john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ational nurses day and around the world people have been expressing their gratitude to a profession that's been under intense pressure since the start of the year. and among those saying thanks were senior members of the royal family, led by the queen, as our correspondent daniela relph reports. my family and i want tojoin in the course of thank yous... it is a familiar sight for those family calls during lockdown but this was a grid of royal faces. thank you for everything you are doing. a huge thank you from us all. thank you so much. and for professor kathleen mccourt, representing commonwealth nurses and midwives, there was a phone call from the queen. good afternoon, your majesty. it's amazing that you're still able to continue the support and the care... the duchess of cambridge and countess of wessex spoke to seven commonwealth countries. i hope you're feeling some of the love as well. we are feeling the love! we are happy to be here. from the bottom of my heart... and at home,

john sudworth has more. john: beijing's tiananmen square was quiet.here are no protest over lockdowns here. inside, china's president had a spring in his step, bringing the virus under control seen as vindication for him and for a system on troubled by messy democratic debate. there can be no starker illustration of that than this, a new national security law imposed on hong kong with 2,878 votes in favor and just one against. the fear that any anti-china purchase might be classed as subversion has led to an international outcry, including this surprise announcement for the 200,000 hong kongers who hold the dish overseas passports. --british overseas passports. >> china continues down this path, we will changehat status and remove the six-month lit and allow those passport holders to come to the u.k. and applied to work and study for extendable periods of 12 months and that would provide a pathway to future citizenship. john: the move will infuriate china, which insists its new law will only target a minority of violent demonstrators. >> the decision

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. the coronavirus outbreak. it's unclear when it'll resume, although officials from formula 1 say they're aiming for the start ofjuly. but one british man wasn't prepared to wait and has created his own unusual racing machine. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. upbeat song kevin nicks lives for speed. he is a self—confessed petrol head. a car connoisseur. a motorsport maniac. but he does notjust make do with any old vehicles, oh no. he thinks a little out of the box. engine roaring song # i'm going to heaven in a wheelbarrow...# # i'm going to heaven, yes, sir...# he calls it the "barrow of speed", the nippiest bit of gardening equipment you are ever likely to see. somebody donated their moped which was not running, i got it running, and everything else was just scraps and bits and pieces ihad around. now, i built this amazing machine and it has actually turned out far better than what i thought. it is such fun! # i'm going to heaven in a wheelbarrow...# kevin already holds the record for t

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. come: with motor—racing largely furloughed by the coronavirus — one man has turned to his wheelbarrow to satisfy his need for speed. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the ‘butcher of lyon,‘ klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.— is a prolonged process — both physically and mentally. men are more than twice as likely to need intensive care than women — and around half of all of those who go into intensive care — survive. our medical correspondent fergus walsh have been to university college hospital in london — to meet some patients at the start of their rehabilitation. and you're feeling tired? 0k. slowly, delicately, patients almost broken by coronavirus are being restored. can i ask you to roll over to the other side now? jake, who has a heart condition and diabetes, spent three weeks on a ventilator. it was touch and go whether he would survive. my chances were, ithink, very, very low. he's still so weak, getting him into a chair is far from easy. but it's an essential part of his rehabilitation he's still so weak, getting him into a chair is far from easy. but it's an essential part of his rehabilitation at university college hospital in central london. jake still has a tracheostomy, an opening in his wi

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. president trump has signed an executive order ta rgetting social media companies, after being angered by twitter tagging two of his posts as potentially misleading. he said companies, including google, facebook and twitter, had unchecked power to censor and restrict the views of users. mr trump has accused the companies of political activism. police and protestors in minneapolis have clashed for a second night following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. police fired tear gas, and protestors threw rocks. george floyd died on monday and a video showed him gasping for breath as a policeman knelt on his neck. four police officers have been sacked. the premier league season is set to restart onjune 17th, with aston villa playing sheffield united and manchester city against arsenal. there will be no fans in the stadiums, but all 92 remaining games will be shown live on tv. our sports editor dan roan reports. it's game on. with clubs resuming contact training for the first

john sudworth, bbc news, asia.atty:he has been a lot of disagreement between western allies recently, but for the moment china has succeeded in uniting them with this new proposal for hong kong. let's go to america now. ths.e bry in cg u.foinr ofa ittf unrest folwing the man in police custody. community leaders have called for calafteric many businessese looted. video showed george floyd gasping for air as a white policeman knelt on his neck. four officers have been fired. nada tawfik has more nada: america's hing and painful ory of police brutality has always been an open wound. in minneapolis for the second day, demonstrators spilled into the streets after the death of george floyd. their protests an outlet for the emotional trauma of watching hands of police year after year. -- die at the hands of police ar after year. obuasnt t, the peacefulowned out by drou--r tdr chantfesransere we prerot. de aisle, stealing sto c electronics and otr goods. the anger turned into a night of fires that engulfed the lake street

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. stay with us on bbc news.. the suspension of the country's mountaineering has meant hard times for sherpas. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice,‘ has announced she has left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it. she's the one with the bounce, the go, girl power

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. claudia mo, is a pro—democracy politician from hong kong.f the fight for democracy was now over. i would not say that because we never misjudge or underestimate the desperation and anger and frustration of our young in particular because they are fighting for their future. but what happened yesterday in beijing marks the start of a bleak hong kong. if you support taiwan, you could come under separatism. if you protest, you can come under terrorism. the list goes on. the sort of political prosecution and persecution is just going to be an ending and that is why we are so an ending and that is why we are so furious and so desperate in hong kong. in practical terms, how do you think day to day life for you in hong kong will change if and when these laws come into force in the territory in a few months‘ time? it is obvious that taking to the street, that sort of protest is now going to be sustainable because they can keep harassing you and put you behind bars. as far as daily life is concerned, you need to be more careful with what you say or wh

our correspondentjohn sudworth joins us from wuhan in china. johntional parliament is seizing the moment. it may have calculated, of course, that international outrage over this move will have been muted, as governments attempt to contain the virus that began in this city more than four months ago. reports suggest that china will simply attempt to impose this law on hong kong, rather than seeking the city's consent, as it did the first time around, with the aim of outlawing almost any act of subversion against communist party rule, hoping to bring to an end the months of protest and violence that have rocked the city. the trouble is, of course, that it will be seen as more proof of china's intention to undermine hong kong's special freedoms, and critics say, therefore, it is only likely to lead to another cycle of dissent and opposition. john, many thanks again. john sudworth there in wuhan. let's take a look at some of today's other news. the police watchdog said today it will not launch a criminal investigation into borisjohnson‘s dealings with an

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.rofessor of political science at the university of notre dame in indiana, where her research focuses on china. victoria, thank you very much for being with us. so, this new law. we have had words like sedition, things that are quite obscure. can you tell us what difference this will make four lives of people in hong kong? it's going to be a huge difference. so last year we saw this overwhelming escalation of protest against the administration, the extradition bill would have allowed beijing to request anyone from hong kong, not just to request anyone from hong kong, notjust hong kong people but also you guys, anyone visiting hong kong, to be turned over the border. this new bill is actually, 0k, turned over the border. this new bill is actually, ok, you don't want this? well, in addition to we transferring you, you over the border, we are also going to send state security agents to come to hong kong. we are going to basically be able to keep a tab on everyone. and this is really scary

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.e said that from monday, up to six people from different households could meet outside. but he said people should still not meet up indoors, and should maintain social distancing even outdoors. meanwhile, police say his top adviser dominic cummings, who's been at the centre of a political storm after he was accused of breaking lockdown restrictions, may have done so in one minor instance. laura kuenssberg has this report. what will it look like on the other side? the reflections of a new reality slowly starting to appear. a different life after lockdown, as the rules begin to relax. the prime minister made it official today — in england the next phase is on the way. i cannot and will not throw away all the gains we have made together, and so the changes we are making are limited and cautious. it's thanks to the caution we've shown so far that all five tests are being met. that means from monday, as long as you keep your distance, some freedom will return. we will allow up to six people

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. security forces to resume offensive operations against militant groups including the taliban, after dozens of civilians died in two major attacks. in kabul, gunmen stormed a hospital, killing 16 people, including newborn babies. elsewhere, 21 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral service near the border with pakistan. do stay with us on bbc news if you can. we news if you can. meet those recovering from the we meet those recovering from the worst of the virus. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the ‘butcher of lyon,‘ klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chines

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ed by twitter tagging two of his posts as potentially misleading. he said companies, including google, facebook and twitter, had unchecked power to censor and restrict the views of users. mr trump has accused the companies of political activism. police and protestors in minneapolis have clashed for a second night following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody.

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. claudia mo, a pro—democracy politician from hong kong joins me.scribed china's live as a knockout move to the democracy movement in hong kong and does not mean that the protest we have been seeing over the last year, that movement is now over?‘ have been seeing over the last year, that movement is now over? , i would not say that because you would never misjudge or underestimate the desperation and anger and frustration of our young in particular because they are fighting for their future. what happened yesterday in beijing marks a start ofa yesterday in beijing marks a start of a bleak hong kong. if you support taiwan, you can come under separatism. if you protest you can, endured terrorism. the list goes on. —— you can endured terrorism. the list goes on. —— you can come endured terrorism. the list goes on. —— you can come under terrorism. the political prosecution and persecution is just going to be an ending and that is why we are so furious and so desperate in hong kong. in practical terms, furious and so desperate in hong kong. in practicalt