Three, two, one, zero, ignition. Lift off. Go nasa, go spacex. Godspeed, bob and doug. Nasa astronauts make history as they blast off towards the International Space station in a commercial rocket theyre due to dock this afternoon good morning. After three months of waiting, elite sport is set to return. Behind closed doors and under strict regulations, the first major events begin in england from tomorrow. Good morning. Its dry, warm, and sunny for the final day of may. By the first few days ofjune will bring a change. Something cooler and possibly wetter on the way. Details later on breakfast. Good morning. Its sunday 31st may. Our top story there have been further protests across the United States, after the death of an unarmed black man in Police Custody. Curfews have been brought in after a fifth night of unrest. At least 30 cities have been hit by demonstrations, which have seen police cars set on fire and riot police clashing with protestors. Our north america correspondent davi
Contains some distressing images. This was the night america rose up in protest. Angry, destructive protest, aimed at the police and their treatment of racial minorities. Curfews were imposed in more than a dozen american cities, but they were ignored. And as night fell, a rising tide of anger gave way to displays of arson, looting and anarchy. All chant. Many of those protests had started peacefully. We cant breathe, the mantra of a movement that has taken George Floyds final words and turned them into a rallying cry. I cannot breathe. Mr floyd was captured on video gasping for breath and pleading for his life. The Police Officer seen with his knee on mr floyds neck is now facing murder and manslaughter charges, but thats done little to abate the anger, and calls are growing for the three other officers involved in his arrest to also be brought to justice. President trump said the us military was ready, willing and able to deploy if the unrest continued. As he hunkered down in the whi
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