Euro match before being resuscitated. It s a huge day for the tartan army. Scotland s football team is making its first appearance at a major international tournament in 23 years taking on the czech republic at hampden park. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The final easing of lockdown restrictions in england, which was due to take place next monday, is almost certain to be delayed by up to four weeks. It would dash the hopes of many hoping for the lifting of the remaining legal limits on social contact. Several senior ministers have already signed off on a postponement as cases of the new delta variant of coronavirus continue to rise. The latest figures show how the uk is on track for a big wave of infections. If the current rate of increase continues, there would be more than 15,000 cases a day by 21stjune, a week today. Successful vaccine deployment is one of the four tests set by the government for the next stage of easing to go ahead. Secondly, there needs to be reduced hospital
12,000 spectators have been allowed into hampden park with a further six thousand in the glasgow fan park. Jane dougall has been following the scotland team and is inside hampden park. You can probably see behind me that the teams have come out to start warming up. That is the czech republic team directly behind me, scotland are on the far side of the pits. As they came out what a reception hand and gave them. Yes, there are only 12,000 fans they are, 25% capacity, but that roar that they gave certainly sounded like there were 60,000 here, instead of 12,000. I would there were 60,000 here, instead of 12,000. Iwould imagine there were 60,000 here, instead of 12,000. I would imagine when kick off takes place at 2pm that that will rise even further because they have been waiting for 23 years. There is a few songs they have been practising in the meantime. Yes, sir, i can boogie. It became scotland s euros and then when the song was sang in the dressing room after the men s team qualifie
Monday, is almost certain to be delayed by up to four weeks. The prime minister will make an official announcement today, but several senior ministers have already signed off on a postponement, as cases of the new delta variant of coronavirus continue to rise. Our business correspondent katy austin has the latest. The 21st ofjune had been billed by some as freedom day, the earliest possible date that all restrictions could be lifted. Now the removal of all remaining rules is not expected to happen that day. For many businesses which remain closed, there s frustration and even anger at the idea of a four week delay. It s thought most nightclubs have already been gearing up for a 21st ofjune reopening. It s going to be catastrophic to us. This will possibly hurt us more than the initial lockdown back in march last year. Because you ve already put money, have you, into opening from the 21st? we ve been buying stock, booking staff, for the last four weeks, getting the venue ready to open.
jeopardy. israel bombs gaza days after a new government takes shape. what led to this latest flare-up of violence. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we begin today with our world lead, and this historic high-stakes summit president president joe biden and russian president vladimir putin. the summit lasted roughly three hours with both leaders describing it as constructive and positive. they said there were no threats or ultimatums, and putin called biden balanced, professional and experienced. i did what i came to do. the tone of the entire meetings, i guess it was a total of four hours, was what was was good, positive. there wasn t any any strident action taken. where we disagreed, disagreed, stated where it was and where he disagreed it was stated but it was not done in a hyperbolic atmosphere. translator: the meeting was actually very efficient. it was substantive. it was specific. and it was aimed at achieving results. one of t