Of the europa league tonight in gdansk in poland. 2000 united fans travelled to the match, despite covid protocols making travel to poland far from straightforward. 0lly foster has been watching the play. Manchester united fans are used to european jaunts, but the journey to gdansk has been like no other. Covid tests to get in, quarantine on return. I was considering cancelling because i thought there might not be any of this, and no fun or anything. I m so glad i didn t cancel. Tests and everything have cost well over £300, and my ticket was 34 quid and the flight was 189. United subsidised the flight by 200 quid. Everyone was tested on the flight. You know, everyone was going to be covid free, so we were actually pretty comfortable in the end. Though it s not the top prize in europe, united hadn t won a trophy for four years, so even without the challenges to get here, this felt big. Standing in their way, villareal, veterans of this competition, but appearing in their first major e
the next government. and in half an hour on bbc news, global questions talks to two formerfemale presidents, one african and one european, who ve both been trailblazers for women s rights for decades. join zeinab badawi.. join zeinab badawi. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister will confirm this afternoon whether the next stage of the government s road map can go ahead next week as planned. if given the green light, hairdressers, gyms, outdoor hospitality and nonessential shops will be allowed to reopen in england from monday 12th. in england from monday 12th april. borisjohson is meeting with the cabinet, who are expected to approve this next stage in easing the lockdown. later, the prime minister will hold a news conference at downing street, where he s also due to unveil a traffic light system for foreign trips, which would allow people to go to green countries without having to quarantine upon their return. meanwhile, from friday, everyone in england
hairdressers, homeware shops and garden centres are reopening in scotland, as covid restrictions are eased. dame cheryl gillan, the conservative mp for chesham and amersham in buckinghamshire, has died. borisjohnson paid tribute to her, describing her as a great servant to her constituents, who she had represented for almost 30 years, the party and the country. the trial of the minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd reopens at the start of its second week. and after a weekend of glorious sunshine for many, a very different story today with snow in parts of scotland, northern england and even as far south as london. hello, good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister will confirm this afternoon whether the next stage of the government s road map can go ahead next week as planned. if given the green light hairdressers, gyms, outdoor hospitality and nonessential shops will be allowed to reopen in england from monday 12th. borisjohson is me