stuart broad will be joe root�*s vice—captain with ben stokes injured. to be played in front of fans in england since september 2019, with 7 and a half thousand allowed each day. thrilled we are going to have spectators back in the ground to enjoy an english test summer. the last couple of weeks, the weather has been awful, it would be nice and warm for a change and not a cloud in a sky, it's fantastic, it proves for a sky, it's fantastic, it proves for a great week of test cricket. james anderson's set to play his 24th lord's test — almost 18 years after his first. if he does feature tomorrow. he'll also equal alastair cook's england record of 161 test caps and he's pleased there will be fans there to appreciate him. the players in the squad have been around _ the players in the squad have been around this— the players in the squad have been around this group for well over a yeah _ around this group for well over a year. they— around this group for well over a year. they know what's expected of them _ year. they know what's expected of them and — year.

ben stokes is out injured.an appreciation for the format, here at the home of cricket and the tradition that surrounds it, so is a great opportunity for the guys in our camp, it�*s theirfirst time. very specialfor them. they are a very strong side, hard to beat. a team that has a lot of depth, our focus is on the cricket we want to play, and make the adjustments required. british motor sport _ adjustments required. british motor sport fans _ adjustments required. british motor sport fans were - adjustments required. british| motor sport fans were treated to some spectacular banger racing at the annual kart jumping championships on the south coast of england. a monumental £50 at stake for the winner. with each attempt judged on elevation, distance and reception from the crowd, remaining parts of the car left over! a lot of the actual racing to place behind closed doors because of coronavirus restrictions, a sizeable crowd witnessed brave drivers testing their nerve as their extravagant vehicles almost soared and

and with regular deputy ben stokes out injured, captainjoe root has chosen broad to be his right—hand obvious fit for the role in the absence of ben. it is always special to come here and play test cricket. such an appreciation for the farm and obviously here at the home of cricket, the tradition that surrounds it, it is always a great opportunity for if you guys in our camp it is theirfirst time, so pretty specialfor them camp it is theirfirst time, so pretty special for them as well. they are a very strong side it hard to beat. entertainment has a lot of debt. ourfocus to beat. entertainment has a lot of debt. our focus for now is on the cricket that we want to play. and build on that but also trying to make those adjustments that are required in this part of the world. and that's all the sport for now. hello again. tuesday was the hottest day of the year so far. a title that will last until, well, later on today when temperatures are expected to get a little bit higher still. most of us had skies like this, then, plenty of sunshine around, and it was warm widely. 26.1 celsius was t

with regular deputy ben stokes out injured, captainjoe root has chosen broad to be his right—hand mancs this summer as the taekwondo fighter goes for a third gold after being named in the team gb line—up. jones won the title in both london and rio and will arrive injapan as the number one seed. she will be joined by world gold medallists bianca walkden and bradley sinden, as well as lauren williams and mahama cho, but there was disappointment for lutalo muhammed. he won bronze in 2012 and silver four years later, but missed out. you can find much more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website, including all the build—up to gareth southgate's england squad announcement. that's all your sport for now. let's get more now on our top story — the revolutionary gene therapy zoljensma — that is available now on the nhs. as we've been hearing a five month old baby, arther morgan has become one of the first children to be given it at a hospital in london. our medical editor fergus walsh has been speaking to arthur's dad, reece. we have been told that the treatment is not a cure. but it w

and with regular deputy ben stokes out injured, captainjoe root has chosen broad to be his right—handor if you guys in our camp it is their first time, so pretty special for them as well. it is always a great opportunity for a few guys in our camp it is their first time, so pretty special for them as well. they are a very strong side it hard to beat. they have a lot of depth. our focus for now is on the cricket that we want to play. and build on that but also trying to make those adjustments that are required in this part of the world. and that�*s all the sport for now. hello again. tuesday was the hottest day of the year so far. a title that will last until, well, later on today when temperatures are expected to get a little bit higher still. most of us had skies like this, then, plenty of sunshine around, and it was warm widely. 26.1 celsius was the highest temperature — that was recorded in cardiff where we have the heat as far north as northern at 25 celsius. here, just 11 celsius. here we had low clouds and fog. there is another batch waiting to move across the north sea over the

and with regular deputy ben stokes out injured, captainjoe root has chosen broad to be his right—handtalk to you, mark. a five—month—old baby has become the first patient in england to receive a pioneering gene therapy. zolgensma has been called the world's most expensive medicine, costing almost £1.8 million. presumably because it is! but now the nhs has started using it to treat babies with a rare, fatal genetic disorder which causes progressive muscle weakness. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this is the dawn of a new era in the treatment of genetic disorders. baby cries. arthur has spinal muscular atrophy, sma, a devastating condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. untreated, children rarely live beyond the age of two. arthur, who's five months old, struggles to move his arms and legs, but this single infusion of zolgensma should halt further damage. it's been massive, massive ups and downs, but being able to now have the treatment is just going to be a game—changerfor us and give arthur the best possible life he could have. so, this is the world's most expensi

compare ben stokes who was accused of something and cleared all make very clear, accused of somethingious than i think anyway then a misguided tweet, a very bad a misguided tweet. yet he was led to play for england and allowed to play... there all sorts of people have been through court processes for more serious things you have not been suspended. being actually was given time off first of all but my point is you can investigate this perfectly amicably and privately sensibly and in depth but you don't need to spend him but if the prime minister agrees and the secretary for culture agrees, then the other thing would be if you look at twitter and we are not giving you twitter as the ultimate guide to life and 2021 but i looked at the ecb statement that announced suspension and i looked below at hundreds of comments and i had to stop because 99% of those comments that i read were in favour of not suspending him and the odd one was in favour of a suspension. that gives you a clue as to i think the general mood. this may be not a question for the general mood, and the national election or

and with regular deputy ben stokes out injured, captainjoe root has chosen broad to be his right—handvery good understanding of the game and he is an obvious fit for the role _ and he is an obvious fit for the role in — and he is an obvious fit for the role in the _ and he is an obvious fit for the role in the absence of ben. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. let�*s get more now on our main story. much of scotland�*s central belt is to remain under level two covid—19 restrictions as rules in glasgow are relaxed, nicola sturgeon has announced. glasgow will move into level two from saturday, after nine months under stricter rules. many areas in the north and south of the country will move down to level one from saturday 5june. i�*m joined now by frank murphy, owner of the pot still, which is a pub in glasgow. you must have been tuned into the first minister�*s announcement. lloathed first minister's announcement. what is our first minister's announcement. what is your reaction? _ first minister's announcement. what is your reaction? i _ first minis