the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil is at the protests in sydney. the protesters now on the move.tice, no peace. a few minutes ago, as they were walking, they stopped and took a knee which has become a global gesture of protesting. this is notjust in solidarity with what is happening in the united states after the very public killing of george floyd, but also, they wanted to bring to the fore, an issue that has been ignored here, which is indigenous deaths in police custody. in the last three decades more than 400 people have died in police custody, indigenous people. the momentum of what is happening around the world and what is happening in the united states is being used to try and bring attention to the issue here in australia. many families feel that they haven't gotjustice. i was feeling to the mother of a young aboriginal man who died almost four yea rs aboriginal man who died almost four years ago in the exact same manner as george floyd and saying the exact same words, i can't breathe. when she saw what was happening in the united states she said it was very difficult. th

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. to the us now.fe of george floyd in rayeford north carolina. a long line of mourners, who are packed inside the centre there. his body was escorted from hope county sheriffs office for public viewing and there have been family and friends there. 125 people are expected in the service. thousands of people from around the county. this is one of several events that george floyd's family have organised to remember his life and there have been other commemorations in the days ahead. we're going to look back at what's been happening in london. let's take you straight to london. this is the live shot of whitehall. we can see the police line. right in the middle of whitehall, three or four minutes from parliament. there have been protesters engaged in minor scuffles and we've been hearing that some minor scuffles broke outjust before 8pm, with video circulating on social media sewing missiles being thrown and officers wearing protective gear. i spoke to detective sergeant janet hills earlier. she is the cha

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.f england have delayed plans to reopen to more pupils on monday. it's over fears coronavirus infections are still rising there. some scientists suggest the r or reproduction number, is creeping up and may have surpassed one, the point at which the epidemic could take off again. the latest figures released in the uk show that a further 20a people died from coronavirus overnight bringing the total number of deaths to 40,165. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz reports now from greater manchester. well, here we are, russell scott primary school in very changed times. and it's all about welcoming your children back in a safe and sensible manner. yesterday morning, head teacher steve marsland posted this video on his school website as he prepared to open up to more children on monday. but by the afternoon, those plans were put on hold. the school, told to delay by the local director of public health. we want the children in school where they should be but in terms of the healt

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.he nfl — has responded to anger over police treatment of the public by saying players should be allowed to drop to one knee in protest, during the national anthem. the league had previously banned them from doing so. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, reports. it is the national conversation. racial inequality, police brutality, injustice in america. unity in the cause symbolised by a single gesture — police and protesters dropping to one knee. all that started with this man back in 2016. san francisco quarterback colin kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem in protest at the racial injustice of the time. a single—minded act that led to him being mocked by president trump and ostracised by the league. he hasn't played professional football sense. but — four years on — the sentiments being expressed then have come into sharp relief following the death of george floyd — prompting his former colleagues to join the growing chorus for change. if i was george floyd..

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.hey were not consulted or given any notice, of the government's decision over the compulsory wearing of surgical masks by all hospital staff, from june 15th. however, ministers insist there was notice of the changes. another 20a people have died after testing positive for covid—19 in the uk, in the last 2a hour period. that takes the overall total to 40,465. our health correspondent lauren moss has the details. the merits of masks to protect against coronavirus have been the subject of scientific debate since the start of the outbreak. ppe masks... now it's been confirmed that from 15th ofjune, anyone visiting a hospital in england will have to wear a face covering, and all staff will need to wear surgical masks. but a group representing nhs trusts says the announcement took them by surprise. we would have liked to have seen a longer period of time to discuss this with the government and for them to consult front line leaders about what is the right way to go on this, and for us to wor

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.atter has been painted onto the road leading to the white house in washington, with letters so big they can be read from space. these are satellite pictures of the road, now officially named black lives matter plaza, with those three words clearly visible in yellow letters. the camera is moving toward showing the white house there, so you have the white house there, so you have the rose gardens in front and the words beyond it. there is the wide shot, you can see the black lives matter plaza leading up to the white house leaping across the picture there. the message is getting across loud and clear. the latest figures released in the uk show that a further 204 people died from coronavirus overnight, bringing the total number of deaths to 40,465. although it is widely accepted that they were probably considerably more deaths than that, those where they once recorded and there is still debate about other figures about, for example, what are considered excess for example, what are conside

the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil was among the crowd. the organisers announced that the decision was reversed and that the protest can go ahead. i must say, though, that the initial decision by the supreme court didn't stop hundreds and hundreds of protesters from gathering here in central sydney. the protest is now on the move. protesters are chanting, "black lives matter," "nojustice, no peace." a few minutes ago, actually, as they were walking they stopped and they took a knee, which has become a global gesture of protesting. this is notjust in solidarity with what's happening in the united states after the very public killing of george floyd, but also, they wanted to bring to the fore an issue which has long long been ignored here, which is indigenous deaths in police custody. in the last three decades, nearly more than 400 indigenous people have died in police custody. no—one was convicted for any of those deaths. and so the aboriginal community is using the impetus, is using the momentum of what's happening around the world, of wha

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. the headlines on bbc news...other cities in the uk to protest against racism. nhs trusts in england say they weren't consulted — or given notice — of a government announcement that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from the 15th ofjune. thousands have been demonstrating in sydney against racism. some were self—treated after police pepper sprayed them. let mejust bring let me just bring you some breaking news before we, forgive me, i'm a bit slow on the computer, so i will just get it up for you. breaking news, this is the latest figures we have on deaths and infections. this is from the department of health and social care. the uk update, as of 9am saturday, there were 5,000,a30 tests, with 218,000 plus tests, 28a thousand a68 people have tested positive, as of 5p and those tested positive, as of 5p and those tested positive for coronavirus across all settings. as of now, this is the official figure, settings. as of now, this is the officialfigure, but this is settings. as of now, this is the of

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.stors are assembled in london and in other cities in the uk to protest against racism. in the uk, 204 more people have died in the past 24 hours from coronavirus, taking the total to 40,465. that is the total number of people known to have died and having been tested before they died for coronavirus. thousands demonstrated in sydney saturday against racism. some treated themselves after having pepper sprayed on them by police. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. the biggest sporting event in the uk since lockdown takes place in a few minutes' time at newmarket. this 19 guided a great shot, and stunning the favourite in third. it obviously hasn't sunk in and there isn't a same atmosphere after there isn't a same atmosphere after the race, in that there is no atmosphere, but it means just as much to me. i'm afraid to drink too big because often the races don't work out as if you wanted to go, but this horse had trained very well without doing anything s

live now to our correspondent shaimaa khalil in sydney. that is a lot ofjobs. upset union members, shaimaa, not surprisingly? not surprisingly at all and what you are seeing a stark number but a continuation of the devastating effects covid—19 has had not just devastating effects covid—19 has had notjust on qantas but on really the aviation industry asa on really the aviation industry as a whole. in addition to the 6000 cuts we have heard about today, we already know that 15,000 other qantas today, we already know that 15, 000 other qantas employees will continue to be stood down without pay, especially those in the international travel operations because effectively covid—19 estopped all international travel and australia recently announced its borders are going to be closed well within the next year. what they said in a statement is that while there is an easing of restrictions in australia and eventually internal borders will open and that means domestic flights will pick up and recover, they we re will pick up and recover, they were not really sure whether

let's get more from our correspondent shaimaa khalil who is in sydney.n't many state who could work at this level, but he is tiptoeing around any names. why?” level, but he is tiptoeing around any names. why? i think at this point he just was adamant not to name names even though he has been probed about ita number of though he has been probed about it a number of times in that press co nfe re nce . it a number of times in that press conference. the headline was clear, the cyber attack was clear, the fact that this is a state—sponsored sophisticated attack was clear. what wasn't clear was why the leadership decided to make that announcement today at this moment, even though this has been happening for months. he has made a similar announcement earlier last year but as you said, he refused to name names. he was specifically asked about the country that almost everybody was thinking about, china, and he refused and declined to comment about that. we do know, though, that relationships, the relationship between canberra and beijing as atan between canberra

shaimaa khalil sent us this update.land, and that they were given exceptional leave on compassionate grounds to go to wellington onjune the 13th, to see a dying parent who had actually died that night, and so they were on their way in a private vehicle to make funeral arrangements. we understand from the director of health in new zealand that they didn't come into contact with any members of the public on their way, that they were in a private vehicle and that now we know that one more family member is at risk. we also know that one of these women was showing mild symptoms, the other was asymptomatic, but they were not tested before they left that isolation hotel in auckland. other points of contact, of course, that the health authorities are looking at now, are those in the isolation hotel in auckland, but also there was four on the brisbane plane on the way to new zealand. as you say, it breaks that streak of 24 days with no covid cases, and authorities in new zealand as saying despite the lifting of restrictions, peo

the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil is in sydney.beijing and canberra. as you say, the background to this has been when australia joined and sided with the united states, calling for an inquiry into the origins of covid—19, which was first detected in china late last year. at the time, beijing dismissed that, called it politically motivated, but very soon after imposed those tariffs on barley and the ban on beef. now we're seeing almost another level of escalation — china warning its citizens and warning its students about going to australia citing covid—19 threats, but also saying that there have been racist incidents against asians, which there have been and they have been documented, but not at the level where a whole population of tourists and students should be stopped from coming. but really, what you're seeing as well, is the third and fourth most significant exports from australia, they're responsible for billions and billions of dollars in revenue here in australia, with china being the biggest contributor to that. it does s

shaimaa khalil, thank you very much.or us this morning on breakfast. 10,000 families are to be given free internet access to the internet for six months to help with online learning. with the majority of children still out of school, there are concerns about poorer children missing online lessons because their families can't afford an internet connection. the schools minister nick gibb says the government will do everything they can to prevent children falling behind as a result of the pandemic. next year's oscars have been pushed back by two months from february to april because of the coronavirus pandemic. 0rganisers of the 93rd academy awards have also agreed to extend the eligibility window for nominees to the end of february. considerations will be extended temporarily to films that are released on streaming platforms rather than solely in cinemas. it's 6:09am. remember the last time you went to the cinema? er, probably to see the last star wars film. that was a long time ago. did you go to the drive-in cinema? beca

let's go to sydney now and speak to our correspondent, shaimaa khalil.ning to you. what has the turnout been like? well, the turnout has been quite decent, actually. in the last few minutes we have heard a huge interruption of cheers here in central sydney, when one of the organisers announced that the new south wales supreme court has reversed its decision. to be honest with you, the initial decision hasn't really made a difference to the crowd ceo, who have been gathering since early afternoon in central sydney carrying placards saying black lives matter, chanting luck lives matter and "i can't breathe" and "no justice, luck lives matter and "i can't breathe" and "nojustice, no peace". many are also carrying the aboriginalflag. really, many are also carrying the aboriginal flag. really, from many are also carrying the aboriginalflag. really, from early on, organisers and supporters have been telling us that regardless of the political decisions and the legal decisions, they were adamant they were going to take to the streets, not just in they were goin

our sydney correspondent shaimaa khalil can tell us more.on about which country or who is behind this and what data has been accessed. good morning. yes, ithink what data has been accessed. good morning. yes, i think the prime minister was really clear about the scale and the nature saying all levels of government, political health educational organisations have been targeted by this sophisticated state cyber actor and he said this was effectively a state—sponsored operation because of the scale of it, the nature of the targeting and also because not many countries are capable of such operations. it was not clear is why scott morrison chose this moment to make this announcement. the attacks have been going on for a few months. he made a similar announcement last year. and he refused to name names. he did not mention the word china but he was asked about china and he refused to reply. we know the relationship between canberra and beijing has been quite tense in the past few months since australia asked for an investigation into the coronaviru

and has now put the military in charge of the country's quarantine system. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalildern than when we heard from her more than three weeks ago when she announced there were no more new cases in new zealand. she didn't seem at all impressed with what happened with those two women who came back from the uk and were given compassionate exemption. as you mentioned, she said it was an unacceptable failure of the system, that she wouldn't allow the gains achieved by new zealand to be squandered because processes were not being followed and there was no room for error, even human error. these two women were supposed to be tested on the third day of their arrival, that hasn't happened and, crucially, they were supposed to be tested before they left their isolation facility in the city of wellington and that hasn't happened. so, while the prime minister acknowledged they didn't do anything wrong, they wore face masks, they didn't come into contact with anyone, the system itself has failed. as you say, she has appointed the military, the assistant chief of defence, to be in cha

shaimaa khalil, thank you very much. that is the latest live from sydney for you this morning.illion extremely vulnerable people who have been asked to isolate at home. let's take a look at those changes now. from the 6th ofjuly, shielders in england will be able to meet up to five other people outdoors. and those who live alone, including single parents, can create a support bubble with one other household of any size. then on august the 1st, shielding will be paused in england. that means people who are extremely clinically vulnerable can return to work, if it's safe and they can't work from home. statutory sick pay will be stopped, as will deliveries of food and medicine. however, support will remain available from nhs volunteers and local councils. shielding is also due to come to an end in northern ireland at the end ofjuly. in scotland, the advice there runs untiljuly 31st at the earliest. and in wales, the current guidance on shielding runs until at least august 16th. here's what england's deputy chief medical officer, drjenny harries, had to say about the decision at ye

let's speak to shaimaa khalil who's in sydney.d quite a good record of keeping the lid on things. absolutely, they have fared better when it comes to controlling the coronavirus. mind you, the rest of australia, other state are enjoying really good numbers and have been able to keep very good control on the cases, even though their borders are closed and the easing of restrictions have continued in many states. but it is a very worrying trend for victoria, and it's up to nearly a week with double digit increases in covid—i9 cases in a state that was really relu cta nt to cases in a state that was really reluctant to ease its own restrictions that have been really careful about the easing of the rules that have been among the less to do it in on them to reimpose the restrictions, six districts have not been identified as hotspots and officials have now warned about travelling from and to these hotspots but it covers a huge number of coverage, benefit the victorians lived in those areas. a couple of things a worrying health official