katie gornall, bbc news.imilar move in wales. it's something welcomed by millions of gardeners keen to stock up on supplies. phil mackie reports. welcome back to our garden centre. cheering. unlocking lockdown. some think this is too much too soon. thank you for coming, really appreciate it. but for the 45 people who arrived for the reopening this morning, it was a welcome relief. after months in which other stores were able to sell seeds, plants and garden tools, but garden centres had to stay shut, they've done everything they can to make it safe for customers. so we put markers down throughout the garden centre to mark two metre spacings. having already lost tens of thousands of pounds, the garden centre can now begin trying to get back to normal. it'sjust a huge relief to be back open and get some customers coming back through the door. it's been hugely stressful time over the last few months so it's just great to have some people back in. even though they are back open and customers are coming back throu

katie gornall has more. you won't have heard this for a while.cross england, the sounds of a sporting summer are gradually returning. this morning, this county durham tennis club welcomed its members for the first time in a long time. it's a big family. it is difficult being at home, and there's only so much that you can do. i hadn't been, like, playing in, like, ages. it's been really, really good. these are the first tentative steps that some recreational sports are taking to reopen across england, but it's far from business as usual. clubs have had to adapt and put restrictions in place, like closing clubhouses, in order to keep people safe. we tried to anticipate most of situations that might arise, and it's all gone out in instructions to all members as to what conditions they have to adhere to in order to be able to come back and play their tennis. after weeks of lockdown, fishing clubs can also reopen. and outdoor basketball courts can now be used, a welcome sight for the butler family in teesside. it is way better than just doing workouts

katie gornall, bbc news, tyneside.ave been remembering the sacrifices made during world war ii and celebrating the freedom that was won for us all. to consider the legacy of those that gave us our future, our home editor, mark easton, is in essex. mark. thank you, fiona, and welcome to dedham, where the war memorial remembers those villagers who made the ultimate sacrifice, and where today, despite lockdown, this tight—knit community has been raising a glass to everyone who did their bit to bring peace to europe 75 years ago. the essex village of dedham is chocolate box britain, symbolising the way of life defended in the war and the freedom celebrated on ve day. 75 years on, and locked—down dedham is looking to its oldest resident to rekindle the spirit that saw the country through some of its darkest days. 99—year—old marjorie west, like captain tom moore before her, is raising money for the health service by walking up and down her garden path — 5,000 metres completed today. i'm thinking about the people that gave u

katie gornall, bbc news, newcastle.ootball, and in the bundesliga, second placed borussia dortmund won 6—1 against paderborn. there was a hat—trick for england strikerjadon sancho. after his first goal he took off his shirt to reveal the message "justice for george floyd," the black man who died in police custody in minneapolis on monday. sancho was given a yellow card. elsewhere, borussia monchengladbach moved up to third with a 4—1 win over union berlin. finally, britain's sailors are preparing to move to the next stage of training from monday. a number of measures have already been implemented to allow some of the squad to continue their preparations for next year's 0lympics. 0ur reporter nick hope has been finding out how they've been navigating some of the challenges. as a champion sailor, giles scott has overcome some of the toughest trials nature could conjure. but not even he could be prepared for covid—i9. it's unprecedented, isn't it? we work on four—year cycles and my schedule is very precisely developed, so

katie gornall has been to markjohnston's yard in middleham in yorkshire to see how he's preparing foreen business as usual. despite the lockdown, mark johnston's 280 horses still need their exercise and still need to be ready. forjohnston, who himself has recovered from coronavirus, the past two—a—half months have been unsettling and uncertain. it's been a very frustrating period. we would have been racing, and with all these horses ticking over and nowhere to go, but we've been very, very lucky, in comparison to other industries. nothing could lend itself more to social distancing than being on the back of a racehorse. i've never had so many horses fit and ready to run and looking for a race. now, they do have something to aim for. horseracing has been given the go—ahead to restart. the opening race will take place here at newcastle's gosforth park, as the sport tries to recover from a £50 million loss of income. our first responsibility is to ensure that we return safely. it is an opportunity because we will be, all of our racing will be free, available on tv, so people will be able

katie gornall has more. you won't have heard this for a while.ing, this county durham tennis club welcomed its members for the first time in a long time. it's a big family. it is difficult being at home, and there's only so much that you can do. i hadn't been, like, playing in, like, ages. it's been really, really good. these are the first tentative steps that some recreational sports

katie gornall has been to markjohnston's yard in middleham in yorkshire, to see how he is preparing for. at the north yorkshire home of britain's most successful horse trainer it has almost been business as usual. despite the lockdown, mark johnston's horses still need the exercise and need to be ready. he has recovered from coronavirus himself, and the past few months have been frustrated. it has been frustrating because we would have been amazing and we have all these horses here ticking over and nowhere to go, but we have been very lucky in comparison with other industries who have not lent themselves to social distancing like we do on the back of a racehorse. i have never had so many horses picked to run and looking for a race. now they do have something to race fall, horse racing has been given the go—ahead to start. the opening race will take place here at newcastle's park, as they try to recover from a £50 million loss of income. are referred response ability is to ensure that we returned safely. it is a responsibility because all of our racing will be freely available on tv so p