meanwhile, with the premier league set to resume on the 17thjune, manchester united have extended odion ighalo's loan from chinese club shanghai shenhua tiljanuary. the original deal expired yesterday. england's three—match rugby league test series with australia has been cancelled because of the pandemic. new england coach shaun wane was due to take charge against the world cup holders in october and november, but the series has been called off due to what's been cited as the "the continued complications surrounding global travel." the british basketball league have cancelled the the current season saying it wouldn't be financially viable to play behind closed doors. the season was suspended in march with glasgow top of the championship table with five games left to play. it's now been voided meaning no title will be awarded. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. sport has a tentative return in june, which is good news. i will have an update for you in the next hour. that's bbc.co.uk/sport let's get more now on what's happening

manchester united have extended 0dion ighalo's loan from chinese club shanghai shenhua untiljanuary. the original deal expired yesterday. the premier league is set to resume on the 17thjune last night the football league announced that the championship would resume on the 20th ofjune. the qpr chief executive lee hoos says the club is "vehemently opposed" to that date, saying it's too soon, with players yet to return to contact training he's concerned about their welfare. if you have players who are picking up if you have players who are picking up unnecessary if you have players who are picking up unnecessary injuries because you have not really paid attention to the sports science those are expensive assets you have in the stands but the likelihood of picking up stands but the likelihood of picking up injuries and if you look at the bundesliga now it is a small sample size now to see the significance of the injury rate but it would be three times than it normally is and thatis three times than it normally is and that is something we need to take a ha rd that is something we need to

united states. cu rfews are in force in nearly a0 cities, including the capital washington, as protests continue over the death of a black man in police custody. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis reports. shouting. this country is walking a fine and dangerous line. as a large and angry crowd gathered outside the white house, it emerged at one point at the height of the protests here on friday, president trump was ushered into an underground bunker by members of the secret service in the interests of his own safety. don't shoot, don't shoot! on several occasions in the last few days, demonstrators here have attempted to scale the walls. move back! and many were reluctant to conform with a newly imposed overnight curfew. as the president hunkered down, his presumptive democratic presidential opponent tweeted a picture of himself at the scene of one of last night's protests. joe biden promised to listen to the demonstrators and help shape the movement for reform. many protests have been pea

united supporter sitting at my desk and i support liverpool. well, that could become liverpool again, couldn't it? all of this is relatively cheap, plus it's environmentally friendly and, yes, they really have been thinking outside and, now, inside the box. tim allman, bbc news. the multitasking cardboard box. geeta guru—murthy will be here with more news injust a geeta guru—murthy will be here with more news in just a few minutes. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. north—west scotland, one of the sunniest and driest spots over the next few days. one of the sunniest and driest spots a bit of sunshine elsewhere but a fairly changeable weather story coming up. certainly for the next couple of days, england and wales seeing some windy conditions developing. it's going to turn more humid into the weekend — you'll notice that when the sun does come out — but there will be the threat throughout of thundery showers. that includes today across parts of central and southern england and wales. brightest and driest

tottenham midfielder dele alli will miss their first match back against manchester united next friday. he's been given a one—match ban by the fa. he was charged with misconduct in february after posting a video on social media about coronavirus in which he made fun of an asian man. he's also been fined £50,000 and must undertake a face—to—face education course. jill scott has signed a new two—year deal at manchester city — that will also see her take up a coaching role at the club. the 33—year—old — who's been capped ia9 times for england — has scored 2a goals for city sincejoining in february in february 201a from everton. she says she'll still be focussing on playing — but will work alongside new head coach gareth taylor. premier league clubs are meeting today to finalise the return to action next week. the three—month lockdown has cost the division £1 billion in revenue. the finance firm deloitte says that £500 million of that is in rebates to broadcasters and a loss of matchday revenue, which will be permanently lost. the remainder could be recouped next s

united person sitting next to a liveable fan. they really have been thinking outside and, now, inside the box. that's it for now, thank you for watching bbc news. time now for watching bbc news. time now for the weather. well, it doesn't look like the weather is in any hurry to settle down over the next day or two. more rain—bearing clouds on the way. in fact, it has already been raining quite heavily across the south—west of england, western parts of wales, all thanks to this weather front that's been moving across the uk. quite sluggishly really. 0vercast skies across much of the country. for most of us it has just been patchy rain here and there, and the heaviest of the rain has indeed been across parts of cornwall, devon. it is now clearing away from wales. the little bits of pieces further north and actually scotland and northern ireland escaping most of that rain. 10 degrees will be morning temperature. so here are the occasional showers during the middle of the day. a lot of cloud across england and wales, with a few g

tottenham midfielder dele alli will miss their first match back against manchester united next friday. he's been given a one match ban by the fa. he was charged with misconduct in february after posting a video on social media about coronavirus in which he made fun of an asian man. he's also been fined £50,000 and must undertake a face—to—face education course. he's apologised for what's called an extremely poorly judged joke but is grateful that the fa didn't deem his actions to be racist. premier league have rubber stamped the return to play protocols next week, signing off on the matchday operations plans. the three month lockdown has cost the division £1 billion in revenue. the finance firm deloitte, who have come up with the figure, say that £500 million of that is in rebates to broadcasters and a loss of matchday revenue which will be permanently lost. the rest will be deferred to next season if the remaining 92 matches are completed. the 20 clubs made a combined £5 billion last season. jill scott has signed a new two year deal at manchester city — that will also see h

united supporter sitting at my desk and i support liverpool, well, that could become liverpool again, couldn't it? all of this is relatively cheap, plus it is environmentally friendly and, yes, they really have been thinking outside and, now, inside the box. tim allman, bbc news. a reminder of our top story: the brother of george floyd — whose death in the custody of minneapolis police has triggered protests around the world — has urged congress to ensure he did not die in vain. he called on lawmakers in washington to work together to make meaningful reforms to how law enforcement operates in the us, with the hope that changes worldwide might follow. that's it for now, thank you so much for watching. well, it doesn't look like the weather is in any hurry to settle down over the next day or two. more rain—bearing clouds on the way. in fact, it has already been raining quite heavily across the south—west of england, western parts of wales, all thanks to this weather front that's been moving across the uk. quite sluggishly really. overcast skies across much of the country. for m

united supporter sitting at my desk and i support liverpool, well, that could become liverpool again, couldn't it? all of this is relatively cheap, plus it is environmentally friendly and, yes, they really have been thinking outside and, now, inside the box. tim allman, bbc news. just time for a visit to animal corner. his name is white king he's ten days old and he's the first white lion to be born in a spanish zoo. u nfortu nately fluffy—toy cuteness has not saved him from being rejected by his mother. white king was abandoned after the lioness who gave birth to him had a traumatic experience. zoo workers are taking on the role of caring for him, and it's hoped he will be reintroduced to his mother in the future. much more on all of the national and international news under the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. thank you very much for watching. well, it doesn't look like the weather is in any hurry to settle down over the next day or two. more rain—bearing clouds on the way. in fact, it has already been raining quite heavily across t

he will miss spurs match against manchester united next friday. the england midfielderjill scott has signed a new two year contract at manchester city. she joined the club six years ago, the new deal will also see her take on a coaching role. the moto gp season will start on the i9thjuly in spain. organisers hope to stage at least 13 race weekends. the elite riders in motogp were unable to take part in the opening qatar grand prix in march because of travel restrictions. let's get back to football. the premier league clubs met today and voted unanimously in favour of the return to play protocols for next week, signing off on the matchday operations behind closed doors. the three month lockdown has cost the division £1 billion in revenue. the finance firm deloitte who have come up with the figure say that 500 million pounds of that is in rebates to broadcasters and a loss of matchday revenue which will be permanently lost. the rest will be deferred to next season if the remaining 92 matches are completed. the 20 clubs made a combined five billion

england and manchester united star marcus rashford writes to mps asking them not to stop free school meal vouchers. the scheme is due to end next month. you know, what families are going through now, i once had to go through that same system and it's very difficult to find a way out. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. hello. it's a day of major change in england as lockdown restrictions continue to ease. long queues were reported outside primark shops in london and birmingham ahead of their opening time at 8:00. after almost three months, all nonessential shops including clothing retaillers and department stores can reopen — if they stick to safety measures. if you're travelling on public transport, you'll have to wear a face covering from today, or risk a potential fine. some secondary pupils in years ten and 12 facing exams next year are heading back to the classroom forface—to—face time with their and the prime minister has commisioned a review and the prime ministe

the manchester united striker has spoken about how his family relied on breakfast clubs and free school meals when he was a child, and he's now raised around £20 million to supply three million meals to vulnerable people during the lockdown. well, you know, my mum was a single parent. she's got five kids are living in the same house. the programme i started in at 11 years old, you are supposed to start at 12 years old, which basically gives you new accommodation closer to the training facilities and a new school, and she worked that hard to push it forward because she knew that for me that was the step i needed to take. i needed to be eating the right foods while i was growing and needed to be close to my new team—mates, school friends, things like that, so she made the decision when i was 11 years old and united allowed it. that was the reason i ended up going at a younger age compared to the others, it was to help my mum just to add the department for education says "the national voucher scheme will not run during the summer holidays but thousands of children will receive additiona

the footballer, manchester united and england striker. he wants the government to pay for school meals, free school meals over the summer. do you think that that should happen? i'm very sympathetic to the argument that he is making and i think, whether it is the particular solution that he is talking about, which would mean the free school more process cutters over and over the summer holidays —— free school meal process carries on over the summer holidays are another solution that gives extra help to families in particular distress, we have this i need to look at the fact there are going to be some families that find it incredibly difficult over the summer months... sorry, if! could just interrupt your very moment. we are adjusting the about your viewers are adjusting the about your viewers are watching on bbc world. to carry on, sorry. no, it is all right. whether it is his solution to carry on with the free school meal programme on a different way of tie can help, perhaps of the local authorities, that are clearly going to bea auth

the manchester united and england football. the hashtag sir marcus rashford is appearing on twitter. any way. huge praise for him from across the world of politics and elsewhere for the england footballer. we will have more on that later. you're watching bbc news. north korea has admitted that it's blown up a joint liaison office with south korea that was supposed to foster peace between the two sides. the office was set up two years ago in the north korean border city of kaesong, following a summit between the countries' leaders. there has been heightened tension between the the two neighbours in recent days. chinese and indian troops have been involved in a deadly clash on their disputed border in kashmir. the indian army says three of its soldiers, including a colonel, have been killed. chinese state media say there were also casualties on the chinese side. there have been weeks of escalating tensions after india began construction work in the area. the us supreme court has ruled that employers cannot fire workers for being

united and england footballer marcus rashford. let's speak to our political correspondent, helen catt, who's in westminster. there is a certain inevitability about this. there is, it seemed as soon as marcus rashford the england footballer got involved in this it took the air of a u—turn in rating. he isa took the air of a u—turn in rating. he is a popular well—liked figure with a very emotional story detail and a personal reason for backing this. up until than the government had been holding firm on a sign that it wasn't going to be giving free school meal vouchers over the summer holiday which it doesn't normally do. it said it was going to be giving money in other ways like £63 million for councils to help those in need. and it was sticking to that line. that involvement from marcus rashford did it seem to change that and then the question became among a lot of conservative mps in particular was what took the government so long to just do that and backtrack? it got to the point this morning where some conservative mps we

manchester united striker marcus rashford puts the uk government under increasing pressure to issue free school meal vouchers for vulnerable children over the summer. we have actually, unusually in this case, along with all the other billions, multi—billion pound package we put in place to help families, also provided £63 million exceptionally to help local authorities help children over this period as well. tensions on the korean border as the north blows up itsjoint liaison office with the south, just hours after threatening military action. new zealand records two new cases of coronavirus.

manchester united and england star marcus rashford welcomes a government u—turn on free school meals over the summer — but says he wants the policy changed permanently. some people literally aren't sleeping and they can't do the normal things they do day to day. probably because they are thinking about where the next meal is going to come from for their kids. china cancels more than 1,000 flights into and out of beijing as a spike in virus cases continues. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, puts the military in charge of quarantine facilities after two british women who were allowed out early later tested positive. it's the day football fans have been waiting for — the premier league is back after a 100—day absence because of the pandemic. and having fun at a social distance — how leisure and cultural attractions are working to be covid secure for when they re—open. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world health

aston villa against sheffield united is the first of 92 matches packed into the next 6 weeks, that kicks off at 6 followed by manchester city/arsenal at the etihad stadium from where jane dougall sent us this both of the knights matches will look very different from the norm. the first enforcement difference is that there will be no funds as they cannot socially distance within a crowd. instead, there will be large screens erected where some fans can zoom in so that means there could be something of an atmosphere if and when any player scores a goal. if that happens, there cannot be the ratios get ovations we are used to because players will have to keep that distance at —— they will not be the usual celebrations were against her. they will not be able to remonstrate with the officials if there are any officials on the pitch. mikel arteta will return to the etihad. he worked for many years under pep guardiola as his assistant and both managers have been speaking about looking forward to catch up. so excited. for the fact to see him, to see again, one of the nicest people i ever met.

aston villa will take on sheffield united and manchester city will play arsenal in the first matches since the beginning of march. but there'll be no spectators in the grounds, as our sports editor dan roan reports. it's the same competition but with a new look. banners and seat coverings in place of supporters and the only fans inside, projected onto giant screens. we were granted exclusive access to villa park as it prepares to host the premier league's eagerly awaited return and the man in charge here told me how much it meant. we do have the eyes of the world on us tomorrow night. the level of planning and preparation that's gone in makes me extremely confident. we've been starved of sport of all descriptions but particularly our national sport, football, so i think there is going to be a huge level of interest. relegation threatened aston villa featured in the last match before the season was suspended. arguably the greatest challenge the premier league has ever faced, there's been times when project restart has been in doubt but it's happening and it will be notable for other r

the manchester united and england striker has raised more than £20 million during lockdown, to help feed disadvantaged children. he's been speaking to sally nugent about what else he'd like to achieve. when you heard the news, how surprised were you? yeah, i was obviously shocked. it's a big decision for someone to make. i'm grateful the prime minister changed his decision. and, you know, i'm just grateful that the prime minister did change his decision. and, you know, he understood. and, you know, i spoke to him earlier on today and just thanked him for that. and, you know, it was a nice conversation to have with him and just that we understood each other. how did that chat go? and what does it...does he phone up and say, "hi, marcus, it's boris"? no, he was just, obviously saying thank you for, you know, using what i've sort of built in a positive manner. and, you know, it sort of was just thanking each other, really, because he didn't have to do what he done and neither did i. so, you know, he wasjust grateful that someone had basicallyjust had an opinion and shared it with people and

half—time at villa park no goals between manchester and sheffield united. i'm sure you can wait a little longer for a sheffield united. i'm sure you can wait a little longerfor a goal there. commentary of that match will be on 5 live, followed by manchester city against arsenal. have a great evening. hello, you are watching bbc news. let's take a reminder of the main points from today's downing street briefing with the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, oliver dowden. the culture, media & sport secretary started the briefing with the latest uk data. a further 184 people have died from covid—19 in the uk, bringing the total death toll to 42,153. the premier league is returning tonight, with the first game between aston villa and sheffield united. mr dowden called it a "hugely symbolic moment," but urged fans to play their part by supporting from home. a third of all premier league games will be free to view on television, with the first free to view game on friday when norwich play southampton. the culture, media and sport secretary also spok

manchester united and england star marcus rashford welcomes a government u—turn on free school meals over the summer — but says he wants the policy changed permanently. some people literally aren't sleeping and they can't do the normal things they do day to day. probably because they are thinking about where the next meal is going to come from for their kids. it's the day football fans have been waiting for — the premier league is back after a 100—day absence because of the pandemic. china cancels more than 1,000 flights into and out of beijing as a spike in virus cases continues. and having fun at a social distance, how leisure and cultural attractions are working to be "covid secure" for when they re—open. good morning. the health secretary matt hancock has said the breakthrough in the search for a coronavirus treatment is "some of the best news we've had through this crisis". a cheap and widely available steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of seriously ill covid—19 patients. mr hancock says the discovery by scientists

united. and the latests tv schedule for live matches up to the middle ofjuly, you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport good afternoon, you are watching bbc news. i'm jane hill to take you through the next few hours of today's main stories. in the last few minutes we have heard that there has been a u—turn regarding the app for tracing people who maybe infected with covid—i9. there's been a big change in decision. let's get the very latest from our technology correspondent. why is it happening? tell us more. this is an extraordinary u—turn. right from the start this contact tracing app was supposed to be a centralised system whereby the nhs actually collected some data centrally. that was controversial because apple and google had offered countries a different system or the ability to build a different system, where it would be decentralised, much less data collected centrally, much more privacy focused. the uk said we are not going down tha

we have heard from ole gunnar solskjaer and jose mourinho today ahead of the spurs—manchester united match tomorrow evening. both have praised the united striker marcus rashford, and his successful campaign for free school meal vouchers during the summer holidays. in a frank interview with the bbc, rashford told of his family‘s struggles with poverty when he was growing up, and being reliant on food banks and free school meals. he persuaded mps to make a u—turn on their decision to stop the voucher scheme at the end of the school year. he is not only delighted he has got the prime minister to change his mind, also what he has done over the last few months, he is a top human being and he has brought his own experiences as a kid into this conversation and change the lives of so conversation and change the lives of so many kids. he did amazingly well. i congratulate him for that. it is strange for me that one football player can make it happen and if it happened it is because the world realised it was the right thing to do. the return of the premier league last night certainly had a

totte n ha m tottenham against manchester united coming up later on. but for now, that's all from sportsday. you are watching bbc news, i'm martin croxton. let's get a reminder for the key points of today positive downing street briefing which was led by the education secondary. gavin willison confirmed all children are to be back in school in september saying school is vital for eve ryo ne september saying school is vital for everyone of our children for some he advice for schools on how to plan theirfull reopening in september will be published in the next two weeks. he set class sizes could increase from the current maximum of 15 pupils to normal sizes of around 30. he did not however confirm whether the current social distancing advice of 2mm would be relaxed. gavin williamson gave more details of a £1 billion covert catchup plan to help children get back to where they should be. the fund would help with catch lessons and tutoring. and he reconfirmed that the coronavirus alert level across the uk has been downgraded to level three which means the

tonight he's part of the manchester united squad who travel to tottenham as the premier league restart continues. norwich play southampton in the day's other game. that's all the sport for now, i need to. mike, thank you very much. now on bbc news its time for your questions answered. today we're looking at the issue of shielding. to answer your questions we're joined by drjonathan leach, joint honorary secretary at the royal college of gps. and also, sara bainbridge, head of policy at macmillan cancer support. good morning to both and thank you for your time today in answering the questions. the first one to you sara from gemma. she says my partner and his child has been shielding with me while i have been on active chemotherapy. if his child goes back to school, do i have to isolate myself from them? it is a really good question and currently the government advice is if you are sharing a household with some warm, they really need to observe social distancing. if for instance, your partner's child is going back to school it would be difficult for them to completely observe social dist

talking of long waits it's seven years since a manchester united player scored a hat trick but they got one last night. all the goals in the 3—0 win over sheffield united, scored by anthony martial. it increases united's hopes of a place in next season's champions league. at the bottom of the table, norwich look less and less likely to avoid the drop. they were beaten 1—0 by everton and are six points off safety. fellow strugglers bournmouth also lost, and aston villa drew 1—1 with newcastle. it's been a tricky week for burnley after a banner with the words white lives matter burnley was flown over the etihad stadium, during their defeat to manchester city on monday. the fan who paid for it has since lost his job. burnley play watford at home tonight, and boss sean dyche, says they're determined to make sure the incident doesn't cast a shadow on the club. it does reflect unfortunately and gets attached to the club, that's one of the downsides, for sure, other than the fact that it's an unacceptable message in the first place. it will probably enhance the good action we do as a clu

manchester united. that will be their next target. you feel that whatjurgen klopp has got going here they will just look at this 2020 as the start of another decade of domination, just like the 70s and 80s. as a girl born in liverpool, i have to confess a few members of my family have been celebrating overnight, of course safely in the garden. the celebrations haven't been limited to mersyside — liverpool fc is one of the most widely supported clubs in the world. we've been hearing some of the fans' reactions... we have been down the pub. we are being responsible. we are having a few beers. we are loving it. it is eight in the morning here. ijust we nt eight in the morning here. ijust went for a walk and i am still buzzing. i haven't slept. we are looking forward to an incredible diner state thatjurgen looking forward to an incredible diner state that jurgen klopp looking forward to an incredible diner state thatjurgen klopp can bring us. we are going to keep coming out and celebrating. it is a lot earlier here so we have many other

now they are champions, 19th, top division title, manchester united laid their way on 20. that is going to be there longer term target now, but in the shorter term, seven games to go, yes they have clinched the title at the earliest opportunity by gains, they can now break through the 100 point barrier and go past manchester city's record of 100 points from a couple of seasons ago, so of 100 points from a couple of seasons ago, so still plenty for liverpool to play for, even though it will be behind closed doors for the next few weeks. they still have targets and you just sense that underjurgen klopp, that's tribal continue and perhaps we are seeing the start of another decade of dominance that we got back in the 70s and 80s. thank you, the show certainly will go on. 0ther premier league managers have been congratulating liverpool, albeit through gritted teeth in some cases. newcastle's steve bruce said they were worthy champions, though he acknowledged that was hard to say, given his manchester united connections. but he has taken pleasure in watching the rise of liverpoo

they know manchester city under pep guardiola will respond and manchester united are revising, and chelsea, as we saw last night, are a terrific team under frank lampard. 0thers terrific team under frank lampard. others will push them. it will be great to get football fans back in the stadium and make it whole again asa the stadium and make it whole again as a spectacle but when it happens, you are going to see another formidable title race, probably not quite as runaway for liverpool as the season. henry, good to talk to you. henry winter, the chief football writer of the times. now on bbc news, it's time for your questions answered. you've been sending in your questions about staycations and holidays abroad. here to answer them is the editor in chief and founder of wanderlust travel magazine, lyn hughes. also i'm joined by the chief executive of the association of leading visitor attactions, bernard donoghue. thank you forjoining us. . if the people i've been talking to and my friends are anything to go by, eve ryo ne friends are anything to go by, everyone is talking about holidays, sho

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an extra time goal from harry maguire sends manchester united past norwich into the fa cup semifinals. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times, and john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent. tomorrow's front pages are in. the observer goes with a warning from the labour

just one game, it's norwich against manchester united and it's live on bbc one at 5:10 this evening. in the championship there's already been a goalfor charlton — they lead qpr1—0. no scores anywhere else at the moment. big game at elland road later, leeds can go back top of the table if they beat fourth placed fulham. we will keep you up—to—date with all that action across the day. lewis hamilton has said bernie ecclestone's comments that black people were often more racist than white people are ignorant and uneducated. he wrote on social media... "it makes complete sense to me now that nothing was said or done to make our sport more diverse or to address the racial abuse i received throughout my career." formula 1 said in a statement ecclestone left the sport in 2017 and that his comments had no place in sport, or society as a whole. saturdays in the summer normally mean club cricket around england, but that's still not possible. test cricket, though, will go ahead in july, with england hosting three tests against the west indies in these so—called bio bubbles in southamp

manchester united will face chelsea, while arsenal take on manchester city. they knocked out newcastle united with the help of a brilliant goal from raheem sterling, as katie gornall reports. st james' park empty, its stands eerily silent. without its passionate toon army behind them, newcastle's challenge felt even greater. manchester city's grip on the premier league may have ended but they remain fa cup holders and seemed in no mood to linger on the disappointment. in such a one—sided half, city really didn't need any help but fabian schar‘s push brought kevin de bruyne to the spot and a goal their dominance deserved. whilst it remained 1—0, newcastle were in with a chance. theyjust had to take it. saint—maximin pulls across. oh, that had to go in! dwight gayle making even an empty stadium sigh in disbelief. minutes later they were reeling at the other end as city, through sterling, sauntered to a second. and that is raheem sterling all over. newcastle's best cup run in 1a years was coming to an end. city now have a wembley date with arsenal. katie

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, and manchester city versus arsenal. they are both on sky sports subscription channels. now if manchester city lose that match, it would mean liverpool could win the title in their first game back, away at everton that weekend, and that will be free to air on sky. we're waiting for details of the bbc‘s first live game, but rumour has it it'll be bournemouth against crystal palace on the 20th. the games will look and sound very different too. they're being played in empty stadiums, of course, but broadcasters are looking at the idea of adding in crowd noise as an option for viewers. it's being reported they might even use atmosphere from the fifa computer game. and stadiums could even have cut—outs of fans in the seats. meanwhile, tottenham have reported one positive coronavirus result in the latest round of testing by the premier league. that person will now isolate for seven days. that was the only positive result after 1,197 players and staff were checked in the latest round. there were nine positive tests in the c

we already knew that aston villa would face sheffield united in the opening fixture on 17june, with manchester city facing arsenal later that evening. defeat in that match for manchester city would give liverpool the chance to wrap up their first title in 30 years with victory at fierce rivals and neighbours everton on sunday, 21june — that game kicks off at 7pm. well, the return of premier league football later this month will see live top—flight football return to the bbc for the first time since 1988. the bbc will show bournemouth versus crystal palace on 20 june at 7.45pm, followed by norwich against everton on 24june at 6pm. a further two matches will be shown live, but they have yet to be confirmed. let's take a look at some more of the day's sport stories. chelsea have agreed a deal to sign rb leipzig striker timo werner, when the transfer window opens again. the german forward will cost around £54 million. ronnie 0'sullivan tookjust 41 minutes to win his first competitive game of snooker since february. the five—times world champion knocked in a break of 112 as he beat kishan hi

we are in a health pandemic across the united kingdom and coronavirus is a deadly virus and of course, i would say to those that want to protest, please don't. a further 204 people in the uk have died in the past 2a hours after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total in the uk to 40,465 across all settings. nhs trusts in england say they were not consulted — or given any notice — of a government announcement friday that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from a week on monday. and prince william reveals he's become a volunteer counsellor on mental health. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. thousands of people have gathered in central london to demonstrate against racism, as the protests which followed the killing of george floyd, a black american who died after a police officer knelt on his neck, continue around the world. parliament square, in front of big ben, is packed — at one point a minute's silence was held and hundreds of prot

the former manchester united defender rio ferdinand and his wife joined thousands of people demonstrating in london. rio's three children also took part. ferdinand explained to his 4.3 million followers: "taking my family to parliament square today to be a part of the protest was very emotional. the importance of supporting such a cause can not be underestimated. educating the next generation is an absolute must." in america, where the protests began, former philadelphia eagles defensive back malcolm jenkins warned that the global protests over racial injustice and police brutality needed to result in real change. jenkins returned to the city where he played for six years to speak. in 2018, he peacefully protested at his locker, holding a sign that read ‘you aren't listening' after the team were disinvited to a white house reception with donald trump, following their super bowl championship. jenkins was speaking at philadelphia's african—american museum. ican i can feel our country is eyes being opened. even if we had to shake them out of our slumber. i hope that my future grandkids w

the manchester united star has spoken about how his family relied on breakfast clubs and free school meals when he was a child, and he's now raised around £20 million to supply three million meals to vulnerable people during the coronavirus lockdown. he's been speaking to sally nugent. what families are going through now, i once had to go through that same system and it's very difficult to find a way out. now that i'm in this position that i'm in, it's very important for me to help the people that are struggling. that was the main reason why the letter was written. you know, whether the outcome is that it does change or doesn't change, i know that i have done the right thing in trying to help these people. take me back to that time that you talk about in the letter. how difficult were things for you as a kid when you needed free school meals? yeah. well, you know, my mum was a single parent. she's got five kids that was all living in the same house. the programme i started at 11 years old, you are supposed to started at 12 years old, which basically gives you new accommodation close

the england and manchester united striker focus now fighting child poverty, a trophy he says is bigger than in football. marcus rashford is using his experience to urge the government to continue funding free school meals for children in england throughout the summer holidays. you know, my mum, she did the best she could and we'd sort of schedule out the week, so we'd get seven yoghurt, and you can have one yoghurt a day. this is all going on at a time where kids should be concentrating on schoolwork and it's just crazy to think that this is still going on. we are in 2020 now and it's just something that i don't believe should be happening. this morning, marcus rashford posted a series of tweets highlighting the hardship families are facing, prompting this response from a cabinet minister. the work and pensions secretary therese coffeey took issue with his suggestion that people could have their water disconnected, although later said she shared the footballer‘s passion for supporting children. the government argues it is helping those most in need. we have actually, unusually in thi

the manchester united and england striker has raised more than £20 million during lockdown, to help feed disadvantaged children. he's been speaking to sally nugent about what else he'd like to achieve. when you heard the news, how surprised were you? yeah, i was obviously shocked. it's a big decision for someone to make. and, you know, i'm just grateful that the prime minister did change his decision. and, you know, he understood. and, you know, i spoke to him earlier on today and just thanked him for that. and, you know, it was a nice conversation to have with him and just that we understood each other. how did that chat go? and what does it...does he phone up and say, "hi, marcus, it's boris"? no, it was just, obviously saying thank you for, you know, using what i've sort of built in a positive manner. and, you know, it sort of was just thanking each other, really, because he didn't have to do what he done and neither did i. so, you know, he wasjust grateful that someone had basicallyjust had an opinion and shared it with people and, you know, just been that voice for people that didn'

after a week of campaigning it's back to the day job for marcus rashford as manchester united take on tottenham in the premier league. four months ago, the northern italian region of lombardy became the global epicentre of coronavirus as it saw the first major outbreak in europe. as key mistakes were made, the pandemic stretched medical resources to breaking point. our italy correspondent mark lowen has returned to lombardy, to ask what went wrong. it's four months since lombardy became the wuhan of the west, its sufferings seared into memory. the virus throttled, taking hold in europe and exporting cases around the world. let's get the very latest on the situation in northern italy. our correspondent mark lowen is in... i've reported on the story from the start. now i'm back to report on those who want answers. in bergamo, 6,000 people died in march alone, thought to be the highest rate of excess deaths in the world. ines and her husband were married for 53 years. he spent his last month in hospital. we are facing a war now here. as the outbreak erupted and our coverage took us acros

in the united states, where he now plays. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has said he takes full responsibility for the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis after labour leader sir keir starmer told him to get a grip of the country's response to the pandemic. sir keir said the government was losing the public‘s trust and confidence at a vital period in the fight against the virus. in a testy prime minister's questions, the labour leader also criticised the government's handling of the test and trace system in england. our political correspondent helen catt reports. parliament looks and feels different these days. have you got a grip, prime minister? the prime minister heading not just into prime minister? the prime minister heading notjust into a building that's changed as the country starts to unlock, but to face a leader of the opposition who has changed too. toa the opposition who has changed too. to a harder tone. the telegraph reports the prime minister has decided to ta

the manchester united footballer marcu5 rashford has thanked mp5 for giving familie5 one less thing to worry about after a major government u—turn on free school meals this summer. more than a million vulnerable children in england will benefit from the decision to run the voucher scheme through the holidays. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young reports. here's rashford. his latest opportunity... he's used to taking on opponents and winning. but this campaign has been unlike any other for marcu5 rashford. marcu5 rashford has had to work for that. he's talked about his own experience relying on free school meals he has raised million5 he has raised millions of pounds to provide forfamilies he has raised millions of pounds to provide for families in he has raised millions of pounds to provide forfamilies in need. in leicester5hire, dev and his brother wa nts to leicester5hire, dev and his brother wants to concentrate on exams, not worrying about their next meal. without free school meals i wouldn't have access to the nutritious food i have. the type of food that keeps you full