We have breaking news in the Derek Chauvin Murder trial. For the first time, we can report right now this jury is deliberating the fate of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin. And deliberating right now whether to convict him of murdering George Floyd. Thats the first time we can say that because we are at this point in the process. 12 citizens sequestered, theyre Behind Closed Doors where theyre supposed to legally remain until they can come to a good faith, unanimous decision. Thats what theyre charged to do. The state needs a unanimous ruling for a guilty verdict. The defense if it wants to find one way out has to just get one juror to hold out. Gets you a Hung Jury or mistrial. The defense can try to get unanimous acquittal. Many americans around the world are awaiting the verdict from this jury. This is the final instructions they got from the judge. During your deliberations you must not let bias, prejudice, passion, sympathy, or public Opinion Influence your decision
covid 19 vaccines for the whole world or hand over their know how to developing countries. that to developing countries. having people vaccinated that having people vaccinated in one country and leaving others out will not necessarily solve the problem. and after threats and pressure from the chinese authorities, bbc correspondent john sudworth relocates from beijing to taiwan. hello to you. the french president has put mainland france back into lockdown for four weeks from saturday. in a national televised address, emmanuel macron said all but the essential shops would shut and people would again be asked to work from home. he said from next week schools would close for three weeks, with exceptions for the children of key workers. he also announced a vaccination programme, promising that by the end of the summer, everyone over 18 will be vaccinated. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. paris today is a tale of two cities a sense of freedom in the streets, in
presidentjoe biden unveils a $2 trillion package to boost the us economy ravaged by covid. this ravaged by covid. is a once in a generation investment this is a once in a generation investment in the future of america. and following threats and pressure from the chinese authorities, bbc correspondent john sudworth relocates from beijing to taiwan. hello to you. and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd, including police body camera video in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn, briefly, because one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and just a warning you may find some of it distressing. derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage, of george floyd dressed in bla
now on bbc news, understanding the options and decisions of scientists and politicians has never been more important. amol rajan, isjoined by experts and members of the public to discuss. this is the bbc world service. i am amol rajan, and welcome to world questions. this is the programme which brings together questions from the public around the world and puts them to the experts. for this edition, we re looking at information and misinformation. how have the big institutions, governments, health organisations and the media informed and misinformed us about the pandemic? and has the rise of what is sometimes described as fake news, though there are reasons to be cautious about that term, of course, impeded the battle against the spread of covid 19? i m joined remotely via zoom by a panel of leading journalists, academics, health experts and a representative from one of the big social media companies, who will take questions from members of the public, from all corners of the
it is just past 130am 1:30am. now on bbc news, in this highly personal bbc news documentary, four university southampton hospital staff explain the impact of the last year on their work and home lives. there were some days when you had to verify death after death and it was really hard to detach from it. when you are alone, you know, your thoughts just come back to you and there are no other things of focus on. it s just you and your thoughts in an empty house by yourself. if i could sum it up in one word, the word that comes to mind would be guilt . i have had a lot of mum guilt and a lot of professional guilt. it was a very weird experience when the ambulance took me to my own workplace and my own work colleagues were looking after me but also, it was very reassuring knowing that the best possible people will take care of me. the last year, both personallyl and professionally, it has been a completely different year. covid has taught me to be more supportive with each o