At Oxford University and all those who they work with. Uk inflation falls to a fresh four year low a record drop in fuel prices pushed the rate down to 0. 5 in may. Manchester united and england star Marcus Rashford welcomes a government u turn on Free School Meals over the summer but says he wants the policy changed permanently. Some people literally arent sleeping and they cant do the normal things they do day to day. Probably because they are thinking about where the next meal is going to come from for their kids. Its the day football fans have been waiting for the premier league is back after a 100 day absence because of the pandemic. China cancels more than 1,000 flights into and out of beijing as a spike in virus cases continues. And having fun at a social distance, how leisure and cultural attractions are working to be covid secure for when they re open. Good morning. The Health Secretary matt hancock has said the breakthrough in the search for a coronavirus treatment is some of the best news weve had through this crisis. A cheap and widely available steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of seriously ill covid 19 patients. Mr hancock says the discovery by scientists at the univeristy of oxford isnt a cure but significantly increases the chances of survival. Its just a wonderful breakthrough in british science and this is the first drug thats been clinically proven to save lives from covid 19. So its a testament to british science and the way that we do science properly in this country. It will make a massive difference in terms of the likelihood of surviving once you are already in hospital and on oxygen. It works for those who are the worst affected and if you are on a ventilator, then it increases. Sorry, decreases the chance of mortality, of dying by 35 . It is a very significant improvements. Now, it is not a cure and theres still work ongoing on a whole series of other treatments that we hope will be able use alongside dexamethasone, both earlier in the disease to stop people ending up on oxygen, on ventilators and also hopefully alongside to increase the chance of surviving it further. So it really is the single biggest scientific breakthrough that the world has yet made. In other searches for treatments, scientists at Imperial College london are appealing for volunteers for their first human trials of a Coronavirus Vaccine which begin tomorrow. They hope that a viable vaccine could be ready by spring next year. The first part of the Clinical Development is to check that it is really safe, because it is going to be used in the general population and check it induces the right kind of immune response we would predict would be protected. But we will move into large scale efficacy trials in 0ctober into large scale efficacy trials in october and then it is a numbers game. It depends on how many infections are ongoing in the community. If we see a lot of infections we make a result fairly quickly. If there are very few infections, obviously it will take a lot longer to get enough data to be able to prove that the vaccine works or not. So in a way it is ironic that you need a certain number of cases to be sure of the efficacy . Yes, absolutely. It is good news for the uk if there arent many infections going on, but itjust means it will take longer to get the data to prove the vaccine works. The footballer, Marcus Rashford, has vowed to continue speaking up for disadvantaged families after he successfully campaigned for children in england to continue receiving Free School Meals over the summer. The Manchester United and england star said he was shocked and grateful that his campaign, which he talked about exclusively on breakfast, prompted a government u turn. John mcmanus reports. The premier leagues about to resume, but Marcus Rashford has already scored a major goal thats got more than just football fans sitting up and taking notice. His open letter calling for Free School Meal vouchers in england to be continued over the Summer Holidays was a skilful piece of footwork that forced the government to concede. More than 1 million children will benefit. But the man united player was characteristically modest as he spoke exclusively to bbc breakfast. That must make you feel like youve achieved an incredible thing . Yeah, its a nice feeling. But im just more happy that, you know, peoples lives and peoples summers, especially, will be changed for the better. That was the important thing that i tried to change going into it. Last week, the Prime Minister was still insisting he wouldnt change his mind over the meal vouchers. But by yesterday Boris Johnson appeared to have thought again. I talked to Marcus Rashford today and congratulated him on his campaign which, to be honest, i only became aware of very recently, today. And i thank him for what hes done. I do think its right that we should be looking after families of the most vulnerable, the neediest, right now. Labours welcomed the change of heart. It was obvious that there was a need for these Free School Meals. They should never have put that in jeopardy. We had to push them all the way. And Marcus Rashford played a really important part in that. So far, Marcus Rashford seems to have any all the usual criticism that sports stars should stay out politics, mainly by insisting that this wasnt about politics. Among those lending in the support, gary lineker, who said rival city congratulated rashford. And 0lympic gold medallist denise lewis told him this doesnt appear to be the end of his campaign though. Youve achieved this incredible thing in such a short space of time. You have a platform. Whats next . I think it, obviously, this is only going to be successful throughout the summer period and then, you know, weve bought ourselves an extra six weeks of time there to sort of plan and figure out whats next and how we keep taking steps forward, because i dont want it to be, i dont want this to be the end of it, you know, because there are definitely more steps that need to be taken and so we just need to analyse the response. John mcmanus, bbc news. Lets get more from our assistant Political Editor norman smith. Good morning. Here you have a 22 year old footballer who just got it, didnt he, that children shouldnt go hungry over the summer because of this unprecedented situation we ourselves in. Yet, the government didnt get it, at least not straightaway . They didnt, although it is funny listening to ministers and listening to Boris Johnson yesterday thanking Marcus Rashford and going out of their way to praise him, co opting him somehow on the governments side. Although he did bring about a government u turn. The fact that Boris Johnson hadnt caved in, his situation would be worse. Notjust because of the of ublic oinion, it was court of public opinion, it was clear public sympathy overwhelmingly late with Marcus Rashford because of the way he articulated his case. But interestingly, on the tory backbenches, although there was only a couple of tory mps who went public with their disquiet, there were many more who are very nervous about the sta nce more who are very nervous about the stance the government was taking and interestingly, predominantly mps in the so called redwall seats, the former labour constituencies in the north which went to borisjohnson because he promised to level up. This whole school meals things seem to fly in the face on his pledge. And gavin williamson, the education secretarys statement doing the u turn in the commons, got up and intervened to say, we welcome you are doing this u turn, but Free School Meals are so important to our constituents. I wonder, school meals are so important to our constituents. Iwonder, even school meals are so important to our constituents. I wonder, even if you took Marcus Rashford out of the equation, whether the government would have found itself in an incredibly difficult position . No doubt, he was the key element in bringing about the u turn, listen to matt hancock talking about him this morning. I think what matters is the substance and also the way that Marcus Rashford has made his case, using his personal story but telling it in such a dignified and compelling way. So i congratulate him, i know he spoke to the Prime Minister yesterday and we are really grateful to be able to make this change. Norman, what does this say about the Decision Making process at number ten . Because the questions being asked on the criticism as even hinted at, isnt just asked on the criticism as even hinted at, isntjust coming from other political parties, it is coming from within the conservative party itself with the Prime Minister, we are told, not knowing about Marcus Rashfords involvement in all of this until yesterday . No government likes to be forced into u turns, this one has done for significant u turns in as many weeks and that is bad. But, the sort of unease reverberating over Boris Johnsons leadership isnt to do with the u turns, it is more broadly to do with the leadership in the covid crisis and the two areas which is the two metre rule. Many mps take the view borisjohnson has to make a decision, they will not be unequivocal, Scientific Evidence which shows you can easily reduce the two metre rule. He has to take responsibility, make a judgment call and make it seem because of the potential impact on the economy. The other areas is in relation to schools. There is a similar sentiment that there is a lack of a plan to get schools back in september. Unless this is gripped, u nless september. Unless this is gripped, unless mrjohnson moves to create more classes, to provide more teachers, then we will not be in a very different situation in september. So it is a sort of grumbling about a lack of grip, lack of leadership. I wouldnt jack grumbling about a lack of grip, lack of leadership. I wouldntjack it up into any sort of threat to his position, but there is disquiet he hasnt taken a firmer hold on the situation. 0k, norman, thank you very much. Norman smith, at westminster. After a 100 day absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, premier League Football returns this evening. Sheffield united and aston villa will kick off the restart to the season with Manchester City hosting arsenal in the late game. 92 top flight matches will be crammed into the next a0 days with the season concluding on 26 july. Our sports news reporter, jane dougall is outside Manchester Citys etihad stadium. Jane, good morning. It will be football, not quite as we know it, but tell us more . Yes, it has been such a long wait. But imagine the logistics that have needed to be considered in order to get the premier leagues project started, opened on under way and to get it going safely as well. Here at Manchester City, they take on arsenal but in the earlier kick of villa park, they will have Sheffield United in both matches will look very different to what we are used to. First and foremost because they will be no fans inside either of the stadiums because of course, there is no way social distancing would be able to happen. Instead, there will be big screens in the stadium so some fans can zoom in so there will be something of an atmosphere if and when players score goals. When they do score goals, and are celebrating with each other, that will have to be socially distanced and they wont be socially distanced and they wont be able to gather around official to remonstrate, they have to keep their distance. Mikel arteta, the arsenal manager will return to the etihad. He worked for many years under Pep Guardiola as his assistant at Manchester City. At Manchester Citys Media Conference the other day, Pep Guardiola was obviously asked about the match, but he was also asked about their big rivals, Manchester United and their player Marcus Rashford, as we have been hearing about this morning and his performance off the pitch this week. So excited for the fact to see him, to see him again, one of the nicest people i have ever met. He was an incredible, important part of our success in the last days. Yeah, looking forward to see him. It is phenomenal and as a coach ive learnt so much from him, weve had some amazing moments together, some difficult ones as well. Experience next to him has been incredible. Talking about looking to speaking to each other, seeing each other at a distance tonight. As we mentioned, the first match is at villa park where Sheffield United will travel to. They are pushing for a place in europe next season, they were doing very well before the premier league pause. But when it did close, aston villa were in the relegation zone so they are concentrating on survival. 0ur confidence was very low when the season was brought to a halt and a pause. And its given us an unbelievable opportunity to and reset and ourjob now is to go and prove to ourselves that we are good enough, but also proved a lot of people wrong who have written us off. We have done as much as we possibly could have done, first and foremost as a football club, then moving on to staff and players combined to give us the best opportunity of producing a decent performance. But ill only know at six oclock when that ball gets rolling. The other noticeable difference is that for the next 12 matches in the premier league, the players will not have their names on the back of their shirts, instead they will have their shirts, instead they will have the words, black lives matter following the death of george floyd. All matches will be broadcast on television, which means fans will get theirfix of television, which means fans will get their fix of football, albeit not live and not in person. So it might feel strange at first but many things do at the moment. At the moment, it is football and it is back. Just picking up on that last point you are making, it is going to be strange, it is not going to be the same experience, but do you think everyone willjust get used to it and get into the flow until hopefully, fans can return to the stadiums . They are going to have to, there is no choice at the moment. Many football fans have been watching the bundesliga are all illegal which have got under way over the past few weeks. They have coped with it very well. The priority for a lot of fans is to get the leak finished. And priority for a lot of fans is to get the leakfinished. And in order to do that, they have to take the safety measures, they have to take these precautions otherwise it wouldnt be possible. We are still seeing the odd positive test for coronavirus amongst players and staff and they have to make sure that it doesnt spread amongst crowds and make sure fans dont turn up crowds and make sure fans dont turn up outside stadiums and they are warning fans not to do that in order to ensure the virus isnt spread. 0nly to ensure the virus isnt spread. Only 300 people are allowed inside each of the stadiums as the premier League Matches are ongoing and that includes all staff and all players and media as well. Even the media are being socially distanced, we are told. In the press box there are three seats between every member of press. I think fans will have to get used to it. I think they are just pleased there is football back in some form or another in england. Pleased there is football back in some form or another in englandlj think some form or another in england. think you are rightjane, something fresh, something new to watch. Jane mcdougall outside the etihad stadium. Lets talk about this some more. Emily brobyn is a Manchester City supporter and season ticket holder, who writes for the clubs king of kippax fanzine. She joins us from wigan. Good to talk to you this morning. Good to talk to you this morning. Good morning. You have been talking about football without fans being nothing, but this is the way it is and have you changed your mind on that at all . I have, i was really banging the drum about football without fans being nothing. I do still stand by that but when you base your life around the fixture list and you are dedicated to football, as it is getting closer, i have been getting excited. It is a Global Pandemic and we dont have any choice, we just have to roll with it and it doesnt mean that we are any with it and it doesnt mean that we a re a ny less with it and it doesnt mean that we are any less of supporters. I am very excited now. As you say, this is better than not having any games as far as many people are concerned. Although there were plenty of voices saying this season should have been made null and void, where you ever supporter of that . No, we still have three trophies to play for us city fans, the fa cup and the Champions League, so we would be shooting our selves in the foot if we were going for the null and void option. We are fully aware liverpool will win the league, fair play to them, they deserve it and they will not take anything away from them. We still have to play for second place, but the fa cup in the Champions Le