good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. final preparations are being made for the duke of edinburgh s funeral, which will take place tomorrow at st george s chapel in windsor. the archbishop of canterbury, who will give the blessing at the service, said he hoped the whole nation would reflect on a profound day for the royal family. much of the ceremony has been carefully planned by the duke, to reflect his life and interests. the head of britain s armed forces, general sir nick carter, will walk alongside the funeral procession, and said the details of the event had the prince s fingerprints all over it . 0ur correspondent sarah campbell sent this report from windsor. behind the castle walls, final rehearsals are under way. across windsor, extra police and wardens are on patrol, as the town prepares for the funeral of one of its best known residents. more than 700 service personnel have spent the last few days rehearsing precise movements, in tribute to the duke, who was men
at old trafford yesterday. which disrupted yesterday s match. and on a similar theme, coming up in half an hour: a special programme looking at the three turbulent days of the european super league forming and then failing. hello, good afternoon. the prime minister has said that social distancing the advice to stay at least a metre, or two feet, away from others stands a good chance of being scrapped onjune the 21st in england. that s the date when the remaining legal rules on social contact are due to end, and when it s hoped that the last closed sectors of the economy will finally open. borisjohnson also said today that while some foreign travel may resume after may 17th, we have got to be sensible . our political correspondent jonathan blake gave us more details. yesterday, the foreign secretary said there would be some safeguards that would be necessary beyond that, perhaps social distancing, perhaps the use of masks. the government is reviewing all these options. bu
repair out the spine of a baby while still in the womb of its mother is continuing despite the womb of its mother is continuing despite pandemic pressures. first, the sport. manchester city will be confirmed as premier league champions today if liverpool beat manchester united at old trafford. city did their part yesterday, winning 2 0 at crystal palace.sergio aguero scoring their opener. that was his 182nd league goalfor them. it puts him just one behind wayne rooney s record for premier league goals scored for one club. pep guardiola paid this tribute to him after the match. what a goal, what a player, what a man. i m completely in love with him as a man, especially. so other players with less quality, less legends, behave a completely different way. people cannot believe how we missed him, it was more than one year injured and we cannot use him many times but maybe arrive at the right moment. at the other end of the table, brighton have all but secured premier league footb