chris krebs, for issuing statements in defence of the integrity of the recent elections. in a tweet, the president accused the director of the cybersecurity and infrastructure secure agency of having made a ‘highly inaccurate‘ statement in relation to the poll. president trump has decided to halve the number of us troops in afghanistan and iraq before he leaves office. he stopped short of a threatened full withdrawal. the move has faced criticism from both republicans and democrats who fear it will damage fragile peace talks with the taliban. as fighting continues between ethiopian federal forces and tigrayan insurgents in the north of the county, thousands of refugees have poured over the border into neighbouring sudan. the un says they are urgently in need of food and fuel, but a communications blackout in the region means there is limited access. labour has reinstated its former leader, jeremy corbyn, who was suspended last month

over his reaction to a report on anti—semitism within the party, when he said the scale of the problem had been ‘overstated'. our political correspondent iain watson says the controversy is not over. in order to gain readmission to the labour party, jeremy corbyn had to clarify the comments that got him suspended in the first place. he said that concerns about anti—semitism weren't exaggerated, he'd simply meant that the vast majority of labour members were deeply opposed to anti—semitism. but while he clarified those comments, he resisted pressure to apologise and that has reopened some of the old divisions. so, while long—standing supporters of his leadership of the labour party, including important trade union figures, have welcomed the decision to readmit him, jewish groups, in particular the jewish labour movement, for example, have denounced his swift return to the fold. and i think what is interesting about this is although he has now been brought back as a rank and file labour party member, he hasn't yet been readmitted to the parliamentary

labour party here at westminster. so, some mps opposed to him, along with the board of deputies of britishjews, are putting pressure on labour leader keir starmer tonight not to readmitjeremy corbyn asa labourmp. i'm told that no decision is going to be taken tonight at least, but i think it's very, very clear that though sir keir starmer says he's going to introduce a new complaints procedure to deal with anti—semitism from next year, nonetheless, drawing a line under the anti—semitism row. it's far easier said than done. now on bbc news, our north america correspondent, michelle fleury, chronicled the story of her neighbourhood in brooklyn, new york, as the coronavirus pandemic first swept across the world. we are all dealing with the great unknown. we have a disease that the global medical community doesn't fully understand. we have seen nothing like it before. new yorkers sunday were hardly shocked over the city's first confirmed case of coronavirus.

we have an invisible enemy, we have a ferocious enemy. the number of people killed, way up to 99. only essential businesses will be functioning. they fall under the categories of health care, transit, news media, restaurants offering take out and delivery and of course, food stores. new york remains the epicentre of this outbreak. new york is now reporting more than a thousand deaths. 2000 people... with the death toll now passing the 4000 mark... the city's death toll has soared past 10,000. each of those, a human being and a family represented. new york suffered the worst covid—i9 outbreak in the united states. as the virus spread, it wreaked havoc on every facet of life.

businesses were forced to close, school years were cut short and carefully laid plans destroyed. no neighbourhood was spared, including the one where i live. bay ridge brooklyn, home to about 80,000 new yorkers. those who live here like so many people around the world are grappling with realities brought on by the pandemic that were unimaginable at the start of the year. lone star sits empty, as it has for months now. the regulars of the popular bay ridge sports bar are unable to come inside due to the covid—i9 lockdown. owner tracy blaze remembers vividly when the city ordered its roughly 25,000

new york bars and restaurants to close to stop the spread of the coronavirus. i walked in and the bar was completely full of our regular customers. everybody was here until the last second. nobody wanted to leave. and that was our last night open. how you doing? tracy owns lone star along with her husband, tony gentile. i knew this was coming and it was scary, and i didn't want to address it. since march, restaurants in new york have only been allowed to offer takeaway delivery. the stress is a lot. one in every three small businesses in the city will go bust because of the pandemic, according to the partnership for new york city. but for tony, throwing in the towel is not an option. i can't tell my guys, "you're out of work, go home, the shop's closed up." i can't do that. they have families, they have

children, all of them. 70 or80? 80. it is over a month since the first coronavirus cases were found in new york and already, it's clear. bay ridge, which in many ways, is like a small town in a big city, is going to have to adapt. the heart of this community, small mum—and—pop businesses and blue—collar workers, are under immense pressure. and so are the neighbourhood's young people... hello! ..whose plans and dreams are being put on hold. hey. hello. andrew? yes. brianna, hello. rihanna's life was dramatically offended and the college

suspended classes on march ten to slow the spread of the virus —— briana. to slow the spread of the virus -- briana. i called my mum and she was very upset about it. that just she was very upset about it. thatjust added to she was very upset about it. that just added to the stress of having to come back home. 24 ‘s hours later, her brother andrew, received similar news. we thought it would really affect us that much. both siblings are now doing their course online, but there are still things to celebrate. the perks of quarantine! since my 19th birthday and since we can't go anywhere due to quarantine, i've decided we would make my own six layered rainbow cake. whoa! this is really good. with no reopening

date and site, bar owners tracy and tony have let go of half dome at nearly half of their 2! employees. want to help me finish this? it so expensive. for the family, it's all hands on death. they are definitely struggling a lot, i know. i can tell from seeing it. they don't try to express it a lot to us, but i can certainly tell that things are looking dire. his help has been crucial. take out has become lone star's main source of income. have a good one. take care. we make our money on our liquor and we're not selling that now. but we've had some customers calling in for food. that's had some customers calling in forfood. that's helpful. had some customers calling in for food. that's helpful. as a

federal assistant, the government created a scheme called the paycheque protection programme to help small businesses like theirs. we've applied and we have some skeletons in our closet within our past, so those things are kind of rearing their ugly heads for us now. new york is facing a shortage of emts. back from college, andrew hasjoined of emts. back from college, andrew has joined the city's coronavirus front line, working as one of them. he's putting in all this effort, and the most critical time in the district. hejoined a free critical time in the district. he joined a free community run service that serves bay ridge

and the surrounding area, at 20 yea rs and the surrounding area, at 20 years old, he's one of its youngest members. it was pretty crazy, scary. going to hospital and seeing the tents they had set up outside. it's just one thing to see on the news and see pictures of it, it's another thing to actually be there, actually see it for yourself and be in the middle of it. when i go home, i want to start thinking and trying to show what this is going on through the artwork —— start painting. his sister briana is finding it harder to fill her time. my plans for the summer we re time. my plans for the summer were to work in a dane camp, so that would have been from june to august —— a day camp. and five days a week. well, now there's no summercamps.

hopefully i figure out something to do, otherwise i don't really know what i'll be doing at all. ican i can see a change. the doors open. back at loans they are, with the weather improving, maybe of a glimmer of hope for tony and tracy —— back at lone star. people are going to come out, socially distance as much as possible with masks and just hit your favourite bar,

as possible with masks and just hit yourfavourite bar, grab as possible with masks and just hit your favourite bar, grab a quick drink, grab a small bite and go. and almost normal experience. i get to know some of lone star's regulars. i've lived here 33 years, we try to give back to everyone we can. we get back to where we hang out the most. people are losing jobs. it's sad. it sad that people are dying, but it's time to let people open up. but it's a health crisis. i understand. it's not like a man—made thing. you're licking that take over your life —— letting that take over your life. do you want to be ina over your life. do you want to be in a hospital where no one can visit you? you're living your life as normal? low that's what i do, yeah. don't get me

wrong, i have my mask. in my shoes. tonight feels normal. but who knows how all this is going to last? we have to give these people back their lives. if not, it's going to be bad. it's a good day for lone star. best day we've had in four months. but isn't enough? -- is it enough? chanting. please listen, please understand! i will not let america be run by hate! the

public health crisis has abated. the killing of george floyd at the hands of police has sparked anger across the country. in new york, protests ta ke country. in new york, protests take place nearly every day. country. in new york, protests take place nearly every daylj went to one protest that was happening in our neighbourhood. my happening in our neighbourhood. my mum was kind of anxious because it was like the biggest crowd we've ever been in since the pandemic started. we were walking down the street, there we re walking down the street, there were also people shouting through their windows. andrew has also found a way to support the protests. i just has also found a way to support the protests. ijust thought it would be so great to be part of this historic moment and just contribute any way i can. as an emt, a lot of people are getting injured. if there's any way i can help, i would go out and do it. not everyone welcome

change. some in the neighbourhood organised a pro—police blue lives matter demonstration. the crowd a mix of retired officers, friends and family. and across the city, the situation has been much the same with looters joining peaceful protesters and police brutality caught on camera film. it's all right. i was worried. i stay here all night, i was worried. you know, but you do what you have to do. it was a shame, george floyd. there's no one in the right mind who can say what happened to that man was not criminal. tracy told me as a business owner, she found navigating the politics of black lives matter broad. am i going to put a

black lives matter sticker in my business with mac i don't think so. but of course i don't, i don't make a stance, is my business going to be laid off? if i do make a stance, are my customers not going to be with me? this is a very blue—collar neighbourhood. i'm not trying to kiss anybody off. for siblings andrew and briand who are half haitian, because his personal. my dad is black and my mum is white so we're biracial. i've had comments made about me. it certainly affects me. i feel more nervous and places where most people are white. they help to paint a black lives matter mural in bay ridge. it contains the name of people killed at the hands of police. i hope something comes out of this because i feel like

we've definitely accomplished more ina we've definitely accomplished more in a few weeks that has been done in 20 years. keep going is all i can say. this is good. keep going. the outpouring of activism comes at a time in the coronavirus has highlighted deep inequality in american society. in bay ridge, considered one of the most conservative neighbourhoods in the city, it's exposing sharp cultural rifts. so this is just half a block from your house? yeah, and this is it. this is what is left. just a month after briana and andrew helped create the black lives matter mural, it's been painted over. ultimately, you have to do more than painta ultimately, you have to do more than paint a mural on the wall.

it is latejune and coronavirus cases continue to fall. new york is in phase two reopening, retailers and barbershop are back and so is outdoor dining. so—called street eateries, makeshift straight two structures for eating outside, have been popping up all over the city to help them get back to something reasonably business as usual. but what if this was planned ? business as usual. but what if this was planned? none of this new this would happen. the stress of staying afloat is taking a toll on tracy. emotionally, i'm a wreck. up and down and up and down, my mood swings are... some days i feel good, some days i don't even know why i even bother. we have debt collectors banging on the door all the time. no masks for dogs. we love you. i got a

credit card that's maxed out. it's hard. i have to look at my kids, it makes it a lot easier. i have to show them if you don't work for what you want, then how do you explain to them? i just gave then how do you explain to them? ijust gave up. i'm already ruined financially. everything is horrible. for briana and andrew, there is an engineering. with some are almost over, both have decided to return to university this autumn. their colleges are

reopening, classes will be half online and half in person. reopening, classes will be half online and half in personlj reopening, classes will be half online and half in person. i am excited for a change of scenery. excited for a change of scenery. for both, the pandemic has shifted the way they see life after graduation. has shifted the way they see life after graduationlj has shifted the way they see life after graduation. i was an empty in new york city during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic —— an emt. i was able to get through that so this is definitely solidified my goals to go to medicine. but the dire impact of the pandemic on the economy might make things difficult for briana, who dreams of being a teacher. my dad has told me that if i couldn't find a job right away, he won't get me out of the house. that's nice of him, but i want to go into the workforce because that's my whole passion in life. and so, i mean, i hope it works out, but i never

really know. across bay ridge, many people are discovering that even as the virus receives, life is not going back to how it was before. if you drive down these blocks, you'll see more stores closed than ever before. i'm paying 112 $250 of business. where i used to only play 74, $78 apiece. i lose on my end. which costs are killing you the most? food cost is ridiculous. plus there is no decrease in electric or gas, no decrease in electric or gas, no decrease in electric or gas, no decrease in salaries. now

you're adding on more paper towels, more toilet paper, more cleaning supplies. even the return of eating inside may not be enough. the city is getting ready to allow indoor dining at 2596 ready to allow indoor dining at 25% capacity at the end of september. i bought out inspection. everything is so bad and miserable, and this place used to be hopping. people all over the place having a good time, and it's still been that way. briana is learning the hard way that plans to get back to normal are easily thwarted. less tha n normal are easily thwarted. less than 24 hours after she told me she was returning to campus, or college cancelled in person classes. she will have to stay in bay ridge after all.

so, when! to stay in bay ridge after all. so, when i am pretty much reeling from frustration. i think it's mostly frustration. the whole thing about college is you get to experience being on campus and whatever, and that's been blown right over. sort of told me i was going to come on campus, i thought it would be over. most of the year is over. the memories we thought we would make in 2020 have been stolen by the coronavirus, and still we are a long way from getting back to anything resembling normal. here in bay ridge, there are views of that old know your, that spirit pushing people to adapt even if there is no end

in sight. ifi have adapt even if there is no end in sight. if i have one bottle of liquor over the shelf and one keg of beer, i will still be here. so, it doesn't matter. for tony, saving lone star is about so much more than just keeping his bar. the american dream is this. you have a dream to be home for this. how do you dream to make your own money and not have to listen to someone, and not have to listen to someone, not have to take orders to create your own destiny? it's the american dream. i've had the american dream. i've had the american dream since 17 years old. closing her moving on is giving in —— closing or moving on.

you're such a good boy! yesterday i went to the beach by myself. it just cleared the mine, didn't happen to worry about sanitiser. i walk in the door, i through my keys on the table! i sprayed them with lysol. laughter and cut! hello. the very mild air that's been with us for the past few days is going to get swept away, and we're set to see a real

change in weather type through the course of wednesday. it's going to be windy with some rain moving eastwards, and behind that, some colder air moving in, too. it's all down to this area of low pressure with this trailing cold front here, which is moving its way eastwards. lots of isobars on the map, indicating strength of the wind as well. still very mild out there. in fact, first thing wednesday, the temperatures well in double figures, teens for most of us. more typical, really, these temperatures of daytime highs. now through the day, we've got some initial heavy rain across western parts of britain and northern ireland, western scotland, too. the rain will edge its way slowly eastwards. something really persistent for the northern isles and also for western parts of scotland as well. but it becomes a little bit more patchy as it heads across eastern england during the course of the afternoon. so, cloudy ahead of that, with a return to some showers behind it and a drop in those temperatures. we are back into single figures in the west late on wednesday. now, wednesday evening, that's when the winds are really going to picking up, particularly for parts of scotland and northern ireland, western fringes of england and wales, too. further showers moving south and across scotland,

those showers will be wintry, even down to low levels first thing for thursday morning. so, certainly colder air moving in. you can see those northerly wind arrows and blue colours that are going to be spilling further south, a colder air mass across the uk as we head on into thursday. a bump of high pressure is going to be squeezing away most of the rain, but we've still got some pretty windy conditions, especially in the east. so, gales possible for eastern scotland, down the east coast of england as well. some sunshine for most places through the day on thursday. one or two showers dotted around here and there, and they could be wintry across parts of scotland, in particular over the higher ground. it's certainly much colder than recent days. largely in single figures for most of us. we may welljust get 10—11 degrees across parts of wales and the south west of england. but it doesn't stay cold for very long because by the time we get to friday, we see more cloud and outbreaks of rain working into the west. the breeze coming in from a south—westerly direction once again. so, many of us back into double figures by the time we get to friday, and it's looking fairly unsettled through friday.

into the weekend, it's a little bit up and down, quite breezy through the day on saturday. cooler but brighter for most of us. some sunny spells by sunday. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. i'm mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump dismisses his top cyber security official, chris krebs — who denied there was evidence of fraud in the presidential election. and the president orders cuts to troop numbers in afghanistan and iraq — but stops short of outright withdrawal. as fighting continues in ethiopia, thousands flee across the border into sudan. in thailand, more violence on the streets of bangkok as protesters demand changes to the country's constitution. water cannon is laced with chemicals, you can really smell the tear gas in it.