in the southeast at 23 celsius. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm ben brown. banned for two years — facebook says donald trump's suspension following the capitol hill riots will stay in place for now, and could be extended if there's still a risk to public safety. fleeing the conflict in ethiopia, as the un warns of a repeat of the devastating 1984 famine. hundreds of thousands don't have enough to eat. a plea for help from nepal, as it suffers a second wave of covid— 19. 4,000 people have died in the past month. another army ambulance bringing in more covid victims.

——here is another army ambulance bringing in more covid victims. itjust gives you a sense of the pressure on nepal that covid is taking on their city. authorities in hong kong crack down on any attempt to mark the anniversary of the tiananman square massacre — thousands of police are patrolling the streets. and no place to hide — rich nations inch towards a deal on taxing big corporations. facebook has suspended former us president trump from all of its social media platforms for at least two years. he's been banned from facebook since january for his posts about the storming of the us capitol by his supporters, but last month a review criticised the open—ended penalty. his profiles on facebook and instagram will only be reinstated if the social media giant believes his accounts are no longer a threat to public safety.

in a statement, mr trump said the ruling was an insult to every person who voted for him. 0ur media editor amol rajan has been examining facebook�*s changing role in the political landscape we have to have peace, we have to have law and order. it was an extraordinary moment in modern american democracy. in the judgment of many independent observers disputed by his supporters and outgoing president incited a mob. as a result, his megaphones were taken away. twitter banned him. youtube suspended his account, and facebook did the same. they've created an oversight board to give independent advice on such editorialjudgements. last month, it upheld his suspension. the person leading facebook�*s policy decisions is sir nick clegg, the former british deputy prime minister. today, he said that trump will be

banned for two more years. free speech, free expression, it's not a free—for—all. it's not a recipe for anarchy. we have always had rules, quite rightly, as facebook, that you can in a sense kind of say what you like on facebook, but you can't do that if that inflicts harm on others. it's a pretty long—standing principle that goes right back to the mid—19th century, this idea that's, you know, you are free to do things, but not if that inflicts harm on others. that is a rule that we apply, doesn't matter whether you are the pope, the president of united states, whether you are an ordinary user, you cannot use facebook if you want to use facebook in a way which leads to real—world harm, and we think it's crystal clear in this case, that that is exactly what was happening onjanuary the 6th in washington, dc. denuded of his access to social media, mr trump put out a more conventional statement describing the move as an insult. this weird strip of motorways and campuses just south

of san francisco, what's known as silicon valley, contains the biggest concentration of computer scientists and software engineers in history. and yet these days, they're increasingly being dragged towards political philosophy — where, by a curious quirk of history, their sage is the former leader of the liberal democrats. and in weighing free speech against the potential harm of certain words, nick clegg is edging closer to terrain that has traditionally been dominated byjournalists. except facebook is much more powerful than any news organisation ever was. facebook�*s dilemma was guaranteed to annoy millions of voters. like most social networks, it was set up to connect friends but is now reshaping democracy itself. amol rajan, bbc news, san francisco. the world's biggest advanced economies are close to reaching an agreement on global taxation that will change the world, according to the german finance minister.

he was in london meeting his g7 counterparts ahead of next week's leader's summit. the plans aim to ensure the biggest multinational companies, and in particular the major tech firms, stop exploiting tax loopholes. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has the story. in a crisis, an opportunity for historic global change. the chancellor's welcome still from behind masks and with no handshakes, but this, the first major in—person meeting of the world's most powerful nations since the covid outbreak, ahead of the cornwall g7 summit next week. all of the finance ministers here have been borrowing incredible amount — trillions of dollars, euros and yen, to support their economies through the pandemic, and have coffers to fill. and at the same time covid—i9 has accelerated sales, profits and revenues at multinational digital giants who have proved difficult to squeeze taxes out of. so the world's biggest economies are deciding at this meeting to set

a global minimum rate of corporation tax. we are spending a lot of public money to protect our economies against the consequences of the covid, and to have a quick and very strong economic recovery, but we need money, and we need new resources. so how do you sell this within the european union to your colleague, the president of the eurogroup, the finance minister of ireland? i can understand the difficulty of ireland and some other european countries, but when there is such international impetus, this is in the interests of all 27 european member states to say, yes, we are on board and we are supporting this international tax system. it is the us leading the charge on this, under president biden�*s treasury secretary, janet yellen — a massive turnaround from the trump administration, and those in the room say this agreement will be historic. we will have an agreement which will really change the world, and we will be able to do

what we have to do for our people, and this will be a turning point in global cooperation, because the last decades were going into the other direction, now we are going into the right one. the finance ministers will squeeze big global corporations, with a minimum tax rate of at least 15% applying around the world. the crisis means they've got no choice. but in the fine detail of these negotiations, there's still a question about who gets that bounty. that's why the chancellor is being cautious so far. will it go predominantly, hundreds of billions of dollars, to the coffers of president biden, from the us tech giants, or can they agree that notjust the profits, but the sales in, say, britain, from these global tech giants can be taxed by britain? talks over making it compulsory for major companies to report on their plans for cutting carbon emissions are also on a knife edge. as one minister put it, if the west doesn't work together to set the rules for the 21st century, then china will.

faisal islam, at the g7 meeting in london. thousands of police have been patrolling the streets of hong kong to stop people commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 massacre in tiananmen square in beijing. the authorities have banned vigils, citing coronavirus restrictions — and areas where people usually gather have been closed off. from hong kong, danny vincent reports. june 4th was once a day hong kongers dared not to forget. victoria park once looked like this on the anniversary of the deadly crackdown. this is victoria park onjune 4th 2021. this former british colony is the only place on chinese soil that officially marks the tiananmen square crackdown. this year, the authorities threatened to imprison

anyone who attended the vigil. they cited covid—i9 restrictions, but it's seen as a part of a wider attack on dissent. some were determined to mark the day. translation: we're taking risks but you have to keep going. - if not, history willjust be rewritten and forgotten. gunfire. hundreds, possibly thousands, were killed when the chinese army opened fire on their own people in 1989. the events have been wiped from the chinese official history, but hong kong remembered. but in the early hours of the morning today, police arrested an organiser of the vigil — it sent a message to those who may have wanted to attend. but in this corner of hong kong, some came out to remember the dead. the police watched on. richard tsoi is the only organiser of the vigil left.

his fellow activists are all behind bars. translation: it hasn't been a year since the national - security law was imposed. over 100 people have been arrested, most are still in custody. it's had a big impact on freedom and human rights. when hong kong was returned to china in 1997, it was promised certain political freedoms. the mass commemoration ofjune 11th came to symbolise the right to criticise the party. 0njune 11th 2021, many fear they no longer have the right to remember. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. zhou fengsuo was a student organiser during the tiananmen square protests. due to his role he was listed fifth on the chinese governments most wanted list before serving a year in prison. he has lived in exile in the us for over 25 years.

thank in the us for over 25 years. you very much indeed i with thank you very much indeed for being with us. when you see what is going on in hong kong now, what do you make of it? it's a very dark moment in hong kong. the candlelight in victoria park on this day was the most beautiful thing in the worlds, and our survivors of that massacre look forward to its, and now it's gone. i think it's a symbol of the freedom, hope and freedom for china. the light is going out, so it is a very sad dark moment. my heart goes out to my friends who are in prison now simply for commemorating this massacre. ~ simply for commemorating this massacre-— simply for commemorating this massacre. ~ ~ ., massacre. when you think back to

what happened — massacre. when you think back to what happened there, _ massacre. when you think back to what happened there, all - massacre. when you think back to what happened there, all the - what happened there, all the protests, there was such hope in china and around the world at that time, wasn't there?— china and around the world at that time, wasn't there? yes, it was the first time in — time, wasn't there? yes, it was the first time in china's _ time, wasn't there? yes, it was the first time in china's history - time, wasn't there? yes, it was the first time in china's history that - first time in china's history that people could express themselves freely, and millions of people were able to do it. it's like their true voices are coming out from under the ground, even from the sky. the thunder of the broadcast station, that moment, caught that voice of the student movement, i experience that personally, and to me, that's the most important memory, it's where i experienced the hope of freedom of china. imilli where i experienced the hope of freedom of china.— where i experienced the hope of freedom of china. will there ever be a movement — freedom of china. will there ever be a movement like _ freedom of china. will there ever be a movement like that _ freedom of china. will there ever be a movement like that again? - freedom of china. will there ever be a movement like that again? i - freedom of china. will there ever be | a movement like that again? i mean, has the chinese communist party successfully crushed all opposition

in china and indeed in hong kong? fin in china and indeed in hong kong? (et the surface, that's true, but we don't really know all the facts. 0nly history will tell, but for now, it is definitely very dark. in this combination of totalitarianism and digital technology with this lockdown control with big data and facial intelligence, they can even forecast the next move of a dissident. how can you organise? it's unprecedented challenge to all of us. i think we are still trying to figure out a solution, but, of course, any totalitarian regime is on the wrong side of history. communist china will not be an exception. communist china will not be an

exception-— communist china will not be an excetion. , ., ., exception. last question, to those in hon: exception. last question, to those in hong kong _ exception. last question, to those in hong kong who _ exception. last question, to those in hong kong who have _ exception. last question, to those in hong kong who have been - in hong kong who have been protesting but now feel it is hopeless, what should they do? should theyjust hopeless, what should they do? should they just try to get hopeless, what should they do? should theyjust try to get out of there now as indeed you have and live somewhere else in the world? yeah, i think that's a good idea, if they can get out, i support fully. my they can get out, i support fully. my organisation, we have been helping those get out and settle down in the united states, some of the protesters, meanwhile, you know, there are some people who actually, some of my friends who i met during the umbrella revolution, they are convinced to stay in hong kong and make a difference. we will see how their path will go.— their path will go. thank you very much indeed _ their path will go. thank you very much indeed for _ their path will go. thank you very much indeed for talking - their path will go. thank you very much indeed for talking to - their path will go. thank you very much indeed for talking to us. . their path will go. thank you very i much indeed for talking to us. thank you very much for your time.- you very much for your time. thank

ou. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: havoc for business and uk holiday makers — as the british government removes portugal from the green travel list. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, via a signal given with the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali who has died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended the sport of boxing of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter, he fought all the way to the end — even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles lp

sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... banned for two years — facebook says donald trump's suspension following the capitol hill riots will stay in place for now — and could be extended if there's still a risk to public safety. fleeing the conflict in ethiopia, as the un warns of a repeat of the devastating 1984 famine. hundreds of thousands don't have enough to eat. let's go to ethiopia now, where the united nations is warning of a repeat of the deadly famine of 1984. months of fighting between ethiopian government forces and the regional

authorities in ti—gray have destroyed crops, leaving hundreds of thousands of people experiencing famine conditions. now, the government is making it hard for aid agencies to reach those trapped by the fighting — people are stranded, without enough food and water .0ur africa correspondent andrew harding has this report. the men with guns are bringing starvation once again to ethiopia. across the fragile northern region of tigray, months of conflict have destroyed farms, crops and clinics. with access limited, much of the suffering here is hidden from the outside world. fears of famine have been growing steadily, but today the un told us that famine conditions have now arrived. their farms have been destroyed, their harvest was destroyed, their bank accounts don't exist any more. there's hundreds of thousands of people in famine conditions now in tigray. archive: dawn, and is the sun breaks i through the piercing chill of night i

on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblical famine... it's four decades since this region experienced a famine that shook the world. history repeating itself? it is not unreasonable to worry about a rerun of 1984. michael buerk reporting the death of a child or a person every 20 minutes. if the world doesn't wake up and started to tackle this problem, don't be surprised if that's what we get. ethiopia's government is resisting international calls for a ceasefire and says its war against tigrayan rebels is nearly won. but access for aid groups remains restricted, the hungriest families trapped behind front lines. all of the checkpoints, the men with guns stopping aid vehicles and aid workers getting through, need to be told by their political masters to step back. so, to be clear, when the ethiopian authorities say, "this

conflict is nearly over, we are giving full humanitarian access where possible," they're lying? most of the people who are starving and dying and need help are not getting help — that's the fact of the matter. many people are on the move — some heading across the border into neighbouring sudan. they fleeing a conflict of staggering violence with growing evidence that rape and now starvation are being used deliberately as weapons of war. andrew harding without reports. —— with that report. the prime minister of nepal is pleading for world leaders to provide vaccines for his country. nepal is undergoing a second wave of coronavirus — which the country's health ministry says may have been driven by the variant that's ravaging india. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini

vaidyanathan has been speaking with the nepalese prime minister in kathmandu. a sister consumed by grief... ..in a nation crushed by covid. in nepal, more than 4000 people have died from the virus in the last month alone. families are forced to say their last goodbyes at the gates of the capital's crematorium. my husband's dead, my husband's dead. andon mascherpa's husband, kirpal, died this week. through the railings she performs his last rites. a final prayer for her beloved. not since the devastating earthquake in 2015 has this nation felt so broken. the country's army's been drafted in to collect and transport the bodies of those who died.

it's only been a few minutes since we came in with the first ambulance, and here is another army ambulance bringing in more covid victims. itjust gives you a sense of the pressure and toll that covid is taking on this city. health care is basic. nepal is one of the world's poorest nations. in an interview with the bbc, the country's prime minister appealed to the uk, its oldest friend, for vaccines. we have a very old friendly and diplomatic ties, when the gurkhas served the uk for so many years, putting their lives at risk so many times, so it is the responsibility of the uk also to support nepal. the virus is now climbing in rural areas now the peak has passed in cities.

but the pain hasn't gone away. in the capital, a prayer service for a gurkha veteran who died alone. a nation in mourning. and a nation in need. nepal is appealing to the uk for a helping hand. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, kathmandu, nepal. british tourists in portugal have been trying to get early flights home — before new quarantine requirements come into force on tuesday. it comes after the uk government moved the country from the green list — to amber, because of a rise in coronavirus cases there. airlines have put on additional flights, but many ticket prices have gone up by hundreds of pounds. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. the end of holiday blues came early for some at lisbon airport today, as some passengers cut their trips short, while others have decided to stay.

so we spent another £100 for the flight, we've got to get another test now. we have to get another test when we're in the uk, which we had all booked. we had everything planned, like the whole holiday, stuff we were going to do and now it's been cut short and we've had to to spend our time trying to sort tests and new flights, stuff like that. so we're just all unhappy. so we just thought, everything out. here's still open, we may as well go and enjoy our holiday and then stay indoors for five days. _ extra flights and bigger planes are being put on over the next three days to help passengers who want to get back before they have to quarantine. today is a bleak day for the uk travel industry. they had hoped that the vaccine would bring more certainty to this summer than to last. now, the reality of yesterday's decision is beginning to sink in for many operators. we thought there was light at the end of the tunnel, and it turns out the light was a freight train coming, which has now hit us. after yesterday's announcement, jet2 decided not to start flying

again until the 1stjuly. currently, they don't plan to fly to amber countries, but say they're trying to guess which might be green. we can't sort of plan what we're doing, so we've either got to assume all the destinations will be green, none of the destinations will be green, or, you know, use a lottery machine and try to work out, in the absence of a structured methodology. today, the government has explained the reasons again for moving portugal from the green list. positivity was increasing very significantly. in fact, it's doubled in the three weeks since our last through the point and is now at a much higher level than here in the uk. then secondly, and perhaps more importantly, we are seeing in addition to the indian variant, evidence of a further mutation, what's being called the nepal variant. but in portugal, there was confusion. it's just difficult to understand what is the logic. the pandemic situations of portugal and the uk are very similar, so we don't understand this decision

to move portugal from the green list to the amber list. the government is still advising against travel to amber list countries. with so few destinations on the green list, the next big question for the industry and for travelers is will some still make the journey? caroline davies, bbc news. a statue of the 17th century british slave trader edward colston, which was toppled during an anti—racism protest last year, has gone on public display in the city of bristol. it is in a museum close to where it was thrown into the harbour last year in the wake of george floyd's murder in minneapolis. before we go — an african pouched rat who won an award for sniffing out landmines in cambodia, is finally retiring. this is magawa — who located more than seventy landmines in five years. the sensitivity of pouched rats�* noses makes them perfect for thejob.

magawa will spend a few more weeks mentoring new recruits, before settling down to a life of bananas and peanuts. hello. while most parts of the uk got to see sunshine on friday, for eastern areas of england, it was a very different story — relentless rain — that was how it looked in essex. parts of suffolk had 25mm, just about an inch of rain. you can see that working its way through on the radar picture, tied in with some very unsettled weather affecting much of western europe. but that is clearing away from our shores, high—pressure building in behind. so, that means a lot of dry weather through the weekend, although, this frontal system coming in from the west will bring something of a fly in the ointments, a few showers here and there out west on saturday, and then perhaps a little further east on sunday. this is how we kick off saturday morning, with friday's rain clearing away to the east, a bit of mist and murk around across parts of east anglia

and the southeast first thing, but then for many, we will see some spells of sunshine through the day. but that front i showed you out west will start to introduce cloud and some showery rain through the afternoon into parts of cornwall, the western side of wales as well. come further east, we're into sunny skies, and certainly for east anglia and the southeast, a much warmer feel than we had on friday, 23 celisus the high in london. fine for much of northern england, but for northern ireland, we will see cloud and a few showers, in fact, some sharp showers into the afternoon, perhaps with the odd rumble of thunder. it's a similar story for the western side of scotland. but eastern scotland largely dry and pleasantly warm at 19 celsius under sunny skies in aberdeen. now, as we had through saturday night, that weather front will stagger its way eastwards, still some outbreaks of rain along it. these are the temperatures as we start sunday, double digits for many, a little bit chilly across parts of eastern england and also across some parts of northern ireland. and then into sunday, this weather front will still be with us — a relatively weak affair — but still bringing some extra cloud

and some outbreaks of showery rain to england and east wales. elsewhere, further north and west, northern ireland and scotland having the sunniest weather of the weekend, i think, on sunday. a little bit cooler across northwestern areas, but still quite warm to the southeast, 22—23 celsius. and as we look into the start of the new working week, high—pressure will be building its way in, still potentially one or two showers around here and there and frontal systems bringing extra cloud into northern areas at times. but most places dry, some spells of sunshine, and if anything, it's going to turn a bit warmer.

this is bbc news.

the headlines: facebook says donald trump's suspension following the capitol hill riots will stay in place for two years, and could be extended. mr trump said the ruling was an insult to every person who voted for him. the un has warned of a repeat of ethiopia's devastating 1984 famine. the un's humanitarian chief says hundreds of thousands of people are already experiencing famine conditions in the northern region of tigray, following months of conflict. thousands of police have been patrolling the streets of hong kong to stop people commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 massacre in tiananmen square. some residents marked the event by shining mobile phone torches or lighting candles. nepal has appealed to the uk among other countries to provide vaccines, as it suffers a devastating second wave of coronavirus. the nepali army has been draughted in to help transport the dead.