With more than 12 hours to go before kick-off, excitement’s building for England’s much anticipated semi-final Euro 2020 game against Denmark. There will be no getting away from the build-up today where a general feeling of hope has turned to expectation that the footballers in this team led by manager Gareth Southgate can not only win this game but the competition. If you’re following the football, we, like them, know victory will secure a place in the final of a major tournament for the first time since 1966. "We don't have as good a football history as we like to believe sometimes," says Southgate. "We have never been to a European Championship final so we can be the first England team to do that, which is really exciting.”
The Three Lions are up against the Danes who have gone from strength to strength after their opening game, when midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest . They have won three matches in a row to reach the semi-finals and are also vying to write their own football fairytale. Fans based in Denmark won’t be able to cheer on their team at Wembley due to coronavirus travel restrictions but some 6,000 tickets have been made available to Danes living in the UK. Asked what it would mean to ruin England's dreams of Euro glory, Denmark keeper Kasper Schmeichel said: "Has it ever been home? I don't know. Have you ever won it?" But England captain Harry Kane says the team is in a strong position to put that right. Who will score, will it go to extra time, to penalties? Watch from 20:00 BST to see how it plays out. The winner will face Italy, who beat Spain on penalties, on Sunday.

Fully vaccinated people arriving on two of the world’s biggest airlines will be fast-tracked at Heathrow airport in a new pilot scheme. Passengers on selected flights - from Athens, Los Angeles, Montego Bay and New York - will be able to upload their vaccination status before boarding. The trial hopes to show how pre-departure and arrival checks of vaccination status can be carried out at check in, so fully vaccinated passengers can avoid quarantine from 19 July, says the airport’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye. From this weekend people flying with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic on the chosen flights will use a dedicated arrivals lane at the UK border. In a joint statement, the airlines said the UK had led the world with its successful vaccine programme but was "failing to reap the economic and social rewards" of other countries which are accepting fully-vaccinated people without the need to quarantine. The government is due to update on removing the need for fully-vaccinated arrivals from amber list countries to isolate.

Live music is attempting a comeback for the first time in about 18 months - when restrictions came into force to curb coronavirus. It’s not arenas or stadiums big stars like Rag 'n' Bone Man and Sir Tom Jones will be playing at, they’ll be performing in some of the UK’s smallest venues. Rag 'n' Bone Man has already played three low-key, socially-distanced shows at London's Jazz Café last week leaving him “very emotional". He’s now planning to entertain 250 fans at the Tunbridge Wells Forum, while Sir Tom Jones will play to a bigger crowd at the 800-seat Cambridge Junction, saying supporting small, local venues "makes all the difference". This is all part of the Revive Live scheme organised by the Music Venues Trust, in conjunction with the National Lottery, which ambassador Jo Whiley said would kick-start the return of live music.

“Bring home the bacon, lads” headlines the Sun ahead of England’s Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark later. The paper says it’s time to sizzle against the Danish. The Metro also splashes on the football saying “beer we go”, claiming fans will sink 30 million pints as they cheer on their team, giving a boost to the hospitality industry. Meanwhile the Daily Mail, like some of the other papers, is carrying the football, saying “come on England! Let’s make history” but also opts for another lead story. According to the paper the government's decision to extend self-isolation rules for another six weeks is "isolation insanity". Plans to make fully vaccinated people follow self-isolation rules up until 16 August “slam the brakes” on freedom reports the Daily Telegraph, which also pictures England captain Harry Kane with the headline “land of hope… and a dream of glory”. Read the newspaper review in full here.

"I like listening to people who know things that I don't," says England manager Gareth Southgate. He’s turned to experts outside football to get the best out of the England team - they’re in the semi-finals against Denmark later after knocking out Germany and Ukraine at Euro 2020. Read how one adviser says we can learn a lot from thinking this way.
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