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 for 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 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. let's get more from our correspondent, david willis, who joins us from la. david, this figure, a significant moment there for the family? fix, significant moment there for the family?— significant moment there for the family? a very significant moment. _ the family? a very significant moment, and _ the family? a very significant moment, and of— the family? a very significant moment, and of course - the family? a very significant moment, and of course the l the family? a very significant - moment, and of course the death of george floyd sparked protests in major cities here and across the world, it gave rise of course to the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest movements in american history. the fact that a black man was deployed but for mr floyd has been the subject of this massive pay—out, $27 million, is seen by lawyers for his family as a sign that black lives really do matter and indeed benjamin crump the family lawyer said today that police brutality, this settlement sent a message that police brutality against people of colour must now come to an end in the united states. of course, this is the end of the civil proceedings. separately, there are criminal proceedings?— separately, there are criminal ”roceedins? , . ., , proceedings? they are, and they involve the _ proceedings? they are, and they involve the man _ proceedings? they are, and they involve the man who _ proceedings? they are, and they involve the man who was - involve the man who was pictured on that videotape with his knee on george floyd's neck. his name is derek chauvin and his trial, proceedings in his trial got under way this week. they are trying to swearing a jewellery but of course, it's difficult to find anybody who is not familiar with this case or, indeed, but quite terrific video —— a jury. if convicted of murder and manslaughter derek chauvin faces up to 65 years in jail. he is claiming he was simply following police procedure. the other three police officers who were involved in that incident with george floyd are due to go on trial data this year.— on trial data this year. thank ou, on trial data this year. thank you. david- _ on trial data this year. thank you. david- -- _ on trial data this year. thank you, david. -- due _ on trial data this year. thank you, david. -- due to - on trial data this year. thank you, david. -- due to go - on trial data this year. thank you, david. -- due to go on| you, david. —— due to go on trial later this year. dr rashawn ray is a david m rubenstein fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution and an expert in police—civilian relations. thank you so much for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. the programme. thank you for having me— having me. first of all, what is our having me. first of all, what is your reaction _ having me. first of all, what is your reaction to _ having me. first of all, what is your reaction to the - is your reaction to the pay—out, $27 million going to the floyd family? {lin pay-out, $27 million going to the floyd family?— pay-out, $27 million going to the floyd family? on one hand, it is unprecedented. _ the floyd family? on one hand, it is unprecedented. i _ the floyd family? on one hand, it is unprecedented. i mean, i the floyd family? on one hand, it is unprecedented. i mean, as| it is unprecedented. i mean, as we know, it is pretty much the most amount that has been awarded for a civil proceeding as relates to a pre—trial leading up to the person who actually did the act. on the other hand however, there is no amount of money that can bring back a loved one. we heard there from george floyd's other and also the attorney benjamin crump made a good point about policy, that policy is the next step that needs to change to ensure that what we saw happened last year is something that can never happen again. so what kind of policies would you like to see changed? i what kind of policies would you like to see changed?— like to see changed? i think the biggest _ like to see changed? i think the biggest one _ like to see changed? i think the biggest one people - like to see changed? i think| the biggest one people have like to see changed? i think i the biggest one people have to recognise that this $27 million is pretty much coming from taxpayer dollars in minneapolis. and part of what needs to change is that we need to shift taxpayers being responsible for these civil pay—outs to police department and insurance policies and even police officer liability insurance, from 2015—19 across the united states over $2 billion was paid out for civil settlements for police misconduct. this is something that simply has to change. there is a lack of accountability and due to qualified immunity which, mind you, the george floyd justice and policing act which was passed again by the house of representatives will actually address, lead to more accountability on behalf of police departments police officers. ., �* , police departments police officers. ., v ., , officers. that's an interesting idea. do officers. that's an interesting idea- do you _ officers. that's an interesting idea. do you know _ officers. that's an interesting idea. do you know if - officers. that's an interesting idea. do you know if there i officers. that's an interesting idea. do you know if there is| idea. do you know if there is any precedent for that idea? we have a lot _ any precedent for that idea? - have a lot of precedent for that idea in pretty much every other profession. healthcare, people who drive 18 wheelers, attorneys, but for some reason, we do not do it when it comes to law enforcement. that is something that people are starting to pay attention to. they say if you go in for surgery or a procedure or if you are dealing with another person who is in a speciality position, often times they carry liability insurance. while i'm not against such a law enforcement, i think it is important but we also need to ensure the police department is also held accountable. the municipality will still pay—out the premium but what he believed to is police chiefs being able to look at a person like derek chauvin and say you know what? have cost our city and our department millions of dollars. it will lead to a level of accountability and lead to what does being able to get these bad apples out of law enforcement but what in the entire tree.— entire tree. just before i let ou no, entire tree. just before i let you go. -- _ entire tree. just before i let you go. -- but— entire tree. just before i let you go, -- but rotten - entire tree. just before i let you go, -- but rotten the l you go, —— but rotten the entire tree. we spoke to you about a year or so ago now so where do you think we are one year on? are you surprised, satisfied with momentum and changes so far, or disappointed? i changes so far, or disappointed? changes so far, or disa ointed? ., , disappointed? i think things are moving _ disappointed? i think things are moving forward - disappointed? i think things are moving forward in - disappointed? i think things are moving forward in the l disappointed? i think things l are moving forward in the way that people expect for them to. obviously, 202o that people expect for them to. obviously, 2020 election was going to be big and president biden is delivering on his promises around dealing with diversity. and then i think we will see a huge push dealing with criminaljustice reform. we know that the covid—19 relief bill was just past and there was other legislation that needed to go through but i fully expect for police reform and criminaljustice reform and criminal justice reform more and criminaljustice reform more broadly to be addressed. great to have you on again, thank you. great to have you on again, thank you-— great to have you on again, thank you. 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, nigerstate. 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. our correspondent in abuja, ishaq khalid, told us more about the rescue effort. well, basically at the moment, the nigerian authorities are saying that troops are trying to rescue the dozens of students who were kidnapped by the gunmen. troops with guns and helicopters have been deployed. and initially, the authorities said 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 were actually students and staff who escaped during that time, but the authorities are saying they were rescued by the military. and now, about 30 people are missing — students, males and females — and the authorities are saying they have launched a search operation. basically, what happened — the gunmen, in large numbers, stormed the college on the outskirts of the nigerian city of kaduna 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. so 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 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 are kidnapping people for ransom. there's no clarity whether negotiations are going on. new york's governor andrew cuomo says he will not bow to what he calls "cancel culture" and resign. there are growing calls for him to step down after allegations of sexual misconduct. us democratic senators chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand have joined the list of politicians saying he should go. paul hawkins reports. andrew cuomo, new york governor, but for how much longer? once widely praised for his leadership during the first wave of coronavirus, he's now fighting his political life. i did not do what has been alleged. period. there are often many motivations for making an allegation. seven women have _ making an allegation. seven women have now _ making an allegation. seven women have now come - making an allegation. seven i women have now come forward making allegations against him, including sexual misconduct and assault. ., , ., assault. politicians who don't know a single _ assault. politicians who don't know a single thing -- - assault. politicians who don't know a single thing -- a - assault. politicians who don't i know a single thing -- a single know a single thing —— a single fact that yet form a conclusion and an opinion are, in my opinion, reckless and dangerous.— opinion, reckless and dangerous. opinion, reckless and dancerous. . dangerous. the latest of those politicians _ dangerous. the latest of those politicians includes _ dangerous. the latest of those politicians includes chuck - politicians includes chuck schumer, one of the most senior democrats in congress and the senate majority leader. along with fellow new york senator kirsten gillibrand, they released a statement, saying: but, they add: already, more than 55 democratic legislators in new york have signed a letter calling on him to step down. the city's mayor will deblasio says he should go and so to some democrats in congress, including alexandra ocasio—cortez. and as for the white house... ocasio-cortez. and as for the white house...— white house... president believes _ white house... president believes that _ white house... president believes that every - white house... president. believes that every woman white house... president- believes that every woman who has come forward deserves to have her voice heard, should be treated with respect and should be able to tell her story. there also is an independent investigation that is ongoing, of course, in the state, with subpoena power overseen by the attorney—general and he certainly supports that moving forward. �* ., ., forward. andrew cuomo says he will wait for _ forward. andrew cuomo says he will wait for the _ forward. andrew cuomo says he will wait for the outcome - forward. andrew cuomo says he will wait for the outcome of - will wait for the outcome of the investigation before deciding whether to step down. people know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture and the truth. i'm not going to resign. the truth. i'm not going to resin. �* , ., resign. but there is also another _ resign. but there is also another investigation, l resign. but there is also another investigation, a j another investigation, a federal one, into claims the states hit the truth toll in care homes. —— hid the true covid paul hawkins, bbc news. a remembrance service to mark the second anniversary of the christchurch mosque attacks is being held in new zealand. 51 people lost their lives in the shootings at the al noor and linwood mosques on march 15, 2019. prime ministerjacinda ardern is addressing those gathered at the we are one service at christchurch arena. let's bring you some live pictures now from christchurch arena now. we expect later to hear from prime ministerjacinda ardern. she will address those gathered. it is called the we are one service. let's take a quick listen.— are one service. let's take a cuick listen. ~ ., ., quick listen. who came together as we do again _ quick listen. who came together as we do again today. _ quick listen. who came together as we do again today. we - quick listen. who came together as we do again today. we are i as we do again today. we are all invited to keep these intentions alive to see our differences is our strength, to embrace our shared humanity, and to find the true value and the diversity that is our city today. in this way, we see our shared response as a beacon of light in the world and an offer of hope for the future. which was exemplified at the call to prayerjust one week after the shootings, where thousands of people simply turned up. we are heafina people simply turned up. we are hearing there — people simply turned up. we are hearing there from _ people simply turned up. we are hearing there from one - people simply turned up. we are hearing there from one of- people simply turned up. we are hearing there from one of manyl hearing there from one of many speakers this afternoon in christchurch in new zealand at the anniversary event. we are expecting to hear from a man from the linwood islamic centre, one of the mosques was attacked. we will also hear an address on behalf of families, on behalf of the affected muslim youth and on behalf of the injured. in fact, muslim youth and on behalf of the injured. infact, many muslim youth and on behalf of the injured. in fact, many of those affected, many of the families of those who lost loved ones, many of the families who received injuries say they still want more support. we will be back in christchurch with more from that anniversary service. but a little later on. for the moment, to stay with us. —— for the moment, do stay with us. 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. in modern times. in less than 2a hours, then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, - sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, i travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. i paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really — i've never been married before! this is bbc news. our main headline this hour: 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. the former british cycling and team sky chief doctor, richard freeman, has been found guilty of ordering the banned drug testosterone in 2011, �*knowing or believing' it was to help to dope a rider. a medical tribunal here in the uk ruled freeman ordered the substance with the knowledge �*it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance'. the verdict will cast a shadow over a glorious period for british cycling, when riders from the uk dominated the sport. dan roan reports. for a decade, british cycling has enjoyed a period of 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 feared. the panel said he had ordered a doping drug of choice for the sport, and found his conduct incapable of innocent explanation. the big question is, who was the testosterone, 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 30 sachets of testogel 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 general medical counsel charges, including initially lying to uk anti—doping, and last month he was charged by the agency with two anti—doping rule violations. freeman, who has been at the centre of a number of controversies in recent years, told the tribunal he ordered the testosterone 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 because when you know you're not lying and you're accused of lying, you get yourself worked up. pretty disappointing the way i've been singled out and feel like i'm on trial. back in 2018, freeman told me he would clear his name. i can clear everything up but at the moment, i am under investigation about my medicines management policy by the general medical council, and therefore, i am not at liberty, at the present time, due to respect for them, not to talk about it. but no wrongdoing? no wrongdoing. but today he learned the tribunal panel had ruled against him. the finidng here at the velodrome, known as the medalfactory almost a decade ago, has hung over british cycling for years. and the fears today is today's ruling does lasting damage to the reputation of one of the country's most successful and best—funded sports. team ineos, which replaced team sky two years ago, said it did not believe any athlete ever used or sought to use the testosterone. but the sport's attempt to move on from this scandal just got harder. dan roan, bbc news. the international olympic committee says it's not a "super world government" that can resolve political issues in china following growing calls for a boycott of the 2022 winter olympic games in beijing. concerns have been raised by activits in relation to tibetan and uighur claims of human rights violations — an issue the ioc says it's taking "very seriously". beijing will become the first city to host summer and winter games but the ioc has been criticised for awarding the winter olympics to china given its human rights record. it says a boycott has no logic and would only punish athletes. here's some of what ioc president, thomas bach had to say in a press conference on friday. we are not a super world government. you know, if the ioc could solve or address issues for which... not as un security council, no g7, no g20, has solutions. this is the remits of politics. we have to fulfil and to live up to our own responsibilities within our area of responsibility and the government's efforts to live up to their responsibilities. italy is tightening coronavirus restrictions from monday, after a surge in infections. schools, shops and restaurants are closing in most of the country. the prime minister says italy is experiencing a third wave of the virus, and has pledged to accelerate it's vaccination programme. 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. 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. things like the murder of emmett till, the bombing of the 16th st baptist church, these are things people saw 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 were formed in response to police brutality that was going on in the bay area. they walked around with shotguns and tried to keep incidence of police brutality from happening. they policed the police. you know, the black panther party when they first formed, had the 10 point program. it was divided into two sections, what we want and what we believe. they wanted an end to lease brutality, better pay and an end to poverty. an expanded, started a free breakfast program for children, education program, medical services, so they really grew into this multifaceted organisation, all of which was dedicated to serving the poor black community. unfortunately, they are remembered mostly for carrying guns and scaring people and there is so much more to their story than that. there is a way in which black people standing up and asking for, demanding their rights be respected, has been met with fear, especially when we ask strongly as the panthers dead. the general impression that most people have about the black panther party in this country is really distorted and a lot of that is distorted because the fbi had launched what they called the counterintelligence program. and the false stories that the fbi had spread were picked up by the mass media and reported as being truthful. a rift began to develop between members of the party and that rift was largely influenced by misinformation that law enforcement was bombarding them with. and all of that misinformation has sort of seeped into the public consciousness and created this method, this very dangerous method. and that is part of what this work is about. it is getting to the truth want the myth. i getting to the truth want the m h. ., ., ., ., ., , myth. i felt a lot of emotions as i myth. i felt a lot of emotions as i worked _ myth. i felt a lot of emotions as i worked on this _ myth. i felt a lot of emotions as i worked on this project, l as i worked on this project, particularly the killings of fred hampton and bobby hutton. we wanted to convey the gravity and the brutality of what happened to them but we also don't want to be gratuitous or disrespectful, so it was a matter of finding a balance. in some ways, working on this book was very, very heartbreaking for me. and because i was seeing all of these parallels to what happened 50, 60 years ago, to what has happened today. literally the day after i wrote the initial afterword for this book was when george floyd was killed. i remember watching the city start erupting in protests and violence, thinking to myself nothing has changed. the black panthers aren't _ nothing has changed. the black panthers aren't taught - nothing has changed. the black panthers aren't taught in - panthers aren't taught in schools due to the fact we are coming in and meeting the readers of various points of knowledge. readers of various points of knowledue. ., knowledge. this book had to be about the story _ knowledge. this book had to be about the story of _ knowledge. this book had to be about the story of people - knowledge. this book had to be about the story of people and l about the story of people and what they did, what they sacrificed, the victories they had and the defeats, and how they helped change the world. and just before i go, i want to take you back alive to new zealand and the christchurch arena where a service of remembrance is being held two years after the white supremacist attack on those mosques which led to the deaths of 51 man, women and children. we are hearing from families of those affected young people, young people affected and we will hear later from jacinda ardern, the prime minister. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the weather has been in a particularly energetic mood over the last few days, with some very strong and blustery winds. and i think it's going to take a while for things to calm down. so, still windy through this weekend. there will be some sunny spells but also some heavy showers. you can see the cloud on the satellite picture. it has been blown quite briskly across the atlantic on those strong winds. speckled shower clouds, and this band of cloud here, which has been bringing some more persistent rain eastwards. that clearing away through the first part of the morning, and then you can see plenty more showers following on behind. some of those showers through the day will be heavy and thundery. some with some sleet and some snow mixing in over high ground in the north, and the potential for some hail as well. but at least for a time, eastern scotland, central and eastern parts of england, will see fewer showers and more in the way of sunshine. but it does stay windy, particularly across england and wales. these are the winds gusts you can expect, 50 mph or more in exposed places. so, when you factor in the strength of the wind, it is going to feel really chilly out there. top temperatures between 7—10 degrees. through saturday night, we'll see one clump of showers pushing south—eastwards across england and wales. and scotland for a time, but you can see the showers become fewer and further between by the end of the night. more dry weather to start sunday morning. it stays windy enough, i think, to avoid a frost in most places, but it will be quite a chilly start to the day. and then through sunday, high pressure fairly close by, but low pressure still in charge. a frontal system approaching from the west, so while many places will start off the day dry with some spells of sunshine, we'll see more in the way of cloud spinning across northern ireland and scotland. outbreaks of rain with that, which will then get down into northern england, wales and the midlands. but for southern and eastern areas, it's likely to stay dry for a good part of the day. still windy but not as windy, and temperatures ranging from seven degrees in northern scotland to 11 in eastern and southern parts of england and south wales. now, if you are looking for things to calm down, it looks like that will happen during next week as this area of high pressure slowly but surely establishes itself. a little bit of rain around at the start of the week but it should then turn drier. there'll be some sunshine and the winds should fall quite a lot lighter. this is bbc news, the headlines: the family of george floyd, the unarmed black man killed when restrained by a white police office, 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. gunmen in the northern nigerian state of kaduna have attacked a college 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. new york's governor andrew cuomo says he will not bow to, quote, "cancel culture" and resign. there are growing calls for him to step down after allegations of sexual misconduct. us democratic senators chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand have joined the list of politicians saying he should go. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament.