andy swiss, bbc news.inally, bill withers, the soul singer behind hits such as lean on me and ain't no sunshine, has died. # lean on me. # when you're not strong. # and i'll be your friend. # i'll help you carry on...# he passed away in los angeles from heart complications. his family describe him as a solitary man, with a heart driven to connect to the world. bill withers, who has died at the age of 81. that's it. newsnight with mark urban is on bbc two in ten minutes, examining whether the uk's lockdown measures are working. and on the bbc news channel there's a first look at tomorrow morning's front page in the papers. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. football clubs and the pay of their players has been in the headlines for the last few days, and today the premier league announced that it was asking footballers to take a 30% pay cut, in order to protectjobs. they will now put the proposals to the players. t

andy swiss has been looking back at his life. norman hunter said he enjoyed his nickname.eal bodycheck by norman hunter. his opponents may have begged to differ. a foul by hunter. this certainly is no place for boys. but behind that toughness was a huge talent. hunter made his leeds debut in 1962 and helped turn the team into the best in the land, winning two league titles. his aggressive approach did sometimes spill over. one famous scrap with francis lee... and it looks to me as if it's broken out again. but despite his reputation, there was skill as well as steel. one of the hardest tacklers in the game. a lot of people don't realise, you know, because of the norman bites yer legs, you know... he quite liked it, actually, ithink, frightening people. but i think it took away from his ability, his actual ability as a player. that ability won him 28 caps for england, but in the era of bobby moore and jack charlton, he was often the understudy. it meant despite being in the squad, hunter never played in the 1966 world cup, eventually receiving a winner's medal 40 years late

top—flight season won't resume until "it's safe and appropriate to do so". 0ur sports correspondent, andy swisswn, it seems even the premier league's millionaires are now paying a price. with the clubs facing what they called "substantial and continuing losses", they said they'd consult players about a combination of reductions and deferrals amounting to 30% of their total annual renumeration. the move follows growing criticism after clubs, including tottenham and newcastle, announced they were using the government's furlough scheme for non—playing staff,

andy swiss has been looking back at his life. norman hunter said he enjoyed his nickname.—hearted, he reckoned. real bodycheck by norman hunter. his opponents may have begged to differ. a foul by hunter. this certainly is no place for boys but behind that toughness was a huge talent. hunter made his leeds debut in 1962 and helped turn the team into the best in the land, winning two league titles. his aggressive approach did sometimes spill over. one famous scrap with francis lee... and it looks today as if it's broken out again. but despite his reputation, there was skill as well as steel. one of the hardest tacklers in the game. a lot of people don't realise, you know, because of the norman bites yer legs, you know... he quite liked it, actually, ithink, frightening people. but i think it took away from his ability, his actual ability as a player. that ability won him 28 caps for england, but in the era of bobby moore and jack charlton, he was often the understudy. it meant despite being in the squad, hunter never played in the 1966 world cup, eventually receiving a winne

andy swiss reports. imagine recreating the world's highest climb on a staircase in somerset. about challenges. he used to be a professional rugby player but three yea rs professional rugby player but three years ago he broke his neck in a swimming accident and was told he might never walk again. remarkably he defied his injuries and within a year was climbing mountains and now in lockdown he is tackling the biggest of the lot. hi, how are you doing? my stairs. ifirst biggest of the lot. hi, how are you doing? my stairs. i first was going to try the how —— heide snowden but my brain works, i'd tried everest andi my brain works, i'd tried everest and i don't know if i will regret it or not but i suppose he will find out this week. the curveball is i'm doing it all with one leg pretty much because it only got one functioning leg. so that portland does not know what it is and for, i don't think. it is certainly a tall order. mount everest is nearly 9000 metres high while ed's staircase is just over three metres so he will have to go up it 2783 times, around 89,000 steps to reach

andy swiss, bbc news.in, so it is a double challenge. and as he says, with one functioning leg. have you been roped in to louise's cycling challenge on thursday? yes, iam cycling challenge on thursday? yes, i am excited, cycling challenge on thursday? yes, iam excited, but cycling challenge on thursday? yes, i am excited, but i think i have got away with it. i know you are going to be quite a big part of it. louise wants me to come in at the end for a bit of motivation, i am going to do the pep talk. and apparently bushell is involved from a hotel room somewhere. he is going to be in it from the beginning, but that is what i need you far, sally. thank you. louise is doing 100 miles as part of the big night in. mine is called the big bike in. i don't cycle, really, at all, so i'm looking forward to not sitting down for the three days after that. the toilet could be interesting! iamso the toilet could be interesting! i am so excited. i haven't asked nina yet. she has more important things to think about. yes

andy swiss, bbc news. ecb and other good causes, to help the grassroots and county game survive. and the lawn tennis association are putting aside up, to 20 million to help venues, coaches, officials and players through the pandemic. that follows this week's cancellation of wimbledon and all the grass court season. now, while many premier league clubs have been reaching out, to help vulnerable fans during the coronavirus pandemic, southampton have taken it a step further, by feeding fans in need. over the next 12 weeks their club chefs, will prepare thousands of nutritious meals, normally reserved for the players and special guests, and these will be delivered across the community. the first ones went out yesterday. this at southampton's samaria station it looks like an almost day four scheffer zoltan and his team, busy cooking up range of nutritious dishes. but now these meals are not for fans dishes. but now these meals are not forfans in dishes. but now these meals are not for fans in the dishes. but no