a touching tribute from gary lineker. a touching tribute from gary lineker.treatment. a cheap and widely available steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of seriously ill covid—19 patients. the health secretary matt hancock says the discovery by scientists at the univeristy of oxford isn't a cure but significantly increases the chances of survival. if you are on a ventilator, then it decreases the chance of mortality, of dying, by 35%. so it is a very significant improvement. it is not a cure and there is still work ongoing ona cure and there is still work ongoing on a whole series of other treatments that we hope we will be able to use alongside dexamethasone, both earlier in the disease to stop people ending up on oxygen and on ventilators and hopefully alongside to increase the chance of surviving it further. it really is the single biggest scientific breakthrough that the world has yet made. i'm joined now byjennifer rohn, a cell biologist from university college london. good to have you with us again on

tonight it will be gary lineker at the helm for bournemouth against crystal palace. on bbc one. thank you, mike. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is this evening at five to seven, bye for now. good afternoon. high streets are the you're watching the bbc news channel. let's get more now on the review by the uk government on whether to relax the two metre social distancing guidelines in england. ministers have promised to make a decision next week ahead of the reopening of pubs and restaurants at the beginning ofjuly. the chancellor rishi sunak has been speaking to reporters on a visit to shops in north yorkshire this morning. high streets are the beating heart of our communities. we are in a new phase of this crisis now. because of the progress we've made we are able to take steps to slowly reopen our country and kick—start our economy. and that starts with our high streets. shops have done a fantasticjob to make sure that they are safe environments, and they are absolutely ready to welcome us back with open

it'll be gary lineker in charge tonight when bournemouth host crystal palace.the leaders leeds united are one club who this week were considering this idea, and i was given exclusive access to elland road to see how they've been preparing for the restart as they try to rejoin football's elite. pelham road is the only place for us... leads have always had one of the most passionate followings, and this season, even in the championship, the average home crowd was 35,000 before lockdown. now, with much is being staged behind closed doors, they have been considering ways to keep some kind of home advantage. this week they tested the idea of having live crowd effects being played through 20 speakers by a theatre sound company, who, with no live west end shows to produce, bringing their expertise from the stalls to the stands. a range of clubs specific chance at their fingertips, range of clubs specific chance at theirfingertips, and range of clubs specific chance at their fingertips, and the all—important big buttons for when there is a goal. green for a home one, r

famous names including gary lineker and tim peake have opened up their homes as they become celebrity who had a huge impact on my life both as a person and as a journalist. this person inspires me every day and i hope it's someone that mightjust every day and i hope it's someone that might just inspire every day and i hope it's someone that mightjust inspire you as well. ready for a history masterclass? takeit ready for a history masterclass? take it away, martin. my historical hero is doctor martin luther king jr.. even during his earliest years, he always worked hard at school. he went on to get very good grades and even earned a postgraduate degree which meant he was known as doc king. he became a christian minister and his firstjob was at a church in the town of montgomery in the state of alabama in the united states of america and although slavery had been abolished by the time he became a minister, martin luther king been abolished by the time he became a minister, martin luther kinng. couldn't understand why african—americans couldn't understand why african—america ns still cou

among those lending in the support, gary lineker, who said: rival city congratulated rashford.ime. you have a platform. what's next? i think it, obviously, this is only going to be successful throughout the summer period and then, you know, we've bought ourselves an extra six weeks of time there to sort of plan and figure out what's next and how we keep taking steps forward, because i don't want it to be, i don't want this to be the end of it, you know, because there are definitely more steps that need to be taken and so we just need to analyse the response. john mcmanus, bbc news. there's a lot more of that interview with marcus rashford and sally at ten minutes past eight this morning. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us now from westminster. good morning to you. it is an interesting development, prime minister speaking to league football on the phone and government policy being changed on the back of marcus rashford bothma campaign. and on the back of the original breakfast interview. they hear that the prime minister finally watch the interview yesterday mornin

and gary lineker said "a young footballer shouldn't have to be imploring our government to do this, buthool meal vouchers over the holidays, but is pledging extra money for local councils to help provide food for those most in need. there will be, i think marcus rashford's letter will be quoted in the debate in the commons today and also i think he is holding out hope there will be some kind of discussion with the prime minister's offers about potentially what will happen. we will keep a very close eye on that over the coming days and weeks stop and we will be talking about it on the programme today. let's take a look at today's papers. the mirror leads with more on what premier league footballer marcus rashford told us on breakfast yesterday, that he has vowed to fight on after the government said free school meal vouchers in england will not be provided during the summer. in the daily telegraph, former conservative foreign secretary, william hague, predicts an economic "catastrophe" as a result of the lockdown. he says it has led to "increasing inequality, social tension and unafforda

among those lending in the support, gary lineker, who said: rival city congratulated rashford.d him: this doesn't appear to be the end of his campaign though. you've achieved this incredible thing in such a short space of time. you have a platform. what's next? i think it, obviously, this is only going to be successful throughout the summer period and then, you know, we've bought ourselves an extra six weeks of time there to sort of plan and figure out what's next and how we keep taking steps forward, because i don't want it to be, i don't want this to be the end of it, you know, because there are definitely more steps that need to be taken and so we just need to analyse the response. john mcmanus, bbc news. let's get more from our assistant political editor norman smith. norman, he have a 22—year—old footballer who absolutely got what most people were saying, that children, through no fault of their own, through these circumstances, should not be going hungry over the summer should not be going hungry over the summer holidays. yet, the prime minister borisjohnson was slow to m

newcastle are taking on manchester city this weekend and gary lineker has sat down with kevin de bruynee been to see the northampton. we will be joint life by the exeter boss on the programme, as well. we are with you from big day. liverpool fans, yes, we will be reflecting on the 30 years of pain. dion dublin and mark lawrenson on the programme. lots to cram in. see you from midday on bbc one. how cute was dion dublin's torture? very cute. he will happily talk about her as much as he does the football. the difficulties of the state as well. the past few weeks has seen an increase in the number of illegal large gatherings, with people ignoring the official guidance for england, which allows up to six people to meet up outdoors. last night, crowds of liverpool fans continued their celebrations following their clubs premier league win, while officers in west london were called to break up another street party in the capital. let's speak to mike barton, the former chief constable of durham constabulary. thank you very much for talking to us. always good to see you. we spoke to sarah jarvis