these protesters say they have been mobilised with the case of adama traore so with the case of adama memory and galvanised by what french people are seeing happening in the united states. rich preston, bbc news. here in the uk a report by public health england has found that although age is the biggest risk factor when it comes to covid—19, black, asian and other ethnic minority communities in the uk are more likely than others to die from the disease. rianna croxford reports. one family, one household, with the odds stacked against them. abdullah used to collect passengers to his taxi but now only picks up groceries. he is black, male, aged 59, and was born outside of the uk, putting him at high risk to catching covid—19. he lives with three generations in milton keynes. feeling unsafe, he chose to stop working at the start of the pandemic and has no income. the government is supposed to really help them but they have been ignored because there is no ppe, there's no help, there's no even proper advices. his daughter khadijah is a nurse, a key worker, and says she has been unprotecte

clashes broke out in central paris as crowds called forjustice for adama traore.ort confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. the health secretary matt hancock said it was still unclear why this was the case but that the government would get to the bottom of it. mps returned to westminster on tuesday forming long queues, in line with social distancing rules, as they prepared to decide how they should hold hold votes in the house of commons from now on. the government wanted to end the virtual, or online, system which was introduced in april and to return to voting in person. but critics say such a move would exclude vulnerable mps and those with caring responsibilities. our chief political correspondent vicki young has the latest. mps had been told to set an example and get back to work. for some it's a round trip of almost 1500 miles. a journey in excess of 18 hours for something that frankly is of questionable necessity. others

clashes broke out in central paris as crowds called forjustice for adama traore.n the uk, a report confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. the health secretary matt hancock said it was still unclear why this was the case, but that the government would get to the bottom of it.

people seemed to be really galvanised by this adama traore case. happened in the us, seeing a real similarity. thank you also interesting to hear what is happening in paris at the moment. borisjohnson says the uk is prepared to react if china imposes a national security law in hong kong. in an article published in the south china morning post and the times, he wrote: "if china imposes its national security law, the british government will change our immigration rules and allow any holder of these passports from hong kong to come to the uk for a renewable period of 12 months and be given further immigration rights, including the right to work, which could place them on a route to citizenship." yet to reach its peak in the fight against covid—19, brazil is a country is divided. as the death toll climbs and tensions rise, parts of the country are beginning to reopen. tanya dendrinos reports. another day, another grim milestone for brazil. now, at more than 31,000 coronavirus deaths, with more than 550,000 confirmed cases. translation: before this pand

the rallies have been organised under the banner "truth for adama", after adama traore — a young blackth protesters chanting slogans calling forjustice. the government allowed the demonstrations to go ahead despite the coronavirus restrictions. david chazan, a journalist in paris, had spent much of the day out on the streets of the french capital. the police say that about 15,000 demonstrators gathered in place de la republique in the heart of paris. that's where i was, and i'm sure there were at least that number of people there. and the protests were generally peaceful, but some demonstrators did throw fireworks at the police, who responded with tear gas. now, most of the protesters had dispersed by the time i left a few minutes ago, but there were still a few left, and police were clearing the square. riot police with shields and helmets prevented the protesters from carrying out their plan to march from place de la republique through paris to the place de l‘0pera, but they did allow the rally to go ahead in the place de la republique and thousands of protesters also gathered in oth

the police officers involved in adama traore's death were exonerated.sn't been done. translation: the death of george floyd echoed the death of my little brother. what's happening in the united states is exactly the same as what's happening in france. our brothers are dying. there is a fractious relationship between police and ethnic minorities in france with frequent allegations of victimisation and excessive force. french officials say they will take a zero—tolerance approach to racism in law enforcement and have banned restraints like chokeholds. police unions deny racism is rampant within the ranks. intense feelings of discrimination and unfairness have caused emotions to run high across france, but many say once the fog has lifted, much needs to be done to address systemic racism in french society. gail maclellan, bbc news. british prime minister borisjohnson has ordered a review of the two—metre social—distancing rule in england. business leaders and some of mrjohnson‘s own mps have warned large parts of the hospitality industry will not survive i

marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24—year—old black man who died four years ago

clashes broke out in central paris as crowds called forjustice for adama traore.a report confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. the health secretary matt hancock said it was still unclear why this was the case but that the government would get to the bottom of it.

demonstrations calling for an investigation into the death in police custody of twenty four year old adama traore rate in twenty sixteen this all coming in the wake of the unrest in united states of the death of a black man who was not on by a white police officer. eight days ago. national guard is on the streets of a vast majority of us states right now to try to restore order meanwhile police officer criticized. donald trump's tactics and attitude. in the wake of the police killing of. george floyd just over a week ago. the coach returns to paris though in a socially distanced manna from our customers on the terrace perfect for this sunny weather. across bououe this chohoosing. thank you very much for joining us we'll show you straight away the images coming from northwest paris- in the wake of a demonstration that was convened in order to call for truth and justice for adam outro right a group organized by his sister. a demonstration of protest in the wake of what's been happening in the united states under the banner of black lives matter of course- damage or it was a twenty four year old- fr

the death of adama traore... to an incident here. the death of adama traore. ..tly the same as what happened to my little brother. people are dying. there are frequent allegations of excessive force. police say they will take a zero tolerance feed to racism and law enforcement and have banned restra i ns enforcement and have banned restrains voucher codes. police unions denied racism is rampant within the ranks. many people say once the fog has lifted, much will need to be done to address systemic racism in french society. boris johnson has ordered a review of the two—metre social—distancing rule in england. business leaders — and some of mrjohnson‘s own mps — have warned large parts of the hospitality industry will not survive if the rules aren't relaxed. the review will aim to be completed by the 11th ofjuly, the earliest date when pubs and restaurants might open in england. the recommended distance you should leave between you and other people varies from country to country. all four nations of the uk observe the 2 metre rule, as do spain and canada. it drops

the floyd case has absolutely nothing to do with the case of adama traore. >> reporter: but many of the protesters who came here today clearly were inspired by events over in the united states. you can see it on some of the signs. you can see it on their t-shirts and in many of the chants. also, by this sense that here in france, too, all too often, allegations of police brutality have gone unpunished. >> we have too few cases proving that policemen can be brought to court and can be sentenced to jail and not simply a suspended sentence, but that's what brings also outrage. >> reporter: outrage that turned to violence on tuesday evening as police struggled to contain the anger unleashed against them. melissa bell, cnn, paris. >>> a moment ago when i was talking with nic robertson, i referenced the awkward silence from the canadian prime minister when asked about a particular protest in the u.s. we'll show that to you right after this. i got an oriole here. eh. common bird. ooh look! over here! something much better. there it is. peacock, included with xfinity x1. remarkable. fascinating

adama traore was detained in 2016.hyxiated while being pinned down. lets go back to houston. fat rally that is still taking place in downtown houston, marching to city hall there beef —— the former home city of george floyd, the march organised by family members and the local police department there, where tens of thousands have gathered to voice their support in a peaceful demonstration. america continues to be gripped by a number of protests that have struck some 75 cities. you've been watching bbc news. we leave you with these pictures. things arejoining us here on outside source. hello. well, we had a good dose of summer in the last week or so, much warmer than average for the time of the year, very dry and sunny. big changes on the way now for the next few days. the changes have already happened across scotland, we are seeing weather fronts moving happened across scotland, we are seeing weatherfronts moving in happened across scotland, we are seeing weather fronts moving in from the north from a much cooler direct

demonstrations calling for an investigation into the death in police custody of twenty four year old adama traoree in twenty sixteen this all coming in the wake of the unrest in united states of the death of a black man who was not on by a white police officer. eight days ago. national guard is on the streets of a vast majority of us states right now to try to restore order meanwhile police officer criticized. donald trump's tactics and attitude. in the wake of the police killing of.

marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24—year—old black man who died four years agohe was pinned down by police officers in the city. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: the government reveals it won't be sending all primary children in england back to school before the summer after all. labour says the plans lie in tatters. it's no good the prime minister flailing around, trying to blame others. but the prime minister reckons it's the labour leader who can't make up his mind. he still can't work out whether he's saying schools are not safe enough or whether we should be going back more quickly. the government insists the housing secretary acted properly over his approval of a £1 billion property scheme in east london. and after the anti—racism protests, a call for action. does the home secretary recognise that there's structural inequality, discrimination and racism in our country? the education secretary has confirmed he's dropping plans for all primary school years in england to go back to the cla

like george floyd, adama traore died after being restrained under the weight of three officers. poce.end, franus h chants in france of "no justice, no peace." while in tokyo, this protester talking about her country's record on racism. >> i think the movement is still starting, especially because a lot of times people don't see that systematic racism is a problem in japan. nationalists who oppose black lives matter. yesterday, they attacked police head-on. but the day culminated in this stunning set of images. a black man rescuing a white man who'd been hurt reportedly in a fight with anti-racist protesters. the rescuer later tweeting, "it's not black versus white. it's everybody versus racists." tom? >> julia, thank you. >>> and back here at home, and g e demands for change across oe for lice reform and urging a ban on police choke holds. rorrg for change heard around the country. protesters calling to defund the police, moving money to other programs, and in some cases, rebuilding police departments from the ground up. >> dismantling it, and looking at what funding priorities

clashes broke out in central paris as crowds called forjustice for adama traore. the officers who detained him have never been charged. here in the uk, a report confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. the health secretary matt hancock said it was still unclear why this was the case but that the government would get to the bottom of it. mps turned to westminster on tuesday as they prepared to decide how they should hold votes from now on. the government wanted to and the virtual on line system and return to voting in person. he said such a move will exclude vulnerable mps. vicki young has the latest. mps have been told to get back to work. a journey mps have been told to get back to work. ajourney in mps have been told to get back to work. a journey in excess of 80 hours for something that frankly is of questionable necessity. 0ther hours for something that frankly is of questionable necessity. other so it is their duty rather than take pa rt it is their duty rather than take part vi

the rallies are organised under the banner truth for adama, after adama traore, who died in police custodyting slogans calling for justice. the government is allowing the demonstrations to go ahead despite the coronavirus restrictions. brazil has now recorded the second highest number of deaths from covid—i9 after the united states, overtaking the uk. the brazilian health ministry says more than 900 people died from the virus in the past 2a hours, bringing the total to over 41,800. president jair bolsonaro has consistently downplayed the severity of the crisis. densely populated cities like sao paulo and rio dejaneiro have begun lifting restrictions, even though many brazilians fear the worst is yet to come. professor anthony pereira, who is director of the brazil institute at kings college london, says that the situation is very worrying for brazilians. it is very sad, because the numbers are still going up in brazil, even as lockdown is being eased in a lot of places, so we don't know where this is going to end. it even is possible that brazil could exceed the number of deaths in the uni

adama traore's death at the age of 2a sparked several days of violent protests, amid allegations of policegners want officers to be prosecuted for using unnecessary force, including a procedure in which the young man was pinned face down to the ground. the case has disturbing echoes of the death of george floyd in the united states, and many of those who took part carried placards expressing support for the black lives matter campaign. here in the uk a report by public health england has found that although age is the biggest risk factor when it comes to covid—i9, black, asian and other ethnic minority communities in the uk are more likely than others to die from the disease. rianna croxford reports. 0ne family, one household, with the odds stacked against them. abdullah used to collect passengers to his taxi but now only picks up groceries. he is black, male, aged 59, and was born outside of the uk, putting him at high risk to catching covid—i9. he lives with three generations in milton keynes. feeling unsafe, he chose to stop working at the start of the pandemic and has no income. the go

clashes broke out in central paris as crowds called forjustice for adama traore. the officers who detained him have never been charged. here in the uk, a report confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. the health secretary matt hancock said it was still unclear why this was the case, but that the government would get to the bottom of it. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. the coronavirus pandemic has hit europe hard, but now that most eu member states have curbed the rate of infection and begun to ease their lockdowns, does the eu have a coherent recovery strategy? my guest todayis coherent recovery strategy? my guest today is mario centeno, finance minister of portugal and head of the euro group —— eurozone group of ministers. has this pandemic exposed the eu's greatest weakness? economic divergences. mario centeno in lisbon, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for having me. we saw deep divisions within the european union at the beginning of

the police officers involved in adama traore's death were exonerated.ion: the death of george floyd echoed the death of my little brother. what's happening in the united states is exactly the same as what's happening in france. our brothers are dying. there is a fractious relationship between police and ethnic minorities in france with frequent allegations of victimisation and excessive force. french officials say they will take a zero—tolerance approach to racism in law enforcement and have banned restraints like chokeholds. police unions deny racism is rampant within the ranks. many say once the fog has lifted, much needs to be done to address systemic racism in french society. tashinga matewe organised a black lives matter protest in sheffield. shejoins us now. what was the aim of your peaceful protest, what do you want to see change? me and the other organisers wa nted change? me and the other organisers wanted to make sure it went smoothly and peacefully because we are not trying to incite a show of anger or violence or anything, we just wanted a p

marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24—year—old black man who died when he was pinnedicers. a virtual church service is held to remember the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire in london three years ago. british prime minister borisjohnson has ordered a review of the two—metre social—distancing rule in england. time for click. this week: going out without getting too close. dressing lara without going to the shops. and cheering on your team without going to the match. welcome, welcome, come on in. welcome to click. lara's here as well. welcome, how are you doing, my friend? i'm good, thanks, although i had a bit of an incident filming and i'm covered in glitter, so anyone with a good tv set may be able to see that, and you will find out why later. but anyway, how are you, spencer? i am fine, thanks. this week, i've been trying out some stuff that might help you if you are sat around the house using a phone or tablet or laptop more than usual. there is a lot of that going on at the moment, if you hadn't noticed. so, if you are using a phone or tablet and you a

nonetheless turned out to protest brutality by french police it was in memory of a young black frenchman adama traore who died in police attention back in 26 days of the skirmishes broke out right officers responded with tear gas with projectiles a live pepper spray. is going to try to put it's past the morning for most killed me kevin owen coming up next to british soldiers were reporting on the likely to escape trial over suspected war crimes in iraq as independent investigators draw up most of the allegations it's a head. you can't be both with the yeah you want. one else seemed wrong. why don't we all just don't. let me. get to shape out just to become educated and gain treatment equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart when she's to look for common ground. again the number of deaths in britain from corona virus could be worse than the headline figures suggest by may the 22nd the government statistics office put the number at just over 40000 but when figures from health authorities and local governments around the u.k. are added in the number jumps to over 50000 fatalities the u

marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24—year—old black man who died four years agon he was pinned down by police officers in the city. canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, has called for an independent inquiry after the emergence of a video showing police punching and applying a choke—hold on an indigenous chief in the province of alberta. mr trudeau said everyone knew the incident, earlier this month, was not an isolated one. now on bbc news, with coronavirus outbreaks at different stages around the world, we explore what might happen as restrictions change and people adjust to a new reality. hello, and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm annita mcveigh. on today's programme, the world health organisation says that up to 40% of coronavirus cases could come from people who have no symptoms. plus, how artificial intelligence is helping in the fight against the virus. you can keep up to date with the latest information about the pandemic on our website. first, there's growing evidence that a second wave of covid—19 has

cold comfort to those who alledge brutality at the hands of french police officers. 24—year—old adama traoreedical experts were not able to agree on whether the way he was held by officers killed him. but his sister, who has been involved in the recent black lives matter protest, says her brother's case has similarities to the us. translation: unfortunately, the death of george floyd has sent a chill around the world and echoed what happened to my brother. they died in exactly the same way. adama carried the body of three gendarmes on his body. black lives matter protests in france have resonated with many as rights groups say allegations of racism at the hands of french police have remained unaddressed. police officers and unions are strongly denying the charge. and it is not clear where the needle will settle on this debate when it comes to police behaviour. but it does seem that the events of the last few weeks have opened up an old, some might say festering, wound in the country. queen elizabeth's official birthday celebrations this weekend will look different, because of the coronavirus

marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24—year—old black man who died four years agod down by police officers in the city. now on bbc news — ‘coronavirus: what next?‘ explores what might happen as restrictions ease and people adjust to a new reality. hello, and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm annita mcveigh. on today's programme, the world health organisation says that up to 40% of coronavirus cases could come from people who have no symptoms. plus, how artificial intelligence is helping in the fight against the virus. you can keep up to date with the latest information about the pandemic on our website. first, there's growing evidence that a second wave of covid—19 has hit iran, which was one of the earliest epicentres of the virus, but despite the increase in cases, there is no new lockdown in place yet for the 80 million people living there. some cities have already been announced as red zones for infection. bbc persia has this report. could this be iran's second wave of coronavirus? the country was opened up from lo

marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24—year—old black man who died four years ago was pinned down by police officers in the city. a leaked draft of a report from public health england has acknowledged that a range of factors, including racism and discrimination, may have exacerbated the risk from covid—19 within some communities. the report stated that historic racism could mean people from ethnic minority backgrounds were less likely to seek care when they needed it. our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford reports. john ho, a london cab driver who came to the uk from hong kong when he was 21. he was described by his family as a loving, sociable man with a heart of gold. he is one of thousands of people from ethnic minority communities to have died with coronavirus, but his daughters say he's more than just a number. he loved his life so much, he was so content and happy. no health issues. he had all these big dreams that he wanted to achieve. yeah. and he was only 55 when he passed away. a government review published last week confirmed that people lik

clashes broke out in central paris as crowds called forjustice for adama traore. the officers who detained him have never been charged. here in the uk, a report confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. the health secretary matt hancock said it was still unclear why this was the case but that the government would get to the bottom of it. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament. mps back moves to end remote voting. but one rebel says many members now face a stark choice. stay at home and play no part in proceedings raising your right to cast your vote on legislation or come here and expose yourself and family to greater risk. the health secretary responds to the latest report, saying the risk of dying from coronavirus is higher for people from black, asian and minority ethnic groups. there is much more work to do to understand the key drivers of these disparities, the relationships between the different risk factors and what we can do to close

these protestors chant adama traore, a young black frenchmen asphyxiated in police custody in 2016. no officers were charged. >> and he's not the only one. you have several young french blacks, or arabs, who diedn the hands of the police. and i think that george floyd's death echoed the very local situation. >> schifrin: rokhaya diallo is a filmmaker and journalist, who's helped lead french protests. this week the interior minister banned police from using p chokeholds amised to suspend racist officers. but activists say multerle french gents haven't done enough. >> it has been pointed oti severas, there was a problem with police brutality, with racial profiling in france and th nothing has been done by any governments. it's a display of systemic racism. schifrin: diallo regularly appears on tv to argue france struggles with systemiracism. she's been called divisive. >> i am the only person of coloe arou the t and ever since i tried to tackle race, i'm assaulteroby the othersd the table. >> schifrin: do you think iau're controve >> i don't think so. i think that race is controversia

paris, 20,000 people gathered peacefully demanding an end to police brutality and paying homage to adama traore, a black man who died in police custody in 2016 after he was pinned down by an officer. late in the day, police fired volleys of tear gas canisters into the crowds to clear the protests. brazilil has reported nearly 130 new coronavirus deaths, a new daily high for the country. over 31,000 pepeople have didied from virus in brazil. more than 550,000 have been infected -- the world's second highest total behind the united states. meanwhile, in india, the number of coronavirus cases hasas toppd 200,000 and public health official fear the peak could still be weeks away. here in the united states, the u.s. death toll has reached 106,000. tyson foods has revealed nearly 600 workers at a pork processing plant in storm lake, iowa, have tested positive -- most were asymptomatic. meanwhile, at least 16 graduating cadets at west point have tested d positive after returning to campus ahead of the june 13 commencement, where president trump is scheduled to speak in person despite warnings from pub

marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24—year—old black man who died 4 years ago whenpinned down by police officers in the city. now on bbc news, deforestation has skyrocketed in colombia since the peace deal of 2016. our world joins a team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens, kew on a mission in virgin tropical rainforest. they hope to discover and save rare plant species before they are destroyed and vanish forever. in the forests of colombia, nature is under attack. since the civil war ended in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed. i'm frank gardner and i am heading into what remains of the virgin tropical rainforest. i traded in my wheelchair for a packhorse and am tested to my limits. i don't think i can do this. i think this is too dangerous. i am joining a crack team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens, kew. they are on a mission to discover and save unique plant species before they vanish forever. i am going to bear witness on the frontline of rainforest conservation. this is where the journey begins — not in colombia, but in the royal botanic

the rallies are organised under the banner truth for adama, after adama traore, who died in police custodyslogans calling for justice. the government is allowing the demonstrations to go ahead, despite the coronavirus restrictions. that is what happened earlier and these are the live pictures from paris. again, you can see pretty big numbers out there. not entirely clear which part of the city that is at the moment,. it looks peaceful so farand quitea at the moment,. it looks peaceful so far and quite a few to hundreds of black and minority ethnic doctors in the uk have told the bbc they are still waiting for a coronavirus risk assessment. guidance issued by nhs england at the end of april recommended that staff who are at greater risk should be assessed. the health services in scotland, wales and northern ireland have issued similar guidance. 94% of doctors who have died with coronavirus have come from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. meanwhile, the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. the report inclu