eoin: i do. think it is more than likely that investors will continue to be very much focused on earnings in 2021, or their expectations for earnings in 2021, i should say. they seem to be rather happy at the moment to shrug off, if you like, any form of forward guidance from corporates themselves. so i can't really see why that behavior will particularly change at the moment. equity marketshe are focused in earnings terms for now. stays eoin murray with us, great to have you on the show with us today. now let's get to the first word news. civil rights advocates have criticized facebook after a meeting with top leaders. the group say the social network is not taking demands to come back hit speech seriously. facebook said it wants its platform to be hit-free, but notes it will be judged its actions, not its words. prime minister boris johnson is again warning the u.k. is ready to leave the e.u. without a trade deal if the bloc will not compromise. negotiations are still stock over key questions,

eoin morgan will lead the side.re bubble at the ageas bowl in southampton. golf now and the european tour returns tomorrow with the first of six back—to—back tournaments, all being held in the uk. first up is the british masters at close house, from behind closed doors. it's being hosted by lee westwood, who thinks it might take a while for some of the golfers to get used to playing without fans. we get into a routine as golfers, when we set up to the ball and things like that. i'm sure there will be a routine when you hole a putt, waiting for waiting for a round of applause or a cheer. so i'm sure there'll be a few people tipping their cap to invisible people, invisible crowds! that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. there have been talks in downing street this lunchtime between the us secretary of state mike pompeo and borisjohnson. mike secretary of state mike pompeo and boris johnson. mike pompeo secretary of state mike pompeo and borisjohnson. mike pompeo hasjust tweeted that it h

and the captain still plays those eoin morgan shops. the qualifying super league. the road to the next world cup. joe wilson, bbc news. ahead of the british grand prix this weekend, driver sergio perez, has tested positive for coronavirus and will now miss the race at silverstone. perez is now in self—quarantine, along with all his close contacts, after becoming the first formula one driver to return a positive test since the return of racing. andy murray has won his latest match at the battle of the brits event at roehampton. murray and his doubles partner lloyd glasspool were straight—sets winners against dom inglot and alastair gray, with the former wimbledon champion finishing things in real style. and in the united states, at disney world, florida, the new basketball season got underway after a powerful statement from the players who took the knee next to the words "black lives matter", by the nba logo. the stands were empty and silent, but the players say they want one message to be loud and clear — they want to continue talking a

eoin murray is head of investment at hermes investment management. what are you expecting in may?rise, i think actually the uk figures might surprise on the upside for us in may. as you say, down 20% in april so really anything compared to that that looks better will be taken fairly positively. we have had a bit ofa positively. we have had a bit of a sneak preview. the bank of england's chief economist said at the end ofjune that real—time data they follow, high—frequency data, suggested that the uk economy was actually recovering faster than the bank of england was expecting. so i think the potential is there for good news. 0ther, potential is there for good news. other, we should put some limitations around that probably. and talking long—term, of course we are looking at month by month at the moment and we know that may, june, july — it's going to be pretty grim for a while. but where are you, is your glass half full half empty when it comes along picture? in terms of the longer picture, i am still glass half empty. he says, so far, so the, thinking of yvie —shaped recovery. i

captain eoin morgan, and sam billings with a fifth wicket stand of 96.is finally here. joe trump is looking to defend his title at the crucible theatre in sheffield. judd will face tom ford on friday, looking to become the first first time winner to retain his title. now, friday, we'll see the last ever edition of the french league cup as psg play lyon in paris. psg are chasing the treble for this season, but officials have decided to close the competition after 26 years in order to reduce the domestic schedule. friday's game is the eighth time that ps6 and lyon have met in this league cup and ps6 have won at a record eight times. lyon, just the once. defending champion, brooks kopka seems to have rediscovered his form as he leads the field by two shots heading into day two of the wgc event in memphis. the four time major winner was back on track after a knee injury caused him to miss two of the last three cuts. he's only had one top ten finish this season so far. but he looked back to his best with an 8—under par opening round of 62. that putter proving

the perfect start, taking a wicket in the first over — david willey removed paul stirling, captain eoine the man out this time, ireland were seven for two at this point. and third wicket has just gone down — harry tector the man out. a short while ago, ireland were 28—4. world number one ash barty has pulled out of the us open because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. it's the first grand slam since tennis resumed, and it's due to begin on 31st of august in new york. barty said there were still significant risks involved, and she didn't feel comfortable putting herself and her team in that position. she's yet to make a decision on whether she'll defend the french open — that tournament is now taking place in september. meanwhile, there's live tennis going on right now. this is heather watson taking on emma raducanu in the battle of the brits event at the national tennis centre in roehampton. also playing at the moment are jay choinski and liam broady. earlier today, jodie burrage beat harriet dart, while later on this afternoon, andy murray will be in doubles action. you can wa

eoin morgan will lead the side.nd closed doors. it's being hosted by lee westwood, who thinks it might take a while for some of the golfers to get used to playing without fans. we get into a routine as golfers only set up to the ball and thanks for that. i'm sure there will be a routine when you hold up waiting for a round of or a cheer. so i'm sure there'll be a few people tipping their cap to invisible people, invisible crowds. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. within the last hour, the secretary of state, the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has arrived at downing street. he is holding a series of meetings today. he arrived at number ten to have talks with boris johnson. we think on issues ranging from coronavirus to the ongoing situation in hong kong and mike pompeo appeared in the rose garden with the prime minister, boris johnson, in the last hour. socially distanced, of course, but able to pose for photographers before heading in for talks on coronavirus, perhaps, and h