared, central london was deserted. the total shutdown brought the virus under control, but devastated the economy. today, with coronavirus cases rising, we are all facing new restrictions, but even the toughest are nothing like the first lockdown, when there were fears the nhs would be overwhelmed. when the national lockdown was introduced on the 23rd

of march, deaths were averaging 200 per day. the virus was out of control. deaths continued to rise for a while, peaking in early april at 1,000 patients a day, but lockdown soon had a dramatic effect. deaths fell rapidly and continued to decline, even as lockdown restrictions were eased from may onwards. deaths have begun to rise again, but from a low level. ultimately, controlling coronavirus will depend on enough of us are abiding by the new rules, whether here in london or anywhere else. 10pm curfew is really going to have issues for us younger generation, because we like to go out, and obviously this is ruining our university lifestyle as well, which is meant to be, like, an experience for us. if they are going to have a lockdown, they should just have a full lockdown like before and try and get things under control.

around one in five people in the uk, 14 million people, are already subject to extra local measures. none of these comes close to a total lockdown, and there is mixed evidence on how well they have worked. 0ld ham in greater manchester saw a surge in coronavirus cases from earlyjuly, so, at the end of that month, local restrictions were introduced. people were not allowed to meet in each other‘s homes or gardens, but pubs, shops and restaurants remained open. cases did initially fall, but, despite rules being further tightened, the trend has generally been upwards. some of those tracking the epidemic think only a second lockdown will work. we need to apply a series of measures and it would be a short, sharp lockdown, potentially closing the pubs, greatly limiting household mixing.

and the rule of six being made more strict, possiblyjust going back to the single household member mixing for social and psychological support. but another lockdown would further damage the economy and risk other health consequences through rising unemployment and poverty. there are no easy choices for ministers. stay with us on bbc news, still to come, gallery and museum complex that's opening was living in a box — the brand new multi—million pound art gallery and museum complex that's opening was delayed by coronavirus. music. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police.

all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so, the british government has no option but to continue this action, even after any adverse judgment in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news — our top story: a ruling in the case of breonna taylor, but the charge does not directly relate to her killing. faced with growing pressure

from business leaders and the trades unions the uk chancellor is set to announce new measures later on thursday to protect millions of british jobs in the months ahead. the current furlough scheme, which involved the government paying up to 80 per cent of salaries, is due to be phased out at the end of october. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young reports. welcome to eden court, we're scotland's largest single—site arts venue. as you can see, we're closed, but we want to be open. across the country, businesses are struggling. the seats in this theatre are empty and could stay that way for months. james says they are having difficulty paying the bills. most of the wages are being covered by the furlough scheme. there will be a tsunami ofjob losses across the performing arts, with the furlough scheme coming to an end and without the ability for us to return to live performance in a meaningful way. the government has already spent £40 billion supporting millions ofjobs, but says that scheme won't be supported. are you letting businesses

down, prime minister? it doesn't want to pay people forjobs that have no long—term future. but the pressure has been mounting to come up with an alternative. he is phasing in health measures, restrictions which we do support but, at the same time, he is phasing out economic support. health measures and economic measures are now dangerously out of sync. the prime minister acknowledged the difficulties faced by business... these are indeed tough times and i have no doubt many businesses, many employees, are feeling a great deal of anxiety and uncertainty and we will do our level best to protect them throughout this period. ..and promised more action. we will go forward with further creative and imaginative schemes to keep our economy moving. scotland's first minister has already announced tighter coronavirus restrictions than in england. there is an argument that all of us across the uk should actually be doing even more right now, and there is a danger that what starts to hold us back is not

the public health analysis but financial limitations. the furlough scheme will end in six weeks' time — a cliff edge, say business leaders. we don't think there needs to be a blanket extension for furlough, but this is an emergency moment for firms where there needs to be some additional support in place to protectjobs and, actually, it needs to come in very, very quickly because firms are making people redundant literally as we speak. the chancellor has been listening, and will give more details to mps tomorrow. but the huge economic uncertainty has forced him to cancel this year's budget. coronavirus restrictions are now going to be with us for many more months, and the chancellor has been under huge pressure to extend the help he has already given to businesses and, tomorrow, he is going to do just that. it's understood he's looking at wage subsidy schemes, topping up the salaries of those in industries that have been struggling. a treasury source said his priority has always been people's jobs.

the hospitality and leisure sectors are facing a bleak a few months. those who work in them will be desperate to hear whether the chancellor's plan will be enough to keep them in a job. as australia braces itself for another summer of bushfires, a major study carried out by the australian national university is under way to determine the effects of fires on expectant mothers and their unborn babies. doctors are already reporting what they call the horrendous effects of bushfire smoke on babies born this year in frontline areas. dr rebecca mcgowan, is a gp in albury, an area of new south wales that suffered terrible bushfires last year. shejoins me now. you're effectively on the front line, you are not directly involved in the study itself, but you have seen the effects of bushfires, the smoke on mothers and their child.

children. yes, i have. particularly the part where we have encountered the worst bushfires season and we have had peak smoke for weeks on end it isa had peak smoke for weeks on end it is a gp, had peak smoke for weeks on end it isa gp, i had peak smoke for weeks on end it is a gp, i looked after people from critical to the grave and i'm seeing a severe impact on the smoke on my patience. what makes me quite concerned is the impact this has on pregnant women and their babies. we have seen babies born earlier than they should. we have seen babies born smaller and in all of particular concern, even though women wear masks during the season of the bushfires, despite the fact that the travelling through the system and infecting the placenta. she could not help inhaling the smoke, when the baby was born,

the placenta looked like she had been and pack a day smoker, it was grey and grainy, crumbling and the medical team could not believe that she had never smoked. my concern is the impact on this generation of babies born. babies born now are expected to live into the end of the century, the year 2100. the impact of the bushfires will resonate with them for the rest of their lives. and this is hit home to me that the climate emergency is really impacting our babies right here, right now. and the need to do something about this, as much as we can, it is not enough to say wear a mask 01’ not enough to say wear a mask or to evacuate, or to stay indoors, we all need to work together collectively to stop

the heating of the planet. we all need to vote for governments that will be brave enough to take leadership on climate action, our babies are depending on us. thank you very much for your strong words. thank you for explaining the first—hand experience of mothers and their children affected by the smoke. it's called the box, a new multi—million pound art gallery and museum complex being unveiled this week in plymouth in south west england. it had been due to open in may, but was delayed due to lockdown. curators hope it will prove a major boost for the area in difficult times and put the city on the cultural map. 0ur arts editor will gompertz reports. a new landmark for an old city. a huge cantilevered structure known as the box, a £47 million regeneration project that unites plymouth‘s art collections, archive and museum under one enormous roof. we want to put plymouth on the map. we have some fantastic collections, we have an amazing

history, we've got some amazing stories to tell. we often hide these stories under a bushel — we want to reveal that. there are themed state—of—the—art galleries including a permanent natural exhibit featuring a large woolly mammoth, not excavated locally but fabricated in hollywood. and a space dedicated to the city's seafaring heritage, including a display acknowledging the part plymouth played in the slave trade, and one on the exploits of sir francis drake. and then there's the 400th anniversary of the mayflower. this is a scaled replica of the famous ship the mayflower, which set sail from plymouth to the east coast of america 400 years ago. on board were 102 christian separatists. only half of them made it through the winter. inside, you get a sense for the cramped conditions in which they existed as they made their treacherous way across the atlantic. and then a sense of their arrival. this is an exhibition which has been put together in collaboration with the wampanoag native american community.

0ur leadership made a poor choice in welcoming the people of the mayflower. he made a choice based on a deception, that the english settlers planned all along to impose their will upon the sovereign people of the wampanoag nation. plymouth‘s commitment to becoming a creative hub for the south—west includes a contemporary art programme boasting a new commission by the artist behind gateshead's angel of the north. i love making work for collective space, where it can be seen by everybody at any time of the day or night, and in all weathers, but particularly public space that is close to the elemental world of the sea and the horizon. what a complete waste of money! don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter. i'm @bbckasiamadera.

hello there. another autumnal—feeling day ahead for most of us. even in the sunshine, it'll be a cooler day than we've become used to. we had plenty of showers, though, through the day yesterday. that was whitby in north yorkshire. plenty of sunshine, that said, for parts of northern ireland and scotland. and so, where we've had the clear skies, the starry skies through the night, temperatures will start the day close to freezing in the glens. but across eastern england, we've had a bout of heavy rain and strong winds. those are starting to clear out into the north sea, but hot on their heels another area of low pressure which will cross england through the day. so, again, a spell of heavier rain sweeping its way northwards, gale—force winds picking up following to push in or usher in clusters of heavy showers with hail and thunder in their midst. and this rain could get stuck in some areas.

and even to the south of it, given that there'll be stronger winds, gusts up to 60 mph in exposed coastal areas that could cause some local damage, with gusty winds inland as well. only 15, i think, the high, compared with the 21 that we had yesterday, and some real downpours around. and cold if you're stuck under this rain band in the north east, possibly southern scotland, even parts of northern ireland, although the majority here having dry and sunny weather and so, too, for the north and west of scotland. but only 11—12 degrees, a far cry from what we've become used to in the last week or so. there'll be plenty more showers following as we go through the night, and again it'll turn chilly under the clearer skies further north. but i think friday will feel chillier still for many of us, and that's because of a change in wind direction. we've pulled the low pressure away into the north sea and the low countries, and instead we get this northerly wind. we've got high pressure starting to move in from the west, which will quieten the shower activity down. it won't be dry altogether. we'll still see some in western areas.

we could have almost gale—force winds down the north sea coasts, bringing in rain to lincolnshire, east anglia and the south east as well. so, it will feel chillier, distinct wind chill in this part of the world as well. but some sunnier skies prevailing further west eventually, and those will prevail through the weekend potentially with that area of high pressure continuing. although near the north sea coasts, there's always the chance of brisker winds ushering showers, possibly even longer spells of rain at times through saturday and sunday. so, the detail is going be difficult at this stage, but, as ever, we'll keep you updated and there's more of course on our website. bye— bye

this is bbc news. the headlines — two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black woman, breonna taylor, in the american state of kentucky will not face any charges. a third former officer, brett hankison, is to be indicted, but for wanton endangerment after his bullets entered a neighbouring apartment. the united states has begun three days of tributes to the supreme courtjustice ruth bader ginsburg, who died on friday at the age of 87. her casket is lying in state at the court in washington, and members of the public are lining up to pay their respects. the uk chancellor is to announce measures to help companies hit by the coronavirus crisis after the existing furlough scheme expires at the end of next month. there's been speculation that rishi sunak might introduce a scheme similar to germany's system of subsidised wages at times of crises.