edward colston made his fortune in the transatlantic slave trade. across the city, buildings, pubs, streets and schools carried his name. the protest made headlines worldwide. many venues began dropping the colston name. conversations began about statues and monuments elsewhere. it s not about the statue, it s really about the story that we tell of ourselves, the heroes that we lionise and those that we now wish to perhaps move away from. the defence said the toppling of the statue was justified because of edward colston s past. the defendants never disputed their actions, they accepted what they had done, but they said that they had a lawful excuse for their actions, and that goes again to the offensive nature of the statue. 18 months on, the plinth where the statue stood is still empty. the colston four always wanted
claim that comments made by one of the 12 jurors to the media are grounds for a fresh trial. in several interviews, the juror revealed he was a victim of child sexual abuse. maxwell was convicted of grooming and trafficking underage girls for her partner, the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. japan and south korea have reacted angrily to what north korea has claimed to be the test firing of a hypersonic missile. the launch is the first of the new year for pyongyang. at a meeting of the ruling party last week, north korea s leader kim jong un vowed to continue building up the country s military capabilities. the united states has imposed sanctions on the bosnian serb leader milorad dodik, over fears that he is jeopardising the peace agreement that has maintained stability since the 1990s. a statement by the us treasury accused mr dodik of destabilising, corrupt activities. four people who helped topple a statue of the slave trader edward colston during protests in bristol have be
families. so the south yorkshire and west midlands forces have agreed to pay damages to more than 600 people after a cover up following the hillsborough disaster in which 96 liverpool fans died. a statue of the slave trader edward colston, toppled during an anti racism protest in bristol in south west england, is going on public display. it is in a museum close to where it was thrown into the city s harbour. the statue is covered in graffiti and damaged from being dragged along the street, and is displayed alongside placards from the protest. the british normandy memorial opens this weekend to mark the 77th anniversary of the world war ii d day landings. it was built overlooking what was once known as gold beach, and it honours more than 22,000 men and women who lost their lives there in june 1944. our correspondentjohn maguire has been hearing some of the stories from that historic day.
of british families. are you one of the thousands of britons currently in portugal or have you booked a holiday, and are unsure what this decision means for your travel plans this summer? please do get it touch with me on this or any of the other stories we are covering today. i m on twitter @annita mcveigh and use the hashtag bbc your questions. two police forces agree to pay damages to more than 600 people following a cover up after the hillsborough disaster. large crowds will be allowed to gather at organised outdoor events in wales from monday, as part of the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. nearly a year on from it being toppled and dumped in the bristol harbour, the statue of the slave trader edward colston goes on public display again. and coming up remembering the heroes of d day. final preparations are made to a new normandy memorial, ahead of its opening this weekend.