mike bushell, bbc news.ive sport on friday, with a tennis exhibition series getting under way in germany. dustin brown is the highest—profile player taking part. you can see him at the top of your screen there. he won his two opening round—robin matches and said afterwards it was a surreal experience. the event is taking place without spectators, line judges and ball kids and there are no handshakes after the match. and that's all the sport for now. this is a bbc news special. i'm kate silverton. the headlines... adults in spain enjoy their first outdoor exercise in seven weeks, as the country eases its strict lockdown rules. with everybody out like this, it feels like a mistake. i'm happy and i hope people are respecting the rules. blood plasma from people who've had covid—i9 will be used in uk trials to see if it can help critically ill patients. an experimental drug is authorised by us officials for emergency use on severely ill coronavirus patients. commuters in the uk could be asked to take their temper

time for the sport now and mike bushell is at old trafford cricket club with all the latest this morningis time of year to be standing at a cricket ground. but it is pretty unusual, let's face it, in these times. absolutely. good morning. it does feel like the real thing. i must admit, standing here in cricket weather, glorious sunshine, and a hive of activity. you might see some activity, they are building a grandstand with a crane behind me and then the pitch itself, they are watering it and rolling it, as if they're getting ready for a match day, which of course they are not. we may see a few lancashire players training individually doing some bowling around here, but of course we are a long way off sport returning here itself. although there is potentially going to be an announcement today saying that international support could return here injuly. maybe international support could return here in july. maybe july international support could return here injuly. maybejuly the 8th. this is all speculation at the moment because we don't yet know. hoping there could be announcement today

and as mike bushell has found, it's brought clubs and schools closer than ever before.ow you keep the wheels turning in lockdown. a pe lesson is being run by a coach from the manchester united fan day soon. it is one way the club continue to support the teachers who have carried on during the pandemic. educating the children who still had to come to school. at manchester united, they've also given £10,000 to nearly 30 schools in the area to help their pupils learn in whatever way they need. since lockdown, i linked with manchester united have been massively enhanced because of this, because we know that they are supportive of us, that they recognise there is a need for our families and their families are struggling. it has been magicalfor some students who have had to isolate at home, like harry. the clu b isolate at home, like harry. the club money paid for an online magic course. we are to scared to go outside to other than club on a thursday, magic is his thing, really. when gill fell ill with coronavirus she was worried how she would cope with her daughter until the

and as mike bushell has found, it's brought clubs and schools closer than ever before.. pupils in a school where a pe lesson is been run by a code from the manchester united foundation. it is one way the club continues to support the teachers who have carried on during the pandemic. educating the children have still had to come to school. manchester united has also given £10,000 to nearly 30 schools in the area to help their pupils learn in whatever way they need. since lockdown, it has been massively enhanced because of this, we know they are supportive of us, they recognise that there is a need and families are struggling, to put that in place very quickly. it has been magicalfor some students who have had to isolate at home, carrie. the club money paid for an online magic course. a bit too scared to go outside, it is magic. it is his thing. whenjill fell ill with coronavirus, she was worried about how she would cope with her daughter until the schools supported by the club delivered packs of art and crafts. and for edwin, the foot for club med his dream of finally ha

what a haircut and what a performance from mike bushell. seven! ther fronts away, she. that was north—west of scotland have weatherfronts away, she. there is limited to scotland, support boards closed. most, to break up. providing was. in scotland since perspective through the cloud probably stay. for most die temperature is 15—17dc. the change from northern as the pay thousands then, when they discover, patches of rain getting north—west of wise guy with a lot of cloud across the country, which is 6—9 starters, relatively. sunday, weatherford circled rain there, picture. to start the day, and scotland. the extent of has been, heavier. start, these belts, through. penalties which are located towards the south—east, the further north, 13—15dc. have. next week weatherford still has pressure builds in,, starting to drag. temperatures rising next week, and abilities, but see a patient getting hurt or hide 20, see some of them most of the year so far. becoming dry, sooner, warmer weather the coming days. as we've been hearing this morning, discussions h

let's get all the sport now from mike bushell in the sports newsroom.should happen, whether it is safe to play games. absolutely, things are moving apace. while english premier league managers are hoping to get a first look today at the medical advice from doctors on how to restart the season here, all eyes will be on what's happening in germany. their top divisions will resume as early as next friday, albeit behind closed doors, with clubs now back in training. clubs are meeting today to finalise dates, with nine matches of the season to go. it'll be the first major european league to return. perhaps next friday there could be life football from europe on your tv —— live. take a german side to follow! progress being made across europe — barcelona's messi and real madrid boss zidane were among the many players and coaches in spain being tested this week, so clubs there can return to training again for the first time in two months. it's expected they'll train for at least four weeks, before a possible restart of matches injune, in empty stadiums. and in

mike bushell is at league 1 rotherham united. what are their main concerns for clu bs united. in the premier league. clubs do not get the premier league. clubs do not get the big chunk of tv money. 80% of this clubs income comes from people coming through the turnstiles, fans are sitting in the seats. they've been doing well, sitting in legal, an average of 8900 people here for match days. how do you stage matches behind closed doors which is the plan for when football returns. how do you pay for it when you haven't got the money coming in, it's not complicated maths, especially when it could be complicated, you have to sanitise the stadium, players and officials tested, still staff and officials tested, still staff and officials involved, mending lights behind me now. there are still people to pay, players contracts which run out at the end ofjune. a lot of clubs will argue to end the season now, points per game, nullifying it, worst case scenario for a lot of clubs but its divided opinions. in this meeting getting underway via video conference, clubs came together, six of th

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. absolutely horrible.idfielder dele alli says he's 0k after being held at knifepoint during a burglary at his home in north london in the early hours of wednesday morning. two men broke into his house, threatening and punching alli, who suffered minor facial injuries. the intruders stole items ofjewellery including watches. now alli has been thanking fans for their support on social media. alli has been back in individual training with spurs at their training ground and the club have offered their support to alli and all those isolating with him. his brother and their respective partners. his brother and their respective partners. they want anyone with information to come forward and help police with their investigation. the government have labelled their 14—point plan, for elite athletes returning to training as a "milestone" on the road to sport's return. but it warned no—one should be forced back into action. there are two phases, the first, something many premier league clubs such as arsenal, whose tra

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell.international olympic committee president thomas bach has admited the tokyo games could be cancelled all together — if they can't go ahead next summer. in an exclusive interview with our sports editor dan roan, bach has been talking about the challenges of holding what he's calls a ‘very different‘ games in uncertain times. it is a mammoth task and there is no blueprint for it, so we have to reinvent the wheel day by day with everything we are doing, so it's very challenging and at the same time it's very fascinating. fascinating to have this opportunity and, do you think the tokyo games are dependent on a vaccine being discovered ? we are relying on the advice of the world health organization, with whom we are already in a joint task force since february this year. we have established one principal, and this is to organise these games in a safe environment for all the participants. nobody knows what the look world will look like in one year in two months from today. so, given the lack

those are the main stories this morning. know that mike bushell is a regular i know that mike bushellng is gearing up for a return behind closed doors in july, and believes it has the controls and measures in place to do it safely, but britain's former world champion amir khan has warned, it'll be "very dangerous" for the sport to restart then, and says he won't risk getting back in the ring until the pandemic is over. having no fans there, having an empty stadium it's going to be like walking into a sparring session. so i can't really see that working, in my opinion. i can't see the big names especially, doing that. unless there is ridiculous money from the tv company on the table. even if there is big money, i wouldn't be able to do it because i need the fan base there. at times when you hit someone with a shot, the spit will come unto you, the sweat will fall onto you. i just feel like it's going to be very dangerous. i have three kids, i don't want to go into something and then get sick. not with a great career, do i really need to risk it? we'll hear more from amir khan in the ne

i caught a glimpse of mike bushell jogging lockdown. you are going like the wind. i did a personal best, five kilometres. i think we are competing against ourselves in lockdown, which is interesting. there are so many things you can do at home. turn your lounge into a gym, a playground. there is a brilliant picture of matt whitlock standing on one leg on the sofa. so much to do to keep fit. i am impressed you are running each day. even if the last few weeks have been a bit of blur, with weekdays and weekends merging into one, you can probably remember exactly where you were for the last six thursday evenings at eight o'clock. last night, once again, millions of us took to our doorsteps, windows and balconies to applaud our nhs staff and other key workers. adam mcclean reports. every week, everywhere, it is the moment a country says thank you. families and neighbours briefly stepping outside to let carers knowjust how much they are valued. this is what thursday evening has become, a chance to stand distant yet together. as captain tom's f