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Faces from britain‘s past. but for how much longer? the future of statues and icons which have for centuries stood in public places across the uk are now under scrutiny in the wake of the black lives matter protests. 130 labour councils will review controversial monuments in their towns and cities. but in some places, that will come too late. protesters in bristol pulled down a statue of 17th—century slaver edward colston over the weekend. whilst in london‘s docklands, the council took the...

Nick beake reports. they have taken pride of place in oui’ they have taken pride of place in our communities for decades, sometimes centuries, but in 2020, it isa sometimes centuries, but in 2020, it is a shame not pride which is driving me to look again at who we celebrate. it was the ripping down of i7th—century slave edward colston‘s statute in england last weekend which sparked this reflection on the way we mark the past. the rippled set out and felt farand past. the rippled set out an...

Bute house, the official residence of scotlands first minister, was once home to men who owned slave plantations in the west indies. today, nicola sturgeon said it is time to take a hard look at the way our streets continue to honour those who profited from human misery. i live in glasgow. i represent a constituency in glasgow. and ive heard both opinions — rename all of the streets on the one hand, which i got a lot of sympathy for, but on the other hand, dont brush under the carpet, history ...

And deal with the huge backlog that has built up during this crisis. 70—year—old marion is frustrated and in pain. the operation she needs for a knee replacement keeps being rescheduled. the thing that concerns me is that, as time goes on, my condition is probably worsening. and in my bleakest moments, i think, "is it going to get to the stage where it is inoperable?" there is criticism now that the nhs should already be back on course to treat patients with a range of different illnesses. t...

Removed. they say the 19th century imperialist in africa are represented white supremacy. oriel college, rich refused to take it down four yea rs refused to take it down four years ago, says it abhors racism and discrimination in all its forms. more than 130 labour councils across the country are now reviewing or controversial public monuments. in cardiff, this statue of thomas picton, the former governor of trinidad and a slaveholder may not be at city hall for much longer and it is not just ha...

Been pulled down is symbolic, is a victory. in oxford, thousands gathered at one of the university buildings demanding the statue of cecil rhodes be removed. they say the i9th—century imperialist in africa represented white supremacy. 0riel college, which refused to take it down four years ago, says it up was racism and discrimination in all its forms. —— despises racism. more reviews of public statures. in cardiff, this statue may not be at city hall for much longer and it is not just cit...

Was trying to avoid showing his 6-year-old the scenes of george floyd in that video of george floyd under the knee of an officer for nine minutes. but she happened to see it and asked him about the protests and about george floyd. and thats why he brought his two daughters to the scene there. but as those emotional scenes were happening at the site where george floyd was killed, you also have protesters calling for big systemic change. so far they feel like theyre starting to see those wheels tu...

♪ top of the hour. good morning, everyone. im poppy harlow. >> and im jim sciutto. happening right now the brother of george floyd, philonise floyd, is on capitol hill. less than 24 hours ago george floyd was laid to rest outside his hometown of houston, texas. his brotherin, philonise, will testify for the police reform bill following two weeks of unrest. the question is will there be republican support for measures. >> the federal response moving slower than what we are seeing in at least ...

Isnt even close to how far we can go. we just have to remember how patient we were... how strong we can be. (how strong you can be.) and remember this; theres a crack in everything for a reason. how else can the light get in? ♪ tomorrow starts today.

Bbc news, houston. lets speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes, whos in los angeles this morning. peter, the last of the big memorials was held yesterday before a private funeral today — will the focus now be on getting justice? it has been some time, you are right, over two weeks now since george floyd died and there has been to was outpouring of anger and grief that we have seen during the protests around the country. there have been three route memorial services for george flo...