of minneapolis and what's thought to be one of the largest pre—trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd's family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here's the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of theirfamily. but it and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. let's get more from our correspondent, david willis, who joins us from la. good to see you. starting with the figure of $27 million, obviously a large figure. what is the significance of the size of that? ~ ., _, , of that? well, of course, the death of _ of that? well, of course, the death of george _ of that? well, of course, the death of george floyd - of that? well, of course, the death of george floyd last i of that? well, of course, the i death of george floyd last may gave rise to the black lives matter movement, one of the largest movements, protest m ove m e nts, largest movements, protest movements, of its kind in american history. it led of course to protests about racial inequality and police brutality. that was in cities across the country and, indeed, in other cities around the world. well, with this massive settlement, the largest of its kind in us history, $27 million to the relatives of george floyd, it is proof, the lawyer says, but black lives matter really do matter. indeed, the man you heard from there, benjamin crump, said it sent a powerful message that, as he put it, police brutality against people of colour must end in the united states. find end in the united states. and also describing _ end in the united states. and also describing it _ end in the united states. and also describing it as - end in the united states. and also describing it as a starting point. what does that mean? �* , �* ., , starting point. what does that mean? �* fl ., , starting point. what does that mean? �* fl ., ., mean? inaudible. reforms as far as the minneapolis _ mean? inaudible. reforms as far as the minneapolis release - as the minneapolis release department is concerned, following the death of george floyd. but they have been small reforms, very modest reforms. there was talk of course, you may remember, just after george floyd's death of disbanding the entire police department, of rethinking the whole concept of emergency response. well, a small sum, relatively small sum, $8 million, has been taken from the police budget there and allocated to mental health provisions to get mental health advisors out on the ground when police are facing those sort of challenges. but otherwise, the size of the police force there remains much as it was back in may of last year when george floyd died and opinion polls have shown that it is still widely mistrusted, particularly on the part of communities of colour, unfortunately. david, a brief one because separate - colour, unfortunately. david, a brief one because separate to l brief one because separate to the civil case that we have been talking about the criminal case. . �* , u, , been talking about the criminal case. . h ., case. that's right, the case of derek chauvin, _ case. that's right, the case of derek chauvin, the _ case. that's right, the case of derek chauvin, the man - case. that's right, the case of derek chauvin, the man who l case. that's right, the case of. derek chauvin, the man who was captured on video with his knee on george floyd's neck. his trial for on george floyd's neck. his trialfor murder and manslaughter has begun in minneapolis but such is the high—profile nature of those proceedings — and, of course, there is very few people in this country i would have thought who have not seen the video of that incident — that it is taking a long time to select a jury and indeed, the judge in the case has given until the end of this month to get a jury together. they've got seven jurors currently but if convicted, derek chauvin faces the possibility of up to 40 faces the possibility of up to a0 years injail. faces the possibility of up to 40 years in jail.— —— thank you, david. let's get some of the day's other news. new york's governor andrew cuomo says he will not bow to, quote, "cancel culture" and resign. there are growing calls for him to step down after allegations of sexual misconduct. us democratic senators chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand have joined the list of politicians saying he should go. prosecutors in bolivia have ordered the arrest of the former interim president jeanine anez and several former government ministers. prosecutors say they took part in a coup against the former left—wing leader, evo morales. anez says she is the victim of a political vendetta by the mas socialist party, which has since returned to power. italy is tightening coronavirus restrictions from monday, after a surge in infections. schools, shops and restaurants are closing in most of the country. the prime minister says italy is experiencing a third wave of the virus, and has pledged to accelerate its vaccination programme. gunmen in the northern nigerian state of kaduna have attacked a school and abducted about 30 students. armoured vehicles and a helicopter have been deployed to try to rescue them. state authorities say 180 people were rescued by the nigerian army in the early hours of friday morning, but about 30 students are still missing. this is just the latest in a series of kidnappings in nigeria in the past few months. in february, 279 schoolgirls were abducted in zamfara state and a further a2 staff, students and family members were taken from kagara, nigerstate. one was killed. in december, more than 80 schoolchildren were kidnapped from a school in katsina state, and a further 300 boys abducted from another school there. all have since been freed. 0ur correspondent in abuja, ishaq khalid, told us more about the rescue effort. well, basically at the moment, the nigerian authorities are saying that troops are trying to rescue the dozens of students who were kidnapped by the gunmen. troops with guns and helicopters have been deployed. and initially, the authorities said that 180 people had been rescued at the initial stage of the abduction, following gunfire with the military, but some sources are saying that those people were actually students and staff who escaped during that time. the authorities are saying they were rescued by the military. and now, about 30 people are missing — students, males and females — and the authorities are saying they have launched a search operation. basically, what happened — the gunmen, in large numbers, stormed the college on the outskirts of the nigerian city of kaduna overnight. they broke the fence and then opened fire within the premises, moved into the dormitories of the students and kidnapped a number of people there. so this is the latest abduction in a series of such mass kidnappings across nigeria since december. around 700 or so students have been abducted, and all of them have been released after negotiations with the kidnappers. for the moment, there is no clarity as to who carried out the latest attack, but it's believed to be criminal gangs who are kidnapping people for ransom. there's no clarity whether negotiations are going on. a serving metropolitan police constable has been charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. the 33—year—old marketing executive's body was found in woodland in kent on wednesday after she'd disappeared while walking home from a friend's house in clapham, in south london, last week. wayne couzens, who's a8, will appear at westminster magistrates' court on saturday. lucy manning reports. senator everard had everything to live for. her family, senator everard had everything to live for. herfamily, her boyfriend, meeting friends, a newjob. she was loved by many —— sarah. wayne couzins job was to protect everyone, now charged with murder and kidnapping of sarah. fix, charged with murder and kidnapping of sarah. a serving olice kidnapping of sarah. a serving police constable _ kidnapping of sarah. a serving police constable has _ kidnapping of sarah. a serving police constable has tonight i police constable has tonight been charged with the and murder of sarah everard. when cousins age a8 has been remanded in custody and will appear at westminster magistrates court tomorrow morning. sarah's family of course have been informed by this development. the 33—year—old was just walking back to her home in south london when she disappeared. she should have been safe. she was not. ~ , she should have been safe. she was not. ~ ., , , was not. wayne couzens is married — was not. wayne couzens is married with _ was not. wayne couzens is married with two _ was not. wayne couzens is married with two children. | was not. wayne couzens is - married with two children. part of the parliamentary and diplomatic protection unit. previously he had guarded britain's nuclear power stations. also served in the territorial army. stations. also served in the territorialarmy. he stations. also served in the territorial army. he lived with his family in deal where police are searching. it's 30 miles from where they discovered human remains in ashford. he used to be a mechanic in a family owned garage now closed, the focus of peace active —— police activity again today. there are many old military tunnels on the cliffs behind it. whoever murdered sarah everard dumped her body in the woods in the isolated countryside. that devastating news confirmed first to her family and then to belize this afternoon. sarah disappeared last wednesday in london, three days before she was last in the suspect was reported for allegedly exposing himself twice in a fast food restaurant, also in the same area. now two of his police colleagues have been investigated by the police watchdog for how they dealt with the report. the metropolitan police is facing another four investigations by the police watchdog. two are connected to the arrest of its own officer on suspicion of murder and indecent exposure. 0ne murder and indecent exposure. one is about how the force responded when the first reports came in of sarah everard's disappearance. and the final one, how the suspect got a head injury that required hospital treatment when he was in a police cell on his own. for women everywhere, the disappearance of a woman just walking home has galvanised the demand for safe history and they want the right to hold a public vigil in memory and in angen public vigil in memory and in anger. though they failed to persuade the courts to rule that despite covert, one should be allowed. that despite covert, one should be allowed-— be allowed. the conversation is on . oin . be allowed. the conversation is ongoing as _ be allowed. the conversation is ongoing as to — be allowed. the conversation is ongoing as to how _ be allowed. the conversation is ongoing as to how this - be allowed. the conversation is ongoing as to how this can - ongoing as to how this can happen in a safe way that is proportionate and respects the rights to protest —— covid. for women and indeed anyone else who wants to come to this event. ,,. , who wants to come to this event. , . , who wants to come to this event. , , who wants to come to this event. , .,, , u, ., event. safety has become not 'ust a event. safety has become not just a police _ event. safety has become not just a police issue _ event. safety has become not just a police issue but - event. safety has become not just a police issue but a - just a police issue but a political one. i just a police issue but a political one.— political one. i totally understand _ political one. i totally understand why - political one. i totally understand why this i political one. i totally i understand why this has triggered such a wave of feeling on this issue. on the issue of safety of women and safety of the streets. the metropolitan _ safety of the streets. the metropolitan police - metropolitan police commissioner leading a force in shock walked across clapham common this evening, a similar journey to the one made by sarah everard. sarah was, according to herfamily, bright and beautiful, strong and principled, and she broughtjoy to their lives. this is a family's tragedy, but one felt by women everywhere. lucy manning reporting there. stay with us here on bbc news. these are the headlines. the us city of minneapolis is to pay $27 million to the family of george floyd in one of the biggest pre—trial settlements ever in a civil rights case. another kidnapping in northern nigeria — this time, dozens of students are taken from a college in kaduna state at gunpoint. the prime minister has visited northern ireland for the first time since new post—brexit trade arrangements came into force. the first minister arlene foster raised concerns about the trade border in the irish sea, which has led to tensions, and sinn fein's leaders refused to meet mrjohnson. here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy. hello. how are you doing? an elbow bump with the prime minister on one arm before a covid jab in the other. today there was praise for the vaccinators and medical teams who are part of a united effort in northern ireland battling the pandemic. but division is neverfar away. the agreements borisjohnson made in order to secure a brexit deal means northern ireland is now under different trading rules from the rest of the uk. what is known as the northern ireland protocol has left many unionists with a sense of betrayal. we will continue to put across the view of the majority of people living here in northern ireland, that it is very important that it is dealt with in a meaningful way and replaced, because it is causing untold damage notjust to unionists but to people right across northern ireland. but discarding the arrangements entirely looks unlikely. i think the most important thing about the protocol is that it should guarantee the peace process and the good friday agreement, which we all believe in and everybody in ireland, the uk and northern ireland has worked so hard to achieve. and there's got to be a balance and symmetry in that. absent today were the dup's partners in government sinn fein, who refused to meet with the prime minister. his visit, they said, served only as a pr stunt. we want to sit down and have a grown—up political meeting with the prime minister. we do not want to provide cover for what is essentially a day out for unionism today and to engage in pr exercises. while the prime minister's focus here today was on the collective efforts against the pandemic in northern ireland, the division brought about by brexit was really the elephant in the room, and rebuilding trust with unionists will be hard. nice to see you. the success of the vaccine programme, said northern ireland's health minister today, shows the strength of the union. but as long as there are uncertainties over the brexit arrangements, the prime minister's relationships on all sides will continue to be strained. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. the ancient silk road used to pass through the mountains of ladakh. it lies in north western india and shares a border with china. nomadic shepherds are the living link to the past. but now, they are a dying breed, as the bbc�*s aamir peerzada has been finding out. high in the himalayas, this man starts his day. he is 60 and has been a shepherd since childhood. he waves yak hair into wall for carpets and gloves. home is ladakh in india, right on the border with china. they are used to be a shepherd in every family. now in this village, just ia i left. it's a hard life. life and death on top of the world as an ancient culture and community fades away. aamir peerzada, bbc news, ladakh india. the former british cycling and team sky chief doctor, richard freeman, has been found guilty of ordering the banned drug testosterone in 2011, �*knowing or believing' it was to help to dope a rider. a medical tribunal here in the uk ruled freeman ordered the substance with the knowledge �*it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance'. the verdict will cast a shadow over a glorious period for british cycling, when riders from the uk dominated the sport. dan roan reports. for the past decade, british cycling has enjoyed a period of unprecedented success, dominating on both the road and track. for much of that time, richard freeman was the sport's top doctor, but two years after his medical tribunal began, today came the verdict cycling had dreaded. the panel said he had ordered a doping drug of choice, his conduct incapable of innocent explanation. the big question is, who was the testosterone, which rider was it ordered for? it's seriously damaging. i'm not sure how british cycling and the sport can recover. the reputation of the sport in terms of management and governance is in tatters. the saga began in 2011 when freeman ordered 30 sachets of testogel to the sport's hq. six years later, having already left team sky, the medic resigned from british cycling. in 2019, he admitted to 18 gmc charges, including initially lying to uk anti—doping, and last month, he was charged by the agency with two anti—doping rule violations. freeman, who has been at the centre of a number of controversies in recent years told the tribunal he ordered the drug to treat the erectile dysfunction of this man, former british cycling technical director shane sutton, who denied the claim. i got myself into an emotional state because when you know you a not lying and you are accused of lying, you get yourself worked up. of lying, you get yourself worked no— of lying, you get yourself worked u. . , worked up. really disappointing the wa i worked up. really disappointing the way i have _ worked up. really disappointing the way i have been _ worked up. really disappointing the way i have been singled - worked up. really disappointing the way i have been singled out| the way i have been singled out and feel like i'm on trial. back in 2018, freeman told me he would clear his name. i can clear everything up but at the moment, i am under investigation about my medicines management policy by the general medical council, and therefore, i am not at liberty, at the present time, due to respect for them, not to talk about it. but no wrongdoing? no wrongdoing. but today he learned a tribunal council formed a prosecution against him. 0rdering a drug towards the velodrome, known as the metal factory almost a decade ago, has hung over british cycling for years. and the fears today is today's ruling does lasting damage to the reputation of one of the country's most successful and competitive sports. today, brailsford's team ineos, which replaced team sky two years ago, said it did not believe any athlete ever used or sought to use the testosterone. but the sport's attempt to move on from this dan roan, bbc news. the international olympic committee says it's not a "super world government" that can resolve political issues in china. their comments follow growing calls for a boycott of the 2022 winter olympics in beijing. concerns have been raised by activits in relation to tibetan and uighur claims of human rights violations — an issue the ioc says it's taking "very seriously". beijing will become the first city to host summer and winter games but the ioc has been criticised for awarding the winter olympics to china given its human rights record. it says a boycott has no logic and would only punish athletes. h