Monday evening news briefing: Protesters 'betray their cause'
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'Lawless' protesters 'betray cause they purport to serve'
Justice "will follow". That is Priti Patel's message after anti-racism demonstrators clashed with police across the UK at the weekend. Revealing that at least 35 officers were injured in London on Saturday, the Home Secretary said: "The criminals responsible for these unlawful and reckless acts are betraying the very cause they purport to serve". She outlined incidents that saw "a lawless minority of protesters… pelting flares at brave officers, throwing bikes at police horses, attempting to disrespect the Cenotaph or vandalising the statue of Winston Churchill". View our gallery of the most striking pictures from the weekend. Meanwhile, Bristol's police chief has defended his officers for not intervening to stop protesters pulling down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and throwing it in the city's dock. In this article, Patrick O'Flynn argues that ministers must stop appeasing far-Left extremists. And read what your fellow Telegraph readers think of the "mob rule".
In America, the white former police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck until he became immobile will face a judge for the first time on Monday. Derek Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder after he was filmed pinning Mr Floyd - an unarmed, handcuffed African-American man - to the ground for more than eight minutes as he gasped: "I can't breathe". Follow live updates. It came as the Minneapolis city council moved to abolish the entire police department over the furore that has sparked mass protests for racial justice across the world.
Prince Andrew's fury over Epstein investigation
The Duke of York has been treated "by a lower standard" than any other citizen over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, his lawyers said. In an unprecedented statement hitting back at claims he offered "zero cooperation" to US authorities, Prince Andrew's team accused Geoffrey S Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, of breaching confidentiality rules. The Duke's lawyers state he has on at least three occasions this year offered his assistance as a witness to the Department of Justice in the US. Associate Editor Camilla Tominey has our full report. It marks the first time Andrew has hit back at the claims since he announced he was stepping down from royal duties.
Lowest Covid-19 daily death toll since lockdown
The daily number of reported Covid-19 deaths in the UK has fallen to its lowest level since before lockdown - with 55 fatalities in the last 24 hours. NHS figures also show there were no new coronavirus deaths reported in London in the same period. Search for confirmed cases by postcode. Meanwhile, British holidaymakers will be able to travel freely around Europe from July - without the need to quarantine on their return - under a new Downing Street plan. In more good news, it has emerged beer gardens could reopen in a fortnight as the Government seeks to give businesses in the hospitality industry an early boost. Chief Political Correspondent Christopher Hope explains how socially-distanced pints in pub beer gardens could work from Monday, June 22.
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Comment and analysis
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Video: Why Brazil's downturn may be worse than most
The future was looking brighter for Latin America’s biggest economy until the pandemic struck. Covid-19 has threatened to wreck Brazil's plans and confirmed the worst fears about its mercurial president Jair Bolsonaro, who is also known as the "Trump of the tropics". Watch the video below for why its downturn could be worse than most across the globe.
Business and money briefing
BP job cuts | BP will axe more than 10,000 jobs this year as low oil prices bite and the energy titan accelerates its switch to green power. Bernard Looney, the company's chief executive, told staff that 15pc of the firm's global workforce is to be laid off following a collapse in the oil price that has left the industry reeling. Read on for details.
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Notre-Dame revival | A high-risk operation likened to "open-heart surgery" has begun on the roof of Notre Dame cathedral to remove tons of mangled scaffolding that melted in the devastating fire and still threaten the building with collapse. Click here to see the workers starting the delicate operation, a year after the blaze.
Sport briefing
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