and the drivers have been adjusting to it today in practice. valterri bottas was fastest on the mugello circuit ahead of the tuscan grand prix this weekend. so let's get more on this new addition from f1 reporterjennie gow. it is an absolutely beautiful track, sarah, ican it is an absolutely beautiful track, sarah, i can tell you, just in the heart of tuscany. and it's an amphitheatre, really, so many of these f1 tracks are but it is deep in the house and it is a gorgeous place for formula 1. in the old days, when michael shaw test on it, dv 12 engine is for ari would around, —— in his ferrari. now, the hybrid cars, it is not so much murmuring. we are hoping this weekend delivers a exciting race. va ltteri bottas weekend delivers a exciting race. valtteri bottas was fastest in the practice sessions. what we take from

that? not a lot. friday and a brand—new track i think means there is still quite a lot of question marks for the teams. they got up on friday and practised and tryjoin us and what is happening with the tyres, with their cars, how best to set them up to tackle this very different circuit, and, 0k, mercedes willows come out top. hamilton, on a friday, he doesn't really turn himself up to 100%, so let's see what happens when it comes to qualifying, but i do think this is going to be a fascinating battle. it is not could be plain sailing. because we had all that drama and i wonder, because this being a new track and everything, does it kind of bode well for more drama? i've had a good chat with some of the technical people behind f1 today and it is very long run down to the first turn which, in my mind, leads to drama, people try to get ahead, the odd cashier were there. after

that, however, because this circuit is so fast, it's going to be hard to see how these cars actually overtake each other, so let's just being optimistic and say, yes, going into that first turn is going to be exciting, one of the most exciting terms of the season, and after that, let's hope. jennie gow there. primoz roglic has extended his lead at the tour de france after daniel martinez won stage 13. martinez from columbia broke clear just before the finish to take the first tour victory of his career. slovenia's roglic got away from his rivals, including defending champion egan bernal, to extend his lead. britain's adam yates lost a0 seconds, but has moved up to seventh overall. and britain's lizzie deignan‘s

trek—segafredo team won the opening team time trial of the giro rosa as elisa longo borghini took the leader's jersey on the first stage. the 10—stage giro rosa in italy is the only women's grand tour. adam yates‘ twin brother simon has moved into the lead of the tirreno—adriatico race in italy. it's seen as an important warm up for the giro d'italia, which gets under way next month. yates won the toughest stage of the race to move into a 16—second lead. fellow briton geraint thomas finshed second to move up to third overall with three stages to go. now, just a week after breaking the one—hour world record on his return to the track at the diamond league meeting in brussels, mo farah is competing in the antrim coast half marathon tomorrow. and the four—time olympic champion is on the hunt for more records — he's looking to lower his own british record at the event. he's been speaking to our reporter nigel ringland. for me personally, it's a big advantage to me to be able to come offa advantage to me to be able to come off a marathon into go to straight

olympics within a year. it is difficult and the reason why is you have not had as many races, you have been away a little bit longer, so in a way it gives me a chance to more races. last week, the one our world record, that was amazing, to break that record and to see you still have what it takes on the track, it's nice to have that, it gives you that confidence. and the athletes are doubting themselves, who see... it isa are doubting themselves, who see... it is a tough year for all of us. some have qualified and they have to requalify again. just think about the work you brought into it and try to motor —— motivate yourself. it is not someone —— motivate yourself. it is not someone else's decision. it has not just affected just athletes, it's effected everything. most important, stay healthy. and believe in yourself. i guess it gives you

another year to work towards it. now to the usa, where the start of the nfl season was overshadowed by some fans booing during a moment of silence which the league said was "dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality." it comes as one of the biggest sports leagues in the usa returns to action in the midst of a wave of protests around racial equality across the country. our reporter nesta mcgregor has more on what happened at the opening game. when it comes to the nfl, it is all about context. this was a leak that four years ago colin kaepernick, he was accused of disrespecting the us national anthem has not played since. flash forward to last night, in which the league supported the teams in whichever way they wanted to protest. two different ways. we had the houston texans who decided to stay inside the locker room during the national anthem. the thinking behind this was the players could not decide themselves when uniform went to protest. the canon

city chiefs, on the other hand, all stood on the field, linking arms —— kansas city chiefs. there was also a moment of unity, while messages of racial equality flashed on screen. and as it began, you heard some booze, but you heard also people clapping. in this weekend, we are going to hear this conversation come up going to hear this conversation come upa lot going to hear this conversation come up a lot more, particular lot on sunday, and we know the miami dolphins have released a video say they're going to stay in the locker room. for a lot of people, the big question is, these protests come what do they mean? apart from a few headlines, where is the change? the naenae —— miami dolphins in a very covert video said that. if we work together as one, we could... ings are only changing when profits take a hit, so i think by monday, all the teams

will have played in a variation of mixed stadiums and anti—stadiums, andi mixed stadiums and anti—stadiums, and i think that is we're gonna get and i think that is we're gonna get a real viewpoint of what america thinks and what the world thinks of what they're going on —— empty stadiums. for a lot of these players, they are protesting on the pitch but tried to change the lights money as well. —— try to change lives for many as well. nesta mcgregor there. now finally, since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease last december, former leeds rhinos rugby league player rob burrow has spoken regularly to the bbc about the issues facing him. sally nugent has caught up with rob again on a family holiday in east yorkshire. you will notice rob is struggling with his voice, but he remains as positive and determined as ever. rob, hello. it is so lovely to see you again. how are you doing? how are you feeling at the moment?

and what's and been like being here, ona and what's and been like being here, on a holiday with the kids, for you? you say it's really important for you to see them having fun. how much is it helping you? and how important is it for you to make memories for them and make memories for the kids now? how aware are you that that's what you need to do?

the power of the mind is a really interesting thing, isn't it? how important do you think it is, all of those years of training and playing and being a leader on the pitch, how much are you drawing on that now?

lovely to see rob and his family enjoying their holiday together. and rob has also tweeted today that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but it is the size of the fight in the dog. he is certainly bringing it. i know we wish him all well. just to let you know in the cricket, the target of 295 is what australia sent england. england are currently 69-4 in sent england. england are currently 69—4 in the sent england. england are currently 69-4 in the 26th sent england. england are currently 69—4 in the 26th over. you can follow that on five life. but that is all from me and the team. see you again later. hello there. some of us will get every major of summer early next week, but before then, there is a bit of rain to come. you can see this ribbon of cloud stretching

right away across the atlantic. that's been bringing rain down across scotland, northern ireland, into northern england and wales as well. that weather front is moving into higher pressure, so it is weakening, and the rain is becoming lighter and more patchy, a narrow line of rain moving south overnight. behind it, to the north, clear skies. a cooler night for northern parts of the uk. milderfurther south, double figures especially where we keep that cloud around. but as we head into the weekend, most of the cloud will be, again for scotla nd the cloud will be, again for scotland and northern ireland. a lot of the rain on saturday night and it should improve during sunday. further south, across england and wales, mainly dry this weekend. some warm sunshine as well and this temperatures will be rising too. we start with a fair bit of sunshine on saturday. there's that band of cloud producing one or two showers, loitering downs down towards the south pacific then. the winds certificate. these are the

temperatures. quite healthy for the time of year. in the sunshine, it will feel pleasant as well. we get some wet weather for northern parts of northern ireland, per charlie into scotland overnight, threatening some flooding full—time mooring to come on sunday for sunday may heading northwards into the highlands of scotland, or they could bea highlands of scotland, or they could be a month of rain in the coming few days. more sunshine elsewhere. the winds start to drop later on. with the sunshine, temperatures will be higher. we look at maybe mid 20s across eastern england on sunday afternoon. but some higher temperatures are likely early next week. high pressure across continental europe. very hot across iberia, france. that heat is moving its way northwards. still got a weather front loitering there out towards the northwest of scotland, perhaps not far away from northern ireland, threatening a bit of rain. so it's not good to be as warm here. it's a crusty linen wheels we will see temperatures widely into the

mid—20s or so and we could be close to 30 degrees on monday and tuesday in the southeast of england, before it turns cooler, i think, by wednesday.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. uk government data shows the r number that measures how many people each patient effects has moved above once at the first time since march. tougher lockdown restrictions for more areas of england — no inter—household contact will be allowed in birmingham, sandwell and solihull after a rise in cases there. it's going to be very difficult for families. i can understand that they've got to try to curb it, but it's going to be a very hard thing. and there'll be fresh restrictions in parts of scotland too — people living in north and south lanarkshire will also be banned from meeting in each others' households from midnight tonight.