final on the lat of july, with the final on the ist of august. now, july, with the final on the 1st of august. now, that is one week after the premier league is due to finish and will be 99 fixtures inside six weeks and it will bring that to an end. at the moment, venues have not been confirmed, but we have been getting some detail this morning from the police around the venues for the premier league. we know of course subject to government approval that the premier league is coming back on the 17th ofjune. we have got a bit more information about the neutral ground that some of the matches, about six of them, wa nt to of the matches, about six of them, want to see played at neutral grounds and it affects liverpool in quite a big way. mark roberts is a national lead for policing for football. he has singled out six matches that include manchester city versus liverpool, the merseyside derby, and any match in which liverpool could end their 30 year wait for a title. he said this morning in a statement that with the premier league, they have reached a consensus which balances the need of football whilst also minimising the demands on policing. thank you.

this spring has broken all records for sunshine in the uk. we've enjoyed the sunniest period from march to may since records began in 1929. 0nly nine springs have topped 500 hours of sunshine. but this year, by wednesday, the uk had clocked up more than 573 hours. and that wet winter is a distant memory for many, as england has recorded its driest may since 1896. time for a look at the weather. notice you said england, in terms of the dry weather because some parts of scotla nd the dry weather because some parts of scotland and the highlands have seen way above their months worth of rainfour seen way above their months worth of rain four may. but this is inverness at the moment, the warmest place across the country at the moment with 26.2 degrees. that is the warmest day of the year so that is the warmest day of the year so far in scotland but i suspect he will see high potentially up to 28 degrees a little later on in the

afternoon somewhere across highlands. for many of us, this weekend is setting up to stay dry and sunny and very warm for all of us. and sunny and very warm for all of us. the satellite picture at the moment shows little in the way of cloud around, a little bit of seefeld in the northern isles, some high cloud across northern ireland. the breeze is coming in off the north sea and so a chilly sauce and so on north sea and so a chilly sauce and so on the exposed east coasts, it's noticeably cooler. we could see high values of 28 degrees, 82 fahrenheit, across parts of north—west scotland. mid 20s in the sheltered areas. along the east coast, likely to see for the rest of the afternoon 20 or 21 degrees. that is not bad, 70 fahrenheit that you need to factor in the breeze. whatever your thermometer is suggesting, uv levels are high across the country and that is worth bearing in mind if you are spending some time outside this afternoon. through this evening, we keep the clear but again with the breeze coming from the cooler source it will allow those temperatures to

fall away to a comfortable level for getting a good night's sleep. hopefully 7—12. we start off tomorrow almost with a repeat performance, high pressure still with us. the wind is circulating in a clockwise direction so still a lighter breeze but coming in off the north sea. as we go through the day on saturday, a little bit of early morning low cloud and may be missed in this easing away, lots of sunshine from the word go and a pleasa nt sunshine from the word go and a pleasant day for many of us. temperatures yet again are likely to respond. highest values of 25, 70 seven fahrenheit. almost a repeat performance as we move into sunday. little in the way of change. potentially a murky start across the north—east. that melts away. lots of sunshine coming through. light breezes and temperatures up as high may be as 27 degrees, 80 fahrenheit. there is a change expected and it does mean as we go into next week, the beginning ofjune, this weather front will introduce showers into

the north—west. more importantly, it introduces a change of wind direction to more of a northerly, that means cooler and fresher weather conditions set to arrive next week. take care. louise, thank you. that is all from the bbc news that one team. lets join the bbc news teams wherever you are. bye—bye for good afternoon. it's 1.30pm — and here's your latest sports news. the match which could see liverpool win their first premier league title could be held at a netural venue. that's according to the national lead for football policing. up to four matches involving liverpool could be moved — with six across the league in total — according to deputy chief constable mark roberts. the merseyside derby and their games against manchester city, plus newcastle, are the others. man utd versus sheffield united and man city versus newcastle are the other two games. any changes would be at the request

of local police forces. bournemouth‘s simon francis is however against netural venues. i think the boys will be covetable in those whom surroundings, being able to sleep on their own business top it might sound silly to some people but that is a comfort that players need at times, sometimes you can get out on away games. it obviously plays a part in away matches as well so i think the whole advantage will benefit us and other teams. really, ido advantage will benefit us and other teams. really, i do not think we will know until we go into those fixtures. well, there are 92 games to play with the season set to end in the peak of summer on july the 25th. brighton's glenn murray thinks that could change the feel of the rest of the season. it'll change with out fans in the stadium. i think there will be less pressure on players, especially at

the home players. i'm sure they hate will play a factor, we are used to seeing a fast paced premier league, it might be a little bit slower in the summer months. and within all that, the fa cup will also return in four weeks time. the quarterfinals include defending champions man city's match at newcastle, leicester v chelsea, sheffield united v arsenal and norwich's match against manchester united. the semifinals would follow onjuly the 18th and 19th, with the final on august 1st — as long as saftey measures are met. non—contact recreational sport can take place from today in scotland — and it is a big day for professional football in the country too. the season was ended early due to the pandemic. but today the scottish fa and league's governing body — the spfl — will ask the country's government to approve august1 as the date for the new campaign to begin. it's understood ministers will give that the go ahead —

as long as scotland finds itself in phase two of the lockdown restrictions. scottish rugby bosses will also meet with the government later to discuss how their season resumes. england cricketer alex hales has been left out of a 55—man squad who have been asked to return to training ahead of what could be a busy summer. hales hasn't played for england since being removed from the world cup squad in may last year for an off—field incident. the squad includes 1a debutants, plus reece topley — who hasn't played for england in four years after injury problems. england will likely seperate a test and limited overs squad to cope with the number of matches they'll face. the williams formula 1 team are up for sale — with the coronavirus pandemic one of many factors resulting in the decision. williams finished last in the constructor‘s championship for the second year running in 2019 and made a £13 million loss last year. the team hope to secure their future through internal invesment. formula 1 is facing a significant

loss of income due to the lack of racing this year — with the sports bosses hoping a shorter season could start at the beginning ofjuly in austria. andy murray will play his first match since november next month — in a tournament organised by brother jamie to raise money for the nhs charities together. it'll take place at the national tennis centre in roehampton from the 23rd to 28th ofjune and feature british singles and doubles champions including the likes of number one dan evans and kyle edmund. it's hoped they'll raise over £100,000 for the nhs charities. i'll have more for you in the next hour. good afternoon, you are watching bbc news. we will take you through the afternoons development surrounding coronavirus and much more besides. we are very much keeping an eye on

the situation in minneapolis after those three nights of rioting. more now on the lockdown, across the regions of the uk. 0utdoor weddings with ten people present may be allowed in northern ireland from 8june, the executive has agreed. large retailers, such as car showrooms and shops in retail parks, will also be allowed to reopen, ministers said, having met to review lockdown rules. first minister arlene foster said the executive would confirm the changes after it meets on 4 june. let's hear more now from the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, who's given an update on the restrictions there. he said while the measures were being eased — great caution was still needed.

the very clear advice from sage and the who is that we should introduce changes one step at a time. we should monitor the impact of any changes we make, and if we are able to continue to slow the spread of the virus, we can introduce further changes at the next review date. over the last ten weeks, we know that people in wales have really missed seeing their families and friends while the stay—at—home regulations have been in place. we have worked really hard over the last three weeks to find a way within the headroom that we have to allow people to meet again where it is safe to do so. we are therefore changing the regulations in wales to allow that to happen. from next monday, people from two different households in the same

local area will be able to meet up so long as they are outdoors and they maintain strict two—metre social distancing and hand hygiene. by local, we mean not generally more than five miles. that is to reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading. that five mile rule of thumb will have to be applied carefully and sensibly by people using their own judgment in the different geographies of wales. this is so important because the need for care is clear. coronavirus has not gone away. it remains a silent spreader. you can be infectious without ever knowing that you are ill. we are putting five miles into guidance because as people go

outside more and are more mobile, we need to reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading from one community to another, creating new hotspots. so the new rules are — you can meet another household outdoors in your local area in the open air and at a two—metre distance. 0pen air is important because the virus survives only for minutes in the outdoors, but for hours on surfaces inside. very sadly, people continue to die every day in wales from coronavirus. these changes are emphatically not an invitation to act as though the crisis were over.

the changes come into force in wales on monday. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, gave her daily update on coronavirus on the day some restrictions there are being relaxed. 0ne household can meet with another, outside, with a maximum of eight people, and some outdoor sports can resume, including golf, tennis, bowls and fishing. i am very conscious that this weekend will be the first in quite some time that people will be able to meet up, so i want to take the time to outline once again what the changes are, and also the rules that you must follow to stay safe and avoid a resurgence of the virus. from today, you and your household can meet with another househould out of doors, that can be in a park or a private garden. you should limit the total number of people meeting up

to a maximum of eight, ideally, it should be less than that. you should not meet with more than one household at a time, please do not meet with more than one household per day. if you do meet up, you need to be outside and stay at least two metres away from people in the other household. you should also try to avoid touching the same hard surfaces, for example, if you are having a picnic or barbecue this weekend, not only should you stay two metres apart from members of the other household, but each household should bring its own food, cutlery, plates and cups. please do not go indoors. being in somebody else's house should still be avoided unless you are providing support to somebody vulnerable. we are not putting a legal limit on how far you can travel to meet another household, but if the distance is so far that that if you have to, for example, use someone for example, use someone else's bathroom — then don't go. these rules are important for a reason, it is important that these reasons are understood, it helps you applyjudgment

to different situations. we know that if you go inside a house or indoors, or if you come within two metres of people in other households, or if you touch the same surfaces as another household, that create opportunities for the virus to spread. from today, you're also able to sit and sunbathe in parks and open areas. i suspect many of you normally watching this update are doing that now. you are able to travel, preferably by walking or cycling, for recreation but please stay within your local area and do not travel more than around five miles from your home. we do not want to see large numbers of people at tourist and beauty spots. so if you do go somewhere

already and it is crowded, then change your plans and perhaps go somewhere else instead. if you haven't already done so already, i would urge you to go on to the scottish government's website and read the guidance that we published yesterday, because that sets out the rules and the parameters that we are asking you to follow. i really hope and i expect these changes will bring some real improvement to the quality of our lives, but they are and by necessity cautious changes, and they have been very carefully considered and assessed. the headlines on bbc news: the uk's chief scientist has urged people to continue following the rules as lockdown restrictions begin to ease. a cnn reporter is arrested live on air as he reports on a third day

of riots in minneapolis. the uk chancellor is expected to announce changes to the coronavirusjob retention scheme — companies will have to start paying towards the wages of their furloughed workers. let's get more now on the news that it's been the sunniest spring on record in the uk — and for some regions, it's been the driest too. rivers are running at low levels and even crops are starting to wilt. 0ur environment analyst, roger harrabin, says the weather is exceptional. it's been more than nice, especially when we are all under lockdown. for those people with access to a garden or can get outside, as being more likely mediterranean than

manchester, hasn't it? looking at these figures, they are really startling. these records started in 1829, that is much later than other wreckers because it was difficult to measure sunshine. —— other records. since then, only nine years have had more than a 500 hours of sunshine. this year, by wednesday, we have had a 573.2 hours. in other words, we haven't just broken a 573.2 hours. in other words, we haven'tjust broken the record, we haven'tjust broken the record, we have absolutely annihilated it. that is still worth thursday, friday, saturday and sunday to go. we are looking at a really major anomaly here. it reminds me of that huge anomaly last year when the french broke their previous heat records by huge unprecedented amount. this looks to me like on the same sort of

scale of things. great for us who like to sit in the sun. but in terms of long—term weather patterns, really odd. a new rehabilitation facility, dedicated to helping coronavirus survivors recover from the long term effects of the illness, has received its first patients. the seacole centre in surrey will give physical, mental and emotional support to those who've experienced the most severe symptoms. here's our health correspondent, laura foster. most people recover from covid—19 in a matter of weeks, but for those who have had the most severe symptoms it can take months, maybe even more than a year. long and intense hospital stays can leave people weak, struggling to breathe, and to walk. morag says her mobility was so bad she couldn't even turn over in bed. i am looking forward to walking up

the stairs on my own. and then i'll be independent as far as i'm concerned. it tookjust over a month to turn those former military hospital this former military hospital into a temporary centre dedicated to helping those who don't need to be in hospital any more, and those who are too weak to be at home. but this is notjust about giving physical support. occupational health experts and speech and language therapists will also help patients emotionally. it must be very frightening to wake up knowing that you have probably been ventilated for two weeks, you have lost two weeks of your life. you may be lucky to be waking up. you haven't seen your loved ones. so the effects on mental health, we think, are going to be quite great. though the numbers of covid—19 patients in hospitals are falling, pressure is now being felt in community health care settings. we have obviouslyjust come through the first peak of coronavirus hospitalisations, and as we now look after patients

who are returning home, we can see that this extra rehab support is going to be needed right across the country. but this is not something that we think will be dealt with overjust the coming weeks, we are going to need this type of extra capacity available for once, if not years to come. surviving the virus was one thing, but the long—term impact of it can go on much longer. laura foster, bbc news. we will be talking more about that story after two o'clock. i will be speaking to a man who will tell us about his experience having spent more than two weeks in intensive ca re more than two weeks in intensive care with coronavirus, and with the sort of support that he feels is needed after that length of time in intensive care. more after two o'clock. during the pandemic, content is being streamed online on an unprecedented scale as people

search for entertainment at home. but many content creators are being left uncredited and are struggling to maintain their incomes. this is where the international confederation of societies of authors and composers comes in. in march itjoined with unesco to get the voices of creators heard by governments. annita mcveigh has been speaking to former abba member bjorn ulvaeus, who's the president of cisac. everyone is trying to help support the music industry, which is a very vulnerable and... at the live industry for instances all shut down at the moment. there are people here who do not know how they will get money for the event in the next few months so it is very desperate.

cisac has members who are collecting societies, they have locally set up emergency funds to help curators. we are doing our bit, and the rest of the industry is as well. we are talking about not just the industry is as well. we are talking about notjust musicians, but visual artist, people working in drama and literature. how will you use your experience and influence to help them then? i don't know yet. i have a honeymoon as a president, don't i? it is a strange kind of honeymoon, in the middle of a pandemic. probably more challenging than any of your predecessors. absolutely, but i'm learning. my ambition is... i have always been very interested in technology and music. my ambition is like technology, because i know it's there, to create that for the

collecting societies to help creators, to get to get their payments more efficiently and more accurately. that is one of our big and they shouldn't. i also want more female songwriters. —— one of our big ambitions. you talk about technology. in aber, you built your own studio in stockholm, use synthesisers, you have been involved in the last couple of years setting up in the last couple of years setting up something called session, which enables artist to be paid for their contributions. how can you ensure is, specifically on that front, where artist cannot perform so easily and money is tight, that they do get money where they are out—of—date? do get money where they are out-of-date? the idea is that cisac, an organisation for almost 240 collecting societies around the

globe, to make them more efficient. we can do that by building technical tools that are cloud native, that are in the cloud. tools that all societies around the globe can use so societies around the globe can use so that they can all become more efficient, which they cannot afford doing on their own. on championing female artists— tell us more about that? my ex-wife, she is a terrific songwriter and i urge them to write more for abba, but she didn't. i inspire as much as i can because i think that is important. as part of your role as cisac, i know you want to appeal to governments to play the pa rt to appeal to governments to play the part as well in supporting the creative industries and creative

individuals. what is your message to governments around the world? the cultural sector is extra vulnerable to this, the first to suffer. i think the last two kind of comeback. because it will look at the live sector, if we look at live entertainment, it has almost come to a complete shutdown. the theatres will be the last to open sometime next year, we don't know when. meanwhile, my message is that this culture is so important to people, so culture is so important to people, so it is worth their support. absolutely, so important to sustain people during lockdown, while they listen to music, reading literature. thank you so much for talking to us, we appreciate your time. i think

people will be saying thank you for the music again. i was challenged to get the name of one of your songs into the interview. there you go, i did it! much more coming up from a two o'clock. let's catch up with the weather prospects. weather in at the uk has been stuck a repeat mood. if you have outdoor plans and you want something warm, dry and sunny, that is exactly what is on offer this weekend. sunday is the final day of may, probably no surprise to hear that this spring is going to be confirmed as the sunniest on record. quite a dramatic turnaround considering the beginning of spring was pretty wet, remember that? for the rest of the afternoon, hardly a cloud in the sky for many, a little bit of high cloud in the north—west, some coastal fog in the northern isles. there could be values as high as 28

degrees in north—west scotland. a little bit cooler along the east coast because of the breeze coming in from the north sea. through tonight, we keep the clear skies but temperatures will fall away to the relatively comfortable values for a good night's sleep. we do it all again for the start of the weekend, plenty of sunshine on saturday morning. an area of high pressure shifting a little further east meaning there will be a subtle change in wind direction so perhaps not quite as warm in west scotland, still in in the mid 20s. plenty of sunshine, more of a breeze for early afternoon, a little bit cooler along those north sea coasts. further west and inland, we could see values as high as 25 degrees. whatever your thermomemter is saying, it is worth bearing in mind that uv levels are high

pretty much across the country. sunday morning starts with a bit of coast cloud along that north sea, that will disappear. dry and settled again, lighter winds on sunday, could see values of 27 degrees. enter next week, this where the front could introduce some weather fron could introduce some showers into the north—west may be on tuesday and wednesday. behind that weather front, the wind direction is going to change, we see a northerly taking over, dragging coolair across the country. so it will stay predominantly dry with just a slim chance of some showers, but the feel of the weather will be different as we go through next week. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines... easing of lockdown — in scotland, many outdoor sports are now allowed, and two households can meet outdoors, as long as they're two metres apart. the first minister urges people to stay within the rules. if too many of us change our behaviour a bit more than these changes are designed to allow, then we could see the virus spread quickly again, and that would take us back to square one. things change in england and wales on monday, when people will be able to gather outside, but groups must be no bigger than 6 in england. changes are expected to the furlough scheme — the government looks likely to ask employers to pay around a fifth