in scotland, salons can open from the 22nd ofjuly. in wales, it's the 27th. normal life is slowly returning, to the great relief of some. but others like jilly feel they're being forgotten. sarah corker, bbc news, in west yorkshire. one notable feature of the response to the pandemic in the uk has been the contrasting approaches taken by each of the four nations, with decisions on easing the lockdown being taken at different times and in different ways. this week we're exploring how those approaches have worked and what they say about the state of governance of the uk, and tonight we hearfrom our scotland editor sarah smith. life in scotland right now feels quite different to the rest of the uk. we are still not allowed into a pub. if you go inside a shop you must wear a face covering. we're not even allowed to get our hair cut yet. there has been more emphasis on friends and family being allowed to get together. a bit less on getting

business back to work. we went into lockdown as one united kingdom. we're coming out as four separate nations. this is the first national crisis where the power to make decisions belongs to the devolved government in edinburgh. arguably, in the last three orfour months, devolution has mattered and has certainly been visible to the lives of voters in scotland in a way that frankly it never was for the most of the previous 21 years of devolution. because the scottish government has been making the crucial life—and—death decisions about health, about public health, about the management of hospitals, the management of care homes, etc. scotland can now boast that the prevalence of the virus is considerably lower than in the rest of the uk. in front of the cameras, every week day, nicola sturgeon is the face of this crisis. and they couldn't be more different. her cautious personality produces a very different approach. independence campaigners think that is increasing support for their cause.

if we have a first minister who has been dealing with it as competently and empathetically as she has been doing. i think that definitely is influencing people's views about, well, if the scottish government can deal with something as big as this, as well as it has been doing, and compared to elsewhere, then why would a scottish government not be as capable in dealing with absolutely everything? scotland has suffered a lower death rate than the uk as a whole. higher than wales or northern ireland, considerably less than england. nicola sturgeon's personal ratings appear to have soared in the last few months. in a recent poll of scottish voters she had 60% approval — compared to boris johnson, on minus 39%. and support for scottish independence seems to have increased at the same time, rising from 49 to 54% during the pandemic, with 46% of voters telling pollsters they would want to remain in the uk.

anyone campaigning to keep the union in future may find they're fighting the prevailing trend. the trend has been there for several years, of a movement from no towards yes, and what we now need to see is whether in the long—term coronavirus is seen to have been handled better by the scottish government than the uk government, and the jury is out on that. if that is seen to be the case in the long—term, that can accelerate the trend further. of course, people may well feel differently in months or years to come. most have more immediate concerns right now, and are not thinking about their constitutional future, but covid—i9 will certainly influence the arguments in another independence referendum. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. manchester city have succeeded in overturning a two—year ban on taking part in european football competitions which means they can now compete in next season's champions‘ league. uefa had announced the ban earlier this year after ruling that city had broken rules on financial fair play but the court of arbitration for sport found

that the club hadn't breached the most serious rules. our sports editor dan roan reports. they've become accustomed to winning, but this is among manchester city's biggest victories yet. the club had been facing an unprecedented two—year ban from the prestigious champions league for a serious breach of financial rules, but today the punishment was lifted by the court of arbitration for sport. they always pleaded innocent from day one, and it's good to see that it's actually finally come to a conclusion, because to have that hanging over your head for so long, the fans, the players, the management staff, it's been difficult. the saga began two years ago when german magazine der spiegel published leaked e—mails that they said showed manchester city had misled uefa over break—even rules. the documents appeared to suggest that of a £67.5 million sponsorship deal with etihad, just £8 million had been paid by the airline, with the rest coming from the club's owners, the abu dhabi united group, an investment vehicle of sheikh mansoor.

city furiously denied wrongdoing and appealed, and today cas found the club did not disguise equity funding as sponsorship contributions, but did fail to co—operate with uefa's investigation. that's cost city a reduced 10 million euro fine, but a ban that could have seen star players leave and been devastating for the club's finances and reputation has been avoided, and instead it's the credibility of european football's governing body facing scrutiny. there's huge implications for uefa here, in respect of how they go forwards with financial fair play, because it is a huge defeat for them. the allegations they made against manchester city were very severe, and city will feel completely vindicated. today uefa said it remained committed to rules it says have helped to stop clubs overspending, but one of the architects of the regulations say he now fears for football's future. manchester city can receive billions from the emirates and the whole contest will become basically a tournament, in europe,

between saudi arabia, qatar and the united arab emirates. that's really the enormous danger that professional club football is facing in europe. today's judgment falls short of a total exoneration for city, with some alleged breaches dismissed because they occurred more than five years ago. nonetheless, it is a resounding and crucial victory for the club. there will be concerns, however, that it shows just how hard it's become for uefa to uphold its financial rules, and that the balance of power has now shifted towards the clubs. english football's dominant force over the past decade, city now know that if they win the champions league this season, they'll be able to defend their title too. the fear that the game's drive for greater sustainability hasjust got harder. just time for a quick update on the main story tonight. it's just been confirmed in the past few minutes that the government will announce

tomorrow that face coverings will be compulsory in shops and supermarkets in england from the 24th ofjuly. enforcement will be carried out by police. those who don't comply could face a fine of up to £100. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. more arrivals have been reported in doverin

more arrivals have been reported in dover in the past few hours. welcome to bbc news. in fact, we are not going to do the papers. we will come back to the papers but the main story from most of the british papers is news that it will be mandated, compulsory to wear face masks and shops in england from july 24th. there has been confusion over the past few days over quite where

the past few days over quite where the government stood on this topic. our political correspondent jess parker is at westminster. why has it been put off until the 24th? yes, invite the labour party is asking that question, they have accused the government of being slow and modelled on this question and why wait untiljuly 24. the government has said in response that businesses or shoppers need time to prepare. speaking to figures in the industry this evening, they have talked about how staff will need to be prepared and signage will need to be prepared and signage will need to be prepared. terms of enforcement, shop workers will not be —— not be expected to enforce this, they will be asked to encourage it. police

will be expected to enforce it and those who do not wear masks could face a fine up to hundred pounds. face masks are compulsory in scotland, boris johnson face masks are compulsory in scotland, borisjohnson was strongly signalling he wanted to move that way for england as well but there was confusion when the cabinet minister michael gove said he did not think it needed to be compulsory, he wanted to reliant common—sense. but the mid from boris johnson has been clear, despite m essa 9 es johnson has been clear, despite messages from ministers and this change will come enforce from the 24th ofjuly. thank you much indeed. we will run the titles of the papers again.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, defence editor of the times and faiza shaheen from the left think tank — centre for labour and social studies. welcome to you both. let us look through the papers. on the front page of the telegraph reports that face coverings will be made mandatory in english shops. the uk government is expected to announce the decision tomorrow following what the paper calls ‘days of confusion'. ‘face it, you have to put on a mask‘ reads the front of the metro.

it‘s reporting that shoppers who don‘t wear face coverings in stores in england, face fines of up to £100 if they refuse. that is reduced to 30p ftp within the first fortnight. —— £50. -- £50. the guardian says experts are worried there could be up to 120,000 deaths from covid—i9 this coming winter. senior doctors and scientists are warning that figures could be that high in a worst case scenario, and are urging britain to start ‘intense preparations‘ for a second wave of the virus. elsewhere in the world — ‘new measures eyed as virus cases spike‘ is the headline on the front of the japan times. the paper reports that the government may ask tokyo and the neighbouring prefectures to make business suspension requests, depending on the extent of the new coronavirus outbreak. meanwhile the philippine star reports that critical care capacity of hospitals is approaching

the danger zone of 70%. the department of health says at least three hospitals in metro manila are no longer accepting patients with coronavirus. on the front of gulf news, the uae has announced it‘s in the third phase of a vaccine trial — ministers there say 15,000 volunteers are ready for trials. and the international edition of the financial times reports that up to 200,000 residents of hong kong — known as hong kongers — are predicted to move to the uk following the chinese crack down. that will be the largest number of migrants coming to the country in quite a few years. so let‘s begin... welcome to you both. finally some clarity for the government, you have to put on a mask, it has been quite

a run around over the last few days about where various ministers in prime minister stood. yes, there have been a lot of contradictions. we heard from michael gove who did not think face masks should be mandatory. it goes even further back when in april we heard from matt hancock that face masks, there was no science for it. but looking across the world, face masks had been made mandatory in places like spain and south korea from the month of may. this week we have not been cleared again what the messages to the public and this is very serious because it leads to confusion and it makes it more difficult to enforce new measures that are also very important. going with the telegraph, d you know why it has been delayed

untiljuly 24, why not tomorrow or wednesday? i think a lot of people are asking that question, especially when there is a strong economic argument for asking people to wear face masks as well as the primary reason of protecting people and —— preventing the spread of coronavirus. economically, if you encourage people to feel safer going out, that will encourage them to go back to shops and restaurants and therefore starts the consumer spending that is needed to get the economy going again. your reporter in the segment before this said shops need time to prepare signage perhaps. do they? they are already filled with two metre signs which have now been registered one metre? that is the government line, it does not necessarily stand up to

scrutiny. it is odd to announce it tonight but habits delay of more than