this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 22 and half years for derek chauvin, over the killing of george floyd. 2070 months. 270. 22 and half years for derek chauvin, over the killing of george floyd. accountability at last, say his supporters and family. no one is above the law and no one is beneath it. a police officer is not above the law and george floyd is not beneath the law. 159 people are still unaccounted for, after the collapse of an apartment block, near miami beach. also in the programme, borisjohnson accepts an apology from his health secretary, after pictures emerge of him kissing and embracing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. matt hancock says he's �*let people down�* and is �*very sorry.�*

after the images showed him, with gina colad—angelo. plus, are these the remains of a new species of human — researchers find the skull of what could be our closest relative. ajudge in the us city of minneapolis, has sentenced the former police officer, derek chauvin, to 22 and half years in jail, for the murder of george floyd. the 46 year old african american died in may last year, after chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest. the lawyer for mr floyd's family says the sentence is "historic, bringing america a step closer to healing, by delivering accountability."

our correspondent, neda towfeek is in minneapolis, and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. this courtroom has been the scene of powerful testimony. today, it became a place of closure for the floyd family. thejudge began proceedings by inviting them to speak. you family. thejudge began proceedings by inviting them to speak.— by inviting them to speak. you may roceed by inviting them to speak. you may proceed with _ by inviting them to speak. you may proceed with the _ by inviting them to speak. you may proceed with the victim _ by inviting them to speak. you may proceed with the victim and. - by inviting them to speak. you may proceed with the victim and. his i proceed with the victim and. his dau . hter proceed with the victim and. his daughter appeared first on video. at just seven years old, she is too young and innocent to comprehend fully what happened to her father. dad, i miss you and i love you. his brother dad, i miss you and i love you. h 3 brother struggled to speak as he struggled to speak to chauvin directly. i struggled to speak to chauvin directl . ., ., struggled to speak to chauvin directl. ., ., ~ ., struggled to speak to chauvin directl . ., ., ~ ., ., directly. i want to know from the man himself. — directly. i want to know from the man himself, why? _ directly. i want to know from the man himself, why? what- directly. i want to know from the man himself, why? what were i directly. i want to know from the l man himself, why? what were you thinking? — man himself, why? what were you thinking? what _ man himself, why? what were you thinking? what was _ man himself, why? what were you thinking? what was going - man himself, why? what were you thinking? what was going through| thinking? what was going through your head? —

thinking? what was going through your head? when _ thinking? what was going through your head? when you _ thinking? what was going through your head? when you had - thinking? what was going through your head? when you had your. thinking? what was going through . your head? when you had your knee thinking? what was going through - your head? when you had your knee on my brothers _ your head? when you had your knee on my brothers neck? _ your head? when you had your knee on my brothers neck? why? _ your head? when you had your knee on my brothers neck? why? when- your head? when you had your knee on my brothers neck? why? when you - your head? when you had your knee on. my brothers neck? why? when you knew that he _ my brothers neck? why? when you knew that he posed _ my brothers neck? why? when you knew that he posed no — my brothers neck? why? when you knew that he posed no threat _ my brothers neck? why? when you knew that he posed no threat any _ my brothers neck? why? when you knew that he posed no threat any more? - that he posed no threat any more? those _ that he posed no threat any more? those are — that he posed no threat any more? those are questions _ that he posed no threat any more? those are questions that _ that he posed no threat any more? those are questions that remain i those are questions that remain unanswered because derek chauvin chose not to testify in his defence. for the first time, the public got a good look into his character from his mother. it good look into his character from his mother-— his mother. it has been difficult for me to _ his mother. it has been difficult for me to hear _ his mother. it has been difficult for me to hear and _ his mother. it has been difficult for me to hear and read - his mother. it has been difficult for me to hear and read what i his mother. it has been difficult. for me to hear and read what the media, public and prosecution team believe derek to be as a cruel, heartless and uncaring person. i can tell you that as far from the truth. and then, derek chauvin himself spoke. i and then, derek chauvin himself soke. ., ., , ., . , spoke. i want to give my condolences to the floyd — spoke. i want to give my condolences to the floyd family. _ spoke. i want to give my condolences to the floyd family. the _ spoke. i want to give my condolences to the floyd family. the judge - spoke. i want to give my condolences to the floyd family. the judge said i to the floyd family. the 'udge said his decision — to the floyd family. the 'udge said his decision was h to the floyd family. the 'udge said his decision was not _ to the floyd family. the judge said his decision was not influenced - to the floyd family. the judge said his decision was not influenced by | his decision was not influenced by public opinion are made to send any messages. the

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disgraced police officer will only do so much to advance racial equality in the struggle of being black in america. this equality in the struggle of being black in america.— black in america. this is the [on . est black in america. this is the longest sentence _ black in america. this is the longest sentence a - black in america. this is the longest sentence a police i black in america. this is the - longest sentence a police officer has received in the state of minnesota.— has received in the state of minnesota. .,~ ., , ., minnesota. speaking outside of the courthouse following _ minnesota. speaking outside of the courthouse following the _ minnesota. speaking outside of the i courthouse following the sentencing, the family said they do feel some measure of accountability. they hope this is a turning point in america because they feel that the activism surrounding this case could mean a real trains moving forward and total those gathering here to keep fighting for justice let's speak now tojohn lesch a criminal defence lawyer and former state representative in the minnesota house of representatives. criminal defence lawyer at lesch law, former state representative in the minnesota house of representatives, where he served on the public safety, judiciary, and civil law committees.

the prosecution was asking for 30 years and the judge did the prosecution was asking for 30 years and thejudge did not the prosecution was asking for 30 years and the judge did not give them the 30 years, they give him 22 and a half. but it was a message that was significantly longer than the presumed sentence in this case of 12 and a half. and it was a message that it was longer than the last police officer who was convicted of murder of an individual civilian in minneapolis just from a few years ago. so, the judge civilian in minneapolis just from a few years ago. so, thejudge did send a message that this was very serious but did not think that the 30 year mark was appropriate for legal reasons. he 30 year mark was appropriate for legal reasons.— 30 year mark was appropriate for legal reasons. he issued a 22 page statement. — legal reasons. he issued a 22 page statement. an _ legal reasons. he issued a 22 page statement, an explanation - legal reasons. he issued a 22 page statement, an explanation for- legal reasons. he issued a 22 page statement, an explanation for his. statement, an explanation for his reasoning i don't know if you had a chance to read that yet but you wonder how important they'll be in determining whether or not former officer chauvin can appeal the sentence successfully.- officer chauvin can appeal the sentence successfully. yes, but i will tell you _ sentence successfully. yes, but i will tell you that _ sentence successfully. yes, but i will tell you that judges -

sentence successfully. yes, but i will tell you thatjudges and - sentence successfully. yes, but i will tell you thatjudges and the l will tell you thatjudges and the state have extraordinary discretion when it comes to how to sentence an individual. thejudges can when it comes to how to sentence an individual. the judges can sentence the way they want. it's very different from allowing evidence in a trial, which is from the court of appeals and it's going to be difficult for them to appeal the sentence itself. its, difficult for them to appeal the sentence itself.— difficult for them to appeal the sentence itself. a lot of people in the united _ sentence itself. a lot of people in the united states _ sentence itself. a lot of people in the united states and _ sentence itself. a lot of people in the united states and watching i sentence itself. a lot of people in - the united states and watching where the united states and watching where the road wonder is what difference this case, now that they have reached the end of not only has he been found guilty of murder, but also he has been convicted and sentenced and would not serve the prison sentence. would you move on from derek chauvin? we still love this question about the policing of particularly black americans the united states and wonder what difference this case could make. {lin difference this case could make. on this phase of our re—examination of

race and policing in the united states because he was charged, that was a big deal. he was convicted, that's an even bigger deal. the conversation was ongoing throughout the process and the fact that he was convicted and received the longest sentence ever handed down from the benchis sentence ever handed down from the bench is going to be every conversation in every police roll call ended every training about what exactly we are doing and in the legislature of the state which is where it will be made about what kind of policing we're going to do here. ., ., kind of policing we're going to do here. . «i i. kind of policing we're going to do here. ., ~' ,, , kind of policing we're going to do here. . «i i. , . kind of policing we're going to do here. ., ., ,, , . ., kind of policing we're going to do here. . «i i. , . ., , here. thank you very much for being with us on bbc— here. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. _ officials in florida say the apartment block that collapsed near miami on thursday leaving more than one—hundred—and—fifty people missing was due to undergo extensive repairs this year. the building — which had been affected in the past by subsidence — was in the middle of a survey and repair programme required every forty years. four people are confirmed dead and a major operation is continuing to search for survivors

and more bodies. our north america correspondent will grant is at the scene — and he sent us this update the longer the search and rescue goes on, the more harrowing to become. the families are doing their very best to hold out hope of good news but, difficulty is that there is no positive update to be had so far and they are gradually losing the faith. just a warning that my report does contain images of the moment of the buildings collapse itself. this moment of the buildings collapse itself. �* , moment of the buildings collapse itself. . , , , ., moment of the buildings collapse itself. a ,, ., , ., . ., itself. as the desperate search for survivors of _ itself. as the desperate search for survivors of the _ itself. as the desperate search for survivors of the collapsed - itself. as the desperate search for i survivors of the collapsed apartment block entered its second day, the full gravity of the situation was laid bare. the exact number of those lost in this tragic incident still is not known, but it is clear that this has the potential to be the most deadly building collapse in florida history. the awful moment it's of happen so fast it took

everything and it is feared everyone with that. 12 stories and entire lives reduced to rubble in seconds. the methodical work of the rescue teams is not stopped since then. they say they're still curing occasional knocks from inside the debris and are following every lead. at one stage trying to into the spaces between the rubble by the basement. families are gathered at a community centre as their unbearable weight for information goes on. her mother lived on the ninth floor. the world iets mother lived on the ninth floor. tue: world gets to mother lived on the ninth floor. t'te: world gets to know more mother lived on the ninth floor. tte: world gets to know more information before we get to know if more information as family members. i don't live in the area, so i came here hoping to get information and i'm still waiting for that. her mother is — i'm still waiting for that. her mother is one _ i'm still waiting for that. her mother is one of _ i'm still waiting for that. her mother is one of the - i'm still waiting for that. her mother is one of the oldest of those missing. the youngest was patel, the one—year—old daughter ofjoint british american citizen who was pregnant. and her husband, and

entire family missing. but the city will keep up the search. irate entire family missing. but the city will keep up the search.— will keep up the search. we will continue search _ will keep up the search. we will continue search and _ will keep up the search. we will continue search and rescue - will keep up the search. we will. continue search and rescue because we stitt— continue search and rescue because we still have hope that we will find people _ we still have hope that we will find people alive. that is exactly why we are continuing and that is why we are continuing and that is why we are using — are continuing and that is why we are using our dogs and or sonar and or canieras, — are using our dogs and or sonar and or cameras, everything possible to see places — or cameras, everything possible to see places where there may be people — see places where there may be people. 335 see places where there may be --eole. �* , ,. see places where there may be --eole. a ,. people. as the rescue effort continues. _ people. as the rescue effort continues, hope _ people. as the rescue effort continues, hope is - people. as the rescue effort| continues, hope is beginning people. as the rescue effort i continues, hope is beginning to fade. but forfamily members, this period has been one of shock and a desperate wait for information. there is the possibility that they may not see their missing loved ones again. clinging onto hope for updates about her missing mother and she is under no illusions of what she is under no illusions of what she is under no illusions of what she is facing. she is under no illusions of what she is facing-— she is under no illusions of what she is facin.. . ., . , ., she is facing. the choices are there is a miracle — she is facing. the choices are there is a miracle with _ she is facing. the choices are there is a miracle with gods _ she is facing. the choices are there is a miracle with gods grace - she is facing. the choices are there is a miracle with gods grace and . she is facing. the choices are there is a miracle with gods grace and hej is a miracle with gods grace and he has lots of miracles in store for us regards chris was one that she did

not feel a thing and that she is in his hands and in a good place. let's speak to joseph dahan from south florida hatzalah, ajewish volunteer first responders group how have been organising medical triage close to the collapse site. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. what was the first sign for you and your colleagues that something so serious it happened? irate something so serious it happened? - got a call and or hotline as we do for all medical situations in this particular call came in for a cardiac chest pain and elderly patient. it came in with the understanding, the understanding that there may have been some

explosion. wejust that there may have been some explosion. we just watched this call is to do for them and we stand out the units once the units came out to the units once the units came out to the field and saw there was something potentially greater than that. there upgraded the call to a mass casualty and begin to deliver additional resources. shire mass casualty and begin to deliver additional resources. are destroying for the audience, _ additional resources. are destroying for the audience, you _ additional resources. are destroying for the audience, you will— additional resources. are destroying for the audience, you will not - additional resources. are destroying for the audience, you will not be - for the audience, you will not be able to see this but we are seeing some live pictures of the moment and just reminds you of how dramatic this collapse was. in terms of the people who was able to treat, presumably sadly the numbers have been relatively small.— been relatively small. initially, while they _ been relatively small. initially, while they were _ been relatively small. initially, while they were doing - been relatively small. initially, while they were doing the - been relatively small. initially, - while they were doing the extraction and the evacuation from the portions of the building, we were getting all of the building, we were getting all of those in the initial area, we were handling each and every of them

individually and passing them along transport to the hospital and since then, it has slowed down and more of our patients that we have been dealing with, more of the family members that are coming into the centre and having to deal with difficult tasks of looking at lists and finding these families names on the wrong side of the rubble. tt’s and finding these families names on the wrong side of the rubble. tt’s a the wrong side of the rubble. it's a hard question _ the wrong side of the rubble. it's a hard question and _ the wrong side of the rubble. it's a hard question and i _ the wrong side of the rubble. it's a hard question and i can _ the wrong side of the rubble. it's a hard question and i can forgive me for asking it and i know it's when people will be asking you at home. the prospects that anyone could still be in the rubble and still alive? , ., , . still be in the rubble and still alive? , ., , �* , alive? there is hope. but it is rim. it alive? there is hope. but it is grim- it is— alive? there is hope. but it is grim. it is grim. _ alive? there is hope. but it is grim. it is grim. and - alive? there is hope. but it is grim. it is grim. and the - alive? there is hope. but it is . grim. it is grim. and the weather has not been very well and we've had very strong rain and there was a fire and the rubble as well and

crews are trying to do what they have to do. it is grim but we are all very hopeful and there's a lot of people here that are very hopeful. of people here that are very ho -eful. �* �* , of people here that are very ho-eful. . �* , ., , , ., hopeful. and i'm sure many will show our ho -e. hopeful. and i'm sure many will show your hope- -- — hopeful. and i'm sure many will show your hope. -- share _ hopeful. and i'm sure many will show your hope. -- share your _ hopeful. and i'm sure many will show your hope. -- share your hope. - hopeful. and i'm sure many will show| your hope. -- share your hope. thank your hope. —— share your hope. thank your hope. —— share your hope. thank you very much for your time for speaking to us. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: four the secretary of state is looking very hard as to whether or not the taliban is serious about peace. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner."

cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due, mainly, to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a marker of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. ajudge in minneapolis has sentenced the former us police officer, derek chauvin, to twenty—two and— a—

half— years in prison for the murder of george floyd. emergency services continue to search for survivors following a building collapse in miami. at least four people have been confirmed dead. more than a hundred and fifty are missing. downing street says, the british prime minister has accepted his health secretary, matt hancock s apology, for breaching social distancing guidelines, after the sun newspaper published images of him and an aide, gina colad—angelo, kissing and embracing in the department of health. in a statement mr hancock said he'd 'let people down' and is 'very sorry.�* borisjohnson now considers the matter closed. but labour is calling on mr hancock to resign. and there are more questions tonight, about how mrs colad—angelo, initially hired by mr hancock himself, was then appointed last september, to her current position, on the board of the department of health. with the latest, here�*s our deputy political editor, vicki young. he�*s been telling all of us to stick to covid rules.

keep doing your bit, remember the rules, hands, face, space and fresh air. and now matt hancock�*s admitted breaking them, after getting too close to this adviser. government social distancing guidance says that people should keep two metres apart. "i accept that i breached the social—distancing guidance in these circumstances. i have let people down and am very sorry. i remain focused on working to get the country out of this pandemic and would be grateful for privacy for my family on this personal matter." mr hancock and ms coladangelo have been close friends since university. during the pandemic, she�*s accompanied the health secretary to meetings in downing street and interviews. speaking to radio 4 last year, she talked about first meeting him. we met at the student radio station, oxygen fm.

i read the news and matt read the sport. i�*ve always joked with him that he did the sport because he wasn�*t good enough to do the news! she laughs but i think it gave him a bit of an early heads—up into aggressive questioning from journalists and hacks. in september, she became a non—executive director on the board of the department of health, with a salary of £15,000. downing street say the appointment followed correct procedure. but labour�*s calling for an official investigation into whether the ministerial code of conduct has been broken. matt hancock either needs to resign or, if he's not willing to do that, then the prime minister must remove him from his post. this isn'tjust a question of, yet again, a conservative mp disobeying those rules and thinking that they only apply to the rest of us. it's a case where we've seen cronyism on cronyism. this comes after other high—profile breaches of the rules. dominic cummings, who used to be

borisjohnson�*s top adviser, caused outrage when he travelled hundreds of miles during lockdown. and professor neil ferguson, one of the most prominent scientists advising the government, resigned after his married lover visited his home. this was mr hancock�*s reaction at the time. i don�*t understand. you're speechless? iam. that doesn�*t often happen to me. i think that he took the right decision... to resign. yeah, you wouldn't have fought to keep him? it�*s just not... that�*s just not possible in these circumstances. now after his indiscretion, there has been support from ministers and downing street. i think the secretary- of state has said everything he needs to say on this. he's apologised. and the prime minister- is backing his secretary of state and considers the matter closed. and the prime minister is showing no sign of sacking him. presidentjoe biden has told the afghan president ashraf ghani — on a visit to washington — that the afghan people must decide theirfuture. but he also said us support for afghanistan would continue,

despite the us military withdrawal. the visit by ashraf ghani and his former political rival abdullah abdullah comes as taliban forces have escalated fighting in recent weeks, seizing control of dozens of districts. this was what mr biden had to say about ongoing us involvement in the country: the partnership between afghanistan and the united states is not ending. it is going to be sustained and you know, our trips may be leaving but support for afghanistan is not ending. in terms of support and maintenance of helping maintain the military is well as economic and political support. speaking at a press conference following the meeting, ashraf ghani paid tribute to the thousands of americans who�*d lost their lives fighting in afghanistan. asked about the us decision to withdraw militarily, he said he respected the move. the decision of the president has

been taken on the basis of very significant national consultation and deliberation. this is a sovereign us decision. we respect that decision and our course is to manage the consequences and to ensure that the people of afghanistan rest of the challenge. —— rise to the challenge. let s get some of the day s other news police in germany say three people have been killed by a man with a knife who attacked passers—by in the central city of wuerzburg. others are injured, some seriously. police say they shot and wounded a suspect as they arrested him. a senior official said that man had recently spent time in a psychiatric institution. iran has rejected demands from the un�*s nuclear watchdog, the iaea, for an immediate response to its request to extend a deal that hasjust expired on monitoring iranian nuclear sites. the iaea chief, rafael grossi, said it was vitally important that

inspectors continue to be able to collect data. chinese researchers have discovered the skull of what they believe to be a new species of human that they claim is our closest evolutionary relative. this report by our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. meet the dragon man. a perfectly preserved skull of what is thought to be a species of human that lived in asia around 146,000 years ago. a 3d scan shows a huge head with a brain that was about the same size as ours. but otherfeatures, such as a prominent brow ridge around the eye socket, suggests something more primitive. i said "oh, my gosh, i can�*t believe that." and it is so well preserved you can see all the details. this is what researchers think he looks like. stocky and powerfully built, able to withstand the freezing temperatures of what is now north—eastern china. so, where does dragon man fit

into the new human family tree? well, 7 million years ago, the first humanlike creatures emerged. they became progressively more developed, until 2 million years ago, ourancientancestor homo erectus emerged. that led to our close cousins, the neanderthals and us, and we coexisted a few hundred thousand years ago. dragon man, it�*s claimed, is a new species that lived alongside us. not only that, it�*s more closely related to us. one of britain�*s leading experts in the field is part of the research team. after examining this replica made from resin, he believes that the dragon man is a hugely important discovery. i've been studying human evolution for the last 50 years or so and this, for me, is one of the most significant fossils that i have seen and studied in all of that time. and it really gives us a new view of human evolution, because it looks like,

on our analyses, this is a sister species homo sapiens, our own species. some experts believe that the dragon man might belong to a mysterious branch of humans called the denisovans. all we know about them is from a handful of human fossils. |the denisovans is this fascinating| mystery population from the past. because we have had indications that they existed and then - they found more in the jaw - from tibet suggesting that that jaw may have been denisovan. now because this jaw from tibet - and dragon man look like each other, now we may actually have the first face of the denisovans. _ these early skulls found in china have baffled scientists until now. the discovery of dragon man suggests they might represent the gradual evolution of the latest member of the human family, called the denisova ns.

that is bbc news. hello there. friday evening brought some quite dramatic weather for some of us, especially across parts of england. through the western side of the midlands, there was some heavy, thundery rain. that was how it looked for a weather watcher in south staffordshire. and then to the northeast of london, and up into essex, some really vicious thunderstorms, with reports of localised flash flooding and even reports of a tornado in east london, or at the very least some squally gusty winds in amongst the showers, which did cause some damage. and the weather system responsible will still be quite close by as we head through this weekend. it will become slow moving across northern france, but from time to time, it will throw showers or longer spells of rain back in our direction. and we will see some showers during saturday, across england and wales particularly.

through east anglia, into the midlands and wales, we could see some particularly heavy, thundery ones during the afternoon. more cloud for northeast england, southeast scotland. some patchy rain here. brighter skies for northern scotland and for northern ireland, and top temperatures between 1a and 22 degrees. so, some of those heavy showers in the south will continue during saturday evening and some more persistent rain is likely to start to slide across the channel islands, and that will come into play across southern counties of england as we get into the first part of sunday. elsewhere, we start sunday on a mainly dry note. those are your temperatures for sunday morning, nine to 1a degrees. so this weather system that will become very slow moving through the weekend is likely to throw a band of rain back northwards as we go through the day on sunday. there is uncertainty aboutjust how far north the rain will get, but it�*s likely to affect southern counties of england. it may spread into south wales and parts of the midlands as well. further north, it should be largely dry, with patchy cloud and some spells of sunshine. i think thicker cloud across the far northwest of scotland

and temperatures between 18 and 22 degrees in most places. so, to sum up for the weekend, we will see some spells of sunshine, but there will be a few showers around on saturday. some of those could be quite heavy. and potentialfor some more persistent rain in southern parts as we head through sunday. and southern areas could see further rain during the week ahead. some of that rain could be quite heavy. further north, it looks drier. some of the highest temperatures likely to be across scotland, up to 2a degrees.

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i�*m shaun ley. the headlines this hour: ajudge in minneapolis has sentenced the former police officer derek chauvin to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of george floyd. the judge said the sentence wasn�*t based on emotion or public opinion. emergency services continue to search for survivors after working through the night, following a building collapse in miami. at least four people have been confirmed dead. more than 150 are missing. presidentjoe biden has been meeting afghan president ashraf ghani to discuss us troop withdrawal and the surge in fighting between afghan forces and the taliban across the country. president biden said that afghans need to decide afghanistan�*s future. police in germany say three people have been killed by a man with a knife in the central city of wuerzburg. authorities say the attacker — a somali man — had recently spent time in a psychiatric institution.