Cardiff City and Swansea City fans will have been encouraged by last night's news that the Championship is set to resume on 20 June.

But this will not be football as we've previously known it, with all matches played behind closed doors.

That will mean supporters will not be allowed inside stadiums, so several clubs have announced they will be refunding them for tickets and season tickets they've already paid for.

Here, external, Swansea have announced how fans can claim their refunds.

Michelle Roberts
Health editor, BBC News online

Family doctors were only told about important changes to the shielding advice in England and Wales hours before the measures were made public.

Dr Richard Vautrey, chair of the General Practice Committee at the British Medical Association, said doctors were not given sufficient notice that their most clinically vulnerable patients would soon be advised they could go outdoors again, rather than remain in absolute lockdown.

"Practices received the updated Standard Operation Procedure guidance on Saturday 30 May, which contained detailed advice on the management for shielding patients, and yet only a few hours later the guidance appeared to have changed without warning, and practices still have not received any further clarification," he said.

"It is only right that we, as their family doctors, are properly prepared for any changes to guidance around their care."

The Royal College of GPs advises extreme caution around the easing, which comes into force today, saying it is not a "green light" allowing people to return to everyday life.

Downing Street defended the decision to ease restrictions, saying it had engaged with a number of groups, including the British Medical Association and the Royal College of General Practitioners.

The government says relaxing the recommendations is possible because levels of coronavirus transmission have gone down substantially - but a number of charities are asking to see the science behind the decision.

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Filming will start again on Coronation Street next week, meaning the ITV soap will not fall off air despite an 11-week interruption to filming.

Bosses have said filming will resume in and around the fictional town of Weatherfield on 9 June and the crew have already returned to the Manchester set to prepare.

Social distancing and other safety measures will be in place.

But no actors with underlying health conditions or aged over 70 will be allowed back yet - ruling out the likes of William Roache and Maureen Lipman.

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New rules which allow people from two different households to meet up outdoors, while maintaining a two-metre distance, come into force in Wales today.

The change applies to households in the same "local area".

Speaking at today's Welsh Government press conference, First Minister Mark Drakeford said the "rule-of-thumb" generally limiting people to travelling no more than five miles for this purpose "will have to be applied carefully and sensibly".

He also outlined the new advice for those shielding from coronavirus, which gives them the option of meeting people from another household outdoors, as long as they do not share food.

North Wales Police are appealing for information about an incident in Bangor when a person allegedly spat at a bus driver.

On the NWP Bangor and Bethesda Facebook page, external, the force wrote: "We are currently investigating an incident which occurred in Bangor on the 27th March at 11:45am whereby an Arriva bus driver has been spat at by a member of the public as they have been refused travel.

"The suspect has allegedly used foul language towards the driver within earshot of other people on the bus.

"If you know who this person is, or you can help in any way with our investigation, please call us on 101, or use our live webchat, external quoting ref: 20000192358."

Churches in the south Wales valleys have secured grants to tackle the growing problem of food poverty caused by coronavirus.

Treharris will receive £47,000 in funding to boost their community larder and launch a new foodbank after lockdown.

Penrhiwceiber has secured £29,000 in funding to provide a weekly delivery of basic essentials to local families who are struggling financially during the coronavirus outbreak.

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The British Speedway Grand Prix scheduled for 18 July at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium has been cancelled because of coronavirus.

Event organisers cited “health concerns and UK government restrictions”, external and say the decision was taken in consultation with the Welsh Government.

Logistical issues mean staging the event later in the year will not be possible.

Organisers say all tickets purchased for the 2020 event remain valid for 2021, with fans guaranteed to retain the same seats for Britain’s biggest indoor motorsport event.

Paul Bellamy, Managing Director & SVP of Motorsports, IMG said: “We are extremely disappointed that we won’t get the chance to celebrate 20 years of British SGP action under the Principality Stadium roof next month.

“We know how much everyone looks forward to the British SGP weekend in Cardiff – a chance to meet up with fans and friends from around the world, enjoy great racing and experience the unique atmosphere generated by our thousands of fans.

“Our focus will now be on delivering a fantastic event on 17 July 2021 to celebrate the 20th staging of the British Speedway Grand Prix in Cardiff in style.”

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A further 59 confirmed cases of coronavirus were also announced by Public Health Wales today.

To date, 77,555 individuals have been tested for coronavirus in Wales, with 63,501 testing negative.

A total of 92,675 tests have been carried out, as some people have been tested more than once.

Public Health Wales' figures today showed there have now been 1,347 coronavirus-related deaths in Wales.

Cwm Taf remains the health board with the most deaths involving Covid-19, with 286.

The figure for Powys is lower because it has no general hospital and residents are in hospitals across the border.

Five more deaths involving coronavirus in Wales have been reported, taking the total to 1,347.

Public Health Wales figures also show there were 59 new cases reported, meaning 14,054 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

The true figure is likely to be higher as not everyone is tested.

The coronavirus lockdown has created a "perfect storm" for many children isolated with their abusers, ex-home secretary Sajid Javid has said.

Writing in the Telegraph, external, he said this will contribute to a "surge" in cases.

He said he will lead a new "no holds barred" inquiry into child sex abuse in the UK with the Centre for Social Justice think tank.

The inquiry will examine organised child sexual exploitation and the abuse of children online.

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“Precise localised lockdowns” have not been ruled out in Wales, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.

Last week, Finance Minister Rebecca Evans said ministers were ”not considering differential lockdowns across different parts of Wales”.

But on Monday, Mr Drakeford said: “We definitely haven't ruled out more precise localised lockdowns if that is what the contact tracing system tells us is happening.

“If there are hotspots, and the best answer is to take particular measures in that area, that is what we will do and that will be a very ordinary response to a public health problem.”

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Wales' coronavirus test and trace system is starting today despite the computer system to support it not being ready for another week.

But Wales' first minister said he is “confident” the Welsh Government will make it work.

Mark Drakeford has said it is "a new and major system" and he added "we will learn a lot" from the first few days of the tracing system.

He said there will be 600 contact tracers in Wales dealing with “somewhere over” 100 positive tests from the weekend.

“Today we continue to recruit more people,” he said.

Pilot contact-tracing systems in Wales found that on average every person who had a positive test had five other close contacts - with an average of a half-hour conversation needed with each person.

“We're expecting those numbers to rise because anytime you allow people additional freedoms, the risk is there will be more coronavirus," added Mr Drakeford.

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Sports such as tennis and bowls will have to wait another three weeks before a decision can be made on them resuming, says the first minister.

Mark Drakeford said that over the weekend he had been contacted by groups from many different sports, including gliding, jet-skiing, bowls and tennis.

Mr Drakeford said "each one of them is able to make a case by itself" for the return of their sport saying there would only be "a fractional risk".

But he said the government had to "add up all those little incremental risks" and by the time they are all added up they are "not just a small additional risk, you've got a significant additional risk".

The first minister has warned people to be wary of scammers as the Welsh Government launches its coronavirus contact tracing system.

Mark Drakeford said if callers were asking people to give their bank account details, "that will not be someone coming from the Welsh Government service".

"Sadly even in these really difficult times there are people who will try to take advantage of others," he said.

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Wales' coronavirus contact tracing system will only be successful if the public support it, the first minister says.

As the tracing system begins in Wales today, Mark Drakeford said anyone who has had a positive coronavirus test result will be contacted by one of the Welsh Government's team of contact tracers and asked for the details of all the people they have had contact with while they have had symptoms.

"All the contacts will be followed up and they will be asked to self-isolate for 14 days as a precaution to prevent the virus spreading further", he said.

"Our contact tracing system in Wales will be supported by our own digital systems, which will come online from June 8 and will allow people to provide details of their close contacts electronically.

"We will also be using the NHS X Covid-19 app when it becomes available."

The first minister described a contact as "someone you have been within one metre of and had a face-to-face-conversation, had skin-to-skin contact with or have coughed on, or been in other forms of contact with for a minute or longer".

It also includes "someone you have been within two metres of for more than 15 minutes or someone you have travelled in a vehicle with or sat near on public transport".

Mr Drakeford said the system was "a voluntary process, but if we are to control the spread of the virus, we need people’s help and cooperation".

"Testing is in place for all critical workers and the public – everyone can book a home test or a test at one of the drive-through centres by using the website," he added.

New advice to people in Wales shielding from coronavirus that they can meet others from a different household outdoors is optional, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.

Under the new guidance people who have been shielding can now take exercise, and meet people from another household outdoors but they must not share food.

At the Welsh Government press conference, Mr Drakeford acknowledged that some will have “mixed feelings” about the change of advice.

“Some will welcome it, others will naturally be apprehensive,” he said.

Mr Drakeford said it is based on increased knowledge of how the virus behaves outdoors.

“We know it only survives for minutes on surfaces outdoors compared to hours indoors,” he said.

“This is not an instruction for the shielded group to go outdoors if they don’t want to - it’s an option.”

Mr Drakeford said the chief medical officer will this week be writing to the 130,000 people in the shielded group to set the advice out in full, and the next steps.

Wales' first minister is about to begin the daily Welsh Government briefing on the day lockdown measures have been eased and test and trace started in Wales.

Mark Drakeford will also discuss shielding restrictions being relaxed as vulnerable people in Wales are allowed to exercise outdoors from today for the first time since the lockdown.

Watch the first minister's press conference live on BBC One Wales, on iPlayer or by clicking the "play" button at the top of this page.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

A Rhondda Cynon Taf councillor who was set to resign has announced he will be staying on to play his part in the battle against coronavirus.

In January, Councillor Martin Fidler Jones, the Labour member for Hawthorn, announced he was going to be standing aside in the spring because of the challenge of balancing his role with family commitments.

But he has now decided to stay on until the next local government elections in 2022 because of the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

“The work of rebuilding and reshaping our country will be a big challenge and I want to be part of the collective effort supporting and scrutinising the council’s important work in this," said Mr Fidler Jones.

“With that in mind, following generous feedback from local residents and after a lot of thought and discussion with friends and family, I have decided against the unnecessary expense and upheaval of causing a by-election by stepping down.

“I am not, nor have I ever been, a career politician, and come the next council elections in 2022 it will be time for a new pair of hands to take the reins."

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You can now meet up outside with people from another local household, but must keep your distance.