and this is yeah, he feels that way. and this is going to be a tough decision and i don't want to drag it onto long. i don't want to drag it onto long. i don't want to distract my team—mates we re don't want to distract my team—mates were there competing right now in the bubble and getting themselves ready. i hope to make a decision quickly on how to move forward but i have been living in a body that fails me often health—wise. so not knowing much about covid it still being a very new virus and things changing nearly daily, it's something i'm certainly going to have to look at and make a decision. elena delle donne speaking to me earlier. tiger woods says there is no reason why he can't make pga tour history this week with a win at what will be his first competitive event since february. masters champion woods missed tournaments prior to golf‘s coronavirus shutdown in order to deal with back issues. the american goes into tomorrow's memorial tournament in ohio chasing an 83rd pga tour win, that would eclipse sam snead's mark of 82, set in 1965.

i would like to say that i'm going to win the event. that is my intent coming in here, my intent going into every event. so that's certainly the intention. whether that plays out in the come sunday, whether that will be the case, it was that particular week three months ago, there is no reason why can't do it again this week. i just reason why can't do it again this week. ijust got reason why can't do it again this week. i just got to reason why can't do it again this week. ijust got to go out there and do my work and make that happen. tiger woods goes out with rory mcilroy and brooks koepka. they tee off their first round at 6.17pm uk time tomorrow evening. just some time to update you on the football scores just coming up to half time in three of the premier league matches, 2— 02 city against bournemouth. bournemouth needing

those points to get out of the relegation zone. still 0—0 between burnley and wolves and still i—o totte n ha m burnley and wolves and still i—o tottenham and castle. that is it for now but will have more throughout the evening. thanks forjoining us. —— 1—0 the evening. thanks forjoining us. —— i—o tottenham over newcastle. hello you are watching bbc news. the biggest easing of lockdown restrictions in scotland is under way — with the reopening of indoor spaces including hotels, places of worship, and hairdressers. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has described it as the riskiest stage of the process to date. chiara bedin is the owner of luna caffe in bathgate, earlier she told me that the relaxtion of measures has been well managed. it's been extremely well. you know, we've been very, very happy, we had more staff back at work today.

even if theyjust passed byjust to see how things are going. and we had lots of community support from everyone. that's very nice. so just tell us a little bit about your cafe — how big is it, how many tables have you been able to reopen? so we used to have nine tables and used to sit 29 people. we have to reduce down to four tables, we've had to introduce dividers — you can probably see one behind me. so everyone needs a little space so they don't get in touch with someone else. it's all curtains, so they can be pulled back if they want, but it just makes people very secure. so you've put potential curtains around each table? yes. right. and how any customers have come in today, then? —— how many customers. we had around 30 customers today. are you happy with that? yes, we're very happy. to be very honest, it's

an average day for us, what we would've been before the lockdown. well, that's very good news. and what has lockdown been like? because you've been shut since late march, haven't you? yes, we've been shut since the 23rd of march. initially it was very tough because the business is pretty new — it's only two years old. it was two years old during the lockdown. it was quite hard, not being able to work and everything. but we got here and, despite scotland, we had very nice weather. laughter but we were looking forward to coming back. yes, and here you are open. it must feel very good. i was wondering, do you feel that you've had enough guidance about how to open safely? i did but i researched a lot. i've also been in contact with my local council, which gave me a lot of guidelines and support. because you mentioned a little

earlier that you are adhering to a two—metre social distancing rule — you could've changed that to one metre, couldn't you? yes, we could have, but we feel it was safer, and it gave customers the extra reassurance that we were doing the best for them. right, and what are you hoping for for the rest of the week, then, that customers will increase in numbers? i think so. we have a lot of bookings, we introduced a booking system on facebook. so, you know, being only four tables, we'd advise the customers to book in advance. and we are actually almost fully booked until saturday. that chiara bedin, the owner of luna caffe in bathgate in scotland. the compiling of any wedding guest list is difficult — but when — because of covid—i9 — it's limited to 30 guests, well, that can be a huge problem. it's causing particular anger in communities where large guest lists are key to their tradition and customs. sima kotecha reports.

it's just the community, the culture, the way that we've been brought up. everybody is close and tight knit and the culture is really strong. and it's really important to have all of the traditional elements to the wedding and have everyone there to be part of it. rajni and ahmet‘s engagement in september last year. their wedding was supposed to be in march, but then came lockdown. we kind of decided the best thing, the safest thing to do was to postpone everything. and for us, it was just it was a really hard decision to make. hundreds were invited. a common feature of south asian weddings. she says her future plans are now in limbo. we don't know how many guests we're going to be able to invite. unfortunately, the registry offices are also not open yet. and i can't book a notice of a marriage appointment. my notice of marriage has expired from last year. the reason weddings are small at the moment is for safety reasons. for health reasons, to protect your guests. why is it so important to have hundreds of people at a south asian wedding?

weddings are really important days, and so coming together to celebrate that is part of who we are. like i said, indian weddings are really big and everyone's close—knit and connected. and so you can'tjust invite some people and not others. it doesn't really work like that in our culture. the government says weddings in england can have no more than 30 guests. we could have invited 2,000 people. but offering hospitality at a time of celebration is integral to particular faiths and cultures. if you've been invited to weddings from their children and their grandchildren, and then you don't return the favour, it does create a bad feeling amongst the community, friends and family. and there's a belief the larger the guest list, the more good wishes for the couple. 0ne priest told us in india it's been a tradition for generations. the whole entire village will come gather, watch, witness as the ceremony was done,

as the couples were making their vows. so the whole idea is that may there will be their blessings, and may all these people be also witness. it's unclear when the government guidelines will change. ministers say safety is their priority. rajni and ahmit hope by the end of next year, they'll be able to have their big dream wedding. sima kotecha, bbc news. working from home means that millions of people have taken to video calling in the past few months but for some members of the british armed forces their recent calls have had a rather special guest, the queen has been spending to people who are stationed around the world about their life and work during the coronavirus pandemic. 0ur baroque correspondent nicholas witchel reports. she normally meets her servicemen and women face—to—face, butjust now it has to be done

via a conference call. no reason to forget protocol, though. watch the top right of the screen. good morning. yes, if you're a general, chief of the defence staff, no less, you begin with a bow. and then to business. first to a sailor, speaking from a royal fleet auxiliary ship in the caribbean. and where are you at the moment? i'm currently in curacao at the moment, ma'am. well, i would think the last time i saw you, you wouldn't have imagined that this is what you'd be doing now. in holyport, we met. yeah, it was, ma'am, in 2014, i believe it was. then to west africa, and a soldier from the yorkshire regiment who's been there since last year. the covid crisis has meant that the rest and recuperation flights have been put on hold, so i'm afraid my wife has been slightly abandoned with our two young children. and she works for the nhs? she's training nurses and other health care professionals. finally, to a member of the queen's colour squadron

of the raf, who has rather an unusual sideline. so i'm the pilot for the jamaican bobsleigh team. gosh! the queen laughs sounds a very dangerous job. it can be quite dangerous. so how do you train? i've been pushing a car up and down the street. i've had to make... the queen laughs. they all laugh. well, i suppose that's one way to train! that's definitely one way to train, ma'am. well, i'm very glad to have been able to meet all of you, and the best of luck. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. grey has definitely been the order of the day for wednesday. the uk stuck under a coherent blanket of cloud. a lot of moisture in the atmosphere in general, making things misty and murky too, particularly across our higher ground and around some of oui’ coasts. this is anglesey a little

earlier in the day. and it's those western hills and coasts i think that will continue to struggle with lingering cloud on into thursday — all because we're pulling a lot of moisture across the uk from the atlantic. the actual warm weather front that brought rain to some through the course of the day will continue to pull away eastwards. 0vernight, still a lot of cloud lingering around, however. that cloud will make for a very mild night. in some spots, temperatures will drop down no lower than iii—15 celsius. a little more in the way of wetter weather for the northern isles after some decent sunshine here, actually, for the day wednesday. thursday doesn't look too promising first thing, but look at the change in contrast to wednesday. we do start to see the cloud opening up across eastern wales, central and eastern parts of england, and the north—east of scotland could fare very well here. in fact, thanks to something called the foehn effect, our temperatures could shoot up to 2li—25 celsius and make it the warmest spot in the uk. western scotland, much cloudier, much cooler.

we have a cold weather front approaching here, and that will slowly sink its way south across scotland and northern ireland eventually fringing into northern england through friday. to the north of the front? you guessed it, cooler air, just 15 celsius there in stornoway. to the south potentially our warmest day of the next few, 25—26 possible where we see a bit more in the way of sunshine. the front continues to track its way south—eastwards as we go into the weekend. the exact timing of that front pulling away into the continent a little open to question. it looks like the front will bring some thicker cloud across england and wales, and maybe the odd shower on saturday. further north, showers for western scotland but a lot of sunshine — but generally a somewhat cooler feel to proceedings than perhaps we'd expect at the time of year. as for sunday, just the risk of that front stalling through the early part of the day across the far south—east. so, potentially some wetter weather here for a time. it should, i think, brighten up as a day pans out. looks like there will be some showers across north—western scotland again. 0ur temperaturesjust pegged back a shade.

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