i'm lewis vaughan jones. remembering george floyd. the first memorial service is held for the man whose death in police custody launched a global movement. george was somebody who was i was welcoming, i was made people feel special. we want justice for george and he is going to get it. protests continue in cities across the us — this is the scene in washington where crowds are gathering outside the white house. in hong kong, tens of thousands commemorate the tiananmen square crackdown defying a ban and challenging china. back in control of tripoli — libya's internationally recognised government says it's driven out rival forces loyal to general haftar. as new york retailers prepare to re—open next week — how can business blossom amid the pandemic and protests? hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the us. the first of several memorial services have been held in minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46—year—old black man, who's death sparked days of protests across the country

i'm lewis vaughan jones. i'm lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: the chief of police in the american city of atlanta has resigned — a day after officers shot dead a black man. she said the police needed to rebuild trust. the british prime minister, boris johnson, has condemned what he called "racist thuggery" following attacks on the police by crowds of protesters, including far right activists, in central london. thousands of volunteers are being recruited to test an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by oxford university. the whole process is a race against time because the fewer cases there are in the community, the harder it is to see if the vaccine is working. 500 of those volunteers are front—line health workers in cambridge. our science correspondent, richard westcott went to meet some of them. the best way to test a vaccine is to give it to an army of volunteers and see how many go on to catch the virus. so, lucy, you have literally just had a vaccine. why have you got involved? you work on intensive care, don't

i'm lewis vaughan jones. remembering george floyd — the first memorial service is held for the man whose death in police custody launched a global movement. america, this is the time of dealing with accountability in the criminal justice dealing with accountability in the criminaljustice system. in hong kong, tens of thousands commemorate the tiananmen square crackdown, defying a ban and challenging china. german prosecutors say madeleine mccann, is presumed dead, as a jailed sex offender, is investigated on suspicion of murder. a new crisis for new york — first coronavirus, now the protests. can business blossom for the city's small traders? hello and welcome. we start in the us. the first of several memorial services have been held in minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46—year—old black man, who's death sparked days of protests across the country, and around the world. a lawyer for mr floyd's family said his death was the result of a "pandemic of racism and discrimination". from

i'm lewis vaughan jones. remembering george floyd. the first memorial service is held for the man whose death in police custody launched a global movement. america, this is the time of dealing with accountability in the criminaljustice system. in hong kong, tens of thousands commemorate the tiananmen square crackdown, defying a ban and challenging china. libya's internationally recognised government has driven back forces against it. a new crisis for new york — first coronavirus, now the protests. can business blossom for the city's small traders? hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the us. the first of several memorial services have been held in minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46—year—old black man, who's death sparked days of protests across the country, and around the world. a lawyer for mr floyd's family, said his death was the result of a "pandemic of racism and discrimination." from minneapolis, here's barbara plett usher. this is the beginning of a period of official

i'm lewis vaughan jones. america's top general apologises for appearing alongside president trump at the height of the anti—racism protests. as many of you saw, the results of the photograph of me at lafayette square last week sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society. i should not have been there. us stock markets suffer their deepest one—day falls since equity markets crashed in march. is it a brexit u—turn? the uk abandons plans to introduce full border checks with the european union in january. british rapper stormzy pledges millions of dollars to tackle prejudice. we talk to those who've suffered racism. hello. we start in the united states, where statues of confederate leaders and the explorer christopher columbus have been torn down. pressure is growing on authorities to remove monuments connected to slavery and colonialism. meanwhile, america's top military officer now says he was wrong to have joined president trump during his controversial walk to a damaged chur

i'm lewis warned jones and this is bbc news. goodbye. —— lewis vaughan jones. hello. the weather through the course of the weekend is looking a little bit mixed. we'll see some settled, largely dry weather, i think, on saturday. but do expect a bit more rain overnight, and into sunday as well. this picture was taken on friday afternoon in highland scotland — some blue sky and some shower cloud around there. for most of us on saturday, we're looking at a largely dry day. some spells of sunshine, similar to this. just one or two showers around, but i think most people should avoid them. so we have got this ridge of higher pressure building in. that should hold onto the weather for saturday. but this area of low pressure, this weather front, not far away. that'll be more of a player through saturday night, and into sunday too. so we start the morning, a few misty patches around. one or two early showers across parts of southern england, south wales as well. they'll drift through parts of the midlands into eastern england, i think, during the afternoon, but they are pre

i'm lewis vaughan jones. the first of several memorial services have been held in the american city of minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46—year—old black man, who's death has sparked several days of protests across the us, and around the world. tens of thousand of people in hong kong have defied a ban to turn out for a vigil on the anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown. this year's vigil was banned by police citing coronavirus measures. some protesters said they were also standing against china's growing control over hong kong. german prosecutors, who are investigating the disappearance of the british girl madeline mccann say she's presumed dead. they say a jailed sex offender is the prime suspect. named only as christian b, the 43 year old lived in the part of portugal where madeleine was abducted in 2007. from june 15th face coverings will be made compulsory, for anyone using public transport in england. non compliance means you won't be allowed to travel and you could be f

i'm lewis vaughan jones. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: america's top military officer apologizes for accompanying president trump to a photo—op at a church during black lives matter protests. us stock markets suffer their deepest one—day falls since equity markets crashed in march. while tackling the coronavirus has preoccupied most asian countries, myanmar‘s government is fighting another battle, against armed insurgents in rakhine state. you will probably remember the terrible scenes there three years ago when a military campaign killed thousands of muslim rohingyas and driving many more into bangladesh. now the central government's hold on the state is being challenged by the rival rakhine buddhist community. 0ur report from our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, contains images of violence. for more than a year much of rakhine state has been at war. the myanmar military has been using a power and military against a relatively new and powerful insurgent group. entire communities

i'm lewis vaughan jones. this is bbc news. hello there. it has been unusually windy the past couple of days. and we will still have a keen north wind with us during the day ahead, making it feel quite chilly near the north sea coast, around this area of low pressure but gradually high pressure building in for the next couple of days. so that will start to dampen the winds down in southern and western areas and the showers. but, as you can see, there are still further outbreaks of rain or showery rain to come, making its way southwards across england and wales. it does allow drier and brighter weather for much of scotland and northern ireland. just a few showers around, some sunshine in sheltered spots but some of the showers, as they sink southwards, across england and wales, could turn heavy and thundering. and although the winds are easing in southern and western areas, still quite keen in the north, but particularly as well near the north sea coast, just taking the edge off those temperature again — 12 or 13. but in southern areas, it

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: a u—turn from the bosses of american football, admitting they were wrong to ban players from protesting against police brutality. we, the national football league, admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. the official coronavirus death toll in britain passes 40,000. only the us has more. a surprise two and a half million jobs return to the us economy, but economists say there's still a long way to go. and france says its forces have killed a key islamist militant leader in mali. welcome to bbc news and we start with that u—turn from the nfl. four years ago one american football player knelt when the national anthem was played in a protest against police brutality towards black americans. many other players followed colin kapernick‘s example, but he was sanctioned by the game's governing body and has failed to find a team since 2017. since the death in custody of george floyd, taking the k

i'm lewis vaughan jones i'm lewis vaughanjones and you are watching bbc news. bye—bye. hello. there are some big thunderstorms in the forecast for this weekend. but it is not going to be raining everywhere all the time, in fact, there will be some sunny spells. in any sunshine, it will feel quite warm and pretty humid. but some thundery downpours are likely, all driven by an area of low pressure. you can see this swirl of cloud on the satellite picture. our area of low pressure has been spinning around across the bay of biscay. it's been throwing lumps of cloud and rain in our direction, a process which continues on through saturday. we can follow the different lumps of wet weather. this area of rain moving across northeast england through the morning and then up into scotland. i think it's going to stay quite grey and murky for some of these northern and eastern coasts. northern ireland should brighten up a little bit with some sunshine, but some showers. and then down across england and wales, we will see some sunny spells developing, but some very heavy downpours and thunde

i‘m lewis vaughan jones. a reminder of our main stories this hour. the chief of police in the american city of atlanta has resigned — a day after officers shot dead a black man. she said the police needed to rebuild trust. the british prime minister, boris johnson, has condemned what he called "racist thuggery" following attacks on the police by crowds of protesters, including far— right activists, in central london. a leaked draft of a report from public health england has acknowledged that a range of factors including racism and discrimination may have exacerbated the risk from covid—19 within some communities. the report stated that historic racism could mean people from ethnic minority backgrounds were less likely to seek care when they needed it. our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford reports. john ho, a london cab driver who came to the uk from hong kong when he was 21. he was described by his family as a loving, sociable man with a heart of gold. he is one of thousands of people from ethnic minority communities to have died

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: tens of thousands of protesters march peacefully in washington in the biggest protest so far after the death of george floyd. this is the scene live near the white house. thousands of mourners honour george floyd at a second memorial service, this one in his birthplace of north carolina. go home, jacob, go home! the mayor of minneapolis is told to leave a rally after saying that he won't defund the city's police department. police investigating a suspect in the case of the missing british girl madeleine mccann are also looking into the disappearance of two other children. how a former bomb—maker for an indonesian terror group is on a new mission to stop the next wave of terror groups in south—east asia. welcome to bbc news. thousands of anti—racism protesters have marched peacefully through washington in the biggest turnout yet during 12 days of demonstrations. this is after the death of george floyd while he was being held by police in minneapolis. protests are

i'm lewis vaughan jones. australia's prime minister says a major cyber attack is taking place targeting government institutions. president trump's attempt to make it easier to deport young immigrants fails in the supreme court. the news is welcomed by the so—called dreamers, those who came to the us as children. i have cried, i think, many more times in the past four years than in my whole life. the uk government gives up on its own coronavirus tracing app, switching to use technology from apple and google. and fears grow for the safety of thousands of rohingya muslim refugees stranded at sea. first, we begin with some breaking news. the australian prime minister scott morrison says major cyber attacks are taking place targeting government institutions and agencies involved in the country's critical infrastructure. he's just been holding a news conference. and we hope to speak to our correspondence to bring us up—to—date but first they want to renew a couple more details from that press conference. he h

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the police chief in the american city of atlanta resigns a day after an officer shot dead a black man. far—right protesters clash with police in central london, saying they're protecting a statue of winston churchill. in paris, clashes as anti—racist protestors demonstrate against police brutality. the canadian prime minister calls for an independent investigation after the violent arrest of an indigenous chief is caught on police camera. we start this hour in the united states, where the authorities are investigating yet another killing of an african—american man by a white police officer. security video shows rayshard brooks being shot outside a fast—food restaurant in atlanta on friday. the city's police chief has already resigned in response, while the mayor says she does not believe the use of deadly force was justified. let's ta ke let's take you live in these alive to this. it is at wendy's, the fast food restau ra nt wendy's, the fast food restaurant n

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: america's top general apologises for appearing alongside president trump at the height of the anti—racism protests. as many of you saw, the results of the photograph of me at lafayette square last week sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society. i should not have been there. us stock markets suffer their deepest one—day falls since equity markets crashed in march. is it a brexit u—turn? the uk abandons plans to introduce full border checks with the european union in january. spanish football is back behind closed doors but with the sound of cheering crowds providing the atmosphere. hello. we start in the united states, where america's top military officer, general mark milley, says he made a mistake by accompanying president trump to a staged event outside a church near the white house during recent anti—racism protests. general milley said being photographed in combat uniform as part of mr trump's entourage raised perceptions of

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: rallies to rememberjuneteenth, the day americans mark the formal end of slavery 155 years ago. it is about a reminder that we are not truly free, that there is so much work that needs to be done. brazil's coronavirus epidemic hits over a million cases, with almost 55,000 new infections over the past 2a hours alone. with casualties rising in the fight againstjihadis, tens of thousands join an anti—government protest in mali. and the head of russia's foreign intelligence service tells the bbc that america has been trying to "rule the world" and this could lead to "disaster." hello, and welcome. juneteenth — also known as freedom day or the "black fourth of july" — is an unofficial annual holiday in the united states. the word is a combination of "june" and "nineteenth," and it celebrates the emancipation of african—americans from slavery. this year, the 155th anniversary comes as the country grapples with its long—standing history of racial tensions, and peopl

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: three people are killed and others are critically injured after a multiple stabbing in the english town of reading. president trump addresses thousands of supporters in tulsa in oklahoma, but the indoor arena is far from full. brazil's covid—19 crisis. a day after passing the one million mark, the death total reaches 50,000. and if you're a parent coping with home—schooling, spare a thought for one south korean foster dad trying to teach ten children who've never used a computer. hello, welcome to bbc news. police in the uk have launched a murder investigation after three people were stabbed to death in the town of reading, west of london. three other people were seriously injured. police were called to the scene in forbury gardens in the centre of reading around seven pm7:00pm on friday evening. a 25—year—old man from the town was detained at the scene and has been arrested on suspicion of murder. 0ur news correspondent helena wilkinson reports from the scene

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: tens of thousands of protesters march in washington in the biggest protest so far after the death of george floyd. this is the scene live near the white house. thousands of mourners honour george floyd at a second memorial service, this one in his birthplace of north carolina. thousands of demonstrators have held rallies in cities around the uk despite government warnings against mass gatherings during the lockdown. two us police officers plead not guilty in court to the assault of a 75—year—old protester in upstate new york. police investigating a suspect in the case of the missing british girl madeleine mccann are also looking into the disappearance of two other children. hello. thousands of anti—racism protesters have marched through washington in the biggest turnout yet during 12 days of demonstrations. this is after the death of george floyd while being held by police in minneapolis. protests are taking place across the us. they place across the us. have be

i'm lewis vaughan jones. you're watching bbc news. these are the latest headlines: tens of thousands of protestors are marching in the us capital washington, in the biggest protest so far against the killing of george floyd. thousands of mourners gather to honour george floyd at a second memorial service — this one in his birthplace of north carolina. let's get more on our main story. those protists taking place not just across the us but right across the world. barrett pitner is a race, culture & politics writer at the daily beast and founder of sustainable culture lab, a cultural think tank committed to combatting historic racism. we can talk to him now. thank you for being with us. we appreciate your time. thanks for having me. this feels lots of people watching around the world as different. we have seen instances of this before, depths at police custody. does it feel different to you? it is different and also more of the same. we have had protest before against police violence but what makes this difference is the cross—secti

welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: a u—turn from the bosses of american football — admitting they were wrong to ban players from protesting against police brutality. we, the national football league, admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier. and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. the "sick man of europe" — the official coronavirus death toll in britain passes 40,000. a surprise 2.5 million jobs return to the us economy, and president trump invokes george floyd's name to welcome the figures. hello and welcome. we start with a significant u—turn. four years ago one american football player knelt when the national anthem was played in a protest against police bruatlity towards black americans. many other players followed colin kaepernick‘s example, but he was sanctioned by the game's governing body and has failed to find a team since 2017. since the death in custody of george floyd, taking the knee, as it is now called, has been repeated at demonstrations arou

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: two years after it tried to bann american football players from taking a knee, the nfl admits it was wrong. the "sick man of europe" — the official coronavirus death toll in britain passes 40,000. a surprise 2.5 million jobs return to the us economy, and president trump invokes george floyd's name to welcome the figures. hopefully george is looking down right now and saying there's a great thing that's happening for our country. there's a great day for him, it's a great day for everybody. the eu's brexit negotiator accuses the uk of backtracking on its commitments over a future trade deal. hello and welcome to bbc news, thanks forjoining us if you're watching in the uk or around the world — stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. police in the us city of minneapolis have been banned from using chokeholds following a wave of angry protests against the death in custody of george floyd. the protests continue — let's look at the

this is bbc news: i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. rallies to rememberjuneteenth. the day americans mark the formal end of slavery 155 years ago. it is about a reminder that we are not truly free, that there is so much work that needs to be done. brazil's coronavirus epidemic hits over a million cases, with almost 55,000 new infections over the past 24 hours alone. with casualties rising in the fight againstjihadis — tens of thousands join an anti—government protest in mali. and the head of russia's foreign intelligence service tells the bbc that america has been trying to "rule the world" and this could lead to "disaster".

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: three people are killed and others are critically injured after a multiple stabbing in the english town of reading. president trump addresses thousands of supporters in tulsa in oklahoma — but the indoor arena is far from full. brazil's covid—i9 crisis. a day after passing the i million mark, the death total reaches 50,000. and if you're a parent coping with home—schooling — spare a thought for one south korean foster dad trying to teach ten children who've never used a computer.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: virus deaths surge in brazil — it now has the second highest toll in the world. fears of a second wave of infections start to rise — as cases increase in china and india. britain's central bank says it's ready to act after figures show the country's economy shrank by a fifth. borisjohnson says it's absurd and shameful that a statue of churchill has had to be boxed—up, to protect it from anti—racism protesters.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: rallies to rememberjuneteenth, the day americans mark the formal end of slavery 155 years ago. it is about a reminder that we are not truly free, that there is so much work that needs to be done. brazil's coronavirus epidemic hits over a million cases, with almost 55,000 new infections over the past 2a hours alone. with casualties rising in the fight againstjihadis, tens of thousands join an anti—government protest in mali. and the head of russia's foreign intelligence service tells the bbc that america has been trying to "rule the world"

i'm lewis vaughan—jones. the uk prepares to ease travel restrictions, allowing people to go on holiday to much of europe without having to quarantine when they return. president trump signs an executive order protecting us statues and monuments, calling for long prison sentences for people who vandalise them. malawi's opposition leader wins the presidential election, a dramatic reversal of last year's discredited result. and ireland has a new government. micheal martin has been elected taoiseach at a special sitting of parliament. he will lead a three—party coaltion.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. a u—turn from the bosses of american football admitting they were wrong to ban players from protesting against police brutality. we, the national football league, admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. the official coronavirus death toll in britain passes 40,000 — only the us has more. and france says its forces have killed a key islamist militant leader in mali. and after vietnam's success fighting coronavirus,

i'm lewis vaughan jones. virus deaths surge in brazil, it now has the second highest toll in the world. fears of a second wave of infections start to rise, as cases increase in china and india. a second night of protests in lebanon as anger over the country's economy boils over. an easy life for the army's horses, why they won't be on parade for queen elizabeth's official birthday on saturday.

olympic athlete john carlos speaking to lewis vaughan jones. you are up—to—date. i will see you soon. hello there. a slow—moving area of low pressure has been responsible for the unsettled weather during the weekend and indeed for monday. it has brought strong winds and quite a lot of rain across areas, particularly across cumbria. now, for tuesday, it looks like we will see further rain at times, but it won't be quite as windy as what we've seen the last few days, and that's because our area of low pressure is pushing off into scandinavia. less isobars in the charts, but we still have a tangle of weather fronts. that's going to bring outbreaks of rain at times. one of them will be bringing rain to southern counties of england and the channel islands through the day. another one will be bringing some damp weather to northern ireland. but we should see a little bit of brightness breaking through the cloud for eastern england, especially across scotland. but when the sunshine comes out, temperatures lift. this is where we're likely to see some heavy showers, perha

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: this is bbc news with the latest headlines remembering george floyd. the first memorial service is held for the man whose death in police custody launched a global movement. george was somebody who was a lwa ys george was somebody who was always welcoming and always made people feel like they were special. everybody wants justice, we want justice special. everybody wants justice, we wantjustice for george. he's going to get it. he's going to get it. two. -- applause. protests continue in cities across the us. this is washington a few moments ago as crowds gather outside the white house. back in control of tripoli:

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: president trump's attempt to make it easier to deport young immigrants fails in the supreme court. the news is welcomed by the so—called dreamers — those who came to the us as children. i have cried, i think, many more times in the past four years than in my whole life. australia's prime minister says his country is being targeted in a major cyber attack. frontline medical staff across the world take to the streets, angry at the lack of protection in the battle against covid—i9.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: america's top general apologises for appearing alongside president trump at the height of the anti—racism protests. as many of you saw, the results of the photograph of me at lafayette square last week sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society. i should not have been there. us stock markets suffer their sharpest fall for three months as fears grow over a second spike in coronavirus cases. is it a brexit u—turn? the uk abandons plans to introduce full border checks with the european union in january. spanish football is back, behind closed doors

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: one month after the death of george floyd in police detention, the us house of representatives passes a police reform bill. his brother tells us what he would have made of the cultural changes now under way in the country. he would be humbled. he would be, you know, sad that he is not here to be in a world that is making change like this. the us faces a coronavirus spike as social distancing is relaxed. more than 35,000 new cases are identified in a single day. thousands flock to the beach in england, despite warnings coronavirus cases will rise again if people abandon social distancing.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. america's top general apologises for appearing alongside president trump at the height of the anti—racism protests. as many of you saw, the results of the photograph of me at lafayette square last week sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society. i should not have been there. us stock markets suffer their deepest one—day falls since equity markets crashed in march. is it a brexit u—turn? the uk abandons plans to introduce full border checks with the european union in january. british rapper stormzy pledges millions of dollars to tackle prejudice. we talk to those who've suffered racism.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: tens of thousands of protesters march peacefully in washington in the biggest protest so far after the death of george floyd. this is the scene live near the white house. thousands of mourners honour george floyd at a second memorial service, this one in his birthplace of north carolina. go home, jacob, go home! the mayor of minneapolis is told to leave a rally after saying that he won't defund the city's police department. police investigating a suspect in the case of the missing british girl madeleine mccann are also looking into the disappearance of two other children.

i'm lewis vaughan—jones. the uk prepares to ease travel restrictions, allowing people to go on holiday to much of europe without having to quarantine when they return. president trump signs an executive order protecting us statues and monuments, calling for long prison sentences for people who vandalise them. malawi's opposition leader wins the presidential election, a dramatic reversal of last year's discredited result. and ireland has a new government. micheal martin has been elected taoiseach at a special sitting of parliament. he will lead a three—party coaltion. the british government will make it easier for holiday—makers to travel to much of europe this summer, including spain, france and greece. from the 6th ofjuly, people arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at "low risk" from coronavirus won't have to self—isolate for m days. but there are calls for further clarifications, as our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. jetting off abroad should soon become easier because mu

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the police chief in the us city of atlanta resigns a day after an officer shot dead a black man. far right protesters clash with police in central london, saying they're protecting a statue of winston churchill. in paris, clashes as anti—racist protesters demonstrate against police brutality. the canadian prime minister calls for an independent investigation after the violent arrest of an indigenous chief is caught on police camera. and a socially distanced official birthday parade for queen elizabeth, a scaled—down celebration at windsor castle.

i'm lewis vaughan jones, this is bbc news. hello again. the next few days will bring a real mixture of weather across the uk, just like we saw during the first half of the weekend. the sunshine in the north—west of wales lifted temperatures to a high of 25.5 degrees here. whereas the low cloud, the fog, the haar, that affected eastern scotland meant the temperature in edinburgh was only 12 degrees in the afternoon. we also saw quite a few heavy and thundery showers breaking out, but we've still got this area of low pressure sitting close to the south—west. that's where we had more frequent showers earlier on. and there may well be some further thundery showers breaking out on sunday, but large parts of the uk will be dry, warm and humid as well. it will start off grey and misty and murky, though, across much of scotland and the north east of england. that low cloud, the haar, retreating back to coastal areas, and we'll see some sunny spells developing. that will trigger some showers, particularly into the afternoon across parts of engl

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. rallies to rememberjuneteenth — the day americans mark the formal end of slavery 155 years ago. it's of slavery 155 years ago. about a reminder that we are it's about a reminder that we are not truly free. but there's so are not truly free. but there's so much work that needs to be done. brazil's coronavirus epidemic hits over a million cases, with almost 55,000 new infections over the past 2a hours alone. with casualties rising in the fight againstjihadis, tens of thousands join an anti—government protest in mali. and the head of russia's foreign intelligence service tells the bbc that america has been trying to rule the world and this could lead to disaster. hello and welcome. juneteenth, also known as freedom day or the black fourth ofjuly, is an unofficial annual holiday in the united states. the word is a combination of june and nineteenth and it celebrates the emancipation of african—americans from slavery. this was the scene in washington — people are holding rallies al

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. america's top general apologises for appearing alongside president trump at the height of the anti—racism protests. as many of you saw, the results of the photograph of me at lafayette square last week, it sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society. i should not have been there. us stock markets suffer their deepest one—day falls since equity markets crashed in march. the uk abandons plans to introduce full border checks with the european union in january. british rapper stormzy pledges millions of dollars to tackle prejudice. we talk to those who've suffered racism.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: america's top general apologises for appearing alongside president trump at the height of the anti—racism protests. as many of you saw, the results of the photograph of me at lafayette square last week sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society. i should not have been there. us stock markets suffer their sharpest fall for three months as fears grow over a second spike in coronavirus cases. is it a brexit u—turn? the uk abandons plans to introduce full border checks with the european union in january. spanish football is back, behind closed doors but with the sound of cheering crowds providing the atmosphere. hello. we start in the united states, where america's top military officer general mark milley says he made a mistake by accompanying president trump to a staged event outside a church near the white house during recent anti—racism protests. general milley said being photographed in combat uniform as part of mr trump's entourag

i'm lewis vaughan jones. the who warns that the spread of covid is still accelerating, saying the worst is still to come. pro—choice campaigners celebrate as the us supreme court rules against abortions being made harder to get in lousiana. —— us supreme court court. court. a ferry capsizes in bangladesh killing 32 people following a collision at a river port in dhaka. and should athletes be able to protest at the olympics? we speak to gold medalist tommie smith, who famously took a stand at the 1968 games. hello, welcome to the programme. the world health organization has warned that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and that the worst may be yet to come. the head of the agency, tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, said that despite progress in some countries, the pandemic was still accelerating. the latest figures make chilling reading, and before they improve, they are predicted to get much worse. there have now been over 10 million reported cases of the virus worldwide and more than 500,000 deaths ha

i'm lewis vaughan jones. a u—turn from the bosses of american football admitting they were wrong to ban players from protesting against police brutality. we, the national football league, admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. the official coronavirus death toll in britain passes 40,000 — only the us has more. and france says its forces have killed a key islamist militant leader in mali. and after vietnam's success fighting coronavirus, its football league restarts — watched by huge crowds. welcome to bbc news. we started in the us and that you turn by the nfl. four years ago one american football player knelt when the national anthem was played in a protest against police brutality towards black americans. many other players followed colin kapernick‘s example, he was sanctioned by the game's governing body. since the death in custody of george floyd, taking the knee — as it's now called — has been repeated at demonstrati

welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the who warns that the spread of covid is still accelerating, saying the worst is still to come. pro—choice campaigners celebrate as the us supreme court rules against a law in lousiana making it harder to get an abortion. a ferry capsizes in bangladesh killing 32 people following a collision at a river port in dhaka. and there's a new push to allow athletes to protest at the olympics. the gold medallist involved in the most famous olympic protest of all gives his view. so the other younger athletes can move forward and won't be afraid to talk, won't be afraid to ta ke afraid to talk, won't be afraid to take a stand and move forward. the world health organization is warning the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and the worst may be still to come. the head of the agency, doctor tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, says despite progress in some countries, the pandemic is still accelerating. let's take a look at the figures, which are predicted to get worse before they get

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. huge protests against the death of george floyd have been taking place in cities across the us — all of them peaceful. in washington, thousands gathered around the white house in the biggest demonstrations in the capital over the past 12 days. while the us protests were peaceful, in london, there were some clashes with police outside downing street with mounted officers driving back protestors. thousands of mourners honour george floyd at a second memorial service, this one in his birthplace of north carolina. police investigating a suspect in the case of the missing british girl madeleine mccann are also looking into the disappearance of two other children. how a former bomb—maker for an indonesian terror group

welcome to bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: rallies to celebrate juneteenth, the day americans mark the formal end of slavery 155 years ago. is about a reminder that we are not truly free, that there is so not truly free, that there is so much work that needs to be done. brazil's coronavirus epidemic hits over a million cases — with almost 55,000 new infections over the past 2a hours. with casualties rising in the fight againstjihadis, tens of thousands join an anti—government protest in mali. and the head of russia's foreign intelligence service tells the bbc that america has been trying to "rule the world" and this could lead to "disaster". hello and welcome to bbc news. juneteenth, also known as freedom day, or the "black fourth ofjuly" is an unofficial annual holiday in the united states. the word is a combination of "june" and "nineteenth", and it celebrates the emancipation of african—americans from slavery. this was the scene in washington earlier — people are holding rallies all over the us. thi

i'm lewis vaughan jones. cheering and applause. liverpool claim the premier league title, ending a 30—year wait to be crowned english football champions again. one month on, and a lifetime of change — how america has been altered since the death of george floyd. as congress votes on a police reform act, his brother tells us what he would have made of the protests. he would be humbled. you know, sad that he is not here to be in a world that is making change like this. the us faces a coronavirus spike — as social distancing is relaxed. more than 35,000 new cases are identified in a single day. we start in the uk. liverpool supporters are celebrating after the football club clinched their first english premier league title in 30 years, with a record seven games to spare. last season's champions, manchester city, had to win against chelsea to remain in contention but they lost 2—1. what does this mean for the city and the club? let's speak to jenny kirkham, reporter for the liverpool echo, who's in the heart of meryside, liverp

i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: the world health organisation has warned that the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is speeding up, despite the number of confirmed cases around the world passing ten million. the us supreme court has ruled that the state of louisiana cannot enforce laws which make it harder for women to get abortions. this month protestors in several cities across asia joined the rest of the world in their support for the black lives matter movement. the inspiration came from america, in the wake of the george floyd killing. but many people across east asia want to put their own region's experience under the spotlight, as nick marsh reports. in tokyo they marched, in hong kong they gathered, in bangkok they zoomed. the numbers were smaller but the message of solidarity was still clear. for these people black lives matter in asia too. in mainland china state media condemned the killing of george floyd. so too did government officials. translation: racism against ethnic minoritie

i'm lewis vaughan jones. one month after the death of george floyd in police detention, the us house of represenatives passes a police reform bill. his brother tells us what he would have made of the changes. he would be humbled. he would be, you know, sad that he is not here to be in a world that is making change like this. the us faces a coronavirus spike, as social distancing is relaxed. more than 35,000 new cases are identified in a single day. thousands flock to the beach in england, despite warnings coronavirus cases will rise again if people abandon social distancing. cheering and applause. liverpool claim the premier league title, ending a 30 year wait to be crowned english football champions again. let's start in the us because, in the past few minutes, the house of representatives has approved the democratic police reform legislation named in honour of george floyd, whose death in police custody a month ago sparked calls to address police misconduct. the reform has provisions to end qualified immuni