the police mr floyd encounter with the police mr floyd ingested some controlled substances, so they were percocets. he was startled by the police like he was in this case, the officer drew his gun in that case as well. and that resulted in a blood pressure of 216/160. that's notjust high, that is a skyrocketing hi. we know from mr austin in march of 2020 they purchased some pills that were supposed to be percocets, in opioid. but they were clearly knockouts, she described that. they were clearly knockoffs. she described how those pills made her feel, they kept her up all night. right? the introduction of the methamphetamine. we know from miss ross that in march of 2020 mr floyd was seen for a drug overdose. she

described how he felt in that instance. she said his whole body hurt. his stomach hurt. we know based again from ms. ross that he was clean and sober for some time while they were in quarantine. we know that ms. ross again described taking about a week before a similar pill to the ones that they had back in march. kept her up again all night. right? she said she felt like she was going to die. we know again from ms. ross that those pills were purchased from maurice hall. she described owing to a hotel while mr floyd went into the hotel, she was on the phone with him. she heard the voice. we note mr floyd was with

maurice hall may five, 2020. we heard from the store clerk, christopher martin, he described mr floyd as being high. his responses were delayed, right? he may have been you know, standing around. he may have been standing up, he may have been able to have communications but mr martin clearly described him as being high. we heard from shalonda hill that when they got back into the car they had a conversation for a few minutes and suddenly mr floyd fell asleep all these things become important. they had trouble waking him up. she called her daughterfor a ride called her daughter for a ride because called her daughterfor a ride because they couldn't wake mr floyd up. they couldn't keep him awake. we heard how mr martin described mr

floyd when he went back to the car and how he was oh, no, and he wasn't speaking. right? it he kept putting his head back and shaking his head. we know from peter chans body camera that maurice hall also described that maurice hall also described that mr floyd was dozing off. falling asleep, hit he woke up... we know that whether mr floyd was chewing gum while he was in the store, we can also see he was eating a banana. he boughta banana.

so we know when we look at this picture, there's something in mr floyd small. does a calm, is it banana, is it drugs? nobody knows. but regardless of whether it's drugs, bananas or gum in this incident, we know that there were pills in the car. right? we know that there were drugs in the car. we know those pills were later tested to be a combination of methamphetamine and sentinel. that's

what was in mr floyd system. it's relevant because it's what was in his system. these are the pills that were found. we know at some point mr floyd was handcuffed. hands were behind his back, it would have been physically impossible to put anything in his mouth at that point. and we know that in the squad car 320, were pills. we know those pills were analysed, we know those pills consisted of sentinel and methamphetamine. we know that mr floyd's salivary dna was found on those pills. how much sentinel does

it take to kill? —— sent and all. this is from the minneapolis police department. approximately two to three mg. smaller than a penny. this is from the squad car. you can look at these pictures closely during the course of evidence. there is a video of mr floyd when mr floyd is being subdued and restrained by the police, mr maurice hall reaches into his bag, he is looking through the window as we

watch him. and then he throws something. we know that mr floyd had drugs in his mouth, we know that some percentage of that would have been consumed and absorbed into his system. we don't know how much he took before. right? we don't know when he took an earlier dose in relation because fentanyl actually had started to metabolize. so it was longer, we don't know if it was longer, we don't know if it was longer before. for the medical experts to minimise the timing and the amount of illicit drugs that were found in mr floyd drug stream, it's just simply incredible to me. it is incredible to me. every single

doctor testified that relevant, that the absence of signs of fentanyl overdose weren't present because he was alert, he was talking. but it ignores what shalonda and maurice hall says, that he was all of a sudden a and difficult to wake up. it ignores the fact that the combination of these two drugs methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant. fentanyl is a powerful sedative. they use different surgeries. every single doctor dismissed outright no, no, nothing about this case. 0nly dismissed outright no, no, nothing about this case. only .91 grams per millilitre. it's such a small amount of fentanyl millilitre. it's such a small amount of fenta nyl in

millilitre. it's such a small amount of fentanyl in his system it's a vasoconstrictive air. it causes the hearts arteries to constrict even tighter. it doesn't matter. every single doctorjust brushed it aside. said it would have no effect. i asked, would any of those doctors prescribe illicit methamphetamine to their patients? with they give it to their patients? with they give it to their children, would they give it to their elderly parents with a 90% blockage of the coronary artery, right coronary artery? i can guarantee you the answer is no. doctor rich is the only one who said i would never recommend to my patients that they take any amount of illicit methamphetamine. it is preposterous that, it's a preposterous that, it's a preposterous notion that this did not come into play here. half hour

break for lunch. _ not come into play here. half hour break for lunch. don't _ not come into play here. half hour break for lunch. don't want - not come into play here. half hour break for lunch. don't want to - break for lunch. don't want to interrupt— break for lunch. don't want to interrupt your argument but... i apologise — interrupt your argument but... i apologise. 30 minutes for lunch, please _ apologise. 30 minutes for lunch, please. thank you. so, apologise. 30 minutes for lunch, please. thank you.— please. thank you. so, as the defence attorney _ please. thank you. so, as the defence attorney takes - please. thank you. so, as the defence attorney takes that i please. thank you. so, as the - defence attorney takes that break for lunch on the instruction of the judge we have just been listening to the closing arguments of the derek chauvin trial in minneapolis. we've been hearing eric nelson, his defence attorney pick through the prosecutions points. it's worth pointing out actually that ordinarily it would be the closing arguments by the defence but the prosecution have an opportunity to come back if they wish to. we will be returning to this trial obviously, been going on for some three weeks now. the prosecution

case outlined over about ten days defence case in the end just to. derek chauvin himself did not take to the stand. but we've heard that the judges to the stand. but we've heard that thejudges instructions to the stand. but we've heard that the judges instructions to the jury and the verdict, we understand also. even though thejury and the verdict, we understand also. even though the jury will be sitting until 7pm at night. will only be announced in daylight. america braced for the verdict in this trial which is been watched from coast to coast. the city itself of minneapolis schools will be doing online learning from wednesday. until a verdict has been reached. let's turn away from the states because almost universal outrage has created plans to create a super league for fans, created plans to create a super league forfans, princes created plans to create a super league for fans, princes and politicians even the prime minister

has done anything possible to make sure it doesn't go ahead. the presidents body of ua phi has vowed to ban any player from representing their country in major tournaments. and what would be the biggest shake—up is the ball and generation arsenal, chelsea, liverpool, man city and tottenham would be part of a new midweek competition. that's along with these spanish clubs real madrid and barcelona. also from italy ac malan, enter malan an event is. so how would the super league work and can anyone really stop at? 0ur sports editor has the latest. for decades, it has provided the game with some of its most iconic and enduring images, but european football's premier club competition now finds itself under threat like never before after a rebellion that has plunged the sport into turmoil. england's so—called big six, manchester united, liverpool, manchester city, chelsea,

arsenal and spursjoining some of spain and italy's top clubs to set up a new super league. the shock news derailed uefa's announcement of a revamped champions league. and today the man in charge of the european game didn't hold back in his condemnation, issuing this warning to any players involved. uefa and the footballing world stand united against the disgraceful self—serving proposals we have seen in the last 2a hours from select few clubs in europe that are fuelled by greed above all else. the players who will play in the close league will be banned from playing the world cup. by my opinion, this idea is a spit in the face of all football lovers and our society as well, so we will not allow them to take it away from us.

the idea is for a new mid week competition, with teams continuing to play in their national leagues. they would be 15 permanent founding members, three of which are yet to join, plus a further five sides who would qualify annually. commentator: rashford, four bruno fernandes! - but the breakaway clubs have been warned they could be thrown out of european competitions and even forced to leave the premier league if they don't back down. it will have massive ramifications on the game in this country. it will wreck the pyramid system that has been so important to local football clubs, to communities. and teams. and it takes out the competition. seldom if ever seen at their premier league clubs, these are the absentee billionaire owners who strive to increase revenue squeezed by the pandemic lies behind a plot that will see them share £3 billion just for signing on. this is a mixture i think of greed and desperation, because a number of these very large

clubs have overspent massively and got themselves into a very difficult financial predicament, with huge debts, and i think this is, certainly there is a lot of money involved but i think it is a very bad thing for football indeed. admit a chorus of condemnation, the government said it would now start a fan led review of the game and try to block the breakaway. we will be reviewing everything | the government does to support these clubs to play. i have discussed these . options with the promise ——prime minister this morning, and we are working at pace - across government and with football authorities. - i want to reassure this house of a very robust response. i we will do whatever it takes. to protect our national game. with the euros on home soil on the horizon, this summer seemed set to be a return to better times for english football. instead, the stars of the game face an uncertain future as

sport threatens to tear itself apart — sport threatens to tear itself a art. �* , sport threatens to tear itself aart. �*, ,, ., sport threatens to tear itself aart. v ,, ., ,, apart. let's speak to three guests from man city for athletic and the story is a sports writer. kevin miles is cheap executive others football supporters association. supporters of the super league say it will increase the quality of football, sam. and bring obviously more resources. but it has been universally slim, has in a? it really has, it really has. as soon as this super story leaked out on sunday afternoon we hadn't even got anywhere an official announcement and borisjohnson had already tweeted his condemnation. gary neville on the television speaking for the country if not europe, it is not the world. in his condemnation of it. it's incredibly unpopular. like you say, it probably will bring a lot more money but in terms of

more quality, and very dubious about that. that been an awful lot of games that you'll still have a big table, the bottom under the table how the cubs league nightclubs are. a very dubious about that. it doesn't seem like it will be a winnerfor the fans doesn't seem like it will be a winner for the fans that's for sure. it's interesting that none of the german clubs have signed up to this. why is that? there are two main reasons, — why is that? there are two main reasons, really. first thing you have _ reasons, really. first thing you have to — reasons, really. first thing you have to look at is that fan ownership is a big thing in the bundesliga. most of the german clubs are actually majority—owned by the fans _ are actually majority—owned by the fans as _ are actually majority—owned by the fans. as you seen today the overwhelming reception from fans to this plan— overwhelming reception from fans to this plan is_ overwhelming reception from fans to this plan is a complete and resounding no. and the biggest clubs in germany, — resounding no. and the biggest clubs in germany, peru theodore mann, buyer— in germany, peru theodore mann, buyer munich has both issued statement saying they will not be joining _ statement saying they will not be joining this league and a massive part is_ joining this league and a massive part is that is down to the controlling state from their fans. the other— controlling state from their fans. the other thing to take into account is something mentioned in the vt we 'ust is something mentioned in the vt we just saw, _ is something mentioned in the vt we just saw, as — is something mentioned in the vt we just saw, as far as german football is concerned they see this european

super— is concerned they see this european super league as a quick fix, an attempt — super league as a quick fix, an attempt at a quick fix for the financial_ attempt at a quick fix for the financial problems at certain other clubs— financial problems at certain other clubs in_ financial problems at certain other clubs in europe find them since that _ clubs in europe find them since theh~ the — clubs in europe find them since then. the ceo of buyer munich actually— then. the ceo of buyer munich actually said in his statement that they are _ actually said in his statement that they are not prepared to be part of that attempted solution that they didnt— that attempted solution that they didn't see would work. you have two very strong _ didn't see would work. you have two very strong interest that are preventing at the moment any german clubs from _ preventing at the moment any german clubs from being involved. to be honest. — clubs from being involved. to be honest, they've been given a 30 day deadline _ honest, they've been given a 30 day deadline but i do not see the situation _ deadline but i do not see the situation changing.— deadline but i do not see the situation changing. kevin, people sa this is situation changing. kevin, people say this is all— situation changing. kevin, people say this is all about _ situation changing. kevin, people say this is all about greed. - situation changing. kevin, people say this is all about greed. there | say this is all about greed. there is so much greed and money and football anyway. is so much greed and money and footballanyway. isn't is so much greed and money and football anyway. isn't this just the next chapter? football anyway. isn't this 'ust the next chaptenfi football anyway. isn't this 'ust the next eneptertfi next chapter? while this is the tinnacle next chapter? while this is the pinnacte of— next chapter? while this is the pinnacle of it _ next chapter? while this is the pinnacle of it and _ next chapter? while this is the pinnacle of it and it's _ next chapter? while this is the i pinnacle of it and it's undoubtedly an awkward position right across the board _ an awkward position right across the board from — an awkward position right across the board from all authorities. it seems to be _ board from all authorities. it seems to be the _ board from all authorities. it seems to be the last straw that broke the camels _ to be the last straw that broke the camels back. but it seems that some of the _ camels back. but it seems that some of the outrages people are going outside — of the outrages people are going outside the existing structures of footbatt— outside the existing structures of football and not pausing to

recognise that what we're seeing here is— recognise that what we're seeing here is the natural, inevitable outcome _ here is the natural, inevitable outcome of the trajectory that football — outcome of the trajectory that football is been on the last ten or 20 years — football is been on the last ten or 20 years. because there is been a trend _ 20 years. because there is been a trend in— 20 years. because there is been a trend in football that's been tolerated and even indulged by the football— tolerated and even indulged by the football authorities of the richer ctubs— football authorities of the richer clubs getting richer. this sort of has been — clubs getting richer. this sort of has been threatened before and the response _ has been threatened before and the response of the authorities in the past even — response of the authorities in the past even the premier league who are so vehemently against the breakaway, their responses been to give the big six a bigger share of the revenues. they've _ six a bigger share of the revenues. they've effectively been feeding these _ they've effectively been feeding these vultures with scraps of meat which _ these vultures with scraps of meat which have — these vultures with scraps of meat which have increased their appetite and nrade — which have increased their appetite and made them stronger. until it's reached _ and made them stronger. until it's reached the point that they are breaking — reached the point that they are breaking away. which is why we were so pleased _ breaking away. which is why we were so pleased to see today that the government has said not only will it do everything he can to stop this breakaway but it was also begin this review— breakaway but it was also begin this review of— breakaway but it was also begin this review of the whole government of footbatt _ review of the whole government of football. included in the terms of references out of which is how the money— references out of which is how the nroney in — references out of which is how the money in football is distributed. because — money in football is distributed. because there is a vast amount of money— because there is a vast amount of nroney and — because there is a vast amount of money and football and yet we have

facitities _ money and football and yet we have facilities levels in a parlor state we have — facilities levels in a parlor state we have further down the pyramid with facing a real existential threat~ _ with facing a real existential threat. partly aggravated by the covid _ threat. partly aggravated by the covid crisis.— threat. partly aggravated by the covid crisis. . .. ., , covid crisis. and the fact that this makes it a _ covid crisis. and the fact that this makes it a close _ covid crisis. and the fact that this makes it a close shop. _ covid crisis. and the fact that this makes it a close shop. it - covid crisis. and the fact that this makes it a close shop. it takes i covid crisis. and the fact that this i makes it a close shop. it takes away so much of the excitement, doesn't it? , ., , ., , ., so much of the excitement, doesn't it? , ., ., it? yes, it really does. i had to treat a moment _ it? yes, it really does. i had to treat a moment to _ it? yes, it really does. i had to treat a moment to get - it? yes, it really does. i had to treat a moment to get in - it? yes, it really does. i had to treat a moment to get in the l it? yes, it really does. i had to - treat a moment to get in the world with the new league how they are. maybe we can get behind it. somebody replied saying it wouldn't matter anyway because the same clubs, the vast majority of clubs and been in year on year. i thought yeah he's right. that's a genuinely depressing thing. as much is like i said earlier on the mid—table games were nobody�*s interested, how much does it really matter? for fans at a spectacle to go to games. we go to games expecting something that really matters is an important. you can't fake that. manchester city and the champions league, they've got a lot of games are expected to win. then they have huge games and perhaps the psg games coming up

which really means something. you can't force that. and if people go into it first of all not really caring what happens then it's already off to a loser. even as it goes on ijust don't think... already off to a loser. even as it goes on i just don't think... goes on i 'ust don't think... there is an goes on i just don't think... there is an argument — goes on i just don't think... there is an argument that _ goes on i just don't think... there is an argument that this _ goes on i just don't think... there is an argument that this is - goes on i just don't think... there is an argument that this is just . goes on i just don't think... there is an argument that this isjust a i is an argument that this is just a gambit. this isjust to is an argument that this is just a gambit. this is just to try and get more money from you a file. do you think it is that or not? i more money from you a file. do you think it is that or not?— think it is that or not? i think that i would _ think it is that or not? i think that i would have _ think it is that or not? i think that i would have thought - think it is that or not? i think. that i would have thought that think it is that or not? i think- that i would have thought that up into the _ that i would have thought that up into the point that the clubs left the european club association. i think— the european club association. i think when that happened today that was a _ think when that happened today that was a real, _ think when that happened today that was a real, for me that's a break. thats— was a real, for me that's a break. that's not— was a real, for me that's a break. that's not a — was a real, for me that's a break. that's not a we are trying to threaten _ that's not a we are trying to threaten you to coercion more money. that's_ threaten you to coercion more money. that's we _ threaten you to coercion more money. that's we made our decision and we're _ that's we made our decision and we're moving on with this. the amount— we're moving on with this. the amount of— we're moving on with this. the amount of preparation that is gone into the _ amount of preparation that is gone into the statement, this isn't something that suddenly happened overnight. these clubs have clearly been _ overnight. these clubs have clearly been talking about this for months. and have _ been talking about this for months. and have been planning for this for months _ and have been planning for this for months to — and have been planning for this for months. to the point that we've seen the ua_ months. to the point that we've seen the ua five _ months. to the point that we've seen the ua five chief executive so

infuriated because he had certain executives from english clubs openly lie to executives from english clubs openly tie to his _ executives from english clubs openly lie to his face about agreeing with ua for— lie to his face about agreeing with ua for his — lie to his face about agreeing with ua for his proposals. i think to say that it's _ ua for his proposals. i think to say that it'siust— ua for his proposals. i think to say that it'sjust a ua for his proposals. i think to say that it's just a tactic to get more money— that it's just a tactic to get more money i — that it's just a tactic to get more money i think is walking a really dangerous line. i think if we play on that— dangerous line. i think if we play on that assumption we are going to be in _ on that assumption we are going to be in this— on that assumption we are going to be in this european super league actuattv— be in this european super league actually before we know where we are. actually before we know where we are and _ actually before we know where we are and it — actually before we know where we are. and it will be the end of football— are. and it will be the end of football as we know it. kevin, final thou~ht football as we know it. kevin, final thought from _ football as we know it. kevin, final thought from you. _ football as we know it. kevin, final thought from you. the _ football as we know it. kevin, final thought from you. the pressure i football as we know it. kevin, finalj thought from you. the pressure on the players now that they can't play in the world cup, they can't play for the national team or any of the other big championships. how difficult it is again to be for players do you think who are paid these fortune by their clubs? i’m these fortune by their clubs? i'm fully supportive of the sanctions of preventing these clubs from continuing to compete in the domestic league. and the sanctions against _ domestic league. and the sanctions against players and stop them btaving — against players and stop them playing for the national teams. but you've _ playing for the national teams. but you've got — playing for the national teams. but you've got a certain amount of sympathy— you've got a certain amount of sympathy used somebody like harry kane for _

sympathy used somebody like harry kane for instance, herrick got injured — kane for instance, herrick got injured at _ kane for instance, herrick got injured at the weekend, he's under contract _ injured at the weekend, he's under contract at — injured at the weekend, he's under contract at tottenham, he's done nothing _ contract at tottenham, he's done nothing wrong, the club in which he is under— nothing wrong, the club in which he is under contract two is suddenly declared — is under contract two is suddenly declared itself to be stepping outside — declared itself to be stepping outside of the parameters of the football— outside of the parameters of the football pyramid and going to this super— football pyramid and going to this super league and he's facing not being _ super league and he's facing not being able to play for england in future _ being able to play for england in future competition. having done nothing — future competition. having done nothing wrong himself was up that i think a _ nothing wrong himself was up that i thinka certain nothing wrong himself was up that i think a certain level of sympathy on an individual level. maybe those players — an individual level. maybe those players have got to add their voices to the _ players have got to add their voices to the clamour against us. in part harry— to the clamour against us. in part harrv kane — to the clamour against us. in part harry kane doesn't even have a manager— harry kane doesn't even have a manager to discuss it with anymore. in a manager to discuss it with anymore. in a word _ manager to discuss it with anymore. in a word is — manager to discuss it with anymore. in a word is this going to go ahead do you think are not?— do you think are not? there is a danter do you think are not? there is a danger that _ do you think are not? there is a danger that it _ do you think are not? there is a danger that it might. _ do you think are not? there is a danger that it might. but - do you think are not? there is a danger that it might. but it - do you think are not? there is a danger that it might. but it will| do you think are not? there is a i danger that it might. but it will be at a huge — danger that it might. but it will be at a huge cost and i'm hoping against — at a huge cost and i'm hoping against hope that the combination of the alliance being put together in the alliance being put together in the tast— the alliance being put together in the last 24 hours will be enough to stop it _ the last 24 hours will be enough to stop it dead. thank you all very much.

citizens arriving from india will have to quarantine in a designated hotel. nonresidents will be barred from entering the country entirely. new carrara iliac coronavirus it variant is in india. expiring boris johnson to cancel a visit to the country next week. the prime minister on a visit in birmingham today. his future travel plans have changed as a visit to india was postponed. it was only sensible, he said, in the light of a covid surge there. with the health system under threat, india's capital delhi has announced a week long lockdown. a variant of the virus first found in india has been detected in the uk, with most cases linked to travel. it is not officially said to be a concern. but today in the commons, the health secretary announced new restrictions on people arriving from india. anyone who is not a uk or irish

resident or a british citizen cannot enter the uk if they have been in india in the previous ten days. uk and irish residents and british citizens who have been in india in the past ten days before their arrival will need to complete hotel quarantine. it will take effect from friday, but labour asked why it hadn't happened sooner. can he explain contrary to his previous answer why india wasn't put on a red list ten days ago when other countries were? the new travel restrictions will affect many in the uk with relatives in india, including this family from leicester. unfortunately my wife's family is based in india. we travel once a year to meet with them, and since last year we haven't been able to go. the uncertainty of not being able to see my kids' grandparents is something that we are unfortunately waiting for. 0ne leicester travel agent is now braced for cancellations. most of the people, 99%, will cancel now. it is quite difficult for us.

there is no money for us, we are not making anything at all. the warnings about foreign travel came as the government said more than ten million people in the uk had now been vaccinated with a second dose. the average daily number of people getting first doses of the vaccines rose from the new year to reach a high point in march. it had been expected to come down a bit, with supplies needed for second doses, but it has fallen more steeply than expected because of a shortfall this month in astrazeneca jabs. the number coming back for second doses rose pretty sharply from march, and is now well ahead of the daily number getting first doses. but the health secretary warned that the biggest risk was new variants, and plans for a booster vaccine shot designed to tackle there would be scaled up. hugh pym, bbc news. professor of medicine of east anglia thank— professor of medicine of east anglia thank you _ professor of medicine of east anglia thank you forjoining us. the the

right— thank you forjoining us. the the right decision and how concerned are you about _ right decision and how concerned are you about this indian variant? well, the first thing _ you about this indian variant? well, the first thing i— you about this indian variant? well, the first thing i think _ you about this indian variant? well, the first thing i think it _ you about this indian variant? well, the first thing i think it is _ you about this indian variant? well, the first thing i think it is the - the first thing i think it is the correct decision. we see in looking at the numbers from india the cases that have been searching for probably about four to six weeks now. it is certainly becoming one of the areas with the most activity at the areas with the most activity at the moment. this new variant, it's still early days yet. where you are not absolutely sure how significant is going to be. this one very concerning thing about it and that is where as the south african and brazilian variants have just won what's called escape mutants, mutations that make them more resistant to vaccine, the indian variant has two of these. and potentially could be even more resistant to vaccine then the south african variant. we don't know this for certain at the moment but there is at least one modelling study, protein modelling study published a couple of weeks ago that suggested

that indeed this indian variant may well also be more resistant to vaccine than even the south african variant. but these studies are never 100% reliable. so we need more wet lab studies in the next few weeks to prove that or not. haifa lab studies in the next few weeks to prove that or not.— prove that or not. how quickly thou . h prove that or not. how quickly though can — prove that or not. how quickly though can the _ prove that or not. how quickly though can the vaccines - prove that or not. how quickly though can the vaccines be . prove that or not. how quickly - though can the vaccines be modified to deal with this more dangerous variant? i was talking about weeks or months? it variant? i was talking about weeks or months?— or months? it doesn't take long to modified the _ or months? it doesn't take long to modified the vaccine _ or months? it doesn't take long to modified the vaccine itself. - or months? it doesn't take long to modified the vaccine itself. that i modified the vaccine itself. that can be done in a matter of weeks. the issue is always then proving that that vaccine does what we wanted to do and proving that it still safe to give to people. that's what takes the time and that's what will take a few months. at the moment the views are that the south african variant which people have been working on for at least a couple of months now, those vaccines

will be ready probably summer time. so it may be a little bit beyond that before a vaccine is available for the indian variant. if indeed we do need eight modified vaccine to cope with the indian variant. hagar cope with the indian variant. how many cases _ cope with the indian variant. how many cases do — cope with the indian variant. how many cases do we _ cope with the indian variant. how many cases do we have here, do we know? ., many cases do we have here, do we know? . �* , ., , know? yeah, it's a little bit difficult- — know? yeah, it's a little bit difficult. there _ know? yeah, it's a little bit difficult. there is _ know? yeah, it's a little bit difficult. there is the - know? yeah, it's a little bit difficult. there is the big i know? yeah, it's a little bit i difficult. there is the big 1.167 variant which is all of the indian variance are a part of theirs. and many of the figures that you've given relate to that. actually, not all of the b have both escaped mutations. at the moment probably about 120 of the ones with the double mutation. but the worrying thing is that certainly over the last week or two the numbers of these are still low but there have

been increasing probability of the order of between 20 and 50% a week. at a time when most other variants have been in decline. third at a time when most other variants have been in decline.— at a time when most other variants have been in decline. and these, do we think of — have been in decline. and these, do we think of being _ have been in decline. and these, do we think of being imported - have been in decline. and these, do we think of being imported from - we think of being imported from travellers coming in or it is difficult to work that out from the data made publicly available. we have to wait and see when public health england produces its surveillance summaries. but at the moment i think we are getting more cases reported each week than you would expect, if all of those were just being you would expect, if all of those werejust being imported, so i think there is both a mixture of importations and some spread within the uk, but how much of each is difficult to tell from the available data. ,, ., difficult to tell from the available data, ,, ., ., difficult to tell from the available data. ., , ., difficult to tell from the available data, ., , ., ., difficult to tell from the available data. ., ., data. so, i mean, you are concerned, 'ust to data. so, i mean, you are concerned, just to recap — data. so, i mean, you are concerned, just to recap on _ data. so, i mean, you are concerned, just to recap on your— data. so, i mean, you are concerned, just to recap on your position - data. so, i mean, you are concerned, just to recap on your position here, i just to recap on your position here, but we need more information.

absolutely. but but we need more information. absolutely-— but we need more information. absolutel. �* , , , absolutely. but this is bad news, thou~h, it absolutely. but this is bad news, though. it is _ absolutely. but this is bad news, though, it is bad _ absolutely. but this is bad news, though, it is bad news, - absolutely. but this is bad news, though, it is bad news, just - absolutely. but this is bad news, i though, it is bad news, just because this variant is more difficult to immunise against? it this variant is more difficult to immunise against?— this variant is more difficult to immunise against? it may well be more difficult _ immunise against? it may well be more difficult to _ immunise against? it may well be more difficult to immunise - immunise against? it may well be. more difficult to immunise against. we need that proven as soon as possible but i think the early evidence is that that may well be the case, but that evidence is not conclusive. but this is something we see with the other coronaviruses, the other human coronaviruses that have been with us for decades. they get these mutations, which gradually take them away from the new control. a single variant is not enough to remove immunity, but multiple variants as they build up tend to be additive in the way that they manage to ultimately escape immunity. so anything with two mutations on is a cause for concern, but we do need more data to be absolutely sure of that. mil more data to be absolutely sure of that. r ., , ,., more data to be absolutely sure of that. r ., ,,., ., that. all right, professor paul hunter, thanks _ that. all right, professor paul hunter, thanks for _ that. all right, professor paul hunter, thanks for talking - that. all right, professor paul hunter, thanks for talking us | hunter, thanks for talking us through that so clearly. the latest

government figures the latest government figures show there were 2,963 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 2,469. the latest daily figure for the number of people across the uk in hospital with coronavirus is 2,186. four deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 25 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 127,274. as for the continuing vaccination programme — 83,225 people have had their first dose of a covid—19 vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. taking the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to just under 33 million. the number of people who've had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period is 221,193. that means the total number of people who've had their second jab is now over ten million.

is the warmth going to last? the strength of that april sunshine meant it was a pleasantly warm day for many of us today under warm skies. another chilly night to come tonight, though. some mist and fog developing particularly towards these eastern coastal districts. scotland and northern ireland, a weather front bringing cloud, outbreaks of rain slowly southwards and eastwards, stopping temperatures from dropping too much here but away from dropping too much here but away from towns and city centres, england and wales, they could be a prostaglandin to the morning. there should be a bright start, a bit more cloud around at times on tuesday compared with monday, particularly to those eastern counties, low cloud burning back to the coast. grey and damp morning for much of scotland,

northern ireland, the patchy rain and drizzle pushing into northern england and north wales, to the south of it, sunny spells, light winds, after a chilly start, temperatures up into the mid teens, and temperatures will be dropping. for some in eastern scotland for instance it could be a good seven, eight, may be 9 degrees cooler than we saw through this afternoon. goodbye for now. you are watching bbc news. our main headlines. the plan for a european super league is met with almost universal disapproval. former players condemned the move, and the government says it will try and stop the proposals. government says it will try and stop the proposals-— government says it will try and stop the proposals. pretty much the same as most people's _ the proposals. pretty much the same as most people's reaction, _ the proposals. pretty much the same as most people's reaction, i - the proposals. pretty much the same as most people's reaction, i think. i as most people's reaction, i think. 0ne as most people's reaction, i think. one of alarm, one of concern and discussed, in many ways. fun;r one of alarm, one of concern and discussed, in many ways. fans, who mostly condemned the move

as well. it fans, who mostly condemned the move as well. ,., , fans, who mostly condemned the move as well. , ., ., _ as well. it sounds motivated by mone , as well. it sounds motivated by money. by _ as well. it sounds motivated by money. by greed. _ as well. it sounds motivated by money, by greed, which - as well. it sounds motivated by money, by greed, which is - as well. it sounds motivated by money, by greed, which is not| as well. it sounds motivated by| money, by greed, which is not a as well. it sounds motivated by - money, by greed, which is not a good thing _ money, by greed, which is not a good thing to— money, by greed, which is not a good thing to be _ money, by greed, which is not a good thing to be in— money, by greed, which is not a good thing to be in the game anyway. it thing to be in the game anyway. [it will thing to be in the game anyway. it will completely destroy the whole structure — will completely destroy the whole structure of — will completely destroy the whole structure of the _ will completely destroy the whole structure of the trouble. - closing arguments in the trial of derek chauvin, the former us police officer charged with murdering george floyd. the prosecution accuses him of shocking abuse of authority. the defence as he correctly followed police training. george floyd's final words on may 25, 2020 were please, i can't breathe, and he said those words to mr officer. he said those words to the defendant.— mr officer. he said those words to the defendant. ., . the defendant. compare the evidence atainst the defendant. compare the evidence against itself. — the defendant. compare the evidence against itself, test _ against itself, test it, challenge it, compare it to the law, read the instructions — it, compare it to the law, read the instructions in their entirety. start— instructions in their entirety. start from a point of the

presumption of innocence. india is to go on the red list from friday morning, meaning only uk or irish nationals can travel here and will have to quarantine in a hotel on arrival. in scotland, the conservatives have launched their manifesto, ahead of next month's holyrood elections. they'll be focusing on blocking any possibility of a second independence referendum, and promising more money for the nhs. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. kayaking in the heart of the city. potentially perilous and certainly not for the faint—hearted. tories in glasgow used to be an equally rare sight. in recent years they've found some political buoyancy in scotland, launching a manifesto in a nearby waterside warehouse. we need to choose to rebuild scotland now. with the emphasis on trying to stop the snp holding another referendum on scottish independence.

have you spoken to the prime minister about how he would respond if an snp government asked him for permission to have another referendum ? the prime minister is clear, we cannot have another referendum while scotland is seeking to recover from the covid pandemic. i spoke to him last night. so in this campaign, you're really focused on the threat of another referendum ? but if you know the prime minister will refuse permission for that, then there isn't any threat at all. there is a major threat, because nicola sturgeon has said she would go ahead with an illegal wild card referendum anyway. she has said, she has accepted in this campaign she would hold that referendum within the first couple of years, and she has also accepted that means campaigning to separate scotland from the rest of the uk during her recovery phase. the scottish conservatives are promising two billion pounds extra spending for the nhs to recruit 3000 more teachers, a £500 skills grant for every adult to pay for retraining, more local policing and full fibre broadband for every home and business by 2027.

and you're currently a westminster mp, but you're standing in this election to become a member of the scottish parliament. why haven't you stood down from westminster? three of scotland's five first ministers have acted both as first minister and also had the dual mandate of mp and msp. i've always been proud of my roots in murray, i am delighted to be the mp for murray, and i hope to have the opportunity to serve murray as part of the highlands and islands region after the 6th of may. it doesn't sound as though you're really focused on the scottish parliament. i'm saying there are opportunities to be a strong voice for scotland in both parliaments. the conservatives were the largest opposition party in the last scottish parliament, and this campaign seems to be focused on maintaining that position rather than forming the next scottish government. they talk about the opportunities in a hung parliament and denying the snp an overall majority to stop their push for another independence referendum. so it sounds as though the conservatives are in a race for second place with scottish labour. borisjohnson will not come campaigning. he has very low ratings in scotland. the tories want to point voters their way as a party that

will vigorously defend the united kingdom without distraction. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. labour leader keir starmer was thrown out of a pub in bath today, after being confronted by the landlord over lockdown restrictions. icame i came here to speak to this man, not your security. you have failed me! ., ., not your security. you have failed me! ., ~' , ., a furious rod humphries, who co—runs the raven pub, had challenged mr starmer while he was on a walkabout. after the labour leader entered the pub, mr humpries tried to throw him out. that man is not allowed in my part! get out of my pup! in the end, mr starmer had little choice but to to leave. he probably needed a stiff drink after that! he probably needed a stiff drink after that! he said afterwards nhs staff have been working tirelessly to protect

public health and that restrictions have been necessary to save lives. 'stay at home and save lives' — that's what we were told to do during the height of the pandemic, and new figures from the office for national statistics show that last year more than 35% of us worked from home. but will that continue now as the country emerges from lockdown? nina nanji considers now what the future holds for the office. remember this? this is what an office looks like. during the pandemic, millions of people swapped their large, open—plan offices for their living rooms. now, some companies say their employees need never come back in. facebook believes that remote work is the future. we think, in the future, we're going to increasingly take work to people versus need to bring people to work. we also want to be able to give our employees choice to live and build lives in places that they love and we want to increase our ability to hire from places around the world, notjust places where we currently have offices.

but isn't everyone fed up of working from home by now? some people must be desperate to get back into the office. it's really interesting — in our data, we are seeing some people are having an amazing experience while they're working from home and some people are really struggling. so, the big picture takeaway is that this is a really, really personalised thing for people. facebook estimates that more than half of its staff could work remotely in the coming years, but it insists the move is not about saving costs and it says it's committed to keeping its offices, like this one, open. 0ther tech giants, such as microsoft and twitter, have also indicated staff could stay remote, even after lockdowns ease. on wall street, they seem less enthusiastic about the idea. the boss of goldman sachs rejected working from home as a new normal, labelling it "an aberration" instead. there are also fears it could create more inequality. the problem is, if you are working from home five days a week, and most of the rest of the team

is in the office, you're likely to lose out in terms of promotions and, you know, pay increases. and looking at the data, it's clear that we see a much higher share of particularly women and young kids, disabled people, people living very far from the office that look like they're going to choose to work from home for five days a week. for many companies, the answer probably lies somewhere in the middle, with workers splitting their time between office and home. 0ne thing's clear — the world of work will look very different to how it did before this crisis. nina nanji, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. welcome to our viewers on bbc world news. our continuing coverage of the closing arguments in the trial of the former police officer derek chauvin he was charged with murdering the black man george floyd in may last year. about

25 minutes ago or so, thejudge announced a lunch break. defence counsel eric nelson was picking apart the prosecution case against his client. we believe that that lunch break is shortly to end. let's just stay with the see all the air whilst we wait for the judge to return —— with the seal where. 0ur correspondent has been covering this case for the last three weeks or so. just explain to us the key points from eric nelson over the last hour or so, from eric nelson over the last hour orso, larry. 50 from eric nelson over the last hour or so. larry-— or so, larry. so eric nelson who is the lead attorney _ or so, larry. so eric nelson who is the lead attorney for _ or so, larry. so eric nelson who is the lead attorney for derek - or so, larry. so eric nelson who is| the lead attorney for derek chauvin has been speaking around about two hours. his main point is that the prosecution did not prove. the burden of proof is in the prosecution that derek chauvin's use of force was excessive and the cause

of force was excessive and the cause of death was oxygen deficiency directly arising from derek chauvin kneeling on his neck. he has now gone on to the specifics, he spent may be the first hour talking about police use of force, and the standard here is called the reasonableness standard, that any other reasonable officer given the same training derek chauvin had would have done the same thing. that is what the attorney eric nelson has been trying to prove to the jury. larry, eric is back on his feet now. and i think we will rejoin this coverage now.

so we will just so we willjust go off notes, instead of the powerpoint. before the break, we talking about the controlled substances and the role, the levels that they were found and the levels that they were found and the role they may have applied or contributed to mr floyd's death, and i was suggesting that again, this death needs to be looked at, mr floyd's death needs to be looked at, as dr baker describes a multifactorial process. this is the way the human body works with the heart beats, the lung breathes, the blood circulates, the brain thinks, the brain controls all of our movements, right, all of this. and

to simply come in and say this particular substance, or these combination of substances, when taken in combination with each other, when taken in combination of a person who has a blockage in the heart, substantial, significant blockage in the heart, when we know that these drugs play a particular role in how the blood circulates, to just pooh—pooh it and say it has nothing to do with anything is just really a preposterous notion. yet dr baker, dr fowler and dr thomas have all certified deaths at levels less than 11 nanograms per millimetre or 19 nanograms or a nomination. these deaths have been certified on that basis alone, and it didn't

necessarily contain any of the other issues that were confronting mr floyd on that day. likewise, again, every other doctor that has testified has gone to great lengths to dismiss the role of mr floyd's heart disease and hypertension in this case. forensic pathologist defined coronary artery disease resulting in death, death can occur with 70 to 75% blockage, that is sufficient to cause a person's death. every pathologist who testified in this case has indicated likewise that they have certified deaths with those types of blockage and attributed it to the coronary artery disease. yet here again this has played zero role. dr rich testified mr floyd had a healthy heart. coronary heart disease, not relevant, according to the state.

hypertensive disease, not relevant. drugs acting to further constrict an already diseased heart, not relevant. adrenaline coursing through mr floyd's body, not relevant. what does adrenaline do? it further constrict the arteries. adrenaline from the para— gangly owner wasn't there, played no role. theyjust owner wasn't there, played no role. they just want you to ignore significant medical issues that presented to mr floyd, and the failure of the state's experts to acknowledge any possibility, any possibility at all that any of these other factors in any way contributed to mr floyd's death defies medical science and common sense and reason.

now, drtobin science and common sense and reason. now, dr tobin describes the death of mr floyd essentially as i understand again to hypoxaemia, low oxygen resulting in going to the brain, low oxygen to the brain. dr fowler also prescribes the death to a hypoxic death, but that the heart was the muscle that did not get the oxygen, resulting in a sudden cardiac arrhythmia. the reason is that dr fowler dismissed the notion of brain hypoxia are because number one, hypoxia are because number one, hypoxia of the brain such in certain observable symptoms. the brain demands more oxygen. it takes 20% of our oxygen to function in the brain, even though it is a smaller percentage of our body. it is the most sensitive to the loss of oxygen and it reveals a progressive set of

symptoms. confusion, which was not exhibited, right, because if you compare the testimony about whether mr floyd was intoxicated, well, he didn't exhibit any confusion. restlessness, not exhibited. shortness of breath, it was complained of, but that is also a sensation that can be caused by a sudden cardiac arrhythmia. visual changes, not complained of. incoherent speaking, not complained of. when someone is experiencing hypoxaemia to the brain, as dr tobin stated, you would see an increased ventilation or respiratory rate. dr tobin said it is a completely normal respiratory rate. 22 breaths per minute. the timeline in this case is consistent with the sudden cardiac arrhythmia. at 820 3p and 58 seconds, mr floyd speaks. "i really

can't breathe". if you can speak you have oxygen in your brain. at eight 2409 he again verbalises please, i can't breathe, indicating at 82409 that his brain has oxygen, and there is no impairment to his airway. 39 seconds later, mr floyd goes limp at 824 and 48. a person can hold their breath for 39 seconds, right? that does not result in hypoxaemia in 39 seconds. 27 seconds later, according to dr tobin, seconds. 27 seconds later, according to drtobin, mr seconds. 27 seconds later, according to dr tobin, mr floyd takes his last breath. it is a total of 66 seconds. 0ne breath. it is a total of 66 seconds. one minute and six seconds from the time that we know there's enough oxygen in his brain to speak. no

occlusion to the airwaves at that point. 66 seconds from his last word to his last breath. this timeline is consistent with a sudden cardiac arrhythmia. it is not consistent with the longer process of brain hypoxia. dr fowler's final analysis was that mr floyd died from a cardiac arrhythmia due to atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease during restraint by police. 0ther restraint by police. other significant factors, functional intoxication, methamphetamine intoxication, methamphetamine intoxication, possible carbon monoxide exposure and the para— gangly. what role did carbon monoxide play in mr floyd's death? we don't know. nothing was ever tested. as far as the vehicle is concerned. we don't know if the car

was emitting carbon dioxide, we don't know. one thing we do know is that it was running, and how can we tell that it was running? because in the video we watched earlier when thomas lane pulls in that squad car, he puts it in gear, takes it out of gear, puts it in park but never touches the keys of that vehicle and he gets out. the car was running. i have one last point to make. and i should be fairly quick with this. the superseding because that was discussed, a superseding cause is a cause that comes after the defendant, alters the natural sequence of events and is the sole cause of a result that would not have otherwise occurred. now, let's look at the medical timeline here.

we know that ems was called initially at code two at 820 and 11 seconds. we know that ems was stepped up to code three at 821 and 35 seconds. we know that ems responded to cub foods at 827 and 27 seconds. we know that ems called for fire 2038 36. it takes approximately three minutes for ems and the arresting officers to put mr floyd into the ambulance and the ambulance pulled away from there. fire response to cub foods, four minutes and 15 seconds after they were called. pretty close in consideration of the three—minute expectation of miss hanson. but the ambulance had driven several blocks

away to 36 and park, arriving sometime between 8:31pm and 8:33pm. we know that because there are two exhibits, 62 and 63, that were introduced. 62 shows one paramedic and officer lane in the back, 63 shows two paramedics and other silane in the back, so somewhere between minute and a half to three minutes to get to 36 and park where they began resuscitating efforts. the first air is pumped into mr floyd per dr tobin at 2035. it is seven minutes and 46 seconds after ems responded to cup foods. we ultimately know that the ambulance left 36 and park at 848 and 23

minutes. it arrived at hcm city at 8:53pm, shortly after, so it took about five minutes to get from 36 and park to hc mc. what would have happened if ems had started recessed to put efforts right away, rather than driving to 36 and park, they went to the hospital? they would have been there in that time. i am not suggesting to you, i am not suggesting to you that the ambulance paramedics did anything wrong. but it raises the prospect of that continued delay in resuscitation. what if ems had administered knockout? we have heard it would not have hurt him and it could have helped him. iam

have hurt him and it could have helped him. i am not blaming the paramedics. more important in this analysis is it shows that human beings make decisions in highly stressful situations that they believe to be right in the very moment it is occurring. there are lots of what—ifs that could have happened, what could have happened, what should have happened, lots of them in lots of regards. but we have to analyse this case from the perspective of reasonable police at the precise moment with the totality of the circumstances when it comes to the use of force. we have to look at the cause of death to determine did mr floyd die exclusively of asphyxia, orwhere did mr floyd die exclusively of asphyxia, or where there other contributing factors that were not the natural result of mr shcherban's

acts? things that happened that were set in motion before mr show then —— before mr chauvin ever arrived, the drug ingestion, the bad outcome of the diseased heart, the hypertension. all of these things existed before mr chauvin arrived. the struggle, what role did the struggle play? we know, based on a prior incident, that mr floyd's heart was beating at 219/160, in a situation where he was confronted by police and had ingested drugs. he didn't die that day. all of this, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, all of this, when you take into consideration, the presumption of innocence and proof beyond a

reasonable doubt, i would submit to you that it is nonsense to suggest that none of these other factors had any role. that is not reasonable. and when you are, as members of the jury, conclude your analysis of the evidence, when you review the entirety of the evidence, when you review the law, as written, and you conclude it all within this, all within a thorough, honest analysis, the state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore mr chauvin should be found not guilty of all accounts. thank you.

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