The whole structure of english football. Well be looking at whats behind this seismic decision. Also tonight. India is added to the red list of countries from which most travel to the uk is banned, over fears of a new covid variant. The trial of the former Police Officer charged with killing the black man george floyd security is tightened in minneapolis as jurors prepare to consider their verdict. And celebrations at nasa as its helicopter takes off on mars the first powered flight on another world. And coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. Jose mourinho sacked as tottenham boss less than a week before the League Cup Final at wembley. Good evening. Plans to create a new Football Superleague have been widely condemned and sparked outrage from fans, officials and politicians. The Prime Minister has pledged to do Everything Possible to make sure it doesnt go ahead. The president of european footballs governing body uefa has vowed to ban any player involved in the superleague fr
Russias Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is moved to a Prison Hospital as his health deteriorates, piling on the pressure for President Putin. And mission accomplished, if only for a few moments. Nasa flies a drone over the surface of mars, in yet another first for humankinds efforts in space. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Security is being tightened in Minneapolis Asjurors Begin considering their verdict in the trial of the former us Police Officer charged with murdering the black man george floyd last year. Derek chauvin denies causing mr floyds death by kneeling on his neck. The defence says mr chauvin correctly followed police training, but the prosecution say his actions were disproportionate and deliberate. Footage from the incident was again shown in Closing Arguments today, and some of it is included in our correspondent nick brya nt s report. Its a measure of the passions aroused by this trial that the courthouse looks more like a prison. A
League. And russias Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is moved to a Prison Hospital as his alp deteriorates, piling on the pressure for President Putin. And mission accomplished. Nasa flies a drone over the surface of mars in yet another first for humankinds efforts in space. Hello and welcome. We started in the us city of minneapolis. Security is being tightened in there as jurors begin considering their verdict in the trial of the former us Police Officer charged with murdering the black man george floyd last year. Derek chauvin denies causing mr floyds death by kneeling on his neck. The defence says mr chauvin correctly followed police training, but the prosecution say his actions were disproportionate and deliberate. Footage from the incident was again shown in closing arguments today, and some of it is included, in our correspondent nick brya nt s report. Its a measure of the passions aroused by this trial that the courthouse looks more like a prison. And the presence of the Nation
Hello and welcome. We start in the us city of minneapolis. Security is being tightened in there as jurors begin considering their verdict in the trial of the former us Police Officer charged with murdering the black man george floyd last year. Derek chauvin denies causing mr floyds death by kneeling on his neck. Officials are preparing for protest once the outcome of the trial is footage from the incident was again shown in closing arguments today, and some of it is included, in our correspondent nick brya nt s report. Its a measure of the passions aroused by this trial that the courthouse looks more like a prison. And the presence of the National Guard serves as a martial reminder of how this Midwestern City has become americas most volatile fault line. Put your hands up, right now. Let me see your other hand. In its closing argument, the prosecution showed Police Body Cam footage of George Floyds arrest for a minor offence, and his reluctance at getting in the police car because he s
telling the leadership in pyongyang america s nuclear arsenal is more powerful than ever before. he was responding to north korea s threat that it s considering a plan to fire four missiles at the us pacific territory of guam, where there are two american military bases. the us defence secretary has said kim jong un should stop any actions that would lead to the destruction of his people. our north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports. a far off american outpost in the tropical waters of the western pacific now finds itself at the centre of a dangerous stand off. this is guam, the site this summer of us military exercises, american territory that north korea says could now be in the firing line. from north korean state tv came this chilling headline, that guam could be targeted by medium to long range rockets. and it came just hours after president trump threatened pyongyang with some of the most incendiary rhetoric used by a us president in decades. the words, improvi