this is bbc news i'm kasia madera. the headlines at 8pm. the usjustice department announces a probe into the minneapolis police department following the conviction of derek chauvin for george floyd's murder. following the verdict, the family say its a "turning point in history" for america, and justice has been done. the and justice has been done. moment i heard guilty, and the moment i heard guilty, guilty, and guilty, i was excited. i was happy because african—american people, we feel that we never get justice. the labour leader accuses the prime minister of being at the centre of government "sleaze" in a lobbying row — involving the businessman sirjames dyson. fan power —

as plans for the european football superleague collapse in spectacularfashion. survivors of the fishmonger hall attack tell the inquest about the dramatic moment they stopped usman khan. india ravaged by a second wave of covid — record numbers of daily deaths and infections — hosptials are overwhelmed as oxygen supplies run out. and coming up later in the hour — seeds for the sea bed. how restoring an underwater meadow near plymouth, could fight climate change. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president biden has described the conviction of the former police officer derek chauvin for the killing of george floyd as a "a giant step forward

in the march toward justice in america". chauvin was found guilty of all charges last night. he'll be sentenced in 8 weeks time. today the us justice department announced a sweeping investigation into policing practices in minneapolis where george floyd was murdered. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. guilty! cheering. there was joy in the moment ofjustice, a verdict heard around the world. ..committing a felony, find the defendant guilty. so now it was derek chauvin who was put in cuffs, a one—time police officer leaving the court a convicted murderer, who has since swapped his suit for prison clothing. it was the verdict the floyd family had yearned for, and their response became an act of remembrance. i'm gonna miss him, but now i know he's in history. what a day to be a floyd, man.

at the white house, it was kamala harris, america's first black vice—president, who stepped before the microphones. here's the truth about racial injustice. it is notjust a black america problem, or a people of colour problem. it is a problem for every american. it is keeping us from fulfilling the promise of liberty and justice for all. thenjoe biden said the verdict could be a giant step towards that justice. "i can't breathe. i can't breathe". those were george floyd's last words. we can't let those words die with him. say his name! george floyd! protesters immediately flooded the streets, this modern day civil rights movement continuing its onward march.

guilty! but there was a sense of celebration and relief. relief, relief, absolutely relief. i can exhale now, i can breathe. overwhelmed, overwhelmed. the site where george floyd was murdered has become a landmark of racial injustice and last night it became a focal point for a swirl of emotions. at times, it felt like a street party. at times, it felt like a vigil. but amidst it all, the haunting iconography of george floyd, whose violent death and desperate final words personified america's systemic racism. this is a milestone moment in the ongoing struggle for black equality. but it's farfrom being an end point. and while the murder of george floyd has brought about something of a racial reckoning, that's a very different thing from saying it's brought about racial reconciliation. there is no point talking

of a new dawn in america. the history of hundreds of years will never be eradicated in a single moment. and we can finally say that we sent that killer cop to jail. but maybe there will be a new sense of police accountability, and maybe a new acknowledgement that black lives truly matter. our correspondent larry madowo is in george floyd square in minneapolis. justice department launched a federal civil probe into policing practices. what is the remit? how will this look? , , ., ., , what is the remit? how will this look? , ., , look? this is a really broad investigation. _ look? this is a really broad investigation. it _ look? this is a really broad investigation. it is - look? this is a really broad investigation. it is called i look? this is a really broad l investigation. it is called the patterns and practices investigation into the minneapolis police department. it would have been possible over the last four years under two attorney generals and president trump, they completely stop them because he said it's at

its they try to go slow but what they will do is look the minneapolis police department with practices and policies, if there's any unconstitutional or unlawful means, they will look into this. it is targeting of minorities and how they respond to people with mental health problems and things like that. they will reveal the training and how this department works which is what the activists here have been asking for because one told me that the problems in the minneapolis police department or bone deep in the conviction of derek does change that. when george ford was murdered, one of they said may god heal a broken city and deliver us from injustice. broken city and deliver us from in'ustice. �* ., ., , injustice. and ohio, as we were waitin: injustice. and ohio, as we were waiting for— injustice. and ohio, as we were waiting for that _ injustice. and ohio, as we were waiting for that verdict - injustice. and ohio, as we were waiting for that verdict in - injustice. and ohio, as we were waiting for that verdict in the i waiting for that verdict in the derek chauvin case, a officer shot a 16—year—old black girl in response

to an emergency call, tell us more. a body camera footage has been released because it does not happen this quickly for police department to release video but they wanted to get ahead of a story which quickly went viral on social media that while derek chauvin was getting convicted, another black girl died at the hands of police and they put out that video because it shows the display grow appear to have a knife in her hand and so they are using that to excuse, to say the reason why she was shot was because she presented a danger to two other girls, but the black girl who was the victim there, etc have been the one who called the police and she ended up being the one who died at the incident. not all the facts are known at this stage but the police camera footage to give all the facts that are available at the stage while it is still under

investigation.- while it is still under investigation. while it is still under investiuation. . ., investigation. thank you for telling us about that _ investigation. thank you for telling us about that aspect _ investigation. thank you for telling us about that aspect in _ investigation. thank you for telling us about that aspect in ohio. - investigation. thank you for telling us about that aspect in ohio. life | us about that aspect in ohio. life or minneapolis. thank you. joining me is president of the national bar association, ck hoffler. the george floyd justice in policing. the bill looks to band chokehold and no knock warrants in truck cases where police are able to enter a location without announcing their presence. it will make deadly force used as a last resort, requiring officers to employ de—escalation techniques first and it will also perform qualified immunity, making it easierto it will also perform qualified immunity, making it easier to pursue claims against police officers and civil lawsuits. it passed the house last year, but it never reached the senate and i with democrats also having control of the senate, they are not preparing a second effort.

joining me is president of the national bar association, ck hoffler. and we're alsojoined by ralph godbee, who's the former chief of police for the city of detroit. thank you forjoining us. if i could start with you first, in terms of what we saw with the trial and the verdict of mr derek chauvin, the film they're talking about having had justice. what is your reaction to this initially. what is your reading on this and tell us a little bit, what kind of turning point can we expect in the history of the united states when it comes to policing? united states when it comes to olicin: ? , ., ., ., united states when it comes to olicinu? , ., ., ., ., policing? first of all, we have all side a sigh _ policing? first of all, we have all side a sigh of — policing? first of all, we have all side a sigh of relief _ policing? first of all, we have all side a sigh of relief hearing - policing? first of all, we have all side a sigh of relief hearing the l side a sigh of relief hearing the verdict and it is a turning point if we look at the history of policing in the united states. abuse of force, excessive use of force has been synonymous with policing departments for as long as i have

been alive even before, the civil rights movement, part of it was to address concerns over illegal activities of the police. this is not new in this country, but what is important about this verdict, the verdict were across the board, three count convictions, is that this could be the beginning and this could be the beginning and this could really open up the door for real change in policing reform in this country which is absolutely positively necessary and so, it is a turning point because prior to this verdict, this is the first time that a white police officers being held responsible and held accountable, certainly minneapolis and throughout the country, think about it throughout this nation, it is one of the rare times a white police officer has been held accountable for murdering a black man or a black woman or a black or brown person. that is significant. we have to walk

through that door and and one is to be getting passing the george floyd act. this will address police and police brutality and excessive use of force. that is required. but because of the way the country is set up, we would still need to also work in our states to make sure that there is also policing reform within the states we have seen this young woman being shot and killed and in north carolina, it happened this morning were a young black men was also shot and killed at the hands of law enforcement. the details are unraveling right now as we speak. this is continuing. there is a need while we celebrate a small victory, a small victory, the small victory does not equaljustice but we are

happy with the small victory certainly. i5 happy with the small victory certainl . , . happy with the small victory certainl. ., happy with the small victory certainl . , ., ., , ., . certainly. is a former detroit chief of olice, certainly. is a former detroit chief of police, when _ certainly. is a former detroit chief of police, when it _ certainly. is a former detroit chief of police, when it comes - certainly. is a former detroit chief of police, when it comes to - certainly. is a former detroit chief of police, when it comes to the i of police, when it comes to the incident that happened last night in ohio, our correspondent was describing how the video was released by police very quickly. are we seeing changes was make is that a change? we seeing changes was make is that a chance? . , . we seeing changes was make is that a chance? ., , ., . ., ., , change? that is a change and it is extraordinary _ change? that is a change and it is extraordinary in _ change? that is a change and it is extraordinary in american - change? that is a change and it isj extraordinary in american policing for them — extraordinary in american policing for them to be that transparent and to release _ for them to be that transparent and to release a video that quickly. with_ to release a video that quickly. with that — to release a video that quickly. with that being said, we are still a lon- with that being said, we are still a long way— with that being said, we are still a long way away from meaningful reform relative _ long way away from meaningful reform relative to _ long way away from meaningful reform relative to how law enforcement deals _ relative to how law enforcement deals black and brown communities. the shooting, by law, in my opinion, it is going _ the shooting, by law, in my opinion, it is going to— the shooting, by law, in my opinion, it is going to be clear. the residence between what is legal and what is _ residence between what is legal and what is moral and from a cultural competency standpoint, i saw an opportunity to save two lives. the

officer_ opportunity to save two lives. the officer saw — opportunity to save two lives. the officer saw an opportunity to save one and _ officer saw an opportunity to save one and that is where we have a real -ap one and that is where we have a real gap in _ one and that is where we have a real gap in the _ one and that is where we have a real gap in the service that we provide black_ gap in the service that we provide black and — gap in the service that we provide black and brown communities in the united _ black and brown communities in the united states. i have seen much more dangerous— united states. i have seen much more dangerous assailants taken into custody — dangerous assailants taken into custody by american police without any form _ custody by american police without any form of firing a weapon personally. when that is the first alternative, we really have to review — alternative, we really have to review what we are doing. why they need for the — review what we are doing. why they need for the church _ review what we are doing. why they need for the church for— review what we are doing. why they need for the church forjustice - review what we are doing. why they need for the church forjustice in - need for the church forjustice in policing act to look at chokehold, to financial course, this very aggressive form of getting some of it under control. why is the need for that as he was saying, that he has seen arrests made without that kind of force. —— george floyd justice in policing act. hat kind of force. -- george floyd justice in policing act. not every olice justice in policing act. not every police officer— justice in policing act. not every police officer is _ justice in policing act. not every police officer is a _ justice in policing act. not every police officer is a better - justice in policing act. not every police officer is a better police l police officer is a better police officer, but the bad ones are really bad. and derek chauvin is an example

of that. there needs to be one unified system so that the police departments know these are the rules because we are talking about excessive use of force, we are talking about training, we are talking about training, we are talking about training, we are talking about qualified immunity, getting rid of that and with time but accountability for law enforcement when they use excessive force and is still a guess and said, they have the opportunity to save two lives, that officer saw the opportunity to save one life and there's gotta be a better way entering the situation but involves black or brown people because i can assure you, that is not the same approach and we've seen this in the cases in court of what happens when you have white people or people who are not black and brown who are in a situation like this that are just as dangerous or more dangerous. let's not forget, we have seen in this country not too long ago, where a young man came and shot in the church in south carolina and shot and tried to kill everyone in that

church. an african—american church and just walked out, he was arrested and just walked out, he was arrested and taken to burger king on the way to jail. this is a difference in how some law enforcement, many bad law enforcement officers believe that they should address black and brown people versus white people when it comes to policing and that is what's got a change because there are thousands, literally the thousands, hundreds of thousands of black and brown people who, theirfamilies will never be vindicated, they will never have the small victory the george floyd's family had. i see and i 'ust want george floyd's family had. i see and i just want to _ george floyd's family had. i see and ijust want to put — george floyd's family had. i see and i just want to put it _ george floyd's family had. i see and i just want to put it to _ george floyd's family had. i see and i just want to put it to you, - george floyd's family had. i see and i just want to put it to you, as - george floyd's family had. i see and i just want to put it to you, as a - i just want to put it to you, as a former chief of police, can training work there? is that enough? or the cost to defund the police and completely restructure, is that the only option. there are 20 cities

across the us that have been taking funds away from the police and taking a back to the ground roots. is that the only option realistically? i is that the only option realistically?— is that the only option realisticall ? _ , is that the only option realisticall ? ,, , ., realistically? iwill say this. i am sopporting _ realistically? iwill say this. i am sopporting the _ realistically? iwill say this. i am supporting the defund _ realistically? iwill say this. i am supporting the defund police - supporting the defund police movement for this very reason. this system _ movement for this very reason. this system is _ movement for this very reason. this system is so — movement for this very reason. this system is so entrenched in racial animus _ system is so entrenched in racial animus that trying to train your way, _ animus that trying to train your way, how— animus that trying to train your way, how do you change eight derek chauvin— way, how do you change eight derek chauvin not— way, how do you change eight derek chauvin not to have someone under his knee _ chauvin not to have someone under his knee on — chauvin not to have someone under his knee on his neck for nine minutes. i've had the pleasure of meeting — nine minutes. i've had the pleasure of meeting the metropolitan police and there are 42 constabulary is in the uk _ and there are 42 constabulary is in the uk you — and there are 42 constabulary is in the uk. you have 42 versus 18000 and from a _ the uk. you have 42 versus 18000 and from a regulatory and training standpoint, you cannot train your way out _ standpoint, you cannot train your way out of— standpoint, you cannot train your way out of this. there has to be fundamental structural change in the rules of— fundamental structural change in the rules of engagement with black and brown _ rules of engagement with black and brown people have to be curtailed by

a nationai— brown people have to be curtailed by a national entity. i:e., the federal government. if a national entity. i:e., the federal government-— a national entity. i:e., the federal government. if we could finish with the department — government. if we could finish with the department of— government. if we could finish with the department ofjustice - government. if we could finish with the department ofjustice talking i the department ofjustice talking about its probe into policing practices. what are you hoping for? what do you hope to hear from this? what do you hope to hear from this? what i hope to hear from that is that they will discover that there is a pattern and practice over in minneapolis police department and i hope it will go further than that because it's going to be widespread, it is notjust going to stop at the minneapolis police department and again, a part of the policing reform that we need because when the us department ofjustice says that there are some problems that need to be corrected, they have the enforcement ability that others do not have to bring about meaningful change. if you couple that with federal legislation, the dreadfully justice leasing act and at some form plus all of the other things that we

must do in our communities to ensure that black and brown people and others are treated with dignity or treated appropriately, even if they are committing a crime, and that is the type of change that we need in this country so that we can have a democracy. this country so that we can have a democracy-— this country so that we can have a democracy. thank you so much for our democracy. thank you so much for your time- — democracy. thank you so much for your time. thank _ democracy. thank you so much for your time. thank you. _ the labour leader. sir keir starmer has accused the prime minister of being at the centre of government "sleaze" amid a fresh row over lobbying. the bbc has revealed text messages sent at the start of the pandemic, in which borisjohnson says he would "fix" tax rules that the businessman sirjames dyson said presented an obstacle to making ventilators. the prime minister says he makes "no apology for moving heaven and earth" to get ventilators during the pandemic. 0ur political editor

laura kuenssberg has more. of of you and other ministers also broken the rules? who you know — not just what you know — can matter round here. making ventilators for the nhs but nobody

given the public importance, those private conversations, were they appropriate? i private conversations, were they appropriate?— private conversations, were they auroriate? , ., appropriate? i make absolutely no a olo: at appropriate? i make absolutely no apology at all— appropriate? i make absolutely no apology at all shifting _ appropriate? i make absolutely no apology at all shifting heaven - appropriate? i make absolutely no apology at all shifting heaven and| apology at all shifting heaven and earth and doing everything i possibly could would be with any prime minister would do in their stop with the shows once again that favours, privileged access, tax breaks for mates, they are the main currency of this government. we take the tough decisions that are necessary to protect the people of this country and get things done. sleaze, sleaze, sleaze and it is all on his _ sleaze, sleaze, sleaze and it is all on his watch. sleaze, sleaze, sleaze and it is all on his watch-— sleaze, sleaze, sleaze and it is all on his watch. ministers can talk to firms and organisations _ on his watch. ministers can talk to firms and organisations about - firms and organisations about government business, but officials should be present. if not, any significant content number ten says the prime minister did do this in a timely way. they must they

the prime minister's promised to publish his text messages about covid—i9 contracts are quite the commitment. there is no doubt about the scramble in those early desperate days of the pandemic. but the rules that govern minister behaviour were in place thenjust the rules that govern minister behaviour were in place then just as they are now and several sources familiar with what is going on at the time have taught me there were concerns even then. sirjames is well—connected brexiteer. in the past, he was even invited at the cabinet table and at the start of the pandemic, the prime minister asked them to help make ventilators which were than in short supply. but the contract never came off. we which were than in short supply. but the contract never came off.- the contract never came off. we are afraid to go — the contract never came off. we are afraid to go and _ the contract never came off. we are afraid to go and produced _ the contract never came off. we are afraid to go and produced it, - the contract never came off. we are afraid to go and produced it, we - afraid to go and produced it, we have _ afraid to go and produced it, we have bought _ afraid to go and produced it, we have bought the _ afraid to go and produced it, we have bought the components i afraid to go and produced it, we have bought the components in| afraid to go and produced it, we . have bought the components in the office _ have bought the components in the office of— have bought the components in the office of the — have bought the components in the office of the did _ have bought the components in the office of the did not _ have bought the components in the office of the did not needed. - have bought the components in the office of the did not needed. sir- office of the did not needed. sir james office of the did not needed. james told the bbc that he office of the did not neededm james told the bbc that he was responding to the prime minister's request for a national emergency and his texts were simply...

but worries have been building on links in the private sector with questions for number ten now too about whether the prime ministers on contact were too close comfort. plans for a new football european super league have collapsed — just two days after being made public. it's being seen as a victory for "fan power" after supporters vented their fury at the breakaway plans. and this evening the duke of cambridge — who is president of the fa — said he was glad "fans had been listened to our sports editor dan roan reports. spurs fans no longer have to worry about being part of football's ill—fated super league. but as they gather tonight, it was clear the action of the club's owners will not

be easily forgotten. this club is never going to change and none of the six will change until they get rid of the owners they have at the moment. it shows the ideology of the owners, the chairman, not the fans, the ones who pay the money. having been forced into a humiliating withdrawal, liverpool's owner john henry was reluctant to explain himself when he was approached by the bbc in boston. any word for the fans? but one of the key scheme is behind the plot admitted he had let them down. i want to apologise to the fans and supporters of liverpool football club and the disruption i caused over the past 48 hours. it goes without saying, but should be said, the project put forward was never going to stand without the support of the fans. four days, the idea of a ring fenced european elite had been met with backlash.

on a chaotic night, the english clubs abandon the breakaway and one of the architects of the plan admits the game is up. i remain convinced of the beauty of the project and the value that would have developed and the creation of the best competition in the world. but admittedly know, i don't think that project is now still up and running. bundesliga teams refused to sign up to the super league and having ordered a review into the sport, the government wanted to look at the german model of ownership with fans having majority stakes in their clu bs. it is unclear how such a model could be introduced into english football, where so many clubs are now controlled by overseas investors. today, manchester united's american co—owner, joel glazer, apologised unreservedly to the fans as they attempt to claw back trust continued. but while the premier league carried on, some warning there is a long way to go. some of those relationships will be difficult to repair because people have lied to us.

they have sat on committees and they have not told the truth and not come clean and they have been off in a zoom paradise, as in bubble, plotting everybody�*s doubtful. with the game having been brought back from the brink, the hope is an episode football will never forget, proves a catalyst for meaningful change. dan roan, bbc news. manchester city has released a statement this evening from their chief executive — ferran soriano — who apologised to their fans for the time it took to speak out since the collapse of the european super league. it goes on to say:

joining me now from finchley in north london is david bernstein, a former chairman of the football association and manchester city; one of the six english clubs to withdraw from the proposed european super league. they have made an apology and everyone is apologising. just let's get your initial reaction to manchester city's apology. theyjust manchester city's apology. they just did manchester city's apology. theyjust did not listen to the fans. the passion of the fans. aha, did not listen to the fans. the passion of the fans.— passion of the fans. a lot of a olo: passion of the fans. a lot of apology going _ passion of the fans. a lot of apology going on _ passion of the fans. a lot of apology going on and - passion of the fans. a lot of apology going on and i - passion of the fans. a lot of| apology going on and i think passion of the fans. a lot of - apology going on and i think it's a bit late by a supposed apology is better than nothing. this whole episode is quite embarrassing and are the six clubs for english football it is amazing, really.

experienced business people and merchants and banks and all advisers coming up with such a scheme without appreciating the implications. it is great to have seen fans of the government and football authorities coming together to oppose this and it is very good that it's being retracted so quickly. haifa it is very good that it's being retracted so quickly.- it is very good that it's being retracted so quickly. how do you think they _ retracted so quickly. how do you think they got — retracted so quickly. how do you think they got there? _ retracted so quickly. how do you think they got there? there - retracted so quickly. how do you think they got there? there are l think they got there? there are advisers and where the commentators who described it as a zoom paradise. have they just forgotten about the most important aspect of when it comes to the beautiful game? i think the have. comes to the beautiful game? i think they have- the _ comes to the beautiful game? i think they have. the most _ comes to the beautiful game? i think they have. the most beautiful- comes to the beautiful game? i think they have. the most beautiful part i they have. the most beautiful part of the beautiful game is the promotion of football, the relegation, excitement, the fact that smaller clubs can get larger and larger in and as you mentioned, manchester city, house chairman 20 years ago, we just got to the third level of football and look what happened to manchester city since

then and they have the opportunity, evenif then and they have the opportunity, even if they get lucky, to do that. look at leicester city now, a small clip that is done wonderfully well. punching above their weight, it is great to see. punching above their weight, it is great to see-— great to see. does any form of chance great to see. does any form of change have — great to see. does any form of change have to _ great to see. does any form of change have to happen - great to see. does any form of change have to happen for- great to see. does any form of. change have to happen for this? great to see. does any form of- change have to happen for this? what is your assessment, what movement in what direction does the game need to go in? what direction does the game need to no in? ., ., ,., , what direction does the game need to coin? ., , , what direction does the game need to ioin? ., , , ., go in? one of the reasons why i am on this evening _ go in? one of the reasons why i am on this evening is, _ go in? one of the reasons why i am on this evening is, i've _ go in? one of the reasons why i am on this evening is, i've put - on this evening is, i've put together a group of very strong people including gary neville, helen grant and the bank of england and andy burnham with a manifesto called saving the beautiful game and we put this out six months ago because of the failure of english football over decades. not the last two months or a year or two, decades. not the last two months or a year ortwo, to decades. not the last two months or a year or two, to really reform and do a lot of things that need doing. there's a huge amount that is wrong

and fundamentally, and balance of funding, also it's of things, vested interests, prevail too greatly, there's no dependents every little at all. i could go on and on. but may be, when this just happened will be a catalyst for some accelerated change because it is long overdue. if it is long overdue, do we go with the german model that is spoken of? is that even feasible in a country like this where it is so internationalised? what can we do? where the first small steps? i internationalised? what can we do? where the first small steps?- where the first small steps? i think it is too late — where the first small steps? i think it is too late for _ where the first small steps? i think it is too late for the _ where the first small steps? i think it is too late for the german - where the first small steps? i thinkj it is too late for the german model. i think it stands very well. but i think it's too late for that. we have this huge investment in clubs and a lot of it overseas owners and we will not appear to go back on that. i don't believe. within the existing structure, which despite of

what i say, is still a fantastic structure. i mean it is a wonderful asset for this country but within that structure, it is possible with the people strong enough of mind to make up a range of changes. the responses we have put out for this manifesto, we have had a range of issues, the heading of football switch has gone on for much too long before it was really taken account of. you have the abuses which have taken decades to really come to light. you've got the football association which is not organised and unstructured as it should be. i could go on and on, this whole range of issues have come to light or been in the headlines of the year with the media in the last six months. so, i believe that the key thing is, we need an independent regulator to

bring independence and an overview to navigate this together and try and reduce some of the very strong diversity —— diverse interests. -- diverse interests. bringing the name -- diverse interests. bringing the game together. _ -- diverse interests. bringing the game together, how _ -- diverse interests. bringing the game together, how do _ -- diverse interests. bringing the game together, how do you - -- diverse interests. bringing the game together, how do you bring j -- diverse interests. bringing the - game together, how do you bring back those six english clubs that were proposing to join the super league? how did they win trust back? they will have to work hard at it. they will have to work hard at it. they have got to be accepted back into the league, the league desperately needs them. i think, you know, things will settle down fairly quickly, but we all have to be aware that there is a constant push by these clubs to get greater money and greater power. we had project big picture only a few months ago which was an attempt to grasp more power. that also fell through within about a week, and that was a precursor to this european thing. and we have also got on the table, i think it's

been approved, and expansion of the champions league. that's got big implications for english football in terms of fixture congestion, in terms of fixture congestion, in terms of fixture congestion, in terms of more income again for the bigger clubs and so on. so a lot of the problems that we have our in danger of being accentuated by some of these drives and pushes by the big clubs who keep coming back with different schemes in different ways of getting a bigger slice of the cake. ., , . ., ., of getting a bigger slice of the cake. ., ., ,, cake. fascinating to speak with you. inc. you cake. fascinating to speak with you. me you for — cake. fascinating to speak with you. inc. you for your _ cake. fascinating to speak with you. inc. you for your insight, _ cake. fascinating to speak with you. inc. you for your insight, former - inc. you for your insight, former chairman of the fa and of course, manchester city, thank you for your time, have a good evening. thank you. i will be back in the next few minutes _ thank you. i will be back in the next few minutes but. - thank you. i will be back in the next few minutes but. here's l thank you. i will be back in the l next few minutes but. here's the weather. hello. a new area of high pressure is moving in across the uk, bringing more dry, settled weather for the rest of the week and into the weekend. tonight, well, clear skies. for many, the winds are light, temperatures dipping away. there's another widespread frost on the way, with perhaps the exception of cornwall, where it's quite breezy, western fridges of wales and scotland and for many

in northern ireland. the coldest spots tonight in scotland and northern england, going to be down to —4 or —5 as the day begins. but after that chilly start, and once any early mist and fog patches — there won't be many, and they'll go quickly — have gone, we are left with a dry day with plenty of sunshine with exception of northern scotland, where you mayjust see the odd shower moving through with rather more cloud here. quite breezy across southern england in towards south wales, particularly southwest england, but not so much of a breeze running in towards north sea coasts as we've seen today. so it will feel a bit warmer here, and generally in that strong april sunshine it will be warm, up to 17 celsius, for example, in manchester. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the usjustice department announces a probe into the minneapolis police department following the conviction of derek chauvin for george floyd's murder.

following the verdict, the family say its a "turning point in history" for america, and justice has been done. the labour leader accuses the prime minister of being at the centre of government "sleaze" in a lobbying row — involving the businessman sirjames dyson. fan power — as plans for the european football superleague collapse in spectacularfashion. survivors of the fishmonger hall attack tell the inquest about the dramatic moment they stopped usman khan india is being ravaged by a second wave of covid — a coronavirus storm — as the country's prime minister has called it. india is now the epicentre of the pandemic with cases accelerating faster than anywhere else in the world. in the past 24 hours alone more than 2000 people have died and nearly 300,000 new cases have been reported. ? but the true figures are thought to be much higher.

hospitals in many parts of india, including the capital delhi are already overwhelmed. people are dying without getting the treatment they need. just a warning — you may find yogita limaye's report upsetting. a capital on its knees. at its biggest hospitals, people being pushed to the limits of human endurance. "my husband is in a very bad state, let me get through", this woman says. she's been carrying him around for ten hours. many of these people won't survive the night. "sir, for one minute, come and look at my mother", a man pleads. a doctor follows him to the ambulance and prepares to say the words he's had to say over and over again in the past day alone: "she's no more".

herfamily among hundreds in india denied even the chance of saving a loved one. covid—i9 has hit this country with a ferocity not seen before, but not unexpected either. and this is delhi, which has among the best health care facilities in the country. it's what's been feared would happen since the pandemic began. but once the first wave subsided, the government almost declared victory over covid—i9. the country has been caught unprepared. and now it's stunned by fear and grief. at this crematorium, new funeral platforms have had to be built overnight because of numbers they've never had to handle before. in a protective suit, rohit sharma builds a pyre for his mother deepika with crematorium workers. it's a ritual normally performed

together by families. we were not prepared. as a country, we were not prepared. and it's really sad to see my mother go, because she was just 59. and she recently retired. she wanted to spend some quality time with us, but all i could see was her lying down on the... that's all i... holding on to his mother's bangles, a broken man. so many more will lose as the virus rips through india. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi. meanwhile he thoroughly airport has refused to allow flights are in from india. it turned on the request from

airlines because of concerns about cues at passport control. the airport told the bbc that it did not want to add to existing pressures at the border by allowing more passengers to fly in. from 4am on friday, arrivals from india will be refused entry except for british and irish passport holders and people with uk residents rights who will need to quarantine in a hotel for ten days. the latest coronavirus figures here show there were 2,396 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 2,463. just over 2,000 are in hospital — the lowest number since the start of september. 22 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average in the past week — 24 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths is now 127,327. as for vaccinations more than 107,000 people have

had their first dose in the latest 24 hour period. meaning more than 33.1 million have now had their first dose. the take up for the second jab remains high with just over 350 thousand in the latest 24 hour period, meaningjust over 10.7 million people are now fully vaccinated. the fishmonger council has been been described the dramatic moment when they took the armed attacker using a fire extinguisher and our home affairs correspondent reports.

the infamous fight on london bridge between a convicted terrorist and two former prisoners and a civil servant. today, they gave their official account. first, former prisonerjohn crilly, who described hearing screaming and coming down the grand staircase in fishmongers hall to find saskia jones bleeding to death. he then saw usman khan holding two knives, shouting "allahu akbar!", and threatening to kill everybody while wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb belt. then civil servant darryn frost, who wept as he remembered seeing the seriously injured victims. he had also joined the battle inside, using two tusks from narwals, long—toothed whales. when khan was forced out onto the street, he followed. darryn frost described running after khan onto london bridge, still carrying a narwal tusk.

he said he saw khan's knives glinting in the sunlight and members of the public gathering like a shole of bait fish being chased by a predator. then khan turned back towards him and he took the opportunity to strike at him with the tusk. the men brought khan to the ground where darryn frost pinned him down and then tried to persuade the armed police that arrived not to shoot. but then khan told one of the armed police that he had a bomb, and the officers pulled darryn frost off and opened fire. daniel sandford, bbc news, at fishmongers hall.

president putin's warned that russia will respond to provocations in a fast and tough way. in his annual state of the union address he said that any nation that crosses the line with russia, will regret it — but putin added he wanted good relations with the world. translation: i hope no one will cross russia's red line. i but in each case, we are the ones who will decide where the red line is. organisers of any provocation threatening our security will regret it, like they haven't regretted anything for a long time. well, it comes as concerns grow over the health of the jailed russian opposition activist alexei navalnvy, who has been on hunger strike for three weeks. unauthorised protests are taking place across russia at the moment — including in the capital moscow — to demand his release. independent monitors estimate around 300 protesters have been detained. un human rights experts say alexei navalny�*s life maybe in danger and are calling for him

to be medically evacuated for treatment outside russia. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford has the latest we've seen a number of world leaders, from the us to europe, calling and speaking to putin and calling on him to make sure that alexei navalny doesn't die, essentially, that is what they've been saying. there will be serious consequences is what the united states said if mr navalny was allowed to die. so he is under a degree of pressure, and those calls keep on coming. it is interesting that in the past week or so, the kremlin spokesman who we speak to on phone calls every day, his tone has been very, very dismissive. they basically have been saying, in the kremlin, "we do monitor they basically have been saying, in the kremlin, "we don't monitor the health of individual prisoners, it's nothing to do with us." and then in the last call,

he basically said, "we're not going to talk about this any more, this convict," he said. and he also, the kremlin spokesperson said, this is not a matter for international leaders to be bothering themselves with, basically, saying all these calls over alexei navalny�*s health were unacceptable. so, it's quite clear, i think, that the kremlin doesn't want to give in to pressure from abroad to treat alexei navalny any differently than he's being treated at the moment. thank you, sarah. a coroner has urged the government to set tougher legally binding pollution targets after an inquest found air pollution contributed to the death of a nine—year—old girl in london. ella adukissidebrah died 8 years ago after an asthma attack. she lived near a busy main road in south london. ella became the first person in the uk to have �*air pollution' listed as a cause of death, following an inquest last year. 0ur correspondent claire marshall has more. ella was a healthy child, then suddenly developed severe asthma, this cough an early sign of some of the damage being done to her lungs by toxic fumes close to her home near london's busy south

circular. last year, in a legal first, a coroner ruled that unlawful levels of air pollution helped to kill her. today, to prevent others dying from toxic exhaust fumes, he recommended the law should be changed, there should be stricter limits, they should be in line, he said, with tougher world health organization guidelines. i feel a bit relieved. ella's mother, rosamund, has been complaining for this for years. i am really, really happy with it. it's very clear, it is concise, and it is about saving lives now. 40,000 people die prematurely in the uk due to air pollution. and that needs to stop. and this is a start. it is just a start. even when ella was terribly ill, no one made the connection between her lung condition and pollution, and her mother was not warned. today, the coroner said that the public should be told much more about the dangers and that

medical professionals should make the link clearer to their patients. this report is not legally binding, but the fact that the recommendations are so clear and direct will make it very difficult for the government to ignore. and the world health organization believes the danger is global. with air pollution, there is one message which is very powerful. stop using fossilfuels. we have said that for a long time now. fossil fuels are literally killing us. the government says it will consider the report and that it's invested almost £4 billion in cleaning up the air. there is now real pressure to do more to prevent others from suffering and dying like ella. claire marshall, bbc news, lewisham. scotland's former first minister —— scotland's former first minister, alex salmond has launched the alba party's election manifesto, saying his party

is the only one that is "taking scottish independence seriously". mr salmond said his party has a "proper plan" for scotland to leave the union and promised alba would "bring urgency into the timetable" of independence if it wins seats in next month's polls. the headlines on bbc news... the usjustice department announces a probe into the minneapolis police department following the conviction of derek chauvin for george floyd's murder. the labour leader accuses the prime minister of being at the centre of government "sleaze" in a lobbying row — involving the businessman sirjames dyson. fan power — as plans for the european football superleague collapse in spectacularfashion. users of instagram will be able to filter out abusive messages and comments they receive, as part of a new set of content controls announce by the social media giant. the change comes after premier league stars complained publically about sexist and racist abuse on the platform.

the company is giving users greater control of who can message them privately — as well as the option to block predefined words, phrases and picture emojis. although instagram said users were not immediately removed for breaking community rules ? because education and reflection was important in combatting abuse. fadzai madzingira is head of content policy for instagram. oui’ our apologies, we seem to have a problem with that clip, we will try to bring that to you a little bit later. the trial of two retired police officers and a former solicitor has been told by one defence lawyer that there is no evidence of a cover up, in the aftermath of the hillsborough disaster. the three men are accused of amending parts of statements,

in order to paint the force's handling of the tragedy in a better light. judith mortiz has been following the case. the case against former south yorkshire police officers, donald denton and allen foster and former for solicitor, peter metcalf, is built on the allegation that they sought to minimise blame directed at the police after the hillsborough disaster. but today, jonathan goldberg qc, who's representing peter metcalf, told the jury that the word "hillsborough" has become synonymous with a cover—up. and he said to them, "by the end of this trial, we predict you will find no evidence to justify that allegation." well, the prosecution has said that the changes to the statements were made around areas in which the police expected to be criticised, that the 1989 public inquiry into hillsborough. they gave examples today of phrases being removed, like officers being like headless chickens. and the trial which is being held here in a temporary courtroom at the lowry theatre is expected to last until the summer. judith morris reporting.

around 70 babies a year die unnecessarily in birmingham. the death rate's remained stubbornly high and now the city council's set up a task force to try to tackle the complex causes — which include deprivation. but it's not the first time this has been highlighted, michali paduano reports. in inner—city birmingham among the pakistani community, marriage amongst cousins is cultural. the issue is called consanguinity. this woman gave evidence on the issue for a new report on baby deaths. genetic defects can cause excess mortality, but it is now possible for genetic testing to avoid these problems. it has to be addressed and dealt with, with sensitivity, with kindness, with empathy. and those things are really important because you are dealing with very sensitive issues, and it's not really there to stereotype or label people, it's about saving lives of babies. the council has set up a task force to tackle the issues because around 70 babies a year

are dying unnecessary deaths. there's a complex picture, that a fifth of the deaths are due to consanguinity. but we have had black african and eastern european populations moving in, and the deaths have been increasing. so it's hard to escape the fact that problems are due to deprivation and lack of access to services. doctorjo garcan examines every death in the city. one child suffocated on a couch because there wasn't room for a cot. infant mortality in birmingham hasn't fallen as it has in other parts of the country, and our mortality is very linked to social deprivation, and poor housing, and chronic stress and poor nutrition is linked to prematurity. and baby born prematurely has a much greater chance of dying than a healthy baby born at term. we have been here before, in 2008, it was concerted investment, notably in health visitors,

but then it was cut. i do feel people are harder hit with poverty, i do feel it is quite hard for people to access the support that they need. let's hope this time the approach will be effective. the largest seagrass planting programme in england has been taking place in plymouth sound. thousands of seeds have been dropped into the sea in an effort to restore an underwater meadow which forms an important habitat for marine life and helps to combat climate change. john danks reports it's an unusual method of planting, but each one of these bags contains 30 seagrass seeds. more than 18,000 bags have been dropped in the special area of conservation. the idea of firing these bags down the tube is to try to restore the meadow in the bay, and with the return of the seagrass meadow, we get all of the associated benefits of that. so habitat and nursery forjuvenile fish and hatchery for some of our shellfish as well.

but also, sort of, nutrient removal from the water, so nitrogen as well as carbon, so they are really important plants in the fight for climate change. we're using this four metre long plastic tubes to deliver the seed bags to the sea bed. it will take about three weeks for the seagrass to break through those bags, but once mature, they'll hopefully regenerate this whole area — providing a valuable marine habitat and perhaps more importantly a useful carbon store. they can store carbon up to 35 times more efficiently than the rain forest. they do this, obviously, through their shoots and root systems, captures carbon, but primarily through the sediment that they build up in their roots. so as the plant grows, the sediment builds up underneath them, so in our current seagrass habitats that we find around the coast of the uk, there will be so much stored carbon in that environment, which is why we're trying to protect it and trying to create new habitat. disease, pollution and disturbance the plants to decline

over previous decades. this planting project — the largest in england — aims to restore 40,000 m of meadow here in plymouth sound. by enlisting the help of bodies such as the royal yachting association, it hopes to establish an area where anchors aren't used, so this new habitat can put down roots for the long—term. john danks, bbc spotlight, plymouth sound. 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... i have, on the occasion of my 95th birthday today,

0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell explained how this year will not be one of big celebration. four days after the funeral of the duke of edinburgh, the queen marking, as you say, her 95th birthday today at windsor castle, clearly not a moment for celebration given given the sadness that surrounds her to it is a birthday nonetheless. it will be marked, i'm sure, with herfamily, though, of course, the access to members of the family will be regulated by the covid restrictions, but it will be a low—key birthday, and, yes, very sad birthday for love memories of all the previous birthdays that she spent with her husband, but knowing the stoical nature, i think, of the queen, i'm sure that she also

will be reflecting on, if you like, the good fortune of having had 73 years of married life, of happy married life with the duke, of the fact that he very nearly reached the age of 100. and i'm sure that her faith, as well as the family, will be sustaining her at this time. i recall that in a christmas broadcast in 2002, she said, "i rely on my own faith to guide me through the good times and the bad," and also, of course, she is being sustained, as she set them in the statement from windsor castle today by all the messages of praise and all the attributes that have been paid to the duke as she said, "a period of great sadness, yes, "but it has been a comfort to all of us to see and to hear the tributes paid to my husband." so i think that that is very heartfelt. she may not be doing too much state work today, this 95th birthday, or perhaps she is, perhaps that's one way of sustaining her at this particular time, because the red boxes

of government business or of state business will be continuing, and we know how dutiful she is, so she will be continuing with that work. and looking ahead, the state opening of parliament, of course, is on may the 11th, and she will be there for that, accompanied for the state opening to make the queen's speech by the prince of wales. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchel. and today the duke and duchess of cambridge made their first public appearance since the funeral — visiting an air cadet centre — in honour of prince philip — who served as air commodore—in—chief of the air training corp for 63 years. as always, much more on our website. i will be back later on with the papers. i hope you canjoin us for that. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. where yesterday a weather front produced cloud and a little rain a new area of high pressure is

moving in for the rest of the week into the weekend. ——a new area of high pressure is moving in across the uk, bringing more dry, settled weather for the rest of the week and into the weekend. tonight, well, clear skies. for many, the winds are light, temperatures dipping away. there's another widespread frost on the way, with perhaps the exception of cornwall, where it's quite breezy, western fridges of wales and scotland and for many in northern ireland. the coldest spots tonight in scotland and northern england, going to be down to —4 or —5 as the day begins. but after that chilly start, and once any early mist and fog patches — there won't be many, and they'll go quickly — have gone, we are left with a dry day with plenty of sunshine with exception of northern scotland, where you mayjust see the odd shower moving through with rather more cloud here. quite breezy across southern england in towards south wales, particularly southwest england, but not so much of a breeze running in towards north sea coasts as we've seen today. so it will feel a bit warmer here, and generally in that strong april sunshine it will be warm, up to 17 celsius, for example, in manchester.

this is bbc news —— vindication, but not yet victory. derek chauvin is guilty but there are more cases — and more deaths. and so the it begins — the usjustice department has today opened a federal investigation into the minneapolis police department. but on the very same day chauvin is taken into custody — american police shoot dead another person. a teenage girl in ohio. vladmir putin warns the west about crossing a �*red line' by meddling in russian affairs. the west has warning of its own — watching the health of alexei navalny. also in the programme. india has been ravaged by a second wave of covid with record numbers of daily deaths and infections. the hosptials are overwhelmed and oxygen supplies are running out. and the italian hospital staffer who didn't show up

for work for 15 years.