welcome to bbc news. our top stories: a state of emergency and overnight curfew in minneapolis after protests at the shooting dead of another black american by police. the local police chief says it was an accident. during this encounter, however, the officer drew their handgun instead of their taser. india's biggest religious festival continues despite more infections than anywhere outside america, the world health organisation warns the pandemic has yet to reach its global peak. the trajectory of the pandemic right now, it is growing exponentially. this is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic. with brazil's hospitals overwhelmed, victims families say the crisis there is now a public health disaster.

and princes william and harry pay tribute to their grandfather, saying prince philip would want them to get on with theirjobs. the fatal shooting of a black man on sunday afternoon by a police officer in the us city of brooklyn center, it's claimed, was an accident. this is the moment right before he was shot. according to the local police chief 20—year—old dauntay wright was shot after the officer meant to use a taser, but mistakenly drew her gun instead. mr wright's death has sparked angry protests and an overnight curfew. these are the scenes in nearby minneapolis, just 10 miles away, where tensions are high as the trial of an ex—officer

accused of killing george floyd continues. president biden has said he's spoken to authorities in minnesota about the fatal police shooting and he's called for "peace and calm", noting that wright's mother was asking for the same. was it an accident? was it intentional? that remains to be determined by a full—blown investigation. but in the meantime i want to make it clear again, there is absolutely no justification, none, for looting. no justification for violence. peaceful protests, understandable. and the fact is that, you know, we do know that the anger, pain and trauma that exists in the black community and that environment is serious and real and consequential. as we've just reported, minneapolis is already tense as the trial of a former police officer, derek chauvin, accused of murdering george floyd, has entered a third week.

philonise floyd, the younger brother of george floyd, has been in the witness stand today. his testimony totalled less than 15 minutes, it portrayed george floyd as a family man with a strong relationship with his mother. philonise became emotional talking about how their mother's death in 2018 left his brother devastated. it was just difficult because i don't know who can take that when you watch your mother, somebody who loved and cherished you and nourished you for your entire life and then they have to leave you. we all have to go through it, but it's difficult, and george, he wasjust in pain the entire time. sir, you indicated your mother passed away may 30, that was 2018, is that right? yes, sir. nadine graves is a lawyer and former public defender in minneapolis, she attended the vigil this evening for daunte wright and joins me now. this happened in an area you know pretty well? this is my hometown.

i was born and raised here and the incident happened, mr wright was killed within three miles of my home. do you see any signs of any change in police tactics and approach to people they stop as a result of the floyd case? not necessarily. we have heard a lot of conversation regarding that, i heard a lot of force from the governor today saying that he wanted meetings and he was going to follow up with the legislature because up until this point they haven't even had a meeting regarding incidents like this. it's unfathomable why officers would choose to shoot and kill another person, an unarmed black person, especially as we are dealing with the chauvin trial. the fact that it was an accident and that the gun was drawn instead of the taser, that is a difficult

mistake to make? i absolutely agree. my understanding is that a taser may weigh a pound but a loaded firearm is at least 3—5 pounds so this officer should have known the difference, the officer held that gun for a couple of seconds at least before she fired off an i have seen multiple body cams where officers narrate what they want us to believe but it is very hard to believe that you as a veteran officer would make such a grave mistake. there has been a drive nationwide for some kind of change in police tactics. in the election that seemed to be rather caricatured as "defund the police" but one of the drives was to not have armed police stopping people for traffic violations, not to incur this kind of situation. absolutely. i also find it concerning that it was even an issue that the officer sought the need to pull this young man

overfor an alleged expired tab. we are in the midst of a pandemic, people have not been able to get into buildings to be able to pay for their tabs or get license registrations up—to—date and all of those things. in addition i am hearing that he had a warrant but it was a return mail, so he may not have even had notice of this court date or the warrant that was being issued and may very well have questioned the truth behind what the officers were telling him. you are a former public defender and the area yourself. what you make of the attempt of the defence in the chauvin—floyd case to have the jury sequestered? i anticipated that he would do so. it is concerning how the jury may be impacted by this in either direction. the jury could grow more adversarial or have an increased bias against former officer chauvin because of this and just being frustrated that yet again as they are away

from their family and loved ones dealing with this trial, that here in the nearing location in the twin cities that an officer has now killed someone. it could also cut the other way where jurors are sympathetic to the police and being that this is a white female that killed mr wright that they may be sympathetic and cut the other direction and move for an acquittal. the united states has insisted it had nothing to do with an attack on a key nuclear site in iran, which the country blames on israel. reports from inside israel itself suggest that the mossad agency carried out a cyber attack on the underground nuclear plant. this all comes as diplomatic efforts are underway by america and several european countries to revive iran's nuclear deal. the natanz site is in the center of the country, to the south of tehran.

it is the nation's only uranium enrichment site and iran has gone to great lengths to burrow parts of the facility deep underground, making it difficult to attack from the air. on saturday, iran announced that new advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium had just been activated at the facility. this is in a breach of its undertakings under the 2015 nuclear deal — which was abandoned by president trump in 2018. elliot abrams, who was former president trump's special representative for iran, told me what the attack could reveal about israel's presence in iran and their future plans. it looks like an explosion and that is a very interesting thing because obviously it's going to be a very guarded site, so it is yet another indication that the israelis are able to operate on the ground, inside iran, which really must be driving the police and the revolutionary guards there simply crazy. with he us secretary of defence in israel at the time, is it likely israel could carry this

out without tacit approval from the white house? it is plausible. the fact that it was done while secretary of defence austin was there is a clear message to the united states that they will not be deterred from these activities, but i think it's very plausible that they did not, in fact, give notice because when you give notice, there is always the possibility that you get into an argument and the white house tries to say, "no, don't do it, stop, wait," so i think my guess would be that they did not inform the white house, but it is just a guess. so it's likely, from what you are saying, that israel was sending a message, clearly to iran but also to the biden white house. what does it do for hardliners in iran? surely it emboldens them? well, the hardliners have in fact been saying today that the iranians response should be to stop the talks in vienna, but it does seem the supreme leader is not going to do that. he seems to want the talks to continue.

the logic of it would be for iran to respond not against vienna but rather against israel. what chance is...what hopes to have for the talks, a deal? i would say it's about 50—50. i think the iranians do want to get the sanctions, or most of them, lifted, and it's clear that the biden administration wants to do that agreement as well. where i think the difficulty arises, is iran is saying all sanctions have to be lifted but the biden administration is saying the nuclear sanctions, the jcpoa sanctions, have to be lifted, not separate terrorism sanctions or human rights sanctions, so that is going to turn into quite an argument. french lawmakers have voted to ban many short—haul domestic

flights, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. the legislation will end routes where the same journey could be made by train in less than two—and—a—half hours. the planned measures will face a further vote in the senate before becoming law. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. thanks to the pandemic, fewer people are taking to the skies. but the french government wants to see a reduction, even when things get back to normal. it says it's committed to reducing carbon emissions, and the airline industry is a big producer of c02. hence the vote to ban a number of domestic flights, although connecting flights won't be directly affected. either way, some lawmakers remain to be convinced. translation: | think this | method is not the right one. the environmental choice must take precedence, but let's not abandon the social and economic choices around industry and around our ports. the two are complementary. the law still has to be approved by the senate, but assuming it comes into a fact, it will hit all flights that could be made by train

in less than 2.5 hours. that will bring an end services between paris and cities like nantes, lyon and bordeaux, but after some objections from airlines and regional officials, longer flights from the capital from places to places like toulouse, marseille and nice will still be allowed. translation: according | to greenpeace, this change would spare the most polluting of our connections. with more than 3 million passengers in 2019, the flights between paris and nice generate the equivalent of 22,500 tons of carbon dioxide. france has a renowned train network. getting around here is usually pretty painless. it may not be the same for other countries considering a similar scheme. the ministers insist big steps have to be taken if we are serious about climate change. tim allman, bbc news.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: brazil's battle with covid—19. with hospitals overwhelmed, victims�* families are now saying that the crisis is a public health disaster. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, has reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock. and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world

best time for years to come. shouting. quite quietly but quicker and quicker, she seemed tojust slide away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a state of emergency has been declared in minneapolis. civic leaders are calling for calm after another black man was killed by police. in a stark warning the world health organization, says the coronavirus pandemic is still growing around the globe, and has yet to reach its peak. india now accounts for1 in 6 of all new coronavirus infections globally. it's recorded more than 13 and a half million cases. only the united states has recorded more infections. courtney bembridge reports. just as the second wave of the virus is sweeping across india, millions

of people travelled to the northern city of haridwar to mark a hindu religious festival by bathing in the ganges river. translation: we were afraid that we were coming - during covid—19 and nothing should happen to us, but by the grace of the mother goddess ganges, everything is fine here and there are no problems. there is no issue. i think there is no issue travelling to come. they have to take proper care of themselves by wearing masks and maintaining some social distance protocols. translation: as you can see we are urging people - to wear their masks and until yesterday there were a lot of fines. but because of the crowd today we are unable to impose fines as it is not practically possible. india is recording almost 170,000 new daily cases and

health officials expect that number to rise. the question is how long the wave will last. we don't know. if it last like the last one for 2.5 months, then we have a problem. hospitals are already overrun. these patients had to be given oxygen outside one that was too full. listen 0.04 of the ablation has been vaccinated in india. the prime minister wants to see the efforts ramped up that there are reports of vaccine shortages. even with the largest manufacturer in the world, the serum institute of india, directing most of its supply for domestic use. that will have a knock—on effect for global vaccination efforts too because less doses will be sent overseas. global cases have been rising for seven weeks and the world health organization has warned countries against relaxing restrictions too soon. the trajectory of the pandemic right now is growing exponentially. this is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic. and there was more from

the director general. the who says the pandemic could be brought under control in a matter of months if governments take a consistent and co—ordinated approach. another of the countries hit badly is brazil. the latest daily death toll of nearly 1500 people is down from a high of over 4000 from last week but cases still seem to be on the rise. the government ofjair bolsonaro has been criticised for its lax response, with hospitals overwhelmed. mark lowen sent us this report, from sao paulo. the cloak of darkness brings no respite when brazil's dead keep coming. in latin america's largest graveyard, night shift burials to clear the backlog. the agony of loss deepened by the snatched farewell, reaching for dignity denied. this is a nation buckling

under collective trauma. there is barely time to grieve before the next one arrives. another number in more than 350,000 dead. "my father died this morning," says willians. "he got covid in hospital. i have no words for the pain. "other countries are recovering but in brazil is getting worse. "if our president had bought vaccines earlier my dad could still be here." with hospitals in most regions 90% full, they're putting beds where they can. an indoor arena, once alive with brazil's passion for sport, now a field hospital for virus victims. this country has become the global epicentre and a super spreader of the variant ravaging the young too. how does it feel to see younger patients here now? it's scary. the majority of those in brazil's intensive care wards are now under 40. many deaths in the same family.

like we have a mother, a father and a son and the son dies and we cannot tell the father and the mother because they can get worse. a public health disaster was once dismissed by president bolsonaro as just a little flu. but this is the reality, as exhausted medics tried to bring comfort to old and young. anderson, just 28, says he almost didn't make it. translation: when they couldn't find my veins any more _ and they had to get access to a major artery and i couldn't breathe i thought it was the end. i think this is a failure of our government and our president. they should search their conscience and come and visit this hospital. the added tragedy of what is happening here is that it shouldn't have come to this. brazil has a generally good health care system and a strong record of national inoculation campaigns.

this is not a story of ill preparedness. it's one of mismanagement that has led this country to be crushed by the pandemic. outside hospitals, a nightmare ritual as anxious relatives wait to be summoned for news of their loved ones. for many, it's the worst — a roll call of the fallen to a virus this shattered country could have controlled. mark lowen, bbc news, sao paulo. there has been a shooting at a high school in knoxville tennessee. police say that one person was killed and an officer wounded after confronting the shooter. the shooter has been identified as a student at the school. the foreign ministers of all the g7 countries, including the united states, britain and france, have condemned an increase

in russian troop numbers near its border with ukraine. the joint declaration comes as ukraine says another one of its servicemen has been killed in clashes with russian—backed fighters in the east. the kremlin said it wasn't moving towards war, but wouldn't remain indifferent to the fate of russian speakers, in eastern ukraine. friends of alexei navalny say he has lost 15 kg in weight since being sent to a prison camp. he is on hunger strike but has accused authorities of depriving him of sleep and proper medical treatment. last year he was the target of a nerve agent poisoning. one person has died and another one is being treated in hospital following a shooting in paris. it happened in the early hours of monday afternoon in the 16th arrondissement of the french capital. the attacker opened fire hitting a man and a womanjust outside the hospital henry dunant. the mayor of the 16th arrondissement has confirmed that it was not a terrorist attack. princes william and harry, have paid separate tributes to their grandfather the duke of edinburgh.

william described prince philip as an extraordinary man from an extraordinary generation. harry wrote of him as a master of the barbecue, and a legend of banter. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. he was there for them at their moment of greatest anguish, walking with the young william and harry behind the coffin of their mother after her death in a road accident. and the bond between the grandfather and the grandsons on whom so many hopes rested, was a deep one. in his statement william says he feels fortunate to have had his grandfather's enduring presence to guide him through good times and the hardest days. he recalled the special memories his own children will have of their great grandpa, coming to collect them in his carriage. then william says this... "catherine and i will continue to do what he would have wanted and will support the queen in the years ahead. i will miss my grandpa but i know he would want us to get on with the job."

harry speaks of his grandfather's unparalleled devotion to the queen. he'd been a man of honour and great humour, master of the barbecue, legend of banter and cheeky right to the end. harry finished by saying this... "grandpa, thank you for your service, your dedication to granny, and for always being yourself. you will be sorely missed but always remembered by the nation and the world." in the houses of parliament, recalled early from the easter recess, politicians paid their tributes, led by the prime minister. though i suspect mr speaker, that he might be embarrassed or even faintly exasperated to receive these tributes, he made this country a better place. and we offer up this tribute. to the duke of edinburgh, for a lifetime of public service, the gold award. in the scottish parliament in edinburgh, tributes

to the duke were led by the first minister, nicola sturgeon. and of course he faced the additional challenge of being the husband of a powerful woman at a time when that was even more of an exception than it is today. that reversal of the more traditional dynamic was highly unusual in the 1940s, �*50s and �*60s, and even now isn't as common as it might be. a virtual session of the welsh parliament heard from the first minister, mark drakeford. to have lived such a life at the centre of world events, and in a way which made almost every experience of public rather than simply private interest, makes it even more remarkable still. and that was the life of the duke of edinburgh. and at stormont in northern ireland, tributes were paid across the political divide. he redefined the role of a royal, working with hundreds of different causes and organisations,

with younger people, service, and driving british innovation at the centre of his efforts. i acknowledge that the queen and prince philip and their family were directly impacted by the conflict and regrettably endured sorrow and pain. yet having endured such personal loss, the royal family set about working towards advancing peace and reconciliation, and i have been witness to these efforts and their example of leadership myself in recent years. he had stepped onto the national stage before most of today's political leaders were born. today, they spoke out in their appreciation of him. nicholas witchell, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @embleymike.

all eyes on the weather now that lockdown is slowly easing and it is not looking too bad over the next few days. it will remain a little on the chilly side and we are in for a frosty start on tuesday but it will be a sunny one. on tuesday there is still a lot of cold air across the continent and we are in that cold air, it is still coming from the arctic and will take a while before things warm up. this is what it looks like early on tuesday. as low as —8 celsius in the glens of scotland and a frost down to the south coast. plenty of sunshine around right from the word go, however the cloud will be increasing through the morning and into the afternoon across western and southern

areas so it is not a completely dry day. we do expect a few showers. the best of the weather will be across central parts and towards the north sea coast. temperatures, 10—12 degrees, actually not that far off the average but we would like them closer to the mid— teens especially across southern parts of the uk and at least into double figures in most areas. so the next few days? the weather will remain dry because we have high pressure centred across the uk. notjust across the uk but spreading itself right across western parts of europe. a lot of dry weather in many areas and this is what it looks like early on wednesday. starting a little misty in places with a touch of frost but in the afternoon the weather looks fine. maybe a couple of light showers here and there. the temperature nudging into the mid— teens across southern parts of wales, for example. this is a look at thursday. it does look as though it will pick up more of a breeze off the north sea here around east anglia and the south east,

so the temperatures may drop a little bit. we're only talking nine in norwich and in london so the higher temperatures later in the week will be across more western areas of the uk. there is a hint that things are going to be warming up as we head into the weekend. see that cold air being pushed away and that slightly milder atlantic wind sets in across the british isles but not everywhere. so temperatures will pick up towards the weekend and the best temperatures will be across more western areas. and as you can see from the weather symbols it does look generally dry. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a state of emergency has been declared in minneapolis amid protests over the fatal police shooting of another black man. authorities say that donte wright was pulled overfor an apparent traffic violation but killed when an officer pulled out her gun instead of a taser. a curfew has been declared. in light of the new police shooting the judge in the trial of derek servant, the former minneapolis officer charged with george floyd's murder has denied a defence request to isolate or sequestered the jury. is charged with killing george floyd by kneeling on his neck. the princes william and harry have praised the duke of edinburgh in separate tributes. respects were paid on special parliamentary and assembly settings to mark the death. prince philip was 99.

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