good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: 30 years of hurt come to an end as liverpool are crowned premier league champions. we are live inside and field, one of the great sporting venues as this clu b the great sporting venues as this club celebrates a glorious return to the top of the english game. it was u nfortu nately the top of the english game. it was unfortunately that thousands of fans defied orders to stay home and celebrated instead is on the streets. the health secretary says he has

the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on bournemouth ignoring social distancing. we do have those powers and if we see a spike in the number of cases then we will take action. after the heat yesterday came a night of thunderstorms for some. this temperatures will drop but thunderstorms will rumble. the news that millions of would—be holidaymakers have been waiting for. the relaxation of rules on quarantine be just around the corner? our top story today. liverpool fans have ta ken to the city's streets to celebrate after the club secured the premier league title. their last top—flight win came in 1990 — in what was then the first division. fireworks and red flares were set off as supporters chanted football songs late into the night. merseyside police thanked the majority of fans for celebrating at home but said it was unfortunate that not everyone maintained social distancing. mike has the details.

the moment that 30 years of hurt came to an end for liverpool fans in the lounge rooms and gardens across the lounge rooms and gardens across the land. celebrating a late penalty for chelsea that confirmed their victory over manchester city and meant without kicking a ball, liverpool had finally done it. the champions of europe and the world we re champions of europe and the world were now champions of england as well. # now you're going to believe us! fans have been asked to stay at home to observe social distancing but within 30 minutes, thousands had gathered outside liverpool's home at anfield. there were fireworks and flares but no attempts were made to disperse the crowd by police officers at the ground and merseyside police said the celebrations were mostly good—natured celebrations were mostly good—natu red and praise celebrations were mostly good—natured and praise the overwhelming majority of fans who recognised that now was not the time to gather together. for the players,

some of whom who had gathered out by the hotel, it was the most unusual way to win a title. first time it has happened in june way to win a title. first time it has happened injune but after they thrashed crystal palace, the defeat last night meant that liverpool won the title with a record seven games to spare. they were so far ahead before the season was suspended that lot down could only delay the inevitable. it was weeks of uncertainty but many of our fans had to wait 30 years so it is a short time compared to what they have had to wait. so we hope they enjoy their night and we will enjoy our and we deserve it. liverpool's 19th top—flight title but after all their dominance in the 19705 and 1980, the first since 1990 and the premier league wa5 first since 1990 and the premier league was formed. in the three decade5 league was formed. in the three decades since that last triumph, liverpool have spent nearly £1.5 billion on players, tried seven

different managers before finally trying jurgen klopp five years ago. he has slowly been building a new empire. his new champion5 23 points clear of the manchester city team widely regarded as one of the best premier league has ever seen and they just keep liverpool premier league has ever seen and theyjust keep liverpool by a point last year. we prove that we are fuelled by disappointment and getting going again next year and i am sure we will keep being 5ucce55ful. am sure we will keep being successful. the fans have waited so long and we know how much it means that it long and we know how much it means thatiti5 long and we know how much it means that it is massive so to get over the line, it is huge. we know how long they have waited. and the way that liverpool have dominated the 5ea5on, casting rivals side means it already look5 5ea5on, casting rivals side means it already looks like the start of a new era of dominance. seem5 already looks like the start of a new era of dominance. seems like this have become common.

sally is at anfield for us this morning. 0bviously obviously there are celebrations and we have heard the warning about people who did go there rather than 5tay people who did go there rather than stay at home but the atmosphere mu5t have been fantastic to it is a mixed moment because we heard a month the report there mer5ey5ide police are keen and have been urging people to not come to anfield. many people last night in that moment, in that moment that liverpool won the league for the first time in 30 years, just did not obey the rules and came here. we can see plenty of evidence on the streets of that this morning and plenty of people who have not yet been home, they have been enjoying themselves all night. mer5ey5ide police were very keen that people should not come here and should not come here over the coming days as we have seen through lock down, not everyone adhered to regulations in place although the vast majority of celebrations were

good—natured, vast majority of celebrations were good—natu red, a vast majority of celebrations were good—natured, a large number of people cho5e good—natured, a large number of people chose to congregate outside the stadium and they are urging people to not come down here. one of the greatest sporting venue5 people to not come down here. one of the greatest sporting venues in this country if not europe. you can see why the fans would be tempted. there i5a why the fans would be tempted. there is a lot of security outside and you can see why fans would be tempted to come down here after so many years of wanting this but the word is 5trongly, from the police, to not come here. someone else saying that who may have a little more influence i5 who may have a little more influence is the liverpool managerjurgen klopp. we heard him say only yesterday to tell the fans to celebrate and have your moment but please do not all meet up together, please do not all meet up together, please celebrate at home. we know he 5aid please celebrate at home. we know he said he had been watching that match last night to see whether or not it meant liverpool would won —— would win the league. he said it would be to prepare for the next game against manchester city next week. i can tell you, everybody watched it together in the liverpool team hotel

and most of them are still awake. thank you so much, sally and we will 5ee thank you so much, sally and we will see you later. the health secretary, matt hancock, has warned that the government has the power to close beaches in england, if there's a spike in coronavirus cases. it comes after huge crowds descended on bournemouth yesterday on the hottest day of the year. the council there declared a major incident after beaches were overwhelmed by visitors. jon donnison reports. look closely and you mightjust be able to see the sand on bournemouth beach. 500,000 people visited dorset yesterday, according to one local mp. in many parts, social distancing almost impossible. we've a couple of drinks, enjoying the sun. the closest we're going to get to a holiday this year, innit? we looked at it yesterday, it looked really cramped, and that's why we thought we'd get here early, but there's still quite a few people. but, i mean, if people get too close, we'll probably say "can you move over a little bit?" i don't know what's happening that so many people think it's

acceptable to come down here and use our beaches when we've got a national emergency going on. it's a national emergency and not a national holiday! but in many places, it hasn't looked that way. brighton beach has also been busy. at formby on merseyside, police have put in place a di5per5al zone after a number of arrests were made on wednesday. and the government isn't ruling out closing beaches if people ignore social distancing rule5. we do have that power. i'm reluctant to use it because, you know, people have had a pretty tough lockdown and i want people to be — obviously, i, you know — everybody should be able to enjoy the sunshine. the key is to do it with respect. we do have those powers and if we see a spike in the number of cases, then we will take action. a change in the weather might ea5e concern5. while it's forecast to be warm in some places today, it won't be as hot as yesterday and will continue to cool over the weekend. jon donnison, bbc news.

we can speak now to our reporter sophia seth, who is at bournemouth beach. what's happening there this morning? we can see the scene behind you and why so many people would have wanted to go but this has been a real problem hasn't it was to mark good morning. it has and this morning it i5a morning. it has and this morning it is a massive cleanup operation for the council. i have been told in the early hours today local5 had also been helping. 22 tons of waste was discarded on the beach yesterday. bournemouth i5 discarded on the beach yesterday. bournemouth is no stranger to vi5itors bournemouth is no stranger to visitors but we are in unprecedented time5 due to the pandemic and social distancing measure5 time5 due to the pandemic and social distancing measures are still in place and local attractions and amenitie5 place and local attractions and amenities are not open so the thousands upon thousands of people who came to born mouth descended on the beaches. the local council 5aid

the beaches. the local council 5aid the car parks were closed at 10am but that did not stop people from parking. they used the term fly parking. they used the term fly parking meeting people were parking on pavement, roundabouts and clearly happy to pay the fine. in fact they i55ued happy to pay the fine. in fact they issued a record 558 parking fine5. the pressure on the council has led them to declare a major incident meaning that they join forces with the police, the highways agency, the ho5pital5 the police, the highways agency, the hospitals were on standby to ensure that the public were safe. there we re that the public were safe. there were extra patrols by police on the beach yesterday and four weeks the police of the council have been urging people to not come to the town because it was not ready yet for people. clearly the hottest day of the year did not stop people from coming but they do hope that a cooler day like today is a welcome forecast. thank you very much. the labour leader, sir keir starmer,

will speak to his backbench mp5 today, who are concerned about his 5acking of rebecca long—bailey. the former shadow education secretary was asked to stand down after sir keir said an interview she had retweeted contained anti—semitic conspiracy theories. let's get more from our political correspondent, iain watson. the concern i suppose i5 the concern i suppose is was he right to sack her and that will be di5cussed right to sack her and that will be discussed later this morning but what does this do in terms of divi5ions what does this do in terms of divisions within the labour market party? it shows firm leadership from keir starmer but it does depend on your point of view. from his point of view he said he was making it his priority to have zero tolerance for anti—semiti5m and to rebuild trust with the jewish anti—semiti5m and to rebuild trust with thejewish community. the reason with thejewish community. the rea5on rebecca long—bailey wa5 5acked wa5 rea5on rebecca long—bailey wa5 5acked was because she retweeted an article in which it was suggested it was the israeli security forces who taught american police the technique of kneeling on people's neck, the

technique that killed george floyd. she refu5ed technique that killed george floyd. she refused to take that retweeted down and that is why she was sacked. in so doing, keir starmer mu5t down and that is why she was sacked. in so doing, keir starmer must have known it would get a big reaction from some of his left—wing mp5 to rebecca long—bailey had been feted for the leadership and she was the mo5t for the leadership and she was the most prominent 5upporter for the leadership and she was the most prominent supporter of for the leadership and she was the most prominent 5upporter ofjeremy corbyn who is still in the shadow cabinet. so by getting rid of her there was always a danger he would reignite a war. this morning, left—wing mp5 will expre55 reignite a war. this morning, left—wing mp5 will express their concern directly to him and the left—wing group, momentum, 5et concern directly to him and the left—wing group, momentum, setup concern directly to him and the left—wing group, momentum, set up to supportjeremy left—wing group, momentum, set up to support jeremy corbyn's left—wing group, momentum, set up to supportjeremy corbyn's leadership i5 supportjeremy corbyn's leadership is getting a petition up and they 5ay is getting a petition up and they say the 5acking wa5 is getting a petition up and they say the 5acking was an overreaction and they should also try then to win back her in the labour party so this could open up some divi5ions back her in the labour party so this could open up some divisions that could open up some divisions that could last for the career of rebecca

long—bailey. a new paintjob, costing almost £1 million on the plane used by the prime minister has been unveiled. the raf voyager — which was previously a military grey colour — has been resprayed in white, with a union flag on the tailfin and united kingdom written in gold on the fuselage. the cost of the project was condemned by opposition politicians but downing street 5aid the ‘national branding' would better represent the uk around the world. it is 13 it i513 minutes past six and time to ta ke it i513 minutes past six and time to take a look at the papers this morning. pictures of packed beaches feature in most of today's paper5. the daily mail headline is a quote from the health secretary, matt hancock, warning the public not to undo their work on tackling the pandemic, after 500,000 people were reported to have visited beaches in dorset yesterday. the daily telegraph has gone for a beach photo, but one that picture5 two people observing social distancing, lying metres apart on a beach

in east yorkshire. its main story says bori5johnson is under pressure to remove the 14—day quarantine rule for travellers coming from the whole of europe. the times leads on a warning from england's chief medical officer chris whitty that coronavirus will flare up again if people do not enjoy the warm weather more re5pon5ibly. also on the front page, a photograph of liverpool fans celebrating. and of course, the whole of the front page of the liverpool echo is dedicated to liverpool's first premier league win in 30 years. we will be talking to a number of people this morning who have been very close to that story for players, fans as well — i great night for liverpool fans. absolutely. do you want to see a picture of a dog and a duck? thi5

absolutely. do you want to see a picture of a dog and a duck? this is meg, the dog, who has become friends with a duckling after her owner 5aw an abandoned egg while out in winche5ter, took it home to hatch and there was the duckling. they spend time together. i thought it was a nice picture. very cute. is the dog in the water cooling off? ye5, the dog in the water cooling off? yes, i want to see how they grow up together, it will be nice! i learn something new today — re5earcher5 have found the average british male only inve5ts have found the average british male only invests in new underwear once every five yea r5 only invests in new underwear once every five years and the top line, by andrew elston, writing for the time5, consumer of their correspondent, men are pant5 at buying pant5, correspondent, men are pant5 at buying pa nt5, they correspondent, men are pant5 at buying pant5, they don't choose to replace them. unle55 buying pant5, they don't choose to replace them. unless they receive them as presents from their partner's parent5 them as presents from their partner's parents or them as presents from their pa rtner‘s pa rent5 or grandparents around their birthdays and chri5tma5. around their birthdays and christmas. they don't buy them for themselves? apparently some men, according to this study, hang onto

perished pant5 according to this study, hang onto perished pants for more than 20 years. perished pants for more than 20 year5. imagine that! perished pants for more than 20 years. imagine that! perished pants. you would imagine after 20 years they may well be peri5hed. more than two in five of those surveyed admit their partners by their underwear, and more than a third 5till rely on their mothers to buy their underwear. now, on the subject of... we're doing a lot of stories at the moment about how different bu5inesses, industries, are trying to rearrange how they do their business and you've probably heard quite a bit already about how theatres, the struggle theatre5 are having, though this is an image from the old vic, claire foy. .. lung5 this is an image from the old vic, claire foy... lung5 i5 this is an image from the old vic, claire foy... lung5 is the play. the play itself ran last year but they're doing a number of performances and you can see it here, there are no people, that is the rules at the moment, they have rejigged the play itself. they are

social distancing them5elve5 rejigged the play itself. they are social distancing themselves while performing. and, of course, they are 5aying, performing. and, of course, they are saying, how are they going to do thing5? saying, how are they going to do things? this is one way, so they can sell tickets for a performance you can buy into. we will be talking about this later with a theatre producer and monger te5t, actor and writer, about how they might do it. —— mark gati55. and we will be asking about what row you will want to be on. at least there is one where there's no where near you —— there is no—one near you. we can talk to the actors when we talk to them but they split when they are projecting, i don't want to be spat on! that is what people will think -- be spat on! that is what people will think —— they split. be spat on! that is what people will think -- they split. i don't know. i don't think the front rower i5 think -- they split. i don't know. i don't think the front rower is the be5t don't think the front rower is the best in the theatre. ian mckellen i5 returning as hamlet, i want to pick

up returning as hamlet, i want to pick up on yourthing returning as hamlet, i want to pick up on your thing —— front rower. rehearsals are beginning on monday, 5trict phy5ical distancing, 5creening 5trict phy5ical distancing, screening and strict ppe but they don't know when it will come to the theatre. he is returning to the role he did 50 years ago. how old is he now? guess. i know this so it's not really a guess. 81. a special moment for those people when he comes back. we will talk about this later, eve ryo ne we will talk about this later, everyone is working around these re5trictions at the moment. drivers of taxis and private hire vehicle5 say they want greater protection and more guidance on how to remain 5afe during the pandemic. figure5 5how drivers have one of the highest rates of covid—19 deaths and new data from the office for national statistics due to be released this morning, is expected to show a similar pattern. health correspondent anna collin5on has been 5peaking to one driver who spent six weeks in intensive care after contracting coronavirus.

it's really sad. while most of us stayed at home, darren hyle5 5pent while most of us stayed at home, darren hyle5 spent the start of lockdown in his taxi. me being me, high immune system, i thought i would be ok. do you think yourjob i5 would be ok. do you think yourjob is why you got coronavirus? yes, i thought it was when i was working. i wasn't going to my dart5 matches, i wasn't going to my dart5 matches, i was in lockdown, so the only interaction i had was while i was at work. coronavirus nearly destroyed darren. the 48—year—old 5pent work. coronavirus nearly destroyed darren. the 48—year—old spent six week5 darren. the 48—year—old spent six weeks in intensive care, four on a ventilator. his partner will never forget the first time she saw him on a video call. i had no idea. from what i imagined about what exactly this virus had done to him, i actually thought he looked like a corp5e. actually thought he looked like a corpse. could barely recognise him. 0ver corpse. could barely recognise him.

over the past three months, taxis and private hire car5 over the past three months, taxis and private hire cars have helped key worker5, patients and the vulnerable get from a to b, but driver5 say they need better protection from the virus, like other frontline workers. protection from the virus, like otherfrontline workers. figure5 from the office for national stati5tic5 this show male taxi driver5 stati5tic5 this show male taxi drivers have the highest rates of covid death5, more than doctors, nurse5 covid death5, more than doctors, nurses and care workers. expert5 covid death5, more than doctors, nurses and care workers. experts say this industry has many ri5k nurses and care workers. experts say this industry has many risk factors — mo5t driver5 this industry has many risk factors — mo5t drivers are self—employed but need to work and can't do it from home. the vast majority are male and a high proportion are from black, asian and ethnic minority backgrounds. then there's the job it5elf. private hire car5 backgrounds. then there's the job it5elf. private hire cars are thought to be most at risk and the longer the journey, the thought to be most at risk and the longer thejourney, the more the ri5k increases. longer thejourney, the more the risk increases. if a passenger were to come into that car with an infection, certainly if they cough but also as they speak and potentially a5 but also as they speak and potentially as they breathe, they'll be releasing microscopic droplets into the air containing the virus. even after the infected person has

left the car, the virus will remain. currently the industry has no national guidance. disinfecting vehicle5 help5 national guidance. disinfecting vehicle5 helps but the benefits don't last long. some firm5 vehicle5 helps but the benefits don't last long. some firms are installing screens, but not all councils allow them and it's a cost 5ome driver5 can't afford. councils allow them and it's a cost some drivers can't afford. if i wear a mask and the customer wears a mask and we use hand sanitiser, that should help and eliminate 5ome and we use hand sanitiser, that should help and eliminate some kind of risk. many companies now provide ma5k5 but it's not mandatory. 0ne taxi firm said some driver5 ma5k5 but it's not mandatory. 0ne taxi firm said some drivers are so desperate they have made screens out of clingfilm. thi5 desperate they have made screens out of clingfilm. this is the moment darren and heidi were reunited after 5ix darren and heidi were reunited after six weeks of fear and uncertainty. for the few minutes i was allowed to have, i was totally filled by how proud i was, how much i loved him and he had done it. it may be a year before darren can walk again. he's not sure if he can return to his old

job but he and heidi say his fellow driver5 deserve more now. job but he and heidi say his fellow drivers deserve more now.|j job but he and heidi say his fellow drivers deserve more now. i work in a care home, i get ppe provided, it make5 a care home, i get ppe provided, it makes me feel much more deserving than a taxi driver, who are also doing a job that people need them to do. an collin5on, bbc news. if you're still hoping to go on holiday abroad this summer, there may be hope on the horizon. we're expecting details in the next few days from the government on air bridges, which will allow holiday—makers to travel to certain de5tinations without the need to quarantine on their return. nina is outside the studio catching some sun with what we know so far. what's the picture? it is a beautiful picture, welcome to the co5ta beautiful picture, welcome to the costa del salford, the birds are 5inging costa del salford, the birds are singing and the sun is coming up and we have been trying our best to

emulate holiday paddling pools, cocktails on the balcony, but it's not the same, million5 are dying to get abroad on the summer. that was dealt a blow on the eighth ofjune when the 14—day quarantine conditions were announced for anyone coming in apart from a few exceptions. the idea was to reduce the risk of bringing back the virus but for most families it wasn't practical. it didn'tjust have an impact on holidaymakers but also on travel busine55e5. earlier this week we heard about the baggage handling company swi55port losing a500 job5, and that is on top ofjob lo55e5 company swi55port losing a500 job5, and that is on top ofjob losses at ba, virgin, ryanairand ea5yjet. a5 you were saying, there could be good new5 you were saying, there could be good news on the horizon. 0n you were saying, there could be good news on the horizon. on monday we understand the government has been

talking to various nation5 about reaching a deal to get rid of the quarantine. that would see something called air bridge is, or travel corridors, the idea being you have a reciprocal agreement where you can travel between the countries without a quarantine put in place. that would free up places like france, germany, greece, where the virus has reduced significantly. but if you do manage to get abroad injuly, you can expect things to be pretty different. obviously the vacation is not like in otheryears, obviously the vacation is not like in other years, you need to wear a mask, you need to stay in a queue to get your meal. it can happen that in the pools, the lifeguard will tell you you can't go in because there's too many people inside. no english, not at all. we have one company called saga from great

written, it looks like they will come but in september. lot5 lots of questions about whether under those conditions people will be keen to go on holiday, but companie5 be keen to go on holiday, but companies like tui, the travel company, are banking on that, they are the biggest provider in the uk and they are reintroducing holiday5 to spain and greece through and they are reintroducing holiday5 to spain and greece throuthuly. we expect an official announcement on monday about the travel corridors but it could be sooner with things trickling out of the newspapers over the weekend but fingers crossed for anyone looking to go abroad. nina, thank you very much and if people have questions this morning, nina will be with us through the morning and if you have questions specific to some of those issues — and i know at the moment there's more questions than answer5 — because these air bridges que5tion5 than answer5 — because these air bridges questions are pending, but let us know. i didn't know we were on the edge of the cost del salford. we are! looks lovely -- costa del

sa lfo rd. we are! looks lovely -- costa del salford. this morning was beautiful. did we get a 5unri5e? shall we have a look outside? nina i5 did we get a 5unri5e? shall we have a look outside? nina is somewhere in the costa del salford but the sun is shining, that is the building that houses our 5tudio5, look5 gorgeous over the quays this morning houses our 5tudio5, look5 gorgeous over the quay5 this morning but i wonder if it will stay that way because it was certainly hot? it certainly was hot, plenty of 5un5hine in london as well, the warmest spot was heathrow, 33, the warmest spot was heathrow, 33, the warmest day of the year so far in both england, wales and scotland but not far behind in northern ireland, plenty hot enough. all that heat and humidity went with a bang for some last night, 5ome tackler thunderstorms. thi5 last night, 5ome tackler thunderstorms. this one on the coast of new south wales —— 5outh wale5. —— some had thunderstorms. the log man and the western isles have been going through 5torms man and the western isles have been

going through storms and increasingly to the end of the night in south—east england and sussex and kent —— the isle of man. they will go north and east through the day. anywhere from london through to liverpool and 5outh—west scotland, 5ome na5ty 5torms pushing northwards and eastwards. large hail and gu5ty wind5, a few more will blossom later in the corridor between london and liverpool. to the south—west of it, holding onto low cloud in some we5tern coa5t5 holding onto low cloud in some we5tern coasts of cornwall and 5outh—west wale5 today, some rain, 5outh—west wale5 today, some rain, 5outh—west a5 5outh—west wale5 today, some rain, 5outh—west as well, but 10 degrees down in western wale5 but 5torms 5outh—west as well, but 10 degrees down in western wale5 but storms are po55ible down in western wale5 but storms are possible this afternoon in northern england, hit and possible this afternoon in northern england, hitand mi55, northern ireland and pa rt5 england, hitand mi55, northern ireland and parts of scotland. not eve ryo ne ireland and parts of scotland. not everyone will see them but they are bringing fresher conditions, not above 30 in scotland today — the greatest chance will be east anglia. finishing with 5torm5, 5ome greatest chance will be east anglia. finishing with 5torm5, some will rumble on in eastern areas through the night and into the morning but batches of showers will work into

wale5 batches of showers will work into wales and the south—west. the last few nights have been pretty humid, tonight is fairly similar. not quite fresher air yet but that will take place this weekend, low pressure to the north rings atlantic air in but rain at times. a weekend which turns cooler and wind windy and, for some, evenif cooler and wind windy and, for some, even if you don't have the storms today, likely for wet weather this weekend —— windy. lot5 today, likely for wet weather this weekend —— windy. lots more cloud around to start the weekend. hit and miss showers here and there, most likely in parts of 5outh—west scotla nd likely in parts of 5outh—west scotland and northern ireland later and some downpours could still be na5ty and some downpours could still be nasty in places. a bit drier and brighter later in the day in the 5outh, brighter later in the day in the south, but note the temperatures — after seeing low 305, 16 to the 22 will be the high on saturday, so if you haven't enjoyed the heat 5ome respite on the way. a cooler night on saturday night into sunday. still low pressure to the north—west of u5, low pressure to the north—west of us, the showers revolving around it a5

us, the showers revolving around it as well. if anything it turns windier through the night and into sunday, sunday 5ee5 windier through the night and into sunday, sunday sees the most persistent rain in western scotland and northern ireland. fewer showers the further south you are with more sunshine, but the winds will pick up — touching gale force in places. the north coast of northern ireland and the western isles of scotland could get 50 mph gu5t5 on sunday and temperatures dropped a bit further 5till. temperatures dropped a bit further still. glasgow, close to 30, by sunday, 1a. a big change. if you're thinking about next week, it does look like we will stay with the cooler conditions but temperatures are closer to where they should be for the time of year at first, no idea about the fireworks, and the showers at the start of the week will gradually begin to ease. that's how your weather is looking, more through the morning but watch out for the thunderstorms today. who put the fireworks in there for you? they may have been left over from a previous show, i didn't spot them! i

think we should celebrate next week anyway! we should, the gardeners and farmers will celebrate if there is more rain! your weather watchers should send in good pictures of the thunderstorms. we have had some come m, thunderstorms. we have had some come in, iwill thunderstorms. we have had some come in, i will show more in the next half—an—hour, but if you have any and it is safe to do so, send some in and! and it is safe to do so, send some in and i will try to show them by the end of the programme. we will a5k the end of the programme. we will ask our viewers, if you have any p i ctu res ask our viewers, if you have any pictu res of ask our viewers, if you have any pictures of the thunderstorms or any problems 5leeping, let us know! thanks, matt. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning, we're at anfield after liverpool were crowned premier league champion5 last night. we'll hear from a former manager and players who remember when the reds won their first

engli5h top—flight title in 1990. road5 became gridlocked and emergency services were stretched to their limit yesterday, when half a million people flocked to beaches in bournemouth and dorset. we'll hear from council leaders about the pressure this puts on local services. theatres and concert halls in england can reopen next weekend — but only to screen past performances rather than live productions — we'll speak to actors mark gattis and tracy ann 0berman about what this means for audiences and those working in the arts. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. liverpool sealed their first league title in three decades last night, all without even kicking a ball. their success has been praised by both fans and rivals. manchester city were gracious in defeat — manager pep guardiola congratulated liverpool saying the win was ‘well deserved' and they made ‘good champions'. former liverpool hero, fernando torres 5aid the victory was down to an ‘unbelievable 5quad, magnificent manager and great staff', and that he was happy for the fans of the club. basketball 5uper5tar and liverpool fan lebronjames showed his delight for the champions.

and in contrast former manchester united rio ferdinand 5aid he was going into social media hiding for a while. where there are winners, there are lo5er5. sally i5 where there are winners, there are lo5er5. sally is at anfield for us throughout the morning and embracing a fantastic day. 30 years as a long time to wait and there has been so much prai5e. time to wait and there has been so much praise. i don't pretend to know my football but listening to what people say about their team now, they say it is one of the best teams you will ever see in club football. and jurgen klopp, the manager, absolutely adored. so we will talk to sally. she will bring us that and more, as charlie said. now it's time for our daily appointment with our gp. today we're joined from didcot by dr rachel ward. how are you this morning? good

morning. iam how are you this morning? good morning. i am doing well. lots of people were concerned, when we spoke to ourgp people were concerned, when we spoke to our gp yesterday, they were concerned about the heat. 0ne to our gp yesterday, they were concerned about the heat. one of the hotte5t days, we had some heat records, 33 degrees in heathrow and around the country. did you get many ca5e5 around the country. did you get many cases of heatstroke? what we often tend to see in this situation with the weather as we start out and we 5ee the weather as we start out and we see people with direct 5on related problems so 5unburn, headaches are what we worry about is after a couple of days of weather it really 5ta rt5 couple of days of weather it really starts to affect 5ome couple of days of weather it really starts to affect some of our frail and elderly patients. so i suspect over the next day or so we are going to see some of our older patients coming to us not feeling very well. thi5 coming to us not feeling very well. this group of patients can be affected by a slight change with dehydration, especially those on certain medications who have certain health conditions. they can become u nwell health conditions. they can become unwell quite quickly so that is the

category now that we are worried about and watching out for. talk to me. i do have a question, when you have heat5troke sometimes it comes later on, like the next day you feel the effects. what should people look out for today? obviously while you are out, it is so important to remain covered and minimise your time outside and stay well hydrated. the worrying thing is afterwards. if you are getting horrible headaches and vomiting, if you have severe 5unburn, you need to have attention and also again, if you are somebody with underlying health problems or on multiple medications, please consult your gp. everyone is talking about trying to get back to normal and there is a feeling, as we know, change5 and there is a feeling, as we know, changes are coming onjuly for and perhaps people are moving a little quickly. how are you doing in

surgery quickly. how are you doing in surgery in terms of the one metre distancing that also in terms of advice for people who are concerned about shielding and the new normal? we have been setup since the start, really. we had to focus on protecting our vulnerable patients and our high risk categories so nothing will really change that much with the two metre, one metre plu5 rule for us. we are setup with the two metre, one metre plu5 rule for us. we are set up to allow 5afe social distancing and we have our appointments staggered and we are still under the advice of an h s england, and a majority of our patients are seen over phone or video consultation and i suspect it will continue for a while. we do see fewer cove rt will continue for a while. we do see fewer covert related cases all the time which is very positive so people are getting more confidence to come and see us and people are having more confidence to come out. the rules are changing for 5hield5

and groups soon and they will still feel cautious but it is a step in a positive direction. can you talk to us positive direction. can you talk to us about hospital referrals? there has been an effort to get those who have surgery due all treatments that have surgery due all treatments that have perhaps been put on the back burner back into the system. this week i have spoken to several people who have told me that they were 5uppo5ed who have told me that they were supposed to have an operation in march that was counted and they have no idea when it will be. and that is difficult for that group of people because there is a lot of fun certainty about that. we are starting to be able to refer people back to hospital starting to be able to refer people back to ho5pitalfor starting to be able to refer people back to hospital for routine referrals. throughout the pandemic we have been able to do emergency and urgent referrals and things that cannot wait but routine referrals are starting to open again. there is 5till are starting to open again. there is still a lot of uncertainty and we don't really know what those waiting time5 don't really know what those waiting times are going to look like or how the backlog will take to clear. i

5u5pect the backlog will take to clear. i suspect it will be quite a while for 5ome 5pecialtie5. but there is still 5ome 5pecialtie5. but there is still 5ome unknown5 about referrals at the moment. doctor, we have had a lot of comments and people concerned about people crowding the beaches and we saw the comments from professor chris whitty saying that you need to be mindful of social distancing. what is the feeling when people talk to you about the fear of a second wave or a resurgence of the virus in the population? i would second exactly what chris 5aid the population? i would second exactly what chris said yesterday and many of the scenes were incredibly concerning. the reason being is that when you have a vast number of people in one space it is nigh on impossible to appropriately keep your distance and we are not at the stage where we do not have the virus in our population, it still circulates and so when you have that

many people together you are very much increasing the possibility of pa55ing much increasing the possibility of passing it around and in that setting what we worry about is a gathering of people who are going to get a local search but if that happens in multiple locations we do worry about a second peak where our population levels increase in the amount of virus circulating increa5e5 amount of virus circulating increases and none of us want that. it is really worth being sensible and not going to busy places but for all of our 5ake a5 and not going to busy places but for all of our 5ake as we go forward. have a good day at the office. i a55ume have a good day at the office. i assume you are going in today?‘ little later on, yes. thank you very much for talking to us this morning. we are spending time this morning talking about the success of liverpool. they waited 30 years for the title and it is there is now stop sally i5 the title and it is there is now stop sally is at anfield what a 5weet moment for fans but it is in the most extraordinary of

circum5tance5, isn't it? the most extraordinary of circumstances, isn't it? you are right. you would never have thought that when liverpool eventually did win the premier league for the first time it would be in circumstances like this. mu5t time it would be in circumstances like this. must have been moments over the last few months when fans and the would look at the situation and the would look at the situation and think that this is just never going to happen, that the season is going to happen, that the season is going to happen, that the season is going to be abandoned because of the coronavirus cri5i5. going to be abandoned because of the coronavirus crisis. but they got there in the end. by default last night because manchester city did not win against chel5ea. meant they could not possibly catch liverpool who are at the top of the tree and the champions of the premier league. their first league champion ship for 30 years. any people who came here to anfield and perhaps who sit over there and have 5eason to anfield and perhaps who sit over there and have season tickets over there, hone5tly, this morning they will just be there, hone5tly, this morning they willjust be so happy and delighted because it has been a very long time coming. people who sit over there and very often in very fine voice.

anfield i5 and very often in very fine voice. anfield is known for its atmosphere and the power of the crowd, the 5ong5 and the power of the crowd, the songs and one person who can talk to us more songs and one person who can talk to us more about this is jamie webster. singer and songwriter. mo5t us more about this is jamie webster. singer and songwriter. most people know you because of the songs you sing and the music that you have created that is connected to the liverpool football club. fir5t created that is connected to the liverpool football club. first of all this morning, how do you feel? i'm a little bit tired because i was enjoying the celebrations in the city and went to bed around two or three o'clock but here we are. you cannot stay tired for too long when you have just been crowned champions andl you have just been crowned champions and i am looking forward to seeing what will come now. small celebrations all over the city that people will upload to social media. we were just saying that this win has come in very old circum5tance5. does that change how you feel about thi5? does that change how you feel about this? no. no-one knew how to feel

and no—one knew how we would become champions. it came as a bit of a surprise last night and i think everybody, their feelings came out and everyone was ecstatic with the news. i am sure and everyone was ecstatic with the news. i am sure everyone is and everyone was ecstatic with the news. i am sure everyone is planning how they can safely celebrate together, whether they can come up with that or not. we saw crowds of fa n5 with that or not. we saw crowds of fans outside the stadium and fans outside here last night and mer5ey5ide police are very keen, a5 i5jurgen klopp, mer5ey5ide police are very keen, a5 i5 jurgen klopp, or mer5ey5ide police are very keen, a5 i5jurgen klopp, or people to not congregate and gather and you are not going to perform, are you, because you do not want to draw a crowd to i would love nothing more to be singing to 70,000 people and sharing the experience with everyone but unfortunately it would not be re5pon5ible but unfortunately it would not be responsible of me to do that. so we just have to wait, like juergen said, until it is safe to do so and

when that time comes we will make sure everyone can do so. when that time comes we will make sure everyone can do so. one of most well—known moments in your career so far was just over well—known moments in your career so far wa5ju5t over a year well—known moments in your career so far was just over a year ago well—known moments in your career so far wa5ju5t over a year ago in madrid before the champions league when you played in the heat in front of thousands of fans and in it you spoke about that being one of the mo5t spoke about that being one of the most special moments of your career so farfull of most special moments of your career so far full of what was that like? the best day of life i have had so far both musically and for it could not have gotten better to share the day with 60,000 like—minded fans in the heat and to then go on and win the heat and to then go on and win the champions league final, you cannot really write it. if you are told me that three years ago i would have told where to go but here we are and a year later, another trophy and hopefully another party. you have not brought your guitar today andi have not brought your guitar today and i am disappointed and your voice i5a

and i am disappointed and your voice is a little croaky but if you were to sing, what would you sing today? every single one of them. of course the chance about five times and every song in the book will be song today. see you and thank you for being here. even this morning, sitting in the stadium i heard the fa n5 sitting in the stadium i heard the fans outside 5inging you will never walk alone so it is a bizarre moment for them because they cannot celebrate in a way that they would wa nt to celebrate in a way that they would want to but as celebrate in a way that they would want to but a5jurgen klopp has been encouraging fan5, there will be celebrations in small groups and the mer5ey5ide police are quite keen to encourage fans to keep it that way. thank you, sally we will talk to you later. time is now 17 minutes before seven. the row about anti—semiti5m within the labour party has dragged on for more than three years and was a toxic i55ue forjeremy corbyn.

sir keir starmer 5aid tackling it would be his first priority when he took over as leader. yesterday he 5acked rebecca long—bailey from the shadow cabinet after she shared an article, which he said included an ‘anti—semitic conspiracy theory‘. let‘5 speak to lord john mann, independent adviser to the uk government on anti—semitism and a former labour mp. problems 5leeping, let us know! thanks, matt. thank you for your time, lord john mann, your reaction to keir starmer‘5 deci5ion? mann, your reaction to keir starmer's decision? well, at last we are seeing some leadership from the labour party. we have waited quite a number of years for leadership on this terrible problem of anti—semitism, and at last we have 5een anti—semitism, and at last we have seen some. i‘m delighted. i‘m very rea55ured. and i think acro55 seen some. i‘m delighted. i‘m very rea55ured. and i think across the jewi5h rea55ured. and i think across the jewish community, rea55urance i5 rea55ured. and i think across the jewish community, rea55urance is the word that comes to mind because people have waited for this and it‘s

what it‘s going to give that community. he's been decisive, has he been fair? he's been fair, he's 5hown leadership. what i don‘t understand, the act of maxine peake, who put this stuff out initially, has retracted it. rightfully 5o. it's has retracted it. rightfully 5o. it‘s very divisive what was put out and she‘s retracted it. i‘m very 5urprised rebecca long—bailey hasn‘t done the same thing, she should retract it, as should tho5e done the same thing, she should retract it, as should those who backed her, like john retract it, as should those who backed her, likejohn mcdonnell, they should retract what they have done, 5he they should retract what they have done, she should delete what she put out and that retraction i5 done, she should delete what she put out and that retraction is very, very important because these kind of con5piracy very important because these kind of conspiracy theories about jews very important because these kind of conspiracy theories aboutjew5 are abounding all over the internet, they have been there in recent days about coronavirus, now we‘re getting it about george floyd. it‘s

horrendous and it needs closing down. keir starmer has done his bed, i hope rebecca long—bailey will do her bit and retract what she has done. it's worth reminding people what the original article said, it was saying israeli security services had taught us police the technique of kneeling on the neck is used in the killing of george floyd. that was in the original article by maxine peake. was in the original article by maxine pea ke. you was in the original article by maxine peake. you mentionjohn mcdonnell. i want to read you what he said, he said, "throughout the di5cu55ion he said, he said, "throughout the discussion of anti—semitism, it‘5 a lwa y5 discussion of anti—semitism, it‘5 always been said criticism of practices of the israeli state is not anti—semitic". what do you make? in it5elf, that‘5 not anti—semitic". what do you make? in it5elf, that‘s true. there‘s plenty of criticism of the israeli government and their prime minister, netanyahu, government and their prime minister, neta nyahu, particularly with government and their prime minister, netanyahu, particularly with what he‘5 intending to do on the

annexation of the west bank. there‘s annexation of the west bank. there‘s a huge amount of criticism of that, that‘5 perfectly legitimate, democratic debate and discussion. but it‘s a lie that‘5 democratic debate and discussion. but it‘s a lie that‘s been concocted to smear the israeli government. it's to smear the israeli government. it‘s got nothing to do with the death of george floyd. it‘s so divisive, trying to put acro55 death of george floyd. it‘s so divisive, trying to put across these lie5. why do people do it? these lie5. why do people do it? these lies about jewi5h lie5. why do people do it? these lies about jewish people lie5. why do people do it? these lie5 aboutjewi5h people and jews have been around for a long time. it's have been around for a long time. it‘s no coincidence that there are lie5 saying it isjew5 who created coronavirus, that the israelis are profiting from coronavirus, that they created it and they will create a vaccine and make load5 they created it and they will create a vaccine and make loads of money out of it. that‘s going around on the internet in a very big way.

the5e con5piracy the internet in a very big way. the5e conspiracy theories are very dangerou5, very divisive. i want to thank maxine pea ke dangerou5, very divisive. i want to thank maxine peake for retracting the inaccuracy that she put out, and i wish rebecca long—bailey would do the same thing. it‘s beyond me why 5he‘s refu5ed the same thing. it‘s beyond me why 5he‘s refused to do so. the same thing. it‘s beyond me why she's refused to do so. is it your opinion that if rebecca long—bailey we re opinion that if rebecca long—bailey were to retract it, as you‘re 5ugge5ting, were to retract it, as you‘re suggesting, that would mean her position as was would be tenable, it would be possible for her to carry on in her role? she should have done that yesterday and she wouldn‘t have been sacked. from what i can see, 5he been sacked. from what i can see, she refused to delete the tweet, which would have been the first 5tage... maxine which would have been the first stage. .. maxine peake which would have been the first 5tage... maxine peake has done more than that, she‘s put a statement out, and rightly so, that retracts this life. if rebecca long—bailey did that yesterday, 5he this life. if rebecca long—bailey did that yesterday, she would still be in did that yesterday, she would still beina did that yesterday, she would still be inajob did that yesterday, she would still be in a job —— lie. that‘5 did that yesterday, she would still be in a job —— lie. that‘s why i congratulate keir starmer on his leadership and we‘ve been waiting

for leadership like that in the labour party for some years. but lie5 like this are very dangerous. cani lie5 like this are very dangerous. can i draw your attention to what we understand from the process prior to her sacking, 5he understand from the process prior to her sacking, she has said, "i had asked to discuss this matter is with keir starmer before agreeing further action but sadly he had made his deci5ion". she is suggesting 5he deci5ion". she is suggesting she didn‘t really get the chance to talk about it prior to being sacked. i‘ve no idea, i‘m not privy to di5cussion5 i‘ve no idea, i‘m not privy to discussions or any communications between keir starmer and her. what i can see is that he has shown deci5ive leadership. thi5 can see is that he has shown deci5ive leadership. this is a very divisive i55ue. we‘ve seen people — we‘ve seen it in the united states with people attacking thejewi5h community. we saw with a protest in

france suddenly, anti—semiti5m rearing its ugly head. this division i5 rearing its ugly head. this division is very dangerous. that‘5 rearing its ugly head. this division is very dangerous. that‘s why this lie is particularly pernicious and damaging at the current time, and keir starmer has done the right thing. lord john mann, thank you... my thing. lord john mann, thank you... my apologies, a slight mess up with the timing there but thank you for your time this morning, good to speak to you. lord john mann, the end and a —— independent adviser to the uk government and a former mp. thank you forjoining u5. "think twice before coming to the beach" — is the warning from council leaders and police after several seaside resorts were over—run with visitors this week. the authorities in bournemouth had to declare a major incident yesterday as thousands of people headed to the coast, while police officers in merseyside will patrol formby beach following a number of arrests. we can speak now to vikki slade, the leader of bournemouth, christchurch and poole council, and ian maher, the leader of sefton

council in merseyside. good morning to you both, thanks for joining us. vikki slade, it looks lovely behind you, there is complete understanding as to why people would love to go to where you are but the problem is it was a problem yesterday, what happened? it's been a problem for a little while, to be honest, we have problems about a month ago with huge numbers coming to the beach ju5t month ago with huge numbers coming to the beach just after lockdown wa5 lifted to that first stage, and we weren‘t able to cope properly. in the last few days the numbers have got absolutely massive, similar to the busiest day we have in a bank holiday in the summer, but without any facilities open. 0ur toilet5 holiday in the summer, but without any facilities open. 0ur toilets and car parks are open but the restau ra nts a nd bars car parks are open but the restaurants and bars are closed, all of the attractions people might go to visit are not open, and that‘s obviously causing major problems

because everybody is just on the beach and the behaviours we were seeing where behaviours you wouldn‘t believe — the disgraceful behaviour some people were showing down here, they certainly weren‘t re5pecting it like we would normally have from holidaymakers. it is the behaviours that cause the problem for the authorities. matt hancock, health secretary, 5aid authorities. matt hancock, health secretary, said he had the power close to beaches, do you have the power or the support to close the beaches if need be? no, we don't have the power to close the beaches. local people would love u5 have the power to close the beaches. local people would love us too, they are prepared to sacrifice their beaches to get rid of the behaviours they are saying, but that‘s not a power we have. we have 15 miles of coastline. people here live on the beach, it‘5 coastline. people here live on the beach, it‘s not like a private beach at the end of road where can shut off the road. people are living directly by the sand, so that‘s just not practical. what we did yesterday was trying to bring all the agencies together so we were able to do

things like the police issuing a section 35 di5per5al order at one point because of the bad behaviour, we we re point because of the bad behaviour, we were able to get extra patrols to stop the overnight camping we have 5een stop the overnight camping we have seen on the beaches, we were able to recruit in people from other counties and ask them for staff we can use to try to deal with the problem. let‘s go 23, good morning, leader of sefton council, what‘s happened at thornbury beach so far? —— to the ian maher. so far we have lovely weather and people coming down in their thousands to our 22 miles of coastline, but the phone the issue isn'tjust about coastline, but the phone the issue isn't just about overcrowding on the beach, people ignoring the two metre rule —— formby. it's a big issue for people. coronavirus isn't over and if we're not careful, if we are not understanding what we should be doing, we're going to get a second spike, that's a real worry, but on

top of that the disruption to local people's lives, people that live in formby with cars being dumped in effect anywhere they can and then marching down to our lovely beach, it's a problem for local people and the coronavirus. like vikki, we don't have the powers to close our beaches and in other times without a virus, we want people, we want people to come and look at our dutiful coastline. it's important. —— beautiful. dutiful coastline. it's important. -- beautiful. in a practical sense, what would you like to see done if these same numbers happen again? you wa nt these same numbers happen again? you want the police to be more proactive? is that what you would like to see? the police has been as proactive as they can be, to be really honest. we do have 22 miles of coastline with many, many entrances into our beaches. without an absolute army of police making

sure and going around with rulers and making sure people are two metres apart, there is little more we can do than we're already doing and that's a real problem because we don't have the power to close beaches. the pandemic is not over. it's a big issue for people, not just local people, but people travelling from far away to our beaches. vikki slade, you would have heard what ian maher was saying there, asking about how the police can deal with it, it is so difficult in the sense that there are so many families are genuinely who have been desperate to escape lockdown, get some fresh air and enjoy the weather and are socially distancing responsibly, and then there are those who aren‘t, how is that being dealt with? well, it's very difficult for us to differentiate. a5 difficult for us to differentiate. as you say, we‘ve got families coming down, their kids are desperate to see the sea, they‘re probably missing out on their summer holiday and they‘re coming down expecting it to be well—managed and

well—behaved. because of the behaviour of thousands of people turning up on the train, swarming down into the station completely overrun, and the way people have behaved, exactly the same, cars abandoned, people having their gardens used as toilets, that‘s affecting not only local people but genuine holidaymakers who love coming here, respect our place, they wa nt to coming here, respect our place, they want to come and enjoy it — we want them to enjoy it and protect it but respected — and if people love bournemouth, they would respect that this is where we live and where we rely on people have having a good reputation and not coming and trashing it. vikki slade, mayor of bournemouth, and ian maher, leader of sefton council. fee has been in touch, she said she has a friend in sandbanks, it was awful, gardens being used as

to i lets, awful, gardens being used as toilets, so there is a real difference with the people who are trying to respect the social distancing rules because we don‘t wa nt distancing rules because we don‘t want another lockdown we don‘t want extremes want another lockdown we don‘t want extre m es of want another lockdown we don‘t want extremes of public laces being closed, but this happens. we will speak to peter fahy, a former police co nsta ble, speak to peter fahy, a former police constable, about what it is that people want the police to do in these circumstances. where there are these circumstances. where there are the huge numbers of people who genuinely think they‘re not breaking rules by going to the beaches, what do you do to stop them doing it? we will talk more about that and if you have thoughts, let us know, because we will be discussing it more. if you follow matt taylor on social media you will be asking yourself how you have been sleeping because it‘s been very hot, anne has sent us this picture of her husband, patrick he was so hot and so frustrated about getting to sleep, this is what he resorted to — he slept on the

driveway in his old land rover. it has tickled matt! that actually looks really comfortable! it does, doesn‘t it? i bet he had a better night‘s sleep than i did. doesn‘t it? i bet he had a better night's sleep than i did.|j doesn‘t it? i bet he had a better night's sleep than i did. i slept like a baby! did you? lucky for some! 22 degrees at 5am in parts of the north—west, if you select, you did well, you wouldn't have wanted to be ina if did well, you wouldn't have wanted to be in a if these were around —— if you slept. this is the view from cumbria and the isle of man and lots of storms around. these are where the lightning strikes have been, ple nty the lightning strikes have been, plenty out to the west, some have been pushing across sussex and kent and into the south—east of london in the last few hours. they are all shifting north and east, looking nasty if you're heading out in parts of south—west scotland especially,

and, as! of south—west scotland especially, and, as i said, in the south—east corner, torrential rain storms to go with it and large hail but they are drifting north and east through the day. still hit and meet, some will not see any and some will blossom in parts of liverpool and london —— hit and miss. parts of the south—west, storms and low cloud into the afternoon, developing in cumbria and we st afternoon, developing in cumbria and west wales. sunny and fresh compared to yesterday in other southern counties but the midlands north, again the chance of heavy, thundery showers into the afternoon. still there for some in northern ireland, not as bad as those last night. some more in parts of scotland, which, through the evening and into the night, will continue to rumble on. moor in eastern counties of england through the night and then showers spreading into the west later. if you thought last night was difficult to sleep, tonight will be fairly similar but temperatures dropping a bit but still a humid start. if it has been too much, something fresher

is on the way this weekend with low pressure to the north—west introducing atlantic air instead of the humid airwe introducing atlantic air instead of the humid air we have got. things turning cooler and windier and we will see rain at times. tomorrow, lots more cloud around, if you storms to the north—east of scotland but showers elsewhere. more details on that later and charlie and naga will have the headlines next. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: 30 years of hurt come to an end as liverpool are crowned premier league champions. we are live inside anfield, one of the great sporting venues as this clu b the great sporting venues as this club celebrates a return to the top of the english game. merseyside police say it was unfortunate that thousands of fans defied advice to stay at home and chose to celebrate

on the streets. the health secretary says he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on bournemouth ignoring social distancing. this is the news that millions of wood the holidaymakers have been waiting for. good news of a relaxation around quarantine rules, could it just around relaxation around quarantine rules, could itjust around the corner? good morning. it‘s friday 26th june. our top story. liverpool fans have ta ken to the city‘s streets after the club secured the premier league title. their last top—flight win came in 1990 — in what was then the first division. fireworks and red flares were set off as supporters chanted football songs late into the night. merseyside police thanked the majority of fans for celebrating at home but said it was unfortunate that not everyone maintained social distancing. mike has the details. this was the moment that 30 years of hurt came to an end for liverpool

fans in the lounge rooms and gardens across the land. celebrating a late penalty for chelsea that confirmed their victory over manchester city, which meant without kicking a ball, liverpool had finally done it. the champions of europe and the world were now champions of england as well. # now you‘re going to believe us! fans had been asked to stay at home to observe social distancing but within 30 minutes of the final whistle in west london, thousands had gathered outside liverpool‘s home at anfield. there were fireworks and flares but no attempts were made to disperse the crowd by police officers and merseyside police said the celebrations were mostly good—natu red and praised the overwhelming majority of fans who recognised that now was not the time to gather together.

for the players watching outside the hotel, it was the most unusual way to win a title. first time it has happened injune but after they thrashed crystal palace, the defeat last night meant that liverpool won the title with a record seven games to spare. they were so far ahead before the season was suspended that lot lock down could only delay the inevitable. it was 13 long weeks of uncertainty but many of our fans had to wait 30 years so it is a short time compared to what they have had to wait. so we hope they enjoy their night and we will enjoy our and we deserve it. this is liverpool‘s 19th top—flight title but after all their dominance in the 19705 and 19805, the first since 1990 and the first since the premier league was formed. in the three decades since that last triumph, liverpool have spent nearly £1.5 billion on players, tried seven different managers before finally trying jurgen klopp five years ago.

he has slowly been building a new empire. his new champions now 23 points clear of the manchester city team widely regarded as one of the best premier league has ever seen and who just pipped liverpool by a point last year. we prove that we are fuelled by disappointment and getting going again next year and i am sure we will keep being successful. the fans have waited so long and we know how much it means that it is massive so to get over the line, it is huge. we know how long they have waited. and the way that liverpool have dominated the season, casting rivals aside, means it already looks like the start of a new era of dominance. scenes like this have become common. plymouth the health secretary, matt hancock,

has warned that the government has plymouth ent has the power to close beaches in england, if there‘s a spike in coronavirus cases. it comes after huge crowds descended on bournemouth yesterday on the hottest day of the year. the council there declared a major incident after beaches were overwhelmed by visitors. jon donnison reports. look closely and you mightjust be able to see the sand on bournemouth beach. 500,000 people visited dorset yesterday, according to one local mp. in many parts, social distancing almost impossible. we‘ve a couple of drinks, enjoying the sun. the closest we‘re going to get to a holiday this year, innit? we looked at it yesterday, it looked really cramped, and that's why we thought we'd get here early, but there's still quite a few people. but, i mean, if people get too close, we'll probably say "can you move over a little bit?" i don't know what's happening that so many people think it's acceptable to come down here and use our beaches when we've got a national emergency going on. it's a national emergency

and not a national holiday! but in many places, it hasn‘t looked that way. brighton beach has also been busy. at formby on merseyside, police have put in place a dispersal zone after a number of arrests were made on wednesday. and the government isn‘t ruling out closing beaches if people ignore social distancing rules. we do have that power. i‘m reluctant to use it because, you know, people have had a pretty tough lockdown and i want people to be — obviously, i, you know — everybody should be able to enjoy the sunshine. the key is to do it with respect. we do have those powers and if we see a spike in the number of cases, then we will take action. a change in the weather might ease concerns. while it‘s forecast to be warm in some places today, it won‘t be as hot as yesterday and will continue to cool over the weekend. jon donnison, bbc news.

police say they came under attack last night as they broke up a street party in west london. the met says objects were thrown at officers when they tried to disperse the crowd, at what they described as an unlicensed music event in notting hill. police also broke up a similar event at streatham common, in south london. in the early hours of yesterday morning, 22 officers were injured in violent clashes at a street party in brixton. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will speak to his backbench mp5 today, who are concerned about his sacking of rebecca long—bailey. the former shadow education secretary was asked to stand down after sir keir said an interview she had retweeted contained anti—semitic conspiracy theories. let‘s get more from our political correspondent, iain watson. good morning to you. keir starmer now has a decision, he has made the decision but will it heal the rift in the labour party or will it inflame more tension? it is

difficult to be a political leader these days so every solution seems to bring a problem. what keir starmer was trying to do was send a signal tojewish starmer was trying to do was send a signal to jewish members of starmer was trying to do was send a signal tojewish members of the labour party that he had zero tolerance for anti—semitism so even sharing an article that included this allegation that israeli security services had been training american police in these kneeling techniques that killed george floyd, even an article containing that allegation and retweeted by rebecca long—bailey was enough for her to lose herjob. she said she was not endorsing everything in the article but she still had to go. she refused to ta ke but she still had to go. she refused to take down the retweeted of the article and that is what cost her herjob. in that sense, keir starmer is seen to be taken the side of action and is congratulated why the jewish labour movement. 0n the other hand, the left of the labour party are worried he is trying to get rid

of people from the jeremy are worried he is trying to get rid of people from thejeremy corbyn era and undermine party unity so left—wing mp5 will meet this morning to express concern about the sacking and the left—wing group, momentum is getting a petition up to try and show that people at the grassroots are worried about her being sacked as well and calling it an overreaction and they urge people to stay in the labour party to try and get her back from keir starmer. the only way you construe —— show strong leadership is to take on people in your own party but that also highlights divisions. we approached the labour party for a spokesperson but they declined to put one up. thank you for that. a new paintjob, costing almost £1 million on the plane used by the prime minister has been unveiled. the raf voyager — which was previously a military grey

colour — has been resprayed in white, with a union flag on the tailfin and united kingdom written in gold on the fuselage. the cost of the project was condemned by opposition politicians but downing street said the ‘national branding‘ would better represent the uk around the world. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone ten minutes past seven. morning to you. in case you don‘t know, liverpool has won the premier league title and jurgen klopp said it is more than he has ever dreamt of. a sentiment shared by thousands of fans who spent the night celebrating. sally is at anfield for us this morning. a fantastic moment for this club a long way and it has come true but in terms of the match is played out in the most extraordinary way and in terms of the situation we are in as a country, with a lot of problems around. how do people go about celebrating? it has been very difficult and difficult for the players, for the club and

particularly for the fans. it has been great to see football back and it is great to have something to watch and to celebrate but it has been a very strange time indeed. a5 you say there is now something to celebrate, certainly for liverpool who now have their ever premier league title and the first league title in 30 years. i am delighted to say that we are joined by the wilding family who will give you a good example of what it has been like waiting for this title to happen. good morning to you all. so, the mother, i will come to you first of all. have you slip last night? a little. but we were up again this morning. how exciting was it to watch that match last night? was it nerve racking? we were all on edge and we believed it was going to happen but it wasjust and we believed it was going to happen but it was just waiting for the moment and we just sat in the living room astounded. tony, could

you ask him, he is hard of hearing, what was it like the last time liverpool won the league?m what was it like the last time liverpool won the league? it was absolutely marvellous. and how does it compare now? it is still amazing. lewis. i am guessing, it compare now? it is still amazing. lewis. iam guessing, i know it compare now? it is still amazing. lewis. i am guessing, i know for a fa ct, lewis. i am guessing, i know for a fact, you do not remember the last time. what is it like being a young liverpool fan for all these years and hearing the history of liverpool but not being able to celebrate? we have only really been a good team recently in my lifetime, in the last five years or so. it has been starting to get quite cool and knowing the champions league and the premier league... i hope many more can come. and at the back. what has it been like for you? what has been

the difference? jurgen klopp. unbelievably so. i‘ve got a jurgen klopp screensaver, i have his mug at work, he is amazing full.|j klopp screensaver, i have his mug at work, he is amazing full. i think there are quite few people would say there are quite few people would say the same and for both of you, what has it been like, has it something? asigh of has it been like, has it something? a sigh of relief also. finally. finally we have it. lovely to see you this morning and thank you so much. three generations there and i should point out that we are keeping our distance and being careful this morning. these people all live together which is why we can have them here altogether stop joining together which is why we can have them here altogether stopjoining me now down the line is the former

liverpool boss roy evans. what was it like watching last night?m liverpool boss roy evans. what was it like watching last night? it was great and it has been great watching all season, honestly, we have played fantastic foot all and obviously more or less we knew we would win it it was just a matter of when. and to do it on the first chance we had, fantastic. you‘ve been in the hotseat, roy, what is the pressure and weight of history like? it's massive, but it's a fantastic football club, i‘ve been a fantastic football club, i‘ve been a supporter since i was a young kid of ten or 12 and obviously i went through the whole system, playing for the a team and the reserves and the first team, being the reserve tea m the first team, being the reserve team and then first—team manager, so it‘s been fantastic from my point of view. we have won every trophy except the premier league, so i‘m pleased we have won it. i think we

will all celebrate when we get a chance, let‘s put it that way. will all celebrate when we get a chance, let's put it that way. yeah, and we‘ve heard the wilding family talking about the man who has made the difference, jurgen klopp, what is it about him that has made the difference? is it his coaching, is it his personality? positivity? what is it? word bit of everything, and again, when you get you get a foreign manager into a football club, sometimes they need to get how the place works. everyone likes a bit of humour and they like to play good football, and jurgen klopp gets that, he gets the humour that we wa nt that, he gets the humour that we want and he gets the feeling that... we‘ve been a club that has won a lot of trophies over many years, but, again, when you haven‘t won one trophy, it‘s fantastic when you do. i thinkjuergen brought a complete

difference... not onlyjuergen, by the way, there were lots of people ‘5 behind—the—scenes that people don‘t see and hear —— people behind—the—scenes. 0ur fans have been brilliant throughout the season, as they‘ve been for many, many years. roy, it‘s interesting you mention the fans because that‘s what i want to talk to you about next. the foundation of any football club is its fans, and we see that so often here at liverpool. how challenging will it be for the fans now not to be able to congregate, not to be able to come together and celebrate after so many years? well, we'd all like to go and celebrate, we would have all liked to have celebrated last night but we were all watching it from home and different things, but hopefully people do behave themselves. there will always be somebody or a few that don‘t, but at the end of the day there will be a time that comes when we can celebrate but the main thing is we

have won it. we have been trying for a long time. but, as i said, i hope that our fans, as a long time. but, as i said, i hope that ourfans, as i say, celebrate within your own house, you can have a couple of beers and talk about it, but let‘s not do anything stupid in this silly situation that we are in. roy evans, lovely to talk to you, thanks very much indeed and i know during that chat i was having with roy, you would have seen the scenes outside anfield where many fans came to celebrate and merseyside police haveissued to celebrate and merseyside police have issued a statement congratulating the club on their achievement but also asking the fans to stay away and not congregate, and in the coming days to also wait. important to stress jurgen in the coming days to also wait. important to stressjurgen klopp, the manager, has said, "when the time is right, doesn‘t matter when it is, which match day, next season, next year, there will be an open top bus parade, there will be a celebration". he has guaranteed to the fans that it will happen and

they will all get together, but just not yet. back to you. a good word of caution about what should be an exciting time for fans. we will see you later, thanks very much. holiday fans have fallen by the wayside until now but for those who love to go on cruises, perhaps you are desperate for a trip on the ocean but spare a thought for the thousands of cruciate workers who have been stranded at sea for the last few months unable to return home under current travel restrictions. sophie long has more. with no guests to look after or entertain, for several weeks they did their best to keep things shipshape and the party alive. husband and wife team nick and karen love ships. they met on a ship and they got married on a ship. no more job, no more pay and we will be here as guests... but after they were

laid off and hopes of going home we re laid off and hopes of going home were dashed, even they found things increasingly difficult. there is a plan for ships to start sailing people home, but that our ship wouldn‘t be able to join the plans because... karen and nick finally made it home to edinburgh. but their thoughts are with those still on board. the thing making it harderfor them i think is the amount of time, we got home after two months... we got home after two months and that was on may 1a. it‘s now more than a month later and there are still people stuck without knowing when they are coming home. that‘s exactly what thousands are still going through. mauritian crew have been stranded onboard the voyager of the seas for more than 100 days. 0ne told me their employer is doing all they can, it is their government that letting them down. it is really, really bad. you wouldn‘t expect our government to treat us like that. we left our country to come to work, we want to make a little bit our life more easy

and to gice a better life for ourfamily. everybody want to be home with their loved ones, so the hardest part is every time we are having a date to leave and then it is being cancelled, and we don‘t even know when we are leaving. many confined to small cabin are finding it increasingly difficult to cope. it is really causing an extreme humanitarian crisis because the mental health on board continues to decline. there‘s been eight suicides at sea in our group, we talk to a lot of crewmembers who are struggling with mental health concerns, depression, anxiety. for years, this brazilian dj loved leading cruise parties stopping after three months trapped on board, he says he will never set foot on a ship again. they need to take care of the mental health. they need to have psychologists there. they don‘t have psychiatrists there. the party is over. the tens of thousands of crew, the ordeal that followed is not.

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. you do forget, don‘t you, we did so much coverage of the passengers on board, those members of staff a, affected badly initially, those who fell ill, and there were a lot of deaths, and those trapped now, they are in really difficult circumstances. neurologists have expressed concern that young coronavirus patients can develop brain complications as they recover from covid—19. researchers found some patients suffered strokes, brain inflammation, psychosis and dementia—like symptoms. we‘re joined by professor tom solomon who led the study and by barry and linda bloombaum. linda was hospitalised with a suspected stroke and later found out she had the virus. take us through as best as you can in layman‘s terms what it is that you have discovered.

this is a study of about 150 people across the uk and it‘s the first report showing comprehensively the effects of coronavirus on the brain, and what we found is that, in summary, it can seem to trigger patients to have strokes, patients to have confusion or delirium, and also a small number of patients who have a condition called in catholic test, inflammation and swelling of the brain. how does this emanate? what is the actual link tween covid and ncat alight as? the first thing we noticed initially in china, and everywhere we have seen this virus causing problems, the biggest problem is the breathing difficulties, and that‘s what people focused on initially, but more patients came in with strokes and also among the patients admitted with breathing problems, they were

confused more than we would expect to see. we have looked at this in a more comprehensive way and we don‘t understand why the virus is causing this to happen, but it is clearly a problem. there's this thing called the blood—brain barrier, isn‘t there, and that seems to be the point at which this becomes a problem. you're right, the blood brain barrier is a barrier between anything going through our blood and it stops things like viruses getting across into the brain and normally it is quite a tight barrier, and that will keep pathogens out — bacteria, viruses — but sometimes viruses can get in the brain but thatis viruses can get in the brain but that is what triggers this encephalitis, brain swelling. with the stroke patients, we think there‘s a different kind of problem. it seems this coronavirus can cause the blood to get a bit thicker and to clot, and that can trigger a stroke and a stroke is when a blood

vessel is blocked because of a clot in the blood vessel. it looks like there‘s a range of different things causing these problems. professor, what have you learned about the groups of people for whom this might bea groups of people for whom this might be a particular risk, the demographic? it seems as though the patients we are seeing with strokes are those that may have had risk factors for strokes anyway — maybe high blood pressure, smokers — but this coronavirus is an additional risk factor. in the patients getting confused, this seems like it‘s more in the younger coronavirus patients. it's in the younger coronavirus patients. it‘s a mixture. looking across the uk, we have done a study where we have pulled all the international data to see if there are similar patterns and it seems there are similar patterns internationally. professor, it‘s interesting, with something new like this, with coronavirus, you are learning and the world of science is learning all the world of science is learning all the time, how do you focus, say,

particularly on the neurological impacts of covid or physical — we‘ve been talking about lungs and reports ofa been talking about lungs and reports of a lung transplant because of covid, where do you focus your energy in the research of the effects of coronavirus? we tend to start with the biggest and most obvious problems, and we focus on that to begin with, the breathing problems, but the difference between the brain and the lungs is you can have a very nasty lung infection and most people will get better and get back to normal, or at least if their lungs aren‘t completely back to normal, they can function pretty well, but the brain is different in that sense — if you get damage to the brain through something like a virus, often it doesn‘t recover in quite the same way. the other thing that focuses the research is this month is an is the research month is...i month is an is the research month is... i don‘t know if they have mentioned but i am president of the barry and linda bloombaum society,

andi barry and linda bloombaum society, and i and gladly wearing my badge today —— encephalitis society. how is this virus causing problems beyond the lungs and the heart and clearly problems in the brain are going to be an issue, and they will have long—term consequences because if you suffer severe brain damage, you don‘t get back to a normal lifestyle and back to work. professor, you seem to be in charge ofa professor, you seem to be in charge of a very relaxed dog, who i am seeing behind you, who has gone from being very comfortable to being even more comfortable. who is this? come and say hello! i have done quite a few of these chats with you guys in the morning, and usually pepe is sitting at my feet, but today everything is a bit different, she is sitting there. a little reminder of some other news items. it is a different day really. there‘s lots of positive news coming out, as you know, but then we are discovering

these important things about coronavirus and the brain and even though we are getting the outbreak under control all in all, it is still causing problems and i think some will be left with long—term damage, particularly those who have had brain problems. professor, my respect has gone up for you because you have carried on with the important information you are broadcasting while holding your dog, which is an amazing achievement, so lovely to speak to you, thank you! cute! professor tom solomon there. you saw the professor mention a scarf supporting liverpool, so there‘s a good piece of news, liverpool won the premier league, but there were crowds, thousands of fans, who decided to go outside anfield after that win. the force said the region had been disproportionately affected by coronavirus and now is not the time to gather to celebrate. let‘s talk about this with the mayor of

liverpool, joe anderson. good morning. what a fantastic night for the city, 30 years is a long time coming, so congratulations on that, but as i see your smile, which a lot of people around the world will be doing celebrating with you, there is an important message about the time we are in that cannot be ignored? yeah, and, look, iwas on we are in that cannot be ignored? yeah, and, look, i was on record many weeks ago saying that i had concerns many weeks ago saying that i had concerns about people gathering outside the football club. that said, it didn't matter whether it was liverpool or any football club that would have won the premier league during this time, there would have been those scenes outside any ground. ithink have been those scenes outside any ground. i think we have to accept that it's notjust linked to liverpool, but of course liverpool won the league! i think it's frustrating that people didn't listen to the fans groups and the clu b listen to the fans groups and the club and the manager and the players and individuals like myself to stay

away, but understandably, you know, it was going to happen because the euphoria, the excitement, you know, the passion for liverpool football clu b the passion for liverpool football club amongst the fans was so much that they felt they wanted to celebrate. they didn't just celebrate. they didn't just celebrate around anfield, you know, there were horns going, fireworks going right across the city last night and, you know, i'm pretty sure that's going to go on right through the weekend. the crowds gathering at anfield was a little bit frustrating, but the same scenes we saw at bournemouth beach yesterday where people see horsfield wrongly that we are over the worst of the covid—19 pandemic but we're not —— people see horsfield. i would say most of the crowds behaved well ——

people see or feel. we are concerned about the safety. we are only concerned about the wider family and the community in liverpool. joe, it‘s interesting, i‘m listening carefully to what you say, you say it‘s understandable and i appreciate that it‘s a wonderful moment for the city and you want to represent the people and embrace those celebrations, but it‘s not ok to say it‘s understandable, is it? there is a bigger thing happening it‘s understandable, is it? there is a biggerthing happening right it‘s understandable, is it? there is a bigger thing happening right now, which is we are still in the midst ofa which is we are still in the midst of a pandemic and if there is a danger that kind of phraseology around these things is used, it‘s understandable people want to go to the beach and celebrate, you can be accused of being a killjoy but there isa accused of being a killjoy but there is a bigger picture. i apologise. understandable is not an appropriate word. i made an appeal as did many other people including jurgen klopp, the fans

group and the full club for people to stay away and it was not listened to. 0k, we can criticise people for not respecting our views because the health and safety issues but what i am saying is that in the excitement and the flash passion and the euphoria, people chose to ignore that it by but it has happened and the fact of the matter is that, you know, whether i like it or not, next weekend we reopen the city centre, how that will happen and what will happen there. many other cities are in similar positions and will be worried about that stop it is done, it is gone, it is frustrating. we will have to see what evidence we get back, whether there is a spike in coronavirus as a result of this

but, you know, we are where we are and from the point of view of the city, the football club winning the premier league in such a convincing way. it is great for the city and absolutely fantastic for the city. and, you know, at the end of the day, seven games they had left so played fantastic football and as a fani played fantastic football and as a fan i have enjoyed watching them. they have had fantastic football played. you are right. it is good to finish on the foot all because it is something people can enjoy because it is being played again. i take the point you made about saying in advance about people to stay away from that is the mayor of liverpool talking about some of the scenes of people gathering to celebrate. we

have a government minister coming up shortly and we will talk to him about the crowd scenes around the country but first let‘s check the weather. matt has the answers and you have light owing through your head! nothing in there to stop it. a stormy start to the day, a stormy night for some of you after the heat yesterday. let me show you where the storms have been and where they are full of the isle of man and the western isles have been badly affected in the last 12 hours with nasty storms pushing into the south—west of scotland, torrential rain and large hail as well and the east of london drifting northwards as well drifting and causing problems. schools drifting northwards and eastward through the day. and that may lift a little staying misty and murky here throughout stop mist and low cloud remain across the far south—west of england and parts of south—west wales throughout much of today. still some splashes of rain but

storms will have eased. many southern counties will stay dry, fresh and humid across many northern and eastern parts. storms possible for the midlands northwards, hit and miss, some could see torrential rain and hailand miss, some could see torrential rain and hail and some day dry but still some storms around scotland this afternoon then again, close to 30, 2a here, perhaps 30 degrees across east anglia. this evening at overnight, storms possible across the eastern half of the country and then the breeze picks up stop rain spreading in two wales and the south—west. a humid night to take its into tomorrow but there you are. big changes on the way this weekend. low pressure dominating and that air will come in from the atlantic and what that means is it will be cooler for all and windy and there will be some rain at time as well. hit and miss in the south, persistent rain and windy conditions across the north of the uk.

we have the environment secretary here with us now. thank you for joining us. let‘s speak to the environment secretary george eustice. people have been gathering at beaches and not socially distancing. we have been written to buy brand. he and his wife had been shielding and self isolating for more than three months and he says he is sickened by seeing the beaches packed and liverpool fan disobeying advice. why should we and those who recognise the seriousness of the situation suffer while others enjoy theirfreedom? situation suffer while others enjoy their freedom? the situation suffer while others enjoy their freedom ? the government‘s situation suffer while others enjoy their freedom? the government‘s do something about this. what can you do? we have to recognise that well over a month ago we said that the risk of transmission was lower in certain environments and we said it was ok for people to go to the beach

provided that they are so social distancing and people have generally done that. to be fair, the whole country has done their best whether they are shopping in supermarkets or shopping now in other shops, they have done their best to wear a face mask where appropriate and to keep their distance. we just must recognise that yesterday was the hottest day of the year, incredibly hottest day of the year, incredibly hot and many people had the same idea for top they went to the beach and of course those scenes are a matter of concern looking at the weather forecast for the british weather forecast for the british weather being what it is, maybe that will be short lived and people will return to the type of social distancing they have demonstrated quite well over the last month. there were half a million visitors across dorset yesterday. visitors! and you say people have generally done it, there were thousands of people who descended on bournemouth. we have spoken to the leader of sefton council who is concerned

about the beaches around the country. although it is not the majority there is a significant numberof majority there is a significant number of people who basically think that since the government announced lock down measures will be eased and therefore, job done. have we gone too soon on this? i don‘t think we have. i think we always did this in phases and it was always the case from that third phase coming up x twea k, from that third phase coming up x tweak, starting on july for with from that third phase coming up x tweak, starting onjuly for with the restau ra nts a nd tweak, starting onjuly for with the restaurants and pubs, it was always going to be the most difficult to achieve because these are, by their nation —— nature, social venues and we will watch that and monitor the situation carefully and when necessary we will have localised lockdowns delivered through the test and trace system we are putting in place. can i ask you about the test and trace system. ijust want place. can i ask you about the test and trace system. i just want to pick up on it point by point. when you say you will use the test

system, say for example bournemouth, bournemouth beach, how quickly will you know if there has been an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus because social distancing had not been applied nor did too? anybody who gets symptoms gets a test and through that testing system you will pick up whether the symptoms they have our coronavirus and you will start to get granular data about local outbreaks and through the test and trace system, talking to people who have had that virus, you will be able to identify who they have been in close proximity with for a long time and then you will be able to contact those people and advise them to self isolate. that is how test and trace works but how soon can you react to that? when would you make a decision to, for example, lock a beach at bournemouth? this it would not necessarily be a decision to lockdown the beach but what you would get is symptoms presenting

themselves within about two or three days of infection. it can be longer but typically within two or three days and then through the tracing system, everybody who that person has been in contact with is subsequently contacted and asked to isolate. if we got a more serious outbreak and yes we might need more targeted, almost a feature similar to the lockdown in certain areas but at that point we have not reached yet and we monitoring the situation carefully. professor chris whitty has said that covid—19 has gone down due to the efforts of everyone and it is still in general circulation. if we do not follow social distancing guidance in cases will rise again social distancing guidance was not adhered to in liverpool, nor in bournemouth and in beaches around the country. it is not being adhered to so should you not being adhered to so should you not do something about it because local councils say they do not have

the power, the physical power to close local places. we agree with chris whitty. we have been discussing this challenge for many weeks and he and the government a lwa ys weeks and he and the government always recognised that the next stage, cautiously trying to reopen, would be the most difficult and we would be the most difficult and we would only be able to do that and keep the fire is under if people observed social distancing and that is why we are working on all sorts of measures from hairdressers and restau ra nts a nd of measures from hairdressers and restaurants and pubs to the people who go there so we can track local out breaks and put in place social distancing measures in order to prevent the spread of the virus. when it comes to outdoor environments, the scientific advice has been clear that the risk of transmission outdoors and in hot weather quite low but we still need people in those public spaces to keep their distance from others. that is harder when you have a hot day and there are thousands of

people on bournemouth beach as we saw yesterday but generally speaking it can be done quite easily outdoors and to give the public credit, most are doing that and still doing that and recognise the importance of continuing to do so. but for example andi continuing to do so. but for example and i hate to keep returning to it, thatis and i hate to keep returning to it, that is not what we saw at bournemouth beach. and we hearfrom councils across the country who say people are not abiding by social distancing. what happened is that it was the hottest day of the year yesterday. it was notjust yesterday. it was notjust yesterday. we have seen reports of this over the last few weeks. people going to beaches being crowded on the beaches. it is notjust one hot day that got us to this point.|j went to bournemouth beach myself with my family a couple of weeks ago and people were observing social distancing and there were vendor is open for business and they put in place secular measures to ensure they were social distancing as well. people were doing their utmost to

space out across the beach so they we re space out across the beach so they were not in interaction with others so in general people are doing that. clearly yesterday we had graves of people going to the beach in large numbers and that was much more did the court bournemouth council has signage everywhere within the town saying it is too busy, go home. but people can read and people saw the signs and they still sat on the beach. are you going to do now? if the next hot day happens next weekend, will you close the beaches? a5 matt hancock has said, we do have powers to put in place closures should they be necessary but we do not want to go to that. you can do that and if it were necessary to do that and if it were necessary to do that to control the virus then course we would and matt hancock made that clear yesterday that we have the powers to do it if needed, just as we did the lockdown when we needed. but generally speaking, people have been struggling to abide by the guidance and yesterday was a

particularly hot day so they were abnormally large numbers of people trying to get to the beach and i suspect that things will return to normal. we will show you the pictures again of bournemouth stop these pictures, showing people gathered on the beach, you don‘t think that there is a risk at the moment of a spike even though this is what we saw yesterday? that does not, to you, present any risk of an increase of coronavirus spreading? not, to you, present any risk of an increase of coronavirus spreading ?|j have seen the pictures and, yes, obviously looking at the crowds of people they are then there is clearly a n people they are then there is clearly an increase when you have a large number of people. the scientific advice is that in our door areas the risk of transmission is lower but even in an outdoor environment if you are within two metres of somebody else for a period for or more than there is some risk and that is accepted. generally

speaking, outdoors, the risk of transmission is much lowerfull matt hancock has made clear that we have seen the pictures of monmouth and thatis seen the pictures of monmouth and that is a matter for concern. we need people to abide by the social distancing guidance and i think most people have. one quick question and we are about to talk about this. holidays and averages. when will we know which countries agreed to have average agreements with this government? i know that the transport secretary is giving this a lot of consideration so that quarantine provisions that we have in place can perhaps start to be relaxed. certain countries where the risk is low. i don‘t know exactly when further information on that will be announced that i know it is some that the government is working on. when will the announcement come? ido on. when will the announcement come? i do not have a date for the announcement and i know it is something that is being considered quite carefully by the transport ——

grant sachs but i‘m afraid i do not look after the communications grid of announcements and i do not have details of that. the environment secretary, thank you for talking to us this morning. no specific date but it is definitely being talked about. nina is outside for us this morning. this is all about quarantine and a lot of people are thinking at some point they can get away, other people won‘t want to travel, that‘s the truth, isn‘t it? but for those that do, maybe some changes. may be some good news around the corner and welcome back to the costa del sa lfo rd , welcome back to the costa del salford, we have everything we need — newspaper, drink, bucketand spade, mike powell, croccy, but it‘s not been the same emulating foreign holidays in the uk over the long down period —— mike powell. injune

the government set in place quarantine rules saying that apart from some exceptions people would have to quarantine after they went abroad for 1a days, not practical for many families wanting to go abroad, but on monday the 29th, the government will review those quarantine rules and it looks like they have agreed with various nations, a reciprocal agreement to travel to and from those countries without quarantining. that situation would be called air bridge ‘5 and would be called air bridge ‘5 and would be called air bridge ‘5 and would be put in place, travel corridors to make sure you can travel freely between the two countries. if you do manage to get to spain or greece or france, countries where the virus has diminished significantly, will things be the same? let‘s talk to damian grammaticas, our correspondent in thoroughly nice. good morning, a nice spot to be, but is it? —— tourmaline. people want

spain for is it? —— tourmaline. people want spainfora is it? —— tourmaline. people want spain for a bit of sangria and a knees up, but it won‘t be the same, will it? it will be similar if. the first thing to say is you will find the sun and the beach and the sea —— similar —ish. that's pretty much guaranteed if you come to the costa del sol,. you were talking about beaches with the environment minister, george eustice, the beaches here pretty much empty and the big tourist beaches are like this, really dependent on people coming in but what the people who do come ‘ coming in but what the people who do come — if things open up — will find, if you look at, the sunbeds are spaced one point five metres apart, the rules are you have to keep that separation, you will have to stay in small groups of fewer than 15. if you go to the cafe 's and the hotels, in the you have to wear a mask if you're inside when

you go in until you sit down —— cafes. in the hotels, the pools will be limited in numbers. in the hotel common spaces, you have to keep separation, so you may well find that you have to wait for your meals because the cafes might be too busy, so they will limit numbers allowed in there. on the streets of towns like this, you will have to wear a mask or face a 100 euros fine if you cannot keep a safe distance apart from others, so a lot of rules designed to try to protect people, but all of those things, when you talk to hotels here, they say it's going to make your holiday feel very different, it's going to transform it, you won't be as free and easy as you have been before. you will have the sun and the beach but everything else will have changed around it. the sun and the beach but everything else will have changed around itm does sound different but for some families it is still worth it, they

still want that time abroad, but some are concerned because we are a few weeks behind spain in terms of the development of the virus and it diminishing, they could get hostility from spaniards. what would you say to that? not from our experience at all. people here are desperate to welcome back visitors, they really want to see them. just this stretch of costa del sol had 10 million people last year but there a concern about any new imported cases of the virus, spain has controlled it and now there's 100 odd new cases a day nationwide — an average of one or two deaths a day being reported nationwide — though they feel they've done a real effort to control it and they're worried it could come back. but, when you come in, what some want is a test to show you are covid free, that's not going to be in place. what you will have to be in place. what you will have to do when you are right is go

through a temperature screening and give all your contact and travel details to ensure you can be traced in case there's any identified covid outbreak, even, either among passengers on a plane or at a hotel —— eitheramong passengers on a plane or at a hotel —— either among passengers on a plane or at a hotel, so measures in place to stop newly imported covid—19 cases, but talking to the hotels here, they really need the business and interestingly at the minute they say they are still getting cancellations but not bookings coming in, and they're very unsure they will see that really before the end of the summer. damian grammaticas in torremolinos, many thanks and damien said it, lots of consumers unsure whether to book and thanks for your e—mails about future holiday plans. the advice is to wait until monday, find out how the restrictions have been lifted and at that point think about booking your holiday. a quick one on insurance,

make sure you are covered. if you blanket booked an annual policy, it may not be covered because of covid so check that. i‘m off for a swim in the quays so... almost went to plan! my the quays so... almost went to plan! my other bit of advice is always to deflate your inflatables before you get onto the plane! just on the insurance thing, nina, if you travel now with the quarantine rules in place, your insurance is not valid because there‘s advice against foreign travel. that‘s right, isn‘t it? that's right, the foreign & commonwealth office advice is not to travel anywhere because of covid, we expect to be updated in the coming days but you‘re right, your insurance wouldn‘t be valid at the moment if you decided to travel. nina, thanks very much. hairdressers and barbers in england and scotland can reopen from next month, but other beauty businesses, including nail salons and spas, say they are confused and angry that for now they must remain closed. industry bodies have warned

that the current state of limbo threatens thousands ofjobs. business correspondent katy austin has more. tina packer snail salon in hertfordshire isjust one part tina packer snail salon in hertfordshire is just one part of an industry thought to contribute £3.6 billion a year to the uk economy. with a long waiting list, she‘s desperate to reopen after three months shut but doesn‘t know when she can. i was really hoping that we could come back on the fourth of july but personally i feel disappointed to learn that we haven‘t been given a date of when we can come back to operate the business. a cash grant and the government‘s furlough scheme have helped but money is running out. tina has started adapting the salon to be safe. she‘s plastic screens and remove the waiting area for customers, who will have to book. most of my clients come in for a tinting or a good tan, but it will

change and won‘t be as relaxing as before. her concern is it will take months to turn a profit again. the government has published guidelines for those that provide close contact services like has hollande, tattooists and two at this hairdresser, opening from july the fourth, temperatures will be taken on the way in and customers will have their hair styled in a covid secure environment. everything is disposable, so disposable gowns, towels, capes, masks and gloves. the stylists will all be wearing visors. but, like an increasing number of firms, this hairdresser also has a beauty salon attached and for beauty treatments, there is no date yet to reopen in england, scotland or wales. after having no income since march, only being able to open half the business is a blow.|j

march, only being able to open half the business is a blow. i understand parts of it with things like massages and facials. when you are working as close to someone with hairand working as close to someone with hair and highlighting, to not be able to do someone‘s nails when you‘re wearing gloves and masks, it doesn‘t really connect. you‘re wearing gloves and masks, it doesn't really connect. the government said it‘s taking a phased, cautious approach to reopening our economy, working with experts and as close contact services carry a greater risk of transmission, it can‘t left all the restrictions at once. 0ne trade body told me the pandemic has been a catastrophe for the industry. it‘s now calling for more specific guidelines and some idea of a reopening date. we've got no dates and no idea of any dates, and yes, we would like some answers as to when we are going to be able to open or when is this decision going to be reviewed, and also the rationale from the government about why they have separated hair and. the british beauty council say the prolonged closure could have ugly consequences

with the survival of a third of firms, from make—up to massage, threatened by the pandemic. these businesses and say they need enough notice to reopen and for customers to keep returning after the initial rush. katie austin, bbc news. katie austin, bbc news. and we can now speak to kirsten hazell, who runs a nail bar in basingstoke. good morning, you have 100 staff and ten nail bars, what is the situation for you right now? we have ten nail bars in london and essex. we are quite lost, we would love to know why we haven‘t been included, and what we would need to do in order to be able to open. obviously we want to open safely but we see ourselves operating much like hairdressers, so not include us? so you that you can operate safely, you can have those measures in place? absolutely, i think it‘s important to highlight that we‘ve been doing a lot of these measures pre—covid, so we take client details, we make sure we

clea n client details, we make sure we clean down the surfaces after every treatment, we have always sanitised our hands, our clients‘ hands, but with the additional measures available to us in the guidance, we believe we can open safely alongside other operators. talk about what kind of dialogue you are having, if any, with the authorities about what it is that they think you are unable to satisfy. do you know that? we really don‘t, and we‘ve written to a number of mp5, we sit within lots of different boroughs of london so we have many different people to reach out to, but we‘ve yet you have an answer. i‘ve been through the guidance meticulously and i can say we have prepared for every single thing on that list, so we really would love the opportunity to be able to open on the fourth ofjuly and if not the fourth ofjuly, when? when should we prepare to sort out ourteam? are when should we prepare to sort out our team? are they remaining on furlough? we would obviously love to ta ke furlough? we would obviously love to take them off. lots of questions are

unanswered. how long could you survive without being open? that's a really good question and it‘s one i don‘t know how to answer because however i look at the figures, i can‘t seem to make things work. we‘re having discussions with landlords obviously we have invoices landing on our desk that we are unable to pay right now. kerstin, thank you very much a0 talk into us. i hope and change for you and we will keep an eye on the situation —— for talking to us. kirsten hazel who owns a number of nail bars in essex and basingstoke. they have a numbers in place that could work but they don‘t know stop —— number of measures in place in. now let‘s get the weather with matt. these are the top temperatures yesterday in each of the four nations, notice the difference on is

under on sunday. pressure brick, 18 degrees cooler —— prestwick. these we re degrees cooler —— prestwick. these were the storms captured by our weather watchers and it remains stormy at the moment. let me show you where those storms have been in the past few hours, some of the worst have been in the western isles through the night but into the early hours in the isle of man and drifting into south—west scotland, torrential rain that could cause minor flooding, torrential rain that could cause minorflooding, some pushing north into east anglia and a few rain showers in between, not producing lightning and thunder at the moment, they may later as they go into the north and east and temperatures rise, the low cloud in eastern scotla nd rise, the low cloud in eastern scotland making it a murky start and low cloud in the south—west of england and south—west wales later, substantially cooler compared to yesterday with maybe some rain around. other southern counties of england and wales, temperatures dropping compared to yesterday, still strong sunshine overhead but

anywhere from london to liverpool and north—east, this is where we could continue to see thunderstorms in the afternoon with torrential rain storms in places with them and large hail as well and there will be gusty when‘s. not everyone will see them by any means but even though it will be humid in eastern areas, 30 in east anglia, most are seeing a slightly cooler day compared to yesterday. into the evening and overnight, further storms possible in eastern parts, more rain in wales and south—west england through the night as the breeze picks up and even though temperatures down a bit on last night, still quite a muggy night to take us into the weekend. bigger changes this weekend, low pressure to the north—west introduces atlantic air clearing the humid conditions, so feeling fresher. the wind will pick up and there will be rain at times. may be some thunderstorms to begin the north and east of scotland on saturday, showers developing widely the country as well. less than three than in the last 2a hours, gusty winds to go with it, plenty of cloud

and a drop in temperature. into sunday, outbreaks of rain continue to revolve around the area of low pressure to the north—west but a windier day on sunday — dale in places and the driest weather in the south, but even here a few showers. wetter in the north. —— gael. naga and charlie will have your headlines next. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: cheering. 30 years of hurt come to an end as liverpool are crowned premier league champions. it is the money after the night before as the clean—up operation starts. thousands of fans here came to celebrate, butjurgen klopp is urging them to stay at home and observe social distancing. merseyside police say it was "unfortunate" that thousands of fans defied advice to stay

at home to celebrate on the streets. the health secretary says he has the power to close beaches after thousands of people descended on bournemouth, ignoring social distancing. it‘s friday 26th june. our top story. liverpool have won the premier league. the club‘s last top—flight championship came in 1990 — in what was then the first division. fireworks and red flares were set off as supporters celebrated on the streets, despite pleas to stay at home. merseyside police said it was unfortunate that not everyone maintained social distancing. mike has the details. this was the moment that 30 years of waiting came to an end for liverpool fans in the lounge rooms and gardens across the land. celebrating a late penalty for chelsea that confirmed their victory over manchester city, which meant without kicking another ball, liverpool had finally done it.

the champions of europe and the world were now champions of england too. # now you‘re going to believe us! fans had been asked to stay at home to observe social distancing but within 30 minutes of the final whistle in west london, thousands had gathered outside liverpool‘s home at anfield. there were fireworks and flares but no attempts were made to disperse the crowd by officers and merseyside police said the celebrations were mostly good—natu red and praised the overwhelming majority of fans who recognised that now was not the time to gather together. for the players watching outside their hotel, it was the most unusual way to win the title and the first time it has happened injune but after they thrashed crystal palace, the defeat last night meant that liverpool won the title with a record seven games to spare. they were so far ahead before

the season was suspended that lockdown could only delay the inevitable. it was 13 long weeks of uncertainty, but many of our fans had to wait 30 years, so it is a short time compared to what they have had to wait. so we hope they enjoy their night and we will enjoy ours and we deserve it. this is liverpool‘s19thtop—flight title, but after all their dominance in the 19705 and 19805, a first since 1990 and the first since the premier league was formed. in the three decades since kenny dalgliesh‘s team triumphed, liverpool have spent nearly £1.5 billion on players, tried seven different managers before finally trying jurgen klopp from germany, five years ago. he has slowly been building a new empire. his new champions now 23 points clear of the manchester city side widely regarded as one of the best premier league has ever seen and who just pipped liverpool

by a point last year. we‘ve proven that we are fuelled by disappointment and getting going again next year and i am sure the hunger will stay and we will keep being successful. the fans have waited so long and we know how much it means that it is massive so to get over the line, it is huge. we know how long they have waited. and the way that liverpool have dominated the season, casting their rivals aside with ease, means it already looks like the start of a new era of dominance at anfield. and scenes like this could become common. sally is at anfield for us this morning. see you have a bit of rain theri there i see you have a bit of rain there. there is no escaping what a wonderful celebration it was for liverpool fans after such a long time, and under the current circumstances, real concerns about

the crowds that gathered last night where you are now. that's right. this morning, thousands of people across the city are waking up to the news they have been waiting 30 years to hear, that liverpool are top of the league. it is the first time liverpool has won the premier league as we know it. but we did see scenes last night of the fans here at anfield. the clean—up operation has been happening around me. the fans we re been happening around me. the fans were here with flares, fireworks, celebrating and singing in their moment ofjoy. but right now, of course, that is not what is meant to be happening. we have heard from the city council. we have heard strong words from merseyside police congratulating liverpool on their achievement, but strongly advising people to stay away. we have heard from liverpool managerjurgen klopp, who has promised that the celebration will come. it doesn‘t matter whether it is next year, there will be an open top bus parade, but it cannot happen now

because of the current pandemic. and there are real concerns here over there are real concerns here over the next few days that they could try and keep people away. the clean—up is still happening, as you can see. what might work in their favour is a change in the weather. it has started to rain, so maybe there won‘t be so many people keen to come here over the next couple of days. sally, thank you. the health secretary, matt hancock, has warned that the government has the power to close beaches in england if there‘s a spike in coronavirus cases. it comes after huge crowds descended on bournemouth yesterday on the hottest day of the year. the council there declared a major incident after beaches were overwhelmed by visitors. we can speak now to our reporter sophia seth, who is at bournemouth beach. what‘s happening there this morning? it is empty now, but it wasn‘t yesterday. it was an extraordinary day yesterday and today, it‘s a

massive clean—up operation for the council and locals. it looks good now, but they were here from the early hours. 22 tonnes of waste were discarded here on the beaches. we know that bournemouth is no stranger to visitors, but we are in unprecedented times because of the pandemic because social distancing measures are in place and also because attractions and amenities are closed. so the thousands of people descended on the beaches. some even camped here overnight so that they got their spot on the beach. the local council, the bournemouth, christchurch and poole council, said the car parks were full by 10am but that didn‘t deter people. people were parking on pavements, parking on roundabouts. they called it fly parking. this meant they had to issue several fines, a record number of 558 parking fines. the pressure on the

council led them to declare a major incident and this meantjoining forces with local agencies, the police. the hospitals were on standby. the highways agency and the coastguard, the police also had extra patrols on yesterday and in the last couple of hours, we heard that a dispersal order by the police was issued, the first one they have issued for anti—social behaviour in a year. the council leader told us earlier that despite the numbers they saw yesterday, they didn‘t have they saw yesterday, they didn‘t have the power to shut the beach. local people would love us to close the beaches. they are prepared to sacrifice their beaches to get rid of the behaviours they are seeing. but that is not a power we have. we have 15 miles of coastline. you know, people here live on the beach. it is not like a private beach at the end of a road that you can shut the road off. you know, people are living right down by the sands. thatjust isn't practical.

the leader of the council, vicki slade, has been passionate about this. there are signs around here encouraging people not to come. the police and the council are urging people and amenities and attractions are not open, so don‘t come. but it was the hottest day of the year yesterday and it didn‘t deter people. they did come. it is cooler today and cooler over the weekend, so forecast, i imagine, for the authorities. sophia, thank you. let‘s get more from our political correspondent, iain watson. we were talking about what measures the government may put in place once you see pictures like what we saw yesterday across the country. have secretary matt hancock said the government would have the power to close down beaches. but it has been

a tough lockdown so far, so that is why they have a softly—softly approach to some extent. but the bournemouth mp tobias ellwood said yesterday that he was worried effectively, his town could become the centre of a second peak of coronavirus cases so george eustice, the environment secretary, said today that the government would be monitoring the situation. well, it wouldn't necessarily be a decision to lock down the beach in bournemouth, but what you'll get is typically, symptoms present themselves within about two to three days of infection. it can be longer, but typically within two to three days of infection. then through the tracing system, everybody who that person has been in contact with is subsequently contacted and asked to isolate. now, if we did get much more serious outbreaks, then yes, we might need to have more targeted, almost a feature similar to the lockdown in certain areas, but we are not at that point, obviously, yet. at the moment, we are just monitoring these situations very carefully.

less costly house to sir keir starmer is going to talk about backbench mp5 today. this is that the sacking of the shadow education secretary rebecca long—bailey. the sacking of the shadow education secretary rebecca long-bailey. she was sacked yesterday when she refused to take down a retweet of an article by maxine peake, the actor and a big supporter ofjeremy corbyn‘s leadership. she wrongly asserted in that article that the american police had learned the techniques that killed george floyd from the israeli security services. she later admitted that was wrong, and rebecca long—bailey had clarified that she wasn‘t endorsing that. nonetheless, sir keir starmer said the tweet should be taken down. it was an anti—semitic conspiracy theory. rebecca long—bailey refused to do so, and she was removed. however, those on the left of the party are worried that he is now trying to marginalise their voice and they accuse him of looking for and they accuse him of looking for an excuse to get rid of rebecca

long—bailey, again a supporter of jeremy corbyn. so they will be expressing their concerns to sir keir starmer this morning. a founder of the left—wing grassroots group momentum said this made it more difficult for keir starmer to bring about party unity and they were getting a petition up against the sacking. 0n the other hand, sir keir starmer‘s allies say he promised actions, not words to jewish community groups. he is following through on that and showing strong leadership. but showing strong leadership. but showing strong leadership inevitably also highlights your own pa rty‘s divisions. iain watson, thank you. the owner of some of the uk‘s biggest shopping centres has said this morning that it is likely to go into administration. intu owns 17 shopping centres around the uk including the trafford centre in manchester and lakeside in essex. they‘ve been in talks with lenders to have more time to repay their debts of £a.5 billion, but said this morning they haven‘t come to an agreement and that they are likely to appoint administrators.

england‘s chief medical adviser has warned if people don‘t follow social distancing guidelines, covid—19 cases will rise again. it comes after a major incident was declared in bournemouth. the council said the amount of visitors led to problems with litter and anti—social behaviour, while some of their staff faced abuse and intimidation. we‘re joined now by the mp for bournemouth east, tobias ellwood. did you witness the scenes yesterday and what did you make of them? no, i didn‘t. i couldn‘t get into bournemouth. i pay tribute to the ha rd bournemouth. i pay tribute to the hard workers this morning who have turned it back to its former glory, but it wasn‘t this way yesterday. the place was deluged and social distancing went out of the window. that was why a major incident was declared, because the local authority and the police couldn‘t cope. the beach should have been at

least shutdown to further people from entering. we need to learn from this and recognise that if we are serious about tackling the pandemic, we need to be swifter in providing support to local authorities that can‘t cope. support to local authorities that can't cope. is it correct that police did issue a dispersal order yesterday? it is, exactly where i am standing on this peer and boss compare further down the beach, to push people away because they were simply to close. i would urge the creation of a situation centre that can monitor events across the country. on the ath ofjuly, we are going to add alcohol to this equation as well, don‘t forget. i would hate to see bournemouth or any seaside resort become the place where the second spike is the first to appear. that can only be avoided

if local authorities are given the necessary and swift support. that means, in an emergency, being able to respond to a request for help. that didn‘t happen yesterday. are you saying that yesterday, the police should have cleared bournemouth beach? no, i am saying that they couldn‘t clear it. dorset co nsta bula ry that they couldn‘t clear it. dorset constabulary is one of the smallest in the country. we police by consent in this nation. the majority of people abide by the rules. but we should have been faster to close the situation down. there should have been announcement at waterloo station discouraging people from getting on trains. there should have been messages on the m3 saying, don‘t bother going to bournemouth, it is already shut and your kids will thank you because they are not going to spend six hours in gridlocked traffic. can i clarify a couple of things? we have spoken to the leader of bournemouth council this morning. they don‘t have the

power to shut the beach, she told us. the government says they could have the power if they think there isa have the power if they think there is a risk. so it seems like everyone is a risk. so it seems like everyone is prevaricating on this about who can shut the beach. i'm not interested in prevarication, i am interested in prevarication, i am interested in prevarication, i am interested in action. i want to make sure the powers are there. if they are not, let‘s sort that out. we need to make sure that no beach is like what we saw yesterday. those scenes were unacceptable, given the pandemic. until there is a vaccine, we should not be seeing behaviour like this and if a local authority cannot manage on its own, it needs support swiftly. that is where situation centre monitoring events, with the power to action resources from across the country to provide support, i think would be wise. we can also learn from places like wales. they have a limitation on how farany

wales. they have a limitation on how far any individual can travel. we need to have the versatility to change the rules as we learn to live within the restrictions that are opening up with the one metre rule and so forth, but also the willingness to go back a step if thatis willingness to go back a step if that is required to make sure that human behaviour on is our ability to tackle the pandemic. you talk about setting up a situation centre. let‘s ta ke setting up a situation centre. let‘s take yesterday as an example of a day. so it becomes apparent early in the day that the beach is overcrowded, that there is a real risk. even if you have what you are calling a situation centre and that authorises a beach to be closed, those people are physically on the beach. so i am confused as to what happens next. ifi may, ithink beach. so i am confused as to what happens next. ifi may, i think you are confusing shutting down a beach and closing of each completely. if

you take glastonbury, they wouldn‘t keep allowing people to enter until it got too full and the situation got out of control. you would be monitoring the situation and as soon as he became aware that there were too many, we had half a million people in dorset arriving in the cou nty yesterday. people in dorset arriving in the county yesterday. by lunchtime, requests should go out to neighbouring local constabulary is to say, we need extra support. that is where situation centre monitoring these things could tackle it. you are saying the same thing again. you just said yourself that by lunchtime, you realise there is a problem. you are saying you send m essa g es problem. you are saying you send messages out to stop more people coming, but those people are already on the beach. the risk is real. so how do you get those people off? that is the next step in any operation. the first thing to do is to contain the situation and stop more people arriving. people were

still arriving up to seven in the evening yesterday. this is where the change needs to come. we need to be more forthright in recognising what is happening on our sea fronts. it is happening on our sea fronts. it isa is happening on our sea fronts. it is a perfect storm. we have people infurlough, so is a perfect storm. we have people in furlough, so people want to enjoy the hot weather. schools are out, nothing else is open. where can you ta ke nothing else is open. where can you take your kids who have been locked up take your kids who have been locked upfor15 take your kids who have been locked up for 15 weeks? the beach was the obvious place. so we need to recognise that this is going to be a problem we will have in the next number of weeks. we need to be swifter in resolving the situation is, otherwise all that good work in the lockdown getting through the peak and containing the virus will be for nothing. tobias ellwood, thank you very much. he is the mp for bournemouth and is on bournemouth beach this morning. at this stage, of course, no one is there that you will have seen the scenes over the past couple of days. extra police are on patrol in london to target illegal street parties and raves following violence in notting hill last night and in brixton in the early hours

of thursday morning, which left 22 police officers injured. since lockdown began, gatherings involving hundreds of people have been broken up by police at locations across england, as breakfast‘s tim muffett reports. oh, my... an easing of lockdown, a rise in the number of gatherings turning to violence. brixton, south london, wednesday night. 22 police officers were injured following an illegal street party. four people were arrested for assault and public order offences. 0ur officers responded bravely to an illegal activity, an illegal event that we saw. an event that the community does not want to see. a lot of community concern about these types of gatherings. we are in a health crisis. officers having to respond to those events put themselves at risk and rightly so, they choose to go forward where others wouldn‘t. there is huge frustration from some residents. whatever happened here is not even

people from around the area, you know, it's from outside and it's going to paint or make angell town look as if it is a bad community when it's not. moss side, manchester, saturday evening. hundreds gathered in contravention of lockdown rules. it ended in tragedy when two people were shot dead. some residents say police should have intervened earlier. it was only after everything had quietened down and everybody had dispersed, then the police turned up. there was like eight riot vans and they were parked, blocking this and that off but it was quiet. if they had been able to come when it was first reported, those poor people would still be alive. police say that breaking up the gathering could have made things even worse. police officers were in the area but there was a decision made not to disperse the full event itself. we have to consider the risk of public disorder and confrontation with people at that time of night. police adopted a similar stance a week earlier, when illegal raves

on two sites in greater manchester resulted in three stabbings, an alleged rape, and a fatal drug overdose. in brighton on wednesday night, police issued a dispersal order after hundreds gathered on the seafront. managing violence, controlling crowds, clearing away the rubbish they have left — for police and local authorities, the challenges posed by the pandemic are changing. tim muffett, bbc news. let‘s speak now to the former chief constable of greater manchester police, peter fahy and james morsh, who hosted the uk‘s first official socially distanced rave. peter fahy, a more general question before we get to the issue of illegal raves. you would have heard this morning lots of interviews with government ministers and conversations about what police can do when, as these restrictions are eased, a minority of people, but

enough to scare those who are abiding by the rules, are not socially distancing. there is an idea that chief constables have expressed concern to the home office that the easing of these restrictions will lead to a rising public disorder. how do you deal with that? it's going to be difficult. you have to remember that the rules on social distancing are just guidelines, they are not the law. the idea is that you couldn‘t clear —— the idea that you can work out who is from one household and who is not is not realistic. these are difficult situations and there may be a report about a large gathering in one area. but in an area like greater manchester, they have sometimes had thousands over a weekend that police are trying to deal with and we have a relatively small police force in this country. we have half the number of police officers per head of population spain and italy. the police are already stretched and trying to get

enough officers to break up the sort of occurrence takes time. there are real issues about the risk of public disorder and the risk of people in officers getting hurt if you try to clear the area. as a former chief police constable, when you are told your force has the ability to issue fines in the light of this, what is your instinct in terms of how people to react to being fined if they go to react to being fined if they go to the beach? it is irrelevant, to be honest, to the police. issuing fines is not going to make a difference if you have a very large gathering. it is an extremely difficult situation. you will get lots of complaints from residents but at the same time, you know that by trying to disperse the crowd, especially if it is on the beach, where you have children and others and possibly people who have been drinking at other raves, people taking drugs, it is an incredibly difficult operational situation. if

it is in the dark as well, all sorts of issues there. so the idea of finding people and that that will fix it is totally unrealistic. james, you have organised the uk‘s first socially distanced ralph and there are lots of concerns about gatherings of all sorts including raves. what are you hearing about whether more raves are being planned right now? i think there will be a summerof right now? i think there will be a summer of raves. people have got cabin fever. they have got nothing to do, they are seeing these parties on social media and they want to get involved. 99% of these parties, nothing happens. they go under the radar. it is the ones that make the headlines for the wrong reasons. there are going to be small gatherings of 50 to 100 people. that is what i think we will see. if the police attend one of these

gatherings and people are acting responsibly, they should exercise discretion. it's about finding a happy medium. the police were clearly determine for themselves how they go about policing things, but from your perspective with what you know about how these things operate, they are going to happen anyway, so if they are done peacefully, they should be allowed a certain amount of grace. some people will struggle with that. why a different rule for them and not other gatherings? like isaid, 99% them and not other gatherings? like i said, 99% of people are responsible. they clean up their rubbish. if we approach it by saying you can't do this, it is going to opena you can't do this, it is going to open a pandora's box and the whole thing might turn political. it's all about finding a happy medium, like i said. peter fahy, it comes down to this. people are frustrated. they

wa nt to this. people are frustrated. they want to socialise. if they are aware of the risks and are going to do it anyway, what position does that leave the police in? we heard in our report earlier that they are co nsta ntly report earlier that they are constantly trying to balance doing their jobs, constantly trying to balance doing theirjobs, but also the risk of public disorder by intervening in potentially inflammatory situations. absolutely. officers will use their discretion and there have been situations where the police just don‘t have the resources to intervene. but it is neverjust under the radar. in most cases, there will be complaints from residents. 0ther there will be complaints from residents. other people will get angry about the lack of social distancing. the other issue is that when we have public events in this country, they are regulated rantings like first—aid, security, removing rubbish, toilets, evacuation rules and all that is in place because of

past tragedies. in one gathering we had, two people were shot dead. a woman was raped and others suffer from drug overdoses. so there are good reasons why there is regulation of these events. there are many open—air festivals and people are making money from this selling alcohol and drugs. it puts the police in a very difficult operation. we heard this morning that yesterday, at bournemouth beach, a dispersal order was issued. in reality, was that meaningless given the situation that the police we re given the situation that the police were faced with? it is not meaningless. the police can impose it if they think there is a risk of anti—social behaviour. but officers would then physically have to try to move people on. but when people gather at the exits and cutbacks, that again creates problems with

social distancing, so it is a balance about what is operationally feasible and what is the risk in each situation and what is the further risk that you will create by trying to disperse people. peter fahy, former police constable, thank you and james morsh, thank you for your time as well. now let‘s get the weather with matt. he has been doing a frankenstein impression all morning. shuffle over to your left. perfect. i have never looked as well. some of us this morning feeling a little bitjaded. it was a very hot night and for some, a stormy one. in this weather watcher shot, the isle of man is in the distance. they had the most frequent storms last night. here is where the storms are at the moment after yesterday‘s won. some of them are pushing across scotland and east anglia. there are some ordinary rain showers between those areas. so some

of you are having a wet start to friday. quite humid and muggy out there. the showers and thunderstorms are working upwards and eastwards through the day. as temperatures rise, some of them could become torrential with hail and gusty winds. lots of low cloud around the coast of cornwall towards pembrokeshire, and we will see patchy rain pushed back here later. not as hot elsewhere, although we could still see temperatures close to 30 degrees and east anglia this afternoon. anyway between london and liverpool is where we have the chance of torrential thunderstorm is developing. they will be hit and miss, not everyone will see them. a few thunderstorms continue to rumble into tonight as well across scotland and eastern parts of england. more standard rain showers across wales and later. and while temperatures not be as high as last night, it

will be another muggy start tomorrow. this weekend sees the bigger changes. if you don‘t like the heat, low pressure to the rest of us will introduce atlantic air, dropping the temperatures across the uk but the wind will pick up and we will see rain at times. the wettest conditions will be across the north. a5 conditions will be across the north. as we go into saturday, stills and thunderstorms across north and eastern scotland to begin with but it will be a case of rain and showers across many parts of the day. they will come and go. note the temperature drop. much closer to where we should be for the time of year. the low pressure continues on sunday, and went continuing to pick up into sunday. the rain becomes more persistent across western parts of scotla nd persistent across western parts of scotland and northern ireland and northern england at times. showers and a bit of sunshine in between further south but we will see gales

in places, 50 mph gusts across pass to western scotland and temperatures much lower than the 30 degrees plus we have seen in recent days. that is at the weekend is looking. back to you. are we seeing you tomorrow? know, back next thursday. have a lovely weekend. you, too. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. back to anfield now after liverpool sealed their first league title in three decades last night, all without even kicking a ball. it isa it is a weird one, sally, because our wonderful day for their city and a long time coming and it is such odd circumstances. kind of illustrated about where you are, and feel than the atmosphere around it today. yes, i know they did not kick a ball last night but they did on wednesday, rather successfully which has helped them get here. it is very odd circumstances, though, you‘re absolutely right. anfield this morning, as you can see, is empty apart from us. and a really, really

strange, quiet atmosphere but still one of celebration. i am joined by lizzie doyle from the anfield wrap, a hugely successful liverpool podcast. we have just a hugely successful liverpool podcast. we havejust been a hugely successful liverpool podcast. we have just been looking at the world famous kop over there, i know there is a mood of celebration but it is quite sad to see it and to know all of those people who would normally be taking pa rt people who would normally be taking part and sitting in the seat can‘t come. yes, i said to you when i walked in, i got quite emotional, thinking that it looks brilliant, i've got to give credit to spion kop, the group that has done the display. it was strange hearing you'll never walk alone laid out with nokia, i never thought we would win the league and we wouldn't be to see it, i neverthought win the league and we wouldn't be to see it, i never thought that would bea see it, i never thought that would be a thing. obviously you've got to go be a thing. obviously you've got to go with it and it is the way it is, everyone has celebrated in their own way but yes, it is quite a strange feeling being here. this is your first league title win because you are first league title win because you a re less first league title win because you are less than 30! yes, i've never

seen it before, i was not even born la st seen it before, i was not even born last time liverpool won the league. when i was brought up as a liverpool fan, iwas when i was brought up as a liverpool fan, i was told about success and trophies but i never really saw a lot of it, like the odd one here and there and then obviously, we won the champions league and that was the start of something so to win a league title and is it in my lifetime isjust league title and is it in my lifetime is just absolutely amazing. hold that thought because we are now going to go city people who definitely remember the last time liverpool won the league 30 years ago, and they were in fact a huge pa rt ago, and they were in fact a huge part of that. we have got bruce grobbelaar and ian rush, two liverpool legends joining us this morning from various parts of the world. i think bruce is in norway and ian is in portugal. bruce, if i can come to you first, when you were playing at liverpool, you played for some of the most famous, most successful managers we have ever heard of. does this liverpool side underjurgen klopp remind you of the old days in any way? absolutely,

listen, to all of the fans back at anfield, listen, it has been a long time coming. ian and myself were the la st time coming. ian and myself were the last people on the programme today who lifted the trophy at anfield. it was a joyous occasion then. because of the precarious times we have got, we have to have it this way. i think that this league, this premiership, we'll been nicknamed the covid—19 premiership because we have won its 19 times, now! laughter it isa 19 times, now! laughter it is a funny way of putting it, but listen, i it is a funny way of putting it, but listen, lam it is a funny way of putting it, but listen, i am here it is a funny way of putting it, but listen, lam here in norway, a beautiful part of the world, i have been out here, and it isjust fantastic to see the liverpool fans celebrating, not our victory, fantastic to see the liverpool fans celebrating, not ourvictory, but fantastic to see the liverpool fans celebrating, not our victory, but we

celebrated two nights ago when we absolutely destroyed crystal palace, and for us to go ahead and then watch last night, city losing, it was like, "well, we did not win it in front of our fans," but they all celebrated anyway because of the lack of city's pressure. ian, if i can come to you, reflecting on what bruce has said, when you watched the game last night, were you watching with nerves, anticipation, excitement? what was it like for you? well, i was not watching with nerves because we were going to win the league, it was a just a matter of when. but we have waited so long, if it was going to be against manchester city or aston villa, it didn't matter. we knew we were going to get there in the end so in a way,

lam happy to get there in the end so in a way, i am happy that now it is over the line and! i am happy that now it is over the line and i think it has been an absolutely amazing season. the team has been absolutely fantastic. you get to a stage wherewith covid, will it be and void? that would have been heartbreaking for the players and management because had worked so ha rd management because had worked so hard and everything but now it is over the line, hard and everything but now it is overthe line, i hard and everything but now it is over the line, i think yes, now we can have the joy, everyone has to stay safe. there will be a time and place when we will all celebrate, but it has to be at the right time and when everything is safe. bruce, you have celebrated winning the league here, celebrated with your team—mates and the fans. how important is that very emotional connection with the fans here? important is that very emotional connection with the fans here7m important is that very emotional connection with the fans here? it is going to be very difficult for our players now, winning the premiership without the fans around. as ian said, we have to wait until the

safe st said, we have to wait until the safest time for us to celebrate. jurgen klopp has illustrated that fa ct jurgen klopp has illustrated that fact as well. there will be a time where we will be allowed to go downtown and get the millions of fans around, in liverpool, to celebrate this fantastic achievement. jurgen klopp has been immense. he always has been. four years ago, he said he would win a trophy and now we have got four. he will demand the players be better next season, which i am almost positive they will be. ian, we saw many fans congregating at anfield last night. i am not sure if you have seen the pictures. obviously, you know, they are not meant to do that and merseyside police issued a statement asking fans to stay away. what is your take on that? how can you encourage the fans to stay safe whilst elevating this moment? well, it is emotional -- celebrating this

moment. it is emotional but everyone has to stay safe first and foremost. people can celebrate at home. it has been 30 years and people will get excited, but like i say, there will bea excited, but like i say, there will be a time and place where we can do that. we don't know when yet but it will happen. like i say, at the moment, stay safe. yes, it is great that we have won the league but stay safe and enjoy it with your family at home. bruce, how far can this tea m at home. bruce, how far can this team go? can they dominate for years to come? wow, well, listen, i can honestly say that jurgen klopp demands to get better every single year. we had to get over the line from last season. last season, we only lost one game and this season we have lost one game but we have not drawn that many. that is what has got us where we are now. he demands that the team next season will be better. they will strive in

their endeavour to get better. there's no doubt this team could actually carry on and be as fantastic as the times when ian and myself played. to all of the fans, listen, please, we will celebrate together one day, but please stay at home. keep away from anfield as far as you can when the games are on. don't do things that we are going to regret in the end. please, stay at home, be safe, and we will all be champions together. bruce grobbelaar and ian rush, thank you very much indeed. and lizzi, thank you for coming to talk to us. very wise words to end on, there, encouraging the fans to stay at home and stay safe and stay away for now. yes, it is great to have the celebrations and everyone is embracing that but it is such an important message they

are putting out at the same time. thank you very much. tony hudgell may only be five years old, but his spirit, determination and fundrising efforts have already inspired thousands of people. tony has prosthetic legs and has just completed his challenge of walking 10 kilometres by the end ofjune, to raise money for the hospital that saved his life as a baby. he‘s already reached £1 million in donations. let‘s take a look at his incredible story so far. let me go. captain tom make me done it. i saw him on tv walking along the other day, so i said, "i can do that." we want to raise money, £500. isn‘t that right, mum? he is a very strong, determined little boy. he knows what he wants,

and if he wants something, he will go out and set about his way of getting it. come on! he's absolutely blown away and so happy that he's raised that amount of money. he's very, very special. hey! tony and his parents paula and markjoin us now. lovely to have you back on breakfast again and lovely to see, tony, aren‘t you doing well? are you proud of yourself? yeah. that's lovely. marc and paul, we spoke not so long ago when tony had just started out and the total was... it wasn‘t

anywhere near what it is now. what do you make of the way this has escalated? it do you make of the way this has escalated ? it is just do you make of the way this has escalated? it is just so fantastic. it is absolutely amazing, i mean, the support we have got from everyone has been incredible. we just wish we could say thank you to everyone that has donated. it is fantastic. paula, how have you been encouraging tony because he is carrying on walking, isn‘t he? encouraging tony because he is carrying on walking, isn't he? yes, he is. we went over the ten kilometres mark last night but he is going to carry on walking until tuesday. after then, we will still walk everyday not for the fundraising. his walking has improved immensely. we are so proud of him. i tell you what, paula, for all of us who are kind of meeting you and your family through this, i think everyone is utterly amazed by your son, by tony, think everyone is utterly amazed by yourson, by tony, and he think everyone is utterly amazed by your son, by tony, and he is sitting there and you must be so proud of him. but you knew in advance, didn‘t

you, just how determined he was? quite right, too, you raise your hands! the rest of us have been on a learning curve about what that young man is capable of but you knew that all along, didn‘t you? man is capable of but you knew that all along, didn't you? absolutely, he wouldn't be here today if he wasn't that strong and determined, he would never have survived. that was evident from day one, that he was evident from day one, that he was a fighter and a survivor. mum? go green fire station! what does he want, what is he after? share with us. what are you after? do you want to do some boxing? ok! is that the next challenge? oh, no! no more challenges! i am seeing a yes, there. that is what he‘s about, isn‘t he, tony? when we spoke, paula, i think you told us about

tony smacking the nurses when he was recovering after it is... i‘m never going to let you forget it, it is one of my favourite stories on brea kfast, one of my favourite stories on breakfast, i tell you, when tony gets older, he won‘t thank you for it at all but how is his recovery going in terms of treatment at the moment? obviously, this is all for the hospital that helped him, that treated him and was so kind and has helped him on his way. yes, exactly. obviously, they saved tony's life. it is like our second home. we are there all the time. he is under various consultants. you know, his treatment will be ongoing until he is 18. it treatment will be ongoing until he i518. itjust treatment will be ongoing until he i518. it just seemed treatment will be ongoing until he i518. itjust seemed perfect that we raised the money for the hospital and we are just blown away that we have been able to help the hospital so much and it will help so many other children. it is just so much and it will help so many other children. it isjust totally incredible. marc, you can share with us now, something tells me along the way, it has been something of an

emotional roller—coaster as well. what have been your moments? there's been lots of highs and lows through thisjourney. but been lots of highs and lows through this journey. but every day, been lots of highs and lows through thisjourney. but every day, he still smiles. he battles away. he never complains, never moans. he is just a strong and determined little boy. tony, tony? i know it can be a bit boring when you hear mum and dad just talking away. there is something we have got for you on somebody you really like. it is just for you, a personal message from a famous person. see if you like this. hello, tony! it‘s david walliams, here. i wanted to say congratulations on your incredible achievement. your story is a very moving one and the challenge that you have undertaken is absolutely awe—inspiring. you are a superstar. you are a hero. and i know you are only little

but you are an absolute giant of a human being, so i give you my golden buzzer and i do hope we get to meet very soon. take care, tony, and well done. tony, how about that? have you got anything to say? what do you think about that? really good! it is really good, let me just repeat in case anybody missed it, david walliams described you as a superstar, a hero and a giant. a giant ofa superstar, a hero and a giant. a giant of a human being and he has given you a golden buzzer. he has buzz to the golden buzzer, what does that mean? really, really good! see, i tell you it was worth waiting for mum and dad to finish talking. what was that? he said, "can i go on but

in's got talent? " was that? he said, "can i go on but in's got talent?" you have put it out there, who knows what might happen guys do not it is not within our gift, we will say that clearly but who knows what might happen? don‘t argue with tony because if he is going to walk ten k, if he wants to go on briton‘s got talent, he will go, absolutely. tony, what do you like about david walliams? because he always... he's funny, isn't he? he makes you laugh, doesn't he? yes. michael gray what else do you like? you like it when he silly? and you liked his books as well, don‘t you, the stories? he silly? and you liked his books as well, don't you, the stories? we are trying to listen in. tony, can i give you the last word in our chat with you today? is there anything you would like to say to other

people who are maybe trying to cope with difficult times and who see you asa with difficult times and who see you as a bit of inspiration? have you got anything you would like to say to people? keep trying. keep trying. that is what you do, don't you? you keep trying. he's a bit camera shy but he is an absolute hero and as david walliams says, a giant of a human being, that is your son, paula and marc, congratulations and good luck with the last few bits of awning. well done, tony! i like that as well, keep trying. lovely to see you. have a great day. thank you, goodbye. it is a celebration dance, thatis goodbye. it is a celebration dance, that is what we need. last time he was doing that, he was holding his fists up india, it was love him! a trip to watch a play or musical

is a treat many of us have missed and even though theatres and concert halls in england can reopen from ath july, performances won‘t return as we remember them. 0nly screenings of past events will be available to audiences, rather than any live shows or concerts. how is it going to work? we‘re nowjoined by west end theatre owner and producer nica burns. good morning. that is the question, isn‘t it? how is it going to work? there was a production of lungs at the old vic that we were talking about earlier, they are socially distancing, it is a two hand anyway but they have adapted it but there is so much adaptation needed now for theatres. the bottom line is, we cannot really open as we know it until we can open safely without social distancing and actually get our live performances up again. that is what we are really, really wanting to push on with, with the government, so we can do that. most important of all, we need to know,

when we can do that, a not earlier than date because pressing the button on all our shows, as you will love coming to see them with all of the spectacle, the sets and the live actors, takes some time so we need to start thinking about pushing buttons so their country can have their pantomime at christmas! let‘s not cancel christmas. the positivity you have is fantastic. can you paint a picture of what the auditorium, as in, what wheel the seating be like? how can it be arranged, do you think? not only adhering to the rules, as it were, but also to make people feel safe and comfortable and secure? of course, we are working with public health england because being safe is absolutely primary for everybody but theatres are auditoriums, very ordered environments. we sit next to each other, we all look the same way, so

mouth—to—mouth, there is distance, there. we need to start wearing face coverings, that is absolutely going to be necessary. we are going to disinfect the building completely before you come so you will have a very sterile environment. we will have had sanitation —— had sanitation and we are going to look very carefully at how people get into the seats. if you add all the measures up, you will be able to enjoy the show as normal but without sharing anything that might come out of your mouth. it is an interesting one. thank you very much for giving us an overview of what may happen and of course, we wish you well. i can personally say i greatly miss going to the theatre! i'm very glad to hear it. let's pick up on some of those thoughts with the would—be performers on stage. we‘re joined now by actors mark gatiss and tracy—ann 0berman. good morning to both of you. do you wa nt to good morning to both of you. do you want to start us off, mark, there‘s

a lot of issues, it is worth outlining first of all that the real struggle to people work in the theatre, and that could be the industries that surround or are attached to it as well, the problems they are facing in terms of income and work, fundamentally, working. the biggest problem, you can‘t really overestimate, this is an existential crisis. the entire industry is on the brink. a5 nica said, dates are needed but in the absence of dates, we have to have a massive financial support right now. speed is of the essence, so much it is hard to speak about it. it must be regarded not as a bailout or a rescue but as a massive investment in our cultural life. i have been banging on in interviews since lockdown began, really, to try to save various smaller theatres. if you put all culture aside, think

about it economically. it is a huge pa rt about it economically. it is a huge part of uk gdp and it is never really measured properly. that is what is sort of frustrating for the entire industry. hundreds of thousands of people are going to be put out of work. it is a very fragile ecosystem. to give you an example, i went into london properly for the first time yesterday and walked it and i was picking up a picture i was having framed and the quy picture i was having framed and the guy in the shop said he can‘t really open the shop. he went in specially to get me the picture. he said he couldn‘t really do that because he is entirely dependent on footfall from theatres. if you look around his shop, there are restaurant, pubs and bars, and they are all com pletely and bars, and they are all completely in the same position. it is really fragile and it is an incredible hub of life and activity and economic... it is an economic powerhouse. that is what i keep pushing. we can have a cultural argument until we are blue in the

face but we need intervention right now. you have been on the programme before, tracy, and we had what mark was saying and you have had work cancelled and there‘s been a letter, a petition calling on the government to announce measures to protect the arts. how optimistic or pessimistic are you? yes, mark is absolutely right, apart from anything, the theatre needs investment because it brings in so much money for this country, so from rishi sunak's point of view, it is not a bailout but an investment which reaps returns. personally, i had a production of the merchant of venice that was going on a regional tour of five theatres, and i was playing shylock, a female set in 1936 against the backdrop of oswald mosley, it was going into regional theatres but also in schools, doing an education project. they were bridging communities and that is what

theatres do as well, they bridge communities and they level up, sometimes a child's first and only experience is going to their local theatre to see some live storytelling. it feels really important that the government have acknowledged the problem and put in acknowledged the problem and put in a five stage plan that was announced la st a five stage plan that was announced last night, but the big problem is the investment that needs to go in now, immediately, in orderto make sure the networks of theatres, the cultural hubs for their communities, that offer so much, are kept alive, because from my personal experience, the first theatre we were going to was southampton and it has already gone into administration. i don't know how much longer the regional theatres can survive, knowing they can't do their pantomime at the end of the year, which brings in the bulk of their income to be able to fund these amazing art projects. mark, we are talking a lot about how money needs to go in now so what form does that take? when you talk about the practicalities, is this

just money handed over so that buildings can if you likejust just money handed over so that buildings can if you like just wait until the point where you can get the audiences in? how does it work in practice? i mean, ultimately, i think it would be handed to the arts council for redistribution, but in itself, i think that is a problem because it takes time. we all know about the horrors of the bureaucracy of that in prospect. meanwhile, people are just of that in prospect. meanwhile, people arejust going of that in prospect. meanwhile, people are just going to be made redundant. if i were the chancellor, i would be looking simply at the employment statistics and thinking, this is just employment statistics and thinking, this isjust going employment statistics and thinking, this is just going to leap employment statistics and thinking, this isjust going to leap up, employment statistics and thinking, this is just going to leap up, these are people... there isn‘t time, there isn‘t time for these kind of considerations. i think we need to have the confidence that we can reopen in whatever form that is, especially at christmas. i suppose asa especially at christmas. i suppose as a sort of call to arms, like alan recommend, the sheriff of

nottingham, we don‘t want to cancel christmas! that is something we can all focus on, it is a very palpable and understandable message but it is going to happen because so many people involved, from behind—the—scenes, everyone writing and acting, the whole infrastructure, even advertising a play takes time, of course it does. you have got to rehearse. all of these things have to be considered and you can‘t do them overnight. cinemas can reopen but they can show a film for micro times a profit and we can‘t. a film for micro times a profit and we can't. surrey, a quick word from tracy, 30 seconds, i saw you nodding along. yeah, if you can, extend the fellow for people who are employed, people like mark and myself are self—employed, directors, designers, so many people are but we have to be able to know that investment is going into this industry that earns an enormous amount of money going into this industry that earns an enormous amount of money and does so much good for our society and

culture. just invest and invest fast to keep it going. i will say it again, i miss the theatre and i‘m looking forward to the day i get to see you both perform again. thank you forjoining us. look after yourselves. take care. that‘s all from us for today. we‘ll be back tomorrow from six. until then enjoy the rest of your day. goodbye.

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