the princess of wales says she is making "good progress" after her cancer diagnosis and will attend trooping the colour tomorrow. we will talk more about that later. princess catherine now able to attend. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. not liking for scotland. euro 2024 is now up and running — the opening game between hosts germany and scotland is under way right now at the football arena in munich, the hosts are hoping for a summerfairy tale —

julian nagelsman took charge late last year — and his side have got off to a great start early on — florian wirtz scoring the opening goal inside 10 minutes and then they had made it 2—0 just before the 20 minute start. jamal musiala with a cracking finish. tough start for steve clarke's scotland side. what a start for the hosts, germany. they came into the tournament under some pressure. it has been a turbulent few games for them. they are off to a flying start. 2—0 up and you can follow it on the bbc. elsewhere, england goalkeeper jordan pickford says they've got to enjoy the pressure of being one of the favourites. gareth southgate's side kick off their campaign on sunday against serbia. pickford is one of five senior players with over 50 caps in the england squad and he believes the best is yet to come from him.

i work hard off the pitch and on the pitch, i work hard, i do everything right to move to the best of my ability and i always want to improve. i'm 30 now and i want to keep improving. if there's anything i can learn, you try my best and thatis i can learn, you try my best and that is what keeps me pushing full stop that is why it is my fourth major tournament and why i have one player of the year for the last three seasons. i know what am doing. well, pickford's everton team—mate jarrad branthwaite captured plenty of attention last season for his defensive capabilities, and manchester united have now made a bid in the region of £35 million for the centre—back. the offer is is set to be rejected by everton, who have a higher value on their 21—year—old defender — that's understood to be £80 million. united have already agreed personal terms with the player, the offer is is set to be rejected by everton, however bbc sport has been told everton do not want to sell branthwaite. another line of news today on everton — as bbc sport understands

the friedkin group has agreed a deal in principle to complete a takeover of the club. chairman dan friedkin, who also owns roma, is now strong favourite to purchase everton afterjumping ahead of four other bidders. current owner farhad moshiri has a 94% stake — and a decision over weather friedkin wants to exercise the option of buying that could come by the weekend. the afternoon wave of golfers are out on the course on day two of the us open — joint overnight leader patrick cantlay remains on 5 under par. he's level for his round through four holes —so remains on that mark — and alongside him is young swede, ludvig aberg — he's picked up a shot to move to 5 under. the course is playing tougher today, rory mcilroy, who was the other overnight leader dropped a couple of shots to drop back to 3 under.

world number one scottie sheffler struggling this week — five over — at the moment inside the cut line — but will see how the afternoon play goes. and at the t20 world cup, today's crucial clash between the usa and ireland was rained—off in florida. that means the co—hosts have made it through to the super 8s at the expense of both ireland, and remarkably pakistan. it is a huge achievement for a side ranked 18th in the world, playing in their first world cup and who only played their first t20 international in 2019. the super 8s start on tuesday with west indies taking on afghanistan. 0nto tennis now and soon—to—be british number one jack draper has moved a step closer to his first title on the atp tour. he's into the semi finals of the stuttgart 0pen after beating the defending champion francis tiafoe in three sets and will face another american, brandon nakashima in the final four.

former wimbledon finalist matteo berrettini is also through after a straight sets victory overjames duckworth and will take on lorenzo musetti tomorrow. a reminder that you can follow all the action live from germany on the bbc sport website. the the action live from germany on the bbc sport website.— the action live from germany on the bbc sport website. the opening game is under way — bbc sport website. the opening game is under way in _ bbc sport website. the opening game is under way in munich, _ bbc sport website. the opening game is under way in munich, still— bbc sport website. the opening game is under way in munich, stillz-o, - is under way in munich, still 2—0, 32 minutes game. germany leading against scotland. time for the scotland fans to get back into it. i want to show you some faces, some nervous faces in inverness in scotland tonight watching that game as germany take the lead. 3a minutes in. rathersilent as germany take the lead. 3a minutes in. rather silent in that bar or that pub there where they are

watching the game. slightly different to what we are seeing in berlin where there is a little more optimism in the fans there, watching on a big screen. but still a long way to go but as we said, germany are 2—0 up in this opening match of euro 24. lots of euphoria and expectation and pressure of course. now what impact might the euros football tournament have on the general election? will voters lose interest in the tv debates, because they're engrossed in the matches? let's just throw in some figures. a new report predicts that 19.4 million people will tune into england's first group stage match against serbia at uefa euro 2024 on sunday. and what impact could success for england — or scotland — have for the occupant of downing street after the election? it's going back a while but when france won the world cup at home in 1998, jacques chirac�*s approval rating jumped 18 points overnight

on the back of the result, according to one opinion poll. we note the final is after the general election but what do you make of it? it is that moment of national unity, a moment like that that any politician would kill for. absolutely, when rishi sunak announced the date of the general election, there were some sports fans thinking, does he not know what is going on at the same time? it is worth pointing out thatjuly four is a rest day. there will be no clash. it is fully interesting how much the tension has been captured by the election campaign. i think if england do progress and scotland may be progress through the stages, there will be that sense of optimism. the economy will be doing

better because more people will be having barbecues. we can battle on and watch our football and that will get that economic sporting and may be political momentum that may have this sense of a new government. it could benefit keir starmer. i will ask the opposite question, what happens if it doesn't go the way of the home nations and the crash out early on, what happens then politically?— early on, what happens then oliticall ? ~ . . ., politically? which politician will lay blame. _ politically? which politician will lay blame. do _ politically? which politician will lay blame. do you _ politically? which politician will lay blame, do you mean? - politically? which politician will. lay blame, do you mean? certainly when _ lay blame, do you mean? certainly when the _ lay blame, do you mean? certainly when the election was called, one of the arguments was made by certain people _ the arguments was made by certain people within tory headquarters was that maybe this sense of national unity, _ that maybe this sense of national unity, will— that maybe this sense of national unity, will benefit the government. at the time, i thought it was a very strange _ at the time, i thought it was a very strange argument and so conversely, i strange argument and so conversely, l struggled _ strange argument and so conversely, i struggled to see how people could

blame _ i struggled to see how people could blame either party if things went hadlv _ blame either party if things went badly. hopefully they will obviously io badly. hopefully they will obviously go well _ badly. hopefully they will obviously go well and we are all full of optimism but i am not sure it, it could _ optimism but i am not sure it, it could affect _ optimism but i am not sure it, it could affect turnout but i don't really — could affect turnout but i don't really think keir starmer and rishi sunak— really think keir starmer and rishi sunak getting out there in their england — sunak getting out there in their england shirts will massively boost their ratings. england shirts will massively boost their ratin95-_ their ratings. things may get desoerate — their ratings. things may get desoerate if _ their ratings. things may get desperate if it _ their ratings. things may get desperate if it results - their ratings. things may get desperate if it results to - their ratings. things may get | desperate if it results to that, their ratings. things may get - desperate if it results to that, one might argue. i am interested desperate if it results to that, one might argue. iam interested in desperate if it results to that, one might argue. i am interested in that point about turnout, we have discussed things like apathy about whether frankly, discussed things like apathy about whetherfrankly, people are discussed things like apathy about whether frankly, people are turned of in the summer, they are doing other things. students will be away from university, people may be on holiday, we know there is that campaign to make sure people have their postal vote if that is what they want to do the deadline for that. apathy is a real problem and having a july election is not great for turnout, whatever party you want

to vote for. it for turnout, whatever party you want to vote for. , ., for turnout, whatever party you want to vote for-— to vote for. it is not great but i think in the — to vote for. it is not great but i think in the lead _ to vote for. it is not great but i think in the lead up _ to vote for. it is not great but i think in the lead up to - to vote for. it is not great but i think in the lead up to the - to vote for. it is not great but i i think in the lead up to the actual voter— think in the lead up to the actual voter day, — think in the lead up to the actual voter day, if— think in the lead up to the actual voter day, if keir— think in the lead up to the actual voter day, if keir starmer- think in the lead up to the actuall voter day, if keir starmer repeats the same — voter day, if keir starmer repeats the same things— voter day, if keir starmer repeats the same things over— voter day, if keir starmer repeats the same things over and - voter day, if keir starmer repeats the same things over and over. voter day, if keir starmer repeats - the same things over and over again, if rishi _ the same things over and over again, if rishi sunak. — the same things over and over again, if rishi sunak. i— the same things over and over again, if rishi sunak, i feel— the same things over and over again, if rishi sunak, i feel he _ the same things over and over again, if rishi sunak, i feel he might - the same things over and over again, if rishi sunak, i feel he might be - if rishi sunak, i feel he might be the reason — if rishi sunak, i feel he might be the reason people _ if rishi sunak, i feel he might be the reason people tune - if rishi sunak, i feel he might be the reason people tune into- if rishi sunak, i feel he might be the reason people tune into the. the reason people tune into the debates. — the reason people tune into the debates. if— the reason people tune into the debates, if only _ the reason people tune into the debates, if onlyjust _ the reason people tune into the debates, if onlyjust to - the reason people tune into the debates, if onlyjust to watch i the reason people tune into the l debates, if onlyjust to watch him make _ debates, if onlyjust to watch him make a _ debates, if onlyjust to watch him make a full— debates, if onlyjust to watch him make a full of— debates, if onlyjust to watch him make a full of himself, _ debates, if onlyjust to watch him make a full of himself, so - debates, if onlyjust to watch him make a full of himself, so if- debates, if onlyjust to watch him make a full of himself, so if keirl make a full of himself, so if keir starmer— make a full of himself, so if keir starmeriust_ make a full of himself, so if keir starmerjust repeats— make a full of himself, so if keir starmerjust repeats and - make a full of himself, so if keir. starmerjust repeats and repeats, i think— starmerjust repeats and repeats, i think people — starmerjust repeats and repeats, i think people might— starmerjust repeats and repeats, i think people might be _ starmerjust repeats and repeats, i think people might be focused - starmerjust repeats and repeats, ll think people might be focused more on the _ think people might be focused more on the football— think people might be focused more on the football because _ think people might be focused more on the football because what - think people might be focused more on the football because what will. on the football because what will there _ on the football because what will there he — on the football because what will there he to — on the football because what will there be to watch? _ on the football because what will there be to watch? if— on the football because what will there be to watch? if rishi - on the football because what willj there be to watch? if rishi sunak continues— there be to watch? if rishi sunak continues mosey— there be to watch? if rishi sunak continues mosey on _ there be to watch? if rishi sunak continues mosey on down, - there be to watch? if rishi sunak. continues mosey on down, waiting there be to watch? if rishi sunak- continues mosey on down, waiting for it to come _ continues mosey on down, waiting for it to come to— continues mosey on down, waiting for it to come to an — continues mosey on down, waiting for it to come to an end, _ continues mosey on down, waiting for it to come to an end, i— continues mosey on down, waiting for it to come to an end, i reckon - continues mosey on down, waiting for it to come to an end, i reckon that. it to come to an end, i reckon that it to come to an end, i reckon that it does— it to come to an end, i reckon that it does have — it to come to an end, i reckon that it does have an— it to come to an end, i reckon that it does have an impact, _ it to come to an end, i reckon that it does have an impact, that - it to come to an end, i reckon thatl it does have an impact, that people will tune _ it does have an impact, that people will tune into — it does have an impact, that people will tune into the _ it does have an impact, that people will tune into the football _ it does have an impact, that people will tune into the football and - will tune into the football and essentially— will tune into the football and essentially lose _ will tune into the football and essentially lose interest - will tune into the football and essentially lose interest in. will tune into the football and . essentially lose interest in what will tune into the football and - essentially lose interest in what is going _ essentially lose interest in what is going on— essentially lose interest in what is going on politically— essentially lose interest in what is going on politically speaking. - essentially lose interest in what is going on politically speaking. wei going on politically speaking. we will going on politically speaking. will keep a close eye on that going on politically speaking.“ will keep a close eye on that result but right now, germany is still 2—0 up but right now, germany is still 2—0 up in that opening game against scotland. full details of course on the bbc website if you want to follow it. life about running.

the princess of wales is to make her first public appearance tomorrow, following her cancer diagnosis earlier this year. in a message, the princess says she is making "good progress" and will be able to attend trooping the colour — the king's birthday parade but also says she's �*not out of the woods' and is still undergoing chemotherapy. that's likely to last another few months. catherine also released a new image, taken earlier this week in windsor. she's thanked the public for messages of support she's received and says she's "learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty" and that she's "taking each day as it comes." 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond reports. a new picture of the princess from the palace to mark a new stage in herjourney. it has been almost three months since the princess revealed that she was undergoing chemotherapy, something that followed surgery earlier in the year. the surgery was successful, however tests after the operation

found cancer had been present. my medical team therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and i am now in the early stages of that treatment. since then, prince william has worked alone and the palace has remained silent, though last week when asked about kate's my progress the prince said she was getting better. she would have loved to have been at the d—day commemorations, he said. from the princess this evening a message about these past long months. i am making good progress, she wrote, but is anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. 0n those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give into your body resting. but on the good days when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well. my treatment, she wrote, is ongoing and will be

for a few more months. tomorrow is the king's birthday parade, trooping the colour, one of the biggest days of the royal year and the princess says she will be there, back in the public eye with their children. they are making more public engagements to come this summer, but each one will depend on the princess was my health. i am, the princess wrote today, not out of the woods yet, but from windsor comes a message and a picture that speak of hope for days to come. let us talk to the panel. welcome news that catherine will be able to return to some public duties, albeit in a limited way. trooping the colour tomorrow, she will be in the carriage parade with the children, part of the group that waver from the balcony, but many will be

pleased to see her back? absolutely, hu:el pleased to see her back? absolutely, hugely positive _ pleased to see her back? absolutely, hugely positive and _ pleased to see her back? absolutely, hugely positive and welcome - pleased to see her back? absolutely, hugely positive and welcome and - pleased to see her back? absolutely, hugely positive and welcome and i i hugely positive and welcome and i thought her message which you have already coded from will inspire people and specifically, it referenced the reaction she has had from the public since her video three months ago, the extraordinary level of support and the way people feel they can connect to her and i think that is reflected in that statement as well because she is incredibly candid for a royal on the effects of chemotherapy in the treatment. i think people go through that and they will find it very reassuring and comforting and very human. she reassuring and comforting and very human. ,, ., , ., ,, . , ., human. she does talk directly to them, human. she does talk directly to them. she _ human. she does talk directly to them. she says _ human. she does talk directly to them, she says anyone - human. she does talk directly to them, she says anyone going . human. she does talk directly to - them, she says anyone going through chemotherapy will know there are good days and bad days, so there is some caution, even though overwhelmingly, it is a positive message that she is making progress but in her words, not out of the

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penalty and it is now a 3—0 in this opening game. this is the scene live in berlin at a fan zone. fans there are celebrating that penalty. germany are now 3—0 up against scotland in this, the opening match of euro 2024. we will keep you posted. now, listen up, you remote workers. a us bank, wells fargo, has sacked at least six people over allegations that they faked computer keyboard activity to give the impression of being busy. the bank hasn't revealed details but several firms are cracking down on the issue which can involve gadgets called "mouse jigglers" , as more and more staff work from home. joining the programme is professor cary cooper. he is a professor of psychology and health at the university of manchester. always a joy to talk to you. this

one is really funny, i understand what the bank says, if you are working remotely, you need to be working, but this is about the idea that you need to be permanently active on that computer? yes. that you need to be permanently active on that computer? yes, there are different — active on that computer? yes, there are different kinds _ active on that computer? yes, there are different kinds of _ active on that computer? yes, there are different kinds of contracts. i are different kinds of contracts. 0ne contract would be, if you worked for a bank, it could be remote working which is shift worker based so for instance, if you have a shift from nine to five online with customers and you can see in that kind of context, the employer might say, we have to monitor this because our customers need to be able to access their accounts and so on. then the employee would know that they are being monitored. but real flexible working is where you don't have a shift work based, you work three days at home and some days in the office, you develop a psychological contract with your

employer, with your boss, and that psychological contract says, i may be picking my kids up at 3:30pm from school but i will work on at night and the whole purpose of hybrid working is to give people a sense of control, some autonomy, we trust you, we know you have busy lives. it is about work life balance and all alike. in that kind of context, in my view, to then monitor them, i think is wholly inappropriate. the whole purpose of that is to make people feel, you are an adult, we trust you and in the end, we will look the bottom line. are you delivering and doing yourjob? it feels like they are saying, it is not about how you work but where you work stop you have to do the same hours, the same work and sitting at the desk. we looked into this and there were other ways that the bank or other organisations can monitor

staff, tracking things like keystrokes, your eye movements, looking at the computer screen, taking screenshots of what you have on your screen and looking at what websites you are visiting. there is a huge invasion of privacy or is that the trade—off if you want to collect a lucas bjerregaard i don't think they should be doing that at all. i think they should be doing that at all. . ., , ., all. i can understand it if the shift work — all. i can understand it if the shift work and _ all. i can understand it if the shift work and they - all. i can understand it if the shift work and they have i all. i can understand it if the shift work and they have to i all. i can understand it if the i shift work and they have to have customers from nine to five, there is the nature of the contract but if you are an employer and you say to people, you develop a psychological contract, we trust you to do this, in the end, you look at the bottom—line anyway, are they delivering or not delivering? the whole purpose of hybrid working was, we have the technology, people don't have to commute, they have busy lives and they want a good balance, they want to pick the kids up from school and the like. i think if an employer is going to look those techniques, they should make it blatantly clear they are doing that.

by blatantly clear they are doing that. by the way, the public won't do that because the employees will think, you don't trust me. who wants to work for that organisation? that trust is so _ work for that organisation? that trust is so important _ work for that organisation? that trust is so important because we know it is a tough jobs market but employers are also being judged and they? they say, if you are going to monitor me like that and are strict about my hours, i will probably find about my hours, i will probably find a job elsewhere.— a job elsewhere. absolutely, they will lose people. _ a job elsewhere. absolutely, they will lose people. the _ a job elsewhere. absolutely, they will lose people. the young i a job elsewhere. absolutely, they will lose people. the young linealj will lose people. the young lineal is, they want much more flexibly, they are more it savvy, they want more flexibility, they want to have a proper life. incidentally, the evidence is, flexible working works. it delivers to the bottom—line but there has to be trust and there has to be a good psychological contract between the individual employee and their boss. everybody understands it and trusts them and you will get more out of them. you start micromanaging them technologically

and you will find it is going to get out and you will not be able to track talent. i out and you will not be able to track talent.— out and you will not be able to track talent. ., ., ., ,, ., track talent. i want to talk to the anel as track talent. i want to talk to the panel as well- — track talent. i want to talk to the panel as well. jane, _ track talent. i want to talk to the panel as well. jane, i _ track talent. i want to talk to the panel as well. jane, i suppose i track talent. i want to talk to the l panel as well. jane, i suppose with yourjob, you are able to panel as well. jane, i suppose with y°ufj°b, you are able to work panel as well. jane, i suppose with yourjob, you are able to work from different places but do you ever get a sense that your employer is keeping a night on what you do or is itjust that you keeping a night on what you do or is it just that you get judged keeping a night on what you do or is itjust that you getjudged on what to deliver? it is itjust that you get “udged on what to deliver? , ., ,., , ., to deliver? it is about trust and productivity _ to deliver? it is about trust and productivity so. _ to deliver? it is about trust and productivity so, yes, _ to deliver? it is about trust and productivity so, yes, the - to deliver? it is about trust and productivity so, yes, the thing l productivity so, yes, the thing aboutjournalism, we have been on battle buses and different constituencies, in westminster and so on but are you delivering? are you producing the stories that you need to produce on deadline? as long as you're doing that, you don't need to have the micromanaging of, have you stepped away on your computer to make a cup of tea, pick your child up make a cup of tea, pick your child up from school? it should be about delivery and not this slightly sinister he strokes. i had no idea that these mousy chiggers existed

but there is a market for everything. but there is a market for everything-— but there is a market for eve hinu.�* ., ., , but there is a market for eve hin.�* ., ., , but there is a market for eve hin. .,., , _ everything. amazon site you can buy them for less — everything. amazon site you can buy them for less than _ everything. amazon site you can buy them for less than $10. _ everything. amazon site you can buy them for less than $10. thousands i them for less than $10. thousands have been bought in the last month. melissa, do employers have a point here, they are just trying to keep track of who's doing what and i suppose there is a danger employers worry about saying, you cannot work from home, but they will have a close eye on productivity, given that people are not in an office on of the time. that people are not in an office on of the time-— that people are not in an office on of the time. , ., of the time. the people who bought the mouse chiggers, _ of the time. the people who bought the mouse chiggers, i _ of the time. the people who bought the mouse chiggers, i don't - of the time. the people who bought the mouse chiggers, i don't know. the mouse chiggers, idon't know whether— the mouse chiggers, i don't know whether the bank needed to discover that they— whether the bank needed to discover that they were doing that, surely there _ that they were doing that, surely there productivity would have shown it regardless of that, sol there productivity would have shown it regardless of that, so i do think trust _ it regardless of that, so i do think trust is _ it regardless of that, so i do think trust is a — it regardless of that, so i do think trust is a big issue there. it matters _ trust is a big issue there. it matters and likely raised earlier... we are _ matters and likely raised earlier... we are out— matters and likely raised earlier... we are out of time, i am really sorry. we will season.

good evening. in amongst the heavy downpours today, we had a little sunshine. this was clarach, for example, on the west wales coast earlier on. but this sort of shower cloud would dominate this weekend. yes, there'll be a little sunshine, but there will be a lot of heavy showers, and so it'll feel cool again forjune. the reason for this weekend's heavy showers is low pressure. it's parked itself across the uk, and there'll be showers or even longer spells of rain meandering around that area of low pressure. and they'll be particularly, i think, slow—moving in the central parts of that low pressure. but, again, like today, we've had fairly brisk winds in the north and in the south, so the showers move through fairly quickly, but still some evening thunderstorms to come. where those showers do ease away, perhaps parts of scotland, northern england, it will turn quite chilly overnight with a little bit of mist and fog. but we've got more showers rushing in from the west and still meandering around our area of low pressure. so, it will be, i think, cooler than it was last night, which promises that we'll see a little bit more sunshine to start tomorrow morning as well. but that sunshine will soon be eroded as the cloud bubbles up and the showers get going,

already with us in many western and southern areas northern ireland, wales, england, and you can see across scotland as well, they'll soon fill in the gaps. they'll become heavy and slow moving around the centre of that low pressure, again, with hail and thunder. and there'll be some big showers, squally winds in southern areas and towards the north. these too could be heavy and thundery and unusually windy as well. so, that's a concern for those under canvas, which, of course, at this time of year is not unusual, but it will be windy as well as very heavy showers. and so temperatures because of the cooler start won't be quite as high as today. but, again, it feels pleasant enough if you're in the sunshine, out the wind and its strong sunshine. a week away from the longest day now. then that rain comes in through the night and moves its way southwards, so that'll hold temperatures up in some areas. but, again, it could be fairly cool, and like saturday morning, could be a little bit of mist and fog around first thing, particularly where the winds are light. but this dominates, it could be really quite wet, we think, in parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england. we'll be firming up on details. and there'll be showers following on behind,

a bit more of a chilly breeze by that stage in the north, and there'll be showers to the south, but perhaps fewer and lengthier, brighter, sunny spells will lift the temperatures a little higher and make it feel a little bit warmer once again, a little more likejune. but it's really an unsettled picture, as you can see. there might be something a little drier early next week. bye for now.

hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. as she has said, in that very personal statement this evening, she is still undergoing treatment and, in herwords, she has good and bad days. i think itjust goes to say, again, just how brave catherine is, because she knows all of the world's eyes are going to be on her tomorrow. and she is very much standing by her duty and also standing by her father—in—law as well for his big day too. but it would be nice. if she could just have some time to rest and fully recover and come back- in full strength. welcome to the programme. let me run you through the headlines.

the princess of wales has said she's making good progress