been in everybody. sunshine has been in short supply recently but look at this glorious weather watcher picture sent in through the isle of wight. lots of sunshine across the south but unfortunately, not for all. you devote short but threatening looking cloud and skies, rain on its way, not great news potentially for the cricket. this weather front is a slow—moving, meandering south and east, plenty of isobars into the north—west. sunny spells and scattered showers in the far north—west of scotland, blustery, the rain moving across the scottish borders into northern ireland, potentially north west england as well. little bit cooler, i7-21d, england as well. little bit cooler, i7—2id, where you have sunshine it's warm, humid. mid 20s for many, we could see temperatures as high as 28 degrees before the day is through. we cling onto sunshine for the end of the day, this weather front pushing its way into wales, north—west england, quite a lot of cloud through the night, going to be

a relatively mild start to saturday morning, that front still a real nuisance. dragging its heels like a sultry old teenager, continuing to meander south and east. contrasting weather for the start of the weekend. the best of the sunshine through east anglia and the south, that rain, some of it heavy for a time will gradually nudge towards southern wales and into the midlands, sunny spells, blustery showers into the far north—west, highs of i7—i9d. we could see 2a the best of the sunshine. bit of a question if you are following the second test match in manchester, likely to be some rain, that front is still slow—moving but hopefully a brighter afternoon following. that front still with us, pushing its way south and east, worth mentioning the cold front behind it, it will

continue to introduce this fresher story for all of us. there is a little bit of uncertainty how quickly it will clear through the southeast, hopefully not hanging around too long, behind it, brighter skies, sunny spells, some showers to the north—west of the great glen but a noticeably different feel to the weather, tight teens, if we are lucky on sunday afternoon highs of 21 degrees. back to you. louise, thank you. a reminder of our top story... borisjohnson announces a timetable for easing the lockdown in england, with employers asked to decide if it's safe for staff to return to the workplace, and local authorities getting new powers to deal with spikes in their areas. it is my strong and sincere hope that we will be able to review the outstanding restrictions and allow a more significant return to normality from november at the earliest, possibly in time for christmas. can we have confidence that the government's scientific advisers support these measures?

this can't be done on a wing and prayer. it requires a credible plan, and national leadership. 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 gavin ramjaun. it's just after 1:30 and this is your latest sports news. sports fans may be able to return to grounds in october — that's the message from the prime minister as he outlined the next steps for the uk to come out of lockdown. test events will be held in the coming weeks at events including the world snooker championships at sheffield's crucible theatre, august's glorious goodwood racing festival and two county cricket friendlies, including surrey v middlesex at the oval. we will also pilot larger gatherings in venues like sports stadio, with a

view to a wider reopening in the autumn. from october, we tend to bring back audiences in stadio, these changes must be done on a covid—secure these changes must be done on a covid—secu re way, these changes must be done on a covid—secure way, subject to the successful outcome of pilots. for now, sport continues behind closed doors and at the bio bubble at emirates old trafford, it's lunch on day two of england's second test against the west indies. england resumed this morning on 207/3 and they're now at 264 without the loss of any wickets at lunch. opener dom sibley has reached his century, with ben stokes closing in on his, he's on 99, as england look to post a big first—innings score. west indies lead i—o in the three—test series. there's a huge game at the bottom of the premier league tonight, i6th—placed west ham take on i7th—placed watford. they're both only three points clear of the relegation zone. watford have won their last two matches, while west ham go into the game having picked up seven points from their last 12.

we have to try and stay in front, work to do everything to be in that position. we hoped we would get there. i would position. we hoped we would get there. iwould rather position. we hoped we would get there. i would rather be in our position in a couple of other teams‘, that is for sure, but we haven‘t done thejob teams‘, that is for sure, but we haven‘t done the job yet, the players are aware of that and we have to at least win another game. they're doing what we're doing, fighting for their lives, that's what i would expect. they've got good players, they've find some decent form of late and i'm sure david will be expecting a tough game in the same way that we're expecting a tough game. "we are a weak team," and "things have to change" — they‘re the stinging words from lionel messi as his barcelona team lost the spanish league. it‘s real madrid who won the liga title, their first since 2017, under manager zinedine zidane. translation: this title has a

special feeling, translation: this title has a specialfeeling, especially translation: this title has a special feeling, especially after being locked up at home for two months. we came back and prepared ourselves in a different way and we managed to win the spanish league which, in my opinion, is the most difficult to win. maro itoje is the latest england player to sign a new long term deal at saracens, despite their impending relegation from the premiership. the 25—year—old, who‘s made 38 appearances for england, had been linked with loan moves to leicester and french club racing 92 while saracens dropped out of the top flight after breaking salary cap rules. after winning in austria, lewis hamilton‘s looking in ominous form ahead of the hungarian grand prix. he went fastest in first practice, finishing ahead of mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas. racing point‘s sergio perez and lance stroll were third and fourth, with red bull and ferrari further back. england‘s netball team are set to return to training and hope to be playing competitive games before the year ends. they‘ll resume individual—based training from next week after the government outlined

a five—stage return to elite sport. there are however no games scheduled for the international season yet. a reminder rory mcilroy and tiger woods have got their second rounds at the memorial tournament in ohio under way, updates from that on our website, where you can also see live tennis. it‘s the semifinals of progress tour championship as some of britain‘s best women players go head to head at the national tennis centre. more from me later. let‘s recap what the prime minister announced on the road map to reopening england. he outlined plans for getting employees back to the workplace, saying there‘d be a more detailed update on the ist of august, but that employers must use their own discretion and that it will only be ok for employees to go back to work if it is safe. he went on to say that, as of the ist of august, most leisure centres can reopen, along with bowling alleys, skating rinks and casinos, and close—contact beauty treatments

will be allowed to resume. from october in england, audiences will be allowed back into stadiums and conferences will be allowed to resume. the prime minister then said that this would all be reviewed in november, to see if normal life can return. as we‘ve been hearing, the prime minister outlined that the government advice to work at home will change from the ist of august. instead of government telling people to work from home, we're going to give employers more discretion and ask them to make decisions about how their staff can work safely. that could mean, of course, continuing to work from home, which is one way of working safely, which has worked for many employers and employees. or it could mean making workplaces safe by following covid—secure guidelines. whatever employers decide, they should consult closely with their employees and only ask

people to return to their place of work if it is safe. as we reopen our society and economy, it's right that we give employers more discretion while continuing to ensure that employees are kept safe. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has said he‘ll look at the details of the government‘s plan but it requires a credible plan and national leadership. we all want our society to reopen and the economy to start growing again, so we‘ll look at the details of this plan, but the key now is confidence. do the public have confidence in the measures the government‘s putting in place? do businesses have confidence in the advice they are being given? can we have confidence that the government‘s scientific advisors support these measures? this can‘t be done and a wing and a pair, it requires a credible plan a national leadership. we will look at the details

of the plan but confidence is absolutely crucial. what is the guidance, do businesses have confidence in that? what are the measures in place, do the public have confidence in that and what are the scientists saying? there‘s going to have to be guidance, there has got to be more than the prime minister said today, but businesses have to be confident that it is safe for people to come back to work, they need to be confident that the government has taken the measures necessary. that is where track, trace and isolate, local lockdown measures are crucial and confidence is going to be key in all of this. it is important that we reopen society and that our businesses can get back to normal, we can grow our economy, we are going to have to look at the details of the plan, but in the end, it‘s clear guidance, a credible plan and national leadership that will give confidence. borisjohnson also announced more funding for the nhs in england to help it cope with a possible second wave in the winter.

it's possible that the virus will be more virulent in the winter months, and it's certain that the nhs will face the usual annual winter pressures. we've taken a number of steps, therefore, to get the nhs ready for winter. we've massively increased the number of ventilators available to patients across the uk, up from 9000 before the pandemic to nearly 30,000 now. we've substantially increased the pipeline for personal protective equipment for the nhs and social care, constituting over 30 billion items of ppe over the course of the pandemic. we will be rolling out the biggest ever flu vaccination programme in the history of the uk and we will also, of course, give the nhs the resources it needs. and today, i can confirm that we are providing an additional £3 billion of funding to the nhs in england to get

ready for the winter. scotland, wales and northern ireland will also receive additional funds. this will allow the nhs to continue to use the extra hospital capacity acquired from the independent sector and also to maintain the nightingale hospitals until the end of march. this new funding comes on top of the additional £30 billion of funding for health and social care that we've already announced this year. so, we're making sure we're ready for winter and planning for the worst. baroness dido harding, head of the nhs test and trace scheme, spoke at the press conference alongside the prime minister. she said there‘s still more that needs to be known about covid—i9 antibodies before further testing can be rolled out. we‘ve tested over a million people for the antibody test in health

and social care in only few weeks. continuing to roll that out to people working in the nhs and social care. but at this stage, the science isn‘t clear enough yet to tell us whether or not the presence of antibodies and the level of antibodies in your blood gives you immunity. and so, at this stage, the only information that you get from an antibody test is that you have or haven‘t got antibodies. we‘re learning all the time, thanks to all those health and social care workers participating in the studies and having those antibody tests done, but at this stage, it‘s too early to say that it is or isn‘t a game changer. i think we all want it to be, everyone wants to believe we will find that silver bullet in the science that means that we know we‘re going to be safe, particularly for people who have suffered and been very ill. but at this stage, we don‘t know that yet, so there are no plans immediately to extend that antibody testing unless or until the science gives us that answer

we‘re searching for. dido harding, the head of the nhs test and trace scheme. lord hutton, who led the public inquiry into the death of the weapons expert dr david kelly, has died at the age of 88. the bar council of northern ireland said lord hutton would be greatly missed by the many colleagues who continue to hold him in the highest esteem. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson sets out his plans for re opening england — outlining a timeline for back to work plans. the government will give a detailed update on the first of august. the prime minister says local authorities will get more powers to bring in lockdowns in their areas to contain future outbreaks. the nhs in england will get an additional £3 billion to prepare for a possible second coronavirus wave this winter.

tourist attractions across the world that rely on foreign visitors have found themselves particularly badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. visit britain, which represents the uk tourism industry, says that since lockdown, there has been a near total shutdown in international tourism to and from the uk. our business correspondent ben thompson has been at the tower of london to see how how the tourist spot has been affected. if you are able to make me out at the bottom of the shot, this glorious view, across one of the oldest buildings in london, up to some of the newest in the city of london. this place normally would have about 15,000 people on an average summer‘s day, at the moment, they get about 500 because of well—documented issues with airports, tourist deciding not to stay away, or in some cases not able to travel here at all. that means it places like this have to work out where their money is coming from.

they would traditionally make most of their money in the summer months,