i'm sure most of us have been looking forward to today, the next step of lockdown easing. i'll be making the most of it straight after this shift. i've really missed the gym. indoor pools and leisure centres have also reopened, giving a huge boost for recreational sport. here's our correspondentjoe wilson. monday morning in birmingham, jeremy sharp is finally back where he belongs — a gym session after the pool. he exercised for 30 years, week in, week out — until lockdown. jeremy has cerebral palsy. he need fitness for crucial mobility, to keep the life he wants to live. the activities many people turned to during lockdown simply weren't possible forjeremy — he needs to be here. it is absolutely brilliant. i actually got quite emotional about it first thing this morning, which i didn't expect to do. moving my muscles at the moment

is like trying to move a brick wall. so, without having crucial facilities like the swimming pool and the gym, it can make things really, really difficult. the charity that campaigns for sporting inclusion worries about new psychological barriers after lockdown. over two thirds of disabled people are fearful of returning to places like gyms, and therefore i think it's beholden on all of us to think about how we make a particular effort to facilitate that. swimming is crucial to sporting participation for all ages and all abilities. reopening day in north london — lost time to make up. ayo akinwolere is a tv presenter who set world records for deepwater swimming. he's a passionate advocate. look, i want to - see britain swimming, i'm never going to lie about that! it's something that's key for me.

everyone from every different background, different colour, | different genders, i want to see us all in the pooh _ let's face it, we are an island, and if we are an island _ and we are surrounded by water, we need to be swimming, | that's all i'm going to say! well, reopening is happening in england at present, and nothing's quite back to old normal yet. individual gym sessions with covid precautions, like social distancing and cleaning, are allowed. but group exercise classes are not yet permitted. the studio is still empty. every step requires caution and thought. today we filmed at birmingham university's overflow gym. jeremy sharp knows he'll be welcomed throughout the facilities here, and when a gym is essential, reopening means everything. joe wilson, bbc news, in birmingham. england women's interim boss hege riise says she can turn the lionness's poor run of form around. they've lost eight of their last 13 matches. they were beaten 3—1 by france last friday and face canada in another

friendly tomorrow night in stoke. that's the last game before riise names her team gb squad for the delayed tokyo olympics. having those games is for us as a team important. now we get to see players in the best way way we can to see where we as a team need to improve. and what we are good at. you take parts of the game that are excellent. wejust you take parts of the game that are excellent. we just need to finish our chances. a quick round—up of some of the day's other football news, and tottenham have reported what they've described as the abhorrent racial abuse of son heung—min online following their defeat to manchester united yesterday. they are conducting a full review alongside the premier league to determine the most effective action moving forward. wolves' premier league match against sheffield united on saturday has been moved from a 3.00 kick—off to 8.15 to avoid

a clash with the duke of edinburgh's funeral. premiership rugby have moved four matches and changes have also been made to the horse—racing schedule. the football league have confirmed the dates for the playoffs. 12 fixtures will played over the space of seven days at the end of may, with the three finals staged at wembley across the bank holiday weekend with a limited number of fans expected to be allowed in. a new women's baseball league and a national team is being formed in the uk, as the game continues to grow in the country. the southern belles will be one of eight sides starting the competition next month. lewis coombes has been to one of their training sessions at the national baseball centre in slough. the bases are loaded, the field is set. the captures poise. women's baseball is ready to smash it out the park. i baseball is ready to smash it out the ark. ., , ., baseball is ready to smash it out the ark. . , ., .,, baseball is ready to smash it out the ark. . , ., ., baseball is ready to smash it out

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girls in the league. the competition starts next month, and _ girls in the league. the competition starts next month, and a _ girls in the league. the competition starts next month, and a year- girls in the league. the competition starts next month, and a year later| starts next month, and a year later than originally planned to do to covid. ~' ., than originally planned to do to covid. ,, ., ., ., , covid. the lockdown and health, but i think the teams _ covid. the lockdown and health, but i think the teams have _ covid. the lockdown and health, but i think the teams have been - covid. the lockdown and health, but i think the teams have been really i i think the teams have been really strong because we've done a lot of work on mine. you see how well the team has messed together, and this is the second time most of them has met. it's incredible.— met. it's incredible. baseball hopes to follow in — met. it's incredible. baseball hopes to follow in the _ met. it's incredible. baseball hopes to follow in the footsteps _ met. it's incredible. baseball hopes to follow in the footsteps of - to follow in the footsteps of american football and basketball and growing its popularity this side of the atlantic. southern bells are helping to leave the way. lewis coombes, bbc news. some of the world's best freestyle skiers and snowboarders gathered in switzerland to show off their skills. this is an annual event on a glacier designed to allow the athlete to be more creative. sarah hoffman was voted the winner of the week.

matej svancer was voted 'ruler of the week ' by his fellow skiiers and talking about the last few months the czech said ' my season was really nice, except that i couldn't shred with my homies from other countries. that's what's sick about this, we're all in a bubble. it's just nice to see everybody." west brom v southampton half—time latest, while brighton take on everton later. from me and the rest of the sportsday team, it's goodbye for now. olly foster they are in the bbc sport state team. the uk government is to go to court to challenge two laws passed by the scottish parliament last month. let's get more details from our scotland political editor glenn campbell. explain the background to this, because it all boils down to the legislative competencies that scotland is permitted to have under

the devolution legislation.— the devolution legislation. yeah, this is a big _ the devolution legislation. yeah, this is a big power _ the devolution legislation. yeah, this is a big power struggle - the devolution legislation. yeah, | this is a big power struggle which is going to be settled in the highest civil court in the land. uk ministers are concerned that this place has overreached, that it has legislated in two areas going beyond its powers. so, the scottish parliament has decided to pass laws that would incorporate into scott's law the un convention on the rights of the child, and the european charter on local self government. what's the problem? from the point of view of uk ministers, they think that this legislation places obligations on them that mean holyrood has gone beyond its powers. they want the judges at the uk supreme court to rule on that, but that's a very controversial decision for them to go to court in the middle of a holyrood election

campaign. the first minister and snp leader nicola sturgeon has reacted angrily and described this decision as jaw—dropping, as politically catastrophic and morally repugnant. ministers say it was avoidable, that the scottish government could have made some small changes to this legislation that would've made it acceptable uk wife. in the end, it is now going to be settled in court, but i think it will be a lot of argument in this campaign —— uk wide. it argument in this campaign -- uk wide. ., , ., wide. it might do the cause of scottish campaigners - wide. it might do the cause of scottish campaigners no - wide. it might do the cause ofj scottish campaigners no harm wide. it might do the cause of. scottish campaigners no harm for wide. it might do the cause of- scottish campaigners no harm for it to be seen that the westminster government is perhaps being rather heavy—handed on this and slapping down what they would see as legitimate areas of responsibility. well, i think

legitimate areas of responsibility. well, ithink it legitimate areas of responsibility. well, i think it feeds the wider debate that is going on in scotland and underlies all the debates in this election campaign. about whether or not there should be another referendum on scottish independence, who should ultimately take the big decisions about scotland's future. hopefully we move beyond the pandemic and into a recovery phase. the snp and scottish green support another referendum on independence. the other parties here, the conservatives, labour and liberal democrats, i think there should be no further talk about constitutional change —— they think. and that constitutional questions should be for another day. the argument from the snp is that the debate over independence is key to shaping the nature of the scottish

recovery, so that is a key underlying debate in this campaign. i think today's decisions will fuel it. , ., , , ., i think today's decisions will fuel two people —— one people has died and another is being treated following a shooting in paris. the local mayor has confirmed it was not a terrorist attack. police believe it was gang—related. thanks for your company throughout the afternoon. we will have more on all the day's stories and political reaction to the death of baroness williams, the co—founder of the snp who died at the age of 90. time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. it is mid april so as you would expect it's starting to get a little bit of warmth. that was probably the case and parts of western scotland through this afternoon. last night, without the sun, a realfeel of winter is in the

air. we saw the coldest april night since 2013. clear skies for many. there is more cloud in the west bringing one or two showers, particularly around coastal districts. underthe particularly around coastal districts. under the clear skies, temperatures plummeting. —8 in parts of aberdeenshire in the grampian 's, -3 of aberdeenshire in the grampian 's, —3 to of aberdeenshire in the grampian 's, -3 to -5 of aberdeenshire in the grampian 's, —3 to —5 in rural parts of england and wales. very frosty start and the other thing gardeners, things are mainly dry. particularly across southern areas where there hasn't really been a huge amount of it is significant rainfall. might be the case again on tuesday. 0ne significant rainfall. might be the case again on tuesday. one or two more showers will crop up through the day, mainly across the western half of the country. fairly slow—moving, could come as... a bit of what treat us. temperatures up a little bit on what we've seen through today. just to put it into

perspective, they're up on what we've seen through monday afternoon, but tuesday afternoon still two or three degrees over where it should be in april. a cold night will follow to take us into wednesday. with mist and fog patches to go with the frost, but most will have a dry day. what you will notice, especially in the east, onshore breeze coming off very securely north sea. air of high pressure with us. when circulating around as it shifts it was way further north, we allow those winds to develop. 0n allow those winds to develop. on thursday, a greater chance of a few showers in the southeast. for most, a bright start with lots of sunshine. temperature is 13 degrees at the highest in parts of western scotland. seven to 9 degrees along eastern coast of england. as for the rest of the week, temperatures actually rise a little bit. greater

chance of some rain for scotland and northern ireland.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. minnepolis police says an officer who shot and killed a black man at a traffic stop had intended to use his taser. this appears to me from what i had viewed and the reaction, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. the local mayor has condemned violence during protests against the death of 20—year—old daunte wright — his mother was on the phone to him when he was stopped. he said he was getting pulled over by the police and i said, why? he said because he had freshness hanging from his mirror. tensions are already

high in minneapolis — where the trial of former police officer derek chauvin accused