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 in 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 criminal 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. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about why this settlement is so significant. 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
Coming up in the sport on bbc news its understood leicester have held informal talks with roy hodgson over the vacant managers position, following Claudio Ranieris sacking last week. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has used his first Speech To Congress to declare A Renewal Of The American Spirit and a new chapter of american greatness. He adopted a more measured tone than in his inauguration address, condemning the recent vandalism ofjewish cemeteries and the Fatal Shooting of an indian man in kansas. Heres our washington correspondent laura bicker. Donald trumps trip to Congress Gave him a few last moments to practise his speech. The president of the United States. Yet again, the president delivered what few had expected the most president ial of speeches. What we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. Our allies will find that america is once again ready to lead. He softened his tone on immigration, talked of reform and a new me
Policing in england and wales is in a potentially perilous state, with victims being let down, criminal cases shelved and suspects left untracked thats the warning from the police watchdog. Her majestys inspectorate of constabulary says most of the 43 forces in england and wales are providing a good service, but a third require improvement. It says some forces are putting the public at an unacceptable risk by rationing their response to crime as they struggle with cutbacks. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Dominic Casciani reports. The cornerstone of british policing the bobby on the beat. Pa rt part of the neighbourhood Front Line Services that solve so many crimes. One of the warnings contained in a stark report. Laura beale was the pride of devon and cornwall police. After 1a years, shes had enough and resigned and says she cannot deal any more with the workload. Her patch went from 17 officers to six. We need to focus on the front line. You want to see a Police Officer and if somebod