'Furlough 2.0': What is it, how will it work, and who benefits? Also, is it time to let crowds back into football?

A new furlough scheme for areas affected by local lockdowns, paying two thirds of workers’ wages in businesses forced to close, is expected from Chancellor Rishi Sunak. But the Evening Standard's Jonathan Prynn says "son of furlough" will only be available to limited sectors in very few areas. Meanwhile, it looks like the Eat Out to Help Out scheme didn't bring the economic bump it was expected to. Jonathan tells us why surprisingly low GDP figures have got some economists worried about when a financial turnaround for the country might come.

Also, The Evening Standard’s launched a campaign to get sports fans back in stadiums. Backed by England and Arsenal football legend Ian Wright, it comes as our investigation reveals London alone has lost close to 1 billion pounds because the spending power of thousands of fans on football match days has vanished. Meanwhile, technology bosses tell us crowds of around 30 percent capacity could return safely with systems monitoring and controlling crowds. Sports journalist Marc Webber, from FC Business and BBC Final Score, tells us what it's like going to games without crowds, and how people could be allowed back in with safety measures.

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