George Floyd: Will Derek Chauvin’s trial change US policing? - BBC Newsnight
The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer accused of killing George Floyd last year, has retired to weigh up its verdict. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Security has been ramped up around the court building in the US city of Minneapolis, which is protected by barbed wire, high barriers and armed soldiers from the National Guard.
What impact will Derek Chauvin's trial — and its verdict — have on the way the US is policed?
Aleem Maqbool reports.
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April 19, 2021
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Derek Chauvin trial: Key moments from 14 days of testimony - BBC News
Both sides have presented their final arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer accused of killing George Floyd.
Mr Chauvin faces charges of manslaughter, third-degree and second-degree murder.
Watch the most critical exchanges from 14 days of testimony and 45 witnesses in the trial.
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April 19, 2021
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Moment Nasa reacts to successful Ingenuity flight - BBC News
Nasa is celebrating the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world.
The drone, called Ingenuity, was airborne for less than a minute.
Confirmation came via a satellite at Mars which relayed the chopper's data back to Earth.
The space agency is promising more adventurous flights in the days ahead.
Ingenuity will be commanded to fly higher and further as engineers seek to test the limits of the technology.
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April 19, 2021
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UK's Labour leader thrown out of pub in lockdown row - BBC News - BBC News
The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has been thrown out of a pub in Bath, in England, after he was confronted by the landlord over lockdown restrictions.
Rod Humphris, who co-runs the pub, said he was unhappy with Labour's response to government lockdown measures.
He said the economy had been sacrificed "because old people are dying".
Sir Keir, who was out campaigning ahead of May's elections, said he "profoundly disagrees".
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April 19, 2021
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Russia moves ailing Putin critic Navalny to prison hospital - BBC News
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved to a prison hospital, where the authorities say his condition is "satisfactory".
He has been on hunger strike for 20 days, complaining of inadequate medical attention. He is now in Vladimir, a city east of Moscow.
Navalny was jailed in February for old embezzlement charges, which he claims are politically motivated.
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April 19, 2021
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India added to UK travel 'red list' - BBC News
India has been added to a “red list” of countries from which most travel to the UK is banned amid concerns over a new Covid variant, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says.
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April 19, 2021
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Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars - BBC News
The drone, called Ingenuity, was airborne for less than a minute, but it is the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world.
Ingenuity was carried to Mars in the belly of Nasa's Perseverance Rover, which touched down on the Red Planet in February.
This successful attempt means that a further four flights will be attempted over the coming days, each one taking the helicopter further afield.
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April 19, 2021
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On the front line in eastern Ukraine - BBC News
Tensions are growing as thousands of Russian troops have been deployed towards Ukraine. US warships reportedly heading for the Black Sea have been warned off "for their own good" by the Russia's foreign ministry.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher reports from eastern Ukraine's front line between soldiers and Russian-backed forces.
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April 19, 2021
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Nasa to fly helicopter on Mars for the first time - BBC News
A small helicopter, the size of a chihuahua, is set to be the first to fly on another planet.
Ingenuity is a 1.8kg (4lb) helicopter that travelled to Mars inside Nasa's Perseverance rover, which landed in February 2021.
Nasa says it's now aiming to test it on Monday 19 April but admits it may not be successful, in which case they'll try again later in the week.
Flying on the Red Planet isn't straightforward - as BBC science reporter Laura Foster and Nasa systems engineer Farah Alibay explain.
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April 19, 2021
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Brazil’s President rejects lockdown despite 370,000 Covid deaths - BBC News
Brazil has seen more than 370,000 deaths from Covid, one of the highest rates in the world.
However the country’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to order a lockdown, to help control the pandemic.
Public health officials have urged him to do so, but the President insists the economic impact of a lockdown is worse than the effects of the virus.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Mark Lowen in Sao Paolo.
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April 18, 2021
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Condemnation of Russia as secret agents linked to Czech explosion - BBC News
There's been international condemnation of Russia, after two men suspected of carrying out a nerve agent attack at Salisbury in the UK were implicated in a deadly explosion in the Czech Republic in 2014.
The White House said it was evidence of "subversive actions" by the Russian state. The Czech Republic announced it was expelling 18 Russian diplomats.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by security correspondent Gordon Correra and Sarah Rainsford in Moscow.
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April 18, 2021
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Prince Philip funeral: How the day unfolded - BBC News
The Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest in an intimate funeral at St George's Chapel.
Due to coronavirus restrictions, the Queen was seated alone and only 30 people were able to attend.
To mark the start of the service, a minute’s silence was held across the country.
Prince Philip died at Windsor Castle on Friday 9 April, aged 99.
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April 17, 2021
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Military bands pay tribute to Prince Philip - BBC News
Music was played by military bands in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle before Prince Philip’s funeral.
Pieces played included I Vow to Thee My Country, Supreme Sacrifice, Jerusalem, Isle of Beauty and Nimrod.
April 17, 2021
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Minute's silence held for Prince Philip - BBC News
The Queen has led her family in mourning at the funeral of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, in the grounds of Windsor Castle .
A national minute's silence was held just before the service began.
The ceremonial funeral took place entirely within the grounds of the castle.
April 17, 2021
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National anthem brings funeral of Prince Philip to a close - BBC News
The St Georges Chapel Choir sing God Save the Queen, as the funeral of Prince Philip came to an end.
The Dean of Windsor paid tribute to Prince Philip's "kindness, humour and humanity" during the ceremony.
The congregation wore masks and was socially distanced in line with Covid rules, with the Queen seated alone.
April 17, 2021
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Windsor set for Prince Philip funeral - BBC News
“It’s sad but also rather marvellous to see the whole world pay tribute.”
The Duke of Edinburgh's "unwavering loyalty" to the Queen, service to the nation and "courage", will be celebrated at his funeral later.
Prince Philip's association with the Royal Navy and love of the sea will be a focus of the Windsor Castle ceremony.
But no sermon will be delivered, in line with his wishes.
More than 730 members of the armed forces are taking part in the event, but there is a limit of 30 mourners at St George's Chapel, under Covid rules.
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April 17, 2021
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Photo of hug during pandemic named World Press Photo of the Year - BBC News
A picture of a hug during the coronavirus pandemic has been named World Press Photo of the Year.
Rosa Luzia Lunardi, an 85-year-old Brazilian woman at a care home, was photographed getting her first embrace in five months through a transparent hug curtain.
The winner of the World Press Photo of the Year, Mads Nissen, said he was covering the coronavirus crisis in Brazil which has been one of the countries most affected by the crisis.
“I was photographing the graveyards, the cemeteries where people were mourning, hospitals, the ambulances, but I also felt there was need for a different kind of picture,” he said.
He wanted a picture which could show “this certain Latin American spirit to fight and find love even in the most dark hour".
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April 16, 2021
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Hong Kong: Is the one ‘country, two systems’ principle officially over? - BBC Newsnight
Veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners are jailed as Beijing extends its crackdown on dissent. Is China’s promise of ‘one country, two systems’ officially over? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
The verdicts came as mainland China is increasingly cracking down on Hong Kong's rights and freedoms.
Among those in court was Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai who was sentenced to 14 months in prison after being found guilty of unauthorised assembly.
Several other activists were sentenced on Friday for participating in two demonstrations, on 18 August and 31 August 2019.
They include veteran campaigner Martin Lee, 82, and lawyer Margaret Ng, 73, whose sentences were suspended.
The sentencing is part of a series of trials all relating to the large-scale pro-democracy protests in 2019.
The protests culminated in the most tense wave of demonstrations in years, often ending in widespread violence between police and activists.
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April 16, 2021
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Appeal for calm as video shows 13-year-old shot dead by Chicago policeman - BBC News
The mayor of Chicago has appealed for calm after the release of footage showing an unarmed boy aged 13 being shot dead by a policeman last month.
The video shows Adam Toledo with his hands up and with no weapon. The police film shows a handgun near the spot where he fell.
The teenager's death comes at a time of high tension in the US about police killings.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Barbara Plett Usher in Chicago.
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April 16, 2021
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Hong Kong billionaire's last interview as a free man - BBC News
Jimmy Lai is the billionaire owner of Hong Kong’s last opposition newspaper, Apple Daily, and an outspoken critic of Beijing.
On Friday he was sentenced to 14 months in prison for unauthorised assembly - for participating in two protests in 2019.
Mr Lai is one of the most high profile people to be arrested under Hong Kong's new national security law, as China tightens its grip on the city.
the BBC’s Danny Vincent interviewed the man prepared to risk it all by speaking out.
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April 16, 2021
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