this is your victory! victory of the cause of freedom! the words of winston churchill, as we remember victory in europe day 75 years ago. commemorations have been taking place all over the uk. the prince of wales laid a wreath at balmoral as the nation fell silent at ”am this morning. street parties take place — socially distanced — across the country. some remember taking part 75 years ago.

with that little celebration of freedom, you know, all out in the streets, without being frightened. also tonight, wales signals the first small easing of the coronavirus lockdown. from monday, people will be able to exercise outdoors more than once a day, and garden centres may reopen. and life in spain, one week on from the partial lifting of one of the strictest lockdowns in europe. and in sport... we will have the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. good evening and welcome

to the bbc news at six. despite the current lockdown, events have been taking place throughout the day to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ve day. a two—minute silence was held at ”am this morning to mark the day in 1945 when britain and its allies accepted the unconditional surrender of nazi germany, bringing the war in europe to an end. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall led the silence from balmoral, and the queen will address the nation this evening. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. in streets largely deserted due to the lockdown, britain remembered and gave thanks for the day when the second world war in europe came to an end. the nation's tribute was led by the prince of wales, with the duchess of cornwall, at the war memorial on the balmoral estate. a cannon at edinburgh castle marked the start of the two minutes' silence, and ca refully—managed moments of remembrance across the nation.

at balmoral, as the silence ended, the prince of wales laid his wreath in tribute to the second world war generation which overcame the tyranny of nazi germany. the cost had been high. nearly 400,000 members of britain's armed services lost their lives in the second world war, and a further 60,000 civilians. over the white cliffs near dover, two spitfires, the wartime fighter

aircraft, which played such a key role in the defence of britain, flying today in remembrance of the few, linking the communities over which they flew with the events of 75 years ago, as today's political leaders paid tribute to the wartime generation. all of us who were born since 1945 are acutely conscious that we owe everything we most value to the generation who won the second world war. we remember the millions of people from across the united kingdom and from across the world who came together in world war ii to fight for our shared values, values of freedom, of democracy, of peace. on this day in 1945, many tens of thousands of people took to the streets in joyous celebration that the war in europe was over. at three o'clock, they heard a broadcast by prime minister winston churchill.

yesterday morning, at 2:41am, at general eisenhower's headquarters, generaljodl, the representative of the german high command, and grand admiral donitz, the designated head of the german state, signed the act of unconditional surrender of all german land, sea and airforces in europe. hostilities will end officially at one minute after midnight tonight, tuesday the 8th of may. at buckingham palace that evening, churchill appeared on the balcony with the king and queen and their daughters, elizabeth and margaret. later, the two princesses left the palace to join the crowds, as elizabeth recalled in a broadcast

in 1985, reissued today by the palace. we cheered the king and queen on the balcony and then walked miles through the streets. i remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down whitehall, all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief. the contrast between the crowded streets of may, 1945, and those same streets today is striking. yet, 75 years after the end of the second world war, a nation in lockdown looked beyond its present challenges to give thanks, thanks which will be expressed tonight in a special broadcast by the queen. nicholas witchell, bbc news. around the uk, many street parties that had been planned before the pandemic struck have gone ahead this afternoon — socially distanced, of course. duncan kennedy has been taking

a look at how people have managed to come together to mark today's anniversary, and is in cosham in portsmouth. duncan, what's been going on there? ican i can see the party is still going on. very much so. it's been in full swing all afternoon on hilary avenue, just like all those other thousands of parties across the country today. in full spirits here, all social distancing. it might look crowded but they are all in their family units and all here for a bit of fun but also to remember the 75th anniversary of ve day. the nation isolates but the nation also celebrates. this might be hilary avenue but it's certainly one of thousands of street parties across the land. i think it's really nice we came together. i love it, it's a

great way for the community to get together. we are all social distancing. a double day for sheila webster, all on ve day. happy birthday, sheila, 75 today. yes, thank you. a special day. yes, and i can't believe i am 75! everyone here isa can't believe i am 75! everyone here is a social distancing but everyone is a social distancing but everyone is also here for moment of unity, fun and recollection. the hope and glory was shared across the land this was kenilworth, a day of sunshine, bunting and reminiscences about ve day. was the woman was a lancaster bomber pilot who survived 30 missions. by ve day, it was definitely time to celebrate. thank

you all so much for doing what you've done, and just being here and say hello. thank you very much indeed. applause this was the day that rusty shone. sunderland was also putting on a show, with caution but mixing to close followed here like everywhere else. that included caerphilly, where they performed vintage dancing to mark the day three quarters of a century after ve day. last post plays. earlier, the mood was more sombre. in portsmouth, a lament for those who could not come back to celebrate, their hopes unfulfilled. in great more than, the duality of the moment, tribute to health workers on the day we remembered victory in europe. a time to create

new images as we recall old ones, fresh moments amid shared memories. some of the street parties from 75 years ago will live forever in the memory, immortalised in black and white photos. 0ur correspondent, judith moritz, has been to greater manchester to see how some of those same streets are celebrating today. she managed to track down two residents who took part in the festivities today and back in 1945. after the darkness of war came the vibrancy of ve day. this rare colour footage captured the start of celebrations on the streets of east manchester. even in black—and—white, theirjoy is clear to see. and for those who were there then, the memories now are still sharp. i barely remember ve day. i was only eight years old, but there was a lot going on at the time. i think everybody contributed

a little bit, you know, some had butter, some had sugar, i don't know where the flour come from. we had meat paste i think and jelly. it was that little celebration of freedom, you know, all out in the streets without being frightened. today, east manchester came out to celebrate again, paying tribute and marking the moment across the generations. any occasion, st patrick's day, st george's day, we always put a banner up, don't we? but especially this year, i think it's importantjust to uplift us all a bit. it's not a nice time at the moment. this community hung out the bunting in 1945, and the same streets are red white and blue again today. under lockdown, the celebrations may be more restricted, but they are no less heartfelt. for one road near stockport, there is a real sense of history happening on the doorstep.

the folk of bankfield avenue are as close knit today as they were 1945. back then, street party in it full swing, a wartime photographer turned up and children were told to pose. it was just a case of getting everybody into the right position, turning people, children who had got their backs to the camera had to be turned around, and then, of course, it was the case of make the v sign. seven—year—old margaret was there then — now a pensioner, she still lives in the same house today. i think the main memories were the cakes on the table. they were all laid out, all the mothers had been baking and doing so for days, and all of these cakes were laid out, and i had my eyes set on this one particular place, and i made it. i think that was why i'm not doing the v sign. today, we asked them to assemble again, each household taking care to stay two meters apart. keep your two meters!

no crowding together like they did on ve day, but a chance for margaret to make the sign she forgot first time around. judith moritz, bbc news, stockport. president trump has marked ve day by laying a wreath at the world war ii memorial in washington. he was joined by several veterans of the conflict — all aged over 90 — who chose to attend despite the coronavirus pandemic. more than 400,000 americans lost their lives during the conflict. ve day is also being commemorated in capitals across the world. in a moment, we'll hear how france and russia are marking the day, but first here's jenny hill in berlin. 75 years ago, the reichstag was in ruins, berlin was destroyed and germany defeated. today, berliners have a public holiday as this country commemorates not victory over, but liberation from, the nazis. germany's past still overshadows society and politics today.

it's one of the reasons, for example, that germany has been reluctant to assume a more significant military role in overseas conflicts. today, 1,600 international guests should have gathered here for commemorations. instead, because of the corona outbreak, events are rather more low—key. but today is still a chance for this country to reflect on the atrocities perpetuated in its name, which, to this day, for many germans, remain a great source of shame. well, in russia, it's may 9th which is celebrated as victory day, and it was a victory secured at enormous cost here. more than 27 million soviet citizens were killed in what russians refer to as the great patriotic war. and normally on victory day, there are big patriotic events taking place all over russia. but not this year. coronavirus has forced the kremlin to postpone what was going to be a massive military parade on red square and a big public event

in the city centre afterwards. but president putin will be making an address to the russian people and there will be a fly past by the russian air force, 75 aircraft to mark 75 years since the defeat of nazi germany. never in 75 years of commemorations has the tomb of the unknown soldier here at the arc de triomphe been so empty. no crowds of dignitaries and onlookers, just a small group of ministers carefully spaced around president macron. at a time when people are talking a lot about solidarity in crisis, world war ii brings up mixed memories for france. joy at liberation, but also shame at the years of occupation that preceded it. 75 years ago today, that was something general charles de gaulle, then leader of the free french, understood. he framed the war as a story of national resistance to replace the memories

of division and defeat. this morning, president macron laid a wreath at the statue of charles de gaulle here in paris. he's called on people to hang the colours of the french flag from their windows and balconies. a moment of shared european history remembered today in isolation. lucy williamson ending that report. 0ur royal correspondent, nick witchell, joins me now from outside buckingham palace. we'll hear an address from the queen later this evening, and of course she is one of the few people who celebrated on the day 75 years ago as well as today. yes, andi yes, and i think it reminds us of the unique position that is now occupied by the united kingdom's head of state. she is the only head of in the world who served and was in uniform at the end of the second world war —— and the head of state. she wasn't on the front line, she was in the a ts but in the uniform that she appeared on the palace

balcony alongside her father the king —— ats. and winston churchill. she went walkabout through the teeming streets of london in that uniform that night. it all adds to the power and the authenticity of whatever it is she says in the broadcast tonight. what might that be? i imagine she might develop some of the themes of her father in his ve broadcast. he talked about britain's great deliverance from nazi germany and he told about the co nsta ncy nazi germany and he told about the constancy and courage and the faith and unity of the british people which had helped to see the country through it. will she draw parallels with the current challenges of coronavirus? we will wait and see. the broadcast goes out at 9pm tonight on bbc one. nick, outside buckingham palace, thank you. well, in other news, the welsh government has unveiled minor changes to the coronavirus lockdown, following a review which otherwise leaves most restrictions in place. from monday, people in wales will be able to exercise outside more than once a day but only locally,

and garden centres will be open provided social distancing measures are in place. the latest figures for the uk show there were 626 recorded deaths linked to coronavirus in the last 24—hour period. that brings the uk total so far to 31,241, and that figure includes people who tested positive in hospitals, care homes and the wider community. 0ur wales correspondent, hywel griffiths, has more. time to unlock or at least loosen the chains. in wales, only the smallest changes will be risked while we're still in the grips of this pandemic. from monday, people here can exercise outdoors as often as they want, as long as they remain local. they can visit garden centres, libraries, and recycling services will eventually reopen, too, but that's it, no more changes for at least three weeks. harriet and her family understand

the need for caution, but... we had hoped there would be a bit more loosening and maybe more of a timeline, so... the children really want to get back to school. it would be nice to know if that's going to be before september. and if it isn't, tell us. others like mary don't mind. i think it would be too early to let people out again and let them meet each other again so i think it sounds about right. shutdown has been brutal for the welsh economy, but the government here says the toll on the nation would be far worse if the virus's reproduction, or r rate, was allowed to rise. if the current rate of 0.8 here remains, hospital should keep falling. 800 deaths would be expected over the next three months, but if the r figure were just to rise to 1.1, there could be a surge in admissions and over 7,000 deaths. in stressing the risks to human life of lifting the lockdown and setting out its strategy two days ahead of borisjohnson, the welsh labour

government has deliberately put pressure on him. even in a pandemic, political rivalries remain. the first minister says he thinks the rest of the uk should and will follow the same path. i don't believe that you will see anywhere in the united kingdom anything other than the most modest of immediate changes, broadly of the sort that i have proposed making in wales. if the prime minister does choose the same route, his rivals may well claim they have set the course for how the uk eventually comes out of lockdown. hywel griffiths, bbc news, cardiff. in scotland, the first minister is urging people to stay home this bank holiday weekend and has said it would be catastrophic to lift the lockdown too soon. the prime minister is going to make a statement on sunday night outlining how he sees the lockdown easing over the coming weeks, but downing street has tried to dampen expectations of any great changes. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, reports.

a sunny may bank holiday doesn't normally look like this. but, of course, these are not normal times and the lockdown restrictions are being continued in all four nations of the uk. on sunday, the prime minister will map out how the country might gradually ease out of its confinement. but, today, number ten said any new measures would be very limited. today, the welsh government has announced some modest changes to their lockdown rules, before the prime minister speaks on sunday. can we expect those measures to be mirrored in england, and what can you, as the uk government, do, to ensure the public receive a very clear message? we have to be realistic that there isn't going to be any dramatic overnight change. we will be very, very cautious as we loosen the restrictions we have, as the data that we are outlining on a daily basis shows we're not out of the woods. there are still major challenges with this virus. but the government's been accused of allowing mixed messages

to develop, after borisjohnson told the commons on wednesday some rules could change from next week. we'll want, if we possibly can, to get going with some of these measures on monday. there followed newspaper headlines suggesting a more significant loosening of the rules. we do know number ten plans to scrap the stay—at—home slogan after this weekend, but it's now clear any changes will be small. the four nations of the uk can set their own rules but have so far largely moved in lockstep. that may be beginning to change. i, with the first ministers of wales and northern ireland, spoke to the prime minister. there was, i think, helpful recognition in that call that the four uk nations may well move at different speeds if our data about the spread of the virus says that that is necessary to suppress it. scotland's first minister said she might consider a minor rule change around exercise, and similar adjustments are being pondered in northern ireland. i would put going out more for exercise in the open air

as a nuanced change, rather than a fundamental change. i think those things can be looked at during the next few weeks. at during the three weeks. social distancing is set to last for a long time yet, as politicians across the uk try and balance the need to restore some sort of normality to our home and working lives without triggering a second big wave of the virus. ben wright, bbc news. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, is with me now. we are all desperate to get out of lockdown! just want to know how i'd this statement from the prime minister on sunday but the one thing he doesn't want to do its risky rate of infection increasing? that's right. there is very little room for manoeuvre. the virus is still out there. 4600 new confirmed cases today. then we have this all—important r number, the rate of transmission and the average number of people each infected person goes

on to infect. it is crucial that is kept below one, so we have a shrinking epidemic. it is shrinking, it is somewhere between 0.5 and 0.9, we are told, but 0.9 is perilously close to one. it may be at its lowest in london, which had the worst epidemic and that is to its highest in scotland. it's been driven at the moment not by transmission in the community but by new cases being spread within hospitals and within care homes. because the r number isn't falling rapidly enough across the uk, that is why there is so little room for manoeuvre. george eustice, the environment minister, said there would be a broadly similar approach across the uk so on sunday night, expect a small, modest incremental changes. but perhaps a road map for the coming weeks to get the economy moving again. we shall see. fergus, thank you.

spain is slowly starting to open up after one of the tightest lockdowns in europe. people can now leave their homes to exercise outdoors, and small businesses have been allowed to serve customers again. but there are still strict rules, including compulsory use of masks on public transport, hygiene procedures in shops, and social distancing. and there are concerns that some are not following the regulations, increasing the risk of infection. 0ur europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports from madrid. this is a country cranking into motion again, but cautiously, keeping their distance. rush hour without the rush and everyone is masked. it's compulsory now on public transport even while stations are mostly empty. translation: today is the first day i leave home and i go to work. iam afraid. you don't know what might happen. you may catch the virus. masks are handed out to anyone who doesn't have them. marilyn isn't taking any chances.

translation: this is really uncomfortable. you can't breathe easily but for my protection, i need it. most people in spain are still confined inside their houses so this limited opening brings risks. among them, as people come out, they'll start to behave in a way that enables the virus to begin to spread again. cheering. a street party on the first day the lockdown was lifted is exactly what the authorities fear. laughter. those who took part are being fined 1,000 euros each. so police move people on. and as businesses open, distancing is enforced rigorously with safety tape and screens. 0r visors and limits. 0ne customer in the shop at a time. a first visit to the hairdresser means a friendly greeting but feet must be disinfected. hands cleaned and more gloves and masks.

all by government order. this is a high—risk place. translation: risk? yes, there is. until we have a vaccine, everybody is at risk. i hope for the best. then the place is swabbed down before a new customer is allowed in. but getting people to maintain a safe separation is a problem. as the rules relax, the numbers outside are growing and not everyone keeps their distance. not all the people is very aware of what the situation is. and i think they don't really respect the rules, the basic rules, that you should have. i mean, there's a lot of people, but, yeah, we've tried to keep it... as safe as possible. yeah, as safe as possible, yes. so, underneath the surface, there's real nervousness. even as spain starts to relax

and embrace its new—found freedoms. damian grammaticas, bbc news, madrid. and ina and in a sign of how cautious spain is being, the next phase of easing, which is due to happen on monday, the government decided today will not happen right across spain. that will involve bars, restaurants being able to set people outdoors, hotels and museums opening but not here in madrid and in barcelona. the reason they are saying is that so many doctors, gps, were sucked into staff their version of the nightingale hospital that they haven't yet got back into their roles in the community and they need that early warning system in place when they release the lockdown. we will have to wait for at least a week in madrid. the owner. many thousands of people who catch the coronavirus will experience only minor symptoms. but for those who become very ill and need admission to intensive

care, recovery can take weeks or even months. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has been talking to roy burton who was in hospital for two weeks with the virus including six days in intensive care. mountain biking is roy burton's passion, but afterfalling ill with covid—19, this previously fit and healthy 53—year—old is a shadow of his former self. as he became sicker, roy needed help with his breathing. six days in intensive care followed. now, back at home, he's struggling with the reality of rehabilitation. when i first came home, um, i just took everything off and my partner helped me have a shower. and just doing that, ijust had to sit and rest. i just couldn't breathe. and then the next stage was to get myself up to bed. absolutely shattering. just no energy, not enough oxygen going in. and it's notjust the physical aftermath of the virus that has hit roy hard. there's all the mental scars of covid—19. you're constantly worried. are you going to infect somebody?

are you still infected? are you going to get it again? both the virus and the treatment needed to save a life can have a profound impact on patients. lungs, muscles, even brain function can all be affected by an extended period in intensive care. we're getting stories about all sorts of issues. these could be physical, psychological, cognitive. for instance, your loss of muscle bulk meant you were very weak. very often, if you've been sedated for heavy lengths of time, you could have what we call psychological problems such as post—traumatic stress disorder. david is one of those who faces a long period of recovery. only two days before this was filmed, he still needed help with his breathing. big breath! now he's working with physiotherapists to help him get back to where he was. it can take some critical care patients up to 18 months to really, truly get back to their normal

selves psychologically, strength—wise, fatigue—wise. so he's got a long road ahead of him, but he's doing a really good job. and there's a warning that a growing number of patients like david are going to need a lot of help in the coming months. i think what's really important at the moment is to start planning for that, and to think about a long—term rehabilitation strategy, to enable the population to get back to full health and recovery. for many people, the battle to survive covid—19 wasjust the beginning. they have a long campaign ahead of them. dominic hughes, bbc news. give us a thumbs up, david. thumbs up? yeah! football in the uk remains suspended because of coronavirus but countries and premier league clubs will meet on monday to discuss a strategy for returning to action. but it is notjust sport

at the professional level that has been affected by the pandemic. grassroots sport across the country has suffered. our sports correspondent, katie gornall, reports from tyneside. like many communities up and down the country, here in north tyneside, sport is part of the landscape, but the lockdown has locked out people from their clubs. grassroots sport and those who thrive off it are struggling. it's really strange being here with an empty cricket field at this time of year. tynemouth cricket club is one of the oldest in the country, but it's never faced anything like that. i think the biggest concern for us, not just the fact that we haven't got players and the social side of things, it's the financial side of it. a lot of the income that we would normally have at this time of year just isn't coming in. functions, bar takings, that sort of thing, so there is a big financial worry for the future sustainability of the club. next—door is the home of the newcastle ravens. i haven't opened it in months. an lgbtq inclusive rugby club and a source of support. they sort of provide a family space and a friend space for quite a few

lads that may not have family here. we are also helping and providing a safe environment where anyone could participate in a game and can have friends. so we've got people with anxiety issues, social issues, and they all find their place in the club usually, and currently, we are not able to do any of that. around the country, grassroots sport is struggling, and sport england has made £20 million available to help local communities. in the past five weeks alone, it's received more than 8000 applications for help. just over a mile down the road, whitley bay football club is crowd funding to help pay the bills. the lockdown and the virus has actually played havoc on the football club. will the club survive? you know, because there is a real possibility that at the end of the day, you know, it can't keep supporting funding for the club, so you need to sort of be self—sufficient. hundreds of people would normally line the stands here on a saturday, or turn out for the club's youth teams. instead, benjamin and his family are forced to get their football

fix in the garden. i got a net for christmas and i've been practising that, doing keepy—uppies and dribbling in and out of the pots and pans. it's a big part of my life, and there is a lot you miss about it. like you can't go and watch it on the telly or play in the street or anything. grassroot sport is more than just a game for those involved, but as the lockdown continues, there are fears that in some places, it may be damaged beyond repair. katie gornall, bbc news, tyneside. more now on today's ve day celebrations, and, across the country, people have been remembering the sacrifices made during world war ii and celebrating the freedom that was won for us all. to consider the legacy of those that gave us our future, our home editor, mark easton, is in essex. mark. thank you, fiona, and welcome to dedham, where the war memorial remembers those villagers who made the ultimate sacrifice, and where

today, despite lockdown, this tight—knit community has been raising a glass to everyone who did their bit to bring peace to europe 75 years ago. the essex village of dedham is chocolate box britain, symbolising the way of life defended in the war and the freedom celebrated on ve day. 75 years on, and locked—down dedham is looking to its oldest resident to rekindle the spirit that saw the country through some of its darkest days. 99—year—old marjorie west, like captain tom moore before her, is raising money for the health service by walking up and down her garden path — 5,000 metres completed today. i'm thinking about the people that gave up their lives in the war and thinking about the captain that did his walk, and i must try and do the same. a toast to marjorie west. marjorie is part of the greatest generation, renowned for their sense of duty,

resilience and humility. you accepted it and you just hoped that it would help win the war. because i love my country. after herfirst husband, a spitfire pilot, was killed in 1942, marjorie signed up for the wrens. the sailor girls are proud to belong to the feminine side of the senior service. i knew i had to go and help. ifelt he had given his life and i still had a life, so i could use it. marjorie ended up in the top secret command centre planning for d—day. she saw it as a job. president macron saw it as deserving of france's highest order of merit, legion d'honneur. you felt you had to do what you were given to do and peace would come. let the flags fly for ve day, for courage, for sacrifice and for marjorie.

all: we support marjorie. she's never given up. she's just really generous and compassionate in the nhs and what they're doing at the moment. cheering. social distancing has brought communities closer — the restrictions on liberty an emphatic reminder of what freedom means. cheers. cheers to the generation that channelled the wickedness of war to imagine goodness in peace, to build up our beloved national health service. it comes out of the wartime spirit of sacrifice and actually putting other people first. so, in a way, when we clap on thursday, we also clap the vision of that generation? yes, absolutely right. village shopkeepers told me how the qualities of the wartime generation still shine through. it wasn't that generation that was doing the panic buying. for example, we sell two chickens for £7, that's the offer — they would buy one and say,

"i must leave one for someone else." it's resilience, it's mental fortitude that they bring and it also just helps uplift the community as well. three generations in one household paused to give thanks for war‘s and. mary, 98, who was there, her daughter and grandchildren. thinking about the sort of freedoms that, you know, are being curtailed at the moment, i hope it's making us sort of more appreciative of the kind of things that, you know, your generation really had to fight for. it wasn't as bad as this! ve day was a comma, not a full stop. the hardship would continue long after the guns fell quiet. but it is a moment to remember the spirit of a generation that saw it through. even if you did a small thing, it was something. maybe that's a message for now, too. yes. mark easton, bbc news, dedham. in a moment, the news

from where you are, but first let me leave you with some of the highlights from today's ve day celebrations. la reveille plays. advance, britannia! long live the cause of freedom. god save the king. birdsong. la reveille plays.

hello and welcome to sportsday — a week today germany's top 2 leagues will return behind closed doors —the first in europe to start up again. but tensions over how the premier league will restart in england, are growing. home and away matches will be played in germany, however, the premier league has proposed to use neutral venues to deter fans from gathering around their home grounds. the bottom 6 clubs —including brighton — oppose the idea, fearing that neutral venues will put them at a disadvantage. we should finish the season as it started, albeit there are some

different circumstances and play our home games in our home ground because that is the competitive advantage for us. their insight and then so be set out to do. with the current situation, i think of but he accepts that as the behind closed doors, of course. we do not agree with the policy of going to future venues. burnley captain ben mee says the return of football would be a big boost to the nation. manchester city have said they won't discipline kyle walker after he was spotted breaching lockdown rules yesterday. the defender was followed by photographers while visiting his sister's house and then his parents'. walker subsequently made a statement on social media: it reads: football is back! in south korea at least. the country's k—league season was supposed to start

in february, but was delayed because of the coronavirus. these pictures give us a taste of what football might look like in post lockdown britain. no crowds of course. and you can see the coaching staff and substitutes are all wearing masks. jeonbuk motors beat bluewings1—nil — lee dong—gok with the goal in the 83rd minute. well south korea's most famous current player, son heung min has completed his compulsory three—week military training in his home country. the tottenham striker finished near the top of his class at the marine corps training camp. as he won a gold medal with south korea at the asian games in 2018, son was exempt from serving 21 months miitary service. italian serie a clubs fiorentina, sampdoria and torino have announced a total of eleven positive tests for coronavirus among their players and staff prior to a return to full training. three fiorentina players and three backroom staff returned positive tests, while sampdoria revealed a total of four among their squad.

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