rianna croxford, bbc news.r, borisjohnson, says the uk is prepared to react if china imposes a national security law in hong kong. in an article published in the south china morning post he writes: meanwhile, hong kong chief executive carrie lam is in beijing later to discuss the new security law which would make it a crime to undermine beijing's authority. hong kong could be on the verge of changing forever, and many fear it is now part of a new cold war between washington and beijing. danny vincent looks at what all of this means for hong kongers. these are front—line members of the protest movement in hong kong. fearful of arrest, they agreed to speak to us under the condition of anonymity. a year ago, they were ordinary hong kongers. but now beijing says protestors like them represent a threat to national security. if the chinese communist party tries to destroy hong kong, the hong kongers will try to resist and refringe in every single way that we could. and every way that we can to try to make them burn w

rianna croxford, bbc news.y green recital — barcelona's opera house reopens with a concert for plants. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: in new york, once the global epicentre of the pandemic, shops have begun re—opening as the city emerges from lockdown. health officials in

rianna croxford, bbc news.erved and flowers laid in tribute to the three friends who were stabbed to death in a park in the english town of reading. all three have now been named: they were james furlong, who was 36 years old and a teacher, joe ritchie—bennett, 39 and a lawyer, and david wails — 49 and a scientist. police are still questioning the suspect — khairi saadallah — who was arrested under the terrorism act. rajini vaidya nathan reports: back at school for the most painful of reasons. through the morning, they left tributes to a teacher who always told his pupils to fly high. 36—year—old james furlong was the head of history and politics at holt school. with news of his death still sinking in, students and colleagues held a two—minute silence. bell as a whole community, we will now need to adsorb this sad news. our thoughts are with his mum, his dad, his brother and his family and his friends and colleagues. he was a cherished colleague and he will be very sadly missed. applause thank you. 14—year—old

rianna croxford, bbc news.reported in the last 2a hours in the uk in hospitals, care homes and the wider community related to coronavirus were up by 181. it brings the total number of deaths to 41,662. health charities are warning thousands of people who are shielding from the pandemic are losing trust and need clear information about the risks they face. people in wales and scotland have already been told to continue shielding through the summer, an announcement on england and northern ireland is expected next week. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith has more. 12 weeks on from lockdown — for some, life is still in limbo. it really did feel like you were forgotten about. 2.6 million people across the uk have been shielding without knowing when it will end or exactly what risks they now face. we all would just like to see some evidence, either to suggest that it is safe or to suggest that it is not. louisa, from chorley, has autoimmune hepatitis. shielding since march, her only exercise has been in the back garden

rianna croxford, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come...zy pledges £10 million to help tackle racial inequality in the uk — we hear the experiences of four young black men. the day the british liberated the falklands. and, by tonight, british troops have 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 for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved 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 see me, i'll get out there and kick them down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news, our top story: america's top military officer apologises for accompanying president trump to a photo—op at a church during black lives matter protests. let's stay with that now: the bbc‘s katt

rianna croxford, bbc news. in tribute to the three friends who were stabbed to death in a park in reading, to the west of london, on saturday evening. all three have now been named: they were james furlong, who was 36—years—old and a teacher, joe ritchie—bennett, 39 and a lawyer, and david wails — 49 and a scientist. police are still questioning the suspect, khairi saadallah, who was arrested under the terrorism act. european union leaders are saying they have had a frank and exchanged —— tense extensive use in hong kong. their concerns were proposed about the national security law for the territory. ursula von der leyen said she made it very clear the european union opposes its implementation. facebook and instagram face a boycott from firms who say not doing enough to tackle hate speech and dissemination. patagonia has suspended advertising. facebook has faced criticism from its own staff. he said the firm was committed to advancing equality and racial justice. saudi arabia has banned international visitors f

rianna croxford, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. the director tells the bbc he thinks donald trump is trying to act like a dictator. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a real fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp, sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: crowds of people in major cities across the us are defying cu rfews as the country's eighth night of unrest gets underway. his likely rival in november's election — joe

rianna croxford, bbc news. sterling has tonight told the bbc he has given his support to the protesters, calling for efforts to end injustice. he was speaking to emily maitliss in an interview which will run in full on newsnight tomorrow. the only disease right now is the racism that we are fighting. i think this right now, this is the most important thing at this moment in time, because, you know, this is something that has been happening for years and years. you know, just like the pandemic we want to see something, we want to find a solution to stop it. that was raheem sterling. our home editor mark easton is here. what do you take away from the series of protests in this country, mark? why are people so frustrated and angry in britain in the 21st—century, angry enough to take to the streets in the middle of a deadly pandemic, angry enough to risk arrest and in some cases commit a cts risk arrest and in some cases commit acts of criminal damage? george floyd died thousands of miles away in minneapolis and ye

rianna croxford, bbc news.till to come: picking up the pieces, we'll speak to a small business owner in los angeles, whose shop was vandalised amid a wave of protests sweeping the us. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crediting come in accordance with the order of service, by a signal giving the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to my ali, who has died at the age of 74. my ali, who has died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken but rally out for arkham he transcended the sport of boxing for which he was three times world champion. that's my minali. it was a fighter. he fought all the way to the end. even through his illness. that's muhammad ali. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on england clubs in europe. todayis today is the 20th anniversary of the beatles lp sergeant peppers. a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. president trump is facing widespread condemnation, for his handling of the unres

rianna croxford, bbc news.of coronavirus developments: brazil's indigenous community is at threat from the coronavirus, according to the pan american health organisation. they've highlighted the risk of contagion from illegal goldminers in the amazon region. they also again warned brazil against relaxing measures to contain the virus, saying the number of infections was still increasing. 31,000 people have now died from coronavirus in the country. the head of the uk statistics authority has criticised the government's presentation of data related to coronavirus testing. sir david norgrove said it appeared that ministers wanted to show that the largest possible number of tests was being carried out and the way the figures were presented gave them limited value. mr hancock said it was important to get the data right and committed to working with sir david. formula one and international cricket have announced plans to return from next month. motor racing officials have approved an initial eight—race calendar acros

rianna croxford reports. 0ne family, one household, with the odds stacked against them.gers to his taxi but now only picks up groceries. he is black, male, aged 59, and was born outside of the uk, putting him at high risk to catching covid—i9. he lives with three generations in milton keynes. feeling unsafe, he chose to stop working near the start of the pandemic and has no income. the government is supposed to really help them but they have been ignored because there is no ppe, there's no help, there's no even proper advices. his daughter, khadijah, is a nurse, a key worker, and says she has been unprotected on the front line. the ppe, to be frank, is very, very selective, very, very selective. but it depends on where you are working. if you are working in a low risk area, it's fine, but if you are working in an area where you are in contact with those with coronavirus, i think it is right for you to have the right ppe. but khadijah‘s concerns have not been addressed in the government review released today, confirming that people from black and asian backgrounds are dis

rianna croxford, bbc news.alert system for coronavirus, which was introduced last month. it's become clear that boris johnson's ambition to reduce the alert level at the same as easing the lockdown was blocked by all four of the uk's chief medical officers. our economics editor, faisal islam, has the story and joins me now. we are used to the phrase that ministers are following the science. is that still the case? the government has the delicate balancing act of trying to get the economy out of an historic hole and at the same time keep a lid on a deeply contentious pandemic. the way it did this while trying to communicate clearly to the public was with this traffic light system, which i think we can see, the covid alert level system. remember we are now at four on that level. and if the prime minister said last week he wa nted the prime minister said last week he wanted to get that down to three at a meeting on thursday. also, when that was launched, addressed to the nation and in the document that followed, s

our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford reports., sociable man with a heart of gold. he is one of thousands of people from ethnic minority communities to have died with coronavirus, but his daughters say he‘s more than just a number. he loved his life so much, he was so content and happy. no health issues. he had all these big dreams that he wanted to achieve. yeah. and he was only 55 when he passed away. a government review published last week confirmed that people like john, from asian and black backgrounds, were at a higher risk of death from the disease but failed to make any recommendations. this leaked draft written by public health england, previously unseen and still unpublished, contains a series of proposals on how to better protect people from ethnic minority backgrounds. it says that racism, stigma, occupational risk and social inequality may be increasing their risk of becoming seriously ill with the virus. to reduce this greater risk, the leaked document recommends that better data about ethnicity and religion is recor

rianna croxford, bbc news.vening. the club said it was offensive and that those responsible were not welcome. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swiss, is outside the etihad stadium. where the match took place. what has been the reaction to this? well, as you say, all this happened shortly after kick—off here at the etihad stadium. a plane was seen flying over the ground dragging a ban with the words white lives matter burnley. it circled the ground before flying away. and this really just moments after the players from both teams had taken aimee in support of the leo varadkar movement, as has been a case at every premier league game since the restart —— ta ken every premier league game since the restart —— taken thinly in support of the black lives matter movement. they say they strongly condemn what happened, this in no way represents what burnley stands for and they say they are fully behind the black lives matter initiative and they apologise unreservedly. 0n the pitch, manchester city won the game co mforta bl

rianna croxford, bbc news.t and featuring people of different social backgrounds, sexual orientation and ethnicity in the wake of the killing of george floyd and the subsequent black lives matter protests. the corporation has also committed to a fifth of its production staff coming from such underrepresented groups from next april. our media correspondent lizo mzimba is with us now. so how big a move is this? £100 million sounds like a good, solid, headline grabbing figure, and it is. but to put it in better context, it is spread over three years, so that is spread over three years, so that is £33 million a year, and every year the amount is £33 million a year, and every yearthe amount in is £33 million a year, and every year the amount in total that the bbc spends on its television services is around 1.5 billion. so the new tv fund will be a small portion of that total tv spend. but it does represent a significant commitment in terms of money, jobs, and the bbc emphasises that it is all part of a wider series

our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford reports.a london cab driver who came to the uk from hong kong when he was 21. he was described by his family as a loving, sociable man with a heart of gold. he is one of thousands of people from ethnic minority communities to have died with coronavirus, but his daughters say he's more than just a number. he loved his life so much, he was so content and happy. no health issues. he had all these big dreams that he wanted to achieve. yeah. and he was only 55 when he passed away. a government review published last week confirmed that people likejohn, from asian and black backgrounds, were at a higher risk of death from the disease but failed to make any recommendations. this leaked draft written by public health england, previously unseen and still unpublished, contains a series of proposals on how to better protect people from ethnic minority backgrounds. it says that racism, stigma, occupational risk and social inequality may be increasing their risk of becoming seriously ill with the virus. to

our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford has been speaking to some of those who took to thed to see happening next. it's been two weeks of taking to the streets. two weeks since the horrific death of george floyd. that could have been my brother, uncle or dad, and it shouldn't happen to anyone. more or less it keeps happening to my people. for some, marching for the first time, this feels like a moment in history. i was kind of hesitant to do it, but as you grow older, you start to understand things a bit better, and you understand that if you manage to to be part of the change now, it could benefit those people in the future. but the protests have been criticised for a lack of social distancing. we can't just, like, sit back and just wait and let the police keep, you know, killing black people, we can't let the brutality keep going on, we can't let the injustices go on for several months until it's convenient for us to go back out there. their frustration, their passion is visible, but till now their demands haven't been as clear. we want equality. we want the same opportun

our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford explained more earlier.alth england, including recommendations and contributions from 4000 organisations about how to reduce the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. the report is dated from the end of may and says that racism, stigma, occupational risk and social inequality may increase the risk of covid—i9 for these groups, and says people from black backgrounds are at the greatest risk. now, the key recommendations they call for are better data collection about ethnicity and religion, including having this recorded on the death certificate to really monitor the real impact. it also suggests making it law for health risk assessments to be brought in for ethnic minority workers and generally calls for better personal protective equipment, better representation in the nhs, but also suggests there needs to be more culturally sensitive public health messaging to really reach these communities. to make clear, this isjust a draft. there are still questions around the role of diet and vitamin d a