it was 13 long weeks, you know, with the uncertainty and all that but you know, some of our fans had to wait 30 years, so, you know, it's a short time compared to what they have had to wait. we are inside anfield this morning, one of the sporting venues. it is very quiet now as managerjurgen klopp urges fans to stay away and stay safe. the health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on bournemouth ignoring social distancing. labour leader, sir keir starmer, will speak to backbench mps later who are concerned about his sacking of rebecca long—bailey. intu, which owns some of the uk's biggest out of town shopping centres, is expected to go into administration today. and there's a warning from the beauty industry that the current state of limbo threatens thousands ofjobs. hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news and you can get in touch with me on twitter about any of our stories @annita—mcveigh. it's taken them 30 years, but for liverpool football club, the wait is finally over. they've won english football's top honour for the first time since 1990 — that was before most of the current squad were even born, and so long ago, it was still the old football league and not the premier league. fans as well as the players have been celebrating throughout the night. victory came after chelsea beat manchester city to givejurgen klopp‘s team an unassailable lead at the top of the table, with seven games still to play. this was the moment the liverpool players realised they were champions as they watched at their hotel. thousands of fans gathered at anfield to celebrate, despite being urged to "stay home" by the city's mayor because of coronavirus. jurgen klopp said: "i have no words, it's unbelievable. becoming champions with this club is absolutely incredible. we will enjoy this with our supporters when we can". we'll be live at anfield in a moment but first, this report from mike bushell. this was the moment that 30 years of waiting came to an end this was the moment that decades of waiting came to an end for liverpool fans in lounges and gardens across the land. celebrating a late penalty for chelsea that confirmed their victory over manchester city, and that meant without kicking another ball, liverpool had finally done it. the champions of europe and the world were now champions of england too. # now you're going to believe us! fans had been asked to stay at home to observe social distancing but within 30 minutes of the final whistle in west london, thousands had gathered outside liverpool's home at anfield. there were fireworks and flares but no attempts were made to disperse the crowd by police officers and merseyside police said the celebrations were mostly good—natu red and praised the overwhelming majority of fans who recognised that now was not the time to gather together. for the players watching outside their hotel, it was the most unusual way to win the title and the first time it has happened in june, but they'd done what they needed to do on wednesday night after they thrashed crystal palace, the defeat last night meant that liverpool won the title with a record seven games to spare. they were so far ahead before the season was suspended that lockdown could only delay the inevitable. it was 13 long weeks of uncertainty, but many of our fans but a lot of our fans had to wait 30 years, so it is a short time compared to what they have had to wait. so we hope they enjoy their night and we will enjoy ours and we deserve it. this is liverpool's 19th top—flight title, but after all their dominance in the 1970s and 1980s, a first since 1990 and the first since the premier league was formed. in the three decades since kenny dalglish's team triumphed, liverpool have spent nearly £1.5 billion on players, tried seven different managers including dalglish again, before finally trying jurgen klopp from germany, five years ago. he has slowly been building a new empire. his champions now 23 points clear of a manchester city side widely regarded as one of the best premier league has ever seen, and who just pipped liverpool by a point last year. we've proven that we're fuelled by disappointment and learning and getting going again next year and i'm sure the hunger will stay and we will keep being successful. the fans have waited so long and we know how much it means that it is absolutely massive so to get over the line, it is huge. we know how long they have waited and wanted it. and the way that liverpool have dominated the season, casting their rivals aside with ease, means this already looks like the start of a new era of dominance at anfield. and scenes like this could become common. sally nugent is at anfield for us. what a night. of course, difficult circumstances for everyone, leading toa circumstances for everyone, leading to a strange way for the club to get the title, but none of that has dampened the joy over this, how is it? i am not sure even the rain this morning can dampen the mood at anfield. and you're right, it has of course been a difficult few weeks, a difficult way to end the season and difficult way to end the season and difficult pause in the season because of the terrible pandemic we have all been living through. but there is a sense in liverpool this morning that the right thing has happened. liverpool were so far ahead when the season were suspended that it was unlikely anyone would ever catch them. so for them to now finally seal the deal to win their first league in 30 years, there is a real sense that the right thing has happened. talking to young fans this morning who have never seen liverpool win a league before, you can sense the excitement they have for the future here in a club that has been weighed down by history for many years. in that report, there we re many years. in that report, there were too many fans here. merseyside police issued a statement saying congratulations to liverpool, but urging the fans to stay away. that didn't happen last night and we have seen didn't happen last night and we have seen a didn't happen last night and we have seen a big clean—up operation around the stadium this morning to remove the stadium this morning to remove the mess they left behind. but what might work in their favour is that the weather is changing. it is raining now. even jurgen the weather is changing. it is raining now. evenjurgen klopp, in his message saying congratulations to the team and expressing his love for the city and the team, even he chose to appeal to fans and tell them to stay away over the next few days and also to tell them at the time for celebrating will come. he has said it doesn't matter how long they have to wait, there will be an open top bus parade even if it is next year. but right now, he is urging the fans and everybody to celebrate at home. and that time may be all the sweeter when it does come for the wait. let's talk about how he has done it. we have all known for a while that there has been a special chemistry betweenjurgen klopp and the team around him and the players, and it is all culminating now in this. but how has he turned around this 30 year drought to lead to this victory? i should say it is not a 30 year drought, they have won other titles. iam drought, they have won other titles. i am talking about this title. before anyone gets angry with me! stop typing that message, everybody who was about to! we know it wasn't a30 who was about to! we know it wasn't a 30 year drought, it was a 30 year drought in terms of league dominance. how has he done it? he's a really interesting character. jurgen klopp himself would admit he wasn't the best footballer. he had a successful career, but he would say he wasn't quite good enough. but he isa he wasn't quite good enough. but he is a brilliant coach and a brilliant man manager. i have interviewed him a couple of times. when we see him in interviews, there is this giant smile and he is a very charismatic person and always demonstrative and very hugging. actually, when you meet him, he is incredibly serious, quite academic and scientific about hisjob and quite academic and scientific about his job and has a quite academic and scientific about hisjob and has a range of quite academic and scientific about his job and has a range of opinions on everything from football to politics. and when you speak to him and you hear him talk, you listen because he has clearly thought everything through. i think that, combined with this undeniable warmth and the relationship he has with the players, which is then reflected in the relationship he has with the fans, with the people who sit over there and stand behind me, his relationship with them has been perfect from the start. when liverpool chose him and he agreed to come here, they were very well—suited. that was a match made in heaven. he loves the city and the city adores him. sally nugent at anfield, thank you. liverpool's mayorjoe andersonjoins us now. half the sea is red, half the city is blue. you are blue as an everton man, iam is blue. you are blue as an everton man, i am sure you is blue. you are blue as an everton man, i am sure you are is blue. you are blue as an everton man, i am sure you are pleased to liverpool and what this means for theirfans liverpool and what this means for their fans and for the city in these times. absolutely. i am a football fan andi times. absolutely. i am a football fan and i have never watched football played in a more scintillating and skilful fashion than what i have witnessed liverpool play this season. and they didn't do bad last season either. but they have built on last season. credit to them where it's due. i contacted the clu b them where it's due. i contacted the club this morning and congratulated their chief executive. i went on social media and said the same. it is an amazing feat. seven games to 90, is an amazing feat. seven games to go, unbelievable football played. fantastic for the club, but great for the city too. when liverpool are in the champions league or even in the premier league, our city buses at the weekend when they are at home. our hotels, bars and restau ra nts home. our hotels, bars and restaurants are full. it will be a tremendous boost to liverpool's economy, especially with the covid crisis and the problems we are facing with tourism and hospitality. this takes nothing away from the scenes we saw last night at anfield and other places. let me interrupt you if i may, joe. you obviously appealed, like jurgen klopp, you if i may, joe. you obviously appealed, likejurgen klopp, for people to stay away. clearly, the occasion got the better of some. how would you say to those people now, look, you may want to celebrate, but please do it safely? let's be clear. if this had been chelsea, manchester city or man united, we would have seen city or man united, we would have seen the same city or man united, we would have seen the same scenes city or man united, we would have seen the same scenes outside their football stadiums, no question. my plea was based on safety for themselves, theirfamilies plea was based on safety for themselves, their families and everybody else. what i would say is similarto everybody else. what i would say is similar to whatjurgen klopp said. please celebrate, but stay socially distant, keep safe. we will have the opportunity when liverpool can celebrate their victory throughout the city. in the meantime, i hope people just celebrate at home or celebrate in a safe manner. that's all we can do, appeal to people and hope they are sensible. it was and isa hope they are sensible. it was and is a great victory and we can understand people's passion, but we have to remain safe. and as you say, no open top bus parade, as is the traditional occasions like this, for the moment. when do you think that might be able to happen? we have got some things planned to mark the occasion and celebrate with the football club. i will be talking to people later today about that. but it's difficult to predict. last year, when the champions league victory parade was on in the city, we had 1 million people on the streets of liverpool. we can't afford to have that again, and there would be that amount of people who would be that amount of people who would want to take to the streets to celebrate. we have got to do it when it is safe to do so, but we will work with the football club on merseyside police and get it right. it's about celebrating what was and what is a fantastic achievement by liverpool football club. joe anderson, mayor of liverpool, thank you very much. much more on that when coming up. the health secretary, matt hancock, has warned that the government has the power to close beaches in england, if there's a spike in coronavirus cases. his warning comes after huge crowds descended on bournemouth yesterday on the hottest day of the year. the council there declared a major incident after beaches were overwhelmed by visitors. jon donnison reports. look closely and you mightjust be able to see the sand on bournemouth beach. 500,000 people visited dorset yesterday, according to one local mp. in many parts, social distancing almost impossible. we've had a couple of drinks, enjoying the sun. it's the closest we're going to get to a holiday this year, innit? we looked at it yesterday, it looked really cramped, and that's why we thought we'd get here early, but there's still quite a few people. but, i mean, if people get too close, we'll probably say "can you move over a little bit?" i don't know what's happening that so many people think it's acceptable to come down here and use our beaches when we've got a national emergency going on. it's a national emergency and not a national holiday! but in many places, it hasn't looked that way. brighton beach has also been busy. at formby on merseyside, police have put in place a dispersal zone after a number of arrests were made on wednesday. and the government isn't ruling out closing beaches if people ignore social distancing rules. we do have that power. i'm reluctant to use it because, you know, people have had a pretty tough lockdown and i want people to be — obviously, i, you know — everybody should be able to enjoy the sunshine. the key is to do it with respect. we do have those powers and if we see a spike in the number of cases, then we will take action. a change in the weather might ease concerns. while it's forecast to be warm in some places today, it won't be as hot as yesterday and will continue to cool over the weekend. jon donnison, bbc news. the environment secretary george eustice says the scenes of crowded beaches at bournemouth were a matter of concern, but he remained confident that people will stick to the medical advice. we have to recognise that it is well over a month ago that we said in outdoor environments, the risk of transmission was lower. so we said it was ok for people to go to the beach, provided that they observed social distancing. generally, people have done that. and to be fair, the whole country have done their best, whether they are shopping in supermarkets or in other shops or outside. they have done their best to wear face masks where appropriate and to keep their distance. but yesterday was the hottest day of the year. lots of people had the same idea. they all went to the beach and yes, of course, those scenes at bournemouth are a matter for concern. let's speak to sam crowe, joint—director of public health for dorset and bournemouth, christchurch and poole council. it sounds like an obvious question — why did you declare a major incident? i ask you that because i wa nt to incident? i ask you that because i want to understand the thought process behind that. at what point did you look at those scenes on the beach and say, enough is enough, there are too many people here? to clarify, it was a major incident stand by and it had been called by multi—agency partners notjust because of the scenes on the beach, but also, we have to remember that when we have that many additional visitors to an area like bournemouth or dorset, it puts pressure on the emergency services. we were hearing reports of pressure mounting at the front door of accident and emergency services, health services colleagues we re services, health services colleagues were starting to see very busy attendances. and the additional traffic on the roads meant that ambulances were finding it difficult to move around the town. so we declared a major incident stand by to bring all agencies together and make sure we could have mount an appropriate response. so that pressure was from the sheer number of people coming to the coast and affecting the local area. we just had the environment secretary george eustice say he remains confident that people will stick to the medical advice with regards to social distancing. were they on that beach? the pictures certainly appear to show that they weren't. beach? the pictures certainly appear to show that they weren'tlj beach? the pictures certainly appear to show that they weren't. i would agree. anyone looking at the pictures yesterday and from the day before would have been worried by what they saw. i don't think that was the same for the whole beach, but there were definitely some places that were under a lot of pressure and it was difficult to stick to the public health advice to social distance. 0ur message is clear. we are asking people to think twice before visiting a tourist hotspot like dorset because it is difficult to maintain a social distance. we have done well as a country, making inroads into getting those coronavirus cases down. please don't throw it away and gamble it for the sake of a few hours in the sun. what is the level of the virus like in yourarea sun. what is the level of the virus like in your area currently? luckily, we are seeing very low numbers of cases. we have seen one or two positive cases a day across both councils. but my concern as director of public health is that we have to offer timely surveillance and make sure we can detect any change in that situation as quickly as possible. if we are clear with the public about what the risk is, i hope they will continue to adopt the government guidance. but the problem is that many people are willing to ignore the guidelines in hot, sunny weather. 0r ignore the guidelines in hot, sunny weather. or if they arrive at the beach with the best of intentions and then loads of other people arrive as well, they are not going to go. they have travelled a couple of hours, so they are determined to ta ke of hours, so they are determined to take their place on the sand and you end up with those credit scenes. so it seems many people are willing to ignore the advice. if this happens again, what can you do? the health secretary has said he could potentially close beaches. do you have that power? this is being looked at nationally. you may or may not be aware that all councils are developing local outbreak management plans. we would prefer to taken engagement and education approach first. we would be on the beach, talking to people and explaining the risks. we would want to use enforcement powers as a last resort. i hope the public would respond if we started to see an increase in risk. if we saw additional cases, i hope they would heed the guidance as they have done for the past three months. would you have preferred it if stronger rules had remained in place for a while yet to avoid these kind of scenes? i think it was a lwa ys kind of scenes? i think it was always going to be difficult coming out of luck down. the prime minister said it was easier to go in to it than come out of it. but equally, we have to balance some of the harms that are being done because people have been in lockdown for so long and it has had an impact on our business and our economy. i would just continue to say that we need to work together and be consistent in our advice. we are still in a public health emergency. it is still a pandemic. please think twice. if you can't socially distance and maintain adequate safe space between yourselves and others, please don't travel to these overcrowded areas. sa m kova, travel to these overcrowded areas. samkova, joint director of public house in bournemouth —— samkova, thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions —— thirty years on since the club's last league title. the health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on bournemouth ignoring social distancing. labour leader, sir keir starmer, will speak to backbench mps later — who are concerned about his sacking of rebecca long—bailey. now, if you're thinking of going away this summer, sure you stay with us this morning as we'll be answering some of your questions on holidays in the uk and where you stand if you want to travel abroad. that's coming up at 09.30 with the chief executive of the association of leading visitor attractions, bernard donoghue, and the editor in chief of wanderlust travel magazine, lyn hughes. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will speak this morning to backbench mps who are concerned about his sacking of rebecca long—bailey. the shadow education secretary was asked to stand down because she retweeted an interview which contained an anti—semitic conspiracy theory. let's get more on this from our political correspondent iain watson. iain, much discussion of the fact that this shows that keir starmer is prepared to make a quick and decisive decision when needed. but lots of people are saying, was this needed and what kind of problems is it going to cause in the party? do you think he will be able to answer those questions when he meets mps this morning? i think in the labour party as elsewhere in politics, you often find that every solution brings a problem. so he is showing leadership, but in doing so he will be denounced by those who disagree with him. from his point of view, i imagine he would be saying to his mps, think of the counterfactual. if jewish groups such as the board of deputies of britishjews and the campaign against anti—semitism are pressing him for robust action when rebecca long—bailey shared a tweet which effectively was retreating an article that keir starmer himself that was propagating an anti—semitic conspiracy theory, if he had taken no action, he would probably have had the same kind of bad press that jeremy corbyn suffered over this issue. also, with a potentially damaging report coming from the equality and human rights commission soon on equality and human rights commission soon on labour's previous handling of anti—semitic allegations and complaints, keir starmer wanted to make sure he could go on the front foot. i am not sure that will convince all of his mps, but it seemed to convince margaret beckett, who is one of the most senior figures in the party. she was even acting leader of the party after john smith died in 1990, so she has been around a long time. she says party unity is important, but so is clarity. we need to be and to be seen to be a viable and effective alternative government. to do that, we do need to be a united force, and we need to be placing of first importance that things that people across the country, the british people take as of first importance. falling out with each other is not a good way to do that, but putting a firm lid on things, so people know where they stand, that is important, and keir starmer has done that. it's unfortunate that these things have to happen but if it had to, well, it had to be clear. several margaret beckett's point of view, keir starmer had to be clear where he stood on anti—semitism and that was why he took the action that he did. but those on the left are putting forward theories, conspiracy or otherwise, about why rebecca long—bailey was moved out of the shadow cabinet so quickly. they are worried that he is trying to marginalise the left in the party. they have a new general secretary of the party starting on monday. he is the party starting on monday. he is the most senior official in the labour party, but some leaders of left—wing unions have been saying that he is a divisive figure, a blairite, which in their view is a bad thing, and i think perhaps keir starmer is trying to move the party too far away from the corbyn era. there has also been a viewpoint by left—wing mps that keir starmer was unhappy with rebecca long—bailey's apparent closeness to the teaching unions during the debate over when kids should go back to school, and he might use this as an opportunity to move away from that position closer to the government position on schools. so they are pressing him to make sure there is another mp from the left who is appointed as the next shadow education secretary. those are the kind of concerns they will be racing with keir starmer as we speak. the founder of the left—wing grassroots group momentum, jon lansman, speaking on radio 4 earlier and he said that what keir starmer had done made party unity all the more difficult to achieve. in order to unite the party, he's got to build trust across the party, trust from the left. that is one of the ingredients necessary, if you are going to reunite the party. and so what he has done is has made it much harder for himself to do that. many of those who voted for him will be upset as a result, people who perhaps supported jeremy corbyn back in 2015 and 2016, but supported him in this election. now, you know, iwant to support him in uniting the party, but i can't support him dividing it. what keir starmer‘s allies are saying is that it is nonsense that he was looking for an excuse to get rid of rebecca long—bailey and that the sacking should be taken at face value. when you talk tojewish community groups in recent weeks, he said that they would see actions and not words on anti—semitism and he was following through. the price of following through is to highlight divisions in his own party. iain, thank you. the uk's biggest shopping centre operator intu is on the brink of administration after failing to agree a deal with lenders. the firm operates 17 sites across the uk, including manchester's trafford centre and the metrocentre in gateshead. intu employs around 3,000 people in the uk, with a further 130,000 jobs across its centres. with me is our business correspondent, kate prescott. we mention some of the large shopping centres like lakeside in essex and the trafford centre. just remind us why intu is in this position? it is not a household member as you say, a lot of those shopping centres are. it has built up shopping centres are. it has built upa lot shopping centres are. it has built up a lot of debt in the last few yea rs up a lot of debt in the last few years and unfortunately, now that the coronavirus has hit, as we know, shops have is down. a lot of those shops have is down. a lot of those shops have is down. a lot of those shops have stopped paying rent, so landlords like intu are struggling. and because intu was already heavily indebted, it has been hit hard by the lockdown. a few days ago was the second quarter rent period when retailers normally pay their rent, and we think that only 10% to 15% of that rent was collected, which gives you a sense of how much trouble they are in. when will we know if it is going to go into administration and if that happens, do these shopping centres which have just started to reopen then have to close again on temporary basis? it is an interesting question. would we be able to go to the trafford centre tomorrow? i spoke to someone on the inside and they said a full decision would be announced tomorrow afternoon. but unless something is a changes this morning, i think we can expect the company to say it will be going under. in terms of what happens to those centres, they said earlier in the week that they might have to close them in the event of administration. but perhaps some of the flagship ones will be sold more easily than some of the smaller centres. are there any potential buyers ready to pay the money? one of their big rivals did offer some of their big rivals did offer some of their big rivals did offer some of the centres a few years ago. there is speculation that some of the major shareholders may be interested. but as i say, that will be in the big, flagship real estate rather than the smaller centres, which are still big employers. you mentioned 130,000 people across all of their supply chain and sentence. just in watford, the centre is responsible for 10% of local employment. one to watch throughout the day. katie prescott, thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather. matt taylor has that forest. good morning, big changes afoot, storms overnight and some of them continuing to rumble around, particularly across western scotland and east anglia, and some showers and east anglia, and some showers and thunderstorms drifting away northwards, anywhere from holyhead to london northwards could see some storms. south—western areas drier through the second half of the day. some low cloud around the coasts and feeling cooler but warm, hot in the sunshine and east anglia and the savvy, close to 30, very humid again. storms could be torrential in places with pale mixed in and gusty wind. temperatures instead of closer to 30 in scotland, closer to 2a or 25. this evening and overnight, more showers and storms in scotland, one or two close to the eastern coast of england and then turning cloudy and wet once again but without the storms in wales and the south—west. signs of a change for this weekend. low pressure dominating the north—west of the uk, introducing cooler atlantic air. as we go through the weekend, temperatures dropping and the wind picking and we will see a bit of rain at times, too. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions, 30 years on since the club's last league title. it was 13 long weeks, you know, with the uncertainty and all that but you know, some of our fans had to wait 30 years, so, you know, it's a short time compared to what they have had to wait. the health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on bournemouth, ignoring social distancing. labour leader sir keir starmer will speak to backbench mps later, who are concerned about his sacking of rebecca long—bailey. intu, which owns some of the uk's biggest out of town shopping centres, is expected to go into administration today. let's get more on our top story this morning. liverpool have won their first premier league title in 30 years. thousands of fans gathered at anfield to celebrate, despite being urged to "stay home" by the city's metro mayor because of coronavirus. and of course, jurgen klopp had urged fans to celebrate at home as well. i'm joined now by henry winter, chief football writer for the times. good morning. it was a strange way to win the title, strange circumstances all around but you know, clearly, as i was saying to sally at anfield earlier, it has not dampened the joy of this whatever. yet it has been a party that he is on the weighting. i was at stamford bridge last night to see chelsea win, manchester city had to win, and even though liverpool fans were 220 miles away, not just even though liverpool fans were 220 miles away, notjust at even though liverpool fans were 220 miles away, not just at anfield even though liverpool fans were 220 miles away, notjust at anfield but scattered around the world. this is a huge global phenomenon, liverpool football club, but absolutely, this was not simply about this season, this has been building underjurgen klopp. he isjust such this has been building underjurgen klopp. he is just such a this has been building underjurgen klopp. he isjust such a charismatic individual, the liverpool manager, the emotional engagement with the players, the tactical intelligence, the sports science and clever recruitment as well. this was not simply about a match in an empty stadium 200 miles away from anfield. this has been building forfour or five years underjurgen klopp, and also, as you say, it has been building for 30 years in terms of the desire for liverpool to be back on their perch as title winners again. and to win in this way, with seven games in hand, what does that say about this combination of manager and players? the players that he brought into the club and the ones who were already there, that he worked with. it is a mixture of fire and ice withjurgen klopp. you can see this very emotional individual, fist pumping with the players and so engaged with the supporters in the stadium but there's also a very cold, calculating individual. he uses sports scientist, he has got a coach for throw ins, he recruits a lot of very good people at the club and they recruit intelligently, they don'tjust splash they recruit intelligently, they don't just splash the they recruit intelligently, they don'tjust splash the cash around, they go and buy players as they need, so they got a fantastic goalkeeper, alisson, has been so important this season, virgil van dijk has come in at centre back and he is not just dijk has come in at centre back and he is notjust an outstanding defender, a rolls—royce of defenders described on the field but he is such an important individual in a dressing room but this is a team of strong individuals who take responsibility at difficult moments in adversity, like jordan responsibility at difficult moments in adversity, likejordan henderson, who must be getting backache by now from lifting trophies, their world clu b from lifting trophies, their world club cup and the champions league and now probably the one that they have craved most. obviously, they have craved most. obviously, they have a great record in europe, and last season was their sixth european cup title, but actually, this is the one they wanted because they have seen one they wanted because they have seen how manchester united, their great rivals have dominated the premier league era and they wanted to catch up. to briefly revisit the issue, there was obviously the big debate about whether the league this season would finish but has it served the interests of sport more broadly for it to happen in this way, given that liverpool were in such a dominant position before lockdown? i think it has served the interests of football and sport and i think it serves the interests of society because i think it showed that with careful management and good organisation and meticulous preparation, notjust liverpool but all of the premier league clubs, that they can get an important industry, with so manyjobs at stake as well as sporting prizes, although thatis as well as sporting prizes, although that is secondary, that they can get going again. it is clearly a huge moment for the fans in these difficult times, so what else can we expect from this team now, with this manager? they have a mantra that this means more, and i think they will say that it means more. they know manchester city under pep guardiola will respond and manchester united are revising, and chelsea, as we saw last night, are a terrific team under frank lampard. 0thers terrific team under frank lampard. others will push them. it will be great to get football fans back in the stadium and make it whole again asa the stadium and make it whole again as a spectacle but when it happens, you are going to see another formidable title race, probably not quite as runaway for liverpool as the season. henry, good to talk to you. henry winter, the chief football writer of the times. now on bbc news, it's time for your questions answered. you've been sending in your questions about staycations and holidays abroad. here to answer them is the editor in chief and founder of wanderlust travel magazine, lyn hughes. also i'm joined by the chief executive of the association of leading visitor attactions, bernard donoghue. thank you forjoining us. . if the people i've been talking to and my friends are anything to go by, eve ryo ne friends are anything to go by, everyone is talking about holidays, should they shouldn't they, where can they go and wear can't they go? let's crack on with these questions. robin in salford asks, "if travel corridors are agreed, how can we be confident in booking an all—inclusive holiday, for example to spain, when the hotel usually provide a buffet service, dining experience, with uncontrolled numbers of people touching multiple surfaces?" a very good question to begin. that is a great question because you know, i wonder if this is going to be the death of the bus a. of course, some people think that isa a. of course, some people think that is a good idea and others don't. realistically, what is going to be happening, and official guidelines are, that people should not serve themselves at the buffet. hotels will be expected to, for instance, stagger meal times but also to serve the food. so what he will probably find in your all—inclusive resort, and this is what is being advised, is that you will still have a fantastic array of different dishes, it is just that the staff will put them onto the plate for you and the food will be behind perspex. you can't touch it or be leaning over it, sniffing it or whatever. that is what is being advised. you mention spain, there, and spain has interestingly launched something called a responsible tourism seal. the other thing to do would be to check whether the hotel or resort has been awarded that because it is basically a certification to say that the hotel is following the official guidelines. so that could ease some worries, very official guidelines. so that could ease some worries, very good advice. jess asks, "we have a joint holiday but with my sister's family in a holiday home in cornwall in august. will we be able to stay there together?" yes, you should be able together?" yes, you should be able to because you can designate another household as part of your social bubble, if you like. but check with the people who only holiday home and also check the public health england guidance but on the face of it, it sounds fine. just a brief supplementary, how are bookings looking, domestic and staycation bookings looking at the moment? unsurprisingly, they have completely exploded in the last couple of days since the government announced that visitor attractions, campsites and touring grounds were open from the 4th ofjuly, we have seen a huge increase in people bucking day trips but also staycations as well. —— booking day trips. my strong recommendation is, work out where you want to go, go onto the website to see what the availability and capacity is and try to book as quickly as possible. a question about cruises, now, "what advice is there from the government or cruise companies about when we can sail on a cruise? have the cruise companies indicated when they will be ready to accept passengers on board to go on accept passengers on board to go on a cruise that is ready but, in other words, the green light that all is 0k?" words, the green light that all is ok?" that is a complex one. it is down to the individual companies. there is no government advice on it, it is dependent on the cruise companies. of course, it isn't going to be so much about when but where they can go. what we are going to see is a staggered reintroduction, reopening of cruising, because it will be down to the individual countries and thoughts as to whether they want to take cruise ships in. —— countries and ports. what we will see is roots opening up gradually. they are taking bookings already for 2021 but as far as 2020, there are beginning to be a few announcements about cruise companies starting again, it is really down to the individual roots, although they might start in the autumn. clearly, social distancing trickier in those particular circumstances. when i say it is down to individual countries and ports as well, if a cruise ship arrives with 2000 people on it, that is something for them to think about so is something for them to think about so this is why we are probably going to see more of the smaller sort of ships go out first, for instance, it really will be staggered, and i think the best thing to do unless you have a favourite cruise company that you follow, it is probably best to talk to a good travel agent because they will be keeping an eye on which routes are opening up and when. from the business side of holidays now, this question is, "we runa holidays now, this question is, "we run a five bedroom holiday let. how many households can stay? we usually get severalfamily many households can stay? we usually get several family parties coming for a family holiday". the at the moment, the guidance is two households so you need to be quite careful about who they are and that they maintain their social bubble as well. but the guidance is changing all the time but currently it is just two. that is a good and clear cut answer but you need to keep watching the guidance. air bridges, this is something we are talking about a lot and we are expecting further announcements from the government soon. further announcements from the government soon. chris says, "i've booked a holiday to turkey in september. as the uk government negotiated with teddy for an air bridge and if so, when will this be put in place? also, if an air bridges put in place, when will the fco change its travel advice to allow holidays to go ahead? can i still go on holiday if an air bridge is put in place but the fco advise does not change?" several questions to work through, there! like you say, we are all very excited about air bridges. we will be told on monday which are the first air bridges which have been agreed. turkey is definitely one of the countries that the government has been talking to. if it doesn't happen in time for monday, we are all expecting it to happen very soon. all expecting it to happen very soon. turkey wants the british back, and the british want to go back to turkey. september, should be absolutely fine, i would say. so yeah, we will know on monday and as i say, if not, soon after. as far as fco advise goes, at the moment, to remind ourselves, the fco advisory is against all travel that is nonessential. however, what is expected is that once the bridges are announced, the fco will change its travel advice for those destinations. the important thing is, if the fco has the current advise not to travel unless it is essential, you could run into insurance problems, couldn't you? that is the big point of it. the fco advise is not telling you you are banned from travel, it is just advisory, but what that means is that your insurance is invalid. that is why it is so important and we should not really risk it, particularly in these days and times, we should not risk going away without travel insurance. that is why it is so key. but it would seem strange if the government has negotiated these air bridges and the fco advise does not change for those countries so we fco advise does not change for those countries so we are fco advise does not change for those countries so we are expecting an announcement from the fco on monday as well. just throwing this in as another supplementary, do you know of orare another supplementary, do you know of or are you aware of any specific insurance issues currently four staycations? not so far partly because it has not really happened yet. there may be some insurance claims around bookings that have been made a long time in the past, a few months ago, that are yet to be redeemed. at the moment, we are not seeing anything coming through, though. and this question for you, "can i go on holiday in the uk and travel by public transport to get there? i can't drive." yes, you can. the government advice is that all public transport journeys should largely be for essential reasons. but actually, i think it depends when you go. i think in the next couple of weeks, three or four or whenever, i think it will be fine to be able to travel on public transport throughout the uk for a holiday purpose but again, check the public health england guidance because it changes all the time as lockdown restrictions ease. this one says, "are there any mandatory documents to be presented with a passport for travel to another european country at present, for example, travel insurance or any other document that might be requested when going through airport checks?" there is certainly no standard mandatory document, but of course, when you say europe, every country is different. perhaps for some of the countries that are most popular with the british, like spain and portugal, greece, no, there isn't. but obviously, some countries might require some kind of certificate, saying that you are safe to travel and you have not got covid—19 whatever. i know that croatia for instance at the moment provides a proof —— requires a proof of accommodation. a lot of that kind of accommodation. a lot of that kind of thing will come about because of the track and trace schemes. they are going to want to know, that will be their concern more than insurance, they are going to want to know they can trace you if they need to do track and trace. i'm just going to interrupt you because we're almost out of time but i want squeeze this one in from someone who wa nts to squeeze this one in from someone who wants to go to greece, a low—risk country, they say, in terms of very low numbers of infections, "however, my main fee is catching the virus while flying or at an airport. is this just while flying or at an airport. is thisjust a while flying or at an airport. is this just a fight and can airlines do anything to convince travellers they are safe?" a lot of people want they are safe?" a lot of people want the answers to those questions. everyone is asking about airlines, but the are stressing that planes are intrinsically safe and the air is safe, certainly. a lot of them are asking you where a face mask so do that. avoid queueing for the low but the more sensible ones will not let you anyway. airports are generally very safe. the places to be careful always, like anywhere you go at the moment, you have got to be careful when it comes to using door handles and touching rails. i know personally, if i am on a plane or getting on and off a plane, i would be making sure that i touch as little as possible. everything will be deep cleaned but use your common sense about what you touch. as far as things like, i know a lot of people are concerned about the air ona people are concerned about the air on a plane but that is very clean. thank you forjoining us. and for answering our questions from viewers. and thank you to viewers for sending them in. the latest data from the office for national statistics has shown —— has and there are 17 occupations most at risk from covid—19. men working a security guard had the highest rate, with 104 deaths from march to may. the figures also showed taxi drivers and chauffeurs are at high risk. i'm joined now by shaz saleem, chairman of the west midlands private hire drivers association. thank you forjoining us. it was expected, this latest data, to show that taxi drivers are one of the occupations at greatest risk. talk us occupations at greatest risk. talk us through the risk factors as you see them. 0bviously, drivers are in close proximity to lots of people in an enclosed space but are there other factors as well? i mean, you have to understand there are two types of taxi, hackney carriages have natural screening anyway which protects the customers and the drivers but in a private hire car, there is absolutely nothing there to ensure the safety for the driver and for the customer, in actual fact. 0bviously, some drivers have tried to put a screen in the middle to give them some kind of protection. but the big concern now is, for example, the council i work at in dudley, they are allowing those screens but some councils out there are not allowing the screens. i think that is a bigger concern. we have also explored over recent weeks links between ethnicity and a greater risk of death from covid—19. is that a factor as well? that can play a part but more importantly, we have to remind the drivers that they are ina have to remind the drivers that they are in a high—riskjob anyway, and covid—19 is an added risk, it takes it to the extreme. but more important than anything else, we need to do whatever we can to ensure the safety of the drivers.|j need to do whatever we can to ensure the safety of the drivers. i presume most of them have been working through the pandemic? to give my own example, when lockdown came about in march, i had many customers, especially workers, ringing me and they were concerned about how they we re they were concerned about how they were going to be able to get to work. so a lot of drivers have had to risk their lives to ensure the country keeps moving. who is responsible when it comes to private hire drivers, to provide ppe, disinfectant wipes, screens, etc?|j think disinfectant wipes, screens, etc?” think ultimately, the responsibility comes down to the driver himself because he is self—employed, but a lot of companies out there, that the drivers are working for, have provided this kind of equipment to ensure the safety of the drivers. more importantly, the bottom line is that the drivers are able to refuse any journey if they feel that the customer may have covid—19. any journey if they feel that the customer may have covid-19. given the latest data, do you think it should be mandatory, despite drivers being self—employed, for the companies under whose umbrella they work, that those companies should provide them with specialist equipment? i think the policies that we have as an association have helped, especially in the west midlands, when, as i say, there are no more than two customers per journey, and they have to sit in the back. we are saying they have to wear a mask and gloves to make sure the vehicle is clean after every single journey. the vehicle is clean after every singlejourney. and more importantly, we are encouraging drivers to have a screen between them and their customers to ensure safety but also encouraging card payments. thank you forjoining us. talking us through the points on the publication of the 0ns data which shows us that taxi drivers are indeed one of the occupations at greatest risk. the chairman of the west midlands private hire drivers association, there. hairdressers and barbers in england and scotland can reopen from next month, but other beauty businesses, including nail salons and spas, say they are confused and angry that for now they must remain closed. industry bodies have warned that the current state of limbo threatens thousands ofjobs. our business correspondent katy austin has more. tina's nail salon in hertfordshire is just one part of an industry thought to contribute more than £6.6 billion a year to the uk economy. with a long waiting list, she is desperate to reopen after three months shut, but doesn't know when she can. i was hoping we could come back by the 4th ofjuly. personally, i feel very disappointed to learn that we haven't been given a date when we can come back to operate the business. a cash grant and the government's furlough scheme have helped, but money is running out. tina has started adapting the salon to be safe. she's bought plastic screens and removed the waiting area for customers, who will have to pre—book. most of my clients come in the nail shop to have a nice treatment and to have a good time. but i think it's going to change. it's not going to be as relaxing as before. her concern is that it will take months to turn a profit again. the government has now published guidelines for those who provide close contact services like hairdressers, beauty salons and tattooists. those guidelines mean that when businesses do reopen, they will look and feel different to how they did before. at this hairdresser, opening from july the 4th, temperatures will be taken on the way in and customers will have their hair styled in a covid—secure environment. everything's disposable, so disposable gowns, towels, capes, masks and gloves. the stylists will all be wearing visors. but like an increasing number of firms, this hairdresser also has a beauty salon attached, and for beauty treatments, there's no date yet to reopen in england, scotland or wales. after having no income since march, only being able to open half the business is a blow. i understand parts of it with things like massages and facials. when you're working as close as someone on hair and highlighting to not be able to do someone's nails where we wear gloves and masks, it doesn't really connect together. the government told us it's taking a phased cautious approach to reopening our economy, working with experts and that as close contact services carry a greater risk of transmission, it can't lift all the restrictions at once. 0ne trade body told me the pandemic has been a catastrophe for the industry. it's now calling for more specific guidelines and crucially, some idea of a reopening date. we've got no dates, no idea of any dates, and i think we'd like some answers. when are we actually going to get open, or when is this decision going to be reviewed? and also, the rationale from the government of why have they separated hair and beauty? the british beauty council says the prolonged closure could have ugly consequences, with the survival of up to a third of firms, from make—up to massage, threatened by the pandemic. these businesses say they need enough notice to reopen and for customers to keep returning after the initial rush. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello, there. there will still be some heat and sunshine around for some heat and sunshine around for some of you through today but a sense of the change in weather has begun. yesterday, temperatures peaked in the 30s, in three of the four nations. watch them drop by the time we hit sunday, prestwick on the ayrshire coast, a good 18 degrees cooler. that change has of course got to come with some storms and that was the case through tonight and into this morning and more storms romping around at the moment, pushing northwards across scotland and we will see more develop across parts of england into the afternoon. they are going to be hit and miss. low cloud towards the south—west of england and south—west wales means it will be substantially cooler and cloudier than yesterday. a few storms could break out here and there, anywhere from liverpool to london northwards, and where you see the storms, they could come with torrential downpours, some hail as well. but there will be some who com pletely well. but there will be some who completely avoid them. temperatures could still hit 30 degrees and the likes of east anglia but for most, low to mid 20 through this afternoon. through tonight, some showers and thunderstorms continuing across the east of scotland and we will see more in the way of general rain arrived across wales, the south—west and northern ireland later, as the breeze picks up. another fairly later, as the breeze picks up. anotherfairly humid later, as the breeze picks up. another fairly humid and later, as the breeze picks up. anotherfairly humid and muggy night for most, even though it is not quite as hot. bigger changes this weekend, low pressure becoming dominant to the north—west of the country, allowing atlantic winds to push in, bringing much cooler conditions than we have had in the last few days, strengthening wins and a bit of rain at times. to begin with on saturday morning, most of the rain will be across wales, the south—west of northern ireland. a few thunderstorms still possible to the north and east of scotland. showery rain, some of which will be heavy, working its way northwards through the day so lots of cloud around through saturday. some sunny spells breaking through, the best of which through the afternoon will be the southern counties of england but note the tempo just, 17—21, closer to where we should be for the time of year. through saturday night, low pressure continues to revolve around to the west of scotland, showers feeding on and on sunday, the rain will be most persistent in the highlands of scotland and through northern ireland. some heavy and thundery showers elsewhere, not as potent as we've had over the last 24 hours but they will ease in the south but even then, a blustery day with winds touching gale force in places, 50 mph gusts to the west of scotland. gone are the days of 30 plus temperatures. 14—20 will be the general highs. next week, the cooler theme compared to this week continues, windy at first but turning drier and brighter later. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. health officials in the united states say 20 million americans may have been infected by coronavirus, as the majority of states see increases in their daily infections. the uk health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on the town of bournemouth with many ignoring social distancing. celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions 30 years on since the club's last league title. it was 13 long weeks with the uncertainty, but a loss of our fans had to wait 30 years, so it's a short time compared to what they have had to

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