andy, many thanks for the update, from the etihad stadium.clusive content". tony hall said the "senseless killing of george floyd" had a "profound impact," and made the organisation question what more it could do to "drive inclusion". as the lockdown eases, social—distancing rules — designed to keep everyone safe — are having a significant impact on millions of lives. but for many deaf and blind people, the new distance rules and wearing of face masks has made the world almost impossible to navigate. as our disability news correspondent nikki fox reports, many campaigners say deaf and disabled people have in effect been forgotten during the pandemic. i think i would describe it as feeling pretty helpless and just cut off, disconnected. if i feel somebody bump into me on the times when i leave the house, i get really stressed. i get really scared too. for both these women, life as we ease out of lockdown has become much harder. measures designed to keep us safe are having a negative impact on the lives of people with hearing and sight loss. fo

after that manchester city will host arsenal here at the etihad stadium and there will be many differencesnd if the players score goals. if they do score a goal, the players will not be allowed to celebrate with each other, they will have to have socially distanced celebrations. if there is any controversy on the pitch, they will not be allowed to crowd around the officials and remonstrate with the referees. the other noticeable difference is that for the first 12 matches of the restarted season the players will not have their names on the back of their shirts, they will have black lives matter on the back of their shirts, following the death of george floyd. the premier league say they will be supporting any player that wishes to take on knee even during and after the match. quite a few differences there. thank you very much. it is going to be very different in terms of like what we are going to see in terms of fans as well. yes, of course. as we mentioned, the fans will not be in the stadium, but a lot of them can zoom the stadium, but a lot of them can zoom in and they will be able to w

over the eddie howe stadium during the game with manchester city last night. —— that he had stadium. —— etihadhad taken a knee in support of black lives matter. burnley were quick to release a statement condemning those responsible, saying the banner in no way represents what the club stands for and that they will work fully with the authorities to identify those who were responsible and take appropriate action. these statements as those found to be involved will not be welcome at turf moor and the clu b not be welcome at turf moor and the club apologised unreservedly to the premier league, to man city, and all those helping promote black lives matter. there has also been plenty of reaction elsewhere. clarets fan and former advisor to tony blair alastair campbell praised the club's handling of the incident and gave his thoughts on the person responsible. manchester city's raheem sterling shared an image of the banner, stating simply #timeforchange. there was also praise for burnley‘s captain, ben mee, who said those responsible for the banner had no place in the club. piara powar, executive di

and embarrassed after a banner with the message "white lives matter burnley" was flown over the etihad stadiumane circled over the stadium just after kick—off. players and staff from both sides had taken a knee in support of the black lives matter movement. burnley say they'll ban anyone found to have been involved. burnley captain ben mee said those behind the banner have no place in the club. here's what he said to 5 live: sure, it made a big impact on our players. we, as a group of players, condemn it. we are ashamed. we are embarrassed. it completely misses the point of what we're trying to achieve as, you know, as a football community, as a group, and as a group of players, we're really ashamed, it is a minority of our supporters and i speakfor the main part of our supporters, we absolutely distance ourselves from any sort of thing like that. it's a real shame to see it and it definitely had a massive impact on us to see that in the sky. we will talk more about that at 10:30am with the head of the anti—discrimination charity ticket out. the headmaster of eton college has told the bbc he i

jane mcdougall outside the etihad stadium. let's talk about this some more.ticket holder, who writes for the club's king of kippax fanzine. she joins us from wigan. good to talk to you this morning. good to talk to you this morning. good morning. you have been talking about football without fans being nothing, but this is the way it is and have you changed your mind on that at all? i have, i was really banging the drum about football without fans being nothing. i do still stand by that but when you base your life around the fixture list and you are dedicated to football, as it is getting closer, i have been getting excited. it is a global pandemic and we don't have any choice, we just have to roll with it and it doesn't mean that we are any with it and it doesn't mean that we a re a ny less with it and it doesn't mean that we are any less of supporters. i am very excited now. as you say, this is better than not having any games as far as many people are concerned. although there were plenty of voices saying this season should have been made null and void, whe

both teams in the late match at the etihad stadium between manchester city and arsenal did the same.l palace striker clinton morrison was at villa park. everyone in the world is watching that so i think it made a big statement last night and as i said, for me personally, coming through way of come from and been a young black man and going through a lot of struggles in life it touched me massively. it is time for change and i like it that everyone is pulling in the right direction. you see the likes of raheem sterling who has been a credit to himself and his family he speaks so well for a young man. that is what you want, more people to come out and educate people, that is all it is education. it didn't take long for us to be reminded of the pitfalls of var, the video assistant referee. sheffield united were denied what would have been a winning goal at villa. the mistake was initially hawk—eyes, the company behind goalline technology, despite the villa keeper orjan nyland carrying the ball over the line here, it didn't indicate a goal. hawk—eye apologised saying their cameras were bl

at least in our group, because some wanted them to win today and some wanted them to win it at etihad stadiumople, many of us wa nted people, people, many of us wanted to go to the parade. but, you know, covid—19, it is destroyed it all. but we are very happy and very proud to be in this position right now.|j think a premier league title is some compensation for what you are going through, in any case. jose, shibashish, thank you indeed and costa rica and calcutta joined together. great to see. thank you. thanks. to another form of theatre, really, now. theatres across the globe have been forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. but on friday in the uk, the renowned london theatre the old vic will livestream a socially distanced performance of duncan macmillan's play lungs. many theatre companies have released shows online in recent months, but they were either recorded before lockdown or have been filmed in actors' homes, rather than in the empty venues themselves. rachel stanton reports. theatre, but not as you would know it. a socially distanced performance and an empty auditorium.

police have concluded no criminal offences were committed when a plane flew over manchester city's etihad stadiumnley players saying it left them feeling ashamed and embarrassed. the banner was spotted just after burnley and manchester city players had knelt in support of the black lives matter movement. burnley football club says it'll ban whoever was behind the banner. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the fbi says bubba wallace was not the victim of racism after a noose was found in his nascar team's garage. america's leading infectious disease expert has warned of a disturbing surge in covid—19 cases in the us. anthony fauci told the congress the next couple of weeks are going to be critical. armenia has become the worst hit country with coronavirus the country's prime minister, who caught the virus himself, has been facing growing criticism over his handling of the crisis. the bbc‘s caucasus correspondent rayhan demytrie has been monitoring the situation from neighbour

criminal offences were committed by the fans who paid for a plane to fly over manchester city's etihad stadiumtter burnley" on monday night. burnley players condemned the stunt, saying it left them feeling ashamed and embarrassed. blackpool airport says it has now suspended banner—towing flights. the government has been giving details of plans to spend more than £100 million to help homeless people in england stay off the streets. a scheme to provide emergency accommodation to thousands of rough sleepers during the pandemic was due to end in ten days. but homeless charities and councils have urged ministers to pay for it to continue. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports... over one weekend in march thousands of rough sleepers were taken off the streets to protect them from coronavirus, most have been housed in hotels, which were closed to tourists because of the pandemic. not only do the roughsleepers get shelter but also access to health care and, where necessary, addiction support. this put me in a healthier situation. you've got food, water. on the street, you have no

and the latest of the two matches sees manchester city cruising to victory over arsenal at the etihad stadiumer league restart finished in a 0—0 draw between aston villa and sheffield united. but this match will be remembered for the powerful message sent out by the players at kick off. all 22 of them and the referee took a knee for ten seconds in solidarity with the black lives matter movement. well in the match, sheffield united were denied a goal in the first half in what was an error in the goal line decision technology. the draw keeps villa inside the bottom three. it was very strange. something i probably will not get use to or enjoy. you need the fans, football needs the fans. but we understand why we are doing it at the moment. we have to finish the season, and as a set before the game, the premier league have given us a platform which is as safe as possible to go and play the games. i thought we made a good one today of that, i thought it was a good performance. not going to stand in front of you and say i unbelievably enjoyed it. i don't think both sides were great, i thought they h

week for burnley after a banner with the words white lives matter burnley was flown over the etihad stadiumwatford at home tonight, and boss sean dyche, says they're determined to make sure the incident doesn't cast a shadow on the club. it does reflect unfortunately and gets attached to the club, that's one of the downsides, for sure, other than the fact that it's an unacceptable message in the first place. it will probably enhance the good action we do as a club and the m essa 9 es we good action we do as a club and the messages we send out across the club, whether it's through the community, what the club stands for. leeds united have had to double check all the cardboard cut outs of fans, ahead of theirfirst home game back in the championship this weekend, after a picture of 0sama bin laden was attached to a seat at elland road. fans have been invited to buy so called crowdies, and send pictures of themselves or loved ones. 15,000 of them will be in place by saturday. but a cut out of the al-qaeda leader has been removed and the club has said it will ensure there will be no more offensi

both teams in the late match at the etihad stadium bewtween manchester city and arsenal did the same. personally, coming through the way i have come through and having to go through a lot of struggle, that touched me personally. it is time for change. i like it that eve ryo ne time for change. i like it that everyone is pulling in the right direction. the likes of raheem sterling has been a credit to himself and his family, he speaks so much sense. that is what we want, more people to keep speaking, keep educating, that is all it is, it is education. chelsea have reached an agreement to sign the german forward timo wernerfrom rb leipzig, on a five—year deal. subject to passing a medical, the 24—year—old will make the move in july after the end of the bundesliga season. that means he won‘t play any part in the rest of the champions league campaign in august. leipzig are in the quarterfinals. he‘s scored 32 goals for leipzig so far this season. there‘s been a major backlash against the organisers of the us open tennis championships, after they cut the wheelchair events from this year‘s

we can speak tojohn murray, 5live's chief football correspondent who will be at the etihad stadium commentatinghow we are used to it. and if you look back to the last time premier league matches were played in early march, the ten matches that were played, almost 400,000 spectators were inside the grounds. but now for the first time and for the foreseeable future in league football in the top in this country, it is going to be behind closed doors and there are going to be only around about 300 people inside each stadium. it is going to be weird for the players, isn't it? what impact do you think it will have on the match? it has had quite a dramatic impact in the early weeks since the bundesliga resumed in germany. they have been playing for about a month and there have been many more away wins than there have been home wins. but i know the premier league have encouraged the home clubs to dress up the lower tier of their grounds. and while crowd noise will not be piped into the stadium, what the premier league are allowing the clubs to do when there is a stoppage in play is to play music, or ev

stadium and the points he celebrated. for their. champions league spot for the win didn't hesitate repress the day flying hosts. but it does show where dortmund truly excel rapid counter-attacking guy. traffic etihad acres of space ahead of him but couldn't get past the. solid work from florian cason mile to shut down the best chance of the 1st half the lack of goal scoring opportunities was hardly surprising with both sides top scorer starting on the bench. and hitting endorsements early in holland. that changed an hour into the match holland replaced defensive midfielder axel witsel and aggressive switch. that immediately paid off holland's deflected shot landed at the feet of rock. i at least until they are into the scrap stuff so you can have all. the rare i planned it was his shoulder. by the way it was a matter of millimeters and frankly it's a shame to see such a good finish as this one chalked off so harshly even if dortmund didn't really deserve it. certainly wasn't. pleased with a call for his side's offensive struggles meanwhile to saddam's top score headings into the stage and had an immediate impact of the zine springing steven scripts the shock clattered of the post. one minute scene

stadium. there are occasions you do not go to the etihad, away games are slightly different of course because. it is going to be art, the club have done a fantasticjob trying to liaise with supporters getting photographs and video sending with flags orlando stadium. they've tried to make it as good as they can but i do not know what to expect. i think everyone is with you there. rosie, what have you been doing in the interim because it is 100 days precisely since top—notch football was being played, how have you fill the gap? honestly ido how have you fill the gap? honestly i do not know, it is almost unbelievable that so many days have gone by. with thejob i do as well, i like writing about football and that has been taken away as well. so football is essentially my life and my work life site had to adapt a lot and find different things to do but really nothing comes close to football so i'm very excited for tonight. and what about the belarus premier league, they continued to play. did you dip in? i watched a bit of it, arsenal played i think last year or the year before so i was familiar w

packed into the next 6 weeks, that kicks off at 6 followed by manchester city/arsenal at the etihad stadiumll sent us this both of the knights matches will look very different from the norm. the first enforcement difference is that there will be no funds as they cannot socially distance within a crowd. instead, there will be large screens erected where some fans can zoom in so that means there could be something of an atmosphere if and when any player scores a goal. if that happens, there cannot be the ratios get ovations we are used to because players will have to keep that distance at —— they will not be the usual celebrations were against her. they will not be able to remonstrate with the officials if there are any officials on the pitch. mikel arteta will return to the etihad. he worked for many years under pep guardiola as his assistant and both managers have been speaking about looking forward to catch up. so excited. for the fact to see him, to see again, one of the nicest people i ever met. he was an incredibly important part in our success incredibly important part in our success i

that kicks off at 6:00pm, followed by manchester city—arsenal at the etihad stadium. football back. it's a different type of football, but one that we are going to have to live with for the next i would think six, 12 months. we know obviously what this country has been through and what this world has been through in the last three or four months, so we can't just wipe in the last three or four months, so we can'tjust wipe it in the last three or four months, so we can't just wipe it away from football and allow fans together in the stadium again, we have to make sure that health goes first. the premier league are doing that, the football clu bs premier league are doing that, the football clubs are doing that, but i think it is welcome. i think fans do wa nt football think it is welcome. i think fans do want football back. i think in the next few weeks it will give some welcome relief to what has been a very challenging few months for eve ryo ne very challenging few months for everyone in this country. one complication with the late finish of the premier league is that

here at the etihad, where manchester city tight on arsenal in that second match of a defining night for football. fans are being urged to stay at home to watch and not gather outside stadiums tonight... inflation falls to a four—year low, as the cost of fuel, clothing and energy tumble. more than 1500 doctors call on the prime minister to reopen schools as a priority or risk scoring in the life chances of a generation of young people. theatre producer cameron mackintosh says west end shows like les miserables, mary poppins and hamilton won't be back this year because of social distancing. and in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — uefa reveal their schedule for august. mini tournaments in portugal, germany and spain to decide the champions and europa leagues. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after more than three months without a kick—off, premier league football is back tonight. the first match, aston villa against sheffield united, has just got underway. but the big difference — there's no roar from the crowd. at there's no roar from the crowd. least, at there's no roarfrom the crowd. least, not at there's no roar from the crowd. least, not a at the