Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says Winston Churchill's statue will remain in London despite the term 'was a racist' being scrawled on it at the weekend, however other statues may come down. In the US President Trump makes an allegation about the man pushed to ground by Buffalo police.
The 75-year-old protester, Martin Gugino, was pushed to the ground after approaching officers in riot gear at protests that came after the death of George Floyd, he then fell and cracked his head on the ground before blood spilled out.
, filing past his open coffin at the Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, Texas, where Floyd grew up.Some mourners bowed their heads, others made the sign of the cross or raised a fist. Many wore face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a service that lasted more than six hours."I'm glad he got the send-off he deserved," Marcus Williams, a 46-year-old black resident of Houston, said.
Minnesota Department of Public Safety spokesman Bruce Gordon said troopers deflated tires to stop vehicles from "driving dangerously and at high speeds in and around protesters and law enforcement". All four tires on the car of Star Tribune reporter were slashed in a Kmart parking lot while he was on foot covering the protests and unrest, the newspaper reported.Wisconsin lawyer allegedly spat on teenager, slapped protester and kneed arresting officer in the groin
Ms Rapkin, who is white, arrived at the protest in Shorewood in Milwaukee County and parked her car in the street, blocking the march.
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