with strict hygiene guidelines not always followed by the players has put pressure on other european leagues to quickly copy germany's lead. but leagues including france have already scrapped their seasons and disadvantage clubs of threatened litigation in the wake of the blunders leagues resumption the french government has defended the decision. it was important for me to give priority to the health and the psychological well being of the players rather than economic considerations which in other countries have indeed taken precedence he should be. a deep clean is needed if europe's biggest legs are to salvage money spinning t.v. deals they are making a step in the right direction. argues a reminder that top story we're following for you the world health organization's member states have voted to establish an independent review of the global response to the corona virus making clinton the w.h.o. own role in the crisis comes after u.s. president trump threatened to pull his country out of the organization accusing it of favoring china and mishandling the pandemic. this is d w news stephen i

fans and with strict guidelines not always followed by the players has put pressure on all the european leagues to quickly copy germany's lead. but leagues including france have already scrapped their seasons and disadvantage clubs of threatened litigation in the wake of the blunders leagues resumption the french government has defended the decision. it was important for me to give priority to the health and the psychological well being of the players rather than economic considerations which in other countries have taken precedence. a deep clean is needed if europe's biggest leagues are to salvage money spinning t.v. deals they are making a step in the right direction. while germany's museums are open to visitors again which is great news for art lovers who have been craving a cultural fix throughout this lockdown that's all of us here in berlin are in for in a special treat one of the biggest collections of 1960 s. pop art is now on show. it wasn't just flower power in the sixty's. in berlin there's a bunch of it hardly anyone is familiar with now it's on display for the 1st time. this is the

fans and with strict guidelines not always followed by the players has put pressure on all the european leagues to quickly copy germany's lead. but leagues including france have already scrapped this season's and disadvantaged clubs of threatened litigation in the wake of the blunders league's resumption the french government has defended the decision. it was important for me to give priority to the health and the psychological well being of the players rather than economic considerations which in other countries have indeed taken precedence. a deep clean is needed if europe's biggest leagues are to salvage money spinning t.v. deals they are making a step in the right direction. well now you may remember one of the few cheerful stories to come out of the corona virus pandemic colonel thomas moore is the british army veteran who raised tens of millions of pounds for charity and now he will be knighted by queen elizabeth moore seen here on his 100th birthday last month inspired the whole country when he walked laps in his garden to raise money for the national health service. captain tom already

the english premier league is the biggest money maker in european football followed by the bundesliga and by spans lower league for the premier league and league or t.v. revenue accounts for more than half of all income. it's slightly less than that for the bundesliga but they're determined to get the ball rolling again even without spectators if that's what it takes to keep revenues flowing. when matches are aired the advertising boards around the pitch will provide another financial boost in the current crisis the upcoming weeks will show how well the new concept works but there's no doubt that the game will be a different one has seen in south korea where the caley season kicked off last week gold celebrated with social distancing. a sign of the times. let's get more now we are joined by karen maguire football finance lecturer at the university of liverpool carrick tell us is this enough to keep some of these clubs from going bust. i think it would certainly be a major contribution if we take a look at match dot com which is going to be lost for a club such as dortmund that is a re

fans and with strict guidelines not always followed by the players has put pressure on other european leagues to quickly copy germany's lead. but leagues including france have already scrapped their seasons and disadvantage clubs of threatened litigation in the wake of the bonders league is resumption the french government has defended the decision. it was important for me to give priority to the health and psychological well being of the players rather than economic considerations which in other countries have indeed taken precedence. a deep clean is needed if europe's biggest leagues are to salvage money spinning t.v. deals they are making a step in the right direction. this is due to other news remember you can keep up to date with all the latest on our website.

the english premier league is the biggest money maker in european football followed by the bundesliga and by spans a league for the premier league and lega t.v. revenue accounts for more than half of all income. it's slightly less than that for the bundesliga but they're determined to get the ball rolling again even without spectators if that's what it takes to keep revenues flowing. when matches are aired the advertising boards around the pitch will provide another financial boost in the current crisis the upcoming weeks will show how well the new concept works but there's no doubt that the game will be a different war as seen in south korea where the caley season kicked off last week gold celebrated with social distancing. a sign of the times. so the but it's a kicks off this friday as the 1st major league in europe to get back in action mark meadows from sports is here to tell us more about that i mean we have you know many other close contact activities which have essentially been canceled you know by and large in europe tell us how were the soccer bosses able to persuade the auth

fans and with strict guidelines not always followed by the players has put pressure on other european leagues to quickly copy germany's lead. but leagues including france have already scrapped their seasons and disadvantage clubs of threatened litigation in the wake of the blunders leagues resumption the french government has defended the decision. it was important for me to give priority to the health and the psychological well being of the players rather than economic considerations which in other countries have indeed taken precedence. a deep clean is needed if europe's biggest leagues are to salvage money spinning t.v. deals they are making a step in the right direction. just a reminder of our top story this hour president trump has threatened to withdraw the united states from the world health organization permanently he accuses the u.n. agency of mishandling the coronavirus crisis and favoritism towards china. i get you can always get new news on the go just download out from google pile from the top still give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push noti

crisis when other european leagues follow suit i think they will now yeah i mean there was another game yesterday which was cologne against minds and the big worry was that the games wouldn't be exciting we can actually watched a little bit of that game now it actually was exciting even without the fans it was a $22.00 draw and it was a good comeback for minds a bit of drama and i think some of the other leagues aboard that it would be too sterile but that game proves that you can still have a good marketable products the english premier league to date to decide if they're going to come back and i think they will have watched the banners they go incredibly closely and said it's not brilliant it's not perfect but it's still football so i expect that the english premier league will come back in june we also have the spanish league they started training for the 1st time today so i think they'll come back as well the french and dutch leagues at their divisions because they decided they couldn't finish it they probably think maybe were a bit too quick rash with that decision so germany leadi

restart. —— first major european league.to viewers in the uk and around the world. —— hello and welcome. uk education secretary gavin williamson, says the governent‘s approach to re—opening schools in england will be cautious — and based on scientific advice — but he warned that the longer schools are closed, the more children will miss out. it comes after teaching unions expressed concerns over plans for some pupils to return to schools in england from the first ofjune. a further 468 deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in the uk were reported in the past 2a hours, taking the official death toll to 34,466. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. classrooms empty now in england, but in two weeks' time a few children are due to return. some teachers and parents remain fearful. today, the government said it was the right decision. there are some who would like to delay the wider opening of schools. school governors will be involved in the plans so i asked how they should weigh it up. they are going to be

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the forges ahead this week as the 1st major european league. in front of. it's good to have you with us. starts to take its economic toll the latest figures show that the german economy has taken its hardest hit since the 2009 financial crisis contracted by 2.2 percent in the 1st quarter of this year. destructions closed shops and restaurants wiped out tourism and sent manufacturing into a tailspin and the government says there's more pain ahead even before any recovery takes hold. germany's g.d.p. data is due me even if slowly but surely the lights of the economy are being turned on again folks like the country's biggest carmaker opened its main volves plant a few weeks ago and despite distancing measures is edging towards full capacity as well as manufacturing the services sector is returning to normal hairdressers opened last week well it's even possible now to meet friends for beer again some cafes and bars open their outdoors areas. while that suggests some hope a lot of damage has been done the german g.d.p. 1st quarter fall of 2.2 percent is a dramat

fans and with strict guidelines not always followed by the players has put pressure on all the european leagues to quickly copy germany's lead but leagues including france have already scrapped their seasons and disadvantage clubs of threatened litigation in the wake of the blunders leagues resumption the french government has defended the decision. it was important for me to give priority to the health and psychological well being of the players rather than economic considerations which in other countries have taken precedence. a deep clean is needed if europe's biggest leagues are to salvage money spinning t.v. deals they are making a step in the right direction. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you president donald trump pressed for us out of. trump. and favoritism. this is due to other news there. car empty stadiums strict regulations the bundesliga has resumed after its coronavirus shutdown the decision is highly controversial and abusers questions how long can this go on in. terms of what will the matches be inspired in terms. of the w. i'm going crazy thing in all th

the english premier league is the biggest money maker in european football followed by the bundesliga and by spans. for the premier league and lega t.v. revenue accounts for more than half of all income. it's slightly less than that for the bundesliga but they're determined to get the ball rolling again even without spectators if that's what it takes to keep revenues flowing. when matches are aired the advertising boards around the pitch will provide another financial boost in the current crisis the upcoming weeks will show how well the new concept works but there is no doubt that the game will be a different scene in south korea where the caley season kicked off last week gold celebrated with social distancing. a sign of the times. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you this hour germany's economy fell into recession in the 1st 3 months of this year the cause of the coronavirus latest official data shows the economy shrank by 2.2 percent. this is news and your up to date if we can remind of before we go that you can pick up the day on our web site with all the latest

with strict hygiene guidelines not always followed by the players has put pressure on other european leagues to quickly copy germany's lead. but leagues including france have already scrapped their seasons and disadvantage clubs of threatened litigation in the wake of the blunders leaguers resumption the french government has defended the decision. it was important for me to give priority to the health and psychological well being of the players rather than economic considerations which in other countries have indeed taken precedence. a deep clean is needed if europe's biggest leagues are to salvage money spinning t.v. deals they are making a step in the right direction. more world news at the top of our in the meantime of course as always the website d w dot com have a good. targeted for preservation german businessman bill fleet past owns a large private wildlife park in zimbabwe the organizers of sustainable hunting tourism there other animal protection activists in zimbabwe say hunting should not be allowed the danger of abuse is too great how trophy hunting can save species close up. ne

a michael thanks for joining us germany's been this league of became the 1st major european football league to resume play this weekend after a 2 month break due to the coronavirus pandemic all eyes were on the riviera darby as bruce your door and thumped shaka at home without any fans in the stadium

the english premier league is the biggest money maker in european football followed by the bundesliga and by spans legen for the premier league and lega t.v. revenue accounts for more than half of all income. it's slightly less than that for the bundesliga but they're determined to get the ball rolling again even without spectators if that's what it takes to keep revenues flowing. when matches are aired the advertising boards around the pitch will provide another financial boost in the current crisis the upcoming weeks will show how well the new concept works but there is no doubt that the game will be a different one as seen in south korea where the caley season kicked off last week gold celebrated with social distancing. a sign of the times. for at the center group has a storied history in germany as a high end car parts producer make components for high speed operations like. now like many companies there making medical supplies a temporary solution not so fast according to the company. for decades german tuning and car parts manufacturer was right up with the best of them but now

the german bundesliga is back — it'll be the first major european football league to restart later, withty stadiums. and could sniffer dogs be trained to detect coronavirus? a new government—backed trial begins in the uk. good morning, you're watching bbc news, i'm karin giannone with the latest on the coronavirus outbreak in the uk and around the world. here in the uk, the government and teachers‘ unions should "stop squabbling" and agree a plan to reopen schools safely. that's the message from the children's commissioner for england who says disadvantaged children are losing out from schools being closed for so long. teachers‘ leaders met the government's scientific advisers yesterday to seek assurances over safety, but have not yet agreed on how schools should open. the government has set out plans to begin a phased reopening of primary schools in england from the ist ofjune. the public is being urged to "think twice" before heading to england‘s beaches and country parks this weekend, despite the easing of lockdown rules. councils in beauty spots are worried that a surge in visitors c

germany's bundesliga becomes the first major european league to restart.our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with us is chief sports reporter of the sun, martin lipton. i wonder if he has been glued to the bundesliga today. and the broadcaster, penny smith. let's start with the front pages. we begin with the sunday telegraph. they are hailing the discovery of what they call a "breakthrough treatment" using blood thinners to prevent deaths from coronavirus. the mirror covers the story of an eight—month—old baby who died of a rare childhood disease related to covid—19. the observer leads with what they say is a revolt over the easing of lockdown measures and a subsequent drop in borisjohnson‘s approval ratings. the mail on sunday accuses doctors of being "at war" with schools as the debate surrounding pupils‘ return to classrooms continues. the independent says that tory mps are calling on the government to scrap new immigration rules — suggesting the nhs and social care is at risk from the crackdown. and "britain on fast—track to

green light for the football league to resume in the 2nd half of may it will become the 1st major european league to return to competition the point is the goal was halted on march 8th because of because the 19 hour break teams return to training in early april all matches will be played behind closed doors. you're watching or does there are these are the top stories u.s. secretary of state has doubled down on accusations against china saying the country could have prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths if it had been transparent about the outbreak earlier of aging hit back at the u.s. threats to reimpose tariffs as punishment for the pandemic. in terms of my pomp ayos cobbett he has not only doubled down on these claims pointing the finger at china but he's also doubled down on the president's finger pointing out of the world health organization saying that the world health organization according to its rules needs to demanded investigation of china something it says it has not done it other words what the united states' position is according to the secretary of state is that much of this in

the bonus legal remains the only major european league to have returned from their coronavirus suspension. preparing for the taunts from thousands of rival fans is usually one of the hurdles a player must clear before an intercity darby but not this time the coronavirus pandemic means the stuns will be empty when you're on berlin have to have they're looking to do the double over their city neighbors but bundesliga survival remains the name of the game that men do is explore guessing 6 points in total against half . so an additional 3 would help us achieve our main goal of staying in the league at all. also for me the 1st priority is staying in the legal team not being city champions in the years that we need. to stop meisterschaft had eased further from trouble with a 3 male win at hoffenheim last weekend the 11th placed side at one point and one spot above their tarpey rivals there was criticism that the player celebrations against hoffenheim were 2 hands on hygiene guidelines say players shouldn't talk but now coach bruno of india wants to concentrate on the actual football even if his

inside stadiums respond the technology has already been in use in better roos one of the few european leagues to continue playing throughout the pandemic matches invention even provides a sense of home and away support to those watching from their sofa. the youngster 1000 come up with the left loudspeaker designs for the other to come up with the right loudspeaker. ration blocks which you have been stadiums usually but could artificial atmosphere be too much for beleaguered pundits league fans to stomach. it's not the real thing we'll never never said the real thing that did so much better than nothing you know amazingly better than the the bundesliga is yet to adopt the idea and will make do without noise at the weekend but should eerily silent games cause fans to switch off perhaps a bit of extra buzz may need to be brought in. you're watching the dopiness there's more on our website d.w. dot com follow us as well on twitter and on instagram at d w news i'm tom your logical thanks for joining us. org. i'm secure that volume or not hard and in the end is a me you are not a lot of the year an

inside stadiums respond the technology has already been in use in better roos one of the few european leagues to continue playing throughout the pandemic matches invention even provides a sense of home and away support to those watching from their sofa. the songs for one theme come up with the left loudspeaker designs for the other to come up with the right loudspeaker. ration blocks which you have been stadiums usually but could artificial atmosphere be too much for beleaguered blunders league fans to stomach. it's not the real thing we'll never understand the real thing but that so much better than nothing you know amazingly better than nothing. is yet to adopt the idea and will make do without noise at the weekend but should eerily silent games cause fans to switch off perhaps a bit of extra buzz maybe. this is day w news will have more world news at the top of the next even business that's your business news. europe. what unites. to fight. for. what binds the continent to. answers and stories aplenty.

the german football league the borders league also restarting on the 16th of may the 1st big european league to do so sport activities also being resume so again the key element as it's been described is an almost complete return to normality some restrictions still in place the use of face mask for example the ban on gatherings also important on a travel warning though the key elements that still remain in place we have been told that there could be a 2nd to wave of infections before all of them comes the chance that she's made clear that reintroducing walked on measures is definitely an option how exactly would that work so the goal brant is to avoid a general lockdown in the country again but there is an emergency mechanism that has been agreed on by the german chancellor and regional leaders so that if there is a spike in the number of cases in a particular district enough articular region then the regional authorities can actually reintroduce some of those mechanisms locally again the key issue is to try and avoid a general lockdown of the country and that's why this emergency mechanism

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line but it was the german football league who chose this date to restart long before other european leagues and long before most other sports in the entire world did they go to italy i do have a little bit of sympathy with the d.f.l. here because this is a difficult task this balancing act trying to strike don't forget that the robert cock institute here in germany predicts asics but around the world do that there could be a 2nd wave of the virus hit now that means that the d.f.l. wants to get in this kind of sweet spot where you're at the back end of the 1st wave and not means that the risk is low of players spreading the virus amongst themselves but still that you have enough time to finish the season before a potential 2nd wave of the virus really picks up and nobody knows when all this is going to happen of course though this week is all important if there are more positive tests before the season restarts than a lot of people will be saying they went to see all ours from football fans and sporting fans from nowhere around the world on germany or the moody thanks so much . and finally b

football back as soon as possible of course the bundesliga is setting a bit of benchmark for other european leagues they're going to all have their eyes on germany this weekend to see how it pans out so it's a positive thing but it's also a lot of criticism and is going to be a lot of people with their eyes on germany to see how it gets on this weekend you know i would imagine you must certainly be aware of the fact that they've been reports that at least some players have expressed their reservations about this. really restructured the season is yet still in fact the kates well of course at the start they were they felt you know a lot of players came out said are we being guinea pigs here why should we put ourselves under pressure some footballers for instance cloudy up it's all a place of a depression he said well actually go a relative who's not in the best physical condition so it's not a good idea for me to go back to trying to put myself at risk and their pool their full put my family at risk as well but i think that mood has softened somewhat i think a lot of players are forwarding in line w

inside stadiums respond the technology has already been in use in better roos one of the few european leagues to continue playing throughout the pandemic matches invention even provides a sense of home and away support to those watching from their sofa. the songs for one team come up with the left loudspeaker disowns for the other to come up with the right loudspeaker of yours at the separation of blocks which you have been stadiums usually but could artificial atmosphere be too much for beleaguered blunders league fans to stomach. it's not the real thing we'll never never said the real thing that did so much better than nothing amazingly better than the the bond is league is yet to adopt the idea and will make do without noise at the weekend but should eerily silent games cause fans to switch off perhaps a bit of extra buzz may need to be brought in. i will find out how that works all weekend this is deja vu news live from berlin this morning a web site of you dot com you can follow us of course on twitter and instagram as well for all of us here in fact some of. combating the corona pandemi

the bundesliga is the first major european league to resume play during the pandemic.n bbc news, steve rosenberg explores how moscow views the tumultuous events of 1989 and looks into whether the coronavirus pandemic thwarts vladimir putin's bid to make russia great again? it stretched from the pacific ocean to the fringes of western europe. the soviet empire seemed invincible. but in 1989 the iron curtain was swept away and i saw a superpower crumble. the soviet empire falling apart piece by piece. today's russia wants to forget about 1989. 30 years on russia is reasserting itself. through military muscle and disinformation. adolf hitler is more popular than harry potter? absolute fake. you are pushing the kremlin‘s narrative. it has begun to feel like a new cold war. but will global pandemic curb the kremlin‘s global ambitions? he is frozen. he has stalled. he cannot react, he cannot say anything. i'm on a journey to find out how russia has been pushing to regain influence and rebuild its power. throughout its history russia has swung from wanting to be part of europ

the english premier league is the biggest money maker in european football followed by the bundesliga and by spans. for the premier league and lega t.v. revenue accounts for more than half of all income. it's slightly less than that for the blunders league but they're determined to get the ball rolling again even without spectators if that's what it takes to keep revenues flowing. when matches are aired the advertising boards around the pitch will provide another financial boost in the current crisis the upcoming weeks will show how well the new concept works but there's no doubt that the game will be a different one has seen in south korea where the caley season kicked off last week gold celebrated with social distancing. a sign of the times. are joined now by a new and beilein communications director christiane. and the bundesliga team resume their season at home 2 leaders by a minute on sunday christiane 1st of all how do you feel about finally having the bundesliga back after 2 months well it's mixed emotions quite clear of course we are happy that way to get the league started ag

reporter: it is not only a make or break issue for the german league, the other you big european leaguesre also deliberating how to emerge from lockdown. the english premier league is the biggest moneymaker in european football, followed by the bundesliga and by spain's la liga. tv revenue accounts for more than half of all incomome. it is slightly less than that for the bundesliga, but they are determined to get the ball rolling again, even without spectators, if that is what it takes to keep revenueses flowowing. when matches are aired, advertising boards around the pitch will add another income boost. the incoming weeks will show how well it works. no doubt the game will be a different one, as seen in south korea where the season kicked off last week. goals celebrated, with social distancing. a sign of the times. phil: since you are up-to-date, morere at the top of the hour. i will be back with "the day" in just a moment. ♪

the english premier league is the biggest money maker in european football followed by the bundesliga and by spans. for the premier league and lega t.v. revenue accounts for more than half of all income. it's slightly less than that for the bundesliga but they're determined to get the ball rolling again even without spectators if that's what it takes to keep revenues flowing. when matches are aired the advertising boards around the pitch will provide another financial boost in the current crisis the upcoming weeks will show how well the new concept works but there's no doubt that the game will be a different one has seen in south korea where the caley season kicked off last week gold celebrated with social distancing. a sign of the times. essential up to date for the top of the hour i'll be back with the day in just moved. beethoven is for me. is for. beethoven is for him beethoven is for her. and beethoven is for. beethoven is for every nuance. beethoven 2020. 50th anniversary here on d w. snore didn't what do they dream of at night it is. as cleaners they see the face of horror. on