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Emotion, and sol away. i was overwhelmed with emotion, and so i went to go and take a walk and that led to a journey and i was genuinelyjust depressed. theres no better way of saying it. iwas depressed. theres no better way of saying it. i was depressed. as a black woman watching a black man die via a police officer. a lot of people shared your initial sentiment that this is awful, this is depressing, i cant change it, i get on with my life. you made a different choice and people make those choi...

Know i could be activated. butchy austin lives in the neighbourhood where george floyd was killed. i saw an opportunity to have a deeper community with my neighbours, to have tougher conversations about systemic racism and police brutality. every sunday, he joins this service on the corner of the square where floyd died. faith gives them confidence, but the debate in the city over how to handle policing is messy, and officers say theyre under such scrutiny they dont feel free to do theirjobs. it...

Unbelievable. and rons experience reflects a trend among his generation. an ofcom study found the proportion of over—655 using video calling nearly tripled after lockdown, and the leeds branch of age uk says during the pandemic its seen a doubling in demand for its digital support services among older people. many charities say the online influx could be beneficial in the long term for delivering services — for example, to those with mobility issues or in bad weather. of course, its not abou...

Many charities say the online influx could be beneficial in the long term for delivering services — for example, to those with mobility issues or in bad weather. of course, its not about replacing face—to—face contact, but simply offering more options. its about giving. people that choice. were trying to give. people the skills and the access to the devices - and the connectivity, which are all challenges that we face. but if we can encourage people to give it a go so they can see i what i...

Warmer across southern and western areas warmer across southern and western areas where temperatures around 16 or 17 degrees. we finished the day with heavy showers in the east of scotland and northern england. they will fade away. for a thursday, some based on low cloud to begin with, some cloud will bubble up it will be fairweather clyde. most of us will be dry and it will feel warmer. by thursday we could start to see a few spots about 20 celsius. high pressure is just about holding up this w...

By a white police officer in minneapolis. mr floyds death sparked global protests against racism. barbara plett usher reports. in the years since george floyd died, rituals have helped the process. standard bearers drawn by a mix of the political and personal, like cortes, a symbolic pallbearer in a never ending funeral. it is like cortes, a symbolic pallbearer in a never ending funeral. it is my beloved friend, _ in a never ending funeral. it is my beloved friend, he _ in a never ending funeral...

Hello and welcome to sportsday — im jane dougall. southgates squad for now. seven extra players are named as the england manager prepares for the euros with one eye on the european finals. iam i am probably foster here at ahead of tomorrow night europa league final and the manchester united fans are arriving here this evening in their hundreds. and, a year on from the death of george floyd, we look at the impact on the sporting world and ask if any changes have taken place.

Still a gap in terms of the pay gap between different ethnic groups. we want to see action to close those gaps and when we think about the labour market, for example, we have been calling on the government to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting, as is the case around gender pay reporting, to ensure that we can improve pay conditions for our workers, we can improve pay conditions for ourworkers, but we can improve pay conditions for our workers, but obviously close to spgy our workers...

And shape a movement. the standard—bearers drawn by a mix of the political and personal, like cortez rice — a symbolic pallbearer in a never—ending funeral. its my beloved friend, man. he was like an uncle to me, like i say, i loved him and i miss him dearly. he was a role model to me. let me see all the hands. floyds violent arrest and death over a minor crime was replayed at the recent trial of his killer — a white police officer convicted of murder. activists believe that pressure on ...

Of quite spiritual, i asked the universe what my souls purpose was. when everyone was demotivated and sad, and i asked universe, what is my purpose with mac and then i went for a walk and found myself becoming an antiracism activist. and you can do anything, if you have some type of motivation, some type of empathy you can use that empathy to help change the world and imagine if we all felt that way. could you imagine if every single individual self that way? there would be heaven on earth. so w...