u. s. freezes millions of dollars in economic aid to the african nation leading to questions just to it. it s the ha, ah, wednesday morning 80 m here in moscow. i m, you know, neil, let s take you through the days. big stories here on our to imprisoned. wiki leaks funder julian assange, finds himself back in court today. now it s a 2 day extradition hearing gets underway in the u. k. the high court will consider an appeal by the u. s. over a previous ruling to block the whistle blowers extradition. he is wanted by washington to face 17 charges of espionage on wall of conspiracy to hack a government computer if convicted, he could face a prison sentence of 175 years. the i will, the hearing comes after a number of potentially game changing developments that could influence the long rolling bothell over julian sanchez. fate right now though it remains to be seen whether the court will take them into consideration here, sar t s. the tranquil, not when last month journalists reve
the brother of george floyd, whose death in the custody of minneapolis police has triggered protests around the world, has urged congress to ensure he did not die in vain. philonise floyd called on lawmakers in washington to work together to make meaningful reforms to how law enforcement operates in the us, with the hope that changes worldwide might follow. this report from our north america correspondent aleem maqbool. less than 2a hours ago philonise floyd, in the white suit, buried his brother in texas. reporter: mr floyd, what do you hope to tell the committee today? justice for george. today he came to washington to plead with politicians to ensure that george wasn t killed in vain. his kids had to watch that video, itjust hurts. it s a lot of people with. a lot of pain. my family, they just cry and cry every day and just ask, why? why? he pleaded for his life, he said he couldn t breathe. nobody cared, nobody. it was all part of an emotional hearing about what changes
year and face one the worst economic downturns of any developed country. india s hospitals are overwhelmed more than a quarter of a million coronavirus cases already and predictions that number could more than double in the next few weeks. public figures with a murky past. henry dundas helped prolong the slave trade. 200 years after he was put on a pedestal in edinburgh should he be taken down? and coming up in sport on bbc news. a british heavyweight showdown between champions anthonyjoshua and tyson fury. they agree two fight deal according to promoter, eddie hearn. good evening. the prime minister has announced that lockdown rules in england will be eased from saturday for adults living alone and single parents with children under the age of 18. they will be able to form what s being called a support bubble with another household. it means a grandparent can go and stay with their grandchildren and no longer have to social distance, or a couple who ve been kept apart by
of the history of scotland. it s that serious. my view is, i would rather have a plaque on it to explain what he did and i would hope that, whether a tourists or the general public, can learn something about the brother of george floyd, our history by going over there whose death in the custody and looking at his plaque. of minneapolis police has in edinburgh, triggered protests around the city council said the world, has urged congress it would put a plaque to ensure he did not on the dundas column, die in vain. explaining henry s role in prolonging the slave trade. when we put up a statue, philonise floyd called we are signalling to posterity on lawmakers in washington something about the to work together to make values of our age. meaningful reforms to how law but posterity will enforcement operates in the us, make its own judgement with the hope that changes in the light of its own values. worldwide might follow. allan little, bbc news, edinburgh. this report from our nor
as thousands face redundancy. workers tell bbc breakfast the airline is being callous and brutal, while ba says it is trying to save as manyjobs as possible. and it s been described as britain s biggest boxing bout ever. heavyweight world champions anthonyjoshua and tyson fury agree a deal to fight twice next year. and while it feels more humid when the sun comes out over the next few days, strong winds in the short term and still some heavy and thundery downpours. i ll have all the details here on breakfast. it s thursday, the 11th ofjune. our top story: former cabinet members are among those calling for the government to relax the two metre social distancing rule in england in order to kick start the economy. meanwhile, for the first time since lockdown began 11 weeks ago, millions of people living alone in england will be allowed to stay overnight in another person s household. the new measure, described by the prime minister as a support bubble, comes into effect on satur