and manchester united and da n eva ns norwich and manchester united and dan evans sends andy murray packing. thank you forjoining us this saturday evening after a week packed with premier league football, just the one game for you today but a hugely significant one for west midlands rivals. aston villa last to leave their premier league future in huge doubt. wolves are fifth and in contention for champions league football next season. wills could be heading for europe while aston villa have six games left to avoid relegation. no goals in the first half and that was despite the aston villa keeper doing something quite inexplicable. not exactly be safe pairof inexplicable. not exactly be safe pair of hands you would hope for. wondering why he is not getting a game. villa have not done well against sides in the top six but there was not much between them and wolves except this. this moment of quality stood out in an otherwise lacklustre encounter. dean smith complained the lad played four games in11 complained the lad played four games in 11 days and that must have had an impact but wi

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. they were one of the clubs most uneasy about a resumption but they've now got behind it. we need the premier league to protect its revenues because that's at the centre of the

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

a close run thing for manchester united, john. a close run thing for manchester united, john. yes it was indeed. they left it late, certainly. it has been a week in which we have sought liverpool when the premier league title, the etiquette returned yesterday. title, the fa cup returned yesterday. manchester united the first team into the semi finals after beating norwich 2—1. harry maguire with the crucial goal in extra time. adam wild was watching. amidst the precautions and delays, the fa cup, like so much else, has been made to wait. norwich against manchester united was scheduled for the end of march. instead, this was the first ever fa cup tie to be played injune. the wait for some real excitement, though, went on a little longer. it was the second half before finally an opportunity presented itself. odion ighalo improvising a finish, 1—0 united. but despite their troubles in the premier league, norwich here fought all the way. todd cantwell‘s excellent equalising effortjust reward for those endeavours. they would, though, have to play out extra time a man down. ti

we we re fifth—place manchester united. we were less or how to wriggle but it was the visitors that had the best chance in the game, casper saving that penalty. that means that lester stay third, nine points clear of manchester united. brighton who beat arsenal are now clear of the bottom three. and championship strugglers middlesbrough have sacked head coach jonathan woodgate and have appointed neil and he spins without a club since leaving cardiff in november. during 21st of the championship and of the relegation zone on goal difference. andy murray has made a winning return tennis after bidding liam brody in the battle of the bretz exhibition held behind closed doors. it‘s seven months since he last played but as you can see at the bottom of your screen looked relatively sharp and immobile in his latest comeback from injury. and he eventually beat brody in straight sets. the six day event has been organised byjimmy murray and his following strict safety measures with no fans, no ball boys or girls and no line judges. w

norwich against manchester united was scheduled for the end of march. instead this was the first ever fa cup tie to be played injune. the wait for some real excitement though went on a little longer. it was the second half before finally an opportunity presented itself. 0dion ighalo improvising a finish. 1—0 united. but despite their troubles in the premier league, norwich fought all the way. todd cantwell‘s excellent equalising effortjust reward for those endeavours. they would now have to play out extra time a man down. tim close just getting, well, a little too close. the prospect of penalties, late drama was becoming inevitable. harry maguire the man to eventually provide it. a winning goal withjust moments remaining. united made to wait for it but in this year's delayed competition, that perhaps feels fitting. adam wild, bbc news. united made eight changes to their starting 11 for that tie, perhaps that explains why they struggled. the game was not the greatest, not the spectacle, but i felt that we kept the ball 0k the spectacle, but i felt th

while the daily star wonders whether the manchester united number ten may take up running the country at number ten. the metro says a cheap drug that reduces death risk in coronavirus patients by up to a third — is being made available following a ‘world —first‘ breakthrough in the uk. the daily mail says the drug — first used 60 years ago — is cheap, out of patent, in mass production and readily available. the financial times says the chancellor, rishi sunak, is preparing to break the conservative party's "triple lock" statepension pledge, amid treasury fears that the policy could soon become unaffordable because of the fallout from thecoronavirus crisis. and the times has david cameron telling boris johnson that scrapping the department for international development is a "mistake" that will diminish britain onthe world stage. so, let's begin. six >> when you were there, he was still playing for the 11th, was centy? tomorrow morning, when the premier league is back, that he would have his picture on the front pages of i counted it to be six national newspapers. but there

he is due to play for manchester united on friday night. he lived through lockdown, he had been training, had a phone call with the prime minister, and he could have almost had enough of it by yesterday and just been really drained and exhausted but he was not. he was completely engaged, wa nted not. he was completely engaged, wanted to get his point across, wa nted wanted to get his point across, wanted to get his point across, wanted to tell everybody what it was so wanted to tell everybody what it was so important and we went on and had that chat. the full chat is coming up that chat. the full chat is coming up later in the programmejust that chat. the full chat is coming up later in the programme just after eight o'clock and it is really interesting what he talks about, his childhood and his mum stop wait until you hear what he says about his mum, mel. the key word is this is important. one of the parents who will welcome this is jane. jane keen smith. she joins us now from worcester, along with lindsay boswell, who is from the food cha

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 party that unemployment in britain could soar to levels not seen since the 1980s unless ministers boost support for businesses struggling because of the lockdown. the express turns its attention to the economy, too. the paper leads with a pledge from the prime minister that he'll dramatically accelerate construction to boost economic recovery. the mail on sunday says borisjohnson has promised to spend tens of billions of pounds to save the british economy from disaster in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, including the building of hospitals, schools and new housing. the telegrpah says sir mark sedwill, the uk's most senior civil servant, will announce his departure as early as this we

aston villa will take on sheffield united, and manchester city will play arsenal — in the first matches since the beginning of march. 92 matches are being packed in to a0 days before the end of the season. 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. they were one of the clubs most uneasy about a resumption but they've now got behind it. we need the premie

and the daily mirror says england and manchester united footballer, marcus rashford has vowed to fight on after borisjohnson refused his plea to give 200,000 vulnerable children free school meals this summer. so let's begin. had can't see you at all, so... did you go out shopping after the lockdown was eased on nonessential shops today? a lot of the front pages here are focused on that including the metro.|j pages here are focused on that including the metro. i did not because i am an ancient bird and probably never go out again the way lam probably never go out again the way i am feeling. but actually i think it was a great great start to the economy, let's hope opening up, doing well, making money again. i think all the people who said nobody would go don't understand women and shopping at all. a lot of men pictured here as well actually! of course, i worry slightly about the social—distancing of some of these pictures but i imagine shops will get that right and i think we're probably going to be doing this for quite a while but i think it's great. we do not want the economy to go

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

in the fa cup, 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, it stands eerily silent. without its passionate tsunami 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. while it remained 1—0, newcastle were in with a chance, theyjust had to take it. commentator: 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. commentator: and that is raheem sterling all over! newcastle's best cup run in m years was coming to an end. city now have a wembley date with arsenal

but first: it was a battle of two number 10s — marcus rashford of manchester united and england, and borisjohnson of downing street. and there was only one winner. on monday, the star striker spoke to the bbc about the importance of free school meals to him as a child growing up in a single—parent family. ministers rejected his call for a scheme used in the easter holidays in england to continue for the poorest children in the summer. but on tuesday, as rashford stepped up his campaign, the prime minister changed his mind — a u—turn of two halves. ministers announced an extra £120 million to pay for meal vouchers for the poorest children in england who'd normally get a free school meal. scotland and wales already have their own schemes. more on that in a moment — but when borisjohnson came to the commons to announce a shake—up of the way government works, he was accused of trying to distract from the government's troubles. we must now strengthen our position in an intensely competitive world by making sensible changes. and so, i have decided to merge dfid with the foreign

manchester united, arsenal and chelsea are already in the hat for the semi final draw of the fa cup. room forjust one more side. and it's going to be either of these two — manchester city or newcastle. city having most of the ball. hoping to ta ke city having most of the ball. hoping to take advantage of city's defeat to take advantage of city's defeat to chelsea on thursday. 0—0, and you can watch it live on bbc one. that's all from me. hello and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm annita mcveigh. on today's programme, we have exclusive access inside a mumbai hospital's icu as the city struggles with coronavirus cases. plus, how new restrictions on distance rules and the use of face masks is making the world almost impossible to navigate for many deaf and blind people in the uk. and a reminder that you can keep up—to—date with the latest information about the pandemic on our website. but first, india has more than 400,000 cases of coronavirus, the fourth—highest number in the world, and its financial capital, mumbai, is one of t

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

he's a hero on the pitch, and one of manchester united's highest earning players, but marcus rashford has not forgotten his roots. he has raised £20 million to supply meals to families in what he calls the pandemic of food poverty. in an emotional letter, he described how his mother, a single parent, struggled to feed her five children while earning the minimum wage. my mum did the best she could. we used to go to a shop called pound world, and everything was under a pound. we would sort of schedule out the week. we would get seven yoghurts and you could have one per day. this is going on at a time when kids should be concentrating on school work and it's crazy to think this is still going on in 2020. it is something i don't believe should be happening. marcus rashford grew up in wythenshawe on what was once thought to be the largest council estate in europe. he went to this primary school... he's a real hero to our children. ..where the number of children receiving free school meals is twice the national average. families may have unemployment that has come as a result of covid—i9

and the daily mirror says england and manchester united footballer, marcus rashford has vowed to fight on after borisjohnson refused his plea to give 200,000 vulnerable children free school meals this summer. so, let's begin. lovely to have you back. let us kick off with the guardian. institutional racism exists. that is the splash for the garden. was this person leading it and what is the context of this? of the person leading it is a p pa re ntly of this? of the person leading it is apparently nearing a special adviser to borisjohnson apparently nearing a special adviser to boris johnson and apparently nearing a special adviser to borisjohnson and they go back quite a long way, they go back to when he was london mayor. among ethnic minority communities in x—rays protest that we have been having around the country, concern about policing, concern about opportunity and a whole host of areas of public life were black and minority people are perceived to be not getting a fair chance of facing discrimination. the context of her is that she has made some very controversial statements in

being taken on by manchester united a year early because his mum needed the support. i going to the club a year early he would be fed, bed and board by the club. that extra support is something his family desperately needed. he talks about all the other people that helped him and the vouchers that were so important to him as a kid. we do have a response from the department for education. the department for education says the national voucher scheme will not run during the summer holidays, but thousands of children will receive additional support through their holiday activities and food programme, which offers free meals throughout the summer holidays. they go on to say, schools reopen more widely, and kitchen open, we expect to make food available for children eligible for free school meals were not yet eligible to return to school. where this is not possible schools will continue to offer vouchers. that is a complicated picture. how are those food parcels going to be distributed? yes, thank you for all the messages and e—mails you have been sending through about m

united which ended in a one all the draw. not looking good for norwich as they mark their attempt to action with a home defeat to southhampton, more now from oui’ with a home defeat to southhampton, more now from our correspondent natalie. it is said that actions speak louder than words and in the pen drop silence, this now familiar gesture spoke volumes. this was no game of thrones but his actions have seen regal of late, forcing the government policy change to stop children from going hungry this summer, but there was nothing he could do about this. stephen tearing through his team—mates to put spurs ahead. a great run at a fair shot. he should have done better, but spurs fans rather enjoyed it. rejuvenated united and hugo needed to be nimble. what a wonderful safe. his body tired, the clumsy tackle handed united a penalty. in the equaliser. late trauma some ham erupt as another penalty was given, his mood was placated when va are overturned the decision. a match for closer to the football we love. the same cannot be sa

manchester united the first tea m well. manchester united the first team into the finals, having beaten norwich. manchester united are the first team into the fa cup semifinals, beating norwich 2—1 in extra time. 0dion ighalo handed united a second—half lead before todd cantwell equalised. norwich went into extra time a man down. tim klose was sent off in the 89th minute. it was heading for penalties, but harry maguire scored the winner to take 0le gunner solksjaer‘s side to the last four. ijoined this i joined this club ijoined this club to win trophies, when a semifinal in the fa cup is a great competition and we look forward to it. when a semifinal does come and we get drawn against. and keep your eyes peeled on the draw later, alan shearer conducting it at half—time during the newcastle and manchester city match, which is live on bbc1 later, one of three remaining fa cup ties being played today. in the premier league yesterday, aston villa manager dean smith really wasn't happy at all, notjust with the result, h

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

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

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

manchester united's marcus rashford has continued his fight for free meal vouchers over the school holidays in england. he says he relied upon similar help as a teenager. parliament debated the matter today. some conservative mps are rumoured to be unhappy at downing street's refusal to change course. and as those summer holidays approach, a warning from our most popular tourist destination on what might happen if the uk doesn't drop two weeks' quarantine for overseas arrivals. we decided the best way is to do away with the quarantine measures. we will have them instilled during 22, onjune 20 do we will them. should the uk want to keep them beyond that day which have to do with their own view of health, we will respect this. —— we will have them untiljune 22, and onjune 22 we will remove them. john mcmanus, bbc news. we're joined now by our political correspondent, jonathan blake. jonathan, good morning to you. since marcus rashford was my comments put the prime minister under —— since marcus rashford's comments put the prime minister on more pressure, what else is happen? there are

roy keane fumes at manchester united. the club's former captain says he's sick to death of keeper david de gea after another premier league mistake. 5—year—old tony's £500,000 fundraising walk, and the inspiration that got him started. captain tom done it, i saw him on tv walking like the other day, so i said, ican walking like the other day, so i said, i can do that. morning, all. was a bad start to the weekend weatherwise. try, with lots of sunshine for many of us. just a few sharp but isolated showers across the south, and i will have all the details coming up shortly. it's saturday, the 20th ofjune. our top story: the government says it will make an announcement about the two metre social distancing rule in england next week, amid growing signs it will be relaxed. pubs and restaurants are planning to reopen next month but the hospitality industry is warning that without a change businesses will struggle to survive. john mcmanus reports. cheers! it's now been nearly three months since most of us were able to set f

in the fa cup, 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. stjames st james public park stjames public park empty, it stands serially silent. manchester public city on the premier league, they resume fa cup holders. in such a one—sided half, city really didn't need any help but fabienne sheppard push pushed heaven to bruno to the spot and a goal the doubles deserved. while it remained, newcastle were in with a chance, they just had to newcastle were in with a chance, theyjust had to take it. dwight gale making even an empty stadium signed disbelief. —— site in disbelief. city through raheem stirling... city now have a wembley date with arsenal. they may have let one trophy slip from their grasp but they can still win everything else. katie gornall, bbc news. now on bbc news, talking movies. this is bbc news. hello from new york. i'm tom brook on a bench in central park, not far from my home. welcome to our talking movies b

they are ahead of the spain manchester united game. both praised marcus and his successful campaignfor praised marcus and his successful campaign for free school meals not just during the summer holidays. in a frank he told of his a frank interview, he told of his family possible . , a frank interview, he told of his family possible struggles . , was growing

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

a campaign by the manchester united footballer marcus rashford has persuaded the uk government to give more than a million english children vouchers for free meals this summer. the government reversed its policy —— after rashford called on ministers to show their humanity. now on bbc news, hardtalk. both come to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. it is not prompted a united collaborative response and unilateral institutions that have defined are era look increasingly fragile. spain's foreign minister, has europe come to terms with increasingly defined by american and chinese nationalism. foreign minister arancha gonzalez. welcome to heart talk. welcome to be with you. is your country ready to declare that your national emergency is over? we will be ending state of alarm in spain on the 21st ofjune. but i do not think we can claim victory against covid—i9 until we have a vaccine or a treatment, we have a vaccine or a treatment, we have to remain vigilant. so, we will into the harsh measures we took to control covid—i9 in spain, but we will keep everyone on the alert to make sure tha

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

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

united player which has taken over the government and won. an extraordinary young man too many footballers are seen as wealthy, selfish and refusing to take a hit financially do you think something will give on the wage front? >> i think it is an easy target for opinion. if you look at the top slice of any industry, you'll see the same thing and see the wealth accumulate at the very top there are more systemic things to look at and a whole period that underpins football and the professional players that make up that pyramid at volume is the 1% we tend to focus on i and the whole of industry have been astonished and humbled by what marcus has done in the past couple of weeks. showing an example really with new generation of football in particular two things during this crisis. we fought first and foremost about health and public safety probably the way we have done before and it is not just that people want football back on the screen and they do that entertainment is really number one. marcus has shown more than anyone part of showing them th

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

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

i'm not only proud to be a man united fan, that one of our own in greater manchester never forgot where he came from and used his profile to help those without a voice, but i'm proud that he and those who havejoined him have shown the very best that our country can be. and i have to say, i am delighted to say that the government seems to have heard these cries. we should never be ashamed to listen, and i'm pleased to announce that we will provide additional funding for a covid summer food fund to enable children who are eligible for free school meals to claim a six—week voucher. as we prepare for schools to fully reopen in september, we will ensure that no child goes hungry. and why i despair, mr deputy speaker, is because today, it has taken the experience of a 22—year—old black man to actually use his social media to get this government to do the right thing. i thank the ministers for what they have said today. it really helped me avoid my worst nightmare of having to vote with the labour party, which i spent the day fearing i might have to do. so, i'm very grateful to that, if

no crowds, but there's still late drama in the fa cup as manchester united beat norwich to become the first team

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. 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

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

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

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

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