aleem maqbool went back to lafayette square and has this report. eem: security forces were not as visible here, a definite factor in taking the heat out of the situation. this is what things look like the night before, smoke canisters and pepper spray. and the president has been threatening the use of the military, something his own defense secretary now says he does not support. sec. esper: the option to use active-duty forces in a law-enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire situations. we are not in one of those situations now. i do notupport invoking the insurrection act. aleem: a feature of the last week as been attacks on the media as well. cameramen charge down by an officer close to the white house. a cnn reporter arrested live on air. an australian cameraman punched by an officer in riot gear. and german reporter shot at by police with a pellet gun. and yet, thousands are still taking to the streets across the country. these scenes from the latest protest in portland, oregon, featu

aleem maqbool, bbc news, washington.at an event in texas, president trump has promised to spend more on police training in his first policy proposals since nationwide protests erupted in response to the death of george floyd. but he dismissed calls to defund the police, saying some people were trying to push an extreme agenda. we're working to finalise an executive order that will encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards for the use of force, including tactics for deescalation. also, we'll encourage pilot programmes that allow social workers to join certain law—enforcement officers so they work together. we'll take care of our police without defunding police — if anything, we're going the other route. we'll make sure our police are well trained, perfectly trained — have the best equipment. staying in the us, moving to a different story, stock markets have fallen sharply about the coronavirus situation in america. the situation in america. dowjones closed down almost the dowj

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.an 40,000 people have died from coronavirus in the uk. professorjohn edmunds is a member of sage, the scientific advisory group to the uk government. he was asked this morning on the bbc‘s andrew marr show if he has any regrets regarding the advice at the begining of the pandemic. yes, we should have gone into lockdown earlier. i think it would have been hard to do it, i think the data we were dealing with in the early parts of march and our situation awareness was really quite poon situation awareness was really quite poor. and so i think it would have been very hard to pull the trigger at that point. but i wish we had. i wish we had gone into lockdown earlier, i think that has cost a lot of lives, unfortunately. it's estimated around 15,000 people gathered in central manchester yesterday as part of the black lives matter protest. another demonstration is due to take place in the city later. some scientists suggest the r number in north west is above one, meaning coronavirus is spread

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. correspondent peter bowes has been following the protests in the us, with the mood slightly changing from previous days. i detect that the mood has indeed changed over the last 2a hours, mike. certainly very different to the mood and nature of the demonstrations that we witnessed over the weekend. a very large demonstration taking place right now here in los angeles. there's a large crowd close to city hall, in downtown los angeles. and in another part of town, there's a famous intersection, hollywood and vine — you might have heard of it — it's very close to the capital records building, one of the best—known landmarks in hollywood. a large crowd there, throughout the day. and noticeably, a very peaceful crowd, a very relaxed atmosphere and you could just tell the relations between those protesters and the police on duty at the time was very good, and that was an atmosphere that we did not see a couple of days ago in los angeles and the scenes are being repeated around the country. i

our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is at the demonstration. a week now, they have been coming out in thunderstorms, in searing heat to this square right in front of the white house, that has now been officially renamed by washington mayor as black lives matter plaza. you can see in huge yellow lettering on the road are the words black lives matter. and they are here today, in perhaps the biggest protest. demonstrations right around the white house, yes, to commemorate all of those black lives that have been lost at the hands of the police, but also to send a very direct message to the man who lives in that building, donald trump, of course. well, let's speak to somebody... excuse me, we are with the bbc. what has brought you out today? what is your message to the president? my message to the president is that i have a say in this country after 31 years of protecting it for him and all others. i have a say. what do you mean protecting it? i protected the country as a military person. i protected it, 31 years of service. and what do you want to

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.k—turner is the president and ceo of the urban affairs coalition in philadelphia. good to talk to you and thank you for coming through to us. we look to identify turning points. does this feel like one oi’ points. does this feel like one or more of the same? it doesn't feel like a turning point. the question is going to be, what are we turning to but i definitely think it's a turning point. what do you think we are turning to? doctor king has a lwa ys turning to? doctor king has always asked us, could we go to community or were we going to go to chaos? my hope is that we are building community and that we are walking away from chaos and that the majority of people who have been in the streets, both internationally as well as in our cities and towns, and communities have really been there to be peaceful, they have been interracial, and they have called out racism by its real name and said we must and it and soi name and said we must and it and so i believe we are moving towards communit

aleem maqbool, bbc news in washington.announced he is setting up a commission to look into all aspects of inequality in response to anti—racism protests, triggered by the killing of george floyd. he gave no details, but said he wanted to stamp out racism, and stop discrimination and the sense of victimisation. meanwhile a man has been charged with outraging public decency after a photograph emerged from a protest on saturday — of a man apparently urinating next to the memorial of a policeman,who was killed in the 2017 westminster attack. but another photograph of a black briton coming to a white protester‘s aid, has been praised as a symbol of unity. june kelly reports. after all the sound and fury on the street yesterday, these photographs cut through. they have become defining images during these days of conflict. patrick hutchinson is one of a group who were out in london looking to help anyone from any background who needed it. they say the man they rescued had become separated from his protest group and was in danger

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.'ve been protests across the united states, including in minneapolis, the city where mr floyd was killed. our correspondent barbara plett—usher is there with the latest. minneapolis is reclaiming the place that sent the city into spasms of anger and unrest, smothering with flowers at the spot where george floyd stopped breathing, pinned down by the knee of a police officer on his neck. become a pilgrimage site for those demanding justice for george. at the state capital, a sit in echoing the civil rights movement. 60 years later, still demanding equal justice for african americans, especially an end to police brutality against black people. the minnesota government has announced it will investigate the conduct of the state's largest police department stretching back ten years. in houston, texas, it seemed like the whole city had turned out to march for mr floyd and members of his familyjoined them. this is where he grew up and where he will be buried. packed streets in new york city, e

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.ave appeared in court, having been charged with the assault of a protester in the city of buffalo in upstate new york. the two officers were suspended after video recorded by a local nprjournalist went viral online. a quick warning — we're going to play the footage, which may be upsetting. the video shows the two officers push martin gugino. he then falls backwards and starts bleeding from the head. after the officers were suspended, all 57 members of their unit — the buffalo emergency response team — resigned from that particular unit in protest. the two officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges. kyle mackie is a reporter for wbfo, the local nation public radio station which first captured the footage. i caught up with her about an hour ago, just after buffalo's curfew began. i am here in niagara square, just across from buffalo city hall. this square was packed about a half hour ago but the protesters have since taken to the streets. they are now marching peacefully through the

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.'ve been protests across the united states, including in minneapolis, the city where mr floyd was killed. our correspondent barbara plett—usher is there with the latest. minneapolis is reclaiming the place that sent the city into spasms of anger and unrest, smothering with flowers at the spot where george floyd stopped breathing, pinned down by the knee of a police officer on his neck. it's become a pilgrimage site for those demanding justice for george. at the state capital, a sit—in echoing the civil rights movement. 60 years later, still demanding equaljustice for african americans, especially an end to police brutality against black people. the minnesota government has announced it will investigate the conduct of the state's largest police department stretching back ten years. in houston, texas, it seemed like the whole city had turned out to march for mr floyd and members of his familyjoined them. this is where he grew up and where he will be buried. packed streets in new york cit

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.e compulsory, for anyone using public transport in england. non compliance means you won't be allowed to travel and you could be fined. the government says people should try to start wearing them now. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. it is advice now, it will be an order soon. covering your face is to become compulsory on public transport in england. the move popularfor those out and about in warrington this afternoon. you don't want to catch anything or be ill. you don't want anyone in your family to get anything. so, i think it will be a great idea. you're in an enclosed space on a bus or on a train, or anywhere else like that. so i think, yeah, it probably should be compulsory. at certain times in certain places, during the pandemic, social distancing hasn't been easy. although, on the whole, our public transport system has been very quiet. major stations still almost deserted. but they expect more people to be travelling to school or to work in the coming weeks and

our correspondent, aleem maqbool reports. justice now!ven't stopped taking to the streets, even though there are now charges against all four officers involved in the incident where george floyd was killed. the cause has become much broader, including protest against the way the state has often crushed peaceful demonstrations. even some of the most respected ex—military leaders in the us have condemned donald trump's response, including his former defense secretary james mattis. "donald trump is the first president in my lifetime who doesn't predictably, the president responded on social media with insults. donald trump's attorney general has once again focused on those he says are fomenting violence on the streets. the voices of peaceful protests are being hijacked by violent radical elements. groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate and violent agenda. but in an impassioned speech to students from her old high school in la, the duchess of sussex lent support to those calling for

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.the past hour, the family of george floyd took part in a march in his home city of houston, texas. and there've been protests across the united states, including in minneapolis, the city where mr floyd was killed. our correspondent barbara plett—usher is there with the latest. there have been a number of protests here today including one that involved faith leaders who marched right up to this memorial site. the situation has largely stabilised but attention is still very much focused on accountability. is one of the officers was charged and the attorney general is saying prosecutors are working as quickly as they can to see if the other three who were involved in the arrest should be charged as well. but the unrest that began here is still rolling across the country. minneapolis is reclaiming the place that sent the city into spasms of anger and unrest, smothering with flowers at the spot where george floyd stopped breathing, pinned down by the knee of a police officer on his neck. be

aleem maqbool, bbc news, washington.hile in new york, people protesting against racism and police brutality temporarily shut down manhattan's sixth avenue. protestors knelt or sat on the street, also known as the avenue of the americas, holding their fists in the air and chanting. protestors nationwide have also continued to target controversial statues of historicalfigures. we'll bring you more on that later. the us secretary of state has promised an investigation into allegations that foreign journalists were abused by american police as they covered the protests ignited by the death of george floyd. australia, britain and germany have voiced concern over video of journalists coming under direct attack from officers. i know there have been concerns from some countries of their reporters being treated inappropriately here. we've seen some of the allegations come in from the state department. you should know and those countries should know we will handle them in a completely appropriate way. we will do our best to invest

our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports from washington.rotest in the shadow of the white house in memory of george floyd. donald trump decided that he was going to stamp it out. as we speak i am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement officers, to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and wanton destruction of property. and with that, demonstrators were gassed and shoved and put back from the historic church outside which they had been protesting, though it was well before any curfew. had been protesting, though it was well before any curfewi had been protesting, though it was well before any curfew. i feel i'm not even feeling a fraction of what people feel every day and i'm terrified. and all for this, the president took a short walk to st john's church, shown in this white has video, apparently to pose with the bible. peaceful protesters dispersed using tear grass and flash grenades to stage a photo op, we could be forgiven for thinking the president is more interes

our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is at the demonstration. more than a week now, they have been coming out in thunderstorms, in searing heat to this square right in front of the white house, that has now been officially renamed by washington mayor as black lives matter plaza. you can see in huge yellow lettering on the road are the words black lives matter. and they are here today, in perhaps the biggest protest. demonstrations right around the white house, yes, to commemorate all of those black lives that have been lost at the hands of the police, but also to send a very direct message to the man who lives in that building, donald trump, of course. well, let's speak to somebody... excuse me, we are with the bbc. what has brought you out today? what is your message to the president? my message to the president is that i have a say in this country after 31 years of protecting it for him and all others. i have a say. what do you mean protecting it? i protected the country as a military person. i protected it, 31 years of service. and what do yo

aleem maqbool has more. gunfire.s arguably the most controversial moment of the demonstrations. the white house told security forces to clear peaceful protesters from an area — which they did, violently — so the president could walk out with an entourage that included america's top military official general mark milley, seen here on the right in uniform, to go and pose briefly outside a church, to show he was in control — something general milley now says he regrets. i should not have been there. my presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involvement in domestic politics. as a commissioned uniformed officer, it was a mistake that i've learned from. and the president is setting himself on another collision course with military leaders. he says it's out of the question the us renames bases that currently commemorate confederate generals, but there are growing calls from present and former military leadership to do just that. and it's time that we name us army bases after a u

aleem maqbool, bbc news, washington.he us secretary of state has promised an investigation into allegations that foreign journalists were abused by american police as they covered the protests ignited by the death of george floyd. australia, britain and germany have voiced concern over video of journalists coming under direct attack from officers. i know they have been concerns of their reporters being treated inappropriately here. we've seen some of the allegations come in from the state department. you should know and those countries should know we will handle them in a completely appropriate way. we a completely appropriate way. will do our best to investigate we will do our best to investigate them to the extent that the state department can do that. here in the uk, the prime minister has announced that lockdown rules in england will be eased from saturday for adults living alone, and single parents with children under the age of 18. they will be able to form what the prime minister minister is calling a "support bub

aleem maqbool, bbc news, washington.ritish government is expected to apply much less rigorous checks to goods coming into the uk than it was initially planning to, after the brexit transition period finishes at the end of this year. the bbc‘s been told it's necessary due to the impact of coronavirus. our political correspondent chris mason has this update from westminster. remember, we formally left the european union at the end ofjanuary and we are in this transition period when technically yes we are outside of the eu, but in pretty much all practical terms we are still in and we are in a transition period that runs until the end of this year. now the government is likely to confirm formerly very soon that that transition period will not be extended, that is what they have been saying repeatedly for the last few months. but a report in the financial times tonight saying that they will change their approach to imports coming into the country immediately after the end of the transition period at the start of next year. t

aleem maqbool, bbc news, washington.'s bring you some live pictures now from portsmouth, virginia. protestors have gathered around a confederate memorial and attacked the statues with mallets. at least two statues have lost their heads. there's have lost their heads. a marching band playing there there's a marching band playing there as well. all kinds of music — really a kind party atmosphere. essentially statues of confederate soldiers are being could decapitated in portsmouth, virginia. we are told the plan is to take the whole monument apart. interestingly portsmouth is a majority black city, has a black city mayor, sheriff and chief of police and this monument sits on the side of where a slave whipping post once stood. this is something that's going on in many parts of the world. we've seen quite a bit of it in the uk and we have a report a little later on in the programme about what's been going on in scotland. more on the information we can confirm in virginia later on. the us secretary of state has promised an in

aleem maqbool reports. nojustice. no peace. no racism. police.t given the location, they were also a message to one person in particular. he needs to grow up, he needs to be a man, stop with the childish acts, the childish tweets, he needs to be a man. as night fell, the mood got angrier. i am here outside the white house, for the most part a peaceful protest but fires have been lit now. and the police keep firing gas into the crowds. and they fired other projectiles too in defence of the home of the president. and they were clearly on edge — but also did little to dispel the impression the police use unnecessary levels of force. at one point, charging our own cameraman. in the streets surrounding the white house, with no sense of any attempt at de—escalation, there was anarchy, with shops and vehicles vandalised at will. hard to imagine these were scenes playing out in the american capital. that's probably the white person that owned it. they gonna cover it with insurance... all right, here we go. we got every right to burn it down. this is pain

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. 0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher is in minneapolis, where place. give us a sense of the mood there tonight. yes, sophie, so many pauses of breath taken after ten days of turmoil after this memorial. it'll be the first of three which will be held over six in three different states and the reverend al sharpton, a well—known civil rights leader, will lead the service. he will be remembering george floyd the man who meant a lot to his family when he was alive but also what is death a means to the country. i think he will be starting to try to shape that meaning because, as we saw, it triggered this movement for racial justice beyond any expectation. the service is going to be livestreamed but by invitation only so those who didn't getan but by invitation only so those who didn't get an invitation will still be coming here to the memorial site where george floyd drew his last breath. and just before the service, yesterday, it was announced that new charges had been filed against three officers involved in that arrest and charges had been increase

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. in the past few minutes, donald trump has just tweeted, in theing in the past few minutes, donald trump has just tweeted, saying that, the national guard is withdrawing from washington, dc there. the government has announced that places of worship in england can open for private prayer from a week tomorrow. number ten said the move would give individuals the chance to reflect. the new rules are not expected to include weddings of any size, orfull services, which will come at a later date. however, one of the most senior british imams, imam qari asim, has advised mosques to remain shut. the imam of the nasir mosque in gillingham, safeer , joins us live. do you agree with imam qari asim that masks should remain shut?|j think we should welcome the news of masks opening from the government. my masks opening from the government. my thinking is that it is not a problem opening for prayers individually, so if mosques open and follow the government guidance than they should be no problem. follow the government guidance than they should be no problemlj fo

live to the white house and our correspondent aleem maqbool.dent told governors to dominate, what are you expecting there tonight? more chaos, i'm afraid. are to be the most violent scenes in the country were here in dc, pretty much where i'm standing, 24 hours ago. and if the accusation levelled against a police across this country is that they have been unable to de—escalate tensions, that same accusation has been levelled against the man in the building behind me. what people who have been coming here today and yesterday have been telling us is that yes, they are protesting the death of george floyd but they are also here, specifically at the white house, because they wa nt to at the white house, because they want to know the president is listening to their grievances and their hurt and their pain over discrimination they have faced over generations. instead, what they get isa generations. instead, what they get is a president who has labelled them all as rioters and looters, who has told the police they can be even tougher, and that is why

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.tdoor weddings can take place in northern ireland with up to 10 people present as the gradual easing of lockdown continues. ceremonies are still not allowed in england, scotland or wales. chris page reports. abby and michael now know they will be getting married in a few weeks. ceremonies are being allowed outdoors in northern ireland, with ten people present. they didn't know if they would be able to have a wedding when the lockdown happened. we were due to do our invitations that very week and we had sort of settled on our guest list and we were getting them prepared and then the news broke, we were in lockdown, so, the invitations never went out. so when it was announced that small outdoor weddings could go ahead, was that a big relief for you? you were so uplifted that day to hear it. i was. abbie was genuinely in a good mood, but when she got that good news, she was delighted. so they can't wait for the day itself. that is sort of what we are aiming towards now. and just having it

aleem maqbool, bbc news, washington.bc‘s katty kay has been speaking to democratic congresswoman karen bass, who's also the chair of the congressional black caucus. ms bass criticised president trump use of the us military and welcomed general milley‘s apology. well, i'm glad he apologised. i think what we have seen over the last few years is president trump's inappropriate use of the military. the only thing that has been surprising to me is the fact that the military has gone along with so many things that the president has asked them to do, that they very well know is inappropriate. congresswoman, you have spent years working on the issue of police brutality and trying to bring about reform. during the rodney king riots in los angeles in the early 1990s, you were living there at the time. do you feel that this time is different? do you feel more optimistic there can be change in the country? i absolutely do. i still live there and i was working on this issue for a good 20 years before rodney king. i do. i think we're

our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is at the demonstration.ine of police officers we haven't been able to see how many protesters may be carrying on there. and from what we can see on there. and from what we can see on that long shot, the situation does appear to be calm. this is the scene in washington. that banner gci’oss scene in washington. that banner across the street, this is just near the white house at the beginning of lafayette park in the white house itself and you can hear some the noise of the protesters. our our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is at the demonstration. for more than a week now, they've been coming out in thunderstorms, in searing heat to the square and this pa rt searing heat to the square and this part of the white house which is now been renamed by washington square as black lives matter plaza. as you can see in huge lettering on the road, are the words, black lives matter. and they are here today and perhaps the biggest protest demonstrations around the white house, yes to commemorate all those black

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.last few hours, george floyd's widow made this statement to reporters in minneapolis, accompanied by their six year old daughter. i don't have a lot to say because i cannot get my words together right now but i want everybody to know that this is what those officers took... at the end of the day, they get to go home and be with their families, tiana does not have a father. he will never see her grow up, graduate. he will never walk her down the aisle. iam here never walk her down the aisle. i am here for my baby and i am here for george because i want justice for him... i want justice for him... i want justice for him because he was good, no matter what anybody thinks and this is the proof that he was a good man. george floyd's we go along with his six—year—old daughter. let's get an update from our north america correspondent, peter bowes. still a lot of protest. the character perhaps slightly changing? i detect that the mood has indeed changed over the last 2a hours. certainly differ

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. the headlines on bbc news...fic group advising the uk government says he wishes the country had gone into lockdown earlier and that not doing so has cost lives. thousands of people across the uk have demonstrated in solidarity with anti—racism protests in the united states. there's another rally later today. and huge protests over the death of george floyd have continued in cities across america — all of them peaceful. in washington, thousands gathered in the biggest demonstrations there in 12 days. the head of the world bank has described the global economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic as a "catastrophe." speaking to the bbc, david malpass predicted the economic fallout could last for a decade and would adversely affet the world's poorest. our global trade correspondent darshini david has more. from the shutdown of factories in wuhan at the start of the air, to the closure of major tourism spots in venice and beyond, covid—19 and to be measures are taken to curb its spread have pushed the global ec

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.ann case, who according to german media is now also being investigated over the disappearance of a five—year—old girl in germany. it's reported the suspect is being named as christian b, a 43—year—old man who's believed to have been in the same area of southern portugal where three—year—old madeleine went missing while on holiday in 2007. 0ur correspondent gavin lee has more details. this is christian b. the man suspected of the murder of madeleine mccann. she disappeared in 2007. ten years later german police received a tip—off from a friend of the suspect in a bar in germany. christian made comments that made them think he could be involved in madeleine's disappearance. here in praia da luz we're told portuguese police have been making house to house inquiries since then. candido works close to one of the properties that was used by the suspect. translation: i think i have seen this man, at some point i saw him, not here but in the town. he also said that police searched for madelein

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.has spread across the world with protests, rallies and marches. social media has been filled with photos and videos of artists marking floyd's death with their paintings, projections, murals and photography. many of the artists have used their creativity to paint the current struggle against anti—black racism. we can speak now to 0tha davis the third — a los angeles artist known as vakseen. his newest painting is a colourful celebration of george floyd's life. took us through why you do this and what you wanted to get across in terms of the way you interpreted george floyd's life now in death? well, the moment this happened it felt all too familiar. it is a disgusting feeling and you know, i think bigger than that is being unheard and having these situations looked over and washed over. so, immediately, i knewi looked over and washed over. so, immediately, i knew i wanted to paint something iconic so where, when you saw this portrait, you would never forget, not when you saw this portr

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. to the protests that took place across the uk yesterday, the metropolitan police federation chairman ken marsh has expressed concern that the protests were allowed to go ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic iam not i am not happy at all with what is so i am not happy at all with what is so yesterday. my brave colleagues we re so yesterday. my brave colleagues were put in a position that they should not be put in at all. i can't for the life of me understand funny why the mayor isn't betraying this, why the mayor isn't betraying this, why the mayor isn't betraying this, why the home secretary isn't. we are in the middle of a pandemic, unless something has happened i am not aware of. i understand fully why they want to protest, but the circumstances are so they want to protest, but the circumstances are so different they should not be there and they should not have been allowed. kehinde andrews is professor of black studies at birmingham city university here in the uk. thank you for bein

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.so be taking place across europe against the killing of george floyd in madrid, thousands of people marched carrying anti— racism placards — and in rome an eight minute silence was held. marches are also taking place in copenhagen and brussels. let's get some of the day's other news from around the world. hundreds of anti—government protesters in brazil have staged a demonstration against president jair bolsonaro, whose popularity has been dented by his management of the coronavirus crisis. covid—19 has killed more than 36,000 people in the country. china says it briefed the united states about the coronavirus in early january, when the disease was still largely unknown. the trump administration has repeatedly complained of a cover—up by beijing. in a new document, china says it's acted in a transparent and responsible manner. but it has not mentioned the doctors in wuhan who were warned to keep quiet about their concerns. the former us secretary of state, colin powell, says he'll vote

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.gland will be allowed to re—open for private individual prayer under new government plans that will be announced next week. the measures will come into effect on the 15th ofjune but they're not expected to include weddings or full services. let's get more from our political correspondent helen catt. watmore can you tell us? this applies to england. as you said, it will be a week from tomorrow, places of worship will be able to open again for private prayer. that will bring the situation in england in line with inc —— with ireland, scotla nd line with inc —— with ireland, scotland and wales have been yet to make a call on this. there has been criticism from senior clergy, the most senior catholic in england and wales accused it of putting religion at the back of the queue because it was looking at opening non—essential retail shops ahead of churches. this would of course rectify that because in the government's original roadmap, places of worship were not due to reopen untiljuly. as you

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.hington to minneapolis, where this all began, with the death of george floyd. demonstrators gathered at the site of the memorial and mural to honour him. his brother, terence, urged people to use their vote, not violence, to change america. barbara plett—usher reports. a vigil continues at the spot where george floyd stopped breathing, pinned down by a police officer's knee on his neck. this is not new. this has been happening. this has been going on. just hours before, mr floyd's brother had pleaded for peace in the streets from those demanding justice. the memorial site is a space of calm, compared to the violence and chaos in the rest of the country. the vast majority of protests are peaceful, but it doesn't take much for the mood to change. and police have been responding with more and more force. nojustice! no peace! the heart of new york city, times square. it was emptied out in recent months to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but it's beating again — packed with protesters, no

aleem maqbool, bbc news in washington. to mary—pat hector, a 22—year—old activist who's been organising some of protests in atlanta. i asked her what her reaction was when she heard the news that rayshard brooks had been killed. i honestly felt it was a slap in our face. the first day the protests began, the mayor talked about this in our city, began, the mayor talked about this in ourcity, and began, the mayor talked about this in our city, and things like this, it doesn't happen in our city. and here we are 15 days, 17 days into oui’ here we are 15 days, 17 days into our protests that this would happen. i feel that on day one of the protests, the city of atlanta should have really looked at the force and figure out ways in which they can defund the police or look at ways they can encourage officers to use deescalation tactics. but that hasn't happened and we see that chief shields has resigned, but she didn't want to deal with the real problem which was the fact that the force really needs to look at that. the uk chancel

aleem maqbool, bbc news in washington.is: as we heard in the report, president trump's remark george floyd was looking down an t seeing the grengs happening the u.s., joe bo en, expected the democratic party's candidate called this commt despicable. disturb ayden: georges floyd' last words, "i can't breathe, i cat breathe," echoed all across this nation and the world. for the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of george floyd is despicable. the fact he did so on d a when black unemployment rose, hispanic unemployment rose, black youth unemployment skyrocketed, tells you everything you need to know about this man and what he really caresbout. lewis: president trump has been commenting on the jobs figures, stating the u.s. econll take off like a rocket. some forecasts addict the unemployment rate would rise to 20%. instead, it felt a 13% with 2.5 million jobs. here is what the graph looks like. the big rise from coronavirus, and perhaps the beginning of a recovery at the end. as joe biden was pointing out,

aleem maqbool, bbc news in washington. m's report there, president trump remark that he hoped george floyd was "looking down" and seeing the "great thing" that was happening in the us. joe biden — who's expected to be the democratic party's candidate to take on mr trump in november's presidential election called his comment despicable. george floyd's last words, i can't breathe. i can't breathe. have echoed all across this nation and quite frankly around the world. for the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of george floyd, ifrankly think is despicable. and the fact that he did so on the day when black unemployment rose, hispanic unemployment rose, black youth unemployment skyrocketed, it tells you everything you need to know about this man. and what he really cares about. the death of george floyd has sparked protests across the us and the world with people of all generations taking to the streets. there have been countless moving moments and among them, was this viral video from charlotte, north carolina

aleem maqbool, bbc news in washington.ohnson, has announced he is setting up a commission to look into all aspects of inequality in response to anti—racism protests triggered by the killing of george floyd. he gave no details, but said he wanted to stamp out racism, and stop discrimination and the sense of victimisation. meanwhile, a man has been charged with outraging public decency after a photograph emerged from a protest on saturday of a man apparently urinating next to the memorial of a policeman who was killed in the 2017 westminster attack. but another photograph of a black briton coming to a white protester‘s aid has been praised as a symbol of unity. june kelly reports. after a ll after all the sound and fury on the street yesterday, these photographs cut through. they have become defining images during these days of conflict. patrick hutchinson is one of a group who were out in london looking to help anyone from any background who needed it. they say the man they rescued had become separated from his protest grou

our correspondent, aleem maqbool, has this update from washington.peaceful over the last few days and you can barely see the security forces visible. there was a sense that they are a bit of a red rag to the bull, particularly the national guard, for many of the protesters. we now hear that they will not be used going forward but still large numbers of people coming here to the white house and to protest around the country and while the overarching cause, of course, black lives matter against institutional racism is the same everywhere there are many local causes being fought for as well. like in colorado, people are fighting for justice for a particularfamily of an african—american who was killed by local police here. in other places like virginia there are protests calling for confederate statues to be removed and in some cases, protesters have taken matters into their own hands, removing memorials to those who defended slavery or fought to keep it. in other cases, as with the authorities in virginia they have agreed to the demands of the protester

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.st militant leader in mali. del died on wednesday in what she called ‘a daring operation' which is being seen as a major success in the fight against islamic extremism in the region. rich preston has this report. mali has been besieged by islamist militants since 2012. dozens of attacks over the yea rs have left dozens of attacks over the years have left thousands of malians dead, with violence spreading across the region. the man in charge, abdel malek drouk del, commanding the group calling itself al-qaeda in the islamic maghreb. imitating a group made influence for attacks in the united states. mali was a french colony until 1960 when islamist ‘s stormed it, and it sought help from a former colonial power with french and united nation's support, the islamist ‘s were suppressed but not beaten. this announcement from the french armed forces minister is a significant victory in the fight against the millers militants, saying that droukdal and others were killed in a severe blow to the

protests in more than a week of demonstrations, over the death of george floyd, and our correspondent aleem maqbool2 days of demonstrations and the biggest where you are now? yes, children, families, right around the building here, it remained peaceful and good—natu red but building here, it remained peaceful and good—natured but with a serious message, but while this demonstration is going on, so is a memorial going on in south carolina, where george floyd was born, and he was killed in minneapolis, of course, his body was brought down there and this is the first of four days of memorial events for george floyd which will culminate in his funeral in houston, texas on tuesday. but here, what has been interesting speaking to people in washington, dc, as opposed to other days when we say, what is the message for the president? a lot of people now say, let's move beyond that, a lot of people don't expect him to do the right thing, and what this is about now is influencing police and individuals, and police forces, it is not about be president any more. thanks forjoining us. protests have also been tak

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. marked that he hoped george floyd was looking down and seeing the great thing that was happening in the us. joe biden, who's expected to be the democratic party's candidate to take on mr trump in november's presidential election, called his comment despicable. george floyd's last words — "i can't breathe, i can't breathe" — have echoed all across this nation, and quite frankly around the world. for the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of george floyd, ifrankly think is despicable. and the fact that he did so on the day when black unemployment rose, hispanic unemployment rose, black youth unemployment skyrocketed tells you everything you need to know about this man and what he really cares about. joe biden there. the washington, dc mayor has changed the name of a plaza outside the white house to black lives matter plaza in a rebuke to president trump. mayor muriel bowser, a democrat, also unveiled a two—block long mural painted onto the street leading up to the white