Premier League club chiefs have come up with a radical plan to save the season. They are ready to play all of the remaining 92 games behind closed doors with every game shown live on TV.

English clubs have serious reservations about resuming European competition this season as UEFA prepare for talks about how to complete their showpiece tournaments.

The Dutch FA took the decision on Friday to cancel the Eredivisie , with the title left by vacant by Ajax and AZ Alkmaar, and neighbouring Belgium could follow after a meeting on Monday.

In a grim assessment, the Bank said the economy could shrink by nearly 30 per cent in the first half of this year before recovering some ground.

An estimated 70,000 racegoers are expected to flock to Cheltenham Racecourse (pictured) as PM Boris Johnson continues to refuse banning mass gatherings to combat coroanvirus.

Arriving ahead of the Gold Cup today with his wife Zara Phillips, the Queen's eldest granddaughter, Tindall said: 'Do I feel that cancelling everything is going to solve it? I'm not entirely sure.'

The 30-year-old is self-isolating at home and has had no contact with his family since Saturday evening, when he started suffering from coronavirus-like symptoms.

The world-famous Cheltenham racing festival in Gloucestershire went ahead last month despite fears over the spread of the virus which was then in its early stages in Britain.

Cheltenham Festival organisers have defended their decision to go ahead with the meeting after fears were raised that the mass gathering of people helped spread the coronavirus

Retired champion jockey Sir AP McCoy said horse racing had followed UK government advice to go ahead last month with the Cheltenham Festival that saw 250,000 people gather over four days.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust has recorded 125 deaths from the disease so far, more than double those in nearby Swindon with 67, Bristol on 58 and Bath on 46.

The sport has held discussions with figures in the Government about resuming action, and BHA chief Nick Rust has claimed racing is 'ready to go' whenever they are given the green light.

The Little Britain star, 46, made the remark during an appearance on Friday's edition of Lorraine, as he discussed how he's been in quarantine.

The Panorama investigation which aired last night accused ministers of counting 547million individual gloves, instead of 273.5million pairs, to fiddle PPE numbers.

Some councils said they won't open sites until safety measures put in place. New analysis revealed fly-tipping has increased by 300 per cent during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The names of those who sit on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) had not previously been published on security and independence grounds.

Tim Richards, chief executive of the Vue Cinemas chain, said he is 'hopeful' that cinemas can be open in time for the release date of Nolan's new film, Tenet, on July 17.

Jeonbuk Motors are taking Suwon Bluewings and supporters have jumped at the chance to watch some live action for the first time since football was suspended in March.

Despite reports claiming Ruiz's valuation has been lowered to £52m , Goal claim Madrid are exploring cheaper ways to recruit the midfielder amid a testing financial time for the club brought on by coronavirus.

The future of Odegaard, currently on loan at LaLiga side Real Sociedad, hinges on Modric, according to Marca, with the club reportedly seeing the youngster as the Croatian's successor.

The 22-year-old signed for a reported fee of £52million from Eintracht Frankfurt last summer but has struggled to live up to the high expectations of the Spaniards.

The Serie A side see Jovic as a replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic who only signed a six-month deal with the club. This contradicts reports from AS who say Real Madrid have reassured Jovic.

Serbia international Jovic has scored just two goals in 24 appearances for Zinedine Zidane's side, and could move to Milan for £35m this summer, or alternatively could agree a two-year loan.

The injury happened while the 22-year-old Serbia international was training at home on Thursday. The injury is bound to rule him out of La Liga's Operation Return.

Kyle Edmund produced one of his most impressive performances in recent months to push Great Britain one step closer to a quarter-final berth at the Davis Cup in Madrid.

There were calls earlier this week, most notably from Matt Hancock, for players to give up a chunk of their wages, with the health secretary urging Premier League footballers to 'do their bit'.

Shoppers up and down the country have been stocking up on toilet paper, leading to fears of a shortage which could force customers to use kitchen roll or other substitutes.

No sooner had Roland Garros lobbed a hand grenade into this year's tennis calendar than All England Club was adopting a Keep Calm And Carry On stance on whether to go ahead.

MIKE DICKSON: Holed up in her London flat, the usually globetrotting Jo Konta is clinging to the distant hope that Wimbledon might be saved from the cull of major summer sporting events.

Major supermarkets including Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda will follow Morrisons in their pledge. Black plastic contains a carbon pigment that cannot be detected by recycling machines.

Asda is to start selling avocados using plant-based Apeel coating in the New Year. Apeel is made from natural plant-derived materials and water, making it vegan and harmless to eat.

Stockpiling of household goods means that many aisles in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Asda, Lidl and Aldi up and down the UK are looking increasingly desolate.

The nation's supermarkets will now be allowed to help each other keep their shelves stocked as the government has temporarily relaxed competition laws.

Tesco and Sainsbury's are limiting customers to only buying three or any grocery item, while Asda and Morrisons are restricting purchases across 1,250 regularly-bought lines.

Shoppers were pictured squeezing together at supermarkets up and down the country this morning, ignoring social distancing rules from the government amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons and Asda have all been allocating special shopping hours for people who are vulnerable of catching coronavirus or those buying supplies on their behalf.

One man alleged he was stopped from entering an unnamed supermarket in Derby because he was 'unable to guarantee' he could remain a distance from the nearest person.

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The move by Citadel suggests Britain's supermarket chains might not be immune to the coronavirus outbreak, even though their shares have held firm so far.

Tim Alderslade, the chief executive of industry body Airlines UK, wrote to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, saying that carriers will face a 'renewed cash crisis' if the job support scheme is withdrawn.

Less money has been lent under the Business Interruption Loan Scheme than in Switzerland and Germany because the application process is too complex, the TaxPayers' Alliance said.

Though it is one of the largest lenders to small and medium-sized firms, it has only approved a tiny percentage of loans made under the Government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

Glaxosmithkline, led by Emma Walmsley (pictured) and Astrazeneca both revealed a surge in first-quarter sales. Walmsley warned vaccines are not likely to become available for more than a year.

Vue boss Tim Richards is 'hopeful' that venues can be open in time for the release date of Nolan's new film, Tenet (starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson, pictured) on July 17.

FTSE 100 closed up 1.4 per cent or 82.22 points at 5,935.98 and the pound was at $1.23 against the dollar.

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Under chief exec Charles Woodburn, 49, BAE Systems is fighting a very different war against the deadly coronavirus and is turning its formidable engineering expertise to helping the NHS.

With Manchester United's pre-season in full flow, Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez have been enjoying their time away from the preparations as they shared a laugh at Carrington.

United failed to replace Lukaku before Thursday's transfer deadline, but Solskjaer believes his departure will benefit Mason Greenwood and the more fluid forward line he wants in his team.

Romelu Lukaku has been bombarding former Manchester United team-mate Alexis Sanchez with messages to convince him to join Inter Milan. He told the Chilean Italy is more beautiful than Manchester.