This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk Prime Minister, boris johnson, sticks by his top aide over claims Dominic Cummings broke the lockdown rules by travelling across the country. I think he followed the instincts of every father and every parent, and i do not mark him down for that. Mounting calls for mr cummings to resign will overshadow todays cabinet discussions on lifting coronavirus restrictions. A Top German Court rules volkswagen must pay compensation to motorists who purchased diesel cars that the Company Modified to appear less polluting. Japan prepares to lift its state of emergency in tokyo and surrounding areas after a fall in the rate of infections. And parents and teachers are told to prepare for the return of more pupils to schools in england from next monday as planned. 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 glob
Welcome to bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories tear gas and troops live in the us city of minneapolis as a curfew begins. Protests continue over the killing of george floyd a Police Officer sacked over his death has been charged with murder. Anger across america this is the scene in boston where hundreds of activists and police have clashed at protests over the death of george floyd. And live pictures of clashes in atlanta continue where hundreds of activists and police have held running confronations of the main roads of the city. President trump offers his sympathy to the family
of the victim and calls on protesters to obey the law. I spoke with his family today, terrific people, i think it is so bad for the memory when you see a thing like that going on, and hopefully that wont happen tonight, and as you know the National Guard has arrived. In other News Coronavirus deaths in brazil pass 27,000, overtaking spain to become the country with the fifth highest death toll.
Following riots over the killing of george floyd. A Police Officer sacked for his death has been charged with murder. Clashes have also taken place between demonstrators and police in boston and atlanta. President trump has called on people to obey the law. Brazil has reported nearly 27,000 cases of covid 19 in the past 2a hours a new daily record. Its now surpassed spain in the total number of virus deaths, with the fifth highest figure in the world. President Jair Bolsonaro says the spread of the virus is inevitable and the economy should be reopened immediately. The uk government has announced changes to the scheme that covers the wages of furloughed workers affected by the coronavirus lockdown businesses will have to start paying contributions, from august. Wales first minister has announced plans
for relaxing restrictions there. Hywel griffith reports from cardiff. Too fast or too slow . The journey out of lockdown can feel exhausting. From monday, louise and her family will be ab
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. For the First Time Since italy locked down ten weeks ago, people are able to visit shops, some restaurants and hairdressers. Weve a special report from milan. More than 15,000 People Killed in this region, almost half of all the italian deaths. And economic pain is intense, one in three businesses here dont plan to reopen today. So milan is coming back to life, but the wounds run deep. New measures on trains and at stations as people return to work in england. Security guards with crowd Management Training are on hand. With two weeks to go until some Primary School pupils in england return to the classroom, the government says plans are in place to protect teachers and pupils. Northern ireland is taking some steps towards easing its lockdown with Garden Centres and recycling facilities re opening. The mayor of brazils largest city, sao paulo, warns its Health System could collapse as demand grows for
chambers hopes this is one step toward politicians actively campaigning for voters behind bars in clark county. you have potential victory is lying in those sales at least for now. i want to i guess is it makes a huge difference night, i step toward voters like elliot carver hall, having their voices heard it felt a little bit of empowerment, a little, just a little bit, a little tiny bit sara marie joins us now from las vegas. so this is the first time these voting booths had been used. how did the process go? it went pretty smoothly, although there were voters who showed up to vote and found out they were actually registered in a different county or in some cases, in a different state which is indication of the education gap that still exist for those who are behind bars. there were dozens of folks who wanted to vote from the jail today and we expect that that s cut number is going to be even larger when we get to the general election in november. this was sort of a