A lawyer for George Floyd has told a memorial service that a "pandemic of racism" led to his death". Those gathered at Thursday's tribute stood in silence for eight minutes, 46 seconds, the quantity of your time Mr Floyd was imagined to get on the bottom under the control of police in Minneapolis. Hundreds attended the service, which also heard a eulogy from civil rights activist RevAl Sharpton. It was time to face up and say "get your knee off our necks", he said. Mr Floyd's killing, which was captured on video, has caused outrage and sparked a wave of protests in cities across the US. Meanwhile, a couple of blocks away, three cops charged with aiding and abetting Mr Floyd's murder made their introduction in court. Bail was set at $1m (£800,000) but would be lowered to $750,000 if they handed in any guns they owned and met other conditions, the judge said. Derek Chauvin, the officer who continued to kneel on Mr Floyd's neck as he pleaded that h...