back to work can get entangled. back to work means getting the correct footwear. hundreds of hours of practice will have been put in to make sure no m ista kes have been put in to make sure no mistakes are made on parade, not least because the commander—in—chief, the queen, will be watching. for new recruits like emma it is disappointing to be missing out this year. she joined the unitjust missing out this year. she joined the unit just as missing out this year. she joined the unitjust as lockdown began and has stayed on—site throughout. the unitjust as lockdown began and has stayed on—site throughoutm has stayed on—site throughoutm has been different because we are just having so many more horses here so just having so many more horses here solam just having so many more horses here so i am looking forward when it goes back to normal to experience what it is really like with the shows and parades, so i am itching to do all of that. at the barracks they are chomping at the bed to get back on parade. with humans and horses getting ready to resume normal duties as soon as it is safe to do so. time for a look at the weather.

we have had a fairly unsettled picture over the past couple of days with quite a bit of rain. this was the picture in highland scotland earlier today with shower clouds around but also some blue skies. that changeable theme is set to continue through the weekend. there will be spells of warm sunshine and temperatures on the rise but as humidity rises we are set to see some thunderstorms. in the south—west of england into wales, by the time we get to set sunday those are the areas that are most likely to see those thunderstorms, but nowhere immune to catching heavy downpours through the weekend. low— pressure downpours through the weekend. low—pressure drifting further north across the uk, bringing us this showery weather. initially heavy rainfor showery weather. initially heavy rain for the south—west of england tonight that pushes further north with the odd rumble of thunder across england and wales. rain across england and wales. rain across northern and eastern scotland but drying up tonight and it will be

quite a mild humid night with temperatures remaining between ten and 13. through the day tomorrow we are expecting a day of sunshine and showers. much of england and wales seeing quite a lot of sunshine but rated in the afternoon some heavy showers from the south—west. some of those showers could be quite heavy with hail, thunder and lightning. if are showers that further east. a brighter day to come for much of northern england and northern ireland. after the cloud and rain some of us sorted it tomorrow will be drier and warmer. scotland will be drier and warmer. scotland will be cooler but pretty one towards the west of scotland, 23 degrees or so for the highlands. overnight into sunday one or two heavy downpours and thunderstorms. sunday are pretty similar data saturday with some sunshine and the risk of heavy and

thundery downpours especially towards the west. you are showers in the east but again wire and humid with temperatures for many of us into the low or even mid 20s and cooler across the north and north—east of scotland. showery into the first part of next week and then drier and more settled later in the week. a reminder of our top story: the devastating effects of coronavirus on the economy — it shrank by over 20% in april, the first full month of lockdown. that's all from the bbc news at six — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

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britain's only black board member in all major sports condemns the lack of representation. another blow to the formula 1 season — as three more races are axed. the grand prix‘s in singapore, azerbaijan and japan have been cancelled. and ahead of the premier league's return next week, we look at the importance of mental preparation and how that could affect the players. it's really strange we kinda left the training ground one day at home and you won't travel any more and you won't have training or nothing to do. hello and welcome to sportsday.

and in the last few days we've seen a show of solidarity from athletes worldwide — adding their voices to the protests triggered by the death of george floyd in the us last month. in george floyd in the us last month. a moment will the in a moment will be finding out with the primary legs doing when it sta rts the primary legs doing when it starts next week. for many, it's shone a light on the lack of equality and representation within many major sports. in fact, there's only one black boardmember among britain's 12 biggest sporting organisatrions. that's the paralympic racer anne wafula strike who works for uk athletics. she's described the lack of representation as appalling. she's been speaking to our sports news correspondent laura scott. sport has been undergoing a period of self—examination, with some of our biggest stars speaking out about differences many have highlighted the lack of ethnic diversity in the hierarchy of major sports.

and for the only black board member, anne wafula strike, the situation is deflating. these statistics are just really appalling. they are. you know, they are shocking. it's. so how come i am the only black person on one of these big boards? it's. i think itjust really shows that we really need to be doing something. can you imagine all the black young people, even those ones who represent this country, when they look around these big boards they cannot see any versions of themselves. what does this tell us as a nation, as a country? in the 130 sports bodies funded by uk sport and sport england, the proportion of black, asian and minority ethnic board members is around 5%. when you don't see anybody who is representing you or somebody of your version, you sort of have to ask yourselves, are we so irrelevant? you know? we need to have people who can be good mentors, you know, like people that the black

and ethnic people growing up can look up to. wafula strike, who was awarded an mbe for her disability campaigning, is not in favour of targets being introduced. target doesn't mean anything. i think, to me, what is important is bringing the black people on board and giving them a voice and listening to them, because otherwise we will end up with so many black people sitting on boards, but with silent voices. so then it ends up being a tick—a—box exercise. the nfl has changed its stance on athletes taking a knee to support the black lives matter movement. and the displays of unity are likely to continue next week, when the premier league kicks off. but athletes are looking to the corridors of power for progress. laura scott, bbc news. and in the last hour we've learnt that the premier league will support the players' wish to have their names replaced by "black lives matter on the back of their shirts for the first 12 matches when the season restarts next week.

players will also be permitted to take a knee before matches if they choose to. we've had a statement from the players from all 20 clubs which says. ‘we stand together with the singular objective of eradicating racial prejudice wherever it exists, to bring about a global society of inclusion, respect, and equal opportunities for. all, regardless of their colour or creed. this symbol is a sign of unity from all players, all staff, all clubs, all match officials and the premier league #blacklivesmatter #playerstogether. another blow for formula 1 as it confirms it's been forced to scrap another three races this season. organisers say the japanese, azerbaijan and singpore grand prix weren't possible in the current uncertain global situation. our formula 1 reporter jenni gow has more. well, it looks like formula 1 in 2020 certainly won't be an easy logistical feat.

another three races have disappeared. we expected japan to maybe go, that is an entry restrictions problem that means that people just can't get in and out of the country. suzuka is one of the most fantastic race tracks and that is a big loss in singapore as well, that night race, and azerbaijan which has seen some spectacular races since it's in inception a few years ago, both of those are street races which take up to 16 weeks for all of the planning for those races. they're going to have to make lasting decisions before they go into formula 1. u nfortu nately unfortunately those races has gone as well. unfortunately those races has gone as well. organisers are still confident in getting these important 16 or 17 championship races away this year but have to look in places elsewhere though, may be coming back to europe for more of the racing.

rory mcilroy has put himself in a great position at the first pga tour event to take place since the coronavirus pandemic. the world number one is two shots off the lead on nine under par after a fantastic day on the greens. he made an eagle here on his tenth hole and that alongside six biridies has him a shot back from jordan speith. harold vance the third is the clubhouse leader on 11 under par. 0k let's round up some of today's other sport news headlines. surrey have promoted vikram solanki to the role of head coach. he replaces michael di venuto who left last month. solanki has been assistant head coach since 2018. it's hoped county cricket games may be possible again from august. oxford united have confirmed two people have tested positive for coronavirus and are self—isolating. oxford's league one semi final play—off opponents portsmouth have also had two cases

come back positive. the other semi is between fleetwood and wycombe. the two legs will be played on the 3rd and 6thjuly bolton wanderers manager keith hill will leave when his contract expires at the end of the month, following the club's relegation from league one. bolton started the season with a 12—point deduction for entering administration, and finished bottom. and we don't have to wait long for the return of the premier league, it's back next week! we told you earlier that players will be wearing the words "black lives matter" on their shirts. in terms of the pandemic. though they've been asked to stick to social distancing guidelines when they celebrate goals and avoid spitting. the question is. how will the players cope after such a long break? they have managed about six weeks of training but what about their mental preparation? lydia campbell has been

looking into this. football is a game of intensity. as mentally demanding as it is physically. when the pandemic hit, players everywhere went through the thick of competition to lock down. and silent stadium. since football and super suddenly helpless. at that point sitting watching the news every day and watching a kind of unfold, there's nothing you can do about it. it's really strange. we left the training ground one day and told to stay at home and your market is each other any more and you market retraining. not for this foreseeable future. now it's time foreseeable future. now it's time for players to compete again. but can they really go from being in lockdown to being competitive in time? is very dangerous to think that we are trying to get from the peak level that we had, we were playing every week. it may be that across—the—board the whole standard drops slightly as people are a bit more tentative. maybe we have to tolerate a slight lowering of the

overall performance quality. but at this stage of the seizing any lowering of performance could have serious consequences. and playing at empty stadiums with fears of coronavirus will have an impact. those circumstances going to be hard to say monitor yourself. as deville and whatnot these big stadiums there is going to be no one in there. it willjust feel like a training ground. obviously, the contact is a massive part. we all know that. it's in your mind in your thinking if i tackle or contact i may receive this? people or can to be thinking about their families as well, you know? the physical side of training is well underway. but with games returning next week managers will have to attend to their squads mental and emotional needs in order to fully prepare them. there needs to fully prepare them. there needs to be an environment where it say for players to maybe address any concerns 01’ for players to maybe address any concerns or bring up any for players to maybe address any concerns 01’ bring up any concerns concerns or bring up any concerns that they've got. but that gives the

players confidence that they can almost put the government initiatives and the pandemic to the back of their minds. once they feel safe that will allow them then to commit to their training, their skills and almost dial down those distractions and dial up the focus on their best games. which all of their managers will be wanting from their managers will be wanting from the start. for most clubs there are nine games left. nine games to secure their title, a spot in europe or to avoid relegation. for clubs to meet their goals, it mightjust come down to a battle of the minds. well you will have to wait until the 1st of august for the fa cup final. when it will have a new name — to mark the season long mental health campaign... it'll be called the "heads up" fa cup final led by the duke of cambridge who is president of the football association. prince william says it's an opportunity to promote positive mental health for everyone. he was discussing this with the arsenal squad but also seemed concnered with getting a bit

of transfer business sorted for his team aston villa. we pierre, i hope you're at aston villa next year, pierre. laughter i thought i'd put that in just in case. mikel and i will have some words later. laughter pretty nervous looking laugh. another of europe's biggest leagues — la liga in spain— restarted earlier this week behind closed doors.. and it's tight at the top of that table. barcelona are two points ahead of arch rivals real madrid with eleven rounds of matches to be played and both those sides are in action this weekend. last night seville beat real betis two—nil and hundreds of supporters turned up outside the stadium despite being warned not to attend. tim allman reports. the fans were told to stay away. but some of them just couldn't resist. this, the first football match in

spain for three months. what a weight it's been. escorted by police, the team coaches arrived at one after the other. notjust footballers but returning heroes. before kick—off minute silence was held for the more than 27,000 people who lost their lives in this country due to covid—19. football may be back about the crowds are not. artificial noise was pumped out to try and create more of an atmosphere. creating their own, these fans watching in a nearby bar, face as obligatory as their team colors. when the leak was suspended we we re colors. when the leak was suspended we were wondering how we could even think about playing the match. these are extraordinary circumstances. but through this i've had more important things to think about them football.

you realise that in the end football isn't the most important thing in the world. especially when peoples health is at stake. that may be true but football has been called the most important of the least important things. saville won the match to —— nil. and perhaps life in spain seemsjust match to —— nil. and perhaps life in spain seems just that little bit more normal. so the title could go down to the wire in spain, but bayern munich could wrap up their eighth successive bundesliga crown this weekend if bayern win at home to borussia moenchengladbach and second place borussia dortmund lose at fortuna duesseldorf on saturday. bayern would have an unassailable lead of 10 points with three games left. before the pandemic, there was a lot of work being done to encourage us to think about the environment. reusing cups and bottles for exa m ple. well now there's concern that this could all go out the window

when fans return to the stands. the head of britain's association for sustainable sport is urging all sporting bodies to rebuild with sustainability in mind, and are announcing a consultation process ahead of proposing a white paper to parliament around the issue. there have been some suggestions that there are few problems we may encounter. when i'm thinking about pre—coated, there's been a real move to reducing waste plastic, for example. there is some evidence or at least anecdotal evidence, some people are now concerned about hygiene. that reusable, it's possible that they may be a short reversion back to that if the public demand. we really hope that long—term that won't happen. there may be no wimbledon next month but there's still some tennis to look forward to. the draw took place earlier for jamie murray's charity

tournament the battle of the brits. our tennis correspondent russell fuller has the details. well, this will be a fairly high profile event when you consider what is possible at the moment, because it involves the top eight british singles players, they are all going to be in the draw, and also andy murray who is going to be playing his first match since november when he first picked up an issue with his bruised pelvic bone which kept him off tour at the start of this year and even though he was thinking of coming back to play perhaps the miami lockdown kicked injust before that and his he has been drawn in a group with kyle edmonds, liam brody, and james ward. the other group will make up. jack draper and dan evans. socially distance draw conducted by murray took place at the national tennis centre in london where they were all spaced out on the courts and each pair had a nickname. andy murray's was

the one hip wonder. that's all from sportsday. from everyone here have a great evening. let's just remind you of the main points that came out at today's downing street coronavirus briefing for monday it will be compulsory to wear face coverings on all public transport in england. failure to do so transport in england. failure to do so might result in a fine or you being refused permission to travel. the transport secretary reminded us that if you can work from home you should but he can't work from home, you should try to avoid public transport. he also said the latest uk figures are encouraging. and despite the increase in testing new positive coronavirus cases do continue to fall. the are numbered remain stable between not .7 and not

.9. let talk to the shadow treasury secretary. and all of this today with the latest coronavirus figures coming against some very dismal figures in the economy. massive contraction of 20% in april. how will the economy, how can the economy bounce back from this? that is the big question. we are not out of the woods yet when it comes to tackling. . .. of the woods yet when it comes to tackling.... and the choices that the government makes those if it's supporting businesses through the crisis. which is still not over. when it comes to the recovery of the big difference is to how short are shallow or indeed how long this recession could be. within this where we were a decade ago with the recession, the financial drop to... a really big change in our country and the way there just wasn't

before. so some really big challenges. that's why it's crucial that the chancellor continues to provide economic support. particularly to centres that are going to be worse impacted for longer. and make sure that he keeps his eyes on the unemployment figures. you know, he supporting people through this, keeping people injobs wherever people through this, keeping people in jobs wherever possible is going to have a big bearing on the effectiveness of the recovery. a lot of pressure on the government to reduce the two metre rule. just in the short time really not trying to get the economy moving again. where do you stand on that? should echo down from two metres to one metre as many people have suggested?” down from two metres to one metre as many people have suggested? i think we've got to be led by the science on this. that's where the public are, by the way on the response to the crisis. they want to know that government is making the right decisions for the right reasons led by the right evidence. if there is a case for reducing the distance. that would be helpful for a case for reducing the distance. that would be helpfulfor a number of businesses. but it's got to be led for the right reasons. the

government say that. they say they are led by the science but there are other countries in the world who says one metre o. other countries in the world who says one metre 0. wine in the end don't make a political decision about this? if that's the advice that comes out from sage and the government arrives at that decision for that reason i think it would command wide spread resort across party support in parliament. i think the anxiety comes in from people where they feel their government is making decisions because they've got the primary focus on the economy rather than public health. people wa nt to rather than public health. people want to know that as things are opening up, as want to know that as things are open|ng up, as new want to know that as things are opening up, as new restrictions are brought in and delete back or eased that it's been guided by the evidence. in the last few weeks i think that's where the wheels have slightly come off the governments wagon. and public confidence in the sorts of decision government has been making has started to take a knock. that's going to have an impact on public observance on restrictions. i think it's really important that we get back to being

led by the evidence, putting the public health factors 1st. because one of the worst things that can happen to the economy for there to be another spike in the virus later this year and for us to have to start reapplying lockdown again. that's the clear message i've had from businesses right across a range of our economy. thank you very much shadow treasury secretary. the uk economy as we were just talking about shrank by more than a fifth and april. the biggest monthly contraction in record as a result of the lockdown. new results show almost all areas of the economy or affected with house builders and current manufacturers. especially badly hit. and we can continue to discuss the economic implications of the lockdown with the chairman of the lockdown with the chairman of the common science and technology committee. we were just talking about the two metres rule. i know that at the liaison committee in parliament a few weeks ago you asked

the prime minister to ask the scientific advisory group to reassess the two metres rule. do you think it needs to come down from two metres to one metre? felt we do need to reassess it, you're right. the prime minister agreed to commission a review by sage. to look at the science and i asked for that to be in good time for monday. when some shots are going to be reopening. it is disappointing that we had that commitment that there would be this review at hasn't taken place. because it's perfectly understandable why we have such a rule. it was a broadbrush rule like many of the rules. but as we go through the pandemic and gather more information, now we have to be advised by the evidence. —— advised. and i think smarter rules that are informed by what we know about the

transmission. labour it wasjust saying we have to follow the science. that's pretty much what the prime minister says, we have to follow the signs. is there a case for not following the signs on this occasion? and just doing something political to help the economy get back on its feet? in other words, cut the rule from two metres to one meter. i think we should be guided by the science. we need to see what the sign says. there are three things that i think is important to look at. one is the experience of other countries. that have operated at different distances. countries like singapore, france, have had one meter. countries like germany and australia have had one and a half meters. from my conversations with officials and people in those countries, there doesn't seem to be any sense in which they have been mistaken decisions. and as time has gone by there seems to be no

pressure to increase those distances. i think we need to understand their experience. we also need to go beyond the initial very broadbrush rules. two metres, anytime, anyplace anywhere. and consider some of the contacts. is it required to be the same if you're outdoors, for example. as compared to indoors. if you're wearing a face covering doesn't need to be the same? of these are crucial questions because it does have a big impact on people going to work. and we should have that information. it's disappointing that we don't have it to inform decisions that should be being made now. very good to talk to you. thank you so much for your time. that is pretty much it from me let's get a look at the latest weather forecast now. good let's get a look at the latest weatherforecast now. good evening. we got a spell of fairly active

weather on the cards for the next few days. some of us will keep the son he spells it will feel quite warm with humidity rising. elsewhere the humidity will kick off some heavy, boundary downpours. hailand lightning quite likely for many of us lightning quite likely for many of us through the weekend wasn't particular towards the west. low pressure is drifting its way northwards across the uk. that's bringing all those heavy downpours that were sent to sea. tonight we've got a few heavy downpours for parts of england and wales pushing their way northward. bit of patty ran across the north and east of scotland. some of that, skies clearing still quite a warm and humid night with temperatures between ten to 13 degrees. a bit of misting is around first thing saturday morning. that clears away and saturday brings us a day of sunshine and showers. the bulk of england and wales looking largely drive through the morning for the heavy downpours arriving in the southwest pushing into whales in the mid—lives during the afternoon. thunderstorms are likely. one or two showers further north and temperatures warm. 15 to 20 for degrees. i buy. commander—in—chief, the queen, will

be watching. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk economy shrinks by over 20% in april, the first full month of lockdown. large swathes of the economy ground to a halt, in the sharpest contraction on record. it is going to be tough for a few months but we will get through it and we will bounce back very strongly indeed. the uk government rules out prolonging trade talks with the eu beyond december — but checks on goods coming to the uk will be phased in next year. the uk prime minister says it's absurd and shameful that a statue of churchill has had to be boxed—up, to protect it from anti—racism protesters. india overtakes britain as the country with the world's fourth most coronavirus cases, with the number of infections