only played six games for england. in a statement, sale said a summer of rest and a full preseason is the best course of action . golf s us women s open is under way in north carolina. australian minjee lee, who won the first major of the year, the evian championship, has made a good start. she has just finished her round she hasjust finished her round on four under. this long range putt one of her seven birdies today. she sits one off the lead, alongside swede anna nordqvist, winner of last year s women s british open at carnoustie. this was one of her five birdies on the back nine. but it s another swede on top of the leaderboard, amateur ingrid lindblad s six birdies seeing her set the early pace in north carolina. here s the current leaderboard. england s georgia hall tees off soon, as does charley hull. scotland s gemma dryburgh finished on two over for the day. you can follow it all with the leaderboard live on the bbc sport website and the app. that is where you ll fi
Restrictions or any of the other stories were talking about today. Get in touch with me on twitter Annita Mcveigh and use the hashtag bbc your questions. A new Health Advisor to the government is urging ministers to look beyond race for reasons why black, asian and other minority ethnic groups are at a higher risk of dying from covid. The fbi says us Voter Registration information has been obtained by iran and russia and is being used to try and interfere in the us president ial election. England footballer Marcus Rashford is pledging to continue his campaign to ensure children get Free School Meals over the coming months, despite the idea being rejected by mps. The Royal British legion launches this years poppy appeal, with new ways for people to support the campaign safely from home. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The chancellor is expected to announce changes to thejobs support scheme. Rishi sunak is facing calls to help companies in england whose trade has collapsed without
Job support schemes. Ive always said that we will adapt and evolve our support as the Health Situation changes and thats clearly whats happened. Over the past few weeks we are seeing areas move into tier 2 restrictions and thats having a particular impact on hospitality businesses which is why we are keen to support those businesses with extra cash grants and a more generous job support scheme, helping them keep those employees in work. Thejob support scheme announced a month ago helps firms who cut the hours staff work, rather than letting them go, by topping up wages. Previously the government paid a third of the hours not worked. Now the government will pay 62 of hours not worked with employers only paying 5 . Under the scheme announced a month ago staff would have to work at least a third of their normal hours. Now they will only have to work a fifth of normal hours or one day a week. The governments critics say it should have happened much sooner. Last quarter we saw a record rise
You join us for a special programme ahead of a downing street briefing on the day that billions of pounds of extra help for firms and workers, across the uk, hit by the coronavirus restrictions, have been announced by the chancellor. Thejob support scheme will pay out considerably more than originally planned, where companies are not legally required to close. Rishi sunak is doubling the taxpayer subsidy for employers in thejobs support scheme after a growing clamour from firms in tier 2 areas. Employers will now have to pay for a minimum of 20 of a workers wages. Thats down from 55 . This means the government will now fund 62 of pay for hours not worked. 150,000 grants of up to £2,100 for hotels, restaurants, b bs will be given as part of a new scheme for businesses not obliged to close. Theyll be paid monthly and be backdated. Heres our economics correspondent andrew verity, a normally busy restaurant area under tier 2 restrictions. The outlets here may be open but business is so qu
The number of people reached through test and trace in england last week was the lowest since the scheme began. Finding out why some people are more likely to die from covid 19 should focus on more than just ethnicity, urges a government scientific advisor. Barack obama criticises donald trump for treating the us presidency like a reality show, in a blistering Campaign Speech supporting joe biden. And painting a picture of sir tom how hundreds of artists have been inspired to produce portraits of the champion covid fundraiser. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Wales have named their team for the match against france on saturday, with alun wynjones set to equal the world record for test appearances. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The chancellor has unveiled increased support for jobs and workers hit by covid restrictions after growing clamour from firms in tier 2 areas. Rishi sunak told the commons that even businesses not forced to shut were