protesters are calling for three others who were also there to be arrested. 0ur correspondent barbara plettapolis, barbara. minneapolis has seen its share of u nrest minneapolis has seen its share of unrest when it comes to police treatment of black men and women but these protests have been especially violent and destructive, they have been torching local businesses like this chicken restaurant, and we have had local leaders coming out, political and religious leaders, leaders of civil society, urging and pleading with people to stay home tonight, but i think many people are prepared to ignore that call. he is my report, but they are distressing images in it. america is rising up in anger over the killing of another black man in police custody. in minneapolis protesters defied a curfew, taking over the streets for the fourth night in a row, turning them into a smoky battle ground. security forces were overwhelmed, the governor has now announced the largest mobilisation of the national guard in the state's history. he blames outsiders for spearheading the violence. the situation in minneapo

our correspondent barbara plett usher's report contains some distressing images. is rising up in anger over the killing of an unarmed black man in police custody. in minneapolis, protesters defied a curfew, taking over the streets for a fourth night ina over the streets for a fourth night in a row. turning them into a smoking battle ground. security forces were overwhelmed, the governor has not announced the largest mobilisation of the national guard in the state possible is history. he blames outsiders for spearheading the violence. the situation in minneapolis, is no longer in any way about the murder of george floyd. it is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cities. the scale of destruction is bigger than in previous protests over ra ce bigger than in previous protests over race —related deaths. here in minneapolis, this is the damage after another night of chaos. authorities thought that they calm things down after they swiftly discharge police officers and they we re discharge police officers and they were shocked when the

barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis.d, minneapolis has been waking to fires still burning on the streets. cbs correspondent michael george is there with the latest. yes. the sun just rose here a few hours ago and minneapolis is still burning. take a look behind me. you will see fires and the national guard out here. these fires were set overnight by protesters. more than 30 different businesses. i am going to ask my photographer to move out of the way of the vehicle that is coming through. as you can see, still a very active situation here. police, the national guard, and firefighters have been overwhelmed by the number of protesters who have been out here. so it's a nonstop process trying to extinguish these fires and try and get the situation under control. what is happening in minneapolis is really happening in cities across the us right now. and law enforcement and firefighters just trying to get a handle on things. we have not seen a strong response to the curfews that have been put in place in many american cities.

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, minneapolis. protests are continuing.is is a protest it looks like in front of the basketball team. protesters are holding a banner in memory of george floyd who died last monday at the age of 46. we have seen many dozen protesters there in brooklyn and in 75 cities across the united states. we know the governor of new york has said we need to mobilise the outrage and the energy into real positive change. that is how this moment becomes a different one. no doubt a lot of protesters feel that at this point they should be listened to. the lawyer acting for the family of george floyd has been speaking to the cbs face the nation programme, saying he didn't understand why all the police officers involved in the incident hadn't been arrested. he argued that the killing was done with intent and was "pre—meditated". 0ver eight minutes, almost nine minutes, he kept his knee on the man's neck that was begging and pleading for breath. at what point does it not be about detaining a man who's face down with handcuffs, not posing any t

barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis.rted nearly 27,000 cases of covid—i9 in 2a hours, a new daily record. almost 28,000 coronavirus deaths have now been recorded there — the world's fifth highest figure. the us has seen the most deaths, with more than 100,000. india has recorded its biggest single—day jump in coronavirus cases, bringing the total numbers to more than 170,000 cases of infection and close to 5,000 deaths. it comes as the country continues to ease restrictions, and its two—month countrywide lockdown is due to end tomorrow. here, private tenants are more likely to be in financial difficulty than home owners because of the pandemic, according to a new study. the report by think tank the resolution foundation says many renters have seen their incomes fall. the government insists it's taken action to support tenants, including banning evictions for three months, as our business correspondent, katy austin, explains. paying the rent has become too much for denny while her hair salon is shut. her landlord has agre

barbara plett usher.safe to resume training — but ultimately it was their prerogative if they didn't wish richard masters told the bbc that curtailing the season was still a possibility, but the resumption of germany's bundesliga gave him hope the same could happen for the premier league. he was speaking to our sports editor dan roan. it may be hard to believe, but this was the last time the premier league was in action. two and a half months after leicester city's win over aston villa, players have had to wait until this week to start an initial phase of non—contact training, and today, in his first interview since the start of this crisis, the man in charge told me about his hopes for a resumption of the season next month. i sense there is some momentum and positivity behind it. we've gone back to training but it's only a first step. it's step by step. all of the clubs' work in the communities, the 100,000 jobs the premier league supports, all of those are potentially at risk, as with other industry sec

barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis.yck miller lives and works in minneapolis and has seen the impact the death of george floyd has had on the city and hejoins me now. good morning. isay good morning. i say good good morning. isay good morning, but it has been a long night. yes it has. what you make of what is happening in minneapolis right now? i think people are just tired and trying to do the right thing, not necessarily earn the right way. trying to do the right thing, not necessarily earn the right waylj saw the governor seeing he could understand the fury and rage that people feel, but this is not grieving for george floyd. how do you characterise what you are seeing? i guess as a black american living in the city, building a business and a family, it is fair to say you have had your run ins with the police over the years but you are not out on the streets and you have been telling a producer you and yourfamily have been telling a producer you and your family have not been out on the streets. why have you made that

barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis.ngland will welcome back pupils from some year groups. teaching unions and some local authorities have been concerned about the risks of spreading coronavirus but the government says it is safe for children to go to school. it's used denmark as an example as the first country in europe to reopen schools and day care centres. elaine dunkley reports. can schools in england mirror what has happened in denmark? six—year—old hanna has been back in her class in the danish capital, copenhagen, since mid—april. hanna now learns and plays with just a small group of children. meet hanna's parents, jens—christen and louise. and, in england... hello, i'm kate. i'm in liverpool. i have two boys. hi, my name is marvin harrison. i'm based in london and i have two children. can the danish experience convince these parents who are sceptical about schools in england partially reopening from monday? so, every monday, they start their work by reminding them, ok, remember distancing, remember washing your

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, minneapolis.e us. protestors walked to the american embassy in south—west london and crowded together, despite social distancing restrictions. they chanted "black lives matter", in reference to the civil rights campaign group, and held up signs reading, "justice for george" and "rest in power". thousands of people have flocked to beaches around the country today to enjoy the warm weather as the lockdown starts to be eased. but how difficult has it been to follow social distancing rules?

barbara plett-usher, bbc news. anchor: let'take a look at some other news.e bad economic numbers from the u.s., with retail sales lling at the fastest rate on consumer spending dropped more than 16% last month as shoppers stayed home amid the coronavirus pandemic that's even wor than economists had a feared,nd comes a day after another troubling reportun oployment. brazil's new health minister resigned after just weeks in the job. he took on the role after his predecessor was fired over digreements with the president over the importance of social distancing. president bolsonaro has long downplayed the risks of the virus. brazil more than 200,000 known casereported. germany's economy contracted in the first quarter by 2.2%. that's the steepest three-month decline since the 2008 financial crisis. not as bad as some had feared. this reading doesn't reflect the full impact of the lockdown, which took effect in april. you're watching bbc world news america. still to ce. a crisis in the making. aid workers in yemen say thereee hasn a dramatic rise in covid-19 case

our correspondent barbara plett usher is in minneapolis, and her report contains some distressing imagesg up in anger over the killing of another black man in police custody. in minneapolis, protesters defied a curfew taking over the streets for the fourth night in a row, turning them into a smoky battle ground. security forces were overwhelmed. the governor has now announced the largest mobilisation of the national guard in the state's history. he blames outsiders for spearheading the virus. he blames outsiders for spearheading the violence. the situation in minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of george floyd. it is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great city. here in minneapolis, this is the damage after another night of chaos. authorities thought they had calmed things down after they moved swiftly to charge a police officer for the death of george floyd. and they were shocked when the virus escalated instead. i cannot breathe. a widely publicised video shows the officer kneeling on mr floyd's neck as he begged for air. in footage that

barbara plett usher reports from minneapolis.es tear gas to push protesters away from the white house. iconic streets were littered with the debris of rage, over the death of george floyd but also giving that two years of festering frustration with police mistreatment of african—americans, care and security forces rounded them up, fighting to restore order. nearly a third of the arrest took place in los angeles. in minneapolis by the protest began, the national guard moved with military position, firing tear gas and rubber bullets. setting up tear gas and rubber bullets. setting up roadblocks throughout the city and shutting down movement. we are the press, where media. security forces have been pushing back the protesters, they came determined to make sure that this night would be different than the others, to retake the streets. it's in real show for here tonight. they are chanting i cannot breathe. the words of george floyd as a police officer sat on his neck to restrain them. most do not support the violence, but some say wit

buildings and afire smoke billowing from the buildings and a fire down the street. 0ur correspondent barbara plett minneapolis is under curfew, but the city is still burning. 0utrage over the police killing of an unarmed black man has consumed people here for four days with a street protest and also arson and looting. the state deployed that national guard to restore order and local officials moved unusually quickly to charge the police officer with third—degree murder and manslaughter. he is the one in the video kneeling on that neck of george floyd for nearly nine minutes while george floyd cried out again and again that he could not breathe. and then stopped moving. the governor of minnesota has said he expects swift justice but the question is whether that will be enough to quell the rage that was ignited here and is now spreading across the country. america is looking at a long, tense weekend. the protests have spread and grown. in los angeles demonstrators clashed with police officers. in manhattan they marched also in memory of eric garner, a new york man who gasped for air in a police choc

barbara plett usher reports from minneapolis.aos and unrest, as anger over police killings spread to every corner of the country, penetrating the heart of political power in washington, dc — security agents used tear gas to push protesters away from the white house. new york's iconic streets were littered with the debris of rage — over the death of george floyd, but also giving vent to years of festering frustration with police mistreatment of african—america ns. here, and in more than a dozen other cities, protesters and looters ignored curfews. security forces rounded them up, fighting to restore order. nearly a third of the arrests took place in los angeles. in minneapolis, where the protests began, the national guard moved with military precision to clear demonstrators away from the police station, firing tear gas and rubber bullets, setting up roadblocks throughout the city and shutting down movement. we're the press! we're media! security forces have been aggressively pushing back the protesters. they came, determined to ma

let's bring in barbara plett usher, our state department correspondent, who's in washington. resser, the briefing by senior trump administration officials, and you asked them why the us was not at the pledging conference. what did they say? they were asked that actually four times, say? they were asked that actually fourtimes, and say? they were asked that actually four times, and they didn't give us a clear answer at all. instead, we we re a clear answer at all. instead, we were blasted by statistics about what they were doing and declarations that the us is at the forefront, that the international fight against covid—i9, the main international donor, and the numbers are impressive stop they sent $65 billion if you put together what the government and the private sector is giving to fight the pandemic. they said they were already giving money to many of these organisations for which the vaccine conference was raising money and that this was not about pulling back from multinational —— multilateral institutions, quite the reverse, they were coordinating with the g7 and the g20

here's our state department correspondent barbara plett—usher. criticised the chinese and others are calling for accountabilities. americans in particular have really hit china ha rd really particular have really hit china hard really relentlessly. there is concern about china's behaviour and also as mr pompeo said, as long as there is a lack of transparency, more people's life will be lost. critics do believe the ministration is trying to deflect attention away from its own slow responses to the virus by hitting beijing so hard on this issue. stay with us on outside source, still to come. one of the co founders of kraftwerk florian schneider has died at 73 we'll reflect on his life and music with a producer who worked with him. nearly 60% of covid—19 deaths in scotland are linked to care homes according to new statistics. however, the number of people dying in the country has now fallen for the first time. here's first minister, nicola sturgeon. tomorrow the scottish government must consider whether continuing the currents are restrictions for a

has also moved to put military units on a four—hour recall status, if needed. 0ur correspondent barbara plett minneapolis, and her report contains some distressing images. america is rising up in anger over the killing of another black man in police custody. in minneapolis, protesters defied a curfew taking over the streets for the fourth night in a row, turning them into a smoky battle ground. security forces were overwhelmed. the governor has now announced the largest mobilisation of the national guard in the state's history. he blames outsiders for spearheading the violence. the situation in minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of george floyd. it is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cities. here in minneapolis, this is the damage after another night of chaos. authorities thought they had calmed things down after they moved swiftly to charge a police officer for the death of george floyd. and they were shocked when the virus escalated instead. i cannot breathe! a widely publicised video shows the officer kneeling on mr floyd's neck as h

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, minneapolis.housands of people have flocked to beaches around the country today with demonstrators in the us. protestors walked to the american embassy in south—west london and crowded together, despite social distancing restrictions. they chanted "black lives matter", in reference to the civil rights campaign group, and held up signs reading, "justice for george" and "rest in power". thousands of people have flocked to beaches around the country today to enjoy the warm weather as the lockdown starts to be eased. but how difficult has it been to follow social distancing rules? our correspondent, duncan kennedy, reports from bournemouth. the beach at bournemouth was packed by mid—morning. people out to enjoy the sun and keep their social distance as best they could. there are tens of thousands of people here not socially distancing. it became so not socially distancing. it became so crowded that the leader of the council herself came out to warn people of the danger. every household i've met so far

our correspondent barbara plett—usher is in minneapolis for us tonight.tending a peaceful flow test. —— rita, we have been attending a peacefulflow test. —— protest. it was sunday come in a turbulent weekend. the national guard stood backin weekend. the national guard stood back in this case. over the past 24—hour security forces have been showing more aggressive tactics in dealing with the protesters. i want to warn you there are some distressing images in the report you are about to see. another night of chaos and unrest as anger over police killings spread to every corner of the country. penetrating the heart of political power in washington, dc, security agents used tear gas to push protesters away from the white house. new york's iconic streets we re house. new york's iconic streets were littered with the debris of rage. they are anger over the death of george floyd. here and in rage. they are anger over the death of gi a 'ge floyd. here and mm rage. they are anger over the death of gi a 'ge fl( otherere and mm rage. they are anger over the death of

i asked our state department correspondent barbara plett—usher what happened when administration officialsefing to explain why the us wasn't taking part in the scheme. they were asked that actually four times, and they didn't give us a clear answer at all. instead, we were blasted by statistics about what they were doing and declarations that the us is at the forefront, of the international fight against covid—i9, the main international donor, and the numbers are impressive stop they sent $6.5 billion if you put together what the government and the private sector is giving to fight the pandemic. they said they were already giving money to many of these organisations for which the vaccine conference was raising money and that this was not about pulling back from multilateral institutions, quite the reverse, they were coordinating with the g7 and the g20 and would continue working together with european partners, so all of that sounded like an explanation for why they should have been at the conference really. it might have been an explanation as to who was there, the chinese were there, and

our correspondent barbara plett—usher has just sent this report from minneapolis.er, a new york man who gasped for air before he died. and in atla nta gasped for air before he died. and in atlanta one of the biggest process suddenly turned violent, angering the mayor. what i see happening on the streets of atalanta is not atlanta. this is not a protest. this is not in the spirit of martin luther king junior. this is chaos. the white house was under lockdown late on friday evening. earlier, donald trump gave his first extensive remarks on the protests. for the situation to descend further into lawless anarchy and chaos, we understand that very well. it is very important i believe, to the family, to everybody, that the memory of george floyd be a perfect memory. america is revealing. in the middle of a pandemic, suffering its worst economic crisis since the great depression. now once again watching its racialfault lines explode. president trump has announced he is ending the united states‘ relationship with the world health organisation. he‘s accused it of failing to