to re double their commitment to the alliance. 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 of last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on 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 correspondent, david willis, in la says it s one of the largest sums of its kind. george floyd s death at the hands of minneapolis police officers sparked the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest move
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 dollars 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 wo
translation: sundays, we are united by our democratic values and our commitment to a free, open and inclusive and a pacific. covering areas like vaccines, common change in emerging technology. indo pacific. it makes the quad global cause for good. the former chief doctor of british cycling and team sky has been found guilty of ordering performance enhancing testosterone, knowing or believing it was to be given to an unnamed rider. exports of goods to the european union dropped by more than 40% injanuary the largest monthly fall since records began. good evening. the metropolitan police has confirmed that a body found in woodland on wednesday, is that of sarah everard. she disappeared while walking home from a friend s house in clapham in south london last week. detectives have been given more time to question a serving police officer, on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of the 33 year old marketing executive. the police watchdog is investigating a number of issues incl
comes after a planned visit to france was cancelled following unrest in several cities over pension reforms. our royal correspondent nick witchell reports. white tie and tiaras for the state banquet. but don t be too dazzled by all the diamonds and decorations. the first state visit of king charles s reign represents a serious mission set by the british government. the focus is europe, the setting is berlin, and the king s language initially was german. speaks german then, in english, this commitment. throughout the time that is granted to me as king, i will do all i can to strengthen the connections between us. and this on ukraine. we stand side by side in protecting and advancing our shared democratic values.