up on bbc news: hearts broken as clubs reject restructuring the league — hearts say they'll see the spflt after being relegated from the scottish premiership. good evening. there was the unfamiliar sight of shoppers on the high street today in england as clothes shops and department stores opened their doors for the first time since lockdown. at one store in central london scuffles broke out as customers tried to cram in. but despite long, socially—distant queues outside some stores, the number of people taking the opportunity for some retail therapy was just a third of what it would usually be. in northern ireland, non—essential shops reopened on friday, and in scotland and wales no date has yet been set. here's our business correspondent, emma simpson. the doors are finally open — a big moment for retailers who have lost billions of pounds in sales, and we are ready for some retail therapy too. birmingham, 7.30am. this is what happens when our high streets come out of hibernation after three long months. queues, and in lots of other places too, with primark drawing the biggest crowds.

the spfl say they have had positive discussions with him regarding an extremely generous offer that couldrence. here's our scotland sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin 0ne one of the reasons perhaps for getting involved in getting involved in scottish football is a number of clu bs in scottish football is a number of clubs in the lower leagues here, believe they may have to be put in cold storage until fans can come back through the gates again and basically meaning that the prospect of playing behind closed doors financially just does of playing behind closed doors financiallyjust does not work. now he has donated millions of pounds to hearts and i am told his investment this time is not unconditional, suggestions perhaps because they have been relegated he is putting money into trying to save them to add weight to the notion of league reconstruction which may well save hearts. i am told that is not the reason and as it stands basically scottish football has a wealthy benefactor looking to put an multi million pounds to save the game here because of covid—19. it's been a week sinc

financial uncertainty, there's been a boost for teams in scotland. 0ver £3 million has been donated to the spfl businessmanjames anderson. it's to help all 42 professional clubs with a £50,000 share available for each via a grant, if they prove it benifits the community. anderson says more funding may follow. the 20—time tennis grand slam champion roger federer won't play again this year after having another knee operation. he had an initial procedure in february but suffered a setback in rehab so went under the knife again. 0ur tennis correspondant russell fuller has more.. there are clearly far worse years to miss, although next time roger federer it steps on a tour court to play competitively, he will be well into his 40th year. he would have been an outsider at roland garros when the delayed french open takes place. if the us open takes place, given the struggles he has had with the humidity he in latest years, he is unlikely to have one. he also thought to travel with a family, twins and children would be impractical. last time he did this with knee problems in 2016, he took half a year of

over £3 million has been donated to the spfl trust from edinburgh based businessman james anderson.00 share available for each bya a £52,000 share available for each by a grant. if they prove it benefits the community. anderson says more funding may follow. the 20 time tennis grand slam champion roger federer won't play again this year after having another knee operation. he had an initial procedure in february but suffered a setback in rehab so went under the knife again. our tennis correspondant russell fuller has more.. there are clearly far worse years to list, although next time roger federer steps on a court to play competitively he will be well into his 45th year. —— mega years to miss. he would have been part of roland garros. if the us open happens, given the struggles he has had with humidity in recent years, he was unlikely to win that title. he also thought travelling with a family, two sets of twins, during covid—19 restrictions, was both unappealing and possibly even impractical. one positive note, the last time roger federer did this with knee problems in 2016, he too

as clubs reject restructuring the league in scotland, hearts say they will see the spfl in court, after relegated from the premiership.

the spfl says today's vote "draws a line under the matter." hearts are calling it unjust and unfair, saying a legal challenge is now their only choice. here's our sports correspondent chris maclauchlin. yes, scottish football has really been in turmoil since that decision to end the season early due to coronavirus. partick thistle and stranraer. obviously all three clubs furious because they didn't get to finish their seasons. in an attempt to redress the balance and address unfairness scottish football has been looking at restructuring. the league set up. this purported to be the best chance to vote in favour of that. in the end, quite surprisingly, only 16 of the 42 clubs have voted in favor. so we now go with the status quo. hearts, clearly furious, have decided that they will take legal action. just exactly where that goes, what they can gain from that remains to be seen. it's understood they will be looking for some kind of compensation. that compensation could well run into the millions. of course like everything else in scottish footbal