Chris gard and connie yates wanted 10 month old charlie gard, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, to undergo a Therapy Trial in america. The governor of the Bank Of England has issued a warning about the amount of money banks are lending to us. It comes as Consumer Borrowing reaches its highest level since 2005. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. Well be speaking to a Cyber Security expert about the latest major cyber attack targeting ukraines National Bank and its largest airport. Its been fifty years since the first atm opened in the uk well be looking at how far the technology has come since then. And at seven welljoin katty kay and Christian Fraser in 100 days plus, for more on what the us says is the compelling evidence that president assad is preparing a chemical attack. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im Damian Johnson with our ma
european super league. juventus, barcelona and real madrid are still say to this day there will be a european super league and we know onus of premier league clubs are in it for investment or marketing purposes. that is fine, no problem, but there have to be boundaries set now not by themselves but by an independent body, and that will hopefully happen. premier league and championship clubs will be able to offer licensed standing areas at their grounds from 2022 as part of a pilot programme. it would mean an end to the ban on standing in the top two divisions which has been in place for more than 25 years. in 2018 the sports ground safety authority allowed the use of rail seats, as seen at celtic park. premier league clubs chelsea, liverpool, manchester city, manchester united and wolves have all had rail seating installed at their grounds. to be approved for safe standing, fans also must be able to sit or stand in the licensed area. clubs have until 6th october to submit an applicatio
it s thought a handful of clubs in england s top two divisions will be selected as early adopters of safe standing before the current season ends in may. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull reports. after a year and a half away from the stands, it s hard to keep your emotions in check. but doing this, standing during a premier league football match, is still officially banned. by the end of the season in may, though, its expected that, for some fans at least, it will be legally permitted. that is as long it s in designated safe standing areas, like here at celtic park. these rail seats, as they are known, are built into a waist high barrier for the person behind to lean on. they are also allowed to be used in england s lower divisions. like here at league 1 shrewsbury town. now, several premier leagues have installed their own in anticipation of a change in legislation and for many fans, it can t come soon enough. it s fantastic news, i ve got a bottle of champagne at home, i ve
these rail seats, as they are known, are built into a waist high barrier for the person behind to lean on. they are also allowed to be used in england s lower divisions. like here at league 1 shrewsbury town. now, several premier leagues have installed their own in anticipation of a change in legislation and for many fans, it can t come soon enough. it s fantastic news, i ve got a bottle of champagne at home, i ve been waiting for this moment for a long, long time. i ll not open it yet, because of course, for the moment it s an intention to do it but when it s actually officially done, then that bottle will be open, as i say it has been a very long campaign. it means fans that are being treated like the fans of any other sport. and given the choice. those that want to stand can stand and those that want to sit can sit and amongst like minded fans who want to sit down as well and are not going to have their view blocked. so we are being treated equally with rugby fans, fans that go to c
government is set to announce plans to gradually lift the official ban on standing in premier league and championship football grounds. it s thought a handful of clubs in england s top two divisions will be selected as early adopters of safe standing before the current season ends in may. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull reports. after a year and a half away from the stands, it s hard to keep your emotions in check. but doing this, standing during a premier league football match, is still officially banned. by the end of the season in may, though, it s expected that, for some fans at least, it will be legally permitted. that is as long it s in designated safe standing areas, like here at celtic park. these rail seats, as they are known, are built into a waist high barrier for the person behind to lean on. they are also allowed to be used in england s lower divisions. like here at league 1 shrewsbury town. now, several premier leagues have installed their own in anticipation o