aren't you lending credibility and integrity to a sporting regime that seems to the world to be toxic? we're lending credibility and legitimacy to a sporting regime that wants to welcome the athletes at special olympics. full stop. everywhere in the world, people with intellectual disabilities are treated inequitably, often oppressively and frequently brutally. if we waited for countries, for people, for individuals, for communities, to be perfect in order to go, we would have had no progress in this field. special olympics exist for people likejenny lee. the confidence she took from competing for britain at the last winter games still glowed when i spoke tojenny and her mum. it's my dream to do something to show other people who have a disability who have never done sport like this, because i feel like if i put myself out there, i canjust show them,

saying, you can do it. no matter what sport you do. put yourself out there. it's about being the best you can be, isn't it? yeah. to understand the point of special olympics is to appreciate a different sense of winning. perhaps that is the big message for russia. and for everywhere. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. very much, simon. i have managed to find some sunshine today, more across southern parts of england where we have fewer showers around, but it has been very wet in cumbria, some swollen rivers here. not surprising, there has been over eight inches of rain in 2a hours, and some more patchy rain in cumbria through the rest of the day. the rain is mainly swirling around the area of low pressure affecting the northern half of the uk. but as it

clears away from northern ireland, we may get some sunshine here. it will be brighter to the east of the pennines and they will be some sunshine across parts of england and wales. some slow moving, heavy, thundery downpours where the winds are lighter but elsewhere we have a strong and gusty wind, perhaps making it feel more like autumn rather than summer. an overnight tonight, the wind will gradually ease down, many places become dry. we will see some rain pushing back towards northern ireland and arriving on the far south—west by the end of the night, by which time temperatures are sitting at around 12 or 13 degrees. tomorrow's weather picture is a little messy, the low pressure we have across the uk at the moment heading towards scandinavia, some weather fronts on the scene, this one bringing a different look to the weather across parts of england and wales with some rain pushing eastward. elsewhere for england and wales, a little drier and brighter, some rain across northern ireland, some sunshine and

again heavy showers to come, in scotla nd again heavy showers to come, in scotland particularly and in the north. temperatures 19 or 20 in the east, cooler in the west but it won't be as windy as it has been. the main area of low pressure by wednesday as over towards scandinavia. we have the secondary area of low pressure and a weather front bring some rain overnight to clear away from the south—east on wednesday. then we will get some sunshine, a bit of warmth that will trigger some showers, perhaps longer spells of rain for western parts of england and wales, scotland turning drier and brighter. there is a northerly wind around here, so temperatures on the low side for the time of year. moving into thursday, this is perhaps the driest day of the next few, with a brief ridge of high pressure. it may not last long, more weather fronts in an area of low pressure coming in. a few sharp showers in the south on thursday, otherwise generally dry but wind and rain pushing in from the north—west on friday. down, thank you very much for that.

that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news: the six—time formula one champion lewis hamilton and his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas will race in black overalls and in black cars when the formula 1 season resumes at the weekend. it's a change from their silver arrows, in what mercedes says, is a statement against racism and discrimination. hamilton, who attended a black lives matter protest two weeks ago, is f1‘s only black driver and has been vocal in his support of the movemement. and he says:

ben stokes will captain england for the first time in their opening test against the west indies, which starts next wednesday. it's because captainjoe root will be at the birth of his second child over the coming days. but with coronavirus protocols meaning he'll need to self—isolate for a week after leaving hospital. he'd not be back at the ageas bowl in southampton in time. it'll end root‘s run of playing in england's last 77 tests. but the bbc‘s cricket correspondent jonathan agnew‘s told me it doesn't matter. i think he will be a natural captain. he has this very aggressive side to him which makes him the all—rounder that he is. he is a natural leader in many ways and it'll be interesting to see how he on. he has transformed over the last couple of years, he had an amazing

summer last year and he has huge respect from his own players. meanwhile, the west indies will wear the black lives matter logo on shirts for the series. their captain jason holder says they want to help raise awarness in the fight forjustice and equality. england are also expected to wear the logo and have the names of nhs key workers on their shirts too. liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, has written to the clubs fans, asking them to put their premier league title celebrations on hold. thousands celebrated outside anfield, despite restrictions on gatherings due to the pandemic. klopp added he wasn't happy with the incident at pier head which led to firefighters extinguishing a small blaze at the liver building whilst 3a people were injured. he said...

scotland goalkeeper craig gordon has rejoined championship club hearts, 18 years after making his debut for the club. the 37 year—old rejected a new contract at celtic, where he won 1a domestic trophies, and is back at tynecastle on a two—year deal. former england rugby player brad barritt will leave saracens at the end of this season. he has, however, extended his contract to see out the delayed campaign winning five premiership and three european titles. pubs and restaurants are set to open in england from the 11th ofjuly from the middle of next month in scotland. but there's still no confirmed date when indoor sports facilities will reopen. it's a decision that's being described as "backwards" by britain's three—time world champion speed skater,

elise christie. she has been speaking to bbc scotland. drinking is not a priority. it might be to the economy, but why is britain's priority? so many people in britain love sport and working out, it has really picked up and is good for mental health, you know. drinking isn't. drinking is not good for mental health at all. i don't know, it just seems for mental health at all. i don't know, itjust seems so backwards to me in so many ways. and finally we should have been talking about the start of wimbledon today, but it has of course been cancelled because of the pandemic. so the next scheduled grand slam is the us open, which starts at the end of august. butjudy murray has been telling us she doesn't think all players will feel safe travelling to new york. it isa it is a massive thing to go to the us open and they will have

researched everything. but you cannot have any guarantees and my feeling is, it is an opportunity to develop tennis at a local and domestic level with the smaller event and wait until it is safe for everyone. there will be a lot of people, not just everyone. there will be a lot of people, notjust players, who will not want to travel. that's all the sport for now. and a reminder, there's build up to tonight's football on our website. crystal palace play burnley in the premier league and it's exeter city v northampton town in the league two play off final. that is all, it's now time for your questions answered withjoanna gosling. the uk government has confirmed it plans to make travel corridors. since the 8th ofjune, only arrivals

from the republic of ireland, the channel isles and the isle of man have been exempt from the 1a day quarantine period. but it is thought countries like france, italy and spain willjoin the list from the 6th ofjuly. spain willjoin the list from the 6th of july. you spain willjoin the list from the 6th ofjuly. you have been sending in your questions about holidays abroad sojoining in your questions about holidays abroad so joining me in your questions about holidays abroad sojoining me isjonathan smith from abta and the independenfs smith from abta and the independent‘s travel editor, simon calder. david green as, when flight restrictions are lifted injuly, can you fly anywhere that is not on the government's warning list? probably you, simon? yes, you will be able to but be warned, the vast majority of countries will still be on the warning this. it seems incredible we are just a week away

from we understand we will be able to travel and we have no idea if portugal or turkey will be on that list. it is absolutely certain that spain, france and greece will be included. other greece says it is not show it once british holiday—makers there just yet. ireland will also be on the list, but they are imposing quarantine at least until the 9th ofjuly. almost everywhere else, which means the vast majority of the world's countries are still going to carry the foreign office warning against all but essential travel and if you come back, you will face 1a days of quarantine. you can go against that advice but your travel insurance will be void and the prospect of staying indoors for two weeks isn't going to appeal to many people, which is why the travel industry is so desperate for these warnings to be lifted, so people can actually get on holiday again. jonathan, i expect you are waiting as eagerly as anybody wanting to travel from the news we are expecting on the government? that is right, the news

is hotly anticipated to be this week. the industry obviously needs to know which countries people can travel to and people want to know where they are likely to be able to go on holiday this summer. the list, there has been lots of countries talked about in the press, but this might be longer than we think. so hopefully, perhaps on wednesday we might find out what that is. jenny asked, will australia be included in this list and if i was flying directly from the uk to australia, will i still need to quarantine in australia, simon? first of all, i am sorry to say, it is irrelevant because australia, there are no direct flights from the uk to australia any more. they have been shut down by qantas, the australian airline.

that is simply because effectively, australia is cutting itself off from the rest of the world. if you are an australian citizen, my understanding is you can go back into australia. he will be quarantined in a government facility for two weeks before you are allowed to go australia and new zealand are simply not wishing to accept any visitors from overseas. i not wishing to accept any visitors from overseas. i am sure not wishing to accept any visitors from overseas. i am sure australia will be regarded as a safe country because it looks, relative to us, fairly safe and new zealand, even better. but that is an academic status. someone asked, i am better. but that is an academic status. someone asked, iam planning to travel to spain for two weeks in july to travel to spain for two weeks in july and under the forthcoming measures by the government will i be able to return to the uk without having to follow the 1a date: teen? not at the moment, because the advice from the foreign office is still not to travel unless it is essential. it looks likely spain will be on the list, if it is, and if you are travelling after the date by which the measures come into place, it should be fine. by which the measures come into place, it should be finelj by which the measures come into place, it should be fine. i wasjust going to add to that, these are not

absolutely guaranteed. it is possible, as the government has stressed, even a country on the ok to go list, may suddenly turn into a place where you do have to quarantine. so it is not completely risk free. at the weekend there was a report the most bookings were being made and people were looking at bookings, so i don't know how many have booked with that so much uncertainty. shannon andrews asked, when are they likely to take effect? you have indicated there is so much uncertainty, but what is that thinking? the 6th ofjuly, which has been named by the government, the foreign office at least. the chronology, as i understand it, they will be a written statement this afternoon confirming they will be an announcement on wednesday, so that will be the 1st ofjuly, the day a lot of europe is opening up anyway and airlines like easyjet and ryanairare ramping up and airlines like easyjet and ryanair are ramping up their operations, but you won't be able to

travel with foreign office blessing until the 6th ofjuly, which will be the day quarantine is lifted from those lucky, selected destinations. joanne has asked, i am still waiting for confirmation my package holiday is going ahead, if the air bridges don't come into force until the 6th ofjuly, for the foreign office allow us to travel on the 1st of july? the answer to that is no. a quick side bar question, jonathan, what are most companies doing in terms of refunds or vouchers if trips cannot go ahead? the situation when it comes to refunds and cancellations is getting better. a lot of travel companies have been under pressure, given the number of cancellations that have had to take place over the last few weeks and months. abta members have been encouraged to refund their customers as soon as they can, but it has been

as soon as they can, but it has been a difficult time. as soon as we can get travel going again, the better. we welcome the government's steps to do that, but we need to know what these countries are people can go to. a great question from dave, if you have seen any of the pictures on social media people on flights who seem to be crammed into aeroplanes, he asks, how can flying be safe if there is no social distancing? he asks, how can flying be safe if there is no social distancing7m cannot, you are taking a calculated risk. i was on the flight from belfast to heathrow on friday, the first day people were able to travel for leisure from ireland to the uk. everything is carefully, socially distance at the airport as much as it can be, then on the plane, usual rules apply. you will not be two metres away from your fellow passengers, it will be strange and uncomfortable for a lot of people. many others will take the rest. the aviation industry cannot say it is

safe, all they can do is say we are doing everything we possibly can to minimise the risks. jonathan, it seems so odd, why aren't there social distancing on the plains? safety comes first and a lot of measures are being introduced to make people a safe as they can be. people who are travelling need to be aware that their experience is not going to be like what they are used to. when it comes to the airport, they will be distance at the back drop —— back drop, and on the aeroplane, there will be no trolley service. sorry to interrupt, the issue on the flight is they will be crammed in next to each other on the aeroplane? well, the airlines will be taking measures. the technology they have on board to change the air is sophisticated. i think people need to be aware of the risks, if there are any and be comfortable

with that. steven from essex says we are due to visit portugal in early august, the hotel is booked via love holidays and the flight with ryanair but we are reluctant to travel and would like to know what our options are at the moment. the holiday flights have been paid in full by credit card and we had travel insurance in place before covid—19. iam afraid, insurance in place before covid—19. i am afraid, at the moment if you are simply expressing what is known in the trade as disinclination to travel, you have no rights. having said that, we do not know if portugal will make it onto the ok to visit list. it might be that the package holiday is cancelled in any event, so you will get all your money back. otherwise, it is worth talking to any travel operator if you are reluctant to travel, if you can get through to them, and explain

your predicament. it might be that they will let you postpone your trip. but at the moment, it sounds really unfair, millions of people with holidays injuly and august that they but before we heard of coronavirus are now facing this awful situation where they are required, as it were, to go on holiday or lose their money. my heart goes out to them. jonathan, how much latitude is there for people like stephen who feel relu cta nt to people like stephen who feel reluctant to go when it comes to going to their travel operator, we don't know his circumstances, but what if somebody had a health condition and that is the issue? these are unusual circumstances. i think the first port of call will be to speak to the travel provider you booked with to see what their policy is. it might be that in exceptional

circumstances they will allow you to change that booking, depending on the situation of the customer. kerry in chesterfield says, i booked a holiday to fuerteventura last year before covid—19. it now looks like we will be going on this holiday with the flight corridors opening but with complex restrictions. we cannot cancel without losing money, cannot cancel without losing money, can we claim for compensation if we go and cannot use the beach or the pool? that is a really good question and under the package travel regulations, there is some latitude for getting compensation. but in this particular case, you will be able to use the beach, and one thing about the fact that probably across europe, you will only get half the number of normal tourists as you wa nt number of normal tourists as you want in an ordinary summer there, you will actually be able to use the beach, there will be problems with tools, there will be problems with all inclusive arrangements,

particularly for buffets, but it will be uncomfortable and it will be different. whether it is significantly different for you to be able to say i want some of my money back, or indy, i don't want to go on this holiday because you cannot promise what i booked in the first place, it is a difficult, legal question and i advised that people don't rely on that sort of argument. i don't know if it will get them very far. james says, i had to cancel our holiday and it was £480 to cancel our holiday and it was £a80 deposit and the balance is due and the holiday is on the 12th of july. we cancel because my partner isa july. we cancel because my partner is a key worker in a care home and needs to work, what are our rights and can we claim a refund, jonathan? it is unlikely, if you cancel a holiday yourself that you will be. if you cancel, it means the terms and conditions you booked with apply. in any situation, if it is particularly unique, our advice would be to speak to the operator, just to be clear on where you stand.

what about insurance cover for the travel agents themselves to cover claims against them, what is in place? it is a very, very good question. they haven't got very much. they organise great holidays, the british travel industry has been, up till now, absolutely outstanding and it is a difficult position for them to be in. particularly, they are very often reliant on airlines to hand the money back. it is a mess, hundreds and thousands of people who work in the travel industry are having a really tough time. deborah in northamptonshire says, me and my partner have a honeymoon booked to budapest, the hotel has cancelled a booking, but the flights are going ahead. can we enter budapest, can we go? my understanding is the flight

is going ahead anyway. if you are a no show because you don't want to go or you don't believe you will be let m, or you don't believe you will be let in, then you are going, it sounds awful, but you are going to lose the money. airlines are legally able to say, the flight was going, the fact he didn't want to or you couldn't travel is not our responsibility. my understanding is, almost all the european union countries are opening up european union countries are opening up on wednesday the 1st ofjuly, i do not believe hungary is an exception to that. the first minister of wales has announced a further relaxation to the country's lockdown restrictions. people from two separate households will be able to join together to form an extended household from next monday 6thjuly. mark drakeford said there is no limit on the size of the two households, but stressed if one person develop coronavirus symptoms, all members would have to self—isolate for 1h days.

this can allow families and close friends who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic over the last few months, to reconnect with one another and to enjoy one another‘s company again indoors. our aim has been to introduce this in a way which is as safe as possible, as fair as possible and as simple as possible. and we have now reached the stage where, provided the situation remains favourable this time next week, we will be able to lift the stay local requirement and at the same time, will be able to make changes to the rules to allow people from two separate households to form one exclusive, extended household and that will come into being from monday the 6th of july.

and as i have said, we have tried to follow the simplest form of this concept possible. we have looked carefully at how it is being done elsewhere in the united kingdom and around the world, drawing drawing heavily, for example, on the experience in new zealand. what we are proposing for wales will make sure that all households are included. there will be no difference between the size of the two households which you can be joined with and even be able to travel from 6th ofjuly to join your extended household. but although it is simple, there still have to be some rules. any one person will only be able to join one extended household. only people living in the same two households which form it can join that extended household.

the extended household must contain the same people for the foreseeable future. there can't be any transfers or chopping and changing. and if anyone in an extended household develops symptoms of coronavirus, then that entire extended household will need to self—isolate. for a fourth day in a row in scotland, no deaths were registered of patients who tested positive for coronavirus. the first minister outline her plans to help the scottish economy recover from the covid—19 pandemic. the proposed £80 billion stimulus package would include an emphasis on low—carbon and digital infrastructure and a temporary cut to vat. the italian coastguard has released footage of a young sperm whale

trapped in fishing nets. the drama unfolded off the coast of sicily. it was a race against time to release the animal with divers catching it all on camera. in the brilliant blue waters of the mediterranean, another example of the potential damage man can do to nature. a local conservation group alerts the coast help is needed and the clock is ticking. this is what they find. one of the ocean's largest animals, trapped and desperate. sperm whale has become tangled up in nets thought to be used by vessels involved in the legal fishing of swordfish and tuna. —— illegal. this is only a young male, can grow to 20 metres in length. for more than two hours,

divers struggled to free the creature as it became more and more exhausted. finally, they were able to release it and monitor the whale as it headed back out to sea. eventually, the conservation team lost contact, but they say they will eventually, the conservation team los to >ntact, but they say they will eventually, the conservation team los to get ct, but they say they will eventually, the conservation team los to get sight t they say they will eventually, the conservation team los to get sight of hey say they will eventually, the conservation team los to get sight of it ey say they will eventually, the conservation team los to get sight of it once they will eventually, the conservation team los to get sight of it once more will the has now it's time for a look at the weather with darren it will remain very unsettled through the rest of this week, disappointing temperatures. we have rain it mainly affecting the northern half of the uk and a bit of sunshine. sunshine across of england and wales fewer showers. heavy showers in the north—east of scotla nd showers in the north—east of scotland and thunder eat where the winds are light. those winds will ease down overnight but it won't be as windy tomorrow. the showers become fewer in scotland and they

will be rain pushing back towards northern ireland and back into the south—west of england by the end of the night, by which temperatures will be 12 or 13 degrees. brighter skies tomorrow and sunshine at times, but rain affecting northern ireland, moving every the irish sea and ray moving across eastwards across southern parts of england and wales. sunshine across scotland but also showers, to be heavy and thundery in the north. temperatures similarto thundery in the north. temperatures similar to today, 19 or 20 in the east, cooler in the west.

this is bbc news i'm simon mccoy. the headlines. leicester faces more time in lockdown. it could be the uk's first city to have restrictions extended for an extra two weeks. we have to remain vigilant, we have to continue to do the basics. washing our hands and all that. plus, we need to have local lockdown is and local whack a mole strategies where necessary. spending on infrastructure — the government plans to spend a billion pounds on schools in england over the next decade further easing of restrictions across the rest of the uk as schools in wales and high street shops in scotland reopen. planning to get away? the government prepares to give more details on where we can go on holiday this summer.