we start in the american city of minneapolis and what's thought to be one of the largest pre—trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million in their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd's family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on criminal charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here's the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family, but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about why this settlement is so significant. the death of george floyd sparked protests in major cities here and across the world, it gave rise of course to the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest movements in american history. while the fact that a black man, mr floyd, has been the subject of this massive pay—out, $27 million, is seen by lawyers for his family as a sign that black lives really do matter and, indeed, benjamin crump, the family lawyer, said today that police brutality — this settlement sent a message that police brutality against people of colour must now come to an end in the united states. and of course, this is the end of the civil proceedings. separately, there are criminal proceedings? they are, and they involve the man who was pictured on that videotape with his knee on george floyd's neck. his name is derek chauvin and his trial, proceedings in his trial got under way this week. they are trying to swear in a jury but, of course, it's difficult to find anybody who is not familiar with this case or, indeed, that quite horrific video. now, if convicted of murder and manslaughter, derek chauvin faces up to 65 years in jail. he's claiming he was simply following police procedure. the other three police officers who were involved in that incident with george floyd are due to go on trial later this year. david willis. dr rashawn ray is a david m rubenstein fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution — and an expert in police—civilian relations. i asked him for his thoughts on this pay—out to george floyd's family. on one hand, it's unprecedented. i mean, as we know, it's pretty much the most amount that has been awarded for a civil proceeding as relates to a pre—trial leading up to the person who actually did the act. on the other hand, however, there is no amount of money that can bring back a loved one. we heard there from george floyd's brother and also the attorney benjamin crump, who made a good point about policy — that policy is the next step that needs to change to ensure that what we saw happened last year is something that can never happen again. so what kind of policies would you like to see changed? i think the biggest one that people have to recognise that this $27 million is pretty much coming from taxpayer dollars in minneapolis. and part of what needs to change is that we need to shift taxpayers being responsible for these civil payouts to police department insurance policies and even police officer liability insurance. from 2015—19, across the united states, over $2 billion was paid out for civil settlements for police misconduct. this is something that simply has to change. there is a lack of accountability and due to qualified immunity which, mind you, the george floyd justice and policing act — which was passed again by the house of representatives — will actually address, lead to more accountability on behalf of police departments police officers. that's an interesting idea. do you know if there's any precedent for that idea? we have a lot of precedent for that idea in pretty much every other profession — health care, people who drive 18—wheelers, attorneys — but for some reason, we do not do it when it comes to law enforcement. and i think that is something that people are starting to pay attention to. they say if you go in for surgery, for a procedure, if you are dealing with another person who is in a speciality position, often times they carry liability insurance. while i'm not against that for law enforcement, i think it is important, but we also need to ensure the police department is also held accountable. the municipality will still pay out the premium, but what it will lead to is police chiefs being able to look at a person like derek chauvin and say "you know what? you have cost our city and our department millions of dollars." it will lead to a level of accountability and lead to us being able to get these bad apples out of law enforcement that rotten the entire tree. just before i let you go, we spoke a lot about a year or so ago now. where do you think we are one year on? are you surprised, satisfied with the momentum and changes so far, or disappointed? well, i think things are moving forward in the way that people expect for them to. obviously, the 2020 election was going to be big and president biden is delivering on his promises around dealing with diversity. and then i think we're going to see a huge push dealing with criminal justice reform. we know that the covid relief bill was just passed and there was other legislation that needed to go through, but i fully expect for police reform and criminaljustice reform more broadly to be addressed. thanks to dr rashawn ray. new york's governor andrew cuomo says he will not bow to what he calls �*cancel culture�* and resign. there are growing calls for him to step down after allegations of sexual misconduct. us democratic senators chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand have joined the list of politicians saying he should go. paul hawkins reports. andrew cuomo, new york governor, but for how much longer? once widely praised for his leadership during the first wave of coronavirus, he's now fighting for his political life. i did not do what has been alleged. period. there are often many motivations for making an allegation. seven women have now come forward making allegations against him, including sexual misconduct and assault. politicians who don't know a single fact but yet form a conclusion and an opinion are, in my opinion, reckless and dangerous. the latest of those politicians includes chuck schumer, one of the most senior democrats in congress and the senate majority leader. along with fellow new york senator kirsten gillibrand, they released a statement, saying: but, they add: already, more than 55 democratic legislators in new york have signed a letter calling on him to step down. the city's mayor bill de blasio says he should go. so too some democrats in congress, including alexandra ocasio—cortez. and as for the white house... the president believes that every woman who has come forward deserves to have her voice heard, should be treated with respect, and should be able to tell her story. there also is an independent investigation that is ongoing, of course, in the state, with subpoena power overseen by the attorney—general and he certainly supports that moving forward. andrew cuomo says he will wait for the outcome of that investigation before deciding whether to step down. people know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture, and the truth. i'm not going to resign. but there is also another investigation, a federal one, into claims the state undercounted the true covid death toll in care homes. the pressure for him to go now could be too much. paul hawkins, bbc news. a remembrance service to mark the second anniversary of the christchurch mosque attacks is underway in new zealand. 51 people lost their lives in the shootings at the al noor and linwood mosques on march 15, 2019. bereaved families have been joined by prime minister, jacinda ardern at the �*we are one�* service at christchurch arena, honouring the memory of those who died in the horrific attack. we'll take you live to the service now. we are hearing from the governor general of new zealand. governor general of new zealand-— governor general of new zealand. , , , , , zealand. distinguished guests, warm greetings _ zealand. distinguished guests, warm greetings to _ zealand. distinguished guests, warm greetings to you - zealand. distinguished guests, warm greetings to you all. - zealand. distinguished guests, warm greetings to you all. two years ago, an act of terror was unleashed on a group of peaceful people at prayer. new zealanders were deeply shocked by the cruel slaughter of 51 men, women and children and the horrific injuries inflicted on a further a0. we searched for words to express our outrage and our sorrow. we struggled to comprehend that this could happen here. in the days that followed, we wept for the victims as we learned their names, studies images of their smiling faces, and read stories about their lives. we are hearing _ about their lives. we are hearing there _ about their lives. we are hearing there from - hearing there from the governor general of new zealand. one of many speakers we have been hearing over the last hour or so from. representatives of in behalf of the injured, of those who have lost their lives, bereaved families, muslim youth affected. many of those affected. many of those affected by the attacks two years ago say they still want more support from the government. an enquiry did find there were failings by the authorities before the attacks but that crucially, the attacks still would have taken place, they wouldn't have been prevented, if those failings hadn't taken place. but this is a service of remembrance for the 51 men, women and children killed in that remembrance service ongoing there, the we are one service in christchurch, new zealand. officials in north—west nigeria say around 30 male and female students are still missing after being abducted from a college outside kaduna city. it's the latest in a series of kidnappings in the country over the past few months. our correspondent in abuja, ishaq khalid, told us more about the rescue effort which is under way. well, basically at the moment, the nigerian authorities are saying that troops are trying to rescue the dozens of students who were kidnapped by the gunmen. troops with tanks and helicopters have been deployed. and initially, the authorities said that 180 people have been rescued at the initial stage of the abduction, following gunfire with the military, but some sources are saying that those people were actually students and staff who escaped during that time, but the authorities are saying they were rescued by the military. and now, about 30 people are missing — students, males and females — and the authorities are saying they have launched a search operation. basically, what happened — the gunmen, in large numbers, stormed the college on the outskirts of the nigerian city of kaduna overnight. they broke the fence and then opened fire within the premises, moved into the dormitories of the students and kidnapped a number of people there. so this is the latest abduction in a series of such mass kidnappings across nigeria since december. around 700 or so students have been abducted, and all of them have been released after negotiations with their kidnappers. for the moment, there is no clarity as to who carried out the latest attack, but it's believed to be criminal gangs who are kidnapping people for ransom. there's no clarity whether negotiations are going on. you're watching bbc news, the headlines: the us city of minneapolis is to pay $27 million to the family of george floyd, in one of the biggest pre—trial settlements ever in a civil rights case. the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, is resisting growing pressure to resign, following allegations of sexual misconduct. saturday 13 march marks one year since breonna taylor was killed in her apartment by police officers. the police shot ms taylor eight times, and no criminal charges have ever been brought over her death. her death sparked protests in her home city of louisville, kentucky, and across the country, and it became part of the wider black lives matter movement. our correspondent larry madowo is in louisville. so what are we expecting to see there? ., ., ., , ., there? tomorrow they are expecting _ there? tomorrow they are expecting a _ there? tomorrow they are expecting a rally - there? tomorrow they are expecting a rally here - there? tomorrow they are expecting a rally here at l expecting a rally here at jefferson square park in the middle of louisville, downtown, where this place has been a centre of memorial, a place to remind people to say her name and to honour her memory, the family will also be here doing a food drive for the community around, and they are saying they demand justice. even though the city of louisville settled with the family of breonna taylor, her mother has been talking to the media and says the officers that shot her committed a crime and they should be prosecuted for it. the state of kentucky disagrees, the attorney general daniel cameron who was the special prosecutor in this case says the officers that shot into breonna taylor's house that night a year ago today were justified that night a year ago today werejustified because her boyfriend, kenneth walker, shot them first. he did do that but it is because he believed they were intruders and today he has fathered lawsuit against the city and against the police. and given what we have seen with the $27 million to be received by george floyd's family, how has that been received where you are? the interesting — received where you are? the interesting thing _ received where you are? tue: interesting thing here received where you are? tte: interesting thing here is that there is a connection between there is a connection between the george floyd family and the breonna taylor family. they are both represented by the attorney ben crump who negotiated the $27 million settlement in the city of minneapolis and the settlement here, and he made the connection today that the two names will be forever interlinked because in the middle of a pandemic where everything else shut down he says implicit bias and police use of excessive force did not. and they were the two names that were the rallying call for the black lives matter movement and the protest across the summer here across the country. the names of breonna taylor and george floyd, where there is the anniversary here are at the top of people's mines again this week. —— minds. the former british cycling and team sky chief doctor, richard freeman, has been found guilty of ordering the banned drug testosterone in 2011, "knowing or believing" it was to help to dope a rider. the verdict will cast a shadow over a glorious period for british cycling, when riders from the uk dominated the sport. dan roan reports. for a decade, british cycling has enjoyed a period of unprecedented success, dominating on both the road and track. for much of that time, richard freeman was the sport's top doctor, but two years after his medical tribunal began, today came the verdict cycling had feared. the panel said: "he had ordered a doping drug of choice for the sport", and found his conduct "incapable of innocent explanation". the big question is, who was the testosterone, which rider was it ordered for? it's seriously damaging. i'm not sure how british cycling and the sport can recover. the reputation of the sport in terms of management and governance is in tatters. the saga began in 2011, when freeman ordered 30 sachets of testogel to the sport's ho. six years later, having already left team sky, the medic resigned from british cycling. in 2019, he admitted to 18 general medical counsel charges, including initially lying to uk anti—doping, and last month he was charged by the agency with two anti—doping rule violations. freeman, who has been at the centre of a number of controversies in recent years, told the tribunal he ordered the testosterone to treat the erectile dysfunction of this man, former british cycling and team sky technical director shane sutton, who denied the claim. i got myself into an emotional state, because when you know you're not lying and you're accused of lying, you get yourself worked up. pretty disappointing, the way i've been singled out and feel like i'm on trial. back in 2018, freeman told me he would clear his name. i can clear everything up, but at the moment, i am under investigation about my medicines management policy by the general medical council, and therefore, i am not at liberty, at the present time, due to respect for them, not to talk about it. but no wrongdoing? no wrongdoing. but today he learned the tribunal panel had found against him. the controversy sparked by the delivery of a band performance enhancing drug, here at the velodrome, known as the "medalfactory" almost a decade ago, has hung over british cycling for years. and the fears today is today's ruling does lasting damage to the reputation of one of the country's most successful and best—funded sports. team ineos, which replaced team sky two years ago, said it did not believe any athlete ever used or sought to use the testosterone. but the sport's attempt to move on from this scandal just got harder. the international olympic committee says it's not a "super world government" that can resolve political issues in china following growing calls for a boycott of the 2022 winter olympic games in beijing. concerns have been raised by activists in relation to tibetan and uighur claims of human rights violations — an issue the ioc says it's taking "very seriously". beijing will become the first city to host summer and winter games, but the ioc has been criticised for awarding the winter olympics to china given its human rights record. it says a boycott has no logic and would only punish athletes. here's some of what ioc president thomas bach had to say in a press conference on friday. we are not a super world government. you know, where the ioc could solve or address issues for which... not a un security council, no g7, no g20, has solutions. this is the remit of politics. we have to fulfil our...and to live up to our own responsibilities within our area of responsibility and the governments have to live up to their responsibilities. we're going to take you back to christchurch arena now in new zealand where the minister jacinda ardern is addressing a remembrance service for the victims of the christchurch attacks which claimed the lives of 51 people, two years ago, let's take a lesson.- let's take a lesson. that if they faced _ let's take a lesson. that if they faced a _ let's take a lesson. that if they faced a harsh - let's take a lesson. that if they faced a harsh word l let's take a lesson. that | if they faced a harsh word of it as they should adopt a stiff upper lip. perhaps it has been our way of teaching children resilience in the face of those who might intend to cause harm. 0f who might intend to cause harm. of course, we want our children to be resilient, but surely, no more than we want our children to be kind, and so we have to ask ourselves, what does it take to create a generation thatis take to create a generation that is empathetic but strong? that is kind, but fair? that is knowledgeable, but curious? that knows the power of words, and uses them to challenge, defend, and empower? in the aftermath of 15 march, we have learned so much. we have been willing to ask ourselves some incredibly hard questions. we have confronted and continue to confront our laws, our systems, our bureaucracy. and things are changing, and they will continue to change. but there are some things that lie outside the power ofjust outside the power of just politicians outside the power ofjust politicians and governments. we all own and hold the power of words. we use them, we hear them. how we choose to use this most powerful of tools is our choice. they will be an unquestionable legacy from 15 march, much of it will be heartbreaking, but it is never too early or too late for the legacy to be a more inclusive nation, one that stands proud of our diversity, embraces it, and if called to, defends it staunchly. and for those moments, may i never, and may we never be at a loss for words. ., ., , we never be at a loss for worde— words. that was jacinda ardern there, the prime minister of new zealand, speaking at the "we are one" service at the christchurch arena, honouring the memory of those who died in that horrific attack just two years ago. she said that the country has learned so much in the aftermath of those attacks, things are changing, she said. but some things lie outside the power of politicians are stressing the importance of words and language, and the community more widely in bracing —— embracing what she called a more inclusive nation. this is a service, two years after the attacks by a white supremacist who shot and killed 51 people, men, women and children, they lost their lives at the shootings at two mosques, lynwood mosque and al—noor mosque on 15 march, 2019. as people are coming together to remember and reflecting christchurch, new zealand right now, they have been hearing from a number of speakers, speakers representing the muslim youth who were so badly affected, many children lost their lives, also from representatives of the families who are bereaved, and also families of those who were injured, and indeed many of the families who are still living with the consequences of those attacks two years ago have said they still think they should be receiving better support from the authorities. but for now, we will leave those, that anniversary commemoration in new zealand, and if any more is coming out of christchurch arena we will of course bring it to you here. that is all for the moment, thank you very much for your company. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. hello there. the weather has been in a particularly energetic mood over the last few days, with some very strong and blustery winds. and i think it's going to take a while for things to calm down. so, still windy through this weekend. there will be some sunny spells but also some heavy showers. you can see the cloud on the satellite picture. it has been blown quite briskly across the atlantic on those strong winds. speckled shower clouds, and this band of cloud here, which has been bringing some more persistent rain eastwards. that clearing away through the first part of the morning, and then you can see plenty more showers following on behind. some of those showers through the day will be heavy and thundery. some with some sleet and some snow mixing in over high ground in the north, and the potential for some hail as well. but at least for a time, eastern scotland, central and eastern parts of england, will see fewer showers and more in the way of sunshine. but it does stay windy, particularly across england and wales. these are the winds gusts you can expect, 50 mph or more in exposed places. so, when you factor in the strength of the wind, it is going to feel really chilly out there. top temperatures between 7—10 degrees. through saturday night, we'll see one clump of showers pushing south—eastwards across england and wales. more feeding into northern ireland and scotland for a time, but you can see the showers become fewer and further between by the end of the night. more dry weather to start sunday morning. it stays windy enough, i think, to avoid a frost in most places, but it will be quite a chilly start to the day. and then through sunday, high pressure fairly close by, but low pressure still in charge. a frontal system approaching from the west, so while many places will start off the day dry with some spells of sunshine, we'll see more in the way of cloud spinning across northern ireland and scotland. outbreaks of rain with that, which will then get down into northern england, wales and the midlands. but for southern and eastern areas, it's likely to stay dry for a good part of the day. still windy but not as windy, and temperatures ranging from seven degrees in northern scotland to 11 in eastern and southern parts of england and south wales. now, if you are looking for things to calm down, it looks like that will happen during next week as this area of high pressure slowly but surely establishes itself. a little bit of rain around at the start of the week but it should then turn drier. there'll be some sunshine and the winds should fall quite a lot lighter. this is bbc news, the headlines: the family of george floyd, the unarmed black man killed when restrained by a white police officer, is to receive $27 million in compensation from the city of minneapolis. it's thought to be one of the largest pre—trial settlements in us history. new york's governor andrew cuomo says he will not bow to quote �*cancel culture�* and resign. there are growing calls for him to step down after allegations of sexual misconduct. us democratic senators chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand have joined the list of politicians saying he should go. a remembrance service to mark the second anniversary of the christchurch mosque attacks is being held in new zealand. 51 people lost their lives when a gunman opened fire at the al noor and linwood mosques on march 15, 2019. the prime minister, jacinda adern, is due to address the gathering. the film review will be here in a few minutes.