inews--2020-06-01--FTSE 100 latest: London shares rise as businesses set out coronavirus reopening plans

Traders began the month in a good mood , with all eyes on the crucial date of 15 June when the UK Government has said that all non-essential retail outlets in England can reopen .
The FTSE 100 index of leading shares rose by 1.48 per cent to 6,166.42 points , led by retailers and travel companies .
Shares in Associated British Foods , the owner of Primark , gained 8 per cent after it unveiled its reopening timetable .
Meanwhile , the cruise operator Carnival and British Airways owner IAG were among the top 10 risers on the index @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more domestically focused , increased by 1.38 per cent , building on a two-month rally that has been powered by hopes that the UK economy will rebound from the economic crisis brought about by the pandemic .
Fiona Cincotta , a senior market analyst at City Index , warned that optimism in the markets could be short-lived as the impact on businesses is fully realised .
“ The FTSE has a bit of bounce in its step Monday morning with the mood lifted as the gradual reopening of the country continues , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car dealerships and schools are opening their doors for the first time in almost three months and the majority of [ England ’ s ] high-street shops are getting ready to follow suit from 15 June .
“ But once the UK ’ s lockdown is fully removed , trading could become more fractious as it will become clear which businesses managed to survive the pandemic without major damage.
” The FTSE 100 has recovered more than a quarter of its value since crashing to an eight-year low in March .
Analysts said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the state of relations between the US and China .
“ The violent protests sweeping the US may have provided some distraction , but the market is relieved that the Trump administration has not responded to China ’ s new security law in Hong Kong with more punitive measures , ” said Russ Mould , an investment director at AJ Bell .
On Wall Street , US stocks initially opened lower in response to the continued unrest in several cities over the weekend .
However , by the time that the London @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were inching higher , with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up by 0.2 per cent and the S & P 500 also 0.2 per cent higher .

London-listed shares rose as plans for shops and restaurants to reopen took shape.
Traders began the month in a good mood, with all eyes on the crucial date of 15 June when the UK Government has said that all non-essential retail outlets in England can reopen.
Travel and retail lead the charge
The FTSE 100 index of leading shares rose by 1.48 per cent to 6,166.42 points, led by retailers and travel companies. Shares in Associated British Foods, the owner of Primark, gained 8 per cent after it unveiled its reopening timetable. Meanwhile, the cruise operator Carnival and British Airways owner IAG were among the top 10 risers on the index.
The FTSE 250, which is more domestically focused, increased by 1.38 per cent, building on a two-month rally that has been powered by hopes that the UK economy will rebound from the economic crisis brought about by the pandemic.
Fiona Cincotta, a senior market analyst at City Index, warned that optimism in the markets could be short-lived as the impact on businesses is fully realised. “The FTSE has a bit of bounce in its step Monday morning with the mood lifted as the gradual reopening of the country continues,” she said. “Open markets, car dealerships and schools are opening their doors for the first time in almost three months and the majority of [England’s] high-street shops are getting ready to follow suit from 15 June.
“But once the UK’s lockdown is fully removed, trading could become more fractious as it will become clear which businesses managed to survive the pandemic without major damage.”
Traders more optimistic on US-China relations
The FTSE 100 has recovered more than a quarter of its value since crashing to an eight-year low in March.
Analysts said that the boost was also a response to the state of relations between the US and China. “The violent protests sweeping the US may have provided some distraction, but the market is relieved that the Trump administration has not responded to China’s new security law in Hong Kong with more punitive measures,” said Russ Mould, an investment director at AJ Bell.
On Wall Street, US stocks initially opened lower in response to the continued unrest in several cities over the weekend.
However, by the time that the London markets were closing, the main indices were inching higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up by 0.2 per cent and the S&P 500 also 0.2 per cent higher.


inews--2020-06-01--George Floyd: Former US federal prosecutor says 'odds are against' convicting police officer Derek C

George Floyd: Former US federal prosecutor says 'odds are against' convicting police officer Derek Chauvin

George Floyd : Former US federal prosecutor says 'odds are against ' convicting police officer Derek Chauvin A former US federal prosecutor has warned that the “ odds are against ” successfully convicting a police officer for murder and that prosecutors can come up against a “ blue wall of silence ” .
In a comment piece for the Washington Post regarding the death of George Floyd , Paul Butler , who is Albert Brick Professor in Law at Georgetown University and the author of Chokehold : Policing Black Men , wrote that such prosecutions were “ fraught ” from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Derek Chauvin , 44 , was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of 46-year-old Mr Floyd , charges which to many , wrote Professor Butler , “ seem insufficient , understandably so.
” He was , however , not entirely critical of the charges insisting they “ represent a reasonable step on the road to justice.
” While that may be the case , he admitted that prosecutors will face “ significant challenges ” in securing a conviction in the case .
“ I am well aware of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he wrote .
“ The odds are against it.
” According to Professor Butler , since 2005 around 100 officers have been charged with murder for using deadly force in the line of duty “ but most of those officers walked ; the charges were dismissed or they were acquitted.
” “ As of 2019 , there had been only 35 convictions , almost all for manslaughter or negligent homicide , not murder , ” he continued .
In the latter , prosecutors win trials or obtain a guilty plea in “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
Professor Butler also cited the “ blue wall of silence ” a reference to the fact that police officers who are often the main witnesses , are `` frequently uncooperative or hostile ” .
He added that Supreme Court ruling governing the use of deadly force tends to “ encourage jurors to evaluate the evidence from the perspective of the police officer.
” Added to this , he wrote , was the issue that even when jurors are convinced a crime has been committed they are often “ reluctant ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to punish police officers for “ making mistakes ” while they are trying to do their jobs .
Mr Floyd died on 25 May .
His death has sparked protests across the United States as well in other parts of the world including London , Berlin and Auckland .
A private autopsy ordered by the Mr Floyd 's family found that he was killed by asphyxia due to `` neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain . ''

A former US federal prosecutor has warned that the “odds are against” successfully convicting a police officer for murder and that prosecutors can come up against a “blue wall of silence”.
In a comment piece for the Washington Post regarding the death of George Floyd, Paul Butler, who is Albert Brick Professor in Law at Georgetown University and the author of Chokehold: Policing Black Men, wrote that such prosecutions were “fraught” from the outset.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 44, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of 46-year-old Mr Floyd, charges which to many, wrote Professor Butler, “seem insufficient, understandably so.”
He was, however, not entirely critical of the charges insisting they “represent a reasonable step on the road to justice.”
‘Challenges’
While that may be the case, he admitted that prosecutors will face “significant challenges” in securing a conviction in the case.
“I am well aware of the difficulty of convicting a police officer,” he wrote. “The odds are against it.”
According to Professor Butler, since 2005 around 100 officers have been charged with murder for using deadly force in the line of duty “but most of those officers walked; the charges were dismissed or they were acquitted.”
“As of 2019, there had been only 35 convictions, almost all for manslaughter or negligent homicide, not murder,” he continued.
‘Wall of silence’
He compared cases with police officers as defendants to cases with civilian defendants.
In the latter, prosecutors win trials or obtain a guilty plea in “upward of 90 per cent of cases”.
Professor Butler also cited the “blue wall of silence” a reference to the fact that police officers who are often the main witnesses, are “frequently uncooperative or hostile”.
He added that Supreme Court ruling governing the use of deadly force tends to “encourage jurors to evaluate the evidence from the perspective of the police officer.”
Added to this, he wrote, was the issue that even when jurors are convinced a crime has been committed they are often “reluctant” to convict because they feel it is unfair to punish police officers for “making mistakes” while they are trying to do their jobs.
Mr Floyd died on 25 May. His death has sparked protests across the United States as well in other parts of the world including London, Berlin and Auckland.
A private autopsy ordered by the Mr Floyd’s family found that he was killed by asphyxia due to “neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain.”
Chauvin is expected to appear in court on 8 June.


inews--2020-06-01--Comedians: Home Alone, BBC2, review: Funny people doing funny stuff is made for the internet

Comedians : Home Alone , BBC2 , review : Funny people doing funny stuff is made for the internet Bob Mortimer and Michael Spicer inhabited characters — Train Guy and Room Next Door — they 've been playing on Twitter for a while Comedian Rachel Parris was just one of many comedians spending their lockdown entertaining us ( Photo : BBC ) Television has never known how to handle viral hits – Alex Zane ’ s Rude Tube , anyone ?
– but at least lockdown has given broadcasters licence to experiment a bit .
Comedians : Home Alone may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing the same funny stuff on TV that they ’ ve been doing for ages online , but at just 15 minutes it didn ’ t outstay its welcome .
Bob Mortimer provided his iconic Train Guy ( “ you need a ROFL vaccine talking to me , Col ” ) , animated by Ben Satchel and offering another reason not to miss the daily commute , as he guffed on about “ Zoom wombs ” and “ adding mind yeast to the thought brewery ” .
There was a welcome appearance for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snarky online smash Room Next Door has him feeding advice to politicians on podiums .
Priti Patel was an easy first target for telly but still a very funny one , as she demonstrated exactly why she has been kept away from press conferences for most of the crisis by inventing new numbers ( “ 300,000,34,974,000 ” ) , words ( “ Herculuan ” ) and lyrics to imaginary songs by The Fall ( “ people are currently hospital ” ) .
The failure to apologise , though , remained beyond a joke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rachel Parris in a lip sync battle ( Photo : BBC ) Elsewhere we had Kerry Godliman ’ s drunk mum , pleading for her daughter to join “ the party ” , while Rhys James did his existentialist Tim Vine thing , and Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke lip-synced through “ Parklife ” and “ Let Me Entertain You ” with admirable commitment .
Laughter , tears and not much in between .
Welcome to lockdown .

Comedians: Home Alone, 10pm, BBC Two ★★★
Television has never known how to handle viral hits – Alex Zane’s Rude Tube, anyone? – but at least lockdown has given broadcasters licence to experiment a bit. Comedians: Home Alone may have been a collection of funny people doing the same funny stuff on TV that they’ve been doing for ages online, but at just 15 minutes it didn’t outstay its welcome.
Bob Mortimer provided his iconic Train Guy (“you need a ROFL vaccine talking to me, Col”), animated by Ben Satchel and offering another reason not to miss the daily commute, as he guffed on about “Zoom wombs” and “adding mind yeast to the thought brewery”.
There was a welcome appearance for Michael Spicer, too, whose joyously snarky online smash Room Next Door has him feeding advice to politicians on podiums. Priti Patel was an easy first target for telly but still a very funny one, as she demonstrated exactly why she has been kept away from press conferences for most of the crisis by inventing new numbers (“300,000,34,974,000”), words (“Herculuan”) and lyrics to imaginary songs by The Fall (“people are currently hospital”). The failure to apologise, though, remained beyond a joke.
Elsewhere we had Kerry Godliman’s drunk mum, pleading for her daughter to join “the party”, while Rhys James did his existentialist Tim Vine thing, and Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke lip-synced through “Parklife” and “Let Me Entertain You” with admirable commitment.
Laughter, tears and not much in between. Welcome to lockdown.


inews--2020-06-01--Lucky electrician plays Euromillions for first time and wins £1m jackpot

Lucky electrician plays Euromillions for first time and wins £1m jackpot Simon , an electrician from Coventry , said “ a voice ” in his head told him to buy his first ever EuroMillions ticket when he was in a supermarket .
He is now thankful that he took heed as the windfall will enable him to fulfil his teenage dream of creating a property portfolio .
The timing is also particularly welcome as Simon has been unable to work since last summer because of health problems .
He was doing his shopping in Aldi when the insistent voice in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ticket .
Once home he checked his National Lottery online account and used the last five pounds in his wallet to buy two lucky dip tickets for the draw which took place on 19 May .
He recalls : “ I did n't even know what day it was , or what type of draw was available next , but saw I could buy a EuroMillions Lucky Dip for £2.50 , so decided to buy two for that night 's draw . ''
How did Simon react to the win ?
When he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was “ in a bit of daze , just shaking ” .
The first person he told was his 10-year-old daughter .
“ She asked if she could now have a passport , seeing as she has never been abroad , ” he explains .
`` I will definitely be treating my family .
I will also get a passport for my daughter and , when we can , take a trip abroad - she has already told me that she wants to go to Spain.
” And what of his own ambitions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my dream , ” he says .
“ Especially when I was a teenager , but I was so focused , always thinking about how I would do it .
`` Both I and they now ca n't believe that I have got that amazing windfall that will enable me to now go after my dream .
I still ca n't believe this was the first time I played a main draw game .
Lady Luck must have been smiling down on me and said : 'You need this now . '
''

Simon, an electrician from Coventry, said “a voice” in his head told him to buy his first ever EuroMillions ticket when he was in a supermarket.
He is now thankful that he took heed as the windfall will enable him to fulfil his teenage dream of creating a property portfolio. The timing is also particularly welcome as Simon has been unable to work since last summer because of health problems.
Good news! More, please.
He was doing his shopping in Aldi when the insistent voice in his head urged him to buy a ticket. Once home he checked his National Lottery online account and used the last five pounds in his wallet to buy two lucky dip tickets for the draw which took place on 19 May. He recalls: “I didn’t even know what day it was, or what type of draw was available next, but saw I could buy a EuroMillions Lucky Dip for £2.50, so decided to buy two for that night’s draw.”
How did Simon react to the win?
When he was notified he was a millionaire he was “in a bit of daze, just shaking”. The first person he told was his 10-year-old daughter. “She asked if she could now have a passport, seeing as she has never been abroad,” he explains. “I will definitely be treating my family. I will also get a passport for my daughter and, when we can, take a trip abroad – she has already told me that she wants to go to Spain.”
And what of his own ambitions?
“Friends and family laughed at my dream,” he says. “Especially when I was a teenager, but I was so focused, always thinking about how I would do it.
“Both I and they now can’t believe that I have got that amazing windfall that will enable me to now go after my dream. I still can’t believe this was the first time I played a main draw game. Lady Luck must have been smiling down on me and said: ‘You need this now.'”


inews--2020-06-01--Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, ITV, review: A harrowing but never exploitative film

Long Lost Family : Born Without Trace , ITV , review : A harrowing but never exploitative film Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell helped foundlings — babies abandoned at birth — reunite with their families The restorative qualities of a good cry have been underlined during lockdown .
With so many of us missing loved ones , tonight 's Long Lost Family felt more cathartic than ever .
It began with characteristically distressing stories .
In 1962 , a baby boy was found in a stranger ’ s car in a Belfast driveway ; six years later , a newborn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Dundalk .
Without birth records or parents , they grew up as David McBride and Helen Ward , lacking the fundamental means of self-identification that most of us take for granted .
“ It doesn ’ t say I was born in Northern Ireland , ” said David of his adoption certificate .
“ It doesn ’ t say I was born anywhere.
” Both had been settled in loving homes and since raised their own families , but David and Helen were still reckoning with the impact of those first days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth had foundered , despite public appeals .
Enter Long Lost Family ’ s heroic research team , who worked off hunches – both infants had been left in red tartan shopping bags – and DNA tests to discover , astoundingly , that David and Helen were brother and sister .
Further , sadder revelations followed .
Their Catholic father was married with 14 children ; their mother , a Protestant 16 years his junior , never married , yet their relationship apparently endured until his death in 1993 .
Illegitimacy and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s fates ; their mother ’ s death in 2017 meant some mysteries would always remain unsolved , some wounds impossible to heal .
But at least they had some answers , as well as ancestors to honour , photos to treasure and extended families to approach .
Harrowing but never exploitative , the film allowed the protagonists the space to tell their stories and voice their feelings .
In finding each other , Helen and David had given their early lives some foundation and provided some of the year ’ s most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who I am , ” said Helen .
And with Helen by his side , thought David , “ I can move on with my life .
”

Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, 9pm, ITV ★★★★
The restorative qualities of a good cry have been underlined during lockdown. With so many of us missing loved ones, tonight’s Long Lost Family felt more cathartic than ever.
It began with characteristically distressing stories. In 1962, a baby boy was found in a stranger’s car in a Belfast driveway; six years later, a newborn girl was found in a phone box in Dundalk. Without birth records or parents, they grew up as David McBride and Helen Ward, lacking the fundamental means of self-identification that most of us take for granted. “It doesn’t say I was born in Northern Ireland,” said David of his adoption certificate. “It doesn’t say I was born anywhere.”
Both had been settled in loving homes and since raised their own families, but David and Helen were still reckoning with the impact of those first days. Their efforts to find out the truth had foundered, despite public appeals. Enter Long Lost Family’s heroic research team, who worked off hunches – both infants had been left in red tartan shopping bags – and DNA tests to discover, astoundingly, that David and Helen were brother and sister.
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Further, sadder revelations followed. Their Catholic father was married with 14 children; their mother, a Protestant 16 years his junior, never married, yet their relationship apparently endured until his death in 1993. Illegitimacy and the religious divide sealed David and Helen’s fates; their mother’s death in 2017 meant some mysteries would always remain unsolved, some wounds impossible to heal. But at least they had some answers, as well as ancestors to honour, photos to treasure and extended families to approach.
Harrowing but never exploitative, the film allowed the protagonists the space to tell their stories and voice their feelings. In finding each other, Helen and David had given their early lives some foundation and provided some of the year’s most moving television. “I now know who I am,” said Helen. And with Helen by his side, thought David, “I can move on with my life.”


inews--2020-06-01--Argentina's bank note honouring Nazi supporter Ramón Carrillo causes outrage among Jewish and gay co

Argentina's bank note honouring Nazi supporter Ramón Carrillo causes outrage among Jewish and gay communities

Argentina 's bank note honouring Nazi supporter Ramón Carrillo causes outrage among Jewish and gay communities Ramón Carrillo protected and supported war criminal Dr Carl Vaernet , who was known to have fled Europe and prosecution for war crimes Argentina ’ s decision to put the image of Nazi supporter and former government minister Ramón Carrillo on the new 5,000 peso banknote has caused outrage ( Photo : LEO LA VALLE/AFP/Getty ) Argentina ’ s decision to put the image of Nazi supporter and former government minister Ramón Carrillo on the new 5,000 peso banknote has caused outrage among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he signed a five-year contract to employ Dr Carl Vaernet who was known to have fled Europe and prosecution for war crimes .
Vaernet had conducted medical experiments on gay prisoners in Nazi concentration camps .
Acting under the direction of Gestapo chief , Heinrich Himmler , he was ordered to find ways to eliminate homosexuality .
Galit Ronen , Israel 's ambassador to Argentina , wrote on Twitter : “ When we say 'never again ' in reference to the Holocaust , there is no point in commemorating someone who at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : “ Argentina is supposed to be a democracy .
Why is it honouring a man who sympathised with Nazi ideas of eugenics and who sheltered and aided a Nazi war criminal ?
“ Vaernet conducted experiments on gay prisoners in Buchenwald concentration camp , in a bid to develop medical procedures to erase homosexuality .
He acted with the personal approval of the head of the Gestapo , Heinrich Himmler , who was committed to the total elimination of what he denounced as 'abnormal existence ' .
Peter Tatchell has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s war crimes and his escape from justice ( Photo : Getty ) “ Carrillo personally employed Vaernet , according to the contract they signed in 1947 to fund his 'scientific specialism ' , which was treatments and cures to stamp out homosexuality .
“ Carrillo must have been aware of the war crime evidence against Vaernet because it was reported in the media at the time and there were calls for him to be extradited to Europe to face prosecution , '' said Mr Tatchell .
The Latin American chapter of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Carrillo for the new banknote : “ Carrillo , in addition to being an admirer of Hitler , created the concept of the ‘ ideal soldier ’ who would reject conscripts who he considered as racial and gender ‘ oddities , ’ ” a statement from the Centre read .
“ We emphatically reject the choice of such a character , that will sully Argentina with his image on its highest denomination banknote . ''

Argentina’s decision to put the image of Nazi supporter and former government minister Ramón Carrillo on the new 5,000 peso banknote has caused outrage among the Jewish and gay communities.
Carrillo was health minister in the late 1940s during the rule of Juan Perón.
In 1947, he signed a five-year contract to employ Dr Carl Vaernet who was known to have fled Europe and prosecution for war crimes.
Vaernet had conducted medical experiments on gay prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. Acting under the direction of Gestapo chief, Heinrich Himmler, he was ordered to find ways to eliminate homosexuality.
War crimes
Cuando decimos "Nunca más" refiriendo al Holocausto, no hace sentido conmemorar alguien que, por lo menos, fue un simpatizante con este ideología — Galit Ronen (@GalitRonen) May 18, 2020
Galit Ronen, Israel’s ambassador to Argentina, wrote on Twitter: “When we say ‘never again’ in reference to the Holocaust, there is no point in commemorating someone who at least sympathises with this ideology.”
In the late 1990s, human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, campaigned to expose Vaernet’s war crimes and his escape from justice.
He said: “Argentina is supposed to be a democracy. Why is it honouring a man who sympathised with Nazi ideas of eugenics and who sheltered and aided a Nazi war criminal?
“Vaernet conducted experiments on gay prisoners in Buchenwald concentration camp, in a bid to develop medical procedures to erase homosexuality. He acted with the personal approval of the head of the Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler, who was committed to the total elimination of what he denounced as ‘abnormal existence’.
“Carrillo personally employed Vaernet, according to the contract they signed in 1947 to fund his ‘scientific specialism’, which was treatments and cures to stamp out homosexuality.
“Carrillo must have been aware of the war crime evidence against Vaernet because it was reported in the media at the time and there were calls for him to be extradited to Europe to face prosecution,” said Mr Tatchell.
Hitler
The Latin American chapter of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre criticised the choice of Carrillo for the new banknote: “Carrillo, in addition to being an admirer of Hitler, created the concept of the ‘ideal soldier’ who would reject conscripts who he considered as racial and gender ‘oddities,’” a statement from the Centre read. “We emphatically reject the choice of such a character, that will sully Argentina with his image on its highest denomination banknote.”
Argentina’s current health minister, Ginés González García, has praised Carrillo and defended his inclusion on the new banknote.
The new notes will be in circulation this month.


inews--2020-06-01--George Floyd cause of death: autopsy reveals he died from 'mechanical asphyxia'

George Floyd cause of death : autopsy reveals he died from 'mechanical asphyxia' An official postmortem by the police department had come to a different conclusion Two doctors who carried out an independent autopsy of George Floyd , the African-American man who died in Minneapolis police custody last week , said that the cause of death was `` mechanical asphyxia '' and that his death was a homicide .
Dr. Michael Baden , one of the doctors who performed the autopsy as the behest of Mr Floyd 's family , said during a news conference in Minneapolis that Mr Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his death .
Dr. Baden said Floyd 's death was caused by pressure on both the man 's neck and by the knees of two officers on his back .
Mr Floyd , a black man who was in handcuffs at the time , died after the white officer ignored bystanders ' shouts to get off him and Mr Floyd 's cries that he could n't breathe .
His death , captured on video , has sparked days of protests in Minneapolis that have spread to cities around America .
Terrence Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the site where his brother George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis ( Photo : Getty ) The police autopsy included the effects of being restrained , along with underlying health issues and potential intoxicants in Mr Floyd 's system , but also said it found nothing `` to support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation '' .
Mr Floyd 's family , like the families of other black men killed by police , wanted an independent look because they did not trust local authorities to produce an unbiased test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police , the caller described the man suspected of paying with counterfeit money as `` awfully drunk and he 's not in control of himself '' .
The officer who held his knee on Mr Floyd 's neck , Derek Chauvin , has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter and is in custody in a state prison .
The other three officers on scene , like Chauvin , were fired the day after the incident but have not been charged .
Mr Crump on Monday called for the remaining three officers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chauvin to be upgraded to first-degree murder .
A protester marches with a placard stating `` MY SKIN IS NOT A WEAPON '' in the aftermath of widespread unrest following the death of George Floyd ( Photo : Getty ) Local civil rights activists have said Hennepin County attorney , Mike Freeman , does not have the trust of the black community .
They have protested outside his house , and pressed him to charge the other three officers .
He remains on the case .
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first 100 days in office as he sought to elevate his voice in the exploding national debate over racism and police brutality .
Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ( C ) prays as he meets religious leaders at Bethel AME Church ( Photo : Getty ) '' Hate just hides .
It does n't go away , and when you have somebody in power who breathes oxygen into the hate under the rocks , it comes out from under the rocks , '' Mr Biden told African American leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Carolina .

Two doctors who carried out an independent autopsy of George Floyd, the African-American man who died in Minneapolis police custody last week, said that the cause of death was “mechanical asphyxia” and that his death was a homicide.
Dr. Michael Baden, one of the doctors who performed the autopsy as the behest of Mr Floyd‘s family, said during a news conference in Minneapolis that Mr Floyd had no underlying medical conditions that contributed to his death.
Dr. Baden said Floyd‘s death was caused by pressure on both the man’s neck and by the knees of two officers on his back.
Mr Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs at the time, died after the white officer ignored bystanders’ shouts to get off him and Mr Floyd’s cries that he couldn’t breathe. His death, captured on video, has sparked days of protests in Minneapolis that have spread to cities around America.
Blood to brain cut
The post-mortem found the compression cut off blood to Mr Floyd’s brain, and weight on his back made it hard to breathe, lawyer Ben Crump said at a news conference.
The family’s procedure differs from the official post-mortem as described in a criminal complaint against the officer.
The police autopsy included the effects of being restrained, along with underlying health issues and potential intoxicants in Mr Floyd’s system, but also said it found nothing “to support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation”.
The official post-mortem last week provided no other details about intoxicants, and toxicology results can take weeks.
Mr Floyd’s family, like the families of other black men killed by police, wanted an independent look because they did not trust local authorities to produce an unbiased test.
Officer charged with murder
In the emergency call that drew police, the caller described the man suspected of paying with counterfeit money as “awfully drunk and he’s not in control of himself”.
The officer who held his knee on Mr Floyd’s neck, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter and is in custody in a state prison.
The other three officers on scene, like Chauvin, were fired the day after the incident but have not been charged.
Mr Crump on Monday called for the remaining three officers to be arrested and for the charge against Chauvin to be upgraded to first-degree murder.
Breakdown in community trust
State governor Tim Walz announced on Sunday that attorney general Keith Ellison would take the lead in any prosecutions in Mr Floyd’s death.
Local civil rights activists have said Hennepin County attorney, Mike Freeman, does not have the trust of the black community. They have protested outside his house, and pressed him to charge the other three officers. He remains on the case.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has vowed to address institutional racism in his first 100 days in office as he sought to elevate his voice in the exploding national debate over racism and police brutality.
“Hate just hides. It doesn’t go away, and when you have somebody in power who breathes oxygen into the hate under the rocks, it comes out from under the rocks,” Mr Biden told African American leaders gathered at a church in Wilmington, North Carolina.
His approach marked a sharp contrast to that of President Donald Trump, who has made little effort to unify the country. The Republican president attacked governors as “weak” during a video teleconference on Monday and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters.


inews--2020-06-01--Coronavirus: Claims by Italian doctors that Covid-19 is 'weakening' dismissed by UK experts

Coronavirus : Claims by Italian doctors that Covid-19 is 'weakening ' dismissed by UK experts Claims 'not supported by anything in the scientific literature , and also seem fairly implausible on genetic grounds' Alberto Zangrillo , the head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan in the northern region of Lombardy , which has borne the brunt of Italy ’ s coronavirus contagion , said that `` in reality , the virus clinically no longer exists in Italy '' .
Dr Zangrillo based his claim on swabs taken from patients over the last 10 days which he said showed an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ones carried out two months ago .
He was supported by another doctor at the San Martino hospital in the city of Genoa .
Italy has the third highest death toll in the world from Covid-19 , with 33,415 people dying since the outbreak came to light on February 21 .
It has the sixth highest global tally of cases at 233,019 .
However new infections and fatalities have fallen steadily in May and the country is unwinding some of the most rigid lockdown restrictions introduced anywhere on the continent .
The lifting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Italy within their region has been welcomed by many as a chance to reunite with loved ones ( Photo : VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty ) Dr Zangrillo said some experts were too alarmist about the prospect of a second wave of infections and politicians needed to take into account the new reality .
UK scientists were quick to dismiss his claims .
Dr Elisabetta Groppelli , a lecturer in global health and virologist at St George 's , University of London , said : “ The suggestion that the virus is weakening is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that to be the case , we would need to rule out other reasons why it may appear that people are doing better at the moment .
“ In Italy , the age of confirmed cases has been steadily decreasing , and we know that disease severity tends to be less in younger groups .
Cases are also being diagnosed earlier , which improves outcomes from the disease .
Therefore , any evidence that the disease severity is decreasing would need to take these points into account . ''
She said the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the UK , and the consensus so far is that although the genomes show some changes , there is no evidence for a change in virus features , like transmissibility and disease severity .
Dr Oscar MacLean , of the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research , said : “ These claims are not supported by anything in the scientific literature , and also seem fairly implausible on genetic grounds .
The vast majority of [ Covid-19 ] mutations are extremely rare , and so whilst some infections may be attenuated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unlikely to be common enough to alter the nature of the virus at a national or global level . ''

Claims by Italian doctors that the coronavirus is weakening have been rubbished by UK-based experts.
Alberto Zangrillo, the head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan in the northern region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of Italy’s coronavirus contagion, said that “in reality, the virus clinically no longer exists in Italy”.
Dr Zangrillo based his claim on swabs taken from patients over the last 10 days which he said showed an extremely small viral load compared to the ones carried out two months ago. He was supported by another doctor at the San Martino hospital in the city of Genoa.
Italy has the third highest death toll in the world from Covid-19, with 33,415 people dying since the outbreak came to light on February 21. It has the sixth highest global tally of cases at 233,019. However new infections and fatalities have fallen steadily in May and the country is unwinding some of the most rigid lockdown restrictions introduced anywhere on the continent.
‘Alarmist’ prospects
Dr Zangrillo said some experts were too alarmist about the prospect of a second wave of infections and politicians needed to take into account the new reality. UK scientists were quick to dismiss his claims.
Dr Elisabetta Groppelli, a lecturer in global health and virologist at St George’s, University of London, said: “The suggestion that the virus is weakening is currently not based on established evidence. For that to be the case, we would need to rule out other reasons why it may appear that people are doing better at the moment.
“In Italy, the age of confirmed cases has been steadily decreasing, and we know that disease severity tends to be less in younger groups. Cases are also being diagnosed earlier, which improves outcomes from the disease. Therefore, any evidence that the disease severity is decreasing would need to take these points into account.”
She said the virus genome is being monitored world-wide, including in the UK, and the consensus so far is that although the genomes show some changes, there is no evidence for a change in virus features, like transmissibility and disease severity.
Dr Oscar MacLean, of the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, said: “These claims are not supported by anything in the scientific literature, and also seem fairly implausible on genetic grounds. The vast majority of [Covid-19] mutations are extremely rare, and so whilst some infections may be attenuated by certain mutations, they are highly unlikely to be common enough to alter the nature of the virus at a national or global level.”


inews--2020-06-01--Coronavirus latest: Second wave of Covid-19 infections unlikely but expect a ‘bump’ in cases, says s

Coronavirus latest: Second wave of Covid-19 infections unlikely but expect a ‘bump’ in cases, says scientist

Coronavirus latest : Second wave of Covid-19 infections unlikely but expect a ‘ bump ’ in cases , says scientist Professor Woolhouse also said that UK had 'its eye on the wrong ball ' , pointing out that people over 75 are 10,000 times more likely to die While there is a lot of talk about a resurgence of the coronavirus as lockdown measures are eased , the infection rate is unlikely to reach anything like its previous high in March before lockdown began .
At its peak , the reproduction – or R – number was between two and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patient infected 2 or 3 others .
It is now between 0.7 and 0.9 , putting it below the crucial level of one , above which the disease begins to multiply .
Little chance of second wave But while it could well go back slightly above one , there is very little chance of it approaching anything like 2 or 3 , Professor Mark Woolhouse , of Edinburgh University , told i .
“ Am I concerned that the R number might creep above one ?
Yes I am .
But am I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we were at the beginning of the first wave , no I ’ m not ” .
“ There is no prospect whatsoever that it ’ s going to go up to 2 or 3 again that ’ s far , far from the reality of what we might reasonably expect .
I ’ m not so much concerned about a second wave , I ’ m concerned about a second bump , Prof Woolhouse added .
“ The only way that a second wave could happen is if there were a complete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up on it despite what the Government said – and that ’ s just not going to happen , ” he said .
Prof Woolhouse sits on the pandemic sub-committee of the UK Government 's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) committee and also on the Scottish Government ’ s Sage committee .
But he stresses that he is speaking for himself and not for Sage .
Prof Woolhouse also says the UK `` has its eye on the wrong ball '' .
He points out that people over 75 are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 than those under 15 – suggesting people should be far more concerned about care homes , where infection levels are high , than schools .
“ People should be very clear about where the risks lie so we can concentrate on protecting those people who are most at risk .
There is a very , very low risk from Covid-19 in children .
It doesn ’ t affect children nearly as much and , while I can ’ t go to court and swear that they don ’ t transmit , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some circumstances , all the evidence suggests they transmit considerably less than adults , ” he said .
He also cautions that R numbers can be very difficult to calculate accurately and are three to five weeks out of date as they rely on hospital admissions and deaths that occur a while after infection .

Britain will avoid a second wave of Covid-19 infections, but a new “bump” in cases is quite likely, a government scientific adviser said.
While there is a lot of talk about a resurgence of the coronavirus as lockdown measures are eased, the infection rate is unlikely to reach anything like its previous high in March before lockdown began.
At its peak, the reproduction – or R – number was between two and three in the UK, meaning each patient infected 2 or 3 others. It is now between 0.7 and 0.9, putting it below the crucial level of one, above which the disease begins to multiply.
Little chance of second wave
But while it could well go back slightly above one, there is very little chance of it approaching anything like 2 or 3, Professor Mark Woolhouse, of Edinburgh University, told i.
“Am I concerned that the R number might creep above one? Yes I am. But am I concerned it will go back to where we were at the beginning of the first wave, no I’m not”.
“There is no prospect whatsoever that it’s going to go up to 2 or 3 again that’s far, far from the reality of what we might reasonably expect. I’m not so much concerned about a second wave, I’m concerned about a second bump, Prof Woolhouse added.
“The only way that a second wave could happen is if there were a complete collapse in lockdown and everybody just gave up on it despite what the Government said – and that’s just not going to happen,” he said.
Scientific advice
Prof Woolhouse sits on the pandemic sub-committee of the UK Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) committee and also on the Scottish Government’s Sage committee. But he stresses that he is speaking for himself and not for Sage.
Prof Woolhouse also says the UK “has its eye on the wrong ball”. He points out that people over 75 are 10,000 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than those under 15 – suggesting people should be far more concerned about care homes, where infection levels are high, than schools.
“If we’re worried about schools, we should be absolutely panicking like mad about care homes,” said Prof Woolhouse.
Children at low risk
“People should be very clear about where the risks lie so we can concentrate on protecting those people who are most at risk. There is a very, very low risk from Covid-19 in children. It doesn’t affect children nearly as much and, while I can’t go to court and swear that they don’t transmit, and they probably do transmit a bit under some circumstances, all the evidence suggests they transmit considerably less than adults,” he said.
He also cautions that R numbers can be very difficult to calculate accurately and are three to five weeks out of date as they rely on hospital admissions and deaths that occur a while after infection.
A much better indicator is the daily rate of new infections, although this is also very difficult to calculate quickly and accurately, he says.


inews--2020-06-01--Coronavirus latest: Biosecurity Centre in charge of Covid-19 threat level is not up and running, Mat

Coronavirus latest: Biosecurity Centre in charge of Covid-19 threat level is not up and running, Matt Hancock admits

Coronavirus latest : Biosecurity Centre in charge of Covid-19 threat level is not up and running , Matt Hancock admits Joint Biosecurity Centre was announced by Boris Johnson three weeks ago Mr Hancock also warned that the “ disease is not done yet ” while the UK ’ s testing chief , Professor John Newton , said officials expected “ flare ups in different parts of the country ” as the national response moved to a new phase .
Yet , as England moved into phase two of the lockdown , with primary schools reopening for some pupils and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Hancock told the Downing Street daily briefing the JBC “ still formally needs to come into existence ” but that Public Health England was overseeing “ data flows ” on Covid-19 cases and transmission of infections .
It is not known how many people are using the contact tracing system ( Photo : Leon Neal/Getty ) The UK is currently at level 4 , with transmission high and enforced social distancing in place , and Boris Johnson had previously said the new lockdown phase could be introduced in England if it reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general circulation but coming under control , meaning social distancing could be relaxed .
Asked why the JBC appeared to have no website or produced no reports , Mr Hancock said : “ We are getting it stood up , making sure all of the info flows come to it so it is able to analyse them … All that work is being done as we speak , it is being formulated at the moment.
” 'Do not step too far' Mr Hancock announced that a further 111 people were reported on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has emerged there were a further 445 people whose deaths were not reported during the previous weeks , meaning the new death toll of people in the UK is 556 higher , at 39,045 .
This means that the UK ’ s official coronavirus death toll is due to pass the 40,000 mark on Tuesday .
Despite some optimism that infection rates are falling , Mr Hancock warned : “ We must all remember that in the war against this virus we are all on the same side .
We have come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these steps together .
But do not step too far , the disease is not done yet.
” He said the contact tracing system was working well but added : “ One of the challenges is to build a system which can respond to whatever comes in the future , and that is a little difficult to predict - we think there will be flare ups in different parts of the country , and we will need to divert resources as required .
”

The Government’s new centre responsible for setting coronavirus threat levels is not yet operational despite lockdown restrictions being eased, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted.
Mr Hancock also warned that the “disease is not done yet” while the UK’s testing chief, Professor John Newton, said officials expected “flare ups in different parts of the country” as the national response moved to a new phase.
The Joint Biosecurity Centre was announced by the Prime Minister three weeks ago and is supposed to be monitoring the number of coronavirus cases and the transmission rate of the disease.
Yet, as England moved into phase two of the lockdown, with primary schools reopening for some pupils and more people allowed to meet up outside, Mr Hancock told the Downing Street daily briefing the JBC “still formally needs to come into existence” but that Public Health England was overseeing “data flows” on Covid-19 cases and transmission of infections.
No website or reports
The JBC is supposed to oversee a system modelled on the terrorism threat, with levels from 1 – no coronavirus transmission in the UK – to 5 – meaning transmission is increasing exponentially and the NHS is over capacity.
The UK is currently at level 4, with transmission high and enforced social distancing in place, and Boris Johnson had previously said the new lockdown phase could be introduced in England if it reached level 3, with the virus in general circulation but coming under control, meaning social distancing could be relaxed.
Mr Johnson has been criticised for going ahead with the new lockdown phase despite the threat level remaining at 4.
Asked why the JBC appeared to have no website or produced no reports, Mr Hancock said: “We are getting it stood up, making sure all of the info flows come to it so it is able to analyse them … All that work is being done as we speak, it is being formulated at the moment.”
He added: “The JBC still formally needs to come into existence but we are putting in place all of those data flows to augment the work Public Health England already do.”
‘Do not step too far’
Mr Hancock announced that a further 111 people were reported on Sunday to have died from Covid-19. But it has emerged there were a further 445 people whose deaths were not reported during the previous weeks, meaning the new death toll of people in the UK is 556 higher, at 39,045. This means that the UK’s official coronavirus death toll is due to pass the 40,000 mark on Tuesday.
Despite some optimism that infection rates are falling, Mr Hancock warned: “We must all remember that in the war against this virus we are all on the same side. We have come so far together, we can take these steps together. But do not step too far, the disease is not done yet.”
Prof Newton echoed this caution by saying there could be localised “flare ups” in the coming weeks.
He said the contact tracing system was working well but added: “One of the challenges is to build a system which can respond to whatever comes in the future, and that is a little difficult to predict – we think there will be flare ups in different parts of the country, and we will need to divert resources as required.”
This would not necessarily mean a new nationwide lockdown but localised restrictions in place, including “shutting to new admissions a hospital A&E if there was an outbreak in that hospital”, Mr Hancock said.


inews--2020-06-01--Coronavirus lockdown: Opticians push for go-ahead to reopen for routine eye checks

Coronavirus lockdown : Opticians push for go-ahead to reopen for routine eye checks Exclusive : They want to follow the lead of dentists in England who have been given the go-ahead to treat non-emergency cases from Monday Opticians and optometrists are calling to be allowed to reopen as soon as possible for routine eye tests in moves to relax the coronavirus lockdown .
They believe that they should be allowed to follow the lead of English dentists who have been given the go-ahead by the Government to treat non-emergency cases from Monday .
Specsavers , which has more than 860 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling for a “ similar statement for optometry as soon as possible ” .
Routine appointments and non-urgent eye checks have been suspended across the United Kingdom since the lockdown was imposed , although opticians have continued treating serious problems .
The decision to allow practices to reopen has come as a major relief for many who have not been able to receive emergency treatment ( Photo : Leon Neal/Getty ) A Specsavers spokeswoman told i : “ Most of our stores have been open providing essential and urgent eye care since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary infection controls and PPE in place .
“ Specsavers is working closely with the four UK governments in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland and the NHS to make sure we are following guidance in each country and keeping our customers and colleagues as safe as possible.
” However , many other businesses are still in limbo over when they will be able start trading again with ministers saying that 4 July is the earliest date for the next loosening of lockdown restrictions .
A survey of its members by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 77 per cent of hairdressers and beauty salons felt “ very well-prepared ” or “ as well prepared as they could be ” for welcoming back customers .
England 's pubs , restaurants and hotels are only likely to be allowed to open next month if they can demonstrate that they are practising social distancing .
The result is that pubs with beer gardens and restaurants with outdoor areas could start up , but others will remain shut .
Churches could be set to re-open earlier than expected for individual prayer ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mosques , synagogues and temples have been told they will have to remain closed until next month with the sharing of items such as hymn books or prayer mats forbidden .
But the Government is facing calls to bring forward the date on the grounds that they should be allowed to readmit socially-distanced worshippers if shops are reopening .

Opticians and optometrists are calling to be allowed to reopen as soon as possible for routine eye tests in moves to relax the coronavirus lockdown.
They believe that they should be allowed to follow the lead of English dentists who have been given the go-ahead by the Government to treat non-emergency cases from Monday.
Specsavers, which has more than 860 branches in the United Kingdom, are calling for a “similar statement for optometry as soon as possible”.
Routine appointments and non-urgent eye checks have been suspended across the United Kingdom since the lockdown was imposed, although opticians have continued treating serious problems.
A Specsavers spokeswoman told i: “Most of our stores have been open providing essential and urgent eye care since the start of April and all have the necessary infection controls and PPE in place.
“Specsavers is working closely with the four UK governments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the NHS to make sure we are following guidance in each country and keeping our customers and colleagues as safe as possible.”
Outdoors businesses start trading
Openair markets, car showrooms and premises selling caravans and boats were among the largely outdoors retailers which were allowed to resume trading in England.
They will be followed on 15 June by non-essential retailers, including high street shops, department stores and shopping centres, which are deemed “Covid-secure”.
However, many other businesses are still in limbo over when they will be able start trading again with ministers saying that 4 July is the earliest date for the next loosening of lockdown restrictions.
A survey of its members by the National Hair and Beauty Federation found that 77 per cent of hairdressers and beauty salons felt “very well-prepared” or “as well prepared as they could be” for welcoming back customers.
England’s pubs, restaurants and hotels are only likely to be allowed to open next month if they can demonstrate that they are practising social distancing.
The result is that pubs with beer gardens and restaurants with outdoor areas could start up, but others will remain shut.
Large cinemas are also aiming to reopen in early July, but with strict controls on numbers admitted.
Plea by churches
Churches, mosques, synagogues and temples have been told they will have to remain closed until next month with the sharing of items such as hymn books or prayer mats forbidden.
But the Government is facing calls to bring forward the date on the grounds that they should be allowed to readmit socially-distanced worshippers if shops are reopening.
The Government has suggested that they could be opened as a first step for private prayer.
Downing Street rejected pleas from scientists for the lockdown relaxation to be paused.
Mr Johnson’s spokesman said the changes were “limited and … cautious” and were only being implemented because the Government had met its five tests.
He said the scientific consensus was that the measures were unlikely to push the “R rate” of reinfection above one.


inews--2020-06-01--Amazon closes in on securing pharmacy trademark

It comes as the company faces a challenge from pharmacists in Australia Amazon ’ s designs on the pharmacy industry in the UK have taken another step forward after the technology company ’ s trademark application was approved for the next stage of the registration process .
Public records show that the UK application for the name Amazon Pharmacy , which was filed with the Intellectual Property Office in January , has had its status changed to “ application published ” .
This means that the trademark has been published in the IPO ’ s Trade Marks Journal , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any comments or opposition to it .
The Amazon Pharmacy trademark was published on 27 April , triggering a two-month window in which anyone can oppose the registration .
This period can be extended to three months by anyone who is considering challenging it .
If there are no objections , the name could be registered as soon as early July .
A spokesman for Amazon declined to comment .
Amazon is trademarking the name Amazon Pharmacy in several countries ( Photo : REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo ) Amazon is looking to secure more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and last week it filed an application for the BasicCare trademark in Australia .
However , the company faces a fight over the Amazon Pharmacy name in Australia , where it filed a trademark application at about the same time as it did in the UK .
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has filed an objection with the country ’ s intellectual property authority , saying that the pharmacy name should be used only by trained pharmacists .
In the US , Amazon owns a company called PillPack which it acquired in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has been renamed as “ PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy ” since the takeover .
The company has also added pharmaceuticals to its Japanese website with the help of local partners .
Amazon has not confirmed whether it plans to launch a pharmacy business in the UK , but PillPack revealed earlier this year that it had filed applications to secure the brand name in a number of territories including the European Union , Brazil , Canada and China .
When the filing was first revealed in January , pharmacy groups warned that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delivery network to cope with transporting medicines .
The move has also raised fears for the future of local pharmacies .

Amazon’s designs on the pharmacy industry in the UK have taken another step forward after the technology company’s trademark application was approved for the next stage of the registration process.
Public records show that the UK application for the name Amazon Pharmacy, which was filed with the Intellectual Property Office in January, has had its status changed to “application published”.
This means that the trademark has been published in the IPO’s Trade Marks Journal, where others can view the application and lodge any comments or opposition to it.
The Amazon Pharmacy trademark was published on 27 April, triggering a two-month window in which anyone can oppose the registration. This period can be extended to three months by anyone who is considering challenging it. If there are no objections, the name could be registered as soon as early July. A spokesman for Amazon declined to comment.
Facing challenges Down Under
Amazon is looking to secure more names for a possible pharmacy operation, and last week it filed an application for the BasicCare trademark in Australia.
However, the company faces a fight over the Amazon Pharmacy name in Australia, where it filed a trademark application at about the same time as it did in the UK. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has filed an objection with the country’s intellectual property authority, saying that the pharmacy name should be used only by trained pharmacists.
In the US, Amazon owns a company called PillPack which it acquired in 2018. The business sells prescription drugs online and has been renamed as “PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy” since the takeover.
The company has also added pharmaceuticals to its Japanese website with the help of local partners.
Amazon has not confirmed whether it plans to launch a pharmacy business in the UK, but PillPack revealed earlier this year that it had filed applications to secure the brand name in a number of territories including the European Union, Brazil, Canada and China.
The UK trademark filing covers a number of areas supporting the supply of drugs including advertising and insurance.
When the filing was first revealed in January, pharmacy groups warned that Amazon would need to significantly upgrade its delivery network to cope with transporting medicines. The move has also raised fears for the future of local pharmacies.


inews--2020-06-01--Mass extinction of animals is accelerating as man-made threats push populations to the brink, scient

Mass extinction of animals is accelerating as man-made threats push populations to the brink, scientists warn

Mass extinction of animals is accelerating as man-made threats push populations to the brink , scientists warn The world is set to lose more than 500 species of vertebrates in the next 20 years , scientists have warned The pace at which animals are becoming extinct is accelerating as man-made threats such as climate change , habitat destruction and the spread of diseases push wildlife populations to the brink , research suggests .
The same scientists have now warned this extinction is happening faster than they first predicted .
The world is set to lose more than 500 species of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they warned , the same number that was lost in the entire 20th century .
Worse still , animals on the brink of extinction - such as the Sumatran rhino , the Spanish giant tortoise or the Harlequin frog - are clustered in regions home to many other endangered species .
This suggests regional ecosystems are poised to collapse , the scientists warned .
More than 40 per cent of amphibian species worldwide are in danger of extinction .
( Photo : LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty ) The study ’ s lead author Gerardo Ceballos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facing humanity .
“ Most politicians , private industry and the general public , don ’ t know that we are in an extinction crisis of this magnitude , ” he told i .
“ They know about the plastic , they know about climate change , but most people don ’ t know about the extinction crisis .
And this is the most important.
” “ If we keep losing these species and habitats , there is no way we will be able to maintain the environment for human life , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years will define the future of all living things on earth , including humans.
” To tackle the problem , governments around the world must immediately do three things , Dr Ceballos said .
First , they must ban all trade in illegal wildlife .
Second , the rules and regulations around legal wildlife trade must be urgently reviewed .
“ You can still legally trade animals which are on the verge of extinction , '' Dr Ceballos pointed out , with endangered animals such as tarantulas and frogs still bought and sold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ habitats .
Finally , much more effort must go into protecting existing habits from deforestation and other land use changes , he said .
The world has just a few years to implement these changes before climate change hits these weakened ecosystems , Dr Ceballos warned .
“ We have to do this within the next decade , because otherwise all of the species and habitats will start to feel the full force of climate change and climate disruption , '' he said .
`` And then it will be very very difficult @ @ @ @ @ @

The pace at which animals are becoming extinct is accelerating as man-made threats such as climate change, habitat destruction and the spread of diseases push wildlife populations to the brink, research suggests.
In 2015 a team of scientists led by Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich declared a sixth mass extinction was underway, causing irreversible damage to ecosystems around the world.
The same scientists have now warned this extinction is happening faster than they first predicted. The world is set to lose more than 500 species of vertebrates in the next 20 years, they warned, the same number that was lost in the entire 20th century.
Worse still, animals on the brink of extinction – such as the Sumatran rhino, the Spanish giant tortoise or the Harlequin frog – are clustered in regions home to many other endangered species. This suggests regional ecosystems are poised to collapse, the scientists warned.
Humanity’s biggest crisis
The study’s lead author Gerardo Ceballos warned this is the most pressing crisis facing humanity. “Most politicians, private industry and the general public, don’t know that we are in an extinction crisis of this magnitude,” he told i. “They know about the plastic, they know about climate change, but most people don’t know about the extinction crisis. And this is the most important.”
“If we keep losing these species and habitats, there is no way we will be able to maintain the environment for human life,” he continued. “The next 15 years will define the future of all living things on earth, including humans.”
The solutions
To tackle the problem, governments around the world must immediately do three things, Dr Ceballos said. First, they must ban all trade in illegal wildlife. Second, the rules and regulations around legal wildlife trade must be urgently reviewed. “You can still legally trade animals which are on the verge of extinction,” Dr Ceballos pointed out, with endangered animals such as tarantulas and frogs still bought and sold around the world far from their natural habitats. Finally, much more effort must go into protecting existing habits from deforestation and other land use changes, he said.
The world has just a few years to implement these changes before climate change hits these weakened ecosystems, Dr Ceballos warned. “We have to do this within the next decade, because otherwise all of the species and habitats will start to feel the full force of climate change and climate disruption,” he said. “And then it will be very very difficult to avoid a collapse.”


inews--2020-06-01--Men under the female gaze: in Hannah Gadsby's Douglas and I See You at Victoria Miro, women are not

Men under the female gaze: in Hannah Gadsby's Douglas and I See You at Victoria Miro, women are not looked at — they do the looking

Men under the female gaze : in Hannah Gadsby 's Douglas and I See You at Victoria Miro , women are not looked at — they do the looking A new exhibition celebrates the female gaze in portrait painting — so how might art history be different if women had been the ones looking ?
Yes , Hannah Gadsby , the art world ’ s favourite comedian , is back with a new Netflix comedy special , Douglas .
I ’ ll leave it to her to run the routine on that title , but naming in general is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who gets to name things , and what that says about power .
In art history lecturer mode , Gadsby flashes up Raphael ’ s The School of Athens ( 1509-11 ) fresco of Greek philosophers – Pythagoras , Archimedes , Plato , Aristotle and co – all male .
She describes it archly as a painting of the men who name things .
Geometry , geography , botany , zoology and anatomy : all abound with phenomena titled in honour of the men who “ discovered ” them .
Douglas is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tightly constructed set whips through reflections , revelations and riotous put-downs – but she does also ponder the repetitive Renaissance compositions of clothing-averse beauties .
Classical subjects gave licence to paint nameless women naked but for artfully placed gauzy fabric .
How might our language be different if women got to do the naming of things , she asks ?
And how different our understanding of artistic greatness if women were looking , rather than being looked at ?
Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby is back with a new Netflix comedy special , Douglas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in I See You , an online exhibition at Victoria Miro gallery , in which female painters portray male sitters .
Works by the late Alice Neel and Maria Lassnig hang ( in virtual space ) alongside paintings by contemporary greats including Njideka Akunyili Crosby , Chantal Joffe and Lisa Yuskavage , as well as younger artists , among them Celia Hempton and Kudzanai-Violet Hwami .
Paintings by both Neel and Joffe portray boys at the teetering point of adolescence .
In Richard with Dog ( 1954 ) , Neel ’ s son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from behind his leg .
Richard wears a bright summer shirt , but his mother shows him stiff backed , as if leaning away from her , serving a cool appraising stare .
Neel was a fantastic painter of children – her neighbourhood kids look full of energy and movement , as though they might hurtle away at any moment .
Neel does not portray Richard as a child : the gnarled bark of a tree is at his back , suggesting steadfastness .
Unlike the eager , comic , energetic face of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off – as if resisting his mother ’ s probing gaze .
The boy in Joffe ’ s portraits , referred to as “ Herb ” , is the son of a friend and fellow painter .
Joffe is particularly interested in moments of transformation – babyhood , pregnancy , adolescence – and their shimmering , unsettled physicality .
In Herb II ( 2018 ) the picture barely contains him : he ’ s like Alice , giant and squashed , bursting beyond the angular confines of a too-small room .
His face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the eyebrows , his arms above the hand , as though this growing human no longer understands the limits of his own body .
Alice Neel 's Richard with Dog ( 1954 ) ( Photo : the artist and Victoria Miro ) Kudzanai-Violet Hwami ’ s A Theory on Adam ( 2020 ) offers a far less frontal and open vision of masculinity .
The four panels of this square work carry bodies of various orders : on one , a smiling black and white photograph of an older man and child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the painted figures on the other panels are turned away .
To the left , a clothed figure turns their back ; above we see another body from behind , naked , and accepting a tight embrace .
The exhibition tells us this is a show about women looking at men , so we assume these are male , but these shadowy back views are consciously ambiguous .
Ambiguity too , permeates Sarah Ball ’ s two portraits Timothy ( 2020 ) and Gabriel ( 2020 ) .
Cool and flat , composed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , each shows a short-haired figure in an open-collared shirt and gold chain , pale browed , pale skinned , cheeks brushed with the delicate pink of a late spring heat or early-adult self-consciousness .
In both portraits , gender seems immaterial : only the context suggests that we might attribute it one way or another .
Two works here by Celia Hempton , by contrast , approach male portraiture from what one might crudely call the business end .
Ben ( 2016 ) lies face down on a violet sheet , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reveal the underside of his scrotum , soft and delicate rosy pink against the milk white of his legs .
Eddie ( 2017 ) is pictured only as a relaxed cock and balls , nestling restfully , laced with fine aquamarine veins .
Despite zeroing on intimate portions of the male anatomy – and slicing off her sitters ’ heads , like the worst objectifying bloke painting a female nude – Hempton ’ s gaze does not feel aggressive or obtrusive .
Instead there is a sense of complicity , trust and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sitters – both of whom , unlike most female nudes in art history , are named .
Lisa Yuskavage ’ s Wee Dude Looks Like Jesus ( 2014 ) is a hippie Christ letting it all hang out in a weird , ravaged khaki-grey wasteland .
His face is a round-eyed , googly approximation straight out of late-1960s kitsch , peeping through a red tangle of hair and beard .
One arm is clad in a billowing gauntlet , as out of place as the gossamer veils half concealing one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slideshow .
The Wee Dude ’ s glossy , circumcised penis flops over the open waistband of his striped loon pants .
Nochlin is best known for the essay “ Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists ?
” ( 1971 ) .
Her career as a writer and curator – one of the foundational figures in feminist art history – stretched over five decades .
An excellent compilation of Nochlin ’ s essays on women artists has just been published in paperback : it works as a fascinating extension to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about women ’ s portraits of men in a number of essays , including a brilliant little piece on Alice Neel , as well as essays on Sylvia Sleigh and Sam Taylor-Wood .
While affectionate , intimate , beautiful and humorous , the works in “ I See You ” are not lascivious .
Although the text mentions the idea of a male gaze ( usually understood to be proprietorial , probing , masterly , erotic ) , there is not much acknowledgement of women ’ s desire here .
Nochlin reminds us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the mix : writing about Taylor-Wood ’ s portrait of Daniel Craig she notes that it is “ not nude , alas , but beautiful nonetheless ” .

Was the Renaissance sponsored by McDonald’s? Would Titian make a better ninja turtle than Donatello? Which activity do naked ladies prefer: dancing in threes or being chained to rocks?
Yes, Hannah Gadsby, the art world’s favourite comedian, is back with a new Netflix comedy special, Douglas. I’ll leave it to her to run the routine on that title, but naming in general is an underlying theme – specifically the question of who gets to name things, and what that says about power.
In art history lecturer mode, Gadsby flashes up Raphael’s The School of Athens (1509-11) fresco of Greek philosophers – Pythagoras, Archimedes, Plato, Aristotle and co – all male. She describes it archly as a painting of the men who name things. Geometry, geography, botany, zoology and anatomy: all abound with phenomena titled in honour of the men who “discovered” them.
Douglas is not all about art – Gadsby’s tightly constructed set whips through reflections, revelations and riotous put-downs – but she does also ponder the repetitive Renaissance compositions of clothing-averse beauties. Classical subjects gave licence to paint nameless women naked but for artfully placed gauzy fabric. How might our language be different if women got to do the naming of things, she asks? And how different our understanding of artistic greatness if women were looking, rather than being looked at?
A response comes, in part, in I See You, an online exhibition at Victoria Miro gallery, in which female painters portray male sitters. Works by the late Alice Neel and Maria Lassnig hang (in virtual space) alongside paintings by contemporary greats including Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Chantal Joffe and Lisa Yuskavage, as well as younger artists, among them Celia Hempton and Kudzanai-Violet Hwami.
Paintings by both Neel and Joffe portray boys at the teetering point of adolescence. In Richard with Dog (1954), Neel’s son sits outdoors with a bat-eared dog gazing from behind his leg. Richard wears a bright summer shirt, but his mother shows him stiff backed, as if leaning away from her, serving a cool appraising stare. Neel was a fantastic painter of children – her neighbourhood kids look full of energy and movement, as though they might hurtle away at any moment. Neel does not portray Richard as a child: the gnarled bark of a tree is at his back, suggesting steadfastness. Unlike the eager, comic, energetic face of the little dog, his is closed off – as if resisting his mother’s probing gaze.
The boy in Joffe’s portraits, referred to as “Herb”, is the son of a friend and fellow painter. Joffe is particularly interested in moments of transformation – babyhood, pregnancy, adolescence – and their shimmering, unsettled physicality. In Herb II (2018) the picture barely contains him: he’s like Alice, giant and squashed, bursting beyond the angular confines of a too-small room. His face, shadowed ominous green, is cropped at the eyebrows, his arms above the hand, as though this growing human no longer understands the limits of his own body.
Transformed, Herb on the Red Stool (2019) greets us with a half smile. Joffe draws our attention to his full height by painting on to a tall slender board, with Herb seated on a spindly stool.
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s A Theory on Adam (2020) offers a far less frontal and open vision of masculinity. The four panels of this square work carry bodies of various orders: on one, a smiling black and white photograph of an older man and child suggests a happy father-daughter relationship. All the painted figures on the other panels are turned away. To the left, a clothed figure turns their back; above we see another body from behind, naked, and accepting a tight embrace. The exhibition tells us this is a show about women looking at men, so we assume these are male, but these shadowy back views are consciously ambiguous.
Ambiguity too, permeates Sarah Ball’s two portraits Timothy (2020) and Gabriel (2020). Cool and flat, composed with the static regularity of passport snaps, each shows a short-haired figure in an open-collared shirt and gold chain, pale browed, pale skinned, cheeks brushed with the delicate pink of a late spring heat or early-adult self-consciousness. In both portraits, gender seems immaterial: only the context suggests that we might attribute it one way or another.
Two works here by Celia Hempton, by contrast, approach male portraiture from what one might crudely call the business end. Ben (2016) lies face down on a violet sheet, his legs slightly parted, a hip raised to reveal the underside of his scrotum, soft and delicate rosy pink against the milk white of his legs. Eddie (2017) is pictured only as a relaxed cock and balls, nestling restfully, laced with fine aquamarine veins.
Despite zeroing on intimate portions of the male anatomy – and slicing off her sitters’ heads, like the worst objectifying bloke painting a female nude – Hempton’s gaze does not feel aggressive or obtrusive. Instead there is a sense of complicity, trust and accepted vulnerability to the relationship between painter and sitters – both of whom, unlike most female nudes in art history, are named.
Lisa Yuskavage’s Wee Dude Looks Like Jesus (2014) is a hippie Christ letting it all hang out in a weird, ravaged khaki-grey wasteland. His face is a round-eyed, googly approximation straight out of late-1960s kitsch, peeping through a red tangle of hair and beard. One arm is clad in a billowing gauntlet, as out of place as the gossamer veils half concealing one of the Renaissance nudes in Hannah Gadsby’s slideshow. The Wee Dude’s glossy, circumcised penis flops over the open waistband of his striped loon pants.
Yuskavage’s Wee Dude is a dead ringer for a photo staged by the feminist art critic Linda Nochlin, titled Buy My Bananas (1972.) A response to a saucy 19th-century photo of a woman, nude but for boots and stockings holding a tray of apples in front of her breasts (“Achetez des pommes” runs the caption), Nochlin’s photo shows a bearded hippie holding a tray of bananas entreatingly just below his exposed crotch.
Nochlin is best known for the essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” (1971). Her career as a writer and curator – one of the foundational figures in feminist art history – stretched over five decades. An excellent compilation of Nochlin’s essays on women artists has just been published in paperback: it works as a fascinating extension to “I See You”. Nochlin writes about women’s portraits of men in a number of essays, including a brilliant little piece on Alice Neel, as well as essays on Sylvia Sleigh and Sam Taylor-Wood.
While affectionate, intimate, beautiful and humorous, the works in “I See You” are not lascivious. Although the text mentions the idea of a male gaze (usually understood to be proprietorial, probing, masterly, erotic), there is not much acknowledgement of women’s desire here. Nochlin reminds us that this, too, can be part of the mix: writing about Taylor-Wood’s portrait of Daniel Craig she notes that it is “not nude, alas, but beautiful nonetheless”.
There has been a rash of recent books on women artists, most list-like and skimming. Anyone hungering for something more in depth and thought provoking would do well to turn to Nochlin.
I See You at the Victoria Miro Gallery runs online until 4 July (victoria-miro.com)
The Linda Nochlin Reader, edited by Maura Reilly, is published by Thames & Hudson (£28)
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas is out now on Netflix


inews--2020-06-01--Schools reopening: Government looking at summer camps to help children catch-up after lockdown

Schools reopening : Government looking at summer camps to help children catch-up after lockdown Early reports suggest 40 per cent to 70 per cent of eligible pupils attended on first day of schools reopening in England The news comes on the day primary schools across England began reopening to more pupils , with heads reporting “ highly variable ” attendance as many anxious parents opted to keep their children at home .
Schools in England closed their doors to everyone except vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers on 23 March , meaning most pupils have not been in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predicted that the disruption to education is likely to widen the attainment gap between children from rich and poor families , prompting calls for disadvantaged pupils to be given help to catch-up with their peers .
Children of essential workers eat lunch in segregated positions at Kempsey Primary School in Worcester ( Photo : PA ) The Prime Minister 's official spokesman said : `` The Education Secretary has set out his commitment to doing everything he can to make sure young people are not losing out as a result of coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures may be required to ensure every child has the support they need , including over the summer . ''
Gavin Williamson ruled out making schools stay open and teachers having to work over the holidays ( Photo : PA ) However , i understands the DfE could provide support for a “ boosted ” version of the summer camps which already run on many school sites over July and August .
The Children ’ s Commissioner , Anne Longfield , said she wanted school buildings to be used to provide children with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summer and some learning too ” .
Geoff Barton , ASCL ’ s general secretary , said attendance was “ highly variable ” .
“ We are hearing that it ranges anywhere between around 40 per cent and 70 per cent of the eligible pupils , ” he said .
Karen Wespieser decided to take her child into reception at his school in Maidenhead , Berkshire .
“ Still not sure if it was the right decision in the bigger sense , ” she tweeted .
“ But seeing how excited he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put into making it safe and welcoming for the kids , I think it was the right decision for today.
” Pupils in other UK countries stick with homeschooling The other nations of the UK have taken a more cautious approach to reopening schools than England .
In Scotland and Northern Ireland pupils are due to return in August , while Wales has still not set a date .
There were also reports of chaos at several schools in London yesterday after parents took their child to school only to be informed once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay closed .

The Government is preparing for beefed-up school summer camps to help children who have missed out on weeks of education because of the coronavirus epidemic.
The news comes on the day primary schools across England began reopening to more pupils, with heads reporting “highly variable” attendance as many anxious parents opted to keep their children at home.
Schools in England closed their doors to everyone except vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers on 23 March, meaning most pupils have not been in school for 10 weeks.
Experts have predicted that the disruption to education is likely to widen the attainment gap between children from rich and poor families, prompting calls for disadvantaged pupils to be given help to catch-up with their peers.
‘Additional measures’
On Monday Downing Street said it was looking at the support available for children over the summer months.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “The Education Secretary has set out his commitment to doing everything he can to make sure young people are not losing out as a result of coronavirus.
“We are looking at what additional measures may be required to ensure every child has the support they need, including over the summer.”
A Department for Education source told i that a package of measures was being developed, with an announcement due in the coming weeks.
‘Boosted’ summer camps
The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has ruled out schools being made to stay open and teachers having to work over the holidays.
However, i understands the DfE could provide support for a “boosted” version of the summer camps which already run on many school sites over July and August.
The Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield, said she wanted school buildings to be used to provide children with “positive things to do in the summer and some learning too”.
‘Mixed’ picture
The Association of School and College Leaders meanwhile reported a “very mixed” picture of primary schools reopening on Monday.
Geoff Barton, ASCL’s general secretary, said attendance was “highly variable”. “We are hearing that it ranges anywhere between around 40 per cent and 70 per cent of the eligible pupils,” he said.
Returning pupils will encounter a transformed school environment, with classes split in two, one-way corridors and staggered break times to limit potential opportunities for transmission of the virus.
Karen Wespieser decided to take her child into reception at his school in Maidenhead, Berkshire. “Still not sure if it was the right decision in the bigger sense,” she tweeted. “But seeing how excited he was and how much effort his school had put into making it safe and welcoming for the kids, I think it was the right decision for today.”
Ms Wespieser told i: “[The] parents were more anxious than their children, but the school staff put everyone at their ease.”
Pupils in other UK countries stick with homeschooling
The other nations of the UK have taken a more cautious approach to reopening schools than England. In Scotland and Northern Ireland pupils are due to return in August, while Wales has still not set a date.
Even in England, more than 20 local authorities advised their schools against reopening, including Brighton and Hove, Durham, Sheffield and North Somerset.
Where schools have opened, many have decided to phase in the eligible year groups or operate rota systems for attendance.
There were also reports of chaos at several schools in London yesterday after parents took their child to school only to be informed once they had arrived that it had decided to stay closed.
The Department for Education said it expected the majority of primary schools to have reopened.
A DfE spokesperson said: “Headteachers and school staff have been doing an excellent job including putting protective measures in place and engaging with parents and children.
“We will continue to support schools who haven’t yet been able to open more widely to do so as soon as possible.”


inews--2020-06-02--What is Blackout Tuesday? Instagram black squares explained as music industry leads social media sil

What is Blackout Tuesday? Instagram black squares explained as music industry leads social media silence over George Floyd's death

What is Blackout Tuesday ?
Instagram black squares explained as music industry leads social media silence over George Floyd 's death Organisers of # TheShowMustBePaused initiative want it to be 'an urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change' Since Mr Floyd 's death protests have taken place in cities worldwide , calling for accountability from law enforcement and for justice .
President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy military force in the US if state governors do not stamp out violent protests over police brutality .
Derek Chauvin , the officer seen kneeling on Mr Floyd 's neck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder and second-degree manslaughter , but many have called for the additional three police officers involved in his death to also be arrested and convicted .
What are music businesses doing ?
Beyond social media , many music businesses have promised to halt for the day , with employees given a day off to `` disconnect from work and reconnect with ... community '' , and streaming services such as Spotify pausing social publication as a symbol of solidarity .
Why are people being asked not to use # BlackLivesMatter when posting black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We 're broken and we 're disgusted ...
If you are white , black , brown or anything in between I am sure you feel ( left ) hopeless by the racism going on in America right now , '' Beyonce posted in an Instagram video .
On Sunday , Rihanna spoke of the `` devastation , anger [ and ] sadness '' she has experienced over the last week .
`` Watching my people get murdered and lynched day after day pushed me to a heavy place in my heart , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dre said : `` It 's extremely painful because it keeps going on .
It continues to go on and it 's like , 'What can we do ?
Or what do we need to do to make this thing stop ? '
'' Singer-songwriter Gabriel tweeted : “ Along with the civilised world I was horrified by the racist murder of George Floyd .
This type of brutality needs to be confronted directly , with justice clearly seen to be done whenever & wherever it occurs.
” Former Beautiful South singer Paul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be suspended on Tuesday , “ thanks to the behaviour of white supremacists both in uniform & public office , and in support of all those communities suffering at their hands ” .
Revered music producer Quincy Jones said : “ It ’ s hard to know what to say because I ’ ve been dealing with racism my entire life .
That said , it ’ s rearing its ugly head right now & by God it ’ s time to deal with it once & for all .

Major labels joined other music industry groups and artists in pledging a social media “blackout” on Tuesday to protest against the death of George Floyd.
Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man, was killed in police custody last week after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. He was recorded pleading with the officer, saying “I can’t breathe”.
Since Mr Floyd’s death protests have taken place in cities worldwide, calling for accountability from law enforcement and for justice. President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy military force in the US if state governors do not stamp out violent protests over police brutality.
Derek Chauvin, the officer seen kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck, was charged on Friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but many have called for the additional three police officers involved in his death to also be arrested and convicted.
What is Blackout Tuesday?
Blackout Tuesday was a day-long social media blackout created in response to systemic racism and as “an urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change”, calling for record labels to suspend business, delay new music releases, and pledge support for racial justice organizations in the wake of Mr Floyd’s death.
The initiative behind Blackout Tuesday is The Show Must Be Paused project, which was started by Atlantic Records marketing executives Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas in response to the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other black American citizens killed by police.
The social media movement comes under the hashtag #theshowmustbepaused and #blackouttuesday, with those participating sharing a black square on their Instagram timeline.
What are music businesses doing?
Blackout Tuesday organisers said the day was intended to disrupt the working week, offering a space to consider how the multi-billion dollar music industry has profited from black art, and to hold corporations accountable.
Beyond social media, many music businesses promised to halt for the day, with employees given a day off to “disconnect from work and reconnect with… community”, and streaming services such as Spotify pausing social publication as a symbol of solidarity.
Sony Music, Atlantic Records, Capitol Music Group, Warner Records and Def Jam are among the labels vowing #TheShowMustBePaused by committing to the day of action and promising to enact meaningful change in their organisations.
Columbia Records said Tuesday “was not a day off” but a chance to “figure out ways to move forward in solidarity”, and Atlantic Records said “the music business… will not go on as usual.”
On TV, music channel MTV will be joined by its other ViacomCBS youth and music channels, including Comedy Central, CMT, and VH1, at 9pm UK time in an eight minute, 46 second blackout, representing the length of time Chauvin knelt on Mr Floyd’s neck.
The TV networks will also provide a call to action encouraging audiences to link up with racial justice organization Color of Change.
Why are people being asked not to use #BlackLivesMatter when posting black squares?
People taking part in Blackout Tuesday were being urged not to use the hashtag #blacklivesmatter when posting black squares on Instagram as it obscures the educational resources being shared by activists online.
Lizzo said on Instagram: “When you post your black square, please don’t use the hashtag black lives matter, because it is flooding the hashtag search with just black pictures instead of information.”
Those taking part were instead urged to use #BlackoutTuesday hashtag and #TheShowMustBePaused.
What have artists said?
Multiple musicians, including Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Rihanna, Ariana Grande and Jay-Z have spoken out in response to the death and subsequent demonstrations.
“We’re broken and we’re disgusted… If you are white, black, brown or anything in between I am sure you feel (left) hopeless by the racism going on in America right now,” Beyonce posted in an Instagram video.
On Sunday, Rihanna spoke of the “devastation, anger [and] sadness” she has experienced over the last week. “Watching my people get murdered and lynched day after day pushed me to a heavy place in my heart,” she wrote on Instagram.
Dr Dre said: “It’s extremely painful because it keeps going on. It continues to go on and it’s like, ‘What can we do? Or what do we need to do to make this thing stop?'”
Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo said: “Your anti-racist action is needed and it can’t just be on Instagram for this week, it’s a life long commitment.”
Radiohead, Mumford & Sons and Peter Gabriel also shared their support on social media.
Singer-songwriter Gabriel tweeted: “Along with the civilised world I was horrified by the racist murder of George Floyd. This type of brutality needs to be confronted directly, with justice clearly seen to be done whenever & wherever it occurs.”
Former Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton said activity on his Twitter account would be suspended on Tuesday, “thanks to the behaviour of white supremacists both in uniform & public office, and in support of all those communities suffering at their hands”.
Revered music producer Quincy Jones said: “It’s hard to know what to say because I’ve been dealing with racism my entire life. That said, it’s rearing its ugly head right now & by God it’s time to deal with it once & for all.
“As gatekeepers of the culture, it’s our responsibility to not only come together to celebrate the wins, but also hold each other up during a loss.”
Police and protestors
Demonstrations have broken out across the US following the death of Mr Floyd and other allegations of police brutality against people of colour.
Amid a febrile atmosphere, police have clashed with protesters in cities including New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, while Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the country’s military unless state authorities stop ongoing demonstrations.
More than 5,600 people are estimated to have been arrested in the US since the protests began.