This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. This is bbc world news. The headlines. Disturbances break out overnight in the us city of atlanta after a black man is shot dead the police chief in the us city by Police Officers. Of atlanta has resigned after an officer fatally shot officers had tried to arrest a black man during an arrest. Rayshard brooks after he failed the killing sparked fresh protests. A breathalyser test. His familys lawyer spoke the Fast Food Restaurant of his despair. I dont even know whatjustice is any more, and i have been doing this for 15 years. Where 27 year old Rayshard Brooks was killed is now a crime scene. Several french cities are clearing up after clashes between police and anti racism protesters on saturday. Marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24 year old black man who died when he was pinned down by officers. A Virtual Church service is held a Virtual Church service is held to remember the 72 people who died to remember the 72 people in the Grenfell Towerfire in london who died in the Grenfell Tower fire in london three years ago. Three years ago. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. There has been a night of unrest in the United States following the killing of another black man, Rayshard Brooks, by police, this time in the city of atlanta. One of the two white policemen involved has been sacked, and atla ntas police chief has resigned. Cctv footage of the incident shows mr brooks fleeing on foot
from police after they tried to arrest him on suspicion of drink driving in a restaurant car park. In the aftermath, police fired tear gas to Disperse Protesters but demonstrations continued late into the night. A warning this report from andy moore contains details and images of the incident you may find distressing. It started as a berry routine police incident, a man apparently asleep in his car, blocking the drive through lane of a Fast Food Restaurant. Somebody called 911 because you were asleep at the wheel. Rayshard brooks, who had been celebrating his daughters birthday, said he was doing no harm. It was all filmed on Police Cameras in footage released by independent investigators. After failing a breath test, the two White Police Officers tried to arrest him. He grabbed one of their fluorescent yellow tasers. During a brief chase, he pointed the taser at the offices, and one of them responds by firing live ammunition. I firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do. I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force. Polite as protests began at the scene of the incident, the Police Officer who fired the shots was sacked, his colleague put on leave. There police chief, a white woman, resigned. Lawyers for rays ha rd woman, resigned. Lawyers for Rayshard Brooks said police had no right to kill somebody who was threatening to use a non lethal weapon. I dont even care any more, i dont know whatjustice is, and ive been doing this for 15 years. I dont know whatjustice is. Is it
getting him arrested, is it getting somebody fired . Is it somebody stepping down . I know this isnt justice, what is happening in society right now. Investigators in georgia have launched inquiries into 48 Police Shootings so far this year, 15 have been fatal. More than 100 people were arrested during yesterdays violent demonstrations in Central London involving far right groups. They were detained for offences including violent disorder, breach of the peace and possessing weapons. Six Police Officers were injured. The Prime Minister described the attacks on police as racist thuggery. Sean dilley has this report. Thousands of people join protests, despite calls from police to stay at home. Many were peaceful, but violent clashes soon broke out. Police officers were attacked throughout the day as they attempted to keep distance between anti racism and far right groups. A barrage of missiles were launched at them. To attack photographers. The Prime Minister, borisjohnson, condemned the minority of protesters on twitter. The individuals that are basically putting the safety of our Police Officers and the safety of the public at risk will expect to face the full force of the law. People from a variety of backgrounds turned out as self proclaimed protectors of statues after Winston Churchills monument was damaged last week. This protester told us he felt british history under attack. Come on. I mean, he had some racist views, but at the end of the day, he led us through our darkest hour. I mean, im from south london, ive grown up with black people. We are all working class, live side by side. Nobody here has an issue with blm. Outside waterloo station, Police Stepped in to quell scuffles. Across the day, six officers were injured, protesters too. This man carried to safety by another protester. The violence in part of the capital contrasts with other areas where protests were largely peaceful. Sean dilley, bbc news. A 28 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency by urinating next to a memorial to a policeman during violent protests in Central London yesterday. The man is in custody in essex after going to a police station. Pc keith palmer was stabbed to death in 2017 during the Westminster Bridge terrorist attack. In france, there have been clashes between protesters and police in several cities across france. Demonstrators are demanding an end to racism in french society. Police fired tear gas after crowds threw fireworks and bottles. Gail maclellan has this report. Demonstrations were most intense in the capital, paris, but also took place in marseille, nice and lyon. Chanting. In the capital, around 15,000 gathered in place de la republique. They say the supposed glory of the republic doesnt apply to black people. Rallies which started peacefully intensified. Some protesters threw fireworks, bottles and paving stones. Police responded. Officials say more than 20 people were arrested, including 12 far right activists, who draped a white lives matter banner from an apartment block. The killing of george floyd in the United States has sparked a global wave of protests against racism. Many here see parallels with the death of a 24 year old black parisian in police
custody in 2016. Chanting. The Police Officers involved in Adama Traores death were exonerated. These people say justice hasnt been done. Translation the death of george floyd echoed the death of my little brother. Whats happening in the United States is exactly the same as whats happening in france. Our brothers are dying. There is a fractious relationship between police and ethnic minorities in france with frequent allegations of victimisation and excessive force. French Officials Say they will take a zero tolerance approach to racism in Law Enforcement and have banned restraints like chokeholds. Police unions deny racism is rampant within the ranks. Intense feelings of discrimination and unfairness have caused emotions to run high across france, but many say once the fog has lifted, much needs to be done to address systemic racism in french society. Gail maclellan, bbc news. British Prime Minister borisjohnson has ordered a review of the two metre social distancing rule in england. Business leaders and some of mrjohnsons own mps have warned large parts of the Hospitality Industry will not survive if the rules arent relaxed. The review will aim to be completed by the 4th ofjuly, the earliest date when pubs and restaurants might open in england. The recommended distance you should leave between you and other people varies from country to country. All four nations of the uk observe the two metre rule, as do spain and canada. It drops to one and a half metres if you are in australia, italy and germany and then falls to a metre if you are in china, france or singapore. The official guidance from the World Health Organization says leave at least a metre between yourself and others to prevent the spread of coronavirus. But the uk governments scientific advisers say that being one metre apart carries up to ten times
the risk of being two metres apart. Our Political CorrespondentJessica Parker explained more about the government review. There is a date by which they are aiming to have a result, the 4th ofjuly, when you could see hospitality beginning to open up in england, and they are going to talk to economists as well as scientists, because, as you were alluding to, the economy is a great concern in this particular issue. It is something that rishi sunak, the chancellor, has been speaking about on the Andrew Marr Programme. That review will be a comprehensive review, conducted soon, starting now. We have done the preliminary work, done with scientists and economists. I talk to business all the time, it has an enormous impact on their ability to operate profitably and maintain employment. It impacts public transport, schools and many other things. As much as everyone and i would
like to see it reduced from an economic perspective, we can only do that if it is safe and responsible to do so. The chancellor outlining what a difficult balancing act it is. What are labour saying . Labour saying the science needs to be followed, but they are, more broadly on coronavirus, accusing the government of dithering and delaying when it comes to making up their mind on crucial decisions. David lammy has also been on the Andrew Marr Programme this morning. I dont think it is binary, what does the science say . Follow the science. Secondly, be frank and honest with the public in balancing risk, and i think the government has been slow, slow on testing, slow on lockdown, slow on ppe, and i suspect they will be slow on this. The warning to the government is that potentially millions ofjobs could be lost in the Hospitality Industry. Rishi sunak was talking about the economic prospects for the country going ahead, and he says there will be hardship, that is very clear, in hospitality in particular, but also retail. The reason they want to see the two metre rule relaxed is, put simply, if you have a two metre rule in place, you can get fewer people into your venue, your pub garden, and if you have one metre, you can get more in, make more money, after being in lockdown for weeks and weeks. As you say, manyjobs seem to be at stake by the hospitality sector, i think that is why they have set this 4th ofjuly date, not long for the Prime Minister to weigh up the risk. One of the mps calling for a change to the social distancing rules
is the former conservative leader iain duncan smith. Hejoins us from north london. First of all, are you pleased the government will have this formal review on possibly cutting the two metres rule . Yes, i am pleased that at last there is a real focus on this, because it is critical. As i say, all the evidence for this already shows that it is wholly feasible to move to one metre, other countries have gone to one, france, germany at 1. 5. Two metres, most of the scientists now agree, isnt absolutely vitally necessary at all, because the likelihood of airborne transmission is very small indeed, at two metres it is about 1. 6 , and at two metres it is about 1. 6 , and at one metre it is about 2. 6 , and if you wear facemasks, that get it down below 1 . So the reality is it isa down below 1 . So the reality is it is a very small chance, and outside it is almost negligible, so it is
very important, because transport, for example, in london, 40 of those who work go there by public transport, and if you dont get it down to one metre, they want to be able to use public transport, so businesses wont be able to work, the hospitality sector. It is not just the selling of beer and drinks, the truth is the hospitality sector in the uk is one of the biggest employers, and if it doesnt manage to get going, we will see a huge cascade of people onto the unemployment benefits, is a really vital we move on this and move fast. Interesting, looking at public opinion, i saw one poll saying that about 58 , a big majority, think the two metres rule should stay, they feel safer with it. Well, in a way, thatis feel safer with it. Well, in a way, that is not surprising, because the messaging from the cut through the lockdown has been very hard message about the threat to everybody. The messaging from the government
through the lockdown. And so many people in work have been furloughed, so people in work have been furloughed, so there is a sense that theirjobs are secure, they are ok, but they are secure, they are ok, but they are not. The reality is that Many Companies will be making decisions about whether they are viable, and u nless about whether they are viable, and unless they are back producing or delivering, the reality is they will shut, and when they shut, the reality of what happens will come home to people, which is they are unemployed. That brings health risks, Mental Health, depression, all those things, and it exacerbate any health conditions. The truth about covid 19, and the figures show this, for those without comorbidities, younger than 75, people who dont have existing Serious Health problems, the reality is this is not a disease that dramatically affects them. Those who are vulnerable with comorbidities, yes, we must protect them, make sure they are carefully looked after, but they are carefully looked after, but the rest can really go to work. The key to this is hygiene, hand cleansing, cleaning shared surfaces,
putting the hand cleansing stuff on your hands and making sure you dont touch or shake people. One metre, the who says, is sufficient, and if other countries are doing it successfully, we need to move now. L quick question also vowed yesterdays demonstrations, we saw quite a lot of violence in Central London, a large number of arrests. Borisjohnson london, a large number of arrests. Boris johnson called london, a large number of arrests. Borisjohnson called it racist thuggery, do you agree with that . Well, i do not know who is committing it, alli well, i do not know who is committing it, all i know is thuggery, and that is to be condemned in whichever course, and those who carried out, attacking monuments or the police, particularly the police, who are doing theirjob, whoever is doing it, as far as i am concerned, needs to face the full penalty of the law. It cannot be acceptable for any kind of violence on the street at any time by anybody under any excuse whatsoever, they are to be condemned, whether they are racist 01 condemned, whether they are racist or campaigning for something else. No excuse, no or campaigning for something else. N0 excuse, no excuse or campaigning for something else. No excuse, no excuse is viable. You
must stand by the law and behave peacefully. Anyway, these matches we ie peacefully. Anyway, these matches were not meant to be happening, they are banned under the present regulations. Marches. India has announced new emergency measures for the capital, delhi, as it struggles to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases. Testing will be rapidly increased, and 500 Railway Carriages will be converted to create 8,000 more beds for coronavirus patients. All the measures are designed to support the struggling Health System and curb the further spread of the virus. One of bollywoods best known actors, Sushant Singh rajput, has been found dead in his apartment in mumbai. The 34 year old is best known for his acting in a biopic on former Indian Cricket Team captain Mahendra Singh dhoni. Police are investigating the circumstances around his death, and bollywoods biggest stars have been paying tribute to him on social media today. Survivors and bereaved families of the Grenfell Tower fire are urging people to remember the 72 people who died by illuminating their homes tonight with green light. They want people to play a specially produced film on their tv and computer screens, which features the bright green colour that has come to symbolise the tragedy. The Grenfell United Campaign group says the fight for safe homes and justice continues, as our correspondent rajini Vaidya Nathan reports. The faces of those who died in a tragedy which exposed some of the deep inequalities in our society. Each story of loss is as painful today as it was three years ago. Hesham rahman lived alone on the 23rd floor. His family say marking this anniversary during a pandemic is especially tough. We are still going the grieving process and the rest of the country right now is grieving because of covid, and people have lost family and friends ahead of their time and we are grieving with them, and covid brought a lot of bad emotions for us,
especially for how things were after the fire because there were a lot of similarities, being glued to the tv, listening to the number of deaths rising every day. The fire began on the fourth floor after a fridge caught fire. A Public Inquiry blamed cheap combustible cladding on the building for its rapid spread. Later, the Prime Minister will deliver a message at a Virtual Memorial Service where he will pledge to ensure a tragedy like grenfell never happens again. But a government target to remove flammable cladding on high rises by this month has yet to be met. About 2000 tower blocks in england alone are still potentially at risk. Three years later, its really frustrating that were still talking about removing this cladding. Its just. The government keep making these announcements, but it materialising and actually happening is a completely different story. In one of londons wealthiest areas, some of its poorest
werent protected. Grenfell tower has been described as a monument to inequality. What happened here three years ago is as relevant today as it was then. Rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. Leading psychologists say the delay in getting children and adolescents back to schools here in the uk is a National Disaster that is putting their Mental Health at risk. In a letter to the education secretary, gavin williamson, signed by 100 specialists in Mental Health, they say the isolation of lockdown is harming already vulnerable young people. And they urge the government to reconsider its decision, and release children and young people from lockdown. We can speak to the person who organised the letter, ellen townsend, professor of psychology at the university of nottingham. Can you write thank you very much for being with us, why is it so important to draw attention to the
Mental Health issues of children not being at school . Thank you. Well, i think there is converging evidence 110w think there is converging evidence now from a range of sources, from national surveys, from charities, from helplines, indicating that young people from preschool age to later adolescents are really starting to struggle with the extended lockdown. And a struggle in what way is in particular . I mean just talk us through psychologically the harm and the damage you think is being done to young people . Well, we knew that Mental Health issues were on the rise even before the lockdown, and the factors that lead to Mental Health problems are ratcheting up as we continue in lockdown, and one we are particularly concerned about is social isolation. Some of my collea g u es social isolation. Some of my colleagues recently wrote in the lancet, we are social beings, and
social interaction is a basic human need, so the lack of interaction continuing is extremely concerning. Concerning perhaps, but the government say they have been following scientific advice and that there are dangers in reopening schools too quickly, and this is still a Public Health emergency, people are still dying, still a large number of cases, although the figures may be moving in the right direction, you know, of course the government want to reopen schools, but the question is, can they . believe there is converging evidence that young people are at low risk of suffering with, you know, serious symptoms and the deleterious effects of covid, and i also dont seem to spread it about as much. So i think what we need to have is a proper dialogue with teachers and young people to understand the relative risks, and i think that the big
picture thinking on the relative risks have been ignored. We have heard ideas like limiting class sizes to just 15 and so on, is that what you would like to see happen . Schools reopening fully but with restrictions . This is where we need an open dialogue, and really we need to move to a situation where things can be as normal as possible as quickly as possible, and by that i mean allowing children to play face to face. This is vital for the social and Emotional Wellbeing and development. Now, we are told that one day out of school can be extremely harmful for children and young people, and we are looking at six months plus. You have talked about the impact in terms of Mental Health and wellbeing, but in terms of education as well, people have talked about a lost generation of children. Yes, and this will not be equal, there will be vulnerable
young people who will be extremely impacted by this, and the Educational Attainment gap will widen even further. All right, thank you very much a for talking to us, professor, we will be interested to see professor, we will be interested to see happens next. One of the industries that has been hit hardest by the coronavirus lockdown, borders have been closed, people not able to travel, so a holiday has been out of the question in many places restrictions are being eased. We can talk about italy with tim allman. Venice is not open for business. At least thats the message these venetians want you to hear. A human chain and a giant banner stretched out over one of the citys famous canals. The people here calling for responsible tourism. An end to the mass invasion that comes every summer. Visitors are already returning. The famous doges palace has reopened its doors. But locals are calling for quality, not necessarily quantity. We hope to have, in the future, slow tourism. Slow tourism. This is very important. It means not less tourism, but better, good organisation. This is the first thing. Around 30 Million People visit venice each year, a city with a native population of little more than 50,000. Many only come for the day, bringing little income to the local economy. And residents say many neighbourhoods are being ruined by landlords who turn rental properties into holiday lets, pricing out those who live here. Then theres the cruise ships. Larger vessels were banned from parts of the city after this crash last summer. Their absence and then the lockdown has meant cleaner waterways, a cleaner venice. But thats the dilemma. These people need tourism,
but they dont want too much. Are they protesting against the one thing that will get venice back on its feet . Tim allman, bbc news. For most of us another fine day, some by weather clouds will develop into towering thunderstorms, and we could have downpours of hail and gusty winds as well, but the chance of actually any one storm hitting your region is very low, and most of us your region is very low, and most of us will not be getting thunderstorms. There is a weather system circling the uk at the moment, that is helping to generate some of the clouds and thunderstorms. It is with us for the next few days, so we could have similar weather generally across the ukforafew similar weather generally across the uk for a few more days, that risk of showers and thunderstorms. By the end of the afternoon, storms developing across parts of the midlands, and in the south it is
probably going to be shower and storm free, so warm sunny weather here, but from the east midlands into northern parts of wales and eastern areas of northern ireland, we eastern areas of northern ireland, we could see heavy downpours through the course of Late Afternoon and into the evening hours as well. Eastern scotland, in fact the entire, or most of the north sea coast, completely different story, it has been overcast, misty in places, see fright will continue through this evening and overnight. The showers will die away overnight, so the showers will die away overnight, so very the showers will die away overnight, so veiy warm the showers will die away overnight, so very warm in places, no lower than 14 degrees in liverpool. That weather system that i showed you are still with us, it will continue to generate showers and thunderstorms, but tomorrow the distribution of the showers and storms will be somewhat different, the thinking is across more northern parts of the country, so more northern parts of the country, so the midlands and the south will
see so the midlands and the south will see far fewer storms. Temperatures in the sunshine up to around 24 celsius. In due tuesday, we are expecting the showers to once again become more widespread across the uk, and you can see the showers brewing in almost every corner of the country, so again thunder and lightning is a possibility on tuesday almost anywhere, and a typical summer temperatures, low 20s in the south, high teens across the north sea coast. This weather will continue for a few more days yet, it looks as though at least until 00 28 33,404 2147483051 51 02,119 thursday we will see those showers. 2147483051 51 02,119 4294966103 13 29,430 bye bye