i'm shaun ley. we begin in the uk.ritish government is expected to announce on monday a major change to its quarantine rules, which will make it far easier for tourists to go on holiday to much of europe this summer. from july the 6th, anyone arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at low risk from coronavirus will no longer have to isolate for m days. the changes will pave the way for thousands of people to go on holiday to countries including france, spain, italy, greece and turkey. america's top infectious disease expert, dr anthony fauci, has warned the country faces a ‘serious problem' after a record 40,000 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in 2a hours. the number of coronavirus cases in india has passed half a million, and the rate of infection is still accelerating. meanwhile president trump has signed an executive order to protect statues and monuments from attack, after dozens were toppled during anti—racism protests. more on all those stories to come, but first, tom burridge reports on the op

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley.ng right—wing activists have clashed with police in central london as they gathered near parliament and the statue of sir winston churchill. explosions, shouting meanwhile, in trafalgar square, protestors threw objects at police as they tried to contain the crowds. another 181 people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total

this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers but first the headlines. the prime minister has condemned violent protests in central london as "racist thuggery". more than 100 people have been arrested after groups including far—right activists clashed with police in the capital earlier, as they gathered near parliament and the statue of sir winston churchill. meanwhile, in trafalgar square, protestors threw objects at police as they tried to contain the crowds. another 181 people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 41,662. the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. it includes as yet unpublished recommendations on how to protect them. support bubbles come into effect across england and northern ireland. people who live alone will be able to form a support bubble with another household in a further easing of coronavirus lockdown rules. hello and welcom

a little earlier my colleague shaun ley spoke to the conservative mp and former defence minister tobiasfirst on the scene when pc palmer was killed and attempted to save his life. i'm really saddened to see this, in fact, disgusted. it's one of the most disturbing images i've seen. we're going through a very difficult period of self reflection here, quite rightly, for us to look back and have a long overdue debate about our complex past and perhaps be more aware and more critical of our own history, and black lives matter has actually allowed that to happen. but what we are seeing today with black lives matter actually retreating from wanting to demonstrate, and. . . but the minority far right groups wanting to come to london on the pretext of defending monuments, and yet we see a monument such as this treated in this way, shows you how far this generation still has to go. we don't know who this man was, as i say, appeals are being made to identify him. i'm going to put an alternative view to you of what we see in that photograph. some people might see a man desperate for the loo at a p

you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. good afternoon. liverpool have condemned the behaviour of some fans who gathered together in the city last night to celebrate their premier league title win. several thousand were at the city's waterfront. it was the second night in a row that fans had gathered. flares were lit, and there was a small fire at the liver building. in a joint statement with the police and the local council, liverpool fc criticised the fans who ignored social distancing guidelines, calling their behaviour "wholly unacceptable". the club say that they will organise a victory parade when it's safe to do so. meanwhile, manchester city's kevin de bruyne has congratulated liverpool on their title win, and acknowledged that his side were second best this season. but de bruyne says that, despite their disappontment, there's still plenty for them to achieve. we know how hard it is to win the league and to repeated, and you need to be constantly really good and the las

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley.es: the prime minister has condemned violent protests in central london as "racist thuggery". groups including far—right activists clashed with police in the capital earlier, as they gathered near parliament and the statue of sir winston churchill. meanwhile, in trafalgar square, protestors threw objects at police as they tried to contain the crowds. another 181 people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 41,662. the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. it includes as yet unpublished recommendations on how to protect them. support bubbles come into effect across england and northern ireland. people who live alone will be able to form a support bubble with another household, in a further easing of coronavirus lockdown rules. now on bbc news, global questions invites its international audience to put their questions to a panel of experts on the impact of the

hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... thousands of anti—racism demonstrators are holding rallies in cities around the uk, despite government warnings against mass gatherings during the lockdown. we are in a health pandemic across the united kingdom and coronavirus is a deadly virus and of course, i would say to those that want to protest, please don't. with everything that is going on in terms of what is going on in the world, notjust in america, but globally, it is our duty to do something. it's been our grandfather's fight, our father's fight, we do not want it to be our children's fight and that is why we want to make sure they are a part this. and here's the scene in washington dc, the us capital is bracing itself for the city's biggest demonstration yet. people have also taken to the streets of australia, where the focus is on the treatment of indigenous australians. prince william has revealed that he has become a volunteer counsellor for a mental health charity. now on bbc news, as some sporting events take a tenta

i'm shaun ley with the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe.ds of people have gathered outside parliament in london to demonstrate against racism, as the protests which followed the killing of george floyd, a black american who died after a police officer knelt on his neck, continue around the world. the square in front of big ben is packed — at one point a minute's silence was held and hundreds of protesters went down on one knee while raising one fist in the air. they'd been streaming over westminster bridge since mid—morning tojoin the rally — despite a warning from the government to observe social distancing guidelines and stay away for fear of coronavirus. so many people turned up that the police had to close the roads. another protest is being held in manchester, where the about 15,000 people are reported to have gathered. indeed, there are protests scheduled for cities all over the uk, although in newcastle they have opted for a virtual process instead. this is the scene in central london, where a lot of people are making efforts to at l

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 7.00: groups including right—wing activists have clashed with police in central london as they gathered near parliament and the statue of sir winston churchill. explosions, shouting meanwhile, in trafalgar square, protestors threw objects at police as they tried to contain the crowds. another 181 people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 41,662. the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report

i'm shaun ley. british police open a terrorist investigation after three people were stabbed to death in a park in the centre of reading. a libyan man, khairi saadallah, was arrested nearby. he's understood to have come to the attention of security services last year. mental health is being considered a factor in the attack in which three people were killed and three others wounded. he stood up and i saw a massive knife in his hand, bubbly at least five inches minimum, and then he turned and started looking towards us, and that is when i started shouting, run! in other news: germany's virus transmission has jumped. experts say meatpacking factories like this one are partly to blame. us president trump stages a comeback campaign rally in tulsa in oklahoma, his first in months, but fails to fill the arena. and in sport, liverpool and everton show their respect for black lives matter in their english premier league return.

i'm shaun ley - the very from the uk and around the news from the uk and around the world.t in the uk. british police have been pelted with bottles and cans during clashes with far—right activists in central london. the confrontations came after large crowds gathered, claiming to want to protect statues such as that of winston churchill from anti—racism demonstrators. the uk home secretary, priti patel, has described the violence as "unacceptable thuggery". this report from tom symonds contains some violent scenes from the start. there had been some peaceful protesting. but it wasn't long before this started, throughout the day, the police have been repeatedly attacked. these lines of officers were there to keep the protesters apart from an anti—racism demonstration nearby. this team were pushed back from outside parliament. we tried to ask why they had come.