the european football super league has collapsed — after all six english teams and several european sides pull out. after a furious backlash from fans, a number of clubs have now apologised for their actions. i want to apologise to all the fan supporters of liverpool football club for the disruption i caused over the past 48 hours. it goes without saying but should be said that the project put forward was never going to stand without the support of the fans. we'll be looking at the impact of fan power on the billionaire bosses. the other main stories this lunchtime: after derek chauvin is found guilty of murdering george floyd, his family hail the verdict as a turning point —

and president biden promises it'sjust the start. george's legacy will not be just about his death but about what we must do in his memory. borisjohnson is challenged about texts which show he offered to fix tax rules — to encourage businessman sirjames dyson to make ventilators for the nhs. if he's referring to james dyson, i make absolutely no apology at all for shifting heaven and earth to secure ventilators. sleaze, sleaze, sleaze, and it's all on his _ sleaze, sleaze, sleaze, and it's all on his watch. the queen says thank you for the support and kindness she's been shown since the death of the duke of edinburgh — in a message issued on her 95th birthday.

in india, cases and deaths from coronavirus reach record numbers — two days before the countryjoins the travel red list. and, how the desire for an hourglass figure is fuelling use of a dangerous appetite stimulant, promoted on social media. and coming up on the bbc news channel: team gb — led by the interim england head coach hege riise — face the hosts japan, as part of the women's football groups, at the tokyo olympics. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. one of the architects of football's breakaway european super league, the chairman ofjuventus,

has admitted the project can no longer go ahead — after all six english clubs, two european sides withdrew and another distanced itself from the proposal, in the face of a furious backlash from fans, players and politicians. this morning liverpool's owner apologised and said the scheme would never have worked without the support of fans. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. after correspondent andy swiss. 48 hours of fury across football, after 48 hours of fury across football, the proposed breakaway is breaking down. as theirfans protested last night it emerged chelsea were withdrawing and the five other english teams quickly followed. manchester city, arsenal, tottenham and liverpool. when approached in boston liverpool's american owner was reluctant to speak. but later in a message to the clubs' supporters he said he had let

them down. i clubs' supporters he said he had let them down-— them down. i want to apologise to all the fan supporters _ them down. i want to apologise to all the fan supporters of— them down. i want to apologise to all the fan supporters of liverpool| all the fan supporters of liverpool football club for the disruption i closed over the past 48 hours. it goes without saying but should be said that the project put forward was never going to stand without the support of the fans. no one ever thought differently. over these 48 hours you are very clear that it would not stand.— hours you are very clear that it would not stand. with the english clubs at the _ would not stand. with the english clubs at the head _ would not stand. with the english clubs at the head of _ would not stand. with the english clubs at the head of the _ would not stand. with the english clubs at the head of the italian i clubs at the head of the italian giants juventus said clubs at the head of the italian giantsjuventus said the super league could not now go ahead. i remain convinced of the unity of that project, of the creation of the best competition in the world, but no, i don't think that project is now still up and running. for no, i don't think that pro'ect is now still up and running. for all of enalish now still up and running. for all of english football's _ now still up and running. for all of english football's so-called - now still up and running. for all of english football's so-called big - now still up and running. for all of english football's so-called big six english football's so—called big six this has been a pretty humiliating climb—down. at manchester united they say they have listened to the

reaction of their fans but many are asking how these famous clubs could misjudge things so badly. the concept of a ring—fenced european elites sparked an unprecedented backlash. uniting supporters, players and even politicians. at prime minister's questions there was relief on all sides. mr prime minister's questions there was relief on all sides.— relief on all sides. mr speaker, i welcome the _ relief on all sides. mr speaker, i welcome the decision _ relief on all sides. mr speaker, i welcome the decision taken - relief on all sides. mr speaker, i welcome the decision taken by l relief on all sides. mr speaker, i l welcome the decision taken by the six english football teams not to join the european super league. the announcement was the right result for football fans, announcement was the right result forfootball fans, clubs announcement was the right result for football fans, clubs and communities across the country. eaten communities across the country. even as an arsenal — communities across the country. even as an arsenal season _ communities across the country. even as an arsenal season ticket holder, can i_ as an arsenal season ticket holder, can livin— as an arsenal season ticket holder, can ijoin him in his comments about the super— can ijoin him in his comments about the super league which would have destroyed _ the super league which would have destroyed the? we now need to get on with the _ destroyed the? we now need to get on with the other changes necessary. clubs _ with the other changes necessary. clubs outside are warning the sport faces a fractious future.— faces a fractious future. some of those relationships _ faces a fractious future. some of those relationships will - faces a fractious future. some of those relationships will be - those relationships will be difficult to repair because people have lied to us. they haven't told

the truth on committees and they haven't come clean and they have been off in a zoom paradise, a zoom bubble, plotting everybody�*s downfall. fin bubble, plotting everybody's downfall. . ., ., downfall. on the continent more clubs are withdrawing, _ downfall. on the continent more clubs are withdrawing, the - downfall. on the continent more | clubs are withdrawing, the latest atletico madrid and enter milan. for the super league there is surely no way back. for england's big six clubs who have enjoyed so much success over the years this has become the most dismal of failures. andy swiss, bbc news. in a moment we will speak to our correspondent guy hedgecoe at atletico madrid's stadium, but first to our sports correspondent laura scott — who is outside the tottenham hotspur stadium in north london. is this an example, really, of fan power? is this an example, really, of fan ower? ~ . v is this an example, really, of fan ower? . ., �*, ., is this an example, really, of fan ower? ~ ., �*, ., ., , is this an example, really, of fan ower? ., ., , , power? well, that's what many people are seeinu power? well, that's what many people are seeing and — power? well, that's what many people are seeing and now _ power? well, that's what many people are seeing and now that _ power? well, that's what many people are seeing and now that the _ power? well, that's what many people are seeing and now that the europeanl are seeing and now that the european super league lies in tatters, leaving on its wake a gulf between billionaire club owners and the

fans, the question is what happens now? there are a gulf between billionaire club owners and the fans, the question is what happens now? the repairjob for the shameless six as they have been dubbed begins in earnest. football authorities at home and abroad, shareholders have accused them of dishonesty, and the fans, many of whom have protested in the last few nights over this concept. many will wonder if the time i of the last two days will lead to lasting change. the culture secretary said he would not halt his scrutiny of football governance because the super league is over and he wants to empower fans. these clubs have been dented but they remain powerful. it seems unlikely their desire for change will have evaporated with the super league. spurs play tonight as the manchester city but on sunday the clearest indication of what supporters think might come when 4000 fans watch manchester city and spurs at wembley in the cup final. that could be a test for the damage

that has been done over the past two days and how long it may take to repair. days and how long it may take to re air. . . days and how long it may take to reair. ., ., ., ~ i. days and how long it may take to reair. ., ., ., ~ . repair. laura, thank you. we can head to madrid. _ repair. laura, thank you. we can head to madrid. what _ repair. laura, thank you. we can head to madrid. what is - repair. laura, thank you. we can head to madrid. what is the - head to madrid. what is the sentiment there? i head to madrid. what is the sentiment there?— head to madrid. what is the sentiment there? ., ., , sentiment there? i am outside the atletico madrid _ sentiment there? i am outside the atletico madrid stadium _ sentiment there? i am outside the atletico madrid stadium and - sentiment there? i am outside the atletico madrid stadium and as - sentiment there? i am outside the | atletico madrid stadium and as you mentioned atletico are the latest club to pull out of the european super league, the first spanish club to do so, issued a statement this morning saying it had listened, the club had listened, to its fans, and was responding to that, and said the coach and the players of the team were happy at this decision to pull out of it. but obviously leaves the two remaining spanish clubs in this project, real madrid and barcelona, looking extremely isolated, particularly real madrid who is chairman has been named as the figurehead of this controversial initiative. there has not been the

same massive fans backlash against the european super league we have seenin the european super league we have seen in the uk. speaking to some real madrid fans over the last couple of days many of them have beenin couple of days many of them have been in favour of the idea of a super league but it seems the whole initiative is falling apart and it is just a matter of time before barcelona and real madrid admit that it is not going to go any further, at least for the moment.- it is not going to go any further, at least for the moment. president biden has said the conviction of a white former police officer for the murder of george floyd, an unarmed black man, can be a "giant step forward" in helping to achieve racialjustice. derek chauvin was found guilty of murdering george floyd in minneapolis last year, after kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. the civil rights activist martin luther king iii told the bbc the verdict is encouraging. lebo diseko reports. we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count i, unintentional second degree murder

while committing a felony, find the defendant guilty. derek chauvin convicted of two counts of murder and one of manslaughter. the former policeman led from court in handcuffs. cheering. it was a result many hadn't dared to believe was possible. in these types of cases, you know, justice has not gone in the way of victims, when victims are african—americans, at the hands of the police. so to hear that he was guilty on all three of the charges, just seemed like a dream. it's a beautiful day. it's a sad day because george floyd isn't here any more with us. but it's a beautiful day. because justice was served. mr floyd's family called it a victory for anyone who has ever been pinned down. he showed me how to be strong. he showed me how to be respectful. he showed me how to speak my mind. i'm going to miss him. but now i know he's in history.

what a day to be a floyd, man. wow! it was a death that shook the world. much of the evidence was not gathered by police but by the local community who documented it, filming and begging. and demonstrating that officers as derek chauvin knelt on george floyd's neck for nearly nine and a half minutes. it was a murder in the full light of day and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see. "i can't breathe. " those are george floyd's last words. we can't let those words die with him. this crime might never have come to trial had it not been for this

community who documented it. trauma collectively relived through the trial. but for now, some relief as people take in the victory. many here believe that this is not a case of problem solved — rather an opening for real change when it comes to how black people are treated by police in america. lebo diseko, bbc news, minneapolis. gary o'donoghue is in george floyd square in minnesota. what is the mood there this morning? well, i think after the jubilation and frankly celebration of yesterday the community is starting to absorb what has happened and wonder what comes next of course. joe biden describing this as a giant leap forward. barack obama seeing true

justice would require much more than the sand it is a realisation that one event like this can be a turning point and the question is what comes next? there is legislation before congress looking at ways of reforming the police, moving away from military style enforcement, moving away from choke holds an neck holds, fresh training, removing some of the liability police officers have, which is going to be tricky politically but at the same time there is movement around the country and individual states trying to make some of those changes. i think everyone recognises that you can do all that stuff but i made a couple problem with race, it's a problem with race relations goes back a long way, goes back decades, to the beginning of the republic, and it is going to take more than this to change all that.— going to take more than this to chance all that. ., ~ i. ., ., the labour leader sir keir starmer has challenged borisjohnson

about a series of texts revealed by the bbc in which the prime minister offers to fix tax rules on behalf of the businessman sirjames dyson. in the messages, sent in march last year in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, borisjohnson assures sirjames that neither his singapore—based company nor its senior employees would have to pay more uk tax, if they were to make ventilators for the nhs. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. have you and other ministers broken the rules? ,. , the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister. for— the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, for text _ the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, for text messages - the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, for text messages in - the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, for text messages in which | minister, for text messages in which he promised to fix a problem for a business and close to the conservatives. concerning boris johnson and the billionaire sir james dyson. early in the pandemic the uk had made an urgent appealfor ventilators including a direct approach to sirjames from the prime minister. sirjames had moved his

headquarters to singapore in 2019, his concern at south spent time in the uk working to development fee and a firm might have to pay more tax. the company had written to the treasury to ensure usual tax rules would not apply but did not get an answer so he raised it with boris johnson. indirect text messages the prime minister responded promising able fix it tomorrow. then sent a message saying the chancellor says it is fixed. did borisjohnson did boris johnson follow the rules governing ministers did borisjohnson follow the rules governing ministers conduct? it was a pandemic, an urgent situation. but contact should be reported and several seven selected of official business is discussed. keir starmer said those with ministers for numbers could get special treatment. what does the prime minister think

is the right thing to do if he receives a text message from a billionaire conservative supporter asking him to fix tax rules? i make no apology — asking him to fix tax rules? i make no apology at _ asking him to fix tax rules? i make no apology at all— asking him to fix tax rules? i make no apology at all for— asking him to fix tax rules? i make no apology at all for shifting - asking him to fix tax rules? i make no apology at all for shifting have i no apology at all for shifting have and earth — no apology at all for shifting have and earth and doing everything i possibly— and earth and doing everything i possibly could, as any prime minister— possibly could, as any prime minister would in those circumstances.- minister would in those circumstances. , ., ., circumstances. there is a pattern to this government. _ circumstances. there is a pattern to this government. the _ circumstances. there is a pattern to this government. the prime - circumstances. there is a pattern to | this government. the prime minister is fixing tax breaks for his friends. the chancellor is pushing the treasury. the health secretary is meeting greensill for drinks and david cameron is texting. sleaze, sleaze, sleaze, and it's all on his watch. with the scandal now firmly centred on him, how on earth does he expect people to believe that he is the person to claim this mess up? captain hindsight snipes continually from the _ captain hindsight snipes continually from the sidelines. this government -ets from the sidelines. this government gets on— from the sidelines. this government gets on with delivering on the

peopie's— gets on with delivering on the people's priorities. the gets on with delivering on the people's priorities.— people's priorities. the prime minister told _ people's priorities. the prime minister told the _ people's priorities. the prime minister told the commons i people's priorities. the prime| minister told the commons he people's priorities. the prime - minister told the commons he had shared all relevant details with his officials. in a statement sirjames says he was discussing compliance with rules. 450 staff worked on the project costing £20 million. ventilators were never ordered and he said he and his company did not benefit. we he said he and his company did not benefit. ~ ., ., , benefit. we did it and we were ready to no and benefit. we did it and we were ready to go and produce _ benefit. we did it and we were ready to go and produce it _ benefit. we did it and we were ready to go and produce it and _ benefit. we did it and we were ready to go and produce it and we - benefit. we did it and we were ready to go and produce it and we bought. to go and produce it and we bought the components and that the government office said they did not need it. , ,., ,, need it. outside downing street toda the need it. outside downing street today the labour _ need it. outside downing street today the labour party - need it. outside downing street today the labour party tried - need it. outside downing street today the labour party tried to i need it. outside downing street - today the labour party tried to keep the focus on what has been happening behind closed doors. questions about cosy links and private lobbying. damian grammaticas, bbc news. our political correspondent iain watsonjoins me now. where does this go now? what is interesting is the prime minister is hoping there will be public sympathy for the way he acted swiftly and

perhaps unconventionally during the height of the pandemic to try to procure ventilators and he has got some kind of sympathy from former labour prime minister tony blair today. the issue is about not so much about ventilators or even procurement but about whether people who know the prime minister or other government ministers and have been given privileged access to the prime minister. and perhaps the treasury listening to their points of view and labourare listening to their points of view and labour are keen to generalise from this particular incident and trying to suggest that there is what they call conservative cronyism across the board. the reason that they focus so much unless at the moment is that they are picking up from some of the target voters in the run—up to local elections that this issue unlike many others could begin to cut through the some of those voters that they lost in the previous general election and you'll hear phrases such as sleaze coming from them notjust today but in the

weeks ahead. in response to the snp that prime minister suggested he would make available to the house of commons any correspondence around contracts that have been awarded during the course of the pandemic and labour now say they want them to publish all that immediately. interestingly in terms of the text between james dyson interestingly in terms of the text betweenjames dyson and the prime minister the company says that they themselves made sure that officials were aware of that correspondence are not necessarily number ten. thank you. downing street has scrapped plans to hold daily white house—style press conferences — despite spending £2.5 million on a new venue to host them. the prime minister and other members of the government will continue to give regular briefings in the briefing room, instead of an official spokeswoman — allegra stratton — who was recruited to the role last year. she will now become the spokesperson for the cop26 climate conference that the uk is hosting in november. the queen has expressed her thanks for all the "support and kindness" she's been shown following the death

of the duke of edinburgh. issuing the statement on her 95th birthday, the queen said she had been deeply touched by the support in recent days. our royal correspondent sarah campbelljoins me. tell us more about the statement. this is the first time we've heard directly from the queen since the statement was released on her behalf on friday the 9th of april announcing the death of her husband prince philip. in the days following that we had for many members of a family about how much the tributes had meant to them and this is the first time we've heard directly from the queen so the statement says while a family we are in a period of great sadness it has been a comfort to us all to see and hear the tributes paid to my husband from those within the united kingdom, the commonwealth and around the world. she goes on my family and i would like to thank you for the support and kindness shown to us in recent days and we have been deeply touched and continue to be reminded that philip had such an extraordinary

impact on countless people throughout his life. the queen of course remains a morning at windsor castle and today is the 95th birthday. castle and today is the 95th birthda . ,,., ., castle and today is the 95th birthda . ., ., ,, ., ~ our top story this lunchtime. the european football super league has collapsed — after all six english teams and several european sides pull out. and still to come — the inquest into the deaths of jack merritt and saskia jones at the fishmongers hall attack hears how one man who confronted the attacker dared him to detonate a suicide belt. coming up on the bbc news channel. atletico madrid and inter milanjoin the premier league six by announcing they're to pull out of the european superleague proposals. it comes as one of the chief architects admits the plans can't proceed. a coroner has called for a change in the law, after air pollution led to the death of a 9 —year—old girl. ella adoo—kissi—debrah, who lived

near the south circular road in london, died in 2013. a new report says targets for particulate matter would reduce the number of deaths from air pollution — and it's calling on the government to take action. richard galpin reports. ella adoo—kissi—debrah was just nine years old when she died. her death, the first in this country, in which air pollution was listed as the cause. it sparked a long and successful campaign to warn people of the dangers of air pollution. it was led by her mother. she wouldn't believe it, actually, but i am really, really pleased, ultimately, although she lost her life, i hope that thousands upon thousands of lives will be saved, notjust in the uk but worldwide. that's an astonishing achievement. in today's reports on preventing future deaths, coroner philip barlow said

there is concern about a lack of legally binding air—quality targets based on world health organization guidelines. he also says there needs to be greater awareness around air pollution. it is estimated 200,000 people in the uk had severe asthma, a debilitating condition which can require hospital treatment. there are things that people can do to avoid some levels of air pollution, and you can avoid busy roads if you are walking to school or work. if you have a lung condition, really looking after yourself. so using your reliever inhaler and making sure to use your preventer inhaler if you have one. it was here in south east london that ella lived. she walked regularly along the streets, to and from school. air pollution levels here particularly high. she was breathing in illegally high levels of nitrogen dioxide, high levels of particles because she was living and moving

along the south circular road, one of the most polluted roads in london, probably the most polluted in north europe. this on a day—to—day basis meant her asthma control was worse. the government says it is delivering a £3.8 billion plan to clean up transport and tackle nitrogen dioxide pollution. richard galpin, bbc news. the second wave of coronavirus is spreading rapidly in india, with many hospitals facing a chronic shortage of beds and oxygen. there's also concern that people are rushing to leave the country for the uk before india goes onto the travel red list on friday. just to warn you, this report from davina gupta contains distressing images from the start. the final farewell, in the holy city of varanasi, where the last rites of covid patients are being performed. it is a grim sign of a struggling india, where more than 2,000 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. with the daily cases

reaching nearly 300,000, those who can are trying to leave the country. many are trying to get to the uk before india is added to the red list of countries. figures from public health england show 3,300 people travelled to the uk from india between the 25th of march and the 7th of april, nearly 5% tested positive. this sudden surge has left the already stretched health care infrastructure in shambles. in major cities, hospitals are fast running out of beds and oxygen. these people in the central indian state of mati pradesh, desperate for scarce oxygen, have resorted to looting cylinders to treat their families. india's capital where i am is one of the worst affected cities. in the last 24 hours, eight major hospitals have asked for support, claiming that they will exhaust their oxygen supply in 6—7 hours. the situation is worse in smaller

cities, prompting the country's prime minister to appeal to everyone to stay indoors at covid hotspots but stopping short of a national lockdown. translation: we have - to save our country from going into a complete lockdown. i urge the state governments to consider lockdowns only as the last option. but critics have questioned this message by coming after a lightning campaign, where he addressed masked gatherings recently, despite warnings over social distancing. india is now firmly in the grip of the virus. many here say more lives could have been saved if the government had acted sooner. davina gupta, bbc news, delhi. alex salmond has launched the alba party's election manifesto, saying his party is the only one that is "taking scottish independence seriously." the former snp leader said his party has a �*proper plan' for scotland to leave the union.

mr salmond promised alba would "bring urgency into the timetable" of independence and push the elected government if it wins seats in next month's polls. a former prisoner who used a fire extinguisher to fight the fishmongers hall attacker has described the moment he dared usman khan to detonate a suicide belt. daniel sandford is following the inquest for us. tell us more about the proceedings. the fight on london bridge between convicted terrorist usman khan armed with two knives and two former prisoners and a prison officer armed with a fire extinguisher and a marble tusk was one of the memorable images of mid—2019 and stay the inquest into the deaths of jack merritt and saskia jones, john crilly came to give evidence and he was the man armed with a fire extinguisher. he described hearing screams inside fishmongers' hall and going down the staircase and sing the saskia jones on the stack is covered in blood and then seeing

usman khan armed with two knives saying he was going to kill everyone. he also noticed that he was wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt although that later turned out to be fake. john crilly told the jury i was trying to call his bluff and shouting at him is that supposed to be a suicide belt. he started to say i'm going to blow you all up and i said to it and he said i'm waiting for the police. john crilly and the others eventually managed to force a usman khan on london bridge where he was shot by armed police.— shot by armed police. daniel sandford. — shot by armed police. daniel sandford, thank _ shot by armed police. daniel sandford, thank you. - concerns have been raised by health experts about social media influencers promoting an appetite stimulant called apetamin. it's taken as a quick fix to try to achieve an extreme hourglass figure — and even though it's illegal to sell it in the uk, it can be bought relatively easily. its misuse is believed to be causing serious harm, as anna collinson reports. for many, the pressure to have an hourglass figure is relentless.

from celebrities, to song lyrics. he says he don't like them bony. he wants something he can grab. # don't like them bony. # he wants something he can grab. the so—called slim thick body means a woman has a small waist with a larger bum, hips and thighs. it can take a lot of work. to try and achieve this look, thousands of women around the world have been trying to gain weight quickly by taking a syrup called apetamin. the appetite stimulant is regularly promoted by social media influencers. if you're out there struggling how to gain weight. get yourself apetamin, mate! but selling apetamin in the uk is illegal. it is not licensed so hasn't undergone essential safety checks. yet the bbc has found it can easily be bought online... and in shops. apetamin is developed by til health care in india. the pharmaceuticalfirm told us it's

not exporting the product of uk and has no information on its availability here. its sale in the uk is now being investigated by our medicines regulator, the mhra. doctors say this using the syrup can cause fatigue, jaundice, and even liver failure. these women say they've experienced other problems too. i was probably overdosing myself. i collapsed in the street and they brought me into hospital. i couldn't even write my name on a piece of paper. my hands were shaking that much. it even hurt my eyes to be awake. i was told taking the apetamin would only make me gain weight round my bum and my hips and my thighs. and to be honest with you, it's quite daft of me to think that. one influencer in the us claims apetamin caused her to pass which led to this... as the unlicensed medicine's popularity on social media grows, so does concern.