it actually rivals those of the west indies as well. so it is an extensive slave trade central to the economy of the colony. so that is how i set up the second chapter, is pushing back against the demographic facts to talk about the ways in which enslaved people arrived in new england and push back against those narratives, but most important for that chapter, chapter two, i dedicate the bulk of it to exploring the lives of five individuals trafficked into new england and their stories and experiences of arriving in the region and being enslaved. i want to read a short passage from the book about one of these men. some of you might be familiar with. "standing on the gallows, on the town common in cambridge, massachusetts in september 1755, mark "a negro man who belonged to --" delivered a speech to a large crowd, awaiting his execution. sent to hang, he provided a short biography of his life. according to his confession, he was born into slavery in barbados sometime in the year 1725. he was sold away from the island as a young boy, prob

west indies cricketers on tour in extraordinary circumstances.e test matches both have an on—site hotel and the squad will not leave the grounds during the entire seven week's tour. it is called by security. this morning the captain told me that he felt safe. if you put yourself in the position of a health care worker by someone who has worked on the front line of this pandemic, they've not had the opportunityjust to pandemic, they've not had the opportunity just to sit pandemic, they've not had the opportunityjust to sit back at home and run from the virus, they've had to be full on and we are fortunate we have not been in that position but having said that at some point in time you've got to make an effort to get back to some kind of normality. a lot of people are crying out for cricket. jason holder is captain of the west indies at a time when the black lives matter campaign is usually significant to many people around the world. his focus is the unifying power of sport. racism must stop, it is not a nice thing no matter what way you look at i

will home umpires be used in the series against the west indies this summer?will neutral ones be brought in? it's a very good question and it is one which is being debated in the last ten days or so. the icc cricket committee, that is a body made up of some of the great and the goods of the game. based in dubai they have had this virtual meeting to go through some of these issues that will come up inevitably. over the next few weeks and months as cricket has evolved to get through this difficult and unknown time. one of those issues of course is umpires. and since 2002 we have had a situation in cricket where neutral umpires from an elite panel from the icc have been selected to be in charge of each of the matches played. the icc cricket committee, what they have recommended, given the challenges with travel and quarantine, they have choice and that teams will have to have a home umpire for their home test matches. it's worth pointing out that the moment already, before covid—i9 arrived and the changes to into play, t20 and 0di had the provision for home umpir

the west indies cricket team has arrived in the uk.st international sports side to fly into britain since the start of the pandemic. all the players were tested for coronavirus before they left for manchester and there were no positive results. the test series against england gets under way at old trafford next month. our sports correspondent joe wilsonjoins me. thank you for being with us. the west indies team is now in manchester, what will await the players? i was struck by the significance of the west indies players arriving. they are in their tea m players arriving. they are in their team issue kit, with their suitcases, but wearing face masks. they will face two weeks of quarantine in old trafford —— old trafford, at the cricket ground, where they will be living in training. their entire seven—week tour will be in quarantine. and they finished that spell in old trafford they were moved on to southampton, they were moved on to southampton, they will be limited to the confines of the cricket ground, before coming back to old traffo

today, the ecb announced that england will play three back—to—back tests against the west indies on twoure grounds next month. sport's reemergence from shutdown is gathering pace and with a record equalling seventh world championship in lewis hamilton's sights, this most unusual of sporting summers could still provide many memorable moments. dan rowan, bbc news, silverstone. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. thank you. make the most of the balmy weather because it is about to change with gorgeous conditions gci’oss change with gorgeous conditions across the south of the country but soon we will have to wave goodbye to the clear blue skies and all of that summertime warmth. tomorrow will be very different. the rain clouds have reached scotland already and the change is upon us and soon this much cooler current of air will follow in all the way from the arctic. this is the rain through the course of the evening and tonight, persistent across parts of eastern and central scotland, the north—east of england andi scotland, the north—east of england and i suspect by

but for the west indies to still come over here, they're obviously helping the game massively.gence from shutdown is gathering pace, and with a record—equalling seventh world championship in lewis hamilton's sights, this most unusual of sporting summers could still provide many memorable moments. dan roan, bbc news, silverstone. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political editor of the new statesman, stephen bush and political correspondent for the financial times, laura hughes. tomorrow's front pages starting with. .. the new york times features a pictures of protesters outside the white house in washington as president trump prepared to walk to the a nearby church, where he posed for pictures holding a bible. the international edition of the financial times shows p

the west indies have already arrived for their test series next month at bio secure venues.'s ageas bowl, with the rest of the series at old trafford. the england fast bowler james anderson has praised them for making the trip. it's brilliant that we are closing in on getting some test cricket played. after a decent lay—off, yeah, we're certainly from our point of view, very grateful that the west indies are coming over here. obviously, with what's going on in the world commits can... i imagine it's a scary decision for a lot of them, for all of them to make the journey home, so we are hugely grateful. now, we finally to get... a deal, in principle, is in place for a heavyweight unification fight between tyson fury and anthonyjoshua — a two fight deal has been agreed for next year, although it will depend on the british fighters keeping hold of their belts both have title—defences coming up. joshua against the bulgarian kubrat pulev fury has a third fight against deontay wilder. obviously, we know there are some hurdles to overcome here, but i thought that it was important t

test cricket is just over a week away with the start of the series against the west indies in southamptonjoe root, who's wife is due to have a baby and stokes says he won't be altering his style of play: i always try and set the example to lead in terms of attitude and commitment towards what i do as an individual, and then, you know, obviously having the added responsibility of being a captain, you know, that also comes with pressure in terms of making decisions, you know, especially through tough periods of the game which obviously test cricket can throw at you when you are putting a big partnership on, you are the person who makes the decision to try to break that partnership so you have got a lot to think about, but i think that even if i am in charge, thatis think that even if i am in charge, that is not going to change the way that is not going to change the way that i go about things in terms of how i want to influence the game, which is to try and make a positive effect with the ball bat in my hand, but i think no matter what i do in terms of choosing what to do in a situation, it

yeah, from my point of view we are grateful the west indies are coming over here.cary decision for a lot of them, for all of them, to make the journey over. so we are hugely grateful. reminder of that story that the premier league clubs are in a meeting today and rubber—stamped the return to action next wednesday. they have agreed to a range of medical and operational protocols meaning the season will go ahead. it was expected to anyway because they have passed all the protocols so far limiting those allowed in the stadium on match days, split up into zones stadium on match days, split up into zones at the various grounds including the tunnel, pitch side, deep cleaning of corner flags and such like, those details on the bbc sport website. we will have those details in the next hour as well. thank you very much, see you later. hoping billyjean king is right. olly foster with the latest sport. more from him in the next hour. i will take you through developments around coronavirus and many other stories as well today. but let's start with the story that dominates scot

and cricket is back, with england's test and one—day matches against west indies on the bbc this summer the action live up to the promise of past encounters? hello, and welcome to sportsday. chelsea are champions of the womens super league — albeit in the strangest of circumstances. the fa finalised the league table on a points per game basis — meaning chelsea jumped above manchester city, who were top by a point in march before the coronavirus shutdown. emma hayes‘ side were unbeaten in the league all season. and despite not completing what was set to be a close title run in, she told me the team deserves all their success. well, i think everybody would say that it well, i think everybody would say thatitis well, i think everybody would say that it is a very strange way to win a title. but i to argue that we were the best team this season, we had a fantastic season. every player and member of staff would have loved to have inis the season, but we fully support the decision taken by the league. —— finished the season. i think it was a fantastic campaign, and manchester to and arsenal bo

meanwhile, the west indies will wear the black lives matter logo on shirts for the series.older says they want to help raise awarness in the fight forjustice and equality. england are also expected to wear the logo and have the names of nhs key workers on their shirts too. liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, has written to the clubs fans, asking them to put their premier league title celebrations on hold. thousands celebrated outside anfield, despite restrictions on gatherings due to the pandemic. klopp added he wasn't happy with the incident at pier head which led to firefighters extinguishing a small blaze at the liver building whilst 3a people were injured. he said... scotland goalkeeper craig gordon has rejoined championship club hearts, 18 years after making his debut for the club. the 37 year—old rejected a new contract at celtic, where he won 1a domestic trophies, and is back at tynecastle on a two—year deal. former england rugby player brad barritt will leave saracens at the end of this season. he has, however, extended his contract to see out the delayed campaign winn

thank you very much at the west indies have arrived in england for this 3 test match series beginning next month and their arrival has been met with crickets governing body the i.c.c. introducing a new coronavirus safety measures the windies and england will be the 1st international teams that will be banned from using saliva to shine the ball in addition to that cove in $1000.00 replacements will be allowed the jury test if this is so coronavirus sentence some safety parameters a had already been put in place for the tour specifically with the windies set to remain at manchester's all trafford stadium to train and quarantine for 2 weeks. earlier we spoke to e.s.p.n.'s cricket in full in the garage who believes the choose day's developments are a massive step poor as top level cricket looks to return. this is a remarkable moment in cricket because cricket has been stalked as we all know since mid march and no one knew when it was going to be done but the. book p.c.b. as well as quick and west indies made sure that they wanted to resume cricket in the most safest and secure environment

residence of scotland's first minister, was once home to men who owned slave plantations in the west indies. today, nicola sturgeon said it is time to take a hard look at the way our streets continue to honour those who profited from human misery. i live in glasgow. i represent a constituency in glasgow. and i've heard both opinions — rename all of the streets on the one hand, which i got a lot of sympathy for, but on the other hand, don't brush under the carpet, history — the shameful part of our country's history. the people who put henry dundas on his column 200 years ago wanted future generations to know that, in his day, he was revered, that the values he embodied and defended were regarded by his contemporaries as great public virtues. many argue that it is precisely to remember that that's what our country used to be like, that he should stay where he is. if you take the statue down, you will be removing some of the evidence of the history of scotland. it's that serious. my view is, i would rather have a plaque on it to explain what he did. and i would hope that tourists or the gener

broad says he's worried he won't be able to produce his best form without a crowd present against west indiespectators because of coronavirus. it will be more of a mental test to make sure that the players are up for the battle and i and very aware of that. i have already spoken to oui’ of that. i have already spoken to our sports psychologist about creating a bit of a mindset around making sure i can get my emotions up to where they need to be for me to perform my best. i have got to make sure my emotions are where they need to be foran sure my emotions are where they need to be for an international test match and that is something i started working on in earlyjune. manchester united, arsenal and chelsea are already in the hat for the semi final draw of the fa cup. room forjust one more side. and it's going to be either of these two — manchester city or newcastle. city having most of the ball. hoping to ta ke city having most of the ball. hoping to take advantage of city's defeat to take advantage of city's defeat to chelsea on thursday. 0—0, and you can watch it live on bbc one. that's all

and finally there will be test cricket injuly with england hosting three tests against the west indies in southampton and manchester. the players are continuing their preparations on the south coast and enjoying having a full complement of players to choose from. competition for places will only make the team better. it drives performances up. the something is seen for a long period of time now. success been evident of the back of that and hopefully now we are in a position where we can do the same within the test tea m where we can do the same within the test team so hopefully this is a sign of things to come for us in the future and coming weeks and beyond and building towards trying to win in australia. thousands of liverpool fa ns in australia. thousands of liverpool fans gathered in the city centre again last night to celebrate their team's premier league title put at the club said their behaviour is wholly unacceptable and theyjoin together with the police in liverpool council to appeal to fans to wait for the victory parade that will be organised when it is safe to do so. stewar

they're preparing for three tests in three weeks against west indies, behind closed doors, with the teamsre bubbles. good morning. this is one of the 29 national trust properties opening up after the lockdown opening up in northern england and ireland. a fair bit of cloud around, some rain and breezy. i'll have all of the details at 27 minutes past. it's wednesday, june 3. our top story. demonstrators have defied curfews in cities around the united states, protesting over the death of george floyd, an unarmed black man, who was killed after being restrained by police. large marches took place in los angeles, atlanta and new york. around 1,600 soldiers have been flown to bases around washington in response to the protests there. in his hometown of houston, his familyjoined 60,000 people in a march in his memory, as nada tawfik reports. this is what those officers took from me... choked with emotion, the mother of george floyd's 6—year—old daughter gianna speaks of the gaping hole left by his death. we will never see her grow up, graduate, he will never walk her down the aisle. if there's a

cricketers will honour key workers from the coronavirus pandemic during their test series against the west indiesof doctors, social workers, carers and teachers. captainjoe root said the team wanted to honour those who "went into bat for the country in the toughest circumstances". the first of three matches starts in southampton onjuly the 8th. england cricket captain heather knight admits their group "isn't diverse enough." she's given her backing to ebony rainford—brent‘s scholarship programme among the local black community to increase participation. england's women return to training today. the england and wales cricket board announced a major investment last year, as part of its five—year plan to improve participation for players of colour. chris robshaw says he's moving to the usa to experience a new league and new way of life before retiring from rugby. the former england captain willjoin san diego legion after he finishes the suspended premiership season with harlequins. he wouldn't be drawn on the ongoing problems facing the club game in england. but he said the weather and common langua

has not yet been confirmed if the top will go ahead and have confirmed that they will host the west indies for a 3 test series in july all matches will be behind closed doors and venues with hotels nearby that can be turned into corn quarantine bubbles' 3 west indies players have refused to travel in and captain jarrett says in many ways the force break from playing cricket has helped i think a lot of players actually will event in some ways found a lot of positives from our end a period of time right there is a way for the may i have played almost consistently for such a long period of time and so i pressured cricket to get a chance to get where i definitely feel. there. spanish football restarts next week and clubs are finding ways of turning new coronavirus safety measures into money making merchandise barcelona is just $1.00 of several clubs to release branded protective facemasks for fans their official stores started selling 3 different designs of reusable mask at $20.00 each masts became compulsory went outdoors in spain in late may with many european clubs seeing an opportunity to

there'll be highlights of every england match, starting with three tests against the west indies nextonth. good morning. we have the cooler, u nsettles good morning. we have the cooler, unsettles battle of whether set to continue with strong winds to contend with today and tomorrow —— u nsettled contend with today and tomorrow —— unsettled spell of weather to contend with today and tomorrow. i'll have the full details later. it's friday, june 5. our top story. there've been emotional scenes at a memorial service in minneapolis to george floyd, the 46—year—old black man whose death at the hands of four white police officers has sparked protests across the united states. a lawyer for the family told mourners that a "pandemic of racism" led to his death. thousands of people have demonstrated in american cities for a tenth consecutive day, the marches have been largely peaceful. jane o'brien has more. # amazing grace...# a moving farewell to george floyd from minneapolis, the city where he met his death. family members described him as a loving father, son, and brother. george was somebod

and it will be great to see pakistan and england playing later this summer when you mention the west indies there and they've already arrived in the u.k. ahead of their series next month how's that gone so far. yes so far so good actually it's been a really smooth process their very very to 1st charter flight into manchester and were transferred to old trafford where they've been remained where they remain in quarantine for 2 weeks again or being tested twice a week and coming back with negative test they were then able to start. training practice match yesterday so they're now into day 2 of their 1st warm up game they're playing to warm up games before the 1st test in southampton on july the 8th and everything going really smoothly from their point to be both healthwise and of course from playing cricket and technical wise and tell us how damaging has it been for international cricket to be on hiatus for so long. it has been a issue absolutely and absolute most so for england because we're in the you know the english summer this is when cricket really was supposed to be up and running over

test cricket, though, will go ahead in july, with england hosting three tests against the west indiesnd manchester. the players are continuing their preparations on the south coast, but could be without captain joe root at some point. he's awaiting the birth of his second child, but he says his vice captain ben stokes would be more than capable of stepping up. he is a natural leader. you look at how he speaks to the group, the way he holds himself on the field, the way he leads from the front with his performances, the way he trains. everyone watches what he does and they want to copy him, to emulate him. when he speaks, people listen — another great trait to have, i suppose. he is a very good thinker about cricket. there's lots more on the bbc sport website and app — including from golf‘s travellers championship in the us. rory mcilroy‘s tied for fourth at the moment, as he tries to win his first tournament of the year. andy murray taking on dan evans in the battle of the brits. that is what i am going to settle down in front of this afternoon. that's all the sport for now. the us ha

england will host the west indies in three test matches over a 21—day period, subject to downing streetests are still happening across dozens are still happening across d oze ns of are still happening across dozens of american cities. relatives of george floyd have accompanied 60,000 people on a memorial marched through his hometown of houston, texas. it is also where he will be buried. his brother, terrence, has again called for peace. after seven notes of protests, this is washington, dc, where a cu rfew was this is washington, dc, where a curfew was meant to be in effect. the archbishop of washington said the space was being agreed justly misused and manipulated. on monday night, 21! hours ago, protesters outside the white house were cleared with tear gas well before curfew so mr trump could go to that church. that's it for now. thank you very much for watching. hello there, the temperature reached 27 celsius in hampshire on tuesday, but that was the last of the very warm days for probably quite sometime. the next few days at least will be feeling much cooler, thanks to a northerly w

the highlights of all three tests and one day internationals against the west indies will be on bbc twoies to attract new and old audiences. there will be a lot of eyes on cricket that perhaps might not have seen it in the past and at as about how do we help people understand what the game is about and relate to people. that is what i am really excited about. that is all from no. the first minister of scotland has said turnover is down in almost every sector of the scottish economy, and that output will not return to pre—coronavirus levels for a number of years. nicola sturgeon also urged people not to attend protests following the death of george floyd in the united states, because of the risk of spreading coronavirus. she was speaking at the daily scottish government daily briefing. in the first—half of may almost one fifth of businesses and stuff are temporarily closed and that contributed to more than 750,000 people being followed on unable to work as normal. the report shows tolerable is down in almost every sector of the economy and it contains new modelling which takes account of

england will host the west indies in three test matches over a 21—day period, subject to downing streetnews, still to come: news, still to come: spike lee speaks out — 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 7a. 0utspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended the sport of boxing of which he was three—times world champion. he was a good 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 sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band — 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 unrest in dozens of american ci

you know, it's really struck by the significance of those images of the west indies players arriving.ricket ground where they will be living in training. really in effect they are everybody england is can be in quarantine. when they finished up their move down to southhampton once again they will be limited to the confines of the cricket ground there. before they come back to old trafford to finish the tour in similar circumstances. what they're doing is unprecedented. the fact that those tests were negative before they left the caribbean as a standard they will be tested today. that's no real surprise. because covid—19 has had such a limited impact on those islands compared to here in the uk. ithink for impact on those islands compared to here in the uk. i think for that reason alone you have to have respect for the players who've agreed to come on this tour. and england rugby union international says the pulling down of a statue of slave trader during the black lives matter protests in england was warranted. the bronze figure was torn down in bristol and thrown into the harbour on s

residence of scotland's first minister, was once home to men who owned slave plantations in the west indies a hard look at the way our streets continue to honour those who profited from human misery. i live in glasgow. i represent a constituency in glasgow, and i've heard both opinions. rename all of the streets on the one hand, which i've got a lot of sympathy for, but on the other hand, don't brush under the carpet the history, the shameful part of our country's history. the people who put henry dundas on his column 200 years ago wanted future generations to know that, in his day, he was revered, that the values he embodied and defended were regarded by his contemporaries as great public virtues. many argue that it is precisely to remember that that's what our country used to be like, that he should stay where he is. if you take the statue down, you will be removing some of the evidence of the history of scotland. it's that serious. my view is, i would rather have a plaque on it to explain what he did. and i would hope that tourists or the general public can learn something about our hist

england's three—test series against west indies has been delayed until next month because of the pandemictators allowed. from a player boss mike perspective, it's going to be interesting, because these guys are used to playing in front of crazy crowds, and we have seen stories from the bundesliga already where players are not able to play up as much, they cannot... can we see that in the premier league? i these guys going to think this is just a tory game? is the intensity going to be there? it'll be strange for the players and a strange way, i am quite happy i'm not playing any more because, goodness, i would not playing any more because, goodness, iwould not not playing any more because, goodness, i would not have wanted to goodness, i would not have wanted to go back and play in front of no spectators or crowds. i hated playing when there wasn't an atmosphere and you weren't actually feeling like every single session there is something there. the european gymnastics championships that were postponed in the spring have been rescheduled. the men's and women's events will take place in de

in the sixties he serves in the west indies. he then spent a considerable amount of time as a trained commander in india. he then goes back into north america, he's one of the men that's captured. he's exchanged, he goes back into military service and then serves through 1778. he is one of the few scotts that goes beyond divisional commander and becomes an army commander. he's sent with his regiment and other parts of georgia as part of the british shift in 1778 and 70 79 and he fights with the devastating effect on a campaign drug directly on his experience from the 45. what he does that a lot of other british commanders don't do, is he coordinates and operational link between his regular forces, and not surprisingly, the systematic use of loyalist militia to suppress patriot opinion once the army moved through. he in away provided a model that if the british use this systematically, they may have had more success. he obliterates public opinion in georgia quickly. he then is told to go to jamaica. he is off to the west indies a

he then served as a junior military officer in the french/indian war and he serves in the west indies he then spends a considerable amount of time as a crown commander in india in the late 1760s and early 1770s. he's then sent back into north america in the early 1770s. one of the man who is captured when they are taken at boston. he's exchanged and goes back into military service and services the american theater through 1777, '78. and he's one of the few scots that becomes an actual army commander. he's sent with his regiment and some other units into georgia as part of the british smihift to e south in 1778 and 1779 and he fighted a devastatingly campaign thrown directly on his experience from the '45. what he does that a lot of other british commanders don't do is he coordinates an operational link between his regular forces and not surprisingly as in the '45, the systematic use of loyalty to suppress once the army moved through. and he provided a model if the british has used this systematically it may have had more success. he obliterated organized patriotism in georgia fairly q

cricketers will honour key workers from the coronavirus pandemic during their test series against the west indiesshirts with names of doctors, social workers, carers and teachers. captainjoe root said the team wanted to honour those who went into bat for the country in the toughest circumstances. the first of three matches starts in southampton onjuly the 8th. that's all the sport for now. there's build up to tonight's premier league match as manchester city play burnley and all our other stories on the bbc sport website. more now on our top story. two minute's silence has been held for the victims of the stabbings in reading on saturday night. three people were killed in the attack. at holt school in wokingham where one of the victims, james furlong, worked students and staff stood in silence to remember him. afterwards they paid this tribute. we are sad to report that our inspirational head of history and politics was tragically killed at the terrorist incident at reading. james was a very kind and gentle man. he had a real sense of duty and cared for each and every one of our students. he trul

test cricket is fast approaching, england host three tests against the west indies next month.training at old trafford, another bio—safe ground. england captainjoe root has a full strength squad and says they'll improve as a team with that competition for places. it dries performances up. it is something we see on that side for a long period of time now. —— it drives up the performance. the success has been on the back of that. hopefully we are in a position where we can do the same within the testing. hopefully this is a sign of things to come for us in the future in the coming weeks and beyond and building towards another one in australia. british number one dan evans will face kyle edmund in the battle of brits final after coming from behind to beat the three—time grand slam champion andy murray. this is murray's first tournament since november but he looked to be well in control after taking the first set 6—1. evans fought back to level the match one set all, and then won a first to ten tie—break10—8 to claim his place in tomorrow's final against edmund who beat cameron nor

cricketers will honour key workers from the coronavirus pandemic during their test series against the west indiesers.

residence of scotland's first minister, was once home to men who owned slave plantations in the west indiesme to take a hard look at the way our streets continue to honour those who profited from human misery. i live in glasgow. i represent a constituency in glasgow, and i've heard both opinions. rename all of the streets on the one hand — which i've got a lot of sympathy for — but on the other hand, don't brush under the carpet the history, the shameful parts of our country's history. the people who put henry dundas on his column 200 years ago wanted future generations to know that, in his day, he was revered, that the values he embodied and defended were regarded by his contemporaries as great public virtues. many argue that it is precisely to remember that that's what our country used to be like, that he should stay where he is. if you take the statue down, you will be removing some of the evidence of the history of scotland. it's that serious. my view is, i would rather have a plaque on it to explain what he did and i would hope that, whether a tourists or the general public, can learn

three west indies players have chosen not to travel to england for the three test series next month.avirus fears. jason holder will captain the side leading a squad of 1a players and 11 reserves. they arrive next tuesday and they will be based at old trafford for the initial quarantine and then training before the first test in southampton starts on the 8th ofjuly. both venues are biosecure, and the matches will be played without spectators. ok, that is all your sport for now. goodbye. hello there, we are going to end this week on a very different note than we began the week certainly. we have lost our area of high pressure and low pressure starting to take control, it is going to bring windier, wetter, and cooler conditions and thursday looks like being another cool day, cooler than it was on wednesday in fact, and we will have some spells of rain at times too. 0ur area of high pressure is continuing to retreat away westwards, low pressure is beginning to develop to our east and that is going to bring further spells of rain. northerly winds as well for which is why it is going to fe

the ecb has announced that england men will play three tests against the west indies next month behind subject to government approval. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. president trump says he's prepared to deploy the military to quell violent protests across the united states after the death last week of george floyd in police custody. donald trump said if cities and states failed to control the civil unrest sweeping across america, he would bring in the army to solve the problem for them. the democrat presidential candidate, joe biden, has attacked the president's handling of the protests which began in minneapolis last week saying the us was "crying out for leadership". there was more violence last night in washington — where the president walked to a church near the white house and held the bible for a photo—opportunity. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports from washington. it was peaceful protest in the shadow of the white house in memory of george floyd. donald trump decided that he was going to stamp it out. as we speak i am dispatching thousand

coming up in sport on bbc news, england captain joe root will miss next week's test against the west indiesalleries are all preparing to reopen in some parts of the uk, but one activity has not yet been given the go ahead to restart anywhere, and that's singing. when a number of choirs were identified as coronovirus hotspots, there was a complete ban on communal singing. the government is now being urged to help find out if the science behind the ban stacks up. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. singing. wells cathedral, and an activity that is, these days, considered dangerous. singing. it's not the voice that's the problem. it's what might be carried on the breath. and how far that travels. # hallelujah...# communal singing has, in recent months, become an online—only activity. put this down here. that's three metres there, is it? so what would a safe, socially distanced choir be like? one set of proposals being considered is to have three—metre gaps. and to limit the number of singers to six. and so we tried it out in the safety of the open air. singing. standing well back, it

three west indies players have chosen not to travel to england for the three—test series next month.d shimron hetmyer, and the all—rounder keemo paul, have opted out due to coronavirus fears. jason holder will captain the side, leading a squad 01:14 players and 11 reserves. they arrive next tuesday and they'll be based at old trafford for the initial quarantine and training, before the first test in southampton starts on the 8th ofjuly. both venues are bio—secure and the matches will be played without spectators. lewis hamilton says he is "completely overcome with rage" at events in the usa, following the death of george floyd. he's issued a statement, saying "this past week has been so dark. i have failed to keep hold of my emotions". meanwhile, the former manchester city and qpr defender nedum 0nuoha has told the bbc he doesn't feel 100 per cent safe in the us, as a black man. he now plays for real salt lake in the american mls. in the uk, i'm more comfortable because i know if something happens it probably won't be deadly. but over here, because of the riots and stuff like that, i

reports beer gardens were to be allowed to start serving sooner and coming up on bbc news... the west indies the uk, the first international sports team to fly into britain since the start of the pandemic. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has abandoned plans to get all primary pupils in england back to school before the end of term. ministers had hoped to get children back for at least a month before the summer holidays — but now admit it won't be possible for everyone. schools will be given flexibility to make their own decisions about how and when to restart. teaching unions have welcomed the news, saying social distancing meant the plans were never feasible. but there are concerns many young children will miss more than a third of their school year. dan johnson reports. when these children return to the classroom, the intention was the primary school mates would follow before the end of the summer break. so every pupil could have four weeks of teaching. but in small, normally crowded buildings, where to put them and how to keep them apart were questions th

today the ecb announcing that england will play three back—to—back tests against the west indies on twoeventh world championship in lewis hamilton's sights, this most unusual of sporting summers could still provide many memorable moments. dan roan, bbc news, silverstone. football now liverpool manager jurgen klopp says he'd be happy to play on mars if it meant his club could finish their matches. the premier league is due to return on the 17th ofjune with neutral venues a possibility in order to stop fans from gathering outside of stadiums. klopp says if it means clinching their first league title for 30 years, he's willing to do anything. when the alternative is not to play at all, i play wherever you want, even if it's on mars, to be honest, i don't care. but now we are here and it looks like everybody will have home and away games, and so whichever celebration is possible to do as a team internally and with all our supporters in a moment when it is allowed to do so again and then i can promise, if it happens, there will be a parade as well, whenever. and finally, the 11—year—old brit

cricket now, and west indies captain jason holder says his team were put under no pressure to tour englandt international side to come to the uk since the coronavirus outbreak, when they arrived yesterday. the three test series starts next month at biosecure venues without fans, and holder says it was time for safe first steps to be taken... if you put yourself in the position asa if you put yourself in the position as a health care worker or someone who has worked on the front line during the whole pandemic, they have not had the opportunityjust to sit back at home and run from the virus. they have had to deal with it. having said that, at some point in time we need to make the effort to get back to some sort of normalcy. the only way we can get back there is to be safe and cautious, and we do not want to be guinea pigs, but having said that, we have always had a plan here in the uk. everyone was co mforta ble, a plan here in the uk. everyone was comfortable, and here we are now, in england, ready to play. professional golf is back tomorrow in the usa, and the likes of rory mcilroy and co

the ecb has announced that england men will play three tests against the west indies next month behinde 16th — and then the third — starting on the 24th. the west indies squad are expected to arrive in the uk on tuesday 9th june, and will go into quarantine and train at old trafford, using it as their base for three weeks, before moving to the ageas bowl in hampshire for the start of the first test on the 8th ofjuly. joe root says if approved it will be a safe and welcome return to the game. to make it the bubble and the environment as safe as possible is incredible but for the west indies to still come over here, they are obviously helping the game massively and safety is everything and it wouldn't be possible if that was going to be compromised but still, it must be extremely scary and i think the whole cricketing world will be grateful to see some cricket again. it's been confirmed that silverstone will host two formula one races behind closed doors in august. they'll be on consecutive weekends as part of a revised schedule, which begins on the 5th ofjuly in austria. the first eight

to escape some interest in his running for president in 1916, and to take a cruise to the french west indiesnival cruises had not yet been founded they could make the trip in relative safety. edith took dawson's book with her to read on the boat. while she was on the cruise she wrote him a letter, dated march 1, 1916, from british gianna, that provided me with the first clue there was another complex edith roosevelt. i had taken up this letter in 1976 or 1980. i frankly now forget. but i had not really examined it in any detail. i just put it in a folder and said i'll get to that some time and now i was. i found her saying the following in response to the examination of american blacks in dawson's book. and now i quote her. "alas, we can't send every negro in the united states to africa, and i suppose, could we do so, we would still have some moral responsibility towards them. i have stopped at nine of the west indian islands and cannot feel that their method is any better than ours. i can't begin to write all i have seen and heard and thought, but am still firmly convinced that any mixture

to escape, some interest in this running for president 1916 and to take a cruise to the french west indiesn february of 1916. since carnival cruises had not yet been founded, they could make the trip in relative safety. eat it took dawson's book with her to read on the boat. while she was on the cruise ship wrote him a letter, dated march 1st, 1916, from british diana which provided me with the first clue that there is another more complex edith roosevelt in the historical record. i had photocopy this letter in either 1976 or 1980. i frankly now forget. but i had not examined it in any detail. i just put it in a full bird said i'll get to that sometime. i found her saying the following in response to the examination of american blacks in dawson's i book. and now i quote her, alas, we can't stand every knee grow in the united states to africa the. and i suppose could we i do so, we would still have some moral responsibility towards them. i i stopped at nine of the west indian islands and cannot feel that their method is any better than ours. i can't begin to write all i've seen and heard an

yeah, certainly from our point of view we are great for the west indies are coming over here. them, for all of them to make the journey over, so we are hugely grateful. sport to look forward to coming up next month and the football next week as well. the owner of british gas, centrica, has announced the loss of 5,000 jobs at the energy giant this year. more than half of the job losses will come from the business' leadership roles, as the company revealed it would strip out three layers of middle managers, in an effort to cut bureaucracy and cope with the impact of coronavirus. well, let's get more on this — our business correspondent, simon gompertz, is in west london. it's a big number, simon. is it reg retta bly to it's a big number, simon. is it regrettably to be expected? what is your take on this? it is a big number, it comes on top of thousands of morejob losses number, it comes on top of thousands of more job losses that centrica has had in recent years. it is not a surprise that even before the coronavirus crisis they had plans for redundancies and that is because they

athletes commission the west indies cricket team have not yet decided if they will display solidarity with black lives matter movement in their upcoming matches against england they've arrived in the u.k. for 3 test series it definitely probably will be discussed amongst us and you know we will definitely do so in how we want to do or does it seem with it but i don't want to sit here and speak with you in the other members of the team we don't consult and then they just want to make sure that you know whatever we do if we do anything that is done the right way and whatever point if we do you say to to show some solidarity with now we make sure everybody's i'm simply. gulfs world number one rory mcilroy has called for greater diversity in the sport mcelroy is among those getting ready to return to the course in texas later after 3 months out because of the coronavirus stoppage but he's also spoken about making changes following the empty racism protests in the united states tiger. you know doesn't look the same as me don't you know it had a very different upbringing to the one that i h

was 0 because britain was at war with france and it was little we was going to destabilize the west indies which was of course the jewel in the imperial crown and not period. so then das was a a pragmatist star on slavery but he was happily know a pragmatist when it came to banishing people to botany bay and there and parts of our own the world for for having such sentiments as getting the right to vote and things like that done to us as the representative of you lately was known as the king of scotland because who is william pitts manager in scotland among a number of other. activities but that the threat posed by the radicals to the political establishment in the 171000 scotland was regarded as really very considerable unsolicited it reacted very vigorously to a lot in order to stuff it is quickly as possible by draconian means such as it is you've said yourself exile to the other end of the world and how should scotland address these conflicts in the end its history the radical sentiment for many years of scottish society which we reprice now and point to or there's not many statues to

the west indies cricket same have not yet decided if that would display solidarity with the black clubs not some movement in the upcoming notches in england that arrived in the u.k. for a 3 test series. probably will be discussed amongst us you know we would definitely do so in how we want to go or is it seen with but i don't want to sit here speak for you didn't the other members of the team don't consult and they just want to make sure that you know whatever we do if you do anything that is done the right way. whatever point if you do you say to to to to show some solidarity with we make sure that everybody's understand it and the international olympic committee will consult athletes before deciding whether medal winners will be allowed to nail on the podium at next year's games in tokyo the i.o.c. had previously said nailing would not be allowed but several sporting bodies including the n.f.l. have changed their position on the matter following the death of george from. we must make a difference between support for the principals in trying the olympic charter and potentially divisive