is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. and, borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. much more coming up at 7pm. right now, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m katie shanahan. coming up tonight. chelsea are on their way back to london as champions of europe. it s a tangerine dream for blackpool at wembley as they win promotion to the championship. and naomi osaka is threatened with disqualification from the french open over her media boycott. good evening. thank you forjoining us. chelsea have done it, crowned champions of europe after beating manchester city with celebrations going well into the night. was it thomas to go s masterclass, or did pep guardiola get his selection wrong? thomas tuchel s masterclass. laura scott has been gauging the mood from the fans that were lucky enough to be out in porto. up early to remind anyone who might have forg
set of fans this morning, elsewhere there was deflation, and not just for the giant trophy. what s done is done, we ve just got to move on and go on for next year. do you know what, we ve come here, we ve had a ball and we re going home. champions of england, there is nothing more you can say. we know what we are, we know what we are! | no way to explain it, really, just buzzing. it s great when you are the underdogs and you win, that s the best feeling. but for chelsea fanjack, he missed the one thing he came here for, after a few too many of these. was it the final that you d hoped for? well, i had a ticket, a50 quid, and i didn t make it into the stadium, so i watched it around some portuguese people s house, they were very nice. on the night, the english champions were outsmarted by thomas tuchel s chelsea. early chances for both sides came and went, butjust before half time, the blues found the crucial breakthrough. their most expensive ever player, kai havertz, justifyi
to punish the uk for brexit. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. good afternoon. the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi says the government will be cautious and look at all the data, before deciding whether to end covid restrictions in england next month. his comments came as the chief executive of nhs providers said the rural hospitals are dealing with a heavy backlog of non cosmetic care. warned that hospitals are dealing with. he also said very, very few coronavirus patients in hospital in england have received two covid jabs, showing the vaccines provide very high levels of protection. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. ready, steady, go. we re in a race, vaccines against the virus, and this was the start on december the 8th. maggie keenan was the first person in the uk to get vaccinated outside of clinical trials. that was less than six months ago. now, about three quarte
roll out and falling case numbers. are you in scotland? what do you think about the easing being brought forward? are you planning to take advantage, or are you holding back for a little longer. do get in touch with me with your comments, on twitter @annita mcveigh and use #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour.. caravans, tents and glamping with the ongoing uncertainty around foreign travel, uk holiday destinations are seeing huge demand for staycations this summer. good morning, welcome to bbc news. final preparations are being made ahead of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, which will take place at st george s chapel in windsor tomorrow afternoon. the service for prince philip, who died last week at the age of 99, will be attended by 30 guests, including all his children and grandchildren, alongside personnel from the armed forces. buckingham palace said the plans very much reflected the duke s wishes. charlotte wright reports. it s a funeral that will, in many way
which won contracts from nhs wales. hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai is sentenced to 12 months in prison, for taking part in an unauthorised assembly during the 2019 mass pro democracy protests. also coming up this hour. caravans, tents and glamping. with the ongoing uncertainty around foreign travel, uk holiday destinations are seeing huge demand for staycations this summer. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. chicago police have released body camera footage which shows an officer shooting dead an 13 year old boy in a dark alley. in the footage of the incident, which took place last month, adam toledo raises his hands in the air. his family says he was unarmed, the video shows a handgun was found near the spot where he fell. as mark lobel reports, it comes at a time of increased tension in the us over police killings. police, stop! a chicago police officer chases 13 year old adam toledo down a dark alley before shooting him once in the chest.