this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm victoria fritz. the belarusian journalist arrested after his flight was forced to divert to minsk — appears in a video, apparently under duress. the us president accuses belarus of a shameful assault on press freedom. in gaza — we meet one palestinian community grieving the loss of their children in the recent clashes with israel. george floyd's family will be welcomed to the white house — as the us marks the first anniversary of his murder. many african—americans say police reform has not come fast enough. and interest in digital skills among the elderly doubles — as modern technology reconnects friends and family during the pandemic.

it's been a godsend to be able to talk to people, you know, without going out of my house. hello and welcome. the european union has cut europe's air links with belarus, over the arrest of opposition activist roman protasevich, who was seized when his plane was forced to land in minsk. the us presidentjoe biden has accused belarus of a shameful assault on dissent and freedom of the press. mr protasevich has appeared in a video, apparently confessing to organising mass protests against president lukashenko. he says he's being treated well and is co—operating with investigators — but his forehead looks bruised and his colleagues say he's been beaten. our europe correspondent jean mckenzie has the latest.

armed police greet the arrivals on board the plane belarus is accused of hijacking, all to capture this young man — roman protasevich. a journalist and political refugee, he fled belarus two years ago, only to be forced back home under the most extraordinary circumstances — by a regime, he told his fellow passengers, would execute him. his father has described his son's capture as a terrorist act. translation: we hope that he will cope. - we hope that he will stay himself, not give in to any of their tricks. we are afraid to even think about it, but it's possible he could be beaten and tortured. authorities have released a video of roman, where he makes various confessions. we're not showing it, as it looks like he's been filmed under duress. he's bruised and says police are treating him correctly. roman is wanted by authorities for running an opposition news

channel on the social media platform telegram. it's used to organise protests in belarus and to broadcast them. the protests exploded during last summer's election, when belarus's long—time leader president lukashenko claimed yet another disputed victory. back then, we witnessed peaceful protesters being dragged off the streets of the capital. since, hundreds ofjournalists and opposition politicians have been imprisoned. roman is the latest target. they endangered the lives of 171 passengersjust because of roman protasevich. and we were sure that to fly between two un member states is safe, but it turns out that it's not. the chief executive of ryanair this morning spoke of his anger. this was a case of state—sponsored... it was a state—sponsored hijack, it was state—sponsored piracy. i think it was very frightening for the crew,

for the passengers, who were held under armed guard, had their bags searched. speaking in the house of commons earlier, the foreign secretary said mr lukashenko�*s government must be held accountable for its reckless behaviour. the scenario as reported is a shocking assault on civil aviation and an assault on international law. it represents a danger to civilian flights everywhere. the uk government has told airlines to avoid belarusian air space, while uk airports have suspended flights from belarus. eu leaders have decided similar, to ban belarusian planes from using both their airports and their airspace, determined to show that hijacking a plane does not go unpunished. nigel gould—davies is a former british ambassador to belarus — he says this incident says a lot about the belarusian leader. what's happened of course is shocking and unprecedented,

and it's right there's been immediate international condemnation of it. i think it tells us a number of things. the first is that lukashenko, who has long been a threat to his own people, has now become an international threat, someone who's prepared in order to stay in power to carry out actions which jeopardise large numbers of non—belarusian citizens. so he has escalated the extent of the threat he presents, and that requires a corresponding escalation of the response. the second is that, in an interesting way, it shows how insecure he himself still feels. even though the mobilisation that we saw in the belarussian streets a few months ago has now been quelled and suppressed by force and oppression, lukashenko�*s not really fully back in control. it doesn't feel that he is. if he has to go to such extraordinary lengths

to try to detain a single young internetjournalist and blogger, that suggests what a threat free information is still to his rule. and we'll be looking at what this cut in air ties means for the aviation industry in business in half an hour's time. i'll be speaking to aviation expertjohn grant for all the details. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is shortly arriving in the middle east to try to build on the ceasefire between the israelis and hamas. both sides are counting the cost of the recent conflict — which claimed the lives of more than 250 people — most of them in gaza. our middle east editor jeremy bowen has been to a palestinian community, in gaza, where a young man and seven children were killed. a warning: his report contains some extremely

distressing images. it's not big enough to have a proper name. locally, this place is called the end of masaridene street. it could be idyllic. but this is gaza, around 800 metres from the boundary wire with israel. on the 10th of may, the first day of the war, at around 6:30 in the evening, it turned into a small corner of hell. screaming. you can hear the shock as he says, "god is greatest". as he says, "god is greatest." allahu akbar... and then, "children, children." then "martyr" and "massacre, a new massacre". yusuf al—masri lays his dead seven—year—old son marwan next to the body of his other boy,

ibrahim, who was 11. in all, seven children and a young man of 21 were killed. this is yusuf al—masri. like all the bereaved parents, he said the dead were martyrs forjerusalem, killed by israel. he accepted condolences the traditional way. his brother, still wounded in hospital, had three children killed. mohammed, yusuf�*s surviving son, said nothing and just listened.

their homes were shelled during 11 days of war. by then, the community had fled. israel says it has no record of a strike at the time of that first attack. it says its assessment is that a palestinian rocket aimed at israel dropped short of its target. the family showed us shrapnel they said was from the bomb. independent experts who have seen these photos say they're fragments of airdropped precision munitions — not palestinian rockets. the two sides will not agree. how are you doing? as—salamu alaykum.

another family in the village is mourning a son — ibrahim, who was 16. his father says israel broke their hearts and made them hate their lives when they took his boy. the eldest son, mohammed, showed me their home. ibrahim was working to pay for him to study to be a doctor. the women were in the garden, never leaving ibrahim's mother alone with her grief.

more people arrived to offer condolences. palestinians don't believe israel's insistence that it works hard not to kill civilians, warning them to get out before some raids, like the one that destroyed this part of beit hanoun. as in the previous rounds of fighting between israel and hamas, the ceasefire is a pause. the conflict is not just unresolved — it is not even frozen. jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza. plenty more available on that story on the bbc website. let's get some of the day's other news more than 200 people have

been injured in malaysia when two metro trains collided in an underground tunnel close to the petronas twin towers in the capital kuala lumpur. authorities said the trains were travelling on the same track. the malian military has arrested the country's political leaders, in what appears to be an attempted coup. the interim president and the prime minister were taken to a military camp. the african union, the eu and the us have condemned the coup and have demanded their release. the coup comes just nine months after the military removed from office the previous president. australia's second largest city, melbourne, has reinstated covid restrictions on tuesday as a fresh outbreak of the virus has now grown to five cases. home gatherings will be limited to five guests, public gatherings will be restricted to maximum 30 people, and facemasks will be mandatory indoors. the state of victoria hadn't recorded any covid cases for nearly three months. hundreds of people have marched in mexico city on monday to protest against government plans to re—open schools. schools in mexico have been

shut since march 2020. the country is now registering the lowest levels of mortality since the start of the pandemic, but protesters say they don't want a return to face—to—face classes unless students are fully vaccinated. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... the elderly silver—surfers using their digital skills to reconnect with friends and family during the pandemic. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgium police

had lost control. the whole world will mourn the j tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of. the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, also known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, the girl power. little geri, why? this is bbc world news, the latest headlines... the belarusian journalist arrested after his flight was forced to divert to minsk — appears in a video, apparently under duress. the us president accuses belarus of a shameful assault on press freedom. the us secretary of state heads

to the middle east for talks — following the fighting between israel and palestinian militants. he says his priority is to build on the ceasefire. it's a year today since the killing of george floyd — a black man who was killed by a white policeman in minneapolis. his death triggered a wave of protests around the world against racism and police brutality. on this sombre anniversary, the bbc�*s barbara plett usher went back to minneapolis. in the year since george floyd died, rituals have helped to build and shape a movement. the standard—bearers drawn by a mix of the political and personal, like cortez rice — a symbolic pallbearer in a never—ending funeral. it's my beloved friend, man. he was like all good to me, like i say, i loved him and i miss him dearly. he was a role model to me. let me see all the hands. floyd's violent arrest and death over a minor crime

was replayed at the recent trial of his killer — a white police officer convicted of murder. activists believe that pressure on the streets helped secure the guilty verdict. now cortez is focusing on using the law to change the way policing is done. that's why i recentlyjoined the naacp minneapolis chapter so i can be familiarised with the bills that's going on, and to help our people out. so it sounds to me like you're kind of giving yourself, like, a legal education. yeah, definitely. that's quite a change, no? yeah, definitely. that's a big change. many lives have changed, even if wider reforms have been slow to follow. it activated me. it activated me in ways i didn't know i could be activated. butchy austin lives in the neighbourhood where george floyd was killed. i saw an opportunity to have a deeper community with my neighbours, to have tougher conversations about systemic racism and police brutality.

every sunday, he joins this service on the corner of the square where floyd died. faith gives them confidence, but the debate in the city over how to handle policing is messy. and officers say they're under such scrutiny they don't feel free to do theirjobs. it's long overdue that an officer thinks twice before engaging. and i know some people are frustrated about how many officers are leaving the force. and ifeel like police are being oppressed. and feel like police are being oppressed. again, if you're doing yourjob right, this shouldn't be happening. so this anniversary is a chance to reflect on a life lost, on battles won and struggles yet to be overcome. barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis. the winner of last month's election in samoa has been sworn into office in an extraordinary ceremony in a tent, after she was locked out of parliament by her opponent. the election was the closest in samoa's history, and was quickly followed by bitter disputes and legal challenges.

the un is asking that the situation is resolved with dialogue. charlotte lam reports. locked out of parliament, but swearing into power, this is fiame naomi mata'afa — samoa's first female prime minister. the 64—year—old is no stranger inside the political pavilion — daughter of the country's first prime minister, she then became the first female deputy leader. but her first big outing, demoted to a tent outside, banned by the parliamentary speaker. inside the building, the previous prime minister of 22 years, ignoring a court order to step down. nearby new zealand has called for calm. all we're doing here is calling for the outcome and the wishes of the people of samoa to be upheld. and that's obviously the work the judiciary is doing right now.

present, too, samoa's chiefjustice — 30 years since he was called to the bar, now also finding himself barred from parliament. rivals have called the improvised swearing—in ceremony illegal, but those under the tent were visibly keen to get to work to serve this nation of 200,000 — insisting that democracy must prevail. charlotte lam, bbc news. one of italy's top ten most dangerous wanted criminals the mafia boss rocco morabito has been arrested in brazil. morabito was a mobster of the powerful organised crime group �*ndrangheta — and was nicknamed the cocaine king of milan. a warrant for his arrest has been outstanding since 1994. charities working with older people in the united kingdom

say demand for video calling and digital services has doubled over the last year. one of those to benefit was 79—year—old ron who was widowed at the start of the pandemic. he says learning to video chat with people was "a godsend", as the bbc�*s luxmy gopal reports. ron and jean were married for 56 years, but at the start of the pandemic, jean died of cancer. three weeks after we got the funeral over with, lockdown came — it couldn't have come at a worse time. stuck shielding at home for months, ron faced his grief alone — until he decided to learn how to video chat. hiya, ron. hello, there. nice to see you again. to be quite honest, without me ipad, i would have been totally lost. in my particular position it's brilliant, because i can't walk so it's been a godsend to be able to talk to people, you know, without going out of me house. going out of my house. he was remotely taught

digital skills by local charities in leeds. after never having touched a tablet device before last year, he's now used his to find bereavement counselling and chat to people. at least you're not talking to faceless people — when you talk to them on the phone yet, you can't imagine who you're really talking to. i've got in touch with a cousin of mine in kent who i haven't spoken to for 45 years, and i've got through to her on messenger and all you do is press a camera thing and it gets you through — unbelievable. and ron's experience reflects a trend among his generation. an 0fcom study found the proportion of over—65s using video calling nearly tripled after lockdown, and the leeds branch of age uk says during the pandemic it's seen a doubling in demand for its digital support services among older people. many charities say the online influx could be beneficial in the long term for delivering services — for example, to those with mobility issues or in bad weather. of course, it's not about replacing face—to—face

contact, but simply offering more options. it's about giving people that choice. we're trying to give people the skills and the access to the devices and the connectivity, which are all challenges that we face. but if we can encourage people to give it a go so they can see what it's like to use it if they need to. do you think this is something you're going to continue with in the future, even after lockdown and the pandemic is over? no doubt about it, no doubt about it. yeah, i'll keep on using it. there's work to be done to ensure wider access to the internet and devices for the older community. but the past year of lockdown has at least encouraged more engagement. and the final thought from ron on zoom. you're never too old to learn. it's as simple as that. i mean, if i can learn, anybody can. luxmy gopal, bbc news, leeds. let's catch up with all the latest sport now. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. it's a big week for english premier league side manchester city.

fresh from lifting the domestic league title on sunday, the plaudits don't stop for manager pep guardiola. the catalan has been named league managers association manager of the year — a prestigious award in england voted for by other managers in the division. city to go head to head with fellow english side chelsea on saturday in the final of uefa's show—piece event in porto. chelsea create problems for all the teams. it has to do with how many problems we create them. difficult to stop them for the quality they have, for the set—up. it's a team with width in the side, and depth, and they are so close — the distances, the players in between, they are so closer. and they play really good in the pockets, they are good behind. so create problems for all the teams, notjust us. so what you have to do to create them? i said — like before, your colleague — congratulations. the two games, they beat us. so now with another

competition, the final, and we will see what happens. chelsea have concerns over the fitness of n'golo kante and goalkeeper edouard mendy going into the game, but both are expected to train this week. the side have been practising before making the trip to portugal. mendy and kante will be hoping to test their fitness on wednesday. he's just become the oldest major winner of all time, but phil mickelson now has his sights set on completing a career grand slam at next month's us 0pen. the 50—year—old clinched his sixth major title at the uspga championship on sunday, and the us open is the only one of the four major championships he hasn't yet won. it's very possible that this is the last tournament i ever win — like, if i'm being realistic — but it's also very possible that i may have had a little bit of a breakthrough in some of my focus and maybe i go on a little bit of a run. i don't know. but the point is that there's no reason why i or anybody else can't do it at a later age — it just takes a little

bit more work. and the giro d'italia has a rest day on tuesday before stage 17, but colombia's egan bernal is very much the man to catch. the ineos grenadiers rider now has a lead of two minutes and 2a seconds after stage 16 over second—place damiano caruso. bad weather conditions forced the race from cecille to cortina d'ampezzo to be shortened. you can get all the latest sports news on our website — that's bbc.com/sport — but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team, we'll see you soon. and finally — something to put a smile on yourface — two magellanic chicks have joined the colony at the chicago shed aquarium in the us. these little penguins — which are a threatened species — hatched within a week of each other. for now they'll be living with an adult pair and will be shown to the public, once they hit important growing milestones.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @vfritznews. plenty i'm @vfritznews. more penguin news and business plenty more penguin news and business to come. hello. we know may has been wet, and now with less than a week to go, the met office says provisionalfigures indicate that wales, despite all of the sunshine to end monday, has had its wettest may on record — those records going back to 1862. wales will have a drier tuesday, but depending where you are, there'll be further heavy showers to dodge because low pressure, although it's moving into the north sea, is still close enough to produce some showers. there are changes on the horizon, we'll look at those in a moment. this is how we're starting off tuesday morning. a lot of cloud across scotland, northern england, through north wales, the midlands and on towards east anglia, where you could see patchy rain to begin with. elsewhere, a few sunny spells. the cloudy zone will brighten up, but this is where we're going to see some of those heavy and possibly thundery showers, with the risk of hail during the day.

quieter weather through much of wales, the midlands, into southeast england, bar the odd shower, and largely dry in northern ireland, but cornwall and devon clouding over with outbreaks of rain moving in. fairly breezy out there, and temperatures for the most part 12 to 16 celsius. tuesday evening brings some heavy showers towards the midlands and east anglia before the day is done. the rain clears away the far southwest of england, further outbreaks of rain pushing in towards southeast scotland and northeast england. wednesday starts where you're clear on a chillier note, some spots down into low single figures. and on wednesday, a few sunny spells around, but much of the east of the uk will be cloudy, and you could well see outbreaks of rain turning increasingly light and patchy as the day goes on. but through parts of scotland and northern england through the afternoon, there could be heavy and thundery showers. where you get the sunshine, though, it'll be a little warmer. still quite chilly as thursday begins under largely clear skies. there'll be a weather system trying to approach from the west.

some uncertainty about how far it'll get in during daylight hours, but it could well bring cloud and rain into at least parts of northern ireland. but where you stay dry, with sunny spells, it'll be a touch warmer still. that weather front to the west will die a death, and we're left with building high pressure going into the weekend, and that'll bring rather more settled weather than we've had of late. not completely dry — there may be a weather system approaching from the west later on bank holiday monday. but for most of us, this weekend looks drier and warmer.

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