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 movements at this country has ever seen. and they are also of course protest in many other cities around the world. and today the man you heard on tape said that there is large settlement, $27 million, the largest of its kind proved beyond doubt that black lives do matter. he said police brutality against people of colour must now come to an end. meanwhile george floyd's sister bridget issued a statement of her own saying, "our hearts are broken. we are comforted knowing that even in death george floyd showed the world how to live." mr crump also talking about the family wanting more and policy changes. what's the argument there? they are said to be quite impressed with some of the changes that have already been put in place. since this terrible incident back in may of last year. and those measures include body cameras, retraining of police officers and so on. of course one of the officers, one of the four officers that was involved in that incident is currently on trial in minneapolis. the judge such as the high—profile nature of the trial has given until the end of this month to select a jury. so far they've got seven jurors and they need another seven more. very difficult to find anybody in that area that hasn't heard of this case. years injail. the three other police officers who were involved in that incident are due to go on trial later this year, charged with aiding and abetting. before you leave us, could you please explain to us the significance of this third—degree murder charge. why does this matter? it's easier to prove and a potentially carries that very high sentence. it was more difficult to prove the second degree murder charge, this is a considerable boost for the prosecution. they argued for this and they believe that it will make prosecution easier in this febrile atmosphere with there in minneapolis. and will be for the few weeks as well. a serving british police officer has been charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, whose disappearance in london last week sparked an outcry about violence against women. the 33 year old marketing executive's body was found in woodland on wednesday, after she'd disappeared while walking home from a friend's house, in south london last week. wayne couzens, who's a8, will appear in court tomorrow. the police watchdog is investigating how the met police responded to two allegations of indecent exposure involving the suspect, three days before ms everard went missing. a short time ago, the the metropolitan police assistant commissioner nick ephgrave gave this a serving constable wang cousins age 48 has been remanded in custody did not custody will appear at magistrate tomorrow morning. sarah's family have been at informed of this development and remain in support of officers. i would like at this stage to pay tribute for sarah's family for their forbearance and what could only be the most intensely difficult few days. our thoughts remain with them as this matter progresses. gunmen in the northern nigerian state of kaduna have attacked a school and abducted about 30 students. armoured vehicles and a helicopter have been deployed to try to rescue them. state authorities say that 180 people were rescued by the nigerian army in the early hours of this morning, but about 30 students are still missing. this is just the latest in a series of kidnappings in nigeria in the past few months. in february — 279 schoolgirls were abducted in zamfara state. and a further 42 staff, students and family members were taken from kagara, niger state — one was killed. in december more than 80 schoolchildren were kidnapped from a school in katsina state and a further 300 boys abducted from another school there. all have since been freed. 0ur correspondent in abuja, ishaq khalid told us more basically, at the moment nigerian forces are saying that troops are trying to rescue the dozens of students who have been kidnapped by the gunmen. troops with guns and helicopters have been deployed. initially the authorities say 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 are actually students and staff who was kept during that time for the authorities are saying they were rescued by the military force up now about 30 people are missing students, males and female and authorities are saying they have launched a search operation. basically what happening the men in large numbers stormed the college on the outskirts of the nigerian city 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. 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. forthe 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 kidnap people for ransom. there is no clarity whether negotiations are going on. joe biden has held the first meeting of �*the quad' — a group of 4 countries which he hopes will be a counterweight to the growing power of china. the group features the us, australia, india and japan — all of whom have had varying levels of disagreements with china in recent months and years. mr biden and indian prime minister narendra modi both said that the group were standing up for universal values. let's take a listen. and in this moment, it's a purpose that i think we all are concerned about, a free and open indo—pacific is essential to each of our futures for our countries. the united states is committed to working with you, our partners, and our allies in the region to achieve stability. china was on the agenda as well as vaccine diplomacy. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher told us more. yes, the major announcement, the major concrete announcement out of this meeting was that there was going to be a joint push to produce many, many vaccine doses to be used in southeast asia, a billion by 2022 combining the money of the united states and japan, the production capacity of india and then australia was going to be playing a role in terms of delivery and shipment. this was presented by us officials as an example of how these four countries have common interests and how they wanted to show this alliance actually has a concrete and useful outcome for people themselves. at the same time, as you said, this is an alliance of countries who all have their own difficulties with china. it's coming at a time when the biden administration is really having a solidify alliances as it looks how it can organise our strategic counterweight to china. although none of the countries actually mention china by name, they mention code language which is a free and open indochina concerns there about the chinese maritime and territorial claims, threatening that in some way, and other issues as well, we were told by us officials, they would have a frank and open discussion about the concerns regarding chinese behaviour and how they can strengthen their alliance. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, america's black panther party was one of the most influential political organizations of the 1960s. we hear from the author of a new graphic novel about the group. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours, the soviet union lost an elderly, sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years hisjunior. we heard these gunshots . from the gym, then he came out and started firing at our hearts. - god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41 — sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90 — travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what'll you do now? will it change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really, i've never married before. this is bbc news, the latest 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. and with more on that news, patrick ngwolo is the pastor of resurrection houston — and was a friend of george floyd. he told me more abot the reaction to the settlement. well, i think there has been a sense of relief that the city of minneapolis, it's counsel people and all those who were related to it have seen that there is merit to this case. and merit to the injury that occurred. and so i think there's a sense of relief. but then you know, i think it's bittersweet in the fact that no amount of money can bring back the invaluable life of a soul. and so... sorry, how important was this settlement or what does the message it sends out to the black community? because the family lawyer has been very vocal on this. what message do you think the sends out? i think it sends a message that black lives matter. black people matter. and so although we have so far to go, there is a message in the sense that ok, this life was worth something. i think most people are also looking towards what will happen with the trial. when it comes to life within the community and obviously you knew mr floyd very well. how important are those community ties? what was he like within the church community? well, our church is within this larger community called the third ward. it's a family. george floyd was one of its elders. he was a high school football champion, 20 years ago but then he was known for his ability to put words together as a rapper. he was known as a gentle giant. and people looked at him for leadership in that community and he was a gatekeeper. what do you mean by that, when you see a gatekeeper what does that mean and why does that matter? for different organisations like churches and relief organisations when you are trying to connect with people in the community, they need to see that there is somebody that's building a bridge from you to them. because there is a lack of trust. so he is a trusted member of the community. he decided hey, these guys are good, they are cool. and he would let people know look, they are ok. he was a gatekeeper. 0k. just looking ahead to again what mr crump was talking about, some of the policy changes that had been made within the city of minneapolis within the police, changes that they were making. from your position and having known george floyd and seen the impact this has had on the community, what changes would you like to see happen within the community so that trust starts to rebuild once again? between authorities and the black community. well, i think there is this issue of qualified immunity. where officers have the ability to be immune from prosecution because of their position. i think that rears its ugly head up in so many cases was up i don't live in minneapolis and it rears its self up in so many cases. i think a nation wide removal of qualified immunity will go a long way in building trust back with the community. the killing of george floyd sparked black lives matter protests in the us and around the globe. now the authors of a new graphic novel about the black panther movement, active nearly 60 years ago, suggest there are lessons from the past which apply to the present. music. when i went into writing this book, one of the things i felt was really important was i wanted readers to understand what it was like in america for black people. you know, things like the murder of emmett till, the bombing of the 16th street baptist church, these were things that people were seeing in the news every day. this was part of the black experience in america. the panthers were formed in 1966 during the height of the civil rights movement, and they were formed in response to the police brutality that were going on in the bay area. they walked around with shotguns and tried to keep incidents of police totality from happening. they policed the police. you know, the black panther party, when they first formed, they had what they called the ten point platform, and it was divided into two sections. there was what we want and what we believe. you know, they wanted an end to police brutality, and they wanted better pay, an end to poverty. and then they expanded. they started a free breakfast programme for children, they started an education programme, they started medical services. and so they really grew into this multifaceted organisation, all of which was dedicated to serving the poor black community. unfortunately, they�* re remembered mostly just for carrying guns and scaring people, and there's so much more to their story than that. the general impression that most people have about the black panther party in this country is really, really distorted, and a lot of that is distorted because the fbi had launched what they called a counterintelligence programme about them. and the false stories that the fbi would spread was picked up by the mass media and reported as being truthful. and all of that misinformation has sort of seeped into the public consciousness, and it's created this myth, this very dangerous myth. and so that's part of what this book is about, is getting to the truth beyond the myth. in some ways, working on this book was very, very heartbreaking for me, and in that because i was seeing all these parallels to what happened 50—60 years ago and what's happening today. literally the day after i wrote the initial afterword for this book was when george floyd was killed. and i remember watching as cities started erupting in protests and violence and thinking to myself nothing has changed. this book had to be about the story of people and what they did, what they sacrificed, the victories that they had and the defeats and how they helped change the world. the former chief doctor for british cycling and team sky, has been found guilty of ordering a banned performance—enhancing drug, "knowing or believing" it would be used to dope a rider. the charges against richard freeman date back to 2011, a year before the london olympics. the british cycling team enjoyed huge success, during his time as the sport's top medic. he admitted 18 out of 22 charges, at a medical tribunal. our sports editor, dan roan reports. for the past decade, british cycling has enjoyed 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 dreaded. the panel said he had ordered testosterone, the sport's doping drug of choice, his conduct incapable of innocent explanation. the big question is, who was the testosterone, he knew or believed it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance.— to improve their athletic erformance. , , ., performance. the big question is who was _ performance. the big question is who was the _ performance. the big question is who was the testosterone i is who was the testosterone for? 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 testogel from a local supplier to the sport's hq. six years later, having already left team sky, the medic resigned from british cycling. in 2019, he admitted to 18 gmc charges, including initially lying to uk anti—doping, and last month, he was charged by the agency with two anti—doping rule violations. freeman told the tribunal he ordered the drug to treat the erectile dysfunction of this man, former british cycling technical director shane sutton, who denied the claim. i got myself into an emotional state — i got myself into an emotional state because you know when you know _ state because you know when you know you — state because you know when you know you not lying and you get accused — know you not lying and you get accused of lying. pretty disappointed the way i've been singled — disappointed the way i've been singled out and feel like i'm on trial _ singled out and feel like i'm on trial. a . ~ singled out and feel like i'm on trial. 1, . ~ :: ' j~ ., on trial. back in 2018 freeman told me he _ on trial. back in 2018 freeman told me he cleared _ on trial. back in 2018 freeman told me he cleared his - on trial. back in 2018 freeman told me he cleared his name. | on trial. back in 2018 freeman| told me he cleared his name. i can't but at the moment i am under investigation about by the general medical council. therefore are not at liberty at the present time due to respect for them not to talk about it. but no wrongdoing? ida but no wrongdoing? no wrongdoing. _ but no wrongdoing? no wrongdoing. but today he learned the tribunal panel have found against him. the controversy sparked by a delivery of a banned enhancing drug here known as the metal factory almost a decade ago has hung over british cycling for years. in the fair will be that today's ruling does lasting damage of the reputation of one of the countries most successful and best funded sports. two years ago amid scrutiny team sky became as what was seen as a fresh start. the british cycling his bid to move on from the past has just become harder. britain's queen elizabeth has made an appearance at a viritual event to mark british science week, speaking via zoom, she joined scientists and schoolchildren to view the latest pictures from nasa's mission to mars, 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell reports. good morning. her husband remains in hospital, herfamily is in turmoil over the sussexes, but two days ago the queen was on a video call talking about other worlds — space travel, to be precise — all part of british science week. so, it is a true honour to be speaking with you just now. they started with yuri gagarin — the first person into space way back in 1961. had the queen come across him? well, what do you think? very interesting to meet him. what was he like? russian. he didn't speak english. he didn't speak english? no, he was fascinating. they talked about things raining down on you, apt in a week such as this — though theirfocus was the meteorite, chunks of which landed in gloucestershire. because it looks very mixed rock. then they were off to mars and the pictures of the four—billion—year—old martian landscape sent back to earth from the mars perseverance probe. it is pretty rock strewn, isn't it? i think it's fascinating to see the pictures of mars. unbelievable, really, to think one can actually see its surface. school children demonstrated their idea of a rocket blasting off. very successful! for a few moments, a monarch with much to think about was able to escape. bye! nicholas witchell, bbc news. isn't that lovely. all via technology. of course you can get in touch with all of the team at bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lukwesaburak hello there. it's been a pretty changeable story over the last couple of days with sunny spells and scattered sharp showers. that means that we've had a plethora of weather watcher rainbow photographs sent in. this is one of my favourite from loose in kent this afternoon. now, the showers really have been quite frequent the further north and west, and we've seen some wintriness to the tops of the mountains. but we have seen some sun moving through wales across the channel coast and into kent as well. the story through this evening, we'll actually see more wet weather as we see a weather front pushing its way steadily eastwards. that's going to enhance those showers, so longer spells of rain and still plenty of isobars with it. still a very windy night to come. now, where we've got some clearer skies in the far north of scotland, here temperatures perhaps low enough for a touch of light frost in sheltered rural areas, and still, with temperatures close to freezing, those showers here falling as snow. but elsewhere, we start off with sunny spells, scattered showers once again. most frequent showers the further west you are, and they will drift a little but further inland accompanied by a brisk westerly wind. in terms of the feel of things, highs of 7—10 celsius by the middle of the afternoon. moving out of saturday into sunday, we see an area of low pressure is still influencing the story as high—pressure is trying to build in from the southwest. this weather front toppling across that high, still producing more wet weather to come. so that means some rain once, again into northern ireland, gradually pushing its way into western scotland, northwest england and wales. but a relatively dry start for many on sunday, and in eastern areas, it should stay largely dry through much of the day. the winds will ease just a touch as well, and in the sunshine, 11 celsius should feel relatively pleasant, but unfortunately, the wet weather will sit out to the west. things are likely to change, though, into next week, as that high—pressure continues to build in from the west, quieting the weather story down, and that will come as welcome news, i suspect. so, there is the potential for some clearer skies to see some early frost, nothing too significant, but certainly worth bearing in mind if you're a gardener or a grower. but as we look ahead, largely fine and dry, on the cool side for the time of year, but some sunny spells to look forward to. 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. police in the uk have charged a serving metropolitan police officer with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. wayne couzens was arrested earlier this week after sarah went missing while walking home in london. the 33—year—old marketing executive's body was found in woodland on wednesday. gunmen in the northern nigerian state of kaduna have attacked a school and abducted about 30 students. armoured vehicles and a helicopter have been deployed to try to rescue them. this is just the latest in a series of kidnappings in nigeria in the past few months.

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