Hello, you re watching bbc news. I m jane hill. The headlines: a change in guidance on care homes from tuesday, residents in england will be able to visit relatives without having to self isolate when they return. India becomes the first country to record 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. Five people are arrested on suspicion of terror offences, including a 16 year old boy, as police target three locations across the uk. There s a warning that most of the uk s summer music festivals could be called off because they can t get covid cancellation insurance. Much more coming up on all those stories at 7pm, but right now it is time for sportsday. Yes, thanks, jane. Welcome along to sportsday i m chetan pathak. Coming up on tonight s programme: 0n the verge of becoming premier league champions again manchester city beat crystal palace to move within touching distance of the title. Swansea dent derby s hopes of survival, in a dramatic day at the bottom of the championship.
Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. What a few days this could be for manchester city. On tuesday, they re hoping to reach their first champions league final. Before that, they could be crowned premier league champions, if manchester united lose to liverpool at old trafford tomorrow. City did theirjob this afternoon, with a 2 0 win at crystal palace, asjoe lynskey reports. Manchester city know they re close. A third title in four years is just two points away. If results go for them, they could have it sealed tomorrow. They played crystal palace three days on from a champions league semifinal so might have been rusty. Christian benteke had this chance to give the home side the lead. And in a frustrating first half, city s timing was off. Gabrieljesus thought he had scored but was offside. But even when city rotate their squad, they have goals in reserve. This was sergio aguero, starting and scoring. Commentator: that s how you do it! he s now scored 182 league goals and leaves the
to extend his lead in the formula one championship. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we start tonight at old trafford, where manchester united s premier league game against liverpool was postponed. earlier around 200 united fans got onto the pitch to protest against the glazer family s ownership of the club. thousands more gathered outside the stadium, making their feelings clear following the formation and collapse of the controversial european super league. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports: 1:30pm outside old trafford, the concourse where protesters were expected to congregate. the anger expressed here is the long standing opposition to manchester united s ownership by the american glazer family. by 2pm some decided to go further, ultimately onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the most famous football grounds in the world. that revered manchester united pitch, the scene of s
playing for the county. i m ben boulos, live at the willington wetlands nature reserve , where we are finding out how natural habitats like this are helping to tackle the climate crisis. and it s just one win in six premier league games for manchester united, after being beaten by neighbours manchester city 2 0 at old trafford this afternoon. and, in half an hour here on bbc news, sustainability is the name of the game. that s coming up in click. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major has launched an attack on borisjohnson s goverment, calling its handling of owen paterson s recommended suspension, shameful and wrong . on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here s our political correspondent ione wells. if there s one p
about native american history. and the media show examines climate change and the challenge for the media. that s in half an hour, here on bbc news. the chancellor rishi sunak says he will deliver a budget that invests in infrastructure, innovation and skills in order to grow the british economy as it recovers from the pandemic. on questions about the rising cost of living, the chancellor insisted that current inflationary pressures were global and that he didn t have a magic wand to reduce them. here s our political correspondent charlotte rose. the damage done by covid is measured notjust the damage done by covid is measured not just on the damage done by covid is measured notjust on impact on the uk s health, but also its wealth. the government s spent billions on the furlough scheme and other support for families and businesses in the past 18 months. many expected the chancellor to rein that in, but it seems the purse strings may still be loose. children, schools, ski