�*england, with the south—west of england, with cloudy skies, that mild air moving into cornwall, so temperature here about ten. but that milder air comes with rain, quite significant rain in south—west england, wales and northern ireland, spreading north and east as it hits cold air for the there could be some significant snow in the central lowlands tomorrow morning and some frost in the far north—east of scotland but generally speaking a milder night than last night to dip mostly frost free and temperatures three to ii. it will be a very wet day on thursday, potentially some disruption from snow early on, but that will turn to rain you can see the bright green, really quite heavy rain to northern ireland, western areas. on top of that, strong winds for all of us, gales run i was to close, severe gales run i was to close, severe gales in the of scotland. it will be a mild day. you can see the yellows, temperatures, 12 or 13. that rain

really will be quite heavy, even as we go through thursday night, so the chance of localised flooding in places is that rain moves north—east on friday for a dip linked in with this area of low pressure, which means on friday it's going to remain quite unsettled. further showers spreading the northern ireland into much of england, wales and scotland. some bright, sunny spells in south—eastern areas but again that milder air is with us, so no frost orany milder air is with us, so no frost or any problems with ice or snow. temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. over the weekend, temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. overthe weekend, it temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. over the weekend, it stays unsettled. there will be spells of rain and also some sunny spells at times. it's not going to be completely wet temperature is ten to 14. thanks, simon. and that's bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are.

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. champions manchester city look to get back on track — but the odds are against them at aston villa, on a busy night of premier league action. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. champions manchester city look to get back on track — but the odds are against them at aston villa, on a busy night of premier league action. wilder said it's us against the world, on his return to sheffield united — as they prepare to take on high fliers liverpool. and big changes to come for the world of golf — we'll tell why rule—makers have big hitters in their sights.

also coming up on sportsday. england's women are off to win in india, they strike early in the first of their t20 matches, and sustainability on the slopes. former gb skiier chemmy alcott tells us how ski resorts can play their part in helping the environment. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. ahead of a big night in the premier league — six matches this evening. under pressure manchester united host chelsea, and champions manchester city will look to gain ground on leaders arsenal — but have a tough trip to aston villa — themselves looking to set a club record of 1a consecutive home wins — and potentially move second later. john murray and pat nevin are there for five live. aston villa's home run is something special. he has an injury and he would've beenin he has an injury and he would've been in front but he is missing but probably more importantly, roger will be missing is a core part of manchester make a decent squad and it's very important that they get

back on the too many draws in a row and i think arsenal having one less night 4—3 and between manchester and happened before, and it's a different arsenal this is an it may be harder to catch this time. the? be harder to catch this time. they ma have be harder to catch this time. they may have learned _ be harder to catch this time. they may have learned from _ be harder to catch this time. they may have learned from last time and we look at this aston villa side

pack and its incredible run they are on, what's the secret been?- on, what's the secret been? under ”lannin on, what's the secret been? under planning to — on, what's the secret been? under planning to bit— on, what's the secret been? under planning to bit there _ on, what's the secret been? under planning to bit there been - planning to bit there been incredible and the kick—off, also the season and up newcastle and they've got this together and particularly, the been phenomenal, unstoppable and they played such kick off there 8:15pm,

as it is at old trafford, where erik ten hag's manchester united face chelsea. united have lost three of their last five premier league games at home, and the pressure told this week with the club banning four media organisations from their press conference yesterday, claiming they hadn't been given right of reply to negative stories. united have dropped to seventh in the table — but still three places above tonight's opponents. the united boss backs himself to turn things around. there will always be tough times. but we are in the right direction. and i know we will get there, where we want to be. of course, see my record. everywhere i was in every season, i got my targets. so if we stick together, we stick to the plan, we will get there where we want to be. i plan, we will get there where we want to be-_ want to be. i will say this is a good moment _ want to be. i will say this is a good moment to _ want to be. i will say this is a good moment to be - want to be. i will say this is a good moment to be there. i want to be. i will say this is a l good moment to be there. we want to be. i will say this is a - good moment to be there. we need to be ready— good moment to be there. we need to be ready to _ good moment to be there. we need to be ready to compete because we face a team _ be ready to compete because we face a team that _ be ready to compete because we face a team that wants to win, and we are a team— a team that wants to win, and we are a team that _ a team that wants to win, and we are a team that we want to keep our momentum little by little, step— by—step, momentum little by little, step—by—step, we are winning something that we believe will be

amazing _ something that we believe will be amazing for the future of the club. in the slightly earlier kick off, sheffield united, the league's bottom club, will be hoping for some new manager bounce, after the re—appointment of chris wilder yesterday. he replaces paul heckingbottom, the man who took his place two years ago. when wilder was first in charge there. the blades face high flying liverpool — who can move within two points off the top later with a win at bramall lane. a win for sheffield united would take them off the foot of the table and back above burnley. team news, they're without the suspended oli mcburnie later. endois endo is rewarded for his goal. an important match for nottingham forest and fulham, who are hovering not too far off the bottom three. fulham came close to an upset over liverpool at the weekend, but ended up on the losing side, forest losing to everton, and now without a win in their last three.

forest have made five changes. and crystal palace and bournemouth are also in a similar position — palace a little further ahead of the struggling pack but with just two wins in the last eight, theirform could be a cause for concern, jeffrey schlupp returns to the matchday squad for them. both looking to keep... brighton's star has fallen away somewhat, their last victory in the league coming in september. a victory there could lift them into seventh. for brentford, it's lift them into seventh. for brentford, its two changes. and all those games, aswell the wins for arsenal and wolves last night — will be on this evening's match of the day, which starts at 10.1i0pm later on bbc one, the iplayer, and bbc sport website. newcastle will be without their goalkeeper nick pope for a bulk of the rest of the season.

he needs shoulder surgery and is expected to be out for four months after he dislocated it their win over manchester united on saturday. martin dubravka will step in again at everton tomorrow. i think he's been in the best form he's been in since he's been at the foot cult dutch at the football club. he's naturally down because at this stage of the season, where we have so many games, huge games coming out, he's got the euros ahead of him as well which he was trying to be involved in. but i think his main determination is to come back for us. you never know what situation we will be in at that stage of the season, so it could be a lot worse, but obviously we are thinking of him in that situation, because it was another strange injury for us, there was no reason for that to happen in that moment. and four games to tell you about in the scottish premiership. three matches kicking off at quarter to eight, including leaders celtic are home to hibernian, and could find themselves 11 points clear by the end of the day,

if rangers are beaten by hearts. that one kicks off at 8pm. aberdeen v kilmarnock, and stjohnstone taking on st mirren are the other night's games. to news concerning luis rubiales, the football association also complained about the former president's behaviour. rubiales was banned from the sport for three years in october by fifa after what was described as inexcusable behaviour after spain's world cup win after he kissed jenni hermoso without her consent at the ceremony. nesta mcgregorjoins us for that now. tell us more about what the remarks were concerning the fake? those documents released today show that debbie hewitt was one of the people who gave their account of what happened that day during the medal presentation after spain beat england in the world cup final. she

was stood beside ruiales in the tunnel before the ceremony and argued with stewards as to where he should stand. she said the tone of his voice was unpleasant unnecessarily aggressive. when they got to the podium debbie hewitt recalls how ruiales became a boisterous, in her words and then cut the face of laura?muir and hugging lucy bronze. the fhs said as the spanish to stick players took to the spanish to stick players took to the stage she became deeply uncomfortable and embarrassed by his behaviour. in response, mr ruiales has accused debbie hewitt of blatant lies and says it is disgusting he is depicted as some kind of tree. under much pressure ruiales resigned from his position as head of spanish football and always said his exchange with the player was consensual.— exchange with the player was consensual. ., ~ , ., , . a trial of referees wearing body

cameras in adult grassroots football will be doubled. following "encouraging" results. there were no incidents of abuse recorded in around 500 matches where the cameras were worn. the trial will be extended to include eight county associations next year. the fa's head of refereeing, daniel meeson, says the presence of a bodycam has made players and coaches rethink their behaviour. we took a huge sort of period of time to consult with the game's stakeholders, players, coaches. the players and coaches involved within the trial are saying the mere presence of a body camp is making them rethink their behaviour and think twice before may be saying something or acting in an inappropriate way towards a match official. to golf now, and new rules to limit the distance the ball will travel in the air are to be introduced by the r&a and united states golf association. so what will this mean for the the biggest hitters and the likes of rory mcilroy, whose drives average more than 320 yards? he was one of 98 professionals

who beat the circuit�*s average drive of 299.9 yards last season. they're likely to see their tee shots shortened by around 15 yards in five years' time. there will be a phased introduction for the rest of the sport in 2030. but the new rules will have much less impact on recreational golfers. the r&a insist the game has had to act to limit hitting distances. we have a responsibility as custodians of the game. we care about the long—term future of the game, but we have also listened. when you work through all that, on balance, we feel that at this point, 15 yards for the longest hitters is fair and will have a meaningful impact. but it is very important to understand, the average recreational golfer will have an impact of less than five yards. well there has been opposition to the changes from players and leading tours.

along with the manufacturers who will have to produce the new golf balls. i spoke to our golf correspondent iain carter earlier, who told me that the integrity of courses, along with environmental and sustainability considerations is at the heart of the heart of the decision. as far as the r&a and the united states golf association is our concern, the golf courses are not big enough and they have to continue growing to be able to cope with the growing to be able to cope with the growing length that is being achieved by the biggest hitters in the game. they feel that the balance is out of kilter in terms of the challenge of the game. too often we are seeing massive drives and then short wedge shots into the greens rather than the challenge of hitting a 506 iron into a parfour. the only way to combat this is to extend golf courses and that, of course, is not always possible. and where it is possible, it is expensive and it is also contrary to environmental issues as well. because, obviously,

it takes more irrigation to keep the grass in orderfor a golf course thanit grass in orderfor a golf course than it would do if those golf courses were shorter. all in all, they felt the golf ball is flying too far and rules needed to come in too far and rules needed to come in to curb the specifications of those golf balls to prevent them from flying as far as they do today. for the players _ flying as far as they do today. for the players themselves, why have they been achieving these distances, what is it down to for the players? it is a combination of factors. the premium golf balls very, very efficient when being struck by large headed drivers in most cases, they have sweet spots in them. players know they can get a massive advantage by hitting the ball longer. so what they have worked on is getting faster with their swing, in proving their swing speeds, with that they can get more power into the bowl and it will propel further. a combination of ball, fitness and

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three early wickets to reduce the windies. they have regrouped, and a short while ago they were on 84 for five. england are one down in the series with the third and final match on saturday. you can follow how england are going on the bbc sport website and the art. head there for the latest score where it is currently 85 44. a great result for england's women earlier in mumbai. as danni wyatt and nat sciver—brunt inspired them to an opening win over india, in the first of their t20 matches. a comeback to remember too for sophie eccelestone, she was among the wickets on her return from injury. alex fletcher reports. from the stands to the pitch, it was all hands on deck for india in mumbai. and india used it to great effect, removing two england batters in the first over. recovery was needed and experience proved crucial. danni wyatt smashing in her half century, with nat sciver front

following in her footsteps as they built a partnership of 138. after danni wyatt fell, nuts give brunt went on to score 100 for england. the visitors attack struck early. straight through, change of bowling with not skipper brunt. mas straight through, change of bowling with not skipper brunt.— with not skipper brunt. was good with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball _ with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as _ with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as she _ with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as she was - with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as she was with - with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as she was with the | with the ball as she was with the bat. sophie ecclestone picked up a third wicket and india's hopes had all but vanished. in the end, a comfortable victory by 38 runs for england and a handy start to this t20 series. alex fletcher, bbc news. a brilliant win for england there, but it could all have gone so wrong for them early on in the match. our cricket reporter henry moeran was following the action, and spoke to me earlier. it was really important england showed some resolve and fight after the first over, because losing two wickets in bowls like that in particular with the power that you

get from sophia dunkley and alex capsicum it could have caused england problems. but they have in that skipper brunt is a sort of player that instills karma amongst the team. she walks out there and you sense everything is going to be ok. perfect foilfor she you sense everything is going to be ok. perfect foil for she and you sense everything is going to be ok. perfect foilfor she and danni wyatt to work in tandem with the partnership of 138 was outstanding. in the end england had more than enough runs to win. i think what it does is it underlines that england are a maturing side with the experience of the likes of danni wyatt, skipper brunt, amyjones and heather knight, combined with the youth and exuberance of kaposi and dunkley, who can come on the day, when a game for england. not today, but they had enough in the tank to win the match. the but they had enough in the tank to win the match.— win the match. the significance of this tour, win the match. the significance of this tour. they _ win the match. the significance of this tour, they will _ win the match. the significance of this tour, they will be _ win the match. the significance of this tour, they will be glad - win the match. the significance of this tour, they will be glad and . this tour, they will be glad and grateful to get off to a great start, but it finishes off with the test. what is the significance of the tour in the hole?— test. what is the significance of the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches _ the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at _ the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at the _ the tour in the hole? often these

t20 matches at the start - the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at the start of - the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at the start of the l t20 matches at the start of the series, over the head of a test match or the odi series of us longer duration can seem a bit tacked on. but you only have to go back to september when england lost in shocking fashion, a series against sri lanka in england. there is something to prove for this t20 side and then less than 12 months, england will be playing a t20 world cup in bangladesh. similar conditions are getting a good result in this opening game at the start of the series will give england confidence in what they doing, the processes and the team they have got. there is a bit of added significance to this three match t20 series ahead of the test match next week. 1, ., , �*, series ahead of the test match next week. ., �*, ., ., week. bangladesh's men's team, an unusual dismissal, _ week. bangladesh's men's team, an unusual dismissal, we _ week. bangladesh's men's team, an unusual dismissal, we should - week. bangladesh's men's team, an unusual dismissal, we should say i unusual dismissal, we should say this, the second batter in test history to be dismissed for obstructing the field? what does this involve and how did it happen? yes, extraordinary. the wonderful thing about cricket, you get these

clicks occasionally. we saw in the world cup angelo mathews was timed out against bangladesh. bangladesh now find themselves on the end of an unusual decision. sir len hutton was the last time someone was given out for obstructing the field. it is similar to how michael vaughan was given out handling the ball. he grabbed the ball after it came off the bat and a side can appeal because they feel that perhaps the hand is being used to try and deflect the ball away from the stumps. a lot of talk about how bangladesh will react to the appeal from new zealand, but the action has been, he shouldn't have done it. why would you put your hand up like that and give the opportunity for a side to appeal. the reason it is different from the michael vaughan dismissal, is semantics. the laws were changed, obstructing the ball rather than handling the ball. pretty much the same, but very

unusual and something our cricket lovers love. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. there is a conflict of internet been denied against susie wolff and the husband toto wolff. rival teams have raised concerns the couple are sharing confidential information from their respective employers. caroline wozniaki has been given a wild card for the australian and open comedy when she won in 2018 as she continues her career comeback. the former danish number one took time out of the game to start a family but returned to the tour in august. and there was history at the snooker shoot—out with 13—year—old first ever player, youngest ever player to win a tv match at a ranking event. he beat the play from india in swansea. he revealed he is named after the 2005 world champion,

shaun murphy. there's been plentyof snow across the alps in the last few days. making for a great start to the season for winter sports. it's been hugely welcomed after recent years, where climate change has often made snow harder to come by. former gb skiier and now ski sunday presenter — chemmy alcott — has been looking into what the industry can do to help save itself. and spoke to me earlier. anyone who has been in the mountains on a yearly basis recently have seen the deterioration of their winters. we have seen the retreat of the glasses, which has been quite startling. massive in yourface evidence of climate change. i have just my training with the protect our winters and it was important to have confidence behind my voice as a somewhat influencer to help people make better decisions. it is not about being perfect. there is a lot of pressure when we talk about climate change and you have to be

sustainable in everything you do. but it is about trying to put pressure and make the decisions you can that don't affect your overall enjoyment, especially of the mountains. whether that be travelling sustainably or asking the right questions at the hotels you go to every year and saying, what are you doing to be more sustainable? once we have got the power and confidence to back those questions, then people, companies and consumers will be heard and then the bigger picture will start to change. does the industry _ picture will start to change. does the industry have _ picture will start to change. does the industry have a _ picture will start to change. does the industry have a responsibility to educate people and make them more aware of what happens?— aware of what happens? 10096. there are resorts that _ aware of what happens? 10096. there are resorts that are _ aware of what happens? 10096. there are resorts that are committing - aware of what happens? 10096. there are resorts that are committing to - are resorts that are committing to be 100% renewable in the next few years. i know that ski rental and equipment and the clothing rental is massively popular now. people are looking at the right decisions and i have committed to be 50% vegetarian and looking at local produce when i'm travelling round the mountain this winter. there are options for everyone, it isjust this winter. there are options for everyone, it is just how many boxes you want to tick. it is becoming

conscious and when you ask questions, people are delivering. ski sunday has been going for so long, what can we look forward to and be so good result for gb a pk? yes, they have always had amazing started the season. there is a huge amount of talent and i am really excited to follow more of that talent this winter. we will be looking at sustainability on the mountains and what decisions and choices we can make to protect skiers and snowboarders and protect the mountains going forward. i am excited to bring another epic show and i'm so grateful to be on it. it was my dream as a five—year—old and so to be presenting it now is a pinch me bucket list moment. its, big pinch me bucket list moment. a big niuht pinch me bucket list moment. a big nicht in pinch me bucket list moment. a big night in the — pinch me bucket list moment. a big night in the premier— pinch me bucket list moment. a big night in the premier league. manchester city are hoping to end a run of three games without a win in the league. they need to regain ground on arsenal but have a tough

trip to aston villa later. aston villa looking to set a club record of 14 consecutive home wins. and potentially move second. also manchester united against chelsea, another big match and you can keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website. that it from us, acts for watching and have a good evening. hello there. earlier on today, there were about 20 flood warnings in england. we could see the numbers rising in the next few days, because we've got spells of wet and windy weather heading our way, and some higher temperatures, as well. and this is the first belt of cloud starting to bring some rain this evening into more western areas of the uk. that's going to run eastwards, and into the cold air, it was very cold start in scotland today, and it's remained below freezing in some places.

any mist and fog in east anglia will tend to lift as the wind picks up, and that wet weather moves in. briefly some snow over the tops of the pennines. could be quite dicey, particularly if you're travelling along the a9 in scotland overnight with some snow over the hills, icy conditions as well, maybe turning back to rain towards the end of the night, as temperatures start to rise above freezing by thursday morning. we're getting milder air coming in from the atlantic. the winds are picking up as well. it's going to be a southerly wind that heads our way into thursday. and we've got more rain coming in from the west. so after some wet weather overnight, the second band of rain coming in here — this could be heavier rain, there may be an inch or two of rain over the hills of southwest england, south wales, and southwest scotland. now the rain takes all day to reach east anglia in the southeast, by which time it may well have cleared away from northern ireland. but it's going to be a windy day on thursday. the winds could be touching gale force around coastal areas, but temperatures are going to be higher than today. 7—8 celsius in scotland and eastern parts of england

is an improvement, and double figures are likely in northern ireland, west wales, and the southwest of england. that band of rain continues eastwards during tomorrow evening out into the north sea, lingering up towards shetland on friday. the main driver is that area of low pressure, and it's going to wander eastwards across the uk. there may be some early sunshine across eastern areas, but cloud will increase what these showers, the longer spells of rain wrapped around the low. and on friday, it's still quite windy across southern areas of the uk. celsius in scotland and maybe 12—13 in the southeast of england. now into the weekend and we keep this run of west—to—southwesterly winds coming in. all our weather continues to pile in from the atlantic. now, it's not going to be a complete wash—out this weekend. there will be some sunshine and maybe a few showers in between. these spells of rain coming in from the west, driven on by some strong winds which should keep it on the mild side.

live from london, this is bbc news. the un says nowhere is safe is gaza, and repeats calls for a ceasefire as israeli tanks close in on three areas of the strip. the former british prime minister, borisjohnson, admits his government underestimated the challenge of the covid pandemic and apologises

to families who lost loved ones. i am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss, and the suffering of those victims and their families. the un climate chief accuses countries of "posturing" at cop28 talks, and urges them to agree ambitious policies to tackle global warming. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start with a significant story here in the uk, the covid inquiry. former prime minister borisjohnson apologised for the pain and loss, and suffering during the pandemic. he said he should've twigged earlier about the seriousness of the situation. here's our deputy political editor vicki young.

a lot has been said by a lot of people about borisjohnson's