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That the future of the space once occupied by the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston must be decided on by the people of the city. The space has been replaced by the figure ofjen reid, a black lives matter protester. The installation was not done with permission as our correspondent jon kay reports. Undercover and before sunrise, artist marc quinn and his team erected their statue without permission. On the plinth where slave trader Edward Colston stood until last month, they installed a ...

The mayor of bristol has insisted that the future of the space once occupied by the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston must be decided on by the people of the city. The space has been replaced by the figure ofjen reid a black lives matter protester. The installation was not done with permission as our correspondent jon kay reports. Undercover and before sunrise, artist marc quinn and his team erected their statue without permission. On the plinth where slave trader Edward Colston stood un...

Through his momentous day. Through his momentous day. Good morning. Good morning. Another warm day in another warm day in prospect across the south of the uk. Prospect across the south of the uk. Sunshine and showers and a cooler feel in the north of the uk sunshine and showers, and a cooler and in between cloud bringing feel in the north of the uk. And in outbreaks of rain. The forecast for wherever you are spending your saturday later between, cloud bringing outbreaks of on here on breakfast. ...

In the number of women trying to find places at refuges after suffering Domestic Abuse during the coronavirus lockdown. More than 40,000 calls and contacts were made to the helpline run by the Charity Refuge during the first three months of the pandemic, most from women who said they were suffering abuse. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly has more. Home, for most their safe haven under lockdown. But for others, a place of fear and torment. Lockdown has affected my whole life, and made th...

The other non singing aspects of those meetings that caused the problems. And now with a number of scientists raising questions about possible transmission in the air through breath, this is vital research. We know that, when you speak, much the same as when you cough or sneeze, you generate a lot of very small particles. These are called aerosols. But you also generate some big droplets. So big droplets are around the diameter of a human hair and they settle out into gravity very quickly, withi...

Queen elizabeths husband, the duke of edinburgh, has made a rare public appearance, to officially relinquish a military role hes held for almost 70 years. Prince philip is 99. Hes handed over the title of colonel in chief of the rifles to the duchess of cornwall. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, reports. Fanfare no more parades. For nearly seven decades, he has led the rifles and the regiments that came before it. Now, it was time to say farewell. But first, a thank you from the assistant ...

A court in hong kong has found a couple not guilty of rioting during last years pro democracy protests. They had faced up to seven years in prison. The verdict could set a precedent for hundreds of others charged with similar offences. At ten oclock clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world about their experiences during the pandemic and how covid 19 has changed their lives. Welcome to coronavirus your stories a prog...

Remainer has courted a spoke of over 1000 new infections of covid19. Our welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Over 1000 new infections of covid 19. 0ur correspondent nick thorne our top stories explains this jump in infections. Thousands of President Trump deploys remaining inns want to return hundreds more federal officers to theirjobs in western to american cities, europe, some also of course expanding his crackdown wa nted europe, some also of course wanted to go on holiday at this on what he...

Pu bs, cafes a nd restau ra nts were ordered to close this afternoon after a spike in coronavirus cases. 5a cases have been recorded in the cluster. Residents have been told they cant visit each others homes or travel more than 5 miles from where they live, unless for work or education. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. Aberdeen, back into a local lockdown, the streets this evening close to deserted. More than 200,000 People Living here, facing restrictions on what they can do and...

The powerful gun lobby the National Rifle association, after an investigation into fraud. I think the nra should move to texas and lead a very good and beautiful life. And i told them that for a long time. Africa is just a few thousand cases shy of one million coronavirus infections. And the bank of england says the uks economic slump wont be as bad as expected but it will last longer. Welcome. We start the programme in beirut, where in the last half hour, sixteen port officials have been detain...