as the efl meet to discuss a financial bailout — calls grow for an independent regulator in football. we hear from adam peaty — on a different kind of exhaustion. adam peaty on fighting fatigue as he returns to international competition for the first time as a father. we hearfrom teenage french open champion iga swaitek on how life is non—stop when you are a grand slam winner. back i have not had time to unpack from the whole trip you like it is really crazy here in poland. also, coming up in the programme. who is your unsung sporting hero? snowboarder aimee fuller shares hers — and asks that we celebrate the volunteers who keep sport going through difficult times. hello and welcome. the 72 efl clubs met today to discuss a 50 million pound bailout which could secure the futures of clubs in leagues one and two. it comes as calls grow for an independent regulator in football to better manage the financial disparity that exists between premier clubs and those further down the pyramid. our football reporter simon stone joins us tonight. simon, we understand meetings between the efl

one efl chairman is whining at the league decides going bust before the new year. here's the report. all this to last year when a football ground became a kind of memorial. the expulsion from the english football league serves as a warning from recent history. the remainder of the peril that stocks those in the shadows even before the pandemic. but with covid—i9 keeping the state door is locked, one owner thinks some clubs may struggle to make christmas. i think five or six weeks of the effects and clubs will start struggling. the extra cost of covid—i9 this year is depending on if crowds come back between 1.5 and £2 million but football had a broken financial model anyway am a 75% of clu bs were financial model anyway am a 75% of clubs were losing money before covid—19 and that had to be a reset. the last great upheaval came in 1992 and they severed the link between those at different levels of the latter. the current crisis has sharpened the focus on that relationship. is it merely a business or do those at the top have an interest in preserving what lies

in a statement the efl said... earlier i spoke with the tranmere rovers chairman mark palios and asked him why the bail out was rejected. i think to use the term rejected is slightly harsh, i think it has been politely declined. i think the first thing is that it's recognised that the problem facing the efl, and this is the efl as a whole is the size of about 250 million, and while it is respect lee understood that this then offer for leagues one and two, there's a real strong feeling of solidarity and the collective is 72 clubs. that's the first thing, it appears this divisive, i'm not so sure it was aims to be divisive but it could potentially be divisive. that's one of the reasons why at the end of the day the premier league rejected the suggestion to the top six clubs in terms of the big picture because at the end of the day there were cognizant of the impact it would have on the pyramid, and i think equally to just go ahead with this type of scenario in leagues one and two, i would personally think that again

it's a plan that's been welcomed by the efl, but criticised by the premier league, the government and fans. the most important part of the plan is that 25% of the media revenues will be shared with the efl, which isa will be shared with the efl, which is a massive lift that will make every one of our club are sustainable, it will go a huge way to bridging the gap between the premier league and the championship, which is almost unbridgeable at the moment. that is one of the greatest challenges facing the game. if you look at the premier league, i believe during the last transfer window, over £1 billion was spent, thatis window, over £1 billion was spent, that is over the four largest clouds in europe after the premier league put together. there are dtv sources there and if they cannot get together and work together to sort this out, we will have to return what we promised in the manifesto which is a fan led review of foot ball which is a fan led review of football because i think many fans will be concerned about what they are reading today. paul scholes has been made the interim man

so, in that clubs from the efl can still do deals with other efl teams and teams from the premier league — but premier league sides can't conduct any transfers with other premier league teams or clubs from abroad. but that's the latest so far, olly — with just over four hours to go. tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell have been told that they can'tjoin up with england today while the fa tries to ascertain if the trio pose a risk to the squad. abra ham has apologised after a surprise birthday party was thrown for him on saturday with a reported 20 people in attendance, breaking covid guidelinessancho and chilwell were also there. in a statement, abraham says he was totally unaware of what was planned but says he would like to wholeheartedly apologise for the naivety shown by all. sancho has also taken to soical media to say sorry. england play 3 matches in the next nine days starting with a friendly against wales on thursday manchester city's raheem sterling won't be involved. he picked up a minor hamstring issue in city's draw against leeds over the weekend and has withdrawn

the premier leaguejoins forces with the fa and efl calling for the government to reopen stadiums. and a huge blow for giro d'italia favourite, geraint thomas. the welshman pulls out of the race with a broken hip. also, coming up in the programme. a qualifier makes history at the french open, as nadia podoroska reaches the semi finals at roland garos. and escaping a global pandemic and racism: us soccer star kayia mccullough tells us why she's left her home country behind. go to practice crying and then after not cry during practice in the net come home and cried for the rest of the day and it was just an endless cycle. good evening, and welcome to tonight's programme. "a unique moment in time" — the words of england and everton forward dominic calvert lewin when asked about the three players who look set to miss thursday's friendly with wales for breaching coronavirus rules. tammy abraham, ben chilwell, and jadon sancho attended a party for abraham on saturday evening, prompting boss gareth southgate to remind players about what it means to play for their country. today, police

the efl? not fit for purpose. it's very easy to sit in a committee room somewhere and lose a 135—year—old club. and they seem to not hold themselves responsible. and i hold them responsible. and so it's us, the people, who will make sure that football gets played again. damian collins is an mp. he chaired the committee that investigated why bury collapsed. it's really brought home that football league clubs in particular are nothing without their local fans. they cannot function as businesses without fans coming through the turnstiles to watch them play. and what's shocking about the way football is run is that fans often have no or little voice in how their club is run, who's allowed to acquire it. and yet they're the ones that pick up the pieces on behalf of the community when it all goes wrong. the football authorities faced some tough questions after bury was expelled. ..the football league, the football association and the premier league... mps want to know what financial checks took place before steve da

rick perry the chair of the efl, he's come out very much in support of these proposals. he said he's demonstrably in the best interest of the football pyramid. here's what he's been saying. this isn't something thatjust he's been saying. this isn't something that just been he's been saying. this isn't something thatjust been cobbled together at random. it actually does address each of the issues that i've highlighted. and therefore, it's a long term plan that's actually worth battling for. this isn't an attempt to get a better short—term solution. passionately believe this is actually the right term future for the game. and therefore, deserves serious consideration and beyond serious consideration and beyond serious consideration. it actually deserves implementation. rick perry supports it but safe to say not eve ryo ne supports it but safe to say not everyone does. the premier league i think it's fair to say broadly disappointed. they essentially say they'd rather football work together asa they'd rather football work together as a whole to counterbalance these proble

and it has brought to the full urgent need for financial support for efl clubs and what they've decided today is to advance £50 million rescue package to leagues one and two. it's on top of the solidarity payments that there had already advanced. reaches some £77.2 million. fans of che patient clubs wondering where it leaves them in with the premier league has said is there will be ongoing discussions regarding any support to championship clubs. but yes, project big picture today appears to be dead. four wasps players and three staff members who work in the playing department of the club have tested positive for covid—19. those who returned positive results are self—isolating and the club said they're all "in good health overall". wasps are scheduled to face exeter chiefs in the premiership final at twickenham in ten days‘ time. better news for rugby league side salford though. co—ca ptains lee mossop and mark flanagan will be able to play in saturday's challenge cup final against leeds after testing negative for coronavirus. both feared missing the wembley showpiece after "in

both the efl cup and the community shield would be abolished. voting rights would be concentrated to the nine most well—established top fight clubs and funding model would change so 25% of the future tv deals would go to the rest of the football league. and to help with clubs to the bible is under threat, there would be a bailout of £250 million. how does the faa view the decisions being made in the time of crisis? it looks as though they are taking advantage of this crisis to offer a package that has got some good elements in it. but it has a very bad future that it radically alters the power within the english game. and that is what we fear the most. power should be taken away from clubs. not concentrated in the hands of fewer of them. the premier league sent a number of the proposals could have a damaging impact on the whole game. and others believe this is a power grab disguised as an act of generosity. there is plenty of opposition to overcome. rather than doing backroom deals to try and refu nd doing backroom deals to try and refund foo

it does appear as though the efl will come to some kind of an agreement to accept this £50 million. thank you very much. the england boss gareth southgate has defended harry maguire after his red card at wembley last night. the manchester united defender was dismissed just half an hour into england's nations league match against denmark — which they went on to lose 1—0. maguire looked short of confidence before the red card. southgate says the defender has his full support, but there have been calls for him to be rested. he is playing like he has got the world on his shoulders, the stuff thatis world on his shoulders, the stuff that is going on and off the field. he does not look the player that he was, but he is still a really, really good player. he will come through this. you will come through it stronger and a better player because he is that type of guy. i have met a couple of times and he is a very confident guy. it is really ha rd a very confident guy. it is really hard when things go wrong for you, you know, you really think why is it happening to me? bit of history for

in a statement the efl said... earlier, i spoke with the tranmere rovers chairman mark palios and asked him why the bail out was rejected. i think to use the term "rejected" is slightly harsh, i think it has been politely declined. i think the first thing is that it's recognised that the problem facing the efl — and this is the efl as a whole — is the size of about £250 million, and while it is respectfully understood that his is an offer for leagues one and two, there's a real strong feeling of solidarity and the collective, and the collective is 72 clubs, not just the clubs that exist and in league i and league 2. that's the first thing, it appears this divisive, i'm not so sure it was particularly aimed to be divisive but it could potentially be divisive. that's one of the reasons why, at the end of the day, the premier league rejected the suggestion of the top—six clubs in terms of the project big picture because at the end of the day, there were cognisant of the impact it would have on the pyramid, and

with the backing of the efl. this is not an attempt to get a better short—term solution. i believe this is the right future for the game and therefore, deserves serious consideration. the plan has been named project big picture, but what does it look like? the number of premier league teams will be cut from 20 to 18, both the efl cup and community shield would be abolished, voting rights will be concentrated to the top clubs. 25% of future tv deals would go to the rest of the football league. and there would be immediate £250 million bailout. how are these being viewed at a time of crisis? it looks like they are taking advantage of the crisis to offer this, but it's got good elements. but it has a very bad feature that it radically alters the power within the english game. that is what we fear the most. power should be taken away from clubs, not concentrated in the hands of fewer of them. the premier league said a number of the proposals could have a damaging impact on the whole game, and others believe this is a power grab. there is plenty of opposition to overcome. rat

the plans would see the premier league give a £250 million bailout to the efl plus 25% of its annual income. joao almeida has held on to the overall lead at the giro d'italia. his fellow portuguese ruben guerreiro won today's ninth stage. britain's tayoh gaygan hart was sixth. he is the highest placed briton in 17th overall, just over two and a half minutes off the lead. italy's danilo petrucci has become the seventh different rider to win a motogp race this year after victory at the french grand prix. the damp conditions at le mans caused chaos with valentino rossi crashing on the first lap. both british riders bradley smith and cal crutchlow also crashed out. alex rins hopes of winning disappeared with seven laps to go. there was no stopping petrucci though as he held on to claim his first win of the season. ican i can see novak djokovic has finally broken rafael nadal‘s service, three games all in the third set. you can follow all of that on the bbc sport website. back to you, tim. an exciting game. president trump is no longer at risk of transmitting covid—19 to others, accor

both the efl cup and community shield would be abolished. voting rights would be concentrated to the nine most well established top—flight clubs. the funding model would change so 25% of future tv deals would go to the rest of the football league. and to help with clubs whose survival is under threat, there would be immediate £250 million bailout. how does the fsa view the decisions made at the moment in a time of crisis? it looks as though they are taking advantage of the crisis to operate package that has got some good elements in it. but, has the very bad feature that it radically alters the power within the english game and that is what we fear the most. power should be taken away from clubs, not concentrated in the hands of fewer of them. the premier league said a number of the proposals could have a damaging impact on the whole game and others believe this is a power grab disguised as an act of generosity. there is plenty of opposition to overcome. rather than doing backroom deals to try and reform football at this critical moment,

the efl would get 25% of all future tv deals, plus £250 million. i don't think anyone spoke badly about it. the principle of it has been very sound. clubs aren't looking at selling their soul for 250 million. this is not a bailout. this is about the future sustainability of the league, of which the premier league play such a big part. christiana renaldo has tested positive for coronavirus. he's reported to be "doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation" portugal face sweden in a nations league group game tomorrow. the remainder of the squad have tested negative for covid—i9 and are available for selection. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. aaron ramsey has pulled out of the wales squad for wednesday's nations league match in bulgaria because of an unspecified injury. the 29—year—old's absence is yet another blow to the welsh, with midfielder david brooks is also injured while kieffer moore and joe morrell are both suspended. ramsey's injury has left manager ryan giggs admitting he faces a juggling act. england will be without be

broadly, the efl clubs are in support of project big picture — that's because they are facing financial ruin as the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep fans out of grounds, and they need that bail—out from the premier league. but there are green—shoots in the lower leagues — macclesfield town was reborn yesterday as macclesfield fc, after it was expelled from the league and wound up in september — could there be a way back for others? patrick gearey examines how a club can rise again from the ashes of ruin. after a brutal ending, the smiling face of the new fc, starting up less than a month after the winding up of the 0rton articles feel town. the new one will begin on for paul's letter but with the backing of a local businessman, the same badge and ground. single football club going out of business would be devastating for the community, the football fans. so when he asked me to get involved, ijumped at the opportunity because i want to see boys and girls club to this football clu b boys and girls club to this football club and watch new heroes being built. it is the fans jo

the number of premier league teams will be cut from 20 to 18, both the efl cup and community shield could be abolished, voting rights will be complicated —— concentrated to them talk clubs. 25% of future tv deals would go to the rest of the football league. and there would be immediate £250 million bailout. how are these being viewed at a time of crisis? it looks like they are taking advantage of the crisis to offer this, but it's got good elements. but it has a very bad feature that it radically alters the power within the english game. that is what we fear the most. power should be taken away from clubs, not concentrated in the hands of fewer of them. the premier league set a number of the proposals could have a damaging impact on the whole game, and others believe this is a power grab. there is plenty of opposition to overcome. rather than doing deals to overcome. rather than doing deals to try and reform football at this critical moment, i would rather they work together to ensure the future of football. i have to say that if they can't get together to sort this out, we will have

the efl chairman rick parry has written a letter today to the dcms secretary of state oliver dowden saying he believes clubs are being ignored by the government and being victimised over the continued exclusion of fans. he says he believes that football should receive more financial support, like other sectors have, such as the arts. the message was clear that he felt the owner should be on the government to help failing football clu bs. government to help failing football clubs. and it shouldn't be seen as job done. now the department for a digital culture media and sport were quick to respond to the letter and they said it's been clear all along that professional football had the means to support itself. and that the governments focus will be on sports and sectors that can't support themselves and the government also urge the premier league and the f out to sort out a financial deal as soon as possible. the governments response didn't touch on the return of fans which is clearly the context of all of this from rick perry. clearly the context of all of this from rick perry. some rugby uni

finances, this is a big driver of this proposal, we all know about the perilous state of many efl clubs given the global pandemic over the last six or seven months. they will now be given 25%, a quarter of premier league revenue under these proposals. they'll also be given in the short term but not term £250 million to help keep them sustainable. the fa also get 100 million. huge figures being bounded about. finally, voting system is set to change his wealth was up this is really raising some eyebrows. the power balance will change. that will be in the hands ofjust nine premier la ke clu bs. be in the hands ofjust nine premier lake clubs. those have been in the primate live the longest without raising eyebrows today. the chair of the file, he's come out very much in support of these proposals. he said he's demonstrably in the best interest of the football pyramid for some here's what he's been saying. this isn't something that'sjust been cobbled together at random. it actually does address each of the issues that i've highlighted. and therefore, it's a plan that's actually worth for. t

we'll speak to the man in charge of the efl, rick parry, in an hour's time. now, there was formula 1 history for lewis hamilton as he equalled the great michael schumacher‘s record of 91 wins. he did it at the eiffel grand prix at the nurburgring in germany. the win extends his championship lead to 69 points, edging him ever closer to another of schumacher‘s records — seven world championship titles. after the race hamilton was given one of the great german's helmets, by his son, mick schumacher. it felt like the first win. but i can tell you it doesn't get any easier, from the first to the 91st. but we're not done. i know you're not done. so, let's stay positive. let's keep pushing. hopefully i see you guys soon. to the french open, where rafael nadal equalled roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slam singles titles. he did it by beating the world number one, novak djokovic, in paris. nadal made it look easy, as he often does on clay, winning in straight sets. it's his 13th title at roland—garros and nadal says there's still chance for both him and f

the form of a grant and that is now being discussed today, my understanding is the chairman of the efl and the chief executive and dave baldwin are meeting with the clips in the championship first of all in league 1and championship first of all in league 1 and league 2 and then they are going to have some kind of agreement with the board but what they‘re going to say to the premier league, my understanding is that even the championship clubs minded to say that this £50 million should not be accepted but weather will be accepted but weather will be accepted in the form that has been offered remains to be seen, but it appears that the efl will have some kind of agreement by accepting this £50 million. well speaking ahead of his sides premier league match with manchester city on saturday, arsenal manager mikel arteta says clubs must help each other to "make football more sustainable" after plans for project big picture were rejected. i think we had to protect the lower leagues as well and this is our obligation and we want to produce grassroots and opportunities for everybody in this

from the latest efl survey, 75% of fans that go into the match was as important —— an important part of family life. two thirds said they went to the turnstiles of the club before their age of 11, and 81% of supporters said their local team result matters more the result of the national side. the smaller clubs rely on money that comes through the turnstiles and of course since march, they've been playing to into stadium. there is a plan put forward by liverpool and manchester united which would reform the football period in return for a £250 million bailout. the big six will be get a bigger stay in the running. david is from the guardian and hejoins us. i just want to look at this is a —— from a social aspect. these clubs really matter to communities don't they. they really matter in normal times, and good times. in the survey, times, and good times. in the survey, a times, and good times. in the survey, a huge number of people in the country will obviously relate to that supporting football clubs. it isa that supporting football clubs. it is a phenomenon, it's part of family li

the efl said there was a "strong consensus" that any rescue package must meet the requirements of all 72 clubs — and that this figure falls well short of this. it is in fact the lost revenues that these clubs would have. you forget the confusion that comes in when people saying, well, the owners should be finding this because they have committed the club. we have taken out committed the club. we have ta ken out revenues committed the club. we have taken out revenues that are missing, because the clubs are complying with what the government want to do and not having crowds. holders bayern munich eased through to the second round of the german cup after a 3—0 win over dueren who play in the fifth tier. after scoring the first, eric choupo—moting was then brought down and received a penalty just before half—time, which thomas mueller had no trouble converting. and then later on, cameroon international choupo—moting steadied the ball on the edge of the box to put the ball wide of the keeper, rounding off the victory. in major league baseball, carlos correa hit a walk—off homer

leading figures from efl clubs in the chamfer chip week one and two said there was on this unanimous support for the principles of project at big picture during individual league meetings today. they want to reduce the premier league from 20 to 18 cups and scrap the care about cup. the future we could get 25% of all future tv is plus one or £20 million.” could get 25% of all future tv is plus one or £20 million. i do think anyone spoke badly about it. there we re anyone spoke badly about it. there were concerns over certain aspects of it but the principle of it as i have believed all along has very sound. clubs are not looking at selling their souls for £250 million. this is not about to take the money whatever the cost. this is about the future sustainability of the english football league and premier league football which plays such a big part. portugal and juventus forward cristiano ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus. he's reported to be "doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation" portugal face sweden in a nations league group game tomorrow. the remainder of the

and coming up in sport on bbc news, the efl decide against taking a £50 million rescue package from the premier league, saying it fails to meet the requirements of all 72 clubs. good evening. boris johnson's strategy to tackle the pandemic on a regional level in england is now being challenged on several fronts. the mayor of greater manchester, labour's andy burnham, is resisting plans to place the region in tier three, with the toughest restrictions. he said it would amount to a "punishing lockdown" without "proper support" for the people and businesses affected. his views were backed by conservative mps and local council leaders. the picture across england is changing rapidly. the grey area is on "medium" alert, which means a 10pm curfew and the rule of six. the expanding orange area will be on "high" alert from midnight tomorrow. this will now include cities, towns and villages stretching from barrow—in—furness in cumbria to elmbridge in surrey. it includes london, essex, and york, and it means that 28 million people will no longer be able to mix indoors with other households. at

we hear from the efl teams warning that some clubs could disappear within five to six weeks, unless they get financial support. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. today labour has put clear water between the government's strategy on coronavirus restrictions and its own position. in a statement, keir starmer accuse the government of losing control of the pandemic. it follows confirmation that boris johnson rejected the advice of his own scientists who called for a total shutdown to hold back a second wave. minutes from a sage meeting show that they wanted a circuit breaker. tonight keir starmer said he wanted a two or three week shutdown now. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. coronavirus cases on the rise, hospitals under pressure, liverpool faces new restrictions from tomorrow... faces new restrictions from tomorrow. . . we've faces new restrictions from tomorrow... we've got the spirit of scousers! households are not allowed to mix but shops, restaurants, workplaces and some pubs will stay open will stop some don't think this will be enough to get the virus

coming up on bbc news, officials from the efl will meet with clubs in all three divisions later to discuss financial support from the premier league. it's after all 20 clubs in the top flight voted to shelve project big picture. european union leaders are meeting in brussels to discuss the stalemate in negotiations with the uk, about a post—brexit trade and future partnership deal. it's the first time in months they've had in—depth discussions about the issue. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake is in brussels. any prospect of any movement, do you think, nick? i think any prospect of any movement, do you think, nick? ithink the any prospect of any movement, do you think, nick? i think the chances of a major breakthrough in the next 48 hours are pretty low, that's largely because the british won't be in the room for this meeting. this is a summit of the leaders of the remaining 27 eu countries. interesting, borisjohnson has said today was to beat the deadline for getting an eu uk trade deal. clearly that hasn't happened and the latest from downing street is that boris johnson will be li

it would see the premier league cut to 18 clubs — and efl clubs getting extra tv revenue. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. it's the proposed shake—up that's dividing english football. to some, it's a power grab led by the giants of liverpool and manchester united. but to others it's a potential lifeline. part of the plan is to give £250 million to clubs in the lower leagues. teams in the championship, including derby county, are discussing it today and they're in favour of spreading the wealth. this is not about a power grab. this is actually about how we try to protect the pyramid, as far as i can see it. we need financial stability throughout the whole pyramid. this actually means there will be more of a case of clubs being able to focus more on making them more financially sustainable, put more into the infrastructure of clubs, into coaching, into grass roots, into the academies. but there are, of course, more pressing reasons. commentator: dayton with a chance. and it's in! covid is pushing many lower league clubs to the financial brink. the chairman at

of scotland, gradually easing after a windy night in northern ireland where it will slowly ease of efl had a breezy day across the uk but still in scotland in northern england, a lot of cloud and a lot of patchy outbreaks in southern counties in northern england should move into the afternoon with some sunny spells brightening up in northern ireland and in the midlands in southern england, many of us have a dry afternoon with sunny spells after a chance to sing a bit of patchy rain in the morning and temperatures up to 17 parts of the southeast of england but with the cloud and other parts of england, it will be a cool day and the chance to end the day and the chance to end the day late afternoon and evening across parts of southeast england are some quite heavy showers moving in through and across the weather system, overnight and into friday morning between northern ireland pushing toward scotland, western parts of england and wales and other spells of rain is heading our way. although we go on through friday in the system continues to push us with some of these words, it is going to

we will have the latest, as the efl meets to decide whether to accept a £50 million bailout from the premier league. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. boris johnson's strategy to tackle the coronavirus pandemic with a series of regional restrictions faces its toughest political test yet. earlier today, the mayor of greater manchester, labour's andy burnham, refused to accept the terms on which ministers want to place his city on the very highest alert level. he said his constituents‘ livelihoods were being sacrificed. the health secretary for england, matt hancock, hit back — any delay would cost lives. let's just look at what's happening in england. the grey area is on medium alert, which means a 10pm curfew and the rule of six. the areas in orange will be on high alert from midnight tomorrow. that includes london and a raft of areas streching from barrow—in—furness to elmbridge in surrey. for more than 28 million people that will mean no more household mixing indoors. at the moment, only the liverpool city region is on very high alert. this bans people from m

the idea is for elite clubs to pay more money to help the lower leagues, as well as scrapping the efl cup and the community shield. but the premier league says the idea could have a "damaging impact on the whole game" and wants everyone to work together. rafael nadal has been crowned french open champion for the 13th time. the king of clay beat the top seed novak djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 - winning it with an ace. nadal has now equalled roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slam singles titles. tyrell hatton has won the biggest golf tournament in britain this year — the bmw pga — by four shots. it was a fairytale home—coming for the englishman, who's been in the us all year due to the pandemic. hatton grew up watching the event at wentworth and said this is one he always wanted to win. and that's the sport. that's it. i'm back with the news at 10:00pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news, with tim wilcox. well, as we've been hearing, one of the government's most senior scientific advisers is warning that the pandemic has reached a tipping poi

the government said they‘d already been given assurances that no efl club would be allowed to go bust due to covid and they stongly urged the premier league and efl to come up with a deal that offers a package of support for the whole football family. if you look at premier league, i believe during the last transfer window come over £1 billion are spent, more than the four largest cups in europe after the premier league but together. there are other resources that and i have to say if they can i get together and work together to sort this out, we will have to return to what we promised in our manifesto which is a fan lead review of football governance because many fans would be concerned about what they are reading today. the liverpool supporters‘ group ‘spirit of shankly‘ say the project big picture and pay per view plans show "a complete disregard for fans and they‘ve written to the club to voice their anger. in a statement they say the £14.95 charge per match is "disgraceful", adding. "the hedge funds and billionaire owners of our paul scholes has been made the interim ma

we know, from conversations i have had, that efl clu bs wa nt to conversations i have had, that efl clubs want to be allowed to go bust and there is resources there. but we need a comprehensive deal. i think it isa need a comprehensive deal. i think it is a distraction, at best, from that. england asssitsant coach chris powell‘s revelead how gareth southgate sought his advice when it became clear england were likely to experience racist abuse in their european qualifying match against bulgaria last year. england became the first team to stop an international match when the players were subjected to monkey chants and nazi salutes in sofia.. i was spoken to a week before we went into camp for about half an hour on the phone. gareth asked me, if you were a player, what would you wa nt if you were a player, what would you want from me, your manager? i thought it was a great question because we had intelligence that we may suffer racism in bulgaria and we wa nted may suffer racism in bulgaria and we wanted to be well prepared. england will be without eric dierfor tonight‘s nations league m

but after a briefing of all clubs by the efl yesterday, most said they were in favour — that has been disputed — but this is what one of them had to say.. this is a future sustainability of the english game of which the premier league plays such a big part. we are convinced that is the situation and we just have to see how the next few weeks go. we are very much hopeful this can come to a positive conclusion. england manager gareth southgate says there's no conflict with tottenham over harry kane and he hasn't been injured. kane appeared as a second—half substitute in sunday's nations league win over belgium, and spurs bossjose mourinho is reportedly against him starting against denmark tonight. but southgate says there isn't a problem. he would have started the last game but had not had enough training time, really. he was obviously fine during the game. he is fit, available, did not really understand the stories being run so where that is coming from is certainly not the conversations we have been having with spurs and not something that is affecting us in the camp. someone who'

the efl? not fit for purpose. it's very easy to sit in a committee room somewhere and lose a 135—year—old club. and they seem to not hold themselves responsible. and i hold them responsible. and so it's us, the people, who will make sure that football gets played again. damian collins is an mp. he chaired the committee that investigated why bury collapsed. it's really brought home that football league clubs in particular are nothing without their local fans. they cannot function as businesses without fans coming through the turnstiles to watch them play. and what's shocking about the way football is run is that fans often have no or little voice in how their club is run, who's allowed to acquire it. and yet they're the ones that pick up the pieces on behalf of the community when it all goes wrong. the football authorities faced some tough questions after bury was expelled. ..the football league, the football association and the premier league... mps want to know what financial checks took place before steve da

there's a package of measures on offer to efl clubs, to stop them from going under — but it would give some bigger premier league clubs more power. the proposals have received a huge backlash from the football supporter‘s association. but after a briefing with league clubs yesterday, it appeard that most were in favour — although that has been disputed — this is what one of them had to say. this is about the future sustainability of the english football league and the pyramid of football, of which, of course, the premier league plays such a big part. so we are convinced that is the situation, and we'lljust have to see how the next few weeks go. but we would be very much hopeful that this can come to a positive conclusion. we've heard this morning that new zealand won't be travelling to wembley to face england in a friendly next month, because of complications surrounding coronavirus restrictions. england continue their nations league campaign tonight — and manager gareth southgate says there's no conflict with tottenham over harry kane, and he hasn't been injured. kane appeared

the football league to help clubs through the pandemic, and 25% of its annual income would go to the efl. premier league bosses say the plans could have a "damaging impact" on football. there was a good win for england in the nations league last night. they came from behind to beat belgium, who are the number one side in the world. gareth southgate's side won 2—1 at wembley. mason mount‘s deflected effort was the winner. next up, denmark at wembley on wedensday. a good win too for scotland. they're now seven unbeaten — lyndon dykes‘ goal enough to see off slovakia at hampden park. elsewhere northern ireland lost to austria, and wales were held to a goalless draw by the republic of ireland. there was formula one history for lewis hamilton as he equalled the great michael schumacher‘s record of 91 wins. he did it at the grand prix at the nurburgring in germany. the win extends his championship lead to 69 points, edging him ever closer to another of schumacher‘s records — seven world championship titles. after the race, hamilton was given one of the great german's helmets by h

the number of teams in the top flight, scrap the league cup and give more premier league money to the efl. the plan has been criticised by the premier league, the government, and the fans, but the former arsenal manager arsene wenger says something has to change. the premier league, at some stage, you have to help the lower clubs and the lower leagues to make them survive. and maybe you need a strict control management to get them to financially survive at the lower levels. how? i don't know, it's too early. to suppress the charity shield — certainly not. and the league cup, as well, it's part of a tradition in england, you have to accept, when you go to a country, you have to accept the tradition of the culture. finn russell is back in the scotland rugby union squad, after he and head coach gregor townsend buried their differences. russell was suspended for a breach of team protocol and missed the six nations games at the beginning of the year. he left the scotland camp for a drinking session and failed to make it to training the next day. he's in a 40—man squad for the autumn intern

i was happy that efls being given some credit for the tremendous array of ideas and programs that he actually generated, and then championed during the kennedy administration. >> thank you for your call. what is your family name. >> caller: my last name is griffith. my husband wrote a biography of hubert humphrey in 1963 called "humphrey, a candid biography." >> thank you so much for being part of our conversation. great to have your personal story that has really added to our understanding of the '68 convention. we have 15 minutes left and still a lot to cover here. let's talk about election night. where did he watch the returns? >> i believe he was -- boy, i think he was in the lemmington hotel in minneapolis. >> what was the election day and results like? >> well, the day -- they really thought they had a chance at the end. and then illinois and ohio and a couple of other states came in at the end. they were very close and ahead for a while. he basically went to bed believing he probably wasn't going to win and then found out he didn't. >> so ohio -- it's a very close race. ohio,

boston is a great cultural center, an incredible medical hub, a great academic center and it's wond efl we have proximity. you can be 30 minutes out of downtown boston but still not have the income tax, the sales tax, you have the individual liberties. you don't have an over bloated government we've been able to manage the pandemic we don't have riots. we don't have as much covid as everybody else, and we've got a flexible economy. >> still feels like you're gaming the system. you've got all these people living in new hampshire but they're deriving their livelihood from massachusetts, it seems only fair that massachusetts should get -- >> we're not -- be clear we're not gaming the system. they've screwed their system up. new york and massachusetts, they've screwed their system up. we've kept people first, individuals first. we're not gaming anything. >> uh-oh >> we're just not screwing it up like everybody else. >> here comes andrew, governor here comes andrew. >> governor, i'm just trying to understand if the shoe was on the other foot, if you will, what you would do about it clearly i

the number of teams in the top flight, scrap the league cup and give more premier league money to the efl. the plan has been criticised by the premier league, the government, and fans. one man who's also had his say on project big picture is arsene wenger. he's got a new book out, and has been speaking more widely about his 22 year career as the arsenal manager. he told nesta mcgregor that changes need to be made to protect the future of the game in england. the premier league at some stage will have to help the lower clubs in the lower leagues to make them survive and maybe you need a strict control management to get them to financially survive at the lower levels. how? ido financially survive at the lower levels. how? i do not know, it is too early. to suppress the charity shield, certainly not. and the league cup, you have to accept that when you go to a country you have to accept that there is a tradition and culture. you have said that it is your one true love. it is a surprise your one true love. it is a surprise you have not been to you the emirates? you have to take a com plete em

the league's ‘big six', despite that immediate £250 million bailout to help clubs struggling in the efl. fa chairman greg clarke's says they will block any change that was not in the best interests of the game. which could pit them against clubs in the lower leagues who are broadly in favour of the changes the deal would bring. we are prepared to do the redistribution on these terms. the voting seems to be the real contentious issue. i think cutting down the premier league by two clu bs, down the premier league by two clubs, personally i don't think it isa clubs, personally i don't think it is a problem. the league cup has gone past its charity date and so as the charity shield. the voting is for the premier league to sort out amongst themselves. my personal view is, the enormous funds come in the tv writers because globally, people wa nt to tv writers because globally, people want to see the big six. it is probably understandable they want more of a say in the future. we've heard this morning that new zealand won't be travelling to wembley to face england in a friendly next month, beca

the efl wanted any package, to be, for all 72 member clubs, and also the sum offered, was well short, of the amount, the clubs feel, they need to survive. £250 million is what is sensible. how they derived the figures in terms of loss revenue these clubs will have. you forget the confusion that comes when people say the owners should be funding theirs. we have just taken out really revenues that are missing because the clubs are complying with what the government want to do and not having crowds. amid the on going, crisis caused by covid—19, a group of prominent figures from sport and politics, has launched a different plan to restructure football, called saving the beautiful game — manifesto for change. they say, if their system had been in place, it would have been far easier to arrange the help, needed for smaller clubs. among those leading the initiative are gary neville, denise lewis, and the former fa chairman, david bernstein. by by and large football is very resista nt to by and large football is very resistant to change, for whatever reason, it may be vested interest or