that was victoria derbyshire. and will help save lives. these claims do not reflect the huge amount of work already underway. anyone in this country can book a test and we have over 25,000 contact tracers in place to undertake this vital work‘. that‘s the statement there. i‘m just going to take you over to hyde park in london because there is some remarkable images there as thousands of protesters gather to take part in a london black lives matter protest. it's a london black lives matter protest. it‘s been prompted by the death of george floyd whilst under arrest in the united states. demonstrators turning up in hyde park from around ten o‘clock this morning, ahead of the official start an hour ago. they have been holding up placards saying uk aren‘t innocent. and a number of changes to demonstrations of course with social distancing taking place. many of the protesters being asked to put their arms out as they walked m, to put their arms out as they walked in, to ensure they weren‘t too close to others. accordin

. to be anonymous who spoke to the bbc's victoria derbyshire. that i am sat idle when there are people that need contacting. i can't understand why we haven't had any contacts. the issue was raised at prime minister's questions. the prime minister promised we would have a test, track and trace operation that would be world beating and, yes, it will be in place by the 1st ofjune. but it isn't. as a result of our test, track and trace system, which was up and running on the ist ofjune, as i said, contrary to what he said, it was up and running, as a result of their efforts, thousands of people are now following our guidance. there were heated parliamentary exchanges about testing for the virus, with a select committee pressing the system's boss to tell them how many results came back within 2a hours. them how many results came back within 24 hours. don't think there is any citizen service of this scale which would take six days to share 24 hour turnaround data. that can't be right. you are saying you don't actually know how many tests come back wi

i'm victoria derbyshire.o a shop to see what's available. even with the safety measures i'm still cautious to go out in public and i definitely think as soon as the normal shops open it will be a huge rush. border controls are being lifted across much of europe from today, easing three months of coronavius restrictions. whose lives matter? black lives matter! after two weeks of anti—racism protests, the uk prime minister announces a commission to examine racial inequality. we have to look at discrimination in the education system, in health, in the criminaljustice system.

hi, good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines this wednesday morning... as england gets ready for a big easing of lockdown, health leaders warn urgent action is needed to ensure the uk is prepared for a potential second wave of coronavirus. the government publishes its guidance on how businesses in england can operate safely when they reopen in ten days‘ time. the last thing anybody wants is for a second peak. is for a business to be shut down because it's not observing the guidelines and the rules. we'll be getting reaction to the lifting of the lockdown in england here on bbc one and the bbc news channel. so, if you run a buiness, how are you preparing? do let me know at victoria@bbc.co.uk. orare you one or are you one of those who cannot open yet? do let me know. northern ireland and wales look at their options to ease the lockdown. we'll also hear from scotland's nicola sturgeon later today. the top infectious disease expert in the us warns some parts of the country are seeing a "disturbing surge" in co

i'm victoria derbyshire with the latest headlines.re social distancing rule in england could also allow bars, restau ra nts a nd hotels to leave lockdown. we are going to be giving some guidelines, so if we do make these decisions later on today, guidelines will come through for businesses to know how they can work, how they can function and what is expected of them. "true gentlemen" — the three men stabbed to death in a park in reading in southern england are remembered at a vigil. police use pepper spray on protesters near the white house to stop them toppling a statue of former us

welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. the headlines. stricter lockdown measures are imposed in leicester after a steep rise in coronavirus cases. non—essential shops are closed, schools will shut to most pupils from thursday and people are urged not to travel in or out of the city. it's very disappointing. at the end of the day, we have been gearing up to reopening for this period. for the people in leicester, we are doing this because it is in the best interests of leicester, to get a grip on this spike and it's just so important that everybody plays their part. if you're in leciester this morning, how are you going to be affected by the lockdown being reimposed on your city? do let me know. the uk economy shrank more than first thought between january and march, in thejoint largest contraction since 1979. borisjohnson will set out plans to accelerate £5 billion worth of infrastructure projects in britain, to try to soften the economic impact of the pandemic. china passes controversial national security legislation for hong kong raisin

hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire.own restrictions. millions of vulnerable people in england and wales who were advised to stay indoors will be able to leave their homes for the first time in ten weeks. new rules on social gatherings come into force across the uk — in england, six people from different households can meet up. there have been fires near the white house as protests against the killing of an unarmed black man in police custody continue across the us. well, the white x police officer seen kneeling on the neck of george floyd will appear in court in the united states today charged with third—degree murder. violence has erupted in cities across the us on the sixth night of protests sparked by mr floyd's death. curfews have been imposed in nearly 40 cities, but have been mostly ignored. and these were some of the scenes in london yesterday, where thousands of people joined a peaceful march and rally, as reaction to the death of mr floyd spread across the world — demonstrations also took place in some other uk

i'm victoria derbyshire, here are the headlines. a minute's silence will be held in reading this morning, for the teacherjames furlong, one of three people killed in a fatal stabbing this weekend. in the last few minutes a second victim has been named by cbs news in america as joe ritchie—bennett from philadelphia. the police investigation continues in the park here behind me and that minutes‘s silence will be held here in reading in one hour. 25—year—old khairi saadullah, originally from libya, is still being questioned by police — it's understood he came to the attention of mi5 last year. the prime minister will meet with his leading scientific advisers today, ahead of tomorrow unveling of plans to further ease lockdown restrictions in england — including an expected move away from the two—metre rule to one metre. a big spike in the coronavirus reproduction number in germany following two localised outbreaks. and coming up in the next hour we will be live in norway where they wa nt will be live in norway where they want from two m

i'm victoria derbyshire.creasing pressure to issue free school meal vouchers for vulnerable children over the summer. we have actually, unusually in this case, along with all the other billions, multi—billion pound package we put in place to help families, also provided £63 million exceptionally to help local authorities help children over this period as well. tensions on the korean border as the north blows up itsjoint liaison office with the south, just hours after threatening military action. new zealand records two new cases of coronavirus.

i'm victoria derbyshire.day's programme, we hear from frontline health workers on theirfears of a second wave of covid—i9 infections. plus, how a team of scientists is trying to work out why coronavirus affects different people in such extreme ways. and, you can always keep up—to—date with the latest information about the pandemic on our website. first, the world health organization has warned of a second peak of coronavirus cases if lockdown restrictions around the world are lifted too soon. the threat of a possible second wave puts frontline healthcare workers underfurther pressure in many countries. the bbc has been given unprecedented access to one hospital in a community in the heart of london who have been coping with the pandemic, to hear their fears about the possibility of a second wave. the bbc‘s clive myrie reports from the royal london in tower hamlets in east london, with cameraman david mcilveen and producer sam piranty. it's in times of crisis we find out who we really are. i've felt broken on

this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire.or repairs. but critics say it's a fraction of what's needed. wales reopens all of its schools from today — with staggered sessions for all year groups until the end of term. high street shops in scotland are opening their doors for the first time since the lockdown restrictions came in back in march. the number of people to die with covid—19 worldwide passes 500,000. a group of armed men have stormed the stock exchange in the pakistani city of karachi — killing at least two people. leicester's mayor says current coronavirus restrictions will remain in place there for two weeks — amidst suggestions that a local lockdown might be introduced because of a spike in cases. the victims‘ commissioner says it's likely there's been a spike in children attacking their parents during lockdown. it is known as child parental abuse and dame vera baird has spoken to the commonsjustice committee about it and how it appears to have been exacerbated during lockdown. 0ne organisation — pegs support — whi

i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines: boris johnson will announce more plans to ease the lockdown, with zoos, safari parks and drive—in cinemas in england allowed to re—open from monday, a day after abandoning plans for all primary schools to return. the same voices that last week were basically supporting, you know, people who were saying, do not open up the schools, are this week criticising us for saying, well, we'll take it deliberately carefully. a warning from nhs leaders in england — ten million people could end up on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year. after another slave trader statue is removed, labour councils plan a review into public monuments. one of the met‘s top ranking officers urges the force to "stand up to racists", as anti—racism demos continue. i keep using the term that it felt ilke i was shot with a cannon. the 29—year—old mum of two, blinded in one eye after being allegedly shot by a police rubber bullet in california at a black lives protest. yet she tells me sh

since the launch last thursday, including one who wanted to be anonymous who spoke to the bbc‘s victoria derbyshireed contacting. i can't understand why we haven't had any contacts. and the issue was raised at prime minister's questions. the prime minister promised that we will have a test, track and trace operation that will be world beating and yes, it will be in place by the 1st ofjune. but it isn't. as a result of our test, track and trace system, which was up and running on the 1st ofjune, as i said, mr speaker, contrary to what he said, which was up and running, as a result of their efforts, thousands of people are now following our guidance. there were also heated parliamentary exchanges about testing for the virus, with a commons select committee pressing the system's boss to tell them how many results came back within 2a hours. i don't think there is any citizen service of this scale that would launch and within six days share 24—hour turnaround data. the chair was not impressed. thatjust can't be right. you're telling me you don't actually know how many tests come back within 24 hours and

my colleague victoria derbyshire spoke to him earier...ch of questions. why are people so angry? why is everything about race? those kind of questions are the same questions that i saw on social media. i thought it would be an easier time reaching people one on one rather than having fights on social media. i think everybody, not everybody, a lot of people are tough on the internet, and having those one—on—one conversations in real life i feel it is a way to talk about those things and make it personal because it is uncomfortable to talk about these kind of issues but that is why i did it. it is what i saw on social media and trying to reach those people and have a genuine conversation. what kind of response that you get from people? for the most part it has been very positive. a lot of people just come to listen to what i have to say. a lot of people just come to share their stories. a lot of people just come to share their support. it has been very positive, the past few weeks. you mentioned a couple of the questions that you have seen o

earlier my colleague victoria derbyshire spoke to college roomates tiana bowman and miara williams,whohey felt the need to join the rallies. we just wanted to let our voices be heard and let the younger generation know it is ok to speak up and speak out and that is what our voices for four and also to show my younger siblings that it is ok to participate in things like this as long as you stay peaceful. it is ok to use your voice and to stand for something. using your voice get you hard, you know. i have younger siblings and i protested because i wa nt siblings and i protested because i want them to know that the way i grew up in fear is not the way they should grow up. you should not be scared to get pulled over, you should not be scared to go grocery shopping while being black. use your voice, be heard. voice how you feel, it is important. people need to hear it, our racial incidents are not stopping, we need to show how we feel. i can see how you feel, because i can see tears coming down yourface. because i can see tears coming down your face. tell us why this is so emotionalfor you

since the launch last thursday, including one who wanted to be anonymous who spoke to the bbc‘s victoria derbyshirewe haven't had any contacts. the issue was raised at prime minister's questions. the prime minister promised we would have a test, track and trace operation that would be world beating and, yes, it will be in place by the 1st ofjune. but it isn't. as a result of our test, track and trace system, which was up and running on the 1st ofjune, as i said, contrary to what he said, it was up and running, as a result of their efforts, thousands of people are now following our guidance. there were heated parliamentary exchanges about testing for the virus, with a select committee pressing the system's boss to tell them how many results came back within 2a hours. don't think there is any citizen service of this scale which would take six days to share 2a hour turnaround data. that can't be right. you are saying you don't actually know how many tests come back within 24 hours, and you are in charge of nhs test and trace. know i have not had the data. you've got data but it's not been validated. i

i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines: plans are dropped to get every primary school pupil in england back into the classroom before the end of term, because of social distancing concerns. read to know it would be good to get children back in school as and when we can, but it is not easily done and we must of course listen to the teachers and head teachers doing this in practice. boris johnson acknowledges the depth of emotion of anti—racism protesters, but warns that those breaking the law will face justice. we are all right to say black lives matter, and to all those who have chosen to protest peacefully and who have insisted on social distancing, i say, yes, have insisted on social distancing, isay, yes, of course, i hear you, have insisted on social distancing, isay, yes, of course, i hearyou, i understand. prince andrew is accused by a us prosecutor of trying to falsely portray himself as eager to co—operate with the investigation into the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. britain is about

good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire here are the headlines.... hands up, don't shoot! tens of thousands defy curfews to take part in largely peaceful protests in cities across the united states, following the killing of george floyd. george floyd's family spoke of their heartache, afterjoining protesters in his home city of houston in texas. he will never see her grow up and graduate. he will never walk her down the aisle. black lives matter will stage a protest london's hyde park this lunchtime labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson needs to "get a grip" and restore public confidence in ministers‘ handling of the pandemic. nhs test and trace will help britain get back to normal by breaking the chain of infection. a clinical contact tracer tells us exclusively she's spent much of her time since the government's track and trace system went live last week watching netflix — because she hasn't been assigned a single case. she spoke to me anonymously. i've worked 38 hours as a contract tracer. i say "worked", i've been available to work, as

it's tuesday, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire, here are the headlines. donald trump threatens to send thousands of soldiers onto the streets of the us to stop the violence, as he calls himself "the law and order president." isa is a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy their residents, then i will deploy the night it states military and quickly solve the problem for them. —— the united states military. the president did a photocall in front of a church that had been damaged in the protests after police used tear gas to clear demonstrators, before he emerged from the white house. george floyd's death has been declared a homicide in an official postmortem examination. his brother visits a memorial and calls for peace. if i'm not over here messing up my community, then what are y'all doing? what are y'all doing?! y'all doing? what are y'all doing?! y'all doing nothing! that's not going to bring my brother back at all. here, ministers look at ways to relax the gove

our investigation on the victoria derbyshire programme and at least four children had been killed bya granted contact. we also learned of cases where a parent with criminal convictions often for serious offences including rate, violent offences including rate, violent offences and child six abuse were granted unsupervised overnight contact with her children. after the investigation, the government announced this review and we have the findings today and it's highlighted concerns that abuse has been systematically minimised and allegations ignored, dismissed or disbelieved in the family courts. it also heard criticisms about what it calls a pro contact culture so courts unduly prioritise and contact between a parent and child and perpetrators in some cases being given unrestricted access to children. it also described an adversarial system, parents often pitted against each other in court, including in cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse and pa rents allegations of domestic abuse and parents often unrepresented because legal aid often isn't available to people looking f

the woman my colleague victoria derbyshire has been speaking to is a nurse, and has worked around 38he downing street briefing on wednesday by matt hancock when i found out that the system is going live on thursday morning. since the system's gone live, i've worked 38 hours as a contact tracer. i say "worked", i've been available to work as a contract tracer since it went live, and i am yet over 38 hours to make a single phone call or be assigned a case. so you have worked 38 hours as a clinical contact tracer on shift since the system went live, and you haven't found anyone? no. i've had no contact from anyone. i've had no contact from supervisors. i've literally been on the system, refreshed the system, and entertain myself during that, watching netflix. what are you watching? i've been watching a good place. i returned to season one and i'm halfway through season three. just watched it alongside going back to the system, refreshing it, occasionally having to log back in because it has timed out. yeah, i have yet to have any contact with anybody regarding contact tracing. so taxpay

good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire here are the headlines....borisjohnson needs to "get a grip" and restore public confidence in ministers' handling

i'm victoria derbyshire. the uk prime minister borisjohnson will announce more plans to ease the lockdown, with zoos, safari parks and drive—in cinemas in england allowed to re—open from monday. the announcement comes a day after the government abandoned plans for all primary schools to return before the summer. the same voices that last week were basically supporting, you know, people who were saying, do not open up the schools, are this week criticising us for saying, well, we'll take it deliberately carefully. a warning from national health service leaders in england — ten million people could end up on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year. more than 30 years after the assassination of swedish prime minsiter olof palme, police identify the main suspect as a man who died 20 years ago. after another slave trader statue is removed, labour councils in the uk plan a review into public monuments. and there's a warning that almost 300,000 children in india could die, due to severe malnutrition and a lack

it's tuesday, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire, here are the headlines.r them. —— the united states military. the president did a photocall in front of a church that had been damaged in the protests after police used tear gas to clear demonstrators, before he emerged from the white house.

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i'm victoria derbyshire. back to the high street — thousands of shops in england re—open after nearly three months of lockdown. i don't mind queueing, i don't mind as long as i can get into a shop to see what's available. even with the safety measures i'm still cautious to go out in public and i definitely think as soon as the normal shops open it will be a huge rush. border controls are being lifted across much of europe from today, easing three months of coronavius restrictions. whose lives matter? black lives matter! after two weeks of anti—racism protests, the uk prime minister announces a commission to examine racial inequality. we have to look at discrimination in the education system, in health, in the criminaljustice system. we have to look at all ways in which it affects black and minority ethnic groups. face coverings are now compulsory for passengers on public transport in england. china imposes lockdowns in part of beijing — after a new cluster of cases is linked to a market. england and mancheste

good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines..ubverted by thuggery" — boris johnson condemns those who clashed with police, saying they betraying the black lives matters movement. a pledge to dismantle the minneapolis police department by the local council, as part of reforms sparked by the killing of george floyd. a legal challenge to new rules requiring people arriving in the uk to self—isolate for 14 days, which come into effect today. dentists can reopen from today in england. but they warn a shortage of ppe will lead to delays. coming up on bbc one and on bbc news in the next hour — top statistician professor david spiegelhalter — what's his advice

i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to bbc news. here are the headlines...e in ten weeks — if that's you, are you venturing out today? new rules on social gatherings come into force across the uk — in england, six people from different households can meet up. fires near the white house — as protests against the killing of george floyd, an unarmed black man in police custody,

hi, good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire.delines and the rules. we'll be getting reaction to the lifting of the lockdown in england here on bbc one and the bbc news channel. so, if you run a buiness, how are you preparing?

i'm victoria derbyshire.england — ten million people could end up on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year. after another slave trader statue is removed, labour councils plan a review into public monuments.

she spoke to victoria derbyshire about her experience it's hard to describe.ut what's happened to you? i think it is extremely ironic that a protest for police brutality, i am now a victim of that. i am devastated. you know, it's life altering. i have to change my whole life around now because of this injury. so my surgeon told me that there is a 99% chance that i will be blind in that i, so i have another surgery next week. —— i will be blind in that eye, so i have another surgery next week. and how did you react when the surgeon said that to you, about the likelihood of you losing the sight in your eye? oh, i was devastated. that is hard news to hear after having vision for 29 years and then something this traumatic happens. it was hard. when you look in the mirror, what do you think? i just feel a lot of sadness. there are times when ijust sit in my room and just cry because it's. .. it's a lot. it's notjust the coronavirus itself which is proving fatal around the world — but also the measures to deal with it. in india 300,000 children could die from severe

i'm victoria derbyshire. bad news forjobs in the uk — new figures this morning show the impact of lockdown is starting to hit hard. manchester united striker marcus rashford puts the uk government under increasing pressure to issue free school meal vouchers for vulnerable children over the summer. we have actually, unusually in this case, along with all the other billions, multi—billion pound package we put in place to help families, also provided £63 million exceptionally to help local authorities help children over this period as well. tensions on the korean border as the north blows up itsjoint liaison office with the south, just hours after threatening military action. new zealand records two new cases of coronavirus. both had come from the uk, ending 2a days of no new infections. and they don'tjust buzz — they also toot and quack. scientists discover secret sound messages sent by queen honeybees. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and

welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. the headlines.o get a grip on this spike and it's just so important that everybody plays their part.

i'm victoria derbyshire with you this tuesday morning. here are the headlines.further freedoms. 0n twitter, i'm @vicderbyshire, and the email address is victoria@bbc.co.uk

i‘m victoria derbyshire, here are the headlines: £1 billion promised to rebuild crumbling schools in

i'm victoria derbyshire with the latest headlines. uk pm borisjohnson is expected to announce that cinemas, museums, galleries and hairdressers will be able to reopen in england from the lithjuly. a relaxation of the two metre social distancing rule in england could also allow bars, restau ra nts a nd hotels to leave lockdown. we are going to be giving some guidelines, so if we do make these decisions later on today, guidelines will come through for businesses to know how they can work, how they can function and what is expected of them. "true gentlemen" — the three men stabbed to death in a park in reading in southern england are remembered at a vigil. police use pepper spray on protesters near the white house to stop them toppling a statue of former us president andrew jackson, who owned hundreds of slaves. germany's coronavirus reproduction number jumps after more than a thousand people working at a slaughterhouse test positive. and burnley football club says it's ashamed and embarrassed after a banner with the message "white lives

good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines.. the policing minister says those who pulled down that statue of a slave trader in bristol were wrong to do so. we resolve these issues in this country not by people showing up with ropes and tools and committing criminal damage. we have to have a sense of order and democracy in the country. when and democracy in the country. we have a lot of pro have when we have a lot of protests, you have skirmishes and we condemn that but let us not focus and yield to those who want to hijack the process of. there are protests, people have a legitimate right to protest. "subverted by thuggery" — boris johnson condemns those who clashed with police, saying they betraying the black lives matters movement. a pledge to dismantle the minneapolis police department by the local council, as part of reforms sparked by the killing of george floyd. a legal challenge to new rules requiring people arriving in the uk to self—isolate for m days, which come into effect today. dentists can reopen from today in engl

hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines in the uk and around the world. stricter lockdown measures are imposed in leicester after a steep rise in coronavirus cases. non—essential shops are closed, schools will shut to most pupils from thursday and people are urged not to travel in or out of the city. the restrictions cover the whole city and some surrounding areas. for people in leicester, we are doing it because it is in the best interests of leicester to get a grip on this spike and it's so important that everybody plays their part. china passes controversial national security legislation for hong kong raising fears over freedoms enjoyed by the city. borisjohnson will set out plans to accelerate £5 billion worth of infrastructure projects in britain, to try to soften the economic impact of the pandemic. an independent report finds "major failings" by inexperienced probation staff led to the release of a serial rapist in the uk. and treating coronavirus in afghanistan. health care workers complain ab