bbc--2020-06-12--Leopold II: Belgium 'wakes up' to its bloody colonial past

Inside the palatial walls of Belgium 's Africa Museum stand statues of Leopold II - each one a monument to the king whose rule killed as many as 10 million Africans .
Standing close by , one visitor said , `` I did n't know anything about Leopold II until I heard about the statues defaced down town '' .
The museum is largely protected by heritage law but , in the streets outside , monuments to a monarch who seized a huge swathe of Central Africa in 1885 have no such security .
Last week a statue of Leopold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set on fire , before authorities took it down .
Statues have been daubed with red paint in Ghent and Ostend and pulled down in Brussels .
Leopold II 's rule in what is now Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ) was so bloody it was eventually condemned by other European colonialists in 1908 - but it has taken far longer to come under scrutiny at home .
Last week thousands in the country of 11 million joined solidarity protests about the killing of US black man George Floyd in police custody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is highlighting a violent colonial history that generated riches for Belgians but death and misery for Congolese .
`` Everyone is waking up from a sleep , it 's a reckoning with the past , '' explains Debora Kayembe , a Congolese human rights lawyer who has lived in Belgium .
Like statues of racist historical figures vandalised or removed in Britain and the US , Leopold II 's days on Belgian streets could now be numbered .
On Monday the University of Mons removed a bust of the late king , following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it represented the `` rape , mutilation and genocide of millions of Congolese '' .
Joëlle Sambi Nzeba , a Belgian-Congolese poet and spokesperson for the Belgian Network for Black Lives , says the statues tell her she is `` less than a regular Belgian '' .
`` When I walk in a city that in every corner glorifies racism and colonialism , it tells me that me and my history are not valid , '' she explains from the capital .
For activists the holy grail is the giant statue of Leopold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Royal Palace in Brussels .
A petition calling on the city for its removal has reached 74,000 signatures .
`` I will dance if it comes down .
I never imagined this happening in my lifetime , '' Ms Kayembe adds .
It would be `` really significant for Congolese people , especially those whose families perished , '' she explains .
She does not believe it will not be quick or easy .
There are at least 13 statues to Leopold II in Belgium , according to one crowd-sourced map , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names .
One visitor to the Africa Museum , where an outdoor statue was defaced last week , disagreed with the idea of removing them - `` they 're part of history , '' he explained .
On Friday the younger brother of Belgium 's King Philippe , Prince Laurent , defended his ancestor saying Leopold II was not responsible for atrocities in the colony `` because he never went to Congo '' .
The royal palace is yet to give its own response .
For many years Leopold II was widely known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neutrality in the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian war and commissioned public works fit for a modern nation .
In 2010 , former Belgian foreign minister Louis Michel and the father of future prime minister Charles Michel , called Leopold `` a hero with ambitions for a small country like Belgium '' .
In a TV debate this week , a former president of the Free University of Brussels , Hervé Hasquin , argued there were `` positive aspects '' to colonisation , listing the health system , infrastructure , and primary education he said Belgium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' was at the core of Leopold II 's pitch to European leaders in 1885 when they sliced up and allocated territories in what became known as the Scramble for Africa .
He promised a humanitarian and philanthropic mission that would improve the lives of Africans .
In return European leaders , gathered at the Berlin Conference , granted him 2m sq km ( 770,000 sq miles ) to forge a personal colony where he was free to do as he liked .
He called it Congo Free State .
It quickly became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on forced labour to cultivate and trade rubber , ivory and minerals .
Archive pictures from Congo Free State document its violence and brutality .
In one , a man sits on a low platform looking at a dismembered small foot and small hand .
They belonged to his five-year-old daughter , who was later killed when her village did not produce sufficient rubber .
She was not unique - chopping off the limbs of enslaved Congolese was a routine form of retribution when Leopold II 's quotas were not met .
Colonial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and transported them to `` child colonies '' to work or train as soldiers .
Estimates suggest more than 50 % died there .
Killings , famine and disease combined to cause the deaths of perhaps 10 million people , though historians dispute the true number .
Leopold II may never have set foot there , but he poured the profits into Belgium and into his pockets .
He built the Africa Museum in the grounds of his palace at Tervuren , with a `` human zoo '' in the grounds featuring 267 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of abuse began to circulate and missionaries and British journalist Edmund Dene Morel exposed the regime .
By 1908 , Leopold II 's rule was deemed so cruel that European leaders , themselves violently exploiting Africa , condemned it and the Belgian parliament forced him to relinquish control of his fiefdom .
Belgium took over the colony in 1908 and it was not until 1960 that the Republic of the Congo was established , after a fight for independence .
When Leopold II died in 1909 , he was buried to the sound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chaos of the early 20th Century when World War One threatened to destroy Belgium , Leopold II 's nephew King Albert I erected statues to remember the successes of years gone by .
This makeover of Leopold 's image produced an amnesia that persisted for decades .
The current protests are not the first time Belgium 's ugly history in Congo has been contested in the streets .
In 2019 , the cities of Kortrijk and Dendermonde renamed their Leopold II streets , with Kortrijk council describing the king as a `` mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brussels named a public square in honour of Patrice Lumumba , a hero of African independence movements and the first prime minister of Congo , since renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo .
Last year a UN working group called on Belgium to apologise for atrocities committed during the colonial era .
Charles Michel , prime minister at the time , declined .
He did however apologise for the kidnapping of thousands of mixed-race children , known as métis , from Burundi , DR Congo and Rwanda in the 1940s and 1950s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and local women were forcibly taken to Belgium to be fostered .
What next for the statues ?
Statues of Leopold II should now be housed in museums to teach Belgian history , suggests Mireille-Tsheusi Robert , director of anti-racism NGO Bamko Cran .
After all , destroying the iconography of Adolf Hitler did not mean the history of Nazi Germany was forgotten , she points out .
In Kinshasa , the capital of DRC , Leopold II 's statues were moved to the National Museum .
`` Leopold II certainly does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' agrees Bambi Ceuppens , scientific commissioner at the Africa Museum .
But taking the monument away does not solve the problem of racism , she believes , while creating one museum devoted to the statues would not be useful either .
In DRC itself , no-one has really noticed the Belgian protests , says Jules Mulamba , a lawyer in the south-eastern city of Lubambashi .
He attributes colonial crimes to the king himself , rather than the Belgian people or state .
Beyond removal of statues , far more work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and black communities argue .
For decades , colonial history has been barely taught in Belgium .
Many classrooms still have Hergé 's famous cartoon book Tintin in the Congo , with its depictions of black people now commonly accepted as extremely racist .
Belgium 's education minister announced this week that secondary schools would teach colonial history from next year .
`` It 's a good thing that everyone is waking up , looking around and thinking 'is this right ? '
'' says Ms Kayembe .

In one, a man sits on a low platform looking at a dismembered small foot and small hand. They belonged to his five-year-old daughter, who was later killed when her village did not produce sufficient rubber. She was not unique - chopping off the limbs of enslaved Congolese was a routine form of retribution when Leopold II's quotas were not met.


bbc--2020-06-12--Dalai Lama: Seven billion people 'need a sense of oneness'

The leader of Tibetan Buddhism sees reasons for optimism even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic .
People are helping one another , he tells the BBC 's Justin Rowlatt , and if seven billion people on Earth develop `` a sense of oneness '' they may yet unite to solve the problem of climate change .
The first time I met the Dalai Lama he tweaked my cheek .
It is pretty unusual to have your cheek tweaked by anyone , let alone by a man regarded as a living god by many of his followers .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likes to tease his interviewers .
Now , of course , such a gesture would be unthinkable - our latest encounter comes via the sterile interface of a video conferencing app .
The Dalai Lama appears promptly and sits in front of the camera , smiling and adjusting his burgundy robes .
`` Half-five , '' he says with a grin .
His eyes sparkle : `` Too early ! ''
We both laugh .
He is teasing me again .
I had been delighted when the leader of Tibetan Buddhism had agreed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when his secretary told me it would be at 09:00 Indian Time .
That 's 04:30 UK time .
It would mean getting into the office at 03:30 .
James Bryant , who produced the interview , took the matter in hand .
`` Although nothing is impossible for us , that would be exceptional , '' he wrote .
His Holiness 's secretary graciously agreed to move it to 10:00 Indian time .
So , at 05:00 on Wednesday last week I found myself in a BBC office in London watching a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The contrast could hardly have been greater .
I sit among rows of empty desks in the grey half-light while in a palace atop a mountain redoubt in the foothills of the Himalayas , monks in saffron and purple robes sweep by , tweaking cables and adjusting cameras in a gilded room .
Clear mountain light streams in through the windows .
There are worse places to endure lockdown than a palace with sweeping views of icy mountain peaks , and the Dalai Lama acknowledges as much .
`` Here we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I stay here peacefully , '' he tells me with another of his signature explosive laughs .
His thoughts are with those who are suffering and afraid during this terrible pandemic but he says there has been much to inspire and to celebrate .
`` Many people do n't care about their own safety but are helping , it is wonderful . ''
`` When we face some tragic situation , it reveals the deeper human values of compassion , '' he continues .
`` Usually people do n't think about these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see their human brothers and sisters suffering the response comes automatically . ''
I ask what advice he has for people who are anxious or frightened .
The important thing is to try not to worry too much , he suggests .
`` If there is a way to overcome your situation then make effort , no need to worry , '' he explains .
`` If truly there is no way to overcome then it is no use to worry , you ca n't do anything .
You have to accept it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dalai Lama will be 85 in a few weeks .
`` It is no use me thinking I am too old , no use as an old person , '' he continues .
`` Young people are physical , their minds are fresh , they can make a contribution for a better world but they are too much excited . ''
He chuckles .
`` Older people have more experience they can help by teaching the young .
We can tell them to be calm , '' he says with another explosive laugh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the forefront of tackling what is now one of his most pressing concerns : the need to tackle environmental challenges .
He says he has seen the effects of climate change in his own lifetime .
He seems quite emotional as he remembers his youth .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in a remote village on the high plains of Tibet in 1935 .
He was identified as the tulku , the reincarnation , of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937 .
`` When I was in Tibet , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowledge about the environment .
We took it for granted .
We could drink water from any of the streams . ''
It was only when he arrived in India and later began to travel the world that he realised just how much damage was being done .
`` I came here to Dharamshala in 1960 .
That winter lots of snow , then each year less and less and less .
`` We must take very seriously global warming , '' says the leader of Tibetan Buddhism .
He urges the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy and to move away from dependence on fossil fuels .
The important thing , he tells me , is for us to recognise that we are not individuals alone , we depend on the community we are a part of .
`` No matter how rich your family is , without the community you can not survive , '' he says .
`` In the past there was too much emphasis on my continent , my nation , my religion .
Now that thinking is out of date .
Now we really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion human beings . ''
This , he says , could be one of the positive things to come out of the coronavirus crisis .
But while the world woke up quickly to the threat from this virus , global warming is a more insidious threat , he points out , coming `` decade by decade '' .
This may make it seem less urgent , and he worries that soon we may find it is beyond our control .
The challenge ties in to another of the Dalai Lama 's great preoccupations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should pay more attention to how to transform our emotions , '' he tells me .
`` It should be part of education not religion .
Education about peace of mind and how to develop peace of mind .
That is very important . ''
Now comes the most difficult part of the interview .
I want to discuss the Dalai Lama 's own death - or more accurately , the question of his rebirth .
This is not just an issue for him .
What happens when he dies will be key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Tibetan freedom movement .
China sent troops into Tibet in 1950 to enforce its claim on the region .
Many Tibetans fiercely oppose what they see as an illegal occupation .
As the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people , the Dalai Lama has been the figurehead for this opposition .
He reminds me that he has said before that his death may well mark the end of the great tradition of Dalai Lamas - the words mean `` great leader '' in Tibetan .
`` It may end with this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , laughing and pointing to his chest .
He says the Himalayan Buddhists of Tibet and Mongolia will decide what happens next .
They will determine whether the 14th Dalai Lama has been reincarnated in another tulku .
• Dalai Lama concedes he could be the last • Dalai Lama at Glastonbury : 'Hope is the basis of life' It could be a fraught process .
The boy who the current Dalai Lama identified as the reincarnation of the second most powerful figure in Tibetan Buddhism , the Panchen Lama , was abducted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lama who would normally lead the search for the reincarnation of the next Dalai Lama .
The Dalai Lama says what his followers decide is not an issue for him .
`` I myself have no interest , '' he says , laughing .
His hope is that when his last day comes he will still have his good name and can feel that he has made a contribution to humanity .
`` Then finish , '' he says with another laugh .
And with that , our interview is over .
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It could be a fraught process. The boy who the current Dalai Lama identified as the reincarnation of the second most powerful figure in Tibetan Buddhism, the Panchen Lama, was abducted in 1995. It is the Panchen Lama who would normally lead the search for the reincarnation of the next Dalai Lama.


bbc--2020-06-12--Coronavirus: Contact-tracing rumours debunked

There have been false rumours circulating on social media about contact-tracing apps that are being introduced by governments to stop the spread of coronavirus .
We 've been looking into some of them and other dubious coronavirus claims .
In the UK , the NHS contract-tracing app has been a focus of conspiracies and false rumours .
The mobile-phone software is being introduced to help work out who an infected person might have spread the virus to , but it 's run into technical problems and the launch has been delayed .
• What if NHS coronavirus tracers contact me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ copied and pasted on Facebook asks the poster 's friends to delete them as contacts from their phone and unfriend them on Facebook as the app will `` ask permission to access all of your contacts '' .
This post misrepresents how the app works .
It does not access a user 's phone contacts but instead records when two people who both have the app are within a certain distance of each other for longer than a specified amount of time .
Another variation that has been shared hundreds of times on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past someone who later gets `` flu '' symptoms will automatically have to be quarantined , along with all their family .
But users who receive a notification from the app that they have been near someone who has developed symptoms do not automatically have to go into quarantine .
If they live in a household where no-one is showing symptoms , they will be asked to follow social-distancing advice and look out for symptoms .
This story , which has been marked as containing `` false information '' by third-party fact checkers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be forced to have a vaccine under the new coronavirus law .
There is no current legislation in the UK that can force you to take a vaccine .
A few weeks ago , Boris Johnson 's senior aide was the target of false rumours connected to the contact-tracing app .
There was no truth in the social-media posts that suggested that Dominic Cummings ' sister worked for a company running the app .
Fact-checking organisation Full Fact carried out an investigation and concluded that the woman named was n't his sister and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the app .
The development of the NHS contact-tracing app has been accompanied by all manner of misinformation and conspiracy theories - but there are some genuine issues about privacy .
The UK has chosen to go down a centralised route , but many other countries are developing decentralised apps .
The team behind the UK app has insisted that this route will give the NHS more valuable information about how the virus is spreading .
Contact tracing features in an interview with an American doctor who says he `` does n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there 's distancing in place , he says one reason may be to facilitate `` tracking software - the contact-tracing programmes '' .
This seems to misconstrue the aims of social distancing and contact tracing - and the use of any app to support it - which is to prevent the spread of the virus alongside the easing of social-distancing rules .
Dr Kaufman suggests the signal for the `` tracking software '' is clearer if people are separated from each other .
But this is n't how the apps will work because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signature irrespective of how close it is to another phone .
In the video Andrew Kaufman also explains his opposition to lockdowns and vaccinations .
Several uploads of this post have been removed from YouTube for violating its community policies .
A page administrator for a local group in Hampshire told the BBC that they had removed the video along with multiple anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown posts over the last few days .
Another administrator from a page based in Cornwall said that controversial posts were fine , as long as discussion remained `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one last series of widely shared posts is worth highlighting .
Near-identical Facebook entries in multiple languages claim Italy has discovered a coronavirus cure .
The posts falsely claim that coronavirus is not a virus but a bacterium causing deadly blood clots .
It 's true that Covid-19 has led to blood clots in some of the most severe cases in patients with pneumonia .
Bacterial infections do develop after contracting a virus .
But the disease Covid-19 is caused by a virus .
Bear in mind that blood clots can also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pneumonia from ordinary flu , and anyone going into hospital is at increased risk of blood clots , too .
The posts go on to argue that antibiotics , aspirin and anticoagulants ( often used to treat blood clots ) can therefore cure coronavirus .
They ca n't - there is no known cure and the WHO warns against self-medication to treat the virus , including with antibiotics .
The sources of this information are apparently Italian doctors and the Italian ministry of health .
We have emailed the ministry for comment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-May in English , Tagalog , Russian and Spanish .

The development of the NHS contact-tracing app has been accompanied by all manner of misinformation and conspiracy theories - but there are some genuine issues about privacy. The UK has chosen to go down a centralised route, but many other countries are developing decentralised apps. The team behind the UK app has insisted that this route will give the NHS more valuable information about how the virus is spreading.


bbc--2020-06-12--John Nzenze: The founder of 'Africa's best band'

John Nzenze , the veteran Kenyan musician who is being buried on Saturday , was belting out popular songs before the country gained independence more than 50 years ago .
The singer , guitarist and dancer was among the last of the pioneer artistes who popularised the Kenyan Twist genre of music , and was part of a band that produced East Africa 's finest funk in the 1960s and early 1970s .
`` When you become a celebrity , you become a bit arrogant , and in my arrogance I built my own band , the Air Fiesta Matata @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview in Swahili in January .
The band - which included refugees from Congo , now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo - found international fame a few years after it was formed .
In 1968 , it was ranked as the third best band in Africa at the All African Music Festival in Algeria , and the following year it stayed in Ethiopia for several months to perform for the country 's emperor Haile Selassie .
In 1971 , the BBC African Service crowned it the best band in Africa and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year alongside music greats such as James Brown and the Osibisa group .
But the tour also heralded the end of the band , as some of its members - both Kenyan and Congolese - decided to remain in the UK .
`` When it came to return [ to Kenya ] , the Congolese said we 'd rather be refugees here than in Kenya ...
The band became paralysed .
We split there in London , '' Nzenze said .
But his stature as a musician continued to grow as he played @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked as a producer at Philco Studio in Kenya 's capital , Nairobi .
Born in Nairobi in British-ruled Kenya in 1940 , Nzenze was schooled in the city and in western Kenya , where his parents had originally come from .
His education ended when he was in junior secondary school , after which he sought employment in a hotel .
However , in his teens , he started playing a guitar that belonged to his father , who was part of the railway company band where he worked .
At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found work as a waiter , Nzenze shared a room in the staff quarters with Daudi Kabaka , with whom he started composing and recording songs .
But Nzenze was unhappy that Kabaka claimed all the credit , even for those that he had composed .
He wanted to have his songs and name recognised on radio , just like Kabaka , and thus approached a group of musicians from a different recording company which helped him record his first single , Angelike .
Saying it had meant a lot to have his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` It was not about money . ''
You may want to watch : Angelike , which became one of his most famous songs , was a plea to a girlfriend to return home despite the `` domestic issues '' between them .
But just before Angelike , he had sung with Kabaka a song about Agneta , a lover , who also happened to be his friend 's lover - though he did not know it at the time .
I met my first girlfriend in Nairobi She loved me and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she had a husband She told me , I do n't even have a lover I went with her to her place In Shauri Moyo at the tobacco company 's houses Open , I 'm the owner of the house To date me and that other man What if I had fought with that man And hurt each other , what would you have done ?
Nzenze later said the song was based on a true story , though he did not reveal the names of those caught up in the love triangle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sang effortlessly with intimate words , praising and imploring the women he loved and at times consoling himself .
`` If you do n't make a woman happy , your music wo n't have much value .
If a woman loves your song , even the men will love it , '' he once said .
`` We were young and we were clothed in love , '' he added .
Nzenze flourished in live performances , and criticised the music made nowadays with digital technology , saying it did not help musicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the musicians ca n't even tell what key their music is played ; the only person who knows is the programmer , '' he said .
He added that the only reason his music survived for so long was because of the content .
`` I played mature music , not the music that is produced today and then tomorrow it 's not on the market , '' he told BBC Swahili in 2015 .
You may also be interested in : • The 'king of oud ' who was felled by coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ memorable hits were Ninamulilia Susanna ( I 'm crying for Susanna ) Veronica , Ni Vizuri kuwa na Bibi ( It 's good to have a wife ) and Marashi ya Warembo ( Women 's perfume ) .
But , he told BBC Swahili , it was Angelike , his signature song , that enabled him to travel abroad .
He played for months in 2004 in a cruise ship that sailed through many countries , including Japan and Singapore .
`` Music pays , once you get to a certain level , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries , '' he added .
He also toured the US in 2014 , teaming up with fellow Kenyan Peter Akwabi to sing his famous song at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival : He also understood the perils of copyright infringement , especially in a country where ripped CDs are often sold on the streets and would be played on clubs and other establishments without artists earning anything .
Nzenze co-founded the body that later became the Music Copyright Society of Kenya ( MCSK ) , which he served as a board member .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ when - alongside four other pioneering musicians - he received the Head of State Commendation ( HSC ) award from then President Mwai Kibaki .
Nzenze retired in 2016 , and settled in the small town of Kaimosi in western Kenya .
He died in hospital on 30 May from prostate cancer .
He was 80 .
Kenya 's Deputy President William Ruto paid tribute to him as a `` great soul , a golden musician , creative and a talent beyond spectacular , a true and original voice '' .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his memory , '' he said .

In 1968, it was ranked as the third best band in Africa at the All African Music Festival in Algeria, and the following year it stayed in Ethiopia for several months to perform for the country's emperor Haile Selassie.


bbc--2020-06-12--George Floyd: 10 things that have changed since his death

It 's almost three weeks since George Floyd 's death .
There have been protests around the world over the way police treat black people and highlighting racism and inequality in societies .
His family say they do n't want his death to be in vain .
Radio 1 Newsbeat has been looking at 10 things that have already changed since George Floyd died .
People are protesting with one message - Black Lives Matter .
They have marched in the past when other black people have been killed by police , but this time it 's different .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states , including in places like Anna , a small village in Illinois - described locally as one of `` the most racist places '' .
Cities in 50 countries have also held demonstrations .
There 's a portrait of George Floyd on the side of a bombed-out building in Syria 's Idlib province .
2 .
Statues being taken down In the UK and the US statues and monuments of people with links to slavery are being toppled by demonstrators .
In Bristol , the statue of a 17th Century slave trader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It has since been fished out and will be put in a museum .
In the US statues of Christopher Columbus have been defaced or taken down .
Some argue removing statues is erasing history - others say they belong in museums rather than seeming to celebrate individuals .
Lots of the world 's biggest brands have been quick to pledge their support for the Black Lives Matter movement .
But some companies like L'Oreal Paris have faced criticism .
When it posted support , the transgender model Munroe Bergdorf responded , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wolves '' .
She was sacked by L'Oreal in 2017 for posting about `` the racial violence of white people '' .
At the time the company said her comments `` are at odds '' with their values but the new boss Delphine Viguier has apologised for the way the situation was handled .
Derek Chauvin has been charged with murder and manslaughter over George Floyd 's death - three other former officers face charges of aiding and abetting murder .
Other high-profile cases where black men died in police custody have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the Attorney General in Minnesota - Keith Ellison , `` it 's not going to be easy to get a conviction '' , in the George Floyd case .
Only one officer in Minnesota has been convicted of killing a civilian while serving in the role .
• How many black people die in police custody in England and Wales ?
Minneapolis city council forced the police department to ban chokeholds and neck restraints .
Unannounced police raids , known as `` no-knock warrants '' have been scrapped in Louisville - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home in bed when police officers entered her apartment .
She died after being shot eight times .
Defunding the police is another change protestors want - they argue too much cash is given to the police and it should be reduced .
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would divert money from the city 's police department to social services .
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Donating to charities and bailing out protestors The George Floyd 's memorial fund smashed its $ 1.5m ( £1.19m ) goal and became the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Millions of donations were also made to other causes related to racism .
Take the Minnesota Freedom Fund , for example .
a small project created to help low income people cover the cost of bail - which can cost thousands .
Jameela Jamil , Harry Styles and Chrissey Teigan were amongst the celebrities donating to bail out protestors .
More people are speaking out about the everyday racism and discrimination they have faced .
Radio 1 's Clara Amfo was praised for speaking openly about the impact George Floyd 's death had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She said what happened had reinforced a feeling among black people `` that people want our culture , but they do not want us '' .
`` In other words , you want my talent , but you do n't want me , '' Clara added Leona Lewis posted on her Instagram talking about a past experience where the singer says she and her dad were racially targeted in a shop .
She says she was told she was told she was `` not allowed '' to touch stuff in the store .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to apologise , Leona confronted her .
`` I said , 'you 're a racist ' . ''
On Tuesday 2 June a series of black tiles were posted across social media as part of a protest called Blackout Tuesday .
Its intention was to 'black out ' usual activity and take the time to learn about the Black Lives Matter movement .
It started off within the music industry with support from record labels and radio stations .
It was later criticised as the posts filled the BlackLivesMatter hashtag- hiding posts with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests .
Black Lives Matter Plaza is now the name of the street in Washington DC leading up the White House .
The mayor there changed the name because she was n't happy with the way President Trump reacted to the protests .
The Mayor of New York says a street in each borough will be renamed `` Black Lives Matter . ''
TV shows that contain `` racially insensitive '' or inappropriate characters are being removed from streaming services - although many argue we should n't judge comedy from previous eras by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Come Fly with Me were pulled from iPlayer and Netflix because their use of Black face .
The Mighty Boosh and The League Of Gentlemen were also removed from Netflix .
Keith Lemon recently posted an apology for playing black characters in Bo 'Selecta and showed his support for Black Lives Matter .
Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here .

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bbc--2020-06-12--McIlroy in hunt as Varner III leads at Colonial on PGA Tour's return

World number one Rory McIlroy hit a superb seven-under 63 to move within two shots of American leader Harold Varner III at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour 's return event in Texas .
McIlroy holed an eagle and six birdies , with his only bogey coming at the last as he improved to nine under .
Varner III began with a triple bogey but had five birdies in his final six holes in a 66 as he reached 11 under .
Americans Jordan Spieth and Bryson DeChambeau are at 10 under after 65s .
England 's Justin Rose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven under with Varner III , birdied the first two holes but his momentum was halted by a bogey on the third .
Further bogeys followed on the 10th and 11th but birdies on the 13th and 18th saw him sign for a 69 and eight under total .
The Charles Schawb Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth marks the first PGA Tour event since The Players Championship was halted after one round on 12 March because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Northern Ireland 's McIlroy catapulted himself up the leaderboard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
He admitted after a two-under 68 on Thursday that he was having a little trouble with distance control with his wedges on a course he had not played before .
So , between rounds , he used the golf simulator at the house he is renting to `` dial them in a bit '' .
Clearly , it worked , apart from on the his last hole .
Starting on the 10th , he birdied three of his first eight holes and then drained a 23-foot eagle putt on the par-five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Further birdies followed on the second , sixth and seventh holes and he needed to birdie the last to shoot 61 and equal the course record .
However , he pushed his drive into the trees and could not reach the green with his second shot .
A poor pitch finished 15 yards short of the hole and after missing the lengthy par putt , he had to sink an eight-foot putt to avoid dropping two shots .
England 's Ian Poulter is four under after shooting a 70 , while Matt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Varner III , ranked 124th in the world and one of the few black American professional players on the PGA Tour circuit , has been at the centre of the tour 's racial and social injustice conversation this week in Fort Worth , in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody and the worldwide protests that followed .
He started on the par-four 10th , hit a bridge with his opening drive and also found a bunker and rough as he posted a seven .
Three birdies in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his excellent closing run saw him post a clubhouse target that none of the later starters were able to match .
DeChambeau , who has noticeably bulked up in the three months since the last tournament , missed a birdie putt on the last that would have seen him join Varner III at the top of the leaderboard .
He was crushing drives way over 300 yards as he produced a solid bogey-free round with five birdies .
It left him on the same score as three-time major winner Spieth , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a double bogey - after a four-putt on the third , which included three from three feet .
`` I have n't really been practising those kind of short-range putts , '' said the 26-year-old , who in January dropped out of the top 50 in the world for the first time since 2013 .
`` Those are ones where you 're picking them up a lot of times when you 're playing regular rounds of golf at home . ''
Xander Schauffele shot a four-under 66 to sit one further back on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 67 ) .
World number four Justin Thomas and US Open champion Gary Woodland are on eight under .
This first event back was always going to feature the world 's best players and 15 of the top 20 are in Texas this week .
However , world number two Jon Rahm missed the cut , which came at two under par .
The Spaniard 's one-over 71 was only good enough to finis level for his two rounds .
Dustin Johnson , the fifth best player in the world , looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two over .
Defending champion Kevin Na looked to be struggling with a back injury but managed to card a three-under 67 , however , that was only good enough to get him to one under , the same score as Spain 's Sergio Garcia and Northern Ireland 's Graeme McDowell .
English players Danny Willett , Tom Lewis and Matt Wallace are also out , as is Scotland 's Russell Knox and Ireland 's Open champion Shane Lowry .

Rory McIlroy needed a birdie on the last to equal the course record of 61 but finished with a bogey
Charles Schwab Challenge, round two leaderboard -11 H Varner III (US); -10 J Spieth (US), B DeChambeau (US); -9 C Morikawa (US), X Schauffele (US), R McIlroy (NI) Selected:-8 J Thomas (US), J Rose (Eng); -4 B Koepka (US), I Poulter (Eng); -3 M Fitzpatrick (Eng)
World number one Rory McIlroy hit a superb seven-under 63 to move within two shots of American leader Harold Varner III at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour's return event in Texas.
McIlroy holed an eagle and six birdies, with his only bogey coming at the last as he improved to nine under.
Varner III began with a triple bogey but had five birdies in his final six holes in a 66 as he reached 11 under.
Americans Jordan Spieth and Bryson DeChambeau are at 10 under after 65s.
England's Justin Rose, who shared the overnight lead on seven under with Varner III, birdied the first two holes but his momentum was halted by a bogey on the third.
Further bogeys followed on the 10th and 11th but birdies on the 13th and 18th saw him sign for a 69 and eight under total.
The Charles Schawb Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth marks the first PGA Tour event since The Players Championship was halted after one round on 12 March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
McIlroy flirts with course record
Northern Ireland's McIlroy catapulted himself up the leaderboard with a terrific round of golf on Friday.
He admitted after a two-under 68 on Thursday that he was having a little trouble with distance control with his wedges on a course he had not played before. So, between rounds, he used the golf simulator at the house he is renting to "dial them in a bit".
Clearly, it worked, apart from on the his last hole.
Starting on the 10th, he birdied three of his first eight holes and then drained a 23-foot eagle putt on the par-five first to get to seven under par.
Further birdies followed on the second, sixth and seventh holes and he needed to birdie the last to shoot 61 and equal the course record.
However, he pushed his drive into the trees and could not reach the green with his second shot. A poor pitch finished 15 yards short of the hole and after missing the lengthy par putt, he had to sink an eight-foot putt to avoid dropping two shots.
England's Ian Poulter is four under after shooting a 70, while Matt Fitzpatrick is three under after a 69.
"I think even yesterday, once we sort of got into the flow of the round. Things started to become more normal," McIlroy said after his 63.
"When that first birdie putt went in and I didn't get a clap... like my hand was trying to go up to wave to someone in the gallery, but there's obviously no-one there. But once you get into it, it's the same.
"I'd love there to be fans here this week. I think this tournament deserves to have fans but hopefully we can get back to playing in front of some big crowds soon."
Varner III leads American challenge
Harold Varner III (centre) was among the players observing a minute's silence on the course at 8.46am local time in memory of African American George Floyd who died after a white police officer was filmed kneeling on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds
Varner III, ranked 124th in the world and one of the few black American professional players on the PGA Tour circuit, has been at the centre of the tour's racial and social injustice conversation this week in Fort Worth, in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody and the worldwide protests that followed.
He started on the par-four 10th, hit a bridge with his opening drive and also found a bunker and rough as he posted a seven. Three birdies in his next six holes repaired the damage and his excellent closing run saw him post a clubhouse target that none of the later starters were able to match.
DeChambeau, who has noticeably bulked up in the three months since the last tournament, missed a birdie putt on the last that would have seen him join Varner III at the top of the leaderboard.
He was crushing drives way over 300 yards as he produced a solid bogey-free round with five birdies.
It left him on the same score as three-time major winner Spieth, who had eight birdies, a bogey and a double bogey - after a four-putt on the third, which included three from three feet.
"I haven't really been practising those kind of short-range putts," said the 26-year-old, who in January dropped out of the top 50 in the world for the first time since 2013.
"Those are ones where you're picking them up a lot of times when you're playing regular rounds of golf at home."
Xander Schauffele shot a four-under 66 to sit one further back on nine under, alongside compatriot Collin Morikawa (67).
World number four Justin Thomas and US Open champion Gary Woodland are on eight under.
Noticeable names missing the cut
This first event back was always going to feature the world's best players and 15 of the top 20 are in Texas this week.
However, world number two Jon Rahm missed the cut, which came at two under par. The Spaniard's one-over 71 was only good enough to finish level for his two rounds.
Dustin Johnson, the fifth best player in the world, looked out of sorts as he finished on two over.
Defending champion Kevin Na looked to be struggling with a back injury but managed to card a three-under 67, however, that was only good enough to get him to one under, the same score as Spain's Sergio Garcia and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell.
English players Danny Willett, Tom Lewis and Matt Wallace are also out, as is Scotland's Russell Knox and Ireland's Open champion Shane Lowry.


bbc--2020-06-12--Premier League players to wear 'Black Lives Matter' on shirts

Premier League players ' names will be replaced on the back of their shirts with 'Black Lives Matter ' for the first 12 matches of the restarted season .
The Premier League will also support any player who chooses to 'take a knee ' before or during matches .
Players in Germany have made gestures of solidarity with people protesting about the death of George Floyd .
`` We , the players , stand together with the singular objective of eradicating racial prejudice , '' read a statement .
In a joint message from all 20 clubs , players added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global society of inclusion , respect , and equal opportunities for all , regardless of their colour or creed '' .
A Black Lives Matter badge will feature on all playing shirts for the rest of the season alongside a badge thanking NHS staff for their work during the coronavirus outbreak .
Several Premier League squads have already 'taken a knee ' in training-ground images shared on social media , and anti-racism charity Kick It Out had asked that players feel free to do so on the pitch .
The Football Association has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense approach '' to such protests .
Four players , including Borussia Dortmund 's England forward Jadon Sancho , were initially investigated by the Bundesliga authorities for making clear their support for anti-racism demonstrations in the wake of the death of 46-year-old Floyd in police custody in the United States last month .
None was subsequently punished and the German Football Association said it would continue to allow such displays of support over the coming weeks .
The Premier League resumes behind closed doors on 17 June after a three-month suspension caused by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start , but I then want to see something tangible' Former England , Newcastle and Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas , who made 280 Premier League appearances between 2002 and 2013 , hopes the campaign for change continues beyond those first 12 games .
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live , he said : `` It 's brilliant that all the clubs and the players have come together and said that this is what they want .
I think it 's a great message because the Premier League is one of the most powerful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'm all for it in terms of the representation and for each club and player to be doing it .
But I think the question on most people 's lips is : what next ?
`` What about the week after ?
Does it just fade out and it 's 'OK , we did our little bit and it 's gone now ' .
Or are we actually going to see some real change within our game , our own house ?
`` There 's been huge conversations about the lack of opportunities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quash all of that by starting to implement [ diversity ] at the hiring level of management , at the top clubs and within the FA . ''

Players names on the back of shirts will be replaced with the phrase 'Black Lives Matter' for the first 12 games of the restarted season
Premier League players' names will be replaced on the back of their shirts with 'Black Lives Matter' for the first 12 matches of the restarted season.
The Premier League will also support any player who chooses to 'take a knee' before or during matches.
Players in Germany have made gestures of solidarity with people protesting about the death of George Floyd.
"We, the players, stand together with the singular objective of eradicating racial prejudice," read a statement.
In a joint message from all 20 clubs, players added that they were committed to "a global society of inclusion, respect, and equal opportunities for all, regardless of their colour or creed".
A Black Lives Matter badge will feature on all playing shirts for the rest of the season alongside a badge thanking NHS staff for their work during the coronavirus outbreak.
BBC Sport has learned that Watford captain Troy Deeney played a pivotal role in the discussions between club captains and the Premier League, alongside Leicester City's Wes Morgan.
Deeney's girlfriend, Alisha Hosannah, has designed the Black Lives Matter badge that will be used on the players' shirts.
Several Premier League squads have already 'taken a knee' in training-ground images shared on social media, and anti-racism charity Kick It Out had asked that players feel free to do so on the pitch.
The Football Association has said it will take a "common sense approach" to such protests.
Four players, including Borussia Dortmund's England forward Jadon Sancho, were initially investigated by the Bundesliga authorities for making clear their support for anti-racism demonstrations in the wake of the death of 46-year-old Floyd in police custody in the United States last month.
None was subsequently punished and the German Football Association said it would continue to allow such displays of support over the coming weeks.
The Premier League resumes behind closed doors on 17 June after a three-month suspension caused by the pandemic.
'It's a great start, but I then want to see something tangible'
Former England, Newcastle and Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas, who made 280 Premier League appearances between 2002 and 2013, hopes the campaign for change continues beyond those first 12 games.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, he said: "It's brilliant that all the clubs and the players have come together and said that this is what they want. I think it's a great message because the Premier League is one of the most powerful businesses in the world.
"I'm all for it in terms of the representation and for each club and player to be doing it. But I think the question on most people's lips is: what next?
"What about the week after? Does it just fade out and it's 'OK, we did our little bit and it's gone now'. Or are we actually going to see some real change within our game, our own house?
"There's been huge conversations about the lack of opportunities for black coaches. We need to quash all of that by starting to implement [diversity] at the hiring level of management, at the top clubs and within the FA."


bbc--2020-06-12--Juve into Coppa Italia final despite Ronaldo penalty miss

Thirteen-time winners Juventus reached the Coppa Italia final on the away goals rule at AC Milan 's expense as Italy 's football season restarted .
After drawing 1-1 in Milan on 13 February , Juve could not find the net in a semi-final second leg played behind closed doors in Turin .
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty awarded for handball before Milan 's Ante Rebic was sent off .
It followed the Croatia forward 's 16th-minute foul on Danilo .
• Italian FA boss hopes fans could return to grounds this season Juventus , under former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Napoli in Wednesday 's final in Rome .
Napoli take a 1-0 lead into Saturday 's ( 20:00 BST ) second leg .
After both teams emerged separately from the tunnel before the game , there was a minute 's silence in memory of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic , followed by applause for medical workers .
With no fans present , at times the game sounded like a training session but the hosts were presented with a great chance to take the lead on the night when they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referee ( VAR ) review for handball .
However , Ronaldo 's effort hit the post and moments later Rebic was dismissed for an ugly challenge on former Manchester City full-back Danilo .
Juventus did most of the pressing , Blaise Matuidi forcing a good save from Gianluigi Donnarumma , while Paulo Dybala also forced the keeper into a fine save towards the end .
AC Milan , 27 points behind Juventus in the Serie A table , missed their injured forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic .
Football was suspended in Italy on 9 March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with leaders Juve one point clear of Lazio with 12 games remaining .

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Juventus are 27 points clear of AC Milan in the Serie A table
Thirteen-time winners Juventus reached the Coppa Italia final on the away goals rule at AC Milan's expense as Italy's football season restarted.
After drawing 1-1 in Milan on 13 February, Juve could not find the net in a semi-final second leg played behind closed doors in Turin.
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty awarded for handball before Milan's Ante Rebic was sent off.
It followed the Croatia forward's 16th-minute foul on Danilo.
Juventus, under former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri, will meet either Inter Milan or Napoli in Wednesday's final in Rome.
Napoli take a 1-0 lead into Saturday's (20:00 BST) second leg.
After both teams emerged separately from the tunnel before the game, there was a minute's silence in memory of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic, followed by applause for medical workers.
With no fans present, at times the game sounded like a training session but the hosts were presented with a great chance to take the lead on the night when they were awarded a penalty after a video assistant referee (VAR) review for handball.
There were no fans at Juventus's 41,500-capacity ground
However, Ronaldo's effort hit the post and moments later Rebic was dismissed for an ugly challenge on former Manchester City full-back Danilo.
Juventus did most of the pressing, Blaise Matuidi forcing a good save from Gianluigi Donnarumma, while Paulo Dybala also forced the keeper into a fine save towards the end.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 21 Serie A goals this season but hit the post from the penalty spot
AC Milan, 27 points behind Juventus in the Serie A table, missed their injured forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Football was suspended in Italy on 9 March but Serie A returns on 20 June with leaders Juve one point clear of Lazio with 12 games remaining.


bbc--2020-06-12--Saturday's gossip: Juve ready to sell Ramsey

Juventus are ready to sell Aaron Ramsey just a year after signing him from Arsenal as they try to save on his £400,000-a-week wages , with Manchester United a potential destination for the 29-year-old Wales midfielder .
( Mail ) Barcelona director Xavier Vilajoana has denied the club held talks with Manchester United over a transfer for Ansu Fati and says the 17-year-old Spanish forward is not for sale .
( Sport ) Leicester City may have to lower their asking price for 23-year-old left-back Ben Chilwell now the England international has made clear his desire to leave for Chelsea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cedric Soares , 28 , could leave Arsenal without having a played a single match for them since joining on loan from Southampton in January .
( Goal ) Everton are waiting on Nice to make an offer for 30-year-old midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin , but they face a potential £17m loss on the Frenchman they bought from Manchester United .
( Mail ) Former Germany and Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann has urged compatriot and Bayer Leverkusen forward Kai Havertz , 21 , to turn down a move to Manchester United and join Chelsea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Spain defender Sergio Ramos `` dreams '' of retiring at the Bernabeu despite not having been offered an extension on his current contract , which ends next summer .
( Marca ) Burnley 's English midfielder Dwight McNeil , 20 , has been told by his father to forget about interest from Manchester United and Leicester City and remain with the Clarets .
( Sun ) Real Madrid are keen to sign 29-year-old France international N'Golo Kante from Chelsea with an offer up to £71m for the midfielder .
( AS - @ @ @

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Juventus are ready to sell Aaron Ramsey just a year after signing him from Arsenal as they try to save on his £400,000-a-week wages, with Manchester United a potential destination for the 29-year-old Wales midfielder. (Mail) external-link
Liverpool are planning a £110m double move for Wolves midfielders Ruben Neves, a 23-year-old Portugal international, and 24-year-old Spaniard Adama Traore. (Sun) external-link
Barcelona director Xavier Vilajoana has denied the club held talks with Manchester United over a transfer for Ansu Fati and says the 17-year-old Spanish forward is not for sale. (Sport) external-link
Leicester City may have to lower their asking price for 23-year-old left-back Ben Chilwell now the England international has made clear his desire to leave for Chelsea. (Evening Standard) external-link
Portuguese right-back Cedric Soares, 28, could leave Arsenal without having a played a single match for them since joining on loan from Southampton in January. (Goal) external-link
Supporting the movement Premier League players to wear 'Black Lives Matter' on back of shirts
Everton are waiting on Nice to make an offer for 30-year-old midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, but they face a potential £17m loss on the Frenchman they bought from Manchester United. (Mail) external-link
Former Germany and Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann has urged compatriot and Bayer Leverkusen forward Kai Havertz, 21, to turn down a move to Manchester United and join Chelsea. (Mirror) external-link
Thirty-four-year-old Real Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos "dreams" of retiring at the Bernabeu despite not having been offered an extension on his current contract, which ends next summer. (Marca) external-link
Burnley's English midfielder Dwight McNeil, 20, has been told by his father to forget about interest from Manchester United and Leicester City and remain with the Clarets. (Sun) external-link
Real Madrid are keen to sign 29-year-old France international N'Golo Kante from Chelsea with an offer of up to £71m for the midfielder. (AS - in Spanish) external-link
Marseille will try to sign Juventus and Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, 32, if Fabrizio Ravanelli takes over as sporting director. (L'Equipe, via Goal) external-link
Chelsea are sorting out the final details of their move to sign Germany striker Timo Werner, 24, from RB Leipzig before making an announcement. (Telegraph - subscription needed) external-link
There will be memorials to dead fans among thousands of cardboard cut-outs in the stands at some Premier League grounds. (Times - subscription needed) external-link


bbc--2020-06-12--Hoffenheim 0-2 RB Leipzig: Dani Olmo scores two in two minutes

Dani Olmo scored twice in two first-half minutes as RB Leipzig moved one point behind second-placed Borussia Dortmund with victory @ @ @ @ @ Olmo skipped past two defenders for his first before doubling the lead from eight yards @ @ @ @ @ Germany forward Timo Werner , who is set to join Chelsea after the clubs agreed @ @ @ @ @ awarded a penalty at 0-0 but it was overturned after a video assistant referee ( @ @ @ @ @ an incident-packed encounter , Werner - who has 25 Bundesliga goals this season - missed @ @ @ @ @ tally when he fired over with just the goalkeeper to beat .
Former Everton winger @ @ @ @ @ Leipzig after coming on as a substitute .
Bayern Munich will wrap up an eighth @ @ @ @ @ if they beat Borussia Monchengladbach ( 17:30 BST ) and Borussia Dortmund lose at Fortuna @ @ @ @ @

Last updated on .From the section European Football
RB Leipzig are unbeaten in their past 13 league and cup games
Dani Olmo scored twice in two first-half minutes as RB Leipzig moved one point behind second-placed Borussia Dortmund with victory at Hoffenheim.
Spanish midfielder Olmo skipped past two defenders for his first before doubling the lead from eight yards.
Leipzig's line-up included Germany forward Timo Werner, who is set to join Chelsea after the clubs agreed a deal.
Hoffenheim were awarded a penalty at 0-0 but it was overturned after a video assistant referee (VAR) review.
In an incident-packed encounter, Werner - who has 25 Bundesliga goals this season - missed a chance to increase his tally when he fired over with just the goalkeeper to beat.
Former Everton winger Ademola Lookman also featured for Leipzig after coming on as a substitute.
Bayern Munich will wrap up an eighth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday if they beat Borussia Monchengladbach (17:30 BST) and Borussia Dortmund lose at Fortuna Dusseldorf (14:30).


bbc--2020-06-13--Juneteenth: Trump changes Tulsa Oklahoma rally date 'out of respect'

US President Donald Trump is postponing his first post-coronavirus lockdown election rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma so it does not fall on a holiday commemorating the end of US slavery .
He tweeted that the 19 June rally would be held a day later out of respect for the occasion , known as Juneteenth .
The choice of date had drawn criticism amid nationwide anti-racism protests .
The location was also controversial , as Tulsa saw one of the worst massacres of black people in US history in 1921 .
Up to 300 people died when a white mob attacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known as the `` Black Wall Street '' , with guns and explosives .
About 1,000 businesses and homes were also destroyed .
Juneteenth is not a federal holiday , but is widely celebrated by African Americans .
It celebrates the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to enslaved African Americans in Texas .
Texas was the last state of the Confederacy - the slaveholding southern states that seceded , triggering the Civil War - to receive the proclamation , on 19 June 1865 , months after the end of the war .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shadow over the US President Trump initially defended the timing of his rally , telling Fox News : `` Think about it as a celebration .
My rally is a celebration .
In the history of politics , I think I can say there 's never been any group or any person that 's had rallies like I do . ''
But critics accused him of disrespecting the date and the significance of Tulsa to US history .
`` This is n't just a wink to white supremacists - he 's throwing them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Senator Kamala Harris .
Explaining the decision to move his rally , Mr Trump tweeted : `` Many of my African American friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out of respect for this Holiday , and in observance of this important occasion and all that it represents .
I have therefore decided to move our rally to Saturday , June 20th , in order to honor their requests ... '' The `` Make America Great Again '' rally in Tulsa will be the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to mass gatherings .
Mr Trump is seeking re-election in November 2020 , but polls show him lagging behind his Democratic rival , Joe Biden .
Campaign rallies are seen as a key method of energising his base , and Oklahoma is traditionally a Republican-voting state .
The event will proceed against a backdrop of ongoing protests against racial inequality and police brutality , triggered by the death of African American man George Floyd on 25 May .
Mr Floyd , who was unarmed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minnesota after a policeman knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes .
• The stories behind the statues targeted in protests The rally is being held in a 19,000-seat indoor arena , and concerns have been raised about the potential risks .
The US has the world 's highest official death toll from coronavirus .
More than 114,600 people have died there with the virus , according to data from Johns Hopkins University , and there have been more than two million confirmed infections .
Oklahoma has one of the country 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopening - but the state 's Governor Kevin Stitt has urged residents to keep social distancing and to `` minimise time spent in crowded environments '' .
People buying tickets for the Tulsa rally online have to click on a waiver confirming that they `` voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to Covid-19 '' and will not hold the president 's campaign responsible for `` any illness or injury '' .
Correspondents say that while the virus remains a threat , Mr Trump 's campaign considers that large crowds at the recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opponents to criticise his rallies .
The president has said he plans to hold further events in Florida , Texas , North Carolina and Arizona .
Trump may face trouble for stance on US race relations Polls indicate that the president is trailing Joe Biden - by double digits in some surveys .
A recent Economist magazine analysis gives Biden a five in six chance of winning by an electoral margin reminiscent of Barack Obama 's comfortable win in 2008 .
Trump is running with the same strategy as in 2016 , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national mood may be different .
The American public , grappling with more than 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic , a resulting economic slump and now nationwide protests about racial injustice and policing , may have no stomach for further confrontation .
The president 's bellicosity and bravado , which has served him in the past , at times seems out of step with a public that wants empathy , healing and reconciliation .
The president is touting `` law and order '' at a time when public opinion has dramatically shifted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement and toward the belief that racial and ethnic discrimination is a real problem that will be a priority when voting in November .
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Trump is running with the same strategy as in 2016, but his struggles suggest that this year the national mood may be different. The American public, grappling with more than 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, a resulting economic slump and now nationwide protests about racial injustice and policing, may have no stomach for further confrontation. The president's bellicosity and bravado, which has served him in the past, at times seems out of step with a public that wants empathy, healing and reconciliation.


bbc--2020-06-12--Black Lives Matter: 'How can we win?' Monopoly analogy explained

' I got labelled `` bling '' because I was black ' - Micah Richards Former Manchester City and Aston @ @ @ @ @ dubbed the `` bling king '' by the media in reference to him buying expensive @ @

One American woman has come up with a simple way to explain how centuries of economic hardship have impacted black Americans.
Kimberly Jones was cleaning up the streets during the George Floyd protests when her Monopoly analogy was filmed by a friend, shared and went viral.
The author, who can count Oprah Winfrey, Lebron James, Trevor Noah and Madonna among her celebrity fans, spoke to the BBC about the success of her video.
Video produced by Amanda Kirton and Andrew Humphrey


bbc--2020-06-13--Canada indigenous chief Allan Adam battered during arrest

Video of an indigenous chief 's violent arrest has shocked Canada , turning a spotlight on systemic racism in the country 's police force .
The footage shows Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam being floored and repeatedly punched by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer .
The confrontation took place in Fort McMurray , Alberta , on 10 March .
Protests demanding police reform have spread across Canada recently after spilling over from the US .
Although RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki initially said she `` ca n't say for sure '' whether systemic racism is a problem with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released a statement saying `` systemic racism is part of every institution , the RCMP included '' .
`` Throughout our history and today , we have not always treated racialised and Indigenous people fairly , '' she wrote .
What does the video show ?
Before the public release of the footage on Thursday night , the local RCMP division said they had reviewed it and found the officer 's actions `` reasonable '' .
The incident begins when an RCMP officer approaches Mr Adam and his wife over an expired licence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recorded by a dashcam from the RCMP officer 's vehicle parked behind Mr Adam 's lorry in a casino car park , begins with Mr Adam having a tense and profanity-laden discussion with the officer .
`` I 'm tired of being harassed by the RCMP , '' he says .
Mr Adam and the officer continue to have a heated argument .
At about the 4:45 mark , the officer tries to arrest his wife , twisting her arm behind her back until she says : `` Ow ! ''
That is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shouting : `` Leave my wife alone ! ''
He pushes the officer away .
Everyone gets back in the vehicle .
Backup is called , and Mr Adam gets out of the lorry .
The officer begins to arrest him , and Mr Adam says `` do n't touch me '' , using an expletive .
That is when a second officer runs at him full speed , knocks him down , and repeatedly punches him while shouting : `` Do n't resist . ''
The incident is being investigated by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversees incidents involving police where someone is hurt .
What do Allan Adam and his lawyer say ?
Mr Adam told Canadian media : `` Because we are a minority and nobody speaks up for us , every time our people do wrong and the RCMP go and make their call , they always seem to use excessive force .
`` And that has to stop .
And enough is enough . ''
Mr Adam 's lawyer Brian Beresh wants his client 's charges , which include assaulting an officer and resisting arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is next due in court on 2 July .
Mr Beresh has practised law for 44 years , and says police violence against indigenous people has been a constant issue .
`` I 've seen this from the first day I 've started to practise , '' he told the BBC .
`` I 'd like there to be some positive action taken by the RCMP , in terms of how they can prevent this from happening again .
If this can happen with my client who 's a respected chief , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ living on the street , who does n't have my client 's standing ? ''
This video comes not so much as a surprise , but as a final straw to those who have for years been demanding an end to systemic racism and police brutality .
Over the past two weeks , thousands of Canadians have marched in mostly peaceful protests held in cities across the country for the Black Lives Matter movement .
While the protests may have been sparked by the death of George Floyd in the US , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that systemic racism is not just an American problem .
In addition to Mr Adam 's arrest , the recent deaths in police custody of Regis Korchinski-Paquet , a black woman in Toronto , and Chantel Moore , an indigenous woman New Brunswick , have become touchstones in the wider discussion about race and policing in Canada , which has included calls to defund police .
Although Canada is often praised for its politeness and multiculturalism , especially in comparison to the US , it has its own legacy of violence and oppression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with - a legacy which continues to have ramifications today .
While only 5 % of the population is indigenous , indigenous people make up about a third of the prison population .
Last November , the Globe and Mail published an analysis that showed that indigenous people made up a third of deaths in police custody .
While most Canadian police forces do not track race-based data , media reports find that black Canadians are also more likely be stopped by police and experience police violence .
What is the political reaction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injustice are gaining traction .
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he has `` serious questions '' after watching the video .
`` We have all now seen the shocking video of Chief Adam 's arrest and we must get to the bottom of this , '' he said .
`` The independent investigation must be transparent and be carried out so that we get answers . ''
Last week , he marched in a Black Lives Matter protest and has said Canada has a problem with systemic racism `` in all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police forces , including in the RCMP '' .
But Mr Trudeau also faces serious criticism both personally and politically , especially after photos surfaced during last autumn 's election campaign of him in black face .
He has also been under scrutiny for not making greater strides at indigenous reconciliation .
Last year , a government report into murdered and missing indigenous women found that Canada was complicit in `` race-based genocide '' against indigenous women .
Many of the report 's recommendations have yet to be implemented .

Over the past two weeks, thousands of Canadians have marched in mostly peaceful protests held in cities across the country for the Black Lives Matter movement. While the protests may have been sparked by the death of George Floyd in the US, the Canadians marching have been clear to say that systemic racism is not just an American problem.


bbc--2020-06-13--Churchill statue 'may have to be moved to museum'

A statue of Winston Churchill may have to be put in a museum to protect it if demonstrations continue , his granddaughter has said .
Emma Soames told the BBC the war-time prime minister was a `` complex man '' but he was considered a hero by millions .
She said she was `` shocked '' to see the monument in London 's Parliament Square boarded up , although she said she understood why this was necessary .
It came after protesters daubed `` was a racist '' on the statue last weekend .
Ms Soames said it was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was such a unifying figure in this country , appears to have become a sort of icon through being controversial . ''
`` We 've come to this place where history is viewed only entirely through the prism of the present , '' she told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme .
• The stories behind the statues targeted in protests • How many statues of black people does the UK have ?
Ms Soames acknowledged her grandfather had often held views which `` particularly now are regarded as unacceptable but were n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` He was a powerful , complex man , with infinitely more good than bad in the ledger of his life . ''
She said if people were `` so infuriated '' by seeing the statue it may be `` safer '' in a museum .
`` But I think Parliament Square would be a poorer place without him , '' she added .
Churchill 's grandson Sir Nicholas Soames said he was `` deeply upset '' after the statue was vandalised and then boarded up .
`` I find it extraordinary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the world who look up to Britain will be astonished that a statue of Churchill and the Cenotaph , our national war memorial , could have been defaced in this disgusting way , '' he told the Daily Telegraph .
However , author Shrabani Basu , who has written books about the British Empire , said there were `` two sides of Churchill '' and `` we need to know his darkest hour as well as his finest hour '' .
She argued that in India , Churchill is not seen as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 1943 Bengal famine , during which at least three million people are believed to have died .
While Ms Basu said she did not want to see the statue removed from Parliament Square , she said people should be taught `` the whole story '' about the war-time figure .
Black Lives Matter activist Imarn Ayton said statues of slave traders and people who had spoken negatively towards black people were `` extremely offensive '' and should be moved to museums .
`` I think it 's a win-win to everyone so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we also get to keep our history , '' she told the BBC .
On Friday , Prime Minister Boris Johnson branded the boarding up of the statue to protect it from potential vandalism as `` absurd and shameful '' .
Mr Johnson said the former prime minister had expressed opinions which were `` unacceptable to us today '' but remained a hero for saving the country from `` fascist and racist tyranny '' .
`` We can not try to edit or censor our past , '' he wrote of moves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We can not pretend to have a different history . ''
Winston Churchill , who lived between 30 November 1874 and 24 January 1965 , is often named among Britain 's greatest-ever people but for some he remains an intensely controversial figure .
Despite his leading the country through the darkest hours of World War Two and being prime minister twice , critics point to his comments on race and some of his actions during both world wars .
Churchill told the Palestine Royal Commission that he did not admit wrong had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australians as `` a stronger race , a higher-grade race , a more worldly wise race to put it that way , has come in and taken their place '' .
His supporters argue that he was by no means the only person to hold these sorts of views during the period .
He also advocated the use of chemical weapons , `` I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes , '' he wrote in a memo .
Another criticism is for his part in the Bengal famine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least three million people are believed to have died after Allied forces halted the movement of food in the region - including through British-run India - following the Japanese occupation of Burma .
• Read more : The 10 greatest controversies of Winston Churchill 's career The statue in London 's Parliament Square was boxed up ahead of a Black Lives Matter protest in Westminster on Friday evening .
A demonstration planned for Saturday was brought forward by a day because of fears there could be violent clashes with far-right groups .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ several groups intending to protest on Saturday , including requiring demonstrations to end at 17:00 BST .
Several hundred people gathered in Westminster on Saturday morning , including around the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall and the nearby Churchill statue .
Among the demonstrators , who were largely white men , was Paul Golding , leader of far-right group Britain First , who said they had turned out to `` guard our monuments '' .
Other monuments have been removed ahead of separate protests planned over the weekend , while the Cenotaph has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sadiq Khan said other `` key statues '' , including one of Nelson Mandela , would be protected , saying there was a risk statues could become a `` flashpoint for violence '' .
It comes after the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was thrown into the harbour in Bristol during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday .
Demonstrations have been taking place across the world following the death in police custody of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis last month .

"I find it extraordinary that millions and millions of people all over the world who look up to Britain will be astonished that a statue of Churchill and the Cenotaph, our national war memorial, could have been defaced in this disgusting way," he told the Daily Telegraph.


bbc--2020-06-13--Lebanon protests: Hundreds take to streets for second night

Hundreds of people have protested in cities across Lebanon for a second night over the handling of the country 's economic crisis .
The Lebanese pound has fallen to record lows , having lost 70 % of its value since October when protests began .
The financial crisis has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic .
Protesters in the capital , Beirut , and in the northern city of Tripoli , threw stones and fireworks at police who used tear gas and rubber bullets .
The pound 's decline appeared to halt on Friday after the government announced that the central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the market in a bid to stop the pound 's freefall .
The move is set to begin on Monday .
• 'Now there is nothing ' - Lebanon pushed to brink • How did Lebanon get into such a deep crisis ?
It comes as the government prepares to hold talks with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) with the hope of securing billions of dollars in financing to help put the country 's economy back on track .
However any bailout is expected to involve painful economic reforms in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system that is likely to face stiff resistance from the entrenched parties .
Many Lebanese citizens who rely on hard currency savings have fallen into poverty due to capital controls , as banks restrict dollar withdrawals .
More than a third of the population is unemployed .
In Tripoli , protesters damaged the outside of several banks and shops , throwing petrol bombs at soldiers who responded with tear gas .
Banks have been blamed for the country 's financial troubles .
One protester told AFP news agency : `` I just want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We do n't believe all the measures taken by the government to improve the dollar exchange rate . ''
Images from Beirut show protesters next to burning tires , blocking the road near the government palace .
The area had also been targeted during protests on Thursday night .

It comes as the government prepares to hold talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the hope of securing billions of dollars in financing to help put the country's economy back on track.


bbc--2020-06-12--Prince of Wales and Emmanuel Macron to meet on quarantine exempt visit

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will be the first Royal Family members to hold a major event during the coronavirus lockdown when they welcome the French president to the UK .
Charles and Camilla will meet Emmanuel Macron at their London home on 18 June .
They will mark the 80th anniversary of a famous speech by Charles de Gaulle .
Mr Macron will be exempt from a 14-day quarantine imposed on most people who travel to the UK , as a `` representative of a foreign country on business '' .
A Clarence House spokeswoman said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed .
The royal couple will travel from Birkhall in Aberdeenshire , where they have been staying for almost three months , to Clarence House in London to attend the meeting .
Both had to self-isolate in March after Charles , 71 , contracted coronavirus .
They have been carrying out royal engagements remotely - via video calls or recorded messages - and are said to be `` pleased '' to be welcoming Mr Macron to the country .
• Charles : I got away lightly with coronavirus • How lockdown is being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown , to curb the spread of coronavirus in France , residents there had to to provide a travel permit to justify any outdoor trips .
Restrictions began to ease on 11 May , and phase two of the easing began on 2 June .
Nearly all of France is now in a so-called `` green zone '' where , for example , bars and restaurants can reopen .
Asked if the French president would be subject to quarantine rules for UK arrivals , a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' `` As we set out in the guidelines when they were published , the French delegation will fall within the exempted category of representatives of a foreign country or territory travelling to undertake business in the UK . ''
France 's coronavirus death toll rose to 29,374 on Friday , while the UK 's rose to 41,481 .
Clarence House said the royal couple would formally receive Mr Macron , with a guard of honour , to celebrate the 80th anniversary of World War Two resistance leader General Charles de Gaulle 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On 18 June 1940 , de Gaulle used a BBC broadcast to urge people to resist the German occupation of France during the Second World War .
`` I call upon all Frenchmen who want to remain free to listen to my voice and follow me , '' he said .

Restrictions began to ease on 11 May, and phase two of the easing began on 2 June. Nearly all of France is now in a so-called "green zone" where, for example, bars and restaurants can reopen.


bbc--2020-06-13--Premier League to make Black Lives Matter tribute

Premier League players ' names will be replaced on the back of their shirts with 'Black Lives Matter ' for the first 12 matches of the restarted season .
The Premier League will also support any player who chooses to 'take a knee ' before or during matches .
Players in Germany have made gestures of solidarity with people protesting about the death of George Floyd .
`` We , the players , stand together with the singular objective of eradicating racial prejudice , '' read a statement .
In a joint message from all 20 clubs , players added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global society of inclusion , respect , and equal opportunities for all , regardless of their colour or creed '' .
A Black Lives Matter badge will feature on all playing shirts for the rest of the season alongside a badge thanking NHS staff for their work during the coronavirus outbreak .
BBC Sport has learned that Watford captain Troy Deeney played a pivotal role in the discussions between club captains and the Premier League , alongside Leicester City 's Wes Morgan .
Deeney 's girlfriend , Alisha Hosannah , has designed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used on the players ' shirts .
Several Premier League squads have already 'taken a knee ' in training-ground images shared on social media , and anti-racism charity Kick It Out had asked that players feel free to do so on the pitch .
The Football Association has said it will take a `` common sense approach '' to such protests .
Four players , including Borussia Dortmund 's England forward Jadon Sancho , were initially investigated by the Bundesliga authorities for making clear their support for anti-racism demonstrations in the wake of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ custody in the United States last month .
None was subsequently punished and the German Football Association said it would continue to allow such displays of support over the coming weeks .
The Premier League resumes behind closed doors on 17 June after a three-month suspension caused by the pandemic .
'It 's a great start , but I then want to see something tangible' Former England , Newcastle and Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas , who made 280 Premier League appearances between 2002 and 2013 , hopes the campaign for change continues beyond @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC Radio 5 Live , he said : `` It 's brilliant that all the clubs and the players have come together and said that this is what they want .
I think it 's a great message because the Premier League is one of the most powerful businesses in the world .
`` I 'm all for it in terms of the representation and for each club and player to be doing it .
But I think the question on most people 's lips is : what next ?
`` What about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fade out and it 's 'OK , we did our little bit and it 's gone now ' .
Or are we actually going to see some real change within our game , our own house ?
`` There 's been huge conversations about the lack of opportunities for black coaches .
We need to quash all of that by starting to implement [ diversity ] at the hiring level of management , at the top clubs and within the FA . ''


bbc--2020-06-13--London police impose conditions for anti-racism demo

Restrictions have been placed by police on several groups ahead of planned protests in London this weekend .
The Metropolitan Police said several protests are scheduled in the capital on Saturday , including demonstrations by Black Lives Matter as well as left and right-wing groups .
Measures including requiring the events to end at 17:00 BST are in place following violent scenes last weekend .
Several thousand protesters are currently gathering in Westminster .
Many are centred around the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall , while others are gathered around the boarded-up statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ including right-wing activists and groups formed of football supporters , said they had come to London to protect symbols of British history .
Among the demonstrators , who are largely white men , was Paul Golding , leader of the far-right group Britain First , who said they had turned out to `` guard our monuments '' .
The statue of Churchill was boxed up to protect it from potential damage , after protesters daubed `` was a racist '' on it last weekend .
Protesters sang the national anthem and chanted `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and heavy police presence .
One large group moved to barricades outside Downing Street and a number of objects were thrown towards police .
• Five factors behind the UK George Floyd protests • How many statues of black people are there ?
• Churchill statue 'may have to be put in museum' Police urged protesters not to attend demonstrations in the capital due to the coronavirus pandemic .
`` We are asking you not to come to London , and let your voices be heard in other ways , '' Met Commander @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the wake of violence and serious disorder in Westminster at the end of protests last weekend .
While police said those demonstrations were on the whole peaceful , there were dozens of arrests and 27 police officers were injured .
The new conditions , set out on the Met 's website , apply to Black Lives Matter , and to left and right-wing groups that have notified the force of their intention to demonstrate on Saturday .
Restrictions mean Black Lives Matter demonstrators must stick to a specific route between Hyde Park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be permitted to assemble until 17:00 .
Similar regulations applied to right-wing groups require them to assemble in Parliament Square and some parts of Whitehall , again until 17:00 .
Denise Richards , who is involved in the Black Lives Matter movement in Derbyshire , said her chapter had decided not to protest in London on Saturday , and she believed other groups across the UK felt similarly .
She told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme that peaceful protesters feared they would be caught up in violent clashes with far-right demonstrators and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Black Lives Matter .
However , she said smaller protests would still be taking place in towns across the UK .
Nick Lowles , chief executive of campaign group Hope Not Hate , said there was a `` very serious '' threat of trouble from far-right activists and commended Black Lives Matter for standing down their plans to protest in London on Saturday .
`` There are some people who are genuinely concerned about the protection of their statues and monuments but many people are coming for a fight and they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media accounts , '' he told the programme .
A Black Lives Matter demonstration took place in central London on Friday evening with leaders of the march urging those in attendance to keep the demonstration `` peaceful '' and not to join any anti-racism rallies planned for the weekend .
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan urged people to stay away from central London on Saturday , saying there was a risk of violence and disorder from extreme far-right groups planning to travel to the capital .
He told BBC Radio 4 's Today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep social distance '' at large protests and there was evidence from around the world that people who had attended demonstrations had caught Covid-19 .
Home Secretary Priti Patel echoed that call , saying gathering in large numbers was illegal and `` doing so puts everyone 's lives at risk '' .
Earlier , a statue of war-time leader Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was boarded up to protect it from potential damage .
The move was branded `` absurd and shameful '' by Prime Minister Boris Johnson .
Mr Johnson said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which were `` unacceptable to us today '' but remained a hero for saving the country from `` fascist and racist tyranny '' .
Protesters daubed `` was a racist '' on Churchill 's statue last weekend .
• The stories behind the statues targeted in protests In a series of tweets , Mr Johnson urged people to `` stay away '' from demonstrations amid the coronavirus pandemic .
`` We can not try to edit or censor our past , '' he wrote of moves to remove tributes to historical figures .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a different history . ''
Other monuments have been removed ahead of separate protests planned over the weekend , while the Cenotaph war memorial , in Whitehall , has also been covered .
In Poole , Dorset , a statue of Scouts movement founder Robert Baden-Powell is to be cladded instead of removed .
Mr Khan said other `` key statues '' , including one of Nelson Mandela , would be protected , saying there was a risk statues could become a `` flashpoint for violence '' .
He told the BBC he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a huge distraction '' , adding that it was more important to tackle structural inequalities and racism in society .
It comes after the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was thrown into the harbour in Bristol during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday .
Demonstrations have been taking place across the world following the death in police custody of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month .
Mr Johnson said that , while he understood `` legitimate feelings of outrage '' at Mr Floyd 's death , the `` only responsible course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from these protests '' .
The prime minister said the demonstrations had been `` hijacked by extremists intent on violence '' .
He added that whatever people 's feelings about the cause they should not support a demonstration which `` in all probability '' would `` end in deliberate and calculated violence '' .

Speaking before the clashes in the capital, the leader of the far-right group Britain First, Paul Golding - convicted last month of an offence under the Terrorism Act - said they had turned out to "guard our monuments".


bbc--2020-06-13--George Floyd: Trump 'generally' supports ending chokeholds for police

US President Donald Trump has said the controversial chokehold method for restraining some suspects should `` generally speaking '' be ended .
Some US police forces have moved to ban chokeholds since the outbreak of anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd , an African American .
Mr Floyd died after a white officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes .
Mr Trump said it would be a `` very good thing '' to ban chokeholds but they may still be needed in some situations .
The president 's comments come with Democrats and Republicans in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ details of a police reform bill - the proposed Justice in Policing Act of 2020 .
Mr Trump told Fox News that chokeholds sounded `` so innocent , so perfect '' but that if you get two-on-one , `` it 's a different story '' .
But he continued : `` If a police officer is in a bad scuffle and he 's got somebody ... you have to be careful .
`` With that being said , it would be , I think , a very good thing that generally speaking it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding that he might make `` very strong recommendations '' to local authorities .
The police officer who knelt on Mr Floyd 's neck has been sacked and charged with second-degree murder .
Mr Trump - who has faced criticism for his responses to the outbreak of the protests against racism and police brutality - said he wanted to `` see really compassionate but strong law enforcement '' , adding `` toughness is sometimes the most compassionate '' .
Challenged by interviewer Harris Faulkner to explain his tweet last month that `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starts '' , which was censored by Twitter for glorifying violence , the president said : `` When the looting starts , it oftentimes means there 's going to be ... sure , there 's going to be death , there 's going to be killing .
And , it 's a bad thing . ''
The Justice in Policing Act was proposed by the opposition Democrats who control the House of Representatives but in order to pass it must win the support of Mr Trump 's Republicans who control the Senate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reach agreement on banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants , like the one in the Breonna Taylor shooting .
Meanwhile , the city council in Minneapolis , where Mr Floyd died , passed a resolution on Friday to replace its police department with a community-led public safety system .
It comes days after the council voted to disband the police department .
According to the resolution , the city council will begin a year-long process of engaging `` with every willing community member in Minneapolis '' to come up with a new public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered police departments to undertake major reforms , in response to the demonstrations .
Mr Cuomo said he would stop financing local authorities that failed to adopt reforms addressing excess use of force and bias in their police departments by next April .
He said he would sign an executive order for municipalities to `` reinvent and modernize '' their police departments to battle racism .
Police disciplinary records would be publicly released and chokeholds would become a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agency in this country , '' Mr Cuomo was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency .
Sitting alongside the governor at the news conference were Gwen Carr and Valerie Bell , the mothers of Eric Garner and Sean Bell , two unarmed black men who died in incidents with police .
Mr Garner died when a white police officer used a chokehold on him while making an arrest in 2014 .
• WATCH : 'This is why we are protesting' • BACKGROUND : Five pieces of context to understand the protests • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans treated ?

Challenged by interviewer Harris Faulkner to explain his tweet last month that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts", which was censored by Twitter for glorifying violence, the president said: "When the looting starts, it oftentimes means there's going to be... sure, there's going to be death, there's going to be killing. And, it's a bad thing."


bbc--2020-06-12--Virtual Pride founder Kiara Fox on supporting LGBT community in coronavirus

Teenager Kiara Fox came up with the idea to run a Virtual Pride on social media last month .
Since @ @ @ @ @ had her 18th birthday , 300,000 new followers and an event that ’ s reaching @ @ @ @ @ now also providing vital learning resources and support to queer people of colour , as @ @ @ @ @ death of George Floyd .

Teenager Kiara Fox came up with the idea to run a Virtual Pride on social media last month. Since then, she’s had her 18th birthday, 300,000 new followers and an event that’s reaching millions.
It’s now also providing vital learning resources and support to queer people of colour, as the world reacts to the death of George Floyd.
Producer: Sophia Smith Galer
Montage of Virtual Pride courtesy of Kiara Fox