A warm welcome to bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. My names mike embley. Curfews defied nationwide night eight of protests in the us begins with thousands on the streets of major cities. This is the scene live in minneapolis. This is the scene right now in denver. Mr trumps likely rival in novembers election comes out swinging. Joe biden accuses the president of fanning the flames of hate. Clashes take place in paris as hundreds call for justice over a death in Police Custody four years ago. Plus, a report here in the uk confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. Relatives of george floyd, the unarmed black man killed as he was detained by police in minneapolis, are accompanying tens of thousands of people on a march through his hometown of houston, texas. Its also where hell be buried. George floyds brother, terrence, has again called for peace. Protests over the killing are now entering their 8th night, despite curfews in dozens of cities. This is the scene in denver. A peaceful protest outside the white house, 2a hours ago, before the curfew, was forcibly cleared by police using tear gas, to allow President Trump through for his photo op outside the church of the president s, now the subject of much criticism. In the last few hours, roxie washington, the mother of george floyds
6 year old daughter made this statement to reporters in minneapolis. I dont have a lot to say. Because i cant get my words together right now but i wanted everybody to know that this is what those officers took from. At the end of the day, they get to go home and be with their families. Gianna does not have a father. He will never see her grow up, graduate. He will never walk her down the aisle. Im here for my baby and im here for george
because i want justice for him. I wantjustice for him because he was good, no matter what anybody thinks, he was good, and this is the proof that he was a good man. Roxie washington. The bbcs Aleem Maqbool has the latest from the us capital. Chant lock him up lock him up undeterred, they are outside the white house again. But the focus of their anger now is notjust Violent Police officers who kill unarmed black men, but the president as well. It is terrible that people cant protest, which, by the way, is their First Amendment right. President trump likes to talk a lot about the second amendment, owning guns and everything, but wont even comment when we come to do what we are literally raised to do, born to do, as americans. Donald trump himself has
appeared quite pleased with the way he has, in his words, dominated with overwhelming force. But those subjected to that force here late yesterday were Peaceful Protesters out in the memory of george floyd. As we speak, i am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and Law Enforcement officers. And with that, demonstrators were gassed and shoved and pushed back from the Historic Church outside which they had been protesting, though it was well before any curfew. Ifeel like im not even feeling one eighth of what black people feel every single day and im terrified. And what was it all for, particularly outside the church . Well, this. The president took a short walk to saintjohns to show he is in control and apparently to pose with a bible. Donald trumps democratic president ial rival has been critical of his handling
of this crisis. The country is crying out for leadership. Leadership that can unite us, leadership that brings us together. Leadership that can recognise pain and deep grief of communities that have had a knee on their neck for a long time. But the Security Forces continued to force back demonstrators on the orders of a president who has claimed to be a champion of free speech. But there is a sense that this will go on. We have been Martin Luther king for ages, for generations. Generations on end. Its time for malcolm x and marcus garvey. Like, nojustice, no peace. Like, thats not just a mantra any more. Thats got to be a way of life. Although the military and the police have fairly successfully shut down a lot of zones across the american capital, there are still large pockets of protest travelling throughout the city determined
to continue to demonstrate. Chant black lives matter black lives matter the president may have disrupted the protests in washington and with it, dealt with some of the looting, but his critics feel his actions compare to those of authoritarian leaders around the world the us would previously have condemned. Aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington. Sharmain Matlock Turner is the president and ceo of the urban Affairs Coalition in philadelphia. Good to talk to you and thank you for coming through to us. We look to identify turning points. Does this feel like one oi points. Does this feel like one or more of the same . It doesnt feel like a turning point. The question is going to be, what are we turning to but i definitely think its a turning point. What do you think we are turning to . Doctor king has
a lwa ys turning to . Doctor king has always asked us, could we go to community or were we going to go to chaos . My hope is that we are Building Community and that we are walking away from chaos and that the majority of people who have been in the streets, both internationally as well as in our cities and towns, and communities have really been there to be peaceful, they have been interracial, and they have called out racism by its real name and said we must and it and soi name and said we must and it and so i believe we are moving towards community but, you know, i am a child of the 60s and 70s and so i always worry that messages of law and order and chaos can sometimes overwhelm a movement. Surely the problem for people hoping for change is a lot of the images feed into the agenda of
a president who styles himself asa a president who styles himself as a law and order president. This could make it more likely he is re elected . This could make it more likely he is reelected . A lot of people are honestly asking that question. Is the image that is going to be on the minds of voters in november, as well as for those who are fighting today, and hopefully continuing today, and hopefully continuing to fight, is it going to be the picture of an unarmed young man on the ground with a Police Officer having his knee on his neck, killing him with his arm in his pocket or is it going to bea in his pocket or is it going to be a picture of looters which certainly is disturbing and which nobody supports. I believe the image of the killing of this man is going to remain on the mind of voters as well as citizens and that they are going to say, this is the time to drive change and to make america a better place for
everybody. Talking about images, the video has made a real difference in this issue. Yes, video has made a huge, huge difference. The story was unfiltered and people got a chance to watch it, just looking at that, i have talked to Bank President today, president s of healthcare companies, ministers, Community Activists and that burning image on everyones mind is really calling them to number one, reflect. I mean, i have talked to people who i would normally be just talking about how are we going to solve this problem and find more summer jobs for teens, who were talking about how they feel and how they come to grips with really understanding racism in a way that they dont think they have really confronted it
themselves. If that remains true that i think we have a good chance of really being able to drive change and moving in the right direction. Thank you. Thank you very much for having me. Hundreds have defied a ban by French Police to protest against the death in Police Custody of a black man four years ago. A large crowd in central paris is calling forjustice for Adama Traores who lost consciousness in a Police Vehicle and died at a nearby police station. 20,000 people marched in paris. Ina 20,000 people marched in paris. In a contest banned by authorities exciting fears over the spread of coronavirus was are demanding justice for adama traore, who died in Police Custody in 2016. He was 2a yea rs custody in 2016. He was 2a years old. His death but days of demonstration at the time, with many saying he had been
pinned to the ground. The officers who detained adama traore were not charge. Many see similarities with george floyd. Translation what is happening to the United States is brought to light what is happening in france. Today we need to be the spokespeople of what is happening in france. We need to and racism which is happening here in france. Despite starting peacefully, the protest turned violent stop demonstrators through stones, police fired back with tear gas. Adama traores family they have not given up on the campaign to find justice for him. The campaign has not seen to support in a long time. Many say the black population suffer injustices in a system stacked against them. These protesters
say they have been mobilised with the case of adama traore so with the case of adama traore so fresh in recent memory and galvanised by what french people are seeing happening in the United States. Rich preston, bbc news. Here in the uk a report by Public Health england has found that although age is the biggest risk factor when it comes to covid 19, black, asian and other ethnic minority communities in the uk are more likely than others to die from the disease. Rianna croxford reports. One family, one household, with the odds stacked against them. Abdullah used to collect passengers to his taxi but now only picks up groceries. He is black, male, aged 59, and was born outside of the uk, putting him at high risk to catching covid 19. He lives with three generations in milton keynes. Feeling unsafe, he chose to stop working at the start of the pandemic and has no income. The government is supposed to really help them but they have been ignored
because there is no ppe, theres no help, theres no even proper advices. His daughter khadijah is a nurse, a key worker, and says she has been unprotected on the front line. The ppe, to be frank, is very, very selective, very, very selective. But it depends on where you are working. If you are working in a low risk area, its fine, but if you are working in an area where you are in contact with those with coronavirus, i think it is right for you to have the right ppe. But khadijahs concerns have not been addressed in the government review released today, confirming that people from black and asian backgrounds are disproportionately dying from this disease. I put those concerns to the Health Secretary, matt hancock. Many people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds will be confused why it has taken six weeks for the government to simply confirm what studies have already shown, that they are dying with covid 19 at significantly higher rates. Why havent you done more to protect and support these communities . You are absolutely right that there is much more work that needs to be done
and this report shows that. So we are asking i have asked the equalities minister, kemi badenoch, to take this forward and to look into the causes and what further can be done. Divina is a nurse from birmingham looking for an answer. Yeah, it makes you even more anxious, thinking how can you sort of minimise the risk slightly. But i cant, because of the colour i am, and i cant change it. There are many factors driving these figures and they point towards socioeconomic inequalities an existing problem the pandemic has only further exposed. Rianna croxford, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come spike lee speaks out the director tells the bbc he thinks donald trump is trying to act like a dictator. The queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. The moment of crowning,
in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. Tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. Outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. He was a real fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. Yes, he did. Uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles lp, sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club band, a record described as the album of the century. This is bbc news. The latest headlines crowds of people in major cities across the us are defying cu rfews as the countrys eighth night of unrest gets underway. His likely rival in novembers election joe biden accuses mr trump of fanning the flames of hate. The british prime minister, borisjohnson, says the uk is prepared to react if china imposes a National Security law in hong kong. In an article published in the South China Morning Post and the times, he wrote if china imposes its National Security law, the British Government will change our immigration rules and allow any holder of these passports from hong kong to come to the uk for a renewable period of 12 months and be given further immigration rights, including the right to work, which could place them on a route to citizenship. Meanwhile, hong kongs chief executive, carrie lam, is in beijing later to discuss the new security law
which would make it a crime to undermine beijings authority. Hong kong could be on the verge of changing forever, and many fear it is now part of a new cold war between washington and beijing. Danny vincent looks at what all of this means. These are front line members of the protest movement in hong kong. Fearful of arrest, they agreed to speak to us under the condition of anonymity. A year ago, they were ordinary hong kongers. But now beijing says protestors like them represent a threat to National Security. If the Chinese Communist party tries to destroy hong kong, the hong kongers will try to resist and revenge in every single way that we could. And every way that we can to try to make them burn with us politically, economically, and internationally. If we burn, they burn with us. Last week, china passed a National Security law which would make it a crime to undermine beijings authority. Many fear this could bring the city
under beijings full control. The new law is aimed at stopping protesters exactly like them. Critics fear that hong kong is now on the verge of changing forever. The details of this new National Security law have yet to be discussed. But many fear that hong kong is already in the middle of a new cold war between washington and beijing. President trump said that the us would subject hong kong to many of the same restrictions as mainland china, especially on trade. Many businesses here say that it is america, not beijing, that is threatening the stability of hong kong, one of the biggest financial hubs in the world. The Trump Administration said they stand with hong kong and support hong kong people, but on the other hand, is punishing hong kong. China and the United States are the two Major Trading partners of hong kong. So now the two big countries are having a fight with hong kong sitting in the middle. Bella is a 17 year old student who could go to jail because she has delivered supplies to front line protesters. She worries that hong kong is losing its identity. Translation i am pessimistic about my future. Now that the National Security law has been passed, china keeps on restricting our freedom and basic human rights. I am so sad when i think about it. The Hong Kong Government insists that this city will maintain its level of autonomy from mainland china. But many fear the former british colony is living on borrowed time. Danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. As the lockdown begins to ease in many countries shops, bars and restaurants are opening back up. Plenty of regulations are still in place, limiting the number of potential customers. And at one restaurant in the netherlands, even the staff have undergone something of a transformation, as tim allman explains. Meet a robot that is very serious about social distancing. She, along with her collea g u es distancing. She, along with her colleagues are working as waitresses at this restaurant in this dutch city. Amy arrives with your order and you have 20 seconds to take your drinks before she departs. All in all, an unusual experience for some patrons. I like it that we are able to go to restaurants now, but i think getting food from a robot seems a bit strange. But i think getting food from a robot seems a bit strangelj prefer humans. They are trying to do is limit the interaction between human staff and the customers. Robot waiters mean people can be kept further apartand limit people can be kept further apart and limit any chance of
infection. Translation our team is very happy with the robots. They each have their own secretary who helps with the work so they can come in and work with the guests. Walking from the bars to the tables is no longer necessary. For now, the robots only serve drinks, although there are plans for them to diversify. They dont provide much in the way of conversation, but they wont be upset if you fail to give them a tip. Tim ollman, bbc news. The oscar winning film director spike lee has long been an outspoken critic of Police Brutality and racism. He said scenes witnessed in the United States over the past week were not new and had been going on since the advent of slavery in america four centuries ago. Spike lee was speaking to Will Gompertz ahead of the release of his latest film. Black gi, is it fair to serve more than the white americans that sent you here . In the broad sense, is the vietnam war through the viewpoint of black vietnam vets. I see. Ghosts. Happens to all of us, man you are more than a film maker. Youre an intellectual, an activist, and you are very eloquent on the situation of racism. How do you bring about change . We have to talk about how the United States of america was founded, the foundation. The foundation of this country is immoral. The land was stolen from the native people. Genocide was committed against the native people. And my ancestor was stolen from africa, and brought here to work. So the foundation of the United States of america is genocide, stealing the land and slavery
and so any architect will tell you that if you dont have a strong foundation, the buildings going to be shaky. And its been shaky from day one. The whole music business has come out in solidarity for george floyd. Thats right. This seems to have resonated beyond america. Yes, and i think thats a good point and im glad that youre bringing it up because United States of america, racism, they do it better than anybody else but its not just. Racism is all over the world. This is a Global Pandemic before corona. Weve been dying for this country from the very beginning. I shall resign the presidency. What did you think of President Trumps suggestion that hed put military on the streets if the protests didnt cease . Well, i was watching this last night with my family, and we were all screaming in disbelief. That this thing was staged, the show of force, gassing innocent, peaceful bystanders, so you could clear the street . Hes a gangster, you know . Hes trying to be, you know, a dictator. Mookie, they killed him they killed radio raheem its murder. They did it again, just like michael stewart. Murder. Talking about the young spike lee, young film maker, fist raised, angry. Does this apply to spike lee today . Lets take a step behind that. Why are people angry . People are angry because black people are being killed left
and right, cops walk away free. Theyre angry for a reason. Youre angry because you live every day in this world where the system is not set up for you to win. Spike lee there talking to Will Gompertz. To remind you of that menu news again, relatives of george floyd, that unarmed black man killed by police in minneapolis are no accompanying dozens minneapolis are no accompanying d oze ns of minneapolis are no accompanying dozens of people on a march through houston, texas. It is also where he is going to be buried. Lets show you the scene now in los angeles. It is just after 6pm there. George floyds brother terence has again called for peers and the protests are entering their eighth night in dozens of
cities. There is much more news for you any time on the bbc news website. Thank you for watching. Hello there, the temperature reached 27 celsius in hampshire on tuesday, but that was the last of the very warm days for probably quite sometime. The next few days at least will be feeling much cooler, thanks to a northerly wind. More cloud and some wet weather around as well. That rain certainly arrived in scotland during tuesday knocking temperatures back as well. The cloudier weather, together with the rain, is continuing to push its way southwards overnight. Many areas by the end of the night will have had some rain, the exceptions really being towards the southeast and east anglia where it is going to be a little chilly in the countryside and probably drying off later in the night for Northern Ireland and western scotland. Cloudier skies for wednesday in england and wales. Some outbreaks of rain as well, could be little heavy at times. Across Northern Ireland, largely dry, little bit
of sunshine and missing most of the showers across western scotland, where temperatures may make 18 degrees in glasgow, much cooler with the showers in eastern scotland and across the rest of the uk temperatures quite a bit lower than they were yesterday. Continuing that cooler theme through the rest of the week, because pressure is lower across scandinavia where we once had High Pressure. Instead, High Pressure we are treating out into the atlantic. Its not close enough to the uk, and it means that we are drawing down a northerly wind which will feed in that cooler air and continue to feed in some showers. Perhaps a longer rain to clear away from the southeast of england early on thursday morning, and then a little bit of sunshine but on the whole, pretty cloudy skies and further showers which could be heavy at times as well. If anything in that northerly wind temperatures may be even lower on thursday, typically 111 15 degrees or so, quite a bit cooler than it should be at this time of year. So this weather is quite a change from what we have seen for a long time. Those cooler northerly winds pick up again on friday. We will blow down some heavy
showers from the north. South wales may get up to 16 17 degrees, but for northern scotland, weird struggling to make double figures. As we head into the weekend, we no longer have High Pressure close to the uk. Instead, we are dominated by low pressure, and its quite a deep one as well. It could bring some unusually windy weather to some northern and western parts of the uk, at least for a while on saturday, some risk of gales. Even without the strong winds, it will feel cool in the cloud with some showers, and longer spells of rain. This is bbc news, the headlines protesters across the us are turning out for an eighth night of protests, many defying cu rfews that are just getting under way in major cities. Crowds are, again, gathering near the white house as criticism continues of President Trumps handling of the unrest. Hundreds have defied a ban by French Police to protest against the death in Police Custody of a black man four years ago. Clashes broke out in central paris as crowds called forjustice for adama traore. The officers who detained him have never been charged. Here in the uk, a report confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts. The Health Secretary matt hancock said it was still unclear why this was the case but that the government would get to the bottom of it. Now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament