A US gymnast’s routine celebrating “black excellence” has gone viral, with millions of views on social media. The floor routine by Nia Dennis, an athlete at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), incorporated songs by artists including Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Missy Elliott. She said Black Lives Matter protests inspired the performance, which saw her kneel with her fist in the air. “I had to… for the culture,” the 21-year-old wrote on Instagram. The routine wowed the judges and earned her praise from celebrities, fellow athletes and fans. A video shared by UCLA Gymnastics was viewed more than nine million times.

Boeing’s 737 Max plane is safe to return to service in Europe, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (Easa) has said. It lifts a 22-month flight ban for the jet, which followed two crashes which caused 346 deaths. The plane has already been cleared to resume flights in the US and Brazil.

This week a senior manager at Boeing’s 737 plant in Seattle told the BBC the recertification had happened too quickly. But regulators in the US and Europe insist their reviews have been thorough, and that the 737 Max aircraft is now safe. Easa executive director Patrick Ky said: “We have every confidence that the aircraft is safe, which is the precondition for giving our approval. “But we will continue to monitor 737 Max operations closely as the aircraft resumes service. “In parallel, and at our insistence, Boeing has also committed to work to enhance the aircraft still further in the medium term, in order to reach an even higher level of safety.” Easa represents 31 mainly EU nations, excluding the UK which formally left the bloc this month. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority is expected to announce whether it will clear the plane to fly imminently.(BBC)…[+]