a picture of the statue of slave trader robert milligan being taken down in london's docklands earlier featured on the front page of the times — which reports that ‘dozens of statues could topple over slavery links‘. ‘toppling the past‘ reads the front of the daily mail, with another photo of that statue dangling from jcb — it has stood in the area for 200 years. on the front page of the guardian, mps warn that an ‘urgent plan‘ is needed to get schools ready by september. it‘s after the government u—turned on reopening schools to more children ahead of the summer holidays. ministers have said they may not be open until september at the earliest. ‘take the rest of the year off‘ on the front page of the i — which reports on the potential knock on effect that schools being closed could have on parents‘ work and children‘s education. the daily express also leads on the impact of months of coronavirus, with news that the nhs could now have a general waiting list of up to ten million people by the end of the year. and finally on the front page of the daily telegraph, a photo of the queen and

in london, a statue has been removed of the slave trader robert milligan, who helped to build west indialace in our communities for decades, sometimes centuries. but in 2020, it is shame, not pride, which is driving many to look again at who we celebrate. it was a ripping down of 17th—century slave trader edward colston's statue in bristol at the weekend which sparked the reflection of how we mark the past. the ripple sent out as it was dumped in the docs are being felt far and wide. a statue of robert milligan, in london, and 18th merchant who owns more than 500 slaves in jamaica merchant who owns more than 500 slaves injamaica the latest to be removed but this time by authorities, not angry protesters. it was an insult to the people of colour, black people, and so today, finally, to find that this statue was pulled down with symbolic, a victory. in oxford, thousands gathered at one of the university buildings, demanding the statue of cecil rhodes be removed. they say the 19th century imperialist in africa are represented white supremacy. oriel college, rich refused to take it down four

last night a statue of the slave dealer robert milligan was taken down in london docklands to cheerst a statue of the colonialist cecil rhodes be taken down from 0riel college. mourners at the funeral of george floyd, who died after being restrained by a white police officer have called for systemic change. the service at a church in houston was attended by mr floyd's family, friends, civil rights leaders and celebrities. reverend william lawson praised the impact of the global protests sparked by his death. i used to be of marchers, all the marchers were black. but now there are white people who know the story and hispanics who know the story, asians who know the story. every morning we speak to a gp about the coronavirus pandemic, and today we're joined by dr farrah sheikh. good morning and thank you for joining us as always. let's talk first about this news about what could happen to waiting lists and we know that leaders, nhs leaders are saying 10 million could be on waiting lists because of what has happened with coronavirus. what impact will it have on you as a gp? it will have

in london authorities removed slaveowner robert milligan from th tuesday.re britain's racist and imperial past becoming intolerable. >> every country has national myths and nationalist sentiment. britain in that respect is no different. situationve a unique with the british empire which went on for such a long time. reporter: the death of george floyd is changing the way many look at race. different places, different figures. in oxford it was set so rhodes. in the united states it is robert a lee. universalinciple is and give extra fire by lack lives matter. historical figures of white supremacy, they say should no longer be given supreme positions in our towns and cities. libya's biggest oilfield halted production after it was stormed by an unidentified armed group. the facility, days after it began pop -- pumping oil again after a blockading january. the facility had been a frequent target after fighting between the u.n.-backed government and. other forces the e.u., france, germany has urged a stop to all military operations and start negotiations. troops

the statue of slave trader robert milligan who has been removed from outside a london museum robert milligan it was an 18th century scottish merchant who owned over 500 slaves in jamaica as well as a sugar plantation the museum describe the monuments presents as uncomfortable and a reminder of britain's problematic past this comes after the monument of another slave trader edward coast and was forcibly removed by protesters infrastructure and thrown into a river the council says it will be retrieved and placed in a museum meanwhile demonstrators are calling for the review of other controversial monuments. i. think. before the protests are expected over the coming days following a police reaction is also under the microscope london's mayor is drawing up plans to address concerns about alleged disproportionate use of force against minority communities that since one news issue posted a video of the 62 year old father being tasered. i feel east haven police brutality is still rife among the black community and the metropolitan police have defended the use of force while the labor leader and pri

the statue of slave trader robert milligan has been removed from outside a london museum. we're going to get it was an 18th century scottish merchant to end the 500 slaves in jamaica as well as a sugar plantation museum described the monuments presence as uncomfortable and a reminder of britain's problematic past this comes off to the monuments of another slave trade edward colston was forcibly removed by protesters in bristol and frightened into a river the council says it will be retrieved and placed in a museum well meanwhile demonstrators are calling for the review of all the controversial monuments. i. well though the protests are expected over the coming days while the police reaction is also under the microscope london's matter is drawing up plans to address concerns about alleged disproportionate use of force against minority communities that says one musician has to do a 62 year old father being tasered by police claiming police brutality still life among the black trainer saying the metropolitan police have defended the use of force while the labor leader and pri

the statute of slave trader robert milligan has been removed from outside a london museum following days of black lives matter protests in the u.k. and around the world milligan was an 18th century scottish much into and over 500 slaves in jamaica as well as a sugar plantation the museum despite the money or its presence as uncomfortable and a reminder of britain's problematic cost this comes after the monument of another slave trader edward colston was forcibly removed by protesters in bristol and thrown into a river the council says it will be retrieved and placed in a museum meanwhile demonstrators are calling for the review of at least 60 other controversial monuments. over the protests are expected over the coming days while the police reaction is also under the microscope london's mayor is drawing up plans to address concerns about alleged disproportionate use of force against minority communities. that's as one musician posted a video of his 62 year old father being tasered by police claiming police brutality is still rife among the black community the metropolitan police have def

in london, the monument of robert milligan was removed with a review of all the capital's statues andhe streets of oxford, but even if others agree, and it is a big if, how does this help solve the deep inequalities that exist in the uk between black and white? —— erase a racist monument. i hope it is a catalyst for a conversation and a catalyst for policy change. i want my child to go to school and to know the full story, uncomfortable truths about how this united kingdom became great. it became great because it enslaved millions of people. silence for the minutes it took for george floyd to die. the killing of a black man thousands of miles away has prompted a massive soul searching here at home. and in a statement, oriel college in oxford said: that is it so far for this. from me, tim wilcox and the team, bye—bye. hello there. we'll take a look at the uk unsettled 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 tempe

and in london, the monument of the slaver robert milligan was removed with a review of all the capital'sd by the mayor. they say that they want to erase a racist monument from the streets of oxford, but, even if others agree — and it's a big if — how does any of this help solve the deep inequalities that exist in the uk between black and white? well, it is huge symbolism. and i hope it is a catalyst, a catalyst for a conversation, a catalyst for policy change, that i want my child to go to school and to know the full story, uncomfortable truths, about how this united kingdom became great. it became great because it enslaved millions of people. silence for the minutes it took for george floyd to die. the killing of a black man thousands of miles away has prompted a massive soul searching here at home. and in a statement, oriel college in oxford said, "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 educa

in london, the monument of robert milligan was removed with a review of all the capital's statues andise a racist monument from the streets of oxford, but even if others agree, and it is a big if, how does this help solve the deep inequalities that exist in the uk between black and white? it is huge symbolism. i hope it is a catalyst for a conversation and a catalyst for policy change. i want my child to go to school and to know the full story, uncomfortable truths about how this united kingdom became great. it became great because it enslaved millions of people. silence for the minutes it took for george floyd to die. the killing of a black man thousands of miles away has prompted a massive soul searching here at home. reeta chakra barti. and in a statement 0riel college in oxford said: it doesn't really answer the main question. brazil has restored detailed covid—19 data to the official national website after the government was criticised for removing it earlier this week. a ruling by a supreme court justice said the information, containing the number of cases and breakdowns by stat

and in london, the monument of the slaver robert milligan was removed with a review of all the capital's mayor. they say thqt they want to erase a racist monument from the streets of oxford but, even if others agree — and it is a big if — how does any of this help solve the deep inequalities that exist in the uk between black and white? it is huge symbolism. and i hope it is a catalyst, a catalyst for a conversation, a catalyst for policy change, that i want my child to go to school and to know the full story, uncomfortable truths, about how this united kingdom became great. it became great because it enslaved millions of people. silence for the minutes it took for george floyd to die. the killing of a black man thousands of miles away has prompted a massive soul searching here at home. and in a statement oriel college in oxford it does not answer the question proper but does say... mike pompeo has criticised the british bank saying 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

trader edward colston 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 such as nationalists and you know kind of nationalist sense 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 knowledge and 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 i recall still in belgium it's king leopold in united states it's all but the lead but the principle is universal and if you give an extra far off like black lives matter historical figures of white supremacist you they say could no longer be given to put in positions in our town and also things. i'll just say are altered. and you can find much more on our web site the address for that is al jazeera dot com. this is al jazeera and these

whilst in london's docklands, the council took the decision to remove that of robert milligan, an 18th—centuryof people said that coulston's removal was a degree of thuggery, but i'd compare the removal a symbolic gesture very similar to when the berlin wall was pulled down in 1989. that was seen as the start of a new exciting germany and maybe this should be the start of a new exciting bristol. after a n u nsuccessful campaignfouryears ago, protesters in oxford are now hoping to convince the university to remove a statue of the 19th imperialist cecil rhodes which they believe is a symbol of the oppression of black people. the university's chancellor disagrees. there is a bit of hypocrisy in oxford taking money from 100 scholars a year, about a fifth of them from africa. to come to oxford and then say we want to throw the statue in the thames. and it is notjust in the uk that such monuments are under debate. in antwerp in belgium, a statue of king leopold ii who was responsible for the genocide of ten million people in the congo was defaced and has now been taken down. many more could be consi

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 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 sessile roads in bristol it was edward colston in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it's a robot feeling but the principle is universal and it's been given extra far off by black lives matter historical figures of white supremacist they say should no longer be given the supremes positions in our towns and our cities always have and how does their oxford. the president. has died at the age of 55 just weeks before he was due to step down from office a gover

demand the removal of many monument to slave trader cecil rhodes at oxford, and this statue of robert milligananother slave trader, lifted from plinth in central london in front of cheering crowds. >> problem with statues, they say this man is hero, there's no debate or flexibility, not effective mechanism for telling us history. >> london's mayor sadiq khan has ordered a commission to review the statues. landmarks, and murals. and erase links to the slave trade. even the record of one of the most famous sons is in question. graffiti on the statue of winston churchill, largely removed now, calling out his record of racist remarks. demonstration too far for one of his biggest admirers. >> i will not support those who break the law. if you want to change the urban landscape. stand for election. >> reporter: signs that the movement is spreading. 150-year-old statue of king leopold was removed from belgian city of antwerp yesterday. who caused the death of millions in africa. george floyd's death shined a light. his legacy may change history too. >> example of what we're talking about. coming up,

cecil rhodes at oxford, and this statue of robert milligan, another slave trader, lifted from plinth in central london in front of cheering crowds. >> problem with statues, they say this man was a hero and that's the end of it. they can't debate. there's no nuance, no flexibility. that's why statues are not an effective mechanism for telling us our nation's history. >> london's mayor sadiq khan has ordered a commission to review the statues. feelings are running so high here that even the record of one of the country's most famous sons is in question. graffiti is sprayed on the statue of sir winston churchill now removed, largely calling out his record of racist remarks. demonstration too far for one of his biggest admirers. >> i will not support those who break the law. >> reporter: signs that the movement is spreading. a 150-year-old statue of king leopold whose rule caused the death of millions in africa was removed from the belgian city of antwerp yesterday. george floyd's death shined a light. helena humphrey in london. >>> an example of what we're talking about. >>> coming up,

in england, authorities ha removed a atueue of 18thenentury scottish lord robert milligan from outside the museum of london docklands after protesters covered it in a tarp and a black lives matter sign. milligan enslaved over 500 people on his family's sugar plantations in jamaica. the statue's removal was welcomed by city councilor amina alali. >> i it is a victotory. for the ancestors and the peoples whose lives have been affecteded by slavery,y, this ia victory today. it is vevery symbolic. i am glad it happened in my lifetime. amy: in washington state, hundreds of black lives matter protesters took over seattle city hall tuesday evening demanding the defunding of the seattle police department and the resignation of mayor jenny durkan. police did not try to stop the protesters as they marched downtown, unlike on previous nights when officers unloaded with a barrage of so-called less lethal firepower. on monday, seattle city councilmember teresa mosqueda condemned the mayor's militarizezed response too protests. >> how many people need to write inin about beingng gassed in thr own ho

cecil rhodes at oxford, and this statue of robert milligan, another slave trader, lifted from plinthheering crowds. >> problem with statues, they say this man is hero, there's no debate or flexibility, not effective mechanism for telling us history. >> london's mayor sadiq khan has ordered a commission to review the statues and. even the record of one of the most famous sons is in question. graffiti on the statue of winston churchill, largely removed now, calling out his record of racist remarks. demonstration too far for one of his big ef admirers. >> i will not support those who break the law. >> reporter: signs that the movement is spreading. 150-year-old statue of king leopold was removed from belgian city of antwerp yesterday. george floyd's death shined a light lig light. >> example of what we're talking about. coming up, some of the other news. important story particularly that got by as our attention was focused elsewhere past few days. we'll have it for you after this. you after this want to brain better? unlike ordinary memory supplements neuriva has clinically proven ingre

thames, we saw the removal by local authorities of a statue to the 19th century slave trader robert milligan its place to scenes of crowdi cheering crowds. we have a statement from the culture minister who writes further removal of controversial figures, he says, would be the airbrushing of history. i have been speaking to various historians about this, and in fact, they say the removal of statues is nothing new. take a listen to what professor from the university of manchester had to say. >> history of removing statues is as long as statues themselves. the idea that statues are permanent, that they don't -- that they're not moved or replaced because society has moved and changed in ideas, that's a very strange idea that seems to have come about in the last few years. it's normal when societies change for them to reassess the statues that they have. >> now, chiming with that, we have also heard from the mayor of london, sadiq khan, and he says in terms of where do we go from here, he says new statues must be erected here in london to reflect the diversity of the city, to celebrate people of

of an 18th century slave trader has been taken down from outside a london museum a statue of robert milligan new sugar plantations in jamaica it was lifted from its place in the city's docklands officials say it was no longer acceptable to the local community london's mess says he's setting up a commission to ensure the british capital's monuments reflect its diversity. to some other news now president. has died at the age of 55 weeks before he was to step down from power a government statement says he had a heart attack on monday but there's speculation that he may have had coronavirus after reports that his wife flew to nairobi to be create treated for covert 19 really mohammed looks back at his life. pierre including came to power with a pledge to heal a divided government but his time in office was tainted by a crackdown on his political opponents the former rebel leader became president in 2005 as part of a peace deal that ended a years long civil war that i swear to ban all ideologies of ethnic division and genocide i swear to work for the development of. including diesel won a 2nd ter

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 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 caso in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it's a robot feeling but the principle is universal and it's been given extra far off by black lives matter historical figures of white supremacies day say should no longer be given supremes positions in our towns and our cities where we shall and how does their oxford. ahead on al jazeera saying. they can pay again. to go into a quarantine as he tried to save this. world .

statue of slave trader robert milligan is removed his campaign is targeted at least 60 other controversial one humans in the u.k. we hear from an activist from black lives matter and a police officer the. u.k. prime minister boris johnson pushes ahead with plans to lift the lockdown amid concerns from the hospitality industry and for the to meet a social distancing rule. doctors warn of an epidemic of loveliness as dozens of people are discovered dead in their homes after weeks of long down that's n.h.s. bosses board hospital waiting lists in england could supply 10000000 by the end of the year. the u.k. opposition hits out of the government for delaying a review into the counterterrorism program scheme i'll be talking to a radicalization expert. following days of black lives not a process around the world and the death of unarmed black man george floyd at the hands of a white police officer memorials to historical figures in the u.k. continue to cause controversy in the u.k. the statue of slave trade at robert milliken has been removed from outside a london museum. robert millikan was an

whilst in london's docklands, the council took the decision to remove that of robert milligan, an 18th—centuryl was a degree of thuggery, but i'd compare the removal to a symbolic gesture, very similar to when the berlin wall was pulled down in 1989. that was seen as a start of a new, exciting germany and maybe this should be the start of a new, exciting time in britain. after a n u nsuccessful campaignfouryears ago, protesters in oxford are now hoping to convince the university to remove a statue of the 19th imperialist cecil rhodes, which they believe is a symbol of the oppression of black people. the university's chancellor disagrees. there is a bit of hypocrisy in oxford taking money from 100 scholars a year, about a fifth of them from africa. to come to oxford and then say we want to throw rhodes' statue in the thames. and it is notjust in the uk that such monuments are under debate. in antwerp in belgium, a statue of king leopold ii who was responsible for the genocide of 10 million people in the congo was defaced and has now been taken down. many more could be consigned to the scrapheap

in london, a monument to the noted slaveholder robert milligan has been removed from outside the museumr of new york has poured scorn on president trump's tweeting of an unfounded conspiracy theory about a protestor injured by police in the city of buffalo last week. mr trump questioned the incident, suggesting that the elderly protestor was an anti—fascist provocateur who faked his fall, even though the video clearly showed him being pushed by police. this is how new york governor andrew cuomo reacted. what did you think it was, it was staged? do you think the blood coming out of his head was stage? is that what you are saying? you saw his head hit the pavement. you see blood on the pavement. maybe he fell harder than he was pushed. how reckless, how irresponsible, how mean, how crude. i mean, if there was ever a reprehensible dumb comment, and from the president of the united states. a short while ago we spoke to cbs reporter michael george from new york about the political response to this tweet. it's a pretty horrific video that people across the nation, across the world even have s

after black lives not of protesters tore down a statue of slave trade edward causton 1st or robert milligan's was removed in london with many more targeted english heritage said it wanted to ensure the both sides of controversial figures are represented. we need to ensure that the actions and legacies of those commemorated are told in full statues can offend but we cannot support deliberate damage to historic monuments we believe that the best course of action is to avoid as much information as possible about these monuments their history and the context in which they were directed and encourage debate and reflection on the sometimes painful issues they raise when meanwhile a welsh bishop has requested that the statue of explorer henry morton stanley is removed from denby towns and in wales he spoke to r t u k about why the colonialist is such a controversial figure. people who are supporters memory love the story of his exploring his most famous event roles when he met and found the great missionary dr david livingstone and there was that great meeting near the victoria falls where stan lee'

after black lives matter protesters tore down a statue of slave trader edward costa in bristol a robert milligan's was removed in london with many more targeted english heritage said it wanted to ensure the both sides of controversial figures are represented. we need to ensure that the actions and legacies of those commemorated are told in full statues can offend but we cannot support deliberate damage to historic monuments we believe that the best course of action is to provide as much information as possible about these monuments their history and the context in which they were directed and encourage debate and reflection on the sometimes painful issues they raise or meanwhile a welsh bishop has requested that the statue of explorer henry morton stanley is removed from denby town center in wales he spoke to r.t. u.k. about why the colonialist is such a controversial figure. people who've supported his memory love the story of his exploring his most famous event trolls when he met one found the great missionary dr david livingstone and there was that great meeting near the victoria falls where st

last night a statue of the slave dealer robert milligan was taken down in london docklands to cheersils across the country are now reviewing whether it's still appropriate to keep other statues with links to britain's colonial past. hundreds joined a protest in oxford to demand that a statue of the colonialist cecil rhodes be taken down from oriel college. the funeral of george 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, goo

a statue of the british slave trader robert milligan was also removed from outside the museum of londons to explain his involvement in slavery. and in cardiff, there are mounting calls for monuments of former colonial trader sir thomas picton to be removed. in poole, a statue of robert aidan powell, who started the scout movement, is to be taken down today. good morning and thank you for joining us. explain to us why you thought there should be taken down. we have all heard of him for starting the scouting movement but a quick look into his history shows he was very quick look into his history shows he was very open about his views against homosexuality and he was very open as a supporter of hitler and of fascism, and quite a strong, outspoken racist. it's very easy to just remember the positive from somebody‘s life, but those are not values we should be commemorating with a statue or anything else in our town if we are seeking to have an inclusive society and to be welcoming to visitors. i think we can do much, much better. do you think the right decision now has been taken, which is w