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A very warm welcome to bbc news. My names mike embley, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The brother of george floyd testifies before congress, calling for real change in american policing. My family cry every day and just ask why . Why . Britains Prime Minister announces a further easing of the coronavirus lockdown, but only in england. We are making this change to support those, particularly lonely citizens. A virus warning for indian capital. Officials say ...

Many protesters are turning their attention to public statues depicting slave owners. At oxford university, thereve been renewed protests in a long Running Campaign for Oriel College to remove an image of cecil rhodes. Plans to get all of englandmy Primary School pupils back to school before the end of the term has been dropped. About 8 million children will now stay home until september at the earliest. The education secretary for england acknowledged that social distancing means the plans just...

A pakistani passenger plane carrying 99 people has crashed into homes in the city of karachi. Officials have so far confirmed 80 deaths, but at least two passengers have survived. The airbus a320 was enroute from lahore when it came down in sight of the runway. Brazils Supreme Court has authorised the release of a video, that reportedly shows brazils president bolsonaro confessing to interfering with the federal police to help his family. In a message on facebook, mr bolsonaro said the video did...

Thousands of people defied the ban on Mass Gatherings to join rallies triggered by the killing of george floyd, in Police Custody in the us. Demonstrators in bristol pulled down a bronze statue of a 17th century slave trader, edward colston, and threw it into the harbour britains prime minister, borisjohnson, has said that the anti racism demonstrations have been subverted by thuggery, after a small number of protestors attacked Police Officers in Central London for a second day in a row. Mrjohn...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Test and trace systems get underway in england and scotland today, as part of a more targeted approach to tackling coronavirus. Scientists say its not a magic bullet but government ministers hope it will allow lockdowns restrictions to be eased across the uk. If we all participate in this system when asked, then well be able to more safely lift the lockdown measures and lift the sort of the aggregate National...

This is bbc news, the headlines moments after he threatened to deploy thousands and thousands of us troops against the protests and riots that have engulfed dozens of american cities, President Trump has walked out of the white house to stage a photo op outside and historic Washington Church damaged by protesters. Of dc has protested the use of the church as a political prop. Protests against Police Brutality are continuing in dozens of american cities, despite the impementation of more than a0 ...

Boris johnsons most senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, faces calls to resign after he travelled hundreds of miles with his wife who was sick with coronavirus syptoms during the lockdown. Mr cummings insists hes done nothing wrong and that he behaved reasonably and legally. Who cares about how it looks . Its a question of doing the right thing. Its not about what you guys think. The government defended him saying he wanted to stay with family to ensure he had childcare if he got symptoms of corona...

And is also facing questions because next week we are supposed to start to see some nonessential shops opening up in england and again we know that businesses have been getting guidance on that from the government but ministers have not been talking about it much in recent days so i will not be surprised if there are also asked about that. The chief executive of the health and safety executive is going to be the press c0 nfe re nce safety executive is going to be the press Conference Attendee to...

The brother of george floyd, whose death in Police Custody in minneapolis has ignited anti racism protests around the world, has called for meaningful changes in american policing. Philonise floyd told a congressional hearing his brothers death did not have to be in vain. Democrats have introduced legislation on Police Reforms in congress. The british Prime Minister has announced an easing of lockdown restrictions for single people, but only in england. From saturday, theyll be able to form supp...

Have spoken of their fears of a second wave of infections as the countrys lockdown restrictions loosen. Clinicians at the Royal London Hospital said they were better prepared than four months ago but still concerned. Twitter has for the first time prompted readers to check the facts relating to a tweet by president trump. The social network has placed a notification under a posting in which mr trump criticises plans to expand the use of postal ballots, which he says will lead to voterfraud. In t...