and ina and in a statement, oriel couege and in a statement, oriel college did not say whether or noty: —— it did say "as an academic institution, we aim to fight prejudice and champion equal opportunities for everyone regardless of race, gender, sexuality or faith. we believe black lives matter and support the right to peaceful protest. the power of education is a catalyst for equality and inclusiveness." stay with us on bbc news. still to come: nakitta foxx, who performed at george floyd's funeral service, tells us what the experiece means to her. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them has raised great hopes foran end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade for the start of trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried but recovers quickly. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick ‘em down the hill. what

well, the governing body at oriel college has expressed a wish to re m ove oriel college has expressedrs called for the statue to be removed, there was a review, but the college decided that it should remain, to reflect the complexity of history. but this definitely shows that, we know that the statue will not come down immediately because they have still got to get permission to remove it from a listed building and any review is not expected to report back until the end of this year. but as we've seen across the summer, widespread protests in support of black lives matter protests, and statues targeted elsewhere in the country. protests here in oxford last week, hundreds gathered on this very spot, calling for change, an end to injustice and inequality. certainly the pressure has been ramping up in recent days. now, the decision by oriel college has been cautiously welcomed by the rhodes must fall campaigners. they have been here before, they say they're hopeful but they will not stop protesting until it has been physically removed. it has been divisive, there are those who say we sho

at oxford university, there've been renewed protests in a long—running campaign for oriel college toy school pupils back to school before the end of the term has been dropped. about 8 million children will now stay home until september at the earliest. the education secretary for england acknowledged that social distancing means the plans just wouldn't work. some pupils have already returned, but many parents have decided not to send their children back. teachers leaders say they warned the government repeatedly the plans were not

settle roads but the current mood is building pressure orks with cities council leader recommends oriel submit a planning application to remove the statue. elsewhere pressure has already led to action in bristol over the weekend protesters tore down a statue of slave trader edward causton and threw him in the river in london north already has removed slave owner robert milligan from his plane in the docklands on tuesday previously protected symbols of britain's racist and imperial past of becoming intolerable to every country really has sort of national myth and you know kind of nationalist sense of us and recent haps in that respect is no different but it does of course have a unique situation in terms of the british and such an arch empire went such a long time the death of george floyd is changing the way many countries look at history and race. so different place is different figures in oxford it's sessile roads in bristol it was edward colson in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it all but the link with the principle is universal and it's been given extra far off by bl

and in a statement oriel college in oxford it does not answer the question proper but does say...aying it is backing beijing new security law, accusing china of browbeating the bank saying it showed why countries should avoid economic overreliance on china. an penguins have been removed from official list of medicines in china. ——. pierre nkurunziza medicines in china. ——. pierre nkuru nziza has died medicines in china. ——. pierre nkurunziza has died in hospital. he has been pinotti's leaderfor 50 years hospital. he has been pinotti's leader for 50 years and has been accused of corruption. as we've seen the service for george floyd in houston hosted a huge array of empassioned eulogies, tributes and messages of solidarity. music played also played a central role during the order of service, with mouners joining in song during the emtoional occasion. —— the emotional occasion. here's just one example... # here is what we are fighting for, your kindness, kindness, kindness, your kindness, your love. black lives matter, no matter the colour, no matter the education, when we are dying

college will recommend removing the controversial statue of 19th century colonialist sessile rhodes orielcollege has been of the pressure of the several years u.k. activists say the statue glorifies racism and is an insult to black students. a delegation of turkish officials has been meeting libya's internationally recognized government turkey's foreign minister and chief of intelligence both visited tripoli turkey is the government's main backer and has been instrument instrumental in stopping offensive of the warlords khalifa haftar. those are the headlines we'll have more news for you here on syria after counting the cost next. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. santa maria this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week india prime minister narendra modi rushes through the labor refor

settle roads but the current mood is building pressure orks with cities council leader recommends oriel submit a planning application to remove the statue. elsewhere pressure has already led to action in bristol over the weekend protesters tore down a statue of slave trader edward causton and threw him in the river in london north already has removed slave owner robert milligan from his plane in the docklands on tuesday previously protected symbols of britain's racist and imperial past of becoming intolerable to every country really has sort of national myth and you know kind of nationalist sense of us and recent perhaps in that respect is no different but it does of course have a unique situation in terms of the british and such knowledge and parlance such a time the death of george floyd is changing the way many countries look at history and race so different place is different figures in oxford it's sessile roads in bristol it was edward colson in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it's robert feeling but the principle is universal and it's been given extra far by black l

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a british colonialist at oxford university a campaign to remove the stature of sessile rhodes from oriel college has now been underway for several years well we can speak now to our correspondent laurie chalons who is in oxford for us laurie the university has previously insisted that the statue would stay with modifications that i'm quoting here would draw attention to this history and do justice to the complexity of the debate what's the state of that debate now. well the state of the debate here amongst these people who come to protest is that there is no debate are having to speak very quietly as we're in a moment is our. big for the memory to exploited for all people here in the black large mass movement around the world it's a solemn moment here right now the status of it here is this the people who have covered feel that the time for words is done and the statue of this. incident this talk of the building over there behind me must for. us. they should tear him down that he is on representative of the more values of inclusion and racial diversity this is a man who is an arch imperi

assistant professor oriel research fellow at the cap policy and evaluation center department of health policy at the london school of economics and political science very good to have you with us understand that you conducted a study on what tell a t. associated with copd 19 outbreaks in care homes what can you tell about it how high is the number. so we found that almost in many countries about how. people who died as a result of kopi it has happened in the in care homes so although initially are not of the focus was on hospitals for the hospitals and counting how many people were dying in the hospitals we found that there were squeezed out the best way to being ignored not come teet and that was partly because there was in my testing happened in care homes what we have free ice to use that as many as 3 to 6 percent of get home residents have in some counties and that these of course a very high number indeed and given that we knew from the start that call that 9000 is especially dangerous for the elderly and those with an underlying condition even for those who are in care homes why

they waddle thought is an oxford oriel college have voted to remove a statue of british imperial assess all roads from its grounds it marks the culmination of a 4 year campaign by students to have the monument removed to citing road support for apartheid style measures in southern africa. well oriel college said an independent review into rhodes legacy will follow which will also make recommendations on improving access from other minority students the group behind the campaign say protests against roads will continue until the statue has been removed the decision comes amid a wider push to review the legacy of prominent britons who profited from darker aspects of colonialism such as the slave trade. well this comes as at least 2 companies issue apologies over there links records from university college london show that benjamin green one of the founders of the green king pub chain held over $230.00 slaves in the caribbean when slavery was abolished in 833 he was paid compensation worth half a 1000000 pounds in today's money while simon fraser one of the founding members of the insurers

and in a statement, oriel college in oxford said: that is it so far for this. weather picture in just a moment, but first of all, one place that has seen some very high temperatures over the last 24 hours is the arctic circle, where temperatures reached 30 celsius on tuesday. amazing to think temperatures can get that high that far north, but they do from time to time. that, though, could be a newjune record for that particular area. looking at our weather picture, it is unsettled. we saw rain gathering across the northwest of the uk yesterday, and that was associated with an area of low pressure, and that low pressure is moving right over the heart of the united kingdom for today. often cloudy with spells of rain that could be lengthy and heavy at times. some of the heaviest bursts of rain in the west. wales and north—west england. there will be some areas that don't see much rain. but i think they're be the lucky few. for most of us very wet with temperatures between 14 and 18. for most of us. once the rain has moved south, this particular area of low pressur

at oxford university, there've been renewed protests in a long—running campaign for oriel college toemove an image of cecil rhodes. plans to get all of englandmy primary school pupils back to school before the end of the term has been dropped. about 8 million children will now stay home until september at the earliest. the education secretary for england acknowledged that social distancing means the plans just wouldn't work. some pupils have already returned, but many parents have decided not to send their children back. teachers leaders say they warned the government repeatedly the plans were not realistic. 12 minutes... today, a hard lesson for these primary school children — the rest of their friends from other years won't withjoining them. i'm kind of sad about it, because lot of my friends are still at home, and i had a chance to meet them. i thought it was quite upsetting and disappointing, because it would've been better if i'd got to see them. welcoming all year groups back was always going to be a problem. there are 515 children at this school in barnton, in cheshire. with s

at oxford university, there have been renewed protests in a long—running campaign for oriel college toove an image of cecil rhodes. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. will the wave of anger and protest that has swept across america since the killing of george floyd in minneapolis have a lasting impact difference to race relations? surely african—america ns must surely be sceptical. racism and discriminatory and violent policing have survived all previous efforts to make real the promises of equality and justice for all. my guest today is the historian and veteran civil rights campaigner mary frances berry. what will it take to engineer genuine change? mary frances berry, welcome to hardtalk. and thank you forjoining me from new orleans. thank you very much for having me. we are having beautiful weather here. well, i can see there isa weather here. well, i can see there is a bit ofa weather here. well, i can see there is a bit of a hurricane through your window, but let us focus on the storms that have been hitting and sweeping across america in recent d

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syrian intelligence and helping president bashar al assad rebuild infrastructure the french magazine oriel $21.00 quotes a report by a non-governmental organization called justice and liberty for all it says the u.a.e. has financed the construction of buildings and thermal power stations in damascus while providing training to senior military officials the u.s. relationship with damascus has warmed since the iraq has reopened the embassy in 2018 last week the u.s. warned of a deadly about this report small after the seize that came into effect this u.s. north threatens sanctions against anyone caught doing business with assad is associates and the government well joel rubin is a former u.s. deputy assistant secretary of state and the president of washington's strategy group he says the u.s. actions in the region haven't gone unnoticed. the u.a.e. right now is really on a fine line with washington in large part because of its adventurism in the region and with the war in yemen which is deeply unpopular here in washington amongst democrats and republicans and president trump had to veto a bi

the guardian leads on the news that oriel college in oxford has announced that it wants to take downecil rhodes. according to the i, the "triple lock" pledge on pensions is at risk, due to the large increase in spending during the pandemic. the same story makes the front page of the express, which says millions could be worse off, if the triple—lock guarantee is axed. and the financial times reports that the us has upended global digital tax plans, after pulling out of talks with europe. so, let's begin. the guardian. this campaign that it must fall. the confirmation that oxford university has voted in favour of removing its statue of the victorian imperialist cecil rhodes and this has been a long time coming. yes, the campaign started in 2015 there was led by some undergraduates that believed the, this huge event in bristol has brought down and reignited this debate this long—running debate about having social —— cecil rhodes, someone who's set up —— cecil rhodes, someone who's set up the biggest diamond company in the world and was at the centre of the world and was at the centre o

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at oxford university, there've been renewed protests ina long—running campaign for oriel college to removeimage of cecil rhodes. it's about 2:30am. it's time for tuesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament. on this programme, the education secretary faces tough questions in the commons as he confirms that all english primary school children won't go back to class before the summer. why is it that we can turn a blind eye to thousands of demonstrators campaign for pubs and garden centres to open, yet it is so hard to reopen our schools? an snp mp has a bleak assessment of the chances of success in uk—eu trade talks. there is going to be misery heaped on misery as covid and brexit appear like the twin horsemen of the economic apocalypse trampling over any prospect of recovery. and mps are told how coronavirus has brought hard times for theatres and musicians. the union, we're running out of money. we have £1 million into a hardship fund — that's pretty much gone. but first, the education secretary has confirmed he's dropping plans for all primary school years in en

college will recommend removing the controversial statue of 19th century colonialist sessile rhodes oriel college has been of the pressure of the several years u.k. activists say the statue glorifies racism and is an insult to black students a delegation of turkish officials has been meeting libya's internationally recognized government turkey's foreign minister and chief of intelligence both visited tripoli turkey is the government's main backa and has been interim instrumental in stopping offensive other warlords khalifa haftar and those other headlines we'll have more news here on syria after counting the cost next. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. santa maria this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week india prime minister narendra modi rushes through the labor reforms as the pa

and the crew wore oriel scams instead of one clothes well as well is a great material but it's not waterproof he says but even with oil scams you were always so. through plus the weather was cold and the food was terrible. the kind machine didn't have engines so they had to rely exclusively on wind. it took a special kind of captain to sail vessels like those. they managed to sail the ships around the cape with speed and precision faster than a steam occurred in fact. i know i know he is absolutely down there was a lot of competition among the various ships and it was a remarkable achievement for the captains and their crews to do what they did. don't really care about it much after all i said. after the panama canal was built the research around the cape became much less important. magic acorn is still a major destination in many international sailing rekha says but this helen has traveled around the cape 3 times. when we're sailing around the world we focus on speed and performance not romantic things like the legend of cake on top thin but it does have a certain attraction. and then compet

violence and the way in which it is done particularly take issue with the roads must fall statue at oriel college in oxford because the rhodes scholarship is actually sponsored by nelson mandela as well it's a it's a joint scholarship between mandela and rhodes and nelson mandela sort of indicated it back in 2003 so there's there's a little bit of intellectual does dissonance when it comes to an attempt to wipe out the history as we know it and we'll see it's a very dangerous thing to set and that's all for our to u.k. at the top of the hour on what he america will take over but from the team here in london by. thank you i. thank. you. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. this drug where her cocaine is where 4 bucks for the under 50. everybody use cocaine crack cocaine you can smoke it this is worth 5030. 20. score kate this is about a $15.00 bet and people smoke this one bigger 2nd sweetie you can find these drugs in any city in the united states that you walk along as you wa

violence and the way in which it is done i particularly take issue with the rhodes must fall statue at oriel college in oxford because the rhodes scholarship is actually sponsored by nelson mandela as well it's a it's a joint scholarship between mandela and rhodes and nelson mandela sort of indicated it back in 2003 so there's there's a little bit of intellectual destress in and so when it comes to an attempt to wipe out the history as we know it and we'll send a very dangerous thing to set or there are better ways of educating people out there they're obviously through school also textbooks and museums as well to sort of balance that the picture yes absolutely and i take no issue with that and you know the comment that the industrial revolution and the british empire was fed by slavery is an absolutely accurate statement because. wilberforce brought forward the abolition of slavery act in 1907 but really because of the east india company's slate. every from black countries was still happening in india in the colonies so we weren't in slaving indian people we were actually using slaves from

oriel college, rich refused to take it down four yea rs refused to take it down four years ago, saysour councils across the country are now reviewing or controversial public monuments. in cardiff, this statue of thomas picton, the former governor of trinidad and a slaveholder may not be at city hall for much longer and it is not just hall for much longer and it is notjust in the uk whether debate is taking place. in antwerp, in belgium, this figure of king leopold ii was defaced, blamed for the genocide of 10 million people in the congo in the late 19th century, transferred to a removal van, other controversial public moral —— memorial consigned to history. nick beake, bbc news. the duke of edinburgh celebrates his 99th birthday today. to mark the occasion, this official photograph has been released of him with her majesty, the queen. the duke is expected to spend the day at windsor castle, where he and the queen have been isolating during the pandemic. the queen will celebrate her official birthday at windsor on saturday. and, finally, a field of beautiful lupines. the blooming flow

the governing body of an oxford university college is backing the removal of a controversial statue oriel college has been under pressure for several years to remove the tribute to the 1900 centuries cloning alist cecil rhodes activists say the statue glorifies racism as an insult to black students. still ahead on al-jazeera the streets of naples are flooded with fans celebrating italy's 1st football trophy at the season peter will have all. the way disease outbreaks have impacted dense urban areas like during the flu pandemic in the early 1900 has played a role in how our cities look in run urban planners reacted to that flu and other outbreaks changing how cities were zoned and led to updated infrastructure like ventilation and improved sanitation but after what's been learned from pandemics and their influences on our skylines and way of life we also need to keep pace and adapt it's easy to assume that cities are fertile ground for spreading viruses and diseases millions living working and commuting in such tight conditions but one expert says it's about much more than just density it'

rhodes left a lot of money to oriel college, where he was a student, but it's more complicated than thats not the issue of bringing down a statue which is going to resolve the ills of the past. what is important is to look at the history of, what is it that brought us to the situation where we are? and, of course, you have to say, who are the architects of this past? but i believe even, it might be much more positive to keep them because you are going to tell generations to come, this is how it started and this is how it should never continue to be the way it is. let go live now to chelsea jackson who studied at oxford university thanks to rhodes scholarship. but she is now supporting the rhodes must fall campaign. why are you supporting that campaign now? i believe that cecil rhodes must fall, and i am notjust speaking of the name of the trust or the name of their home in oxford, or just the statue presently at oriel college, but the entire system of cologne layers, control and white supremacy that cecil rhodes was an active part of the british empire's expansion into africa. in support

couege university, and in particular oriel college and the statue.f the university, with the colleges of the university, with the game and it is in oxford about what should happen to the statue, and so that is a communal discussion that we believe should be had, and the reason for the protest was to be able to start that democratic discussion. staying in the uk, every thursday for ten weeks millions of people stood in their gardens, balconies and on street corners to ‘clap for carers' to show their appreciation for key—workers. now there is a call for everyone to come together one last time on sunday 5thjuly for a nationwide clap to mark the birthday of the national health service. ria lakhani is a sales executive from harrow who spent more than a week on a covid—19 ward at the end of march. as her way of saying thank you to the nhs and the team that saved her life she has written a poem, shejoins me now. thank you forjoining us. you came on before, not long after you have been out of hospital, and you are still struggling. i was. the day i first cam

has since become a symbol of solidarity against racial injustice or may want to thaw it is at oxford orielcollege have voted to remove a statue of british imperialists sessile rose from its grounds it marks the culmination of a 4 year campaign by students to have the monument removed citing road support for apartheid style measures in southern africa. we're in college said an independent review into rhodes legacy her follow recurse i make recommendations on improving access for minority students the group behind the campaign say protests against roads will continue until the statue has been removed the decision comes amid a wider push to review the legacy of prominent brightness with profited from the darker aspects of colonialism such as the slave trade. but it comes as at least 2 companies issue apologies over there links records from university college london show that benjamin green one of the founders of the green king pub chain held over $230.00 slaves in the caribbean when slavery was abolished in 833 he was paid compensation worth half a 1000000 pounds in today's money while simon

statue of 19th century colonialist cecil rhodes from its facade. of 19th century colonialist cecil oriel by students who argued the statue of rhodes glorified racism, but the college had previously resisted calls to remove it. joining us live is shaista aziz, one of the councillors in oxford who has been calling for the controversial statue of cecil rhodes to be taken down. thank you very much forjoining us. firstly, your reaction to this news. hello. i very much welcome the couege hello. i very much welcome the college making the announcement this evening. it‘s been long overdue. give credit where credit is due they decided to do the right thing and i think it‘s important to acknowledge that. i also think that this is a massive victory for the students who‘ve been campaigning with the roads must fall campaign. but also the other student groups like common ground and activists in the city of oxford including one of our elders, black eldersjulie oxford including one of our elders, black elders julie james. who oxford including one of our elders, black eldersjuliejames. who has been workin

of british colonialist at oxford university a campaign to remove the statue of sessile rhodes from oriel college has been underway now for several years while the united kingdom is also one of the west hit by the global pandemic total confirmed infections are heading towards 300000 but questions remain over the true size of its death toll the government puts it at just over 40500 a tally by reuters says it's reached nearly 52000 the news agencies figure also includes a suspected cases which it says gives a more accurate picture because testing was scarce early in this crisis and could be even higher an expert from the government's office for national statistics says about $64000.00 more people than usual have died during the pandemic well chris smith is a consultant for all of just at cambridge university he says the death toll is still a mystery. who knows and actually our chief medical advisor chris witty has been a pains to emphasize throughout this that it could be very misleading to just cherry pick numbers or to look at one moment in time what we really are going to have to do is t

joined a protest in oxford to demand that a statue of the colonialist cecil rhodes be taken down from orieleorge floyd, whose killing sparked global protests, has taken place at a church in houston, texas. the service was attended by mr floyd's family, friends, celebrities and civil rights leaders. it heard pleas for systemic change to prevent future acts of police brutality, and there were powerful calls for an end to racial injustice. we are going to talk about the pressure that norman was mentioning to us on the education secretary, by the fact that primary schools in england, which were due to welcome all peoples back before the summer term, will now not be doing so after a change of heart from the government yesterday. let's talk to conservative mp tom hunt, who sits on the education select committee. mr hunter, good morning to you. good morning. next week parents will be able to take their kids into mcdonald's restaurants. next month most won't be able to take their children back to school in england. does that make sense to you? children back to school in england. does that make sens

there is a statue of cecil rhodes right at the front of oriel college. what do you say about that?e money through slave labour in the mines, and you are telling me we have to have a statue of this person and glorify his memory to have a conversation about history. there is a messy complexity and that history. we don't need a statue. the rhodes trust don't need a statue to do good work. the statue is a symbol of something. we say the country has values, but those are not the values we should be promoting. in the same way edward colston was a slave, the fa ct way edward colston was a slave, the fact his money is doing different things now, that's a different debate. we don't have to glorify those people by keeping their statues up there. can ijust ask... there is no reason why a statue that was their 100 years ago still has to be there today. on a practical note, given the role you will be taking up a ten oxford college, not the same college, but there have been questions at both oxford and cambridge on diversity and other issues over time, as you know. is there a danger this issue o

the governing body of oriel college has voted in favour of taking it down. of a long—running campaign. the united states has pulled out of international talks