to the over 60s, europe braces itself for a third covid wave. the last day of shielding in england and wales we hearfrom one man about his year of isolation. and it s just two weeks until outdoor visitor attractions like zoos and theme parks can reopen in england after a tough year for the industry. good afternoon. race and racism have become less important factors in explaining social disparities in the uk that s the controversial conclusion of a major review commissioned by the government. the commission on race and ethnic disparities, set up after the black lives matter protests, found that social class and family structure played a bigger role in determining people s lives. the commission says concerns that the uk is institutionally racist are not borne out by the evidence but that overt racism remains. this afternoon the prime minister, borisjohnson has said it is now right that the government considers their recommendations in detail, and assesses the implication
of white supremacists some giving nazi salutes held a torch lit rally yesterday at the university of virginia to protest against a decision to remove a statue of the confederate civil war general, robert e lee. a local state of emergency has been declared in two districts. in the past hour, president trump spoke to the media about the events in cha rlottesville. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and filers on many sides. and filers. it has been going on for a long time. it has no place in america. what is vital now isa place in america. what is vital now is a swift restoration of law and order and the protection of lives. on the line is the bbc‘s joel gunter, who s been at that rally today. things had calmed but we have had news of that horrific car ploughing into people and we understand one person has lost their life. what else do we know? that is about all we know. i was down at the scene earlierjust we know. i wa
on bbc news, it is time for our world. china calls it the project of the century. as the west steps back from global leadership, this is china stepping forward remaking the map of the global economy. with no other country offering a big idea right now, this is the most ambitious bid to shape our century. translation: i m under a lot of pressure. a massive roll out of infrastructure built by china. to drive trade across more than 60 countries. translation: it s like a promised land. china s president claims it s a win win for all. translation: we will not resort to outdated geopolitical manoeuvring. critics say the only winner will be china. translation: the chinese have done nothing. i m setting out on a 7000 mile journey to meet the people of the new silk road, to understand how it will change their lives and our world. they call them the ships of the desert. for centuries the camel trains of the silk road dominated trade between china and the west. now china wants to buil
and usain bolt‘s final race before retiring ends in disaster when he pulls up injured. hello. one person has died and at least 19 people injured when a car was driven into a crowd in charlottesville in the us state of virginia. earlier, brawls erupted between counter protesters and white nationalists planning to attend a march. it was called to protest against plans to remove a statue of a general who had fought for the pro slavery confederacy during the us civil war. the governor of virginia said his only message for the white supremacists was to go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. shame on you. you pretended your patriots but you are anything but a patriot. you wanted to go might want to talk about patriots, talk about thomas jefferson and george washington, who brought our country together. you think about the patriots today, the young men and women wearing the cloth of our country, somewhere around the globe there putting their life in danger. they a
here at the london stadium. in his last major race on the track, he is beaten into second place in the final of the 5,000m. we will be speaking to him later. and it has been clear enough for many to be able to see the perseid meteor shower lighting up the sky overnight. philip can tell us if it is going to stay clear on sunday. hello, very good morning to you. it is quite a cool start to the day, but i think it is going to be a very pleasa nt but i think it is going to be a very pleasant day across many parts of the british isles. one or two showers in the mix. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: white supremacists have been told to go home by the governor of virginia, after one person was killed during violent protests, when a car was driven into a group of people. overnight, a 20 year old man from ohio was arrested on suspicion of murder. more than 30 people have been injured at the protests, as laura westbrook reports. this is what you represen