hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the head of nhs england calls on the government to put in place plans to adequately fund the social care system within a year. after at least two decades of talking about it, we do not have a fair and properly resourced adult social care system with a proper set of workforce supports.

the 72nd birthday of the nhs is marked across the uk with a nationwide clap to thank the health service and those who work in it. police say the vast majority of people who enjoyed their first saturday night out in england since lockdown had done the "right thing" and acted responsibly — but there have been concerns about social distancing. lockdown is reimposed in the australian city of melbourne as thousands of residents are told not to leave their homes for at least five days. food poverty concerns that parents of younger, pre—school age children are not getting enough help resulting in entire families going hungry. and lewis hamilton led the majority of formula one's drivers in taking a knee before the start of the season—opening austrian grand prix. now, on bbc news, it's

time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. what a start to the formula one season: lewis hamilton is beaten to the podium by another brit, in a dramatic finish in austria. liverpool bounce back from their heavy defeat after winning the title and heap more pressure on aston villa. and newcastle come from behind twice to deny west ham vital points in their battle to pull clear of the relegation zone. hello — and thanks for joining us on sportsday. fans of formula one have had to wait four months for the season to start — but what a start they were treated to in austria.

a sensational final lap by 20 year old lando norris stole the show — edging out fellow brit lewis hamilton, who was penalised over an incident, in a drama—filled opening race. andy swiss was watching. the return of formula 1 in face masks, and it was not the only symbol of how the world has changed in its absence. lewis hamilton taking a knee to show his support for the black lives matter movement. all the drivers with an antiracism message, although six chose to stay standing. and it's lights out and away we go! hamilton's car is now black to show the mercedes team's support for diversity. but starting back in fifth, it was instead team—mate valtteri bottas that led the charge. hamilton battled his way up to second, but under pressure his dismay though was another

briton‘s delight — 20—year—old lando norris finishing third. in these different times, then, a very different—looking podium, but as the fizz flowed, the celebrations, it seems, never change. andy swiss, bbc news. so as we saw there, several drivers chose to ‘take the knee' — as part of the sport's anti—racism demonstrations. our f1 reporterjenny gow told me it was a move not all agreed with — and said teams will be delighted at the government's relaxation of quarantine rules, ahead of next month's british grand prix. it was decided going into this that if lewis hamilton took the knee, some of the rest of the mud. the others, it wasn't that they didn't ee, others, it wasn't that they didn't agree, they all wore the t—shirts, but they didn't feel it was right for them. for example, max

verstappen saying, i came to austria to race, but i respect and support the personal choices every driver makes. charles leclerc said, i believe what matters are acting our daily lives rather than formal gestures which could be seen as controversial in some countries. make no mistake, the 20 drivers united against racism, just not sure how they wanted to show that today. finally, how much of an impact will the new quarantine measures have on teams in light of the silverstone grand prix next month?” teams in light of the silverstone grand prix next month? i think the whole of formula i will breathe a small sigh of relief that the quarantine drama has been lifted and gone away, and silverstone of course will be delighted with that news as well, but formula i still remains in there very small biosphere, testing everybody every 5—7 days, everybody having to wear masks, even the podium different today, with champagne being sprayed around — they might have to look at that

again but it was done on the ground, not elevated. no fans, obviously, everybody keeping their distance. whilst it's good news, i don't know how much it will change things on the ground at silverstone because they are taking so many measures to keep them safe. new premier league champions liverpool bounced back from that 4—0 defeat to manchester city this week, after a straight forward win over aston villa. the loss for villa piling more pressure on their premier league status — as they miss the chance to climb out of the bottom three. ben croucher has more. as the anfield embroidery will tell you, liverpool are champions. were it not for the banners, their performances might not be the best indicator. their first performances might not be the best indicator. theirfirst home game since their silverware was confirmed and a little late to their own party. after the thrashing at manchester city on thursday, there was little to impressjuergen klopp yet again against aston villa. in

the first half, the relegation strugglers have the clearest chance. they started the second bright, too, is once again allison was called upon to keep it goalless. with liverpool needing energy, they had plenty in reserve. with fresh legs came fresh ideas and a refreshing change of direction, namely forwards, and up. down off change of direction, namely forwards, and up - down off the forwards, and up and down off the barand in. forwards, and up and down off the bar and in. - mane changing bar and in. sadio mane changing juergen klopp was my tune. finally, saw - liverpool saw liverpool even a at this season,